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The Pagcland Journal Published Wednesday Mornings C. M. Tucker, Proprietor Subscription Price - - $1.00 Entered as second class mail matter at the post office at Pageland, S. C., under Postal Act of March 3, 1879. June 23, 1915 Hotenoughforyou? ? o 4^- ?? The other fellow is too much concerned about his troubles to care to hear yours. Shut up. From Washington comes the announcement that Robert Lan sing win be secretary ol state to succeed \V. J. Bryan. Mr. Lansing's selection will be a popu lar one, as he is well fitted for the duties of this great office. Horses and mules need water more than three times a day when they are at work in the field or on the road these long, hot days. Very few men work half a day without water, and horses should not be required to do so. They should be unhitched and carried to water at least ouce between morning and noon, and between noon and night. The horse, or mule, is a VAft' faitVifnl r?n I?>-*i*l nn/1 o t vi j Kiuuiui annual aiivi it vcij necessary one. The man who mistreats him will have to answer for it before the Judge of all the earth. Do not overwork him or get him too hot, a thing very easy to do at th.s season. Do not feed much new oats or other green feed and expect your horse to work and thrive. Your horse is one of your best friends. Treat him as one. Qu The death sentence of Leo M. Frank for the murder of-Mary Phagan in a pencil factory in Atlanta about two years ago was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Slaton Monday and Frank was taken at once to the state prison at Milledgeville where he began serving his sentence. When the news was given out there were demonstrations in the streets of Atlanta against the governor and the police had a hard time in dispersing the mobs. Monday night several hundred men marched out to the home of Governor Slaton and attempted to break through the front gates, but were checked by barbed wire entanglements and a dozen or more armed deputies. The governor then called out the state malitia to protect him from the mob. Martial law was proclaimed in a district half a mile by one mile about the home of the governor and the malitiamen were stationed with bayonets The crowd gradually dispersed. In Marietta, the former home of the murdered girl, and in Newnan the governor was burned in effigy. In Newnan images of the governor and Frank were hanged, and later were cut down, set on fire and dragged blazing through the streets. Frank had exhausted every other means of escape from his sentence open to him. Solicitor General Dorsey, who prosecuted Frank, issued a statement in which he declared that *4the action of Gov. Slaton nullifying the judgements of the State and federal courts and overriding the recommendations of the State hoard of pardons was unprecedented." lie added that no defendant in his recollection had had the benefit of more appeals to both the State and federal courts. to. & s?J". , .. .. Where They Agreed The elderly, benevolent-looking gentleman approached the i| man and his wife who were j quarreling bitterly. a "My dear friend," he said, "this won't do at all, you know." "What have you got to do n with it?" snarled the man. ~ <] "Nothing at all, except so far j as I can help in settling this dispute," "There ain't no dispute," growled the belligerent. "No dispute? But my dear c friend??" c "I tell you there ain't no dispute. She thinks she ain't going c to get my week's wages, and I I know she ain't. So wher's any dispute c 2 Took Away His Support "Johnny!" exclaimed the teacher sternly. "What are vou fumbling with?" v Johnny hung his head and was e silent but the telltale of the class a piped up: J "It's a pin he's got, teacher." ^ "Well, take it from him and ^ bring it lo me." _ c This was done, and in a molli- 11 fied tone the teacher said: a "Now, Johnny, get up and S recite your history lesson." n But lohnny blushed, hung his d head and sat still. b "Johnny," commanded the s teacher, "rise, I tell you!" "I can't, ma'ma," wept Johnny; "that there pin you took is what 0 holds up me trousers " 0 \ Birthday Party and Other a Dudley News n The program for the B. Y. P. ^ U. will be published in the next c issue. The convention is to be ^ held with the Dudley church and we hope to make it the best |( in the history of the organiza- ^ tion. v Miss Mavis Funderburk re- r turned from the Black Moun- j, tains of North Carolina, where she represented Coker College d in the Blue Ridge conference. She reports a great time, stating ^ 4hat -the--conference* ~whs?both j, highly educational and