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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09
Local News

WI. 1OWuly NeutedI0, son Ol
Mrs. M. E. Redfearn, has en-
listed in the Officers Training
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.
Mr.. A. Jackson returned to
his home a few miles from Page.
land Saturday from Charlotte
hospital where he underwent an
operation for gall stones.
Mr.. H. M. Simpson left Mon
day for Hamlet, where he goes
to accept a position in shoe
shop. He sold bis shop here to
Mr.. T. B. Smith.
Redfearn Auto company de-
livered six Ford touring cars
last weeks. These cars are in
demand in spite of war condi.
tions, and the supply is less than
the demand.
Miss Annis Nichols, who has
been teaching at Antioch near
Hartsville, is spending a few
days with Mrs. T. E. Cato
before going to her home in
York county.
1t began raining sometime
Thursday night and continued
until about noon Friday. Three
hours later the writer saw a
fellow blowing. Fishing would
have been far more profitable.
George McDuffie Hampton.
son of the late Gen. Wade Hamp.
ton, died in Columbia last Wed
nesday evening as a result of a
brief illness. He served one
term few years ago as railroad
commissioner.
The revival meeting began at
High Point Sunday by Rev. f.
G. Snider OF Wingate and the
pastor, Rev. r. w. Cato. was
postponed until later date be-
cause of the rough weather.
Only one service was held.
Miss Claudia Sullivan was
operated on for appendicitis last
Wednesday in a Columbia hos
pital, and is doing nicely, it is
said. She is a sister of Rev. ].
M. Sullivan, and is we'll known
In many parts of the county.
She is studying law at the Stale
University at Columbia.
Dennis. the small daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. ]. P. higgins of
Lanes Creek township, died
Sunday night after brief illness
with cholera infantum, and the
body was buried at Philadelphia
church Monday. She was
twenty months and two days
old.
A German giving his name as
John Bowen was captured on
the S. A. L. railroad between
McBec and Bethune Saturday
afternoon by Private Oscar Doyle
who was member of squad
from Company K of the s. G.
National Guard detailed to cap
turc this German who had
aroused the suspicious of citi.
zens of the lower part of
the county. He was carried
Sunday to Columbia to be held
for investigation. Examination
OF Bowen's personal effects
showed that. he had several
maps of this section but thew
were regulation Rand & McNally
prints with no special marks or
notatlons. He had a change of
Clothing in a roll. and a little
over $49 in cash. Officers who
interviewed Bowen said that
he admitted being a German
and that he had not been natur-
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09
Vindictive.

May-"She said she would never for
give him." Ethel-"But she afterwards
married him." May-"That merely
shows that she meant what she said"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09

After May 1st until further no.
tice my blacksmith shop will
be open only on Monday, Fri
day and Saturday of each week.
]. f. Tadlock.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09

Bring in your remnants of cot
ton seed before the 18th of
May, and get the money. J.E.
Agerton.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09

NOtice-Somebody's' cows are
getting loose and eating my
wheat. | am tired of il. I'D.
Watts.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09

Shingles for sale, 5 miles
southwest of Pageland. ]. L..
McInniS.
The sun., 1917-07-16
How the Norwegian Lutherans stand.
New YORK, July IA.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir Being
a Lutheran minister. ! cannot but deplore
that any one should question our loyalty
to home and country On June Q last
at St. Paul, MINI, the three largest
Norwegian Lutheran bodies were merged
into one, the Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America. Two thousand four
hundred delegates. led by the Hon. Peter
Norbeck. Governor OF South Dakota. q
delegate to the convention. carrying the
Stars and Stripes. marched from the
armory to the auditorium, where the
amalgamatlon was effected. After being
greeted by the Governor Of Minnesota.
the Hon. J. A. A. BurnQuist. and Mr.. T.
d. O'Brien, president OF the 81. Paul
Commercial Association, the following
patriotic resolution was introduced and
adopted amid a great demonstration:
Inssmuch as our nation has been drawn
into this reErettable world war and mas
much as our Government has appealed to
all our citizens to give Il our loyal sup
port In this our national crisis, and mas
much as the constituency OF this con-
vention is chieny OF foreign extraction and
OF tho Lutheran faith, therefore be It
hereby
Resolved by this gathering of approx
mately 10000 to $1,000 Norwegian Lu-
therans from the various states OF the
Union. in convention assembled at the
ST. Paul Auditorium. St. Paul. MINI. that
we most cordially pledge the President Of
the United States and the Government our
most ioyai support, praying tnat the Goa
W.. s ii
a., - ,,Is a,n,orahta ,ons,o,
The sun., 1917-07-16
The House Has set the Pace.

