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' The Pagetoid Journal Published Wednesday Mornings C. M. Tucker, Proprietor i Subscription Price - - $1.00 Entered as second class mail matter at the post otfice at Page- 1 land, S. C., under Postal Act of March 3, 1879. i June 16, 1915 The American note of protest to (>omau> and Secretary Bryan's resignation have been the chief subjects for editorial comment for several days. It is interesting to note that practical- , ly all the papers agree that tfie president was right in his firm stand for American rights, and that there is such a wide difference of opinion as to Mr. i Bryan's resignation. One paper we pick up takes him to task for ' deserting the president in a' ' grave crisis when his service should have been so much. The next one justifies his act by i explaining that his deep rooted .principles of peace made it impossible for him to conscienciouusly sign the note of protest. We have been a Bryan admirer from our jouth up, and it was with pleasure that we read of his splendid fight for the nomination of the right man in the Baltimore convention, and later of his appointment as secretary of state. We have observed, to some degree, his work in this great oflice and admired his splendid efforts for peace among all nations. We are slow to criticise a good man, but we have failed to see any justifiable reason for quitting at such a time. We fail to see why he should sign the first note to Germany and refuse to sign the second, which was virtually a repetition /Of the first. The scripture has something to say about the . man who tua-hand to the plow and turns back. We admire a man with principles and the courage to defend them regardless of consequence, but we do not see why Mr. Bryan should insist upon geiiing oui oecause ne could not win over the president and the other cabinet officers to his way ot thinking. Mr. Bryan was not the government, and he would not have signed for Mr. Bryan but for the present administration. Mr. Bryan has added one more mistake to his list. Much Progress Made By Italian Force. The State. In the three weeks that have elapsed since the declaration of war by Italy on Austria the Italian forces have been making slow but steady progress. Their efforts now are being directed mainly at Trieste, with the peninsula of Istria, in which lies Pola, Austria's chief naval station, as th^ir great objective. The Italians already have occupied important strategic points along the Isonzo river, which they have crossed, and for several days a big battle has itccu ui progress. From the Italian side it is re ported that Plava has been occupied, but this is denied by the Austrians. Pola has been visited bv an Italian airship and, ac cording to unofficial reports, the arsenal has been almost destrov ed bv bombs. The Austrians are said to have brought 45,000 troops and 64 batteries to aid their defenses guarding Gorizia, Trieste andi other imnortant tnuinc 'T'liI a fv uo* A 11*; I fortications defending Gorizia I have been bombarded and communication between Gorizia and the rest of the exception of a mountain rcfad. It is expected that the Italian movement will necepsiatate the bringing of heavy Austrian or German i force# from otfivr buttle front#, > i' ? t fSA ^ I "* rn ... ^ Several Killed in Wmntboroi Battle. Winnsboro, S. C., Ju le 14.? A. D. Hood, sheriff of Fairfield < County, and Jules Smith, a < negro who was to have been j tried today on a charge of at- . tempted assault, were killed and eight other men were more or ' less seriously wounded as a re- ' suit of an attacjk upon the sheriff party as the negro wis being taken into court here this morning. ( Clyde Iscnhower, alleged leader of the mob, and a relative ' of the womanSmith was charged with attacking, Ernest Isen- ! howr, his brother, William Mor- ' rison, a brother-in law, and James Rawls, late today were ! indicted on the charge of mur- ' der as the result of the attack. ( Clyde Isenhower was shot a ' number of times, J. R. Boulware. a denutv slipriff. roroivori a bullet in the stomach* is believed to be fatally wounded. ' Smith was arrested in April and ' officials here fearing an attempt 1 at lynching placed the negro in 1 the State penitentiary at Co- 1 lumbia for safe keeping until 1 time for his trial here. Sheriff Hood and his deputies, 1 with Smith under close guard, ! had reached the court house ' this morning when a mob of 1 approximately 100 armed men 1 attempted to seize the prisoner. 