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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18
Brazil Brings Allies Four Mil
lion Men: Bigger Than u. S.

lion Men: Bigger Than u. 5.
Washington. April l4.-Brazil
at war! Brazil the first South
American Ally of the United
States! The greatest English.
speaking Republic allied with
the greatest Portuguese speaking
Repubic-Brazil which is larger
in territorial extent than the
United States excluding Alaska!
1t is no mean Nation, no toy
Republic, that aligns herself to-
day with her sister of the north
in freedoms cause. 1t is a Ma
ton fifteen times the size of Ger
many, sixteen times the size of
France, thirty times the size of
Italy, 289 times the size of
Belgium.
If Brazil were as densely popu
lated as Germany it would have
nearly billion inhabitants. If
as thickly settled as Belgium it
would have more than two bll
lion, 1t is only one fifth as we'll
settled as the United States.
That's what was meant when
President Braz in Rio Janeiro
finished the penstroke that made
a battle for democracy out of
the Nation that was ruled by an
Emperor till 1889!
Brazil can put more trained
soldiers into the field today than
can the United States. Four
million men can be called out
under the Brazilian service law,
which makes military training
Obligatory for all between Il
and As.
The navy includes two dread
naughts and two battleships
But Brazil's resources will do
more for the Allies, including
Uncle Sam, than Brazil's sol.
diers.
In the high interor are vast
plateaus, covered with forests
and abounding in tropical fruits.
The forests are hardly touched
Coffee, cocoa, rubber and dye.
woods are leading exports from
this region.
Brazil was settled by the Portu.
guese, and was a Portuguese
colony in 1907, when Napoleon
invaded Portugal. The royal
family fled to their American
domain.
d ~R=naI -4>-L-.Sn n--r---s.s%-.asa
of more than 25,000,0OO and an
area of 3,290,OOO square miles.
Rio Janeiro, the Capital, has
over a million people, and Sac
Paulo, next largest city, has
nearly half a million.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18
THE BULLET PUT HIM TO TRAV
ELING

THE BULLET PUT HIM TO TRAV.
ELING
Where. were you raised"
was asked Mr.. Bill Jenkins the
other day.
II was raised once down on
Fork Creek before the War, and
several times in the army dur
ing the War" renlied-M--LA1,s
,-is.uf''H,speise way.
II was shot in the back as our
army Uohnson's) was withdraw
ing through North Carolina
after evacuation of Charleston
upon the approach of Sherman's
army. was going so fast the
ball entered only the length of
the ball. After that l passed a
number of FLYING balls as I went
away, and none of them could
overtake me after l got started
WE'LL"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18

The other day a small boy in
a nearby town went with his
m other into the chicken yard.
and there found two chick s en-.
he asked:
Mother, are they fighting fol
their country?"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18
3'(asb-
WAS ONLY A STOCK
HOLDER

WATT WAS ONLY A STOCK
HOLDER
Everybody in this section
knows Henry Graves cow-buy-
ing propensities. He buys cows
as a recreation, finding as much
jov in this as he does in eating.
He can weigh a COW with his eyes
and the scales seldom change
his figures much. He runs his
own business and pays for the
cows when he buys them, SO his
feelings may be better imagined
than expressed when he was
accused of buying with the other
fellows money one day last
week.
He made the mistake of carry
ing Watt Gregory with him
when he went to buy a couple
of cows from a nan about half
way to Monroe. Watt was
dressed up, and resembled in
some respects a fat Wall Street
magnate. The man who had
the cows to sell thought at once
Henry had brought the boss
along this time, so he edged up
to Watt and ignored the real
cow buyer, who began to get
warm under the collar. Finally
a conversation somewhat as
follows ensued:
"You brought the boss along
this time, did you?" asked the
seller speaking to Henry.
II am only a stock holder"
spoke up Watt.
"Oh, l see. You furnish the
money and he does the buying"
mo am only a stakeholder.
l hold the stock when Graves
buys them," said Watt.
| Then the man admitted that
he had learned something new
about stockholders.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18
Agricultural. Industrial and Civ.
ic Preparedness Is a Slogan

