The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 19, 1913, Image 1
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VOL. 8, NO. 40, SEMI-W E
1 ? "MUST PROTECT i
* AMERICANS''?TAFT
President Informs Madero That I
^ Americans Must be Protected
and Respected?Relief of
Situation the Paramount
Duty.
Washington, Feb. 17.?Presi- *
dent Taft's reply to Madero's
appeal to withhold American g
intervention in Mexico, sent by b
telegraph, was made public by c
Secretary Knox today as follows
: r
"From Your Excellency's p
telegram, which reached here g
the 14th, it appears that Your t
Excellency was somewhat misinformed
as to the policy of the
United States towards Mexico, c
which has been uniform for two
years, or as to the naval or ^
other measures thus far taken j(
which are measures of natural t
protection. The -ambassador r
telegraphed that when you were ^
good enough to show him your
telegram to me, he pointed out
this fact.
??-*r T7> m,u.f *'
1UU1' EiACCiicm.,y uiuoi, _
m therefore, be aware that the re- Jj
W ports which appear to have t
! reached you that orders have
already been given to land ^
forces were inaccurate. The
ambassador, who is fully in- ^
formed, is nevertheless, again
instructed to afford you any desirable
information. Fresh as- '
surance of friendship to Mexico
are unnecessary after two years
of proof of patience and good
will. ;;
"In view of the special friend- /
. ship and relations between the /
countries I cannot too strongly ,
impress upon Your Excellency .
the vital importance of the early .
establishment of that real peace ,
and order which this government
has so long hoped to see, x
both because American citizens
and their property must be pro- J
tected and respected, and also
because this nation sympathizes
deeply with the afflictions of the r
W. Mexican people. ?
"In reciprocating the anxiety j
shown by Your Excellency's
message, I feel it my duty to ^
add sincerely and without re- r
serve that the course of events .
during the past two years culminating
in the present most ,(.
dangerous situation, creates in
this country extreme pessimism i ?
1 It- - !.i! XI X XI I 1
ana tne conviction mat tnc i
present paramount duty is the f
prompt relief of the situation.
(Signed) J
"WILLIAM H. TAFT." T
Mexico City, Feb. 17.?Pres- ?
ident Madero today received ]
the reply of President Taft to l]
his telegram protesting against
possible intervention, in which
President Tfat assured him that j
the reports of the intention of
the United States government
to land forces in Mexico were I
inaccurate. ci
"I never expected anything \
less than this," commented c
Madero on President Taft's t
message. "I regard it as satis- 3
factory and friendly." a
ALLOW CASTRO TO ENTER.
Former President of Venezuela
Can Come and Co at Will in !
This Country.
New York, Feb. 16.?Cipri- ^
ano Castro is free to come and ^
go in this country at will. Judge s
Ward, in the federal district \
court yesterday afternoon, sus- ^
tained the writ of habeas cor- j
'^ pus in his behalf, overruling the ^
immigration authorities. I
Sustaining the writ, Judge r
Ward said: ^
"Aliens have the right to enter
the United States, except
so far as the right is restricted
by our statutes. The burden is t
upon the immigration .authori- li
ties to show that any alien de- t
nied the right to enter falls n
within one of the exceptions to
the general privilege. Although r
% an alien who has not yet enter- v
ed may not enjoy the constitu- v
tional guarantees of citizens, he I
has rights under this law which s
must be respected." i:
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EKLY.
mONS WATCHING J
MEXICAN TROUBLE
CfFects of Situation Felt in 0
Senate and House?Both r
Keeping Tab on Conditions p
Across the Border. 5
Washington, Feb. 16.?With c,
he shadow of possible inter- .
ention by the Mexican rebell- 11
an hovering over Congress,
;eneral legislative activity in $
10th houses has practically ]y
ome to a standstill. e
No immediate need to take ,
ip the question of war-like "
noves against Mexico is antici- >ated,
but both houses of Con- "
:ress are prepared to receive
he issue should it be thrust
ipon them in the remaining E
lays of the Taft administraion
or after the new Congress
omes into being March 4.
It has been determined that
here will be no more general
egislation of an important na- 1
ure before adjournment. One .
nore problem was handed over
o the new administration last b
i'eek, when the house judiciary n
ommittee decided to take no e
ction on the single six-year p
residential term resolution,
^his had passed the senate by 13
he narrow margin of one vote j'
nd promised a heated contro- s
ersy had the judiciary com- a
nittee given the house a chance M
o consider it.
