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VOLUME 35?NO. 51 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Spring Term Crimii
Of Many Cases. A
The Spring term of Criminal Court
convened in the courthouse on Monday
morning, Judge Geo. E. Prince
presiding, and by 2 p.m., Wednesday,
had disposed of a rather full docket
of criminal cases, 29 in all, having
been disposed of.
The judge's charge to the Grand
Jury wai an unusually long one and
by many was considered an unusually
good one. The major portion of
his charge would make a fine address
on the general subject of good citizenship.
It was fortunate that the
court room was crowded with men at
the time it was delivered.
Some of the more important cases
disposed of are the following:
J. W. Bonn, disposing of property
under lein; nolle prossed.
Donald Watson (colored), charged
with murder; verdict, manslaughter:
sentenced to two years on the gang.
Watson killed a negro in 1915 at
Cash's Deport.
L? Clarence Griggs, charged with assault
with intent to ravish. The
jury was out more than 20 hours and
disagreed. New trial was ordered.
Jim Hitchcock and Cora Hitchcock,
housebreaking and robbery.
Jim was found guilty and sentenced
Fy to one year.
Ed Brown, housebreaking and larceny.
Sentenced to the reformatory.
Ed is a colored boy.
Herbert Horton, charged with assault
with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons. Pled guilty
CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL <
Quite a number of the students
from both the high school and the
lower grades are out on account of
measles.
The high school v oys have "
. a I a A>t| **- PIUO
ized a as<^exercjse mildly, as your 1
as man j allow. Always breathe
an eonar^ose, and have a surgeon
The girW. of ?"tion to free b" are ;
working on do (ade^earlesa
A Co.," and wil pE*se???.-,i't 4n a week
or two. ' ' /
The following new oiTw^'ts have (
been elected in the Wade Ftampton
Literay Society: President, Jerome
Douglass; vice-pres., Kirby Melton;
secretary, Margaret Griggs; critic,
Margaret Lucas.
The society has made marked im*
provement since its organization.
One of the most interesting de- '
bates we have had was: Resolve, That
the man of thought is worth more !
to the world than the man of action." |
The decision was rendered in fa- 1
vor of the affirmative.
The State Teachers' Association I
will be held in Columbia Wednesday, J
Thursday and Friday of next week.
Severul of the teachers are expecting
to attend.
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CHESTERFIELD, ROUTE 4
^ Whooping cough and measles are
spreading rapidly.
Mr. W. D. Odom, who has been
very sick for the past three or four
months, is improving slowly and we
hope for him a complete recovery.
Mr. J. W. Odom spent last week
with relatives near Patrick.
Mr. J. B. Clanton made a business
trip on this route Monday.
Mr. Ervin Odom made n business
trip to Chesterfield Saturday.
Mr. W. E. Tiller visited on this
i route Thursday evening.
|KT " - One fellow says that he thinks it's
time for the old bachelors and widowers
to kindly go slow.
PATRICK, ROUTE NO. 2
Mr. Niven Poison and son, Earle,
day with his daughter, Mrs. W. T.
Outlaw.
Miss Almenn Poison is spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. J.
T. Quick.
Mr. Cleveland Outlaw, of Bethune,
has come to stay with his aunt, this
year, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson.
Mr. Niven Palson and son, Karlie,
went to Chesterfield Monday.on business.
People have about quit visiting
now and gone to work preparing for
planting.
Mrs. Niven Poison and son Earle,
spent last Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs. J. T. Quick.
Best wishes to the Ed.
Single Suite, SO Cente.
Sanitary Steam Pressing Club
YOUR CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
ABSOLUTELY ODORLESS
ALTERING A SPECIALTY
We Do Your Work While You Wait
A Trial Is All We Ask
Wingate Jewelry Company
Six Suits Per Month, $1.00
We represent the beet laundry in
the State . Laundry called for and
delivered. Sant on Tuesday, returned
Friday end Saturday. gl
rial Court Disposes
adjourned Yesterday
and sentenced to 2 years.
Bennie Thomas (colored) housebreaking
and larceny. Plead guilty.
One year.
Emmett Ingram, assault with intent
to kill and carrying concealed
weapons. Plead guilty to second
charge. Fined $110.
Grand Jury Presentment.
