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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
TILMAN FIGHTS FOR
CHARLESTON
Senator From South Carolina Wants
it Made Long Enough for Dread.
nough for Dreadnoughts.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Senator Till
man is making the fight Of his life
for the Charleston navy yeard. There
is an item in the naval appropriation
bill Of $1,0S5,0O for the lengthening
Of tn dry dock there. 1t is now wide
enough and deep enough, but not long
enough.
The conferees on the naval appro-
priation bill today disagreed on the
appropriation for the drydock, and
on insistence of the house cOnferees,
the issue will be submitted to the
house.
mionor propositions Of the measure
and will be ready to undertake the
big qques:i,ns of big personnel and
building programme in a few days.
Senator Tillman, chairman, said he
hoped a complete report could be
made before ihe end of next week.
Speaking cf the Cry dock fight,
Senator 1illman said. 1.-THE matter is
Of vital Importance not only to the
city of Charleston but to the State
of South Carolina. 1t concerns the
whole South, in fact, and the navy,
too, who must have such a dock
somewhere south Of Hatteras."
Going on, he said: II have urged
the members Of the house from South
Carolina to remain here and help with
this bill until it becomes law. The
conferees are now meeting daily to
prepare a report on it. If they can
agree this item will go back to the
house to be voted on. 1 feel that the
South Carolina delegation can help
a great deal with their friends in both
parties, that's the reason / am asking
them to remain here. The people al
wasy took care of me when / stye
here and attendd to their business,
and I believe they will take care of
their congressman who do the same"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10


The letters 60 in an envelope marked
"Hohse OF Representatives U. s.
"Pnblic Document-Free.
d. E. Finley, NJ. c."
With the letter Is. printed list OF
bulletins from Agricultural depart
ment. Now, voters are mailing these
to Mr.. Stevenson and asking questions
indicating that they think there is
an offer Of books and fish being made
for tehir support ir the election. One
man endorses on his letter the follow
ing, FINLEY is Offering fish. What
have you got"
Mr.. Stevenson says that 1t is i'm
possible to write all tie voters, and
as this letter seems to Fave been sent
to all he takes this method Of answer.
ing questions beiny raised.
First, he assums that 1t Is purely
in discharge Of his duty Gs Congress-
man trat Mr.. Finley l. Offering to send
out fish and books, though 1t Is un-
fortunate that he iidn't make this offer
till he was in cam! aign for reelection
as that might cause persons OF a
suspisious nature to make the un-
charitable charge that he expected sup
port as a result Of the offer.
Second, Mr.. Stevenson cannot offer
anything but the promise of faithful,
honest work as a Representative OF
every man and every interest in the
district, if elected, because Q) He
has no fish or books Of his own to give,
nor can he as a private citizen draw
on the United States to send them free.
(2) He is not able to write every voter
in the district, because he cannot frank
his letter as the Congressman does'
and the postage alone will cost $3.50.
And 81, If he had the fish and books
and could send them free, being a
private citizen who was under no OBJ
ligation to send out these things, ne
would violate the law to do so, because
it says that "any person who shall '
"by the payment, delivery or promise
of money or other article Of value, pro-
cure or offer, promise or endeavor to
procure another to vote fir or against
any particular candidate in such cleo
ton shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor."
The advantage which the Congress
ma has in the matter Is that 1t allows
him to send the voters things free as a
congressional duty, but Mr.. Stevenson
cannot do so because he has no such
duty. and it would be absolutely clear
that he was offering fish and books for
votes. so that he can only offer, If elect
ed, the service due from a Congress
man to his constituents, and when he
gets to be Congressman. If he should,
he will not wait till the election to
make a universal offer Of fish and
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
ROAD DEVELOPMENT ALLOTT-
MENTS MADE
Half A Cotton Crop For Anson County

Wadesboro, Aug. 8.-Farmers of
Anson County estimate that II they
realize more than half a cotton crop
this season it will he on account Of
a very late killing frost. The stands
have never been good and the ex-
cessive rains have caused the weed
to grow p with long joints. A con-
siderably part of the fruit has al
ready dropped off and should the
sun come out for several days there
will be wholesale shedding Of forms
and young bolls. Corn in bottom
gounds has been totally ruined.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
Pennsylvania Gets Third Largest
Amount, Delaware the Smallest.
More in Succeeding Years.

among the states Of the first years
appropriation Of $5,OOOOOO carried by
the new good roads act was announc-
ed by the department Of agriculture,
witch has certified the figures to the
treasury department and state Off
Gals.
70 be entitled to its share each state
must provide an amount equal to that
Texas gets the largest share, New
York second, Pennsylvania third, and
Illinois fourth.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
T. B. FIELDER STABBED.
iTraeker of Dispensary Grafters Seri.
ously Wounded.

