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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-05-11

tration ward and shall designate one officer of each board to perform du- ties similar to those imposed on the sheriff, as heretofore outlined. If the mayor desires, he may appoint cen tral board to coordinate the work Of minor boards.
 On the fifth day after the president has issued his proclamation, clerks of counties and cities of over 30,G00 must secure a supply of blanks and copies of the registration regulations from the sheriff or from the mayor. Absentees and the sick will apply 60 such clerks to have their registration blanks filled out. In no case shall such persons be given registration certificates. They are to be instruct ed by the clerk that the burden on them to see to it that the cards reach the registrars of their home precincts by registration day.
 Persons absent from their home counties may be registered by mail. If so absent, man should go to the clerk of the county where he may be ,tiy'rs., on the sixth day after the presidents proclamation. if he is in a city of over 8. 900 populau ,n the city clerk is the official whom to ap- ply Inc absentee will Ls told how to reeister, but e must meil his card in time to reach his pTecilCt by reg 'Stra.'> day.
 Persons too ill to present them selves for registration must send a competent person to the county o1 city clerk on the sixth day after the issuing of the proclamation. The clerk will give instructions for regis tration.
 Officials of educational, charitable and ohter institutions sholud apply for instructions to the county or city clerk on the sixth day after the date of proclamation as to a convenient method of registration.
 ! The wardens of jails, penitentiaries and reformatories should apply to the county or city clerk for instructions on the sixth day.
 Five days after the date of the
 presidents proclamation, complete
 regulations will be in the hands O all sheriffs and of the officials O cities of over 3O,OOO population.
 The president is authorized to cal upon all public officers to assist il
 the execution of the law. It is ex Ipected that patriotic citizens will of
 fer their services free as registrars
 Such services will be gratefully ac knowledged. Volunteers for this ser vice should communicate immediatel!
 with the proper official.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-05-11

Fritz Kayser and Rudolph Peterson, Germans of Nogales, Arizoua, gre being held in the detention camp of the Twelfth Infantry at that place. They were informed late Wednesday, The cause O the action mas not been learned as yet. Kayser is an employe of Roy and Titcomb and Peterson IS an agent for the Bank of sonora Tn the border city. Kayser was arrested in February and is now out on bond on the charge. His trial should have come up before the federal court at Tucson during the last session but was postponed.
The day book., 1917-04-25
patriotism of the housewife who
reads this?
MULEIGAN! - Ever eat multi.
rrnr
MULLIoAN!

gan?
It's about the eatingest thing there
is. Ask any hobo. He knows.
"Mulligan" is stew-and those
who are 'in the know" say that it
is one of the few foods upon which
alone life can be sustained.
If America ever gets to the multi
gan state of affairs the hobo will be
the best chef in the land, for he
knows the innermOst secrets of null
lgan construction.
In mulligan there are meat, vege-
tables and bread. Simple, to be sure,
but to know how to put these things
together so as to make high-class
mulligan-there is where the are
comes in.
AS a preparedness measure, get a
mulligan recipe from the next hobo
that comes to your door.
The day book., 1917-04-25

DEMAND WHOLE WHEAT
FLOUR.-WOmen can enlist as voc
men. They can volunteer for hos
pital service. They can help raise
funds, they can make bandages. They
can drive ambulances and trucks.
They can get close to war in many
capacities, but the vast majority Of
women can take no close active part.
DR.. Harvey Wiley, Americas famous
food expert, says that the biggest
war work in which the women of
America can engage at this moment
is to demand whole wheat flour, " He
adds that for every American who
shoulders a rifle, there should be two
to join the agricultural army; that
we must choose war bread now or
bread tickets later On.
There is no question but, whole
wheat bread is healthier than the
white. The floUrs are about alike, as
to price. But in turning wheat into
flour the millers discard 28 per cent
of the wheat. Over a quarter Of the
wheat crop is-lOst as human food
simply because American women de-
mand flour as white as possible; in
other words, if the women demand
Of their grOcers whole wheat instead /
of white flour, they will save to this
country between 8O,00O,0 900 and 90 |
00,000,000 bushels of wheat.
One Of the big parts that Uncle |
Sam is to play in the war is that of |
DTovider Of food. How deep is the
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
CHARGED WITH NATIONWIDE
CONSPIRACY TO HAMPER
GOVERNMENT.
". 3. HAYWOOD or FIRST TAKEN
None But Members of |. w. w. Arc
included In the Blanket Indictment
-Thirty-fivc of the Men Were Ar
rested During First Hour.

