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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
Jury Declares Means Innocent

Concord, N. c., Dec. 10
Castor B. Means was acquitted
here today of the murder cf
Mrs. ,Maude A. King, a
wealthy widow of New York
whose business affairs he had
handled. The case went to the
jury last NIGHT at 7 o'clock and
as presiding Judge Cline had
ruled that verdict might be
rendered on Sunday, the jurors
sent for him today and returned
the verdict shortly after 10
o'clock.
After the foreman of the Jury
had formally pronounced the
verdict of mot guilty" counsel
OF Means asked the court if it
had any other charges against
means. Judge Cline replied
there was none and Means was
given his freedom for the first
time since last September, when
he was arrested on warrant
charging him with having shot
the woman, who met death near
here III August. Means always
asserted she shot herself acci-
dentallv
New York, Dec. l6.-Gasfon
B. Means, acquitted Of the muir
der OF Mrs. Maude a. King,
faces indictment in the county
for forgery and cmbezzlemcnt
District Attorney SWa an.
nounCcG tonight.
There is concrete evidence
in our hanGs to show that Means
forged many documents on
which he obtained large sums
of money from Mrs. Kings es,
tate" said Mr.. Swami, "and
there is evidence pointing tc
him as the embezZlcr of The ma
Jor portion of Mrs. King
wealth.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19

The Monroe Journal saws
when the war began between
the North and the South the
expression, "One Southern man
can lick five Yankees with corn
stalks" was employed in the
South to stimulate recruiting.
and that it had its effect lust like
similar expressions are used in
Germany. This reminds us O.
an experience Zeb Vance once
ran up against while ~, King a
speech in a Northern State a
short while after the Civil war
closed. The speaker made a
statement that didn't suit one OF
his Yankee hearers and he was
interrupted with these words
Aren't you the fellow who told
the rebels that one Southern
man could lick five Yankees
with corn talks?" But Vance;
ready wit saved the day wher
he made the following reply
Yes, but they wouldn't figh,
with corn stalks"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
Auditors Notice.

The Auditors office will be
opened for the assessment of all
tSxable Real Estate and Person
al property from January 1st,
1918 to February 10th, 1918.
All male citizens between the
|ageSs4of2i and 60 years are
deemed Taxable Polls, except
those who are manned or for
other causes are incapable of
earning support.
The law requires SO per cent.
penalty added to taxes on prop
erty subject to taxes and no re.
turned for assessment on or
before the 2Oln of February.
1918.
| will be in the Auditors
office January y, 3, 4,5, E. 7,
II, Is, 10 and 26; February, l, 3,
4, 9, IL, II, Is, ID, Is. 16, IS, 10,
and 20, and at the following
places on the dates named:
Patrick; January 8, from IL 10
3 O'Clock.
Cedar Creek. Church; January
9, from II TO 2 o'clock.
John II. Wallace: January 10.
from III to 3 o'clock and Fl. X.
LultonS at night.
CaSh's: January 4, from 10 to
1 o'clock.
Westfield Creek, at new
school house January II, from
10 10 II o'clock.
Cross Roads; January ID, from
| to 3 o'clock.
Jefferson; January Is and 16,
to II o'clock
Catarrh, at ]. G. Holly's;
january 10. from l to 4 O'Clock.
Plains, at J. w. Hicks; Jan
nary II, 10 TO | O'Clock.
Grants Mill; January II, from
10 TO II o'clock.
.Angelus; January 22, from II
10 3 o clock.
McBee; January q and "A.
MiddendorI; January 25, from
IL TO 3 O'Clock.
Ruby; January 2S, from II to
3 O'Clock.
Pageland; January % and 80.
Dudley; January 81, from 20
to 1 o'clock.
Nj. Croghan; February 5,
from II TO o'clock.
Guess; February 5, from II TO
3 o'clock,
Cheraw; February 7 and Sth.
T. w. EDDINS, Auditor.
Other County papers please
copy.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
More Men to Camp jackson