1 The sheriff warned the mob to 1 desist but his order was disregarded and some one fired a shot at the negro. The firing ] immediately became general 1 and lasted for about 10 minutes* Clyde Isenhower died late to- I night at a hospital at Chester, ! S.C. Of the six others wounded, Earle Stevenson, a young deputy sheriff, received two bullets 1 through the left arm, one sever- ' ing an artery. ! A special train was hurried from Columbia here immediate ly after the tragedy and his de I puty were taken to a Columbia ' hospital for surgical attention Isenhower and Stevenson were taken to Chester for surgical attention. Despite his weakened condition from the half dozen bullets in his body. Sheriff Hood lpft thp nriaritior im ?Kn otol?n - ? .... |..iuuuv> viy tut cmua iu_ to the court room. The negro dropped dead beside the dock, and Sheriff Hood staggered to the bar where a court official eased him to the floor. Bryan Says Note Was Changed After He Quit Washington, June 12.?Official announcement of the delivery of the American note to Germany reiterating insistence that submarine warfare conform to rules of humanity and international law was received today from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. The message came at the close of a day marked by a more optimistic feeling in official quarters that the German answer would forestall any possibility of war between the two Nations and also avoid a breach of diplomatic relations. Apparently there was a gener al relaxation of tension in the international situation. President Wilson spent part of the day at golf antTTeF it be known that later in the month he planned to take a short ivacation at Cornish. No answer to the American rejoinder is expected for 10 days at least. Former Secretary Bryan, who resigned rather than sign the second note to Germany, issued , another statement today declaring that the note was materially , revised following the presentation ot his resignation. The revision, Mr. Bryan averred, softened the note, but was not sufficient to justify him in withdrawing his rt?cinrnat?i-wr> - . 0 ...? *^Ot|KUOIlVU* "It is true." said Mr. Brvan, "that I saw the final draft of the note just before my resignation took effect, but it contained an important change. I had no knowledge of this change at the time mv resignation wa$ tendered unit fwtpfed. li * I v'N ' - - * I v^MRTHOOHT PROTIvsT.VN j John. W. Quick, PBitot ' j ' One ycor ago Pvxt Sunday v^l our first service in oitr^jijL church *at 'ftigelaud. Ycflfl^l invited to be With lis ih ItihiVeTSary SerYifce next sS|^V it 11 o'clock. Our subjecfl^H be, "Beauty and Stre^gth."^^^^ ft. W. Cato's AppoiDtmefl9H9 1st Sunday?Mt. MoriahflSH o'clock on Sunday, and 3 CjH 9 on Saturday. 9 2nd Sunday?Bethel rBjfflj o'clock Sunday, and SaluriH|Sl 2 o'clock. ^gaM 3rd Sunday?Mt. risgah 'gBi&i o'clock Sunday, and SaturdMayl 2 o'clock. ^ Baptizing at Mt. Plsgah 9H Sunday at 10 o'clock. ^1 BAPTlSi*, J. Mi Siiliivan. Pastor. j| We appreciate the kindness of<| Bro. Qmck in filling our regular; Sunday morning appointment it Pageland last Sundav. A; lumber have already expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the sermon. It was the writers good fortune to be in the ordination service of Bro. J. Frank Funderburk at Dudley last Sunday morning. This service was a real "mountain top" experience to us all. Bro. Funderburk's experience and call to the Ministry was of the clearest and best we have eVer heard, in fact it reminded us of the experience of "Gideon'* ill days of old. To him it was just as clear and plain. After the Examination prayer aud laying on of hands Bro. D. A. Brown, of White Store, N. C. preached the sermon. Taking as his text Paul's advice in Timothy as recorded in 2 Timothy 4:1 2; laying special emphasis on "Preach the Word." The sermon was clear logical and biblical making a profound impession on all who : heard it. J After this Communion service! and free will offering*?tkM Aged Ministers amounting $6,461 It was remarkable to see the large audience as attentive thru all these services of more than ( two and half hours. We must add that the success of these services were due largely to the wise planning of their pastor Bro. B. S. Funderburg. May the Lord of the harvest hear and answer our prayer in sending forth more of our young men into His harvest. Next Saturday 2:30 p. m. and Sunday 11 a. m. at Center Grove, White Plains 3:30 p. m. "I want an auto horn." "Yessir. Do you want something to warn 'em or something to scare 'em?"