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The Pageland Journal Published Wednesday Mornings by The Journal Company C. M. Tucker, Editor Subscription Price - - $1.00 Entered as second class mail matter at the post otfice at Page land, S. C., under Postal Act of March 3, 1879. May 16, 1917 The puce of flour continues to soar. This is caused by the shortage, by speculation and by hoarding. One man who lives ngni near rageiana nas sixteen sacks stored away in liis home now, and there may be others who have more. More flour has been sold in Pageland during the last three months than in any like period since the Rev olutionary war or before. This storing away all over the country has created an abnormal demand and sent the price skyward. It has also made the shortage appear more accute than it really is. The narrow, dangerous place in the road just north of Page land was recently widened and made safe by Mr. B. R. Price, the overseer on that section of the road, and the hands who help him. Mr. Price is also ex perimenting with fine rocks which he will be able to get in sufficient quantities to put a layer on the road from Pageland to the State line. The finest piece of road in this section is said to be the one by Mr. E. J. Riggins home in Lanes Creek township. This road was once a very sorry one, and while the writer has not been over it, he is informed that a coat of gravel was put on some weeks ago and it is now very fine indeed. Mr. Price thinks that the road north from Pageland can be made a good one by the same process. The Jelfersonian of Jefferson registers a "4kick" tc the effect that that paper is discriminated against in the matter of master's sales notices, and lays the blame on P. A. Murray, Jr., master of - Chesterfield county. The Journal made like complaint about a year ago, and Mr. Murray said he was not responsible for the placing of this advertising, that the lawyers signed his name to the sale notices without coming to him. Some of the luwvorc explained that it was the other fellow. Our complaint brought out a few explanations, and one sale notice, I hat's all. The Jelfersonian had the following to say: "The Jeffersonian has one well based and harsh criticism to make regarding the uniust discrimination continually made against this newspaper bv P. A. Murray, Jr., Master of Chesterfield county who has always favored other newspapers with his sales even when th$ prcper ty was situated in and near the town. Not only has it caused much dissatisfaction to the peo pie but it is unjust." Would Let the Colonel Carry Banner to France Washington, May 12.?The way was cleared in congress today for Col. Roosevelt if he is given authorization by the ad ministration to raise a division ot volunteers for service in France. Reversing its previous action and overriding the conference committee on the army draft bill, the house voted, 215 to 178, to empower the president to extend authority for recruiting such division. This sent the armv bill back to conference, but the senate already had adopted a similar authorization during original consideration of the measure and its conferees aie expected to agree quickly fj it now, la VS Senate Would Stop Gambling in Foods in Washington, May 14.?Specu- w lation in tood supplies was ve ar hemently denounced today on w the floor of the senate and in a rerrtarkable debate there was shown plain an overwhelming sentimate for putting a stop to m gambling in the necessities of C life. tli An amendment to the espionage bill, proposed by Senator ai Thomas of Colorado to suspend sc during the war all exchanges. boards of trades and chambers 01 of commerce that permit specu w lation in foodstuffs was beaten th only because it was thought the provision had no place in the bill and that it should be offered ls in connection with food control 111 pending in congress. Senator after senator scored ^ the men who have manipulated m grain prices and the terras "pi- m rates" and "robbers" were freely used. Those who opened the m Thomas ammendment as irrele 80 vant to the legislation before Kl the senate joined with their col leagues in declaring speculation *e must be ended. A few objected w however, on the ground that 1D legitimate commerce might be shocked by stopping all deal P* ing in futures. O 01 Five Forks New3 St Fi Crops are damaged consider- ^ ablty by cold weather. Several farmers are planting cottonseed es over. w Mr. Farmer, sit