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Lancaster News ii fejaS^OL. 11, NO. 12, SEMt->VEEKLY, LANCASTER* S. C. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1(>, 1915. ' $1.50 A YEAR> Van addresses M ROCK Hill PEOPLE mcotJ > een^Y ' p f tbraskan Liberally Applauded ; 'bxf^by Big Audience at Win- I ^ i ? throp Last Night. nadfullvORS WOMAN SUFFRAGE y cotea Lsho<tcM itt Tfintikful Tlmt "We lluve in the F White House a Christian f' Statesman." Rock Hill Special to Charleston News and Courier, Nov. 15.? William Jennings Bryan spoke to uu audience here thiB afternoon which filled Wlntbrop auditorium to capacity, and whether or not it can bo said that he converted his hearers, his wonderful power as a speaker brought tbem to a realization that there are two sides to all questions, and many who were opposed were glad that they heard him. i Dr. Johnson, in introducing the speaker, referred to the famous quotation: "I'd rather be right than be President," and also that two famous men could be opposed in methods and yet be personal friends. Mr. Bryan when he rbse said that he had made the statement that it was certainly "Easier to be right than be President," but that a NewYork paper had said that as a matter of fact "he was neither." The war in Europe and its lessons for us was the subject which ho divided into three parts. War as it ! is and its hearing upon neutrals, the! false philosophy out of which it hasj grown, and the way out or the road i to permanent peace. He paid par- i ',w^r .attention to the phase of preparednelfcvJVN<l.Stated that if preparedness had been tht'rc would, have been no war rlre.^UuY*-^ now. "They were all ready, antl-tr.c.. w< needed the match, and the best prepared was the first to enter." 1 TOUCHES ON TREATIES. In his concluding argument, Mr. | Bryan said in treaties such as those! which he and the President had: signed, was the way out of all future| difficulties. Several times during the address j Mr. Bryan paid high tribute to President Wilson, and at one point said that although he ami tho President bad differed as to methods he, "thanked God that we have in the White House a Christian statesman, calm and level-headed, and anxious j to prevent drawing the country into! war." ' Mr. Bryan was well received and : heartily applauded by the Winthrop girls and the entire audience. He j came oat at the beginning unreserv-! edly in favor of woman suffrage by saying that "Men have an over-i whelming majority in the penitentiaries. and women a corresponding. one in the churches; now if tlie_ women have brains enough to keep out j of the prjaons and in the churches,! they prpve themselves better quali-1 fled to vote than the men and they' should by all means have it." Mr. j Bryan apeafca in Charlotte this even-] , ing. I ! V ? VIRGINIA DKFKATS CAROLINA. ' , First Period Ground Gaining vtaif "boat Kqual Between Teams. Colunft>..^. Nov. 13.?The Univer\ sity of VirgitffU- defeated the Ilniver\ sity of South CaV?Jina here*this af\ ternoon, 13 to 0. thri visitors scorine two touchdowns in tfit^ first eight minutes of piny. One touchdown followed a poor pass for a punt In South Carolina's territory. Virginia's tother score came through straight football. Mayer, the Virginia star, , was so well covered during the game that he was unable to get started with hla long end runs. Kolger did most of the ground gaining for Carolina, getting away for runs of 28 and 35 yards. * Carolina hold for downs on her own lire-yard linn in the third period. After tho first period the ground galhfng was about equal between the two teams. Berkley, E. Anderson and White starred for the visitors white the best work for the home / team was contributed by Polger, Lsuarer and Snrran. K've M.'llton Killed. Hftsel. Switzerland, Nov. 13.?Col. liuesster. a Swiss military a'aUsti-1 clan, calculated the total losses in killed in the present war at 5,000.000. \ AMRRK.W HOSPITAL OPKNKH. I Pet rogi'nd Institution Akihh Ready j for Work. l'etrograd, via London. Nov. 14.? The American Hospital was formally opened with enlarged quarters in the presence of Haron Rosen, formerI ( Russian ambassador to the United | states and Count Nostitz. City Councilman Santgalli, a patron of the institution, and George T. Marye, the American ambassador, president of the hospital, delivered addresses, J* Russian friends presented the hos pital with a portrait of Grand Duke j Alexin, the heir apparent. Two soldiers responded to the ad-j dresses in Flnglisli and thanked the Americans for their gift of the hospital. The