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The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-06
PREFER CHARGE OF| BRIBERY 10 COURT DIR. HARDY'S RESOLUTION Regarding Charges Preferred Against
 Representative q Meador is
 Adopted in House.

Little Rock, March 6.-The house took no action Monday afternoon on charges of having solicited a bribe of $100 from Claude Ringo of Little Rock to vote for the Sunday baseball | bill. After hearing the evidence talk en by the special committee consist ing of Representative McGill, Doyle and Brooks, the following resolution was offered by MT. Hardy of Faulk- ner and unanimously adopted on the motion of Mr. Mathis, seconded by Mr. Kendrick:
 "Inasmuch as the matter concern in Representative Stephen >Meador is to be fully investigated in the courts, and the few days yet remain 1 ing of this session can be better oc- cupied than by embarrassing the de- fense of MT. Meador in the case of the state."
 Resolved, That the entire matter be referred to the courts and that this house take no further action."
 The committee made no recommen- dation, and there was no further dis cussion of the subject.
 MT. Ringo testified that Mr. Meador told him he would vote for the bill if he would arrange a loan of $100 for him. The gist of the defense is contained in the following concluding portion of Mr. Meador's testimony be- fore the senate Investigating commit tee:
 @. Did you tell MT. Ringo that f he would either take care of that note for you to MT. Ross, or would see that it was taken care of for you and would see that it was paid, that you would vote for the Sunday base ball bill?"
 A, I did not, and God knows I did not tell him anything like that"
 70. Did you say anything to him that would justify his reaching that conclusion?"
 "A. I don't know why I should un- less he had been asking for that. That's the only reason in the world, because I would not have done it. I've been here time and again, and wouldn't vote for baseball not for $10,0O0. That man (referring to Senator Garret) knows 1 wouldn't do it. He knows my moral standing at home, and my moral status. would mt have voted for that Sunday base ball bill for no consideration, never had the thought in my mind of doing it for any consideration in the world.
 70. Have you been solicited by any one to vote for measure on consid eration of being paid any money in the legislature of 1917?
 "A. l have not. No man has of fered me dime of money to vote for any bill.
 @. Do you know of any person who has been offered a bribe to in- fluence the action of any member of the enegral assembly of 1917, on any measure, in that session of the legis- lature?
 "A. do not, l know I had an idea it was the incest session 1 ever served in, and I have been here three ses- sions and an extra session. \ @ You know of no bribery or so- liciting of bribes of any character?
 "A. do not, sir"
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-06
NEW FIRE TRUCK HERE.

The automobile fire truck recently purchased by the city from the w. s. Nott Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis s, Minn., was unloaded here today. It will robably not be put in service, however, until the new fire station is completed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-06

Winging", Mrs. $. w. Heard.
 (a) Rosary, (b) Humoresque, (c) Romance in c, Miss Maxfield.
 Be Joyful in the Lord," Choir.
 Intermezzo from Cavallieria Rusti- cana, Miss Maxield Concert Overture in c Minor, Miss Maxfeld.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19
NO JAPANESE TROOPS
ARE GOING TO RUSSIA

Toxic, June 20 (By MailD An
swering a question at meeting of the
diet, ViScount Motono characterized
as untrue the report that Japan in
tended to dispatch troops to RUSSIA.
He declared that the rumor was IA
pure invention and that the govern =
mcnt had received no such proposal
or request from any of the allies.
Admiral Kato, navy minister, re-
plying to another question, said the
dispatch of the Japanese squadron to
the Mediterranean had been decided
on partly owing to the necessity of
protecting the Japanese steamers, of
which there are about 60 plying there
at present, and partly owing to the
request of the British government.
Owing to Japan's increased par
ticipation in the naval war against
Germany, the navy department will
ask a credit Of $4,000, 900 for the inn
mediate construction Of six destroy
ers. The new dcStroycrS will be Of
600 ton each and will be built before
April, 1913.
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Chesterfield Boys In Ambulance
Corps at Allentown Enjoying Life

give the boys all the moral protection
in their power. ] can say this for
Allentown: she is trying to do her
duty by the boys, and we find these
Dutch people very hospitable.
We expect to 20 on 90-lnile hike
next week. We were to have gone
this week but the weather was too
rough.
All our boys are eager to 90 to
Franc" but we don't know when we
viii get orders to leave 1t may be
some time yet or it may be Immediate
ly. We will not have one minutes
warning. When you cease to hear
from us you will know we have left.
1som and Martus arc we'll and hav-
ing a fine time.
Will close as the bugle is blowing
Tor dinner. JOE X. SOWELL,
u. s. A. Corps, Sec. 2G
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WAMBLE HILL NATIONAL
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION

