The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, February 17, 1915, Image 1
THE PAGELAjb JOURNAL
Vol. 5 NO. 23 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAYjyRNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1915 $1.00 per year
Letter from Representative
Rivers.
Special to The Journal
Columbia, S. C., Feb. 12?This
session of the General Assembly
has devoted a lot of time to debating,
discussing and studying
the great problems of legistntion
confronting the people of the
state. It seems that we have
entered upon an era of construe
tive and progressive times in
such things as pertain to the
general policy of the government.
Of course we have men
of many minds and those who
are prejudiced toward the extremes.
Local legislation has
filled the space between the dis
cussions upon the great topics,
and the general tendency seems
to be towards localizing affairs
and making the counties the
unit in such problems as road
building and school affairs instead
of the old time-worn policy
of state control.
The great measure of liquor
dealing has been referred to the
people for a vote, making the
state unit as between dispensary
and prohibition.
In the matter of compulsory
school attendance the bill seems
to favor the district unit and at
this time it has almost passed
both houses, making it compulsory
to attend all the sessions of
the public schools by every
pupil between the ages of 8 and
14 years if the district in which
they live adopts the compulsory
law.
The tax commission bill has
passed the house and is now
hanging fire in the senate. In
my opinion the bill is wrong,
is seeking to create a fat job for
3 men, and in my judgement will
operate agaigj^Jhe farmeL^ad
small land owners. I votec
against the bill on these grounds
The Chesterfield delegation
has favored economy all the
way through and I believe oui
effortsjwill be appreciated by the
home people.
Our county appropriation has
been reduced about $10,000.00.
Ordinarily I wouldfnot favor sc
radical a reduction, but the
people are in distress this yeai
and I believe wouldjresent any
extravigance or increase.
The Torrens system of land
registration is under debate to
day. This, in my opinion, is
one of the best measures present
ed at this session and I hope ii
will pass.
We will probably be here
about 12 days longer.
Yours very truly
). Clifton Rivers.
Will Sign Act For Referendum
The State, Sunday
Gov. Manning said yesterdaj
that iie would sign the referen
dum bill providing for a special
election September 14 on the
question of Statewide prohibi
tion.
"I will sign the bill," said Gov
Manning. "While 1 am a local
optionist, I do not believe ir
denying the people a right tc
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vuic uu aucn quesuons."
Gov. Manning was in 2
pleasant frame of mind and was
happy over the results accomp
lished by the general assembly
He was pleased with the prog
ress which the lawmakers hav<
made and thought they hac
made good use of their time.
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tt mi u u i mice mi nines ic
catch his train, the traveling
salesman inquired of the stree
car conductor. "Can you go fast
er than this?"
"Yes," the bell ringer replied
"but I have to stay with mv car.'
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Above is a photograph of the C
recently to ask for legislation to a
Chesterfield County Roads Will I
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ue improved.
The good roads movement in
Chesterfield county is gaining
force, and there is good reason
to believe that Chesterfield county
will in the near future have
excellent roads throughout the
county.
' Legislation has been secured,
giving each'and every township
in the county the right to vote
bonds for road improvement at
will, and there will be, in all
I probability,
has alreaoj^WJlW^^^RWJPI^^ff
i her roads in fine shape. Jefferj
son township has shown that the
r people there are interested and
J determined to have better roads.
The deplorable condition of
: oil
- an i^iaj luuus uurmg uiu winier
has caused public sentiment to
> sway towards improvement,
i There is perhaps no count}' in
r the United States where good
' roads can be built more economically
than in Chesterfield coun1
ty. There is sand on one hand
and clay on another and all that
; is needed is a wise mixture of
the two. In some sections a
I considerable amount of grading
is necessary and this cannot be
; done without money. The roads
need to be graded and shaped
and the cost of up-keep will then
be less than at present.
Good work is being done with
i the road drags and scrapes, but
the roads are not prepared. One
r steep hill on a road destroys to
some extent the value of iniks
I of level, smooth roads. A team
, can only draw what can be carri.
ed up the steepest or worst place
in the entire distance.
Taxes art* hiird??ncr*tr?? m,l
[ there is a general feeling that en{
tirely too much money is wasted
j in the administration of public
affairs, but the highest tax of all
t and the one that is standing in
, the way of progress is the bad
roads tax. Now much do you
pay annually for the privilege of
riding and hauling over bad
roads? It is very probably more
J than all the tax you pay to the
I collectors.
Doctor?(politely, but looking
> at his watch with visible imr*
1
uniwuvw?raruon me, mailame,
out mv time is not my own.
t You have given rne all your
symptons in suflicient detail, and
" -now, perhaps,you will kindly?
er ?ha?
Husband (not so considerate)?
J Marie he doesn't want to hear
your tongue any more. He
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loads Are Bound t
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afield County
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Chesterfield county Good Roads
lid in building good roads in CI
Russians Fall Back Before
German Army
London. Feb. 12.?All eyes an
on East Prussia, where the Gei
man army under personal ob
servation if not the command o
uanperor William lias compelled
the Russians to evacuate thei
positions east of the Mazui
ian lakes and retire to their owi
territory.
