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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Greatest Canals in World.

The greatest canals in the world
are in the north country of America.
BY greatest" is meant the most i'm
portant in the economics of transpor-
tation, for these canals are not the
longest or the deepest, or the most
costly, nor did their construction in
volve very unusual or spectacular
feats of engineering. But in point
of tonnage passing through them and
their influence upon freight rates
throughout the country no artificial
waterways ever made approach them,
even remotely. 1t is a surprising
statement, but true nevertheless, that
these important canals carry far
greater commerce in eight months of
the year than is borne by the Suez
canal, the Kiel canal and the Man
chester ship canal in an entire year.
If the commerce of the Erie canal,
the Welland and the canals of the
St. Lawrence system be added, the
aggregate will still fall short of
reaching the enormous tonnage float
ed by these inland waterways. 1t
reached in 1910 a volume never
dreamed of by the early navigators
namely, 62,363,21s tons-an in
crease of 4,46S,069 tons over 1909.
The figures that tell of the prospect
i've tonnage of the Panama canal,
when opened to the commerce of the
world, seem insignificant when COM
pared with these. In fact, it is
hardly probable that the commerce
through Panama, in present genera
tions at least, will in single year
equal the commerce of these inland
canals at present-Cassells Maya
zine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
HUSBANDS BLOOD SAVED HER.
Operation of TRANSMISSION Performed
at Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 4.-For the
second time in the surgical history
of central Ohio, the operation OF
blod TRANSMISSION has been performed
successfully here, and the life of a
woman has been saved by the giving
I'D of blood by her husband.
Mrs. Harry L. Brown, whose life
yesterday was despaired of as a result
of abdominal hemorrhages, to-day is
recovering because of TRANSMISSION of
her husbands blood into her body.
Mr.. Brown, a contractor here, suf-
fered vein in his arm to be opened
and tube inserted, conencting vein
in the arm of his wife. Within ten
minutes after blood was pumped from
her husbands body into hers Mrs.
Brown showed signs of reviving.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
An Advertising Moral.

Once upon a time donkey fell in
to deep hole, according to Cassell's s
Saturday Journal, and, after nearly
starving, caught sight of passing
fox, and implored the stranger to
help him out.
Il am too small to aid you,' said
the fox, but I will give you some
advice. Only a few rods away is a
big, strong elehpant. Call to him and
he will get you out in jiffy."
After the fox had gone the donkey
thus reasoned: Il am very weak from
want of nourishment. Every move
make is just so much additional loss
of strength. If l raise my voice to
call the elephant l shall 'be weaker
yet. No, l will not waste my sub
stance that way. 1t is the duty of
the elephant to come without call
ing"
So the donkey settled himself back
and eventually starved to death.
Long afterward the fox, on pass
ing the hole, saw within whitened
skeleton, and remarked:
IF it be that souls of animals
are transmigrated into men, that
donkey will become one of those who
can never afford to advertise
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
JONES LOSES APPEAL.
Anderson Wife Slayer's Death Sem
tence Affirmed.

Columbia, Jan. 6.-John J. Jones,
the Branchville attorney, must ser7e
ten years and thirty days in the State
penitentiary for killing Abe Pearl
stine. The Supreme Court, in a de-
cision to-day by Chief Justice Jones,
affirmed the findings of the Orange
burg county court and the remittitur
will be sent down within ten days.
Jones was convicted more than a year
ago and following the passing of SEN
tence was brought to the State peni-
tentiary, where he has remained as a
detention prisoner His appeal to the
Supreme Court was filed several
weeks ago.
Due Diligence Not Exercised.
''The failure to exercise due dill
Iigence," says the opinion, in the
use of easily available means of dis
covering whether juror is disquali-
fled by age or from not being quail
fed elector, was fatal to the motion
for new trial" This statement is
made with reference to the appeal on
the grounds that one of the jurors
was over 65 years of age and that he
was not a qualified elector, in that he
was registered in one township and
1iuod IN ornfhor
Discussing the exception to the
charge of the judge to the jury, the
decision states that the charge was
general and did nothing more than
require the jury to ascertain the truth
of the case from the testimony. 1T
is also pointed out that no testimony
was singled. out as true or false in
the charge, and that there was moth
ing to indicate the courts opinion one
way or another.
Hyde Must Hang.
Samuel n. Hyde, the Anderson
county white man, must pay the death
penalty, at future date to be as
signed by the circuit court of that
county, for the death of his wife and
his father-in-law. The Supreme
Court, in decision this afternoon,
affirmed the verdict of guilty of MUIR
der found by the Anderson court.
The opinion in the case is by Associ-
ate Justice Gary. One of the pleas
for a new trial was on the grounds of
partial insanity. When Hyde was
placed on trial, in the Anderson court,
he pleaded guilty to the charge of
murder and was sentenced to death.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
About Leap Year.