To His Honor, Judge Geo. E. Prince: '
We beir leave to submit th?> fol
lowing report:
We have passed on all the bills j
given us by the Solicitor, and trans- <
acted all business coming before us. |
We recommend that the Supervisor i
put toilets in the courthouse for the
comfort and convenience of the ^
Judge and jurors and mnke arrangements
to comfortably heat the courtroom.
Also that a steel platform he
put on the front of the courthouse '
for the comfort and convenience of
the court crier. I
We recommend that the Supervisor (
look over all the bridges on the large i
streams on the bonier of the county I
and in the county and see that they T
are in good repair, and that all bad
pieces of road be mended as soon
as possible.
We have appointed all committees
necessary to look after all public 1
buildings and offices. ^
Thanking the Court for all courtes- S
ies, we beg to be excused from further
attendance on this court. "
KIRBY RIVERS,
Foremen.
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EBENEZER
If anybody has left home I haven't
heard of it. Guess they are all busy
with the measles.
Mr. F. W. Rivers has had some "
good work done on our roads for
^vo miles or more. *
Thie spoke driver attached to the
() of Maysville bridge is still giv- w
>ur Satisfaction.
Remember we always have good *
corn crop after a good crop of
measles because the land gets dry ii
before the boys get well enough to
plow it up. o
If we don't have any heavy rains
to clean out the ditches and tiling ^
wi: nave already water enough to li
keep a good tnu?l season in our road
til! May 25. By that time we will w
have our hauling done till fall. I }j
am a fool about-good roads.
Does hob white have a fair \
chance? I saw a bird dog at large ,1
the other day. Everybody is a
friend to the bird, even the loose ^
dogs; they love him. They go among
the young birds and protect a lot of
them from the hot sun of summer.
The farmer who plows his land o
wet will say that the fertilizer he j.
used this year is not as good as that j.
he got year before last that had the ^
picture of a lizard on the sack. He
bad better ditch till his land gets =
dry and the corn and peas will look
just as good as they did when you =
used that lizard brand fertilizer and |
tjie cotton will not look so little and f
weak. Sorry I mentioned cotton, f
You who have read the gin report 5
know that there has been enough ?
said about cotton already.
SNOW HILL
Mr. R. R- Winfree ln?f n firu> =
horse last week.
Mrs. James Perkins has been ?
quite sick for the past week.
Miss Aline Moore spent Sunday at =
the home of Mr. J. H. Gardner.
Watch the Sunday schoo lat Snow =
Hill. It grows every Sunday.
Preaching next Sunday at 11a. \
m. Sunday school at 10.
Sunday school at Friendship next =
Sunday at 2:20; preaching at 3:20. I
Mrs. Mary Loson spent a part of =
last week at the home of Mrs. ;
George W. Rivers.
I Roy Melton has returned to his
home after spending several weeks
;n llartsville, S. C.
Mrs. C. S. Cason spent a part of
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ness. I it
Mrs. L. B. Davis' many friends
will be Kind to know she is much
improved.
It seems that if the rains continue '
the road doctor will have a fine job j
in this section.
Mr. W. E. Sellers has returned to
his home from Richmond, Va. He j
.s welcomed home by his many
friends.
Dr. Richard Pickens, of Marsh.ille,
spent a part of last week with
his mother, Mrs. James Pickens.
The ladies of the Friendship W.
H. M. S. will meet at the home of
Mrs. J. F. Gaddy Saturday afternoon.
We think we have as ko<h1 school I
is there is in the county. I do not
say that we have as larKe a school,
>ut we httfjM^o as good teachers as
'ny the school is well attendadjmH^^ortior.
to the number
the district.
RUBY
Measles on the rampage!
Mr. Tom 'Bareh, olgMgSLCheraw,
is a visitor at the honHri^wraklr. M.
Miss Kathleen Burch, of Tfezas, is
a visitor in our town. She is the
guest of her uncle, Mr. M. Burch.
"My name is Jimmy, I take anything
you gimme." This time its
measles, consequently, I have little
news to report.
Miss Marie Smith of the school faculty,
has been seriously ill, but we are
delighted to report an improvement
in her condition.
Two of our townsmen were recent
appendicitis victims. Messrs Gary
Crawley and Swink. Dr. Newsome
:ook them to a Columbia hospital for
.reatmcnt.