inspiiational. She will give a report of t< her trip Sunday night in the B. n Y. P. U. o Mr. Leon Funderburk preached at Mt. Pisgah Sunday, the pastor being ill with throat trouble. Miss Ethel Walden delightfully b entertained about seventy five \ of her friends at a birthday party tl Saturday night. Ice cream and cake were served on the lawn j after which music by the string ^ band. The entire evening was ^ thoroughly enjoyed. Sometime ago a weary looking hobo rambled up the garden ^ walk of a suburban home and d mtekly tapped on the back door. P "Lady," he remarked almost s' tearfully. "I don't want you to think I'm a tramp. Until a few y weeks ago I had a good hand n laundry, but it failed me, and o since then I have hardly had \ enough to eat." ^ "That is too bad," responded y the good woman, as she began s< to hand the hobo all kinds of h sandwiches. "How did the laun- n dry come to fail you?" "It was this way," answered the tramp, stuffing the fodder in his pocket and starting for the ^ gate. "She got tired of workin' and went home to her mother." t| si Birthday Party. ( i :??i~ ** **?_?- ? Liiiuc wiaiy weisn rarker o delightfully entertained quite a number of the little girls of the a town last Wednesday afternoon tl from 4:30 to 7 o'clock at a Birth- a day party. After playing many U delightful games the little guests tl were ushered .into the spacious gj dining room where ice cream and cake were served. Fruit punch was served in the hall. a Mary Welsh received many o dainty little presents. 1c tl Mrs. Curtis Moore, of Camden, a is visiting at the home of Mr. U. c F.Moore," '* Ih / _ CHURCH HOTES #g The ladies union prayer mettr?R: will meet with Mr. W. JT. Ddgeworth Thursday afternoon t 4 o'clock. The union prayer service tfolight at the M. E., cliurch coplucted by Rev. J. M. Sullivan. Everybody welcome. R. W. Cato's Appointments t 1st Sunday?Mt. Moriah at ^1 'clock on Sunday, and 3 o'clock ' n Saturday. 2nd Sunday?Bethel at M 'clock Sunday, and Saturday at ! o'clock. 3rd Sunda3'? Mt. Pisgah at til i 'clock Sunday, and Saturday at 1 ! o'clock. ^ " V : BAPTIST, J. M. Sullivan. Pastor. ] 1 We have three enlistment vorkers in the State Convention 1 mployed jointly by the Statfe j nd Home missions Board. W, \ . Langston D. O., of Columbia 1 ias charge of the lower or j Coastal region, Rev. J. D. Crane' < n ^rcer, a. nas cnarge ot the ' ipper or mountainous section nd Rev. W. M. Whiteside of t ipartanburg has charge of the < nill work. These workers are oing a great deal to bring our t mckward churches up to the < tandard of efficiency in King- 1 om building. i We are glad to announce that t >ne of these workers will be in 1 ur Association this week. ReV.- < V. J. Langston will be with us < t White Plains Friday at 8:15 p. 1 i. All the near-by churches , re requested to send their Dea- i ons and leading, members. * Saturday, Liberty Hill 3 p. m. \ ind all the churches near this i oint are reguested to send their ' wading members to hear Dr. , .angston. It will be well worth t yhile for the churches to have J epresentatives in these meet [igs nearest them. ? We had large and appreciative J udiences at both our services [J ist Sunday, Center Grove lnJB tie morning and Wh^ Pltntyj i thi afternoon. Rp Kltro vmi Konr n. T it wm.v JUU uvai L?i. LdtUKV ]1 in next Sunday, Pageland 11a. > i. and 8:30 p. m. He will speak \ f the "Enlistment Woik." ?: 1 Items from Jefferson ;ffersoniaa * Miss Lottie Miller who has * een teaching in a college in } lissouri returned home to spend i le summer last week. Cadet Elmore White, who as been attending the Citadel lis year came home Wednesny to spend his summer acation. Mr. G. Wiley Griffith left for Hack Mountains, N. C., Tuesay where he went to accept a osition with a livery and sales table. Uncle Noah Pate who was /ell known as being the oldest lan in the world was said to be ver 100 years, old, died early Vednesday morning. Uncle Joah was a preacher in his ounger days, but for the past bTCiai j cm S, UWIIIX IO nis 9^6, (j e was only able to visit the [, lembers of his flock. i Mayor J. E. Thomas has re- \ ently imposed a thirty-day sen- u ?nce on all dogs (the four leg j ind) in town. That is. he has i rdered the high chief to see < lat all dogs are kept tied or | lint up and not allowed on the Ireets for the next thirty-days r longer. 1 TJiis is done as a precaution gainst the mad-dog epidemic lat has been raging in and round Jefferson for the past , iw weeks. The dogs from le countrv will not be shot on gbt, but at the same time, they rill be looked after and treated B i 3 vuy uuks wmit; nere, ana (he wners are respectfully asked to jave their dogs at home when ( ley come to town. If they j re allowed to come to town we I annot promise whaj willUwp-i en to them, ,l* - A * R j BANKERS URGED 10 ~ CO-OPERATE WITH FARMERS BOUL MATERIAL HAS ENTERED THE BANK VAULT8 OF THE NATION. 