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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10

There was a proposition before the
Methodist conference at Laurens to
send the Southern Christian Advo-
cate free to church members, the
money to run the paper being raised
by an assessment on the church. In
the first place, this is direct viola
ton of the postal laws, and while this
plan is now being followed by the
South Carolina Pythian, it is a vio-
lation of the law nevertheless. How
ever, in the case of the Pythian, ev-
cry member pays for the paper in his
dues to the order, and he must pay
these dues or get out. In the church
many people would get the Advocate
absolutely free, for& they never pay
anything to the church and some
body else would have to pay for their
paper. The plan will not work any
way, for the church would find it
mighty hard to raise an assessment
for the purpose of furnishing the Ad-
vocate free. There are too many as
sessments on the church now which
many members are not in sympathy
with
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
NEW PLAN TO SAVE SINNERS.
Clergyman and Vestrymen March
Through SlumS Like Salvationists.


New York, December S.-The o.;
and fashionable St. Georges Episco-
pal church of this city, has estab-
lished a precedent in the manner OF
>a.iing sinners to be saved.
Through the crowded streets OF
the East Side last night. the rector.
the Rev. Hugh Birck head, accom-
panied by vestrymen and members OF
the congregation, marched like Sal
vationists under the light of an elec-
trically Illuminated cross. Two po-
!icemen led the way while the stra IL
Of Onward, Christian Soldiers" rang
cut in the night air. The idea was to
go out into the highways and BY
WAYS to call whosoever would fol-
low.
Many there were who did follow,
the majority of them, however, at
tracted by the novelty of the situa-
ton.
When the procession had return
ed to the church and those who had
followed were seated the rector
mounted the pulpit and said: 1--WE
have marched through the streets
and adopt this extraordinary meth
cd to prove to ourselves and to you
that we exist for the benefit of the
community. We have gone outside
of the church walls and into the
streets to prove this"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
Home Talk at Capital.

Washington, December S.-Rich-
ard Carroll, of Columbia, was at the
white house to-day and was in con-
ference with the president for some
time. Carroll is here for the purpose
of arranging race convention, to be
held in South Carolina during the
coming year. One of these he pro-
poses to hold in Charleston early
next month, and he wants to have
President-elect Taft go down from
Augusta and make an address. The
other he wants to hold in Spartan
burg in August. He has secured the
promise of w. T. Vernon, the colored
registrar of the treasury, and Prof.
w. H. Moses, of Washington, the lat
ter one of the foremost colored ora
tors of the day, to be present and
make addresses. Carroll is sure the
meetings will be successful. He was
well received by the president and
will probably see Judge Taft to-mor-
row and extend to him the invitation
to run down to Charleston from Au-
gusta.
The president to-day renominated
w. H. Crum as collector of the port
of Charleston. 1t is not known here
yet whether Senator Tillman will
make another fight on his conf1rma-
ton, as he has not arrived, and is
not expected, according to what could
be learned to-day, until early next
week There is much disgust express
ed by those here familiar with the
matter that Crum should be put on
the people of Charleston for another
term. There are number of good
white Republicans in the state who
would be pleased with the place
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
GIRL WIFE KILLS RAKE.
Feared to Tell Husband About Tn.
welcome Lovers Advances.

Winchester, ILL.,, December s.
Mrs. Chas. Myers, a girl-wife, shot
and seriously wounded Albert McEl-
vers on a lonely country road, to save
her own and her childrens' good
name. McElvers, the girl says, has
annoyed her with his attentions and
lately threatened her life until she
agreed to meet him clandestinely.
Mrs. Myers is only IS years of age,
but has been married four years, and
is the mother of two children. She
met McElvers month ago, and since
then, she says, he has paid her atten-
tions that would tend to cause COM
ment.
She was asked to meet McElvers
clandestinely at Young's burying
ground, private graveyard. sever
al miles from her home. She says
her refusal brought forth a threat to
kill her unless she did as requested.
Mrs. Myers feared to tell her hus-
band, and yesterday, following an
other request for a meeting, she de-
termined to 60 to her father and con-
suit him.
Before starting to her parents
farm, seven miles from that of her
husband, she placed double barreled
shotgun under the seat of the buggy.
AS she approached graveyard where
McElvers had asked her to meet him,
Mrs. Myers saw him walking toward
her. When he came within range,
she stopped the horse, took deliberate
aim and fired.
The first charge struck McElvers'
face, The other charge went wild.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
F.. f.. Gibson Killed Himself.