hospital was organized in *N October, 1914, with 20 beds. It now P has 4 0 beds and its appointments, P conveniences and equipment are ? models in every respect. The Ameri- Cl cans and Russians present at the re c opening of the institution heartily 6 congratulated Ambassador Marye, r< Frank N. Winshlp, the secretary, and c F. M. Corse, treasurer, and their as- 8 soclates on their splendid record. P j NO AUTHORITY * FROM PRESIDENT * ti Wilson Knew Nothing of Post- r master's Action In Removing ^ Clerk. " Washington, Nov. 14.?A statement issued at the White House tonight saying that the action of Post- 1 master A. M. Kloepfer at Winneika, 0 lil.. in removing his assistant from office because he criticised President " Wilson's engagement to be married Sl was "taken without the authority or 0 knowledge of the President." j c Published reports brought the inei- w dent to the attention of White House ^ officials today and at the same time it was learned that the dismissed assistant postmaster, George Ilurkitt, had v^nly appealed to the postoffice de- t >y; easr*uto overrule his superior. c l'ostu'iuster Kloepfer. according to t, published correspondence, called upon ^ Burkitt to explain a remark credited a to him that the President should t "wait at least a year before remarry- t ing." Burkitt admitted making the p statement in the course of a general s conversation in the postolfice but de-1 n nied being guilty of any disrespect.) t Then the postmaster, charging h:n wit it disloyalty and calling attention ? to demerits placed agaius* his record I f for "unsatisfactory service," asked|r for his resignation I C In appealing to the^iostol!i< d.* ja partment Burkitt protested th.it hisjt removal liad been irregular; that no z formal charges had been Hied against ti him and that lie had been given no M opportunity to reply. Daniel C. Uo- e per, third assistant postmaster general, is said to have replied that the e civil service laws had been fully com- a plied with . ? Mr. Upper when asked about the case tonight said he did not remember it very clearly but had the impression that matters other than the ( remarks about the President led to Burkitt's resignation. He said he probably would issue a statement tomorrow. t North Carolina Defeats DavkLsou. 1 Winston-Salem, N. C., Nov. IS.? ' The University of North Carolina ( eleven overwhelmed Davidson College here this afternoon, defeating the Presbyterians, 41 to 6. The superior weight of the university team was evident at all stages of the game. In the final period Quarterback 1 Dong of Carolina, caught a punt and furnished the spectacular feature of the game, when he eluded the entire Davidson squad and ran 70 yards for Carolina's final touchdown, Tandy, Carolina's center, kicked five goal-, during the game. McDonald scored .'our of Carolina's touchdowns, Dlack adored Davidson's only touchdown in the final quarter with a four-yard plunge through center. Prohibition Hill Passed in (ieorgia, Atlanta, Ga.. Nov, 12.?The lower house of the Georgia legislature to- ' night passed a bill to prohibit the ' manufacture or sale of liquor in ( Georgia. The bill already had p?ae*'l 1 the state senate. The only change 1 In the btll made by the house was 1 that the proposed law would become * effective May 1, 1916, instead of Jan* * uary 1 next, as provided by the sen- f ate. The 'bill defines "llouor" as any drink containing more than one-hul' < of 1 per cent of alcohol. It generally Is understood at the capttal that 1 Governor Harris will approve thcj f measure. The vote In the house wa? 42 to 22. ( BANNING AGAINST 1 GREATER EXPENSES iovernor Gives Views on Proposal to Increase Pay of State Officials. IPEAKS OF TAX BURDEN. ust ItccoveriiiK From "Hm'nt Panic," Says Kxecutivc, ami t'limittions 1R) Not Warrant. Columbia Special to Charleston lews and Courier, Nov. 15.?"The resent financial condition of the eopie of South Carolina makes it f the utmost lmnortanre that thn ost of state government be decreascl rather than Increased," said Govrnor Manning today, when asked tir his views on the question of inrease in salaries as proposed in a tatement printed in Sunday's paers. "While the salaries paid our udges and state officials are low," aid the governor, "we are just now ecovering from the financial hardhips of the recent panic caused by he low price of our products as the esult of the European war. and it eliooves us to watch closely every tern of expense in order to hold own the tax levy to a minimum. "The last session of our legisla lire created the South Carolina tax