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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
SYNOPSIS:

Raymond Corbett Is employed in a
logging camp many miles east of Ia
coma His sister, Ranelle, Is about to
be married to John Wood Of Tacoma,
At 5 o'clock, only a short time before
the hour set for the wedding cere-
mony, It is discovered that the brides
brother has not been notified of the
time at which he is to officiate as
best mani Moments are precious.
Bride insists her brother can be the
only man attendant upon the bride
groom and that 1t Is imperative he be
at the wedding at any cost
Suddenly Miss Heasley remembers
her speedy Maxwell car and suggests
a death-defying drive into the noun
tains. bridging time and space, seize
Corbett at work in the logging camp,
bundle his best togs together and
make a mad race back to Tacoma in
time for the fixed hour OF the we'd
ding.
No sooner said than done. In jiffy
the young women, with Miss Heasley
at the wheel Of her Maxwell, are tear
ing over the city streets and the noun
tain roads to the logging camp, leay-
ing in their wake cannonade OF
deafening explosions from their open
muffler cut-out, tipping by telegraph
poles and pine trees at a speed which
makes the passing scenery resemble
a picket fence.
Corbett is overtaken on the forest
road in the act of snagging a huge
pine log to the camp. He Is rushed
to the car, hurried to his boarding
place, his toys thrown together in
great haste and the thrilling race back
to Tacoma is on.
Despite a multiplicity of dangers
and thrills through which the trio Is
plunged, they arrive in Tacoma just
in time for the ceremony and to the
decided relief of the waiting bride
groom, who had learned only few
moments before of the perilous mis-
sion into the mountains. 1t is just
o'clock. All answer to the roll call
in the rectory of the Church of the
Holy Communion, where Rev. r. II.
MeGinnis says the binding words
that make Miss Corbett Mrs Wood
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09

Righteousness does not call for abnegatiOn.
1t is only matter Of common sense TO practise
the Golden Rule.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
DODGE BROTHERS. CAR
CAREFULLY TESTED

Much has been said of the great
care used by Dodge Brothers in Sc
lecting materials, but there is still
a great deal to be told of the tests
to which all material is subjected.
For instance, all brass and bronze
used in Dudge Brothers cars is care
fully tested to ascertain the amount
of copper and lead and if the guam
tity is such that 1t might prove in
furious the entire consignment Of
metal is rejected.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09

Tomorrow is fine gentleman, who makes
many promises-Today is a plain man. who
never breaks his word.-Guido Bruno.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
HAVE CAR WASHED

Do not wipe dust from your car with
a cloth or piece of waste. 1t grinds
the dirt into the varnish, and will ruin
the finish in a short time. Have the
car washed if you want the finish to
last. ..... ...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09

The popularity of the motorcycle
as mount for policemen is evidenc-
ed by the recent purchase Of twenty
five Indian motorcycles by the Phila-
delphia police department. All OF
these machines came equipped with
Goodyear bluestreak motorcycle tires.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
Maxwell Helps
Tie Knot When
Brother Fails
Bridesmaid and Bridegroom
Race Through Great Forest
to Find Best Man

AS thrilling as a Hazards Of
Helen" movie was the wild dash of
two Tacoma girls a few days ago in
Maxwell touring car to get best
man for wedding. AS IL was the
episode developed features which
were Little abort of the. sRectaeular.
Had the incidents which 60 to make
up this story been deliberately plotted
by a professional scenario writer,
here is about the way the cast Of
characters and synopsis Of the play
would have lined up:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09

Two dye houses at the plant Of the
Aetna Powder Co, at Port Even. Is
miles from Poughkeepsie, n. Y. were
wrecked by an explosion Of chemicals.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09

Forty persons we're more or less Sc
riously injured in Rome, by the ex-
pIosion of huge oxygen factory.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Creed of the Knocker.

