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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

He was ScorChing through the
country at mile a minute clip
Round a bend in the road lie
sped straight into a bunch nl
fowls-and a terrific CIuCking
told him that something was
wrong. He pulled up and
glanced back. Two birds iav
dead in the road; two others
were fleeing, squawking, back
home, and burly man in over
alls was striding toward the
automobile.
Ihat'll be twelve dollar
three dollars apiece for the four"
said the man.
-Four" gaspcd the motorisl.
But | killed only two"
That's right" agreed the
owner; but them other two will
never lay a blessed egg after
this"
I'm sorry" said the motorlSt
as he handed over the money.
due to the fright, suppose"
The cOuntryman shook his
head as he pushed the bills into
his pocket and started away
Partly fright" he agreed slow
ly, but mainly it's because they
amt henS!"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Stop Matching" for Drinks

Monroe Enquirer. s......s.- ~ Z, 8,
Down in Lumberton the Off
cials are trying to stamp out that
form of gambling-matching
CONS for soft drinks, cigars,
cigarettes, etc. That species of
gambling is going on around
every soft drink fountain aud
cigar stand the country over.
but nobody seems 10 pay any
attention to it. If a nigger shoots
craps he is up against 1t in the
courts, but every day here and
in every town in this State gen.
tlemen whose names are on
church rolls walk up and gam.
BILE for drinks or cigars and
nothing is done about it, when
If a little nigger in the barn loft
stakes nickle on a crap game
all the machinery of the law IS
put in motion to arrest him, and
he is brought before the court
and is fined or sent to the chain
gang. Ii is just as much against
the law for the gentleman who
has his name on the church roll
and who stands in with the
preacher to match coins for soft
drinks and cigars as it is for the
nlgger to stake his money on q
skin" game, but at the hands of
the law the little nigger gets it
IN the neck while the respecta-
BILE church man goes on his way
and nothing is said about his
gambling.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
There's Hope for the One-Horse
Farmer

"What hope is there for a
one.horSe farmer, if any?" asks
a reader. 1t all depends on the
kind of man he is. While hay-
ing only one work animal is a
handicap, there are worse. For
instance, we'd rather risk max
ing, a paying crop with one
mule on rich land thai to try il
on poor land with a dozen mules
Peas. beans and the clovers can
be grown as we'll by the one
horse farmer as by the larger,
and crop rotations that will
build I'D the land are lust as
easily possible with the same
fellow. Get out of the one horse
class as soon as you can, of
course; but the mere fact that
YOU are one-horse farmer bv
30 means shuts the door of hope,
One OF the most successful farm
ers we know, a man rated at
$300.O 600. started thirty years ago
with a single gray mare and an
unlimited supply OF spunk. Yes,
the one.horse farmer has a
chance, and a good one.-Ex.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Zeb Vance Fought Monroe
Chinches

Monroe Journal.
Bryan's visit to Monroe caus.
ed an oldtimer to recall an IN
teresting conversation he over.
heard nearly forty years ago be
tween Zeb Vance and the late
Bill TrCtt, who kept the old ho
tel which used to stand on the
entire site now occupied by the
Loan & Trust building. Vance
had spent the night in the hotel,
and on descending to the office
next morning, he was met with
sollcltous enquiries from his
host regarding the manner in
which he slept during the night.
Didn't sleep much," respond
ed North Carolina's War Gov.
ernor, who was always willing
and ready to tell some wagg1sh
tale.
What was the matter?" asked
his host in an an anxious tone.
The chinch bugs were on a
raid in my loom," retaliated the
Governor, Il fought them sim
gle handed until midnight, when
/ went after some reinforce.
mems. l got a gallon of molass
es and poured it IN a circle
around my bed. Thinking I
was firmly entrenched from the
enemy, l fell asleep. But along
about two o'clock in the morn
ing was disturbed by them
agEin. They had oI1 maneuy-
erea me by climbing up the
wall $ and dropping ON my bed
from the ceiling"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Line From McBee to Monroe
Will Be Built

