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Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
CASES SUBSIOING IN
SMYRNA AND OTHER PLACES
,ovpARATIVELY FEW CASES IN
S,vRNA AND THESE CHECKED
,.,ortant to Fumigate Not Only
III Tomes But All Public Places to
XIII the Thousands of Germs


Kill the Thousands of Germs
The "Flu" Epidemic is subsiding.
Smyrna which in comparison with
Thor towns of the state, has been un-
.naIlv fortunate, reports but few
'o,ious cases and these where pneu-
.,onia has developed, are pretty we'll
nrdor check. While there are many
an tbe sick list, a great majority have
,bown no development of the "Flu"
bnt on the contrary cases of malaria,
bsd colds and the like. The "Flu"
.osps seem to be on the mend and
while the Smyrna Board of Health has
1Ot Indicated when they will lift the
han on public meeting places, it is
thought they will do so soon so just
as soon as the State Board of Health
lifts its ban. Last Sunday was an
other quiet day for churches and in
fact all meeting and amusement
Dlaces have been shut up tight ever
since October 4th.
Important to Fumgiate Properties.
Now that the epidemic is waning,
the Board of Health advises fumiga-
ton in order to prevent a return of
the influenza in our midst. The or
der of the day is "Fumigate!" The
counsel given to private families by
the Board of Health, is to burn a for
madehyde candle, which can be pur-
chased at druggists, in every room
in which influenza patients have been
cared for. All bedding, clothing, fur
niture, everything which has been ex-
posed to the contagion by contact
with the sick, should be placed in the
room to be fumigated, and room
should be closed tight while the form
adehyde candle is burning. This does
not mean that closing all doors and
windows is sufficient. All keyholes,
spaces between door and floor, window
aevices should be stuffed tightly with
cotton. The process of fumigation
should go on in the room for five
hours or so. No person should be in
the room while it is fumigated. The
influenza germs continue alive for
days after the patient has recovered,
and exist by the hundred thousand in
bedding, clothing and sickroOm furni-
ture, waiting to catch the well persons
in the family. Washing and scrub
bing won't kill the germs; fumigation
is necessary to do it. Probably every
body has noted the startling way in
which the influenza has spread
through entire families, when it once
got a hold upon a household. The
cause lies in the germs from the sick,
which were breathed in by the well.
Request Public Places Be Fumigated
1t Is further requested that all
places Of public gathering which were
ordered closed by the board on Octo-
Der 4, be at once fumigated, cleaned
and thoroughly aired. There is an es-
pecially good chance to do this now
without inconvenience to either pa
irons or prOprietors, while the build
mgs are closed. 1t is a precautionary
measure which will prevent any pos
aOllity Of return of epidemic con-
uuons. Nobody desires this scourge
10 sweep over us again, bringing
Sickness and death and making an
other shutdown of public gathering
places necessary.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
TRAPPERs EXPECT GOOD YEAR

Bombay Hook and TaylOrs Bridge
Trappers Getting Traps in Shape
All signs point to a big trapping
season this winter. Those on Bombay
Hook Island and at Taylors Bridge
having large "rat marshes" have good
prospect of reaping good prices the
coming season. Trappers appreciat-
ing the opportunity are getting in
readiness to be on the job as soon as
the claw is out" Fur prices are
going up, as the Government uses
large amounts of muskrat fur in win
ter uniforms for its soldiers and i'm
ports also have dropped.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
AUTO ACCIDENT AT DOVER
New Car of DIR. E. F. O'Day Ran Into
By Wilmington Car and Damaged

In an automobile accident in Dover
Sunday afternoon, caused by the col
lision- of Wilmington car and the car
of DIR. f. F. ODay, of Dover, the
latter car being driven by young
man named Turner, resulted in the
smashing of DR.. O'Day's car in such a
manner as to almost render it unfit
for further use. The car was a new
one and had been driven but a few
hundred miles. Turner, driver of the
O'Day car, was badly cut and bruised,
while the occupants of the other car
escaped injury, with but little damage
to their car.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
Banner Tomato Grower in BIackbird.

Blackbird, Oct. 20.-State Senator
Edward Hart is the banner tomato
grower in this section. From ten
acres planted on the California
Farm" near here, he grew 7711 tons
which he delivered to the local can
neries for $50 a ton. Farmers con-
slider this a great yield.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
BEAGLE FIELD TRIALS END.
'isl'lng SpOrtsmen Returned Home
Last Week Pleased With SMYRNA.

