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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29

AS a country physician was
driving through a village he saw
a man amusing a crowd with
the antics of his trick dog. The
doctor pulled up and said:
My dear man, how do you
manage to train your dog like
that. can't teach mine a single
trick"
The man looked up with a
simple rustic look and replied:
Wen, you see it's this way:
you have to know morn'n the
dog, or you can't learn him
nothin.'
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Stores to Close at Z O'clock

We, the undersigned mer-
chants agree to close our respec.
tive places of business at 7 o.
clock after this date: Pageland
Mercantile Co., A. G. CASTOR &
Co., 9. Fl. Laney, ]. F. Porter,
Pageland Hardware Co., Sowell
q Knight, d. E. Clark & Cot
Cash Grocery Store, w. T. Edd
worth, w. ]. Blakeney, PageIa11
buggy & Wagon Co.
We the undersigned will close
at 7.l5: Mangum Drug Col
Pageland Drug Co. Z
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29

Max Miller arrived at Chicago
on a very windy day, and, as he
gazed down Jefferson boulevard
he remarked: some doctor said
that the present styles for wo.
men are healthy. He means
healthy for the woman. Nobody
ever said they weren't. It's us,
poor men who run the risk of
getting rheumatism standing on
the streets watching them go byl
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Tom Watson on the Tofrens
System.

System.
Tom Watson-there is lily |
one Tom Watson-is a Ian er
and might, good one. 81 ke
is peoples lawyer ndis III
afraid to speak out abS II
evils and failures in our al
and legal system.
In the last issue of his paper,
the Jeffersonion, a reader asks
him to explain the Torrens Sys-
tenn, and he does so in his usual
clear and forceful manner. Here
is his editorial, which We hope
will make more farmers III ether
States resolve that all the South
shall quickly follow North Gar.
olina in providing this lawlfor
the benefit of its farmers acd
other citizens. Tom Watson an
swers his inquiry as follows:
Ihe TorrenS System in a
nutshell is this:
"The State examines the title,
SURVEYS the property, and regis.
tiers clear title accompanied
by the plat; certificate is then
issued to the owner, and when
he sells and makes a deed togthe
buyer, he surrenders his cerfifi-
Gates to the registrar, who issues
new one to the new owner.
You can see at once how
this process simplifies the trans
fer of property, cut out fees for
abstracts of title, and abolishes
law suits over titles and bound
ary lines.
ANY dispute about the title
or the lines is settled by the
State before the property is reg
iStered.
This clearing of the title and
the lines is done by an Official
examiner, appointed for that
purpose, and put under bdnd.
IF any dispute arises, all bart
les are notified and fshsEcaSSs
laid before court. Un New
York the case goes at once to
the Supreme Court)
when this court passes upon
the questions raised, they are
settled forever.
1T is strange that have urged
this simple and most beneficial
change so many years without
having aroused anything more
than a casual interest.
Year after year, neighbors
fuss over land-lines, get into
fights and then go into law suits.
Year after year, lawyers are
paid TO look up chains of titles
and make costly abstracts.
Year after year, lawyers,
jurors and judges are taken lid
with litigation over titles.
"All of this expense, worry
and bad feelings could be cut
out by the adoption of the Tor
rens System. {
But the dear people fill the
legislatures with lawyers, and
the lawyers are naturally slow
to dry up so bountiful stream
OF revenue. ."-Progressive Far
mer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Girl Goes Free, Man Convicted.

Spartanburg, April 27.-"Clyde
Clement gully with recommen-
dation to mercy; Fleda Pendle-
ton not guilty" was the verdict
Iln the case against Clyde Cald-
well Clement and Laura Fleda
Pendleton, charged with the
murder of the two-months-old
infant, Virginia Virl, alleged to
have been their daughter, who
was drowned in Whites mill
pond at Lawson's Fork here
on the night of January 80. The
indictment was handed to the
jury at 5:26 o'clock this after
moon and at 7:l0 o'clock tonight
the verdict was returned.
When the verdict was announ-
ced, there was a demonstration
in the crowded court room.
Many of those present cheered
and clapped their hands When
the jury filed in young Clement
straightened up his muscles
frightened and his face whitened.
When he heard his fate, he fell
over On the breast of his aged
mother weeping. The Pendle-
ton girl retained her composure,
and when the verdict was an.
nounCed, she sank into her chair
as if relieved of a great strain
The face of her mother, Mrs. ]
H. Pendleton of Durham lighted
up with JOY.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
"A Poor Crop.