The House of Representatives has
set the pace for the construction OF
a feet Of airshlps adequate TO crush
the Prussian air service and blind the
Prusslan armies. Without opposition
or delay it has appropriated $64OOOO,-
600 to begin the creation of an irwin
chile flying force; and when more
money Is needed more will be forth
coming.
With thought fixed only on the ne
cessitles Of the nation, the members
of the House refrained from inter-
posing parliamentary obstacles to
obstruct the progress Of the bill. 1t
might have been halted by technical
objections, and to trained parlia-
mentarian a technical fault Is a vital
thing. But the national interest over
came every other consideration, and
the bill went through with unprece-
dented speed.
In It's conduct the House has set an
example the Senate must not ignore.
That body can act as expeditiously as
the larger chamber, and speed In the
production and utilization of airships
and flying machines Is the essential
need Of the United States and its
allies in this fateful hour.
The sun., 1917-07-16
ALIEN LANGUAGE PRESS.
An Experienced Observer Declares 1t
Harmless.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir:
can see no reason for any concern for
the utterances OF the German typed
newspaper press in this country. None
Of these papers has extensive circulation
or influence
AS a son of German immigrants Of
many years ago, l know that the class
was so eager to acquire English that
II adopted the newspapers of that lam
guage as the spee6iest means of ac-
quirement. II will be further found
that those Of meagre education who
sess a more extended vocabulary Of
English than OF their mother tongue,
such acquisition being largely attributa-
BILE to an increased reading habit and
absorption from their American born
children.
The German papers here when seen
at all on the newsstands are in small
number, and when in the hands Of
readers they are held by men of age
quite beyond the power of influence.
Berne, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and
other neutral points furnish us by ex-
tracts from the German press abroad
the evidence of its mencacity or entire
ignorance of our institutions, our
promptings and sentiments
From such we must judge that the
editors are asses or liars, or both.
New York, July II. FIT.
The sun., 1917-07-16
Bored Children.

Strange as 1t may seem," says
WILLIAM II. Maxwell, Superintendent
Of Schools, children do get bored by
unlnteresting things, such as stupid
auditorium exercises In which they
have to sit still for an hour, and do
get wearied by an excessive amount
Of time given over to directed play;
and In these phrases Mr.. MAXWELL
has compressed Il truth that Is ig-
nored by many well lntentloned per
sons sincerely working for the better
ment of educational methods.
Auditorium exercises that reduce
the pupil to the condition OF an un-
willing. or ut best mn unenthuslnstic,
auditor listening to dull and uninspir-
Ing entertainers, orators, or perfume
tory instructors, produce exhaustion
as truly as the labor Of recitation or
study periods; the recitation period,
indeed, Is not lacking in recreatlOnal
possibilities for the alert child. Dl-
rected play. unless the supervisor pos
sesses quick inventiveness and an
extraordinary fund Of spirits, degen-
crates into formal drill, retaining the
terminOlOgy Of play but robbed of
every atom of spontanelty. The child
soon comes to regard 1t as II task that
must he performed, IL part of the rou-
tine of school work, and not as re-
leGse from the tolls of the day. When
this state Of mind has been brought
about the benefit derived from the
play period is reduced If not to moth
ing certainly far below the standard
that has been set up.
The great problem In education Is to
keep the child interested, to encourage
the curiosity of the developing mind,
to strengthen the appetite for knowl-
edge. The enforcement of discipline
is an obligation as unfortunate as 1t
Is essential. Whenever discipline be-
comes too apparent in its application
the child loses interest. or. in Mr..
MAxwELL's words gets bored" and
bored pupil is a pupil ready for mis-
chief and unready for study.
The sun., 1917-07-16

