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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-26

HOTEL CUMBERLAND, I'M |,
and 2nd So.-Nicely flm. roS, s"D
neat Gree BATH; winter ralu ~
up. "
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
FIRE IN McSWEEN STORE.
Over $4,000 Loss by Fire and
Water at Tinmonsville.

Timmonsville, April 21.-Flre to-
night at about 1890 o'clock dam
aged the store and stock of goods of
the John J. McSween Company to
the extent of 100000 to $4,000.
No opinion as to the origin of the
flames is expressed. The blaze was
discovered by the night policeman
and the alarm given. In very short
while it had made alarming head
way, but effective work of the fire
department and the efficiency of the
new water-works system made it pos
sible to save the magnificent store
building. The greatest damage was
done by the water.
The McSween Company, as is we'll
known, conducts one of the largest
general merchandise businesses in
Eastern Carolina, carrying a stock of
goods valued at between $150,OOO
to 100000. Mr.. John J. McSween,
of this town, is president of the
company.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Freak Suuall Hits Charleston.

Charleston, April 22.-Additionai
reports yesterday from all sections
of the water front and from the city,
in general brought out little that was
new in the way of damage from the
severe and sudden storm that struck
Charleston last Saturday afternoon,
the wind for about ten minutes blow,
ing at the rate of &c miles an hour.
The principal damage done was to-
small boats along the eastern water
front, the most exposed point being
the Yacht Club pier, where a number
of the finest yachts and gasoline
launches owned in the city were
moored Reports from Sullivan's Is,
land yesterday indicated little DAM
age from the squall. At Station 2 IL
a large outbuilding on the premises
owned by Mr.. H. o. Strohecker was
blown down. A number of trees
were badly damaged by the high
wind and several fences demolished
The wind did little or no damage
at the Navy Yard. None of the boats
were disturbed, and officers at the
yard expressed surprise at the dam
age wrought in the city, especially
the destruction of the Geisha of the
Yacht Club pier and the injury Of
other small craft.
The squall of Saturday will go on
record as a freak storm. There was
a heavy rainfall from early morning.
All day the barometer fiuctuated, and
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon the mer-
curry began behaving in a manner
most extraordinary, dropping in less
than half an hour .32 of an inch, and
then rising as suddenly 18.
For about ten minutes the wind
blew &c miles an hour from the
southeast, spreading dismay along
the eastern water front. The yacht
Geisha was reduced to kindling wood,
the Waterwitch was badly damaged,
several small boats were turned over,
one lost her jib-boom and another
her tigurehead. The crisis came
suddenly, and it took prompt and de-
cisive action on the part of those
who happened to be aboard to save
their craft. The army dredges Sum-
ter and Winyah Bay rode the storm
out on the bay rather than run the
risk of being pounded at the wharves,
as was the case during the hurricane
last August when one of them was
badly damaged.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Only Half Guilty.

Senator Williams in an address IN
Yazoo, said of a movement he op-
posed:
These men try to apologize for
their course, but their apology re-
minds me of that of the Yazoo Office
boy.
"A business man, looking up
from an important business letter he
was drafting, said to this boy testify:
Don't whistle at your work, Cal
houn.'
81 amt workin', SIR Calhoun
answered. I'm only just whist
lin "-Cincinnati Enquirer
The question of home supplies is
one that will not down. 1t must be
taken into consideration. Where will
the food for your household and for
your stock come from? Will it come
mainly from your own farm, or will
it come from the West? Will the
food for your table come mostly from
paper casks and tin cans? How far
is your corn crib from your house?
Is it within easy walking distance,
or is it somewhere between 900 and
1000 miles? What about hay for
the stock? Do you raise it, or do
you buy it?-Farmers' Union Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Many Towns Wiped Out.

The following summary of the
flood situation in the Mississippi val
ley was given out Wednesday morn
ing:
Parts of thirteen parishes in
Northeastern Louisiana are to-day
facing a deluge unparalleled in the
history of disastrous floods of the
lower Mississippi valley. Numerous
small towns in East Carroll and Mad
ison parishes are already wiped out,
vast stretches of valley lands are
covered by from six to twenty feet
of water, and a wall of the devastat-
ing food waters twenty feet high
and more than mile wide is rush
ing through the great Dog Tail
crevasse near Alastia, La.
Already thousands are homeless
and destitute. What will be the toll
when the waters from the Panther
Forest and Red Fork crevasses, in
Arkansas, join with the sea of water
pouring through the Dog Tail breach
no one can say. Parts of thirteen
Louisiana parishes and two Arkan-
sas counties will be under water,
and a conservative estimate is that
the homeless in that territory will
toll at least $4,000, probably 75,-
600. 1t is believed that territory l60
miles in length and from eight to
six miles in width will be inundated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Pointed Paragraphs.