ommission for the purpose of rearming the tax laws of the state ami finalizing the burdens of taxation a that all our people would be placd on the same basis. Until this ommission shall have completed its ork I feel that we should dismiss roui our minds the subject of inreaaed expenses. CAUSE OK EDUCATION. "The awakening of our people on he subject of common school eduation makes it of the utmost imporance that we provide facilities for ucreasing the efficiency of our rural nd common schools. These faciliies cost money, and until means for he education of every white child a South Carolina are provided 1 hall oppose increase In other departments. If we have any extra money o spend," said the governor, "let's >ut it in the common schools or our tate, where it will be the means of urnishing to the boys and girls, the at ure men and women of South 'arolina, the education to which they re entitled and which will make of hem better and more efficient citi oils. This is, in my judgment, ;t nost important matter and one in vhich the people are vitally inter sted. "I shall continue to urge ' such conomy ;\s is consistent with the .bsolute needs of the state and the inuncial condition of our citizens." LKJUOR WOItTH ONK MILLION. >ispens*uies Must Dispose of Stocks by January 1. Columbia Special to Charleston sews and .Couriar, Nov. 12.-r-One nillion dollars' worth of liquor must >e disposed of between now and the irst of January by the dispensary ounties in the state or they will lose he money tied up in the whiskey reuaining in stock after the first of text year, when prohibition goes into sffect. The fifteen dispensary counies had on hand on the 1st of Octoier $991,947.38 worth of liquor, beer vines at invoice or cost prices. This epresents about $1,260,000 at reail prices. The sale for October rom the dispensaries in the fifteen ounties amounted to $344,451.76, so here remains $1,200,000 worth of iquor still on hand In the dlapeiilaries In the fifteen counties. *FAV FOR rARHYINfl MA1IJ*. Vnnounccinent MjmIc by the PnNtofflrr Department. Washington, Nov. 14.? Railroads n the "third contract section" will oceive $20,073,484.30 a year for carrying mails during the four years teginning July 1. last, uuder adjustments announced tonight by the tostoBice department. This is nn Inrease of more than $4,300,000 over he annual compensation allowed unler the adjustments of 1007. Section 3 Is the largest of the four ontract divisions established by the lepartinent for convonieficos, und emtraces Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. \Tichi;an. Minnesota. Wisconsin and Misttrl. The adjustment is made in tne section oach year. BOOKER I. WASHINGTON OF TUSKEGEE. ALA. DEAD Death Due to Hardening cf Arteries Following Nervous Breakdown. WAS BORN IN SLAVERY. Noted X('f{ro licuilcr ami Fd urn tor Hurried From Xortli hast Week to l>ie at Home. Tuskegee, Ala.. Nov. 14.?Hooker! T. Washington, the noted negro edu-i cator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, died at his home here early today four hours after his arrival from New York. Death was due to hardening of the arteries ItftiScing a nervous breakdown. The negro leader had been in failI ? neaun tor several months, but his condition -became serious only last week while he was in the East. He realized the end was near, but was determined to make the long trip South to bear out his oft-expressed statement that he had been "born in the South, have lived all my life in the South and expect to die and be buried in the South." Accompanied by his sM'e, his secretary and a physician, Washington left New York for TuskPgee Friday. He reached his home Inst midnight.: Specialists who had examined! Washington said he was suffering; from nervous breakdown and hardening of the arteries. His last public appearance was at the national con- j ference of congregational churches,) where he delivered a lecture Octo-! her 2 5. Washington is survived by his wife, i three children and four grand-chil-j dren. His brother, John W. Washing-' ton, is superintendent of industries at I Tuskegee Institute. The funeral will be held at Tuske-| gee Institute Wednesday morning at I 10 o'clock. Washington was Lorn in slavery i near Hale's Ford. Va., in 1857 or 1858. After the emancipation of his rum.