Miss Charlotte Harrall, of Cheraw,
Uivj tnnn clltsf itnt ;t **: C
..... mw? iui miss oniun
luring the hitter's illness. Her many
"riends are glad to welcome her to
>ur town again.
Of much interest to their many
"riends, was the marriage of Mr. W.
j. Vaughn and Miss Nezzie Tucker,
Sunday afternoon at the home of the
iride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
fucker, Rev. J. I). I'urvis officiating.
Vaughn - Tucker
Mr. W. C. Vaughn and Miss Nezzie
"ucker, both of Ruby, were married
larch 4th at the home of Mr. J. C.
Imith. Rev. J. D I'urvis officiating.
Mr. Vaughn is proprietor of the
luby Telephone exchange and one of
tuby's most progressive business men
Mrs. Vaughn is a daughter of Mr.
nd Mrs. John Tucker of Ruby and is
prominent young lady.
McBEE
Mr. A. McPherson spent Thursday
1 Cheraw.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hall spent
hursday in Columbia.
Mr. Alexander of Middendorf,
ras in town Friday.
Mr. Alex Shaw, of Bethune, spent ,
hursday in town.
Dr. Williams spent last Thursday
i Kershaw.
Mrs. I. J. McPherson is the guest
f Mrs. Alice Horton near Bethune.
Mrs. A. A. Bolin was the guest of
Irs. Gurtha Gardner in Hartsville
xst week.
Mrs. Ellen Foster, of Darlington, ,
Mil be the guest of her brother, Mr.
1. B. King, for a while.
Miss Mollie Poston and her guest,
Irs. L. PL Hurst, spent last Wedneeay
in Hartsville.
Mesdames J. I). Ingram and A. A.
IcManus visited relatives in Ilartsille
last week.
News reached here Saturday nighl
i uie ueam 01 Mr. W. N. Clayburn,
f Kershaw. Mr. Clayburn was wellnown
throughout this section. A
irge crowd from here attended his
uneral in Kershaw Sunday evening.
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MT. CROGHAN
Mrs. T. llursey returned to her
home in Chesterfield Saturday.
Mr. E. G. Edwards spent the week
end in Cheraw.
Miss Henrietta Burch, of Cheraw,
spent the week end with relatives
here.
Mr. It. A. Redfearn, of Monroe,
spent the week with his mother,
Mrs. M. A. Redfearn.
Mr. Oscar Myors, of Ilocman, N. C.
is spending some time here with his
sister, Mrt. R. B. Redfearn.
Mr. James Osborne, of Georgia,
purchased a home here Monday and
will move immediately.
The Mt. Croghan boys have begun
practicing base ball and hope to have
some good games during the season.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Rivers and
children of Columbia spent Sunday
here with Mrs. Ellie Oliver.
.
One of the most interesting things
given March 2nd was a play, "Home
Scene in the Chaplains Family," by
Misses Alwyn RatlilT, Burtice and Beatrice
Rivers, Ethel Atkinson and
Mary Huntley. Another was a song,
"Comin' Thro' the Rhyc," by Nezzie
Moore and Susannah Jackson.
The Karl Taylor Literary Society
met last Friday afternoon, March 2d
at 2:d0 and an excellent program was
rendered by the members. This Society
meets every two weeks and is
working especially hard at present
in an attempt to establish their superiority
over the Nonpariel, which society
meets every two weeks, alternating
with the Karl Taylor Sociey.
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WEXFORD c
Mrs. Allie Gardner visited in c
Friendship section Sunday. f
Mr. S. J. Sellers, of Ruby, was in *
this section last week.
Master Jasper Pittman has the j
measles. Hope he will soon recover.
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Let us hear from yop often, Ebe- j
nezer. We enjoy reading your let- .,
ters.
The Rev. A. B. Smith has several
cases of measles in his family. We
hope for them a speedy recovery. I
Mr. Ad Griggs, of Sandy Plain
section, was in this section last f
week. 1
Miss Minnie Stanton and little
Sallic visited at the home of J. W. *
Douglass Saturday afternoon. '
Mr. Claude Adams was a caller *
at the home of Miss Lillie Moore!
Sunday.
Master Bruce Gulledge accidental- f
ly broke his leg one day last week. 5]
Hope the little fellow will recover j
quickly.
