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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
T. p. A. at Granville.

Greenville.--The annual session Of
the state convention OF the Travellers
Protective association Is holding its
convention here. There are more than
tion attending the meetIlg During
the business sessions the antitipping
law was discussed. The statewide sys.
tenn Of roads, as proposed lii bill
presented to the general assembly Of
1916, was indorsed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
FEDERAL AID FOR DEMoneTRA;
TON FoRcEs.-cARRERRY is
IN CHARGE.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Dolngs and Happenings That Mark
tho Progress Of South Carolina Peo.
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Columbia

The mill village demonstration
work is to be resumed In South Car
olina under the leadership Of James
l.. Carbery, the originator of the plan
to improve conditions. In mill villages
The work was begun several years
ago at Rock Hill by Mr.. Carbery
When the Smith.Lever act went into
eject the appropriation was cut off. by
the United States department Of agri-
culture on the ground that the work
could not be classed under the head
OF agriculture. From Rock Hill the
work spread to 20 mills in the state.
Following the withdrawal of fed.
eral support Gov. Manning In mes.
sage to the legislature urged that a
state bureau OF welfare work be Great
ed. Bills were introduced in the
house and senate. The house bill
passed without dissenting vote and
the measure was sent to second read
Ing In the senate. Before the bill
was finally passed the legislature ad.
journed. The measure was to have
been taken up at the last session Of
the legislature, but word came that
federal aid was to be extended and
that the state bureau was unneces.
sary.
When the federal government with
drew support from the work Mr.. Car
berry went to Beaufort as county farm
demonstrator. Several weeks ago he
returned to Rock Hill and is actively
engaged in organizing the clubs in the
mills Of South Carolina.
The objects of the mill village dem.
onstratton work are as follows: Home
gardens. summer and winter; home
canning, horticulture, fruit, shrub
| berry, flowers, planting and propaga.
tfon, landscape work, home santa
tion. elimination Of breeding places of
flies and mosquitoes, club work, jun.
iors from to 1S years Of age, sen.
iors over 18 years old, Irish potatoes,
corn and pig, plant diseases and In.
sect pests. The allied interests are |:
illustrated lectures, agricultural
schools. field meetings, night meet.
ings and mill village fairs. The gov.
ernmen. is prepared to furnish ex-
perts on the above subjects for the
| benefit Of the people Of the mill vii
lagos.
Several prizes will be offered to the
members Of the junior tomato club
work.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
Convention Was Record Breaker.

Charleston.-With close to l 100 del
egates enrolled at the convention
headquarters, the 39th annual gather
ing Of the South Carolina Interdenom
national Sunday School association
Is the record breaker OF the history
Of the association. or these. about
900 are visiting delegates
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
Appoints sides for New County.

j. Steel Brioe Of York, j. Lyles
Glenn OF Chester and J. e. Mcdonald
Of Winnsboro. opponents, and w. B.
Wilson Of Rock Hill, II. s. Mebane OF
Great Falls and r. E. Reeves Of Long.
town. proponents, have been appoint.
ed by Gov. Manning as members OF q
commission to investigate the matter
OF forming Catawba county.
1t Is expected that the appointments
will be carried to the supreme court
for decision 80 that the .constitu.
tionality Of the III shaped county act
may be tested. Is q. ]. J
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
Two Cavalry Troops for State.

