The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, July 18, 1917, Image 1
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THE PAGELAND JOURNAL 1
VoJ.7 NO. 44 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1917 $1.00 per year
Ready for Selection in South
Carolina
The State, Sunday.
With all duplicate registrator
cards in the governor's office
and the 56 local boards in South
Carolina has been reported read>
for the drafting of this State's
quota of men for the great Na
tional army. South Carolina is
called to furnish 10,081 men
Official notice ot the quota to be
selected by each board will be
sent to the chairman today.
One South Carolina county
I Union, will not send a man foi
service under the selective ser
vice act. This county has al
ready 33 men in the National
Guard and legular armv in ex
cess of its quota. Union's quota
S is 274 men and the county now
I has 307 men in seivice.
I The following table shows
I the gross quota, the credits and
f net quota of the several counties
[ of the State:
Gross to bi
quota Credit draftee
Abbeville 223 51 172
Aiken 450 79 37C
Anderson 709 434 272
Bamberg 207 24 182
Barnwell 396 30 36f
Beaufort 173 65 10*
Berkeley 168 20 14*
/ Calhoun 182 26 15<
Charleston 267 ' 26 241
Charleston city 694 388 304
Cherokee 236 117 US
Chester 294 66 222
Chesterfield 279 114 164
Clarendon 323 2l 30l
Colleton 280 45 234
Darlington 320 205 152
k Dillon 217 54 162
. Dorchester 155 33 122
Edgefield 217 14 202
Fairfield 218 15 202
i Florence 461 176 284
ft Georgetown 183 37 14(
B Greenville 819 441 37<
B Greenwood 321 169 151
I Hampton 209 30 I7f
Horry 279 45 23:
V Jasper 92 8 8f
Kershaw 275 99 17:
i Lancaster 246 49 19<
T (liironc Ifir. 1 Ol:
A^uuiVUJ UKJ, I It/ /
Lee 223 23 20(
Lexington 318 58 25(
McCormick 153 18 13f
Marion 210 60 15(
Marlboro 280 37* 28]
t Newberry 511 90 2l
Oconee 253 71 18
Orangeburg 580 ll(? 46(
Pickens 254 71 18i
Richland 298 92 20;
Columbia 4t>l 270 19(
Saluda 209 15 19'
Spartanburg 807 424 441
Sumter 370 102 26Union
274 3()7
I U/llllinm'ok...... inO C?
w 111 iiiiiuauui y &~70 J/
'York 430 183 24(
Totals 1S121 5,040 10,0*
'
Prussian War Lord Resigns Hit
Place
Berne, Switzerland, July \l
(British Admiralty, per Wireless
Press).?Ar? official telegran
from Berlin says that Gen voi
Stein, the Prussian minister o
war, has resigned
The Prussian war oftice is ii
reality the imperial ministry o
War, performing the function
of that office for the empire
Gen. von Stein recently exciie<
the antagonism of the Socialist
by his pan German activities
He was charged by the Social is
newspaper Voerwaerts las
month with aiding in the circulation
of a pan German pamphlc
opposing peace efforts.
"Who is George Washington
Nellie?" asked the teacher of :
little girl in the primary depart
ment.
"He was Mrs. Washington'
^ second husband," was the unex
pected reply,
i Burbank Develops Grain That
Will Yield Five Times More
Than Present Varieties
1 Santa Rosa, Cal., July 11?
? Luther Burbank, the world's
, greatest scientific agriculturist,
r today announced the perfection
of a "super-wheat" which he be
lieves will go far toward solving
the universal problem of gram
? shortage.
Its yield is five limes as much
, per acre as the average produc,
tion throughout the United
States today.
When 15 bushels are now
' garnered, 40 to 70 is the measure
of the new Burbanks variety.
It is as if this genius of the plant
kingdom had suddenly extended
manfold America's wheat acre
age
| The promise of this achieve
ment for a hunger threatened
. world can scarcely be overesti|
mated.
It is the product of 10 years'
extensive and very expensive
. experimenting to combine into
I one wonderful new grain the
\ best * food qualities, hardihood
I and fecundity of many strains of
> wheat selected from all parts of
\ the earth. N
> It has been carefully tested in
I comparison with 08 of the
I world's best wheats and excells
? every one in productiveness.
) Mr. Burbank told about this
I wonder grain here for the first
i limn TTr?*ll ?* ^- L ^ L ?
r nuiv iwuu_) . U11 111 LIUW LlC U'db
' kept it secret for fear the result
[ of his labors would be appropri
ated by exploiters.
