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THE PAGELAph JOURNAtr Vol. S NO. 36 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY l^ORNING, MAY 19. 1915 $1.00 per year Pee Dee Tornado Wat Very Destructive. The Pee Dee Advocate, of Bennettsville published an account several columns long of the recent tornado in Marlboro county. -From this report we clip the following: The tornado which pased over Marlboro seems to have started about the Wateree river, and passed across the upper parts of Sumter, Lee, and Darlington counties the south eastern cor ner of Chesterfield and the center of Marlboro. It damaged property at Rembert, and north of Bishopville and Hartsville, and passed above Society Hill, blowing down buildings on the plantations of Wilson Malloy pnd others, in the southern part of Chesterfield county. The storm crossed Pee Dee river diagonally about a mile above the old Society Hill bridge, and as far as the eye can see across the river there is a lane of broken off trees through the wilderness, about 200 yards wide. The tirst building it struck in Marlboro county was a tenant house on G. W. Freeman's Butler place, occupied b> Hamp Williams, colored. The house was completely demolished, leaving nothing but the floor. Williams and his family of seven were in it and none of them were hurt. TllP InrnQ/Irt frtnf in unr) A uw IVAUUUV WUIiUUVU through the swamp, twisting off the trees in its path, and struck J. Kenneth Matheson's mill pond and his residence and settlement just north of the pond. Here the greatest loss of life was wrought. The residence of J. Wesley Tart, - overseer, was '^gBBipnrinpfillU Mrs. tan and fheir eight chidren were in the house. There was a heavy sweep of wind, a crash, and the house was gone in a minute or less. Mr. Tart's first impulse was to look for his family. He first saw two or three of the children unhurt. He then found his wife half buried in the debris and badly hurt. He pulled her out and then discovered a ten penny nail stuck through his arm with a pieceof scantling hanging to it, and pulled it out. He had not discovered before that he was hurt. He found all the children in the debris but two. A search revealing the body of his 16 year old daughter Inez, in the woods about fifty yards from the house, and that of his 4 year old son, Paul ,over 100 yards from the house. There were apparently no wounds on their bodies, and they must have died from internal injuris. Mr. Tart's daughter Genie was seriously hurt, and his daughter Alice less severely. Arch P. Breeden's surrv had brought him and his family to the home of his dying father, in the citv and the colored driver was returning home with it when the tornado caught him just north of Crooked creek. The horse and driver were thrown across the ditch and the horse fell on his head and was killed. The buggy was broken in two and the pieces scattered. The negro driver said the last time he saw the horse it was turning around up in the air, and he ran till he got home. Several carriage loads of school children who live across the creek, had passed over the path of the storm a few miutes before it came. As the tornado passed near Bennettsville, the people of the city heard a roar like several heavy freight trains passing over treaties at great speed. They looked and saw what appeared to he I* Wk black ?moKe roaviuK rapidly up the creek. Those who got an unobstructed view of the tornado sav it looked like big black funnel, with the apex toward the ground, * and was moving as rapidly as a fast train. The storm seemed here to rise above the ground, and continue its course up in the air. It is said to have dipped down and done some damage in the Sneads Grove section a dozen or fifteen miles further on. Considerable damage was done that afternoon by a storm at San ford, N. C., about 60 miles north-east of Gib son. Boards, shingles,. tin, river moss clothing, etc., were scattered for miles beyond where the storm left its. trail on the earth in Adamsville. Debris fell around Boykin Gibson, Laurinburg and several miles beyond. A Collar !iL I * ^ wnn j. i.. Aaams- initials on it was found over in North Carolina, ten miles from his home. At Peter Livingston's, 12 or 14 miles north east of Gibson, and over 30 miles from Society Hill a sign board advertisement of a Society Hill merchant was found. Tt must have come from the other side of the Pee Dee river, as Society Hill merchants do not get trade from this side. The Nature of Tornados. Pee Dec Advocate. Scientists sav that tornado cyclones are caused by warm winds moving northward near the ground, and cooler winds blowing eastward higher up in the air. Warm air rising into the cooler current causes a whirl, producing