up and take notice, You may bear the con sequence if you fail to make support for yourself and family. You will be weighed in the bal ance and found wanting. You tirill f,n4 *' r* ll./\ - * 1 - f ??iii f;ci 111 1IIC (JitMUIC J1151 11KC King Nebuchadnezzer of BabyIon did for dissobedience. Let us not depend on the other man. ai The other may may not make ei it. Let us all stop and think over this matter seriously and let our conscience dictate for sc us. er Miss Esther Evans is visiting in in Charlotte this week. ^ Mrs. T. A. Arant visited Mrs. ^ Mary Threatt at Pageland Sunday. re Mrs P. M. Arant and children of visited at the home of Mr. Will ,n Belk at Pageland Sunday. Messrs. J. M. Arant and Lon jH nie Threatt have returned from ta a hospital in Charlotte and are '1 getting along fine. = Curtis and Roscoe Arant won the medal in Five Forks school ^ ior attendance. They didn't miss a day during the entire six months term. Mr. John Robertson is wait ing for leap year to come again and for his cherry trees to bear fruit. John says that if he had known this cold spell was com ing he would have had some slips with legs. Mr. fim Williams has built a large barn to store hay. See his ad later. Uncle Sam Watts has stopped plowing up bis crop and sow *1 ing spring turnios. It's a girl. | rcev. K. L. Lowerv visited his son at Lancaster Sunday. Will report the Lancaster news in full after I see him. The McManus bridge over Lynchers river is in a dangerous condition. It is not safe to he used bv the traveling public. The commissioners had better look after the matter to avoid an accident. This bridge was ' condemned more than a year ago, but very few people know it anil there are no signs to warn them. This U the main road I med in traveling from Pageland E to Lancaster. ? Gumbo. J|i mr Million Boys For Farms Washington D. C., May 12.? ir the first time in history, the )\ver of the boy to rve a part in war has been cognized and the 4,000,000 >ys of the country, old enough > work and under military age, e to be mobilized by the De irtment of Labor and sent into ' e fields to supplement farm ! bor, in response to President ' Olson's appeal. ' The boy army is now form ( g. Not a minute is to be 1 asted. Governors of all States 1 e members of a committee 1 hich will supervise this big 1 fort. 1 William Edwin Hall, of New ork, experience in boy move ents, as president of the Boys* ( lub Federation, is National rector, and every organization f boys, from the Y. M. C. A. id Boy Scouts to the most ob :ure city athletic club or vil ge Sunday school, are to be codinate in one vast army which ill have as its slogan: * Feed e fighters and those thev have 1 ft at home." 1 The name of the organization ! the United States Boys' Work- 1 g Reserve ! The spirit of the reserve is at the boys in it are to be ani ' ated by the same high service otive as those who go out to ' jht. There is a significance ' the hoe and the rake this year 1 imething akin to 42 centimeter ' ins. > The reserve is to be adminis- 1 red by public spirited men j ith headquarters in the follow- ' g cities: < Boston, New York, Philadel lia, Baltimore, Atlanta, New rleans, St. Louis, Kansas City Omaha, Cincinnati, Chicago, ] Paul, Denver, Seattle, San < rancisco. Los Angeles and Hus- j n. There will be directors in j ich State, Thev will operate i ith State defense councils, [ayors of cities will appoint 1 cal committees. Each of these ( ust include physicians to ex |i nine boys, auartermasters to ranee camps, tent, equipment, mimissar}*, cook and supplies, oper camp sites and ammuse < e it for boys ir. camp, a man i ? arrange for transportation, i id others for physical training, irollment and organization. I A boy must be lt> years of 1 re, pass a physical examina < Dn, be free of disease and ime with consent of parents or < nployer. He will be sworn 1 to service and must agree 1 ithfully to perform his duties. boy will sign tor a specified < Tie and for cer/ain work. 1 When a boy enrolls he will J ceive a badge bearing the seal the United States and the script ion, "Boys' Working Re 1 rve, U. S A " At the end of s perion of service, it worthy, < i will receive a bar to be at ched to the badge inscribed: t lororable Service, 1917." I -1 ] I ' -~3*fasl)- Stuff you needn't read unless you care to. It's mostly nonsense. Fightin' juice and religious work are not usually associated very closely, but a wi ll known negro exhorter who