The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, December 22, 1915, Image 3
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SHbns. Ibnu Life In Monroe Fire
^Mkhk.1 nquirer.
Ksas. broke out in the large
?&sc5k. building on Main street,
ottsasHr'ied by Hollowav Brothers
skircn? uric store; E. Porter, as a
swafiKace and by the Southern
SifcTcceas Company as offices, bei1fc*?sBT?.
4 and 5 o'clock this morning;
M. M. Coltharp, a roomvar
y.Ti ^hc Porter apartments lost
Zha by suffocation. HolloBrotliere
lost seven pianos
trazra: orrrnns nnd Mr. W. T
fturSowiiy lost some smaller
oeorskral instruments, a lot of
music and a trunk packed
'Tixh clothing, making: a loss of
or more. Mr. Porter lost
Li y-.\n oi bis household goods,
-.>3x1 ?<c and his fami^-escaped in
cii'i-o- night clothing. Messrs.
f?u.v>>wav Brothers and Porter
35ot have any insurance on!
property. The building,!
belongs to Mr. H. A.
e, is insured for $2,000, and
tr w.dly damaged, the floors,
and other woodwork being
fjssrsrevl The walls are not invery
much, if any. The
sesaE^*^ss office escaped injury ex*X"pa:
by water, and some of the
v*soffias upstairs were not swept
ilames.
Porter discovered the fire
veBsi il had gained such headway
.OEOU. U. Wiia 1I11^U93IU1C iUJJU UUVV1I
*Ise stairway and he called for
3J8eSj?.. Mr. Lonnie Eubauks, who
L*:&n duty in the express office
sttrsittgfit, heard Mr. Porter calli*35r
<snd ran out and discovering
cfeee Ssre got a ladder and put it
iapi,533 a window and Mr. and
33tsl Porter and their two chilnitfE:
And a man who was roomZjBat
'as the building, reached the
japostad in safety.
Two men were rooming in
ijfiR* ibuikling and when it was
BauiZid that only one of them had
osca^d Mr. Eubanks and others
swaaL'- xxp into the apartment to
lor the missing man and
VftaaSLi* his room and^ pearchcjd
3Bfc2!L M. Presson, a fireman,
i&ear the wall in a room
taSjfjtk^ng the one he had occu
Z&edL It was some time after
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i?K.f>Kc oi'ii icu miti me uuu.y 01
Bfc.Coltharp was found.
J&jl Coltharp was 34 years old <
3BB&r*iimarried. lie came from i
$Utea3ottc to Monroe a few days s
rjRpn znd was workiug for the i
ittLsjas/a Journal. I lis people live i
im&utL Mill, S. C. Mr. Kirby
who roomed with Mr.
^Onifi'iarp in Charlotte for several <
os?rcvis. says that he was a man i
character and a whole I
.ssas'iici and clever man. The
-dsi was taken to Dillon's <
king rooms and prepared 1
tbc: t<urial and Mr. \V. II. Col i
tfikxro. ol Charlotte, a brother of 1
deceased, came down at 11 i
oarlock today and took the body I
nhi home near Fort Mill, <
Jot burial. '
.And He Paid Willingly. I
A Beloit man went to Kansas '
Ghzr recently on pleasure bent *
atwt 5 en Friend Wife at home.
Stiwrfty after his return he and 1
wife were invited to a party.. J
wile laid out her husband's
tiEHesroai and lest she should foi SggjLtezx
gloves, she placed them "
in overcoat pocket.
5s& the way to tlie party Friend
zjtcstctou put nib nanus in ins
gpBdte&s. discovered the gloves :
-jobkZ 'immediately had a nervous
A tew minutes later, at a
tefi 5'Uce in the stree*, he threw
es away, After the party
.fit:- v-it .- asked her husband for
icy y; j'j es.
^ 'a. fnoilj'd vour gloves";
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' r.5- O I' ; I pilt tlil I'll ill ;
1 fir/' f?f 1 !<?;? we st.u h ii.
* . the husband saw a ;
;? . and 'he next dav ii
?v\ ' '- ..>() foi new gloves.
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Bryan Strikes New Note at Charleston.