Columbia, S. c., April H.
The military spirit is pervading
this State. and all classes of citi.
zens are trying in one way or
another. 10 make themselves
mentally and physically fit to
participate in war, in case they
are called by the War Depart
ment to the colors. Especially
has this been so in the States
educational institutions. For in
stance, in University of South
Carolina, there are todav about
260 young men, and also the
members of the faculty. taking
the military course under the di-
rection of Col. Henry T. Thomp-
son. Announcement has recent
ly come from Wofford College
in Spartanburg that all of the
students will take military train
ing. The entire senior class of
Clemson College has offered its
services to the Government in
whatever capacity it may be
needed. and those entering the
service will be awarded diplo-
mas at the time of leaving COL
lege.
The National Guard needs
1000 men. The War Depart
ment has made ruling that
men will be enlisted only for
the period of the war, thus elm.
mating the obnoxious six-year
enlistment clause, which has
kept the different units of the
National Guard from being
brought up to peace strength.
If the guard is recruited to full
war strength, there will be about
4,9OO men in the two regiments
ana auxiliary units.
In the meantime, the move.
ment for agricultural, industrial
and civic preparedness is NOV
ing along rapidly in this State.
Thousands and thousands Of
workers have been enlisted in
this great campaign, and there
is evidence of its success. The
people are beginng to realize
that they are facing a food short
age. Food prices will continue
to rise,, and if food becomes
very much higher, it is liable to
have Adepressing effect upon
~
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18

oh oVSi thio $tatSs uiiA thS IVA
tion also, to impress the serious
ness of the food situation upon
the minds of the people while
there is yet time to provide for
what is coming. The following
food facts have been gathered,
and are hereby passed along to
you:
THAT the people may be prop.
erly informed and induced to
take the necessary cooperative
action, the following facts are
recited:
"The available supplies of
foodstuffs are the lowest in all
food-producing countries that
they have been for over so
years.
prices Of most foodstuffs
have about doubled during the
past two or three years.
The government crop report
forecasts a wheat crop which
will be short of American con-
sumption.
THE reserve supplies of meats
are far below normal.
"a nation at war requires
mole food than a nation at
peace.
France, England, Belgium
and Italy are short of food and
are largely dependent on Amer
ican imports. and, unless some
means is found of supplying
them, they can not continue 10
fight effectively.
The South is importing from
the West and North $60O,O0O,OOO
to $7OO,000,OO0 worth of food
stuffs annually and is thus a
tremendous drain on the ma
tons food resources a9d conse;
nations safety.
"A pound of cotton at 20 cents
will actually buv less foodstuffs
now than normally.
IF the world shortage of food
stuffs becomes acute and the
people actually suffer. they will
stop buying clothing. They
must buy food as long as it is
available.
Under such conditions, the
price CT cotton will fall, but the
price of foodstuffs will advance
still further (unless regulated by |
law.
THE raising of foodstuffs in
the South is accompanied by an
Improvement of the soil, as
legumes are UNIVERSAL, used in
a food crop rotation. This cn
ables cotton and other crops to
be more cheaply' raised the fol
lowing year.
The programme for increas-
ed foodstuffs is identical with
the programme for preparation
for the boil weeviI, and an in
crease of the acreage 10 food
stuffs and of the production of
live stock would be necessary if
the world were at peace.
Farm laborers are leaving the
State in great numbers. Cotton
requires more labor than anv
other crop. Foodstuffs and live
stock can be produced with
much less labor.
"If the State and nation do
their duty in the production of
foodstuffs (as we confidently be-
lieve they wild, the next cotton
crop will probably bring a fair
price, and we do not wish the
impression TO go abroad that
this commission advocates
wholesale abandonment of the
cotton acreage planned. We do
however, most strenuously urge
every farmer in South Carolina
TO produce ample provisions for
his family and laborers and q
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18
PRESBYTERIAN
X. S. Latimcr, Pastor

Next Sabbath morning at IL
o'clock special service will be
held in the Presbyterian church.
"A sermon will be preached to
the children of the town. All
the children as we'll as the older
people cordially invited to be
present,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18
CHURCH NOTES

ME i1ODlST PROTESTANT
John. w. Quick. Pastor
DIR Holmes, president of the
North Carolina Methodist Prot.
estant Conference, i'll preach at
Rose Hill next Sunday at 4 p. IN.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18

Of more than 25,OOO,OOO and an
area of 3,290,000 square miles.
Rio Janeiro, the Capital, has
over million people, and Sac
Paulo, next largest city, has
nearly half a million.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-18

people must eat beforeun.Y wear
clothes:s
There are thousands of acres
OF land IN South: Carolina which
have ne$er been cultivated. 1t
is the duty of every farmer to
cultivate as much of this land as
possible, and plant in foodstuffs.
1t is also the duty of the bankers
and business men of the State to
stand squarely behind the farm
ers in their effort to produce
more rood.
A problem which is causing
great worry just now IS the mat
ter of securing the necessary tin
cans or containers for the saw
ing of food. The larger com.
panles have reported that thew
have sold out their stocks as far
as 1918. The preparedness com.
mission has taken up with the
National Department of Aeri.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Donald News

