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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Well, Maybe You're Right, Butch.

The following contribution comes
from Wilkes-Barre, Pa:
Editor Literary Digest: AS read
er of your periodical or weekly I
have as a matter of fact figured out
in my own way that you are all bad
in your humorous dept. and if you
don't mind I would advise you get
ting together some afternoon and
talking it over with the boys and
make a change.
''It is characteristic of you high
brows to dissect letter with a
touch of satire which comes rather
natural and I feel as you read this
you will smile and under your breath
damn the author. But I can't resist
the writing and good clean. class,
A late draft take this liberty to as
sert myself regardless.
"You need a few good stories, as
needless to say you do, write and let
me know, and since I am not overly
busy l will let you have them.
'I will write again and tell you
what I think about your high brow
poetry. 1t might be all right for the
fellow who reads Browning for a
bluff or talks grand opera, but to
me and many others it's bit misty
and the general structure is too ar
tistic for the foundation, give us
something with the humble touch
and the Gettsburg simplicity, we gel
this. Your friend, if you wish.
BUTCH McDEVITT.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
When Hubby Fooled Her.

Mrs. Scatterbrain was constantly
bemoaning her lot. Her husband,
who was entitled to place half of the
letters of the alphabet after his name
had the most treacherous memory in
the world He could remember
nothing his wife told him, in spite
of bits of string round his finger and
knots in his handkerchief. Only
once did Mr.. Scatterbrain remember
his wife's bidding.
Said a friend of Mrs. Scatterbrain
Il think you are getting as bad as
your hubby. l got letter from you
yesterday dated whole week
ahead"
"Heavens!' gasped Mrs. Scatter
brain, trembling with the shock.
My husband must have posted it the
day l gave it to him. .'-PitIsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Old Time Barley Bread.
We find more entertainment tn;

We find more entertainment than
instruction in an editoria, of the
Hartford Courant and on the revised
use of barley. 1t refers to it's use in
Bible times and finds the verse IN
the Book of judges to give an idea
of it's quality.
And when Gideon was come, be-
hold :ncfa was man that told a
dream, and 10, a cake of barley tum-
bled into the most cf Midian and
came unto a tent and srlole 1t that
it fell and overturned it, that the
tent lay along"
The Courant seems to approve ol
the use of barley -four, though ad-
mitting some difficulties in prepar-
ing it for bread, But it takes this
Bible verse as evidence that it's der
sity would make it serviceable as a
projectile. e.-Waterbury American.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27

Read The Herald, $500 per year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27

If were reasonably certain that
the women of South Carolina want
ed the ballot, we cannot say that we
would oppose the, measure. The wo-
men are entitled to anything they
really want, and they usually get it.
A handful mere small handful
of women in this State say they
want to vote. We no more believe
they represent South Carolina wo-
manhood than we believe it would
snow in July. We are really aston
ished that there are women in
South Carolina who are willing to
be led by that crowd of Northern
women who have proved themselves
a. disgrace to the nation. These
&sufragettes' who a few days ago
so far lost their dignity, if they ever
had any to burn an efigy of Wood
row Wilson in Washington, have
about as much sympathy and respect
for Southern women as they
have for their poodle dogs
doubtless not as much, yet
they are willing to haul their
.sprison special to South Carolina
to try and induce our women to join
in the, movement. The whole thing
is a disgraceful procedure. The Co.
lumbia State the other day called
attention to a phase of the question
that ought to have the earnest con-
sideration of these few women who
are trying to shoulder on the State
by national amendment woman suf-
frage, the gist of which was if the
ballot is given to the women, are they
going to use it? There are estimat-
ed to be IT'S, 900 white women in the
State of voting age. Who supposes
that even 10000 of them would vote
if they had the opportunity? There
are perhaps more negro women in
the State. Who supposes that they
would not vote if given the oppor-
tunity? 1t is a dangerous proceeding,
and the mass of women in this State
will be sorry to see the day when the
ballot is put in their hands. We are
not old fogy and all that sort of
thing, but we are badly out of joint
If the women ever consent to leave
their babies and go out and vote and
participate in political affairs from
choice. If the ballot is granted,
they would have to do it as matter
of duty. Before we are ever willing
for this condition to exist in South
Carolina, we shall have to have more
than the word of the few who have
spoken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Paste This in Your Ford in Japan.

