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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
OUR sHoRT-sIGHTED SOUTH

There is a tremendous moral in n
statement made by the Manufacturers
/ Record, of Baltimore, which the South
should ponder and digest. Railroad
construction in the South, in the year
now closing, showed the smallest
mileage In the thirty-three years of
that publications. existence. and less
than one-half Of the average annual
increase in that period.
In Congress the S,uth is now in con-
troll. Perhaps unconiously. il has been
paying off what it chooses to believe
are old scores. To do this, the entire
railroad industry Of the country has
suffered. But the investment Of new
capital in the South has been less, rela-
lively. than elsewhere; and the loss
to business in that section has been
enormous.
mol.
This is at time, moreover, when
quantity or quality, but i'll market
ability; while important states have
received another black eye in the adj
ding of resinouS products. by the allies,
to the contraband list. Rosin is the
binder of shrapnel shells, camphor is
constituent of SmokelesS powder, and
turpintine is only discovered basis for
Il synthdsic substitute. These, with
the depression of trade, makes the bur
den heavy to bear. But persecution of
the railroads, for the cheapest kind of
politics, has added immeaSurably to
the paralysis Of what once looked like
Il promising development Of southern
resources.
What is at the bottom of all this?
1t is two-cents fare laws, extra crew
There is an cid fable of Aesop which
Congress and the southern leSiiSla-
lures should ponder. 1t tells of the
dispute between the Sun and the East
Wind as to which could make the trav-
eler remove his cloak. The wind only
made him draw it closer around him.
Prosperous railroads mean prosperous
business, and large tax collection
for public Development from the great
est taxpayers in the country.
Here is proposition as simple as el-
ementary ar ithmetic. Can our south
arn politicians see it? And, if for no
'ess selfish reasons, can they see it
before it il i3presses itself upon the
mind and picket of the voter of 1916?
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
CIR CciH:: - EreS.

Gle center CT area Ct lie continental
Dn'!cd states tc%cluIins Alaska, Ia
.aii AGd D.':cr recent Gcuessions) is
IN ncft45ra Kansas, about ten miles
north Of 4 E.&ce called Smith Center,
county sect o. Sm,th county. in lGti-
tude 30:-5, icnaitude $3.50. The cen
ter OF population is 81 miles south and
about Col miles cast II the center Of
area
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

One or more Of the members of the
present legislature we believe have in
troduced bills to abolish the State
warehouse system. We notice that
Representative Warren, Of Hampton.
makes the statement that it is ''reek-
ing" with politics. In making such
an assertion the member should be able
to sustain it by facts. Senator Nc
Laurin, who has been made commits
sioner, was not a candidate for the
position but was the logical man for
the place and as far as we have been
able to observe we have not seen any
politics in anything that he has done.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Moore, of Abbeville, proposing to
repeal the cotton acreage reduction
act was passed to third reading Mon
day night by the house Of representa-
tives, after the NEST spirited debate
Of the session was provoked by mo-
ton to strike out the enacting words.
When this motion was voted upon. 81
members voted against this action.
and 22voted tc killed the bill. The
measure was then quickly passed to
third reading. Repeal of this act was
opposed in their votes Monday night
by Speaker HOyt, and Representatives
Baker, Dantzler, De Friday, Fripp,
Harper. Hubbard, Jackson, tombstone,
Lane, McMahan, MalpaSS, Massey,
Noise, Mower, Odom, Rivers, Russell,
Sellers, White and Workman.
A rather feeble attempt to block the
passage Of the WarrenBoyd bill max
ing the Webb law operative in South
Carolina came to nothing in the house
Yesterday morning. The measure,
however, was amended. under unani-
nous consent proceedings, to permit
whiSkey to be transported from dis
penSaries to any part of the counties
within which they are located.
The house again placed on record
Yesterday its overwhelming approval
Of the bill repeating the Gotten acre
age reduction act. BY Il vote OF Sc to
20 it tabled motion to recomlnit
the measure yesterday morning and
vote Of 81 to 30.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
WHIT EIGHT CENT COTTON
MEAN
Mills Could Not Stock Fall Supply at
Low Price That Existed at That
Time.

