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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-10-25
Old News

For the benefit of "a or orr
best subscribers we Sblish II :
low the result of the cont elac-
ton, in so far as cour officers
are concerned. Our T,na who
lives many hundred # mil, :
away, says he lookec:,ver and
over again for this nFs in our
columns but failed to md wbat +
he wanted. He evident, ,;ssod
Without knowing IT, | copy of
The Journal.
For Legislature: Sen@ A
Spruill, Cheraw; House E0r w
j. Perry, Chesterfie RA F
Funderburll, Pagelandt
Probate Judge-M. j Honrh
Chesterfield.
Magistrate Old Stol ! r
Richardson, Jr.
Cotton Weighcr for Pa ,I,rd-
John E. Graves. .lr
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WHAT THE EDITOR SAYS

The Turks arc at their devilish
work in Thrace already. How
Miss France?
What is the matter with Han
nah? Mrs. Onezima de Bouchell
has not been talking of late.
If one Tolbert lands his job as
marshal it will not be Senator
Diars fault. Go to it Senator,
IF General Pershing does not
call halt to that kissing busi-
ness someone will be calling him
kissing Jack.
If Governor Hardwick runs a
few more times for office he will
land in the class of a certain
South Carolina has been.
A new coal strike is threatened
for next April. Small favors
thankfully received We are
thankful it is not to come during
cold weather.
1T took over 40 years to find
out who killed a man in Robson
county. There is yet hope that
something will turn up in the
New Brunswick, N. j.. murder
mystery.
1t is reported that tive score
. face, e,n,urder 4 ia the Her.
) fin; 10 !. M 81 81: case lNot =.
bbeliFqrs Esace thescharg,
sbut how many win be conyicte
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-10-25
shute how many VIII be cOnvi{
is the more important thing.

csuues H0W 1fdHy WIFI De COIlVfCteQF
is the more important thing.
The American Legion seems to
have a crow to pick with Briga-
dier General Sawyer, the presi-
dents personal ply ysician, and if
the doctor does not look sharp
the boys will pick that crow too.
A North Carolina paper said
last week in big letters, Come
over to North Carolina to see
Americanism lived" Don't have
to honey. Got all of that stuff
we need over on this side of the
line.
Governor Thomas w. Hard
wick got left again. Judge Wal
ter F. George has oecn elected to
succeed the late Senator Thomas
E. Watson. The governors $
grandstand play in appointing a
woman to the senate did not do
him much good.
Gen. John J. Pershing is re.
ported to have said at the North
Carolina State Fair last week
that North Carolina leads the
United States in producing rea
Americans. The general is ar
authority on military matters We
doubt not, but on some other
things he is just like some folks
he doesn't know.
Admiral William S. Sims, re
Gently retired, has gone TO talk
ing again. He says the United
States navy was not prepared fol
war in 1917, no better prepared
today than it was then, and never
will be prepared under the pres
ent organization plan. Guess h,
knows. At least he thinks n,
knows, so we shall not presurl,
to dispute with him, but in pass
ing remark that our navy anc
army, prepared or not prepared
always gets there and does tn,
work. AS soon as our big Sc;
dogs got on the job. and that VIZ,
in short order, the Huns begal
to feel that something was doin,
that had not up to that point beer
doing. Talk on Willie,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-10-25

How TO PRAY. Therefore say un-
TO YOU, Wha, things soever We desire,
when ye pray. believe that ye receive
them. and ye shall have them. Mark
1924.
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NOT ALONE

Under the head of why farm,
ers are poor" the University of
N. G. News Letter says:
Two hundred and thirty mil
lion dollars in round mum mbers is
the amount of hard earned cash
sent out of North Carolina in 1920
for bread and meat, grain, hay,
and forage, and other foods and
feeds for man and beast. This
total covers standard, staple farm
and garden supplies extras,
dafnties and luxuries of diet.
And furthermore, the calculation
was based on farm values, not
retail prices.
In other words, North Carolina
was only fifty-two percent self.
feeding in 1920. Nearly half or
forty eight percent of our bread
and meat was imported from the
North ard Vest J. .s,se.., f,yg,.,l
There ID no reason uasa itlle.
) SD. iii tne s On VI / Iodll d
slha tesSl ltgfy Tor feeds and foods
i1f6f maH Or Beast. No section 81
the world is more highly favored
, with soil and climate than is the
South.
There is no reason why thu
f South should not live absolutel,
=, at home. in so far as food au(
ci .lIn= il; concerned. And no
ONLY 81 hut she should be tn,
s. .r'!nl:>" of other sections o
e Iw"r'd y genial climate, fer
e til" 80 |. "re can have green field.
e IT," year through. Herds ant
L fl"rNS >tr;uld be a common sight
Z H. n words of the inspiret
writ T. ti'. South should be-
|. LAM i,i floweth with milk am
|. ho ','N =
ol T,u> 'i"..irable condition of af
. fa:rs " III G me, but it should al
" read, hAa reality. We shoul,
5 be j',ii, nnder great prosperit,
a anu .lu, looking forward to it
o coming.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-10-25
Big Potatoes