It is always the open season for
killing time.
The smaller the bribe the greater
the disgrace.
How much does it cost you each
year to be sarcastic?
1t is human nature to blame others
for most of our meanness.
The small boy by any other name
would be just as strenuous.
One good term deserves another
as any officeholder will tell you.
Very soon after some engagements
are announced they are denounced.
The average excuse is so thin that
even a blind man ought to see
through it.
Many young mans interest in an
heiress is the kind that looks like 6
per cent.
AS a matter of fact, there isn't any
one on earth to-day who is better
than you should be.
A man isn't necessarily crooked
because he walks as if he were fol-
lowing the line of a rail fence.
Every time a man sees fashion
plate in a woman's magazine he is
glad that his wife doesn't look any
thing like it.
A girl should never marry until
she is fully competent to support a
husband, and then she shouldn't
marry any kind of a man.
A man who is crazy for medals to
show his Importance needs a heap
more than he gets to do it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Rain and Wind in Georgia.

Atlanta, Ca, April 22.-Torrenti-
al rains, accompanied by high winds,
ranging from 60 to 80 miles an hour,
swept parts of Alabama and almost
all of Georgia early to-day. Seven
persons are known to have been kill
ed and scores injured. The damage
to live stock and other property is
reported severe. Streams are out OF
their banks in south Georgia, and in
many places railroad schedules have
been disarranged.
At Newborn, Ca, six persons were
killed when a cyclone swept that ter
ritory. At Brookside, near Birmlng-
ham, Ala, negro was killed when
house fell in on him.
From Bowden, Carroll county,
Georgia, come reports of 20 injured,
several fatally, when their homes
we're blown down over their heads.
Reports from Quitman, Ga. state
that streams are overflowing as re-
suit of continuous heavy rains. Rail-
road tracks have ben washed away.
and all service on the Georgia South
ern Railroad south of Quitman has
been discontinued.
Damages from the storm also are
reported from Athens, Ca, Gaines
vile, Pendergrass and other points
in north Georgia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
3AMBERG, S. c., THURSDAY, APRIL 25 1912.
BANDITS LOOT SLEEPER.
Force Nine Passengers to Hand Over
Money.

Chicago, April 21.-Nine persons
were robbed of money or valuables,
or both by three masked hold-up
men who went through the sleeper
Nottingham. of the Rock Island
west-bound Golden State Limited, a
few minutes after last midnight, at
Sheffield, ILL.,, forty miles east of Mo-
line. After the robbers had finished
their work they snot holes in the
air signal tube connected with the
engine, thus bringing the train to a
standstill, and quickly made their
escape.
Under cover of three revolvers
the porter was forced to point out to
the outlaws the berths that were oc-
cupled. AS soon as the robbers en-
tered the Pullman they forced the
porter to lock the doors. Only the
occupants of one Pullman were dis
turbed.
The Victims.
Those who were robbed are: w.
L. Leblanc, New York, SIS and rail-
road ticket; Mary Heron, Chicago,
sos; O. T. Benton, Oberlin, Kas.,
gold watch and diamond, valued at
$3.50, and $3.50 cash; D. A. McFul-
ler and wife, Fort Wayne, Ind, s95
and two watches valued at $50; j.
B. Gomand, Phoenix, Ariz., SS5.
The presence on the train of the
three robbers has not been account
ed for. 1t is thought perhaps the
men boarded the limited at the cross
ing of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad near which a Bur-
lington train was held up some time
ago.
Bullets Stop Train.
After the desperados had taken
their loot they commanded the porter
to pull the air tube as a signal for
the engineer to stop the train. When
the porter demurred the men pune
tured the tube with bullets from
their pistols. The firing of the re-
volvers was the only noise connect
ed with the hold-up.
1t was stated at the general Of
fees of the Rock Island here to-day
that a good description of the rob-
bers was obtained, and it was further
said that there were hopes of run
ming them down.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
DRY" Trains i'm Ohio.