Chester. Dec. 15.-It has been
officially learned from an Off
cial high up in Seaboard Air
Line railway circles that the
new railroad surveyed from Nc
Bee to Monroe, N. c., will begin
construction at an early date.
AS is we'll known this line has
been run by surveyors several
times, and it is fact that the
last line made will be the estab.
lished route.
1t is reliably stated that the
Seaboard will have a controlling
interest in this new line. Sever
al stations will be established on
this road. 1t will enter South
Carolina via Pageland. 1t is
understood that the road will be
under construction early in the
year. Work will probably be
started at McBee and Monroe
simultaneously in order to facil
ltate the rapid construction of
the road, it is stated. The coun.
try to be traversed by this new
South and North Carolina short
line is rich not only IN farm
products. but timber as well, and
has long needed transportational
facilities.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Germany Offers to Make
Peace

New York, Dec. 13.-It was
learned in this country Yesterday
that Germany had submitted
certain terms of peace and while
no official account of these
G1s have been received yet,
blowing, it is claimed this
6ang, is the substance of the
Dpesals made to the Allies by
'Germany:
For the complete restoration
of Belgium.
For the evacuation by Ger.
many of all territory captured in
Northern France during the
progress of the war.
For the establishment of Pc.
land and Lithuania as independ-
ent Kingdoms.
! For the retention. ofkSerbia by
Austria Hungary, and the resto-
ration to Bulgaria ofIall territory
lost by that country in the sec
ond Balkan war.
For the restoration to Austria
of territory captured by Italy in
the nelghborhood of the Adriat.
ic sea.
For the restoration to Ger.
many of all her calonial posses.
sions IN Africa, the far east and
other parts of the globe.
For the retention of CONSTANT.
nople by Turkey.
This information was obtained
todavkfrom an uS4aestionable
authority Gloss io the German
embassy.
According. ..toIembassy officials
who have kept fully advised oi
the situation, the terms laid
down represent the united DOW.
er OF all the central powers and
were drawn up after full ex.
changes Of view between the
Teutonic capitals.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Observer Building at Chaflotte
Burns

observer Building at Charlotte
Burns
Charlotte Observer.
Fire of unknown origin visit
edThe Observer Building at
$50 o'clock Saturday morning
with the result that the greater
part of the plant of The Observ-
er Printing house was complete.
ly destroyed and the property OF
The Charlotte Daily Observer
was so seriously damaged, chief
ly by water, that for the comm g
week the paper will be issued
from the presses of The Char
lotte News, President-and Gen.
eral Manager w. G.. Dowd hav
ing very generously rendered
the use of his plant pending the
time when The Observer will
be able to restore its equipment.
1t is hoped that this will be by
the latter part of the week, everv
means having been invoked to
hasten the time to the end that
Observer readers may suffer
just as slight Inconvenience as
possible.
The fire was discovered dur.
ing the early hours Saturday
morning in the rear section of
the third floor of The Observer
building, this being the five,
story structure behind the Ob-
server building proper. in which
lis located the mechanical L.
departments of tine Charlotte
Daily Observer and The Obser
yer Printing House. Harold
Lewis, a l2year-old carrier boy
was the first to detect the blaze
and he quickly gave the alarm.
The night shiftiin the composing
room had just finished iLeir
work of getting ready for the
big Sunday issue and the city
edition of Saturdays paper had
just been run off from the press
IN the basement. Everything and
everybody were about ready to
60 home.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Bloodhound at Cheraw

Policeman Jacobs has bought
a bloodhound. The dog is a
fine specimen and is said to be
well trained. Hereafter there
need be no long wait for the
dogs to be brought from Colum.
bia or other points to run down
law-breakers.-Cheraw Chron-
icle.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
MIR Taylor Building at Mt. Crog.
han

~ fhlsslmas-ls- near, and -;saessx=
body is getting rea! Il, and
especially the small children, all
OF whom are looking for Santa
Claus.
The oyster supper at the
school building recently was
fine, nineteen dollars being rails
ed for the school.
MIR. ]. 0. Taylor is building a
fine brick building near the
corner, and it will help the looks
of Mt. Croghan very much.
The Mt. Croghan boys and
girls are beginning to arrive
home from college to spend the
holidays.
Mr.. Arthur Crowley who has
been in the navy returned home
several davs ago.
Miss Bessie Gaddy is our
teacher, and she is Il good one.
She tries to treat all alike, and
all like her because she is SO
kind.
Abe and Jake.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Peace Note Fixes Terms Saws
Teuton Diplomatist