anxious to preserve the system under
which they now operate, because II
Is highly advantageous to them, APP
peared before the Aldermanic Com
mittee on General Welfare in oppo-
sltlOn to this ordinance. They put
forward the rldiculously false plea
TINT loaves cannot be made uniform
In weight. They cOntended that they
could not bake leaves without u yaria-
tlon Of 10 per cent. IN weight. And
they argued that they should not be
compelled to sell food except In the
manner in which they have been SELF
ing 1t that Is, with the public taking
what is served to 1t for fixed price.
without knowledge as to the amount
delivered.
The truth Is that any baker who
knows his trade can bake loaves OF
any weight he wants. He can divide
the dough to make pound lonves or
half pound lonves--ln some shops Fed
eral investigators have found bread
selling at five cents for seven ounces
or loaves OF any other weight he de-
slres. This is done every day In many
bake shops; II can he done every day
In every bake shop. The bakers Of
rye bread particularly protested that
because their product Is baked on
trays and not in pans they could not
he sure of the contents OF each leaf.
what containers are used In baking
the weight of the loaf rs determined
by the quantity and quality OF the
dough, and any baker can turn out
loaves of uniform size and consistency
il he so wishes.
This subject IL Of grave importance
to the users Of bakers bread. which
means practically the whole popula-
tion of New York. To-day they do not
know how much they are getting when
they buy bread. All the information
they have Is conveyed in the mean
lngless assurance that they are get
ting a Ave, or ten. or fifteen cent loaf,
as the case may he. What they should
know Is whether they are getting
seven. or ten, ar sixteen ounces OF
bread. II they knew this, they would
understand what changes In price
meant, matter on which they are
absolutely ignorant under existing
conditions.
The bakers are regulated AZ to the
materials they shall use and the
sanitary conditions under which they
must work. They should he regulated
MS to the size of the standard loaf
and II the Aldermen do their duty
this regulation will be enacted with
out delay.
The sun., 1917-07-16

awarded for second act Of distlnc-
ton, and medal AMI bar carry addi-
tional pay OF 81 month each, It's Is
the case with the Medal Of Honor.
Important to old soldiers Is a retro
active clause which may bring the
Distinguished Service Medal to some
whose names were sent In for the
Medal of Honor but whose meritorl-
Gus acts fell just short Of winning the
great prize.
SO there Is no longer lack OF ap-
proprlate decorations with which to
reward brave men for gallant deeds.
Nor Is there lack Of the brave men.
Only the gallant deeds remain TO be
found, and the buzzlng sky Of Flan-
ders has room for many heroes, and
No Mans Land Is long.
The sun., 1917-07-16
DEHYDRATED FOODS.
An Informed Packer Discusses the
Possibility Of Their Use.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SW; Your
editorial article OF July headed "Mr.
Levers Great Opportunity touches
very real and yet illusive question.
Food products is my business. l have
been manufacturer, wholesaler and
n trader in number OF lines or 1000
products, and while still learning the
business am not unfamiliar with the
underlying principles Of food production
and distribution,
1t is unquestionably true that many
tons Of perfectly good food are ploughed
under every year for want Of market.
1t Is true that, aside from the fertiliz-
ing value Of the vegetable matter this
is sheer waste | believe it TO be equally
true that under the present system OF
distribution this waste Is unavoidable,
A few weeks ago while driving through
the country with a large Gamer a
farmer offered him his entire crop of
spinach. which amounted to quite a few
acres. free Of cost. The farmer eX-
planned that he couldn't afford TO cut
the spinach, pack 1t and ship It for the
price at which 1t was being sold on the
markets; that the only alternative was
to plough II under
The packer refused the gift, although
he has perfectly equipped canning fac
tory, is one OF the best packers OF spin
ach in the country, has a full compile
mcnt OF labor in his factory and plenty
Of capital to undertake the work. He
refused because Of the uncertainty OF
selling the spinach after canning. As
a prudent business man he felt it un-
wise to involve additional capital in
producing goods of the profitable salabil-
ity Of which he had some doubt.
\ dehydrating plant at this same point
would have been in the same predica-
ment because it is at least as difficult
10 sell dehydrated spinach as canned
spinach. II there were number OF
dehydrating plants scattered promiscu-
ously over the country they could save
the original waste. but would very likely
result in an ultimate waste of even a
greater proportion by way of overpro-
duction and deterioration for want of
prompt consumption Furthermore, there
would be an immense aggregate invest
ment in a business which has never de-
velopod any domestic importance.
While IL is likely that even though
market might be found at present
for an excessive amount Of dehydrated
vegetables, after the war these plants
would be practically useless and the in
vestment loss because, in my judemcnl
The sun., 1917-07-16
BASEBALL.
An Unpreludlced Survey Of Its Ef-
feet on National Health.