ut Is hoped that 1t will be possible
for the state to proceed with the plan
Of organizing two troops Of cavalry"
says Gen. A. l.. Mills. chief Of staff of
the division of militia affairs In the
war department, in letter to w. w.
Moore, adjutant general Of South Car
olina.
Petitions have been filed by cavalry
troops from Charleston and Columbia
and the militia council several days
ago recommended that both be &C.
cepted If possible. The letter from
the war department gives assurance
that both troops will be mustered into
the service, provided they have proper
local backing.
,"If troop Of cavalry is to be author.
ICED In Columbia, the people must give
the proper financial support" said
Adt. General Moore, land personally
will contribute $40 toward the sup
port Of the troop"
while only one troop is allotted
to South Carolina" said Gen. Mills.
"the war department will be pleased
W lldSc luS oldIC vi 6dIlZO dllu Iudlu'
tain two troops; the Ninth militia di.
vision of,whlch the organized militia
of South Carolina forms part. is de.
ficient: In cavalry, and remedy for
the deficiency coming from any state
will be, looked upon with favor"
The letter from Gen. Mills con-
tinues:
"Your inquiries under paragraph 8
OF yomr letter are answered as follows
Pending legislation contemplates
the Issue by the federal government of
not to- exceed 80 cavalry horses to
each troop.
"Full equipment will be furnished
to each troop from upalloted funds;
| the equipment to include everything
needed for field service. This equip.
ment can not be issued until after
July 1, 1916, for the reason that no un.
allotted funds remain available for the
fiscal year, 1916"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
Manning to Speak at Farmers Rally.

Manning to Speak at Farmers Rally.
Gov. Richard I. Manning will be in
Spartanburg June to deliver an ad.
dress before an agricultural rally to
be held at Converse College, according
to a letter received from the chief
executive by Miss Lois Erwin. county
school demonstrator. 1t is reported
that several hundred farmers OF the
county Will be present and that repre-.
sentatives from Winthrop and Glenn
son Colleges are expected to be pres
5ent TO assist in the rally and give prac-
tsGal demonstrate ION of modern farm.
Ing and housekeeping methods, /;
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-11
INTERNATIONAL.
SUlyllNXS(llOC|I||
LESSON

Ry 70. o. sI1LLERs. Acting ~ Dirsctor of
Sunday School Courae Of q stto Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago. 81 s$$ '2 y 533 g y ~
(Copyright, 1915. Western Nowspape9 Unfon.1
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
Africa, Nearly F0uY
 Times Larger Than U. 5.

Washington, D. C.. March t1.--"The practical termination of German rule in Africa serves to emphasize again the fact that the dark continent is the greatest region of colonial ex- p1oita ton in- the world. The area of Africa is 11,262,poo square miles, ex- elusive of it's islands. It will be seen from this that it is nearly four times as large as the United States It has a population of 127,000,oO0
 And yet there are only two small countries in the entire country that are ndependent-Liberia and Abys- sinia. Liberia, has an area about size of Virginia and 3 pOpulati ton equal to that of the city of Philadelphia. Abyssinias S area is little more than twice as great as that of France or Germany and it's population equals that of Pennsylvania
 England controls a territory in Africa larger than that of the entire United States including Alaska. The African population under English dominion is one-half as great as en- tire population of the United States France, at the outset of the war had an African territory equal in area to that of the United States and all of her possessions and M exico. The pop ulation of French African territories equals that of Brazil.
 "Portuguese holdings in Africa are as large as Mexico, with a population about half as dense. Belgian hold lngs are one. third, and those of Italy one-f1fth as large as the territory of continental United States
 'It is an interesting fact that Great exactly equal to those in North America. They are tl1irty-f1ve times as large as the United Kingdom st- self, and have a population lar se enough to replace that of the United Kingdom with enough to populate a new London to spare.
 "The African holdings of France are twenty-two times as large in area as the home country itself, while the great, Belgian holdings are eighty two times as great in area as Belgium herself, while the population is more than twice as great. Italy controls 593,000 square miles of African ter ritory, which is five times as much as her European area.
 Those figures were prepared by the National Geographic society, whose hea dquarters are in Washington, and which now has the largest m nember- ship of any scientific institution in the
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
HENRY CaSSAWAY DAVIS.