[ "I have" he said, "perfected
\ and ready for the market the
I most productive wheat ever
> evolved by man?you may say
; that without qualification, and
\ I'll back it up.
[ "The average yield will run
i about 50 to 70 bushels to the
, acre. It is hardy, barbies, smooth
I and milky, and will grow any
) where in ihe temperate zone.
\ "Were it universa*lv planted,
[ the same acreage t ay under
S cultivation should ;eld many
i times as much wheat *
S
) Couldn't Close It If It Wasn't
) There
y The boys are pulling off a
* good one on Barnes Griffin,
L chief police of Marshville on
1 this wise, says The Marshville
1 Home: They sav that a stranger
^ drove into town a few days ago
I with a car that made aplenty of
1 noise. The chief was on the
) job and immediately approached
1 ? t
me auiomooiiesi ana enquired
I if he wasn't running with his
^ cut out open. The stranger
denied the charge with a great
^ deal of emphasis and in order to
' convince the officer beyond a
I reasonable doubt he made a
thorough canvass of the car to
i show that there wasn't a cut out
on it at all. The policeman
j being satisfactorily convinced
that he was in error in his supposition
that the stranger was running
in violation of the law rej
plied: "Well, sir, you'll have to
get a cut out and put it on your
car, as the automobile law re
| quires that cut outs be kept clos
ed while running inside incorpo
s rated towns and you can't keen
: it elcsed unless vou have one."
And now some of our automo
s bile drivers placing cards bear
ing the inscription, "Cut-out Ap
plied For," on the rear of their
' cars.
i
Aviation Measure Passed In
House
'? Washington, July 14.?The
1 war department bill appropri"
a ting $610,000,000 for 22,000 aeroplanes
was passed by the house
s late today without a roll call.
- It was amended only in minor
details.
German Chancellor Resigns
London, July 14.?The politi
cal turmoil which has been con
vulsing Germany ever sinct
Russia's first startling: success or
the resumption of her offensive
has culminated for the present ir
the resignation of the impena
chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann
Hollweg, but all indications
serve to show that his resigna
tion, far from being: the last ac
in the drama is hut the begin
ning ot far reaching develop
ments which are bound to effec
the fabric of the German empire
and have momentous conse
quences on the progress of the
European struggle. The resig
nation of the chancelor came
quite unexpectedly, for Dr. voi
Bethmann-Hollweg, in the pro
longed party discussions anc
heated debates of the main coin
mittee of the reichstag, whicl
have been proceeding all tiirougl
the week, seemed to have tri
umphed over his opponents
who have been clamoring fo
his head, by making concession:
which were tantamount to ths
formation of a kind of imperii
coalition ministry.
At the same time the chancel
lor by the declaration that Ger
manv was ftpfpn?ivp!v fioTitinr
for the freedom of her territoria
possessions evolved a formuh
that seemed satisfactory to botl
those who clamored for peaci
by agreement and those who de
manded repudiation of the for
mula "no annexation and n<
indemnities."
In all this, Dr, von Bethmann
Hollweg wasstronglv backed b:
the emperor. The advent of thi
crown prince upon the scenesummoned
by his imperial fathe
to share the deliberations affect
ing the future of the dynastyseems
to have changed entircl;
the position with regard to th<
mperial chancellor. The crowi
prince at once took a leadin;
part in the discussions with th
party leaders and his ancieri
hostility towards Dr. von Beth
mann Hollweg, coupled with hi
notorious dislike for political rc
form undoubtedly precipitate
the chancellor's resignation.
"Your honor," said the solic
tor for the defense," in an Englis
court. "I ftush to prove by thi
question that the witness is
man of quarrelsome dispositior
hard to get along with, and o
bad terms with his neighbor
Now, sir," he continued, turnin
again to the witness, "I'd like t
know whose farm is next t<
yours?"
"Well," answered the witness
"there's the Billings' farm, an
the?"
"Stop there. One at a thru
Are you on friendly terms will
Mr. Billings?"
"I can't say 1 am."
"Are you even on speakin
terms with him?"
"No, sir."
, "Whose fault is it?"
"It's his fault, I reckon."
"Oh, ves; it's his fault, vo
reckon Mow long has it bee
since you have spoken to him?
, "About 14 years, as near as
? can remember "
"Now, sir, I want you to te
??,:? i 1
una Ji"J wuy >*>11 I1UVC 11C
spoken to Mr. Hillings for 1
. years."
"Gentlemen," said the witnes
taming to the jury, "the reaso
why I haven't spoken to Mi
1 Billinjjs for 11 yeais is hecans
that's the length of time he1
. been dead."
