The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, April 29, 1914, Image 2
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Vol. 4 NO. 33
Facts About Mexico.
About 16,000,000 people live
in Mexico. Nineteen per cent
of the population are pure white
43 per cent, mixed bloods and
38 per cent. Indians Very few
foreigners, excepting those engaged
in leading branch of
trade are well edumtpH Tliitnr.
acy is very prevalent and little
has been done to educate the
Indians.
The Catholic faith is the prevailing
religion, but there is no
connection between Church and
State; and the constitution guarantees
the free exercise . of all
religions. Protestant missionaries
from the United States entered
the country in 1867. The
number of Protestants is now
more than 5<>,000.
The largest city in the republic
of Mexico is the capital, Mexico
City. It contains nearty
500,000 people and its area is
about 20 square miles. It is 263
miles by rail from the seaport
town Vera Cruz and 8<>9 miles
from the nearest town on the
United States frontier.
Vere Cruz, located on the Gulf
of Mexico is the most important
~c * *?-?
vrv/n ui racAiut. i ne snuauon
of the city is very unhealthful
and because of the prevalence j
of yellow fever it is called the
City of the Dead.?Ex.
B. Y. P. U. Program at Plains
The following mission program
was elaborately carried out by
the young people of Plains last
Sunday, April 26:
1. Song
2. Scripture reading by E. E.
^' Minyf* ~^ ~~
3.^* Prayer by pastor.
4. Recitation, "The Lord's
Work," bv primarv pupils.
5. Recitation, "Our State for
Christ," by Nell Holley.
6. Recitation by Bertha Hicks.
7. Song.'
Symposium, Home missions,
Frances Miller, Nell Holley.
Missionary question and answers,
Loretta Ogburn a. d Lola
Johnson.
10. Recitation, "Missions" by
Minnie Johnson and Ethel Hilton
11. "The Missionary Hen" by
Park Ogburn.
12. Song, "Throw out the
Life Line."
"Our Mountain Schools," by
Pearl Miller.
14. "Church Building and
Loan Fund," Maud Hilton.
15. "A Cry From Africa," by
Minnie lohnsnn
16. Song.
17. "The Immigrant," Ran/.y
Ogburn.
18. "Save Them for the Nation,"
Rlake Ilolley.
19. "Light Dispelling Darkness,"
by 17 l>oys and girls.
The last was carried out as follows:
8 girls facing 8 boys standing,
the boys wearing banners
representing the countries in
which we are doing mission
w^rk, the girls witii banners to
match and lighted candles in
their hands, the boys also had
candles but not burning. The
leader with banner "Dixie."
T*1 '*
i nun me nrst country made his |
plea to the girl he was facing and
in response she would give a
sketch of what we were doing
in his country and light his candle,
the next would make his ;
plea and so on down the line '?
until the last country had the '
blessed gospel light.
20. Address by pastor. (
A fitting close was the song, |
"Blest be the tie that Binds." i
A visitor. !
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The i
PAGEL
Analysis for Farmers
Clemson College, April 25.?
Secretary H. M. Stackhouse, of I
the Board of Fertilizer control, isj<
reminding farmers of their privi- y,
lege of drawing their own fertiii-: i
zer samples. Mr. Stackhouse j
says: 1 <
"The board ol fertilizer control ;
realizing the large expenditure j
| of money for commercial fertiii- j i
zer this season and the wide ;1
spread -pprehension among! i
farmers that a lnr<n? amount
worthless filler and inferior ma i
terials are being used in their
manufacture, wish to remind :
farmers that it is the privilege of :
every purchaser for his own use <
to draw and send a sample of i
his own fertilizer to Clemson <
College, have it analyzed anil its ?
analysis reported directly to him
without other cost. There is a i
law?made by the legislature,
^not by the college,?govering :
this analysis, and to aid the far
mers to comply the secretary .
has sent to every county demon 1
stration agent in the State a
package of directions for draw
ing samples, giving the section '
of the law, and a blank certificate
to be filled as the law re
quires, lie has requested these ;
agents to distribute and explain
these directions to those farmers !
who may wish to use them.
i'
"Farmers getting materials for
home mixing, either sacked or j
in bulk, can have these analyze d
by drawing and sending samples '
in the same way. They can in "
this way '-now just what they '
have and distribute the amount .
Lri plant ibo6 Ylfey Vvisli, without
paying freight on or handling
fillers or inferior materials.
(Note?The blanks mentioned j
above may be had at The Journal
office for the asking.?The
Journal.1
The Youngest Volunteer.
t
Salisbury, April 2f>.?Declaring
that he was going to the
Mexican war Wayne Outturn, a
three-year-old son of Rev. and |
Mrs. W. 15. Outturn, of Salisbury j
slipped off from his home and
was found by an officer as he |
was in the act of boarding a .
