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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09
German and Austrian, Inrane,
Held in Jail


Colum bia, S. c., May 3.-An
insane German citizen and an
insane Austrian citizen are be.
ing held IN two coun ty jails in
this state. The German is in
the Richland Jail and the Aus.
trian in the Chester Jail. These
two men who have been ad-
judged lunatics and fit subjects
for insane hospitals bv the pro.
bate courts of Richland and
Chester Counties, were found
by a member of the staff of the
State Board of Charities and
Corrections, who recently in
spected both these jails.
The probate courts in each of
the counties had notified Cover
nor Manning as required by law
that they had adjudged these
foreign citizens insane. Cover
nor Manning, in turn, as pro-
vlded by the statute, has refer
red the case to Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State, with the re.
quest that he take up the matter
with the Ambassador of Ger
many and Austria. Count Won
Bernstorff, acting on the request
OF Secrtary Lansing, SEMI the
case of the German lunatic TO
the German Consul at Atlanta
for investigation. In the pass
ports were rendered Won Bern
storff and all the German con
sular agents, leaving the case of
the insane German in the
Rlchland County Jail undeter-
mined. The case of the insane
austrian In the Chester jail was
also left unsettled because Of
the withdrawal of'the Austrian
Ambassador. :
The State Board of CharitieS
and Corrections took up yester
day with the State fsospitafsfUf
the Insane the making tempo
,rary provisions for caring at the
hospital for these two insane
foreigners, both of whom might
possibly improved under treat
ment. The State Hospital has
asked Attorney General Peoples
for an opinion on whether or
not ii could receive these two
foreigners in view of the fact
that the severing of diplomatic
relations between the United
States and Austria and Germany
makes it practically possible to
carry out the law.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09
Make Thrift Fashionable"
Houston's Slogan

Make Thrift Fashionable"
Houston's Slogan
Washington, May Sin sn
appeal ito the women of the
United States" Secretary Hous-
ton declares that they can do
their "bit" most effectually in
the national emergency by
practicing effective thrift in
their households.
The appeal was prompted by
many requests for a statement
as to the service women can
render the nation in the direc,
tion OF producing and conserv-
ing agricultural products.
Every woman can render i'm
portant service to the nation in
its present emergency" says the
appeal. "She need not leave
her home or abandon her home
duties to help the armed forces.
Every ounce of food the house
wife saves from being wasted in
her home-all food which she
or her children produce in the
garden and can or preserve
every garment which care and
sklllful repair make 1t necessary
to replace-all lessen that house
holds draft ON the already in
sufficient world supplies.
TO save food the housewife
must learn to plan economical
and properly balanced meals
which, while nourishing each
member of the family properly,
DO not encourage overeating or
offer excessive and wasteful
variety.
Waste in any individual
household may seem to be in
significant but if only a single
ounce of edible food, on the
average. is allowed to spoil or
be thrown away in each of our
2O.OOO.O00 homes, over 100000
pounds of material would be
wasted each day.
"Clothing is largely an agri
cultural product and represents
the results of labor on the sheep
ranges, in cotton fields and mills
and factories. Women would do
we'll to look upon clothing. at
this time more particular from
the utilitarian point of view.
Leather, too, is scarce and
the proper shoeing armies calls
for great supplies of this ma.
terial.
Employed women, especially
those engaged IN the manufac-
ture of food or clothing. also
directly serve their country and
should put into their tasks the
enthusiasm and energy the im
portance of their products war
rants.
"While all honor is due to the
women who leave their homes
to nurse and care for those
wounded in battle, no woman
should feel that, because she
does not wear a nurses uniform.
she is absolved from patriotic
service.
"Democratic thrift in your
homes and encourage thrift
among your neighbors. Make
saving rather than spending
your social standard.
Make economy fashionable
lest it become obligatory"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09
Submarine Problems Solved by
Naval Board, 1t Is Thought

