The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 19, 1914, Image 1
VOL. 9, NO 74, SEMI-WEEKLY.
L.D. JENNINGS ATTACKS' pi
SMITH'SCOHON RECORD?^
Made i
d<
Second Meeting of Campaign Washing
at Orangeburg. gniph in, F
* R at the de<
University
HE WAS FIRST SPEAKER. ed Borne
" brought an
from Uortr
Conclude* Will) u Strenuous AU j*j. y and
tack o* "' ivernor Blende's a disavows
Pari.on Record. criminate a
Orangeburg Special to Columbia The Incii
Record, June 18.?The second meet- pondence n
ing of the senatorial campaign was Bernstein t
called to order this morning at 11 White Houi
o'clock in front of the county court "Dear Mi
house by Thomas M. Raysor, in the with deep ii
^ absence of Adam H. Moss, the county dedication <
chairman. Mr. Raysor requested ty. I take
that perfect order prevail and urged whether yc
that respectful attention be paid to the foil
the speakers. published h
L. D. Jennings of Sumter was the That ii
first speaker and he immediately 8h,p has Ul
launched into the cotton record of whoT1 a?ot
Seuator Smith and defied the junior 8Cholarsh,p
Senator to show any sincle thine hel*110^ t10?11
had done to raise the price of cotton ''X( Pr,t
"but sit in the senate." 1 focl qi
that true s
"I will show you the rise in the , .
and is now i
price of cotton is due to the law of . , T
... . ? dation of J
supply and demand and not to Sena- Kave
tor Smith," exclaimed the speaker.
When Mr. Jennings attacked Sena- You kn<
tor Smith's record on the non-pas- R^on *or yf
sage of the bill for standardizing cot- thlnkj
ton, which was passed over because you
the cotton exchange promised to put unf<
the provisions of the law into effect With de
on April 15, 1915, the audience re- >ourspeatedly
called the name of Smith. (Signed)
Mr. Jennings said Benator Smith , ^,ie ' re*
magnifies his services in helping to! ^)r'a
raise the price of cotton in the effort sorr> l^at t
to be re-elected. "If I were not in unfair iniPl
this race and Mr. Pollock were not t,l<> opening
in this race, and it were between K*ty- ^ou 11
Senator Smith and Governor RIease, no,^'n*I
would not y vote fbr Senator very cer,;du
Smith, but I would work for him," ,,iat woul<1
said the speaker. tant matteI
Judaism.
Mr. Jennings depreciated factional- ,.j ^nd .
ism in South Carolina politics, and penajtjefl 0
urged the election of a man who is {nc. Ja thRt v
noi a partisan. He voted and work"lthe whole f
ed for Judge Jones for governor In mereiy to
1912 because he believed the election "With sii
of Judge Jones was for the best in- cjatjon
terests of the state. (Signed)
Mr. Jennings, in vehement, language,
approved the new rales gov
erning the primary election. He A"M"rtTTT
Claimed that the old club rolls con- AnUIll.
tained 50 per cent more names than X]
there are voters. He said that the
rules will prevent fraud. Mr. Jen- Kaiser Wilt
nings concluded with a strenuous at- Steamei
tack on Blease's pardon record, saying
that 14,000 jurors were better Southami
judges of the guilt of a convicted North Germ
criminal than one man. He critt- wilhelm II,
clsed the governor's action in turning shortly afti
"loose over 1,200 criminals, tho ma-. York with
jorlty of them negroes, to go into the chored toni
rural districts," where your good wo- miles to th
ltten are unprotected. hole in her
POLLOCK ON THE AGGRESSIVE, a collision
W. P. Pollock of rhc-oo/ steamer Tnr
speaker, telling of his marriage to Port 'or An
an Orangeburg girl and speaking of The *ncer
the action of the Orangeburg delega- ^e Oerman
tlon in endorsing Senator Smith, w*tl1 her be
said: The <*>!?*
"I have never voted for Oovernor c*ne'
Blease and I never expect to, thank ?CCIUT!'I
God." The speaker said that many ?PO,n8ht e ^
people in all sections of South Oaro- ?" * _
Una are of the /opinion that neither em re
Blease or Smith are qualified to fit- j? ".8- ?n"
tlngly represent the state in the fed- h h*1
eral senate. "That is why I came "" oar Hf
. ? because of
? denly the K
The speaker answered the gover- jUgt ahead c
nor's criticism that he voted against their best 1
the separate coach by saying that he the inremor
might have cast his ballot against starboard s
patting partitions in passenger cars steamers st<
to separate the races, but he is the wa8 aBcerl
author of the present separate coach mediate assi
slowly for fi
- The fore]
Another Break Between Villa and raPldly fl,le
... ?. . bulkhead cc
His Chief.