-Louisville Courier-Journal. Our Cream is Clean and Pure We are ready to supply the people of Pageland with the best that can be made every afternoon. Come to Headquarters For Paints, Kerosene. Cold drinks, Snuff, ice and fresh drugs. Pageland Drug Company Nyals remedies sold - . By Us. i i I WHY SHOULD 1 (WOMEN VOTE? KAN'8 8UFFRAQE FROM THI K3JPyiEWPOlNT OF LEADING FARMERS. should women vote? That nMnuestion that la ringing from Mfiijit to ocean and reverberating from S^Banadian boundary to the Mexl^Efeorder. It la the mission of a (paper to give the news and the ilHto of the Texas Farmers' Union BflKposlng woman's suffrage when H^nuestlon was recently before the legislature is significant as |lfi|senting the attitude of the orBBh#d plowmen. We reproduce in Blithe argument presented by Hon. W. fi. LewlB. president of the Texas Farmers' Union, In opposing the bill: "It is gratifying to note that It is not the farmer's wife who is clamoring for the ballot She Is too busy trying to make happier homes, mold ins the minds of future citizens and I sharing with her huBband the cares of life to Indulge In political goeslp. The ballot will give her no relief from drudgery, give no assistance in clothins the children or bring to the home I additional comfortB, conveniences or opportunities In life. It is, as a rule, the city woman promoted to idleness by prosperity, who is leading the> suffragette movement. "From many standpoints, perhaps a woman has as much right to vote as a man. So has she as much right to plow as a man; she has as much right to work in a factory as a man; She hss as much right to shoulder a talttsket as a man, but we would rather she would not do so from choice and we regret that necessity ofttimes compels her to earn a living by engaging in gainful occupations. We do not consider misfortune a qualification for suffrage or a business accident a reason for granting franchise. We are opposed to woman at the ballot box the same ae we are opposed to woman in the field. In the factory or in the army and for the self-same reasons. We had rather see her plant flowers than sow wheatsgather bouquets than pick cotton and rear children than raise political issues, although she may have as much right to do one sb the other. Opposed te Unsexlng Humanity. "Sex qualification for suffrgge may have its apparent inconsistencies. No [general rule adjusts Itself perfectly to all conditions. It is a favorite argument advanced by the proponents of koman'B suffrage that many cultivated woiiba ave-fwr -agerwwsv^ ble of intelligently exercising sovereignty than a worthless negro, but the South never was anxious for negro suffrage, and while culture and refinement, and even morality, are desirable virtues; they are not the only qualifications for franchise. - - me primary, innerent ana inseparable fitness for suffrage Is supporting a family. The plow handle, the forgh and the struggle for bread afford experience necessary to properly mark the ballot. Government Is a great big business and olvlllcatlon from the very beginning assigned woman the home and man the business affairs of life. "There has been much freakish legislation enacted during the past decade that no doubt appeals to woman's love for the ridiculous, but to undertake to unsex the human race by law Is the height of legislative folly and a tragedy to mankind. "We are opposed to the equal rights of woman?we want her to ever remain our superior. We consider woman's desire to seek man's level the yellow peril of Twentieth Century civilisation. "Woman is the medium through which angels whisper their messages to mankind; It Is her hand that plants thoughts In the intellectual vineyard; ft Is through her heart that hope, love and sympathy overflow and bless mankind. Christ?the liberator of womankind?was satisfied to teach the lessons of Ufa and He was a man. He chose to rule over human hearts and refused worldly power and men followed after Him, women washed His feet, little children climbed upon His knees and the Ruler of the universe said that In Him He was well pleased. Can woman find a higher calling?' THEMlSTOCLEsj Whan ThemLstoclea was aaked by bit host at a dinner party to entertaln the guests by playing the lute, he replied that he could not play the fiddle, but that he oould make a small tswn a great city. We hare in this aatloo many politicians who are good "fiddlers," but they cannot make a small town a great city. We are overran with orators who can play upoa the passions of the people, but they ean't put brick and mortar together. We need builders. Let those who hunger and thirst for tower understand that the highest glory of a statesman la to construct, and that it la better for a man that he ^ l 111 1 Kill 1.4 ? mSH. ui-v *? MU wm 1/uiiU ? IfUUIIV UlftU TVnjr iau that he should become Governor of a > state, and that he start a plow than that he become the author of a law. ' The true test of statesmanship Is the ptoif apt) the httnmer, so let tboee FMW ffQWH. A"* Mia. Y L / OUR PUBL I?Intra Through the Press Service of Agriculture and Commerce, the master minds of this nation will be invited to the public forum and asked to deliver a message to civilization. Men who achieve seldom talk, and men who talk Beldom achieve. There is no such thing as a noisy thinker, and brevity is always a close companion to truth. It will be a great privilege to stand K,. -IJ- ? - ** * uj mo Biue ui men wno can roil in place the cornerstone of Industry; to associate with men who can look at the world