The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 01, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 45. SEMI-WEEK
Counties May Secui
? *Money From the G
i ?
M . i graded an<i
CffnCDAI cnwnc Phn
IiLvtnnL run no run j year-round
ROADS IN THIS STATE E5
etera coul<
winter.
With Addition of Like Sums For thJl
from Counties Many Miles could be b
May Be Built Annually. runnm* el
to the cos
river to th
$56,810 FOR LANCASTER The est
concrete c
above are
This Will Build 5.2 Miles of $2,000 per
Concrete or 32.5 Miles of cuive
1 I
ITopsoil Road if Met Dollar '?rn
000 per m
for Dollar. crete. Th
averages a
all canes.
The state highway commission way conn
fcas announced the amount of feder- mileage w
al road building funds apportioned the federa
to each county In the state and has or county
Issued an instructive and interesting and. whib
statement interpreting the appor-. an ndequa
tlonments of money into terms of; of what c
. road mileaire for two good types of building f
road bods. South Carolina's share g'irded as
of federal funds for road building tenth of a
amounts to 13.156,154.04. The After tt
state highway commission has ap- sums of 1
portioned this among the 46 counties to each co
?f the state on the basis of their |nterprete<
population, area, t tal taxable prop- mileage f<
erty and their mileage in the propos- roadways,
cd state highway system. builders r
Before the federal funds for road considernl
construction become available, they mile for i
must be covered, under present con- roads are
ditions. dollar for dollar by the this type
counties. Therefore. the federal for the c?
funds plus the county funds will pro- where the
vide a totnl of $6,312,308.08 for road would n
construction In this state. I Hence, wl
Based on an estimated cost of bp built 1
$22,000 per mile, this sum will build mileage c
186 9 miles of concrete roadway in 'or *he sn
the state. Assuming that topsoll Bc.'ldes
road will cost $3,500 per mile, a to- building 1
tal of 7.803.5 miles of this excellent pfjatej
type of road can be built with the
federa! funds available now plu? tbe er,i' 'un<
iiiwnr. "linn iin? counties in 11 si aun ""
3ho
to them. ( amount ol
S 1 The significance of those figures will be at
on the road mileage which can be; |? south <
gotten for 16.31 2.308.OK are appar-j j(,|jar
? ent from the following facts:
_ Est I mat
For this sum about two-thirds of
the total mileage In the proposed ,op s,)il "
state highway system, linking all <,a?h <*ouii
the county seats, could be correctly aid funds
I Total
era
Counties. Apportionment. count
Federnl aid.
?
Abbeville. . . . . % 54.601.46
Aiken 104.784.31
I Allendale 30.614.69 I
Anderson ....... 116,777.70
Bamber* 37,242.62
Barnwell 47.657.95
Beaufort. 44.501.77
Berkeley 74,169.62
Calhoun 36.348.92 !
Charleston. ..... 150.232.92
Cherokee 48.289.16
Cheater . 65.332.39 1
Chesterfield 80 4 81.92
Clarendon 56 863.93
Colleton 83.638.08
Darlington 67,541.70
Dillon 40,714.39
Dorchester ...... 45.448.62
.Edgefield 47.342.31
| Fairfield 56.232 70
Florence. 84,900.64
Georgetown 60.913.77 :
~ W-.Greenville 135.083.39
Greenwood . . . . 73 222.17
Hampton 44,817.39
Horry . 66,594.86 1
* v Jasper 37.558.23
Kershaw. 68 48.4.54 1
I>anca?ter 56.810.77 1
1*aurena 82,375.02 1
l^ee. 43.564.93
Islington 74.169 62 ]
McCormlch 36 611.30
Marlon. 47,342.31
Marlboro 55,863.93 1
Newberry 67 226 08 ]
Oconee 66,179.64 1
Orangeburg. ..... 126,614.93 5
Pickens 63.664.62 1
Richland. 114 884.01 J
Saluda 39,136.31
Spartanburg 146.761.16 2
Sumter 68.804.16 1
TTnlnn 6 2 4 0 1 8 6 1
"WnitanisburK. . . . 78,688.24 1
Tork 88.887.93 1
Totals .93.156.164.04 $6.3
e Lang
LY. LANCASTER, S.