Atlanta, Aug. 3.-Thomas B. Fielder,
prominent member Of the Atlanta
bar and well known for the part he
took in the South Carolina dispensary
leases several years ago, was stabbed
and seriously injured here tonight. G..
X. Vasson of East Point, Ca, door
keeper Of the lower house Of the Geor-
gia general assembly, was arrested
charged with the stabbing, which took
place in the lobby of the Kimball
house in the presence Of scores Of
legislators. It was said by legisla-
tors that the affair grew out Of Field
er's recent efforts before commit
tee Of the house to defeat bill by
which the city of Savannah charter
would be amended to permit a vote
on the recall Of city officials.
Fielder, representing certain prohi-
,bition elements, claimed the recall Of
Mayor Pierypont Of Savannah was
sought by those favoring the bill.
The attorney and house committee
men recently exchanged hot wods
over the bidll, which was tabled to-
day, but Vasson declined to explain
his interest in the affair, merely is
suing a statement saying he was not
the aggressor in the alienation which
preceded the stabbing. Witnesses
said, according to the police, that
Fielder and vasson exchanged words
over the tabling Of the bill.
Fielder was stabbed In the abdo-
men. At a hospital it was said the
wound was not necessarily fatal.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
Cultivation of Late Irsh Potatoes.

Indications are that the early crop
live stock, building and improvements,
throughout the South and East. This
should insure selling Of entire crop.
pr to discharge a prior mortgage.
proven satisfactory for years through,
the South.
SOIL SELECTION.-The Late po-
tato thrives in wide range Of soil
types. In Laurens County, S. c.,
crop produced an average Of 200 bush
els on red clay loan soil, following a
grain crop. In Robson and Blladen
counties, N. c., growers hayeEadvised
that very satisfactory crops we're grown
on Norfolk sandy loan soil: The best
soil for the fall Irish Potato would be
sandy loan soil through prepared and
in which there is corporated libberal
supply of organic matter. Select If
possible an upland bottom. These
spots always contain more moisture
than the higher places.
|PREPARATIoN,s.ANp PLANTiNG.-
'fraraff ff-scs.--,..a.s..eSs SusuarIy planted
din the late potato crop. As soon as
grain has been cut, broadcast peas and
plow in. In the later part of July plow
in peas with disk or turn plow. Then
cut the land in two directions with disk
Harrow. Let stand for few days and
Ethen broadcast lot scrapings or stable
manure or leaf mold and plow in broad
cast with turn plow or disk plow, i'm
mediately following with disk harrow
IIor section harrow. This leaves the
land in excellent condition.
Planting may be done Immediately
following the above preparation or
wait few days before planting. The
proper time for planting this late crop
is July Goth to August 10th. A 10 inch
shovel or a middle burster is used to
lay off rows at distance Of three feet
apart.
| In bottom Of this furrow put down
800 to 1000 pounds of fertilizer mixed
as follows: SO0-1,OOO pounds tankage.
SO0-1,OO0 pounds 1879 Acid. 100 lbs
Nitrate Soda. Cotton seed meal and
Acid Phospate mixed in equal parts
may be used to advantage. When
fertilizer has been applied in bottoms
of furrow, run bull tongue or small
shovel in row to thoroughly mix fer
tilizer with soil.
Attention is called to the Importance
of cutting potatoes in medium large
sizes in order that dry weather will
mot dry out the potato and reduce its
Vitality. After cutting potatoes to
prevent drying out and attack of dis
eases it is advisable to roll pieces in
agricultural or we'll slaked lime Drop
potatoes eight to twelve inches apart
and cover with two burrows. This
leaves the potato covered about I'VE or
six inches deep and a bed rounded
slightly above level.
LATE VARIETIES.-It has found in
number of instances that it is hard
to get a stand from varieties other
than look kkot Mountain, Green Mon
tain, or Peach Blow.
Lookot Mountain is a fall variety
favored in many sections. Big yielder
and sells well throughout the East and
South as a winter potato.
Green Mountain is smooth. large pro-
ducing, fall variety. However, it is
not as large potato as the Lookout
iMontaain.
Peach Blow variety is planted ex-
clusively in some sections Of the Soth
as late potato. Markekt is always
good for this potato.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
OPENED TUESDAY !

