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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-18
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
| HOLDS ANNUAL Meeting.
Report Of Directors Shows Decrease
Il In Net Income for Year Of
1854, 194.83.
WAR WILL CAUSE CURTAIJMENT
Loss Of Revenue From Cotton, To.
bacco and Naval Stores to Be Met
|. By Policy OF Rigid Economy-Pres-
ident Keniy Submits Report.
Ar Will CAUSE CURTAIIMENT
Buys New Railroad
Across Florida

WILMINGTON, n. c.. November IL.
1t became known here late to-day
that the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
xosdts Company had purchased che
Ffortda Central Railroad, which ex-
tenda from FanIew, Fin, to Thomsp-
VILE. en-, at which point the Fl0rida
Central makes connection with the
Atlantic Const Line System. The
newly acquired line II forty-seven
miles in length.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-18
Constipation a
Penalty Of Age

Nothing Is so essential TO health
In advancing age as keeping tho
bowels open. It makes one feel
younger and frcsher and forestalls
colds. piles, fevors and other depen-
dent ills.
Cathartics and pufgativea are VIC.
iont and drastic In action and should
BIO avoided. A mild effective laxa-
tive-tonic, recommended by ply
sicians and Thousands who have
used it, is the combination OF sim
pie herbs with pepstn sold by drug
gists everywhere Iii = tho name of
DR.. Caidwells Syrup Pepsin. The
prico is fifty conts and one dollar
bottle. For FREQ trial bottle write
to DR.. w. Z. CALDWELL. 451 washing
ton ST., Monticello. Ill.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-18

IN the annual report OF the Atlantic
Coast Limo Railroad Company, sub
mitted yesterday to the meeting Of the
stockholders. IL was shown that there
was 4 decrease I'm the net income for
1914. az compared with that OF 1918
OF, S564,1e4.sS. Increase in operating
expenses IL laid to the door OF In
crease In wages and to tho cost OF
valuation work. AS the fiscal year
dates from July /. only incidental
mention IL mado OF reductions in
earnings due TO war conditions.
The report showed that the net in
come for 1914 was s7,a2s,oo7.75, while
for 1913 the net income was 1884,
ao2.bs.
Dividends were paid as follows dur
ing the year: TO preferred stockhoId-
erH, per cent, or ss,925; to COM
mon stockholders, 2 per cent, or s4,-
7s9.o3e.
OPERATING REVENUES,
EXPENSES AND TAXES
Following Is n schedule OF the op-
Grating revenues and the operating OK
penres and taxes. showing a decrease
In the net operating revenues, less
taxes, OF 39T6.53o.0s. or s.7S per cent:
Operatfnc RnyenpeS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-18

ITO FepuTt shoWb thnt the operatlng
revenues Increased s7os,7es.0o. or 1896
per- cent: operating. expenses increased
3i.67S6o6, or Gao per cent; taxes IN
creased sloe,6s2.l2. or 1865 per cent,
and that the net operating revenues.
less taxes decreased $976,5a0.0e, or
s.73 per cent.
inc ratio or operating expenses and
taxes to operating revenues was 75.4o
per cent, az compared with 7a.ae per
cent for the previous year.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
New Road Nears Completion

Charleston, Sept. 11.-'rhat
the Carolina, Atlantic and Wes,
tern railway, commonly known
as the Bonsal lines, will be open
for traffic by the first of Novem-
Der, is the confident expectation
OF the engineers supervising the
construction. The work is going
ahead with vim and there is no
indication of abatement because
OF the war situation. This was
the encouraging information
contained in statement obtain.
ed this morning.
The Holston corporation, en-
gagged in the construction of the
Cllnchfield terminals, is also
pushing its work steadily and
plans to complete the road into
Charleston by the end of 1915.
No curtailment of the work is
anticipated at this time, and Of
flclals here are of the opinion
that the progress will not be in
terrupted.
The operation of trains over
the Carolina, Atlantic and Wes-
tern railway by the early part of
November will be of great bene-
TIT to trade conditions this winter,
and persons acquainted with the
situation toresee an era of pros
perity.
With the near completion of
the physical work, preparations
are going forward in the traffic
department. The road yester
day received authorization from
the interstate commerce commits
sion to establish, without regard
to long and short haul prog:"ions,
class and commodity rates ION
New York, Louisville and New
Orleans. to Charleston, the same
as those in effect on like traffic
on the Southern and Atlantic
Coast Line and their CO meet
i6-seS =. --,,,, ,us-.r,SF
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FRIDAY