Most of the other debated 11
[uestions also have beCn lifted s
?ut of this Congeess by events
>f the last week and the re- v
naining time will be devoted to n
ippropriation bills and minor t
sgislation. An attempt in both h
louses to repass )the "literacy v
est" immigration bill over o
Resident Taft's veto will mark t
he opening of' the week and
he friends of the measure in P
he senate and housW express t
onfldence that it will Receive a
wo-thirds majority aWi be- t
ome a law, notwithstanding e
he President's disapproval c
Senate Republicans, wi^o s
napped out a "^legislative proH4
:ram" at a caucus Saturday, A
lave little hope that any of the P
>ills recommendedxfor passage S
vill go through at this session, n
he railroad physical valuation 3
till being the only one efrdprsed
>y the caucus, which is bellev(1
to have the slightest chance, r
^he measure is still before a
enate committee, where hearngs
are being held. Should it
>ass the senate, it would be so
iltered from the form of the I1
?riginal house bill that a conerence
committee would be (J
lecessary to adjust the differnces,
a task that might prove r
mpossible of completion before o
idjournment.
HOOKWORM CAMPAIGN. j.1
3r. Rodgers Will Remain in j P
uancasier until Marcn iu. i
During the past five weeks, c
)r. F. D. Rodgers, who is con- s
lucting the campaign against t
look worm in this county, has
ixamined 2,800 people. So far a
le finds that the infection is
11 per cent, highest at Kershaw e
ind lowest at Heath Springs. *
)r. Rodgers has made a daily (
iverage of 60 examinations.
He asks us to say that he will 1
emain in Lancaster county t
hree weeks longer. The cam- P
?aign was to have closed next 1"
reek, the six weeks allotted ^
his county ending then, but for c
everal 'reasons has consented
o extenc. the time. He will e
herefore be here until March f
0. Those who have not yet a
>een examined are urged to see
)r. Rodgers. He will keep his
egular weekly appointments
leretofore published. Q
ii
Likes The News Rest. f
A former citizen of this coun- n
y, now living in North Caro- t
ina, in paying up his subscrip- v
ion, sends us this note of com- d
nendation: v
"I am not in Lancater county | s
iow but 1 cannot get along well h
without The Lancaster News,! h
L'hif'h is 1 Vu~? host nnnor 1 f-ilro I ! ?
love to know that it condemns <1
uch men as Cole Blease, if he v
h governor of South Carolina." b
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LANCASTER, S. C., WE]
[XNCASTERGi
Dncmrr^
i vy?j i Kyi i IK
Washington, Feb. 15.?The pi
mnibus public buildings bill, I
eported to the house today by *c
Representative Burnett, of Ala- c(
ama, acting chairman of the
ommittee, carries the followig
South Carolina items: i vi
For postoffice at Columbia, tl
225,000; for postoffices at ul
larion and Lancaster, $50,000 e:
ach; for postoffice and custom si
ouse at Beaufort, $50,000; for a;
TRUST BUSTING" G
SEES NEW RECORD
lighty-One Suits in Four P
Years?Wickersham and His
Assistants Busy Themselves
in Closing Days of the Taft p
Administration. ^
Washington, Feb. 16.?A /
igh record in "trust busting" ^
* being established in the closig
days of President Taft's ad- w
linistration. Attorney Gen-1 ,
J i (\:
ral Wickersham and James A.
a*
'owler, his assistant, the "trust ^
lister" of the department of .
in
ustice filed four civil anti-trust jj
nits during last week and two .
imilar suits in the preceding ^
reek, making a new record of .
suit a day Tor six days excluive
of Sunday, g,
In addition, the government e:
ras victorious in several Sher- n,
lan law prosecutions during b,
he week just closed. The "towig
trust" on the Great Lakes ai
ras ordered dissolved; verdicts
f guilty were returned against fhe
cash register and bath tub Gi
trusts" and James A. Patten
leaded guilty to one count of u
he "cotton corner" indictment. c<
There is no indication that T
he anti-trust activity of the ^
xpiring administration has H
eased and in all probility more f(
uits will be filed before March
. A distinct effort is /being tl
wide to bring to conclusion the s<
ending investigation- of the
standard Oil Company to deter- ai
nine whether the decree of dis- h
olution has been violated.