and see to the bottom of it; to commune with men who can hear the roar oh civilization a few centuries away. Too often we listen to the rabble element of our day that cries out against every man who achieves, "Crucify him." Mankind never has and probably never will produce a generation that appreciates the genius of its day. There never will be a orown without a cross, progress without sacrifice or an achievement without a challengo. This is an ago of service, and that man is greatest who serves the largest number. The present generation has done more to improve the condition of mankind than any civilization since human motives began their upward flight. The Greeks gave human life inspiration, but while her orators were speaking with the tongues of angels, her farmers were plowing with forked sticks; while her philosophers were emancipating human thought from bondage, her traffic Dr. R. L. McManus DENTIST Pageland, S. C. Will be at Jefferson on Wed nesday and remainderof time at Pageland. Office in residence. Hams We are selling Armoui pounds, for I 4 cents a poi Old Dutch Cleanser, F Hosford's Bread Preparatic in FO, I 5 and 25 cent siz "The very nicest cakes in 1 0 cents. Ice Cream Powders. A i Co's goods, including Zuzu Saltines, Fig *Newtons, C r\ ~ t /i 1 ^ * ^aites, uranam uracKers a and crackers. Also shredc CAROLINA I! Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination fof the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday. July 2, at 9 a. m. Aphcants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after 11 ^ .1 ?? - juiy z iney win De awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provid ed they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination lor Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September lf>, 1915. For further information iinrf rnl'llnofiio ndrlmcc Prow n R Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. (Advertisement) Monuments It will pay you to see me before you buy a Monument or Tombstone of any kind, if you \^ant to save money. G.R. KNIGHT. t AC FORUM ductory moved on two-wheeled carts driven, and ofttimes drawn, by slaves; while her artists were painting divine dreams' on canvas, the streets of prond Athens were lighted by firebrands dipped In tallow. The genius of past ages sought to arouse the intellect and stir the soul but the master minds of today are seeking to serve. Civilization has assigned to America the greatest task of the greatest age, and the greatest men that ever trod the greatest planet are solving it. Their achievements have astounded the whole world and ?v vuoucugi; cici v ago una nation to name men or products that can approach In creative genius or masterful skill In organization, the marvelous achievements of the. tremendous men of the present day. Edison can press a button and turn a light on multiplied millions of homes; Vail can take down the receiver and talk with fifty millions of people; McCormick's reaper can harvest the world'B crop, and Fulton's steam engine moves the commerce of land and sea. The greatest thing a human being can do 1b t# serve his fellow men; ChriBt did It: Kines (iprrpo it nnrl wise men teach It. It is the glory of this practical age that Edison could And no higher calling than to become the janitor to civilization; Vail the messenger to mankind; McCormlck the hired hand to agriculture, and Fulton the teamster to Industry, and blessed is the age that has such masters for its servants. Watch Repairing Prices Reasonable Work Guaranteed J. F. Edgeworth for 14c r's smoked Hams, 6 to 8 iuv4, saiuc as iiu lUCdl. tumford Baking Powders, >n, Sweet and Sour Pickles eS' ' ^ all flavors and kinds for full line of National Biscuit is, Lemon snaps, Nabiscos, Iheese Sandwiches, Anola nd the other popular cakes led Cocoanut. , / I SUPPLY CO. Hail Insurance in Strong Company. The Home Fire Insurance company, of New York, the strongest company of the kind in the country has added a line of hail insurance for crops to their business and the Pageland Insurance and Realty Company has the agency for this company. Hail insurance heretofore has not been very satisfactory for the reason that only small or local companies carried it, and in case of general destruction the company could not pay the damage and remain in bssiness. This strong company, with millions capital, can pay for all the damage that is likely to occur in several states, however, and anyone who insures his crop against hail with this company may feel sure that the company will be able to pay the damage. 'Idle cost is small and nearly every man can have his crop protected by insurance if he will. Mr. A. F. Funderburk will be glad to discuss the matter with you and quote you rates. (Ad??rtli?oinr*nt) M. M. JOHNSON ATTOflNF.Y AT LAW Will be in Pagcland Wednesday Thursday nnfl Friday o( oqrdi w<?rk