The grand old man of American
 politics is dead. Former Senator Henry Gassauay Davis, always known
 as "the old fashioned gentleman of the Senate" today rounded out his remarkable career. 8 life that eN- tended over ninety three years. His example should be a source of ln- spiration to every American boy. He began life in an humble station and by his diligence and perseverance, rose to the topmost pinnacle of fame. He started out farm hand and ended as a capitalist. There was not q bet ter loved man in the country than old Senator Davis. He was the last remaining vestige of the old Jeffer- sonion days. the days when denioc- racy held sway, when men grew tall In business. in politics, in social life, the grand old man of West Virginia cut mighty swath. His name will go down on the roll with those of the great Americans. ,.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

those who have not thrived on it's climate, he will lead the American Il soldiers merry chase, unless they take him unawares, which Is hardly probable. This is not war, in the sense that we are fighting the govern mont of Mexico, although it might easily lead to such a condition. Un der the plea that there is an invasion of Mexico for conquest, Villa might rally the various factions under his banner. Then there will be war. and we shall see why it was not good thing to intervene in Mexico long ago. Mexico could not be conquered in a day. It would take years Tor the present small army to accomplish such 8 task and then at a terrible loss of men. It is well this is but 8 punitive expedition with it's object to punish one man and not a combined people.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
PAN-ANIERICANISM.

It is high time the United States realized the golden opportunity that awaits it's commercial activities in those American republics to the south That delegation representing both the executive and the legislative branches of this government has been sent to attend the meeting of the pam American international high commits sion at Buenos Ayres is the first step in the awakening. Banking and com mercial interests of the nation are also represented in this group of men who are on their way to Argentina. They are: Secretary of the Treasury Me Adoo Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Peters, Paul N Warburg of the federal reserve board, Archibald Rains governor of the San Francisco federal reserve bank, John H. Fahey formerly president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. and Samuel Untermeyer of New York. The presence of these representative men in South America will attest at
 least to the. desire of the United
 States to bring about better relations, economically and socially, between the peoples of the two Americas. It is to the advantage of all concerned i that South and North America be i brought closer together in their deal. | ings with commercial problems i When the European war is brought i to an end the fruits of this labor | will be seen.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
WANTED. X LINCOLN.

Theodore Roosevelt in 8 staten ent issued from Trinidad, British West Indies, emphatically states he does not wish the nomination for the Presi- dencv. nor will he permit. any fac tional fight to be made i'll his behalf. He goes further and says that it would be mistake to nominate him unless the country has in it's mood something of the heroic"
 This is one of those rare times, !" comments the gallant rough-rider which come only at long intervals in a nations history. when the action taken determines the basic of the life of the generations that follows. Such times were those from 1776 to 17S9, in the days of Washington, and from 1858 to 1865, in the days of Lincoln"
 There you have it. Look them all over. Squint this way and that way, up and down. sideways and back is pablo of handling the job. It demands a Washington, a Lincoln. He is not here. No. He is in the British West Indies fax from the maddeninS crowd. Boy, Page Col. Roosevelt!
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
sr-rER VILLA, NOT MEXICO.

@This punitive expedition sent into 8 Awakening to the American people
 Awakening because those who have Ken wont to criticize the American 8vernnnent for not invading that ter orv long ago will sec that the send $ sg of American troops over the bor- br is no child's play even when they sent with the single object of stop ng forays Those who go on this asl are brave of heart and strong of S1rpose. The American army so far it goes is wonderful orgauiza- lon. But the Congress that only 8 Iw days ago wanted to sacrifice the Ights of American people has done |ofhing to make for B bigger and bet |r army, to give it the necessary Isnds and equipment. The next few |cel<s in Mexico then should be les- I,u to those pacifsts who by their
 s sntings and rawlings are against any ating that leads to augmenting the ,atiop's military force. To keep q ,order patrol seems necessary evil
 n these days when the republic to ,ur south Is overrun with revolution .nd yet not one move has been made
 c add to the army. to even give it
 he necessary means for bctterins it. ,elf. Because General Villa knows
 he hills and mountains of his native
 and, because he can weather the Aardships of that country better thar
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
A SENATOR UNAFRAJp.

