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Evening journal., 1915-09-11
IN LINE WITH DEMOCRATIC POLICY.

M AklNG political playthms Ct the United states
lvA Naval Academy at Annapolis is discreditable
thing for Secretary Of the Navy Daniels do and yet
it is in line with the general policy OF the Wilson ad-
ministration, Of which he forms important part
That administration has made a political plaything
OF American business
II has made political plaything of Congress-
It has made political playthng Of the United States
Treasury
It has made political playthins of the American
merchant marine
1t has made political playthng of the Panama
Canal.
It has made political playtbins of the army and
the navy.
1t has made political DIaythns of the diplomatic
service
It has made a political paythng Of the civil SER
vice.
1t has made political plaything of the postal SER
vice.
It has made a political plaything Of the Philippines
and Of santo Domingo
It has made political plaything of legislation af-
fecting capital and labor
Therefore. why should Secretary Daniels hesitate to
make a political plaything Of such a relatively unm-
portant thing a naval academy? In fact he may
feel that in the paythng line he has been relatively
modest
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
Making a Vague Pledge Vaquer
(From the New York Tribune }

The forecast of the Arabic note
which Berlin has cabled makes Ger
many's recent vague assurances to
our government considerably vaguer.
The country hailed with satisfaction
the pledge contained in Count Won
Bernstorffs letter OF September 1 to
Secretary Lansing, not because It met
American demands explicitly or fully,
but because it seemed TO denote a
willingness on Germany's part 10 ac-
cept in principle American cOnten-
tions as TO the limitations which must
be put on submarine warfare.
Count Won Bernstorff wrote: Lin
ers will not be sunk by our subma-
rines without warning and without
safety Of the lives of non-combatants,
provided that the liners do not try
to escape or offer resistance" That
was only a partial Endorsement of
the theory set forth in the American
note of February 10 and in the Lusi-
tania notes.
President Wilson had insisted that
not liners alone, bat all unarmed
enemy merchantmen on which Ameri-
can citizens might take pass
age shall be exempt under ex-
isting rules of warfare at sea.
The public has been willing to ac-
cept Germany's recent incomplete as
surances as evidence that she intend
ed to change her submarine policy
so as to make it comply with inter-
national law and humane practice
Our people saw hopefully in the Ger
man promise the forerdnner of a
completer adjustment, which should
put an end to wanton slaughter oI
neutrals and -combatants on the
high seas.
Evidently we are too optimistic
The Berlin summary of the Arabic
note indicates that Count Won Bern
storff's pledge is not TO be made
broader and clearer. on the contrary
it is to be made narrower and more
obscure If it is to be left to the COM
mander of each German submarine
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
SEVENTEEN SOLDIER RELATIVES

From the Dundee Advertiser
When a woman named Caroline
Bennett or Dempster was put on
probation at the Western police court
at Glasgow. yesterday morning, on a
charge Of drunkenness. she old a
remarkable story Of her family his
tory.
Her father. she said. had been in
the army for twenty-one years, and
had obtained the rank Of sergeant
major She herself was born in
Bombay. and was one Of a family of
sixteen. eight of them being boys.
All the boys we're brought up in the
regimental hand and subsequently
Joined the army. Two we're killed in
the Boer War She herself eloped
with a private in the r. f. A. and
married him. subsequently she
bought him ont and afterward he
joined the Scots Greys. He went to
South Africa, and in 1901 he was
killed near Ladysmith. There we're
ten children of the marriage. She had
thrice given birth to twins. Five of
the children were boys, and all join
ed the army. Three of them had
been killed in the present war and
one Of them is at hons just now
wounded.
One Of her daughters lost her hus-
band at the front recently and an
other daughters husband 10 at the
Dardanelles with the Naval pvigade.
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
several CITY SCHOOLS
CROWDED TO CAPACITY

According to reports received by
Superintendent Scott of the city pub
lie schools. there is much congestion
in many Of the schools, which shows
the need of more school buildings.
The most congestion exists in the
southwestern part of the city
The schools in which congestion
exists are: No. 10, Adams and Elm
streets; No. II, Ninth and Scott
streets; No. 10, Oak and Harrison
streets; No 25. Bayard avenue, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets.
The congestion will be relieved in
some instances by transferring schol-
ars to buildings which are not over
crowded. The total enrolment will
reach 10000.
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
OUR FAIR Ann Irs succEss.