Defuniak Springs, Fla, December
9.-Fred E. Gibson, printer en-
ployed in one of the Defuniak Springs
printing offices committed suicide to-
day by cutting his throat with ra-
zor. Doctors were summoned but he
died before medical aid could be rem
dered. No reason can be ascribed for
the deed, as he was believed to be in
comfortable circumstances. Gibson
claimed Bennettsville, S. c., as his
home, and is said to have relatives in
New Orleans and Atlanta.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of South Carolina
County of Bamberg-By Geo. P.
Harmon, Esq, Judge of Probate.
Whereas, Mrs. Joanna J. Fogle hath
made suit to me to grant her let
ters of administration on the estate
of and effects of J. j. Fogle.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said j. j.
Fogle, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on
Monday, December 21st, next after
publication thereof, at IL o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, If any
they have, why the said administra-
ton should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 7th
day of December, A. D., 1908.
GEO. P. HARMON,
Judge of Probate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
development at Ninety-Nine Islands.

Mr.. B. H. Hardaway of Columbus,
Ca, this week signed the contract for
the construction of the mammoth
dam and power house which is to be
built at Ninety-Nine Islands, near
Blacksburg, S. c., by the Southern
cower company. Contracts we're also
Civ IN the Southeastern Lime and Ce-
ment company of Charleston, S. c.,
for 100000 sacks of the highest
grade of Portland cement for use on
the work. The contract for water
wheels aggregating s125,0O0 was
given the Allis Chambers company OF
Detroit, Mich, and that for the elec-
trical machinery, the sWestinghouse
company. This electrical machinery
contract will amount to something
like $4,000. The water wheels
have already been placed on the
ground and the electrical machinery
has been built and tested. The rail-
road connecting with the Southern's
main line was finished long ago and
everything, derricks, shanties, shops
and all, is in readiness for active
work. The dam will he the largest
in the south. 1t will have an ex-
treme heighth of IS feet and will be
about 1000 feet long. 1t will con-
tain 16O, 900 cubic yards of masonry.
The power house is to be ready by
January 1st, 1910, and the machin-
cry ready for operation by March 1st,
following. Mr.. Hardaway, the con-
tractor, is one of the leaders in the
trade in the south. The mere fact
that he has built five powers on the
Chattachooche river, one at Atlanta,
two at West Point, and two at Co.
lumbus, Ca; one on the New river
at Fries, Va; one on the Yadkin riv-
er at Winston-Salem; two in South
Carolina, at Anderson and at Spar
tanburg, and one on the Flint river
in Georgia is testimonial as to who
and what he is. Last week Mr.. Hard
away secured a half million dollar
contract from the government for
work on the Warrior river near Tus-
caloosa, Ala. Mr.. Hardaway, while
he will supervise the work at Ninety
Nine Islands, will have Mr.. T. A.
Jamison actively in charge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10

R. F. Maddox was elected mayor of
Atlanta last week by good majority,
and the voters of that city never did
a better thing than when they re-
pudiated J. G. Woodward. He had
been nominated in the primary, but
his scandalous conduct forced the
citizens who love decency to bring
out Maddox against him in the gen
:eral election. We congratulate At
lanta on the result of the election,
and the fact is we have better opin-
ion of the town than we formerly
had.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-10
Thursday, Dec. 10th, 1908

The Newberry Observer wants to
know who said Bamberg was good
town. We did, and it it is mighty
fine place in great many respects.
It is evident that the editor of the
Observer has never been here. We
cordially invite him to come down
and look us over.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27
FORAKER LOSES AGAIN.