London, Sept.-10:25 p. NJ
The battle of the Marne, as the
French have christened the great
struggle which has been in prog
ress for a week in the territory
between Paris and Veiduu, with
the Allied armies of France and
England on one side and the
Germans on the other, has not
yet reached a decisive result.
The German right in the face
OF superior forces and threatened
with an outflanking movement,
continues TO retire to the North
along the route over which Cen
eral Won Kluck made his famous
lightning advance on Paris from
the Belgian border after having
defeated the Allies at Mons and
again at Cambria and St. Oucn-
tin.
Washington Sept. 1.-THE
German Embassy today received
the following wireless from
Berlin:
headquarters on Thursday
in its first official report says that
in a battle east of Paris the Ger
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
Two Deaths

The JcffcrSonian
MIR George Williams an old
and respected Veteran passed
away Monday night, after an ILL
ness of several months, Mr.. Will
liams, was between rs and 80
years of age. He is survived by
his wife and several children, he
was laid to rest Tuesday after
noon, at Cross Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Albert Lear, wife of MIR.
Albert Lear died in the Hospital
at Columbia Saturday. Mrs Lear
had been in poor health for the
past several months. Mrs. Lear
was a daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew Jordan, she is survived
by her husband and several chill
dren. Her body was laid to rest
Sunday morning at Macedonia
Church by her pastor Rev. MIR.
CASTOR.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
SATURDAY

Z aiaSSS oGPY. I 1..sFfife Tvrlow.
ing official communication was
issued by the French war office
Notwithstanding the inces
SAINT fighting, our troops are Wig.
orously pursuing the enemy
which is in general retreat.
This retreat appears to have
been more rapid than the ad.
vance. This has been so pre-
clpltate at certain points that
our troops have gathered up at
the general quarters charts, doc
umentS and personal papers
abandoned by the enemy, and
also packages of letters which
had been received and were
ready to be forwarded"
Paris, Sept. ia Petrograd
dispatch says:
Russian successes are report
ed everywhere in the thcater of
operations. Notwithstanding
brilliant efforts of the Hungarian
cavalry and the ability of the
huStrlanS to entrench themselves
in a clever manner, the Russians
have crushed the bulk of the op-
posing armies and are occupying
more territory every day.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
SUNDAY

London, Sept. 13.-The sixth
week of the war between Ger,
many and France, Great Britain
and Belgium has brought a vast
transformation. The pursued
are now the pursuers. The ir,
resistible sweep of seven Ger.
man armies through Belgium
into France met an immovable
force at the river Marne.
The army of Gen. Won Kluck,
which so Ions battled to turn the
allies western flank, was slowly
and steadily outflanked. Its re-
tlrement before the small bul
hardy British army turned the
tide of battle.
Today, if French official re,
ports are correct, all the German
armies except that facing Verdun
and few miles southwest are
retreating.
Gen. Won Kluck'S army
which a week ago was a few
miles southeast of Paris, has
retired more than 90 miles TO the
continued on page tWo)
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DAILY WAR REPORTS
WEDNESDAY

London, Sept. 9.-The allied
armies continue to have the ad-
vantage, according 10 French
official reports, in what only can
be the preliminaries of a great
battle extending from Meaux,
northeast of Paris, to the fortres,
of Verdun, about 200 miles far
ther east.
The Germans, who have
brought up reinforcements, are
striking at the allies left and
centre between Montmirail and
Vitry-le-Francois, a front of from
50 to 60 miles, but each time
they have been driven back.
This is not surprising to mill
tary men, as the Germans have
been compelled to advance
through the swamps of the Petit
MORN, and then over bare up
lands to the extremely strong
French position on the right. 1t
is their only chance, however,
and 1t is expected they will strike
and strike again.
Bordeaux. Sept. 9.-The fol
lowing official communication
was issued here at 3 o'clock this
afternoon:
"On the whole the Germans
appear to be beginning a move
ment of retreat.
The strategic position of the
French troops is improving, but
one can not judge >of a battle
extending over 100 kilometres
(about 63 niles.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
How to Hold Your Cotton

Monroe Enquirer.
MIR. Frank Armfield has a plan
for holding cotton. Here is his
plan: Hold cotton. No matter
what anybody says, just hold OH
TO that cotton until the sheriff
comes for it,-and hold that cot
ton. When the day is set for
trial comes ask for time to file
answer to complaint and hold
the cottou until next court.
When your case is called state
that your wife, a material wit
ness in the case, is sick and get
a continuance of the caSe-and
hold the cotton. AT the next
term of the court, if you are
forced 10 trial and the case goes
against you, appeal to the su-
preme court-and hold on to the
cotton, If the case goes against
you in the higher court, sell the
cotton, divide with the lawyer
and pay up your account.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
THURSDAY