Monday began another leap year,
the time when maidens are supposed
to be liberated from the usual Gus
tom of sitting back and waiting for
the wooer to come along, and she is
permitted to take the field on her
own account.
The origin of the idea seems to be
largely clouded. A lady was re-
quested to loop up the facts in the
case and the paper below is the re-
suit:
The astronomers of Julius Caesar
46 B. c., settled the solar year at
365 days hours. These hours were
position of the extra day; for on the
years made day which was added
to the fourth year. The English
name for the, bissextile year is an
allusion to the result of the inter-
position of the extra day; for on the
29th of February a date ''leap over
the day of the week on which it
would have fallen on ordinary years.
Thus birthday on June 10, Mon
day, will in the next year, if a leap
year, be on June 10, Wednesday,
'1eaping over" Tuesday.
Of the origin of the custom for wo-
men to WOO during this year no sat-
isfactory explanation has ever been
offered. In 1888 law was enacted
in Scotland that lit is statut and Or
daint that during the rein of his
maist Blissit Megeste, for ilk yeare
knowne as lepe yeare, ilk mayden
layde of bottle highe and lowe estait
shall hae liberte to bespoke We man
she likes, albeit he refuses to talk
hir to be his lawful wyfe, he shall be
mulcted inc We sum of ane pundis or
less, az his estait may be; except and
avis gif he cain make it appeare that
he is betrothit to ane ither woman
he shall then be Tree.
A few years later law was passed
in France, and in the 18th century
the custom was legalized in Genoa
and Florence.
The latter part of the year pre-
ceding leap year must have been all
the desirable "maydens" snapped up,
or a general exodus of all the de-
sirable men to parts unknown. The
idea of fning all the men who did
not marry before leap year sounds
characteristic of the canny Scots, and
probably originated in the brain of
some uncovered and unlovely may
den" of that nation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
SORRY SHE KILLED SON-IN-LAW.
Mrs. Godau Expresses Remorse to
Sisters of Charity.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Mary
r. Godau, self-confessed murderess
| of her son-in-law, Policeman Frede.
rick Wasserlaben, to-day for the first
time expressed remorse for her crime
To Sisters of Charity, who called tc
offer consolation, she said she was
truly repentant, but reiterated the
statement that the killing was be.
cause of advances made by Wasser-
laben.
Mrs. Stephen Connert, a resident
of Cottage Hill, where the murder OF
Joseph Godau took place in 1902
made the statement to a deputy sher-
if to-day that Mrs. Godau had &C.
knowledged the murder of Godau to
her and had stated that Godau was
killed for his insurance money.
Willie Green, son of Mrs.
Godau and alleged accomplice in the
crime, still refuses to talk, but says
he will tell all he knows on the wit
ness stand when the case is called for
trial.
An active search is being made for
negro, Tom Williams, long connect
ed with the Wasserlaben family, who,
it is said was seen in the vicinity on
the night of the crime. It is believed
his capture would result in clearing
up many points of the murder.
Depty Sheriff James Mckenzie,
who escorted Mrs. Theresa Virginia
Wasserlaben to the funeral of her
husband on New Years Day, to-day
reported to the State solicitor that
while on the way to the cemetery the
woman told him that her husband
had died cursing God Almighty.
Mrs. Wasserlaben has heretofore de-
MED all knowledge of the murder.
The police authorities secured
more evidence of an alleged poisoning
plot, when J. E. Haley, who had been
on the same beat with Wasserlaben
for several months, reported to-day
that he and Wasserlaben often divid-
ed their lunches and that twice re-
Gently, when eating part of Wasserla-
ben's lunch, he called the attention
of the latter to the peculiar odor and
taste of the lunch. He says Wasser-
laben complained of being ill and suf-
fering pains in the abdomen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11

chicken coop should not be used until
spring and that it should be painted
inside and out and should be sprink-
led with crude carbolic acid several
times during that period. To top the
climax, the inspectors ordered that
nothing should be sold off the farm
produced from the hogs or cattle or
other live stock until the owner
could present good certificates show
ing that he himself is free from tu-
bercular trouble.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Killed by Train.