Senator Foraker has lost the opening
sldrmish in his war for the black
brother. But the gentleman from Ohio
announces that the end is yet a long
way off. The war is TO be carried to
the floor of the senate, and Mr.. Fora
ker has some hope of success there.
1t is a significant. fact that the
eight Republicans on the senates COM
mittee on military affairs, which has
spent much time during the last few
months investigating the Brownsville
affair, voted with Senator Foraker.
The five Democrats on the committee
voted against him.
1t does not follow that & majority of
the Republican members of the senate
will stand with Senator Foraker.
Neither does it follow that the Demo-
Gratis VIII line up solidly against him.
Foraker has, if not an even chance, at
least a good fighting chance to win.
In any event we are to have the
Brownsville trouble with us for an in
definite period. And whatever the re-
try (colored) is concerned. there is sure
to be dissension over it in the Repub-
lican party.
Senator Foraker does not believe, or
at least he would have the country
think he does not believe. the negro
soldiers at Brownsville, Texas. partici-
pated i'm the riOting that resulted in the
wounding of several citizens and the
terroIizing of the entire community.
A consequence of tie riot was the dis
charge, without honor al the direction
of President Roosevelt. of three COM
panies of the Twenty-fifth. Secretary
Taft recommended This action and the
president agreed with him
All effort to definitely fix the guilt
upon individuals failed. That some of
the men We're guilty there is little val
id reason for doubling, the testimony
OF the soldiers themselves TO the con-
trary uOtwiths adding. The great bulk
of the unprejudiced testimony went to
show this to be true. But the men de-
MED ali completely and. by what be-
came known as conspiracy of silence,
they refused to point out the guilty
ones. This action was regarded as in
subordination, and the innocent suffer-
ed with the guilty.
That Secretary Taft and the presi-
dent acted hastily is generally conced-
ed. Their position was, however, a diff
ficult one. 1t is reasonably certain that
there were rioters i'm the Twenty-fifth.
1t is also certain that the officers of
the company were to blame almost
equally with the men. II they had act
ed promptly they could have found the
guilty ones a. once. BY their delay in
the matter they furnished whatever
color of justification the secretary and
Mr.. Roosevelt had for the sweeping
discharge order. 1t does seem that
some punishment should have been
measured out to the careless officers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27

seat the contestants is an open ques-
ton, in spite of the fact that the par
~ machinery is in the hands of the
president. In any event the situation
is an interesting one
And, speaking of national conven-
lions in which considerable proper
ton of the total number of delegates
comes from states that cast no electo-
raj votes for the party holding the con-
vention, it may be said that the Demo-
Gratis are confronted by a similar prob
lem. The Democratic convention will.
in fact, be controlled by representa-
tives of states that cast their electoral
votes four years ago for Mr.. Roose-
welt. And something like IS per cent
Of the delegates will come from states
that are not at all likely to give Mr..
Bryan any electoral votes this year.
The whole system of selecting dele
gates to national conventions was long
since outgrown. Representation in
these conventions. as in other political
conventions, should be based on the
number of votes cast for the candidates
of the party holding the convention.
This is the only way that is fair. The
other system is an outgrowth of the
cumbersome electoral college method
of eieeting our presidents, and 1t
should not be tolerated any longer.
There is no more reason why the
American people should not vote di-
rectly for their presidential candidates
than why they should not vote direct
ly for candidates for any other office,
from constable to governor. And the
candidate who receives the suffrage of
a plurality of the nations voters
should be declared elected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27

eastern New England. There is an av-
erage of four burgiaries to every fine
throughout the country. Eleven jew
elers are robbed to every one VINO is
burned out. The percentage was larger
until the Baltimore and San Francisco
fires reduced it considerably.
Jewellers and bankers are seldom
robbed nowadays. They were so fire.
quently touched up twenty-five years
ago the jewelers. Security Alliance and
the American Bankers Association
were formed to forever shadow any
person ever convicted of robbins any
jeweler or banker, and to pursue, catch
and prosecute any one who may at
tempt to rob any of their members.
The results those associations have ac-
complished have been surprising. Rob
berries of jewelers. have decreased from
several thousand in 1881 to a few hun
dred in 1907. Less than twenty-five
members of the alliance have been
robbed since its organization ana in
nearly every case the Pinkertons. an
organization which has never been
equaled as thief catchers, and who do
the jewelers. and bankers work. saw
to it that they received heavy sen-
fences and in nearly every case rec0v-
cred the stolen property. Over 500 Of
the more dangerous thieves of the
country have been placed behind TIE
bars for long sentences, and l may
safely say. society in general has been
benefited by the work of the jewelers.
Security Alliance and the American
Bankers association.
''The work of the two associations is
largely of preventive character. The
jewelers. and bankers have on their
doors the insignia of these associations.
which have the deterrent effect d Be
ware of the dog sign has on iObO.
AS a result of other efforts in behalf of
the jewelers. and bankers the
Pinkertons have succeeded in having
a new law enacted i'm five different
states providing the following punish
ment for burglary with explosives:
Colorado % to 40 years imprisonment;
Kansas, not less than % years; Mary
land, % to 40 years; Missouri, nos less
than % years; Nebraska, 20 years TO
life Imprisonment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
oeoEN's WArERWoRks.

