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Evening journal., 1916-12-19
TRAP SHOOTING
GENERAL SPORT

N Mnnesota-George Hauser; Tackle
Chicago. r. Pershing: Quarterb.
Notre Dame-Jas. M. Phelan: Quar-.
Michigan--C. c. Smith; Fullback.
Standardization Shaw; Tackle
Ininois-R. r. Kraft: End
Denver-Geo. Anderson; Halfback
Mich. Agg.es--D. Vandorvoost; Grd.
Evening journal., 1916-12-19
CHRsROOK VS.. WILSON LINE.

Chesrook basketball team will clash
with the Wilson Line quintet in the
Peoples Settlement cage tonight. As
both teams are about evenly matched.
q fast game Is looked for. Manager
Condor requests all his players to re-
port at z 45 o'clock, as the game will
start at S.15 o'clock.
Chesrook will meet the G. T. A. team
of Chester. in Sam Reissman Hall on
Friday night.
Evening journal., 1916-12-19
KEYSTONE TO PLAY
CARNEY POINT.

Keystone Field Club basketball team
will Rne up against the Carney Point
quintet tomorrow night. The local
teams lineup will be: Burns and
Madden, forwards; Boggs. center;
Hampton and Lang, guards. They will
report N the clubrooms at 6.45 O'Clock
tomorrow night.
Evening journal., 1916-12-19

$3.50 per garment.
See these fine Sweater spe-
cials ......... .S1.50 to $500
Gloves for every occasion, 81
to $500.
Evening journal., 1916-12-19
ChesrOok Thirds.
Gnala
Totals
Pearl Shell.
Goals


Chesrook Third would like to hear
from any tn 'rd-class team in the city.
Address A. Z. Rose. care Winters
Cigar Store, Ford Building.
Evening journal., 1916-12-19

Are you looking for a nurse for
your baby this falll Get good one
by running a Want Ad.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-12-19

Want Ads furnish ammunition 10
batter down the gates OF adversely
Adv
Evening journal., 1916-12-19
CHEsROoK THIRD WINS.

Chesrook's third basketball team de-
feated the Pearl Shell FIVE on the Peo-
pies Settlement floor last night, 1s to
5. The score:
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Danger Signal for Cotton
Farmers

There was a notable warning
sounded in last weeks Progres-
sive Farmer by one of Americas
foremost authorities on business
conditions. And his view, we
believe. IS the view of business
men generally-that a period of
hard times and possibly even of
panic is likely to mark the read
justnent to new conditions after
the European war ends.
Here is a warning we wish
every farmer in America could
hear and heed. Especially
should such a warning be an ef-
fectual answer to such advice as
Col. E. H. Green is giving Tex
as farmers-telling them to plant
the whole earth in cotton next
year and the fence corners
around it, and risk buying their
foodstuffs from other sections.
If there ever was a time when
the farmer should make safety
first" his motto in business, that
time is now. The world can
get along better without clothes
for awhile than it can without
foodstuffs and feedstuffs, and so
whenever the crash comes, cot.
ton prices are likely to drop
more quickly and to suffer long
er than the prices of foods
and feeds.
Woe unto the farmer next fall
if he is forced to pay for every
thing out of his cotton crop
when an over. production of that
crop and disturbed financial con-
ditions work together to force
down the price! Surely. we have
not so soon forgotten the lessons
of 1914!
If safety first" should now be
the motto of business men gen
fera!ly i tsheslA len times paese
emphatically be the motto of the
Southern cotton farmer.-Pro.
gressive Farmer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Villa Flees As Federal Troops
Take chihuahua

Jaurez, Mexico, Dec. 3.-(5en.
Carlos Ozuna entered Chihua.
hua City from the north at 7
O'Clock last night, according to a
telegram received by General
Gonzales, brigade commander.
The message was from General
Ozuna and was dated Chihua-
hua City. 1t was officially an.
nounced at military Headquarters
today that the Carranza forces
have reoccupied the city. The
telegraph communications with
chihuahua City over the FEEDER.
al line has been reestablished.
General Gonzales was prepar.
ing 10 leayes late today for Chi
aaahaa City With d aiarge com,
mand of Carranza troops. He
said telegraphic communication
has been restored south to
Jimenez.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Printed Letter Psrar Pays

