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f ^ J ' Ol)? Chesterfiel6 Advertiser w - II IJI VOLUME 35?NO. 51 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Spring Term Crimii Of Many Cases. A The Spring term of Criminal Court convened in the courthouse on Monday morning, Judge Geo. E. Prince presiding, and by 2 p.m., Wednesday, had disposed of a rather full docket of criminal cases, 29 in all, having been disposed of. The judge's charge to the Grand Jury wai an unusually long one and by many was considered an unusually good one. The major portion of his charge would make a fine address on the general subject of good citizenship. It was fortunate that the court room was crowded with men at the time it was delivered. Some of the more important cases disposed of are the following: J. W. Bonn, disposing of property under lein; nolle prossed. Donald Watson (colored), charged with murder; verdict, manslaughter: sentenced to two years on the gang. Watson killed a negro in 1915 at Cash's Deport. L? Clarence Griggs, charged with assault with intent to ravish. The jury was out more than 20 hours and disagreed. New trial was ordered. Jim Hitchcock and Cora Hitchcock, housebreaking and robbery. Jim was found guilty and sentenced Fy to one year. Ed Brown, housebreaking and larceny. Sentenced to the reformatory. Ed is a colored boy. Herbert Horton, charged with assault with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Pled guilty CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL < Quite a number of the students from both the high school and the lower grades are out on account of measles. The high school v oys have " . a I a A>t| **- PIUO ized a as<^exercjse mildly, as your 1 as man j allow. Always breathe an eonar^ose, and have a surgeon The girW. of ?"tion to free b" are ; working on do (ade^earlesa A Co.," and wil pE*se???.-,i't 4n a week or two. ' ' / The following new oiTw^'ts have ( been elected in the Wade Ftampton Literay Society: President, Jerome Douglass; vice-pres., Kirby Melton; secretary, Margaret Griggs; critic, Margaret Lucas. The society has made marked im* provement since its organization. One of the most interesting de- ' bates we have had was: Resolve, That the man of thought is worth more ! to the world than the man of action." | The decision was rendered in fa- 1 vor of the affirmative. The State Teachers' Association I will be held in Columbia Wednesday, J Thursday and Friday of next week. Severul of the teachers are expecting to attend. p CHESTERFIELD, ROUTE 4 ^ Whooping cough and measles are spreading rapidly. Mr. W. D. Odom, who has been very sick for the past three or four months, is improving slowly and we hope for him a complete recovery. Mr. J. W. Odom spent last week with relatives near Patrick. Mr. J. B. Clanton made a business trip on this route Monday. Mr. Ervin Odom made n business trip to Chesterfield Saturday. Mr. W. E. Tiller visited on this i route Thursday evening. |KT " - One fellow says that he thinks it's time for the old bachelors and widowers to kindly go slow. PATRICK, ROUTE NO. 2 Mr. Niven Poison and son, Earle, day with his daughter, Mrs. W. T. Outlaw. Miss Almenn Poison is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. J. T. Quick. Mr. Cleveland Outlaw, of Bethune, has come to stay with his aunt, this year, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson. Mr. Niven Palson and son, Karlie, went to Chesterfield Monday.on business. People have about quit visiting now and gone to work preparing for planting. Mrs. Niven Poison and son Earle, spent last Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Quick. Best wishes to the Ed. Single Suite, SO Cente. Sanitary Steam Pressing Club YOUR CLOTHES CLEANED AND PRESSED ABSOLUTELY ODORLESS ALTERING A SPECIALTY We Do Your Work While You Wait A Trial Is All We Ask Wingate Jewelry Company Six Suits Per Month, $1.00 We represent the beet laundry in the State . Laundry called for and delivered. Sant on Tuesday, returned Friday end Saturday. gl rial Court Disposes adjourned Yesterday and sentenced to 2 years. Bennie Thomas (colored) housebreaking and larceny. Plead guilty. One year. Emmett Ingram, assault with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Plead guilty to second charge. Fined $110. Grand Jury Presentment. To His Honor, Judge Geo. E. Prince: ' We beir leave to submit th?