Chicago.-FOrmal return Of blank
CT Indictment charging q nationwide
conspiracy to hamper the government
during the war, was made in the Unit
ell States district court here against
l66 leaders of the Industrial Workers
or the World. Arrests speedily follow.
ed the return.
Almost before the court proceedings
had reached the state of the discharge
of the jury, deputy marshals were on
their way to the local l. w. w. head
quarters in automobiles. donated and
driven by women, and quickly return
ed to the federal building bringing
prisoners with them.
In the first hour 80 men were thus
hailed into the nlarshal's office and
later were questioned by investiga.
| tors for the department Of Justice.
Among the first to be taken into
custody was William r. Haywood,
secretary Of the national organization
OF the |. w. w. who was questioned
September when the Headquarters
of the |. w. ". in various cities were
raided by the government.
an explanatory statement issued by
the government attorneys who have
directed the investigation Of the Sc
diticus conspiracy, the crime of which
the men named in the indictments
were accused, said
"rhc prosecutions are under sec
tions 6, 10 and 81 Of the criminal
code and under tho espionage act.
Only leaders in conspiracics OF those
personally culpablc in connection with
the preparation Of crimes against the
United States are included as de.
PENDANTS"
To permit the sure arrest of the
indicted men. no hint OF their names
was permitted to escape during the
court proceedings.
None but members OF the I. w w.
was named in the indictment. the gov.
ernment attorneys taking pains to
| specify that no others were touched.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
HEAD-ON COLLISION KILLS
27, AND INJURIES MANY

kcllyvillc. Okla. Twenty-sevcn
persons are known to have been kill
ed and more than a score injured in
nead-On collision between west.
bound ST. Louis and San Francisco
passenger train and an empty train.
which had been used for transporting
troops. one mile southwest Of Kelly.
vile. At O'clock the bodies Of seven
white mon. three Indians and II ne.
grocS had been taken from the wreck.
age OF the passenger coae hes. three OF
which were tclcScopcd.
The passenger train il said to have
been ordered to wait at a siding here
FOR tho empty troop train to pass, but
FOR some reason pulled out Of the sta.
ton and met the eastbound train
head-on at a bridge over Pole Cat
creek
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE
USE OF GERMAN MONEY

Neutrality-suspicious. by the House
committee into whether German
money has been used TO intIunnce
Congress probably was proposed in =
resolution sponsored by the rules CO =.
mittec and supported by the Demo.
cratic leaders.
Demands for am exhaustive inouirv
overwhelmed house leaders from both
sides while the rules committee I'm
executive session was considering
whether to report favorably one OF
the several resolutions introduced
since Secretary Lansing made public
Count Won Bernstorif's message to
Berlin asking authority to spend $50
0O0 influencing Congress as it had
been done before
All efforts Of committeeman to get
MI Flcflin to name some OF The men
he had in mind failed but lie reiterat.
ed his Willingness to name them if a
committee were appointed by the
Democratic caucus.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
GULF COAST SECTIONS
EMERGING FROM STORM

New Orleans. The gulf coast sec.
ton Of east louisiana Mississippi.
Alabama and western Florida were
emerging from the battering Of the
tropical hurricane which swept in
from the Gulf OF Mexico near Pilot
Town. La. The course Of the storm
shifted after striking Pilot Town from
northwest to northeast and sweeping
across narrow portion Of southern
Louisiana. missed New Orleans but
struck GufDort. Biloxi and the Mis-.
sissippi coast section. swept through
Mobile where the wind reached We.
locity of sc miles an hour. and extend.
ed cast beyond Pensacola. where ac-
cording to latest reports received here.
the wind was blowing 100 miles an
hour
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
DENOMINATION OF NEW BONDS
WILL BE $50 AND MULTlPLES
OF $50.
INTEREST RATE a FER CENT
Maturity in 25 ars.-Subscriptions
Payable Two Per Cent Upon Appli-
cation; u iIments Monthly of 1a,
40 and 4l err Cent.