Il. l.. Evans nt
Send in yours.
, 1922-06-12
SCHULTZ WINS
GOLF TOURNEY
Country Club Play Yesterday
Great Success From All
Standpoints.

The handicap golf tournament be
tween the Rotary. Kiwanis and LIONS
clubs and tho Chamber of Commerce
for the benefit OF the girls reserves
yesterday afternoon was a SUCCESS no,
only rs a means OF raising money bu,
also as n classy show.
Ralph Schultz of the Chamber OF
Commerce. turned in a score OF 81 net
ard won tho honor of donating the s45
collected as entrance fees to the re.
serves. Second honors were won by
even $50 by three members OF the local
gclf club who are interested in pro.
noting The. work. done by the re.
serves. Second honors vert won by
George Jarvis of the Lions club, who
made a 81 net. and third place was
Jointly given to ten members of tn,
four competing organizations. each OF
whom turned in the same scores.
There were five entries in the tour.
nament from the Lions club. five from
the Rotary club. 10 from the Kiwanls
and rs from the Chamber of Com
.merce. Each entrant was charged 81,
1t being understood that the purse
go to the winner, who. in turn,
would turn 1t over to the girls re.
serves.
The competition was keen through.
out h entire match and there was
much good natured joshing going on
at overy hole. The playing was better
than has been shown at the local links
this season. several members turn
ing in their low score OF the season.
, 1922-06-12
MOON POURED
DOWN SEWERS
At CITY HALL
Seizure Made on South Ash
Street Is Destroyed Other
Offenders Are Ar
rested Here.

The sptrit Of carnival time has EN-
going. More than so gallons of first
lass rn~oonshine was poured down tho
sewer in the city ri last week. Eiev'
en- gallons more are { take the same
course today. The IL gallons were Sc
cured by Patrolman Carter md party
about midnight 1T 126 South Ash
street. The stuff was in the posses
sion Of George Strawn- Strawn. 1t is
charged. drew a gun on Carter and In
other ways showed a disposition TO be
ugly. but was converted to the cause
of the city officials.
A restaurant may be open after Il,
but all noise md unusual disturbance
Is supposed to at that time. &C.
cording to the police authorities
Toxic n Chinaman was hailed into
headquarters this morning for thai
offense. Toxic also had a bottle of
white stuff in his possession.
Francis Peheca believes in making
use OF both hands at h same time.
Anyway. he was found at 7:15 this
morning with the neck of a ~12-year-old
boy in one fist and the hair of a wom-
ans cad in the other. shaking both
violently. Pereca was gloriously
drunk. He vas taken from the Saw
age apartments on the Sand Bar.
the scene Of the disturbance. n is
now in the city jail. He says hat he
must be at work at s p. m. but is in
no fit condition.
, 1922-06-12
The. Sherifs Office Wishes to Call Attention of At Owners IN Deahrst Following Rules
and Regulations Which Will Be ENFORCED June 1T:
PIGGY Wlggly7

tration, OF a fee Of two dollars for
new number plates. Upon the Is
suance Of new number plates as
herein provided. 1t shall be the duty
of the secretary OF state to notify
the sheriff Of each county in the
state and the chief state law enforce
ment official of such loss, mutilation
or destruction, as soon as possible
after 1t has been reported to his Of
flee. An mutilated OF other number
plates for which new plates have
been issued. shall be returned to tho
secretary of state. It shall be I'M
lawful for any person to wilfuIly
mutilate any number plato, or to
or for an owner OF a registered mo.
tor vehicle to permit such motor vc-
hicie to be operated with tho mum.
Der plato OF plates SO multflated or
obacured as to prevent the number
from being easily read.
Non-Resident Owners Of Vehicles,
Section IL. Tho registration and
fec Payment provisions Of this act
shall not apply to a motor vehicle or
trailer owned by a nonresident of
this state unless such motor vehicle
shall remain in tho state for more
than ninety days In q calendar year
provided that tho owner thereof
sha1l hhvs complied with the provi-
sions of the laws of the country or
state Of his residence relative to tho
registration OF motor vehicles and
the display OF registration numbers
, 1922-06-12

