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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-13
Officers Elected.

At the regular meeting of the
Junior b. Y. P. Z last SUNDAY
night, tbs. following officers We're
elected for the year: President Mrs.
Huckabeo; vice president, ; Waller
Aoker; treasurer. Emily Cornwell;
secretary, Mrs. Rivers; assistant
secretary. Fannie Witten; organist,
Ruth Huckabee; choir leader, Eve
lyn Herndon; book committee WIN
Hin Acber; collector, Willie Threat.
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Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation Of any
person. firm or corporation that may ap-
pear in the columns OF the Daily Light.
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ment
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Obituaries, resolutions oS respect, cards
OF thanks all matter not NEWS will be
charged for at the rate OF cents per line.
Poetry at double price.
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Chairman Wilson state Committee
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O. w MCKNIGHT, Managing Editor
w. A. O1yNBY City Editor
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
Say Mails Looted of 100000.

Rome, Ca, April Limited States
detectives and postoffice inspectors
are here and have made two arrests
in what is believed to be systematic
scheme of robbing mails carried on
for more than year and involving
between 100000 and $4,000. All
officials refuse to give out informa-
tion or to allow access to the two
prisoners, Jim Carter, colored, and
w. C. Earle, white, the latter bag
gage agent for the Rome Transfer
company.
These men are believed to have
been tools for others and arrests of
men higher up are hourly expected.
1t is said that the thefts took place
from the baggage room of the South
ern Railway station when mail was
stored over night from late trains.
The last package taken contained
q shipment of $4,000 to two Rome
banks.
Only $4,000 has been recovered
and that was taken from Carter
who spent the day in Atlanta making
small purchases and having bills of
large denominations changed to
small.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
UNCLE SAM GETTING RICH.
Federal Treasury Fast Making Up
Big Panama Deficit.

Washington, April 1.-The federal
treasury is fast overtaking the big
deficit which has been reported dur
ing the current fiscal year. The high
total Of revenue for the month of
March, exceeded the expenditures by
s10,638,000, has reduced the deficit
from s2O,55O,OOO to se,932,OOO. The
surplus a year ago was only $780,
600. Total receipts for March reach
ed s59,296,00O and disbursements,
exclusive of the Panama canal, $48,-
65S.000, The receipts from internal
revenue were greater than during
March year ago, and customs show
ed evidence of spring trade and will
probably be in excess of March, 1911.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
How Pat Sored on the President.

Once when Stuyvesant Fish was
president of the Illinois Central Rail-
road he was sitting in his Office look
ing over reports. The door opened
to admit an Irishman clad in jump
ers, who, without removing his. hat
or taking his pipe out of his mouth,
blurted out: "Oi want a pass to St.
Louis"
President Fish looked up in mild
surprise and inquired: "Who are
you?"
"Oi am Pat Casey, a switchman in
yer yards here"
Thinking to teach the man a les.
son in politeness President Fish said:
"Well, Pat, 1 will not say that 1 will
refuse your request, but there are
certain forms of etiquet that man
shold observe in asking favor. You
should knock on the door, and when
bidden to enter you should remove
your hat and take your pipe out of
your mouth as you come in. Then
you should say: Are you President
Fish, and l would reply: Yes, sir;
who are you and what can I do for
you?' Then you would reply: I am
Pat Casey, a switchman in the Illi-
nois Central yards, and I came to
ask you for a pass to St. Louis Now,
Pat, you go out and come back in a
little while and see if you can't do
little better"
Pat withdrew, and about two hours
afterwards there was rap on Presi-
dent Fish's door, whereupon he said:
Come in"
The door opened and in walked
Pat, hat in one hand and his pipe in
the other. "Good marnin'," said he;
"an' are yez Mr.. Fish, tn president
of tn Illinois Centhral?"
81 am," replied Mr.. Fish. "Who
are you?"
"Oi am Pat Casey, a switchman in
tn yards"
"What can I do for you, Mr..
CaseY?" inquired the president.
"Yez can go t. hell-I've got a
pass over tn Wabash.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
MADMAN TRIES TO KILL GORE.
Blind Oklahoman Has Narrow Es-
cape from Death.