Southbound passenger tr?in at
depot yesterday. He asserted j
his determination to help figld :,
for I'ncle Sam, although he did
not complain when taken in ,
char ire hv Pnlir<?ITI'.in Tlwunncrvn
- - (
as a prisoner of war. He was ,
returned to his parents.
1
Select Good Men. I
It is the duty of the people of 1
South Carolina to put in office <
at the next election the very hest 1
men that can he found within
her borders. There is no reason 1
why there should he bickering, i
strife or an exhibition of partisan t
wrangles. 'There is good ma- t
terial to select froin nl<?no :
"I it, t
and why not have it? Call it l\v ^
some other name than polities (
and get together with a united |
front and puipose and determine tv
that only clean, qualified men (
shall he permitted to serve as \
lawmakers. [
In choosing county and state
officers, do some real thinking. .1
Discard the boaster, the m m 1
who iants and blows and swears
anil who curses and picks to
pieces his opponents. Inform,o
yourself as to the real worth and g
ability of a candidate and choose j h
him on his merits. tl
Right now is the time to he1 n
casting about for material free h
from humps and knots. lice
!>road-mined, practical and get p
id of prejudice, if you have any. I g
Selec t the best men!? LSx. ' tl
pageL
AND. S. C., WEDNESDAY
I -?v
Tom Watson on the Torttens C
Tom Watson?there is qplv C.
nne Tom Watson?is a lavflbr d
And a might* good one. t<
is a people's lawyer and is ii
if raid to speak out afN^^R* e
Lwils and failures in our ]oHP^ F
md legal system. ~ * n
In the last issue of his paper, ii
[lie Jeffersonion, a reader asks li
liim to explain the Torrens Sys- v
lem, and he does so in his usual p
clear and forceful manner. Here o
is his editorial, which we hone ii
will make more farmers In other y
States resolve that all the South n
shall quickly follow North Car- tl
olina in providing this law for
the benefit of its farmers and c
other citizens. Tom Watson an- ii
swers his inquiry as follows: >
"The Torrens System' in a a
nutshell is this: tl
"The State examines the title, s
surveys the property, and regis- ti
ters a clear title' accompanied \
by the plat; a certificate is then o
issued to the owner, and when n
he sells and makes a deed to the t<
buver, he surrenders his certili- a
rates to the registrar, who issues n
a new one to the new owner. a
"You can see at once how 1
this process simplifies the trans- 1
ler of property, cut out fees for u
abstracts of title, and abolishes
law suits over titles and boundary
lines. t]
"Any dispute about the title a
or the lines is settled by the tl
Slate before the property is reg- j
htered.
"This f'lnorinnr nf tlm
. ...... >>ih X?I lilt line illiu |~]
the lines is done by an official \
examiner, appointed for .that ti
purpose, and put under a bond.
"If any dispute arises, all filirt- s
laid before a court, fin New y
York the case goes at once to d
ihe Supreme Court.) r
"When this court passes upon
the questions raised, they are
settled forever.
"It is strange that I have urged
this simnip nnd .a: i
change so many years without j
having aroused anything more
n
than a casual interest.
"Year after year, neighbors
fuss over land-lines, get into
fights and then go into law suits. ^
"Year after year, lawyers are
paid to look up chains of titles
ind make costly abstracts. e
"Year after year, lawyers, i:
jurors and judges are taken up p
with litigation over titles. n
"All of this expense, worry f<
ind had feelings could be cut
put by the adoption of the Tor- v
ens System. p
"Hut the dear people fill the j
egislatures with lawyers, and
he lawyers are naturally slow I n
o dry up so bountiful a stream d
>1 revenue."?Progressive Far- r<
tier. VN
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Stores to Close at 7 O'clock <?
