The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, June 17, 1914, Image 2
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The Pageland Journal
Published Wednesday Mornings
C. M. Tucker, Proprietor.
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Subscription Price - - $1.00
Entered as second-class mail
matter at the post office at Page
land, S. C., under the postal Act
of March 3, 1879.
June i/, mi
The government's estimate of
the wheat crop is nine million
bushels. Just think of it!
Wanted?some of you fellows 1
who know so much about run- 1
ning a newspaper to volunteer to
run this one for about a month,
says the Gaffney Ledger. All we
ask is a guarantee that you make
up the deficit during the time
you run it.
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We confidently expected to
see Mr. Ashcraft's annual eulogy
on the blackberry in the Monroe
Enquirer last week, but it wasn't
there. We shall certainly look '
lor it this week, for the berries
are ripening and the writer had :
his first pie of the season Saturday.
We are waiting for the
Enquirer to eulogize, and we
don't think we shall be disappointed.
In folnmri ic an orti
cle telling of \V. P. Pollock's '
candidacy for the United States '
senate. Mr. Pollock is an able
.nan and would do the state credit
in the senate, but we regret
that he has entered t^e race. 1
Not that we have aught against (
him, but that we hoped lixl
Smith's iollowintr would no ,
solidly lined up. To splil the \
vote means defeat.
Since the above was written '
L. D. Jennings, of Sumter, has ~
announced that he will be in the (
race. J
W law is sadly deficient, and we
are ;di6posed to plead guilty.
Rarely do our people have need
for the code of laws, which the
Advertiser thinks cannot be
found in these , parts, and upon
examination we find that the
1912 code in the possession ot
our good magistrate is practically
as good as new. Lav. ~iid
lawyers are not much in demauu
hereabouts, and if we go wrodg
we hope the Advertiser will
show us the light, for there is
usually an abundance of law
and causes for law down at the
court house.
Just as we desired the Salaries
Of the county officers have been
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uiuu^m 10 me uiicuuou 01 newspaper
reader in the county.
There have been some discussions
along litis line and it is
well that the matterbe straight
ened out. We made the statement
last week that the supervisor
receives only eight hundred
dollars. We are convinced of
'theelrorof this statement, and
we see that our informant was
mistaken. Below we give the
salaries as given in the 1912
Uocle of Laws, and also the sal -1
aries as they are at present, the i
latter of which is taken from the
Chesterfield Advertiser:
Salaries before the changes
were made; Sheriff $1,200: Supervisor
$1,200; Auditor and Treasurer
each $1000; Superintendent
of Education $000; CoronerS 200;
Judge of Probate $200 and fees;
Clerk of Court $500 and fees;
rrtllntv (>Amtni^c!.\nAro rw??- I
wuiiKinail/UClO V" J'VI
day and mileage at 5 cents per
mile; Clerk of county Hoard
Salaries at Present; The Supervisor
$1200; The Sheriff $1500
and is allowed $(>00 for a deputy;
The Treasurer and Auditor each
$1,100, one third of which is paid
* by the county and the balance
by the State. The Supt. of Kducation
$1200; the Clerk of Court
$500 with fees; Probate Judge
$200 with fees; the Coroner $250
Members of the County Hoard
$2 a day and mileage. >
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South Carolina's biennial cir- 1
cus opens up today. The show s
is divided into two sections, one 1
at St. Matthews and the other at i
Sumter. The senatorial candi- 1
dales* will be at Chesterfield <
Wednesday, August 5th, and the 1
state candidates on Thursday, I
July 2nd. Admission is free. <
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Young Man Convicted Of Swain 1
Murder Sentenced to 1
Electric Chair.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday
"I'm awfully - sorry for you,"
sobbed Judge Shaw as he spoke
the words of death to Charles E. '
Trull last evening at 6:40 o'clock 1
after the final page in the tragic, 1
chapter of his trial for the mur- 1
der of Sidney Swain had been
written in the court records of
this countv. The young man
was sentenced to be electrocuted
August 14 between the hours of
6 a. rp and 4 p. m., for his crime,.
With many motions swept
away by Judge Shaw and no
fltrllbir fYT*r\linrl Inff unon
VI VU1IU IL1I U|'UI1 VV111V.1I
the counsel for the unfortunate
youth could plant its feet
in behalf of his life, the court
called upon Trull to stand up.
The defendant sprang from his 1
seat at the call and faced the
bench. He was unflinching, i
His face showed a sickb' pallor.