NaVal Board, 1t ls thought
New York. May 5.-W. L.
Saunders, chairman of the naval
consulting board, announced
here today that the board had
forwarded to Washington plans
for dealing with the submarine
problem, which, it was believed,
had solved the problem success
fully.
Mr.. Saunders. who has been
chairman of the naval consult
ing board about two months,
supplemented his announce.
ment by saying that while the
submarine problem can not be
considered IN reality to have
been solved until the u-boats
have been destroyed, neverthe.
less numerous experiments had
been made along the Atlantic
coast with highly encouraging
results which led the board to
feel confident that successful
solution had been reached.
1T looks as though the sub.
marine problem has been solv-
ed," Mr.. Saunders said, mot
only in theory, but on the
strength of practical tests on the
Atlantic coast"
Mr.. Saunders added that 500
inventions for u-boat suppress
sion had been submitted for
consideration of the Board and
experiments with many of them
justified, he believed. The asser
ton that plan had been found
by which the submarine peril
could be eliminated.
Mr.. Saunders was unwilling to
go into further details of the
boards experiments, all data on
the subject having been for
warded to Washington. but he
said the public had right to be
informed of the progress made
toward multiplying the depreda
tions of the German undersea
craft.
Mr.. Saunders, in talking to a
group of newspaper men, said
that inasmuch as he was not dis
closing details of the naval
boards recommendations TO the
government, the statements he
made were not military infor.
nation and would be of no in
formative value to the German
government.
1t is the boards opinion that
to cope successfully with the
submarine problem. Mr.. Saund-
ers said. aggressive warfare must
carried on in the enemy's terri
tory. This included, in the
boards belief. he declared, naval
operations in the North sea with
destroyers, submarine chasers,
airplanes, nets and mines, coord-
mated with devices to destroy
submarines which the board has
experimental with and approx.
ed.
Mr.. Saunders said the plan
suggested to the government in |
volved the possibility of land
operations. Without commit.
ing himself definitely on this
point, the scheme he indicated
included a military offensive
against the Kiel canal, which
would call for the transportation
and landing of any army against
this important German water.
way. German naval concentra.
flon points generally would be |
objective points in this suggest
ed joint method of naval and
land operations.
The plans submitted to the
government, Mr.. Saunders as |
serted, was not based upon
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09

I'm afraid" said the junior
member of the law firm, that
we are causing our client un-
necessary trouble"
"Oh, that's all right" rejoined
The senior member! well charge
him for it,"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09
Proclamation

|, y. P. Douglass, Sheriff of
Chesterfield County, deem it
wise in the present crisis in this
formal proclamation to assure
all residents of foreign birth that
even in the event of the United
States becoming actively in
volved in the great European
war, no citizen of any foreign
power, resident in Chesterfield
county, need fear any invasion
OF his personal property rights
SO long as he goes peaceablv
about his business and conducts
himself in a law-abiding man
ner.
The United States has never.
IN any war confisCaYea-s
erty of any foreign resident un-
less by his own hostile acts he
made it necessary.
take this formal means of
declaring to all foreign-born
residents that they will be pro.
tected in the ownership of their
property and money. aad that
they will be free from personal
molestation, SO long as they
obey the laws of the State and
nation and ordinances of the
towns.
urgently request all our peo-
pie refrain from public discus
sions of questions involved in
the present crisis and maintain
a calm and considerate attitude
toward all without regard to
their nationality.
Let it be understood that
every citizen owes undivided al
legiance to the Flag, that he is
expected to Loyalty fulfil all
obligations which citizenship
and residence impose upon him,
and that any act, however
slight, tending to give aid or
comfort to the enemy, is treason,
for which severe penalties are
provided in addition to that
punishment which public opin-
ion inflicts upon the memory of
all traitors in all lands.
d. P. DOUGLASS,
Sheriff of Chesterfield County.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-09

Little sister had not been well,
and had been especially trying
TO small Johnny all day. Final
ly his patience came TO an end.
Mother" he asked, don't
you want little sister to be a
good wife like you when she
grows up"
"Of course" said his mother.
well, you make me give
everything to her cause she's
littler'n me. But you're litlIer'n
father, and you give him the
best of everything"
And, before his mother could
move, Johnny tore the train of
cars from the screaming baby.
"If we don't begin to train her,
she'll be a terrible wife," he SAID
as he slammed the door.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
BLACKFOOT HARNESS SHOP
OPENS BIG NEW QUARTERS