-he moved with his family to West Virginia. He was an ambitious; boy and saved his money for an edui cation. When he was able to scrape ; together sufficient funds to pay his ; stage coach fare to Hampton, Va., lie entered General Armstrong's School1 j for Negroes there and worked his way I ' through an academic course, gradual-j 1 ing n 1875. latter ho became a teach er iu the Hampton Institute, where' j he remained until 1881 when he organized an industrial school for negroes at Tuskegee. He remained i principal 01 inh> sciiooi up to tli** time j of his death. j The institute started in a rented j | shanty church and today it owns' 3,600 acres of land in Alabama, and ! has nearly 100 buildings valued at $500,000. Washington won the sympathy and' support of leading Southerners by a speech in behalf of his race at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895. Of undoubted ability and breadth of vision, his sane leadership, enabled him to accomplish nore for and among the negroes .the United States than any negro of his time. i In addition to his prominence as an educator, Washington gained considj erable fame as an author. He receiv| ed an honorary degree of Master of | Arts from Harvard University in 1890 j , and was given an houorary degree of, I doctor of laws by Dartmouth College! in 1901. Au incident of Washington's career made him a figure of national promi-i nence during the admitiistration of Dfn.Un..l T> 1 tl- ?* ? I* tcffiuciu niiusmvvu, lie sal ClOWn; to lunch with the President at the| ; White House either by formal or?m-; formal invitation. There was a; storm of protest, patticularly from the South, hut in spite of the result-j in# hostility shown toward him by J many white persons, Washington con- j tinued to exert a widespread influence toward the betterment of his' people. / j Telegrams of condolence on tho; death of Dr. Washington poured into the institute all day and,,late Into 1 the night. Leaders of thought and endeavor in all walks of life are represented in the messages arriving. William G. Wlllcox, treasurer of the investment committee of the1 board of trustees, wired: "His death is a nation a) calamity, but his spirit will still live to inspire and carry forward his great work."! ! Isaac Fisher, president b'fTttthegne j Alumni Association, a"id: "With the death of l)r. Wash COTTON CONSI MKI> IN OCTOBER.! .Amount Shows luciraso Ovi-r Last Yt'iir. Washington, Nov. 13. Cotton! used during October was 500.635 bales, compared with 451,809 bales in October last year, the census bureau today announced. Cotton on hand October 31 in con- i suming establishments was 1,345,749 j bales compared with 715,623 a year ago, and in public storage and at compresses, 4,171.4 74, compared with j 3,777,469 a year ago. I,inters consumed during October. ' and not included in above figures, 68,944 bales, against 30,102 a year ago. Linters on hand October 31 in consuming establishments 130.031 bales, compared with 65,174 a year ago, and in public storage and at warehouses 71,372 bales, against 41,753 a year ego. Exports were 674,655 bales against 497,132 in October a year ago. Im ports were 131,506 bales, against 12,150 a year ago. Spindles active during October were 31,379,385 against 30,461,320 a year ago. SELECTS CAMDEN FOR ENCAMPMENT General Wood Makes Announcement in New York of South Carolina Choice. New York Special to The State, Nov. 14.?Inspired by the success of the military encampment at Platts- j burg last summer where hundreds of business and professional men received training for one month from United States army oftlcers, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood announced tonight that the government would conduct another along exactly similar lines at Camden. S. <\ "This encampment," General Wood said, "will begin probably early in February. It will be for the same purpose and run along the same lines as the one held at Plattsburg. Camden was selected because the encampment was wanted in the South and we had to select some place | which was not far away from one of our army posts to march regular j troops there conveniently," said General Wood. "The men who attend the Camden encampment will receive training in military calisthenics, rifle | practice, offensive and defensive field! Vork, catup sanitation, trench dig ging., signaling and marching and In, the general duties of a soldier." General Wood said that already many applications to attend the camp had been received. CAMPAIGN AGAINST VILLA. i Gen. Ohregon Orders Alxutt Five Thousand Men to Take Field. Douglus, Ariz., Nov. 14.?Gen. | Alvaro Ohregon began an active cam- ! paign today against the army of Gen. j Francisco Villa. On his arrival at I Agua Prieta, from Nogales, General! Obregon ordered between 4,000 and| 5,000 men to take the field. This column, accompanied