A FTER week featured by unprecedented success.
the Delaware State Fair ended last night
II by all odds the best exhibition of its kind
given in State. It gives assurance that weather
permitting it will attract larger crowds year than
were attracted this year That is'saying much but
believe, not too much.
The and women who carried the Fair just closed
to such successful issue deserve much credit Most
OF them did the work out of pure love for the educa-
tonal and entertaining objects sought TO be attained
and without thought Of obtaining for themselves
pecunary rewards. When they look back upon the
events of the week just closing they cannot fail to feel
worthy done.
We felictate them upon the good weather and the
public favor they enjoyed They the two great
factors that made for the that realized
and that will be realized for if the
intelligent public-bepleased policy be permitted
rule in the associations affairs
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.-scott
.-.-.--.
A well governed appetite is great part of liberty
Seneca.
.-.-.-.
To follow foolish precedents and wink both our eyes
is easier than to think.-Cowper.
Day follows the murkiest night and when the time
the latest fruits will ripen.-Scher.
:-.-:-.
man OF maxim only is like cyclops with eye
and that in the back Of his head.-Coleridge.
The greatest vicssitudes of things amongst men is
the ycissitude Of sects and religions-Bacon
--:-.-.
The confidence we have in ourselves gives birth to
much of that we have in others.-La Rochcfoucauld.
Evening journal., 1915-09-11

with full knowledge Of its menace
and by its signing made it his.
Already, before all its provisions
have become enforceable. the folly of
this vicious class legislation has been
impressed on the. country. It's auth
ors have been sufficiently exposed
but Mr.. Wilson's contribution to
their success has been generally
overlooked. Yet without his aid their
plan would have failed, and the SEN
mems bill would not have become
law
Under the circumstances it is un-
fair that all the blame should be be-
slowed on La Toilette and the vote
hungry members Of Congress who
stood with him. Mr. Wilson must
stand with them now as he did when
the bill came to him; nor can he es-
cape reproach for his part in this
sorry adventure until bv his own act
he moves to erase the statute and
free the ships of our merchant ma
rine from its impossible impositions.
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
FINISHING THE SEA SHELL.

Workmen are busy on the null OF
the new Anglo-Saxon oil tanker Sea
Shell, which was launched from the
shipyards Of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation last Satur-
day. About $50 men are now work.
ing on the interior Of the boat as
she lays beneath the shear poles at
the companys yards. The second
Of these big oil carriers is in frame
in the yard but will not be ready for
launching for about two months Yes
terday the keel for the third boat of
this contract was laid at the yards.
Each of these boats is 435 feet long
and over fifty feet beam.
Evening journal., 1915-09-11
TRY TRIOLA SMEETS.

Each box contains crushed Pine
apple. Strawberries and Raisins in
cream with thick Chocolate coating,
20 cents box.
Every day assorted Chocolates in a
three layer box. containing forty high
grade Cream Centres. Nuts and Fruit
pieces % cents box. Danforth's De-
pendahle Drugs. Market and Second
streets. ADV.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
TEN BANDITS ARE KILLED BY
CITIZENS WHO HUNT FOR
MORE.
Passenger Train Is DeraiIed by Sew.
enty-Five Mexicans Who Shot
and Robbed Passengers.

Brownsville, Tex.-Ten Mex!cans
paid their lives for alleged completely
IN the wrecking of st. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico passenger train
on the outskirts of Brownsville the
killing of three Americans and the
wounding of four others. Peace Off
GERS said they had clues to other
iMexicans connected with the robbers.
No secret was made that more would
be killed is civilians posses catch
them
Several hundred civilians, county
peace officers and United States
troops continued in pursuit of other
members of the band.
After wrecking the train the out
laws, said to number about rs men,
hred on the passengers and robbed
them Of their money and valuables.
The passengers killed were:
Corporal McBee. Third United
States Cavalry; shot
Engineer H. H. Kendall, pinned
beneath engine
The injured were: Harry J. Wallis,
Brownsville, shot in arm; r. Wood
nall, fireman, scalded and bruised
Claude j. Brishear, Troop A, Sixth
Cavalry, shot in the jaw; c. H. Lay,
Troop D. Third Cavalry, shot in neck
and leg.
only meager reports of the killing
or the Mexicans were available. One
OF the men was a passenger aboard
the train and he is said to have re-
vealnd the hiding place Of DR.. e. s.
Mccain. When the physician refus-
ed to leave the compartment in which
ne had taken refuge the bandits open
ed fire through the door, mortally
wounding him. Sheriff Vann denied
that the Mexican was killed, but it de-
veloped later that he was shot to
death after the sheriff left the scene
or the wreck. Four other Mexicane
were hanged to trees
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
PLEAD FOR LIFE OF
MISS EDITH CAvELL
WHITLOCk TELLS OF TRIAL AND
FINAL INTERCEssIoN FOR
WOMEN.
AIDED SOLDIERS TO ESCAPE
Wat Not Accused of Serious Charge
Germans Ignore Request From
Whltlock For Council.