5 * The Bank a Financial Power House m to the Community. By Peter Radford. One of the greatest opportunities Iti the business life of the nation lies In practlaal co-operation of the country banks with the farmer in building agriculture and the adventure is laden with greater possibilities than any forward movement now before the American public. A few bankers have loaned money to farmers at a low rate of interest, and ofttimes without compensation,. to buy blooded livestock, build silos, fertilise the land, secure better seed, bold their products for a betetr market price, etc. The banker in contributing toward improving the grade if livestock; the quality of the seed ind the fertility of the soil, plants in the agricultural life of the community i fountain of profit, that, like Tennyion's brook, runs on and on forever. Community Progress a Bank Asset. The time was whep money loaned in such a basis would severely test he sanity of the banker; such transactions would pain the directors like i blow in the face. A cashier who Rrould dare to cast bread upon waters hat did not return buttered side up h time for annual dividends would lave to give way to a more capable nan. This does not necessarily mean hat the bankers are getting any better >r that the milk of human klndnesss is leing Imbibed more freely by our flnanjiers. It indicates that the bankers are letting wiser, becoming more able flninciers and the banking Industry more sompetent. The vision of the builder is irowding out the spirit of the pawnbroker. A light has been turned on i new world of investment and no isurer ever received as large returns mi "the Investment ,as these progresilve bankers, who made loans to ipllft industry. The bankers have ilways been liberal city builders, but Jiey are now building agriculture. A Dollar With a Soul. It Is refreshing in this strenuous Pemmercial life to find so many dolars with souls. When a dollar is approached to perform a task that does lot directly yield the highest rate of ' ' .. 11 IPtne eagle's wings as IF soars upward; when a dollar is requested to 'eturn at the option of the borrower, t usually appeals to the Qoddess of Liberty for its contractural rights; vhen a dollar Is asked to expand in rolume to suit the requirements of ndustry, it usually talks solemnly of ts redeemer, but soul material has intered Into the vaults of our banks ind rate, time and volume have a lew basis of reckoning in so far as ;he ability of some of the bankers permit them to co-operate in promotng the business of farming. Qod Almighty's Noblemen. These bankers are Qod Almighty's noblemen. Heaven lent earth the ipirlt of these men and the angels will help them roll in place the :ornerstones of empires. They are lot philanthropists; they are wise jankers. The spirit or the builder las given them a new viBlon, and nrisdom has visited, upon them buslines foresight. The cackle of the hen, the low if klne and the rustle of growing :rops echo In every bank vault in the lation and the shrewd banker knows :hat he can more effectively Increase lis deposits by putting blue blood in ihe veins of livestock; quality in the yield of the soil and value into agricultural products, than by busliess handshakes, overdrafts and gaudy calendars. faking the community into part# ttership with the bank, opening up a ledger account with progress, making thrift and enterprise stockholders and the prosperity of the country an asset to the bank, put behind it stability far more desirable than a letterhead bearing the names of all the distinguished citizens of the community. The bank is the financial power house of the community and blessed is the locality that has an up-to-date banker. fULII IUAL PRAYER MEETINGS It ! a sad day for Christianity when the church balls call the communicants together for a political prayer meeting. Such gatherings mark the high tlde^f religious political fanaticism, put bitterness Into the lives of men; fan the flames of class hatred and destroy Christian Influence In the comAunlty. The spirit actuating such meetings Is anarchistic, un-Chrtstllke and dangerous to both church and state. The success of the nation Is In the hands of the farmer. Work for the best and the best will rise up and reward you. Tenant farming is just one thing after ewothn without a pay day. | OUR PUBI II?L. E On Two-Cent The farmers