Fairfax, Jan. flames J. Bessin-
ger, SO years old, was run over and
crushed to death within 200 yards
of the union station here yesterday
by passenger train No. "a on the
Seaboard Air Line Railway. Mr..
Bessinger attempted to cross the
railroad track when the train was
within a few hundred feet of him.
Being very deaf, he could not hear
it, and as it was raining and he was
carrying an umbrella, he could not
see it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11

YOU ARE JUST THE MAN
we are looking for if You want q first
class carriage at second-class price.
See out new cut-under surrey and
tell us if you have ever seen a hand
somer carriage. Then ask the price
and you'll have pleasant surprise
coming. And please remember our
usual bona-fide guarantee goes with
the price, low as it is.
HORSES AND MULES.
G. FRANK BAAiBERG,
Bamberg, S. C..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

All persons having claims against
the estate of John ]. Copeland, de-
ceased, will file the same, duly sworn
to, with the undersigned, at Ehr-
hardt, S. c., on or before the 23rd
day of January, 1912, and failing so
to do will be barred, and all persons
indebted to said estate will make
payment at once to the undersigned.
JOHN L. COPELAND,
Administrator.
December IS, 1911.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
FARMERS UNION MEETINGS.

The local Bamberg Farmers Union
meets at the court house in Bamberg
on the first and third Friday morn
ings in every month. Meeting at
II O'Clock. Applications for mem
bership received at every meeting.
Let all members be present.
J. w. STEWART,
J. P. O'QUINN, President.
Secretary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11

The rainy wet weather continues
this week. Monday was very dis
agreeable day Rain fell steadily all
dav. and it was intensely cold.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11

terials around the chicken coop were
torn out and destroyed. All straws,
boxes, nests, and nest eggs, every
thing that could be taken out, was
burned in general-clean-up Con
fire. Chickens that had made their
nests in the hay stack or had escaped
under the house were hauled out and
shot and their bodies added to others
in the flames.
Five of the chickens broke through
a hole in the fence and escaped down
the road about half mile. Bellev-
ing that these fowls were completely
infected with the disease and could
spread it, Deputy Inspector Wallis
chased them as hard as he could that
distance shooting them as he went
until the last one dropped dead by
the roadside.
Returning, he picked them up and
consigned them to the flames with
the rest of them. Dr.. Chas. Gardner
a deputy State veterinarian, made
a careful inspection of the cattle and
found that they were not in the least
infected by the disease. He, how
ever, quarantined four of the hogs
until it could be learned whether
they were in that condition or not
instructions were issued that the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
'~%~~~~~~>~~>%~~>
LIBRARY NOTES.
. S~ss~~~~~~o~e~,

Remember the STORY Hour" at the
library tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock.
We have about fifty new books in
the children's department which will
be ready for issue tomorrow, as the
list is too long to be given complete
the following is only few of the til
ties, the entire list will be found post
ed In the library. We wish to call
special attention to those interested in
debating To our new school debate
books. We also have some very fine
books on industrial work for the
schools
Adams, Log of a Cowboy; Andrews,
Counsel Assigned: A Story of Abra-
ham Lincoln: Bower, How to Make
Common Things; Boyd, When Mother
Lets Us Cut Pictures; Breitenbach,
Alma at Hadley Hall; Bullivant,
Home Fun: A Book of Amusements
and games; Dawson. Parties and
Pastimes; CULVER, Friendship OF
Nations: a Story of the Peace
Movement; Haskins, American Gov
ernment; Hall, Boy Craftsman;
Houghton, Telling. Bible Stories;
Knipe Captain of the Eleven;
Swartz, Elinor's College Career; Wes-
selhoeft, Flipwing the Spy; Xanto,
Fortune Telling.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
YOUNG FILLMORE SLEW
AFTER HE GOT FAREWELL

