The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 22, 1914, Image 1
' VOL,. 10, NO. 23, SKMI-W
DECREE IS ISSUED 1
FROM_CARRANZA *
Tells of the Plans for the Plans !0
of Republic of Mexico. 'J
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REMAINS IN CHARGE, t
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Continues as Chief Cntil Enemy is
Overpowered 'Mi l Peax1 is p
I test ore, 1. c
New York, December. 20.?Gen. '
_ o
Carranza's deCree, issued December
12,at Vera Cruz outlining his plat i,
form as "first chief of the consttu- ij
lionallst army iu charge of the oxe- i t
cutive power of the nation" wus ! f
given out nere tonight by the Mexi- u
can bureau of information.
The decree says the plan of Gua- tl
daloupe shall remain In force until 1
the revolution Is ended and that Car- a
ranza shall be continued as first 8
chief "until the enemy Is overpower- 1
ed and peace is restored." It outi.nes ?
proposed reforms, chiefly that con- i8'
cerning the agrarian problem, and
states that after the revolution and I c
election for president shall b- held .(and
that, the first ch'cf shall deliver v
to the president the executive r'
power." P
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"In case of absolute default on
the part of the first chief of the
revolution." the ds ree says, "and ?
while the generals and governors %
proceed to elect the person who shall 11
take his place, the supreme chief- 11
tainship shall develop transitrrial- 11
ly upon the chief of the army corps j e
In the place where the seat of ?he 11
ro\olutionary government may be at
the time. i n
! ?
Upon the succitfs of the revolu- ^
tlon and reinstatement of the sup-1
rime chieftain dilp in the City of;
M?. xico, and after election ol the
mm icipal count's have taken c 1
l;i the majorli" of the State's. The
l rn chief shaM call elections for
trn*n?i??.s of tho na* no eongrce* v
'''he decree euii the first d
chief to cause to be observed "a!! j P
the laws, provisions and measures18
tending to satisfy the economic'8
social and political needs of the 1
country, carrying Into effect such 8
reforms as public opinion may con- j ^
sider indispensable for the estr.blish- 1
ment of a regime which shall guar- 8
themselves; tho enactment of ? err- 11
themselves; the enactment of agra- j*
rlan laws to encourage the creation 1
of the small land owner; dlssolv-1
Ing the latifundia, or expansive land s
holdings, and restoring to the town- r
ships the land unjustly taken from j c
them; fiscal laws tending to secure d
an equitable system of taxation on a
real estate; legislation to Improve e
the condition of the rural laborers,,
the artisan, the miner and in gcner |,
al the welfare of the working clases. j
Reforms are propovo.l in the eiec- v
tlon laws the judicial procedure v
and the "laws relative to the operations
of mines, fields, water rights, r
forest and other natural resouces to t
destroy the monopolies created un- 1 .
der the past regime and to avoid the (j
creation of others in the future."
The first chief is authorised to or- j
ganize the army and direct he cam- 8
paign; is given power to appoint and s
remove governors and military v
commanders and to reorganize all'"
branches of the government.
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DH. It. J. WIL1JNGHAM I>K.\I> j?
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Was Secretary of Huptist Foreign I
Mission Hoard.
Richmond/ Va, December 2d. ? !
The Rev. Robert J. Willigham, D. I).. !
general secretary of the foreign mis- (
sion board of the Southern Baptist
Convention wug stricken with appoplexy
two hours beto^o while 011
his way home from church He wn? 1
60 years old.
lir. Wlllingham wan wfdely known (
In church circles throughout the
cc ntry. He became connected with
?be 'oreign mission board of bis
church in 189S, au l for sev',ral '
yeare has lived In tlioomor.d. lie was
educated at the Ur'ventlty of (iv.rg<*
and the Souther Theological
Petri nary at Louu I1U?, Ky
The minister was horn In Beau-J
'on district, Sou-h Carolina. He 1st
survived by his wife, who wan 1
Ccr:.ellle Baron, of Macon. fja: five
aona and four daughter*. Dr. Will- a
Ingham has served as pastor of i
churches In Talbotto.i, Ga; Chattano- ?
oga, Tenn, and Memphis, Tenn. 1
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TEEKLY.