Suppose you are wanting hogs
or chickens of some particular
breed. You look over the ads.
and write two parties who have
what you need, asking for prices,
etc.
One answer comes written in
lead pencil, on plain cheap pa
per. The other man writes you
on a neatly printed letter head,
which gives the name of his
farm, shows cuts of the kind of
stock he keeps, and looks bust.
ness-like.
Which letter appeals to you
most? Which man do you i'm
mediately feel most inclined to
deal with?
Others will Judge your letters.
Why not be up-to date, have a
suitable name for your farm,
neatly Printed letter paper and
envelopes, and getbusiness?-Ex.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Measuring Corn in the Crib

To find the number of bushels
of unshucked corn in the crib
multiply the length of the crib
in inches by the breadth in inch.
es and the product by the height
in inches, divide this produ ct by
5000 (the approximate number
OF cubic inches in a bushel OF
corn in the shuck). The quo
tient thus obtained will represent
the number of bushels of un.
shucked corn.
10 find the number of bushels
If the corn is shucked but not
shelled, divide the product of the
three dimensions of the crib, ex.
pressed in inches, by 1900 (the
number of cubic inches in a
busnel of ear corn.
To find the number of bushels
1t the corn is shelled, divide the
product of the three dimensions
OF the crib. expressed in inches
2.l5O (the approximate number
of cubic inches in bushel OF
shelled corD.-L. S. u. Press
Bulletin.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Found Snake in Apple
Pee Dee Advocate.

Pee Dee Advocate.
On Monday last lady in west
Bennettsville ordered some ap-
pies from a store up town and
when thew arrived she bit one
and there in the open space in
the apple lay an eight inch snake,
the size of straw and the color
at the inside of the apple, She
was very muc Il frightened and
called two neighbor friends and
phoned for DR.. Strauss, fearing
a case of poisoning. The doc
tor examined the snake and the
apple and told the ladv to calm
her fears, there was no poison in
the snake or apple. The snake
died in a short while after expo.
sure to the air and was thrown
in the yard. The lady says she
will bite no more apples.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Boy Shoots q Sister Dead Near
Monroe

Monroe, Dec. Lone of the
most tragic affairs reported here
in years was that which occurr-
ed yesterday on the Medlin road,
four miles from town when
Jamie Aycock, the eight year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. New
ton Aycock, was instantly killed
in her home bv the accidental
discharge of a shotgun in the
hands of her brother, a boy of
seven.
Eleven shots also entered the
neck of the boys two months
old brother in q crib nearby and
two shots entered the hand of
the boys mother. The boy had
taken the shotgun from the rack
in the house not knowing that ii
had been loaded the night before
by his older brother to kill a dog
that had been bothering the
neighbors. The gun was dis
charged when the hammer hit
against the door. Burial was in
Macedonia today.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Seven Negroes Held

Cheraw, Nov. 3O.-A clever
piece OF detective work was per
formed by Rural Policeman P.
G. McLaurin of Cheraw, and w.
J. Roart, chief of detective
agency of Charlotte, which re-
suited in rounding up and send
ing 10 Jail for trial a gang of al
legged thieves. The detectives
went on the case on October l6.
and in a month or little more
they had bagged their game. A
family of seven negro brothers
and brothers-in law, it is charged,
have been carrying on systemat-
ic stealing for a long time of
cotton, cotton bagging, peas,
hay, chickens, ETC., the victims
being ]. A. Watson and sons,
large planters near Cheraw.
Five Of the seven, Calvin Fun
derburk, Clarence Funderburk,
Evander Chapman, Preacher
Jackson and Dozier Wall, were
sent up to general sessions court
by Magistrate F. B. Evans,
charged with grand larceny and
conspiracy, and one, Toney
Chapman, charged with arson,
for the alleged burning of ], A.
Watson's cotton house last Au-
gust to cover his tracks. The
Seventh negro in the gang is
still at large.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Jesse Price Pardoned