Atlanta. Ga, Jan. 24.-NGtable I'M
provement in business conditions III
the South within last the few weeks
is indicated In reports from mer-
chants, cotton factors and bankers
from all over i.le section. The last
month in particular business men as
sert las developed the recuperative
lower Of the Gotten States. In all
these States cotton which was selling
few T. ,lrthS ago for little more
tnan six cents Il pound now is finding
comparatively ready market at above
eight cents.
SiESe the Government report of No
vember 1, the increase Of two cents
Il pound in the selling price Of cotton,
with the corresponding advance in the
price Of cotton seed, according to figures
of the estimate of exports, has resulted
in q net increase during this period of
approximately S12O,OOO,O0O in the cash
value of cotton. The effect Of this ell
hanced value, it is stated has been felt
in every line of business in the South.
Conservative observers Of the situa-
ton say that never has there been
such q holding movement in the South
Il; that noted since the opening of the
present cotton season. At the outbreak
Of the European war, Fall deliveries Of
cotton ranged from II to 13 cents a
pound. which with Il crop estimated ut
more than 100000 bale actively. With
the European market suddenly closed
and the exchanges suspended, the price
abruptly decreased about one-half.
MARKET WAS CLOSED.
When the mills entered the market
for their usual Fall supply they found
the market closed. Farmers refused
to sell and Southern business, which
depends so largely upon moving Of the
cotton crop, marked time awaiting
readjustment of conditions. About
December improvements began,
owing, it is said to the resumption of
foreign shipments and the adjustment
and reopening Of the exchange mar
kets both at home and abroad. To-
day throughout the South the move
Of f.,, fn orl-n of
is steadily progressing, and as re-
suit, according to reliable reports, the
farmers are meeting obligations to the
merchants for supplies the merchants
are meeting their obligations to the
small banks and they in turn are set
Ting their account with large banks.
The general business tone is declared
ODtimiStic
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
RSI, EoEySur voice is perfect-

DR.. Bell feS your voice is perfect
y distinct. Ht is as clear as If you
we're here In New York, instead Of
being 1900 miles away. Do you re-
member thdt evening 3S years ago
When we ,dnversed through the tele-
phone on a zeal line for the first time?
That was the conversation filtered
ver a copper line between San Fran
scO and Ndw' York yesterday at noon
rhe transtbntinental circuit was eS-
ablished by way of Columbia. 1t is
he first time i'm the history Of the tele
,hune that conversations over Il wire
has been carried on at such 4 great dis
ant was at the other end Of the line.
Later in the day Thomas ID. Lock
wood in Boston talked with Mr.. Wat
son in San Francisco, recounting their
arly experiences with the telephone
md expressing wonder at the latest
achievement.
LateS in the day President Wilson
lad long conversation with PrcSi-
lent Moore Of the Panama-Pariiic cX-
position. 1T appeals to the imasina-
ton to speak across the continent.
said President Wilson.
Telephone officials in Columbia said
hat the charge for the new cOnnec-
ton would be approximately $50 for
three minuteS-State, Jan, 2G
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

Speaker Hoyt has received a tele-
gram from w. ]. Bryan secretary of
State. that owing to delay is receiv-
ing the invitation to speak to the house
and misunderstanding about the date
Of speaking that he was not able to
accept the invitation. He asked, how
ever, how long the legislature would
be in session, expressing the desire
that he may later come to Columbia.
He said also that he would be in
Raleigh, n. c., next week.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
When Vitality is lowest,

1t appears that the mcst fatHl t::n'
is the early part of the afterGoon, 10.
the early morning. as usually stat 20.
although the mortality is higher tHan
the average 9: that time also. 1a@
period when the fcwest deaths occur
is that of the morning from seven =
eleven. Thus if a sick pH:s0R Surviysl
the hours between midnight and dam,
which are next 20 the most fatal CT
all, the chances are i'll fivCr OF li"'n9
until nocn. knl il lie survives ,he
fatal early afternoon the chances 're
that midnight Will find him stD! oll'o.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
TIE LIVER REGULATES The
BODY A SLUGGISH LIVER NEEDS
CARE

Someone has said that people WITH
Chronic Liver Complaint should be
shut M away from humanity, for
they are pessimists and see through
q "class darkly." Why? Because mental
states depend upon physical states
Biliousness. Headaches, Dizziness ana
Consultation disappear after using
Dr Kings New Life Pills. 25c. at your
Druggist.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Was a PRIVILEGED Bee.