Berlin, Dec II, via Sayville -
Some sections of the foreign
press and especially newspapers
in hostile countries" says the
Overseas News Agency, hay
ing declared that the Central
Powers ought to have added
denE'!e peace proposals to their
peace offer, the Overseas Agen-
cy asked distinguished German
diplomatist for, his opinion on
this point. His answer was:
The German note Entente
Governments contains a very
definite communication as to the
spirit of the peace conditions
which the Central Powers would
bring to the propose negotiations
1.-THE Central sPowers base
these proposals on the convic.
ton that their own rights and
Just claims today are not in con.
trldlctlon 10 the rights of other
Nations. In addition, the Cen
trail Powers declare they do not
want to annihilate or destroy
anybody and that the peace pro-
posals will be of such a nature
as to guarantee the establish
ment of a lasting peace.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

Everyone could see that they
were Newlyweds, and as they
sat 2: adjoining desks in the big
hotel and wrote post cards to all
their friends and relatives their
lovey-dovey questions and ans
wers provoked an old gentleman
near by almost to apoplexy.
Soon the bridegroom left the
room. Unaware that she had
been deserted, the little bride got
stuck on a word and asked:
"How do you spell Cincinnati,
honey" she asked.
"c.i,n.c,i-n i, D-a ii h o. n e,y," re.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20

The busy old lady was calling
ing at the wounded soldiers
home. How did it happen,
William" she inquired.
"ShelI, num-"
"A shell? Dear me. Did it ex-
plode?"
Explode, mum?" replied Will
liam YEARLY. "Oh, / wouldn't
say that, mum. 1t just crept up
quietly be'ind me-and bit me-"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
A Thought for the Week

Do not let us wait to be just
and pitiful or demonstrative to-
ward those we love until they
or we are struck down by illness
or threatened with death. Life
is short, and we gave never too
much time for gladdening the
hearts of those who are travel
ing the dark journey with US.
Oh! be swift of love, make haste
to be kind Amiel.
Dear Santa Claus-I am a boy
Six years old. Please bring me
a Clip, candy and some fruit.
Remember sister and little BROTH
er. Merry Christmas to you
James Lee Baker.
Jefferson, r. 1.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-20
Anti-Liquor Bills Flood Two
Houses of Congress

washington, Dec. 15.-Legis,
lative measures aimed at destruc-
tion of the liquor traffic contin-
ue to accumulate in Congress as
both houses are deluged win
petitions from all parts pf &
country urging ado6fI T.
National prehj
tional ame 5Iee
hid Sill to pro.
1ufacture and sale
d in the District of Col.
The House Postoffice Com
mittee opened the door to an
other phase of the problem to-
day in reporting favorably a bill
designed to close the mails alb
solutely TO advertising of any in
toxicating liquors and to deny
mail order houses the right to
60 into either "wet or dry" terri
tory to solicit sales through the
medium of the mails.
No move was made during
the day by prohibition leaders
in the House regarding the con-
stitutiocal amendment reported
yesterday from the judiciary
committee, but Representative
Webb, chairman oSthe commit
tee plans to ask the rules COM
mittee, for a special rule to
Rot the resolution before the
House soon after the holidays.
The consensus of opinion in the
House seemed to be that the
resolution cannot get the neces-
sary two-thirds majority in the
Sixty-fourth Congress. Even
Representative Webb is not san.
guine of the success now. but he
is confident that the amendment
will receive more votes than ii
did in the last Congress when it
had thirteen votes more than a
majority. By the time the next
Congress has considered the is
sue, he believes the victory can
be won.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
Suffragists Change
Name of Tableau
Park Commissioner Insists That
Law Is Offended BY That
Demonstration.

NEW YORK, Sept. n.-wben in n
suffrage tableau not a tableauf
when Park Commissioner Cabot Ward
says II mustn't be.
The commissioner doesn't say that the
suffragists can't have the tableau they
are preparing TO give on THE Mall in
central Park next Saturday. They can
80 ahead and have II. but II mustn't be
called tableau.
II seems that there Is something in the
law forbidding tableaux in Central
Park. AT least that IL the way Mrs.
James Lees Laidlaw, OF the New York
state Woman Suffrage party. got II
yesterday when an excited voice, to
wit. Commissioner Wards. called her
up. on the phone,
you mustn't have that suffrage tab
leau Saturday" the voice informed her.
"What!' shrieked Mrs. Laidlaw. Not
have II with 100 suffragists all draped In
cheesecloth ready to take partf why,
we have the permit from the PARK De-
partment--'
"You can't have a tableau," said the
voice. You can call II a suffrage DEM
voiceiess concert. or suffrage group.
Well send you a new permit to have a
suffrage group. The man who made
out the first permit for a tableau didn't
know the law" Then the telephone
connection ended.
''Oh, well. call a suffrage tableau by
any other name and II will look just as
good" said Mrs. Laidlaw. So the SUE
fragists are going ahead with tneir
preparations. but any one who calls the
thing tableau will be mobbed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
Reporter "'CoverS"
His Own Suicide
Writes Description Of Death and
Then Ends His Life in
, Newspaper Office.