Il believe that nothing is right.
| believe that everything is
wrong. l believe that | alone
have the right ideas. The town
is wrong, the editor is wrong,
the teachers are wrong, the peo-
pie are wreng- the things they do
are wrong, and they are doing
them in the wrong way, any
how. | believe | could fix
things if they would let me. If
they don't I will get a lot of
other fellows like myself and
we will have a law passed to
make others do things the way
we want them done, | do not
believe that the town ought to
grow. 1t is too big now. | be-
lieve in fighting every public
improvement and spelling every
body's pleasure. | am always to
the front in opposing things and
never yet advanced an idea or
supported a movement that
would make the people happier
or add to the pleasure of man,
woman or child. | am opposed
to fun and am happlest
when at a funeral. | believe in
starting reforms that will take
the JOY out of life. It's a sad
world and l am glad of it.
Amen. ST. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Former Governor G. A. Smith
Dead

Baltimore, March 31.-Former
Governor Charles A. Smith of
South Carolina, died at John
Hopkins Hospital today after a
long illness, erysipelas develop
ing after many months. Suffer
ing from heart trouble was the
direct cause of death. Mr.. Smith
had been at the hospital two
months. He was about Sc years
old.
The former Governors home
was in Timmonsville, S. G. He
was president of a Timmonsville
bank and was prominently
known in Baptist educational
circles. AS Lieutenant Cover
nor under Blease he succeeded
to the governorship on Mr..
Blease's resignation a few days
before the end of his term. Mr..
Smiths tenure as Governor COW
cred the five-day period from
January 10, 1915.
A widow, four sons and three
daughters survive. The body
will be taken to Timmonsville
for burial.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
That Was Enough.

The colored porter in Rich
mond store became very much
excited over the stories of big
wages being paid at the powder
plant in Virginia's boom city of
Hopewell. One noon he notified
his employer that he was going
to quit portering and look for a
job in the powder works. Next
morning, when the employer
came to the store and found
Sam sweeping and dusting as
usual, he inquired:
Sam, l thought you were go
ing to get a job at Hopewell and
make big wages like the other
niggers you have been talking
about"
NAV, sub, All done change
NAH mind. All goin' stay right
yere an wuk whe'h All b'longs." "
What was the matter-didn't
they offer you a job?"
"Yassuh, dey done offer me a
job an fl dollahs a day, de fust
place All enquire"
We'll, why didn't YOU stay?"
BOSS, twas a white gemman
dar, an he took a paper an pen,
an he look oveh he specs an he
say to me. What am yo' name?'
"Ah done tol' him NAH name
an he say, 'Whe'h does yo' want
yo' body sent in case OBJ acci.
dent?"
"Ah say: EFF hits jes' de same
to yo' sub, Ah'll tote hit back
home maself,' an he'ah All u.s."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05

in all directions and were almost
in the camp before the alarm
was given.
Villa is reported to have been
IN small tent nursing his injur.
les when the crash of tine Amer
ican volley fire awoke the ban,
dit to panic stricken action.
The extraordinary hold the
bandit chief has on his followers
is shown by the fact that their
first thought was to save him.
Unable 10 walk or ride, he was
placed in a light wagon and
driven over the rough mountain
trails to some secret lair.
While 81 of the bandits are
known to have been killed il is
said the number may have been
considerably larger.
The desolation of the country.
in which the engagement was
fought and the difficulties in
communication and transporta,
ton are shown in the fact that
Colonel Dodd's report did not
reach the headquarters of Gen
eral Pershing at Coloria for
more than 4S hours.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05

Base Ball Trow Open to All:
lst. John Gulledge, Wexford
End, Rupert Funderbrrk, Mt
Croghan. 3rd, Austin Brewer
Pageland.
Running High Jump, Open tc
All:
lst, Austin Brewer, Pageland
End, John Gulledge, Wexford
3rd, Lee Burch, Mt. Croghan.
Running Broad Jump, Open to
All.
Isl, Austin Brewer, Pageland
End, John Gulledee, Wexford.
3rd, Lee Burch, Mt. Croghan.
Mile Relay Race:
Pageland, lst.-Austin Brewer,
Frank Edgeworth, Jeff Turner,
Lee Sanders.
Mt Croghan, 2nd,-Lee Burch,
Rupert Funderburk, Paul Baker,
Joyce Baker.
Wexford, 3rd, Jake GuIledge,
Jafus Moore, Thomas Rivers,
John Gullcdgc.
Flag Relay Race for Girls Under
l2
Pageland, lSl,-Doris New,
Eta Gathings, Eva !Idgeworth,
Cecil Moore.
MI Croghan, 2hd,-Ada Rosco
Kate Hendrix, Josie Woodard,
Cornelia Woodard.
Flag Race for Bows Under IL:
Mt. Croghan, lSl.-Karl Pat.
rick, fownlv Jackson. Leroy
Rivers, Fred Sellers.
Pageland, 2rd,-Iloracc Knight
BurruSS Cato, Eula Nicholson.
brewery Moore.
Apple Race:
lSt, Ada RosCo, Mt. Croghan.
Ind, Susie Mae Coker, Pageland.
Parade: lst, Whit Plains, End,
Page!and.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Didn't Want to Bother.

