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The Fageland Journal Published Wednesday Mornings by The Journal Company C. M. Tucker, Editor Subscription Price * - - $1.0(] Entered as second class mail matter at the post otfice at Page land, S. C., under Postal Acl of March 3, 1879. May 10, 1916 t?I A a luereceni crisis mis cuunir\ faced in ihe German submarine controversy served to show z good many of us that we wert not as much in favor of a scraj as we thought. The war howl ers have been on a vacation foi a few days. The continued dry weathei makes the crop prospec rather gloomy, but gooc memories will recall that it ha; not been many years since \vi had a very dry spring, but ar excellent crop year. It is not too late to make a crop. WHY NOT HAVE A FLYLESS TOWN? As the warm weather come; the flies increase. Soon they will be spreading typhoid and othei diseases. Soon the little child ren will be dying with diarrheal diseases carried by health's most active enemv. Screens, flv pa per, fly killer in liquid and pow tiered form, swatters, etc. are all good and the more thev are used the better, but these are not the best remedy for the flv nuisance and danger. Cle?.~ up the breed ing p aces and the flies disappear \ fl it hnf* n^oAti I ?a? it nj nils ntvci comt 11110 existence on strictly clean premises There is always filth of soirti kind. 'Hie favorite breeding place is in the horse stable Ii the stables were Kept clean tlu other breeding places would soon be cleaned up. There are several solutions that may be us d in the stables to prevent the flies. These formulas may be had from the Department of Ag riculture at Washington. The better plan, howeier, is to clear, the stables often enough to prevent the breeding of flies. There are no more flies in Pageland than in other towns, but there are (or will be) about ten milllion too many. If the people want it so, Pageland can be made a flyless town. The effort usually expended in fight ingthe pests if rightly directed is sufficient to prevent them Do the people want this to be the most remarkable town in the Garolinas? If so we shall have more to say as to the methods. The farmer who lives apart from neighbors can prevent flies if he will. Flies do not go far, and the flies a man is troubled with are of his own raising. U. S. Accept* Germany's Proi~ ise Washington, May 8.?A note cabled by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard today for delivery to the Berlin Foreign Minister informs the German Government that the United States accents its "declaration of its abandonment" of its former submarine policy and now relies upon a scrupulous execution of the altered policy to remove the principal danger of an interup tion of the good relations exist ing between the two countries. With this acceptance is coupled formal notice to Ger many that the United States can not for a moment entertain, m ? I "** uiuvu icss uiscuss, a suggestion thai respect by German naval authorities for the rights of citi zens of the United States on the high seas should in the slightest degree be made contingent upon the conduct of any other Gov ernment affecting the right of the neutrals and non combat ant* Much Road Work Has Been Done The chain gang has been coved to Jefierson township. It was kept in Old Store from February 28th until May 5th, and during the time only one day | was lost. Seventeen miles of i sand clay roads have been built, and ten miles of roads repaired. I It has been estimated that the cost of building a mile of sand clay road is $300. At this figure the 17 miles amount to $5,100, and estimatfng the repair work . at $400 we have a total of $5,500. About $300 of road tax has been spent through the efficient town 1 ship commissioner, Mr. J. E. ; Agerton, and nearly all the free > labor for the year has been used. . Along with this the people have r given much valuable assistance It is estimated that the people have furnished an average of ten teams a day for the time the r gang has been in the township. I This would be worth about 1 $1400. It is further estimated ; that the free labor at a dollar a , day would amount to about $400 The cost ol the gang for this pe 1 riod is said to be about $1,000 ^ The total cost of the work then seems to be about $3,100, and the work is valued at about ? $5,100, a difference of $2,000. Work has been done on the ; following roads: Pageland to I Lynche's river by J. A. Arants, a mile from Five Forks toward the river on the Tradesville road; from J. C. Sanders' home t bv Crowburk and Dudley to the river; from Crowburk to Asher Plyler's; from Crowburk to State I line; from Five Forks to Hills I Creek; Hicks road from near R. . .V. Cato'stoT. J. Rodgers'; from . J. N. Sowell's to Cooke's Mill; Jefferson road from the Cooke's mill road to the Jefferson town . ship line. The people in each section manifested a spirit of hearty co operation, and the work was i rushed from start to finish. On last Wednesday night the I good people of the White Plains . community gave a supper to the convicts. There was an abund. ance of good wholesome food . and the 'hard-worked unfortu nates had a feast, i There