"How's your garden coming
on this year?"
My cutworms and caterpil-
lars are doing fairly we'll, but
my potato bugs are not flourish
ing"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
MEXICAN SITUATION BRIGHTER
Lengthy War With Mexico Does
Not Seem Probable


been much talk of war with
Mexico, and there has been
much excitement over the stu a
ton but last reports indicate that
the trouble will soon be over.
The three South American coun-
tries, Argentine, Chile and Brazil,
are doing all in their power to
settle the trouble without further
bloodshed. The business of the
country has been little affected
by the trouble, and at this time
there seems little likelihood that
armed Intervention will continue
very much longer. The weeks
developments are told very
briefly in the dispatches below:
Washington. April H. News
that Gen. Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalist chief, might re-
gard the seizure of Vera Cruz by
the American naval forces as an
act of hostility to the Mexican
Nation, fell like a bombshell in
official circles tonight.
President Wilson had especi-
ally disclaimed any act of hostil-
ity to the Mexican people, par
ticularizing General Huerta as
the object of the American op-
erations to secure reprisal for
offenses at Tampico and else
where against the American
flag. Consequently, the Wash
ington Government had hoped
the Constituencies would not
interieCt themselves into the i'm
broglio. The Carranza letter,
however, confirmed the fears of
many Officials that the Cons titu
tionalists might side with Huerta.
This was the one possibility dis
cussed in Administration circles
all day as the most serious phase
in the situation.
Washington, April 23.-Unit-
ed States troops moved tonight
to reinforce the American navy
at Vera Cruz; the embargo on
arms into Mexico was formally
restored, and troops were order
ed to the Mexican border, pri.
marily to relieve uneasiness
among border residents, but also
as a precaution against hostile
military operations along the
international line.
Laredo Texas, April 24-Nue.
vo Laredo, the Mexican border
town opposite here was in ruins
tonight, devastated by dynamite
and fire set by Mexican Federal
soldiers, who late today began
an orgy of destruction which did
not end until they were forced
to flee Southward before the
guns of the American border
patrol.
Two Mexicans are known tc
have been killed by the United
States troops and several were
seen to fall. Several brisk skir.
mishes between the Americans
and Mexicans were fought ir
quick succession as the Mexi.
cans their troop trains ready tt
pull out of the burning city, be.
gan an indiScriminate fire across
the international boundary, blu
tonight there was no evidence
that their shooting had beer
effective.
Washington, April 24.-Whilt
the attention of the United State.
Government for the most part
today was concentrated on re
storing order at Vera Cruz anC
expediting the departure o
Americ ans from Mexico, {,
watchful eye was trained on the
transcontinental boundary be
tween Mexico and the United
States for any signs of hostllit,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29


be traced. but General Villas
friendly pronouncement, it was
admitted, had impressed many
official here with the possibility
that the Constituencies would
be neutral while the American
Government sought reparation
from General Huerta.
Washington, April 26,-Span-
ish Ambassador Riano announc-
ed late tonight that he had
received private advices from
Mexico City stating that Gen.
Huerta had accepted the offer of
Argentina, Brazil and Chile to
use their good offices to bring
about an amicable settlement of
the difficulty between the United
States and Mexico.
This information, though un-
Official, was accepted as authen-
tic by the ambassador, who ex-
poets to be prepared to place
Gen. Huerta's formal acceptance
before the representatives of the
three South American countries
tomorrow.
Announcement of plans nee
essarily is dependent on Gen.
Huerta's first reply.
Well posted members of the
diplomatic corps were Of the op-
inion tonight that Huerta would
accept the proposal of good
offices, and that the acceptance,
in principle at least, would not
be long deferred.
Secretary Bryan was visited at
his home during the day by the
peace envovs. Mr.. Bryan after
wards communicated the visits
nature to the White House.
The interests of the Huerta
government in the United States
were taken over by the Spanish
embassy when Gharge AlgaFa
left Washington. Ambassador
Riano received the offer of good
offices from the three peace en-
voyce last night, after the offer
had been accepted by President
Wilson. 1t was cabled immed-
lately to the Spanish minister at
Mexico City and by him present
ed to President Huerta.
When the formal acceptance
from Mexico City is in hand, the
South American diplomats will
be ready to proceed with their
plan, no intimation of the nature
of which as yet been given. 1t
generally has been understood
here, however, that the peace
ENJOYS expect to deal directly
with the situation created by the
TampiCo incident and other Of
fenses against the honor and
dignity of the United States,
hoping to bring about q peaceful
settlement.
Washington, April 27.-The
, tenseness of the Mexican situa-
ton was distinctly relieved today
when the representatives of Ar
gentine. Brazil and Chile, sup.
ported by pressure from all Latin
, America and from foremost
powers of Europe, concentrated
, their efforts toward pacific ad-
justment of the crisis.
, The success of the first steps
t toward meditation-the prompt
, acceptance by the United States
, and the announcement of the
Spanish Ambassador that Huerta
had accepted the tender of good
offices-produced a feeling of
distinct hope which was reflect
> ed not only in Administration
, quarters, but in Congress where
: ''war talk" gave way to a spirit
i, of Cancellation.
, Vera Cruz. April 27.-With all
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
B. Y. P.U. Program at Plains