Inc Eastern Beagle Club finished
'nelr trials here Thursday after one of
Cne most delightful meets ever held.
T,OnSldenng the dry weather which
uld not induce good trailing, the dogs
SHO"ed good work and all the visiting
9pOrtsmen enjoyed their outing. Sew
eiai stayed over the weekend as Wis
,'Ofs' The following in addition to
muse already published last week,
W. were the winners for Wednesday and
thursday: 15-inch all-age females,
Ul4 starters) first, Sankanac Blue,
~ snyder; second Arietta, L. R.
CCOCnran; third, Nettie Cam, H. S.
O; OSnn; Reserve, Actress, Ross S.
l'OOlson. Thirteen-inch all-age dogs,
DIS a,s'' cams Trump, S. H. Cam;
aaO' Revene,TG.Massey. 13-inch all
age females, first Sankanac Squirt,
n ~ snyder; second, Saukauac Judy,
O. o. snyder; third, Aam Blitz, Carl
'Hepard; reserve, Sankanac Nav.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23

Good Tomatoes are Still Hanging On
Despite the frost tomatoes are still
hanging on and are receiving top mar
ket prices.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
iO'al of S8S Registered in Duck Greek

n,s. %.'n the last Registration Day, Sat-
. ts., 10y Oe1ore Election, the books show
=. Wal OF 08S registered in this Dis
vota '' This is a falling off, the normal
'O'e being about 1000.
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
Mrs. Anna Archer White, Dead.

Mrs Anna B. White, aged 35, wife
of Talbert White, of Clayton, and
daughter of the late B. B. Archer, died
in Clayton, Sunday, of influenza. Be-
sides her husband she is survived by
several children. Funeral took place
this afternoon with interment in De-
laney's Cemetery.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
Bishop Russell Criticized.


Charleston.--The holding OF pub.
lie services in the Roman Catholic
Cathedral of ST. John the Baptist by
Bishop Russell OH the Sunday before
the lifting Of the influenza quaran.
tine in violation OF the health officers
order has been finally disposed OF, so
far as the board OF health is concern
ed. Resolutions have been passed by
the board deprecating the action of
the bishop and declaring that "the
course of the board Of health is plain
ly defined which. if pursued, would
necessitate the arrest Of the wrong.
doer.
Increases in wages for employees of
the Charleston Consolidated Railway
& Electric Company are provided in
an award by the war labor board
The new wage scale raises from 36
to 40 cents an hour, the maximum to
be paid after nine months Of service
The board recommended that the
company be allowed to raise it's fares
to enable it to meet the increased
operating expense.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
1oF vIs!1 lIVE STOCK snow.
Many Will Take Advantage Of Tho
Opportunity to Study Conditions
In Stock Raising Sections.

Clemson College.-Great interest is
being shown in various parts of the
state IN the trip which is being plan
ned by the extension service live
stock specialists in the International
Live Stock show, which Is to be held
IN Chicago November 80 to December
2. V. w. Lewis states that he has
received letters daily inquiring about
the trip, and that already about rs
have said that they will go, so indi
cations are for good crowd and a
fine trip.
Among those asking for reservations
Tor the trip are number of pro
gressive bankers and business men
who have seen beyond the walls of
their offices and have caught vision
OF the live stock possibilities and
prospects in South Carolina, and who
realize that they must inform them.
selves and be prepared to do bust
ness on live stock basis as we'll as
on the time honored cotton basis.
1t is certainly fine opportunity for
such men to study conditions in the
older stock raising sections, and to
realize at first hand that live stock
farming is not only solid but a
profitable kind OF farming enterprise
for business men to encourage and
back up with their moral and flnan.
cial support.
Mr. Lewis will shortly mail letters
to those who have already written TO
him calling upon them to state defin.
itely that they will or will not go.
Others who have not written to Mr..
Lewis will do well to communicate
with him at once II they wish to go.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05