are now nine townships in the county. Dividing the . time of the gang equally among all there will be a month and ! ten days to the township each year, or two months and twenty t days once in two years. Old , Store has received nearly her share during the term of the . present supervisor, and the peo Die are very much obliged to Mr. King for giving them what , they are entitled to. | ANNOUNCEMENTS [ Announcements of candidates for of fice will be inserted under this head at the following rates, cash in advance: township offices $2 00; County and stile $3.bJ; Congress $5.00. No discounts or concessions. If you can't pay the tatt , bet'"- not enter the race. FOR SUPERVISOR I hereby announce mv candi dacv for the I fice of county supervisor for Chesierlield county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. n II A i. 11. /Mam. ; I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of county supervisor for Chesterfield county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. H. W. Crosswell. i FOR TREASURER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for treasurer of Chesterfield County, subject to the action of the Democ -ic party in the approaching primary election. ' T A j. a. welsh. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION I hereby announce mvself a candidate for superintendent o education, B. ]. Douglass. Winthrop College, Scholars'* ?; and Entrance Examination The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Win throp College and for the admission ofv new students will Ik held at theCountv Court IIousi on Fridnj-, July 7, at 9 a. m. Ap plicants must not bekss thai sixteen years of age. Whet Scholarships are vacant aftei Julv 7 they will be awarded t< those making the highest nvci age at this examination, pro vided they meet the condition: governing the award. Appli cants for Scholarships shonk write to President Johnson he fore the examination for Schol arship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $lhi and free tuition. The next ses sion will open September 2" 1916- For further informatioi and catalogue, address Pres. 1) B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. C. Dr. Beall Here Dr. Louis G. Beall, ass id a n medical director of the Souther Life and Trust Company, o Greensboro, N. C., pa t Thur> day and Friday at the office o the Pageland Insurance & RcalP Co.,consulting with and oflerim health suggestions to the polio U.,l 1 -f . l o ' uiMjeis 01 me vj!o?nsi>oro * om piny. The Soudurn Life am 1'rus. Co., it is sfd, engagt. quite extensively in health e. u servalion work among it< p >l:c> holders, and l)r. lie.ill make peri >dical visits to the varioti towns in that company's teiri tory. "Ma," asked Johny, "is the ml that papa writes with indelible?' "No, ii isn't," answered hi mother. "Why?" Johnny breathed a sigh of r? lief. I'm glad it isn't," i.e san "f ?r I just spilled it all over th> carpet." Rpoisf ralinn IO.. - ^c\-r a Registration hooks will h> open everv first Mon.luv at th Auditor's office until it) days ho fore the general elec ion. S. B. l imn :is, 'hm. R T. \Ylutt , Clrek, W. M. Belle. Notice Notice is herehv given tin under no consider.uio 1 will ;>a* oline be sold nor rcpahs insult on automobiles in ihe lown o Pageland on the Sabbath day. R. 11. Nelson mayor Chickens! Chickens! Chickens! Prices for this week, lions, 9 cts per pound. Spiinj* chickens 17 1 2 cts. Roosters 27 1 2 cts. each. Guineas 23 cts. each. Tucker & Blakeney. Next door to pod office. Primo Peanut Meal The IDEAL Feed For HORSES. II(K;S and CAT i IE Ask Your Grocer For It For Sale By J. S. BliRCII, nit. Crocjh in MUNGO BROS, Pane's id Manufactured by Sea Islmd Cotton Oil Co., Charleston. Meal and Hulls Plenty of Buckeye Menl and lintless hulls on hand all the time. A test shows that a j?al Ion of these hulls ^ocs lurthei than a peck of the old kind. Don't huy anything hut Buckeye J. E. Agerton. / CRISIS Hi ROADS IN THE MOVEMENT : FOR filGHER WAGES ; Would Add Millions to Expenses Of Southeastern Lines?Public Vitally Interested. Washington, d. C.?"The railways of the southeast are facing a critical ! situation in the proposed demands of > the engineers', iiiremen's, conductors' - and trainmen's Brotherhoods which have joined in a nation-wide effort to force the railways of the country to ' j grant further wage concessions, which wouhl add millions of dollars . to the payrolls of the railways without enabling them to earn a cent more than under present conditions or to in any way give better service to the public," declares a statement ! given out by the executive committee of the southeastern railways. j "The demands of the Brotherhoods are generally referred to as demands for an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime, but they are not in reality for an eight hour day in the sense in which that term is comi monly understood,'" the statement j continues. "The employees are not j asking that they be relieved from service at the end of eight hours, as hey rtnli/.o that this is not practical. Ie in road service, and the form in ' which the demands have been made , clearly shows this. More Pay For Overtime "Thus the language of their own propoed demands is that on runs of . one hundred miles or less overtime ; will be-in at the expiration of eight | hours. This simply means that if a : freight uvtn re wires, as it usually j loes, at least 10 hours to run 100 J miles, the train and engine employees liall receive their day's pay for eight i .ours of work and shall receive time ml a half for the two additional i hours. "There is not a line in the proposals concerning road service that in any way limits the number of hours the cmp'oyees are to work, :mi their proposition simply resolves ' tiro if into tl.cing the period at which I overtime begins to adcrue and after u..