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Donald, Dee 2l.--S. L. Morty was a
a passenger to Portland Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Osborne were
guests at the A. e. Feller home, for
several days; Mrs. Osborne and Mrs.
Feller are sisters.
Harold Lamb and Guy Kunkle left
Wednesday for Redwood, Ore.
j. G. Moore attended the state con-
vention of blaeksmiths, which eonven-
ed in Portland Saturday. Mr.. Moore
had the honor of being elected vice
president and organizer for the state.
Harry Evans had the misfortune to
run screw driver through the palm
of his hand one day last week, which
resulted in blood poison. Mr.. Evans is
being attended by DR. Shorey of Wood
burn, and is improving rapidly, but
has suffered severely from the wound.
A number of Donald people who
went to Portland Saturday morning
are Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Yergen, Mr..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Weekly Report Of
Union Stock Yards

| North Portland, Or, Dec. 2l.-As
seemed to be the indication throughout
the last week, the opening week IS mar
ket at the Portland Union Stock wards
served a fair supply in all departments
and exhibited an active demand. The
string of stock entering the yards for
the early week IS market extended nm
to about 1000 cattle, 5000 hogs and 1s03
sheep.
Amongst the cattle there was one load
of pretty good steers that crossed the
scales at 10 cents and two loads of good
sQWs that changed hands at $3.50. The
steers that went at 10 cents were not
at good quality, however, as those
which went at 10 cents at the high
time some weeks ago, and the cows were
not quite as good as the $7.75 cows at
that time. We figure that on this basis
the steer price of this week is the best
that 1t has been this fall by slight
margin and that the COW price. while
better than was shown in the previous
week, is just shade under what it
was at the high time in October. Out
of $50 steers entering the yards from
one shipper, all but six passed the scales
at better than cents. The following
quotations are current in the cattle
market: Medium to choice steers, $9.35|
$1,000; good to medium steers, $S.500
9.4Q; com to good steers $7.00MS15:
choice cows and heifers $6.75O76O;
com. to good cows and heifers $5.50M
700; Gamers, $3.0O@5.50; bulls $4.5O@
6.75; calves, $700@9.50; stockers and
feeders, $6.00@7S5.
The hog alleys showed heavy receipts
most of which were pretty good quality
of hogs. The top load went at $1,000
but the bulk of hogs crossed the scales
at $15.65@15.90. We quote the follow
ing prices on hogs: Prime light, 1855
@15.S0; Prime heavy $15.70016.00;
pigs, $l3.75@15.00; bulk, $15.75.
The sheep market was steady with a |
heavy shipment of wethers and fair
shipment of lambs, all of which went at .
The top of the prices quoted in the var
lous classes. The yearlings brought
$3.50, and valley lambs went at as
high as $1,000. Few fat ewes were offer
ed and changed hands on a basis of /
present quotations, tie bulk selling at
cents. The principal transactions,
however, were in fat wethers and feed
II lambs. We quote the following prices
western lambs, $13.00M13.50; }; I
yalley lambs, $12.50@13.00; yearlings,
wethers, $$11.75@12.25; /
yves, $8.00@10.0O.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
FruitIand News Items
Capital journal Special service)