lives only a few miles from Pageland was seen buying a money order for liquor and a supply of postal cards on which to give notice of his appointments at the same lime recently. The cards were used to give notice to his con gregations perhaps, and the liquor may have been used to key up his enthusiasm for the work. John Smith is getting to be quite a business man. He has been learning to use a type writer bv writing his letters on a typewriter at home, and he wrote a letter to his brother in law, Mr. Robt. Turner, in Columbia and mentioned the fact ihat he was coming out of the kinks. Not many days later he received a letter from a man in Columbia asking for a position as stenographer and giving good reasons why he would give satisfaction. John was somewhat puzzled over the matter, but finally decided that Bob Turner was responsible for this letter. So h#? wroto liim tfi.it r??-> _ ..v vrtw &AAIA.J 111(11 UC would be glad to give the man a trial. But stated that he would probably want him to put in ten or twelve hours a day at [he plow, but all the rest of the time might be used in typewrit ing. The man has not acceptad. Cross Roads News Mr. Editor?As I never see a letter from this community in your paper I will write a few lines. It is very cold on cotton at the present, but the people are be ginning to thin it some. Wheat is looking fine and gardens are medium War times have made food of every kind very high, but not too high for the relatives and friends of Mr. John A. Thurman lo celebrate his 90th birthday with a fine dinner next Monday. The manv friends of Mr. S. H. Oliver are glad to see him up again alter a severe attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Eli Allen is verv ill at this writing, and her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Perkins, the 12 year old son Df Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Gulledge las malarial lever, but is said to ie a little better. Messrs. Will and Lester Horn }f Rubv were visitors at the lome of Mr. G. H. Gulledge Sunday. Mrs. J. D. Moore visited her sister,. Mrs. L. W. S. Guledge Sunday. Rev. J. D. Purvis has our :nascd a l ord touring car. Mr E. K. Smith has purchased in Overland touring car. Sam. Use Buy Goods ol ( of the Quality of o an Unlimi1ed Guai Curlee Pai 0 Hats, Fir Hats, et< For the Womei Goods. MUN Meet me at Mungo Bros. I Chesterfield & Lancaster RailwayMotor Car service Inaugerated April 28th 1917 LEAVES LEAVES Pageland 6:00 a. m. Clieraw 1:30 p. ni.' Guess 6:18 a. m. S. A. L. Jet 1:35 p. m. Mt. Croghan 6:32 a. m. Thompsons 1:55 p. m. Ruby 6:42 a. m. Chesterfield 2:25 p. m. Chesterfield 7:05 a. m. Ruby 3:00 p. in. Thompsons 7:33 a. m. Mt. Croghan 3:23 p. m. S. A. L. let 7:55 a. m. Guess 3:15 p. m. Arrives Cheraw 8:00 a. m. Arrives Pageland 4:10 p. m. Has capacity of 8 passengers without baggage. Tickets will only be sold alter arrival of car at stations on account of limited space. COME! And get some Corn and Oats before they are gone. Just received a Shipment and they won't last long. Prices tight. 1 also have a shipment of good water ground com Meal that I'm selling tor $2.20 per bushel. A tew more sacks ot Mill Feed left, at $2.75 per sack, Shelf Groceries as cheap as any one. Pure Apole Vin egar 35c per gallon. Carosina, bring vour can and get 5 gallons. Early Amber and Early Orange Cane Seed. , 100 day Velvet Beans and Dwarf Essex Rape Seed, i Come and get some before they are gone. Oysteretts, Uneeda Biscuits, Ginger, Leman and Graham Crackers, all 5c while they last. The next will be 6 cents. These Crackers are all made by the National Biscuit Co A complete line of Coffins, Caskets and Funeral Sup plies at all times. Terra Cotta piping, 18 and 24 in. and Reducers. A few pair Men's Overalls, going at $1.00 J. Monroe Ratlings ************* f HATS! HATS! 1 i 1 ft * jt I have Hats lor the Men, Hats lor the ay Ladies, Hats lor the Girls, and Hats for all jg the others. See my Panama Ha(s for men. They are what you want for sum- qg ? mer. Then I have the ready-to-wear kind ^g of hats for the Ladies and Misses. II vou 2 & need a sky-piece Don t fail to see fg | C. L. Gulledge | * 4 % <$ S4?44444iM?4 44444444444444 ! Economy )uality. Satisfied Curlomers is absolute proof ur Goods. Every 6121 Suit sold by Us has rantee. ! lltS the kind that last longer. Mens Straw c. i We still have a large Assortment of Dress \ GO BROTHERS | Meet me at Mungo IJrof. I THE LEADING STORE 1