We, the undersigned mer- C
hauls agree to close our respec- f
ive places of business at 7 o'- <>
lock after this date: Pageland 11
dercantile Co., A. G. Gaston & 1>
'o., S. II. Laney, J. F. Porter, nn
'ageland Hardware Co., Sowell N
* Knight, I). Is. Clark & CqL Cj
ash (Grocery Store, W. T. Kd^BLc
vorth, \V. J. lilakeney, F'agefSr^'"A
higgy & Wagon ('o. W Ii
Wo the undersigned will closq h
l 7.15: Mangum Drug Co.] st
'ageland Drug Co. ir
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Max Miller arrived at Chicagp o
n a very windy day, and, as lie n
a/.ed down Jefferson boulevard \
e remarked: "some doctor said i N
rat the present styles for wot- it
ion are healthy. He mean's , 11
ealthv for the woman. Nobody ci
ver said they weren't. It's us k<
oor men who run the risk of S<
otting rheumatism standing on p
le streets watching them go by, d
I
MORNING, APRIL 29,
*irl Goes Free, Man Convicted
9
Spartanburg, April 27.?"Clyde
'lenient guillv with recommenntion
to mercy; I'Vda Pendle
:>n not guilty" was the verdicl
l the case against Clyde Caldwell
Clement and Laura l ied;
'endleton, charged with tlu
lurder of the two months-ok
lfant, Virginia Virl, alleged tc
ave been their daughter, wh<
was drowned in White's mil
ond at I/awson's Fork hen
n the night of January 30. Tlu
ndictmcnt was handed to the
try at 5:26 o'clock this after
oon and at 7:10 o'clock tonigh
lie verdict was returned.
When the verdict was announ
ed, there was a demonstrutior
n the crowded court room
lany of those present cheere?
nd clapped their hands Whet
lie jury filed in young Clement
traightened up his muscle;
ightened and his face whitened
Vlien he heard his fate, he fel
>ver on the breast of his a gee
notlier weeping. The Pendle
dii girl retained her composure,
nd when the verdict was an
ounced, she sank iirto her cliaii
s if relieved of a great strain
The face of her mother, Mrs. J
1. Pendleton of Durham lighted
ip with jov.
As a country physician wa
riving through a village liesav
man amusing a crowd witl
lie antics of his trick dog. The
octor pulled up and said:
44 \My dear man, how do yoi
nanage to train your dog lik<
hat. I can't teach mine a singh
r.:? k "
I ILK.
The man looked lip with s
imple rustic look and replied:
" "Avelf, you see it's this way
rou have to know morn'n tin
lop, or you can't learn hin
lothin.'
A Poor Crop.
"How's your garden cominj
?n this year?"
"My cutworms and caterpil
;us are doing fairly well, bu
nv potato hugs are not flourish
ng."
Vhy Southern Farmers Ar<
Poor
The following has been print
d from time to time, but then
i a good lesson in it and t
ublish it for those who have
ot read it and those who have
argot ten:
"A western farmer, wonderinj
,rhy Southern farmers were s(
oor, paused by ttie roadside oni
av and reasoned it out. Tin
jason why is always a vita
uesiion, so he slopped b> tin
aad and let the old mare browsi
bile he figured it out, and thi
i the result: Southern farmer:
ci up cany at mo alarm ol :
lonnecticut clock, button tliei
hicago suspenders to Dotroi
veralls, put on a pair of boot
lade in Ohio, wash in a Pitts
uitf basin, use Cincinnati soup
'ipe on a cotton towel 111 ule ir
low Ilampsbiro, sit down to s
Irand Rapids tabic, oat hot bis
uits made \\:;h Minnoapoli:
Our, Kansas City bacon, ani
ndianapolis grits fried in Oina
a lard, cookell on a St. Louij
ovo. liny Irish potatoes thrown
1 California and seasoned with
node island spices. The men!
ver thev chip on an old hai
lade in Philadelphia, harness r
lissouri mule, led on Iowa corn
lew York harness, and plow
lortuajje covered farms with an
idiana plow. At nij?ht thev
rawl under New Jersey Man
ets and are kept awake l>\
onthern do^s the only home
roduct on the place. \o woner
tliey keep poor."
IOURNA
1914
. MEXICAN SITUATION BRIGHTER
Lengthy War With Mexico Does
Not Sppm PrnkaKIp
( Since our last issue there has
. been much talk of war with
i Mexico, and there has been
; much excitement over the situaI
tion but last reports indicate that
> the trouble will soon be over.
> The three South American coun1
tries, Argentine, Chile and Brazil,
j are doing all in their power to
j settle the trouble without further
j bloodshed. The business of the
. country has been little affected
t by the trouble, and at this time
there seems little likelihood that
- armed intervention will continue
i very much longer. The week's
. developments are told very
1 briefly in the dispatches below:
1 Washington, April 22.?News
that Cen. Yenustiano Carranza
s Constitutionalist chief, might re
gard the seizure of Vera Cruz by
1 the American naval forces as an
I act of hostility to the Mexican
" Nation, fell like a bombshell in
? official circles tonight.
President Wilson had especir
ally disclaimed any act of hostil
ity to the Mexican people, par
ticularizing General Iluerta as
the object of the American operations
to secure reprisal for
offenses at Tampico and eises
..I,..-.. *
\>nv:iv." nit" /\merican
/ flag. Consequently, the Wash1
ington Government had hoped
the Constitutionalists would not
interject themselves into the im
1 broglio. The Car ran//a letter,
d however, confirmed the fears of
> many officals that the Cons titu
tionalists might side with Huerta.