Waukesha, Wis, March 30.-Sen-
ator Gore, of Oklahoma, narrowly es-
capped death this afternoon, when a
crazed Pole, Charles Schomulk, at
tackled him with a club, while the
senator was speaking. The Pole was
sitting near the stage and in the
midst of the senator's speech sud-
denly leaped to the platform, draw
ing a club from under his overcoat
as he jumped, and swung instantly
at the senator's head.
One of the men on the stage,
Judge C. Hamlin, was quicker than
the maniac, however, and knocked
Schomulk off the stage before the
blow landed. The senator, who could
no see his danger, was unaware of
the incident until later.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
Governor and Wife Were Snubbed.

Chicago, ILL.,, March Ex-Governor
or no governor, it makes no differ
ence to the clerks at the Great Nor
thern Hotel-you can't get room
there for your wife and yourself un-
less you have baggage.
Gov. John Marshall, of Indiana,
tried it yesterday and failed. The
governor and his wife who are max
ing a tour of the West, arrived in
the morning and went to the Great
Northern. The governor registered.
The clerk asked: Where is your
baggage?"
"Why, it's at the station. We are
only going to be in town few hours
and didn't have it sent to the hotel,' -
was the governors reply.
Cant accommodate you"
"Why not? We've got to have a
place to wash up"
"Well, if you haven't suite one
room will do"
The clerks tone became icy. eve
can't accommodate you, I tell you.
This hotel does not accept couples
without baggage"
Young man, I'll have you under
stand that I am the governor of In
diana and that this is my wife," the
governor fairly shouted as he grasp
ed Mrs. Marshall by the arm and
rushed out of the building, leaving
the astonished clerk before he could
make a reply.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
Refused to Resign.

1.-The governors act in attempting
to remove me from Office is purely
arbitrary, and his statement that the
condition of the bank was not pub
lished is false. 1 shall disregard his
order and shall hold the office until
ordered by the court to relinquish
it,
This statement was made yester-
day by B. J. Rhame, State bank ex-
aminer, following his dismissal by
the governor. Mr.. Rhame yesterday
made his reply to the chief executive
on the Lexington Savings bank.
Several days ago the governor, act
ing under his constitutional right, de-
manded the report on the condition
of the Lexington Savings bank,
which had been filed with the State
treasurer by Mr.. Rhame. The re-
port was turned over to the governor.
The governor at the same time wrote
letter to Mr.. Rhame charging de-
rejection in duty and threatened to
dismiss him if he did not give sat
isfactory explanation.
The reply of Mr.. Rhame was sent
to the governor yesterday in which
he declined to resign his position.
Mr.. Rhame pointed out in his reply
that he had performed his duty in
accordance with the law and that it
was not necessary for him to report
on. the condition of banks to the gov
ernor.
The governor upon the receipt of
the reply wrote a letter dismissing
Mr.. Rhame.
The matter will very probably be
carried to the supreme court, for a
decision. It is said that Mr.. Rhame
has employed W. F. Stevenson to de-
fend his case.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
HIGHEST DAM
In the World Will be Built i'm Idaho
by the Government.

The highest dam in all the worlc
is to be built by the United States
government in Boise canyon, Idaho
The dam, which will be located
about twenty miles above the city Of
Boise, will be 351 feet wide at the
top and 1000 feet long.
This wonderful dam will be thrown
across a narrow place in the high
canyon and will hold back enough
water to irrigate 250,000 acres OF
desert land. 1t will take three OF
four years to construct the masonry
Bed rock has been found at depth
of 80 feet below the surface of the
river, and when completed the struc.
ture will occupy an acre of ground
1t is only by storing the flood
water in such dry sections of this
country that the desert land can be
reclaimed and made to grow its
share of crops. When the dam is
completed the water will be drawn OH
into feeder canals through gates To-
Gated near the top Of the dam. AS
the level of the water is lowered
gates lower in the dam will be open
ed, so that the gates will never be
operated under an excessive head OF
water. The water pressure will be
enormous, but modern hydraulic en-
gineering is capable of handling such
a giant task. Even should the Boise
river be visited by great flood it
will not destroy the dam. Spillways
located at each end of the dam will
carry away 10000 cubic feet OF
water a second, and if necessary,
water can be run over the face of the
dam itself to depth of from two
to four feet without injuring the
structure itself.
But water is of little value unless
it can be applied direct to the parch-
ed earth and not in every case can it
be handled by gravity alone. Certain
sections around Boise can be irri-
gated by a canal system, dependent
upon the natural flow of the water,
but all the higher levels must be fed
by an elaborate pumping system.
These pumps will be operated by
elecric motors and the electric mo-
tors and the electric current will be
obtained from the stored-up water.
The dam will be pierced by a pen
stock, which will carry the water un-
der enormous pressure to the water
turbines, which in turn will drive
powerful electric generators. This
electrical energy will be transmitted
over copper wires to the various
pumping stations and fed to the mo-
tors as desired. If there is any ex-
cess power it can be readily sold in
the city for manufacturing purposes.
News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.