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FRENZY OF HATRED
RULES GERMANS
)pcl?res First ]j?nl of Admiral!ty..
IiCtter of < 'hurt-hill.
London, Dec. 20.?Winston Spener
Churchill, first lord of the adairalty,
in a letter to the mayor of
Icarborough, expresses the syui?athy
of the navy at the losses sr.sained
through the German bomlardment
of that place.
"Wo await with patience the opiortunity
that will surely come,"
ontinues the letter., "But, viewed
n its larger aspect, the Incident is
ine cf the most instructive and enoeraging
things that has happened
a the war. Nothing proves mor
plainly the effectiveness of the
(ritisli naval pressure tha tthc
renzy of hatered aroused against
s in the breast of the enemy.
"This hnl rpil nlron/l? hoa
? Vv. Mm. J ttuo |iHOOCU
he frontiers of reason. It clouds
heir vision darkens their counsels
nd convules their movement. We
oe a nation of military calculators
hrowing calculation to the winds
f strategist who have lost their
ense of proportion.
"Practically the whole ct the fast
ruisers force of the Germans, inhaling
some great ships that are
ital to their ileet and utterly irepdacable,
have been risked for the
assing pleasure of killing as many
English people as possible.
"To this act of military and poliieal
folly they were impelled by
iolence of feelings which could find
o other vent. This should confirm
s in our course. Their hate is a
leasure of their fear. Its senseless
xpression is prof of their imporence
and the seat of their dishono.r
"Whatever feats the German nav>
lay hereafter perform, the stigmn
f baby killers of Scarborough will
rand its officers and men while sailrs
sail to sea."
Tohibitlon Big Feature of Week
in Plans of Fongress.
Washington, December, 20.?The
oto to be taken in this house Tues
''irst Chrtsttan Cburcb, will conduct
be services. Governor C'laton, ol
lerogla is included In the list of palbearers.
The former Senator bud a slight
ittack of Indigestion yesterday, but
vas improved late in tbe day. Phy(clans
attribute bin sudden death tc
leart falure.
ay on a rule to take up the Hobson
hohibition resolution is of overhadowng
interest in the congreslonal
program of the coming week,
iebate on the rule this week pronnes
to be spirited. Although it had
een proposed to vote also before
be holiday recess on a rule for contderation
of a woman's suffrage
mendment leaders predicted ton'gtli
hat that would not be reached unit
after Christmas.
House leaders say the Hobson re
oultion will not receive the required
two-thirds majority. In that
ase Senator Sheppprd later will eneavor
to press to a vote in the sente
a similar resolution introdued
by him.
Another effort will he made in the
louse tomorrow to get a vote on
iepresentative Lever's bill to proide
government licensing of cotton
rarehouses.
In the senate the Immigration bill
emains as the unfinished business
o there is little prospect that it
' lbe disponed of untl after the Jio-1
lays.
The senate is expected to spend
ome time in reconsideration of the
afety at sea treaty, ratified last
reek after a res iintinn hnr
pted reserving tlio right to impose
pon American shipping and vessels
tandards than prescribed by the
onventlon. Chairman Stone, of ths
oreign relations committee, as well
s executive ofllcials, declare the
esolutlon would nullify the treay.
U. S. SKJIfATOIt WEST DEAD.
eoi-gia Iteprestative I'lasCN
Away Suddenly.
Savannah, Dec. 22.?A long disance
phone message from Vallosta,
Ga., states that United States
lead in bed at his home in that city
his morning, he had expired during
he night, after retiring apparently
n his usal good health.
Pneral services for Mr. West will
ake place at his home, Valdost, Ga,
o-morow afternoon, Burial also will
>e there. Dr. Allen Wilson of the
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illU'il
LANCASTER, S. C., Tl
TURKEY BLOCKS TRAFFIC
I ON STREET CAR LINE
Obstinate Individual and Gobbler
Create Tie-up.
