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4 ?ifp Hauraater Ninus H0 (SEMI-WKEK1A.) ^ CHAS. T. CONNORS Editor Joh R. E. WYL1E. . . Acting Editor , L C. BOYEK Manager e,s< Up PUBLLSHERS* ANNOUNCEMENT: . Published Tuesdays and la" Fridays at Lancaster, S. C., wh< by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The ier Ledger, established 1852; The the Review, established 1878; The , Enterprise, established 1891, ter* and entered as second-class law matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of ouc March 3. 1879. , ? and SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: ses! (In Advance.) j.iw One Year $1.50 T4, , Six Months 75c lt r ? ? = a v TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1013. n()j. he i Was it The Anderson Mail t^e that put the race in Grace? n.m Will the editor of The Gaffney *'ad Ledger favor the holding of the c lst 1914 meeting of the South a p Carolina Press Association in a on seaport town, not necessarily an Charleston, but any other sea- . port? aba The Anderson Mail, in noting the supposed entrance of John v*?l P. Grace into the race for United States senator in opposition in to Senator Smith, says, "This ten promises to be an interesting campaign, full of graces and law ?? i? ...t-: -i- J-- thp vuo^j<uc.i. in which cmss cioes The Mail place Senator Smith ? to c put Some newspaper editors are he writing long editorials specu- whi lating upon why Mr. McCombs as refused the ambassadorship to A France tendered him by Presi- of ; dent Wilson. assigning one cause and another for the re- big fusal. We imagine Mr. Mc- thei Combs had good and satisfac- borl tory reasons for declining the 11101 post. It surely has not gotten vvas to the point of being a crime if a s' a man does not accept public und office. is o In assenting to the expressed ^ determination of Chairman was William F. McCombs of the na- vilh tional Democratic committee f? * not to accept the ambassador- 11101 ship to France, President Wil- Si son said it was a pity that the wei' service of only "men of large In'ic means and leisure" could be had ^or for the most important of these coul toreign appointments. Con-1 keel gress should appropriate sulli- ni0fl cient money to insure the ac- cer* ceptance of these positions by thin our best men, regardless of their financial condition. i)roI star The legislature recently pass- coul c-d a one mill tax levy for the w'" common schools of the state, nlat but because It was n< t passed tent in the forn r,vsired bv viower- ?> nor Blease, he vetoed i.he bill. tj1()l It was main passed over h. ^ j. veto and is now a law. But now j j. his Autocracy is threatening to . j govt make the law of no effect bv re- . , his i fusmcr to co operate with the j p state treasurer and comptroller ^ ^ general in b-fovving th money as required by the tern s of the act. Yet this man is posing as It the friend of the poor man and son his children. "Rule or ruin" Den seems to be his motto in every cept thing that he does. the Krai it is likely that peace will be bar' declared in a very short time sonrv between the Turks and the I?alk.'in allies. The scheme for . .. mediation submitted by the powers to the Balkan states u 1 will in all probability be accept- (om ed. The fact is both Turkey and the Balkans are about in the same exhausted condition 'af> Japan and Russia were in when \; ex-President Roosevelt sug- pro^ gested that they terminate the ^no, war and agree on terms of ylftV( peace, which both countries agreed to do. It is a pity vaci though that Turkey could not have been run out of Europe. M But every consideration, it felt seems, must give place to pre- com serving the "balance of power" fror in Europe. rail; / TH1 W TO ENFORCE THE LANC LAW. ?he communication of Sheriff We in P. Hunter, to be found commi iwhere in this issue, brings ers' A the question as to how the decider can be enforced. The party exercis o wrote the anonymous let- Lancas