The Wamble Hill Farm Loan Asso.
citation meets at Court House Satur.
day, July 21st, 1917, at 400 p. M
Full meeting of Directors desired.
All persons desiring to borrow mon
cy of the Federal Land Bank may
apply through this Association for
loan. We have received our charter
and are in position to take new appli.
cations. Would like to report sever
al for membership at Saturdays meet
ing.
The appraiser will come to us again
in September if we get up a good
number of applicants.
Farmers, avail yourselves of this
opportunity to better your condition.
This is purely loan arrangement for
the farmers as no one but genuine
farmer can become a borrower.
B. j. DOUGLASS, Secy. & Treas
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TOMATO WILT

Clemson College, S. c., July -.
If the leaves at the top Of the to-
mato plants, or at the ends of the
branches begin to wilt, without be-
ing discolored or spotted, and this
wilt gradually works back until the
entire plant is affected Tomato Wilt
is in the patch.
lhls disease is caused by bac-
terium which gets into the tissues
of the plants and plugs up the wa.
ter carrying vessels to such an ex-
tent that the circulation is cut off,
thus causing the plant to wilt.
The bactcrium which causes the
disease cannot be destroyed by sprav-
ing, so pull up and burn as soon ms
they become affected. If these plants
are not destroyed, the disease will
spread, and the whole patch Will be
ruined.
Wilt is easily carried from one
plant to another by biting and suck
ing insects, and as they are probably
the main carriers of the disease, the
method of control aims at their de-
struction. The fewer insects of this
kind in the field, the less will be the
attack of the disease. The plants are
sprayed with a mixture of one-halt
pound Of paste, or one-fourth Of pow.
dered arsenate of lead to II gallons
of bordeaux mixture
There is no danger in using this
mixture on tomatoes. 1t is strong
enough to kill the bugs, but man
would have to eat a bushel of toma-
toes at one time to have any bad eff
feet from the poison.
AS the germ lives from one year to
another in soil, tomatoes should not
be planted on ground that has been
infected.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19
CANTELOUPES AT PAGELAND

Some of the farmers around Pare.
land this year went into the business
OF growing cantcloupcS AMI water
melons for shipment. They wcnt in
to it in busincsslikc way, by form
ing an organization {" mari.ct and
arranging packing house at pagc-
land. Those interested planted a to-
tai of about three huGucr! acres as
trial The acreage Is mos:'y IN one
and two acre plots and only one man
has SO many as five acres. About gcv-
cnty-hvc men are Interested. Mr.. \ =.
+. Funderburk is prc%ilcr. ard MIR.
Curtis Parker secretary Of the Melon
Association. Ten cas- hav, so far
been shipped. They ar" shipped IN
refrigerator cars lust like the older
sections handle their products. Th"
section around Pagcland is admirably
adapted to melons. For years "Scu,n
Carolina watcrmclons" have been sole
on the local markets and have always
been among the best to be had This
movement unqucstionably means =,
Si'"I uctti Ioi lHal section. IL Is the
first effort to break away from the
one idea of cotton. When it shall
have been developed and followed by
the cultivation of tobacco, the folks
to the south Of US will wallow i'm mon
cy. Melons and tobacco fit admirably
with cotton. They are quick money
crops and where labor is reasonably
plentiful take little Off the cotton
acreage. Several years ago large
canteloupc grower came to this coun-
try prospecting. He found certain
sections, largely around WcXhaw,
ideally adapted to cantcloupcs, but
for some reason did not get the pco-
pie interested and the man moved ON.
All that Is necessary in introducing II
new crop is to go at it like the Page
land people have started. Get enough
farmers in a locality to start together
and perfect the market arrangements
before the crop is grown.
Mr.. Fundcrburk is hauling melons
to Monroe for local trade and states
that he will be here every day with
load during the season. He has a
trailer to fastcn behind his car. and
comes with a big load in jilfy.-The
Monroe Journal.
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BIG BUSINESS is WARNED BY
WILSON TO REDUCE PROFITS

