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I I Afnr u \TA r.n diarr -t?r it?t * v/u. o, .L^vr. <J l y orji>l l->\ TjI FIELD DAY AT PROVES GRE. Second Annual Event Draws ~ Large Crowd Xu ATIILETIG WINNERS vai tlti Entrants From Every Section So1 am of the County?Literary <1,s ine Contest This Evening ?rc far By Telephone to The News. 1 Kershaw, April 18.?Lancaster p'15 one county's second annual Field Day is being observed here today. A large ing crowd of spectators from every sec- ina tlon of the county witnessed the )'',K Tin athletic events this morning, which Jea proved very interesting. The clear, can hftlmv wonthor nroo wlnol V* trv running, Jumping and other physi- up* cal testa which, beginning at 10 jng o'clock, occupied the morning the hours. The majority of the con- tha testant8 were in splendid form and showed that they had been well puj trained in outdoor sports and the 1 thriving little city of Kershaw was ul> most hospitable. But special mention should be made of Prof. John for G. Richards, Jr., superintendent of sipi the Kershaw graded schools, who Yoi has been working day and night for the success of one of the most de- 1 ^ lightful occasion that 1ms ever taken Wr place in the county. '"'r Delightful music was furnished by the Kershaw band. The beauti- fu( ful diner served free to all by the so ladies of the Civic League was en- ,or Joyed by the judges, teachers, patrons, trustees and school children I'll of Lancaster county, who were never more royally entertained than on this occasion. Friday, Fee Arpil 18, will be looked back upon e as a red letter day in the memories n of those who spent today so pleas- ^ antly and profitably in this city. sou Following is the program of the hoi athletic events, with the winners of wjt the various prizes offered by the vea merchants and business men of an(| Kershaw: jlo, 50-Yard dash (open to girls pan only,) llrst prize, $2.50 fountain jap pen; secoitd prize, $1.50 merclian- \vj, T dise. had Winners: First, Edith Erasing- ^ju> ton, Kershaw; second, Margaret Woi Dempster, Kershaw. hill Baseball throw (open to girls,) ^a(. first prize, $2.00 slippers; second hill ' prize, $1.50 merchandise. lint Winners: First, Bertha Taylor, stat Tabernacle; second Ethel Mc- i Murray, Jacksonville. hop 100-Yard dash (open to boys |on only,) first prize, a pair $3.50 shoes; Satl second prize, $1.50 merchandise. hel| Winners: First, 11 road us Vaughn, woi Heath Springs; second, Archie <>t>j, Blackmon, Kershaw. tivc 220-Yard dash (open to boys aga only,) first prize Texas Cowboy hill bridle; second prize, fountain pen. <>rs Winners: First, Archie Black- the mon, Kershaw; second, Bertram zen llorton, Kershaw. tenl Half-mile race (onen to hovs w? only,) first prize, $4.00 pair Walk- I Over shoes; second prize, National by League ball. tati Winners: First, II road us Vaughn, tain Heath Springs; second, Archie lati Blackmon, Kershaw. 100-Yards dash (small boys.) '1 Winners: First, Frank C'lyburn, Kershaw; second, Randolph llor- Ira ton, Kershaw. < 220-Yard low hurdle race, first > prize, $4.00 pair Reynold's shoes; y second prize. National League ball, toil Winners: First, Henry Thomas, roni Kershaw; second, Broadus Vaughn, jj Heath Springs. j{ Running high Jump (open to boys,) first prize, $2.00 hat; second |ie), prize, $1.00 baseball bat. eraj Winners: First Broadus Vaughn, Heath Springs, 58 inches; second ,.aill Henry Thomas, Kershaw. gou Running broad jump (boys only,) mof first prize, $2.50 baseball mitt; tjon second prize, $1.50 fruit cake. t,.r, Winners: First Broadus Vaughns, uot Heath Springs, 18 feet, 10 inches; |)U}t second, Otis Thomas, Tabernacle. con] 12-Pound shot put (boys only,) was first prize, $2.00 medchandise; sec- |lot| ond prize, $1.50 merchandise. limi Winners: First, Cleve i'lyler. a(t(1 Tabernacle; second,* Archie Black- 0<,p, mon, Kershaw. yyj, Standing broad jump (boys only,) first prize, $3.00 parasol; | . second prize, $1.00 baseball bat. (;r J) Winners: First Boyd Magtll, s Kershaw; second, Amos Faile, Taxa- flu* haw. of i The literary