Senator Sutherland of Utah must know American sentiment pretty well. In a speech on submarine warfare the junior Senator from the Mormon state gave sutterance to some courage
 ous remarks. Commenting on the theory of Germany that a new engine Of destruction automatically modi1ies internat tional law, the Senator said:- My own view of the matter is that the new weapon must yield to the law and not that the law must yield to the new weapon" Which sounds like the logical view of the situation. Coupling the proposition of forbdding our citizens to enter Mexico and keep ing them off the high seas the Senator struck the keynote of American sen timent when he said:-" Instead of forever telling our citizens to run,
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
Iiearst's Neutrality.
Hartford Post.

Never have there appeared in the licationS cartoons ridiculing or abus. ing the German Emperor, the Aus trian Kaiser the French President, or the Kings of England and Italy; nor have there appeared any denuncia- tionS of the German, Austrian, Hun garian, British, French or Italian peoples as harbarians and beasts; nor. have we in any way or form tried to excite angry feelings and unreasoning passions against either or any of the civilized nations struggling in this frightfuI conflict. We have followed President Wilson's first and Uisest counsel of neutrality to the very let. r."-(From Hearst's New York morning newspaper)
 How noble How supreme, But what about the poisonous cartoons and twisted editorial articles pictur- ing the president of this country a1 only the spiteful Hearst can pictur9 anyone who occupies the highest of- flee in the land. which he so vainly covets
 Admit this wonderful sense of ner- trality. Explain, however, Mr Hearst, these scurrilous and pre- iudiced attacks. accompanied by the most rediculous Of cartoons, upon President Wilson and the people of the United States. whose welfare he is striving to preserve in q neutral way.
 And still the Hearst New York publication is named The Amcri- can"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
). MCMILLAN 1gs-201-2O3 MAIN STREET.

 of good in the world would be on based on a new and miraculous prin- ciple of mathematics defying all presently known rules of figures. one out of which you could take two dollars for every dollar you put in.
 When the Flipperty gibbert com pany has eyolver the cash register g me to that point it can talk busi- ness with me. When it has gone no, further than to make the remorse- less logic of figures even more in sulungly apparent than It already is; when the hest il can do is 70 des- troy even the slightly comforting de fusion that perhaps--for this week slone--there may prove 10 be eleven hundred cents in ten dollar bill; then I shall have nothing to do with Tlippertygibberts or any other de vice for reminding me momentarily of the acute and miserable linita% tions of q newspaper salary.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

should like for once to hear somebody bid them stand, with the assurance them. Instead of warning our own people to exercise their rights at their peril, 1 would like to issue a warning to other people to interfere with these rights at their peril
 So long as there are men of Senator Sutherlands ca1ibre in the United States Senate, the people need never fear the uprsings of the Cores and the O'Gorman's and the other weak linss who would take away American rights.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

world The statement which contains them then proceeds:
 ''The manner in which the nations of. Europe have apportioned the sec ond largest continent of the world among themselves forms one. of the most unique chapters i'll the history of political geography. :
 "Bef ore sS0 Africa was allowed sto drift along almost undisturbed by the politics of the outside world. It is true that scientific and comm ercial activities from Europe had invaded the continent, but there had never been any opportionment of territory having the sanction of international agreements.
 Tn 1884 King Leopold of Belgium succeeded in having conference called to determine the status of the Congo territory held in trust for civilization by the African Interna- tional association. The result of this conference was the setting up of the Congo Free State, with the King of Belgium at it's head. In addition thereto the conference defined the gem eral sphere of influence or the powers in Africa.
 Tn 1890, following out the plane of the conference, Great Britain ne- gotiated a treaty. signed in Berlin, which gave her Uganda. and thus thwarted a dream the Germans had long held of through railroad across Africa, entirely on German soil. On the other hand by gaining possession of the territory in southest Africa to the Belgian Congo, Germany as effec- tually prevented the construction of a Cape-to-Cairo railway under British control
 "A month later the English and French signed an agreement recogniz- ing a British protectorate over Zan- zibar and Pemba, a French protec- l torate over Madagascar, and French 1 sphere of influence from Algeria southward to d point between the ,, town of Say and Lake Chad. Still l England and Portugal came to an agreement defining the de1initations :; of their respective territories. ] In later years came the Boer War, l and thereafter another general scram , ble for influence in Africa, in which i Great Britain secured control over ' the Orange Free State and the Trans vaal, Belgium formally annexed Con- : go Free State, Italy seized Tripoli and l France finally extended a protector i ate over Morocco.
 Germany's holdings i'll Africa at the
 outbreak of the war amounted tc 1 nearly a million square miles, anc ]. a population of about 13,Ooo,0oo.'
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
"'Ehc Wisconsin Idea"
(New York Tin1es)