Hazel, aged four, was spending the
day with her aunt. While there bee
stung her. When she returned home
that evening her father asked her If
she killed the bee and she replied:
why, no, papa; it was Aunt James
hea.n
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Justlfiable.

what caused you to strike him."
"You see, judge, it was like this: l
remarked to him that the Japs were
bombarding the Germans at Using
Tao, and he replied that the Japs
wouldn't do a Using Tao EN-"
discharged"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Then He Bought the .lIng.

Affable Widow-"Do you know, Mr.,
oldboy, my daughter Maud has set her
eyes most lovingly on you?' Mr.. Old
boy (much flattered)-"Has she. real
ly? l have always considered her
weet girl" Affable Widow-"Yes,
only today she said that's the sort Of
gentleman should like for my pap!'"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
]. N. STRICKLIN,
Editor and Manager.

All Cards Of Thanks, Resolutions OF
Respect, Obituaries, or notices OF other
nature not Of public interest, and all
notices Of a personal nature is charged
for at the rate Of one cent per word
for each insertion. Such matter Is
not news.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Never Again.

Magistrate-You are charged with
voting three times, madam. What's
your plea?
Suffragette Indignantly - The
idea! Woman's pleading days are end
ed, thank heaven!-Puck.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Locations Alter Cases.

He-But you didn't object to my
holding your hand at the summer re-
sort last week.
She-That's different We are alone
now and there isn't another girl in
sight to be jealous of me.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Poor M an!

Jumson-Hello, jim! How're you
feelin?
Jimson-Oh. I'm feelin' all run down.
Jumson-Been workin' too hard?
Jimson-Nope; my neighbors have
been talkin' about me.-Springteld
Union
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

"There, is scarcely crime before
me that Is not directly or indirectly,
caused by strong drink."-Judge Cole
ridge.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Sure.

Education is great thing" OBJ
served the old fogy.
1T sure is," agreed the boob. 1T
must be tough not TO be able to read
the baseball scores. ."--Cincinnat En-
nuirer
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

"Woe unto him that givest his neigh
bor drink; that puttest thy bottle to
him and makest him drunken.'-Ha-
bakuk Ills.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

Lord Kitchener says the war will
not begin In earnest until May. He
may be a good prophet but he certain
" is q very unpleasant one.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
Use for Bones of Albatross.

Bones of the albatross are being
used to very great extent of late as
mouthpiece3 for pipes instead of am.
her.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

1t is predicted that shoes will go to
IS per pair. II they do we will surely
have to 60 barefOOted.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28

succsssor to the Cheraw Reporter
which was established July 9, 1885,
and entered as Second Class matter
Ut Cheraw, 8. G.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-28
MESSAGE EILTERED THROUGH
COLUMBIA
That City % Transcontinental Circuot
for Dgest Distance
Conversations

DIR. Bell IN New York)-Hey, boy,
Mr.. WatseI are you there? Do you
Mrn kins>Sop Francisco)-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
ADLER GETS FIVE YEARS
Confessed Forger Taken to Waupun
ShackIed to Fellow Prisoner
Leaves Money for Tobacco.

Waukesha. - Shackled together,
George Adler, alias J. w. Barnhardt,
and George Brown, sentenced to the
state penitentiary for five and seven
years, respectively, were taken to
Waupun. They were in charge Of
Sheriff John Sleep, Undersheriff David
Roberts and two deputies. Adler
pleaded guilty to having a forged pa
per in his possession with intent to
defraud, while Brown pleaded guilty
to burglary in the night time. Their
sentences were made more severe be-
cause of the part they took in a jail
delivery five weeks ago, at which time
Undersheriff Roberts was attacked.
Both men declared before leaving
that they got a dirty deal' in Wau-
kesha. Other prisoners in the jail sat
I'D until a late hour chatting with Ad-
Ter and Brown. Adler asked that his
unfortunate friends be supplied with
fruit and tobacco and left small sum
to pay for them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
TAPS SOUND FOR
COL. IALLMADCE
SERVED IN CHICAGO MERCANTILE
BATTERY IN THE CIVIL
WAR.
WAS PROMINENT IN G. A. R.
Deceased Was Member of Family
Whose Ancestors Served in Revo-
Iutionary and War of 1872
Was rs Years Old.