Washington, ID. c., July lI.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson has determined to put 4
stop to the war profiting by which the
great business concerns and inHivid-
ualS that control the base materials
and industrial process of the nation
are g"uglng the government and the
people as no government or people
ever was Eougcd before
Under tn" cloak of patriotism, this
traIl"r"uS thing is being done ON
such Il tremendous scale that unl,,,
some way is found at once to end il.
this war is going to cost so much that
when 1t ends Il handful of men will
nave all the money in the world and
the rest of the people will be stafcr-
ing under the burden of debt that will
keep them impoverished for genera
tionS.
The presidents proclamation, in
which he appeals to the business in
,rr"StS To put aside every selfish con-
Nid"ratlon and give their aid to the
nation as freely as those who ro out
to offer their lives on the battlcGclds.
was n" sentimental essay.
II was the president, final cNor, to
accomplish by diplomacy what he is
unaltcrably determined to accom-
pliSh by the cN'rymc Us" of every
power tha, ho has or can get from
congress. If necessary.
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APPROPRIATION is
FOR s64o, 900, 900

Washington, July 14.-Followinp
one of the most dramatic scenes in
the chamber since the war began, the
house today passed the great aircraft
production bill, appropriating $780,
100000 to make America king of the
winds.
Hardly had the measure been
brought up for discussion when shouts
of "vote-votc" burst forth from all
quarters. For the first time since
President Wilson's fatcful announce
ment that a state of war existed with
Germany the house seemed moved by
a belligerent spirit. A limited debate
rule was adopted, but there was prac-
tically no debate on the bill.
Isolated efforts to prolong discus
sion were met with demands to trust
the government
A sharp fight developed over that
section empowering the president to
draft men into the air service. Some
members declared men forced to fly
would not make good aviators and
these were told that volutecr appli-
cations for the service already in
cluded more than twice the numbers
of flyers needed
Efforts to strip the war department
Of some of the arbitrary powers dele
gated by the bill were promptly de-
feated. Members were assured they
could obtain from Chairman Dent of
the military committee all informa-
ton on how both powers and money
appropriated were to be used.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19
From George Wright.
Allentown, Pa, July 8, 1917.

Dear Friend:
What are the boys down there do
ing now? Where did Lewis Teal 90?
He isn't here, and by the way how
about old J. Il. Buchanan? What is
h" doing now? | believe he ought to
b" here with us. We are having a
In" time here driving cars, riding
motorcycles and running flying ma
chimes, and going to the movies here
at the camp. We have everything
provided for pleasure ana fun.
Talk about the girls! They are
mere, and they are alright, too.
i would like to see moro of the bows
from homc here. Couldn't YOU get
Lewis over this way Looks like old
Clarence Cato" ought to be in here
with US. And Jerome Douglass. John
Parker and Gary West, and | don't
anow who else, but perhaps they are
already gone some where. | heard
IF Ben Watson and Clyde Davis going
20 the Navy. Your friend,
George.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY M. E.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
To Be Held At Friendship Chuch,
East Chesterfield Circuit, Thurs
And Friday July 26th And
9th

Thursday.
Morning session: 10 A. M.-Devo
tional services by Rev. j. w. Elkins
Address of Welcome by Spence
Vaughn.
Response by r. G. Melton.
Enrolment of Delegates; Organi
zation.
Selection of Teachers For Pri
mary Classes" address by F. w. Riv
ers.
Reports of Sunday Schools.
Reorganization of Wesley Clases,'
address by j. G. Blackwell
Afternoon session: :3O.-Devo
tional exercises, by F. w. Rivers.
"The Cradle Roll Department" ad.
dress by P. M. Arant.
"Why Observe Childrens' Day." ad
dress by C. T. Blakeney.
"Why Have Home Department.
address by E. r. Knight.
Reports of Sunday School, contin
ued.
Friday.
Morning session: Devotional exer.
cises, by A. G. Arant.
Open Discussion of Problems and
Solutions.
missions in The Sunday School,
address by G. w. Rivers, Jr.
'The Advantages Of Graded Les
ons," address by C. P. Mangum.
Open Discussion, Problems and So
lutions, continued.
'The Teen-age Boy and Girl" adj
dress by w. P. Pigg.
Afternoon session: 2:3O.-Devo-
tional exercises, by r. Y. Rivers.
"The Need of Trained Teachers and
How to Secure Them," address by ].
G.. Rivers.
Selection of next place of meeting
Report of Committees; Miscellan,
eous business; Adjournment.
Automobiles will meet trains al
Chesterfield and convey delegates to
church or to conference home.
Let all delegates and superinten.
dents, if convenient, send their names
TO ii. A. Watson or j. P. Parker, Ches.
terfield, S. c., stating whether or no,
you will be present.
Dinner will be served on the church
yard each day of the conference, un
less arrangements are made to con
vey all delegates to their homes al
noon.
Let us have large attendance.
Speakers will leave time enough foI
discussion of their topics by other
members of the conference.
PAUL II. WOOD,
Chairman Executive Committee
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MANY TAKE EXAMINATIONS