You must drive your automobile
at the speed of eight knots per Aour
on the city roads and at twelve miles
per hour on the country roads.
When you see the policeman
throwing up his hands you must not
drive in front of him.
When you get ahead of the passen-
ger on foot or the horse, you must
ring the horn.
When you meet a COW or horse
speed slowly and take care to ring
the horn and not be afraid of them.
Drive slow when you meet the horse
or the cattle, do not make them
afraid and carefully make the sound.
If they are afraid of the sound you
must escape a little while at the side
of the road till they pass away.
Do not drive the motor car when
you get drunk and do not smoke on
the driver seat.-Japan Chronicle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Wanted to Help Both.

A little boy at school saw his
teacher faint and fall. In the con-
fusion it was impossible to keep so
many heads cool, and the little ones
f1ocked around the unconscious lady
and her sympathetic colleagues. But
the small boy kept both his color and
his GOODNESS.
Standing on a bench and raising
his hand he exclaimed: please
teacher, can 1 run and fetch father?
He makes collins "-Pittsburg G.
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Compliment to Conscience.

Here comes that Miss Cabins.
think I'll have Nora say I'm out"
"Won't the still, small voice re-
proach you?"
Eyes; but I'd rather listen to the
still, small voice than to hers" -
Boston Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Thursday, Feb. q, 1919.

It was announced Tuesday from
WASHINGTON that the thirtleth olVls-
ion will sail from France on March
9th. which will be good news to a
large number of Bamberg county
homes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
You.Know Who.

The new version: when the devil
was sick he turned to a parliamenta-
ry form of government. st.
Joseph News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

, The geography books did have to run a new edition before this girl got through. but Frederick had nothing to do with de- signing the maps
 Because the Princess of Anhalt -Zerbst had a mind of her own.
 She had no sooner pitched camp in Russia than she started vamping. She even worked her eyes on the old em- press, and had that dame eating out of her hand in no time. Sophia wasn' t much on looks, but she had a track rec ord of :5eA, which was some speed even in those times Elizabeth gave her con sent to the wedding, and as soon as So- phia had swapped all of her German han dles for one human name, Catherine, she was hitched to the grand duke with much gusto.
 When she had time to catch her breath Catherine looked at the man she had married. He wasn't much on looks, he had a smallpox complexion, he was as mean as hades and crazy as loon, al- ways sitting around having parades Of toy soldiers. and was an original square head (meaning German) in all his ideas,
 When someone asked Catherine what she thought of him, she shrugged her shoulders and trilled:
 That insect? But then husbands are chosen for such as we-thank heavens, you can choose your friendsl"
 As. Catherine began to choose her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
..Death Tunnel" Safe

John H. Van Deventer, in Everybody s, states that The Death Tunnel" an au- tomarie process of filling poison gas shells which made the American way of handling poison gas the safest in the world, was perfected by men of the Trench Warfare Section of Ordance. They carried on their technical experi- ments in the old patent office in Wash ington
 According 70 the writer. these men of the trench warfare section worked out the myriad engineering details which made the American way of handling poison was the safest in the world, even though our gas was the most deadly They devised an automatic process SC that the filling of the deadly shells was done in a tunnel through which trucks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

carried them, and there they were filled
 and closed without the touch of human
 hands The empty shells entered one end
 of the filling building of the great Edgs-
 wood gas plant, going in one cars and
 then, placed on conveyors, passed through
 the chilling roo ms which reduced their tempedature.
 Then they were placed by hand on trucks, each truck holding six shells clamped in place, not up. And then came the journey of the trucks through the poison gas tunnel, a veritable tunnel of
 horror one breath of the atmosphere of
 which would sign your death warrant. At the proper point each mechanically pro- pell truck came to rest automatically be- low two rows of filling spouts projecting through the roof of the tunnel and so placed as to come directly over the noses of the shells. Next, as if by magic, trucks and shells rose vertically toward these spouts, bringing the shell noses into con- tact with valves that caused the chilled
 poison in it's liquid form to enter each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SUNDAY DECEMBER z 1919