Washington. = Secretary McAdoo
announced the details of the second
liberty loan. which will be offered to
tho public October |. The chief fca-
lures are:
Amount SO. 900, 900 900 or more, tho
excess not to exceed one.half Of the
amount Of over-subscription.
Terms Of bonds Maturity, 25 years
redemablc at the option OF the secre-
tary of the treasury III 10 years.
Denominations Of bonds $50 and
multiples of $50
Interest rate-Four per cent. pay
able semi-annually on November Is
and May Is.
Terms Of payment-Two per cent
upon application, IS per cent Novenl.
Der 15 40 per cent December IA and
40 per cent January 13, 1918.
The privilege of converting bonds;
of this issue into bonds of any sue.
cecding issue bearing higher inter.
est rate than four per cent during
the period Of the war Is extended. and
through an arrangement under which
bonds will be printed with only four
coupons instead of. so ito be cxchang
ed at the end Of two years for the
bonds containing the full number OF
coupons deliveries will be prompt Ii
this manner the issue Of interim Ger
tificates will be avoided
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
BAKER ISSUES FIRST
OFFICIAL WEEKLY STATEMENT

Washington.-Thc American gov.
ernments first official statement con
cerning military operation in Europe.
was issued by Secretary Baker. inau.
gurating series which in time will
be devoted largely to activities OF the
United States expeditiOnary forces. 1t
says though ascendency on the west.
ern front has passed definitely to the
allies they are content merely to
wear down the enemy until the force
OF American army makes itself felt.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
The Impatient Guest.

Hrloisc Of the rapld-iirc restaurant
was rclnthgrto Claudnc, another wait
ross In the same establishment, certain
interesting episodes which occurred at
the bartrndcrs' ball on the pervious
night. "All in the living world says
TO Hughir was"
"Sh-aay" Sarcns;ical'y snarl9d
hTpercritical customer, "j'm still wait
ing for my order! Is this restaurant
or an elocutionary entertainments"
"Aw. listen to the living skeleton hav-
Ing f}t on the tiled fluor!" coldly re-
tortcd lIcloisc. II says to Hughle,
iinsiiic' says. I wouldn't have
Thought 1t of YOU! Just like That"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
TRENCH AND CAMP TO
APPEAR ABOUT OCTOBER 9

Washington.--Trench and Camp
the weekly newspaper to be printed
for every army camp through nation.
wide cooperation Of newspaper pub.
fishers. will make its first appearance
about October s. 1t was to have an.
pcared a week earlier bu arrange
ments Of details IN tho far west made
o postnoncment necessary. The papor
will be published under the auspices
OF the national war council Of tho
Y. NJ G. A.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
Starts Poultry Farm.

Bamberg--A new industry to be
started here soon will be a poultry
farm operated on an extensive scale
to supply eggs to wholesale dealers in
Charleston. Augusta and other nearby
markets. Nothing Of this kind has
ever been undertaken in this immedi-
ate section before. but ]. G. Byrd. who
has recently moved here has careful
ly investigated the situation and be.
lieving that 1t will prove a profitable
business will shortly begin the enter
prise. Mr.. Byrd is an old Bamberg
boy and was raised here.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
MEANS HELD WITHOUT BOND
WAIVED EXAMINATION AT PRE-
LiMlNARY HEARING AND CON-
sENTED TO BE BOUND OVER.
Made Unsuccessful Effort to Get Seiz-
ed Documents.-Judge Webb Sign
cd Order.-New York Papers in
Clements Hands Now.

Concord, N. G -Gaston B. Means
waived examination in the midst OF
his preliminary hearing before mag
lstrate here and consented to be
bound ever to the October term of the
Cabarr':s county grand jury on
charge of having murdered Mrs
M&ude A. King, of New York ana
Chicago. Magistrate Pitts ordered
him held without bail
Counsel for Means stated at the
hearing they had "bcen Informed that
threats had been made" that New
York officials here had brought extra
dition warrants to take the defendant
back to New York on some undis-
closed criminal charge" and that they
felt "he would be safer in the custody
| OF the sheriff Of this county" 1t also
was announced that Means did not
desire to run the chances Of facing any
charges elsewhere with an unsettled
murder charge against him in North
Carolina This charge. his counse
Icentended, would be cleared away al
the trail
The agreement came after counsel
attempt to get possession Of papers
and documents seized by District At.
torney Swanns representatives in
Means New York apartment, and was
accompanied by a lengthy explana
ton by the defendant of his reasons
for abruptly ending his fight in the
magistrates court. Mrs Mary C. Mel.
vim. sister Of the woman Means is al
legged to have killed. joined him in OBJ
tanning writ from Superior Court
Judge Webb. at Gastonia. ordering AS
siStant District Attorney Dooling, OF
New York. and other New York and
Chicago officials who came here with
Dooling to aid the prosecution, to turn,
iover tho documents to the clerk of
he superior court Of Cabarrus county
The writ Is made returnable before
Superior Court Judge Cline at Sails.
bury October s.
Dooling and other officials named lr
the order informed Sheriff Ca!dwell
that the documents referred to were
in the possession of Solicitor Clement
who conducted the prosecution of
Means. The latter issued statement,
saying:
"Wc will keep the documents un
less ordered by the court after the
hearing to give them up.'
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
DEFER ACTION ON ALIEN
STACKER LEGiSLATION