Leo Henesh has been in business
in Blackfoot for 13 years, plugging
along up the ladder of business ac-
complishment, making friends and
planning to have some day the finest
harness shop in the state. He has
come near that, without doubt, in
his new shop just north Of The Ida
no Republican, IN the Hopkins build
ing just being finished. The long,
wide store room is divided in two
near the rear, leaving most Of the
space for display in front, and a
roomy work room at the back,
where P. WAN Blaricom and Frank
sinner make up harnesses and leather
goods, and John Anderson keeps his
shoe mending machinery humming.
Coming from the little place on
West Bridge, where for so many
years Mr.. Henesh has been making
hay and harnesses, the present dis
play of goods seems to have expand
ed by magic, after being compressed
in a nutshell. Everybody who comes
into the shop has CHEEKY word Of
surprise and congratulation at the
size and neatness of the place. Mr..
Henesh is pleased, and has right
to be. He is glad to have any one
drop in and size up the place.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
RAILROAD BREAKS COAL
FAMINE In BLACKFOOT

By Thursday of this week the in
terested and efficient efforts of Sup
erintendent Pierce and Agent Young
of the Short Line succeeded in stop
ping up the open mouth of the coal
famine here so that word was sent
out to the superintendent Thursday
by Mayor Peck that for the present
there is no need of diverting COM
pany coal. In the past two days ten
cars of coal, most Of it railroad coal,
were thrown into the gap and the
dealers commenced to turn away
emergency coal Thursday for COM
mercial coal that they expect to ar
rive in plenty Of time to fill all
wants.
Agent Young has been so much
on the job in this connection that
at one time he diverted a car of coal
on the mayors urgent request with
out waiting to get the proper author
ity. II he had to make long and
careful explanations for this act it
was in a good cause.
Mayor Peck has all during the
stringency had an open ear for tales
of distress. He saw to it that all
the cases of want coming to his at
tention were relieved. He kept at
it when his own coal bin was empty
and he mad to go to neighbor's to
borrow a little to keep warm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
ROBBING MAILS AT BLACKFooT

On last Monday evening, Price Nc
Kinney, of Blackfoot, boy of II
years of age, was caught in the act
of opening boxes in the local post
office. This boy had aroused sus-
picion by his actions and when found
lettering in the lobby of the post
office, a watch was kept upon his
movements by Postmaster Jones, un-
observed by the boy. Altho fire.
quently interrupted by patrons of the
office, Mckinney was finally able to
open one or more of the boxes and
examine the contents, and was in
the act of leaving the office when
he was met near the front door by
Clerk Earl. e. Farmer and found
himself confronted by Mr.. Jones,
from the rear of the office. When
accused Of stealing mail and asked
what he had in his pockets, the boy
produced small parcel addressed to
one of the patrons of the office and
which had evidently been sent thru
the mails. Mckinney was turned
over to the sheriff by the postmaster
and post office authorities notified.
Wednesday afternoon Post Office
Inspector Mott, of Pocatello, arrived
in Blackfoot, and Mckinney was
taken in charge by him, pending in
structions from the United States
district attorney at Boise. 1t is not
known what action will be taken by
the government, in view Of the age
of Mckinney, but it may safely be
said that the Post Office Dena rtment
will make every effort to prevent the
tampering with or robbing of mail
boxes and that any offenders convict
ed of this crime will be severely
punished.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
DEATH OF FRANCIS @.
ROGERS, FIRTH POSTMASTER

Francis G. Rogers, postmaster at
Firth, and for several years station
agent there for the o. S. L., passed
away Monday, January Is, at his
home. The cause of death was given
as arterial sclerosis, or hardening of
the arteries. Coroner E. T. Peck
prepared the body for burial, which
was made Monday, January %, in
the Blackfoot cemetery. The fun
erad at the home was held by the
Episcopal pastor from Idaho Falls,
and burial was made under the aus
pices Of the Masonic lodge. Mr..
Rogers is survived by his, widow, one
son and brother. The son, C. F.
Rogers, came from Akron, Ohio, to
attend the funeral.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
OUR BUILDING FUNDERS