Certain senators in congress, men1- bers of that illustrious Fourteen that stood with Germany against the United States in the vote on tablins. the Gore resolution were good enough to utter on Monday their perturbation at an editorial article in the Times which said that the German f1ae: ought to be hauled down from the Capitol and the American flag run up in it's stead. If on Monday these senators, whose unaffected zeal to scurry exposed to public scorn is natural, thought the phrase of the Times was too strong what was their opinion yesterday? They see the evl-
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
l.. J. Hill and the Flag.
{ Bridgeport Telegram. )

Some few weeks ago Congressman E. J. Hill made a speech in which he complained that the flag of the United States may fade, because of lack Of dye-stGffs in this country.
 After noting MT. Hill's vote against the president in congress, we suggest to him that there is a worse fate than fading that may befall ths flag. Battle flags, fade. but they are more honored. faded. than when in their brightest hues
 Ii is one thing to have the flag fade, and another thing to have it hauled down. And that is what Mr. Hill voted, in congress. to do. We hope for his sake, as we'll as for the honor of his district, that if occasion arises he will not do so again.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
DIRK FOR THE ASSESSORS.

3 wing a nineteen mill tax will
 some dissatisfaction among
 taxpayers of the city who feel
 are bearing burdens that should lore evenly distributed. With the \ h of New Britain it is absolutely
 aary that the taxes by raised.
 nt conditions demand that the
 be provided with better police 8 with more modern fire de
 nent with augmented school 8 ties, and many other things not Sd for in the earlier life of the @ If all means an advance. And
 ,ne of the contributing causes of 8higher taxation is often over
 bd by the men who have our gov
 h gent in their hands They forget 8 so long as immigrants arc #ght into the city and left to live % lives as they see fit to follow #customs of other countries. to &we the American standard of liv- a ueven share of the citys burden. zk years ago. according to the Bed States census, there were in %sity of New Britain. IS.01o immi- Sts. There arc moro than that 1ber here now, How many, no Nxnows exactly. Less than sixteen Ncent. of these are naturalized citi- 8 This means they are not thor 6ly Americanized. have but little @eption of American ideals, of &rlcan methods of living. Ac Ningly they are housed on a basis makes for an uneven balance in taxation The vast majority of E people are crowded together i'll 8ments, sometimes eight and ten lilies in one block, and these tene- 8ts are assessed for probably not se than twice as much as the @IIer and more comfortable homes ahe city. Yet the tenement IS a slucer of money to it's owner, and renters escape a. fair per capita le of taxation. In this way the ] with the small home must sup those people who because of h modes of living demand better protection, larger police super |1n, and rigid sanitary inspection. |here should be a readjustment of property assesaments in New Brit The assessors should place Ter rating on property used for the |aing of these immigrants. The ple who own these houses are i'll hness.-they are making money
 of their rents, are keeping Ameri~
 ideals and customs from gaining -dway with these foreigners, and v are not taxed as high as the man h the small home, the home that ning when the city must put a stop thig business of allowing strangers everlastingly hold to their ancient thcds of living, of lowering to- her in crowded tenement houses. len that day comics the taxation ir N Britain will remain at a state ere each and every citizen will get chance to bear equally with the ler citizens his cost of the upkeep the city. And then the taxation I be on 3 fairer basis.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-11

The Washington heiress who e1oped with a Connecticut nevspa perman, instead of buying a foreign title, did very we'll according to the Memphis News Scinitar. It adds, however, she could have done better by marrying 8 Tennessee newspa perman. Be that as it may. Connecticut newspa permen are ever ready to show Increases how to improve themselves and fortunes.