The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 04, 1917, Image 1
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[ VOL. 13. NO. 1"). SK:
THE WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS WENT ON
SALE YESTERDA
State Director Rhett Outlin
Plan of Campaign in South
Carolina.
All r^TMPVT iw ?')ft nftft m
rkuuv i uiuii 1 in
You Start With a Quarter :ti
Government's Note for $5J
Costs You Only $4.12
Bought Now.
Columbia. Dec. 3.?It. Goodw
Rhett, of Charleston. State direct
of the war savings campaign beg
yesterday and to continue throu
the year 1918, issued a statemc
outlining the meaning of the pi
posed thrift plan and the method
which war savings certificates c
bo secured. The certificate, he sa
is nothing more than a folder
which war saving stamps, secui
by the purchaser in his name, are
be pasted. The government is ot
gated to pay $5 for each of th<
stamps on January 1. 1923,
claimed. These stamps may he pi
chased in December and Januarv
$4.12, and during any other nun
t in 1 hi8 for one cent additional 1
each month elapsed. These stair
yield the purchaser 4 per cent
terest. compounded uuarterly.
"If at any time the holder of a c
tittcate, upon which there is one
more stamps, desires to redeem si
certificate he can do so at any pci
office, receiving; therefor the anroi
he paid for such stamp and one c<
additional for each month durl
which he has held it." says '
Rhett in his statement.
It is proposed to raise two hill]
dollars for the government by th
war saving certificates before i
end of the year lit 18, nnd Soi
Carolina's allotment, which will
under the active management
James O'Hear, of Charleston, will
the formation of savings oil
among the school children of 1
State. The following is Mr. Rhel
statement:
Director Ithett's Statement.
"The campaign for war savings
expected to place amongst the peo
of the United States two billions
dollars. It is in charge of a natii
al committee, at the head of wh
is Mr. F. A. Vanderlip, forme
president of the National City Ba
of New York. There are six fede
districts, each under the direct
of a district director. The direc
for this section of the country
Mr. Otto Marx, of Birmingham, u
oi course, is operating nis omce
Washington. Under the district
rector there are State directors, w
are placed in charge of the ram pal
in the States and expected to eflf
organizations for placing anion
the people or the State an average
$20 per capita.
"Mr. R. CI. Rhett. of Chariest*
Is the State director for South fa
lina. The State director Is expe
ed to appoint a county chairman
every county in this State, um
whose direction the county is to
organized.
issued to the purchaser of a v
savings stamp, in his name. It.
course, costs nothing, but is the f
der in which the war savings stall
are affixed. It has places for twei
of these war savings stamps to
pasted upon it. The war savii
stamp is an obligation of the gove
ment to pay $5 on January 1. 19
and may be purchased during 1
months of December and Janiu
for $4.12, and during any mo>
thereafter in the year 1918 at <
cent additional for each mm
elapsed. It yields the purchaser
per cent compounded quarterly,
at any time the holder of a cer
cato, upon which there is one
more stamps, desires to rede
such certificate he can do so at a
postofflce, receiving therefor I
amount he paid for such stamp a
one cent additional for each mor
during which he has held It.
"As an aid to the sale of these w
savings stamps, thrift stamps, co
In* twenty-flve cents each, are
sued, together with a thrift ca
? ?n &r 6-"T
The li
W -WKKKLY.
THEY APPRECIATE THE r
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES *
I
Those Sent "By l*aiienster Bed Cross
i
17 Chapter Are Now UciiiK
* Delivered.
!
PS The Christinas packets sent to ll
| Lancaster county soldiers and sail-'
, ors by the local Red Cross chapter
are being delivered. The first to
acknowledge receipt of the packets
[in are \V. E. McManus, in a letter ad- ^
1 dressed to The News, and S. Graham,
in a letter addressed to the Red
Cross. Mr. Graham is a member of j,
the 34th Co. IT. S. Marine Corps, at
Quantico. Va. Mr. McManus is on
If I the steamship Kentucky "somewhere."