1 This was the one possibility discussed
in Administration circles
: all day as the most serious phase
2 in the situation.
Washington, April 23.?United
States troops moved tonight
to reinforce the American navy
at Vera Cruz; the embargo on
i arms into Mexico was formally
restored, and troops were order
ed to the Mexican border, prit
marily to relieve uneasiness
- among border residents, but also
as a precaution against hostile
military operations along the
e international line.
Laredo Texas, April 24?Nue.
vo Laredo, the Mexican border
I' town opposite here vvnc in mine
i tonight, devastated by dynamite
? and fire set b> Mexican Federal
? soldiers, who late today began
an orgy of destruction which did
r not end until they were forced
) to flee Southward before the
guns of the American border
patrol.
L' Two Mexicans are known to
' have been killed by the United
i* Siates troops and several were
? seen to fall. Several brisk skirs
mishes between the Americans
s and Mexicans were fought in
j quick succession as the Mexir
cans their troop trains ready to
( pull out of the burning city, bes
gan an indiscriminate fire across
the international boundary, but
tonight there was no evidence
' that their shooting had been
, effective.
Washington, April 24.?While
s the attention of the United States
1 Government for the most part,
today was concentrated on re>
storing order at Vera Cru/. and
expediting the departure of
Americans from Mexico, a
I watchful eye was trained on the
t transcontinental boundary bei
tween Mexico and the United
i States for any signs of hostility
from Mexican Constitutionalists,
i President Wilson and his Cabi
net had a long meeting after
which optimism was conspicuously
apparent, both in their demeanor
and informal discussion
of the situation. There was no
particular development to which ,
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$1.00 per year
the feeling of hopefulness that
real war would he averted coukl
be traced, but General Villa's
friendly pronouncement, it was
admitted, had impressed many
official here with the possibility
that the Constitutionalists would
be neutral while the American
Government sought reparation
from General Huerta.
Washington, April 26,?Spanish
Ambassador Riano announced
late tonight that he had
received private advices from
Mexico City stating that Gen.
Iluerta had accepted the offer of
Argentina, Brazil and Chile to
use their good offices to bring
about an amicable settlement of
the difficulty between the United
States and Mexico.
This information, though unoffical,
was accepted as authentic
by the ambassador, who expects
to be prepared to place
Gen. Huerta's formal acceptance
before the representatives of the
three South American countries
tomorrow.
1 Announcement of plans necessarily
is dependent on Gen.
Huerta's first reply.
Well posted members of the
diplomatic corps were of the opinion
tonight that Iluerta would
accept the proposal of good
offices, and that the /acceptance,
in principle at least, would not
be long deferred.
Secretary Bryan was visited at
his home during the day by the
peace envoys. Mr. Bryan afterwards
communicated the visit's
nature to the White House.
The interests of the Iluerta
government in the United States
were taken over by the Spanish
embassy wiien^.CIiaa'^Aly^a
left Washington. Ambassador
Riano received the offer of good
offices from the three peace envoyce
last night, after the offer
had been accepted by President
Wilson. It was cabled immediately
to the Spanish minister at
Mexico City and by him present
ed to President Huerta.
When the formal acceptance
from Mexico City is in hand, the
South American diplomats will
be ready to proceed with their
plan, no intimation of the nature
of which as yet been given. It
generally has been understood
here, however, that the peace
envoys expect to deal directly
with the situation created by the
Tampico incident and other of
fenses against the honor and
dignity of the I'nited States,
hoping to bring about a peaceful
settlement.
Washington, April 27.?The
tenseness of the Mexican situation
was distinctly relieved today
when the representatives of Argentine.
Brazil anil Chile, supported
by pressure from all Latin
America and from foremost
powers of 1-htrope, concentrated
their efforts toward a pacific adjustment
of the crisis.
Ttw. .1... ? ?
11v imvvtaa >?i nit" lllM SiepS
toward meditation?the prompt
acceptance by the I'hited Si ites
and the announcement of the
Spanish Ambassador that Iluerta
had accepted the tender of good
offices?produced a feeling of
j distinct hope which was reflected
not only in Administration
quarters, hut in Congress where
"war talk" gave way to a spirit
of conciliation.
Vera Cru/., April 27.?With all
ceremony the firing of a salute
and dress parade, the American
flag was raised today over the
division headquarters of Rear
1/ l.i.?
iiwiiiutii i itinrv i . ici'H lll'l.
Over the custc.m house the flag
has been flying since the landing
of the American forces, but
until now there had been no
ceremony indicating the fi rmal
occupation of Vera Crux