In appearance he was translated '
from an impetuous youth of the i
first day's trial to a wrecked
piece of human flesh His eyes 1
were sunk and hollowed his 1
^olor was hideous: his counten- J
mce was pallid: his hair was 1
wreaked with perspiration but 1
tiis nerve abided. It never left 5
liim. He was as cool and com l
>osed as any man in the congest- <
id corridors of the court house. 1
H Mini.'!* witlwvilt I-'. 1
.? ?rw"v uciu ui. uc i
>vas unsupported so far as friends 1
ind relatives were involved, i
So man who had lifted a voice <
or him was near except his law- l
> crs. I lis step father was not in
iourt. He bore his cross alone i
ind he did it with consummate ?
:almi^ess. A great surging s
court. Interest in the termination
of the trial never ceased
nor let up. It was as. keeu at
the final moment as at the first.
Judge Shaw looked nervously '
apon the open leaf of the printed
form from which he was to
quote the words of death to the
prisoner.
dramatic momrnt
It was a tense moment. More
dramatic bv far was it than that
time during the forenoon when
an eager and curious throng
clung to the criminal court room
to hear the verdict of the jury.
It waa the supreme moment of
the day, penetrating in importance
and popular interest deeper
and more widespread than
the fraction of time within which
foreman McCorkle of the jury
answered "guilty" tortile inquiry
of the court as to the outcome
of the deliberations of the jury.
I he court was serious and sadfaced.
The spectators were prepared
to travail with the young
man as they listened and as he
listened to the few words that
were to consign him to the death
chamber of the State penitentiary.
"Stand up, Mr. Trull" commanded
the court in easy sympathetic,
almost fatherly voice.
Instantly, the prisoner was facing
the court.
"You have been convicted,
Mr. Trull, of a crime that involves
the death penalty," continued
the court." "Have vou anv
thing to say by way ?f giving a
reason why the extreme penalty
of the law should not be imposed
upon you?"
"Nothing your honor, except
I do not think I had a fair trial.
I have no criticism to offer to
your honor. You have been
tair enough to me. I do think
the jury has not allowed me to
present my case in a way that
would give me a showing before
them. I have not been fair to
myself in this trial. I have allowed
mv?elf to he drugged not
i>y my attorneys but I^iop
iucli an extent that I was imfl H
;o present my side of the f&dKp
is clearly and concisely aflH
would ' otherwise have beiljp
Of course I blame myself -*
this but I am sorry I have nJUj
been allowed to Rive a better flH[
count of myself. I could hawn
explained more intelligently mvj]
movements on the nicht th^li
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murder and if I had remained i
normal, I could have assisted 1
mv counsel. I have not had <
time to prepare ttty evidendfe.
We did not expect the case to 1
come up at this term of the s
court and we were thereby ham- j
pered. And then youi _honor I !
am satisfied that prejudice has 1
been allowed to prevail against 1
me. 1 have nothing else to say,'* <
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Who Is W.\F. '
Stevenson?, j
Last week we told yo? who <
he was up to 1902 in legislative <
success and * PtpeHdnceV-this i
week we will give you some ojf 1
his later Work as a legislator. <
After being out by voluntary
retirement for eight years he <
was again elected to the house i
;n intn n. l..i ? - > 1
111 i7iv. ne oaa developed as & 1
lawyer dnd legislator and his 1
activities showed his bent in lem <
islation and it tended (1st) 'A J
building up the farming interest
(and he is himself a considerable '
farmer his entire property out- <
side of his home and some town 1
lots being in farming lands!) 1
12nd) to building up the common 1
schools, and (3rd) to give a just i
proportion of the benefits oT^
Clemsou College and Winthron j
o country boys and girls. i*Si
iclped to pass the Act to ptfflP
/ide for a cron nest pnmmisRtHIl
n the State, to fight crop
especially the boll weevil.
\ct 1912, page 748.
He helped provide for elp^^H
nental stations, for instruCj^^B
ind development of farmittg^^H
;ucceeded in gettingonepl^^^H
He helped pass
ing that hog chole^^^^^^B
should be furnished to
er whose hogs had or'^JHB
threatened with disease afiaVT
was to be free to those too pd^B
to pay for it. When underst^jj^^
and applied this will save UrtSt?
ands of dollars to the farmelSfi
the State. See Acts 1913, 1m|
194?