An interesting incident In
connection with the letter from Mr.
McManus is that it is the first letter |
yn ever received by The News which i
or had been "Passed by Censor." The! r.
un envelope was thus marked with rub-1 n
Kh her stamp. t,
snt The letters follow: h
ro- November 25. 1017. j f<
by Kditor Lancaster News: h
an Dear Sir: If you ran find room in n
ys, your paper I wish you would give p
on me a little of It. I wish to thr ik the v
ed Lancaster Chapter Red Cross for p
to the package they sent me. 11nt I r
>li- want to know how you expect a t
>se sailor to keep a package for a month h
he without opening it. Vou don't know e
nt how we sailors appreciate things to n
for keep us warm. Well as 1 have taken ii
ith up enough space I will stop. I t
for wish to thank you all again very
ips gieatly. >
in* (Signed) \V. K. MoManus, r
1". S. S. Kentucky. r
Care P. M. New York, r
(Just a Sailor.?
It'll |
ist- I
int November 28, 1917. ''
m ''res- Lancaster Red Cross, Chapter.,
in., Lancaster, S. C.
\\i Dear President: The nice pack-'
age that your chapter was so kind)
ion to send tne was received yesterday.
?s,? for which please accept my sincere
dir. thanks.
ith You will never know how much 1
be appreciate it. It is not what we
of give that counts but the spirit that
he it Ih given in.
lbs From the above you might think
that I disregard the instructions as
t H to when I was to open it, but I did
not. although I was tempted several
times to do so.
is I shall look forward with great
pie pleasure to Christmas morning
of when I shall open it. whether it be
tin- in the good old U. S. A. or across
ich the pond with the other fellows,
rly Again thanking you for the packink
age, I beg to remain.
ra^ Yours truly,
ion " OraSn rr* t *
tor 34th Co. U. S. M. C.. >
*s Quantico, Va.
ho + ! v
m j MISS CRAIG TO BE i,
,'i ASST. DEMONSTRATORi<
'h,> c
Ign j
ef*' Will Help Miss freight on in t'liih j
Rat ! .
, Work in Lancaster
of |
fount?. I
!
on * I
ro- J
( Miss Annette Craig, a daughter of ,
^ Mr. and Mrs. Kd Craig, of this counjty,
iias been appointed Assistant
for t
Idnergenov Home Demonstration
bo . . , | !i
Agent for Lancaster county, taking
1 c
up her work December 1. Lancaster ,
rar , ? ; d
^ county is very fortunate to secure
, , Miss Craig's services as she is a most 4
olcompetent
and practical young wo,pS
man.
ity
I TVliftft un<l Mioo *
(|f n?? """ """" X 'OIR 1
1R8! will spend the month of December t
rn_| organizing the clubs and the work p
l?o I for next year. They will organize v
UjplKome branch of the work in every ?
lry community and town of the county 1
fhat is interested enough to ake it c
>ne>P- C
ith | During the month of January they
4 will take a course at Winthrop col- '
If lege flitting them for the year's
tfl. J work.
or
Deaths at Sevier.
ny
Greenville. Dec. 3.--The following v
n(1 deaths were reported at t'anip Se- (
1 vier today: Hugh O. Claho, Hat- t
tery D, One Hundred and Fifteenth
rar Field Artillery. Seviervllle. Tenn
8|. Hanson Walker, Company I. One!
jg_ Hundred and Nineteenth Infantry, h
r(j Hendricks, N. C. Hunter 8. Rowlltt. >
Company L, One Hundred and Nine- d
teentb Infantry, Dover, Tenn. F
VNCAS
IjANCASTKIf, S. (\. Tl'KSI
OURT STOPS SALE DEFI
OF NEW INVENTION SH(
TO THE GERMANS I
lventor of Gasoline Substitute State
Restrained By Order of day
Judge Manning.