operator Il gas tractor Is a very de-
pcnd;lblc source of power. Occasional
Slight delays probably will be encoun-
tered, but serious ones will be eXcep-
ttonal, whereasSwith u careless or in
competent operator expensive delays
are apt to be frequent
or the tractors owned by Illinois
farmers reporting, about 90 per cent
were operated by the owner or some
member Of his family, the best results
usually being obtained by this class of
operators. Thirty-six per cent of I'LL.
nGs owners reported no time lost in
the field on account of trouble with the
outfit. This probably means that the
time lost was not worth mentioning.
Most men do not consider 1t trouble so
long as they know at once the cause OF
stoppage or other irregularity in the en-
gine's operation and are able to rem
edy 1t promptly. The average time lost
per day by the 46 per cent reporting
trouble is a little over three-quarters
Jf an hour.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
PROPER STORAGE FOR BEETs
When Placed in Cellar Avoid Large
Piles as 1t Is Liable to Cause
Heating and Decay.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Bccts should be pulled and the tops
cut off when the soil is dry. If they
are to be held in the storage room in
the basement or in an outdoor storage
cellar, they should be placed in venti-
lated barrels, loose boxes, or, better
still. in crates. If sufficient space is
available In the cellar, it is good plan
simply to place them in small piles
along the wall. Storage in large piles
should be avoided. as it is liable to
cpuse heating and decay.
For storage In banks or pits prepare
the beets as for storage in the room in
the basement or in the outdoor cellar
Select Il well-drained location, make n
shallow excavation, about six inches
deep, line it with straw, hay, leaves,
or similar material, and place the beets
in cOnical pile on the lining. Make
the bottom Of the pile about the same
size as, but not larger than, the bottom
of the excavation. Cover the beets with
same material as that used for lining
the bottom Of the pit, and carry 1t up
several inches above the apex Of the
pile of vegetables, having it extend
through the dirt covering. This serves
as ventilating flue. and it should be
covered with a piece Of tin or short
board as a protection from rain. The
dirt covering should he two or three
inches thick when the vegetables are
stored, and 1t should be increased as
severely cold weather approaches until
1t is foot or more in thickness. In
finishing the pit the dirt should be
flrmcd with the back OF the shovel in
order to make 1t as nearly waterproof
as possible.
The shallow trench around the base
OF the pit should have an outlet for
carrying off the water. Supplement
the dirt covering with manure, straw,
corn fodder or other protecting mate
rial Use several small pits instead Of
one large one, as vegetables keep bet
ter in small pits and the entire con.
tents may be removed when the pit is
opened.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
'Tl'R'LAcITORlIls 'l''LA G ! sou
\ OF RELIABLE { PO MER.
Outfits Of Illinois Farmers Not,
Disabled Single Day.
u Operator ls Experienced and Care.
ful Little Trouble Is Likely to Fol.
low-serlous Delays Will Be
Exceptional.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
or more than 600 tractor owners on
representative farms In Illinois who
reported to recent survey conducted
by the United States department. of az
rculture, report of which is pub
lished as Farmers Bulletin 963, 54 per
cent stated TINT their outfits were not
disabled IL single day when needed dur
Ing the entire season last year. OF the
remaining 46 per cent the average num-
ber Of days their tractors were out of
commission when needed was five. This
average, however, did not include one
man who stated that his machine was
not usable about hulf the time.
The reports Of tractor owners indi-
cate that with careful and proficient
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
Chester Men Wounded.

Chester.-Claude l.. Revells, "a
years Of age. has been wounded in
France in action recently and Is now
in a hospital in France. He is a mem
Der OF Co II, 11Sth infantry, 30th di-
vision. Mrs. Revells lives near the
city.
John N. Varnadore has been wound.
ed by gas in France, according to in.
formation just received in Chester.
He is Chester county man. He is a
member OF Company F. 11Sth infan.
try, 30th division.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
MissIna In Action.

Chester.--Priyate Arthur G. Austin.
Company G. 11Sth infantry. 3Oth d..
vision. has been reported as missing
since October II. according to a mes
sage received by his father, NJ. T..
Austin. Mr.. Austin Joined Captain
Parks Company G.. when it was Eta
toned in Chester.
Privates Morris Dennis, Company III,
118th infantry. Thirteth division, has
been reported missing since October
IL, according to a telegram received
from the war department by his IA
ther w. r. Dennis.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
Great Interest Shown.

Acknowledgement interest is being
manifested in this section over the
proposed new county, with Allendale
as the county seat Four commission
ers were recently appointed by the
governor to carry out the preliminary
steps for an election on the question
in the territory concerned. The fol,
lowing were appointed: ]. Fred
Lightscy, w. G. Rryan, r. 0. Csoa'
and w. r.. Holm9s The preliminary
snrv,F '"Yins D"nn made. engineers
are now at @fk laying out the pes
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
TO WAGE IHeaIt.. Campa;un.