on.--Objcctions to enact
mcnt OF any alien Stacker legislation
at present. voiced by Secretary Ian
sing before the house military affairs
committee, resulted in d committee
vote to indefinitely postpone action
Chairman Dent later said that the
secrctary's statement that the state
department was negotiating with 9th.
er countries to effect result euuiya.
lent to enactment OF "alien Stacker"
Legislation was responsible for vote.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
Perfectly Ridiculous.

ITS too bad that you broke your
doll" commented the caller.
This doll IS not broken" corrected
the child gravcly.
"oh, Isn't 1t? l thought That was
tho doll that used 70 cry 'Mammav
when it wns queezcd."
This Is the same doll. But You
must remember that was several years
ago. She is much older now, You
do1t expect II grown-up young lady
10 cry Mamma :. when she is uueezed
do you?"
The caller had to acknowledges thnt
whatever She expected, it probably
wouldn't take place.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
DID Up Soldiers Bodies.

Chattanooga. Tcnn.-Thc bodies Of
three Confederate soldiers were un-
covered by negro laborers while dig.
ging water main line to a reservoir
in Snodgrass Hill at Chicamauga. The
buttons OF the uniforms bore a minia.
ture palmetto tree and the letters rs.
c." indicating that the mon lost their
lives in the historic charge on Snod.
grass Hill and we're from South Caro-.
lima. The bodies were reinforced at
the South Carolina monument at
Chickamauga which is only short
distance from where they were found.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
Children Want to Know.

History repeats herself, but child
Is always original.
Small Marjorie was most Intelligent
~ concerned over motion pictures of
the war. When She failed to under
stand Il situation She asked for infor-
nation.
"Why arc those men STOPPING under
that bridge. nlotheri"
Mother explained that they were go
ing to blow it up.
"Oh! VIII they have breath cnough2"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
TO REQUiSITlON ALL BIG
AMERICAN MERCHANT VESSELS.
Shipping Board to Take Over on
October IS All Ships Available For
Ocean Service -Rafoc Eiyad

SfiPp'nY boaFu 10 axe over on
October IS All Ships Available For
Ocean Service.--Rates Fixed.
Washington.- Every American mer-
chant vessel OF more than $500 tons
dead weight capacity available for
ocean service will be rcQuisitioned by
the government October Is. the ship
ping board announced in n statement
giving the charter rates at which the
vessels will he taken over. American
ships available for ocean traffic total
slightly more than two million tons.
but some already have hecn taken
over for the army and navy
In most instances. except where re.
quired for actual government service
the ships. it was said. will be turned
back to their owners for operation on
government account subject at all
times to any disposition the shippinp
board may direct
The rates announced will cut shnrn.
~ the present charter rate charged by
American vessels for carrying govern.
ment supplies. 1t is the intention II
Is understood to apply them later to
any foreign ships chartered in the
United States. The chartering will be
IN the hands Of the shipping boards
chartcring commission.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
FERGUSON Is FORMALLY
REMOVED FROM OFFICE

Austin, Texas.--James T.. Ferguson
was formally removed from office as
governor OF Texas and barred from
hereafter holding any public office "of
honor, trust or profit" by the adoption
In the senate high court OF impeach.
ment Of the majority report OF O spe-
cial committee OF the senate. The
majority report was adopted, after q
minority report, recommending only
removal from office had kaen defeated
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
ENGLAND RAlDED AGAIN
BY GERMAN AlRMEN
Score Of Casualties Resulted From
Bombs, Say Reports.