Wadesboro M. & /.
Governor Craig ON Monday
signed a pardon for Jesse A.
Price, who, at the September,
1911, term of court was found
guilty of the murder of Lester
Rushing and sentenced to seven
years on the chaingang. Price
lad served four years SIX months
and ten days of his term when
he was released Tuesday. His
brother, Robert E. Price, who
was also convicted of murder
and sentenced to three years,
was pardoned on account of his
health after serving a short time.
Thes ki!liax stt FFessss'talrE ar1s
ed in the fight which Jesse and
Robert Price had with Lester
Rushing and his brother Tom,
Tom Rushing was also wounded,
but not seriously. The killing
occurred on October the 18th,
1910, and the Prices were con.
victed at the September, 1911,
term of court. They appealed,
but their sentences were affirm
ed by the supreme court.
Jesse Price has made a model
prisoner, and all those who were
thoroughly conversant with the
circumstances Of the killing are
satisfied that he has been ade-
quately punished.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Clean Out Stumps, Briars, Bush.
es, Etc.

Every stump left IN the fields
means idle lands, more difficulty
in cultivation, less opportunity
to use labor-saving machinery.
"A stumpy farm is an inefficient
farm. We we'll know that for
most farmers it is quite out of
the question to remove all the
stumps at once. but once remov-
ed, a stump is gone for good,
Hnd- the job is one we should
keep plugging at until it is done.
s Then this winter, if our lands
are rolling, let's build some nice,
broad terraces, 16 to 20 feet wide
ON which crops will grow, in
stead of the little razor-back ter
races that waste land and pro-
vide a nursery for mean weeds
and bugs. Likewise, let's 20
after the patches of briars and
bushes. the c1umps of sapllngs,
that make ugly patches in our
fields. Let's open up the land
scape and farm real fields, in
stead of doing a patchwork sort
of business.-Ex.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
c. M. Gregory Resigns at ker.
shaw

1t gives us pleasure always to
commend efficient public SER
vice. 1t will be noticed in the
Era t, day that G. M. Gregory,
who has been Kershaw's vigilant
and efficient chief of police for
about two years has resigned
from the force. The duties of a
policeman are most arduous and
exacting; particularly IN the
smaller towns, where the rela-
tlonships between all the citi
zens become so cordial and init
mate that friendship between
officer and people is sometimes
presumed upon. But it is to the
credit of Mr.. Gregory that moth
ing swerved him from his con
ception of duty. and he made no
distinctions in discharge of IT.
And having the firm backing OF
the city council, he maintained
good order and security for the
citizens.-Kershaw Era.
Mr.. Gregory was policeman al
Pageland for several months be.
tore going to Kershaw, and is
we'll known here.-The Journal.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Carranza q Broken Reed

1t is a keen-witted reader who
can take the knots and kinks out
of the Mexican war news and
make a straight string of it, but
ii is easv enough to understand
what has been going on at Chi
huahua City, where the pride of
Carranza's army has been put
ting up a show of resistance
against the bandit soldier1v of
the gentlemanly Mr.. Villa.
When it became evident that
Villa was really after them the
|tCarranza warriors threw down
Hheir guns and cut for whatever
are fnight hope Z, find
Yin the vicinity of the American
border. They took possession
of the outgoing trains, fighting,
swearing. scrambling mob. bent
on saving its own hide and leav-
ing the beleaguered town and its
people to their fate. The COW.
ardly crowd arriving at Jaurez
in comparative safety, could
give but excited and terrified &C
count of what might have taken
place at and around chihuahua.
but if they are to be believed,
Villa swept the opposing forces
away and took possession of the
town. But it is related that as
the fleeing troops were about to
get away, a general in the Car
ranza army pulled a number of
his craven officers from the train
with the purpose of forclbly
taking them back to the ranks
and making them fight. If there
is any truth in this incident, it is
reasonable to infer that at least a
portion of Carranza's army was
left to make stand against the
enemy and the evacuation of the
place was no. cutie 50 complete
as the deserting bunch of soldiers
had represented. Enough truth,
however, may be sifted from the
reports of the salty seeking sold
lery to indicate that Villa has
Carranza on the run and that
there is but little in the way of
his complete conquest of that
particular section of Mexico.
He is no longer a hunted bandit,
but is now the hunter of the
bandithunts. American reli-
ance upon the Carranza Govern
ment for border protection has
received rude jolt. If Villa is
inclined TO renew his border de-
predations there is no visible op-
position by Mexican authority.
IT he should become so trouble
some TO American interests that
his capture or killing should be
regarded as necessity to the
establishment of peaceful condi-
lions, it is plain that this is a
final Job cut out for the United
States soldiers. The United
States may have to make good
where Carranza has failed.-
Charlotte Observer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Honor Roll