LOS ANGELES. Sept. Hillary
Rowland. a newspaper reporter. wrote
the story Of his proposed suicide. and
then carried out his plan. excepting
that he took poison instead of shooting
himself. as he had said in his story that
he would.
Rowland took poison at his desk In a
Newspaper office here. The copy was
found after his death. Rowland had
grieved over the death OF his wife and
child in Kansas City q year ago.
In his story Rowland detailed now,
after writing the story of death ana
suicide. he had shot himself outside the
newspaper Office. He wrote: Inc
weapon he used to end his life was Dor.
rowed from - - on the pretext that
Rowland had been assigned on story
in a remote part Of the city. where IRE
ouent holdups have been committed.
A blank space to be filled In with the
time of the suicide was left IN the COPY.
The story closed with "thirty news
paper insignia for tho END.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
MARYLAND TROOPERS
IN "ATTACK" ON TOWN
Make Theoretical Advance Through
Hostile Village. y

EAGLE PASS. Sept. n.-Reports Of
the activities OF Villastas. coupled with
the impression that the Mexican Ameri-
can negotiations are not progressing as
smoothly as might be hoped. have dis
PEELED the dream of Maryland militia
men OF an early return to their homes.
In the militia camps the belief 10 daily
growing that Mexican-American crisis
Is nearer right at present than for sew
eral months, and many Of the guards
men think that they may yet see service
south Of the border.
To be prepared for such an emergency
the First and Fifth Maryland Regiments
yesterday went through a maneuver of
attacking town. The camps of the
respective regiments were the towns.
The attackers would march into the
town In two columns, one on each side
OF the street SO that all windows and
roofs could be watched to prevent snip
Ing. Each house was searched for con-
cealed rifles or ammunition, and each
detail OF the invasion was gone through
with a view to precluding possibility OF
an ambush.
The First Maryland Band gave con-
cert on the courthouse lawn at Eagle
Pass last night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
|ANKERS CR|T|CISE
ESERVE BOARD
Eminent on Rigid R6m-
Against Directors Serving
More Than One institution.

1 In denying applications OF direc-
kors and officers of Washington
banks and trust companies affected
by the Federal Reserve Boards zone
order, forbidding an officer or direc-
|tor of one institution from holding
|pffice In any other bank or trust
fompany within the prescribed, area,
he Federal Reserve Board in ma
|ority Of, instances. according to
prominent bankers, declined to ac-
|cept recommendations of directors OF
lfhe Federal Reserve Bank OF Rich-
|mond and OF the Federal reserve
! The law provides that application
Ipf any Individual who desires to serve
On more than one directorate be re-
Herrd to the board Of the reserve
|>ank Of the district and the reserve
hendation TO the Reserve Board.
That course was pursued In cases
n question, and several of the bank /.
BE affected say the Reserve Board
H0lined to accept recommendations
~, permission to continue to serve
Though there are several larger and
Iveaithier reserve districts than Rich
'mond, the district in which Washing :
ton Is located. the Richmond district
has had more applications denied; II
trict, with the single exception Of
the New York district.
OF the seventy-se applications
from institutions in the Richmond
district on which the Reserve Board
had passed YESTERDAY. forty nine were
only larger aggregate OF denials was
the New York district, where forty
kight applications were refused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
ARGENTINE UNION
ANSWERS consul
Replies to Request for Proof Of
Charges Against American
Firms.
By cHARLEs p. STEWART.