Capital Journal Special Service)
Fruitland, Dec. 81. - Miss Josie
Bowers, former resident now living
in the state OF Washington, writes
they hada heavy snow a few days ago
tho the weather was not cold. This is
in the Okanagan country in which
section she has. taken up piece of
/ land. 1t is open country and the land
is quite productive. A sister and fami-
| ly, Mrs. Nina Raymond, also live there.
The Capital Journal speaking of the
high price of corn meal, states 10
Ipound sack costs 65 cents. You really
get but 9 pounds of meal. They count
one pound for the sack which you can
not eat, and it does not weigh a pound
hardly half. So one can see plainly
the corn meal graft Nine pounds of
meal at 65 cents is little more than
Ia cents pound and good grade of
wheat flour can be bought in Salem for
I 5 cents Making corn substitute on
wheatless days. creates a demand
for the meal which is a pretext for
putting up the price on the substitute!
o yes, the corn meal manipulators
play the bunco game on the dear peo-
pie, and wose yet film flam us behind
the guise of patriotism which makes
them all the more contemplate. Why
don t Hoover r0ut these pirates2 Some
dealers ask 70 cents for this fake 10 |
pound sack
David Mills has secured employment |
at the feeble minded school farm.
Yes the days are approaching rapid |
ly their shortest. We are now far to the I
north, about as far north ON the earth s /
annual circuit as we can get One of |
the Hebrew prophets, Isa 40:22, speaks I
of fthe circle Of the earth , which i'm
plies that the earth is circular in form /
Or that it moves in a eircle-has a cir
cular orbit. Thus it appears that the
Copernicun system of astronomy was
known centuries before the birth of
Copernieus
And he (Jesus) said unto them,
take heed what ye hear Mar. 4:24 /
Just so. A good share of what we hear
is gossip and downright falsehood.
take heed therefore how ye hear"
Jesus. Lu. S:1S.
A great many hear what ism Il said,
then go off and repeat it. There are
erosseared people as well as crosseyed
A representative of a Portland firm
sold the farmers through here, a few /:
days ago, several tons of lime fertiIiz-
er.
Christmas exercises viii be held at
the church Monday evening. Vocal and
music and other sorts Of
will be on the program.
Friday, beginning at 1880 p. m, the
school will remember the Christmas
season by number of interesting fea-
5ures Mr.. Todd is drilling the pupils
and a nice time viii be had.
There it is again. Now they want
county agrieulturist. and they're af-
er Judge Bushey to appoint one. They
say it viii cost the taxpayers Of the
county but a few paltTy pennies each.
They think that 3 good reason why
We should stand and deliver 0 you
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
RosedaIe Items
! ! = < : I i i < ! < :

Mr.. and Mrs. C, A. Hadley and Jay
Gardner went to Portland Friday to
see their father, Sam Gardner, who is
very ILL.,. They returned Saturday ey-
ening.
Mr.. Lea of Marion, president of the
county C. E. union, visited the c. Il.
here Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates visited their
daughter in Polk county last Sunday.
On Tuesday they motored to Dundee
and Newberg. Mrs. Grocer of the lat.
ter place returned with them and visit
ed friends until Friday morning
Mrs. Irwin returned Saturday from
Silverton. Her daughter is improving.
G. It. Bates had the misfortune to
lose another horse.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

and Mrs. D.. c. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Allen, Mesdames Louis Reisbeek,
Ben Qainn, J. P. Feller, J. G. Moore,
Alice Kilcourse and Miss Alice Rich.
A. J. Rich made a trip to Aurora
Wednesday in his Ford. When almost
there, he found a bridge washed out,
so had to go around by Hubbard
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. johnson went to
Portland Sunday morning to be pres
ent at dinner party, at the home of
their son, W. A. johnson. The occasion
was the birthday of jeff Rovler Of Sa-
lem, Mrs. W. A. johnson : father.
Those who enjoyed the day were the
hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Rodler Of Sa-
lem, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank L. Allen all of Donald,
and Miss Margaret Koonz, Of Portland.
A number of Donald people attended
the Baker Saturday night and witness
ed Sinners, played by the Alca-
zaar Co. Those of the party were Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Yergen, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. G. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Allen,
Mesdames Quinn, Feller and Sexsmith.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

FOR Rents room house furnished,
large lot, plenty fruit. Price $40,
Five room house with two good lots,
SO. 7 room house ON car line, paved
street, bath, toilet, lights, Price S..
Five room house ON ear line, fine lot
close to school, $40. Z room house,
one block from paved street, two lots
p'onty fruit in its season, Price $40.
Square Deal Realty Company. Phone
470.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Daily Live Stock Market
Cattle

Daily Live Stock Market
Cattle
Receipts 120
Tone Of market steady
Medium to choice steers $935M1O
Good to medium steers sS.5009.40
Common TO good steers $70S Is
Choice cows and heifers $6.75@760
Gamers S3005.50
Calves $709.50
Stoeker and feeder steers $607.S5
Hogs
Receipts 7s4
Tone of market steady
Prime light $15.35@15.50
Prime heavy $15.35G1550
Pigs s13-50@14.50
Sheep
Receipts 37s
Tone Of market steady
Western lambs $13f013.50
Valley lambs s12j0M13
Yearlings $12612-50
Wethers s11.75@12.25
Ewes ssC010
Note = Portland market on shorn
heep, 215 to &c under quotation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

mie county, Kansas, and he knows. He
spent those two days indoors before a
good heating stove.
Wednesday morning. the 10th, saw
as high, or higher, water here than I
have seen in a residence in Fruitland
of years On the Salem -Fruitland
road there are two bridge washouts,
and rural mail carrier Fisher could not
get through with our mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
s55 ACRES, FAIR IMPROVEMENTS.