Lexington. n.-~For the purpose Of I'M
proving the general public health Of
the community, Lexington county is
making plans to wage an intensive
health campaign early in December
DR.. Vance w. Bradham Of Orange
burg, state director of rural health
held conference with DR.. James A.
Hayne, state health officer, and with
prominent citizens Of Batesburg rela.
tive to the campaign which will con-
fine itself largely to work among the
school children
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
School Holidays Are Short.

Spartanburg.--Tne county board OF
education adopted resolution that
all teachers Of the county should
receive remuneration for the time
lost during the quarantine. Another
resolution recommending that all
schools Of the county cut short
Thanksgiving and christmas holidays
and teach as usual in order to make
up some Of the lost time, was also
adopted.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05

Mrs. Susan Day, Albany, Ca, writes
II am so pleased with my cure that |
would not regret having paid ten times
the modest sum that / gave for the
remedies which have taken me out of
my misery"
Mrs. S. A. Baker, Lamar, S. c.,
writes: II am feeling lots stronger
and better. Have good appetite. I
am sure glad | am taking your rene
dies"
William. G. Orr. Bamburg, S. c..
writes: II have taken all the rene,
dies you prescribed for me and am
feeling much better. Will YOU please
send me another"
Rev. S. B. Thompson, Society Hill
S. c.. writes: II have been sufferinp
from deep. incomplete fistula for II
years. Your remedies gave me more
relief than all the doctors and sundry
medicines that ever took in all this
time I"
{. l.. Therrell, Chesterfield, S. c.,
writes: II am getting on just fine.
Feel well, eat well and sleep well"
". T. Thurber, Waterbury, Mo, /,
writes: 81 have received great benefit
from your treatment
John Davis. Clara, Mo-, writes: 'I
haven't had spell with my eyes since
| commenced with your treatment
Mira. Davis writes: "My stomach
ter
Mrs. w. l.. Jadwin. Jadwin, Mo-,
writes: Il am some better. The
glands are going down and am great
deal stronger. :"
Now that you know the truth, you
have only yourself to blame if you
continue to suffer from Piles, Kidney
and Bladder Troubles, Discharges. Bed
Wetting. Blood Poison, Skin Eruptions.
rheumatism, Epilepsy. Uric Acid
Poisoning, Paralysis, Nervous Troubles
and Debility. Neuralgia, Stomach and
Liver Troubles. Catarrh, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Pieurisy. rumors, Indiges-
ton, Constipation, I'>n Stones. Ovarian
and reflex conditio, ! the nervous
system, and those dis Jes about which
most people dislike 7 consult the gen
eral practitioner.
Bear in mind that this will likely be
the last visit when the specialists ex-
tend their services FREE.
Hundreds have been restored to
their perfect good health, with rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes-so may
you. The specialists are too well
known throughout the state to require
further mention.
Married women should be accom-
panied by their husbands and children
by their parents.
Remember the hotel, day and date
- one day only
Hours 900 a. m. to d p. m
isf8 Offices and Laboratories
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
assaessufasg II FicIkezls, s. q.
EssE ASSOCIATED D0cTORs spEl:yaxIsTs
a5s S.< will be az
" Pickens Inn, Friday, December s. 1918,
For One 'n 'ny. Offer Services Free of Charge.
convincing glennc for the SckHow Chronic Sufferers Are
Being Res,ot e9 to Health Thru ASSOCIATED DOCTORS
System of Treatment