We agree with the Hopewell cor- f
respondent, so away with your t
troubles, your bitters and other s
strong drink and come on to church t
and serve the Lord. Prepare for t
war in time of peace. Pray for t
yourselves and neighbors and ask r
God's blessing on the dear old Ad- r
vertiser. I
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hesterfield H
We have opened a c
Hardware, Agrieultur
ods, Household Good:
Erigerators and everythii
re store should have.
Call and see us.
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WOODROW WILSON
AGAIN TAKES OATH
Washington, March 5.?Woodrow
Wilson, with the major part of the
world at war and America poised on
its verge, consecrated his second inauguration
as President of the United
States to-day with a message of
hope for world freedom.
Standing in the shadow of the nation's
capitol with his face turned
toward the eastern war-scajred skies,
the President renewed his oath of
allegiance to the constitution, praying
to God that he might be given
wisdom and prudence to do his duty
in the true spirit of the American
people.
While trumpets blared and martial
accourtements rattled prophetically
about him, the President pictured th<deep
wrongs the United States i
ucouy nan uorne in inc conilict ol
other people without wishing: to
wrong or injure them in return. Asserting
that the tragedies of another
continent had removed provincialism
and made American citizens of
the world and that the principles of
this republic should be applied to a
liberation of mankind, he resolutely
voiced a determination that America,
standing "firm in armed neutrality,"
must demonstrate her claim to a
"minimum of right and freedom of
action" in world affairs.
LET HIM BE EXPELLED
;rom Charleston News and Courier:
The anger felt by naval officers
mil administration oflicials at Washnglun
against Senator William J. 1
Stone, of Missouri, for bis mischiev- '
us revelations in the Senate debate ;
f important naval secrets will be
elt by patriotic Americans the naion
over. Senator Stone had already
aimed the full share of public con-1
empt. His present exhibition is the I
nut clroiu TVovn I
....v .iv.uff. *uvjiv 10 uuv uiic way to
inswcr it as it should be answered,
le should be expelled from the Senile
as promptly as possible.
CHESTERFIELD, ROUTE 3 I
Mr. W. 11. Merriman was in \
Iartsville Saturday on business.
We arc glad to note that the child
>f Mr. and Mrs. James lluntly, who
las been very sick, is well again.
A large crowd attended the enterainmcnt
at Shiloh school building
'riday night. The program was
rreatly enjoyed. The participants
n the entertainment rendered their
larts well. The$e will be an alllay
singing at Shiloh church the ,
ourth Sunday in this month. You ,
ire cordially invited to attend.
Jring your dinner.
Mr. John W. Merriman took a
lying trip to Ilartsvillc Sunday, reurning
Monday. The roads in our
ection are in bad condition since
he recent bad weather. With a lit......i.
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iv; mii n un-j muni !?? ereauy mi- i
iroved. One im|>i>rtnnt improve- I
nent noticed by the writer is the <
lew foot bridges that are bein^
milt.
[ardware C<
omplete stock of all kin
*al Implements, Leatl
3, Crockery, Glasswa
ng that a first-class hai
Iardware C<
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President's Hands
Recalcitrant 5
Reveals Nat
Beginning with last Thursday,
news of the most astounding character
has come from the Capital with
reference to America's relation to
the Great War and the conduct of
certain of our .officials under the circumstances.
On last Wednesday the President
announced to Congress that lie had
proof of an outrageous plot
on the part of Germany to array
Mexico and Japan against the United
States.
A copy of the document submitted
to Congress follows:
"Derlin, January 19, 1917
"On the first of February we intend
to begin warfare unrestricted
In spite of this, it is our intention
to endeavor to keep neutral the i
United States of America.
"If this attempt is not successful
we propose an alliance on the following
basis with Mexico: That we
shall make war together and together
make peace. We shall give general
financial support and it is understood
that Mexico is to reconquer
the lost territory in New Mexico,
Texas and Arizona. The details are
left to you for settlement.
"You are instructed to inform the
president of Mexico of the above as
soon as it is certain that there will
he an outbreak of war with the
United States and suggest that the
president of Mexico, on his own initiative,
should communicate with .lapan,
suggesting adherence at once
is> mis pian; ai tne same time, otl- r
to mediate between Germany and
Japan.
"I'lease call to the attention of tinpresident
of Mexico that the employ
ment of ruthless submarine warfnn
now promises to compel England to
make peace in a few months.