Following are the dates for the cam
paign meetings at which the candi-
dates for he various county Offices
will appear and address the voters.
Ousleydale- August 11th.
McBee-August 18th.
Angelus s-August 21st -
Jefferson--August 22nd.
Pgeland-August 23rd.
Mt Croghan-August 24th. ~
Ruby--August Gath, at night.
Odom's MilAAugust 26th. -.
erfield-August 26th. ,,5.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10

board to organize and discuss pre-
liminary plans
Secretary McAdoo, ex-offico men,
ber Of the board, presides over its
meetings, as he does over those Of
the fedearl reserve board. but the law
provides that the member appointed
commissioner shall be executive head
of the system.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
ITALR BREAKS WITH GERMANY

Rome, Aug. SIT is officially an
nounced that all business relations
with Germany have been broke and
the government has taken over all
concerns financed by the Germans.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
- ezcsllsns lallkay eadfp.

ment.
A substantial dinner, consisting of
beans, corned beef, tomatoes, hard
tack and jam, was served about two
hours after leaving Styx. Col Holmes
B. Spings, commanding, and his staff
have taken every step to insure q
pleasant journey to tn boarder.
\ Enthushc crowds have gathered
at every station to wish the National
Guardsmen well on their way to the
boarder. At Savannah the 20 minute
stop did not permit Of a paaade, but
the band gave a concert in the station.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
How National Guardsmen Pitch Their Tents

building and improvements, or to dis
charge a prior mortgage.
The land bank may charge the
borrowing farmer only 1 per cent.
more than the rate it gets on its
bonds. The margain Of one per cent
is to cover expenses and profits.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
HOW FARMERS .r,T,,-iIT,
BY THE RUAL q e.rS pnI

Here is what a
money can do under I
its Bill, signed BY TIL
First, he must soi
known as a First Ea !
alton, paying In $1'
shares for each 81
borrow. he has on
but not to exceed ten
Next, he applies h
for the loan, giving
therefore, secured BY
on his farm. II A
proves the loan, It
gage to a land banA ,
sends the amount Of
association which
ey to the farmer. IS
brokerage or rake
borrower.
No single loan is
than 800 or more W
for less than five yeaf
forty years. The aod
ceed go per cent. &
ceed go per cent
the market value OF uf
should not 60 beyond E
by the mortgage. II
the interest on his n{
stallment of the prin{
not be charged over 6
est.
The borrower pays \
alton must have at lea
and it cannot begin /
less than $4,000 in slol
1t issillegal, undep I
Each National FARM
member to. accept &
fee or perquisite OIL
granting any loan,
officer Isl a Secretary
for any officer. ce4
system in order to sp4
tural land. equtpH
Money can be boz
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
FISH AND BOOKS.

Mr.. w. F. Stevenson, candidate Tor
Congress in the fifth district, states
that he is In receipt Of numerous COM
munications from voters In the district
enclosing the following letter:
4 : Hose Of Representative, u. S,
4 washington, D.. G.
| July 10, 1916
Dear SIR ir'|S't ~
!. 1 am sending out Agricultural
Yearbooks. L have less than one
thousand Of these books as my quo
,to. for distributing each year. There
afe more than twelve thousand far
mers in thes District, so that it & is
impossible for me to send each far
.mer a yearbook; however, in the
event that you do not receive : ons
and are especially interested and
will write me, / win make an effort
ito secre a. copy for you. ss
i I have number Of Farmers Bull
letins, In fact, suf1iclent numDer
Ito 60 over the District, and am SEND.
ling out, these also. ! enclose you 2
|Iist. II you will mark a few bupe'
| tins on the list that you are interestedl!
Itins and win return it to me atWashs
ington, ] win send these to you. Thee =
bulletins contain much yaluabls In
formation on yarous subjects. 81
II you have a pond or stream
lof Wter thatsyoh wish to stock WIN 9s
lASh and win Ffll' write me, I Will eec
Eye he nsk Tor you and have them sent
xoa Lee d cosk 8 e /; &. z. 3 $ =
|s we have p5ssed 4 Good y!
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SECOND SPEEDING
F TOWARD FRONTIER
All Sections Reach Savannah In Fine
hape-Anticipations Of Pleasant
Journey. se

| Savannah, Ga, Aug. 9.--All sections
lof the Second South Carolina reG9
ment, with the Johnsoh Engineers
Troop A and the field hospital CONF
pany, reached Savannah, en- route to-
the Texas boardr, in ehne3 SHARE -
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10