-
81 Prayer by pastor.
T.. Recitation, "The Lords
Work." by primary pupils.
5. Recita ton, "Our State for
Christ" by Nell Holley.
6. Recitation by Bertha Hicks.
7. Song.
Symposium, Home missions.
Frances Miller, Nell Holley.
Missionary question and an
swers, Loretta Ogburn aud Lola
Johnson.
10. Recitation, missions" by
Minnie Johnson and Ethel Hilton
II. The Missionary Hen" by
Park. Ogburn.
II. Song, Throw out the
Life Line"
"Our Mountain Schools" by
Pearl Miller.
IA. Church Building and
Loan Fund.-" Maud Hilton.
IS. "A Cry From Africa" by
Minnie Johnson.
16. Song.
II. THE Immigrant" Ranzy
Ogburn.
IL. Save Them for the Ma
tion," Blake Holley.
10. Light Dispelling Dark
ness" by II boys and girls.
The last was carried out as fol-
lows: 8 girls facing 8 boys stand
ing, the boys wearing banners
representing the countries in
which we are doing mission
work, the girls with banners to
match and lighted candles IN
their hands, the boys also had
candles but not burning. The
leader with banner Dixie"
Then the first country made his
plea to the girl he was facing and
in response she would give a
sketch of what we were doing
in his country and light his can
die. the next would make his
plea and so on down the line
until the last country had the
blessed gospel light.
20. Address by pastor.
A fitting close was the song,
"Blest be the tie that Binds"
A visitor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
DEMOCRATS FALS|FY
IN EFFORT To SHOW
ENROLMENT GAINS
Transpose Figures and Pad Re-
turns in Attempt to Make
Showing in County

Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Mccormick and Ryan factions of the
Democratic party to get out full en-
rollment in Dauphin county this
Spring, in order to make a big show
ing at the primaries, the enrolment
figures, so far as they are obtainabie,
show that the Democrats have gained
only GIG over the Wilson vote in 1912.
On the other hand, with no effort on
the part of the Republican party to
run up the enrolment this Spring,
the figures on file in the Office of the
County Commissioners show a gain of
1924 over the Taft vote in 1912, In
the districts outside the city. Repub-
licans regard this as splendid show
ing, in view of the efforts of the DEM
ocrats TO line up voters and their own
inactivity In this respect.
The Mccormick newspaper organ
this morning attempts to make il ap-
pear that Democratic strength shows
phenomenal increase as a result of
the enrolment this Spring. How ac-
curate its figures are may be judged
from the fact that in the first precinct
of Swatara township the Patriot gives
the Republicans total of 3S votes.
The enrolment books show total of
Ga. The Patriot gives the Democrats
63 I'm that precinct; in reality they
Patriot has total of Al Democratic
votes; in reality the Democrats have
3S. In the third precinct the Patriot
claims 115 votes for the Democrats
and 81 for the Republicans. In real
ity the Republicans have 115 and the
Democrats 81. In the fourth precinct
the Patriot gives the Republicans 106;
in reality the Republicans have 109.
The Patriot claims gain of 9S votes
in Swatara township. In reality the
gain of the Democrats over the vote
for Wilson in 1912 is just LIZ votes.
The figures at the office of the
County Commissioners are not totaled
by precincts and 1t would require a
full day to work them out accurately
on that basis. The foregoing figures
are sufficient, however, to illustrate
the desperate efforts to which the
Democrats are going to make it ap-
pear that their party is gaining
strength throughout Dauphin county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
DEMOCRATIC POSTAL
SCANDAL WILL REACH
|NTOOTHERC COUNTIES
Sale and Purchase Of Post Offices
Not Confined to York and
Adams
Special to The Telegraph