Passenger officials of Ohio rail-
roads are in a quandary and it is
not at all improbable that the sale
of drinks in dining cars in this State
will soon be a thing of the past. The
law prevents the service of drinks in
dining car while passing through a
dry county or territory.
There are now fOrty-siX dry
counties in Ohio, eleven have not
voted on county option and have sa-
looms, while thirty-one counties are
wet" AS a temporary expedient
the passenger agents of the principal
lines have been furnished with maps
of Ohio showing the wet" and
dry" counties in the State. The
railroad officials have about come to
the conclusion that the sale of liquor
on trains, as handicapped by this
situation, is improbable and liza
bility rather than an asset.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
FLOODS FURY NOT TEMPERED.
Many Towns Inundated-Much Suf-
fering Among Refugees.

New Orleans, April 21.-News
from the flooded area of the Missis-
sippi Valley in Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana continued to-day to be
increasingly grave. Thousands OF
people, who were compelled to flee
to higher places when the yellow
flood invaded heir homes, have been
cared for, but there are still many
more who are in imperative need of
aid. AS the waters continue on their
destructive way more appeals for
help are being received by those in
charge of the relief work.
It is estimated there are fifty
towns and villages that have so far
felt the effect of the food. Some
places are from two to fifteen feet
under water, with little prospects Of
an early recession.
Reports as to the loss of life diff
fer. Those known to have perished
total ten, all but one negroes. 1t is
believed, however, that the list will
be much larger when the interior of
the affected district is penetrated by
rescue parties.
Conditions in the country over
flowed by the Beulah, Miss, break,
are extremely serious. High places
in Bolivar county, never before inun-
dated, are covered with three to four
feet of water. All women and chill
dren in that district have been taken
to Greenville and Vicksburg. Much
relief work remains to be done in
that section, as appeals for help from
both white and black inhabitants are
continually being received at Vicks-
burg, where the headquarters of the
relief bureau are established. Over
a dozen towns have already been in
undated from the Beulah break.
At Nibletts, Miss, four miles
south of the Beulah crevasse, where
some alarm was felt for portion
Of the levee Saturday, a large force
of men is working day and night and
it is believed a break will be averted.
Great damage has been done to
railroads running through the food
ed countries.
The distribution of supplies to'
hundreds of victims marooned on
plantations and in settlements In
the neighborhood of Tallulah, La.,.
began to-day.
There is practically no change IN
the levee situation south of Vlcks-
burg.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
MEN FACEFEARFUL CHARGE
THREE MEN ALLEGED TO HAVE
COMMITTED BRUTAL ATTACK.
Men Lodged in Jail at Spartanburg
After Being Captured Near
Greer.

Spartanburg, April 22.-Caught in
dragnet which was thrown far and
wide around Greer, three of four
white men accused of an atrocious
attack on a white woman of near that
place were lodged in the county jail
by Sheriff W. ]. White tonight. The
prisoners are Ben Littlefeld, Boyce
Littlefeld and Claude Wright. The
fourth man, Robert McCarter, escap-
ed after being pursued to Tayfors,
Greenville county. The chase will
be renewed tomorrow.
With unparalleled boldness the
four stormed the home of Henry
Rollins on Saturday night, it is
charged, during his absence, tore a
shotgun from the grasp of Ernest
Rollins and drove him away, wrecked
the house and subjected the alleged
woman victim to unmentionable
abuse. Three of them attacked her in
the house she says and the fourth,
Claude Wright, after his companions
had fallen over in drunken stupor,
compelled her to accompany him into
the nearby woods, where he detained
her the rest of the night. Mrs. Rol-
Inns, pursued part of the way by one
of the boys, fed to the home of her
brother-in-law, Robert Rollins, faith
er of Ernest. Robert and Ernest say
they were afraid to attempt the res
cue of the other woman.
A telegram was sent to Greenville
Sunday night. The local telegraph
Offices were closed but Sheriff White
was communicated with by long dis
tance telephone this morning and
took the first train to Greer. In the
torrential downpour this morning
the chase was started. The alleged
crime had stirred the community
and Sheriff White had many offers
of assistance The posse was divio-
ed into groups of two and three and
the country was secured as with a
fine comb. Wright and the Little
field boys were found in patch of
woods by J. B. Stansell and Russell
Deshields, to whom they surrendered
without ado. McCarter, was start
ed up in a. cotton mill village where
he took to his heels and outdistanced
his pursuers. Sheriff White follow
ed him on foot as far as Taylors,
where the trail was lost.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Feared His Lawyer.