Below is given a list of those
who have paid during the past
few days This is bv no
means all who paid in advance,
and does not nclude any except
those who have paid during this
time. We should like to see this
list grow to be a column in
length next week. Wouldn't
you like to have your name
among the others?
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Auto Turns Turtle At Wades.
boro

Wadesboro, Nov. 30.-Thanks-
giving Day was celebrated here
in very quiet way. Most OF
the churches held special SER
vices and all the business con-
Germs observed holiday.
An automobile being driven
by MIR. Ingram. chauffer for Hin
sons garage, turned turtle on
Green street, damaging the ma
chine considerably, but without
injury TO the occupants.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Monroe Has a New S25.OOC
Corporation

Monroe, Nov. 30.--The In.
vestment Corporation of Mon
roe IS a new enterprise incorpo.
rated by r, B. Redwine, S. o.
Blair and J. G.. Skies with a
capital stock of $3.50 A large
farm estate in Butord Township
has already been purchased and
other holdings will follow. A
live activity is predicted for the
new concern.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Yes, Worst of All

Bill Nye had the truth we'll
told when he SAID: Il man NAV
use wart on the back of his
neck for a collar button; ride on
the back coach of railroad
train to save interest on his mon
ey till the conductor gets
around; stop his watch at night
to save wear and tear; leave his
Il" or It" without a dot or cross
to save ink; pasture his mothers
grave to save corn; but man of
this sort is gentleman and a
gentleman compared to the fel.
low that will take a newspaper
two or three years and when
asked to pay for it puts it into
the office and has it marked
refused" ."-Selected.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Union County Hog Melted AIS
Pounds

Monroe, Nov. 30.-The largest
porker reported for Union Coun-
ty so far for this season is the
one by Jeff Starnes of Buford
Township of a hog that netted
42O pounds in addition to 55
pounds of lard made from trim
mings that did not enter into the
net weight.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Child Found With Head Cru.h-
ed

Wadesboro, Nov. 3O.-Coron,
er X. B. Jones was called to
Lilesville ON Sunday to hold an
inquest over the remains of an
infant that was found in a cotton
patch with its head crushed.
1t was not definitely established
whether the child was of white
or colored parentage.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06

In her draped and darkened
tent the ameteur palmist was
telling fortunes for the charity
bazaar.
"Ah," she said with slow i'm
presSiveneSS to the fair maiden
who impatiently awaited her
fate. II see by your hand that
you are going to be married"
How wonderful" breathed
the client with a blush and a
giggle.
And" went on the wise one,
a note OF acerbity creeping into
her voice, 81 see the happy one
is TO be MIR. Binks."
But surely" demurred the
maid, you cannot read that
from the lines in my hand"
Lines nothing!" exclaimed
the sybil with sudden scorn.
"You are wearing the ring re.
turned 10 Mr.. Binks three weeks
ago."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-12-06
Dangers of ne Road