manufacturer or dealer shall secure
a separate and distinct certificate Of
registration and number plates for
each place of business. Nothing IN
This section shaIl be construed to
apply to a motor vehicle owned or
operated by a dealer or manufactures
for private use or for hire.
Sale or Transfer Of Vehicles.
Section IA. Upon tho sale or trans.
fer of ownership Of a motor vehicle
registered In accordance with the
provisions OF this act. the certificate
of registration and the number
plates issued for such motor vehicle
shall remain In the possession of the
vendor; and the vendee shall be ro-
CURED to at once mako application
for n now certificate of registration
and number plates. as provided for
In this act; and whenever the ven.
dor shall use tho number plates on
any other motor vehicle. he shall
then be required to furnish the sec.
rotary Of state with n description Of
such motor vehicle as provided IN
Section . of this act. and ho shall DO
required to pay an additional fee to
cover increased horsepower or Ca
pacity Of any as provided in SEQ,
ton 4 of this act, but he shall not be
reimbursed for decreased horsepow-
er OIL capacity, provided that IL such
motor vehicle shall have been pur-
CHASED by him after July 18th of the
registration year, he shall be re-
quired to pay only one half of the
additional fee to oover increased
horsepower or capacity,
, 1922-06-12
PRODUCTION Of
COALINCREASES,
NO PRICE CUTS
Some Large Consumers Press
ing for Supplies in Whole
sale Market, Chicago
Survey Shows.

CHICAGO. June 12.-Increased hi
luminous coal production. which, ac-
cording to figures OF the United
States geological survey. published
today cached approximately tho i've
million ton mark, will have little ef-
feet on wholesalers. some distributing
for tho entire middlewest estimated
that the normal weekly consumption
had reached between eight and nine
million tons with some large users
pressing for supplies.
Price increases in tho near future
were predicted by some Seaiers, in
spite of the Hoover agreement with
the operators whereby maximum fig
ures were established for minc deliver
les in an effort to prevent porfittering
and speculation. Estimates Of the
above-ground supply now on hand
were fixed by dealers here at about
40, 600, 900 IONS OF which 1000 900. are
in transit. At the start of the coal
strike April /, supplies were Estimated
at between $4,000. 900 and $1,000. 900
tons.
Increased activity in manufacturing
'centers, the entry of several railroads
into the market and orderu o sup
plies for Great Lakes vessels n the
northwest demand. have transformed
the customary stagnant summer mar
ket into daily competition among deal
.ers for shipments.
, 1922-06-12
Display of Number Plates.

Section .. Number plates for mo
tor vehicles shall be c~onspicuousfy
displayed and securely fastened in
such a as to b plainly Wis
ible, one on the front, except for
motorcycles. and n on the rear
OF cvery such motor vehicle regis
tered under the provisions of this
act. Such number plates shall be Sc
curedato the motor vehicle SO as to
prevent swinging. and shall except
for motorcycles. be attached in a
horizontal position at a minimum
height of sixteen inches from the
ground. No plates other than the Of
fetal plates herein provided,for shall
be displayed by any motor vehicle,
except in the case Of nonresident
ownership, as provided in this act,
Loss Of Number Plates.
Section 10. In the event of loss.
mutiIation or destruction Of any GER
tificate of registration or number
plate, the owner Of a registered mo-
tor vehicle, or manufacturer. or
dealer, as the case may be, may OBJ
lain from the secretary of state a
duplicate Of the certificate of regis
tration, or new number plates bear
ing a registration number different
from that originally issued 20 such
owner. upon filing ar affidavit show
Ing such loss. mutilation or destruc-
ton, in tho secretary OF states Of
flee. and paying q fee Of n dollar
for a duplicate certificate Of regis
, 1922-06-12
SETTLERS In
asia Perish

oTAaU. Japan. May 2z.-tcorre
spondence Of The Associated Pressl.-
Thirty out of fifty settlers sent into
north Sakahalien by emigration brok
ers, persisted at Buikui from lack OF
food and OF exposure. The remain,
ing twenty have been brought back
to Japan.
Local police authorities are reported
to have decided to take action and the
immigrants protection law against
the brokers who organized the expe.
dition.
, 1922-06-12
Reckless Car
DriUer Dubbed
"FIiUUer6cOb''