re Much VOLUNTEERS F
overnment OVERSEAS SEI
I surfaced with top noil or
affording satisfactory "ar Department ( a
roads for general pur- Fifty Thousand to R
which farmers could haul
. . ... Those Now Then
lizers in the spring wlthlg
and over which Ford
1 take their ple&suro all WILL GO INTO GE1
j Bum one concrete road
ulii acroBs South Carolina. Men Are to Be Concent;
Ither from the mountains Camp Meade for Ear
iat or from the Savannah , , ???
e North Carolina line. *n France and Will <
Imated costs per mile for 1,000 at Time.
>r top soil roads given
based on an allowance of
mile for the cost of grad- as "K!?n' . . ~
rts etc.. $1,500 per mile dlate ral1 for B0'000 vo,ur
ng with top soil and $20.- 8?rvire ,n Europe haB beei
ile for surfacing with con- ?d by the wnr department
ese estimates are based on to enlistment
ind will not hold good for wUI b* ?n?r*? Par,y du,y 1
Therefore, the state high- aR a re,ief for m,,n ,n th
... ,, ., tionary forces who wish 1
nlsslon s compilation on J
hich can he secured with bomo...
,. ... . . Enlistment in this spec
1 funds after adding state H
... ... will he for three vears.
funds is an approximation
. . . will he concentrated at Can
< accurate enough to give
.... . .. Md ..robablv will he t
te idea in terms of miles
an be done with the road S,V,K ,n ntlngents C000
nnds. it is not to be re- War department official*
... ,. . . .. I ed confidence that no trou'
\ literrally correct to the I
j he experienced in raising
000 men or even greater i
te commission gave out the . .. ,
necessary. The hulk of
'ederai money apportioned ... r
' are expected to come frotr
untv for road building and ,, . , ,
I discharged troops, especia
I these sums into terms of , ,. . . . .
who after having been dr
>r top soil and concrete1 ... . . .
* trained were prevented fr
it was said that road' . . ..
overseas by the armistice
night he able to count on ... , , ?
tunitv to see service in Of
>1 y less than $2,000 per ... ., ... . .
' H is thought, will lead man\
grading where sand-clay tQ en,lHt
built for the reason that . . .
A number of officers. pre
of roaH In silltahln I'hloflv
- I to 12, will be spnt over
.astal section of the state eRch ,noroment of t 000 .
, morp even topography ,ng Camp Theflp
ecessltate less grading. ^ ^ {hp conoentrRtlon
lere sand-clay roads conld R(vo ^ pre?minarv tral
nstead of top aoll more, eHgary (f) whfp the mpn |f
ould probably be obtained orKanliatlon, and make tl
me money. pd egsmlnntions. On arrL
the $3,156,154.04 for road rop0 they will talce the pis
which congress baa appro- cera eligible for discharge.
lere la alao available fed- * ~
On tlic Pocohonm
b to the aum of $750,000
Among the troops hi
nK bridges which, like the rhur|?Bton aboard fho ,
money for building roada, Pr|day from Lancaster ai
mailable wlien the counties counties were:
'arollna cover it dollar for Henry P. M< Manns. 1
Lotlis P. Adams. Kershav
D. Flovd, Kershaw; Fr
ed mileage of concrete or' . . ^ ,
Ooodale. Camden; Charles
aads which can be built In po^^ne, Camden; William
ity with combined federal Kershaw; Charles ft Hater
and county funds follows; I den; Benjamin T Davis,
Marvin M Reaseonver.
of fed- Miles of Miles of y?aMj r Clair, Camden
1 aid and concrete topsoil j Adams, Chester; James
y funds. roads, roads. I mond. Fort Mill; Charlie ?
at $22,000 at $3,500 Tradesville; Clarence P.
per mile. per mile I (Chester; Robert Marquai
109,202.92 5.0 31.2 mi). Robert Woodard Ch
209,568.62 9.5 ^-?jvin R. Jones. Lancaster;
61,229.38 2.8 17.5j R.,rfon. Lancaster: Henry
283,655.50 10.6 66.7 chesterfield; James Colli
74.485.24 3.4 21.3 Mn,. William IV. Gulled
95,315.86 4.3 27.2 caBter; James F. Grant, F
89.003.54 4.0 25 4 Amos p Hilderbrand. CI
148,339.24 6.7 42.4. Hinson. Kershaw; Wl
70,697.84 3.2. 20.2| pamier. Kershaw: Wtlllnm
TAllV, 'M IMI wmery! Lancaster': John V
1 ?3'5 Uork H,,|; john c Jono,
130.664.78 5.9 37.3 ?