N AID TO SUBMARINES MAKI
nrieht Offered to Sell to Ger- Witne:
many for $1,500,000 But The;
Asked the United States Gov- the
ernnient to Pay $75,000,000. *'on
Mineola. N. Y., Dor. 3.- An order ^ on(
psf rninino I .onlo ? 1
lan inventor of a so-called substl- *'''
ite for gasoline, from disposing of w?'1
is product and from giving out in- A" ^'n
armation regarding it, was signed, ^ours
ere today by Supreme Justice Man-j morn'n
ing . The substitute, which is d?'-|maj0'
lared to contain a great deal of! son"n>;
ater. and which brought Knricht '*ozon
romlnence some months ago. is do- ( ? ^
lared to be of value in the operaSon
of submarines, according to a
ill of particulars (lied with the ?!?>*<***
omplalnt in which the restraining vx'1() ('
rder was asked. It is alleged the ?pinii>i
m entor planned to sell his foi inula
o Germany. (ion.
,,,, , , . , the we
Phis complaint was made by the
. .. ? . Sum
national Motor Power < ompanv. In
, , far as
orporated. a Delaware corporation.
reason
epresented by H. K. Yoakum, rail,
,, of thei
oatl director, a trustee.
so acci
Knricht. who is seventy years oltl. j Whilo
nd who was born in Germany, is al- Wheth<
eged to have negotiated with "spies yiavc
nd representatives of the German ,j,e vv
;overnment now in this country" for ag (o
he sale of his formula to Germany. I wng r(
The bill of particulars declares S(.rjjJO(
hat prior to America entering the fjlPV j
far, Knricht proposed to sell his se ret
to Germany for $1,500,000, and
hat on November 12 he agreed to kj|iPfj
et it be sold to the United States; prjnR
tovernment for $500,000 cash and rjnus
<5,000,000 a year for fifteen years, ttir0ng
>n condition that none of America's| sorjbef
lilies in the war should share 'he |||o(t(ir
lecret. The complaint continues: i anv (j
"On a date unknown to the plain- grains
iff, Knricht fraudulently and trait- when
trously entered into an agreement j inches
vith the German government. used,
hrough spies and representatives! agains
iow in the United States, under powde
vhich agreement, for a large sum of hair s
noney, Knricht agreed to withhold der w
'rom the plaintiff." who intended the it,.,
ormula to be used by the United (>r les
states, "all information of this in-jConeoi
redient until the expiration of the (>\porii
var."
The formula is said to he in a >
rault at the First National Bank at ^'
^armingdale. which is named as a Was
lefendant under the restraining or- ?f Uri.
ler. w
The latter is the first move in an resides
njunotion suit begun by the plain- ported
iff. died >
Tests of this "2-cent a gallon gaso- compli
ine." as it was known at the time
"nricht announced his discovery, OIK
lave been taking place before the r*
Vutomohile Club of America, and
he complaint alleges that the invennr
during these tests surreptitiously < ootid
idded a valuable ingredient, the
the
haracter of which he refused to
lisclose.
*
JIWHTEKIiY MKKTINti OF
D1STKICT COUNCIL ,|. O. V. A. M.! The
The third quarterly meeting of Fund"
Lancaster district council. Jr. O. U. mornir
t. M., No. 4. comprising Lancaster have I
ind Chester counties, will he held 0f cor
vith Camp Creek Council. No 79,| rHHnv
t 7:30. Friday evening. December j
4. The district council will be fh(> A)
>pened with prayer by Rev. H. F- uj,ere
'arson. Address of welcome by H. I evpry
t. Williams, of Camp Creek council. ja pnrk
tcsponse to the address of welcome Js for)
>y J. 11. llamel, of Kershaw. bncco
All juniors of any council are cor- ronfen
lially welcomed to come and sit in mPn(
he district council. |VO j,,
For those from a distance or who 7,npR (
lish to spend the night Camp Creek r< n( p
'ouncil No. 79. will be prepared to (.oat.pr
ake care of them. , ()vp w
* " paiftn.