MIR. J. D. Miley, of the Smoaks
section, was in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. E. V. Camp, of Savannah,
Ca, is visiting relatives in the city
Mr.. J. G. Rhoad, of the Hunter S
Chapel section, was in the city Tues
day.
Mrs. J. R. Owens left Tuesday
morning for Charleston to spend
several days.
Mr.. H. F. Lynch, of Hampton,
has accepted a position at the Bam-
berg Pharmacy.
Mrs. o. A. Simmons, who has
been in Florida and Alabama, return
ed home Monday.
Miss Jenkins, of Kline, visited
her sister, Mrs. J. F. Carter, for
several days last week.
Miss Wilhelmina Folk, from Co.
lumbia college, spent few days at
home last and this week.
Mrs. David G. Fielder, of Char
lesion, is in the city on visit to the
family of her mother, Mrs. L. E. Liv-
ingston.
Mr.. L. NJ. Glenn, of the Green
vile News, spent Sunday in the city
with relatives. Mrs. Glenn has been
here for some weeks.
Misses Ruth Byrd and Jeroline
Bruce, who are attending Columbia
college, came home Tuesday night
for the Easter holidays.
Misses Leonard and Louise Folk
and Mozelle Copeland, from Converse
college, Spartanburg, spent few
days at home last and this week.
Mr.. R. A. Aver has resigned his
position at the hardware and furni-
ture store of G. o. Simmons, and has
gone to Savannah, where he has ac-
cepted a position.
Mrs. w. Max Walker, of Ehr-
hardt, and Miss kathleen Kearse, of
the Buford's Bridge section, visited
their sister, Mrs. J. Frank Brabham,
in the city this week.
Mr.. P. B. Murphy left yesterday
for an extended Western trip. He
will go with some gentlemen from
Hampton county, and the trip will be
made in an automobile. They will
go by Hot Springs. Ark, where they
will spend some time, and from there
On to Ell Paso, Texas, and on to Cali
fornia later. Mr.. Murphy will be
away several months.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
DON'T TALK HIM TO DEATH
Suicide Leaves Grim Warning for His
Wife.

Houghton, Mich, April 1.-"Now
that you have chance to get a third
husband, for Gods sake don't talk
him to DEATH"
So read a note which Henry Jun
tunson, prosperous citizen of Otto
Lake, wrote to his wife just before
tying moose about his neck and then
sending a revolver shot through his
brain. The body was found in a
shed. Juntunson was the woman's
second husband. Seven children sur
vive him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04

was rolling like a heavy cannonade.
Under such influences Uncle Ben
pulled off his cap, leaned against the
stump, and was soon sound asleep.
In the meantime two thieves came
near Uncle Ben, filled up a bag each
of choice melons, and concluded that
they would eat one on the spot.
Neither had knife, so one of them
decided to break the melon on the
nearby stump. The melon, large
one, was raised to strike the stump,
but Just then a terrific stroke of
lightning struck in their midst, the
melon went down with fearful force
on Uncle Ben's bare and woody head
knocking him down, and breaking
the melon all to atoms. The thieves
got away, and later on Uncle Ben
arose and made bee-line for his
cottage and Bina, following "oh
Lord" every sep.
Bina came tc' the door and said:
"Whatter matter, Benz"
DE Lord, oh de good Lord buss
out me brains wild de tunderbolt. IT,:
ben, what kind of fool talk you
got?"
"De Lord, I say, done buss out me
brains wild de tunderbolt."
Come in hur Ben, an lemme
see." ~
So saying she applied light to
old Ben's head and it was covered
with the remains of a luscious melon,
seed, and all, and the seed was what
Ben took to be his brains. After
Bina had satisfied him that his
brains were not bursted out, old Ben
said:
"Bina, tank de good Lord dat it's
no wuss dan it is. I been close det
ternight, an I now want you fer jine
in an we'll sing dat good old hyme:
Nearer by God to thee!'"
A. w. BRABHAM.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
Have We q Dictator?