contests, consisting ((, of reading, spelling and declama- (.on tions, will take place this afternoon . ? ,w| # I* <? *i ?mnn /vf ?L/. -* "" <?ai<< iiir iiuuiro kji lUl' RUCl't'B?l Ui , contentants will be published in 1, The News next Tuesday. J1'ANITA WYLIK. ? in I Seven Burn* to Death. the Syracuse, N. Y., April 16.?A dispatch froin Malone, this state, to- I day, says: |? Seven persons were burned to mafc death and others seriously injured som when Are destroyed the de Wilson Wet hotel here this morning. Ibroi IwMffvm,.. m W. N ' 0 CKIiY. suuif oi me diplomatic represen ves of European powers to ascer i the precise nature of the legis ire. Hl KMONl) FOR ATTORNKV. it. Jones Calls on Attorney ieneral in Behalf of Kdgefioh Ian. Washington special to Charles News and Courier, April 16. Ac ipanied by Senator Tillman ant iresentative Byrnes, Judge In lones, his son, Charles I). Jones Senator B. Nicholson of Edge 1, today called on Attorney Gen McReynolda tn behalf of w. J irmond of Edgefield, who is s dldute for district attorney foi th Carolina. Senator Tillman dit it of the talking for the delega i. Mr. Mclteynolds said as tin 11 of the incumbent woulc expire until next Feb ry he had not begun t< aider whom to recommend. Thii taken as a clear indication tha ling would be done for somi e. After tlie interview with tin irney general all the party ex : Senator Tillman called at tin Ite House and paid their re ts to the president. aml-l>auglitcr of ( rant to Wed. an Francisco, Cal., April 17.? triikhkuiiieui 01 miss Nell Gran' >an Francisco, a grand-daughtei General U. S. (Jrant, to Lieut imander William Piggott Cro , of the United States navy, was ounced here today by Miss ill's mother. ieutenant Commander C'ronar nianils the destroyer Jouett now lampton Roads. Miss (.rant if daughter of Jesse U. Grant. lentil ??f Perry Lnney, Colored. erry Laney, colored, the old shoe ;er who removed to Charlottf e time ago, died in that cit> inesday. His remains wert ight here for burial today. KERSHAW AT SUCCESS KM LIFE TOPIC OF EDl'CATIOX COXFEREXCJ iiiIht of Speakers Addressing th Meet inn I'rge Permanent Ta I'onniiissioii for Eaeli State. Richmond, Va., April 17.?Th "ions committees and sections o conference for education in th nth, in session here, made farm 1 farm life the chief topics o cussion today, the general meet ; tonight in which all of th nips took part, being devoted t m demonstration work. Importance of education was em isized by speakers at the confer :es conducted by the president state colleges for women, assert that public schools are totall; dequate in the matter of teach so as to meet modern conditions 3 point was made that people an ving the farm's for the cities be ise of the absence of real coun life and drudgery that is force* >n the women. The need of co-operation in buy and selling was strongly urged keynote of the addresses beinj t "the American farmer is s< ividualistic that he is foreve king over the traces instead o ling together." The conference on taxation tool the desirability of having a per nent tax commission in eacl te. Among the speakers wen iner (!ov, E. F. Noel of Missis pi, Lawrence A. Purely, Nev rk; T. S. Adams of Wisconsin I Charles Lee Raper of Nortl 'olina. The League of Southern Womei iters, w hicli lias been meetini etofore in connection with tin icKnt?- iui iMiuriiuoii, louay do ed to meet independently in tin ure, the by-laws being cliangci that men may become eligibli membership. OTKST OK JAl'AX DIFFICULT PltOBLE* leral <?overniiient Not Hopefu if Appeasing Tokio Opinion?lte nove Objections. Vashington, April 17.?Compart today of the proposed alien lant ding legislation in Calitornii h similar statutes in force foi rs in the District of Columbii several states, revealed to Whit< ise officials increased difficulty ii idling the protests entered by an. It was pointed out at tin ite House that no roreign natioi ever entered protest agains se existing laws. Incidentally d reached here that while tin s in the senate and house a ramento differed eventually ; would be agreed