Congressman We<ls. The
Washington. Dec. 2.?Announce- ?poke
ias been made of the marriage here praotlf
lovember 25 of Representative Cor- (|on w
lei 1 Hull, of Tennessee, and Miss th||(
lose F. Whitney, of Staunton, Va. Now
'
>AY, 1>K<\ 4. 1 !> 1T.
ENSE CONTENDS A,A
)OTING OF MRS.
(ING ACCIDENTAL '
Springs Surprise Yester- v
By Resting Its Case ,'a,t
the
Early in Forenoon. tr;it
that
NO POWDER TESTS
I,...
j rviIw
sKfs for Defense Testify f,
v Helieve Mrs. King Fired n,jn
Fatal Shot I'ninten- mo
ally. hl,(1
tior
| wer
ord, Dec. It.?The state hav- pon
rui.j; the hiuKest surprise of whl
tl of Gaston It. Means, eharfc- Am
h the murder of Mrs. Maude j Adi
K. when it rested its case two thai
after court convened this at
K. the defense consumed thejtha
portion of the day in pre-lobs
: the testimony of nearly a
of its witnesses. including -j
/. G. Means and Miss Hello nn
father and sister, respective- (.JO
the defendant, and half a ..i?.
North Carolina physicians. I OI(1
ncl a red on oath that in their
t. based upon their scientific
dire experience and ohservn
Irs. King could have indicted
ntnd that caused her death. |
e of these physicians went so''""
to say they believed the do- '' "
did flr<' the fatal shot, some " '*
n thought she could have done
dentally but not intentionally,
some of them refused to say
tr they thought she could i a
shot herself intentionally in
ay indicated by the evidence cop
the manner in which the act veg
immitted. Most of them do the
I experimental tests which der
lad made or observed with a
liher Oolt's automatic pistol. (
ltd with which Mrs. King was iS(,
according to the evidence, in .?er
at paper Ink blotters at va- Poi
rl i ?? KntVi /lle/xetln ^ '
... u?v.. uuri ll> .mil \va
:h a hair switch. They do- pa,
I the result as ohserved on tht' tioc
s showed powder grains at i?oi
Istance up to 14 inches, the,
being imbedded in the paper wiJ
(ired at a distance of six
or less, when the hair was not an)
When the hair was put up (^
t the blotters, there were no
r grains in the paper, but the'Wf)
bowed the effects of the powhen
the firing was done with
l/zle of the pistol three inches *
s from it. W. H. (lihson, a
d lumberman, told of similar
tnents.
.
I ( \ROM\l\N OIKS
Til /U'l) % ?% % 1^.1 t
... w> > .lit.oi i.i rn.in r.
ihington, Dec. 3. The death
vate William J. Logan, enginhose
sister, Rosie Windham,
t in Atkins. S. has heen re- am
by Gen. Pershing. Logan o\?
Coveniber -1 of pneumonia p!a
rated with other diseases. to
<f> s j n
ROYS IN FRANCE ?<'>?
ORA< CO FI'NI) CROWS '!
Gu
ne\
billions Started Yesterday and "r
? or
First List Will lie ,.f
Printetl Friday. law
all
hih
"Our Hoys in France Tobacco Th<
started out early yesterday vat
ig and several contributions sor
t>een received. The first list aw
if rlhlonra i?a - * ' """
? 111 111- [II lined in
's paper. He
fund is to provide tobacco for Alt
nerican soldiers in France.
tobacco is bard to pet. and rf'a
quarter contributed will buy '
ape, the retail value of which s""
y-flve cents, and enouph to- '
to keep an American soldier ' lp
ted for a week. The move- '
is nntional, there heinp over <ar
indred newspapers and mapa- niv
*npaped in the work. Kverv
ontributed buys tobacco at a'
ices, the prlntinp. the execuork
connected with the cam- fro
everything is contributed "1?