Charleston, Dec. 15.?Wiiliam
Jennings Bryan, leading exponent
of the forces in the United
States who are battling with
words against war and the general
programme of defense, tonight
brought his message for
universal peace to the delegates
of the Southern Commercial
congress in the GermanJArtillery
hall, which was filled to capacity.
Hundreds were turned
away uuable to gain admittance.
The title of the Commoner's
address -was "War or Peace" lie
lias been delivering practically
the same address at many points
in the United Stales since his
retirement as secretary of stale
in the Wilson cabinet.
The address by Mr. Bryan injected
a new element into the
[commercial congress, which has
been giving serious consideration
to the necessity of arming
the United Slates to repel all invasion.
In his address the former
secretary ridiculed the idea
of a nation attacking the United
States, thought that the driving
out of whiskey to prepare the
citi/.enship physically fit for a
battle is better and scathingly
arraigned what he termed the
jingo metropolitan press.
The Commoner was particularly
eloquent and despite the
fact that many in the audience
were opposed to some of the
policies enunciated he received
liberal applause on every point
scored in favor of peace. The
efforts of Mr. Bryan, to secure
progressive legislation and his
constant fight for measures to
help the masses was the comment
by Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher, president, who introduced
the former secretary.
Senator B. R. Tillman was
present at the meeting but was
forced to leave shortly after Mr.
Bryan began his address. The
senator assured Mr. Bryan that
it was his physical condition
that caused him tp retire and
he had to^ayr .5??
Second Note"*to Xuitria Very!
Vigorous j
Washington, Dec. 17.? The
United States prepared late today
to dispatch a second note to Aus
tria lIungary on the sinking of
the Itailian steamship Ancona
The communication will vigorously
renew the demands made
in the first note; none of them
accoiding to an official announce
ment by Secretary Lansing, having
been complied with by the
Vienna Foreign Office.
President Wilson propably will
iecide what form the second
note shall take tomorrow in conference
with Secretary Lansing.
The Secretary will then act with i
3ut further suggestion from the]
['resident, who will leave Wash
ngton tomorrow night on his
wedding trip. Should the Sec
retary determine, however, that
.he further counsel of the Presi
.lem is necessary, no will go to j
wherever the Executive may be.
Should the situation become still
more acute the President may be
forced to shorten his honeymoon
md return to Washington.
From an authoritative Tueonic
source came the information
tonight that the Vienna
Government diplomatic relations
between the United States and
Austria Hungary being severed.
It was said that if the second
note left an avenue for it, the
Foreign Office probably would
see fit to agree to all the demands
made by the United
States.
Letter to Santa Clans
Dear Santa Clans?T want you
to bring me n doll, some leys, a
doll cart and a stocking lull of
c,utd\. lie sure to bring :? tin
.'. til c at. I've got a m
it is a pig my aunt s >nt me. It
i> ntonlli. old.
M\ icadii'i is Mis. Kvdfo.ui;.
(iood t?yo S;\nl;l ("lulls.
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One Killed; Several Hurt at
Monroe
Monroe, Dec. 17.?Miss Leitha
Davis and Miss Bessie Love
are seriously hurt, John Baucom
has a shoulder broken and Green
Paxton a painful wound in his
head as a result of the collision
of an automobile in which they
were riding with a Seaboard
freight train on a local crossing
tonight at 9:15 o'clock.
In the car with them were
Misses Mittie Davis, a sister of
Miss Leitlia; Miss Dora Love,
sister of Miss Bessie; Miss Eu
irpnin luitidprKnrlr anil Rrnivn
Helms, who was driving the ma- j
chine. Miss Dora Love and j
Miss Mittie Davis were able to
walk home, and it is not thought j
that Miss Funderburk is serious J
b* hurt. Miss Bessie Love at 1
10:30 is still unconscious. ?dissj
Leitha Davis was thought for a
time to be dead, but has since
regained consciousness and
seems to have a good chance
for recovery. Helms appears
badly dazed from the shock, but
otherwise not seriously hurt.
The car, full of young people,
it is said, was going down a hill
to the crossing. The driver saw
the approachiug train, but his
brakes refused to work properly.
The force of the crash overturned
the car, catching the two of
the worst hurt young women
under it. All the injured have
been taken home.
Monroe, Dec. 18.?Miss Bessie ;
Love, who was injured in the
collision of an automobile and a ]
Seaboard freight train last night,
died this morning at 2 o'clock.