1om then she made stanislas king of roland. He didn't last long, because.
 or sight. out of mind with Cath
 itne' Together with Germany and Austrla- she divided Poland up and 'ook the biggest share for Russia.
 catherine had her good points
 though She opened banks. started sehools' amended taxes, wrote come uies' and letters to the great French ppppliosophers whom she called her
 Fress Agents in the West" They told her she shook a wicked Waterman and cdned her the "Semiramis of the norh' with the charms of Cleopatra, ana the heart of Brutus." She made nussla an agricultural country, and in .roduced the planting of potatoes there TOT the first time. That is how she got 10 be called "Catherine the Great" Ihree Russian farmers were sam pilng their crops. One of them with ms mouth full of the mealy potato, | nuttered:
 IS greatw
 Whats great?" asked the second.
 The Czarina's great" answered the potat?"
 Now that she was called the Great, catherine decided to live up to it. She longed for excitement. There were no
 movies to go to- so she sent word to the war department to start a fight. tCatherine should have been born in Mexico.)
 But there is no enemy" answered the head of the department.
 Find one, you poor fish" exclaimed the empress. "The soldiers guns are getting rusty. I've got a friend who needs to lead that army. He's get I ting too bossy around here to suit me" 80 they thought out scheme for re- vfving the Greek empire. Catherine l led the army herself a little way and cities were built in the deserts for her to spend the night in Her army ar rived at the Mediterranean sea, and got the Greeks all thrilled over being delivered, when a fast rowing mes | senger dashed up to tell the general that he had been succeeded at home by a gentleman with a longer beard He rushed off home, leaving the Greeks to their fate. When he got back he looked so natty in his uniform that Catherine forgave his haste and explained it to the world by saying that the descend ants of the Spartans were much de- generated, and didn't deserve deliv- erance.
 It wasn't long before Catherine start ed something else. Potemkin had been favorite for ever so long. and she wanted to see how he looked in uniform. Potemkin knew how to han, dle the lady. He put on a muchly gild- ed uniform, and breezed down to lick the stuffing out of Turkey This war ended by grasping for Russia the ter ritory between what had been Russia and the Black sea. Which made it nice for Catherine when she wanted to take a Black sea bath.
 She tried to accomplish the same re- suits on the north but the king of Sweden was too much for her. Things broke even in the northern ring.
 By this time Catherine was 67 She was getting old and foolish. She all lowed her last favorite. Planton Zubov, to persuade her to send an expedition into India. But before they left the king of Sweden made her so mad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

In TIA. Sophia Augusta Frederica, Prin- cess of Anhalt-Zerbst. was sent out on a vamping expedition that was to alter the map of Europe
 It was Frederick the Great of Ger hanys idea He was all messed up in an idea of eonquering all Europe, just what his descendant. Bill Hohenzollern. tried to put over in 1sfa-7s1& But Fred erick had lost faith in the goose step, and wanted to make peace with some country, and so be chose this 1S-year-old girl to marry the Grand Duke Peter, nephew of the Empress Elizabeth of Russia
 Frederick thought that with a German princess on the throne of Russia, Peter himself being of German descent. he could dictate to the map makers how Europe would look in the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

shell in predetermined quantity just as measured cup of coffee is drawn from the nickcl-in-the spout of the 'Au- | tomat'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

by refusing to succumb to her charms that she had a stroke of apoplexy and turned her toes to the daisies
Evening journal., 1919-05-09
MAY HAVE REFERENDUM
ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS

WASHINGTON Pess>Prsdent Wilson is TO he asked by
for national referendum on
Leaders said today they expect the Pres
groundsnrs that II necessarily IN
covenants second that would cause
the under "hon
necessary expressing their view" to Con
he league expressed TIM
Congressional sentiment aorng nationwide vote has been oroms wing
both parties both houses has
Both friends and opponents Of The league have aa
thoroughly both
question and letting the people themselves decide then whether
they want OF
reading
will be possible separate the treaty
essential the charge delaying
temen Is TO be
believes believing TIC separabe
will disappointed.
the
who TO
a removing all
introduce bill providing the
he
andco
without
league be accepted o rejected meritS'
today the might
alliance between this country France and Great Britain
of
the Senatorial action had been
eendum their approval Of the idea
Evening journal., 1919-05-09
N ca SAFE At CHATHAM;
OTHER PLANES AT HALIFAX