local campaign is only a
a hupe wheel, hut where a"3
al contributions from a sec- fur
ill be sent to the soldiers from
notion. I Mo
is the time to subecrlbe. 93(
News
V ADOPT MEATLESS ni 11
DAY FOR THE TEt TONS BLiAi
AC(
iiiiinoiit < 'onviiir?>il <>l Wisdom il v\
I
>f Hoover's lU'coiniiieiiclation t ::
For Shorter Hat ion. JU
.'ashington. Doc. Tlx de No Mel
mont of labor before tlx end of
week may adopt Focal Adiiiinisor
Hoovor's recommendation
meatless and wheat less days bo
rvecl by tlx1 German prisoners rj jj|
Hot Springs. Such action, it is
wn. is being seriously considered
the department. Jurv \
ollnwing reports to the food ad- ond
1st rat ion that some of the woi
at Asheville and Hot Springs Its \
refused to sign food conserva- of H
i pledges because the Germans
e being overfed and were not
inlying with the rpvutntinnu Mine
ch the administration asked r(i i,u*
eriean itizens to observe Food a jury
ninistrator Hoover recommended Saturay
t the food furnished the Germans! verdict
Hot Sprinus lie cut down and the tri.
t wheatless and meatless days be lf,r the
erved. |l?and, .
'a<ly to Accept HiMtvrr's .Xtlvicc. Yale f<
"he department of labor has made ,,is "
investigation into conditions as ''
v exist at Hot Springs and is ''
lilt convinced that Hoover s rec- vv
inendation should be adopted. '* I''1'1 1
> order may be issued tomorrow. ' ''',v "
.1.. ... defend:
I >o?| ? <>ii-ei \at kiii Pointers.
, who lu
The American embassy in l.nmlon
trente i
Koine to uive some first hand
two we
nters in food conservation to the
Verdict
pie over there. Todav a cable- . ,
. . . ' with o;
111 was received from I.. P Phel
, , , the ho'
I. of the cmbassv which reads as
a ppreci
ows:
As \
"To Hoover, food administrator, Ioom
shington; | touchec
'Please send immediately 100 of 'he
lios home drying manuals for young
;etables and fruits published by tension
National Emergency Food (jar she w;
i commission. j Dr. J.
(Signco) "SHELDON." i clan.
'. H. Rent ley. of the food admin* ' room,
ation. notified P. S. Ridsdale. ' 111
rotary of the National Emergency tnent.
[?d Garden commission, who for- attorn*
rded the manuals to the state de-1 The
|
intent at once in ordet that the o'clock
iklets will get a quick start for F. Mat
it don. a rooos
'We are very glad to co-operate j,1,orfs
h the embassy." said Mr. Rids 1 ,UMe,
"and this urgent cablegram is Ian(' we
jther indication to us Americans K'n
it food conservation is one of the: Mrs.
st inipotiant questions of the mat lea
rid today." legal c
* I De Sat
KEN HAS TROUBLE j tomeyi
I for the
WITH A CARNIVAL throng
j to her
tally Allows Tents to <?o l"n ami ' ' x
has st!
Enriches City's Coffers by cleared
S.iOO in Itcjil Money. | sion ol
! oaes ii
I At 1
Aiken. D.-c. 2. Quito a big stir by the
mu loral citizens was create ] 1 p? at S
>r the coining of a carnival to this He S .11
c? . Many were l?if101'\ opposed for tiic
1 lie show |m*o|)]i* because of past' It \v
lilar affairs having a dance hall F.aullos
?wn a< "-lb" as one of tlie lcadin wife ol
tares. Sheriff Howard. Solicito; \*as th
liter and .1 !' . Salley, city attor.
were appealed to in an endeav STAM
to put a wtop to the carnival's
ning. Sheriff Howard was refer
to the acts of lit 12, containing a
fixing a cost of floil per day on ; Realty
circus shows and "such like ex- f0
itions. showing in the county."
as. II. Peoples, attorney general
s consulted by wire as a last ret
to keep the "Forty-niners" Ilegl
ay from Aiken. The show folks manip
r<> in * v *u
... ... ... .... Km ii v in?- and en
ndersons. Yesterday afternoon house i
ornev fieneral Peeples sent word want a
those interested in the fight to people
d his decision in the Lancaster, prepari
case. exactly involving the coming
ite qeustion. That decision reads: otherw
am of the opinion that it is not accords
intention of the statute to in- The
de what are commonly known as the rea
nivals. 1 don't think a car- made I
al comes within such definition." ;$ 100 v
The residents of Fairfield street $100 t
which place the show was to be cents s
ted. then secured an injunction or frar
m his honor, Judge Hayne K isn't e
e, preventing the show being ndditio
?d up on that thoroughfare. Fin- stamp.