-ii uu'v Miaii receive time and a >aL' instead of their regular hourly rate. In a discussion of the proposed deinait h; in the official journal of the rrainmen's organization, the follow.ng explanation of the demands Is ! given hy one of ihe vice-presidents of that Brotherhood: " 'There appears to be some difference of opinion as to what such a I proposal involves, therefore it may be | seasonable to say that there is quite a diff rente between an eight-hour t work-day and an eight-hour basic I work-day. " 'Tlie first contemplates that eight i hours shall be the maximum working ! time, anil as a rule where the eight| hour work-day obtains through con! f ra '-t Koi u * ? ucmccil ?-li11?I?ur .11 HI einidoyes, it is the constant enileavor lo prevent working overtime except in cases of necessity. It appears that some of t)ie men in the train service are of 11 jo opinion that this is the proposal of the organizations. However, tills is not the case. The second. the eight-hour basic work-day . i contemplates that eight hours Bhal. 1 he the. basis for a clay's work and any ti:n< in excess thereof shall be paid for as overtime, consequently under such a provision there is no .j limit to the hours worked. The lattcr system is the one proposed by 11m train service Brotherhoods and 1 is in noc-ord with the action taken by the delegates, at the Eleven'h Biennial Contention of the Brotherhood ! of Railrc md Trainmen.* Same Work, More Money I "The proposals of the employees, . ' as in !< lity formulated and official ly explained in tho above citation, | simply mean that they shall be paid more money than at present for the ' . an work they are now doing. The rearer, therefore, resolves Itself primarily into a question of wages and roe cquimlyof increased cost. "App'yiny. the proposed demands 1o the present conditions of work would l.tr rin an increase ranging from 12 to 10 per cenl in cost, as the roads \vd;?M he compiled in most cases to cpT.i'n'-o the present hours of operatic: ince chances to escape the *?:iy ' in <if overtime would cause a | hi: lie1* perccntago of increase than jthi !i;Mir- already given. ' "Tim mdway ; of the southeast are - In .:> ciidition to stand any increase ?, 11 '-iT* operating expenses, much | lc h nnvases as would result ; fro: "r..i:tii:i? these demands. They e.'r adv pay higher wages to train and n i';? employees than are paid ( In 'In - actions of the country wlvre 11 : file is much more dense, at d t! v hrve had no part In the rat increases v.hich recently have 1km -i granted l?y the Interstate Comn < (' >m mission to railways In other f iritorien. "i rcMtr.inary estimates show that i on rotr. linen the increases asked by tl employes would more than wipe ou< all income after pavment of ope- *?t'n : evp<-nses, fix d charges a id t r:\es. The ral'wa.vs would be ' fin<"d < i lier to secure Increases In . the'- rater or to lower their cost of operation l?y curtailment of train service nnd reducing tiie outlay for maintenance and improvement necessary | to moot the transportation needs of the rapidly developing southeastern territory. "TP's is a question in which the 'who' prhllr has n direct and vital lnti . t The railways of the southerr t merely ask of the public that ft t Inf .1 "i *' o'f of the real nature of the It,, pored demands, nnd of the ability 1 pi the road.- to meet them" A Full i OF SCREEN DOORS, SCREEN WIRE AT Pageland H Comp I I Hats, Slipp I DRF.SS r.i Our business has I and instead of closing ou to stay by getting in lots Hats and a good assortm It shall be easy for you want here now. We appreciate what y and respectfully ask tb customer. C. L. GUI I Pagelanc Wc Carry DRU Wine of Cardui ^ Pain Remedies Camphor Worm Tonic Lemon Extract Turpentine Sewing Machine Oil Liver Pills Talcom Powders and some c Prices 0. K. See us The Cat 1 J, K. Calo, O M JLP 1 Buy your groceries, alwai line is complete, and let u: prices are rights A fresh car of J. I. Triplel arr.ve this week. Flverv sad We appreciate your trade. G. C. Mangi Stock j WINDOWS AND | ardware I any I lers and I )ODS I >een growing nicely, | t we are preparing I ot Slippers, Ladies 8 ent ol Dress goods. ? lo find what you Pi ou have done torus, ^ at you continue a iLEDGE 1, s. c. I Staple I i Black Draught Cough Syrups Camphor Ice Nut Meg Vanilla Extract \ Castor Oil | Cold Cream | Calomel | >ther things j; to Co. I Mgr. | HnnanzBBBBnvBLi U /s get our prices. Our s prove to you that our ;s Best Patent Flour to ; guaranteed. am & Co.