The Russians refer to this as
strategical retirement but th
German
mgtUKi
surprised the Rut
Hans, staling that the German
captured 26,000 prisoners, 2
cannon and 30 machine guns ii
addition to a lot of war materia
If the German statement is tru
the Russian reverse apparentl
is almost as serious as that whicl
the Muscovite forces suffered i:
the same place early in the wai
Before the German officii
communication was received i
London millitary men looked o
the retirement as a wise movt
declaring that it would compe
the Germans to fight the battl
on Russian territory and awa;
from their strategical railways
The army which the German
flung so suddenly into Ras
Prussia is believed to have num
bered 200,000 men and to hav
been made up of soldiers wb
have been fighting on the Bzur
and Western fronts and of unit
of the netrarmy trained in cec
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mil vjui uiiiuy. i iic uerman
have resumed the offensive i:
Russian Poland on tlie rigli
bank of the lower Vistula an
have occupied the town of Siei
pec, northwest of Plock. Thu
the chief battle ground in th
East ha., been transferred fror
the lines west and southwest c
Warsaw to the north.
Mrs. Blackington was colleci
in^ funds for a widow and 01
phans who had been suddenl
left destitute by the death c
their provider. Meeting Mi
Cronin, she asked if he wishe
t > contribute a few cents townr
the fund.
"Now, Mr. Cronin," she snic
"can I put you down for a smai
subscription."
"Shure, mum," replied the ol
Irishman, "an' it's a very laudf
ble objict, and ye kin put m
down for a couple av dollars, ar
tir I,ord knows I'd give ve tl
money if I hnd it,V.Kx.
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delegation that went to Columbia
lestctrfield county. g
Court of General Sessions. t
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Court of General Sessions for ?
e Chesterfield County will con- I
- vene on Monday, March 1st. s
> The following jurors have been ?
if drawn: I
d Cheraw?P. B. Ingram, S. I. i
r Cato, J. T. Liles, L. W. Boy kin,
> Jr.
n Court House?R. K. Pittman,
T. R. Eddins, W.G.Guy, H. L. g
a Spencer, B. R. Rivers, P. E. j
e Brpck, D. A. White.
H Cole Hill?A. J. Irby, Miles '
W^n, S. B. Townsend, H. B. j
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5 Mt. Croghan?C. C. Gibson, <
s J. M. E." Coker, A. B. Moore, t
0 H. L. Woodard, T. B. Smith, J
a R. B. Refearn.
1. Old Store?M. C. Courtney,
e R. L. Vick, J. E. King, J. R. ?
y Moree. \
h Jefferson?M. A. Vick, L. C.
n Sullivan, J. W. Middleton, W. T. ,
r. Catoe, F. K. Kiikley.
il Alligator?R. D. Steen, W. A.
n Black well, P. S. Campbell, B. J.
n Newman.
j, Steer Pen?J. H. Brown, W. C. 1
;1 Clark. *
e Grand Jurors. i
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Cheraw Township, E. L. 1
g Stubbs, J. W. Brewer. t
,t Steer Pen, D. S. Matheson, t
| Archie Winburn. s
Alligator, T. M. Beattie, J. B.
Sims. 3
Jefferson, J. W. Miller, S. F.
Sullivan. s
^ Old Store, U. F. Moore, S. A.
Fnnderburk, hold over. 1
n Mt. Croghan Township, J. i
. Wesley Hancock, P. A. Gui- 1
,, ledge. J
Cole Hill, J. Coit Baker, hold l
over, E. W. Sovvell. c
' Court House Township, W. ]. 1
Freeman, J. A. Swinnie> G. E.
n Davidson, James W. Griggs,
hold over. I
Higher Education Item r
1" York %\VS t
r' Not many days ago we saw a J
y letter written by a young man
^ who will be graduated this year ^
r* from one of the State's principal s
d colleges. All told there were 12 s
A
u misspelled words in the one page 1
manuscript. The higher education
is a great thing. ((
II 1
"She doesn't like her new |
d gown. It's pretty and ail that, t
i- but she thinks it still needs some- i
e thing to improve its shape."
1* "Well, why doesn't she let J
i' some other girl wear it?"?Kx- j
' chrtORV, ' t
British Aerial Forces Make Raid
On Germans
London, Feb. 12.?Aerial warare
was waged today oil the
argest scale in its history and
mder adverse circumstances
rom the standpoint of the
veatlier. British airmen, buffetng
snow in the air, swept over
titles of northern Belgium held
>y the Germans and dropped
tombs on Ostend, Bruges and
tttier places.
Thirty-four aeroplanes and
eaplanes of the British navy
ook part in the operations and
II relumed to their base without
:asualLes to their .drivers,
ilthough two machines were
lam aged. The raid was made
A * 1 ? 1 ?
li prevent me development ol
ubmarine bases and establishnenls
which might further enlanger
British warships and
nerchuutmen.