TURKEY MEANT NO HARM
?
Cars Proceed After Ilcing Tied l'|?
On West Thade For Several
Minutes.
The Chartolte Observer of yesterday
tells of how a Lancastrian clun^
j to his Christinas Gobbled in the
street car. The following Is the Observer's
account of the incdent:
A Chri8tams turkey that ment no
1 , ;
Russian Korces lloltl the Germans
At Hay.
Petrogard, via l.o.ulo i, Wc. il,
1:48 p. m. ?Rus.ttan forces are still
holding at bay th-.? German column
which is seeking to cross tin? lt/.uia
river at Sochacew and advance en
| Warshaw, 30 miles away. For three
days this German army of about
1 200,000 men has been endeavoring
to cross the river and throw hack the
Russians who are hcddiHg ;hc right
hank.
It is pointed out that the Russian
have thus osauthed pes;?lot?s on their
third line of defense. The evacun'
tlon of Lodz, which lies to the west
'! of this line, was thus in dogtcal se
quence 10 idib movement, and according
to the general opinion here,
' had no learning on the attack on
Warshaw. The Russians for the pres
L ent apparently are attempting notht
mgoni meg
' ing more than to retard the enemy
1 and to defeat attempts at flanking
movements.
JMSIJAY, DKCKMKKR 22. 15M
CONGRESSMEN COME 1
NEAR HAVING FIGHT
Moon and Heflin Clash in De- K
bate Over Postal Bill.
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THE HOUSE IN AN UPROAR, j
n
llulc Passes With Provisions to Cut F
Postmasters' Salaries ami p
Kliiuinate Assistants. I
Washington, Dec. 19.?After two \
days of hot words which culminated t
today in exchange of Invitations to '
personal combat between Hepresen- 1 g
tatives Heflin of Alabama and Moon 11
j of Tennessee, the House adopted a p
. spreciai rule to consider legislation ' *l
i for reforms demanded by the post- c'
office department in connection with 11
the annual postal appropriation bill. ^
A defection of Democrats yestcr- Jl
day defeated a similar rule, which
provided for consideration of amend- 81
ments decreasing postmasters' sal- CJ
I aries, elimination of assistant post- w
1 masters, expcrmlntal substitution of xv
; contract service for the rural delivery
service, increased salaries for lual a
f carries, change in the compensation |
' paid railroads for carrying the mais! u
| and other reorganizations plans of
the dapratment.
The rule was passed late today g
with the provision for cutting post- ri
masters' salaries abolishing ussis
taut postmasters and the rural de- e
' livery service. .1
CAME NEAR BLOWS.
A speech by Representative Moon in
I after defeat of the original rule, in , <j
! which he intimated tha tsome rail- w
, road influence" had operated to shift n
j Democratic votes, caused a littler de- 1 tt
I bate today. Representative Heflin de- b
I nounced Mr. Moon's stitenicnt as: Sl
j "fa'se and untrue." Mr. Mo)t dial- y,
' 'ojged him to make the surae com- j ti
jmnt off the floor of the House and J t!
I Ml. Heflin expressed w tingness to s
! do so. The two representatives were tl
I licencing threateningly toward ?nco c
ether when half a do/.e 1 men. be: s
stepped in between ..he u
i.< pregentative Rtr.sdr.1o ol;
S-uth Carol. ia, said that " vl: ii tinge:
email ha -ges that there is rai
road influence enough ou the llcmo- v
cratic side of the House to defeat
this legislation. I don't believe it and sl
I repudiate it" ^
AN OLD SAYING. d
"Well, the gentleman has his opin- 1 (>l
ion" replied Representative Moon. ^
"If the hit dog. yelps, let him yelp."
Representative Weeb, of North ?