HAIFA'S GIFT.
>ffers $10,000 to Establish
School of Journalism at West- Jern
Reserve.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 16.?Anouncement
was made today
hat Dan R. Hanna, publisher M
f The Cleveland Leader and h
Jews, has offered $10,000 an- If
ually to the Western Reserve
Jniversity for the foundation u
f a school of journalism.
The school probably will be | IS/.
nstituted at the beginning of j S
he next school year, although ! a
lans are not to be announced T
or the present. The chief diffiulty
to be surmounted at the t<
tart is the finding of a direc- ti
or. V
Both men and women will be
dmitted as students. v
The school will be co-ordinatd
with the other professional ti
chools of the university. II
bourses at once practical and a
heoretical will be offered in all T
orms of journalism but par- n
icularly in editorial and re-!
ortorial writing. English. R
Yench and German, as well as ^
American journalism will be
,/nsidered. e<
Assurances have been receiv- j C
d that at least some of the |
'leveland papers will be used G
s laboratories of the school. f<
h
Mule Breaks Its Neck.
Mr. J. W. Knight met with C
uite a loss last Sunday mornlg.
On going out to feed, he
ound his big gray mule with its C
eck broken, Mr. Knight fi
hinks the mule was perhaps b
fallowing and turned over sud- "
enly, throwing the whole ci
/eight on the neck, with the re- g,
ult stated. Mr. Knight says a
e had frequently dreamed of tl
is mule hanging himself and c<
ad told his nighbors of his pi
reams. Several friends have bi
ery kindly offered to help Mr. t(
[night with his farm work. m
^ I
' pin iiiipm i napiiwii
DNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
ETS $50,000 |Tt
:e building y
3stofiice site? at. Dillon OOO
There is so much opposition En
> the public buildings bill that ,
s passage at this session is i
msidered doubtful.
The bill carries a total of
25,643,800, and contains a pro- 1
ision for a new building for
le interior department, the ^(
Itimate cost of which is not to y0
cceed $2,500,000, exclusive of .
te. Half a million dollars is wi]
*ked now. sa3
< sex
no
OVERNOR WILSON'S ]
INAUGURAL PLANS j (us
resident-Elect Explains His,
Plans For Inauguration.
Princeton, N. J., Feb. 16.
resident-elect Wilson yester- be;
ay explained his plans for the He
lauguration, so far. as they
ad been arranged. | "
Mr. Wilson and his family , an(
511 laa.m 1 1 n ? AT I ' .
>11 Atcivc HC1C (11/ li. <1, 111. iUUIl- tni
*y, March 3, on a special train, ma
* guests of the student body s0'
f Princeton University, arriv- j, *
ig in Washington at 4 p. m. ei'._
e will attend a smoker given ]
i his honor that evening by mi
le Princeton Alumni Associa- Tri
on of the District of Columbia, Pe{
) whicij Princeton graduates in
eneralljA have been invited. He
(plained last night he would
ot make k speech. Mr. Wilson
slieves th;\t his first speech in
Washington should be his in- T-ri
ngural address. ]
The Presiaent-elect and\his
imily will sp^nd the night at
ne of the large hotels near the del
White House. On March 4 the
sual program of the inaugural he
iremonies will be followed, eni
he Wilsons will v have a few of
uests at luncheonVit the White fri
ouse, but have mkde no plans sej
ir any other social functions, me
"We will follow precedent tui
lat day," remarked Mr. Wil- lis1
)n. hir
The governor spent the day
t home hummaging through pn
is papers. a 1
aff
ab<
COUNTY NF.WS %
I H;1
vai
ITNION. mi
Union,Feb. 17.?Mrs. T. M. C.
[osier has been very ill; also ^.jx
er mother, Mrs. Phillips,
oth are improving now. p
Mrs. Mary Faulkenberry ' is
p after a long spell of sickness.
Mr. Oscar Shute and sister, !
liss Jane, spent Saturday and j,r,
unday with their cousins, Mr. an
nd Mrs. Luther Carnes, of the tej
abernacle section. pr,
Mr. J. M. Stogner and daugh- jn}
?r, Miss Mattie Belle, have re- As
irne'd from a visit to Mr. J. G. Sa
J. Stogner, of Anioch. toi
Mrs. Ilenry Massey has been Scl
isiting Mrs. W. II. Shute. fu!