To r,r I,n,ro, m, Tt.r s,,s-Str, I
haze .a.r nur,.rou. article. cr,ticis,np
baaebaIl n,avers hut canno, agree with
their ,yritors
hav. aIao Rad tho article of Pro-
fAssor irving Fisher in regard 10 health
conditions notico tbat the nrofessor
has has hin 90 ana o soIution on an
exam,natIon NJ ooo Factory workers
ana I ooo bark clerks and s,enovra nbers
,rho nrofo.sor nos In oil nroba hiIitv
s,bni,ted b,s article for n,blication TO
mako known o,,r man mower in the
presen, war
uad This examination beep performed
an mn hi. iaagna ho.eho,I n,avers
what a wonderful storv Professor Fisher
would have been able 10 submit
In the town of 1900 population
where liyes when about II there were
six uniformed baseball teams. The
average age OF the PLAYERS was 12. To-
day the Youngest uniformed team in
the whole country Averages 10 So you
The sun., 1917-07-16

and in the Judgment of many others
have talked to on the subject deh,-
drafted vegetables will never supplau'
canned vegetables in American consum
tion.
A great deal may he said for dehydrif-
ed vegetables and they have a peculia'.
important bearing on the present s.'-
uation, but these goods require eve.
greater preparation in the kitchen than
fresh vegetables.
They require periods of soaking. cor.
siderable cooking, and in the end th..r
Is an open question as to whether luf
have as desirable a product as you wou
have in "A tin which requires no PR
aration except cutting 1t open, The.
too the cost Of preparation, fuel cone
sumed in cooking and labor may offset
the saving in the original cost Of den'-
drafted products The chance Of do.,-
drafted vegetables becoming pnuu,t 10
broad sense is therefore very small
l am not opposed to dehydratcd foods
! believe they have a we'll defined nj
ity; but the plants are expensive, cAqt-
rienced help is scarce, and the finished
product has limited distribution The"
utility lies in their availability for arn'
and navy needs. They would serve '.'
general public only by releasing r. '-
consumption foods which would o'ncr-
wise have been used by the army T..s,
however, Is war situation only. The
plants would close with the wa
Your article and all others heaTruE no
the same subject simply recite the '..
which we all know exists, but q 80
no remedy has been found ..t
II the problem will he solved i'm '..-
manently or sound economical VIZ ''
the establishment OF plants Of any ,"'
all over the country. It Is more ''a'F
that the solution will he found IN an 'H'
proved system OF distribution The pee
ent defective system permits oNerl''",
ing some markets at the expense n.
others, which necessltates chain
middlemen and which disregard '.'
interests Of both the producer ANA ma
consumer. +, G. WHEEL.
New YORK, July II.
The sun., 1917-07-16
LUTHERANS IN THE WAR.
Further Particulars as 10 the Actlyl-
ties Of the Church.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sb: A
despatch from Nebraska published In
THE SUN reflects on the patriotism of
the Lutheran Church. Individual pas
tors in New York have said In THE SuN
that the words and acts OF a few Ger
mans in Nebraska do not represent the
Lutheran Church. This Is well as far
as 1t goes. but after all acts speak
louder than words" and although the
Lutheran Church is not given to ad-
vertlsing It's activities I would like to
say word about what the Church is
doing
The United Inner Mission OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Church is dis
tributing n booklet OF twenty-five pages
entitled christian Service In War
Time" 1t contains instructions and
suggestions to pastors and congresa-
lions. Is any other denomination doing
this?
Here are few quotations to show
where the Lutheran Church stands;
when enlisted men depart. At the
regular service ask the men to come for
ward after the general prayer. A brief
word Of encouragement may be spoken
and an exhortation to serve their country
in the fear OF God.
Place an honor roll in the vestibule,
glTinE the names and addresses Of en-
listed men and OF women a, the front in
Red Cross work
A bulletin Of suggestions might be pre-
pared and placed In the vestlbule. show
ing opportunities for service to all OF the
members.
Under the heading "A Word to En-
listed Men in the Service OF Our Coun-
try" is this;
You have entered the military service
Of our beloved country. This Is patri-
otlc act and your country IL proud Of you.
Behind you In our history there Is glorious
tradition. We believe that you will he true
TO our past and that you will fulnl your
allegiance to the nag.
Don't be a Stacker now. Remember
lastingly that the congregations are pray
ing for you earnestly. Your Church 10
expecting much OF you.
could continue these quotations, but
the above will show where the Lutheran
Church stands.
believe there are about 10000 Ger
man Lutherans in Nebraska out OF the
100000 in the United States.
CHARLES e. OTIS,
Manager Lutheran Publication So
ciety.
New YORK, July IA.
The sun., 1917-07-16
FAIR PLAY?
Or Was This a Case OF individual
Error?