A movement is on foot in Ogden 10
secure the ownership of the city water
works Tor the city. 1t is move in the
right direction and there ought to be
no great difficulty in carrying it to
successful conclusion.
As The Herald understands it. Mr.
David Eccles holds control of the wa
terwOrks system. lie is known as a
public-spirited citizen, man of large
means, one interested in the welfare
of Ogden. 1t should he easy 10 secure
from him such terms as will be salts
factory 10 the CITY and profitable to
him. Indeed, an opportunity presents
itself 10 Mr.. Eccles TO earn the graft
tude of his fellow citizens by making il
possible for them TO acquire this the
most important of all pubic utilities
without burdening their city with an
unwielily debt or exacting enormous
profit on the investment. No one VIII
expect him to do anything unreason-
able; business sense asks no foolish
sacrifice. but where other men have
given their home cities libraries and
parks and other luxuries, Mr.. Eccles
can, If he WILL offer to let Ogden ac-
quire for all time this vitality important
water supply on conditions which will
Ink his name always with the bene-
factors of the city.
Merely as a suggestion, The Herald
believes it would be worth while for
the Ogden council to approach Mr.
Eccles with an appeal TO his public
spirit his pride in the city and his
interest in its growth. Unless we are
mistaken in the man. such an appeal
will meet with a response that will
solve the problem on a mutually salts
factory basis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27
DARALLEL CASES.

In an editorial on the governments
suit 10 dissolve the merger of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific the
Saturday Evening Post calls attention
to the fact that if this union is illegal
so is the combination of the Lake
Shore and the Michigan Central as
well as the control by the Vanderbilts
of the New York Central and the
Nickel Plate. In each of these instances
the roads are exactly parallel and
were competing lines in a much more
direct sense than the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific.
The Post points out, further, that the
introduction of government regulation
of railroad rates has settled the main
question involved in the public inter-
est and that no public good. so far as
it can discover, is to he served by the
prosecution of the suit Indeed" it
adds, "to enforce the silly statutory
theory that RAILROADS in a position to
compete must not be combined would
throw into confusion a considerable
part of the transportation system of
the country. Confusion and vexation
for a time would be the only result"
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27
THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES.

Some OF the Taft newspapers are
complaining bitterly over the dispro-
portienate representation the southern
states are going to have in the Chica-
go convention. One of them names
thirteen states that will muster 2s per
cent of the entire strength OF the con-
vention. and not one of them will give
an electoral vote to the Republican
nominees for president and vice-pres-
ident. The occasion for the protest is
the fact that there is in the southern
states considerable opposition TO the
candidacy of Secretary Taft.
II is a well known fact that negroes
constitute 95 per cent of the Republican
party i'm the south. Taft is not at all
popular with the negroes, on account
of his attitude In the Brownsville af-
fair President Roosevelt. by reason Of
his appointments of negroes to offices
in the south, was once very popular
with the colored brother But past ia
vors have been forgotten, and If the
negro can bring it about Tafts presi-
dental ambition win be squeIched at
Chicago. The only question is as to the
ability of the federal offieeholGers to
control the southern situation.
Already a Florida convention COM
posed of offieeholders has endorsed
Taft. contesting delegation viii be
sent TO Chicago by the anti-Taft peo-
pie. 1t IS understood that this plan is
10 be followed n all the southern
states in which the instructions in the
regular state conventions are for Taft.
Whether or not the convention will
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.)


If the old maid had her way she would
be made young.
It's easy to be patient when you have
nothing at stake.
If a womans complexion pleases her
the rest doesn't matter.
Cold cash meits away almost as fast
as We can freeze on to it.
Did you ever see a girl start anywhere
without waving good-by to somebody
Some men are so eccentric that they
even say something when they talk.
People have widely different notions as
to what constitutes a good time"
Babies and pianos would make less
noise If grown people would let them
alone.
How cheerful the average married man
looks when his wife Is away on a visit.
There may be reasons why a man
should try to deceive others. but why
should he try to deceive himself?
Statistics show that the average wom-
an would rather draw a blank in the
matrimonial lottery than to have no
chance at all