Miss Florence Knight has re- m<
irned to her home in the Oak ier
[ill community, after spending er;
week with her cousins, Misses jre
helma and Mattie Belle Stog- pr<
er- su
Mrs. Willie Bowers of Flint an
idge is visiting her parents, wi
fr. and Mrs. Ellison Small. th<
Mr. Ward Knight has return- coi
:1 from the corn exposition at ve
olumbia. un
Mr. George Shute, now of Ca
reenwood. Miss., had the mis- th;
U 1 ' "
fi mm; uj iiavi! a norse iaii on eai
im and waa badly hurt. lar
en
harlie Carter Freshman Ora- ex,
tor in WofTord Contest. tht
Mr. C. A. Carter, son of Rev. fr<
. P. Carter, has been elected fr<
eshman debater for the Carole
Society in the oratorical j as
nest in v*he*h 1he three so- I joi
eties of WofFord College en- Co
ago each year. Mr. Carter is : he]
close student who deserves! A1
le honor thai has been bestow- pa
I upon him. He has early dis- lit<
layed marked talent for de- pri
ite and his friends in Lancas- bu;
>r hope he will win the orator's Ev
icdal. 01
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, 1913.
JRK SOLDIERS STAB MO
fUHUf TIIDv I r k nrn r
UU11U IU1V1V LLtWLW I
ver Bey, "Best General of the Fedc
\rmy," Receives Several ?
bounds at the Hands of ta
Ottoman Troops.
London, Feb. 17.?Turkish fec*e(
diers early today attempted to U.1
assassinate and succeeded in sa"
ily wounding Enver Bey, the . ,
ung Turk leader. 'e(!^
\ news agency dispatch by builc
reless from Constantinople
rs that Enver was stabbed ,, V
merely several times, but gives 11
further details. T1
Enver Bey last week made a Gf a
astrous effort to pierce the
tiks of the Bulgarian army 011 ...
; shores of the Sea of Mar- s^ro(
>ra with a forlorn hope of tern
toman troops who were p|
iten back with terrible losses. thro
was one of the leaders in the pr?i
;ent revolt of the Young u
rks, which led to a renewal ,
the war between the Turks
i the Balkan states. Several er?i<
'eats against his life had been ' '
ide among the disaffected luT:.
diery, who were aroused by
i assassination of Nazim , ,
sha. thier beloved commandi
e 1 0clll
in-chie . gove
Enver Bey was a prominent strei
litary leader in the war in
ipoli and was called by Euro- hOW(
\n experts "the best soldier \
4 Via T11 > !/! o V> o H?vht "
?..v, tiin.jr. men
used
lREWELL DINNER G<
TO JOSEPH CANNON the
.. . ?. 777 IT plac<
unites of Affection Paid l or- Serv
mer Speaker of the House?
Moore Toast master.
Washington, Feb. 16.?Presi- T1
nt Taft, cabinet officials, Chief drav
stice White, members of both cour
qses of Congress, past, pres- cour
t imd prospective, and a host Mon
oth^r political and personal Frai
ends otf Representative Jo- Ji
:>h G. ( annon of Illinois, for- spoo
ir speaker ry^the house, fea- nett
^ed the progitan and guest ris, ,
t of the farewell dinner to ton,
n last night. Catc
Plans had been made for ap- Crec
jximately 500 guests. It was Wall
feast of fun and a tribute of Thoi
ection. The program Sim]
ounded with novel features, ridg
srrily announced by the toast- son,
ister, Representative J. Jas.
.mpton Moore of Pennsyl- V. A
nia. The dinner was the cul- j S. F
nation of plans laid manyiW. 1
eks ago to make it ope of the j J- F
>st notable banquets ever 1 Culp
-en in Washington.
T1
ofi table Meeting of County a's.?
Educational Association. \\
Although the day was un- Har
Dpitious, being extremely cold ris.
d disagreeable, nearly fifty Belk
ichers and trustees were J. V
esent at the February meet- ning
? of the County Educational
isociation, which was held
turday morning in the audi- D
rium of the Central graded Lan
nool at this place. The care- man
lly prepared program proved of
)st interesting. Some excel- 1 nigt
it papers were read and sev- Che
il helpful talks given. The had
neral discussion of various | foui
oblems brought out valuable mar
ggestions to both teachers this
(1 patrons. Dr. F. D. Rodgers, 1 to 1<
10 is at present conducting tice<
e hookworm campaign in this sect
Linty, was present and spoke Yor
rv earnestly of the need of to C
iversal education in South by 1
rolina. Dr. Rodgers said Cat*
at the eradication of the dis- I Mc>
se he is treating depended tion
gely on the help of the teach- | D
< in urging the children to be phy
amined. He explained how who
ey could likewise assist in com
jeing thier county and state inte
>m other diseases.