a whirlwind, tornado or cyclone, which are all about the same except in Whirl from'nght toTtlft, site from the hands of a watcl in the northern hemisphere, ant usually move in a north eas direction. South of the connto they move south east and turi with the hands of a watch. That the tornado or cyclom in this county Friday whirlec from right to left can easily b< seen from the fact that building: and trees on the eastern edg< of the storm fell backward, o toward the south and Nvest The buildings at the count\ home fell the opposite way from the general codrse of the torna do, while those at T. E McCall*: place fell in the direction of th< storm. Objects in the center o the storm's path fell north west if they were blown down by th< advance edge of the tornado But if they stood till the rea edge struck them, and then feel they were thrown south-east i nai is wny, in some places trees fell in opposite directions In the center of the tornado i a partial vacuum caused by tin centrifugal force of the whirling wind. This has great suctioi power and lifts objects up ware and carries them for long dis tances sometimes before the1 are released. A tornado on tin ocean lifts great volumes o water and produces a water spout. This suction force i probably what helped save s< many lives. Buildings wer< lifted from the lloors and ove the heads of the occupants. Th< vacuum in the center of tin storm also causes great ex pan sive force in the air shut up ii buildings, and this tended t( throw thn ?\7ol1o 1 " ?V HUB tflliwiliu. 11 li that leaving doors and window: open will prevent the explosioi of a building from inward ex pansion in a tornado. W. F Taylor and his wife and daugh ter were all trying to close tin front door during the minute oi two the tornado lasted. Notici in the picture that the walls o that room stood, while the wall; of other rooms of that building and all other huilnipgs in th< vicinity toil, P&geland tiraded School Closed. Commencement exercises of the Pageland Graded school were held Thursday and Friday nights. Thursday night a program consisting of a debate, a panto: mime and a play was given. The debate on the question of prohibiting the shipment of munitions to the waring nations was argued by Messrs. Lee Sanders and Irwin Gale on the affimative, and Barnard Brewer and Burruss Bdgeworth on the negative. The question was well argued, these young man acquitting themselves welL Revs. ]. W. Quick and J. A. McGraw and Dr. J. M. Railings were the judges, and the decision was rendered in favor of tlio dffirmoti'iin I 111V illlll 1IAUII The pantomime, The Lotus ! Eates, was rendered by Misses j Maud Sanders, Nellie Mangum 1 and Ruth Chavis. | The play, A Change of Heart, was acted by the following stui dents: Burruss Edgeworth Marie I Brewer, Barnard Brewer, Netta Clark, Nell Cato, Austin Brewer Hazel Laney, Irwin Gale Gertrude Tadlock, Clara Smith and Lois Collins. This was a very interesting and amusing play, much enjoyed by all present. Friday night the auditorium was crowded and jammed un ] til there was no more room to stand and then there were many1; who could not get in. America was sung and prayer was offered ' by Rev. A. W. White, of Jet ferson. Salutatory, by Min Marie Brewer. Orations by Irwin Gale and Burrus Edgo| worth. Class Will by Miafc cy by Miss Nell Cato. Valedicl J tory by Miss kuth Chavis. All of these exercise were splendid] Hon. D. D. McCall of Ben r nettsville, one of the foremos 1 orators of the state, follower with an address lasting half ai j hour. He talked about the Ideal Home, and his hearer: " gave rapt attention a? he se s forth his thoughts on this inter 3 esting subject in fluent style r This has been pronounced th< most masterly address ever dd hvered in this building. Need 1 less to say it was enjoyed bi those in attendance. M. Mi s Johnson of Jefferson, introduced 1 the speaker of the hour in a pleasing manner. j ' Diplomas were presented tc 2 the following graduates by Mr ' L. L. Parker, chairman of the r board of trustees: J. Irwin Gale ' Nell (Jato, Marie Brewer, Nellit * Mangum, Ruth Chavis an< Burruss Kdgeworth. The principal, Brof. G. B. s Dukes, then announced thr L> following prizes and medals: Debater, Burrus EdgeWortl, J given by Rev. J. M. Sullivan. Declaimer, Brutus Sanders given bv Mr. A. F. Riinderburk Reciter. Miss l.nic rVkii;?L f VWIIlUp, ~ given by Prof. G. B. Dukes, * Highest scholarship average in High school, Wa*d Catp, s given by J. R. Cato. J Highest average in Higjh r school spelling, Miss GraCe u Black well, given by L. L. Par13 Ker. Best deportment, Reuben } Outen, given Mrs. A. F. Funder s burk. s Perfect attendance, neithei i absent nor tardy during the ep? tire session, Certicates of