managed to
Kagle Pass, Texas. June 18.?That it was foun<3
General Villa has presented an ultl- extended foi
matum to General Carranza demand- i width of 10
ing absolute separation of the civil ,
and military branches of the Constl- j Mr*, |j<
tutionalist government was the sub- New York
stance of dispatches received at Con- the million
stitutionalist headquarters in Piedres served with
Negras today. A committee of three plaint todaj
officers was said now to be in con- vorce institi
ference with Carranza at Saltillo pre- Borden. T1
senting Villa's plan. sertton.
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LANCASTER, S. C., F
rS^?Sw|SUNITER PEOPLE LISTEN
ALL DAY TO CANDIDATE!
enie In the Case.
ton, June 17.?A para- Fully 1,200 People Hear Candi
'resident Wilson's address , .
Ilratlon of tho AraorUan da,es For State 08,CeShere
May 27, which caus
discussion among JewB GOOD ORDER AT OPENING
inquiry to Mr. Wilson
tan Bernstein, of Hollis, Knrh Speaker Given Ke*|?ertfu
drew from the President Hearing and liberally
1 of any intention to din- - - -
? ? applauded.
gainst Judaism. Sumter Special to Charleston Newi
dent is treated in corres-ian(j Courier. June 17.?Enforcemen
sade public today by Mr. 0f the law and increased educationa
ipon permission" from the facilities: were the issues develope(
se. It follows: by the candidates for governor ber<
r. President: 1 have read today in the initial meeting of th<
uterest your address at the i oounty-to-county canvass of the can
of the American Universi- j didates for sttfte offices, which mei
i the liberty of inquiring with the enthusiastic support of th?
u were correctly quoted i majority of the audience of twolv<
owing lines which were hundred people, who crowded th?
a a New York newspaper: court house and uti?*3ed every incl
s the reason why scholar-'cf available standing room, judging
glially been more fruitful I from the applause which met tin
dated with religion, and sentiments expressed by John G
has never, so far as I ciinkscales and R. A. Cooper, when
associated with any rcli- they termed these the paramount
that of Jeeus Christ.' issues,
lite certain that you know Richard I. Manning was given an
cholarship has ever been ovation by the people, this being hit
the very essence and foun- home. He did not make a regului
udaism, the religion that j speech, but gave his time to the othei
to Christianity. candidates. Charles A. Smith cam'
9w oi my proiouna aumir- out lor state-wide prohibition, and
>u as a great President, a John G. Clinksc&les, besides advocater
and a groat man. I feel ing stripes for blind tigers and pis
?uld not make a statement tol "toters," said if elected governoi
lir. he would do all in his power to break
ep regard I am faithfully up race track gambling in Charleston
and suppress the blind tigers ir
HERMAN BERNSTEIN." 'Columbia.
ident's reply wast 1 A, Cooper also denounced the
r Mr. Bernstein: I am ( "tee track gambling and stressed the
here should nave been any :of enforcement of the law
(cation in what I said at Q? Richards came out flat;
of the American Univer- footed against compulsory education
nay be sure that there was and stated that he was not a coatthe
kind in my mind, or swinger.
ly nothing in my thoughts 1 ( harles Carroll Simms denounced
discriminate m the impor-;PprBOnal enrollment required ol
you speak of agaiust voters under the new* rules as out*
rageous and as an attempt to dishat
one of the risks and franchise the poor man.
f extemporaneous speak-' Jr-? flayed Northern
'ou do not stop to consider p?nir?l of cotton mills and banks and
leld. but address yourself .advocated regulation of cotton mill
le matter directly in hand. < mergers.
ncere respects and appre- Lowndes J. Browning advocated
dially yours, state aid to assist tenant white farmers
in buying and owning their own
iVOODROW WILSON." farms.