Sugarloaf Saw was before the
Judge for a preliminary hearing
on a murder charge.
Have you a lawyer?" inquir.
ed the court.
mo, sah," despondently re-
piled Sam.
Going to get one?"
mo, sab, All hadn't thought
All would"
Have you funds with which
to employ COUNSEL"
mo, sab; All didn't calc'late
on gittin' one, nohow."
DO you wish the court to ap-
point an attorney to defend you?'
mo, sab; .Ah isn't amin to
trouble dc cofbh one"
WELL" "exasperatedIy exclaim-
ed the judge, what do you wish
done?"
Why" said Sam, Frightening
perceptibly, "as fab as Ah'm
concerned, jedge, you kin jes'
drap de whole mattah; jes' drap
it,"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
DODD.

The Greensboro News neatly
rebukes the critics OF the "doG-
Fderlng old Dodd.' sent by the
United States after Villa. Dodd
is "One of these br0ken-down
old hacks of the Army" and yet
all he could accomplish "was a
ride Of IL consecutive hours in
the Winter, covering in that
time 81 miles OF bowling wilder
ness as difficult for cavalry 10
traverse as any section where
horses can travel at all; then he
fought for four hours more, and
whipped the most formidable
bandit in Mexico; after that he
chased the scattered fragments
of the bandit for 10 miles; but
then he had to sit down and
catch his breath. True, there
wasn't anything more to be done
at the moment, which may ex-
plain why he sal at all"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Sanatorium For Wadesboro.

Wadesboro, March 31.-The
announcement was m made this
week that the Wadesboro's
handsome and modern sanato.
rum will be ready for service
within the next 80 days.
The building for this institu-
ton has been complete more
than two years, but owing to the
lack of sufficient funds, its equip
ment has been delayed. Now,
Drs. ]. III. Ross, ]. II. Bennett
and f. S. Ashe have secure d
enough funds for the purchase
of adequate equipment and
orders have been given for
everything necessary to make
this an up-to the-minute sanito.
rum. Besides the experienced
surgeons of this county, it IS the
purpose of the directors to EN-.
ploy a specialist in surgery, an
experienced superintendent and
a corps of as good nurses as can
be had.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Brewer Gold Mine Near Jeffer
son to Be Worked Again