attaijn meni oy Mr. ii. W. Crosswfell ^ to Netta Clark, Brutus Sanders, r Lena Ville Ponteaux, Geor je 3 Gulledge, Curtis Smith, Hort 5 Mvtngum and Francis Crosswtll, 5 A numbers of others were net T: I iv perfect \Wh\ ruttdef in 4ih (jth " .1 ? DevJinds That Germany Drop , 1 Inhumane Methods. Wf shington, May 13.?The UftiSpd Slates goverment today cabsffd Ambassador Gerard for pre&ntation to the German Gowrnment a note calling: at tenwon "to the grave situation whlfh has resulted" from violatiomof American rights on the higp seas, culminating in the 8ijri|<b&' of the Lasitania with a fpj^of more than 1(10 American - communication expresses tM^^mfident expectation of the flBHKt ^(atOC "tliat ilia imnnrinl IwtM%vu IIIU\ 111^ uupvi Kll n government will disathe acts of which the iment of the United States ains, that they" will make lion so far as reparation ible for iniuries which are it measure, and that they ike immediate steps to it the recurrence of anyjo obviously subversive of portunities of warfare for the imperial German iment in the past so wise so firmly contended." ts conclusion, the note that "the imperial Gerjovernment will not exthe government ot the 1 States to omit any word r act necessary to the pernee of its sacred duty of aining the rights of the i States and its citizens >f safeguarding their free .ueicise aiiu enjoyment. j All Contributed, the end of the first six Bbnths of his pastorate in Kentad warned the ways of his flock sc thoroughly that he knew exactMr how to deal with them. One Sunday the collection was de ilorably small. The next week ie made a short and^ telling jpeech at the close of his sermon. MI don't want any man to jib mote dan his shate, bredren,' ,he said, gently bending towards Jhe congregation, "but we must all gib according as we are favored and according to whal we rightly hab. I say rightly hab, bredren," he went on, aftei a short pause, "because wt don't want any tainted money in de box. Squire Blinks told me dat he'd missed som chicken: ais week. Now if any one ol my pore benighted bredren has fallen by de way in connections J J i ? ?.? wia ciose cnicKens, let mm sta> r his hand from de box when i comes to him. Brudder Mose will voti pass de ,4)ox while ] watch de signs and see if dere'j ode In de congregation dat neec me to wr&stle in prayer for him?' Do Not Be a Miser \ The Marion Star give% the , following good advice to thos< , of us who are inclined to b? misery: ? If you will recall that then , will be no pockeft in your shrouc you will most probably loosei i up a little on that change. En jo: ? some of it now?that boy o . yours will blow it after you hav< cashed in, anyway. The ver streets in Heaven are pave* . with gold, and no matter hov much you lay aside down her r you will be a simple piker u| . there if you depend on your rol ? to give you prominence. Thinl 1 this over, brother. > i grades, Fay Funderburk, givei ! by Miss Sallie McColl. Highest average in hygicn* i Ruby Quick and Lepa V ill Pop tea ux, f?iv^n bv Mr J. ( il Blkckvvull s ' F-4 Slowly is Being Raised Washington, May 13.?Secretary Daniels has just received mail advices from Admiral , Moore, commandant of the naval station at Honolulu, regarding the progress of salvage operations on the submarine E-4 between April 21 and the 26th, to Hoto r\f ?lio Keep the Joy of Play in Your Heart. Progressive F. rmer. Pity the man out of whose heart the joy of play has gone, Pity more the boy or girl whose innocent games are discouraged, frowned upon, and decried as inventions of the devil. The man or woman whose heart isn't gladdened by the shouts of pure joy from the playground, who doesn't see, in the friendly rivalry and human contact thai games afford, one of our surest and safest means of aiding in the physical and spiritual growth of the child?such a person has indeed a bad perspective from which to view and aid in the development of those qualities of heart, head and hand out ol which true citizenship is built. Unalterably do we believe that onlv out of hard labor are the best things of life to come, But we would have our boys play hard that they may work hard; learn to laugh and sing that they may smile on and sing on when Life's knocks are hard est. The man with a cheery smile when things go wrong the man with the grit to get up and go again when he is downed, the man who knows that it is not winning or losing that matters so much as how one fights or works or plays,? this is the man who wins the durable things in life. And the man who as a boy has learned to play hard as well as work hard is more likely to be such a man. Somehow we cannot but believe, even May and June when farm work is most pressing:, thai the boy who follows a plow 01 cultivator from Monday mora J ing to SauiiOwj -wtoh, lished a right to Saturdav after , noon off. Wise then is th( daddy who gives him this half holiday, and wiser still the dadd] who encourages the neighber hood ball game, instead o , letting the boy spend the after > noon in town under question . able surroundings and witl t questionably associates. We don't believe thefe ough t to be a rural community in al . the South without its basebal in sunimpr nn<t fnrahall o?