Carolina, said lie "was not influenc- sl
ed by railroads, but by my own col- e
leagues, who I think are higli-ni'nd VN
1 ed. honest and conscientious men." 11
Representative Moon concluded s
with the statement that the Demo- (
crats who had voted against the rule
ii.tu uone ho uecause ot "profound n
ignorance." '1
Republican Leader Mann, who t
had led the light against the origh I h
rule. Liter renewed the constrovers.y u
, "The charge has been made on d
this t'oor," he said, "that the in- v
fluenco of railroad interest has been f
felt in this House. I believe it is the h
duty of the House, if the charge is
not true, to repudiate the charge and <
condmti the ntan that made it. If it b
, is true, then the house owes it. to it- f
self to investigate the charge ...nd e
punish thoae men whose votes have
ui en changed by railroad influence," a
A little later Representative Moon n
in a brief speech, disclaimed any in- s
' tention to "reflect on the honor or in- b
I tegr'ty of any member of the Hous.e ti
Ho said that his speech was made "in h
the heat of debate" and "may hove i
been a little too rough." He offered s<
to withdraw any offensive language u
he might have used. c
Will Permit I'np of Cotton Code.
I Washington, Den. 21.? \mbavsa '
dor Page today reported that the j
1 Hrit'sh government was arranging f
i to allow the use of the Meyer's ^
i Atlantic cotton code, 39th edition, in ,
foreign telegrams, and that public
: announcement would be made as
1 V
soon as the date of the admission
c
was settled,
j It would be practicable. It war ^
I said, tc allow the use of more than
I one cotton Tode. Meyer's was In
most general use in the cotton (
trade. 8
s
Kverwhere north of the Ohio river v
line from the New England States! I
to the Rockey mountains sufficient 1 f
snow has already fallen to last over c
Christmas. v
harm at al Itied up street cur traffic
for 10 or 15 minutes on West
Trade street last night at 10:30 o'clock
while street car employes debated
with the turkey's owner the
rule against transporting anything
opt people on the local trnc
tion cars.
i The oflending passenger who re- I
fusod to give his name, arrived in
the city on a Southern train from
: Lancaster, S. C., and boarded an
i Elizabeth ca at the passenger sta'
tion. The turkey was eusconsced
within a sack with only his head
i thrust out. Wrapped in this fashion
ho was bundled past the conductor
in the tirst instance, it scents, with
out being detected. Hut before the
car had gon for the presence of
of the fowl was observed, or heard
and the passenger was notified that
i he must depart the car. The vistor
| said the conductor nay. He w as in
j no ntood to go out into the wet chll
of the December evening with his
i nation some two miles n
Elizabeth Heights. The conductor
rang the bell and stopped the eax in
mt of the poetofflce end proceeded
to argue the matter. The man was
obdurate. He said he had brought
1 his turkey in that fashion all the
way- from Lancaster and he couldn't
see how he was disturbing the peace
and dignity of the State by continuing
to do so.
In the meantime other care ar lv
ea rrora both directions and wore
held up. The conductor, a new official
who did not dare risk the consequences
of violating the rule even
1 once, walked to the square and
though instructions from Inspector
Beatty. The latter settle the matter
by ordering the conductor to
proceed, inasmuch as the passenger
still refused to leave and it was not
desired to create any more of a
, scene.
While this was going on, the officials
of the blockaded cars had entered
the Elizabeth vehicle ami
| united in argument with the man
' from Lancatser. lie contended that
! inasmuch as thefe were no ladies on
the car and only three men, there
' was plenty of room for one turkey,
.and no one's sensibilities were being
wounded. In the meantime quite a
crowd had gathered. The stranger
kept his seat and left the car onl>
I when it reached Pecan avenue,
Elizabeth Heights.
The rule against carrying birds
or animals on street cars was adop-t
ed some years ago when it was a
I common practice for passengers to
bring birds clogs and other animals
, along to shire the seals and race
up and down the aisles.
4.
i'RATCTfT. A WVPDCJ
. N/ XJXJL ff JL. JlU XtKj
LOSE LATEST MOVE
itlantu Man is Denied Writ of Habeas
Corpus.
Atlanta, Cla., Dec. 19.?Deo M.