London, Sept. 1O.-11 p. M
The crucial battle of the war ir
France has not reached any de
cisive result.
Field Marshal Sir John French
commanderSSR British fora
reported today that the Germans
had been driven back all along
the line; that the British had
crossed the river Marne; that the
Germans had suffered severely
and that their men were suppos-
ed to be in an extremely ex.
hausted condition.
London, Sept. 10.-Parliament
today voted TO increase the reg
ular army to the unprecedented
strength of 100000 men. This
followed the request made by
Premier Asquith in white pa
per, asking that 100000 men OF
all ranks be added to the regular
army and that Parliament show
no niggardly spirit toward the
men who were rushing to join
IN England's flung battle line.
Reports of the progress of
the Russian and Austrian armies
are meager but a Petrograd dis.
patch says it is believed the Ger
man Crown Prince has been ap-
pointed chief commander of the
forces which are to oppose the
Russian advance.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16

mans held their own in a heavy
two days fight <dgainst superior
forces attacking between Meaux,
Montmirail and from the direc-
ton of Paris.
I'VE captured SO guns and
several thousands prisoners but
retired the flank when the ad-
vance of the strong hostile col.
,umnS was reported. The enemy
failed to pursue.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
Jury List for Fall Court.
CHERAW TOWNSHIP

]. A. Hall, ]. F. Bennett, E. A.
Spencer, T. l.. Ingram, ]. P.
Watson.
COURT HOUSE TOWNSHIP
Eddie White, wv. Privitt, ].
NJ. Redfearn, w. T. Griggs, An
drew ]. Smith, Arthur Oakley.
MtCROGHAN TOWNSHIP
John F. Crawley, w. A. Wat
son, w. A. Rivers, l. r. Melton,
w. ]. Moore.
OLD STORE TOWNSHIP
T. L. Hicks, G.. w. Arant, ].
G. Mangum, B. F. Clark, T. w.
Gregory.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
r. A. Knight, B. N. Cato, ].
H. Johnson, G. l.. Miles.
ALLIGATOR TOWNSHIP
l.. r. McNair, l.. n. Johnson,
]. a. Sullivan, H. G.. Hall.
STEER PEE TOWNSHIP
w. ]. Teal, Jno. A. Williams,
L. J. Sumner, ]. Warren John
son.
COLE Hill. TOWNSHIP
. J. 4. fioneycutt, q. II. Doug
lass, S. D. Odom.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
A Moonscraper

Pat had gone back home to
Ireland and was telling about
New York.
Have you such tall buildings
in American as they say, Pat?"
asked the parish priest.
Tall buildings, we ask, Sur?"
replied Pat. Faith, sur, the last
one | worked on we had to lay
on our stomach to let the moon
pass" Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16

An American who desired to
go 10 Mexico as a soldier was
rejected on account of his poor
teeth.
whats the idea?" he said to
the recruiting officer. "Have
we got to eat the greasers after
we kill 'em2"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
The Complete Vote of The State

The total vote cast in South
Cardinals second primary on
tuesday of last week was 49,
$40 for governor, of which Rich
ard l. Manning secured 1879,
and John G. Richards secured
45.O9l, a majority for Mr.. Man
ming of 1858. For lieutenant
governor the vote stood: An
drew Jackson Bethea 72,461: B.
Frank Kelley 45,951, a majority
of 26,41O for Mr.. Bethea. For
railroad commissioner the vote
was: Frank w. Shealy 79,16S; c..
d. Former 39,O68, a majority for
Mr.. Shealy of 4O,1OO.
In the Third congressional
district the vote stood. Wyatt
Aiken 1851; F. H. Dominick
S,lS9, a majority for Mr.. Aiken
of 3.4O2.
The later returns made but lit
tie difference in the vote. the
late boxes merely carrying out
the indications from the others.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
Legislature Called to Meet
October 9Th.