Philadelphia, March 31.-Sale and
purchase of Post Office appointments
exists in other counties of Pennsyl-
vania than York and Adams counties,
according to United States Senator
Penrose, who said that the
recent exposure of the method by
which these federal places were bar
tered and paid for soon would be fol-
lowed by others of a similar nature.
He said the evidence was in process
of collection. He would not say what
other counties were affected.
Senator Penrose's assertions were
peppery. He charged in addition that
campaign contributions were being
solicited from federal officeholders in
violation of the penal laws. He char
acterized the Democratic leadership of
Congressman Palmer in Pennsylvania
as high handed and inexperienced.
There is hardly a Post Office ap-
pointment in the State that has not
rent the Democratic party in the Sec
tions affected. So high-handed are
the methods of the unterrified and in
experienced leaders that their agents
are abroad openly soliciting contribu-
tions from federal officials in the pre-
cincts of federal buildings contrary
TCoutiuued on Pare e
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
HUMAN SKYSCRAPER
STARTS TOMORROW
FOR PACIFIC COAST
To Leave Telegraph Building
Promptly at Noon on His
Extended Legs

r. e. Wilvert, human skyscraper,
who will walk on stills with a mes
sage from the Harrisburg Telegraph
to the Panama -'acific Exposition. and
to the people of the United States
along the route, will start on his long
hike tomorrow at noon from the
Telegraph Building.
Promptly at noon the ten foot eight
inches of humanity, clad in khaki and
top hat and bearing a placard on
his back with greetings from this
newspaper, will launch himself West
ward. His wife and child will pre-
cede him, and travelling by train, will
greet him in various cities along the
way.
Wilvert will visit officials of each
town along the route, securing their
signatures to authenticate his visit,
and will also send, from time to time,
accounts of his trip to the Telegraph,
so that readers of this paper may fol-
low him as he journeys "over hill,
over dale, through brush, through
mire,'' forcing his way UP and down
grade with persistent pace, and his
wooden leg extension will beat a tattoo
along the dirt pavements of Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,. Kansas. Colorado, Wyoming,
Idaho, Oregon and California.
Wilvert has slightly changed his
route through Pennsylvania, and in
stead of going via Marysville, Duncan
non and Altoona, the revised direction
will be as follows: Leaving Harris
burg, to Mechanicsburg. Carlisle,
Newville, Shippensburg, Chambers
burg, Bedford, Stoyestown, Johns
town. Derry, Latrobe, Greensburg,
jeanette, Irwin. Braddock, Wilkins
burg and through greater Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
2.100 MUSICIANS To
SWELL BIG PARADE
Of STATE F|REMEN
Nearly Every Company to Be Here
Will Bring Band; Thousands
to Be in Line

Twenty one hundred musicians and
$500 firemen as members of more
than 100 companies have to date sig
nified their acceptance of the invita-
lions extended by the general commit
tee of Harrisburg in charge of plans
for the State firemen's convention in
October.
Nearly all the companies will bring
bands, and as a result the parade is
expected to be the biggest musical
procession that ever went through the
streets of Harrisburg. In addition,
eleven companies with full apparatus
will swell the column of the parade.
This preliminary canvas of fire COM
DanieS shows an almost unanimous de-
sire on the part of companies through
out the State to make the trip mere
In October. II is expected that nun
tlreds OF other companies will arrange
TO be here in addition to those emu
merated below
The following acceptances are re-
ported up to date:
Innes Hose Company, Canton, forty
men and Canton Cornet Band; VIII
liam Penn Hose Company, Philadel-
phia, thirty-five men: Hancock Chem
lcal Company. Norristown, 100 men
and Liberty Band; Swarthmore FIRE
Association, seventy-flve men and
band; Brandywine Fire Company,
Coatesville, 125 men and CoatesVllle
Band of thirty pieces; Keystone Hook
and Ladder Company, Myerstown,
fifty-six men and Acme Band; Lehigh
Hook and Ladder Company, South
bethlehem, fifty men and band OF
thirty pieces; Lebanon Hook and Lad
der Company, forty men and band OF
thirty pieces: Susquehanna Fire Com
pany, Columbia, sixty men and band;
Hygienic Hose Company, Steelton,
sixty men and Penbrook Band; Wash
lngton Fire Company, Ashland, fifty
men and Ashland Band of thirty
pieces; Goodwill Fire Company. Leba-
non. forty men and band; Volunteer
Fire Association. Philadelphia, forty
men and band of twenty-five pieces;
Westgrove Fire Company, Westgrove,
fhirty-two men and band of twenty
/pieces; Union Fire Company, Carlisle,
fifty men and band; Pioneer Fire
Company, Marietta, 100 men and
band of twenty-five pieces; Humane
Fire Company, Norristown, sixty men
and band of twenty five pieces; Good
will Fire Com pany. York, seventy
FIVE men and band; Rescue Hook and
Ladder Company, Mechanicsburg
fifty men and band; Washington Hook
and Ladder Company, Reading, sixty
Continued on Page 8
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
SEHz REELECTED
CITY SOLICITOR;
MAYOR IS PEEVED
Royal Says He Hadn't Been Con-
suited, So He Opposes Every
thing as Usual
RITZMAN APPOINTMENT In
Council to Meet Monday to Con-
slider New Police and Food
Inspection Jobs
RITZMAN APPOINTMENT In
Councils Action
in To-day's Session