A young lawyer had been appoint
ed by the court to defend a man
charged with larceny. In his argu-
ment to the jury he pleaded for the
acquittal of his client. He told of
his innocent boyhood days, of the
good character of his father, mother
and brothers. In short, he launched
forth into family history.
The prisoner, an old darkey, had
listened with growing uneasiness to
his counsels plea and as the attorney
went on without a hint of stopping,
the negro was driven to desperation.
Jumping to his feet, he yelled to the
court:
Use guilty, yo' honoah, Use gull
ty! De jury can't do noah dan send
me to Jail fo' six months, but if dat
fool lawyer doan stop dey'll hang
me, fo' suah. Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Tornado Near St. George.

St. George April 22.-A tornado
swept within a few miles of st.
George to-day shortly after noon,
causing loss of life and wrecking a
number of houses. Two lives are
known to have been lost, while other
injuries are reported. A son of Mr..
Weathers is reported killed, while
two other children of Mr.. Weathers
are said to have suffered broken
limbs. John Hunter is said to have
been severely injured. A negro
man, whose name could not be learn
ed, was killed.
The cyclone spent its force before
reaching st. George, and no damage
is reported in the town.
The storm is said to have swept
the town OF Reevesville and Badham
and extended to Aiken. Much dam
age is believed to have been left in
the path of the terrific blow, while
several other lives are believed to
have been lost in addition to those
reported near here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25

A dastardly attempt was made on
the night of the 18th to burn the
law Office of Warren & Warren, at
Hampton. Kerosene was put on the
front porch and under the front door
and matches applied. A strip Of lin
oleum just under the door is sup
posed to have prevented the matches
from igniting. Robbery was not the
motive, as nothing was missing from
the office Major E. F. Warren has
offered a reward of one hundred dol
lars for proof to convict the guilty
person or persons, and the mayor OF
Hampton has offered a like reward.
A number of fires have occurred in
that town within the last few years,
d it is now supposed that several
are the work of an incendiary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
ANOTHER NEGRO NAMED.
w. C.. Matthews Appointed Special
United States Attorney.

Boston, April 23.-William c.
Matthews, negro lawyer, was sworn
in to-day as special assistant United
States attorney at Boston. He is the
second negro to be appointed to the
assistant district attorneyship within
the past half dozen years, William
H. Lewis, an old Harvard football
man, having been given a similar ap-
pointment by President Roosevelt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
Girl Appears for Negro.