Although no submarines were
een, the British admiralty statenent
indicates that the raid had
alisfactory results, for considerible
damage is said to have been
lone to German gun positions,
ailvvay lines and railway
tations.
The Ostend station is reported
o have been set on fire and that
it Blankenberghe to have been
ladly damaged. German mine
ivveeping vessels at Zeebrrugge
ilso came in for a hail of bombs
)ut damage done to them has
lot been stated.
No Use for Notes
A northern minister who was
pending the winter in the South
or the benefit of his health, and
it the same time pursuing with
iccustomed vigor the work of
lis church among the whites of
he Pleclmont section "of upper
Carolina, devoted much of his
pare time to the study of conlitions
anions the colored neo
)le. It was in a prosperous rural
community, where the two races
ire about numerically equal,
his incident occurred.
One morning, while driving
ilong the public road, the miniser
met a negro preacher of the
leighborhood, of whom he had
ieen but little, but whose confi
lence he had apparently already
von. The negro was what is
commonly called a "locus"
>reacher. The conversation, at
irst varied with comments upon
he little things of common inerest,
naturally drifted to the
ubject of religion.
"Now, tell me something of
our work" asked the minister.
kDo vou take notes for vour
ermons?"
"Waal, no," admitted the
>rother in black cautiously. "I
ister be guilty ob dat, fo' a fact,
nit I'se refawmed by 'sperience.
>iuce I corne to know dese nig?ers
at dere rale vvuth, I 'quires
le cash. Notes is no good roun
leah."
Negro Baby Found Dead
Lancaster News
An infant negro child, eight or
line months old, was found
lead this morning on the plantaion
oi Mr. John E. Porter in the
)ixie Section. The mother of
he child is Patsey Stratford,
-vho is said to be mentally uniound,
and there is a belief that
;he caused the infant's death by
i blow on the head. Coroner
VI. N. Johnson will hold an inmnct
Indov tr> innnira in?n tlio
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acts.
A brother of the woman was
icre today and made application
o Mr. J. T. Thomasson, one of
he members of the County's
^ital Statistics Committee for a
jurial permit, which he refused
ts it could not be granted until
he cause of death is officially
tscerlaincd.
How Sam Jones Balanced It Off
With a stingy man trying to
shirk his simple duty the late
Sam Jones had no sort of patience,
as the following striking
little story shows: A man once
said to Sam Jones: "The church
is getting my assessment too
high." Jones asked: "IIow much
did you pay?'* "Five dollars a
year," was the reply. "Well,"
said Jones, "How long have you
been converted?" "About four
years," was the answer. "Well,
what did you do before you
were converted?" "I was a
drunkard." "How much did
you spend for drink?" "About
$250 a year." "How much were
you worth?" "1 rented land and
plowed a steer." "What have
you got now?" "I have a good
plantation and a pair of horses."
"Well," said Sam Jones, "you
paid the devil $250 a year for the
privilege of plowing a steer on
rented land and now you don't
want to give the Lord who saved
you, $5 a year for the privilege
of plowing horses on your
plantation! You are a rascalfrom
the crown of your head to
the soul of your feet!"?Biblical
Recorder.
Name Your Farm
Occasionally we get a letter
from a farmer on stationery on
which is nrintpd his nwn nom<?
and the name of his farm. In
some cases we find on the margin,
briefly stated, what is being
made a specialty of. on that farm.
This looks like business, and
demands attention at once, for it
catches the eye.
The editor of your county
paper always stands in need of a
bushel of potatoes, a sack of
waier-gTound mealror-some^uch
farm product, and would be glad
to swap you some nice printed
envelopes and paper to match
for these things.
It would pay you to do some
trading with this man, who is
doing a lot in his way to help
you, so next time you are in
town talk it over with him. Be
lore giving tlie order talk it over
with the wife and family, and
decide on an appropriate, catchy
name for your farm and then?
live up to it.?President Charles
S. Barrett in National Field.
Price of Bread Advanced
Saturday's Charlotte Observer
The price of bread is going up
in Charlotte.
According to well authenticated
statements given yesterday,
both the steam bakeries here
will raise the price of the loaves
from five to six cents beginning
Monday.
This will be the price retail,
the wholesale quotation of
course being a little under this.
This advance is in conformity
with a movement that is Nationwide
and in the price of flour
and other constiments.
Ask $2 For Prayer He Offered.
G. W. Clemens, a jeweler of
Greensburg. Ind.. according to
an exchange, having been asked
by his pastor, the Rev- J. II.
Doolridge, to pray at a service,
sent the minister a bill for $- for
the prayer, saying it was part of
the pastor's duty to do the praying.
The minister sent Clemens
a bill for $10 for benefit derived
from the sermon, claiming a
balance due of $8.
Small Boy?Good fishin'? Yessir;
ye go down that private road
till ye come to th' sign "Tres
passers Will lie Prosecuted,*,
cross the field with th' bull in it
an' you'll see a sign ''No Fishing
AUowpd,,^tliflt,? Mi?Ufe.