For the second night in succession
German airmen have raided the
southeastern section OF England and
reached London. The visitation nm.
parcntly was staged earlier than the
one on Monday, but the Germans did
not succeed in penetrating to the
heart of the city. being stopped on tho
outskirts by the defensive forces.
a score OF casualties are reported
to have been caused by the few bombs
which the Germans were able to drop.
Latest reports on the raid Of Monday
night show 15 dead and 70 injured.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
U. S. COMMISSIONED NICHOLS
ENDS LIFE AT RALEIGH

Raleigh. N. C.-United States Com.
missioner John Nichols. "a years Of
age. at one time member OF Con
grcss. shot himself through the back
of the head in his office at the post.
office building here and died a few
minutes after he had been rushed TO
4 local hospital. He left note in his
office, which read: "Old, poor and
blind; what's the use Of living?" He
was said to have been the oldest Ma.
son in North Carolina.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
AIRPLANE AMBULANCE
SUCCESSFULLY TESTED

Paris The airplane ambulance
that has been tried out successfully
In recent tests Is tho invention OF
DR.. Chassaing, Of the French military
sanitary service. wwho represented a
wounded passenger during the initial
trials, occupying one OF the two
that are placed in the tail
box OF the machine behind the pilot.
A successful test Of the machine at
one OF the French airdromes was wit.
messed by Justin GODDARD.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
GROWERS FIX THEIR
PRICE FOR COTTON
THiRTY-FiVE CENTS a POUND IS
NAMED AS TIE MINI.
MUM.
HUNDRED FARMERS IN MEET
resolution Unanimously Adopted Set.
ting Out Position and PIedgina
Loyalty to Government.

Columbia a.-Thirty-flve cents the
pounds as the minimum price for cot
ton and 500 ton for cotton seed was
Inc conclusion of farmers in Colum.
Dla when more than 100 cotton grow
efs from all sections of the state met
TO discuss the question of cotton val.
ues and to Initiate holding move
ment.
extreme shortage In the world sup
ply OF cotton, greatly increased cost
or production and the unusually high
scale Of prices obtaining for fabrics
and cottonseed products were ad.
vanced in justification of price fixing.
IL was emphasized that the farmers
desire only fair price for their cot.
ton and that the figures are proper
tionate with other "raw material"
and that the cotton growers are enti-
tied to living.
To acquaint the cotton growers
throughout the state as to the stu
alton obtaining in the cotton markets,
an educational campaign" in to be
conducted with meetings in every
township. II. T. Morrison was in
structed to appoint a chairman in each
county who will direct the campaign,
The object Of the meetings will be to
inform the people as to the reason
for demanding 35 cents pound for
their cotton and to explain to them
how they can secure the money with
which to keep distress cotton off tho
market"
The meeting was held in the office
of w. G. Smith. state warehouse com.
missioner. Mr.. Smith explained at
the outset that the warehouse space
available in the state was adequate to
store the crop He also emphasized
that tho banks had the money on de.
post to make loans on cotton ware
house receipts. IIc explained that
farmers could borrow so per cent of
the price obtaining when cotton was
stored. The interest rate, he said
was per cent.
Another important fact. emphasized
by Mr.. Smith, was that the cotton
warehouse system OF South Carolina
has been linked with the bureau OF
markets'of the national department OF
agriculture and that n public grader
Offices This grader gives his services
freely to all farmers who send their
samples to Columbia or makes
trips to places where 100 or more
bales are to he graded
J. Whitner Reid. secretary Of the
State Farmers union. acted as secre-
tary Of the meeting and read a letter
to the cotton convention called for
October 2 in New Orleans. President
Morrison and three former presidents.
b. Harris. A. J. Pcrrtt and e. w.
Dabbs were named delegates. The
next meeting Of South Carolina grow
ers has been called for October 10
and r. H. Hyatt has asked that tho
meeting be held at the Colonia Hotel.
Many brief talks were made during
the meeting Some OF these were by
Mr.. Morrison, j.. w. Dabbs. ]. G. l..
White Of Chester, NJ. O. DantZler Of
Orangeburg G l. Tooie Of Aiken, w.
O. Tatum of Orangeburg and r II.
Hyatt OF Columbia. The resolution.
demanding 80 cents pound for cot
ton was introduced by Mr.. Toole.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-04
School Heads at Greenwood.

Greenwood. - County superintend.
ents Of education from 80 counties in
the state were in session here last
week. John Z. Swearngen. state su.
perintendent OF education, presided
over the meetings. Ele is accompa.
MED by Lueco Gunter of Columbia,
his assistant.
at tho first meeting the newly
adopted text books and the matter OF
introduction of the books into the pub.
lie schools were discussed and today
high school matters. teachers, taxes
and many other educational topics