losses, Paris announces.
AT engagement beteen Austrian
and italian warships occurred on Au-
guest 2 after a raid on the italian
coast by Austrian torpedoboats. An
official statement issued at Vienna
and transmitted through sayville says
that Italian warships were struck, and
that the floatilla retreated. The Aus
train vessels were unharmed.
On the same day the Austrian tor
pedo gunbota Magnet was struck by
a hostil submarine and damaged IN
the stern. Two men were killed and
four wounded and seven rae missing.
The Italin Offensive along the
Isonzo and on the Carso plateau Is
being continued and according to a
wireless dispatch from Rome a num-
bebr of additional positions have been
occupied. The Austrians hold little
ground on the right bank Of the
IsonZo.
The dispatch reports the number
of prisoners taken by the Italians has
been increased considerably and that
the Austrians are destroying villages
in the vicinity Of Gorilla.
British tropps pursuing the Turk
ish force defeated last week at Ro-
mani have caught up with the Turkish
rear guard six miles east OF Katia.
about 80 miles east Of the Suez canal
says an official statement regarding
the campaign in Egypt, issued today.
Quantities Of war material are being
gathered by the British from the Ro-
mani battlefield, adds the statement.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
eoN7zNu0us FIGHTING on BOTH
FRENCH FRONTS


South of the Dniester river in the
direction Of Tyszienca, the Russians
have driven the Austro- German
force bsck along the whole line Tor
4 breadthof 15 miles, 1t was oficiaf
" shnonuced by the Russian war de-
partmsnt tdhay.
8 The announcement adds that thee
Russians have captured the town Of
sTlumach, as well as the region to the
nofth Of the Dniester river and the
ridge of heights there. The army
4hsad adquarters staff at Belin admits the
withdraMl Of the Austrian forces
Ito previously prepared positions"
Huesian cavalry, It Is stated, Is now
pursuing the Austro- Germans south
bf thes Kola Kolomea and stanislau
railway in Ga1ica. The total num-
Der of prisoners taken by the Rus
|sI6iis IN the battles on the Serth rtv-
ef August 5 and August 8, the Petro-
Hkd Official statement adds, was 166
Eoitlcers and 8,415 men. The Russians
In 4his region are advancing.
Both at verdun and on the somm
1f6nt In northern France, the oppos-
ina armies are engaged in almost tesa-
un6ous lighting. The advantage at
|yerdun seems to rest with the Ger
mans, while along the Somme the EN-
|tente force appear the decided gain
al {
Paris reports today the success OF
| a, operation conducted in conjunction
with the British north Of the Somme.
while General Haigs forces were at.
ltackine at Guillemont the French ad-
yanced east Of Hill 189, north Of
kHardecort. re
East Of Trones would the thrust BY
lthe British carried their lines for
ward at some place during the nghth'
Near the river French troops re
lpelled two attempts by tn Germans
lto recaptnre trenches which the
french took yesterday.
1T verdun the sFleury! !Thiaumoni
isector northeast Of the fortress con
|tinues the scene of a desperate strug-
Lie 4ip Germans made a series Of
kStfonas 1 8 sc3rs early today and sue
Ecseded ID 3 sSinins "a fectang { ntht
{d.Sit1n6lif slk. Elsswhers ths
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-10
'rner who needs
] the Rural Cred.
President. -

( ~ ~
'raer who needs
! the Rural Cred.
President. -
what Is to be
b Loan Associ.
cor one Of its
Do he wishes to
vote q share
Eotes In all.
the association
/ first mortgage
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-01