to the sheriff certainly has but th wrong idea about the mat- favor The citizen who wants the the b s enforced (and all good last m pie should be of this mind) was a lit to be willing to give any and w< all information in his pos- the m< sion to the officers of the it. E and not do so anonymously, make le does not wish to swear out tions. varrant himself, preferring busine; to be known in the matter, duce t can report to any member of county grand jury, giving data and cises f les of witnesses to prove the and the grand jury will not . *n * ;lose his name but will make 'nc^er resentment to the court, up- White which the solicitor will base P^ce * indictment. W ilson t* the laws are violated it is awa^ t as much the duty of law on< iing citizens to furnish the ve^* w i;s and aid in bringing the ators to justice as it is the surm1^ y of officers, after being put ^la(* possession of the facts to ^ie P*c *et out the crime and bring s,MCe ' culprits to justice. Until ^ouse -abiding citizens get over ir timidity and are willing ()l ome out in the open and help to NN*1;| down crime there will not ture n< such enforcement of the 'a^onskey law or any other law, T. is desirable. _ L esop tells in one of his fables ^a,1M _ in the i a great convention of rats ^{1 ed for the purpose of devis- |eft no ways and means to prevent ir extermination by a neigh- jneffeci hood cat. It was soon deter- catjon ed to bell the cat, but there ^jr i not found in the convention sin jigle rat who was willing to YVbite ertake the job. The moral that cc bvious. . The Ve notice that a mock trial a jilen i given last night in York- tjie ne, i, the receipts to be devoted puj. j i fund for the erection oi a j^ocj< { uiment to Dr. J. Marion vjjje9 is. Such a spirit speaks tion of 1 for the loyalty and state will no lc of the good people of an im.j k. What are we of the Tmvn nty of his birth doing to help p alive the memory of her \\e , t distinguished son? It is [> ?>ja ainly up to us to do some- candid: ig and is high time we were senate. ing busy. It would he ap- John T iriate for the doctors to airain t t the movement in this ot- 'pirz lty. We are sure the people si,)ner. respond readily when the horses, ter is brought to their ation. Some mendin resident Woodrow Wilson, (jU^oes igh an elder in the Presby- a very in church, is non-sectarian g0jnj?" lis administration of 'he jacks()| irnment, as is evidenced by j appointment of Rev. Forrest rettyman, a retired Metho- Senal minister, as chaplain of saving United States senate. nose w] looks like President Wilis up against it in finding a ^a ,en *' u <r , . tors ol locrat who can afford to ac- . . the ambassadorships to sl lvt' court of St. James and jf \y ice. It takes a Ftepublican the we I to pay the expenses of to e of these foreign posts. er we | tie Spartanburg Herald has J1'* a('r rmation that Josh Ashley avt n be a candidate for railroad The nnssioner next year. We suirrag lime of course that "Cansler that to 'irzah" expects to throw his mUrtt t into the ring. registei ow that the Faster bonnet yytio Jem has been solved, we o{- mjn w of several people who p begun to worry over where . will spend their summer ition. ' "Prea [uch apprehension is being it. it h about Pope Pius X on ac- man a it of his enfeebleo condition lau ' n which he does not seem to if yox V. ful bad -V. 1] LANCASTER NEWS, MARCH ASTER THE PLACE J own medicine a FOR FIELD DAY. men.?Greenvil note that the executive Fln(1 the g0c ttee of the County Teach- door to you ai ssociation have not yet w111 begin 1 whether the Field Day bury Po8t* jes will be at Kershaw or in our neigh iter. We have no doubt keep peace ant at the decision will be in and unquestion of the place that offers ,8tratlon even mm . , (t,. Soldiers' Hom< (tter inducements. The ver. eet was at Lancaster and most enjoyable occasion After watchii 2 think the county seat is whlte House f0 , , . , Carolina may d< Dst natural place