He helped to establish ftlfw
one scholarships in CleaoSB
College, one for each CQflHK
and one additional for each <iH?n
gressional district, to be for^uHK
from the farm who were tbljl^m
only the agricultural coursPjflK
go back to the larm whtijpT
through. See Acts 1912, page 68^.Ile
helned to nassthn hills nrr>
viding that at least one scholarship
in each county, in both
Clemson and Winthrop, should
be set aside to be competed foV
^OOOUOOOQGOt^
| All ot Yo
J5 that we are in the drug busili
ft .you want, or get it for .you'
remind you that warm weatl:
8 Cold E
X
V and we serve them in a mam
ure to drink something ice c<
^ Drop in and rest while you d
| Paints i
at prices to please. Get pric
J? We are agents for the Charli
^ do the best work. Yours for
| Pageland
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m country boys and girls onlv,
m the reason that the boys and
:1s in the towns, having better
Kances to prepare themselves,
fere getting all the free scholarn>s
in those schools and the
JHlntry boys and girls were betog
left, because their prepara
lory schools were not as efficient
Slow one scholarship, if there
are less than four in a count}
and two, if there ate more thar
that* must go to a farmer's boj
at girl. See Acts 1912, page 686
He has also been persistent ir
tiis fight fcr good road legislator
and although he has not beer
able to get the State its a whole
to embark in this work, his owr
township has, by special legisla
tion and taxes levied, made mod'
il roads to the boundaries of hi;
township, and this plan is spreading
over the entire country.
Q/\ In* line ctnnvri rT?n^triir-ti vf
UV A1V/ II C*vJ UIIV 11 vxruv/kt W >
fenius as a legislator and it has
3een along: the line of the uplifi
jf the farming: class. His lead
stship has been acknowledged
in the house and is only indica
ive of what he would be if in
x>ngres.s.
As to his ability as a legislative
lebater, we cite a report of a
;reat debate in the house, made
>y the most expert reporter ol
egislativc debates in South Car
>lina, Mr. August Konn. Or
fanuary *23, 1912, Mr. Konn says
"The argument of Mr. W. b
Stevenson, of Cheraw, was one
>f the finest, one of the most
forcelul and eloquent heard in i
feneration on the floor of tin.
louse. It was one of the best
nost logical and well conceivec
tt^uments that has been hear
n a legislative bodj*. It wen
nto current politics, more 01
fess, but with it all it was a mas
:erful production, and coulc
>nly have come from a mind o
jnusual caliber."
Why should he not be given c
fiance to "put the fifth distric
>n the map?"
. See next installment
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Fresh lot flour, three grades
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, 22 pounds best yellow
21 pounds best granuh
* '7 1-2 good green
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11 itaster is far gone; summer is here,
i to wear ladies hats vet that will so cl
Oxfords for scnts, ladies and child
Be sure to come around to the fox
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We take your measure for tailor n
antee a fit and satisfaction.
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Open every. Tuesd
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| PURE HOG LARD. You h
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DENTIST D,
~ Pageland, S. C. Y
if Will bo at Jefferson on Wednesday
and ai Uuby Thursday,
IB Alt Cmnluirt l'i-i?l<i\' /\f i??l*'ll
Svveek, remainder of time at Page ! y
I land. Office in rear of Mangum i, ,
Drug Store, Pageland, S. C. IKt
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? i Hail Insurance?Cotton! col
Q j Mr. A. V. Funderburk lias his j mc
? entire cotton crop insured against: am
? loss by hail in the amount of j Sei
? $40.(|0 per acre. The Carolina I j|^
? Mail Insurance Co., of Marion,!
?lS. has beeft doing business
Since 1906, anil has paid out over
: $20,000 a year to farmers. They ! *yi
^ have never had a lawsuit in 1VJ
8*- settling a claim. Any one wish- j
i ing insurance or information can \
see Mr. A. F. Funderburk. The [
' cost is very little. Adv. off
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, af prices that can t
siigar $1.00
ited ? $1.00
colfee $1.00 i
and we have a few ready
heap.
ren at star values,
place when you come to
lade clothing:, and guarIPANY
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THE MOVIES
Theater
lay, Thursday
at 8:30, and
1 o'clock.
ome and enjoy yourself
Bland String Band
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been wanting PURE
it by calling at
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[. M. JOHNSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
V'ill he in Pagcland Wednesday,
'hursday and Friday of each week,
ice in rear of Mangum's Drug Store