ol this nation are Hk vitally Interested . in railroad rates 1$; If tween passenger &W and freight rates ||.f is especially imlilfl man who follows farmer travels V'B? freight revenues. Some of the states have a two cent passenger rate ana wnatever Iosb is incurred is recovered through freight revenue. The justice of such a procedure was recently passed upon by the Supreme Court of West Virginia and the decision is so far-reaching that we have asked L. E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railway whose road contested the case to briefly review the suit. Mr. Johnson said in part: "Some ten years ago, passenger fares were fixed by the legislatures of a large number of states at two cents a mile. As a basis for such economic legislation, no examination was made of the cost of doing the business so regulated, nor was any attention given to the fact whether such a rate would yield to the railway companies an adequate or any net return upon* the capital Invested in conducting this class of business. "Such a law was passed in West Virginia in 1907. The Norfolk and Western Railway Company put the rate into effect and maintained it for two years. Its accounting during these two years showed that two cents a mile per passenger barely paid the out-of-pocket cost and nothing was left to pay any return on capital Invested. It sought relief from the courts. Expert accountants for As Good a Better thai That is the kind c Meat, Lard and other j?oaod qqality. ? We sell you anyth digger to a flying m TRY US i CAROLINA 5 Winlhrop College SCHOLARSHIP andiENTRAJICK EXAMINATION The examination for 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. in. Aphcants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 2 they will be 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 tor Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $101) and free tuition. The next session will open September IS, 1915. Kor further information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. (Advertisement) Monuments It will! pay you to sec me before you buy a Monument or Tombstone of any kind, if you wnpt to save money. G. R. KNIGHT. AC FORUM . Johnson Passenger Bate* ! both the State and the Railway Comi pany testified that the claims of the I raitroad were sustained by the facts, i Two cents did not pay the cost of carrying a passenger a mile. The ' State, however, contended that the railroad was earning enough surplus on its state freight business to give a fair return. UDon the ennitni imori in its passenger as well as its freight business, for the purposes of the case, the railroad did not deny this, but held to its contention that the State could not segregate its passenger business for rate fixing without allowing a rate that would bo sufficient to pay the cost of doing business and enough to give some return upon the capital invested in doing tho business regulated. This was the issue presented to the Supreme Court. Its decision responds to the judgment of the fair-minded sentlmemt of the country. The Supreme Court says that, even though a railroad earns a surplus on a particular commodity by charging reasonable rates, that affords no reason for compelling It to haul another's person or property for less than cost. The surplus from a reasonable rate properly belongs to tho railway company. If the surplus is earned from an unreasonable rate then that rate should be reduced. The State may not even up by requiring the railroad to carry other traffic for nothing or ffor^ss than cost. The decision is a wholesome ore land demonstrates that the ordinary trules of fair dealing apply to railway companies. The fact that one makes ;a surplus om his wheat crop would never be urged as a reason for compelling him to sell his cotton at Iobb than cost. It would not satisfy the man who wanted bread to be told that Its high price enabled the cotton manufacturer to get his raw product for less than cost. In this case the court reaffirmed the homely maxim that each tub must stand upon Its . nu/n . ' s the Bestn the rest >f Hour we sell you. groceries ol the same ling from a doodle achine. \ND SEE. SUPPLY CO. Hail Insurance in Strong Company. Tile Home Fire Insurance company, of j\Tew 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 u> occur in several suites, nowover, and anyone who insures his crop against hail with this company may feel sure that the company will he able to pay the damage. The 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 rales. . (Artvortl*omont) M. M. JOHNSON ATTORNEY AT LAW Will bo In Pagehnd Wednesday Thursday and Friday of oach week*