to have hlstead of a po 'ut it will take money to nor's chair. the necessary prepara- scales??Pee D< So we suggest that the . , , . When Mr. ss men get busy and in- handed hls re3l| he committee to give the row Wilson h< seat the Field Day exer- readily accepte< or another year. Woodrow wiisc cept all respons he hurry and excitement of Mr- Hryan. it to getting out of the 1,aving a ful1 *r job.?Salisbury uuuoc in uiua iu )<ivc 0 his successor, President Be sure you , Mr. Taft forgot to take mann, and then with him the picture of *or- or the ma* e-time friend, Mr. Roose- 's these motori , . , , ... ber, the wise r hich hung on the wall in a fool.?Coiumi esident's otfice. It was vice, it Is har< ed at first that Mr. Taft have faith in a ntentionally overlooked , ry the8e (I;iys. hire of T. R? but he has ls , . -Greenville Pi< lent back to the White for the picture and will Wilson a iss rehang it on the wall Princeton's s ollice in New Haven. As ration ceremoi it he wants with the pic- m<,ro tha" 1>Klt, ^ prlate. Mr. 1 jw is a matter of specu- U(lminl8tration. hut up till now ????viously been e attorneys for Claude President of th >n Allen, sentenced to die lts own the electric chair Friday with ca" *,alm Wo' . this is not me ither, Moyd Allen, have bP8l<les bplng a > stone unturned to save was professor 1 of their client. The last president of tin Lual effort was an appli- resident of the to the supreme court of of ,1"' sta,'> 1,1 situated. The uted States, after apply- now ,.rosi(lpnt gly to both Chief Justice to which he is and Justice Hughes of tion of Demon itirt. equal opportunl and class domi York countv folks are in l"? "8U? w," . , self as head of una as to where to locate lhp moment lt v court house. Why not failed, but if w t equidistant between to speak, to be? fill, Fort Mill and York- walls of thp an This might be a solu- \? , , a . . . Amidst the hiRli the question, or it this set a man wbpi t ?!l) icfl' RacI/ Hill nut it "! - ? ? Aim |'ui' it omce ot t'rosii i of so nearer the "Good States it is not the smaller vai selves; hut one understand that Col. Nat ""r . . saw the Prince I ot Lainens is again a before hint in tl ite for the United States u>t his - thought Likewise we hear that ment to the co Duncan is to appear to his r,'tirt'me . r. i dency of the un or governor and Cansler . , . .of < oriolanus b ah tor railroad commis- York Evening r Give us some new Knji Bedford McAl ! exchanges are recom- ' ?? *>n<i heaiti g the swatting of mos- Warren corresp< I a' t i Progress, as well as thes, which is good idea. We suggest after them in detail as _ i did after the Yankees 1 he toy ,in ,ra,t ii e tr . . and the shin valley of Virginia. tJ " The woolly dog tor Fillman is quoted as And the l)j(. that he has to hold his sick, lien he thinks of political "'Cause she fell >ns in this state. It has bofe hor i *. _ f it An* her head I long time lor the sena- Thu Mal factories to become sen- softly eri And her wee woe. illis Moore, the head of ather bureau, is respon- Most of the new r the mean, nasty weath- Aro ,)rokon l) i , * i Little lave been having during * sought nmistration, he should Till back hy , ?en bounced long ago. Midst the brot tucked a' State suggests that the she has found ettes have not reflected And crooning co > become voters they piny, ell their age when they sh< s forKOltf r- The iLttle Ma ? I . most of will get the appointment ?ave iearned ister to Pernambuco? years, ??? At the cost of f U88 !0M OTHER PAPERS And oceans o Though the gli oh It, talk it, think It, live blinds o ? no hardship to require any nd every man to obey the ^n<* at The Newberry Observer. prise, That our old 1 don't believe that It is aw- ?Meigs O. Fro to have to take doses of your News. I Af-f t"-..' w.