The executive committee met
soon as the association ad- I Sj
irned and formed nlnna f - iv. *i
I'.t.iiki IV/* I111 11
unty Field Day. This will he i clocl
Id the second Friday in April, j you?
I schools in the county will cons
rticipate in the contests, both conji
?rary and athletic, for which The
zes will be awarded by the who
siness men of Lancaster. (inil
erythinjr possible will be done ' clocl
the success of this meet. and
r
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s.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
|RE FIGHTING IN
APITAL OF MEXICO
rals Seem Already Heaten
General Promises Real Atek
Soon.
exico City, Feb. 17.?The
rals were preparing tonight
?P (Iviiamifo I
V.J iiMUUVV UV/111UA ill ctll clS"
t on the Diaz position,
sustained attack by the
rals against the Y. M. C. A.
ling this afternoon was resd
by the rebels,
le rebels have advanced
r lines and appeal* to be getthe
best of the fighting,
le co-operations today were
serious character,
n American named Gibbons
wounded while crossing a
it near the embassy this afoon.
le fighting continued
ughout the day but the fedguns
were quite as inefFecas
ever in dislodging the
Is from their entrenchts.
Furthermore, the fed;
did not show the same
essiveness which markod
r action in the early days of
battle. This is believed to
ue to the fact that they
ze the present forces of the
rnment are not of sufficient
igth to defeat the rebels.
?neral Huerta announced,
sver, that he expected soon
egin an encircling movet
in which bombs would be
at short range.
?neral Blanquet is loyal to
government and will be
2d in command of
es at the national palace.
Petit Jurors Drawn,
le following jury has been
m for the March term of
t. which convenes in the
t house at Lancaster on
clay. March 10th, Judge
ik B. Gary presiding:
idson Steele. M. S. Withern.
A. A. Knight. T. H. Ben-*
, W. L. Sistare, W. M. MorJames
Z. Howie, D. V. Hor- .
J. Clarke Robinson, W. R.
>e, Hurley Raker. G. W.
in, J. F. Carnes, J. S. Bird,
ter E. Mothershed, S. 'L.
mpson, H. C. Steele, M. W.
ason, W. J. Snipes, C. Este.
D. L?. Bailey, D. S. WilR.
C. Steele, J. F. Nisbet,
O. Hall, M. C. Duncan, C.
IcManus, J. H. Stewart, \V.
'aulkenberry, H. C. Powers,
3. Blackmon. C. O. Stogner,
viok^ r> a t>__i *-?
. i^uci) IT. A. jrcirKer,
>, .T. M. Hilton.
GRAND JURY,
he following grand jury was
drawn to serve for the eng
two years:
\ H. Reed. J. S. Hollis. S. O.
per, J. A. Royall, Ben HarBen
C. Hinson, Robert
T. W. Laney, T. E. Howie,
V. Funderburk, T. K. Cunrham,
Sr., H. W. Taylor.
eath of I)r. T. B. Hough.
r. T. B. Hough, a nativecastrian,
who lived for
iy years in this county, died
heart failure last Sunday
it at his home in Catarrh,
sterfield county, where he
been residing for the past
deen years. Dr. Hough has
iy friends and relatives in
county who will bo grieved
earn of his death. He pracrl
for some time in the Dixie
ion, going later to Tirzah,
k county, and subsequently
hesterfield. He is survived
lis wife, who was Miss I.ula
m, and a sister, Mrs. C. L.
Janus of the Antioch secm"'
_ i
r. Hough was a succssful
sician and a popular man,
se loss will be felt in his
munity. The remains were
i ifu in uock Hill yesterday.
Alarm Clock in Church.
disbury, Feb. 17.Yesterday
Catholic church an alarm
< in the hand bap of a
ig lady went off. It caused
iderable stir among the
rrepation for a few minutes,
young lady was an actress,
had spent the week at the
lib, and doubtless had the
t set for waking up time
forgot to turn it off.
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