BUENos AIRES. Sept. M.-The Ar
gentine Industrial Union today replied
to American Consul General Robert
sons request for specific proof Of It's
charges that certain American firms
had been guilty OF improper practices
In commercial dealings In Argentina.
The reply was made public in the
newspaper La Nacion. The union de-
clared that several of its members vis-
tied the consulate to submit such proof.
but were compelled to converse In Eng
lish. and therefore could not arrive at
satisfactory results.
The union added that since ROBERT
were certain linguistic mix-ups IN
translation that further hampered an
understanding.
The union stated further tnat NOD
ertson received prompt action from the
National City Bank Of New YORK Wnen
he requested proof ot the charges.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
GIRL SLEEP-WALKER
SCARES POLICEMAN
Young Woman Goes for Stroll in
Pajamas and Cap.

NEW YORK. Sept. H.-Policeman
Fucker on his way home from duty
early In tho morning. met q figure
all in white.
A ghost was his first thought. but
when the apparition drew nearer he
saw II was a young woman. clad only
In light pink pajamas and a toudoir
cap. walking in her sleep.
Fucker called to her and even took
her by the erm. but she did not
wakcn. Her feet were blue from cold
and exposure. SO he wrapped a news
paper about them, threw his uniform
Wandered a passing taxicab to take
them to the stationhouse.
While waiting for an ambulance the
young woman regained consciousness.
She said she was Mrs. Mildred Koran.
twenty. She had walked six blocks be-
fore Policeman Fucker found her.
Mrs. Hogan went home. apparently
suffering no Ill effects from her ad-
venture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
TUBERCULAR SCHOOL
PLANS NOT READY
Preliminary investigation Must
Be Made Of Number Of
Pupils and Classes.

No DEFINITE plans have been formu-
lated for care Of tubercular children in
public schools. because preliminary in
vestigation Of hte number. grades. and
locations Of such pupils has not yet been
made. e. L. Thurston. superintendent Of
schools, stated today.
Present Indications are that the chill
dren Will not be taken care Of on the
roofs OF buildings used for normal chill
dren. superintendent Thurston said. be-
cause this would almost inevitably mean
ones. y
Whatever arrangement is made this
year must be a temporary one. Mr..
Thurston said, because proper care of
tubercular children means special feed
ing, outdoor sessions. which require spe-
of the children.
."If we segregate thes echildren, we
should not only provide for their school
work, but we should provide for their
nourishment and physical upbuilding,"
said Mr.. Thurston. his calls for funds,
which are not now available.
IF we compel the INTO travel a long
distance to some central point for the
protection Of the community, I think the
community should provide their car fare.
Neither have we any money for that"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Fifteenth street. between Potomac avenue
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast-Fred
A. Norway ct ux., Annie NJ. to Charles II.
and Marion r. Ko-her. lot ios square l071.
SO.
westford--Joseph L. Topper and Samuel v.
Gusack. trustees. to Mark stearman. lots
% to II. square bl53. $500.
Girls Portion-Edlth b. Seek ct vir. Gilbert
g.. 70 lie Grand white. part described. $40.
Fourteenth Street Terrace-Middaugh q shan-
non. Ind to Mary Ryder and Mary A.
Beavers Is set out lot 90. square 1s06, $40
LonKfeilow Terrace-National Capital Realty
Company to G; Denham. lots % and IS.
whitney Cio:e-Edith II. Gottwais, to Michael
Schmidt. lot d. block II. $40.
Petworth--David J. DUNCAN to 0enevieve W.
veirs, lot o.. block 70. $40.
r street. between Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest. llu Seventh street northwest,
and Fffti street. Between q and streets
northweest-John Bsrgitng. trustee. 70 N.
Eieanora Bergiing. undivided one.nfth In
terest In lot %. square 81: lot 81. square
30. and lots 81 and "a. square tss. tI7.s5o;
John Bergilns. trustee: TO Elizabeth A.
May; undivided one-hfth interest In saane
property. si7,eso.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-21
James G. Courts Left
Estate Worth $33, 900

James c. Courts former clerk to the
House appropriations committee
$4,000. according to the petition ask
ing that the will be probated filed
today by his widow, Lenora J. Courts.
The will was admitted, Mrs. Courts
was named executrix.
The estate included properties at
1887 Kalarama road northwest, 416
Second street northwest, a farm near
Huntington, Tenn, and the lot and
cottage at Arundel-on-bay,M Nd. where
the testator died September II. The
real estate Is listed at $4,000.
Personal property valued at $4,000
includes railroad, steamboat and bank
stock and street railway and tele-
phone company bonds.