Miss Leitha Davis was thought
for a time to be dead, but has
since regained consciousness ]
and seems to have a good j
chance for recovery. '
John Baucom has a broken
shoulder and is thought to be
internally injured. I lis recovery
is considered doubtful.
The other occupants of the
machine were only slightly hu^t A
and were able t^wal^^^me,
A&d." :n4kfcrpmpert?% Furn
Brother's Transfer CompaSy. I'
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Wilson Begin Quiet Honeymoon
Hot Springs, Va., Dec. 19.?
President Wilson and his bride
the former Mrs. Norman Gait, ,
arrived here shortly after 9 t
o'clock today lo spend their (
honeymoon. They were met at i
the train by a crowd of several 1
hundred people who applauded \
as they alighted from their i
private car.
A waiting automobile took the
couple immediately to their
hotel, t
They came here lo begin their 1
married life in the quiet seclusion
of the mountains of the State in ! c
which both of them were born.
They were followed here by
congratulations from almost
every part of the world. Messages T
of good wishes came from rulers '
of Nations in Europe, Presidents
of South and Central American 1
countries. Governors of States,
diplomats, members of the Senate
and House and Justices of
the Supreme Court and from 1
scores of personal friends and
relatives. Many they will answer 1
personally from here. During
the two weeks or more before
returning to Washington to take
up the official and social duties
of the White House, the couple
will golf, motor and climb
mountains together, and as far
as possible be protected from the 1
prying eyes of the out side world
CHURCH NOTES
MKT1I0DIST I'KOTI.S l ANT
John. \V. Quick, 1' us tor
Our appointment for next
Sundav will be at Rose 1 lill at '! !
o'clock.
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Ford Says Troops Will Be Out
Soon.
Christiania, Dec. 19, Via London.?"Every
Nation in the
world will soon look upon
American peace pilgrims as taking
the initiative in stopping
history's worst war. The landing
of the peace expedition in
Europe will be recorded as one
of the most benevolent things
the American Republic ever
did," said llenrv Ford today
to the Associated Press representative
011 stopping ashore on
Norwegian soil.
The steamer Oscar iI, carrying
the Ford peace expedition,
arrived at this port on Saturday!
after a 11 days' voyage front;
New York. The delegates ex
pressed much displeasure be j
cause the vessel was delayed j
three days by the British authori
lies at Kirkwall.
Mr. Ford said he was confi I
dent the expedition would re-j
sun in getting tne men oul of
the"trenches before the Winter
was over.
Three Trainmen Hurt When
Rock is Thrown in Window
McColl, S. C., Dec. 18.?Enginee**.Martin,
Brakeman Wynn
and Agent R. L. Smith of t'ne
Seaboard while seated together
in a freight train passing Fletcher's
siding were all three struck
aiicFpainfully hurt when a big
rock, crashed through a window.
Splintered glass cut Wvnn badly
about the face, Smith seems to
have received almost the full
force of the missile in the face,
and Martin was hurt worse of
all, being practically paralyzed.
The three were taken to a
hospital at Hamlet. Three negroes-have
been arrested in connection
with the affair.
PREFERS THE OLD NAG.
A former mayor of Emporia,
lias
lot^Hro against posts nor cliase pelestrians
off the street, and when I
'ide after her T let inv inin/1 nrwl rnw
irms and legs take a rest."
SUGAR-BEET FLOUR.
An entirely new use for sugar
joets is being considered und expcrinented
with, and is reported suc essful
in France, which is?the
nuking of Hour. This sugar-beet
lour is estimated to contain some:hing
like 8? per cent of pure uutriuenl.
THE ONLY CHANCE LEFT.
"Why is Miss Oldgirl marrying
hat awful rounder? J J 0*3 sure t(
cad a double life."
"Evidently she's tin 1 of a single
>nc."?Hobart Herald.
THE REASON.
lVuli.-hcr?Why did you put in a
nad-dog peine in this slorv for chillren?
Auihor? -Didn't you tell me it
lccded snap?
WATCHFUL WAITING.
Knicker?Was it the witching
iout oi tnree when you got m?
Outlatc?Worse; it was the watchog
hour of three.
PISCATRtX.