Governor Blease has issued a
call to the legislature of South
Carolina to meet in extra session
on Tuesday October 6, 1914 for
the purpose of doing something
to relieve the present business
conditions. The session will not
last longer than thirty days. In
speaking of the purposes of the
extra session the governor said:
l shall, of course, when the
legislature is convened, send
them a short message, giving to
them auch suggestions as |
think are proper, and leave it to
them to enact such laws as they
deem wise.
l think, however, that one of
the very first things that they
should do would be to appoint
a non factional committee to
confer with a similar committee
from the legislatures of other
cotton.growing States, as to
what is best to do in reference
to the cotton situation, so as to
get together upon a proper and
uniform law, that the benefitsde-
rived from it will be given to ali
OF the cotton-growing people
and approved by the governors
OF the cotton-growing States.
Now, individually, amof the
opinion that they should pass
laws protecting the poor people
OF the State from being imposed
upon by the foreclosure ofeither
personal or real estate morI.
cages during this panic. am
satisfied that such a law can be
passed las will meet every con.
strtutional requirement. They
may not call it a stay law, but it
most assurdedly can be termed
law for the protection of the
majority of the citizens of the
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16

mo, Willie DEAR" said NAM
ma. no more cakes tonight.
Don't you know you can not
leep on full stomach"
WELL" replied Willie, "I can
sleep on my back"
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~
make it a felony, punishable by
long term of Imprisonment,
without the alternative of fine,
for any person, association or
corporation, to charge any
money borrower, either by dis,
count or otherwise, any greater
rate Of interest than that fixed in
the bill, SO as to stop the usury.
or, you might more properly say
robbery, of the man who is
compelled to have a little
money.
l think they should also take
up and give their most careful
and serious consideration a State
warehouse system, either such
bill as was introduced at the last
session or such bill as will give
the farmers proper relief.
And, yet, the most important
OF all matters to be considered,
as see it. is to make arrange
ments tc finance the State during
this crisis, without issuing exc
cutions against the property of
the individual citizens who will
not be able to meet his tax obi.
cations this fall"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
How yankees" Do 1t

WY little sister married a Yam
kee farmer and he is some "lazv."
He won't do a thing he can keep
from doing.
The other dav | was up there
on the back porch romping with
Judith-their ten-year. old girl.
All of a sudden we heard a
voice, near yet far away, and
Judith jumped up, grabbed big
megaphone hanging on the wall
and stood at ATTENTION" fol-
lowed her eyes and there down
at the dairy house-a hundred
yards away-stood her 'lazy"
daddy, also with megaphone.
The following conversation
took place:
Judith, tell your mother to
get ready. While she's dressing.
you run down to the shop and
start the engine. The Waters
getting low and we won't get
back tor some time. And while
you are at it call up Mr.--and
ask him to have that flour ready
when we come by in the ma
chine. And, Judith, call up Mr..
- and tell him we'll bring
some butter on our way BY"
"Yes, sir-I will, Daddy"
And would you believe it?
that little snipe of girl ran out.
pressed button and the easo-
lene engine started to pump.
About that time my sister came
out, attached a belt to her wash
ing machine and churn and
started in the house to put din
ner on in the fireless cooker.
All this tlckled me a lot and
while the women folks were get
ting ready went down to watch
them milk. l say ''them," ex-
pecting te find four or five men
milking. All I found in theU
hGrr - -. .Izea-,ses; H.
kee' brother-in-law sitting uown
reading a paper. The milking
machine was doing the work.
When the machine gotthrough
my brother-in-law grabbed a line
yanked down, and the cows
were all released at once. He
swung another lever, the barn
door was opened and the COWS
strolled out to The pasure.
Going into the milk house he
started another little engine
which ran the milk cooler and
the cream separator, filled the
bottles and cleansed the milk
cans.
"Oo-hoo" from the house and
Judith was saying, 1--WE are wait
ing, Dad" When all was ready
my "lazy" brother did go to the
trouble to crank his little Ford
car-and off we went for a ''ioy
ride"
Late that evening | asked my
brother if the engine wouldn't
run the wafer tank over. He
replied: what if it does! Over
flow pipes water the orchard and
garden and also carry water to
the COWS in the pasture.
Getting no consolation there |
turned to my sister in the back
of the car and asked her who
would look after the supper in
the firelcSS cooker. She sawed
me off with "Why, goosie- it
can't burn up in a 'fireleSs' cook
er. Quit worrying and enjoy
the great fresh air. | quit wor-
rying long ago."
And yet they are not rich.
They are just good, everyday
Ohio farmfolks.
If that's '1azy"-me for a law
life.
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Isefher.
Howell was native of Abe
marie, He was about 35 years
old. He came to Monroe three
or four years ago. He lived for
a number of years in Salisbury.
He married Miss Lessie Pow
ell, a daughter of Mr.. Pink Pow.
ell, of Charlotte, in 1901, and she
withitwo little daughters survives
Mrs. Howell was sick when
her husband left no me. That is
indeed a sad home out on Gro
we'll street from which the faith
er and husband went out to meet
a shameful death. The tragedy
OF ii! Words fail
Miss Griffin was about Is
years old. She was bright
young lady and was one who
had many friends. Her most
tragic death has brought sorrow
10 many who knew her in her
better days. She was daughter
OF Mr.. Fulton Griffin, formerly
OF Monroe but now of Georgia.
Her mother died when Lizzie
was a very small girl.
A long story of the infatuation
OF a young girl for a married
man could be written, story of
how kind friends and relatives
OF the poor girl tried to break
that lnfatuation-but it is useless
to write of it. "All through
love" was the last line of the
body of the note-and the word
love" was underScored. Poor
glrl-miserable, motherless, little
working girl who fell into the
hands of him who went with
you to shameful death. Oh,
the pity of it all.
The body of Miss Griffin will
be brought here this afternoon
at $40 o'clock and funeral ser,
vices will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. E. Bishop. The
body of Howell will be taken to
Salisbury for burial.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-09-16
Monroe Couple Suicides
in Charlotte.
Monroe Enquirer