The following men, who had
been exempted until December
1st by the local and district
boa1ds, were notified to reported
at Cheraw Monday afternoon,
and to leave for Camp; Jackson
yesterday morning.
Sanford Campbell
William NJ. Gathings
Hoyt H. Grant
Chester Griggs
Preston P. Hurst
Thomas L. Ingram
Gilbert E. Johnson
Robert ]. Matheson
John S. Oliver
Joseph K. Pegues
Frank TAYLOR
Minor H. Watson
Robert l.. Watts
Horace G. Wilhelm
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19

Tommy had been playing
truaht from school. and has
spent a long, beautiful day fish
ing. On his way back he met
one of his Young cronies, who
accoSted him with the usual
question. Catch anything?"
AT this, Tommy in all the con.
Sclousness of guilt. quickly re-
sponded: "hin't been home
yet."-Tit-bits.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19

This question has TWO sides, q"
said Senator Newlands, in a
recent argument. ITS like the
young ladess I matrimonial argu.
mert.
Il, said the first young wo-
man. don't intend to marry till
I'm thirty"
And L. said the second.
don't intend to be thirty till I'm
married."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
Save All Manure, Straw al, /
Leaves for Fertilizer

Leaves for Fertilizer
With commercial fertilize
scarce and high priced, every
pound of homemade fertlIizei
should be carefully saved ar 1
used in 1913. With nitrogen It
IS cents, phosphoric 6 cents an 1
potash 80 cents pound when
bought in commercial fertilizers.
it is OF interest and value to
calculate the plant food values
Of the materials commonly
found around the average
Southern farm.
Stable manure, of which we
waste a tremendous amount.
contains i'll each ton about ten
pounds OF nitrogen, worth $3.50;
live pounds of phosphoriC acid.
worth $50; and ten pounds of
potash. worth So, or total of
$3.50 per ton. To this we
would add a value of at least s.
per ton for the humus value of
the manure and because of its
promotion of beneficial bac.
terlal activities. Thus, where
potash is needed, as is the case
over much of the Southeast. a
ton OF manure is worth about
$40, while in those sections
where potash is not needed, a
ton OF manure is well worth
about s.. When we consider
that an animal weighing LOCO
pounds will in a year produce
eight TO ten tons o. manure, we
can begin TO see the Importance
OF saving every possible pound
OF this material. To do this,
cheap sheds for housing lie
stock at night, should De pro-
vided, plenty of straw, leaves or
other absorbent materials should
be used in the stables and barn.
yard, and all manure should be
put on the fields as soon as
practicable after it is made.
Straw and leaves are another
source of plant food and humus
that should not be overlooked.
These will probably average
higher than stable manure in
nitrogen, and fully as high in
phosphoriC acid and potash.
Moreover, since they contain
less water Than the average
manure, their humus making
value will be considerably
greater. Whcn other work is
not pressing, several DAYS may
well be devoted 10 hauling these
materials out oi the woods and
putting them on the fields. In
the meantime, keep fire out the
woods. terliIizing material
worth $40 should not Se sent up
IN smoke,
we are nOl suggesting that
these materials be used 10 take
the place oil commercial fertil-
lzerS, but rather than one be
used TO supplement the other.
AS a matter of fact, present
prices for practically everything
we raise justify heavier ferlili-
ization than ever before. SO we
would not Oniy save all the
manure, straw and leaves, but
would go rather StrCng on COM
merclal fertilizers as well. Ii is
time for making every ounce
OF plant food do lis duty.-Pro.
gresSivc Farmer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
Man Who Spent 1S Years in
a Turkish Prison Tells of
Cruelty Of His Captors.