Frank M. Cary is a member of the
house of representatives from Oconee
county. He is a man above reproach
whose standing and character car
be attested by all who know him
He is a brother of Mr.. j. P. Cary, OF
Pickens, another most excellent gen
tleman, who is we'll known in pub
lie life.
1t seems that Mr.. Frank Cary
while in the legislature, did not align
himself with the supporters of the
governor and hence incurred the dis
pleasure of the States chief execu-
tive. AS result his recommends
tions as to county appointments are
being ignored. Which, while it may
be displeasing to Mr.. Cary not to be
treated as a gentleman such as him
self has a right to expect to be treat
ed, will hurt the county of Oconee
far more than the representative
himself.
At the last session of the legisla-
ture a bill was passed providing fol-
rural police for Oconee county. Three
were to be appointed and as there
are three members of the Oconee del
egation it was decided that each
member of the delegation should
recommend one man.
Accordingly Senator Earle recon-
mended B. F. DouIhit, Representa-
tive Harris recommended ]. H. Ma
son and Representative Cary recon-
mended H. C. Harbin. The latter,
according to the keowee Courier
held the position of State dispensary
constable for several years and made
a splendid officer.
"A short time after the recommen-
dations were sent to the governor
the latter, according to the Keowee
Courier, wrote Senator Earle as fol-
lows: your letter of the 4th in
slant with recommendations for ru-
raj policemen received. I am inform
ed that Mr.. Harbin is a bitter enemy
Of mine; in fact he is fighting me
every day. I will be glad if you will
send me a man in his place"
Upon receipt of this letter, Sena-
tor Earle, who is a close friend of
the governors, wrote Mr.. Cary ask
ing him to make another recommen-
dation. Mr.. Cary states that unless
Mr.. Harbin voluntarily requests his
name withdrawn he will not make
another recommendation.
And in the meantime the governor
has appointed the men recommended
by Senator Earle and Representative
Harris. The third man has not yet
been named.
1t is clear that the governor will
appoint no man recommended by Mr..
Cary unless the latter should recon-
mend a friend of his excellencys 5.
This, we believe, he will refuse to
do.
Such is the manner of government
we have in this State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
POSTOFFICE SAFE ROBBED.
Robbers Secure Booty Over 81, 900,
Leaving no Clue.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 81
The safe in the postoffice at Stelmo,
a suburb at the foot of Lookout
Mountain, was blown open with nitro
glycerine, early this morning. The
thieves escaped with over $1,000,
mostly in stamps. Dogs were taken
to the scene, but failed to take up
the trail.
There is no clue tao the identity
of the safe blowers. This is the
second suburban postoffice robbed
within "a hours, probably by the
same gang.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
White Girl Offers to Defend Negro.

New York, March 30.-Judge
Swami to-day in general sessions as
signed as counsel to Leroy Poindex-
ter, negro charged with murder in
the first degree, Miss Lucille Pugh, a
young woman lawyer.
The assignment of Miss Pugh was
made after the young woman had
made plea, saying she was willing
to waive the State fee of $500. She
said that Poindexter comes from the
same part of North Carolina that she
does and that he appealed to her for
aid.
Poindexter is under indictment for
shooting Thomas Brown, white
man, during a fight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
A Welcome Visitor.