upon along tin s of alien land laws in New Yorl e and the District of Columbia 'he federal government is no eful of appeasing popular opin in Japan, though it does hope t< sly the Toklo government of it: plessness to effect changes tlia ild entirely remove the Japanesi actions. Protests by representa s of great European syndicate: inst one phase of the Californh , which would require stockhold in corporations owning land ii state either to be American citi s or to have declared their in lion, soon will be taking form ii shington. nquiries already have been mad< . Ti A>Jf! AftTin > Q n EVT>tT\A^r 4.. V/A*fs^ X VJ? V?j I' l\ I I ' i Y 1 , A \ I An Educational "Live t t ) e \ $S|jJ 3 f, |Hp.'. $?& ': ??^? ,. |j|| * "* $3. r *'" 'L' '^^V'' ;#5 { !&., 1 B v Prof. ,I.(J. Kichurils, superintendent of I In* Kersl and the main factor in securing Field Day fo lll'ILDINCi IN LANCASTKIt. CAMHKN S . I Many Substantial improvement* IS< I\ of Man e Have Been Made in the l'asi Few vert W illi 11 1 Weeks* ! Neck. b Lancaster special to Columbia Camden Sj State, April 15. Within the past State, April 1 several weeks many substantial iin- ' unknown man provements have been made in of a Syrian, v Lancaster, and this good work is culvert on the 1 still going on. About a dozen neat f,')\ u.e i 11 . a -j fx , midday Monda - and well-constructed five and six- t|ir0ugh liis ru room cottages and at least one The body pn j strikingly handsome two-story res- men who wen , idence, belonging to T. M. Hughes, ''arl\ morning 1 . . ^ ? I church said to r a prominent real estate broaer of ,.0untrv Tli 1 this place, besides a number of their way to " business homes have recently been seen together 1 completed. One of the largest and between Camd \ best equipped livery stables in this later one of tin " section of the state, two blocks The section n J east of Main street, occupied by ther discoverei Steele & Cunningham, is another re- trading from a cent construction. proved to be < . A new enterprise in Lancaster, earlier in the t the Pepsi-Cola bottling plant, now carried on to occupies adequate ciuarters in a (l,|pst will be 1 . new building on the lot of the tele- Sheriff Hui v phone company. On the same street scene immedia j and on the same property another municatlon v large livery stable, which will be notifying the the sixth in the town, is in process lookout tor tli s of erection. H. W. Plyler, a iner- Telephone ad t chant here, has just completed st&te that Lien , three cottages on his lots near the '.H' a ^vr'an Lancaster & Chester depot, and is lr?m the aftc s expecting to make still other im- pluce. \ provements on his place. When seen A large warehouse near the ' >' a Hecord i , Southern depot is now being built uied all knowli _ by the Jones Mercantile Company. Several art In several of the residential sec- ' was '?und on x tions of the town the paint brush is rested. doing well its part towards the gen- . The dead mi 8 eral improvement of a citv beauti- r'fled. fUl The dead mi The handsome home of W. C. George Simons _ Thomson, ex-mayor of the town and now secretary and treasurer of ' " Lancaster's big cotton mills, is just That it won now being painted. Mrs. J. P. Run, even tlioi Gregory, widow of the late Joseph 'K not loaded, f P. Gregory, for several years clerk lustrated Tues I of the court here, has just had her ' ^ McMurr handsome residence greatly im- ^ortli Carolini proved by a fresh coat of paint. ' ra'fc- who has i< ? .... '-"I mail/ uuicrs are naving melr homes ! * painted or otherwise improved. V.' ,, W. It. Thomson, private secre- Jasl{ allotted t< tary to Col. I.eroy Springs, has pur- to the house , ' chased a lot on Chesterfield avenue, ^ Reuben upon which he is preparing to erect onnom prop a handsome residence. course, to sha\ , a pair ot mule J HA It It V IIV MA \ AI.IVK. SSSon. ami"!,, ' Tllr"J "J "* "'"''"'J m'irmrabbir'sh ville?Letter Received by SI.erifl ,ook QUt I Hunter. loaded." Then The following letter was received the result that ' today by Sheriff John IV Hunter: load taking el ^ Sheriff John I'. Hunter, laps forearm i Lancaster, S. C. ?'