came into the harbor in tho face Of a
strong wind.
CHATHAM, Mass. May 9-.United
.Press).-The trans-oceanic seaplane
flying from Rockaway Beach TO Hall
fax. landed at the naval air station
here at 5,is a. m, today.
The NC-i was forced TO turn back
on account Of engine trouble, it was
stated by naval officials.
The plane landed here TO make minor
repairs, after which it will sail for
Rockaway Beach, where permanent re-
pairs will be completed.
According 20 plans made known here
the plane will make another start from
Rockaway Beach as soon as repairs are
made. If it lands at Trcspassey Bay,
y. T., before the N.C-3 and N.C~i HOP
'ofr' on the long journey across the
Atlantic. 10 will join in tho flight.
Should the plane arrive after the others
have started it was said nc attempt
viii be made 70 follow them
The crew OF the N.C-i were feeling
10 when the big plane giided 20 the
surface OF The harbor here just as The
first streaks OF dawn appeared in the
Confined on Page Thirty-one.)
Evening journal., 1919-05-09

BERLIN May 9 United Press)-"Tbe government has IN.
delegates make counter proposal propositions ana
discussions, declared Chancellor Schede-
in a speech yesterday. -. %,
eve are dealing enemy blinded by selfish policies he
said F,
Referring to President Wilson's Ia points, Sehedemann asked;
'hat becomes exchange of guarantees mentioned IN
the fourth pont7 Despite Wilson's fifth point Germany loses her
colonies and right in Africa. -,
Count Brockdor Rsntzau faithfully interpreted the feeling
the when he said that he VIII x-
with good WILL The government earnestly wishes
a just peace"
PARIS May UNITED Press)-Work the Austrian peace
treaty is nearing completion it learned today.
The 'big called reparauon experts to
60 over final details of that section of the pact.
with the spporionmen OF mandator'
territories the of OF the Allies
apparently with full approval OF the Allied
Began have filed protest with the
be awarding the British mandatory German
of the important part played by Belgium
the conquest region Unofficial have also been
Italians being entirely from mandaoes
asked for statement the proposed agree
ent by the United Britain aid France the
latter is attacked by Germany.
weakening such engagement strengthens the
league of nations being initial example of abolition of secret
treaties" said Sraus- -
at necessary like the Monroe Doctrine due to the peculiar
Of the directly concerned France the
greatest sufferer from the Most likely she would again b,
Germany should her attack The proposed
is complete vndieaton of the leagues principles
Evening journal., 1919-05-09
HOMES FOR Dogs,
none FOR KIDDIES
Father Drum Says Apart
ment Owners Prefer
Canine Occupants
CHOIR BOYS AT
RETREAT TONIGHT

some apartments do not object TO
dogs, but do object 10 children," said
Father Drum. at the Knights Of Colum-
bus retreat at the Cathedral last night.
He said a law ought 20 be passed TO
prevent such an encouragement 10 race
suicide by owners OF apartments. Com
mentlng on the fact that pet dogs
sometimes receive more attention than
human children. Father Drum urged
those present 10 teach their children
TO love children more than dogs.
Father Drum asked those present 10
live with one thing in their mind, that
God came FIRST and the soul second.
Tonight Father Drums subject VIII
be More Than a Sherd." st. Peters
boys choir. under direction Of Joseph
Currcn, viii sing and again on sunday
night.
Members viii meet ai the Cathedral
on sunday morning al o'clock to at
attend the retreat mass.
ON sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock the
members OF Santa Maria Council Will
meet Father Drum in Columbus Hall.
Evening journal., 1919-05-09
DIR. SUMWALT DISCUSSES
THE CHALLENGE OF LIFE