lortn on tne pubic highways
these days had better not 20 on
the highway at all but take TO
wood and field if he values his
safety. Death rides on the road
at all hours and no pedestrian
is safe on city street or country
road unless he has a lookout
front and rear and not even
then"
When Squire R. w. A. Rogers
came up from Buford about
twenty-five years ago to attend
the first good roads meeting
ever held in Monroe, he came
through the woods and fields on
horseback The deep mud of
the road forced him to leave it
alone. Roads are better these
days and it is not often necessary
for travellers to turl to the
woods and fields on account of
mud, but the better the roads be-
come the more dangerous do
they appear for foot travellers
and slow vehicles. There are
so many pudden heads driving
automobiles that, as the Land
mark says, everybody else is in
danger. Automobile driving has
a peculiar effect on the drivers.
Even the most careful and
thoughtful and considerate mar
is likely to run too fast and to
make risks both for himself and
others. 1t is said that men look
ing down from the top of a high
building or the edge of a preci
pice often feel the impulse to
jump off and it is we'll known
that when one is standing by a
fast moving train there is an un.
accountable suggestion to nlnnee
under the wheels. OF course
men rarely do these things, but
the impulse is there and has to
be overcome. Something like
this must operate on the man
driving an automobile. But of
course the prudent man keeps
his wild impulses in hand. But
when this impulse comes to the
rattle head. who IS ungoverned
by prudence and by considera
ton for others, he throws on the
gas and hits only the high places,
and woe to any one who hap
pens not to get out of his way.
The laws against stealing are
not made for the man who never
steals, but for the rogues, So
we must find means of getting
at the rattle heads who will not
control their joy riding instincts.
Now, we are not making the
argument that the impulse above
referred to accounts for all the
meanness of the road. Many
persons are naturally mean and
overbearing and inconsiderate
and the automobile happens on
ly to give them the better oppor.
tunit' 10 bring out the hog that
is in them. A real gentleman
remains gentleman even when
driving a machine, and as a car
gives a better chance to the hog
TO show himself it also gives the
gentleman an opportunity to
continue gentlemanly only there
is natural exhiIiration which
makes him overestimate or un
derestilnate the effect of his ac-
tions. Hence. he must be doub.
ly careful, The way a man uses
a telephone has been thought to
be a good index to his character,
but it does not compare with the
automobile.-Monroe Journal.
Child Found With Head Crush
ed
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11
TEACHER SHOWS INSANITY SIGNS:
 $ IN CUSTODY
MISS LONE JONES HELD FOR EXAMINATION BY THE
 FEDERAL OFFICERS

Suffering from a form of insanity which has not yet been diagnosed by the physicians, Miss lone Jones was taken to the insane detention hospital yesterday morning about II o'clock and is now being held there until an examination into her sanity can be made Last night it was stated that she was violently ill, but that the best arrangements pos sible had been made for her com fort. and that after she has had some sleep it is probable that she will be more rational Miss Jones came to Fairbanks a little more than a year ago to accept posi- tion in the Fairbanks schools and taught hera last year She has also been engaged to teach another year by the members of the school board It is understood that she is 31 years of age.
 Friends of Miss Jones have no ticad that she has been acting Her dementia, however, seemed to be of a harmless nature. and nOth- ing was said about it, as it was hoped and expected that she would eventually recover without causing anybody any trouble.
 Yesterday morning she went to the residence of A. F. Herpick on Cushman street, shortly before 6 o'clock. MT. Herpick answered the call at his door, and in response to his question Miss Jones said that she was not feeling well, and that she had not slept for two weeks. Upon the making of which state ment MT Ierpick decided to take Miss Jones to her residence on Fifth avenue, where she has been living with Mrs. Josephine Tupper, who had gone away from the house the evening before to spend the night with a friend.
 But when they arrived at her home Miss Jones refused to stay there stoutly asserting that she would be electrocuted if she did SO. She also said that she was afraid somebody was trying to poison her, And not being able to convince her that such was not fact, MT. Her pick decided to take her to St. JO- seph's hospital.
 They reached the hospital, and Mr Herpick and one of the sisters took Miss Jones up stairs. MT, Herpick then left and went back to his home, only to be informed a few moments later that Miss Jones
The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11

had refused to stay al the hospital and had escaped And looking out of the window at his home, MT Her pick saw her coming toward his house from down Cushman street.
 He went out to meet her on the street and then took her to the J. X Webb home and left here there while he went 10 notify some more Of her friends concerning her con dition Miss Jones then decided that she would like to return to her own home and went back there with Mrs. Webb being seemingly more quiet. but when MT Herpick showed up at her house again she toc8mn more violent than ever
 II was then decided that the best thiug to be done was to call in the federal officials It required four mon 10 handle Miss Jones. so vio- lent was she.
 \ physician expressed the hope lost nig11t that Mas Jones' mental alteration is only temporary Which is the hope of all her friends ir Fai' banks. of whom she has many made during the past winter when she tcok part in many little social affairs of the town.