Reckless and careless drivers Of
automobiles r to be known As
nivverboobs.- according to the do
cision reached by the. Judges decided
the American Automobile associa-
tons contest to pick a name for the
reckless driver in the same manner
that "jaywaIker" describes the care
less pedestrian. The name was sug-
gested by F. B. Simpson OF Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. who viii receive the
SIS in gold offered as a prize by
the A A A
, 1922-06-12
BAPTIST PASTOR WILL
ATTEND BIC CONVENTION

The Rec. C. NJ. Thompson Jr., is
leaving today for indianapolis where
he viii attend h Northern Baptists's
convention held there from June IA to
June 20.
w. C. Lowrie OF Gienrock will deliv-
err the sermon next Sunday. Mr.. Low.
rie has had a great deal of experience
in matters connected with the church.
having been a minister for several
years. He is an able speaker. The
Few. Charles A. Bentley, of Perkerton,
will speak morning and evening on
June 25.
, 1922-06-12

thereon, and shall conspicuousfy dis
play his registration number or
numbers as required thereby.
Registration Of Dealers and
Manufactures.
Section IL. Dealers or manufactur.
ers may, ut their discretion. resister
each Individual motor vehicle IN
their possession, or may mako ap-
plication to the secretary of state for
a numbep to be used for all motor
vehicles owned or controlled by
them, giving the name and detailed
description of all motor vehicles reg
uinrfy cold or handled by them. In
Guiding the character OF motive
power, together with tho name and
postoffice address under which they
operate; and. upon tho filing of such
application and tho payment OF tho
foe proscrioed In Section 4 of this
net, the secretary OF state Ehnn as.
sign TO such dealer or manufacturer
a distinctive number to DO used by
him, and without additional expense
to tho applicant. deliver to him the
number OF sets OF plates for which
payment is made. together with a
certtfioata of regiatrntion on a form
prescribed by tho secretary of atate.
Such number plates shall be dis
played in the same n as pro-
vided in Section Q of this act.
Should a dealer pr manufacturer
maintain ar established place of
business in more than ens city or
town within this state, then such
, 1922-06-12
Freight War On
Ocean Spreads

NEW YORK June 12-The trans
Atlantic freight rate war between
competing steamship lines to German,
Belgian and Dutch ports has spread
to United Kingdom ports when the
conference made reductions of 10 to
30 per cent on a long list of COM
modities. Fixed rates on about 10
commodities also were abandoned en-
tirely.
AS the situation now stands, ship
ping men see h beginning of a pro-
longed struggle for domination of the
freight traffic to Europe.
Don't forget those mirrors given
fpee AT Jeffrev,a Studio 6-Is-1t
, 1922-06-12