Mendel L. Smith drew applause,
ER CRASH which vied with that for Clinkscale?
A __ T'Krr? pop and c:oofM,r- when he vigorously proN
HANGING I UG tested against indiscriminate use of
the pardoning power and announced
lelni II Hammed by Grain himgeif jn favor of local option comp
Both \essels l'ut pulsory education.
Into Port. j John T. Duncan denounced what
Ron, June 17.:?The'he calls the "system.' '
tan Lloyd steamer Kaiser j. b. A. Mullally was not present.
which left Southampton Several of the candidates took
er noon today for New flights at "coat-tail swingers," much
1,000 passengers, is an- to the delight of the crowd, which
ght orr Knetley, three j cheered every such reference.
ie southeast, with a big j
side amldshlp, caused by RggELS MUST GET
with the Liverpool grain w*.
;emore from a Black sea TOGETHER AT ONCE
twerp.
nore, a smaller craft than Success or Failure of (VmstitiitioDsteamer,
is in dock here ali*t Cause Depend on
1W8 badly smashed. Harmony,
don occurred in the Eng- El Paso. Texas, June 18 ?The sarin
a fog. Just how it, cess or failure of the Constitutionalid
which vessel wi^s re- ist cause depends on a complete setDuld
not be ascertained 1 tlement of the differences between
[fleers of the Kaiser VVil- General Carranza, politlcr.l head of
use to give out any in- the Mexican revolutionists, and GenScant
details came from ?ral Villa, his chief military leader,
re. The incemore, those i in the opinion of prominent member^
lid, virtually had stopped of both factions here who today awdthe
thick fog when sud- iously awaited developments followaiser
Wilhelm loomed up ing the dispatch last night of'a joint
if her. Both captains did appeal for harmony to both leaders.
x) avoid a collision, but With the belief general here in
e struck the liner on the Constitutionalist circles th^t the fedIde
amldshlp. The two erals at Zacatecas have been relnforct>od
by each other until ed recently and th^P fh^y are detertained
neither needed ira- mined to defend the city to the last,
stance, then both started the hope of Mfeedy capture of this
touthampton. important point is far from bright,
peak of the Incemore , Only immediate action on the part
d with water, but the,of the combined available Constituinflned
it 1 " '
...... n..u | uuuauHt iorces will accomplish this,
crawl into port. There , in the estimation of revolutionary
I the damage to the bows ! leaders. The rumor that the cargo
r a length of 12 feet and of the steamship Antllla, which was
1 feet. landed for the Constitutionalists at
Tamnrtco a fortnight ago, had fallen
>r<len Hecks Divorce. into/the hands of Villa's lieutenants,
June 18.?Gail Borden, ha/served to Intensify the feeling of
mire milk dealer, was uneasiness. Hopes of a settlement of
i a summons and com- 'he reported breach are based upon
f in the action for di/ the concerted appeal of leaders of
ited by Mrs. Helen JW. both factions td bury all differences
ae complain charges 'de- for the advancement of plans to ower,
J throw the Huerfa government.
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RIDAY, JUNE 19, 1914.
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OrMATnniAl OAlUirUinil rfwrraxj
OLIIHIUKIHL UttlVirttlbN "clos:
> OPENS UP VERY QUIETLY
ing Year
Wrightsville Beat
About 800 People Gather at St. istate. June 17.?v
Matthews. banquet in the din
'Seashore Hotel, th<
. RESPECTFUL HEARINGS. H0tt0rL ( ru8h
brought their annu
a close, having cr<
I C ounty Chairman Dreher Presided work into oue ftnd a
and Good tinier was I?re- earlier than schedul
nerved. members will leave
g j St. Matthews Special to Charleston i tomorrow.
t, News and Courier, June 1?.?The Officers for the e
I long awaited and much talked of,e]ecte(] t,y the assc
I contest for United States senator was 'follows: President,
, officially opened here today, when Kershaw * vice presi
, Senator E. D. Smith, Governor Cole drix, Leesville; seer
. Li. Blea<*e, the Hon. W. P. Pollock of | ior, Columbia; asi
L Cheraw, and Mayor l. 1). Jennings of , \v. b. West, Columi
, Sumter, "the big four" aspirants for .Incut hofnrn ike n/1
? ?tu? v mr aw
, the. seat In the upper house of Con- convention, the rei
j gress now held by the first named. John A. Hudgens of
, spoke before a erowd of about eight rented with a beaut
, hundred, probably two hundred of by the members ol
whom were ladieB of Calhoun county, as p mark of apprec
'and citizens from several adjoining ! ior> the retiring sec
, counties. County Chairman T. H. presentation.