.... ? 1 ter: James E. Burr. Ch?
160.938.86 7.3 46.0 Jnk, ?ober8on> Vork. Tf
.1 1.727 86 5.1 31.9 ^ M<.npp; WfI|fam p
167.276.16 7.6 47.8 Hpath
1 ;i II ? Heath Spring: Furman I
on'lrM! A 2 3 Heath Springs: Rov Trues
90.897.24 4.1 25.9 Hh?w; Jftmp8 Rh
94.684.62 4.3 27.1 Saimlp) j pook ramflpn;
110.465.40 5.0 31.6 Cook Kw|| Ar,Mo ?
69.801 08 7.7 48.5 K?rshlivv; Ba||oy Ja?kson
121.82..54 5.5 34 8 Mnn)amin r>avls. Camden
J70 166.78 12.3 77 2 McNJn,.h> rh,8ter; Coopffr
146.445.54 6.7 41 8 J<)hn PR
f9,834 f 41,8 Heath Sprimrs: Wllllnm >
89.634 78 4 1 25.6 - K? ?
< atmlon: John r Poovev
133.189.70 6 1 38 0 . .
ter; Charles R. Lewis. Car
76.116.46 3 4 21.5
136,977.08 6.2 39.1 i Supreme Court Mee
l IS,821.64 5.2 22.5, ?, r
A V I' Anrll ? f?, th? -prlnr
' 4 following cases from tills,
148.339 24 6.8 42.4 r|rr?|t aro docketed for
I3 ??? !? 3 3 20 9 ftnd 29:
jM.em f>z 4 :t 27.1 Williams, vs Phlladelphl
111 727.86 5.1 31.9 anranra Company; State vs.
134,452.16 6 1 38.4 ftl . w.->lkor et al vs. Gill et
112,359.08 6.1 82.1 mnr? pan* & Trust Coir
161,229.86 11.4 7t.8 et aj#j Crocn vs 1
107.309.84 4 9 30.7 aj>; vs . Southern
129,768.02 10.4 65.6 CQnipany.
78,272.62 3.6 22.4, ,*.
193,652.32 13.3 83.9| One (kKxl Itond.
,37.608.32 6 3 39.3 J The rounfv authorities
124.983.70 5.7 35.7 soiled the Charlotte roa<
167,176.48 7.1 44 9 point where the turn Is
,77,876.86 8.1 50.7 Van Wyck nnd this road
holding the championship
12,308.08 286.9 1,803.6 caster county.
%
ASTER
C., TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1919.
OR I CHEER VICTORS OF
(VICE HINDENBURG LINE
lis for Thousands See Parade of Thiri
ii.iL r?; *
curve nrni i/ivision anci nonor
e. Returning Soldiers. f
t
EtMANY GEN. TYSON IN COMMAND
C
f
rated at Youthful Heroes of the Caro- 1
ly Duty linas and Tennessee are Wei- ,
jrO Over corned in Great Style at
Columbia. 1
i
in Imme- Columbia, S. C., March 31.? '
iteers for Ryes Hhinlng with Joy of victory,
a prepar- faces sobered by the thought of the 1
As an carnage through which they had J1
the men passed and by a realization of thei'
in France' successful termination of the high!1
e expedi- adventure upon which they pmba-k-J 1
to return nearly 12 months ago. 7,00ft
virile, stalwart Americans, the peer-1 1
ial force less sons of the south. paraded J
The men through the streets of Columbia this1
?p Meade, afternoon, matching between banks'
sent over- of massed humanity from which |
strong mighty cheers arose -the plaudits
( express- of grateful South Carolinians. North '
hie would robnians and Tcor.esseans and the
the f>ft.-1 folk of other states,
lumber If 1' was the initial appearance of
the men 'he "Fighting Thirtieth" division's
t recently! infantry. composed principally of
Uy those1 men from North Carolina. South
alien and inrnnna anu Tennessee, with a,
nm going sprinkling of soldiers from western i
Oppor- states. hut A merlonns all. welded In-j
rmany, it to blood brotherhood hv the fires of
r of these battle and the trials and vicissitudes(
I undergone hv these greatest of mod-1
ibnbly ten i ern crusaders. The parade and subseas
with | sequent entertainment and celehramen
leav-J Hon were unparalleled in the history
will he|of this city, in the character of the
camp to event and the size of the crowd,
ning nec- which has been variously estimated >
lto casual at front 100.000 to 12 5.000 people.