London.-The full report of the cir
cumstances of the condemnation and
execution Of Miss Edith Cavell, an
English woman and head of train
ing school is Brussels for helping Eng
lish, French and Belgian soldiers to
escape from Belgium, made by Brand
Whitlock, the American Minister at
Brussels, to Walter H. Page, the Am
erican Ambassador at London, was is
sued by the British government
How the secretary of the American
Legation, Hugh S. Gibson, sought the
German governor, Won Der Lancken,
late at night before the execution and
with the Spanish Minister pleaded
with the governor and the German Of
ficers for the English woman's life Is
graphically related in memorandum
from Mr.. Gibson. This document re-
fers to the German authorities ap-
parent lack of good faith In failing
to keep their promises to inform the
American Minister fully of the trial
and sentence.
Minister Whitlock telegraphed to
Ambassador Page on the twelfth:
Miss Caven sentenced yesterday
and executed at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, despite our best efforts contin-
ued until the last moment"
Mr. Whitlock's final appeal was in
the form of note sent by a messen-
ger late on the night of the elev-
enth to Governor Won Der Lancken.
the translation Of which reads as
follows:
"My dear Baron: am too sick
to present my request myself, but I
appeal to your generosity of heart to
support 1t and save from death thds
unhappy woman. Have pity on her.
Yours truly
BRAND WHITLOCK."
Mr.. Whitlock also stated that Miss
Cavell had nursed German soldiers.
Mr.. Deleval, Counselor of the AM
erican Legation, reported to Minister
Whitlock:
This morning Mr.. Gahan, an Eng
lish clergyman. told r1e that he had
seen Miss Cayell in her cell yester-
day night at 10 O'Clock and that he
had given her Holy Communion and
had found her admirably strong and
calm.
Il asked Mr.. Gahan whether she
had made any remarks about any
thing concerning the legal side of her
case, and whether the confession
which she made before trial and in
court was in his opinion perfectly
free and sincere. Mr.. Gahan told me
she was perfectly we'll and knew
what she had done; that, according
to the law, of course she was guilty
and admitted her guilt, but that she
was happy to die for her country"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
COMBINATION TO
FIX XC0TT0N PRICES
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINT
FROM SOUTH.
BUYERS DIVIDE TERRITORY
North and South Carolina and Georgia
Have Complained and VIII be
investigated.

Washington..-S agents OF the
Federal Trade Commission nave oe'
gun All investigation OF charges lha'
cotton buyers in North and Sou'h
carolina and Georgia have coihp'hea
to keep down prices 10 producers.
The complaints alleged that large pur'
chascrs of cotton in the states named
have combined TO divide territory III
such a way as to allow the pracucally
to fix the price to the grower, Com
missioner w. j. Harris who received
the complaints. recommended thor
ough investigation which was ordered
by the commission.
Members Of the commission SN0
that if the allegations OF the COM
plants were substantiatcd, the com.
bnation would constitute a restraint
of trade, and the commission wou.d
be authorized to proceed under me
antitrust law. That would mean IN
sitution of the first suit OF the KIND
brought through the commission since
its creation.
Agents of both the economic ana
legal divisions OF the commission Wi..
conduct the investigation. The trade
commission issued Tie folloWing
statement:
"The Federal Trade Commission
has ordered ali immediate inveStiGA.
tion to determine whether there is \
combinaAon upon the part Of cotton
buyers Of South Carolina, North Care
olina, and Georgia to hold down Lhe
price of cotton. This inveScisati!-
has been undertaken at the instance
of Commissioner w. j. Harris to Whose
attention complaints have come tia.
such combination does exist result
ting in his submission OF the n!G.t@.
to the commission.
'"This information. is to the etfec:
that for years past in the three states
in question and more particularly in
the two CarClinas there have been
varying prices for cotton, often this
difference amounting to onc-half cent
a pound in two points not more than
20 miles distant from each other.
This difference III price, it is al,
legged in complaints which have
reached the commission. seems TO be
the sole result Of the workings OF
this combination. For instance, Il j.
cited, many cities and towns have
practically no live markets due to the
fact that divisions OF territory for
buying purposes are made, one terri.
tory belonging to one buyer, another
TERRITORY TO another
"These alleged practices are said to
be confined to certain places indi.
Gated in the complaint. to a greater
extent. possibly than to other points
within the state specified" &.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
ENDORSE DEFENSE BILL ROBBERS FORFEIT LIVES
| ETTERS COME FROM EMPLOY
ERS WHO ARE WILLING TO
ASSIST PLAN.
Although Men Would Be REQUIRED to
Actually Serve One or Two
Months in Each Year.
(Copyright.)