Dreher presided, and pretty good or- \ resolution was i
der was preserved throughout the congressman Liever
J meeting, which was held on the behalf of a bill for
, . school grounds. Each candidate was 0ji industry and oxp
. accorded a respectful hearing, and flcation of the oil e
. | while it was evident that the Smith , leagues have made
. adherents were In the majority, sup- j the agricultural cob
I porters of the governor were not Addresses were n
_. lacking. JL. Ives of Newberi
_ The crowd was seemingly impress-j "The Relationship *
. j ed with Pollock and Jennings, and State Associatic
who are making their debut in poli- ; Withers of Raleigh
_ j tics of a state-wide character. Al- Oil Meal as Hog Fee
! i though the meeting was devoid of Barton of Clemson
anything like enthusiasm, the audi- "The Cattle Industi
, | ence manifested considerable inter- Bryson read a paper
.lest in all the speeches. of the Cotton Seed
The only incident that gave prom- j. j. Law ton wa
j ise of any real excitement occurred the banquet tbnight
when Governor Blease, who spoke The convention is
first, referred to James L. Sims, Uni-'the most profitable
, ted States marshal, and William E. |
I |Gonzales, minister to Cuba, as having MEXICAN CE
secured their appointments through VERY
j Senator Smith. The senator inter-,
Irupted with the remark, "1 had no j while Reoognixinc
more to do with the appointment ol nihilities, Admini*
: j Gonzales than did Cole L. Blease." j (.Hn Milv,
, i When the governor declared that Washington, June
I "James L. Sims, another Smith ap- jibe Washington go\
j pointee, admitted he helped to get> ?
lout a nigger paper," Senator Smith LB extremely delicat
again interrupted with "Sims waf This comment ref?
J Tillman's appointee." to the mediatlon 0(
The governor then read a letter win be re8umed to,
from Senator Tillman to W. J. Shel- ara pane It also ;
" ton, which aaid, "Senator Smith and tjonR in nnrth?rn
l acre.d a, , tfce Un.ted
; States marshal, and Mr. Sims of demandinR complete
Orangeburg, will be appointed"?the in the (;ampaign
governor adding, "If it's a lie, Ben Huerta.
' Tillman wrote it, and I don't believe | Hope for the succ
Old Ben would lie for a Republican." ; b0wever, was not ab
Senator Smith again arose and a<i- ilnR to per?on? in ,
vanced to the front of the platform. the administration,
and standing by the governor, said said to bp larRe1y b
he supposed the latter wanted to be mentB in the conflt|1
fair, explaining that he and Tillman fbe view iB bpld he
had agreed on the matter and that Hquabble8 among Ci
each would have a man for district ipr8 had been n,ppe(
attorney, and. declared the senator chance of an aRrePn]
vigorously, no man living in the t.d on a prov,sional ,
image of God can call me a liar. ico and of checklng
Chairman Dreher interfered. Sen- ; hostinties. u was r
ator Smith returning to his seat, and : NiaRara FaliR dnJeRi
with, "Well. Mr. Tillman wrote the to S()me one gURRe8t)
letter." *rom the governor the inci- I state8 for provlBlon8
dent was closed. ^ ^
it ne Dore tne stamp
j tionaiists in order to
Admiral Fletcher Goem to Washing- ' Ury campaiffn
mi. '
Washington, June 18.?Rear Ad- I F D Mi-n to he
mir^l Fletcher, who has been grant- Spartanburi
od H>ave preparatory to taking up bis Spartanburg fiperi
I duties, as commander-in-chief of the jl>ne ^Rural
j Atlantic fleet in succession to Rear j Association, which a
. Adtniral Badger, will start from , burg the flrpt woek
yjra Crux for Washington on the elaborately entertain
|gunboat Dolphin tomorrow or Satui vislt It lg planned
Irf^' excursion from Spart
! Admiral Fletcher will give Presi- ! 3pringf, ovpr (he In1
I dent Wilson first-hand information the afternoon of Jul1
'on the Mexican situation. He has following dav and a.