Milwaukee.-Col. Samuel Hobert
Tallmadge, who served in the Chicago
mercantile battery in the civil war and
a Milwaukee resident since the close
of the war, died at his residence here,
after long illness.
Col. Talmadge was born on June s,
1910, in Chicago. He enlisted in COM
pany A, Chicago Light artillery, on
April IS, 1861, and went to Cairo, Ill.
He re-enlisted in July, 1862, and as
sisted in raising the Chicago mercan-
tile battery. He was appointed quar-
termaster sergeant
Tallmadge participated in Sherman's
attack on Vicksburg and at Chicka-
saw mountain in December, 1862, was
at the capture of John A. McClernand
and went through the campaign which
resulted in the capture of Vicksburg.
He was under Gen. Sherman at the
capture of Jackson.
Col Tallmadge was an active men,
Der of E. B. Wolcott post, G. A. R., and
was its adjutant for many years and
4Io lOI OAC ICAl1ls liz was
assistant adjutant general Of the Wis
consin Grand Army of the Republic
under Department Commanders ]. A.
Watrous and w. D. Hoard, and later
served as department commander.
Both of his great grandfather were
soldiers in the revolutionary war, and
several relatives participated in the
war of 1912. Others fought under Scott
in the Mexican war
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
OLD ENGINEER DIES
WAS CONNECTED WITH MILWAU
kEE ROAD SINCE 1857.
Had Grown Weaker Since Fall Eleven
Weeks Ago in Which He
Broke Shoulder.

Portage.-O. H Warmer, oldest To-
connective engineer in the state and a
pioneer Wisconsin Mason, died at his
home here at the age of 80 years.
He had been in failing health for
some time and had grown weaker
since fall eleven weeks ago, in
which his shoulder was broken. Mr.
Warmer was the oldest living engi-
neer on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road, with which he had been
connected from 1857 until a few years
ago.
He was born in Thedford, VT, in
1885. In 1855 he went to Ohio for
his health, and there for two years he
was with the Marietta and Cincinnati
railroad. He went to Milwaukee in
1857, and went to work for the Mil
waukee road. After a short time he
was given a passenger engine which
ran to New Lisbon, as far as the road
then extended.
Mr.. Warmer was married to Miss
Marian R. Rosencrans of Portage.
Their son Richard and daughter Helen
have both died. Mr.. Warmer is sur
vived by his widow and two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Neal of Manchester, N. H,
and Mrs. Anna Griffin of North Hart
land, VT.
Mr.. Warmer was a member of the
First Presbyterian church and he was
affiliated with all the Masonic bodies
in Portage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
TWO ARE SLAIN AT LAKE
Remains of Col. and Mrs. r. w. Muel-
Ter Are Discovered in
Fire Ruins.

Marquette-Col. and Mrs. Robert w.
Mueller, Milwaukee, were brutally
murdered at the summer home on
Puckaway lake, near here.
The skulls of both had been crushed
in, oil poured over the bodies, and
then fire set to the home.
No motive for the murder of the
former banker and his wife is known,
but that it was murder is the charge
Dist Atty. James L. Kelley, Green
Lake county, made after a careful ex-
animation of the charred remains.
Col. Mueller's body was found in the
center of the room, the skull
crushed and the face and limbs
burned to a crisp. 1t was unrecog-
nizable. Lying beneath it was about
one dollar in small change and the
rim of his pocketbook.
Mrs. Mueller's body lay near the
door. The face and head were badly
mutilated. The limbs were detached
from the trunk. About the charred
body lay a few corset steels, mute
evidence that Mrs. Mueller had been
clothed when the crime was commit
ted.
The last that was seen of the muir
dered man and his wife was when
they went to Marquette, making the
trip from their cottage in the village
in their motor boat. They were both
we'll and happy at the time, and chat
ted with friends in the village.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
N O

suit, still spotless. Alfred was pale
pale as a ghost, and his eyes were big
and sad. His lips were working nerv-
ously, as if he were repeating some
thing to himself. Flodie, her hand in
his arm, walked down to Hall Boni-
STEELE.
Now, Alfred" she said encouraging
Iy, you tell Mr.. Bonistelle what we
did this afternoon"
Alfred" exclaimed Hall, what has
he got to do with it?"
81 hope you won't be offended, Mr..
Bonistelle," Alfred began timidly,
clasping his hands tightly in front of
him, sit was a great liberty to take,
know, but Miss Fisher asked me to
and | knew it would be all right. And
if it hadn't been all right, Mr.. BOni-
STEELE, I'd a-done it just the same, if
Miss Fisher asked me to, Mr.. BOni-
stellel | told her | would and l did.
l asked her would she ask me some
thing hard to do, Mr.. Bonistelle, but
didn't believe that nothing could be so
hard as what she asked me, Mr.. Boni-
stelle, and it was the hardest thing
that she could ask"
"FIodie, can you Translator" Hall
asked, puzzled.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
THREE MEN KILLED
As CAR HITS AUTO
kENOSHANS HURLED TO DEATH
ON CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE,
ELECTRIC ROAD TRACKS.
CAR CREW is DETAINED
Conductor and Motorman Are Held by
Authorities Pending Coroner's
lnvestigation-Auto Going 25
Miles an Hour.