Eleven ambitious young men too;
the examinations last Friday in the
office of the superintendent of educa.
ton for the free scholarships to Glenn
son and the University of South Caro-
lima. They were:
Clemson 1-Year Agricultural Course
James Irby, Chesterfield, Route 3.
Roy B. Funderbur':, Pagelard
Route 3.
Walter B. Gulledge, Ruby, Route ?
Tommie Sowell, Chesterfield, Route
Clemson 4-Year Course.
l.. A. Mum, jefferson, Route 4
Bryan Odom, Chesterfield, Route 3
Paul Baker, Mt. Croghan.
j. j. Stubs, Cheraw.
NJ. l.. johnson, Middendorf, Route
University OF South Carolina.
l.. ID. Rivers, Mt. Croghan.
b. b. Brewer, Pageland.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19
TREE SURGEON LIKE DENTIST

The treatment of cavaties in trees,
caused by decay, is not fundamentally
different from that of dentistry.
though the tree surgeon is not so
much down in the mouth" as the
dentist. All decaying matter must be
cleaned out. right down to solid living
tissue. The cavity is then treated
with an antiscptic to prevent further
decay and the whole (likewise the
holc) filled with concrete and in such
manner as to exclude air as much as
possible. The tree then begins to
heal over the edges of the wound to
the concrete.
Sometimes metal has been used for
covering cavaties and with good re-
suits. Elastic cement, asphalt and
sawdust, parffin and sawdust, wood
pulp and cement, excelsior and as.
phalt, tar with sawdust or oakum,
wooden blocks, bribks, stones and a
great variety Of materials have beer
uscf for both filling and covering and
all are good if the work is well done.
The disinfectants used are copper sui
phate, corrosive sublimate, fornahn,
bordeaux, carbolineum or crcosutc
(these are besD, coal tar and even
Kerosene. No matter which is used
the cavity should should receive more
than one treatment before being filed
or otherwise closed.
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THANKS

We wish to extend our hcarticst
thanks to the good people of Chester
field for their generous hospitality in
entertaining the club girls and boys
during the short course last week.
The aid you have thus given in this
important work will be of great value
to these young people for many years
to come. Sincerely,
w. ]. Tiller
Stella Minis
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to prevent the filing of affidavits or
other documents that do not apply to
a case actually under consideration.
| Otherwise the boards should be
swamped with efforts to get a deci-
sion in advance.
Probably the point in the whole
process which has led to the greatest
Misunderstanding and confusion is the
system by which industrial exemp-
ton Is to be granted. Many persons
have regarded it as certain that men
IN munition making or other strictly
war industries would be exempted as
class. That is not fact. What is
to govern the process is the impor-
tnce of the individual in such an in
dustry.
To make this policy effective, the
superior and not the local boards were
assigned the task of saying whether
or not man should be retained at his
desk or bench. The bulk of ex-
emptions will be for physical unfitness
and on account of dependents, and
consideration Of these causes will
keep the local boards fully occupied,
leaving to the more deliberate super
lor boards the entire handling of the
much more vexing question of indus
trial exemption.
The Method of Drawing
A novel yet simple method for the
selection has been arrived at by de-
Gliding to draw only one set of num-
bers for each of theh 1850 separate
exemption districts in the United
States, the number drawn each time
to apply to every exemption district
where the drawn number is held. For
example there are 1883 persons re-
gistered in Chesterfield County. If
the first number drawn should be, for
instance, No. 100, whoever held the
serial number 100 in Chesterfield
and every other county in the United
States would be drawn; if the serial
number $500 should be drawn the
same would not apply to Chesterfield
County but would apply to every
county or exemption district where
there were as many as $500 men re-
gistered.
All Will Be Drawn.
1t is now stated that every man
registered will be drawn, the drawing
to decide solely the order in which
the registered men will he called 10
the colors. Chesterfield County's
quota for the first increment of men
for the new National army will be
l65, therefore, the first one hundred
and sixtyfive men drawn will be or
dered up for first examination; lust
as fast as any of these one hundred
and siXty-five are exempted for any
reason, like physical disability or on
account of dependents, No. 166 will
be called up, and so on, as fast as any
one is exempted the next number
drawn will be called.
The first man drawn will be known
as No. /, serial number, say 100, the
second man drawn will be No. 2, seri-
al number, say, 1900; the third man
drawn will be No. 3, serial number,
say, 1000, and so on. Under the new
regulations every registered man will
be drawn by his serial number, the
drawing is solely to decide the order
in which one is to be called If one
is way down the list in the order of
the drawing, say he is No. 2222, serial
number anything, then that person
knows that it will be long time,
couple of years, perhaps, before he is
Loo Il.,.l Il
be over long before then.
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LOST