'rank, codmmed to be hanged Janary
22 next for the murder in Aprli
912 of Mary Pliagan, was refused a
rit of habeas corpus by Federal
udge W. T. Newman here today. A
lotion was immediatly made by
rank's attorneys, requesting an apeal
from today's decision to the
nlted States supreme court. Judge
lewman withheld action on the moon
until Monday.
There was some confusion with reard
to the appeal and it was at first
nnounced that Judge Newman had
runted it. The Judge stated to-n'ght
owever, that he auuounred at the
lose of the hearing late today that
e was "inclined to grant the appeal,
later he said, the federal law eucted
in 1908 requiring a Federal
udge granting an appeal in habeas
urpus proceeding to issue a certifiite
stating his opinion that there
as probable cause for an appeal,
?s brought to the Court's attention
1 chambers, and he informal the
ttorneys that he would hold liifs
ecision on the matter in abeyance
ntil Monday.
CONSTITUTIONAL Kid UTS.
The writ was sought 011 the
round that Frank's constitutional
ights were violated in that lie was
involuntarily absent" from the
or i i om wh a die v irdict ? s no
an red. Attorneys llenrj C. i'ecp'es
ad Hurry A. Alexander, on Trunk s
cdialf argued that the (ieorgiu state i
ourts lost jurisdicton of the case (
hen he was denied the right to face
le judy at the culmination of his
ial. They contended that Frank is
eing deprived of his liberty under
conviction and judgment which!
ras rendered void by reason of the
ial court's action. They argued that
tie question was not one involving
tate Courts' procedure, but one for
lie jurisdiction of the federal j
ourts.
taly is Seething with a Seutimeiit ,
Against Austria.
Rome, Dec. 20.?The police of
arious Italian cities had difficulty
jday in preventing riotous demon
[.rations at celebrations of t ie an,'ersary
of the execution of Oberank,
for concoction of the unsuccessful
plot to asassinate Fmperor
rancis Joseph of Austria in 1882.
During last night, in violation of
.mm i in: uui iiornos, tiie
Lrects were placarded with posters
ulogizing Oberdr.ink, London ?Lo
ere distributed, tome of them with
tourning borders bearing the ineription
"Rentber the Sacrifice of
> herd rank."
The Republican deputy, t'olo An
i, was loudly applauded when lie
elivered a speech reciting the his
Try 01 the ("Tristan Martyr") and
is ideals and declaring th it it w is
oeessary soon to realize them. The
enionstr. ticn reached its climax
hen Uicotti Garibaldi son of the
p.mous Italian patriot arose and
aaning on his crutches, said.
"A vioce still is rnging from
'aprea Island, where my father is
uried. It asks for facts, not words
rom the committees, promoting the
nlistment of volunteers."
As Garibaldi ceased there was a
nd cries of "Long live Italy!" Long
Ivc Italy!" and Long live Trieste "
evreal crowds of demonstrators
ut were prevented from doing so
ried to invade the center of the city
y the police and troops.
This afternoon the Republican Asoclaton
held a procession and later
nveiled a marble in the Republlan
Club, in honor of Orderdrank.
I<cver Hill Sent Into Conference.
Washington, December 22.?The
-ever bil? providing for federal 1 icnsing
of cotton and grain warehouse,
was on its way today to conerence
of the senate and house. The
neasure. a suhstiute for a senate bill
vhich would have applied only to
ottpn warehouses, passed the houae
ate yesterday after brief discusion,
iya vote of 218 to 97.
Representative Dever of South
'arolian, author of the bill, in a
tatement today decuared the niea
ure would result in uniformity of
warehouse receipts for agricultural
iroductR and enable farmers for the
irist time to know the class or grade
>f hiR products and ther commercal
alue.
>5.
$1.50 A YEAR.
ALLIESBEGINNEWDRIVE;
GERMANS ARE CHECKED
Operations Assume .Character
of General Movement.
EKMANS REACH PSITION
Allied Fleet is Reported to have
Iti-gun a Tarriftic Bombardment
Saturday.