Tacoma, Wash, oct. 11.-Why Ell
mer Fillmore killed Mrs Grace Brooks
of Portland is indicated in n letter
committed suicide. 1t read as follows
Dear Elmer:
81 told you that some time you
would hate me and l think that time
has come. | have been trying to get
up courage enough to write and tell
couldn't do 1t.
"As you have reminded me several
times | am a good deal older than
you and so, dear, must look out for
myself a bit. am going to be mar
ried and hope you will soon forget me.
am awfully sorry, dear, although 1t
does no good to say that at this late
day.
well there seems nothing more to
be said so | will close, hoping you
will forgive me If possible and l wish
you all the good luck in the world.
Again, good-by. Your friend,
"Grace."
oI lIlt IfNtISt Siit vi Nllt ItNN'i =
written in Fillmore's hand was Here
is the whole cause. After befriending
this woman for over year and pay
ing her expenses she sends me this
and refuses to interview me at all.
Elmer Fillmore"
The other message in Fillmore's
memorandum book included one to
his sister, Miss Maude Fillmore, La
tab, Spokane county, Wash. Dear
Sister" 1t read, 81 dropped you a
card concerning the past and as
have, always told you before, she was
the best guy in the world. Goodbye
| Elmer"
In another message Fillmore ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with his
murder OF Mrs Brooks. "Since read
ing morning PAPER" it read, II am
happy, for am sure we are both
gone. This was intended last night
but I wanted to see If she was dead
f. e. F."
The note to his mother was the
most brief of all. 1t read as follows
Dear Mother: Revenge has beer
mine but am awfully sorry over Il
now"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
THE LUTHER BURBANK SOCIETY

The man who invents a new stitch
for "a sewing machine is entitled to
monopoly of the profits that can
be made out of his invention. The
patent laws of all countries protect
him To the exclusion of all others.
But the creator of new plants gets
no protection from any country.
If Luther Burbank had devoted his
inventive genius toward the perfection
of new machinery, as his early youth
gave evidence that he might, he could
be worth millions from his legally
protected royalties.
But, having chosen to become an
inventor of new forms of plant-life
he gets no permanent profit, no pro-
tection-is entitled by law, to none.
His Burbank potato. which the
! United States department of agricul-
ture authorities have said is adding
annually seventeen and half million
dollars to the farm incomes of Am
erica, alone, brought Luther Burbank
its creator only $175.
other creations, through their sale
to nurserymen and seedsmen, have
enabled him to enjoy comfortable
| living, but some of the most import
ant of his creations, more important
| from money standpoint than the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
TRAMP DIES MISERABLE
DEATH, ALONE IN NOW

Coquille, Or, oct. 1.-THE body
of an unknown man stretched out on
the hay was the gruesome sight that
greeted the eyes of Bert Adams of
Riverton when he entered his barn
to do his evening work. Justice of
the Peace Stanley of Coquille was
Immediately notified and an investi-
cation started. The examining ply
siciar. however could not find any
marks of violence on the body and
death was pronounced due to pto-
maine poisoning as piece of tainted
bologne sausage was found near the
body and it is thought the man had
been eating IT. No inquest was held.
There is no clue to his identity and
search of his clothes has revealed
nothing beyond some shuttles such
as fishermen use in the mending of
fish nets and half of picture post
card from San Francisco directed to
Edwin c. Illldge, Florence, Or. A
sheet of paper from a hotel at Myrtle
Point on which he had evidently been
keeping time of work from September
II to % was also found on his per-
son.
The old man appears to have been
about 40 years old and was dressed
in very old clothes, which gave him
the appearance of a tramp. He was
walking through the valley and had
done odd chores at several farms for
his meals and bed but failed TO leave
his name with anyone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
PERSONAL
MENTION

Carl Churchill went down to Echo
this morning on the local.
w. Mathews and T.. Ables of Baker
were Pendleton visitors yesterday.
j. NJ Davis of Walla wal!a, was
over from the Garden City last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams were In
yesterday from their home near Ad-
ans.
Mrs James Neagle was a west
bound passenger on the Portland To-
cal this morning.
Pete Jost went out this morning to
Pilot Rock, where his brother, Chas
Jost. is city marshal.
w. +. Williams, special agent for
the Northern Pacific, came in this
morning on the train from Pasco.
T.. r. Wade, the local real estate
man, went out to Pilot Rock on a
business mission this morning.
Rev. A. Mackenzie Medium, pas
tor of the Christian church at Athe-
ma, is down from his home today.
Bert Montgomery of the Kerr-Gif-
ford Co. went down to one OF the
company's west end warehouses this
morning.
VIII Moore, local manager of the
Pacific Coast Elevator Co., went down
to Yoakum this morning to superin-
tend the loading out of grain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
LOCALS