ie requir- The emotions of the crowd were
ral In Ku- varied Roar after roar of cheers
ice of otH- swelled ;,iwards as the men of the
Thirtieth marrhed in close forma
tion. platoon front, headed hv their
brigade commander. Hrig. Gen. 1. T>
rrivlng at j Tyson. of Knoxville, Tenn , and his
'ocohontas staff Occasionally a sob could he
id nearby heard from a black veiled figure, an|
expression of sorrow for one who
Lancaster; now lies under the sod of France or
v; Walter |n Flanders field? democracy's and
anklln D. I n mother's contribution to humanR.
Ville- ify and freedom. The faces of paK.
Adams, | rpnts whose sors were in the parade
nan. Cam- ! radiated with joy, pride and relief
Camden; that they had escaped the supreme
( amden; j pacriti e. while others, 'heir h?"0
; Andrew! cndetect"d in the sameness of the
O. Ham- khakl-clad lines, gazed tense in
d Knight, i suspense, with heart hunger in their
Bryant. un?.~? ?? .... -
. ..t-,-.. <1 nmoiii matrons wun inranis
eel, Rock (n tholr arms, looked for husbandsj
ester; Al- perhaps to Introduce father ar??! j
Ernest D. baby; bonded men. and aged women,i
B. Hunt, fbofr bair whitened by years and
ns, h ort fitoos seamed from hardship, looked1
pre. I?in-j np0n the martial spectacle and their
took Hill; | youth, with its miraculous leavenover;
Ira! jnK seemed almost to return to
III lam E. them.
i J. Mont- Veterans of the war between the
if. Wisher, qoetlons, thinking of the battles of
?. Lancas- fj)(. onufh that they fought through
fsterfleld; four iong years, became more ere't
lomas O. an,t more soldierly in bearing and
Chapman, would liked to have joined with the
I). Ellis, warriors of this generation.
,. Htnson, ,r . , ,, , .
\oung girls would point wi?h
ra e, r-j prj4|0 11?o 1 r sweethearts or fiances.I
,ancnster; .. . , ,
I Mi>nc the whole line of march of
Sou lee A.iov#kT, t ^ r??f? miles every conceivable
nson, v;infarre point was occupied by men,'
Camden, | womon an(j children Along Main
. William met ttie windows of every building
* I) Pee
were jammed and men and bovs
' ,4n I clung to hazardous perches, while
1. Knight top of every building was
I.ancas- frjnt,r(| with humanity,
nden.
At the request of the citizens'(
lH> coinm'ttee in charge of the celebra(Inn
K o r <? * 1. V. ? I-i "
I convene """ " "" w,-is iumw. u
rm The ,f> narf?(l<? without their kits, equipthe
sixth m"nt or arms, which. although it
April 28 m,R,,t n?* have presented unite as
martin! appearance, yet added to the.
a Idfe In- cornfort nnfl enjoyment of the men. I
Kvans et Rrlgadier General Tvmn was en-' '
' al : Par- thuslastic over the reception roipany
vs. reived hv his troops, and expressed
dobley et his appreciation in positive lanHailway
K'tatre The other officers and the
men fhems?lves were gratified at the
? warmth of "he greeting they received
"Tf was a great show," as they'
have top- expressed It. j
1 to the xv,f, narade was participated in by
made t( 117th infantry formerly the
Is now Third Tennessee national guard regit)
I*an !