> fol lowing report: We have passed on all the bills j given us by the Solicitor, and trans- < acted all business coming before us. | We recommend that the Supervisor i put toilets in the courthouse for the comfort and convenience of the ^ Judge and jurors and mnke arrangements to comfortably heat the courtroom. Also that a steel platform he put on the front of the courthouse ' for the comfort and convenience of the court crier. I We recommend that the Supervisor ( look over all the bridges on the large i streams on the bonier of the county I and in the county and see that they T are in good repair, and that all bad pieces of road be mended as soon as possible. We have appointed all committees necessary to look after all public 1 buildings and offices. ^ Thanking the Court for all courtes- S ies, we beg to be excused from further attendance on this court. " KIRBY RIVERS, Foremen. a EBENEZER If anybody has left home I haven't heard of it. Guess they are all busy with the measles. Mr. F. W. Rivers has had some " good work done on our roads for ^vo miles or more. * Thie spoke driver attached to the () of Maysville bridge is still giv- w >ur Satisfaction. Remember we always have good * corn crop after a good crop of measles because the land gets dry ii before the boys get well enough to plow it up. o If we don't have any heavy rains to clean out the ditches and tiling ^ wi: nave already water enough to li keep a good tnu?l season in our road til! May 25. By that time we will w have our hauling done till fall. I }j am a fool about-good roads. Does hob white have a fair \ chance? I saw a bird dog at large ,1 the other day. Everybody is a friend to the bird, even the loose ^ dogs; they love him. They go among the young birds and protect a lot of them from the hot sun of summer. The farmer who plows his land o wet will say that the fertilizer he j. used this year is not as good as that j. he got year before last that had the ^ picture of a lizard on the sack. He bad better ditch till his land gets = dry and the corn and peas will look just as good as they did when you = used that lizard brand fertilizer and | tjie cotton will not look so little and f weak. Sorry I mentioned cotton, f You who have read the gin report 5 know that there has been enough ? said about cotton already. SNOW HILL Mr. R. R- Winfree ln?f n firu> = horse last week. Mrs. James Perkins has been ? quite sick for the past week. Miss Aline Moore spent Sunday at = the home of Mr. J. H. Gardner. Watch the Sunday schoo lat Snow = Hill. It grows every Sunday. Preaching next Sunday at 11a. \ m. Sunday school at 10. Sunday school at Friendship next = Sunday at 2:20; preaching at 3:20. I Mrs. Mary Loson spent a part of = last week at the home of Mrs. ; George W. Rivers. I Roy Melton has returned to his home after spending several weeks ;n llartsville, S. C. Mrs. C. S. Cason spent a part of ?lw. \ir~ -i ? UIC v> VCA III II Hlll'DUUr 1)11 DUSint'SH. ness. I it Mrs. L. B. Davis' many friends will be Kind to know she is much improved. It seems that if the rains continue ' the road doctor will have a fine job j in this section. Mr. W. E. Sellers has returned to his home from Richmond, Va. He j .s welcomed home by his many friends. Dr. Richard Pickens, of Marsh.ille, spent a part of last week with his mother, Mrs. James Pickens. The ladies of the Friendship W. H. M. S. will meet at the home of Mrs. J. F. Gaddy Saturday afternoon. We think we have as ko<h1 school I is there is in the county. I do not say that we have as larKe a school, >ut we httfjM^o as good teachers as 'ny the school is well attendadjmH^^ortior. to the number the district. RUBY Measles on the rampage! Mr. Tom 'Bareh, olgMgSLCheraw, is a visitor at the honHri^wraklr. M. Miss Kathleen Burch, of Tfezas, is a visitor in our town. She is the guest of her uncle, Mr. M. Burch. "My name is Jimmy, I take anything you gimme." This time its measles, consequently, I have little news to report. Miss Marie Smith of the school faculty, has been seriously ill, but we are delighted to report an improvement in her condition. Two of our townsmen were recent appendicitis victims. Messrs Gary Crawley and Swink. Dr. Newsome :ook them to a Columbia hospital for .reatmcnt. Miss Charlotte Harrall, of Cheraw, Uivj tnnn clltsf itnt ;t **: C ..... mw? iui miss oniun luring the hitter's illness. Her many "riends are glad to welcome her to >ur town again. Of much interest to their many "riends, was the marriage of Mr. W. j. Vaughn and Miss Nezzie Tucker, Sunday afternoon at the home of the iride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John fucker, Rev. J. I). I'urvis officiating. Vaughn - Tucker Mr. W. C. Vaughn and Miss Nezzie "ucker, both of Ruby, were married larch 4th at the home of Mr. J. C. Imith. Rev. J. D I'urvis officiating. Mr. Vaughn is proprietor of the luby Telephone exchange and one of tuby's most progressive business men Mrs. Vaughn is a daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. John Tucker of Ruby and is prominent young lady. McBEE Mr. A. McPherson spent Thursday 1 Cheraw. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hall spent hursday in Columbia. Mr. Alexander of Middendorf, ras in town Friday. Mr. Alex Shaw, of Bethune, spent , hursday in town. Dr. Williams spent last Thursday i Kershaw. Mrs. I. J. McPherson is the guest f Mrs. Alice Horton near Bethune. Mrs. A. A. Bolin was the guest of Irs. Gurtha Gardner in Hartsville xst week. Mrs. Ellen Foster, of Darlington, , Mil be the guest of her brother, Mr. 1. B. King, for a while. Miss Mollie Poston and her guest, Irs. L. PL Hurst, spent last Wedneeay in Hartsville. Mesdames J. I). Ingram and A. A. IcManus visited relatives in Ilartsille last week. News reached here Saturday nighl i uie ueam 01 Mr. W. N. Clayburn, f Kershaw. Mr. Clayburn was wellnown throughout this section. A irge crowd from here attended his uneral in Kershaw Sunday evening. p5555S I C1 H Go IN Rel wai ~ "TTT liiiaaHiiMaiii . ' \ MT. CROGHAN Mrs. T. llursey returned to her home in Chesterfield Saturday. Mr. E. G. Edwards spent the week end in Cheraw. Miss Henrietta Burch, of Cheraw, spent the week end with relatives here. Mr. It. A. Redfearn, of Monroe, spent the week with his mother, Mrs. M. A. Redfearn. Mr. Oscar Myors, of Ilocman, N. C. is spending some time here with his sister, Mrt. R. B. Redfearn. Mr. James Osborne, of Georgia, purchased a home here Monday and will move immediately. The Mt. Croghan boys have begun practicing base ball and hope to have some good games during the season. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Rivers and children of Columbia spent Sunday here with Mrs. Ellie Oliver. . One of the most interesting things given March 2nd was a play, "Home Scene in the Chaplains Family," by Misses Alwyn RatlilT, Burtice and Beatrice Rivers, Ethel Atkinson and Mary Huntley. Another was a song, "Comin' Thro' the Rhyc," by Nezzie Moore and Susannah Jackson. The Karl Taylor Literary Society met last Friday afternoon, March 2d at 2:d0 and an excellent program was rendered by the members. This Society meets every two weeks and is working especially hard at present in an attempt to establish their superiority over the Nonpariel, which society meets every two weeks, alternating with the Karl Taylor Sociey. i WEXFORD c Mrs. Allie Gardner visited in c Friendship section Sunday. f Mr. S. J. Sellers, of Ruby, was in * this section last week. Master Jasper Pittman has the j measles. Hope he will soon recover. i! Let us hear from yop often, Ebe- j nezer. We enjoy reading your let- ., ters. The Rev. A. B. Smith has several cases of measles in his family. We hope for them a speedy recovery. I Mr. Ad Griggs, of Sandy Plain section, was in this section last f week. 1 Miss Minnie Stanton and little Sallic visited at the home of J. W. * Douglass Saturday afternoon. ' Mr. Claude Adams was a caller * at the home of Miss Lillie Moore! Sunday. Master Bruce Gulledge accidental- f ly broke his leg one day last week. 5] Hope the little fellow will recover j quickly. We agree with the Hopewell cor- f respondent, so away with your t troubles, your bitters and other s strong drink and come on to church t and serve the Lord. Prepare for t war in time of peace. Pray for t yourselves and neighbors and ask r God's blessing on the dear old Ad- r vertiser. I / hesterfield H We have opened a c Hardware, Agrieultur ods, Household Good: Erigerators and everythii re store should have. Call and see us. hesterfield I llllllllllllilllfillllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllll WOODROW WILSON AGAIN TAKES OATH Washington, March 5.?Woodrow Wilson, with the major part of the world at war and America poised on its verge, consecrated his second inauguration as President of the United States to-day with a message of hope for world