been continually on duty in the Gulf the q & q road
iof Mexico since May. 1913. and return wlll be th
_ " , __ _ ... ~ ! meeting of the con
Death of Mrs. Mollis Hilton. I . . . . ? ,
,, , , ^ ,,1W .. . | held at Rock Cliff pi
Mrs. Hula Knight Hilton, wife of !
Mr. Hollis Hilton, died at their home Only to Tnfori
in Kershaw Sunday after a protract- Washington, June
d illness and was buried Monday at, Wilson today told cal
wiai ureeK church, the funeral ser- |,nB PUD,,C certain le
, . _ _ emphasize his view
vices being conducted by Rev. T. A t loRloal depression" w
Uabney. She left surviving her j be did so without tho
husband and one child.?Kershaw ing Congress on the
| gramme, but solely t<
lice.
~ ? ? He added that his
"Uncle Ike" Celebrates. brought evidences
Washington, June 18.?"ITncle throughout tbe count
Ike" Stephenson, the oldest senator,
celebrated his 85th birthday today Explore!* have fc
.< . . .. , South America that
by appearing in the senate chamber 10i000 years ago.
wearing a bright red carnation. real estate boomers?
'ft
$1.50 PER YEAH
?&n?o WM ur EXPRESS
? . n iiicinnii A?>pim ?
r liM'wiit.H ??? ??*
mm) wm up
Klw<?1.
:b Special to The |
>ith an elaborate' Master of Vessel That Was Lost
ing hall at the (j*ves His Version of Tragedy
9 South Carolina j
iers' Association
al convention to HOW VESSELS COLLIDED,
iwded two days'
djoumed one day Captaiu Kendall Says When Only
led. Most of the UK) Feet Away Ktorstad Was
for their homes (ioinj; Fast.
Quebec, June 17.?Captain KennBuinp
year were daU of thG Empress of Ireland, was
iciation today as witness called yeaterday
John T. Steveus, wbeo the government began its indent,
F. H. Hen- vestigation into the collision between
etary, B. F. Tay- ^mnn^o *-- *
j- - .wuu V1IC OIUIBUIU in wit?
sistant secretary, iower st. Lawrence river, .and the lone
bia. of more than a thousand lives. Kenjournment
of the dan itmped to the witness stand, still
tiring president, nuffering from the injuries he receWPelier,
was pre- ,ed ja ^he disaster. Examination Of
Iful silver service Witnesses was preceded by the introT
the association Auction of brief summaries of the
iation. B. F. Tay- ifacts by counsel representing the
retary, made the Qf the two vessels.
Counsel for the Storstad declared
adopted thanking that When the collier's master first
for his efforts on Bighted the Empress the latter was
statistics on the off the storstad's port. Two minressing
the grati- uteB iater the fog shut down, the
oen that his col- gtorstad signalled by whistle that she
him chairman of wa8 un(]er way way and keeping her
imittee. course, heading west by south. Their
lade today by C. statement continues:
i, who spoke on . STORSTAI) SLOWED UP.
?f..^hp 1 "When the whistles of the EmI
press were heard again the mate in
^ H | charge of the Storstad put his wheel
< ro to port, while the ship slowed up.
rear a paper on wheel was put hard to port, and
^?n-.lwh.n
.... , ?... ..W v. ..Iinn^i IL, aoaiir
wi? IIC 11 ir*u? i }
Oil Mills " tance was giver, by steaming up sulfis
toastmaster at Two ,onR blasts were given
(to indicate that the vessel had lost
regarded one of steerage way. About the same time
in years ^le OIIK'ne room was ordered to go
slow ahead so that the vessel would
jgjg not became unmanageable. The
TUTT TP ATP captain, who had gone below, was
"" called up by the mate. He asked.
_ ? "Can you see Father Point?" and the
Dangerous Pos- .... ...
.. .. . mate replied that it had just been
tration People , .