-
son to Be Worked Again
Jeffersoniau
There is definite information
that the Brewer gold mine is to
begin operation about the middle
of May and that the principal Of
flcial will be a former miner-a
man who was financially inter-
ested in the mine before 1t sus-
pended operations ten years ago.
1t is generally believed that the
suspension was directly due to
suits against the company by
farmers whose lands were injur-
ed by the powder-like ground
rock empted into Fork Creek,
containing acid that make lands
touching it entirely unproduc-
tive as far as the water carried
the acid-charged rock.
The new operators have dis
covered new method of dispos.
ing OF the material after grind
ing by which no injury is done
the lands of farmers. Its princi-
pie is not known here.
The nine was formerly the
property of the mother of Mr..
VIM. Randolph Hearst. She
disposed of it to a stock com.
pany of which Mr.. w. U. Cly-
burn of Kershaw was an official.
There are nearly 1000 acres in
the tract, located about mile
and a half from Jefferson. On it
are gold, copper, iron ore, a sub
stance of soapstone and other
minerals. 1t is most interesting
to visit the mine and view, the
rum ruins of the shafts, the deep
est of the three being 275 feet.
"A tunnel 1900 yards long, 10
feet through to the base of the
hill, is used to operate a tram
road for hauling the material
from the shaft for preparation
for heating and pounding at the
machinery building. In it
among other machines is the
huge engine, $50 horse power,
with a steam chest the size of a
small boiler and a fly wheel as
high as a one-story house. 1t
was hauled here from Monroe,
N. c., about 46 years ago-a
huge undertaking in those days.
Although the buildings are in
good condition, the crude equip
ment will have to be repaired;
costly recent labor-saving de-
vices are to be installed.
AT the base of the hill there is
a small flow of the purest water
and at the spacious house on
the hill is an encyclopedia of
mineology in the courteous and
accommodating person of MIR.
John Faulkenbersy, custodian
and farmer.
1t is estimated that it cost
100000 originally to put the
mine in operation.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Union County News
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe Enquirer
MarShville School is cominr
to the county commencement il,
tull force-has chartered specia
cars and will come ready to take
part in the big parade. The stu
dents of MarshvilIe School have
invested seven dollars in a ban
ner and it will be carried at the
head of the Marshvil1e columns
in the line of march.
An unharnessed, unbrid!ed
horse came galloping through
town last night about ii O'Clock
and fell dead on Hayne street
east OF the court house. Tho
horse belonged to Mr.. ClauG
Howie. The animal was sick
and in is agony of pain ran un-
til ii dropped dead.
A lot of highly polished, fine
grained furniture at DilIon's
furniture attracted the attention
OF a number of passersby.
What kind of wood is that?"
was a natural question, and the
reply was, "Sweetgum." Yes,
Sir, just sweetgum, the kind that
grows all over this country along
the little branches and has here
totore been considered almost
worthless. Sweetgum will make
just as fine furniture as walnut
or maple.
The county Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee held a meet
ing in the court house on Satur-
day, March 18th, and set the date
fer holding the primary for the
nomination of township officers
and representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly on Saturday, June
3rd. This is the same date
which is fixed by law for hold
ing the State wide primary. Mr..
K. l.. Stevens rendered his resig-
nation as chairman of the COM
mittee, and MIR. ]. c. vi. 7Vann
was elected as his successor.
The county commencement is
one big day in this county. The
school boys and girls, the teach
ers, the committeeman, tile par
ents of the school boys and girls
well, everybody will be here.
Saturday, April Slh, is COM
mencement day this year. There
will be public debate in the
graded school auditorium Friday
night, April 9TH. Saturday will
be the big day.
The schools Will assemble at
1890 o'clock on the Lancaster
Avenue graded school grounds
and form for the line of march.
Every committeeman and school
officer in the county is urged to
be present and join the children
IN their line OF march.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Local Field Day Exercises Bis
Success.

A parade of about four hun
dred and twenty-five school
children was the beginning of
the field day program here last
Friday, and then followed recita-
tions, declamations, reading and
spelling contests. dinner, races.
jumps and other athletic contests.
The day was an ideal one ahd
the schools of the districts wese
fairly we'll represented. About
one thousand people were in at
tendance.
The exercises for the Cheraw
district were held on Thursday,
and the McBee district on Satur-
day.
The winners at Pageland are
given below:
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05
Col. Dodd and 400 American
Troopers Rout Villa
Bandits.