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-sir: My
attention has been recently called to the
case OF a.young man who applied for
admission to the ambulance corps at AL
lentown. He was turned down because
OF a potential hernia" by the examining
physician. He has since been examined
by two reputable doctors, one, in fact
who is the examining physician OF the
local exemption board BY both he was
told that there was no possible danger
OF a hernia, that he was In splendid
physical condition. Does II not seem
hard that an able bodied young man
who has had nine years practical expe-
rience In driving automobiles should not
be allowed TO serve his country in the
way he is best htted?
II seems odd that the army physician
at Allentown should have discovered this
potential" hernia, considering that the
young man successfully passed his phys
ical examination in New York for the
Officers' Reserve Camp at Fort Myer,
Va, earlier in the year. He was re-
Jected, not because OF his physical con-
dition, but because there were too many
applicants for the camp. ] might also
add that he played three years Of var
slty football while at college.
HAzLEroN, Pa, July IA. HAzLEroN.
The sun., 1917-07-16

The discrepancy between figures given
prior to registration day. June s. and
those given for allotting draft quotas
is readily explained. The estimates
made for the registration were figured
out hurriedly in May. Those on which
the draft quotas were based were made
as of July l. The figures compiled in
May were based only on the census for
1910 and that for 1900. Those COM
piled as OF July I took into account both
these censuses and the results obtained
In the registration as well.--An official
population 0uesser in Washington.
In other words, one guess is good
until another is made; and none is
based on knowledge or affected by
experience.
The sun., 1917-07-16
BUILDING LOANS.
Plant Of a Speculative PrOVider Of
Homes for the Thrifty.


To THE EDITOR or THE suN-sir: Your
editorial article Business as Usual
prompts me to write this letter. There
Is one line of business that is about to
be wiped out OF existence, namely the
speculative building industry.
The speculative builder Is a man with
very little money. II he had plenty he
would not be fool enough to go into the
business he follows, because Of the
hazard. the small returns and the abuse
received from the public. Yet, while
one of the most discouraging, 1t Is one
of the most necessary lines OF trade
for the country's growth.
At present it is almost impossible to
place a building loan, yet rents are
going up higher and higher owing to an
increasing scarcity OF living accommo-
dations. II a building loan is offered 1t
is on basis OF year or two ago. No
allowance is made for the increased cost
OF all the material and labor that 60
to make up the added expense OF build
ing at the present time,
The title companies and loan COM
panies have grown rich OF the specula-
tive builder In the past. 1t is not be-
traying trade secrets to say that the
lenders make from 80 to 40 per cent. a
year on the moneys lent 10 builders,
particularly the cottage builder in the
suburbs The same money is lent over
and over again from three to five times
year at 6 per cent, interest, with a
disbursement charge OF to q per cent.
on each turn over.
What has become of the money that
is usually placed in building loans ! am
not prepared to say, but in aH events
the lenders are not yet educated up to
the higher cost OF building or are not
willing TO accept their share of the
burden. Tom II. PRITcHARD.
FLUSHING, July IA.