* and abdom Dear Sir:- Harry Hyman came waited on the "to life" last night about ! o'clock says that Iteul when the a. C. L. came in. He re- * i,n.'' that he * marked that he had been in that injuries are part of Lancaster county at about (,?urs'' the ci'l the time, but had left there, going abandoned. in the direction ot Columbia and the other side of it. I>r- Friedmann So. the body is not that of II. ,w* ' u,'r Hyman, of course, it must be some , Washington, one else as we can readily see now. I'riedmann, it I wish to express to you my sincere refused a ror thanks for your many kind efforts po'dic health and your favors which I assure you serum wl * is very greatly appreciated. " are for ti Yours truly, CJeneral Hlue L. 8LKSINGRR. asked Dr. Fr Hishopvllle, April 17. samples of his * ___________________ of analysis. I eland to have flo.OOO Building Blown Down. ready supplied Last Sunday week one of the director of the - large new buildings belonging to with a little p i the Presbyterians at Montreat. near that lie coul * ' Black Mountain, which cost $5,000, amount furni s was blown down during a terrific scientist, accor< wind storm. eral Hlue, was RIL 18, 1913. llr Wire." | COUNTY NE l'KIM I'S. Special to The News. lJrimus, April 17.?W< ing a very good Sunday k Hod llill. The attendan We are very backward crops, owing to the rain '\ planting has been done yt little fertilizer put out. Mr. U. F. Adams is on \ Charleston this week. \ Miss Lois Roberts vis \ Janie and Miss Lillie Ell 1 Miss Julia Small vis 1 Lillie Wright Sunday. ! We regret to learn 1 Roach Vincent and little Bessie, are quit ill with j at their home in the I'r I Mr. and Mrs. E. B. V I as guests last Sunday 1 J *nK; Rev. D. S. Small, . TiaTBBB Mrs. Harrison Small, Adams, Mr. Lewis Roll Willie Knight, Mr. Georg B Br and Mr. Clatus McMam H V Tradesville section. riuasier <jiyae Hegler 1 Hazel Wright Sunday. Mr. Otis McManus visit Mrs. Willie Sims Sunday. Mrs. E. B. Wright sc still improving. PLEASANT HIL Special to Tlio News. Pleasant Hill, April 1 I taw (irmlcil Schools P Johnson had the mis .1 i . lose a fine cow last weel r I ho border town Miss Jane Caskeyre? Lancaster Wednesday fr (lavs' visit to Mr. and ! CSPECT CAUGHT. f askey. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kou in I in Sewer Cul- Jacksonville section mm i Bullet Hole in His vjsjt to tlio hitter's parent i Mrs. S. Beckham, Sr., r( leclal to Columbia The school taught iter (5.? The body of an ^liirY A. Stokes of f , ? ... closed April 11th, and si , suposed to be that jlomo Sunday. ,as found in a sewer t Messrs. J. S. Marshall Seaboard Railway a Marshall attended the ai st of Camden about vention of the Junior Or y with a bullet hole American Mechanics at ck. this week, oved to be one of two Mr. Wvlie O. Caskey ? in Camden in the ter spent between train soliciting aid for a brother, Mr. J. M. Caskej he located in the old day. ey left Camden on Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Columbia and were visited the former's sis by the section master Minnie Cauthen of Ken en and I.ugoff. And week. men was seen alone. Mrs. M. W. Cauthen vi laster on going fur- tives at Kershaw this we< il a man's feet pro- Mr. F. H. Heckliam ha the culvert which from a visit of a few di one of the men seen and Mrs. J. I). Nesbit o day. The body was ham. I.ugoff where an in leld. >111.1, VILLAGE rknbee went to the tely and got in com- Mr. Ernest Cauthen ha itli nearbv stntinns n nnciu?.. ,,il' v*~ ?? !M. IUVMI III .>1111 ANU. officers to ho on the grinder, tnado vacant hy t 0 man's companion, tion of W. W. King, whc vices from Hethune to Groat Falls. j. Johns, supposed to Tlioro are a few case; preacher, was taken monia in the village, hu moon train at that for their speedy recover j Mr. Sam Langley, wl at the Jail yesterday contract for a lot of eporter the man de- houses, is making progre edge of the crime. Blind tigers still prev Icles, including $.165 great many victims. Goi his person when ar- country. m's pockets had been DKATH OF VKTKI sin's name is given as K. J. M. St?