(Continued on Page 4.) I
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SUBSCRIPTION ^ q i A YEAR
T,,K " iN RATES
Mrs. W. II. Mlllen, County Ch'm. ONAI TELEGRAMS
Mrs. J. \V. Allen, City Ch'm.
The victory loan win soon be on. Effective Today Domestic TeleThe
women of Lancaster made a . ,, . ?
. .w tfrapn Service C omes at a
nost splendid record in the fourth
Irlve. They must again go over the Higher Price.
on in t.h in (ho flnto(i)n? nrtu i?
r ? tun
rhanksgiving drive when all Amerl a
la , ?d .... I.y Victory nolle in- TWENTY PEK CENT ADDED
dead of Death Knells. Lancaster
women must do their part in paying . , ? , 0 ?
? . .. m ... . , , . . Advance Harelv Sufficient. Burhe
debt of gratitude for victory and
?eace. leson Says, to Meet the InMedais,
small bronze buttons Cre;i?ed Co?t of Operation of
made from (Jerman cannon, will be
niven all captains and all active Lines.
workers. The medals are truly to
!)e marks of distinction. .. . ., . . .
. .... . Washington, April 1.?Increase of
A German helmet will be given In OA , . . , w
20 per eent in domestic telegraph
pverv county in the state as a prize . ? ..... .
. ' . . . rates effective April 1 has been anfor
the best Victorv loan slogan and .... ....
.. nounoed by Postmaster General
[?verv school child is invited to enter I ,, ,
. . .... i Burleson,
the contest, inaugurated by the Wo- ?? ,
,! The increase was agreed upon at
man's Lihertv loan committee at the1 . , . ,
. , a meeting of the federal wire board
recent conference of county chair- . . .....
and was made necessary. Mr. Burlemen,
and compete for the valuable
son s annovincement said to meet
trophies. .... "the increased cost of operation, oeSlogans
must be in by April 12
. . , . , casioned bv wage increases now in
The slogan awarded the prize will bo, ? . ,,
. . x. J effect, made during t a past vear.
adopted hv the county and the best ...... .v
Mr. Burleson added that the advance
five sent t?? state headquarters. The .
A ... . I would he "barely sufficient for this
state executive IDminittPC will select j
. 11 . ... purpose,
the best of th?V slogans and adopt
' i " he order affects both government
this as the state slogan. ! . , .
, . . ' and commercial messages, but it wan
Kverv school girl and hoy in Dan- .... ...
... : announced that there would he no
ra?tor countv is urged to join in the
.... ..... .. ! increase in special press rates for
contest Would vou like to have the
! newspapers or in charges for speslognn
for the state come from Daneta!
wires leased hv press assoeiacaster
(ountv?
tions and newspapers.
1'nder the order, however, comW'll
1 TI)V TA LTDD '1A?
" ||'i' ' ,v i 1 y' ,XI^r-'1 >"w | merclal and government leased wiretf
DESTROYERS IN SERVICE will be charged for at an ndvame
of 20 per cent over existing ratea,
whether such wires he furnished by
Kvcn If It Is Necessary to Put a telegraph or telephone system un?
Some \Vnrshi|iN on the lie- rter government control..
Mr. Tturleson's order follows:
H4'|*VO liist
"The following schedule of domes
tie commercial telegraph rates shall
Washington. April 1.?With ap- b" c^ctive from April 1. 1019. and
proximately 300 destroyers to b> in continued until otherwise ordered:
commission by the end of the yeai Present rate:
the navy department is working out 2r>?2 ??nt8 enrh additional word,
plans for the peace time handling of; cents each add tional word.
this force. The last suggestion made! ,in~ z ^nts e?cn natiMinnai word,
was to place 200 of the ships in re- <??3 renfs ?!,oh actional word,
scrv**. hut it was learned a move- r,??3 re",s *a('h add<Horfa 1 word,
men. was taking shape toward keep- 4 ronK ra"h ??M'"nnal word,
ing the entire force in active com-i75?5 <pn,s oach ?ddltlonal word,
mission, even ir it would be neces-!100 ~7 rrnfP *rt?h nrt,,HioPal wnrd'
V n vi* e'i | p *
sarv to put a larpor number of oltl-i
er battleships and cruisers in ro-jcents each aodit'onal word.
e< rve to obtain the necessary per-!"*? " r> re?1,s pach add'tional word,
sonnel. f4'**?rf"ds each additional word.