\ * - 1.,' VJH ^:%i i 25, 1913. isk Senator Ben Tillle I'ieduiout. J *********^ >d in the fellow next J ITS ad the bad in your to disappear.?Sails- B^T Iff* : DU I ibor state can't they J s 1 order and sobriety ed honesty of admin- ' at the Confederate J e??Charlotte Obser- . ? ^ > tig the scholar in the ir a year or so, South ecide to put a scholar J ' litician iu the gover Why not Clink- y ee Advocate. * m ^ Huntington Wilson y jdy s;natiou to Mr. Wood- * b found that it was d and that the said J r ' ^ >n was willing to ac- _ ^ ibllity in the absence There is nothing like J; own man on a man's * Post. I . 're right. Dr. Fried- * Cieo-rg-* open up the carbure- , er#1 fn CJ ;neto, or whatever it Sf.OOO n i sts open. Remem- I AV es uys called Columbus ' \ liia State. Good ad- ^ 1 to make the people * ny wonderful iliscov- We pay 1 If a man knows he V lie should go ahead. * sdmont, ????? - V r w ^ % 111fI I'niir^ton. w hart- iti the inaugu- i ne lies was something V imate; it was appro- ? aft, throughout his * was ar Vale. V CH'S 0 ?"? ' no college has ob- _ Pres in titled to claim the R WYL!E. e United States for Vice-Pre, sense that Princeton # "717777 ;>?lrow Wilson. And ______________ relv because Wilson, rriiiri Princeton graduate, * at Princeton and sher|fT Hunter~IU ; university and a ymous Jje town and governor ...... , Lditor News: which Princeton is mission which the l',ro,|K'1 tlie colur has set himself and to sa-v to some \ pledged, the restora- son, who has jui aey, the defense of anonymous lettei ity against privilege , ... .. ... men for selling nation, is precisely ich he devoted him- num,ng a s1iirU5 the university. For same, but sal seemed as If he had to catch up wltfc i'son was forced, so g,.t a good hone it a retreat from the fn>m them and t lversity, it was only peace elsewhere. k"OW ?f no ROod i emotions which be- 1 ,:an Rot that wo i taking the oath of this Work " n... t..1 never in my to be supposed that a man to con,mit ilties obtrude them- to catch hl,n am is at liberty to won- ,IOW, 1,1 il P|<li Sident Wilson, as he whoms0t*v?r it in, ton students defile when yOU aro rf'> be inaugural parade. any o s revert for a mo- naines of wUnoss ntroversy which led to siBn your own nt from the presi- 'n'ormatlon a, iversity. Something ' "iay k,lOW wht . in all of us.?New ?f !.lot,ce,ost Now as to your catch up with the tying |t. if you don t do 11 will be sent to Cc .ear has been enjoy- me advj8e you tQ . the past week? or at once ,f yf)u andence Blair, Okla., hjm the Jnfon regard to all viol; and be sure to si the letter. 1 consl riTTbattered wreck c;?v"r"or y new watch won t o*"", whl> sign liis name to has a broken neck, h" m,ght wr,te' French doll looks ?" 1 be nothing but , , . , , . slanderer of the ed an knocked out , eyes, am not re8P011 ,,, gut," "pop-skull" l>us open?so!" . . ,, , ,,, * * ,, , being shipped her d splains as she , ... . f s I responsible for ? ' , . , , ing it and makir voice breaks with , ,, . , selves. God know; see the cursed stu . , a . . . ? face of the earth, toys Santa brought to talk about sue eyond repair, . , . . M.u L at least until the Maid far afield has . so they can vote .... . . names of witness) the kitchen stair, parties, who, voi >ms and dust pans ... . . , * selling whiskey, I o'r big rag doll," *"? y?" "r"' """ moot in her mother- y""r """" known to any o n to cry at all. WtM 8trictly inve8t etc. id's learning what f, V ?U. p,nas< l]R tact that you ar . this article, for tl through the passing , . . . . in which I can re answering your worry and fret and , , and expressing I Rally toara. """ ","1 a" . a. . writers tier of new things ur eyes JOHN lends we possessed, 'Sheriff Li ?to our pained sur- For a Bprain~~j berlain's Llnlmen rag dolls are best. Iky* the pain, ren st. in The Galveston ?nd ??OD r*"ton healthy condition bottles for sale b: " v"M,,v m"vnl''* y 5ident Ass't Cashier ?????????????????? ' ? Vi -A It NAMES. ~izr COUNTY NEWS Please allow me HEATH SPRINGS. 