Judge Clifford Overstreet, of Scre-
ven county, Ca, spent several pleas
ure getting and giving days in town
last week with relatives and friends,
after an absence of Al years. He
was born in Barnwell in December,
1910, in the O'Bannon residence, af-
terward owned by the late Mr.. E. A.
Bronson and now the property and
residence of Capt. C. B.. Swan. His
fathers family moved to Georgia in
1882.
He was in Barnwell last in Feb
ruary, 1865, when he was courier
of Gen. Joseph Wheeler of Confed-
crate cavalry fame. He had been
sent from Fiddle Pond, where Gen.
Wheeler's force was in battle line,
with dispatches for the ordnance and
wagon trains on the Savannah river.
On his way back to his command he
stopped to chat with the ladies Of the
late Mr.. C. F. Tobin's family, old
time next door neighbors, when some
one told him that the Federal troops
were approaching. Thinking that
they would approach from the South
and West he rode down the Hagood's
mill road and just as he reached the
forks of the road on the East side
he and his companions saw and were
seen by the approaching infantry OF
Stoneman's corps. They were fired at
but the shot went wild. Taking the
northern road they reached Black
vile and found the place occupied
by Union soldiers. Riding through
their lines he was chased for several
hours, until he succeeded in escap-
ing by dashing across the Edisto
river over a burning bridge from
which several plank had been taken.
He succeeded in rejoining Gen.
Wheeler and helped to defeat Kill
patrick ip the battle at Aiken and
thereby the Graniteville cotton mill
was saved and the capture of Augusta
prevented. After the battle Of Ben
tonville he was sent with COM
mand of several hundred to. take care
of raiding force that was endeavor-
ing to get in the rear Of Gen Joseph
E. Johnston's army. They were in
line of battle when courier brought
news of Johnston's surrender. They
were ordered home and were paroled
in Augusta.
Judge Overstreet was a school
mate of Messrs. A. P. Manville and
Alfred Aldrich and his meeting with
them was especially happy. Physl-
cally and mentally he is as young as
they are. He is a nephew of Hon.
James Overstreet, who was member
of congress from this district many
years ago. Among his South Caro-
lima relatives are Mrs. Julia B. Eas-
terling, the Calhoun families, and
Mrs. Hartzog, of Denmark.
Judge Overstreet holds the offlce
of Ordinary of Screven county, a po-
sition similar to that of probate
Judge in this State.-Barnwell Peo-
pie.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
Negro Goes on Warpath.

Timmonsville, April 1.-Jno. Lock-
wood, negro, tonight ran amuck,
killed his infant child, shot his wife,
stabbed another negro man in the
eye, cut a negro woman's throat and
then, going into the outskirts of
town, ended his life with carbolic
acid
Lockwood first cut the child's
throat with a razor. He then shot
his wife, seriously wounding her. He
stabbed John Russell in the eye and
wound up his madness by cutting
Ellie Blacks throat. Passing into a
negro pool room he warned the
habitues that he was going to kill
himself, went out and took poison.
His dead body was found shortly af-
terwards. The three injured persons
will recover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
Negro Murdered White Barber.

A. Morris, a white barber, was stab
bed to death by an unknown negro
in Atlanta Monday night when he
slapped the negro after the latter
had grabbed the hand of Mrs. A.
Cohen, according to a statement by
Mrs. Cohen.
Morris was sitting on the porch of
his home when he heard woman's
cry for help. He ran to the side
walk, where Mrs. Cohen explained
what had happened. By this time
the negro had walked up the street.
Morris followed and catching up with
him, slapped him. The negro drew
knife and stabbed him in the heart.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
LETTERS DISMISSORY.

On Monday, April 18th, 1912, at
II o'clock a. m, I will file my final
account as executor of the estate Of
Mrs. Charity Steedley, deceased, with
Geo. P. Harmon, Judge Of Probate OF
Bamberg county, and will thereupon
ask for letters dismissory as such ex-
cutor. ]. FIELDER HONiEh.
Bamberg, S. c., March 18th, 1912.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04

The Ford is the simplest and most
reliable car On the market. Write
the Ford Sales Co., Bamberg, S. c..
for catalogue and prices. Stock Of
cars on hand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04
w. MAX WAKLER
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Ehrhardt, S. G..

All parties having claims against
Bamberg county are hereby notified
that their claims must be filed three
days before the county board meets.
The board meets the first Monday in
each month, so if you want your
claims approved, file them three days
before. j. B. kEARSE,
County Supervisor.
Bamberg, S. c., April 1, 1912.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04

Human companionship counts for
so much in this life-but. after all,
the sharpest corners are to be turned
alone.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-04

See the new Ford models and
write or call on the Ford Sales Co.,
Bamberg, s. c., for catalogue and
nrices. Stock Of cars on hand.