/ the carnival people moved down as well
ther one block and opened up in which
! blast Tuesday night. Mayor house 1
seley and city council charging will be
)0 for the privilege to ahow there, poatoffi
a
>
$2.00 A VKAK
<CA DESAULLES
1UITTED BY THE
RY IS NOW FREE
ntion in Verdiil of Insannnd
She Was Merely
'ound "Not Luilty."
, LASTED TWO WEEKS
Yas Out Only One Hour
Forty-three Minutes and
erdict Lives Her < u^tody
I O
VI ,-MHl.
nla. N. V.. Deo. ?It rpcjuirone
hour, and 4:5 minutes for
in supremo court here
night to reach a
of not guilty in
il of Mrs. Hlanca I)e SaulleB
murder of her divorced huslohn
I- He Saulles. former
lotball star and clubman, at
me near Wesbury Lone Is
te night ot August 3.
0 verdict. no reference wliat;is
insult' to insanity. It. was
>t" temporary loss of aeeounta.
hl' h formed the basis of the
Hit - cas<>. Mrs. |)t> Saulles
ttl maintained an air of exst
if-posvO'sion throughout the
icks of thf trial, received the
stnllinglx She shook hands
it'll of tin' jurors as they leit
c and to oat h gave a nod oL
at ion.
Irs. !>< Saulles loft the courta
new-paper photographer
1 off a flashlight. Tho shock
explosion, coupled with the
woman's heightened nervous
. caused her to stagger, hut
is prevented from falling by
Sherman Wright, her phvsiShe
was taken into a nearby
wht re she soon recovered.
so happy" was her only coinaccording
to Mrs. 1>p Saulles'
y. Henry A. T'terhait.
case went to the jury "at 5:50
Saturday evening. Justice D.
nninc. immediately announced
s until 8:30, during which the
were taken to a hotel for ,iin.
rhey returned at 7 4<? o'clock
re immediately closeted to he*ir
deliberations.
Dp Sanlles' acquittal auto11
y establishes her as the only
ustodian of her son. John L.
illes. Jr.. according to her at*.
It was because of her love
boy. the defendant contended
hout her trial, that she went
former husband's home, "The
he night of the tragedy. She
led that as soon as she has
I up. all right to the possesr
the child she will take hitu
> Chile "her native land.
rina Del Mar. "The vineyard
sen." as her mother's estate
u ii i i.i k ??. ' ii i?". i- ranou, .M'S.
lbs intend- making h< i home
present.
as this hopte which Mrs. De
left in 1' 11. to hcrome the
f John 1. Do Snnlles. She
on a pill of 10 years.
4b
I!' TAX (JOES INTO
EFFECT DECEMBER 1
Transfers W ill t ost .~?ti ( ents
Knrli of th?' Price or
Fraction Thereof.
nninp with December 1, the
ax coos back into full force
pet. The officers at the court
are interested in this and
11 the world to know, so the
with papers to record may be
nc themselves for what is
bv purchasing stamps and
ise conducting themselves in
inee with the regulations.
?anie price stamp will adorn
lty deeds as before. All deals
for a consideration less than
rllI be exempted but from
0 $500 the cost will he 50
ind for each $500 thereafter,
tion of $500. in the event it
ven money, will rail for an
nal 50 cents internal revenue
Notes call for stamps, too,
1 as many other papers with
the registrar at the court
Is less concerned. The stamps
sold by the stamp clerk at the
ce building.