Daniel ). seitz. reelected City
Solicitor for n term of two years.
by to I vote. Present term ex-
pires first Monday of May, 1914.
Mayor John X. Royal opposed ac-
ttOn, charging irreguiartty; said ne
had not been consulted.
Royal motion TO lay appointment
over for week falls by to = vote.
TAYLOR motion TO proceed WIN
election of solicitor for term deting
from first Monday, In january, isls.
I'm accordance with provisions of
CIprk act, adopted by to vote. TN
resolution appointing DR.. Alien =.
Rttxmap, assistant health omfcer OF
fered.
New ordinances offered inciuded'
Providing 5000 from mercant,.e
license taxes to pay salary OF IL
s,ense tax officer; authorizing pur-
chase OF street sprinkler ana street
sweeper, not to exceed $1,000; chang
ing names of streets and alleys;
transferring unexpended 1SIS bai-
auces to various departmental FUNDS.
Complaint received from \. H..
Metzgar relative to storage OF shs-
oline on premises of neishbor. re-
ferred to Commissioners OF ruohc
Property NJ. Harvey Taylor.
Council decides to meet MONDAY,
at 4 o'clock, Instead of Tuesday, at
I o,cIOcIs, next week, when ep-
uotntecs for food inspectors. police
captain, Ave patrOlmen will be pre-
sented.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
independence Of Underwood
and Clark Lauded BY
Speakers; Wilson'S Posi-
tion Condemned
MANN SEES DANGER TO
U. S. IN TIME OF WAR
Humphrey Denounces Posi-
tion of administration;
Repeater Will Be Passed

Washington, March 31.--In an at
mosphere of tense excitement the
struggle In the House over President
Wilson's proposal to repeal the Pan
anna tolls exemption, was to-day
pressed to its last stage.
A full attendance on the floor and q
throng of anxious spectators. such as
the House has seldom seen in the gal
leries, waited for the concluding YER
bal battle and the deciding vote which
was expected late this afternoon or
early tonight.
On the program for speeches were
Speaker Champ Clark, Republican
Leader Mann, both opposed to the
President, and Representatives Sher-
! ton.
Leaders on both sides worked few
erishly on the floor. and the cloak
rooms, and the whips reported sew
eral changes In the line UP, although
the changes generally balanced. Ad-
ministration supporters confidently
claimed the repeal bill would pass by
a majority of from so to 75-
Cheers and applause greeted the
opening of the davis debate. When
| Representative Humphrey, Republi-
can, of Washington, declared that
"but for an injustice the great and
| patriotic speaker of this House would
| to-day be occupying the White
| House," the galleries Joined the floor
in round of applause.
Mann Sees Danger Ahead
| Republican Leader Mann told the
| House three questions were involved
| In repeal of the Panama tolls ex-
mption-treaty rights, moral rights
apart from treaty construction and
| the economic policy involved. He
maintained that no construction of the
United States to charge the same tolls
on it's own ships or those of Panama
as were levied on those of other ma
| tions.
"If we now agree to the English
construction, 1t Is certain that in the
| future when we have a war with
Japan, or China, or some other coun-
try, questions will arise in reference to
| their use and our use OF the canal, es-
pecially as to war vessels, and in
that time of stress we will be met with
the contention by England, the pres
| ent ally of Japan, or by some other
| country, that we have already con-
strued that treaty in such a way that
we cannot protect the canal without
bringing a protest from England. or
other countries, which will embarrass,
IL not defeat, us in the war.
'I want to treat England fairly, but
l believe that under the construction
of the treaty we have the right to do
as we please in this matter, and that
it is an unfriendly act Of England
TContinued OH Page Ill