:, They Associated Doctors, Specialists
inHcensed by the State of South Caro-,
Una, and who have met with such phe.
nomenal success throughout tile entire
Southeast, will be in Pickens, S. c.. on
FRIDAY, December 6. 1918, for one dav
only to demonstrate their new system
OF OF treatment of chronic disease cases.
Ihese regular, reputable physicians
peleye that the combined skill of sew
erai trained specialists in chronic dis
ease cases can accomplish more than
one doctor alone-in other words, in
unity there is strength.
Ihe offer to treat all who call on this
visit absolutely free, is their original
method of getting their system of treat.
ment before the public quicker, and no
one, rich or poor, white or colored,
should neglect to take advantage of
thelr very liberal fer-ABSOLUTE-
LY FREE (medicne excepted). No
cutting-No knife.
1t makes no difference how manv
doctors you have consulted or how
many pateat medicines you have taken.
you cannot afford to miss this opportu-
nicy OF ascertaining your exact condi
tion and be honestly advised. No one
should require further evidence than the
following
TESTIMONY:
Square, Cheatham, Boiling. Ala.
writes: i had rheumatism for over
two years and walked with a stick
After. taking the first dose of your
medicine threw away my stick. Your
remedy has done the work and | am
now we'll man, thanks to the Asso-
ciated Doctors"
Ira Craig, Greenville, Ala, writes:
II am doing very we'll. Ny foot is
healing, althcug | am compelled to
walk on it..
J.. I. Redding, Saginaw, Ala,
writes: II am free from rheumatic
pain since commencing your treat
Thomas Marshall, Chapman. Ala.
writes: II can truthfully say am a
new man. feel don't need the full
eight weeks you prescribed.
Mrs. Margaret w. Rogers. Georgi-
anna, Ala, writes: 81 have been US
ing your remedies prescribed near 9
weeks and am feeling much better"
Rev. R. L. Fletcher, Camaia Ca,
rites: IL am new man; eat well,
.a'eep we'll and feel like man in nv
S&grime. | want to thank you and my
MAR wife also wants to thank you, for
N3Sis is 50 proud of my Improvement.
RhP., Anderws, Blakely, Ga, writes:
W3W boy has been a great sufferer
&nS skin diseases. sores and bed wet
IW Rsnce childhood. He is 13 years
WQA Since taking your treatment he
HE$ot wet the bed single time. The
Esbie sores on his limbs and body
MHgdlssappearing like magic even in
HYshort time
Y.M Associated Doctors Special
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
Don't Work in LimeIiaht.

Secretary Houston says Farmers
are not spectacular performers. They
do not furnish sensations and head
lines. They work in season and out
Of season, from early dawn until dusk,
800 ''--- IL .,,L .vc~ VII ~ tho linoltoht -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-08
YOUR 81

There are between 80 and 100
Tacoma dog owners who can save
SO each by hurrying to the city
hall and taking out licenses for
their pets.
Humane Officer Van Voris turn
ed over nearly 100 warrants to the
police today for persons who
have failed to obtain dog licenses
after being warned to do so. The
police will begin serving the war
rants next week and every person
arrested must pay 50 fine in ad-
dition to the cost Of a license.
Police Capt. Falconer announced
today that the warrants will be
dismissed in each case where dog
owners take out licenses today OF
Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-08
NOT KAISER ALONE,
BUT WHOLE NATION
BY VICTOR MORGAN
Editor of The Cleveland Press.
(Copyrigh t, 1881

German newspapers explained
that spurlos versenkt was justi-
fable policy when the matter first
came up In the empire.
It is still easy to get crews for
munition and food ships both in
neutral and belligerent ports,
Spurlos versenkt would change all
this.
The adoption of the spurlos
versenkt policy was not attended
by public promulgations and no
tees to foreign nations. Yet
much has been printed on the sub
ject In Germany.
II seems that the policy did not
have IL origin in the navy OF
among the professional militar-
lists, but among the class that has
always been regarded as in the
lead in humanitarianism in every
nation-the university professor
group.
Indeed, most credit" seems to
go to Prof. Oswald Flamm, a man
of the highest standing in Ger.
man educational circles.
In explaining the policy oil
spurlos versenkt, Prof. Flamn
wrote in Berlin "Woche" this:
"If neutrals were destroy
ed so that they disappeared
without leaving any trace,
terror would soon keep sea-
men aud travellers away from
the danger zones"
OF course, the operation of the
policy is not yet in full swing
owing to the fact that not all u
boats are equipped for retail muir
der.
Torpedoes are too expensive
and too precious to be used OF
lifeboats. Special guns are nov
needed.
The newer types of submarines
however. are properly" equipped
1t is their operations that you Sc,
recorded in the newspapers.
"But the German people-the,
are human being like the rest o
us-do they acquiesce in thes
policies of horror" This ques
ton is frequently asked.
The German people have no
been deceived about spurlos yer
senkt. They understand the pol
icy and they approve it.
The fooling of the German
people is fundamental
thing, and it has continued
thru many, many years.
The German state of mind
| Is such now that all the mill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-08
ANOTHER COP
QUITS FORCE

Another Tacoma motorcycle
cop resigned yesterday afternoon,
the second to quit in a week. Off
Ger Claude c. Howard, one of the
veterans of the motor bike corps,
quit to enter business for himself.
Officer Fred MacCallum had re-
signed earlier in the week.
Only two speed cops were left
on the department when Howard
quit. They were Officers Willard
and Austin. Police Patrol Chauf-
feur Roy Nelson was assigned to
motorcycle work by Chief Smith,
and Patrolman Stokes was put on
the patrol auto. There are still
three vacancies in the speed de-
partment.