>ole An hast Boll ("all. One by one the old vf i . ^ 'dropping out of the rai t do to fool with a . .. , . ,, igh you may think it 8Wer to the laKt roU cal1' was every forcibly il- ,l?>' morning at 10 a. m., day morning on the M. Steele, better known ay's place near the comrades as "Bob Steel* 1 line. Mr. Walker j "over the river" to joii ? the place In charge, corps commander, Stone legroes working for son. He had been in fe< tiey had finished the for five or six months an< o them they repaired was due more to the inf of Oscar McMurray, old age than any thing < Dunlap and Kovick i Mr. Steele was a son < osed, in a joke of William Steele and was e George's head with of age. At the breaking clippers. Of course war, with his twin broth* kicking at the prop- H. A. M. Steel, he voln add emphasis to his ' Company I, Twelfth Sr tip a single-barrel, I Btia Regiment, which be ot gun. He was told I of McGowun's brigade, mm gun might bo I division, Jackson's corp began a scuffle, with 1 braver soldier was cnlisl the gun went off", the ! Army of Northern Vir feet in Reuben I>un- served during the entir and Lovich Dunnom's was wounded several t en. Dr. It. C. Brown carried one of the hulU wounded men. He i shouhler to the grave. >en's arm is in a bad was twice married. His may lose it. Dovlck's i? Miss Adams, by w D not so serious. Of two sons, Henry and llryc >ping proposition was daughter, Mrs. Alice who survive him. His si ?? was Mrs. Alice Blackmon Refuses to Give More be is survived with thr 'or Consumption. children: Mrs Hurley April 17.?Dr. F. F. burk, Mrs. Calvin Mardir developed today, has Goodman Taylor. His luest of the federal were interred at Zlon cl service for more of "t 4 P in. Wednesday, liich he claims is a vices conducted at his iherculosis. Surgeon dence by Rev. W. C. Hell; is reported to have bearers were four Coiifei iedmann for further erans, viz: Messrs. \ serum for purposes Porter, (J. W. Williams, J )r. Friedmnnn is do- and O. 1*. Neal said that he had al Surgeon Anderson, Harper-1.oeke. hygienic laboratory, Miss Julia Harper, da latiura "loopful" and Mr. Richard Ilarper, wa spare no more. The to Mr. John I'. Docko, a shed by the Berlin young farmer of Rock Hi ling to Surgeon Gen- m . the residence of I a more drop. Carter, the officiating mi L f $1. 0 PER YEAR. ^T~l HEAD OF WEATHER 1 BUREAU DISMISSED J B art; hav- Willie Ii> Moore, Head of lltircnu school at Since iss?r>. Itemovcd From ofce is \er\ ||((.?Pernicious Activity Fans? I with our ol ?>i*<ipli..c, not much Washington, April 10.?Prof. :t and \erv l,. .Moore, thiol of the weatlia visit to or bureau 18! 5, and an appointee of the Cleveland adminlsdted Miss tration, today was summarily rei'u>d^UI1Miss mov<>(' from olllco by President Wilson. His resignation recently that Mrs. had been accepted to take effect 1 daughter, July 31, but after an investigation pneumonia j,j8 a|ieged efforts to become secimus sec- . . , ... retary of agriculture in the present Vright had cabinet, grave charges of irregularthn follow- n " ? ? ivy were preierrea ana the presiMrR1"' B l'eut today withdrew his acceptance ings, Mr the resignation, dismissing Prof, e Portman Moore. Later he referred the subno of the jet"t to the department of justice for inquiry. visited Mr. Secretary Houston of the agricultural department conferred with ed Mr. and the president before the removal of Mr. Moore was announced. The sec ems to be retary then issued the following statement: _ CHARGES FILED. I,. "Immediately after the resignation of Professor Moore of the weather bureau was submitted to 7 Mr E the president and accepted by him, fnrtnno tri charges wore filed with the seere{ tary of agriculture by responsible turned to T" XN,thil1 th? p".r ?' These om a few charges were ot si a a grave nadrs J M ture that the secretary of agriculture called upon the department of Nesbit of Justice for an investigation. ;le a short "The investigation is still under Mr and ,say tl?e facts so far secured oentlv and laid before tlie