Kenosha.-Three men killed and
twenty-six people shaken up is the
result of collision of an automobile
with a southbound Chicago and Mil
waukee electric car at the Burlington
road crossing, north of this city
The automobile was dragged about
1000 feet, say witnesses to the acct
dent, before the car was stopped.
The dead: Fred Prott, % years old,
Kenosha; Anthony Czarkowski, 81
years old, Kenosha; Fred Metten, %
years old, Kenosha.
At the time of the accident, it is
said Czarkowski, who was running the
automobile, was driving at the rate of
twenty-five miles an hour, and it is
stated that the street car was also 60
ing high rate of speed. Prott was
hurled about seventy-five feet and the
cher victims about fifty feet.
Motorman w. A. Marcy, a Racine
man, and Conductor W. o. Girard, Mil
waukee, were taken into custody by
Sheriff Stahl following the accident.
AhOJ oAO OOAh6 lClO pOIuAA5 Oh III
vestigation by the district attorney.
The passengers were too frightened
to talk of the accident, but several de-
clared that the motorman had sounded
the whistle of his train and that the
bell at the crossing was sounding a
danger signal when the crash oc-
Cured.
The wind was blowing a gale from
the northwest at the time of the acct
dent and it is thought the men in the
automobile did not hear the warning
signal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
MISSES CAT; HITS NElGHBOR
La Crosse Man Learns an Hour Later
of Accident and Gives Self
Up to Police.

La Crosse.-When Alexander Satka,
a painter, saw a cat which had been
robbing his chicken coop, sitting on
his backyard fence he took a gun and
shot at the thief. Seeing he had missed
the cat, Satka put up the gun and
started to work An hour later he
returned to find the neighborhood in
state of excitement. Henry BAN
benek, who lives next door to Satka,
had been shot while in his woodshed.
A bullet passed through the wall and
striking Bambenek, made two perfora-
lions in his stomach and two in his
bowels. His condition is critical. Sat
ka rushed to the police station and
gave himself up. He is being held
pending the outcome of Bambenek's in
juries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05

nine solution and boil for a few min
utes until the starch is clear. A little
saccharine may be added if desired.
but it is not essential. Pour the hot
starch over one bushel of oats in a
metal tub and stir thoroughly Let the
grain stand overnight to absorb the
poison.
Distributing Poisoned Grain.
The poisoned grain prepared by
either of the above formulas is to be
distributed over the infested area, not
more than teaspoonful at place,
care being taken to put it in mousse
runs and at the entrances of burrows.
Small drain tiles, 11s inches in dame
ter, have sometimes been used to adj
vantage to hold poisoned grain, but
old tin cans with the edges bent near
ly together will serve the same pur-
pose.
Field mice may also be driven away
by thorough cultivation of fields and
the elimination of fence rows. In the
case of trees, clean tillage and the re-
moval from the neighborhood of weeds
and grass will prove an effective pre-
caution.
Finally, the farmer should remem-
Der that there are many animals, birds
and snakes around the farm which do
little or no harm, and are most useful
in keeping down the numbers of field
mice. Among these owls deserve spe-
cial notice. Mice are the chief diet
both of the short-eared and the barn.
owl. The common screech owl de-
stroys English sparrows as well as
mice. 1t stays close to orchards and
farm buildings and is, therefore, a
useful assistant.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-05
American False Limb Boom.

American artificial limbs have an
excellent reputation in Europe. Doctor
Eisenberg recently presented before
the Imperial Society of Austrian Doc
tors a man who had lost legs and
arms in an electrical explosion in
the United States. He had been pro-
vided with American artificial limbs,
and on returning to Austria, due to
his great energy, is able to do all
kinds of work. The man is now being
sent TO the various Austrian hospitals
in order to show the soldiers who
have lost limbs what they can do with
the use of artificial ones.