Officers who favor keeping the de- 48 " r> prT1ts "a'h additional word,
strovers in full commission believed n r> T,t" n:""h a< 1-1 itio*inl W?vd
the trnininp received aboard these r' *',nl> each a%?d oonn! word,
vessels by both officers and men ,L'ft 8 5 ron,s ?;,rh n^'U'ona! wrord.
would be more valuable than the "T)ay letters and nU lit letters
same experience aboard the larger sha11 be as at present but
ships They feel also, that the barged for on the basis of the above
navnl events of the proof war point ratPF Night messages will be
the way toward stressing the future barged for at an increase of 2<> p*n*
d?velopment of the destroyer force. cent ovc>r ^fisting night rates.
For these reasons the officers are Commercial and government le tsop
posing vigorously the proposal of wirep shall be charged at an adretiring
two-thirds of the force to vance 20 per cent ov?t existing
the reserve. i leased wire rates. whether sucli
? ? I wires he furnished at n telegrnpla
l>r???byteriiins SubscrilM*. I or a telephone system under gov*
The Presbyterian congregation in ''rnn>"nt control,
l^ancnster was apportioned $1.0 001 "The telepraph rates for douieain
tlie recent drive for funds for mis- ,,r United States government telostnris
nml un)..?.ll....i * ? jaa ? ? ith mo " "? : o n - -
...... going " 1 * - '' P'T Ceill
"over the top" by $500. ov,>r ,,u> present government rate.
"The rate Increases herein orderSecretary
Hawkins Here. ed are made, necessary to meet (ha
I. C Hawkins, se-relarv of the! Creased eost of operation oocasSnuth
Carolina State Automobile sioned by wu*e n?*reases now in
association, of Greenville was here mad#> d,,r,u* ,ht> ?'?st year an(*
this morning on business and let arP ^rr'y for
or> the 10:17 train for Chestei P?st'
where n local association is to be! Mr V"'1'-*""'* was Issued
organized I by ,he department without coin_
^ 1 ment, other than the explanation
To Initiate Members. that the increase would not affect
A special train will he run overlhe' ProHS ra,es and ''harpes on wires
Is. K C to Chester Thursday, leav- and press using
here at to accommodate S("',|lfl<?ns.
the crowd which will po over to at- '"leased for employees of
teed the Chester Commandary. No a" dr" "-tn.ents of telegraph systems
7 Knights of Templar. There arel"ndPr f"doral " ntro1 ,Mn*
14 candidates from Lancaster and Ployft ?t "non functional" offices
Kershaw The train ^ ill return to|and became effective
this city during the night. I ,as* ne(,emhpr 1 Employees in sor
! vice more than a year and a half reWin
Visit Here. reived an increase of 10 per cent
Bruce Craven, attorney-at-law. of and employed less than a year
Trinity, N. and his family. who and a ha,f r> pr>r "*nthave
been spending the winter in New York, April 1 Removal of
r iiinua, win arrive In Lancaster postal Telepraph f':ible company oiPrlday
far a short visit to Editor tlotr?Is last week hv Postmaster CJc >3?nrpe
n. Craven and faintly. .Mr. Rurleson was Intended to pav-f
"raven, who was at one time "iper*| the way for the increased telepraT'%
Intendent of the Uanraster praded rft|ps announced by him declared
tchool and who for aome years has W'lliam J Deepan, former secretary
men enpnped in the municipal bond nf the company, in a statement"*
uistness. has recently been appoint- ^r> Deepen added that "there w??? .
*d Major in the United States army, no reaj need of increased taloprao1*
n the department of the Judpe Ad- rates, if the Western Union was mU
rotate General, and will report in .
Washington for active duty April 14. (Continued on Pape 5.)