During the past week the follow.
ing named persons have thoughtful
ly paid up their subscriptions for
1917, and their combined payments
have been added to our building
fund:
Norman Bingham, 10y Altman,
Lewis ]. Ernst, John Nelson, Leo D.
Murdoch, Mrs. Cassie Wright, Temp
Hopkins, Mrs. M. e. Boyd, Idaho
Power company, J. M. Jensen, H. R.
Boice, F. G. Wieland, Jacob Kinney,
P. G. Christensen, Neils Anderson,
Eliza Wilson, R. Prouse, Mrs. H. G..
Taylor, Mrs. s. s. Hammond, G. H.
Farnsworth, E G. Conklin, Glen
Chute, s. W. Quisenbury, F. e. De-
Kay, H. N. Parkinson, J. H. Erick-
son, T. H Christy, H A. Reomish,
Mrs. M. A. Killion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
CITIZENS DEMAND A
MILITIA INVESTIGATION

After an indignation meeting Sun
, day night the citizens of Occur
dAlene sent telegram to their rep
resentatives in the state legislature
demanding an investigation of the
conditions in which the Idaho militia
has been kept at barracks in Boise
for the past several weeks, and as
to why the boys were so long de-
tanned there without gany apparent
reason.
This action came as direct result
of the four deaths that have occurred
in the guardsmen ranks during the
past week. Sergeant Guptill, Of
Occur d'Alene and Reynold Barlow,
of Weiser, passed away at the hos
pital the last of the week, Guptill on
Friday, and Barlow, Sunday. 1t is
alleged that the barracks are insan-
itary in some points, with poor ven
tilation, and that 15 Of the men are
now more or less seriously Ill in
the hospital.
The date Of finishing the muster
ing out has been extended several
days, due to delays in the official
routine required. 1t will probably
be the last of this week before the
boys will be free to 60 to their
homes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
CAUGHT AT GIBSON
WITH MUCH WHISKEY

The Pocatello sheriff has the nose
for news. He suspected that some
body would get off the train going
south at Gibson station the other
day, and went un with his deputies
to meet the chance arrival. H. T.
Pointer disembarked at said station
with a supply of whiskey amounting
to 15 cases, met the sheriff at Ross
Fork, and Immediately lost posses
sion of the treasure. This getting
off the train on the government res
ervation has caused the officers of
both counties good deal of trouble.
F. ]. Johnson, of Shelley, was a
Blackfoot visitor Wednesday, regist-
cred at the Cottage.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
DESTITUTE CHILDREN
TAKEN INTO HOMES

The two small girls, and boy who
were livin' with their father, George
Dowell, in tent shack on North
University avenue, were taken into
the charge OF Mayor Peck and Pro-
baton Officer Betty Ezell this week.
Mrs. Hans Hansen has opened her
home to the girls, and the boy also
will be found a home and sent to
school. They protested for some
time that they needed nothing, but
the hard winter was too much for
their frail shelter, and it seemed bet
ter to the authorities that they be
properly cared for.
Mrs. F. ]. Cowen is planning a
trip to California, to leave next week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
MILBURN-QUIGLEY

Leonard Quigley and Nellie Mil
burn were quietly married at the
Milburn home in Wapello on jan
uary Is. Bishop William Taylor
performed the ceremony, and only
near family relatives yere present.
The young people will make their
home in Wapello.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Walter Hammelrath and Robert
Hettle were fined by the probate
court $40 each for being drunk. They
were arrested by Chief Sewell.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-26

Robert Andrus, from Idaho Falls,
was down on business last week, re-
turning Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-25
Heading Of the Plotters.