freedom. Standing in the shadow of the nation's capitol with his face turned toward the eastern war-scajred skies, the President renewed his oath of allegiance to the constitution, praying to God that he might be given wisdom and prudence to do his duty in the true spirit of the American people. While trumpets blared and martial accourtements rattled prophetically about him, the President pictured th<deep wrongs the United States i ucouy nan uorne in inc conilict ol other people without wishing: to wrong or injure them in return. Asserting that the tragedies of another continent had removed provincialism and made American citizens of the world and that the principles of this republic should be applied to a liberation of mankind, he resolutely voiced a determination that America, standing "firm in armed neutrality," must demonstrate her claim to a "minimum of right and freedom of action" in world affairs. LET HIM BE EXPELLED ;rom Charleston News and Courier: The anger felt by naval officers mil administration oflicials at Washnglun against Senator William J. 1 Stone, of Missouri, for bis mischiev- ' us revelations in the Senate debate ; f important naval secrets will be elt by patriotic Americans the naion over. Senator Stone had already aimed the full share of public con-1 empt. His present exhibition is the I nut clroiu TVovn I ....v .iv.uff. *uvjiv 10 uuv uiic way to inswcr it as it should be answered, le should be expelled from the Senile as promptly as possible. CHESTERFIELD, ROUTE 3 I Mr. W. 11. Merriman was in \ Iartsville Saturday on business. We arc glad to note that the child >f Mr. and Mrs. James lluntly, who las been very sick, is well again. A large crowd attended the enterainmcnt at Shiloh school building 'riday night. The program was rreatly enjoyed. The participants n the entertainment rendered their larts well. The$e will be an alllay singing at Shiloh church the , ourth Sunday in this month. You , ire cordially invited to attend. Jring your dinner. Mr. John W. Merriman took a lying trip to Ilartsvillc Sunday, reurning Monday. The roads in our ection are in bad condition since he recent bad weather. With a lit......i. .1 >i ? iv; mii n un-j muni !?? ereauy mi- i iroved. One im|>i>rtnnt improve- I nent noticed by the writer is the < lew foot bridges that are bein^ milt. [ardware C< omplete stock of all kin *al Implements, Leatl 3, Crockery, Glasswa ng that a first-class hai Iardware C< w President's Hands Recalcitrant 5 Reveals Nat Beginning with last Thursday, news of the most astounding character has come from the Capital with reference to America's relation to the Great War and the conduct of certain of our .officials under the circumstances. On last Wednesday the President announced to Congress that lie had proof of an outrageous plot on the part of Germany to array Mexico and Japan against the United States. A copy of the document submitted to Congress follows: "Derlin, January 19, 1917 "On the first of February we intend to begin warfare unrestricted In spite of this, it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the i United States of America. "If this attempt is not successful we propose an alliance on the following basis with Mexico: That we shall make war together and together make peace. We shall give general financial support and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The details are left to you for settlement. "You are instructed to inform the president of Mexico of the above as soon as it is certain that there will he an outbreak of war with the United States and suggest that the president of Mexico, on his own initiative, should communicate with .lapan, suggesting adherence at once is> mis pian; ai tne same time, otl- r to mediate between Germany and Japan. "I'lease call to the attention of tinpresident of Mexico that the employ ment of ruthless submarine warfnn now promises to compel England to make peace in a few months. (Signed) "Zimmerman 11." In many quarters this perfidious . onduet was considered an act of war and sufficient warrant for a declaration of war on the part of the United States even if there had been no other ajruravntion. This revelation came at tin- time when .Mr. Wilson was asking Cunt: ress for authority to arm nierchan1 ships with guns ami other inslrumentalitics for the protection of Ameri L-an shipping. It seemed on I-'rida.