No social function held in Whining
ton this season has been more enjoy
able than was the second annual BAN
quet Of the Beacon college Club. held
in the grill room in the Hotel dupont
last evening. The demand for tickets
was so great that their sale had 70 be
stopped at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
II vas attended by between 200 and
300 men and women, and was address
ed by the Rev. J. w n. Sumwalt, pas
tor Of Grace NJ. L. Church, this city,
and the Rev. Charles A. Eaton, formerly
pastor Madison Avenue Baptist Church,
New York City, for the last two years
engaged in conciliation and stimulation
work for the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tiOn. and now an associate editor OF
Leslie's Weekly and engaged in the task
OF bringing capital and labor together
IN a close and mutually beneficial un-
.derstanding.
A. Raymond Jackson, president Of the
club, presided. and delivered the ad-
dress OF welcome. Dr.. Sumwalt dellv-
erred the invocation. George Carter, edi-
tor Of The Evening Journal, was toast
master and introduced the speakers.
The banquet hall was decorated at
tractively with American flags and Bea-
com College pennants. The floral dec
oratiOns and favors were red carnations
Stausebach's orchestra supplied the mu.
sic for the banquet and also for the
dance which followed 70.
At the guest table were Mr.. Jackson
the club president: A. Rae DuBell. Of the
banquet cOmmitte; Dr. Sumwalt. DR.
Eton. Professor and Mrs. William II
Beacon, Professor A. II. Berlin, princi-
pal Of the Wilmington High School
Mrs. Berlin, Ellwood Souder. Of the
Wilmington Board Of Education, and
George Carter.
DR.. Sumwalt's subject was "The Chal-
lenge Of Life" That Of Dr. Eton was,
"Wanted-Amerlcans."
Both men made earnest appeals In be-
half Of wholesome and patriotic private
and public service. Or. Eton warned
Americans against giving either aid OF
countenance 20 Bolshevists and Other
agitators in this country. He declared
it to be The duty Of all Americans y
stand ready 20 deal with such sociS
and political disturbers and Ndestruc-
tionists whenever and wherever they
seek TO sssert themselves. Or. Et0n was
emphatic in his declaration that with
I'm five years Americans will be COM
PEELED 10 meet and 10 deal with the Boil
shevist menace.
A. Raymond Jackson. president OF the
! Continued on Page seventeen)
Evening journal., 1919-05-09
TAX RATE TOO HIGH,
ROBERTSON SAYS
Would Cut Figure by Max
ing Wilmington a Separ-
ate County
$3.50 RATE SURE IF
BUDGETS ARE ALLOWED

That the proposed budgets OF The city
departments now being preDsented 10
City Council viii have 10 be reduced
before they are allowed by Council.
otherwise the city tax rate viii be $3.50
was the statement made by City Coun-
Gilman Robertson last night. This
statement was followed up By Coun-
Gilman Robertson with another one to
The effect that Wilmington should be a
county by itself and but one tax should
be levied.
And, be added, the present city tax
rate is too high. being higher than the
Philadelphia rate which Is a separate
county and where the rate Is but s2.fO
The combined city and county rate is
$3.50.
The question OF finances came up
when Mr. Robertson referred 20 the
plans outlined by the Central Labor
Union 10 improve city conditions.
lie said tirst Wilmington now psys
% per cent. Of the revenue OF the state
as well as OF the county, which he
charged was unjust, and he believed the
Dest solution Of The problem would be
to make Wilmington D separate county.
Mr.. Robertson said that n the various
departments were given an they ask
i would be necessary 70 have a $3.50
tax rate, which would work a hard
ship upon the working people.
He declared that the solving OF the
financial problem was. a great strain
upon the c0uncilmen, and that when
the budget Is finally made up it will
be after more than one midnight vigil
lie said 1t was hard task 70 satisfy
the city departmentand at the same time
and keep the tax rate down, but he
was opposed to adding one cent more
% the taxes now imposed on the worF-
ing mems homes. lie pointed out that
he had endeavored 10 have legislation
passed az the legislature to solve the
financial problem. but did not get much
support. lie praised The cooperation
he has received from Representative We
McNabb. who was in the Council
Chamber. in that line.
Councilman Johnson approved what
Councilman Robertson had said and
suggested that before the next General
Assembly meets, town meetings be held
and The people urged 10 so 20 Dover
and demand what they want. Pres
ident Lyon suggested that a better plan
would be 10 Withhold an moneys from
the State.
NJ further discussion ensued. how
ever.