Secretary Lansing has publicly declared no
passports will be given to any American seeking
to attend the sociastic so-called peace" confer
ence at Stockholm. The reason for this is that
Americans are forbidden to take part in any pro-
ceedings the outcome OF which may be inimical
to the interests OF the government in any of its
undertakings II the Stockholm conference has
any purpose whatever, it is to arrange separate
peace for Russia with Germany, the most dis
astrous thing that possibly could happen for the
United States now at war. Such action would not
only release the German army now on the Russian
front, but would give Germany access to immense
stores Of food and material needed for the further
prosecution Of the war, and, instead Of bringing
hostilities to close, would proong them, and re-
quirc an enormous additional expenditure of blood
and treasure on the part of our other allies
When the United States entered the war, it
was on behalf Of the common people Of Russia as
well as for those Of all the world Russa's liberty
more than that Of any other Immediately con-
cerned depends on the overthrow Of the Prussian
military machine, and only the purbnd zealots
of anarchy fail to see this. That they willingly
cooperate with the kaiserzed Socialists" of
Prussia Is one Of the astounding proofs of their
mental warpedness Socialists OF France and Eng
land have withheld from participation in the
Stockholm gathering, and those from the United
States will be compelled to.
Dealings with Russia just now are sufficiently
difficult without the additional complication that
would be provided were any citizen Of the United
States permitted to take part in conference that
promises so much for trouble as that proposed by
the Prussian plotters. 1t is we'll that our country
will not be represented" at Stockholm.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-25
Now, Let Us All Get Busy.

In much counsel lies safety, and we have had
much Of counsel lately. Now, let us all get busy,
for plenty Of real work for everybody awaits the
most serious attention united ctizenry can give
it. Each division of Our great commercial and in
dustrial organization knows by this time what is
expected of it, and each is eager to make good.
Not piece of all our great social machinery but
has been thoroughly overhauled and put into the
best possible working condition, and the smooth
and easy operation Of all justifes the belief that
this is going to be the greatest year in all Ameri-
can history, SO far as the production Of needed
things is concerned. Coordination Of effort Is
required, and less Of the keen and sometimes
selfish competition that has frequently disturbed
the harmonious working Of the machinery. None
are TO be Disseminated against, and none are en-
titled to special favor. 1t Is each in his proper
place, putting forth his proper effort, that is going
to win the battle for America and liberty for all
the world
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-25
People and Evemts

police raid on the piggeres Of South Phia-
delpha last week Melted 800 pigs of various sizes
Aicrowbar brigade demolished the pig shanties at
the same time and made general cleanup Of the
locality
Guying sports on Long Island sprung $40
bluff on local fat man weighing 800, conditioned
on his flying across the bay as passenger on a
hydro-airplane. The, fat man won the money
handily and is eager to meet more buffers on the
same terms
Agitation for household economy caused de-
cided slump in Chicagos garbage can reduc-
ton Of onehaf in garbage haulage attests greater
care, less wastage and conservation in desirable
direction. 1t means a substantial saving at the
household purse,
Former Vice President Fairbanks clad in over
alls and clodhopper Shoes is boosting the big
crop movement on his ranch in Greene county,
Illinois Hundreds OF acres are being planted
with wheat and corn, and Fairbanks is on the
job from sunrise to sunset directing the work
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-25
The NeW Missouri Pacific

Missouri Pacific is about to emerge from re-
ownership thoroughly rchabilitated and prepared
with adequate, up-to-date equipment to cope with
all the traffic problems likely to develop. The
company during the receivership, which began in
August, 1916 expended more than $15,000000 on
improvements, rebuilt more than $4,000 freight
cars, and new engines, passenger cars and new
freight cars have been bought at cost of more
than S4300000
1t was this rehabilitation of the system which
enabled it to prevent any traffic congestion all
last winter and at cost lower than before. In
the first three months of 1917 the Missouri Pa
cific's gross increased $2,l78230 while net earn
ings gained Sl,S94000 over the corresponding
quarter of 1916. The amount available in the
three months for fixed charges was $4.950000,
and the surplus for the quarter for the new stock
would be $2,950000, or between $ll.000,000 and
$l2O00000 for twelve months. There is &c.
$4,000 5 per cent preferred stock, and the pay
ment of this dividend for the full twelve months
would take only $685., 58l OF the years surplus.
II we take the nine months operating results
to March 81 results equally cheerful are found
The nine months gross was $56,347 900, gain OF
$3,385.000, or us per cent. Net after operating
outlay and taxes was SIS los 900, gain Of nearly
40 per cent, compared with the results Of the cor
responding nine months of the year previous.
The Missouri Pacific will be out Of the re-
ceiyer's hands in less than fortnight. judging
by all the indications now at hand.