the board OF trade
WASHINGTON. June 12-organi-
zation by the United States Grain
Growers, Inc. with the assistance OF
a Chicago millionaire of n subsidiary
for the cooperative marketing Of
grain was detailed by anne X. Mason
OF Milton. Ind. vice president OF :he
grain growers in testifying be.
rore the special senate committee in.
vestisating the alleged activities Of
the United States Grain Dealears' as
ISOLATION to prevent cooperative mar.
keting legislation.
Mr.. Mason, who with other officer
Of the grain growers. appeared at the
committees request with books and
records in connection with charges
that the organization had marketed
no grain for its members. aid the
new subsidiary was known as the
United States Grain Growers sales
department. The Chicago millionaire.
who's am he did not disclose, was
engaged in n sale of grain upon the
Chicago board of trade. he said. The
millionaire. he added, is expected to
loan the grain growers $780, DOC to he
used in obtaining a membership on
the Chicago board of trade and other.
wise financing the newly created sales
department. The finnncier. the com
mittee was further told, was willing
TO add a million dollars or more to
make the undertaking n success.
Whom mention of the Chicago mil.
lionaire was brought into the hearing
Chairman Keys asked:
VIII you give h committee his
name?'
IT very much prefer not to do So"
replied Mr.. Mason, but VIII do so
IL the committee insists-"
Under the circumstances then the
committee viii not insist" Chairman
Keyes said, and no further attempt
MAS made to obtain the name OF the
Chicago man.
The witness explained that the
Gales department would handle the
grain of all members OF he growers
association which the members by
contract are to deliver to the parent
organization o a period OF five years.
The parent organization will. it was
stated, retain control OF the common
stock of the sales corporation and a
portion OF the commissions earned by
the soles corporation win be devoted
to liquidate fits indebtedness to the
Chicago hacker for the money he may
advance.
The grain growers on April 30. &C
cording to Mr.. Mason and William G.
Eckhardt. retiring treasurer Of the
corporation, had a dficit OF s12e,267.
an increase OF Indebtedness since the
convention at Chicago in March Of
about $4,000.
The corporation membership is In
creasing at the rate OF about 600 q
week. 1t mad received from member
ship dues up to the time of the cor
ventfon S4s6, 80 and had incurred up
to that time liabilities totalling $780,
456.
The total current asset were placed
by Mr.. Eckhardt at s21s,032 and the
total current liabilities at $3.50. $50.
The association has contracts with
its members. he stated. to market ap-
proximately 100. 10000 bushels of
grain. Both witnesses expressed tho
opinion thu as soon as the sales de-
partment started operations IT would
be able in ten OF eleven months to
wipe the indebtedness.
he soles department was decided
upon the committee was told. to meet
the objections of grain exchanges 10
the pro-rating of commissions among
members. As explained, it is planned
by the parent corporation to use the
, 1922-06-12

What is said to be the largest fresh
water ferry in tho world is being
built for service between Detroit and
Windsor, Ont.
, 1922-06-12

Ask Jeffrey's about those mirrors
with your photo FREE 6-12-1t
, 1922-06-12
SUMMARY OF
NIGHT News

oMAHA-Eddse Rickenbsckers
arounuf<hecounfry flight ended
abruptly when his large an-metaI
plane crashed whlo attempting 10
take off from fhe air mai firid her,
for Denver. None Of tho Rtokcn-
hacker party was kajurcd-
RICHMOND. va@P. L. Burje-
son, conductor. was stabbed to death
by several unidentified nesroes fol.
lowing his attempt to eject a dis
orderly negro from the street car
which be was operating.
SYRACUSE. - TorrentiaI rains
which swept Syracuse and central
New York reached the proportion
Of n cloudburst and trapped a Ne.
York Central passenger train with
zoo passengers in its swiiing wa
tiers, all Of whom were rescued
Damage estimated. Ss50,ooo.
NEW Y0RK.-A violent storm,
accompanied by shifting winds that
reached n velocity of So miles an
hour. took the lives OF so persons.
injured more than 100 and caused
enormous property loss in the met
rOpolitan section.
Ell PAS0.-Gen. Manuel Palaez.
who resigned from the Mexican
army three weeks ago aftre con
trolling the Tampico oil fields sew
oral years. il in New York for n
conference with revolutionary lead
era
, 1922-06-12

kfo.ol
, 1922-06-12

profits derived from the sales corpora.
ton. in part, in the construction of
elevators n in other instrumental.
tiles, which may be considered desir.
able.
Mr.. Mason told the committee that
the contract with the Chicago million
stre. under which an experienced
board of trade dealer would be EN-.
pioyed and the sales corporation or
ganized would be signed by him upon
his return to Chicago early mex week.
A detailed transcript OF the receipts
and expenditures of the corporation
from its organization to date. item
lied, was filed with the committee.
, 1922-06-12

VIII you be able to retire the mort
gage You are now carrying when dues
II not investigate the 3 per cent plan
Of the United Home Builders asso-
ciation Suite FOG. Becklingcr Bldg.
Phone 1880. 6-6-tf
, 1922-06-12
SUBSIDIARY OF
GRAIN GROWERS
IS ORGANIZED
Promotion of Marketing Ag-
ency Detail Before SEN
ate Committee Today by
Company Officials

CHICAGO. June I2.-By The As
ISOLATED Pressl-The Chicago capital
list who was said by James K. Mason.
OF Milton. Ind. in testimony before
the special senate committee invest.
eating the United States Grain
Growers. Inc. TO be willing to spend
a million dollars in promoting n sales
department for the grain growers is
Burton F. Hales. a wealthy member OF
the board OF trade.