"A shophrd is a man win
i minds sheep, isn't he, father?"
"Yes, my son."
" Then I expect a coward is i
man who minds cows."
J. E. Efird Submits to Charge oi
. j Assault
| Monroe, July 11.?The case oi
jrthe state against J. E. Efird, oi
i I this city, charging him wit!
? I assault upon the highwaj
i with a deadly instrument with
1 intente to kill Prof- R. W. Aller
on the morning of June 15, wa:
; concluded here this afternoor
when Mr. Efird submitted to i
1 charge of assault and batten
with a deadly instrument anc
^ was fined by the recorder the
? sum of $250 and cost in the case
In submitting to the charge Mr
J Efird agreed to make reparatior
for his deed by paying Professoi
" Allen the sum of $5,5(X). Th<
case has been on trial sinci
1 early Tuesday morning befon
W. J. Pratt, recorder, and thi
1 courthouse at all times has no
1 accommodated the spectator
, with seats, manv ladies attend
r ing the sessions.
5 It has created more interes
? owing to the prominence of th?
1 parties involved and as to tin
character and cause of the as
sault than any case ever heart
. in Union County,
r Representing the defence ii
1 the case were John J. Parke
i and W. B. Love, of the local bai
1 and E. T. Cancler, of Charlotte
2 Assisting Prosecuting Attorney
. R. L. Stevens was City Attorn
. ey J. C. M. Vann and Franl
^ Armfield, of Monroe, and Jame
II. Pou, of Raleigh, and T. L
. Caudle, of Wadsboro.
> After the disposition of tin
e case Mr Pou spoke to the as
_ semblagc of people in the courl
r house on the various phases o
.v the war and existing condition
_ in the countries involved there
y in for more that an hpur am
Q so effective and forceful wer
n his words that be was given ur
ir divided attention. He wa
e loudly cheered at intervals. 1
it was an inspiring talk and vale
i able and worthy of the splenidl
c attention that if rprpivpH
d Biggest of Big Guns.
Popular Science Monthly.
It is not easv to understan
i what the power of a gun reall.
h is?its penetrating and destruc
s tive power. What we call a 1J
a inch gun?which means on
1, whose muzzle or hollow part i
n fifteen inches in diameter?wi
s. hurl a shell riaht through n nlm
^lor wall of the hardest stec
I #
oi twelve inches thick seven mile
o' from the muzzle. The power c
the very largest land guns eve
>. made?the German howitzers c
d of 10.5 inch guns?is such t'na
one of their missiles cracks opei
?. a steel and concrete fort as if i
li were a nut.
There are two classes of gun
?naval guns, and army or lam
g guns. Because they can be ma
nipulated more easily than thosi
of a ship, land guns are tin
heavier. From eight to tei
j miles is the greatest distune
u J that a gunner can cover success
n j lullv at sea. The largest nava
"I gun is the fiiteen English gun 01
I I till? famous
and the largcsts land gun is th
|] German howit/.er. Of the tw<
>t the naval gun fires a shell weigh
I ing over half a ton, while th
other fires a projectile \ ton ii
% weight. But the new giant six
n teen inch guns 01 the Unite
r. Slates defending the Panem
i canal and New York at Sand
s Hook shoot projectiles weigh
ing 2,370 pounds, mhich is ove
a ton. These immense stee
o I guns can siiik a ship before i
has really come into sight on tin
liori/.on, the location of tlx? bat
a lleship having been determine!
by aeroplane or tower.
F Still.Thinks Jefferson Is On the
Road to Lancaster.
F From the last issue of the
f Jeffersonian the following 'is
j taken.
"in an article about the
National Highway published
1 last week in The Jeffersonian we
1 stated, in o*ir article a few of the
s iron clad reasons, why the Gov
i ernment should and is going to
j build the road thru Jefferson,
. and of course our neighbors in
Pagelind, and the Journal, feel
"peeved" thai we "showed them
1 up."
"The Journal agreed with us
. that the roads beyond Pageland,
j are in the condition that we had
. accused them of. We are aware
that the people are not responsi2
ble for their past and present
5 condition. Nevertheless the
2 facts in the road case are undis
a nutnhlv rnrrorf ?c r>?->
___ UO I^IIUICU 1(191 I
t week and admitted bv the
Journal. Whether the county is
to blame for the condition of the
abominable roads is none of
Jeffersons business.