< , basketball in winter. The tim< ' is fast coming, too, when thi I whole neighborhood will take i , de^p interest in its athletic team ^ and will turn out en masse a . the field day contests that an ? , , going to prove a great factor 11 rounding out our future com j munity life. Isn't it our duty ti encourage such wholesom | things? Isn't it our business a fathers and citizens to foste j that which will add to the haf , piness and permanence of ou rural life? We believe we are still pr( serving our neutrality when w 3 say that the English, with a 3 their faulty have a steadines 3 and courage that no impartu critic can fail to admire. O 3 Saturday afternoons, fr^m on 1 end of England to the othe i thousands of playgrounds ai V dotted with lens of thousands c 1 players, ranging in age froi & seven to seventy. Old an V young, male and female alih I meet to play and cheer on the v players. Who will say that tt e spirit of fairness, of sound jud; P ment, of pluck that has place II the English flag in the four co k ners of the earth, has not bee strengthened bv the Englis = man's playground associatioi i and competitions with t fellows? 3, By all means teach your b< o to work and to work hard; bi as you value> his future welfat touch him alio to tbiak< at ? V HIV wuiilluill^ailUIL The admiral reports that the F-4 had been raised to a depth of about 24 feet and moved approximately 120 feet nearer ! shore when one of the cables under the stern parted. The cable was replaced an prepara, tions were made for continuing the work when the other cable , also parted. It was then decided . to splice the broken cables, ^ shackle them to chain cables and pass them under the sub, marine. This necessarily caused , delay. In the meantime it had been planned to send a diver j down to examine the submarine with a view to connecting with p the salvage valve so as to force air into the submarine to lighten her. Up to the date of mailing p report, however, it had been found impossible for diving | operations owing to the rough. ness of the sea. > The Kaiser Laughed r A mnn r? ilio nffir-orc . II1V vilIWI a VVI1U If semble the Kaiser, Wilhclm II, is a young captain who has a prodigious talent of imitation, says The Paris New Review. Some months before the war l this captain found himself in a ball of the imperial palace at . Potsdam. He was there with 1 others of his friends who were t officers, and began an imitation r of the Kaiser with extraordinary precision in tone, quality of f voice, gesture^and appearance. . All at once a ternFIe^fflMpfe Wilhelm II had arrived in the '*' ~ . hall. The officers saluted resy pectfullv and remained motion_ less. f "Very well go on!" said the _ Kaiser, addressing the captain. _ "I did not know you had this 1 talent." The officer hesitated a mo. m on t tlinn ovtonrlinn l-?Io n rtv. i aaaw&ati nivyii vaivuuiii^; 11 10 aft iftB 1 and reproduing the intonation 1 of his sovereign, cried in a j strong voice: e "Captain, you should be e chased out of the army, but in a consideration of your youth and s because I know you to be a I worthy and brave soldier, I pare don you." n The Kaiser laughed, and the captain was not punished. o # e A Nine-Year Record :S Lexington Dispatch. tr When a school boy or school >- girl goes through a whole term ir of school and is not tardy a single time and is not absent a ?. sinvle duv. thp tirhipvomont ic e worthy of mention. In fact, it 11 generally gets mentioned in the ;s newspapers, but how about a il who has not missed a single n day from school in nine long e years and who, in all that time, r, has not even been tardy once? e That's a record that can't be beat >1 anywhere in the land and it is n held by little Miss Cornelia id Conrad of this city. She is a :e daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. ir Conrad and she is as bright as a ie new dollar. She keeps close to . t 1_ 1 _ / 1 _11 A. 1 g. me neaa 01 ner ciass an me ?d time. >r- ?? m think hard and straight. To do h- this the boy's nose must not be ns kept so close to the grindstone lis of hard labor that he can never raise his head to glance at the >y vision of better things that lie jt, beyond, Make a partner of that re, boy of yours; join him in bin ad work tad in kit pUv,