phone or any other of the many
wonders of the past 18 years.
He returned to his old home,
only to find that his wife and
daughter had lived and waited
16 years and d half and then in
the fall of 1915 had sailed for
America. He later found where
she had registered at the French
consulate at Baltimore as the
wife of Capt. Laurene, missing
16 years. She also registered in
a hotel in that city, but from that
point no trace of her has been
found. He has travelled over 81
states, lectured all over the coun-
try, advertised widely, but no
trace of her has been found.
He lectures under the auspices
of the Red Cross an other SIM
liar organizations in the larger
cities, and admission fees are
charged. In small places he
charges no tees, but the people
are allowed to pay what they
want to. In Pageland the con
tribution amounted to above
SIS.
The address was not a sermon
in any good sense. and still
many good lessons were drawn
from the experiences of the
speaker. In giving advice to
young men he said. Love your
country; No better will be found.
Keep good company and tell
your troubles to God. Heed the
warning of a good woman, as ii
is Gods message to YOU" He
then told how he had failed to
listen to the warning of his
young wife as she clung to him
at parting and begged him moi
to go on the expedition, and
warned him that she saw danger
; ahead. ss5.s, ...s
In telling OF the customs OF
the Turks he said the Turks
bathe only once a year which
time comes in April. Also thai
they wear the hair long, and re-
fuse to let their prisoners cut
their hair. They wear turbans
to bind the hair about the head.
The Turks, be SAID, are poor
marksmen, but the most expert
swordsmen in the world. They
never shoot their prisoners but
cut their throats.
They never crv and never
laugh, only smile. being stoicai
IN their nature and training.
They are fanatic. There is no
god but Allah. They work and
die for their religion without a
murmur. They think ii holy
thing TO cut the throat of a
christian dog, as they term all
followers of the Cross. The
religion was described as one of
bloodshed, lust and cruelty
The Turk believes he has a
right TO as many wifes as he can
support. The rich obtain their
wives in various and question
able ways. The people are
divided into seven classes, and
man OF one class may have
the wife of any man OF a lower
class for the asking. AT regular
periods girls from different
sources are put up and sold al
auction to the highest bidder.
The rich man keeps his wives
shut up in harem. and they
are watched over by eunuChs.
Ii a girl or woman gets the III
will OF the eunuch or the "hus-
band" she is put 10 death and
buried in the river or lake
with about as much ceremony
as a civilized man would OBJ
serve in shooting a crow.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
Mass Meeting December 9th

Mass Meeting December 9th
Notice is hereby given that a
mass meeting will be held on
Thursday. December 9th for
the purpose of %neminaaidE pan
intendant and four wardens fof
the Town of Pageland for the
year 1918. Every citizen of the
towns asked to attend and have
d voice in the meeting.
]. E. AGERTON. lnlendent.
S. A. SELLERS, Clerk.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-12-19
Hoover Tells How We Can

Organization is being perfect
by the United States Food Ad.
ministration in South Carolina
for the placing of supplement
tai food card in every one of the
four hundred thousand homes
OF the State.
The supplemental card bears
message from Herbert Hoover
United States Food Administra.
ton to the American2people.
The card contains the follow.
ing specific appeals to every
home in South Carolina.
The Food Administration
asks every one to maintain rigid.
ly a minimum of at least:
One wheatless day each v cek
and one wheatless meal each
day; The wheatless day to be
"Wednesday, By wheatless We
mean to eat nos wheat products.
| One MEATLESS day each
week which. shall be Tuesday
and one meatless meal each
day. BY meatless we mean to
cal no red meat, beef, pork, NUT
ton, veal, lamb; no preserved
meat, beef bacon ham or lard.
"One PORKLESS day each
week in addition TO Tuesday,
which shall be Saturday. By
porkless we mean no fresh or
salted pork, bacon. lard or ham.
"SUGAR-You can material.
~ reduce sugar by reducing the
use OF candy and sweet drinks.
We will make every endeayor
10 see thatathe country is pro.
vlded with a supply of house.
hold sugar on the basis of three
pounds OF sugar for each person
per month? Do not consume
more.
Human foodstuffs comprise
three principal elements:
PROTEIN: Mainly presen,
in meat, beans. fish, poultry,
milk and to some extent in
grains.
4 FATS: That is, butter, cream,
lard, bacon, margarine, cooking
tals, beans, cotton seed oil and
other vegetable oils.
CARBOHYDRATES: Grains
sugar, potatoes and other vege.
tables.
"As a nation we eat and waste
SO per cent. more protein than
we require to maintain health
Therefore, we can reiuce the
amount of meat we eat without
harm.
We eat and waste .24O Del
cent. more fat than is necessary
OF the carbohydrates we can
just as well consume corn, oats
anc other cereals as whext and
the other cereals as wheat and
We have abundant supplies OF
potatoes and vegetables.
DO not limit your supplies of
milk and table butter, but con
sumo II all. Don't waste any.
You can reduce the consump.
ton OF fats by reducing pastry
and fried foods.
"Remember the gospel of the
clean plate, the serving of small
portions, the purchase of less
supplies.
"HOARDING-Any person IN
the United States who BUYS
more food stuffs than he custom
arlly keeps at home in peace
times is defeating the Food Ad.
ministration in its purpose to Sc.
cure a just distribution of food
and in its great endeavors to re-
duce prices. The boarding of
Il food in households ia not c,l,,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
AMERICAN MARATHON
TO BE RUN APRIL 19