Four hundred American cavalry
men under the command of Col.
George A. Dodd, galloping down
from the granite slopes of the
great continental divide, have
fallen on the main body of Fran
cisco Villas bandits at the San
Geronimo ranch, scattering them
in many directions and driving
the bandit chief, wounded and
crippled, to seek a hiding place
in the mountains. Villa was
hurried from danger in a car
rage. The battle opened at 6
o'clock in the morning of March
20 and continued for several
hours.
The news of the exploit was
flashed into Jaurez today and
sent a thrill along the border.
For II hours the veteran Colon
ell with his picked troopers of the
Seventh aid Tenth Cavalry,
drove down the valley of the
Santa Maria River. AT the end
of the 55-mile ride they fell upon
the unsuspecting Villa camp
where 500 bandits were celeora-
ting the massacre of 172 Carran-
"a soldiers two days previously
at Guerrero.
Villa, shot through the leg and
with one hip shattered, was hur-
rled from the scene barely in
time to escape the onslaught of
the Americans. The bandits
made d brief but hopeless stand
before a charge of Colonel Dodd
and his troopers.
Then they broke and fled
leaving 81 dead on the field in
Guiding their commander, Gen
eral Eliseo Hernandez. Two
machine guns, a number of
horses, rifles, ammunition, and
equipment fell into the hands Of
the Americans.
Among the known wounded
IS Pablo Lopez. Villas lieuten-
ant in the Columbus raid. The
American casualties were four
privates wounded.
The American soldiers did not
linger on the field of victory.
For five hours they drove the
enemy before them into the
wilderness of mountain peak,
desert, and canyon, where roads
or even trails are unknown and
where a mis- step means death TO
horse and rider. They halted
only after the chase had led
them 10 miles and the fugitives
scattered into little bands of
half dozen men each.
Villas career has ended; his
power has been broken. His
death or capture is only a ques-
ton of days, perhaps only hours.
Such is the inevitable conclu-
sion reached here as little by
little the details of ''Dodd's ride"
reach the border. 1t seems i'm
possible that the crippled bandit
can long remain hidden, even in
the mountainous wastes in
which he has sought refuge.
The scene of Colonel Dodd's
victory is broad valley lying
at the head of the Santa Maria
River. TO the east is a trail,
made famous by Villa, which
leads through the Laguna de
Castillo district 10 Santa Ysabel.
1t was at the latter place that
Villa killed Is American mining
men, crime which sent a thrill
OF horror throughout the United
States and marked the beginning
OF what many believe to be the
end of his blood.stained career.
1t was toward Santa Ysabel that
he was believed to be heading
when the troopers of the United
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05

The teacher, a lady of uncer-
tam age, was trying to teach
Paul the names of the kings of
England.
"Why, when was your age"
said, diS9uStedlv, 81 could recite
the names of the kings back.
ward"
IL don't doubt that" returned
Paul, but when you was my
age there wasn't so many kings
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-04-05

f1endrlX, MI. CrOglan. IND
Boyd Watts, Pageland.
9TH, Grade-lst, Myrtle Arm
field, Jefferson. End, RUBY
Quick, Pageland.
9Th, 9th and 10th Grades-lst
Ethel Atkinson, MI. Croghan
End, Ethel Griggs, Ruby.
Rural Schools. Defamation:
lst, Newton Keziah, Wexford
End, Coan Funderburk. Dudley
Elementary Grades, High
Schools:
lst. Ruby Quick, Pageland.
End, Myrtle Rushing, Mt. Crog.
han.
High School Declarations &
Recitations.
lst, Joyce Baker, Mt. Croghan
End, Meta Clark, Papeland.
Athletics
SO yd Dash-1st, Horace
Knight, Pageland. End, Fred
Sellers, Mt Croghan. 3rd, Ken.
ney Funderburk, Dudley.
SO I'd Dash, Boys over l2.-lst,
Austin Brewer, Pageland. End,
Paul Baker, Mt. Croghan. 3rd,
Bunyan Hinson, Plains.
100 yd Dash, Open to All:
lst, Austin Brewer, Pageland.
End, Paul Baker. Mt. Croghan.
3rd, Claude Griffith, Jefferson.
22O yd Dash. Open 10 All:
Isl, Austin Brewer, Pageland.
End, Paul Baker, Mt. Croghan,
3rd. John Gulledge, Wexford,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-30
REPUBLICANS CONDEMN
AUDITOR F. L. HUSTON
AS UNFIT FOR OFFICE
Fish and Game
Continued from First P;

1--WE condemn the present Demo
cratic governor for his veto of the
bill passed by the last Republican
legislation providing for a fish and
game commission. under the terms
of which this important department
of the states activities would have
been taken out of politics and placed
upon that efficient plane which its
Importance justiies. We promise that
this department will be removed from
the political influence which has domi-
mated it in the past two years, and
that the great natural assets which
the state has in its fish and game
will be conserved.
Initiative, Referendum and Recall
I'VE favor the enactment of legis-
lation which will carry into effect
the initiative, referendum and recall
amendments to the commission as
heretofore adopted by the people; and
condemn the action of the present
Democratic governor in vetong these