Associated Press Dispatch of yesterday
says: Operations of ihe allies
in Flanders apparently have assumed
the character ot a general
movemnt in an attempt to press
i back the entire Wecsteru end of Gorman
line. Latest French official
| statements say apreoiabie gains have
been made, although It is admlt?d
that the Germans are detertciiiitdly
resisting. It is reported from London,
but not conlirmed the. tthe Germans
have evacuated D'xmurid.
In Poland the Germans continue
to close in on WarshavN, hart nr. r?a
lid the Russian po*.L?*r. on the
R;ur? river, less taan "0 Indus away
H<avy Russian reinforcements arc
dl-patched to the fror.r. severe lig1;in<
undoubtedly i's ::i Petrogaru
n ports the Germans have sustaitier
great losses in attempts to r? aeli
Wusluvw, while Geo. von llindenburg
slates casualtiet anion =; lite litiss
ans are enormous.
Tie allied " is reported to nave
b?:.un a bombard .m* d of the IV * danelles
last SatVn it.-. Nothing ic
ye' known of the res i.t.
The French paril intent wdl s-it H
' era. tomorrow. A't i t Loo tnenib
crp serving with the ?<d<>rs returnia,
the session.
<t is reported Iti'v has threaine-1
a rupture of dip n.ratU rela:iei.s
with Turkey unless a satisfactory explanation
is made of the threatening
attitude towad Tripoli of 4,000 Arabs
under Turkisn and
fleers.
l'r?t?nv(l Cotton Will tie Damnpcd.
Cl? U'.son Callege Special to ? olumbbia
'ieeorl. Dec. 21. ?South Carolina
farmers will suffer heavy losses cn
their cotton if they continue to alio
. it to stand in theor yards an-i
fields exposed to ; He rogorous
weather of winter. This is the
statement of experts at Clewson
co lose, who urge tint the farmers
of i ho state find some way of
housing their cotton properly. "v?;ti
if they have to build only temporary
storage sheds. Advhe on this point
is also being given out by the ?otton
i-srketing special! r* of the United
huaith department of agruuiure.
Cotton is believed to lie absolutely
i.e. perishable, ft i-> true that if the
Maple is propedly sheltered it will
lav indefinite y 1 its orginal condit.on.
Hut it deteriorates in c.ual'tv
u? er exposure. It s 01 the dama:
. d cotton that fanners lose most
i ?? w.uci Hit- -e in inoir ignora*.ce
() ' what the low grades ought to
brii ?' many people \ l!l s< 11 damn;,e
Ml ertton for several loliar; per haie
lei-.i than it is worth.
it is understood tin.. no part of
the $136,000,000 su ? cribod by the
bunkers of the oun v to he loane(.
or cotton at ?i?; tier cent will he
at. anted on cotton yhlen it not
properly warehouto and insured.
' j ? ather is 'a r ? Ma us a la
t-i leinen--.. itt ?* \ rions
i field men of Clemsoa college, ie|
tha tthe numbers of ba'es of cotton
scattered about yards and fields
ccvevh vvvbe ae-medte iescvccnsso
seem to be increasing rather than
decreasing. Somebody is dosing
money on every one of these bales.
It is time to do something al out
it. If storage sheds arenot avail|
able, they should be built. It is
| estimated that even to build a new
i shed,, it will only cost $2 per bale
to insure and store 1,000 bales for
a vear. anri thi? '? -
_ , ? VWRV au 1U UVII ICOO
than what the loss from e*posnr*
I is likelv to be.
Unemployed in ('tiicago.
| Chicago, December. 21.? Thousands
of men who sought shelter in
municipal lodging houses last night
\ were given employmem today by
railroads, trolley lines and the city
| tracks of the heaviest snow fa'l cf
, the winter.
There were 3,80?i jobless men
oinr'irrtui in iwo municipal I' JguiK
house* and tbe Itufus Uawrs bote?.
A'.i of theni were ready* for work
T1 oy were paid 12 por