BOSTON. Ajril 12.-The Ameri-
can marathon road race held an
nually for the past 90 years, under
the auspices of the Boston Athletic
association, will be run on April 10,
the athletic committee of the asso-
citation decided Wednesday. The
committee had considered the ad-
visibility Of abandoning the contest
this year because of the war AS the
marathon had it's origin in the per-
Torrance Of the Grecian soldier
Pheidipides in running the plains Of
Marathon to Athens with official
dispatches, il was decided that the
event would be in keeping with the
martial spirit of the times. Entries
number so. among them the lead
ing distance runners of Canada and
athletes from Chicago, New York
and Philadelphia and other cities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
PURDUE HAS LITTLE
TROUBLE WINNING

LAFAYETTE. Ind. April r.
Purdue had little difficulty in defeat
ing Rose Poly Wednesday afternoon
in the first game Of the local season
by a score of II TO 2. OppOrtune hit
ting by the Boilermakers coupled
with many costly errors by the visit
Ors enabled the inexperienced Pur-
due players to get an early lead,
which was never threatened Kauff-
man pitched air tight ball for three
innings. 10y took up the mound
duties in the fourth but retired in
the sixth inning under fire. With the
bases full and two down, Eggleston,
a sophomore. struck out the next
batter. Score:
Rose Poly 900 O1O 1902 II
Purdue ..145 900 O2*-12 1
Rausenhauser. Holding and Bake;
Kaufman. 10y, Eggleston and
Royce. Roberts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
WOOD Is FOR BASEBALL
Tnternational News Services


NEW YORK, April u. Maj
Gen. Leonard Wood believes in base
ball as a balancing medium In these
tense days.
He went TO the Polo grounds yes
terday to lend his approval to the
sport and to throw out the first ball.
That over he sat down in a reason
ably uncomfortable chair and fell
asleep.
Tired nature simply demanded toll
and the nap was a tribue TO his IN
tagging zeal and long hours Of
work in the last two or three weeks.
The hours at his desk and the
later hours of experimenting have
robbed him of needed rest, but he
was able TO make up three innings
of four in a box at the Polo grounds
as the Yankees went down TO de-
feat before the Boston Red Sox.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
WITT TO TALK TERMS

international News Services:
DETROIT. Mich, April los
car Witt. third baseman of the
Tigers, who was yesterday suspend
ed automatically because of his fail
ure TO report, soon will come to
Detroit TO talk over terms. accord
ing 10 report here. Witt was grant
ed an increase in salary but de-
manded a larger one. Bobby Jones
will hold down the far corner for
the present.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
WILL GET WARM WELCOME
Columbia Students to Turn Out to
See Smith Pitch.

International News Services:
NEW YORK. April II. - When
the Giants come TO town Column bia
will turn out in full force to well
come George Smith. McGraw's big
ht-hander. who has done some
exceptional work on the spring
training trip and when Smith is
chosen TO pitch his first game at
the Polo grounds he will get testi-
monial gift from the Columbia I'M
dergraduates among whom a fund
has already been started
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
NE W MANAGER ON
SCENE WITH TEAM
Harry Smith Arrives and Puts
Locals Through First
Real Workout.
BY W. \. PheIan.