1 "The civil engineer's advice
" that the Journal craves 1 or is
- freely given. The most feasible,
shortest, and cheapest route for
1 a National Highway, is to clay
the old Chesterfield road which
3 is readv for the clay, and build it
r to Ruby from Jefferson, thereby
'? saving nine miles, and leaving
Pageland where she now stands.
y Npbody bound for Lancaster,
ever picks the route by Page
c land. Invariably they take the
s Jefferson route to Kershaw, over
' the Lynche's river ..bridge, and
thence to Lancaster.
e "This road is smooth, with a
1 good road bed all the way and
free of holes, ruts, and washouts,
3 which is more ihan Pageland
s can offer.
"We do not wish to antagon13
iz2 the Journal. It is the milk
e in the cocoanut, thai we are
after. If the Journal will take a
s ruler and laS' it down on a map
3 of Chesterfield county, and draw
'* a straight line between lefterson
it and Chesterfield, they will find
by using their eyes instead of
their elbow that [efferson is the
LOGICAL route because it is 9
miles shorter.
"If the Journal, will take
d their claim of "12 or 15 miles"
y and divide by 2 thev will come
, nearer the correct solution, as to
the reason why Jefferson is re
>_ cognized as the best route bee
tween Kershaw, Lancaster
is Ruby, Chesterfield, McBee and
U Monroe.
"We have in Jefferson, as
e good clay roads as can be found
in the State, and these were
s built by the town and not the
?f county.
,r "The county owes Pageland
f for good roads, and we hope
Pageland gets them. But we in
11 sist, that with an engineer's adit
vice, hacked up by the GovernA
I r* ?
n mem -.uiu :>ievenson 11 will oe
an easy thing to bring the National
Highway thru Jefferson,
, with so many good clay roads
^ established.M
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e E3 Sanitary Steam Pressing
11 ?3 get same back on Thurs<
^ Q I ask you for a ti
a U quality of work will assu
v H work.
1 M Charge for suit 50c
,j H One piece 30c
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How to Can Co**n
The Journal has heard <f
something which it never hea.d
of before and is as proud of it as
an old turkey gobbler when l c
tries to set on a door knob, it is a
Receipt for putting up "roasti;:ears."
The canning people ai I
the good house wives as we 1
say that corn is the hardest thir c
to "put up" that there is. It requires
so much cooking anl
careful handling ^nd is so subject
to failure that few peopl ;
trv it. Now this thing which
The lournal hears solves the
problem. It is said to be the
old Rowan Dutch way of keeping
green corn. Mose Waller,
who knows all about old Dutch
things, hasn't been consulted,
but the receipt comes so straight
that it sounds good. Just take
your green corn and shave it
oft with a sharp knife, put one
cup of salt to every two cups of
corn, and seal it up in glass jars.
Simple and easy. No cooking,
nor trouble of any kind. Simply
be careful to slice off with a
sharp knife and don't scrape the
cob. Rut it will he so salty thai
it never can be eaten," you will
say right off the bat. That is
exactly what we said to the man
who told us, and here is what he
said, and he is a preacher in good
and regular standing and is
pastor of two churches:
"When you open your jar
next winter," He said, "all you
have to do is to put the corn in
water between breakfast and
time for cooking it for dinner.
Two waters will bring it out
just as fresh and sweet as when
it it was cut off the cob. I ate
our last some time in March and
you could not tell it from corn
just brought from the fie'd. I
have put up sixteen jars this
morning and have just started.
I will guarantee every grain of
it to keep and be just as good as
I say it is."
That surely sounds good.
Now this simple receipe may
have been known by many people
for aught The Journal knows,
but it is the first time we ever
heard of it, and so pass it on.
/\ n 1
wui rreadier weni on 10 say
that the old Dutch folks, before
the day of sealed class jars, put
their corn up in stone crocks
with only a clotli tied over the
top.?Monroe Journal.
Hobby, a Muncie boy of 4,
went to a circus when it showed
there this season, and in the
mcnagrie tent received .1 sack
of peanuts with which to feed
the elephant, sa>s the Indianapolis
News. Mis parents stood
a short distance away talking to
a group of friends Soon Bobby
came back with his sack still full.
"Didn't vou feed the elephant
any peanuts?" he was asked by a
young woman of the party.
"No'em,' replied the lad,
soberly. "I couldn't tell which
end to feed 'em to."
niiniiiiiiiiiiiiining
action 1
to have your suit ready W
j can have this by bringing M
and eac h M onday to the
Club at Chesterfield and gjj
Jay^ of each week. E3
rial job and am sure the
re me the balance of your ^
nuanKS. |
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