Washington Endorsements Of the
administration plan to create a great
sentimental army for defense are be-
ginning 10 reach Washington from
.&-:s2 employing firms and corpora
.l'C.S. X was learned that approving
,4.t!-S Gai been received from several
81. NJ r;-cS--S. and at least one had
*: ces:S:t:':. willingness to grant it's
Hn4n .+fAT+ oc tu.! pay for service in
liz c-'gC,:se,i organization.
III aLE25E:S in the continental
b. ~ u ;,32:eulplated in Secretary
.,Acrpssa- : program would be for six
T*1-:. c-c the men actually would be
-A'.2.-ed 10 serve but two months a
rear for the first three years during
*Aich time they would undergo in
tensive military training in field
camps. Officials realize that the sue
cess of the scheme depends to a con-
siderable extent upon cooperation
with the government by the employ
ers OF the country's young men,
One Of the companies heard from
wrote that it gladly would grant leave
with pay to any of It's men desiring
TO enlist, not only for reasons of pa.
triotism but because 1t was regarded
sa good business proposition to
permit the men to take advantage
OF a" opportunity to spend two
months in vigorous camp life with
military training.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
tLERkrs SALE.

State of South Carolina,
County Of Pickens.
In Court of Common Pleas.
Emma G. Bowen, Plaintiff,
against
John 7. Bowen, ct al, Defendants,
In pursuance Of a decretal order
made in the above stated case bv Hia
Honor Judge r. w. Memminger, dated
September 80, 1915, I will sell to the
highest bidder on salesday in Novem-
Der, 1915, during the legal hours for
sale, at Pickens G. H., s. c., the fol-
lowing described lot of land, to.wit:
All that piece. parcel or lot of land
together with the buildings and I'm.
proVements thereon, lying and being
situate In the State and County afore.
SAID IN the town of Norris and known
as part OF the shop lot, containing
one and 31-100 acres, be the same
more or less; said lot fronts on ono
side the street leading from the Mar
rls depot by the Bank of Norris to
Cateechee and adjoins the Southern
Railway and others and being IN.
same lot of land conveyed to II n
Bowen by Emma c.. Bowen December
20, 1913.
Ierms cash; purchaser to pay for
papers and stamps and for recordinp
should the purchaser or purchasers
fail to comply with the terms of sale
within five 60 days the said premises
VIII be resold on some subsequent
salesday at the risk of the former
purchaser or purchasers
A. j. BOGGS,
Clerk Of Court.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
FAIRBANKS WARNS
AGAINST INVASION
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT SAYS
COMMERCIAL INVASION MOST
FEARED.
ESTABLISH AMPLE CREDIT
Even More. Unprepared For CONNER
cal Invasion Than Military In
vasion He Says.

Louisville Ky.--Warning that the
United States should prepare for "a
commercial invasion" as we'll as fol-
military invasion was voiced by
Charles Warren Fairbanks, former
Vice President. in an address deliver
cd at q political meeting here.
"The present prosperity of certain
industries based on war orders is in
herently temporary" he said. With
in the period ot the next administra-
ton our own national life and the
markets Of ,he world will be profound
IS affected by tie great conflict raging
aboard We must meet that with n
conS,ruct!ve pro-Amcvican program
which consists OF:
"F'irS; me restoration of the pro-
.ectiye ,a7iN: second, adequate pre-
pa7etuss$ !>- nat!onal defense; third,
the restoration! ~ the American flag
70 II, oceans tou-:A. organization to
MARKET o.. wa-ss =: she world mar
ketS
we ",,,s: -tm c.,;r H&vs our own
ships * .au$t :'SaAhlLS& a.I:,p,a bank.
Ing ;0ci.:.;s A1 <.:',Aa*,s3t .,:ar:: i. H.,!h
Ne',..$Yn:-: :: :.+:.- :w.-::,Ic: .-,A-: a-G
more :tr':tlsI az ;w1 I.s:fln:.*s$ 80
- 4x::r': ,.'sn.3 4, ~! INi:1 :ssj:.:
yong 9I:n 9H tlu l!lftn"nIC :.nl.l1.y:s l.,
t.u.-C IA. n-i:'li,i;n - :ln n4ini4. h:
lea.cr .l,nr vrnlu, wllinN i.lt IRA
.'L..7Hna w ur % wn luv G~ntv.
We nlW III business ,n n.l,n~i i,4Al:":
'Ii-ler tlun - anu tnr:" llnm
.lein mn ntnhulN,
.s-'Ar 2.u WI Al, Ti-ir1m.lhH s;r.,t.
~ me- "cl lhu-TA nit-"i,A i ill.,:
w:r,i val n"Muny i.RAi amerli:L
"-c NJ :siu,'"a Vi. -:,h az. :!
c'ar--,:r:,nl :,rEi;&n vra:i. VII. Be
7e--;slg.l-g --y:+: ::*>= :-g,;e o.
t-a!is :uc .sT=z-e ;:EitT ae said.
we are nov eve1 uo.e ruprepared
to resist comnerc:a. .iaa military in.
vasion The weapo2 - cheapness,
welded By our impoverished com.
merc!al rivals, ~! be :--=s ,istible."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
Approves Defense Plan.