. . . shut out by the fog. He made no
er I.ruing.
, mention of the Empress and called
i 18.?Officials of , , . . . , .
. .. the captain because he bad asked to
rernment tonight . .... . .
. . .. .. be called if it got foggy,
lexuau situation
SAW EMPRESS1 LIGHTS.
e.,
"When the captain got on deck he
>rred particularly A. . ,. .. , .
, ... saw the mast lights of the Empress
[inference, which . ... ^ ? j.
. ... three points to port. He immedimorrow
at Niag- ' , , .. . . _
,. . ? ,, ately ordered full steam astern. The
ipplied to condi- ,
.. . . vessels were then about eight huuMexico
growing . , ,, ,
. dred feet apart. The green light of
General Villa in ! , ? . _.
.... . . the Empress appeared. Three minrailltary
control ...... ..
, A _ .1 utes later the vessels came together,
against General __ . . .. .. . . . .
I The master of the Storstad heard a
., A, i nan rrom the Empress telling hiin to
ess of mediation, . . . ' .
. I keep going ahead. He had ordered
andoned, accord- . .. . . , . . ,
lA1 this, but found that he could not keep
:lose touch with ... , ._ ,
_.. . the colliers nose in the Empress
This hope was , _. 04
_ , wound. The Storstad was swung
ased on develop- , . ,. , . "
,. A * around until she was parallel with
utionalist ranks, i . . ,
. , the liner and the colliers master was
ire that personal ....... ... . ,
, , ,, (afraid his ship would be struck on
irranza s follow- . , . .
, ?,? ?, l^e Port sl<^e by the starboard quar1
f v xi n a xi c 1 xx t. n _ _ v . . .
, . . . ter of the Empress. He had to swing
lent being reach- , , . , . ,
. ? .. around in a complete circle and in
iresident of Mex-I 4I * ? ,.
. . , . the meantime the Empress disapinternal
Mexican
eported Huerta s NQ ANgWER FROM EMPRESS.
V: T The Storstad blew signals to the
ed by the United A Ijt ...
, .. . ! liner, but it did not answer. About
il president even . , , A
, .. ... ten minutes afterwards the master of
i of the constitu- . , , . . __
... .. ... the Storstad heard a chorus of cries
hol? up thf mill- prooMd?, toward them wlUl
wit Mexico Oity. ., . . 4 . . ,
care, his four boats ready to launch. ;
^ ^ ^ _ Thft RtnretafX'u hnntn
_ .. ? uvuui IKVTCU oc?ciai '
Miien^unt'd by ? . . i
|hundred of the Empress* survivors
? >Ui. ot ? land manned entirely an Empress boat
al to The State, , . .
, .. ? . , on its trip back to the scene of the
Letter Carriers v . ..
0 . wreck and another boat partially,
leets in Spartan- , .....
. . ... . Captain Kendall said the accident
in July, will he .
, . . ... happened at 1:55 a. m., six and oneied
during their . , .
.. half to six and three-quarter miles
to give them an ?
. . . east of Father Point,
anburg to Chick
.. _ CAPTAIN KENDALL'S STORY,
erurban line or
? 0 . .. "While the weather was clear and
y 3, and one the
n excursion over finc' cont,nuad tbp captain, "I got
to Erwin Tenn one ' Ray,nR something was on
e program The our 8tarboard bow- There were mast
vention will be heafl UKht8 then about ?lx m!leark
away ofT my starboard bow. There
_____ was then no risk of collision. I still
in Public. stood on until Father Point wan
18.?President abeam, then altered the course to
llers that in mak north 73 magnetic to right course for
Vhlt an outward bound vessel,
that a psychoas
being created The Storstad lights were then one
light of influenc- point off our starboard bow, and I
legislative pro- intended to pass her on my starboard
> inform the pub glde There wafe Rtnl no rigk of dan_
mall every day Rer- The Storstad was showing her
of prosperity starboard side and going clear and I
lry- proceeded on the course,
iund cities in I ?T SA" FO? DOMING,
were HbHiulouf^d 1 ^ t.fien uotic6d ft bi^ hfrnk of mi8t
Hookworms or ? - ? _ ?-?~? --
iionunueu on Pago Eight.)