Monroe Enquirer
G. B. Howell, night foreman
of the Seaboard shop here, and
Miss Lizzie Griffin, formerly an
operator in the Monroe Tele-
phene Exchange, were found
dead early this morning in the
lake in Lakewood Park, Char
lotte. A leather strap bound the
bodies together.
Howell went to Chalotte last
Saturday night, Miss Griffin
went later. They were together
III a hotel, were seen together on
street cars and on suburban cleo
trio cars last Tuesday and Tues
day night. Miss Griffin's people
here had Chief of police T. B.
Laney write to the Charlotte
policemen to be on the lookout
for the man and woman as twas
thought that they were going
on an excursion to Richmond.
Yesterday some boys found a
boat on Inc lake in Lakewood
Park, near Charlotte, and in the
boat was clothing, a woman's
coat and hat, handkerchief,
handbag and powderpuff. In
the mans coat pockets a gold
watch, twenty-five dollars in
cash and a note reading, 1--WE
are in the lake, all through love"
was found. The note is in the
handwriting of a woman and TO
1t are the names G.. B. Howell
and Lizzie Griffin. In the wo-
mans coat pocket neck
lace and four dollMs were fourd
AS soon as the clothing was
found officers were notified and
work of dragging the lake com
menced and it was kept up until
late last night. When searchers
went to the lake early this morn
ing they found the bodies float
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-09-03
PERU

| Frank Lord returned on Monday I,
New York for few days,
| William !. Whitney spen, a eoupl
Of days with his brother, L. j. Whit
ney, last week.
An informal reception will be hcl,
at the parsonage on Friday evening il
honor Of our summer visitors. Every
one IL invited.
Miss Tilney Of Washington, d. c.
will give n stereopticon lecture in tn,
church on Tuesday evening, Sept sth
Her subject will be Palestine
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Batchelder OF
South Carolina, have been spending q
few days with their mother, Mrs
Chas. Batchelder, al her home here.
Mrs. Mary Hard of Manchester,
spent few days with her brother, w.
H. Burroughs, last week, and attended
the ordination and recognition service
on Thursday evening.
Church Items, Rev. s. S. Wood, pastor
Miss Emily Halsey Suydam, one OF
our visitors, gave us very interest
ing talk on Sunday evening, telling Of
her personal experiences as a pioneer
teacher in the native schools on the
Island Of Guam.
The Junior Endeavor Society will
give play on Saturday afternoon at
four o'clock in the village hall. The
title is How the Missionary Came to
Bears Creek" and it is under the
direction. of Mrs. Palm and Mrs. l..
Sylvester.
The Sunday school will meet at
noon, and the Junior Endeavor at 3;45
on Sunday afternoon. The usual
Christian Endeavor meeting will be
held on Saturday evening at 745; the
leader will be Mrs. Mary Stone, and
her subject "The Prayer Verse" This
is also the Conservation meeting.
Next Sunday morning the Commun-
ion service will be held, and new mem
bers will be received at that time.
The address Of the morning will be
given by DR.. Crane. The service on
Sunday evening will be conducted by
DR.. Seymour who will give an address.
This will be our last chance to hear
him as he will return to his work in
Mt. Vernon the following week.
The ordination and recognition SER
vices of the Rev. Stephen S. Wood
we're held in the church on Thursday
evening. The pastors and delegates
we're in attendance and the service
vas an interesting one. Miss Junia
'ugene of Manchester Center, sang,
With Mr.. William Whitney, as accom-
,anist.
Ordination of Rev. Stephen S. Wood
AS visitor to Peru had the J