Washington. Formal announce
ment Of army plans in the national
defense program to be laid before
congress awaits word from President
Wilson that he has concluded his con.
Terence with congressional leaders on
the subject. While the president has
approved the plan which calls for
building up an army OF more than l.
100000 I'm six years he has not vet
had an opportunity to discuss 1t with
all those members OF the house and
senate whose views he wishes TO on.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
LARGEST SUFFRAGE PARADE.
Thirty Thousand Ladies' in Line on
Fifth Avenue, New York,

New York.-Fifth avenue for four
hours was given over to the largest
womanS suffrage parade ever wit
messed anywhere. 1t was the womcn's
appeal to place New York at the clec-
uon on November 2 among the states
which have given women the right to
vote
Participated in by women from
every state in the union and from
more than 20 foreign countries, by
women from every phase of business
professional educational, artistic and
Official life, the parade extended from
Washington Square to Central Park,
ana although it began shortly after
o'clock, It was long after dark when
inc last marchers had finished.
Suffrage leaders estimated that 80.
ooo women were in line. In addition,
rhere were 5000 men representing,
the leaders said. only about half of
the men who had signed pledges that
they would participate.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
THREE AMERICANS KILLED.
Five Mexicans and One Japanese Also
Killed on Border

Five Mexicans and One Japanese Also
Killed on Border.
Brownsville, Texas. Three Ameri.
can soldiers. five Mexicans and one
Japanese were killed in fight be-
tween United States soldiers and Mex
ican bandits at Ojo de Aqua. The
Japanese had apparently been shot in
the fight, but there Is nothing to in.
dicate that he belonged to the raiders.
Eight American soldiers were wound.
ed.
The Rio Grande was used by sonar.
ate bands of Mexican bandits to stop
pursuit of American soldiers, most OF
the bandits crossing into Mexico in
Doth instances. The first crossing was
IN the retreat from the Oio de Aaua
fight, six miles up the river, and the
second about 80 miles UP the river
Capt Frank r. Mccoy, of tho
Third Cavalry, commanding the Mis-.
sion Patrol District, reported his be.
hef that there were not more than
81 Mexicans in the party which at.
tackled Ojo de Aqua
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
Austrian Killed EnoIishman

Denver, Col.-Race hatred stirred
UP by the European war and resulting
in murder led to the arrest here Of
George Flaragrady, an Austrian on
charge OF killing George Gray, an
Englishman. Both men were employ
cd In railroad machine shop. The
police say that f1aragrady, upon
learning that his brother had been
killed by the Allies in Europe became
so cnraged that he pushed Gray into
powerful drill press where the
Engli Shman was crushed to death.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
New Export Recordo

-, "asl'ihston.-New high records IN
the American export trade. made ar,. -
e oep'ember are shown in figures
@ maze public by the Bureau Of Foreign
Gnu emu domestic Commerce. Exports for
oe,p.e'nDer, o. totalled $297,766, ,7o5, an
no'ease hn 1n, OF $141,714,417 over septem.
pol, l9l4' They made favorable troda
p'iance OF $146,343, ,919 for the montb
800 go against gan trade balance Of s16,341.
~ nS% ior September, 1914. The favor
ape ape trade balance for the month ,yoa
any any S4l'69S,371 less than the ent,ro
fiscal year. ' ehlire