]. C, Snyder, chimneysweep. r. SSl2.
wanted-Girl to wait on table. Call
1926 w. Webb street.
Fresh oysters, crabs and crawfish
at the st. George Grill.
wanted-Good c:ean rags at the
East Oregonian office.
Rooms and board at 200 Water
street. Mrs. C. II. Beitel.
state Hotel-Furnisfed rooms at
special rates by week or month.
Pndleton Iron Works can use sew
erai tons OF scrap iron.
Lost-Coral cameo pin. Please re-
turn to Gray Bros. Grocery.
wanted-woman wants work by
day or hour. Phone Red 1881.
Have your wood sawed by the gas
oline wood saw. Phone Main l3.
wanted-Glrl or woman to do
housework. Small family. Phone
Red S467.
wanted-Young school girl to do
light work IN home OF two for board
and room. Inquire this office.
Will sell 800 tons OF alfalfa hay
cheap. Address Bowman & Son, Box
557, Pendleton, oregon.
D. n. Reber, NJ. d. Eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist. Office Schmidt
bldg, rooms 10 and IL.
For sale-Seoond hand Remington
typewriter. Will go for $40 II taken
at once. Inquire at this office.
See b. II. Decker for Dry Wood and
Rock Springs Coal Phone Black 3622,
or leave orders at DeMotts.
For rent-Two nicely furnished
front sleeping rooms. Inquire 9Os e.
Court, or phone Red 2l62.
S-room house for rent, range, heat
er and curtains for sale. 1902 E. Sourt
street. Phone Red 2S41.
Ladies wanting hair work done. call
on Mrs. Cornwell. 617 Cosbie.
II you want dry slab wood. phone
Main 8.
Piano Lessons-Mrs. c. l.. Crock
EFT. Beginning second week in Octo-
ber 200 Thompson street. Phone
Red 1852.
Lost-One light bay yearling filley.
White star on forehead, 2 hind feet
white. no brand. Liberal reward for
information leading to recovery. d.
II. Bayne, Adams, oregon.
Lost-Eastman 3-A camera in case.
Dropped through East section OF
grand stand on Saturday afternoon,
Finder notify S. A. Hoag. Box 4S5
Everett, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
TAF'TITES CAN'T GET ON
BALLOT IN CALIFORNIA

Sacramento, Cal.,- Oct. 11.-Acting
Governor Wallace announced here
that it would not be possible to call
an extra session of the state legisla-
ture to provide a method of getting
the Taft electors on the November
ballot. In telegram to Gustav
Brenner. chairman of the Taft central
committee. Wallace says there is not
sufficient time for any such action
as the law prescribes that no act OF
the legislature can become effective
until 90 days after its adjournment
except in specified emergencies. The
amendment Of the primary law desir-
ed by the Taft faction, does not come
within that emergency clause.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11

Burbank potato, have brought, and
will bring, him nothing.
Luther Burbank's mind is not
commercial mind.
No man could put his hours, his
enthusiasm and his almost infinite
patience into any work which pro-
duced only money.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11

Hon. Albert ], Loeb, n prominent
lawyer of San Francisco, will address
the people of Pendleton Saturday
evening at s o'clock at the city hall,
Good music has been secured for the
occasion. This is a campaign of ed
ucation. Come out and hear the
Bull Moose" argument presented by
an able campaign orator and man
of national repute The ladies are
cordially invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11
DEFENSE OF PACIFIC
COAST Is INADEQUATE

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 11.-Major
General Leonard NJ. Wood, chief OF
staff of the L. :. army, arrived In
Tacoma at nine this morning. He
was taken for an inspection of the
surrounding country by commit
tee from the Commercial club.
The garrisoning of the Pacific
coast is wholly inadequate" he said
1--WE intend strengthening both coasts
and the Mississippi valley. If the peo-
pie here want troops they must ask
congress. All we can do is recon-
mend" The general departs for
Portland at midnight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11

Now with more than forty years of
daily experiment behind him, Luther
ness, retaining only his experimental
grounds, and has freed himself from
all cares in order that he may devote
himself to giving the whole result of
his life work to the world.
Through the aid of the Luther Bur-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-11

Burbank has retired from all busi-
bank society, an organization OF some
OF Americas foremost men and wo-
men, chartered by the state of Cali
fornia for this single purpose. the
Burbank methods and discoveries will
be disseminated to world which has
anxiously awaited and needed them.