Stella?(1un you fish?
Bell*?Well, if someone else baits
it and eatehcs it and takes it oil the
hook I can tel' the lies.
ITS KIND.
"Will there he any profit on this
beauty show?"
"Well, there on^lit to he u haudsorie
one."
INTERESTED DECISION.
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BITS OF HUMAN NATURE
Picked from Here and There
and Told for What They
May be Worth
Few people, perhaps, know
that Pageland once had a negro
policeman. It was this way:
In the fall of 1910 the policeman
quit and for a short time an
officer was wanted. Kinsev
Medlin, a coal black young
negro of small stature, decided
he would like to arrest and lock
up the persons who violated the
statutes made and provided. He
voiced his desire to some of the
citizens, who saw a good chance
j for a joke and encouraged Kin
jscy. Mr. Quick was intendnnt
j and to him the negro wont w i*.h
| his applecation written by IT. N.
IA skins. Mr. Quick agreed to
leal! a meeting of the council at
j dark ot the same day to consider
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i ?. j. |-i iv. .i i ;< ) !i. JVIIISCV SliiyCll
jaround until the council met'
j and was ejected to go oil duly J
| at once. Mr. Quick told him j
liquor w as being: sold just east |
of town and that if he would)
make a raid the first night he1
would he considered a good officer
right from the start. I le
selected Mr. Askins to go with
him, and as the town required
him to serve 24 hours with out
gun, billet or badge, |Mr. Askins
furnished him an empty pistol
and they went for the blind
tigers. They located the liquor
sellers just outside of .town and
heard them talking of pints and
quarts. When the officers(?)
came upon them they opened
fire and Mr. Askins fell. But
Kinsey didn't run like he should.
He tried his gun and then tried
to get Mr. Askins'. The ligcrsf?)
fell upon him with brush and
other weapons and finally put
him to flight.
In the chase Mr. Askins and
one or two others forgot the
rope and were tripped where
Kinsey sailed right over without
knowing there was a rope.
Two or three members of the
HKHMB^M^j^^^yhomcMUul
"Didn'tTteli you dem white
folks wont gonna have no nigger
police?"
'Well, Mister Quick said dey
have 'em in Charleston."
"Dis aint no Charleston. And
vou mighta knowed dey would
lo somethin' to you."
"Well, shet up about it. I'm i
lone wid it."
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a good price lor you
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WAS READY FOR SECOND POLE
Boy Saw No Probability That First
One Would Stand Continued '
Strain Upon It,
Rabbi Jtiling Silberfeld of the
B'nai Abraham temple, in High
street, in addressing bis congregation
on the punishment of children, said:
"Many fathers punish their children
too severely for a misdeed, and when
this happens the child goes right
back and does the same tiling over
again. 1 once know a father that
tried this plan on bis son. One day
the father whitewashed a pole in his
yam am! saul to his .- in, 'Whenever
yon commit a deed tli.it you Know is
wrong you are to drive a nail into
flu? pole.'
''Some time after the hoy catue
running to his father and explained
that lie had tilled the pole and
couldn't net another nail in edgeways.
I'Y.thor and son v.tnt to the
pole together, and tlu-n the father
a. hod. the eon what l?e was going to
do.
' Seeing his son had nothing to
say, he suggested that. the hov pull
out a nail whenever he did anything
wrong, whereupon the son replied,
'Why not plant another pole, father?'?
Newark Star. ;
HE GETS IT AGAIN
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Iteggy?I find it dooced hard to
collect my thoughts, you know.
Dolly?Father says it is always
hard to recover small accounts.
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SERBIA'S LACK OF NURSES. .
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Serbia is said to be the one country
|fn the civilized world in which there
are v>a r vu over twenty rears of
dgfrdr^bun i iS'giVon atr^no
reason why thme is such u lack of
nurses for the Ked Cross work of the
Serbian army. Not only are the
women all married and engaged in
caring f??r their families, but tlio
large majority of them live on small
farms and are busy producing food
for the nation as well as for tha
uruiy. !
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but determined to ' ~ '?\ *? Jr?
by Dra Ug lie n*s. . S
mi and women in 18 slates have taken the t
in Bookkeeping, Stenography, LhinVtii-. K
v, etc., and their small investments have >
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