president yes e bv Miss terday were sutlicient to warrant Irangeburg '1"u deciding to withdraw his aclie' left for (,<>Ptance of Professor Moore's resignation and remove him summarand John which lias lieen done today. The uiiuil con- Prt*sident. has also directed the seeder 'united r(*tarv of agriculture to suspend Charleston Mr. Charles T. Burns, an employe of tlie weather bureau, pending a of Eancas- further investigation of his case, s with his ant* take such disciplinary measi* Wednes- ures aH 'le may deem necessary ' with such other employes of the Rutledge weather bureau as may be found iter Mrs to have been unduly active in using dtaw this the public service for private and personal ends." Isited rola- The president's letter to Secre* tary Houston directing Mr. Moore's s returned removal was not made public. < ivs to Mr Unofficially it was said at the f* Jackson- White House that the campaign to make Mr. Moore secretary of agri culture had been extensive, that members of congress in various parts of the country had been cans accepted vasst-'d and that a letter writing 1 as card campaign had been conducted lie resigna-1 am?ng weather bureau employes. > has gone Professor Moore has been a target for attacks in congress. Repi of pneu- resentative Fowler of Illinois int we hope troduced a resolution a few days y ago calling on the secretary of agriio has the culture to advise congress regard dwelling iMK ,,ie appropriations for traveling ss. expenses for the weather bureau, ail with a what amount of salaries in tin* bull save the reau was expended for promotions of weather bureau employes during ? last January and February and the. t.W. comparative figures for the preceding four years. The resolution stvers the asked for information as to what journeys were performed by Char'terans are Purns, under official orders ... ' and what instructions between July iKs in an- j 1<U2? and February 2fi last, and On Tues- also called for data regarding cirMr. It. J. culars and other matter printed at among his Kovernmeiit expense and "used by crossed l^e chief of the weather bureau in a his old campaign for secretary of agriwall Jack- culture during the last fiscal year." >ble health The house committee on expen1 his death ditures in the agricultural departirmities of nient had planned last year an ex lse. haustive investigation into the af the late weather burea, but was prevented 7 4 years front making it by the Wiley case, out of the t,H> Florida Kverglades case and. 'r, the late other special matters. Uepresentateered in tiMoss of Indiana and Democrat?uth Caro- members of the committee did (came part take special charges filed against Wilcox's Professor Moore by James Berry, a. s, and no former employe of the weather billed in the reau, which related to misuse of the ginia. He contingent fund. The committee, e war and Mr. Moss said today, never found imes and enough in these charges to press ts in his them for further inquiry. It is preMr. Steele pared, however, to conduct a tliorllrst wife ough investigation as soon as the 10111 he left committee is organized, which prob e, and one ably will not be until the regular McMurray, session next winter, econd wife Profesor Moore issued a stato, by whom ment tonight declaring that the following same influence that attempted to r Funder- "disgrace and remove Dr. Harvey i and Mrs. W. Wiley" were responsible for hi? i remains removal and branding as "infalurch yard mously false" any Intimation that after ser- he ha?l coerced employes of the late resi- weather bureau in supporting him y. The pall for the secretaryship or that public lerate vet- money had been expended in be V. (!. A. candidacy. . II. Steele Whnley Elected. ? Richard S. NVhaley, present mem ber of the house of representatives lighter of and ex-speaker of that body, des married feat, d Edward W. Hughes in the prosperous second primary election in the first ill at 4 p. congressional district, to fill out the lev. C. P. unexpired term of the late CJeorgo mister. S. Legare. J{ J..W.U surrounding Southern state*. ^