New York. April 23.-Miss Lu-
ella Pugh, of North Carolina, be-
came the first feminine counsel ever
seen in New York at murder trial
when she appeared in court to-day
to defend Leroy Poindexter, a negro,
accused of shooting Thomas Brown
after a quarrel in a game of dice.
BY chance the last talesman ex-
amined was Robert Lee, a descend
ant of the Virginia Lees, whom she
at once accepted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
I'm THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The State Sundey-school conven-
ton decided to meet in Sumter next
year.
The $1,000 yacht Geisha was COM
pletely wrecked at its wharf in Char
lesion on Saturday by sudden and
violent windstorm.
Sheriff Creech of Barnwell seems
to be something of raider of blind
tigers in that town. He has seized
a lot of whiskey and beer recently.
A special term of court is soon to
be held at Barnwell, and the gover-
nor has appointed Chas. Carroll
Simms, Esq, as special Judge to pre-
side.
John Gary. colored, was shot and
killed with a shotgun on Sunday af-
ternoon at Alcolu, Clarendon county,
by John Barfeld, white. No cause is
given for the killing.
The coal chute at Hodges, on the
Southern Railway, burned Friday
night with a thousand tons of coal
and three box cars, causing loss of
about six thousand dollars.
DR.. ]. H. E. Milhous, prominent
citizen of Blackville, died suddenly
last Thursday. He had practiced
dentistry for number of years, and
had many friends who regret his un-
timely death.
Rev. J. D. Chapman, D. D., former
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Anderson, now pastor of church in
Ocala, Fla, has accepted the position
of financial agent of the Greenville
female college.
One of the striking features of the
State Sunday-school convention,
which met in Greenwood last week,
was the parade. Over two thousand
persons were in line, each man with
Bible under his arm.
Eighty-two new indictments were
handed out on Monday by Solicitor
Otis at the Spartanburg court. The
cases brought over from the previous
court bring the number of cases on
the criminal docket up to ia.
Jesse Clifton Penny, Associated
Press operator in the Office of the
News and Courier, committed suicide
in his room in Charleston on Satur-
day. He was 80 years old and fine
young man. No cause is assigned.
He was originally from Abbeville.
Furman and Love Brown, white
and brothers, shot and mortally
wounded John Johnson, at Barnes
Station, Anderson county, on Sat-
urday. shooting IL times in the pres
ence of many bystanders, five shots
taking effect. The cause is not stat
ed. Immediately after the shooting
the brothers fled over into Georgia.
Politics in Charleston are under
going rapid changes these days.
Some time ago L. C. A. Roessler an
nounced that he would run for sher-
iff against ]. Elmore Martin, who
now holds the Office. Later he with
drew and Jno. P. DeVeaux entered
the race, both Roessler and DeVeaux
being allied with the Grace forces in
Charleston. Now DeVeaux has with
drawn and the field is open for Capt.
Martin. They do some queer things
in political circles in Charleston, but
what is behind these many changes
no one seems to know.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-25
HAS GIVEN AWAY S6,OOO,O0O
PHnANTHROPIST GAVE AWAY
HIS ENTIRE FORTUNE.
DR.. ID. X. Pearsons, of Chicago, the
"Prince of GiyerS," Now Dead
Broke, But Happy.

DR.. D. K. Pearsons, Chicago phi
lanthropist, who has given his entire
fortune of more than s6,000,0OO to
educational institutions, celebrated
his 92nd anniversary last Saturday.
At the Hinsdale sanitarium, where
he resides, he held an all-day recep-
ton.
1t was just a year ago that the
man whom Carnegie called the
prince of givers" announced he had
given away the last dollar of his once
great fortune. He spent twenty-five
years in distributing the money. To-
day ended his first year of complete
rest.
MY! but feel fine," said Pear
sons. He looked the part. His eyes
are bright. his cheeks have about
the right amount of color in them,
and he is happy. Il am much better
than l was a year ago. he chuckled.
Within the last three months L
gained pounds. The only thing that
bothers me is a. touch of rheuma-
tism in my knees.
And / don't owe a cent to any
body. Every pledge I made has
been paid. It's big relief to kno"
YOU haven't got lot of money to
give away. I'm not an open glVer
any more. I haven't any cares now.
I have the satisfaction of knowing
that my money is elevating human
ity. There is not a penny of it that
is not doing good
The doctor then spoke of the
method he had taken in disposing of
his estate. II suppose it does look
funny for a man to spend years ac-
cumulating a big fortune and turn
around and spend twenty-five years
in giving it away he agreed. But
it was the wisest thing to do. The
colleges would not get SO much If
had left the money for a lot of peo-
pie to quarrel over"
Two years ago Pearsons gave an
institution s250,0o0 on condition
that it pay him per cent. annual
income on the sum during his life
time. It is his on'y support and
from the $4,000 a year he still is
able to aid needy persons.
81 gave one man $500 to-day" he
said. This person is sick and has
lost his property. He helped me
many years ago, and it gives me
great pleasure to be able to repay
him if only in a nominal way
Pearsons is confident he is going
to live to be 100 years old. "Our
family always has been long on
longevity" he explained. MY moth
er lived to be 95 years old, and her
mother was SO when she died. I at
tribute my age to the regularity of
my life"
Il used tobacco great deal until
was 20. quit it about four months
ago. 1 stopped all bad habits. I'm
doing everything 1 can to prolong
my lief
The bulk of Pearsons's fortune was
made on timber land speculations.
The philanthropist favors votes for
women. He believes women eventu-
ally will vote, and that it will be
good thing for the country.
There is just one favor 1 wish
you'd do for me-" said the doctor to
the reporter. Il wish you to men
ton I have no more money to give
away. l still get about dozen let
ters a day from people who want
money. I read them if I haven't
anything else to do, and then throw
them in the basket. I'm broke-yes,
sir, broke-but I'm happy