Gold Watch-Hamden, hunting
case; fob is Alpha cement adv. Lost
between Cheraw and Chesterfield
Sunday night, July 18th. Liberal re-
ward for return to Thurman White
at Chesterfield Dry Goods Co. ltp-tf
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19
THE FALL FOOD ACRE
To Farmers, Banker and Business
Men in the South:

/
Men in the South:
The splendid response of the Sou.
thern farmers to the appeals made for
increased food production during
the war has been a source of great
satisfaction to the leaders of the food
campaign and to the country in gen.
eral. Much encouragement and fin
ancial aid has been given by business
men, bankers and railroad men
throughout this section.
In order to keep up the interest and
utilize every possible opportunity to
assist and offer helpful suggestions
along. | am writing this letter to all
the people in the Southern territory,
urging the Importance of planting a
fall food acre for every farm. With
the longer growing season in this
territory, valuable food crops may be
planted during July and August which
will mature in the fall and early win
ter. AT least one acre of good soil
land can be found on every farm up
on which to grow these crops. If the
soil is properly prepared and care is
exercised in selecting the crops, much
valuable feedstuff for the home
and the livestock can be made at COM
paratively little expense. The object
of the fall food acre is to provide
food for the family and feed for the
live stock during the fall and early
winter without using from spring
planted crops or using from the stock
preserved during the summer for
winter use. The average farm family
should plant for full family supply
but not for market. Only such crops
should be planted as may be harvest
ed and utilized without extra expense
for canning, preserving, etc.
The following suggestions for the
| territory below the southern bound
airy of Tennessee are offered. These
my be modified to suit local condi-
tions or personal preferences:
String Beans, Aug. 1st to Sept lst.
Peas, Aug. 1st to Sept. lst
Beets, July and August
| Carrots, August and September.
Cabbage, Bed July & Aug. Set
Sept.
Onions, September and October.
| Potatoes Irish) July and August
Spinach, September and October.
kale, August and September.
Collards, Bed July & Aug. Set Sept
| Southern seed houses are being ask
ed to put up packages of selected seed
for the fall food acre. These pack
ages will be small in bulk and can be
sold at moderate prices. Bankers and
business men can perform a service of
real value to their communities and to
their country by ordering fall food
acre seed packages i'm quantities and
distributing them to the farmers in
| their communities at cost. Where ar
rangements can not be made to Sc
cure these packages already put up,
| the farmers themselves can order the
seed from the plan suggested above.
| l hope that every County Agent
| and every business man throughout
the Southern country will get inter
cstcd in this plan at once and demon
strate to the people how much can
be done to relieve the food situation
on the farm on one acre of ground.
Your very truly,
Bradford Knapp,
Chief.
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Fond Mother: "Dorthy, if you are
bad you won't go to heaven. Don't
you know that?"
Little Dorothy: "Well, have been
to the circus and the Chatuaqua al
ready. l can't expect to go every
where"