355 ACRES, FAIR IMPROVEMENTS.
8 miles from town, exchange for Sa-
lem income property, not over 800
600. 600 acres all cultivated. best
OF soil, $50 acres in crop, in VILLAIN
cite valley, fair improvements, equip
ped, $4,000. 800 Washington wheat
farm, for 40 acre bottom valley
ranch not over $4,000 81 acres, all
cultiyated, good road, IL miles out,
trade for acreage or city, not over
$500, Want to apply acre tract,
close in as first payment on larger
farm not over $1,000. Box 215, Salem,
ore. LILO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
SECOND HAND GOODS

BUY SELL AND EXCHANGE
Men s clothes, shoes, hats. jewelry,
watches, tools, musical instruments,
bicycles, guns, rifles, reyolvers, suit
cases, trunks, cameras, typswriters
and furniture. Capital Exchange, 337
Court street. Phone 493.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
Polk County SeIectiVe
Draft Board Organizes
(CapitaI journal special Service

ACaPitdl JOuIldl opecldl oeIVlcel
Dallas. Or, Dec. 21.-At meeting
of the Polk County selective draft board
held in the Polk county court house in
this city Saturday afternoon, Oscar
hayter, chairman of the county com.
mittee explained the workings of the
board and pointed out many of the in
trlcate points of the questionaires that
will confront the members during the
coming weeks in which they Will be
called upon to help the drafted citizens
IN making out the questions on the ques-
tlonaire. Representatives from eyery
district in the county were present at
the meeting and the various questions
were gone over and thoroughly dis
eussed so that there would be no mis-
takes In filling out the papers. The per-
manent members of the Polk County
committee are Oscar Hayter and L. d.
Brown of this city and Claude w. Bar
rick of Independence. In addition to
these an associate advisory board com.
posed of residents in every voting dis
trict in the county has been appointed
tc help in filling out the registrant s
papers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
promoters, always reaching for our

pocketsi
1918. How comes it that our 'prexy
of 0. A. G. is worth to us fourteen
hundred dollars more than he was last
yearY
All day Tuesday there was just one
Or two things lacking to make Kan
sas blizzard here in Oregon. We had
the wind but lacked the snow and zero
weather. This writer was for two days
in about the center of the great biz
zard of January, 1888, in Pottawato-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
UNDERTAKES

WEBB & CLoUGH Go.-C. B. Webb,
A. NJ. Clough moTtieians and funeral
directors. Latest modern methods
known TO the profession employed
499 Court ST., Main I20. Main 9ssS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
PORTLAND MARKET

Portland, Or, Dee. 21.-Bntter, city
creamery 52c
Eggs, selected local ex. 84952c
Hens 21e
Broilers 17(019c
Geese 14@17c
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
0STEOPATH
FOR SALE

SALE OR EXCHANGE - A strictly
modern home in restricted district.
needs only to be seen to be appreci
ated. frice $4,000. 1 will accept trade
In improved tract on a good road,
convenient to town, for my equity.
Phone 40 or see Square Deal Real
ty company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
STOVE REPATRrEG

STOVES REBUILT AND REPAIRED
so years experience. Depot, National
and American fence.
Sizes 26 to IS in. high.
Paints, oil and varnish, etc.
Loganberry and hop hooks.
Salem Fence and Stove Works, $50
Court street. Phone 124.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
scAvENGDR

SALEM scAvENGER- Charles soos
proprietor. Garbage and refuse Of all
kinds removed on monthly contracts
at reasonable rates. Yard and cess
pools cleaned. Office phone Main
2247. Residence Main 2272.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
THE MARKETS
* u y x x y X i 4 X 4 y

The surprise feature of the market
today was the sharp jump in butter,
the wholesale price rising from so to
"a cents, and the retail price from $55
to 60 cents. Butterfat rose from So
cents to Sc cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21

Robbers of Falls City Store Captured.
w. M. Kelly and Jack Ryan of Al
bany were brought to this city Sunday
afternoon by Sheriff Orr and lodged in
the Polk county bastile on a charge of
having entered the store of the Falls
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS

FRUITLAND Nursery sale yard at
High and Ferry now opeh for bust
ness. Cali and see stock and get pric-
es before making your purchase. tt