11118 of your paper fery ignorant per- Special to The News. st written me an Heath sPr,?K*' 24.?The annual music recital of the Heath , r< porting nine spring schools was given in the whiskey, without naptist church Friday night. The witness to prove program was well rendered under id: "If you want l'ie direction of Mrs. It. P. Mobley, i them you could who has had <>harK? of the muslc department for two sessions, and st man to buy it ? , . . ,. , was greatly enjoyed by the large ake it to you. I audience present. honest man whom Itev. T. W. DeV'ane, pastor of the uld suit you to do Presbyterian church, will preach" to the Heath Spring schools on the life tried to get fifth Sunday night at 7:4f>. Xj^ a crime in order Mr. E. T. Garris, who lives a few 1 I cannot do so miles west of town, captured and lse or displease caged an owl one day last week. * ty. So hereafter The bird was sitting on a nest con- j sorting people for tabling two eggs, and measured four flense, give the feet from tip to tip. es and never fail Misses Onie Mackey of Coker name when giving College and Lucy Bowers of Winad advice, so that | throp spent Easter at homo. oher it is worthy Misses Laura Therrell and MagKin Tompkins, having concluded saying, "You can their schools, are at home again, in, if you try, and Mrs. Caruthers and little daughBs the next letter ter, Idaise, of Fort Mill, spent sev>le L. Blease," let eral days this week with Mrs. E. B. write the govern- Mobleyt wish, and give Mr. S. C. Stover suffered a pagination possible in ful cut on one of his hands at a ations of the law, planing mill near his home SaturIgn your name to day. der and I ifelieve, Mesdames N. E. Small, W. C. as well as every Kills and J. c. Beckham, and Is not afraid to Misses Nannie Moore and Kflle any article which Chandler spent Monday afternoon will also consider 1" Kershaw. Letter Writer" to Kgg hunts given hy Mr. D. W. a backbiter and Hendrix at his home to his Sunday lowest type. school class and by Mrs. W. C. isible for the "rot- Kills at the Baptist church to her so-called whiskey, class Saturday afternoon, and by e. and neither am Misses Brown and Twitty at the ome people drink- Kl>?"ing to their classes in the public ig fools of them- school Monday, were greatly enjoys I would like to <M1 l>y all parties concerned. iff wiped from the l'roft W. E. Moore attended the But it is useless meeting of the executive committee b an impossibility, of the County Teachers' Association w good women get {|i Lancaster Saturday. . So give me the _..i_ . .. I'T'N Kit \ I. ??! ' I L'tt'lki "" "????| 11 : I. > SI NDAY AFTKIINOON i say, nave been ami bt ine know n,M|v \yHS Found Sunday Morning I assure you that JIOO Yards From (Jntes of i never be made C*uh\. ne by me, and I . . T he bodv of Lewis Reeves, who igate every charge ' ' was drowned in the Columbia canal, , . .. March 12, was found about 9 o'clock ) never forget the , , .. . , Sunday morning about 300 yartfl^k q responsible for ? , * ' . from the canal gates. The funeral its Is the only way , , , , A . . , _ . . , services were held at 6 o clock Sunach you by way of . .. day afternoon at Klmwood cemetery, anonymous letter, . conducted by Hev. C. K. Woodson. my contempt for Tho canal had been drained. The anonymous letter body was discovered by Morria Orr, p |irNTER 1429 Pine street, and was soon afneuter Coun'tr. tww?rt not"'"li * E- M Pr"Ml"T ^ 142It Pine street. Both had been at rou will'find Cha- lhc canal 8,nc? 7 o'clock aiding In ^ t excellent. It al- the search. loves the soreness. The Boy Scoots attended the fui8 2h5eaPndrt60tOcent neral ,n a bo,,y' The floral trlbutea T all dealers. w ' *ore beautiful.?The State. -r- K A COLD WORLD, 1! A BAKlkjjBpbK 15 I j fcND A SECURE ONE J y V ? F. Swift of Swift Co., the big paok- J 'ifo/t^o, who today do a business of * 'nin nte, first iyanked enough from bis > />iiv one steer. Hank your money. > 7>o VOUK banking with US. ' percent interest on snrings deposit s ' - y _______________________... y y First National Bank j OF LANCASTER. rS. E M CROXTON. iden t Cashier. J r marie utrvrv