(Signed) "Zimmerman 11."
In many quarters this perfidious
. onduet was considered an act of
war and sufficient warrant for a declaration
of war on the part of the
United States even if there had been
no other ajruravntion.
This revelation came at tin- time
when .Mr. Wilson was asking Cunt:
ress for authority to arm nierchan1
ships with guns ami other inslrumentalitics
for the protection of Ameri
L-an shipping. It seemed on I-'rida.\
that in the face of this hostile act
by Germany that both houses would
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Tied by a Few
ienators. Stone
ry Secrets to World
conic solidly to the support of the
j President. The lower house, howj
ever, passed a bill allowing the actual
j arming of merchant ships, but not the
| "other instrumentalities" for which
I the President was askine.
I The bill was taken up in the Senate
on Friday with a view to amending
same to meet the requirements
of the occasion. It was thought for
a time that this would be accomplished,
as sentiment was overwhelmingly
patriotic in both houses. But long
debate, led by Senator LaFollette,
seemed to forbode no good.
A Saturday's dispatch stated that
with ^'resident Wilson's armed neutrality
bill facing failure because of
the opposition of a small group of
i'regressive Republicans, Democratic
and Republican Senators favoring
it prepared a manifesto to show the
country just where the responsibility
will rest if the measure is not passed.
At midnight when the debate had
| developed strong indications that
the bill's opponents intended to prevent
a vote before the session should
xpire at noon the following day,
the manifesto had been signed by
more than a majority of the Senate
and friends of the bill said that in
he end it would bear the signature of
1)0 per cent of the Senators.
It was the intention to hold back
the document until it became certain
that no vote would !><
tod and then to road it into the Senate
record with the names of those
who had stood behind the President's
program attached. The loaders had
not entirely abandoned hope of saving
the measure and some of them
thought circulation of the manifesto
for signatures had increased the possibilities
of passage. It was conceded,
however, that the possibility was
a remote one.
! All of the trouble came from a
small group of Progressive Republicans,
who blocked every effort to
secure unanimous consent for Uniting
debate or setting a time for a
vote. Democratic leaders appealed
o the Republicans to aid them in
swinging the little group into line,
pleading that in the present crisis
failure of the bill would mean national
disgrace.
On Monday came the disquieting
.lews that twelve Senators led by
Senator I.a Follette and encouraged
by Senator Stone, Democratic chairman
of the foreign committee, in a
liilibuster, denounced by President
Wilson's spokesman as the most repreh
nsible in the history of any civilized
nation, defied the will of an
overwhelming majority in eongress
up t< the last minute tin Match 4th
ami denied the President a law authorizing
bini to arm American mer
... .m .-mi.j>.-. i>> meet iiu- uonnan submarine
menace.
Unyielding throughout 2(5 hours
of continuous session to appeals that
their defiance of the President would
be humiliating to the country; un-ompromising
in a crisis described
. o them as the most serious to the
nation since the War Between the
Sections. I.a Follotte and his small
roup of supporters refused a maairily
of their colleagues an opportunity
to vote on the armed neutrally
bill and it died with the Sixtyfourth
congress.
To fix responsibility before the
oantry 7<i Senators, lit) Republicans
and H'? Democrats, signed a manifesto
proclaiming to the world that
they favored the passage of the
Measure.
What the President Thinks
Washington, March 4.?President
Wilson to-night informed the country
in a statement that he may be without
power to arm the merchant ships
.nd take other steps to meet the
Herman submarine menace, in the
absence of authority Tom congress.
An extra session of coneress
President says, is required to clothe
him with authority but it is useless
to call one while the Senate works
under the present rules, which permit
a small minority to keep an over.vhelming
majority from acting
The President proposes, therefore,
that the special session of the Senate
which he has called to meet tomorrow
revise the rules "to supply
the means of action and save the
country from disaster."
"A little trroup of wilful men,"
i\iIV? t Vw? " L:- 1 A
?? . ...win in his statement,
representing no opinion but their
I own, have rendered the great government
of the United States helpless
and contemptible.
Stone Reveals Secret*
One of the most astonishing pieces
>f "statesmanship" that Washington
has ever witnessed was tho revelation
of naval secrets on the floor of
the Senate by Senator Stone in his
fight on the armed neutrality meaa- i
ure under discussion. A bill has recentlv
act H