President Wilson's Secretary Of Lab
Labor in the Interest Of all wage earn
ers. whether organized or not, and has
established two large and growing sys-
the businesses that employ them. One
is for mediation of labor disputes in
which he has failed to settle less than
G cases na out Of al that nave
dred and fifty. In those cases nearly
half a million wage earners were in
NOlved.
Recently the whole country held it's
breath while a nationwide railway
strike impended:
trophe? What business man was there
-lesitimate, business man--who lid
not dread the, possibility? Fear, of it
wives laid in supplies ahead lest the
household starve. while travellers rush
ed homeward lest they be held up In
str!fs How 10 ?s'*
one must understand why" or two.
ing to the other. But neither would
yield. and one side represented half a
represented ali the economic and politi-
cal power that goes with concentrated
ewnershiP Of great public privileges:
the strike would have come.
Perhaps the railroad managers want
ed it to come At any rate they made
other side would not accept. Knowing,
too, that their employees knew that the
the upper hand is not arbitration" but
nothing to arbitrate." Also, at any
rate. when President Wilson had pre-
agement publicly expressed regret that
he had succeeded in doing so.
But the, President had to make an
adjustment or the strike would have
What. then. was s the . issue? % ;. The he
freight train men used to pc kept on
Stretch: Senator La Toilette had stop:
ped that-against tremendous railroad
opposition, and without any such in
%oua sSs hsve
necessary in so novel a situation@by
securing a law limiting. consecutive
%as 50 s With
demanded reduction of those regular
Hughes stumbles He. reasons that il
the men were, to get the same pay fol
their ' Wages 1 Would be Increased % ~ Ac: c:
cordingly, further echoing the railroad
managers, he says that the issue was
not over d question OF HOuTS out OF pay
AS matter Of abstract mathematics
very good: But the practical point Is
that the standard distance required was
100 miles in 10 hours, whereas the mer
demanded opportunity to make 1o(
wi Why - shouldn't the railroads acced.
to that demand? Not on account OF
higher wages, for the wages Of thu
men would have remained the same.
Was it, then, because the cost in Goa
would be more for 121k miles an hour
than for 10 miles an hour? But tina
question is subject to investigation un
ience, not in advance of experience a:
Judge Hughes would have had it.
Was it because the trains are eXtr;
long under the pressure of more prof
table business, and therefore canno
he moved so fast? If that IS true, VIII,
should the companies get all the extr:
profit of better business and the me,
none of it? But that aside, this poin
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-01
WOULD PUT SP00NER IN ANAN|AS CLUB.
Congressman vostead Oenounces Spoone Letter As Seur
ous" and Later Demands That Editor "WhhdraW' Il.

the Indian reservations and Indian
schools, and on that trip did go to Nor
ris but how did it happen that the Com
missioner. who had no authority what
posal of this school entered into any
such agreement? l examined the rec
ords in the ., Indian office this sumner in
such agreement there all the CORES
pondence in regard to this matter was
examined.
scribed by MIR. S:'uoner as sending him
a telegram a. ~: BIN to postpone ac-
tion on hi: '*"i: "a :: ~ in regard to the
that he did Hot ar Anything and then
took a trip 10 NH>:,ns ton to see about
gtt ting the sch".'' that by accident
ton ton he fen in with Sherman, Afterwards
vice President and then Chairman of
the House Indian committee, and got
covered that l had a bill to sell the
school to the highest bidder and turn
the. proceeds over to- the Indians and
that that bill III into the the indian approPriati ion
bill: that he then appealed to Senator
Clamp to help him defeat my bill and
me 1fre' know nov % anytRing about Mr.. spooner's
presence in town and that they would
appeal to Mr.. Sherman to. defeat my
pin and Mr.: spooner adds he a,g got out of of
| town without seeing me. That is an
Mr. Spooner, the hero, goes down to
Washi ington to bring home the Indian
School. A strange but fortuitous provi-
dence shapes the accidents SO that he
meets Mr.. Sherman, the chairman of
Indian Affairs of the House and gets
his pledge of support against the vii
lain that is trying to defeat him.. Sec
recy is necessary. The plot would not
be complete, without that SO Spooner
know. that he has been there to undo
my villainous work; notwithstanding
Messrs. Sherman and Clapp that nefar-
which Mr.. spooner refers was passed
in the House and was sufficient to do;
nate the school to the State free OF
troduced for the disposal of this
eh afe % by Te o fRp 9 wsre snd en tne
tical in that they granted the schoo
free of charge. There is not word ir
either bill that would authorize or per
sold. The bills can easily be found found
they are Of record. When Mr.; Spoone1
produces copy of the bill that I in
troduced containing the provisions HI
claims, I will g@ out of his way 81
his friends all know, is what. he ha:
wanted for many years. Mr.: Spooner':
whole letter breathes the spirit of vim
dictiveness. If he had the public goo
in mind he would Si at least a nave We had ma tn tn
lier date so they could be answered
Evidently it is timed to prevent an an
swer The statements that I have mad
in connection with this Morris schoo
it. The balance Of his letter is a mer
matter of abuse.
: Resps't5u!V!y6j a. 5. V61srrAD.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-01

of New York to reject. These are the
only direct taxes on large scale that
the Federal government imposes-taxes
that is, which are borne by the tax pay
err. Most Of our Federal taxes are
borne by the tax payers customers and
serve as a means of extra profit fol
him,