\ that in the face of this hostile act by Germany that both houses would B / ier |][ 3. jg Tied by a Few ienators. Stone ry Secrets to World conic solidly to the support of the j President. The lower house, howj ever, passed a bill allowing the actual j arming of merchant ships, but not the | "other instrumentalities" for which I the President was askine. I The bill was taken up in the Senate on Friday with a view to amending same to meet the requirements of the occasion. It was thought for a time that this would be accomplished, as sentiment was overwhelmingly patriotic in both houses. But long debate, led by Senator LaFollette, seemed to forbode no good. A Saturday's dispatch stated that with ^'resident Wilson's armed neutrality bill facing failure because of the opposition of a small group of i'regressive Republicans, Democratic and Republican Senators favoring it prepared a manifesto to show the country just where the responsibility will rest if the measure is not passed. At midnight when the debate had | developed strong indications that the bill's opponents intended to prevent a vote before the session should xpire at noon the following day, the manifesto had been signed by more than a majority of the Senate and friends of the bill said that in he end it would bear the signature of 1)0 per cent of the Senators. It was the intention to hold back the document until it became certain that no vote would !>< tod and then to road it into the Senate record with the names of those who had stood behind the President's program attached. The loaders had not entirely abandoned hope of saving the measure and some of them thought circulation of the manifesto for signatures had increased the possibilities of passage. It was conceded, however, that the possibility was a remote one. ! All of the trouble came from a small group of Progressive Republicans, who blocked every effort to secure unanimous consent for Uniting debate or setting a time for a vote. Democratic leaders appealed o the Republicans to aid them in swinging the little group into line, pleading that in the present crisis failure of the bill would mean national disgrace. On Monday came the disquieting .lews that twelve Senators led by Senator I.a Follette and encouraged by Senator Stone, Democratic chairman of the foreign committee, in a liilibuster, denounced by President Wilson's spokesman as the most repreh nsible in the history of any civilized nation, defied the will of an overwhelming majority in eongress up t< the last minute tin Match 4th ami denied the President a law authorizing bini to arm American mer ... .m .-mi.j>.-. i>> meet iiu- uonnan submarine menace. Unyielding throughout 2(5 hours of continuous session to appeals that their defiance of the President would be humiliating to the country; un-ompromising in a crisis described . o them as the most serious to the nation since the War Between the Sections. I.a Follotte and his small roup of supporters refused a maairily of their colleagues an opportunity to vote on the armed neutrally bill and it died with the Sixtyfourth congress. To fix responsibility before the oantry 7<i Senators, lit) Republicans and H'? Democrats, signed a manifesto proclaiming to the world that they favored the passage of the Measure. What the President Thinks Washington, March 4.?President Wilson to-night informed the country in a statement that he may be without power to arm the merchant ships .nd take other steps to meet the Herman submarine menace, in the absence of authority Tom congress. An extra session of coneress President says, is required to clothe him with authority but it is useless to call one while the Senate works under the present rules, which permit a small minority to keep an over.vhelming majority from acting The President proposes, therefore, that the special session of the Senate which he has called to meet tomorrow revise the rules "to supply the means of action and save the country from disaster." "A little trroup of wilful men," i\iIV? t Vw? " L:- 1 A ?? . ...win in his statement, representing no opinion but their I own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible. Stone Reveals Secret* One of the most astonishing pieces >f "statesmanship" that Washington has ever witnessed was tho revelation of naval secrets on the floor of the Senate by Senator Stone in his fight on the armed neutrality meaa- i ure under discussion. A bill has recentlv act H