With the arrival OF Mgr. Harry
Smith and his appearance i'm a uni-
form things moved along in great
shape at Springbrook park
yesterday and the majority OF
the men were glad when time was
called about 1880 O'Clock Bill"
Robertson. the "old kid" OF the
squad was disappointed however
and hung around the park hitting
flies until way after 2 o'clock Bill
says he needs "A lot Of conditioning
and for that reason donned the rub
Der shirt before and practice start
ed.
One new candidate Joined the
squad in time for the fast inheld
workout which was handed out by
the new boss A first sacker was
missing, so Robertson gladly con-
sented 10 substitute, and with
Wright. the new man. on second.
Julian on short and Hogan on third
the practice started.
Combination Looks Good.
The com binatiOn looked good, the
three young fellows stepping out in
mid-seascn style and collecting
everything which the hitter sent at
them. Wright and Julian worked
together sensationally at the key
stone bag and acted as IL they had
been teammates all their lives.
over at third Hogan got all the
hard ones and tipped them across
10 first In approved fashion. The
lad handles himself and the ball
Clearly and gets IL away fast. Smith
advised him TO get the ball on the
first hop If he could instead OF wait
ing for a nice bounce and the ad-
vice improved his style of play
Robertson filed in most acceptably
at first and looks like a good all
around man. He can clout too and
in the hitting pracIce got in some
good knocks.
Tree and Elliot worked at the
plate and the two young fellows give
promise Of developing into real re-
ceivers. They have plenty Of stuff
now and with the crafty Harry
watching them and teaching them
daily they should improve consider
ably
Pitchers Cut Loose.
The pitchers cut loose a little
during the morning workout and
the manager took turns catching
them. As soon as one Of them got
tired another took his place. Hill.
Robertson and Willis did only a
little throwing but Bowman. Meis
and Scharris were given a good drill.
Scharris put more stuff on the pill
than the others and appears 20 have
a wonderful arm
Scharris says he has a catcher
who worked with him in Chicago.
ON Artie Hofman's semi-pro squad.
who is a bird" when it comes 10
plate work and the pitcher is anXi-
Gus for Ed Smith TO give him a
tryOut
Harry LaRoss. who is slated for
the first base job is expected today
and then some real infield workouts
can be INDUCED in. Louis Schettler
is overdue but Harry Smith is not
worrying much over the non-appear-
ance Of the twirler.
After Smith had looked the squad
over yesterday he said that they
were a bunch OF good ball players
and after a little drilling would make
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
COLLEGE SCORES

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 12.-Holy
Cross defeated the navy here We'd
nesday afternoon. 10 2. The game
was well played. the visitors came
from behind with a rally in the
eighth Score:
Holy Cross 900 Dol O3O-4 2
Navy ......O20 600 600 5
Gill and Spillane: Olsen. En-
merck and Connolly.
Lehigh. Is; Pennsylvania state, g..
Albright, 3 Dickinson, 0.
Catholic university. 4; Johns Hop
kins, l.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
WIFE Is NOT PLEASED
Wants Joe To- Take Title Away Prom
CaddOck.
International News Servlce:

International News Service:
OMAHA, Neb., April u. Joe
Stecher's wife is far from pleased
by the wrestlers defeat at the
hands of Earl Caddock Tuesday
night and the charges OF quitting
which have followed. So Joe today
has his orders.
Il have told Joe I want him 20
go after Caddock and take his title
away from him. said Mrs. Stecher.
After that has been done | shall
insist that he quit wrestling"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
Sig Leagues Open Season-P1ayers Drill Before Games

+" gang well qualified 70 travel in
{ ntral circles.
$40 matter how good YOU are.
said the manager, you must learn
TO play baseball a team may not
he as good as other teams in the
league but II they play the old sys-
tenn they are going 10 win a lot Of
ball games. Wheeling had a club
that everyone poked fun at last year
but they came near winning the pen
nant in the second half Of the race
and would have won II several games
had not been protested and thrown
out Of the records.
Many Fans Come ont
Many fans have been coming out
90 the ball park about the middle
OF the afternoon 20 watch the work
outs and have been disappointed be-
cause the men have quit soon after
their arrival The balance Of this
week practice will start about 1890
o'clock or II o'clock in the morning
and a halt will be called about 2
o'clock After this week morning
and afternoon drills will be in or
der.
Regular league admission prices
will hold for the game with Goat
AnGersOn's all stars Sunday after
noon IL will be the first chance fan
dom will have TO look the boys in
regular game and there should
be a pretty good turnout
Anderson has not definitely de-
cided on the makeup of the squad
he will send against the Benders
but il will probably be something
like this. Anderson. CT; Broder, IL;
Britton. RI; Hixenbaugh 3b; Claffey.
Oh; Philion. ID; Aftowski. IS; Walsh,
p. and Baker or Tieman. c.