by sixteen field pieces, is encamped tonight in Anava,Qpcht Pass, twelve miles southwest of here. I Naco, Sonora, was occupied without j resistance today by 1,500 Carranza ' cavalry under Col. Lazaro Cardenas. Leaving a small garrison. Colonel .Cardenas immediately went in pursuit of u Villa column, led by (Jen. Jose Rodriguez, operating near Naco. General Rodrguez was said to be retreating toward Cananea tonight. Carranza Occupies Naco. Washington, Nov. 15.?The Car-) ranza agency today announced thM occupation of Naco. Villa troo^f fled toward Villa Verde with U.Q Carranza troops in pursuit. ton closes one of the most ro^H^pie chapters of negro histor^^T T whole world is poorer toda^^V^pecan he has gone." rwF Roosevelt Rxpreme^HT |p. gi-e?. Oyster Bay, N. 14,?C Thoodore Roosevelt toil' lng statement tonttdi^Mr5?** t^e drat* Booker T. Wash' ^PUt . "I am deeply M** ^ aod grie at the death o M ** fwoker T. Ws in *>n. He M ?*' ot tbo di* rJss-s oftlso rendered (fteat ** t I 1 ! roouTi 1 tola country. V01 that one of ? ^of our land ha? K SERVIANS FALL BACK 1 MOUNTAIN RANKS Auslro-Germans Officially Tell of the Capturing of Many Prisoners. STILL HOLDING THEIR OWN t Unitarians Call on AUies for Artillery to Drive Defenders Out of Katohanik Puks. London, Nov. 14.?The Servians v are falling back from mountain rango 1 to mountain range before the AustroGermans, whose official reports enumerate the capture of 1,000 or more prisoners daily, a few guns and quantities of stores. The Servians, however. are inflicting considerable loosen on their pursuers. * A loot the Eastern frnnt a? ? ians appear to be holding their own- g against the Bulgarians and are mais- m ing a stand on the western bank af f the Morava. Ci Their resistance hjs beeh so stubborn the Bulgarians have had to caH for assistance from the- Austro-German artillery in their effort to drive the defenders out of Katchanik pass. Thus far they have been unsuccessful. The British and French troops, which are receiving reinforcements are meeting with some success, and besides repulsing Bulgarian attacks haVe undertaken small offensives with good results. The Austro-Ger- ^ limns and Bulgarians, however, made- J such progress from the beginning of | the cauipuign that it will take serious i work now to check them. Ay For the moment the poltieal situ- \ ation is graver than the military. The central powers again have protested to Greece against the landing of allied troops at Saloniki. King Coiv^ stantine is reported to have replied that as Saloniki is an open port there has been no infringement of Greek rights in the landing and thaf GreeOb will remain neutral until one of til? belligerents has transgressed against those rights. France and Italy, who has joined her allies by sending a warship lo Saloniki, are particularly anxious as to the attitude of Gitece. The Itu i ians have repelled definitely von Hindenburg's drh e towards Riga and Dvinsk and aliug the Dvina river and have offensive. but apparently. nw'ug state of the ground, have made Vjrfly slow progress in the mufb region west of Riga. u 4 Along tho Styr river, in the south V the Austro-Germans. by a couuterat- , taek. have pierced the Russian lines ^ \ and captured 1.500 prisoners, accord. ing to Berlin. Those strokes aro * about all that can be expected on the Eastern front while the soft weather continues. On the Western tront there hav? been no events of importance. CAPTAIN STKKttTER ARRKSTWfl. Huler of of Lake Michigaa" Captured by Enemy. Chicago, f^bv. 14.?After an exchange of 5# shots the police today captured G&pt. George Welling+on ^treeter's^P^digtrict orf l^ake Michigan." a jM0t Gf filled-in land .on tta?l-akf1 AHyhlgan shore where until today Sj^K(-ter had successfully defied *h? sought to arrest Jfe " ii rr? Plere arrested and 19* "^quantiWsix rifles, four revoWd?WJ? ' I tv of ammunition wer^frP ^ by The land *, fashion squatter's right. adl^enco district t? able .^e ?ho- nd fthinK la he ftnd was l?r e of sailing vessel ?e between the d t|?o ;on which he cam? t, ' beach. Streeter j any authority other than that of the .'ol. i United States. jw- j , i of i Another Heavy levj oa ! Brussels. via Lsindon, Nov. 13.? ved Gov. Gen. Von Biasing has imposed ?9b- upon Belgium a monthly war contriitin button of $8,0OO.OfVO toward severing ties, tile needp of thr army and the cost vice of administering occupied territory, been Tho contributions are based upon >o in article 39 of the Hague convention rvlce >n land warfare. The nine provinces n his ..i ' ' Kii: u re u.-'d jo'ntly r. spon nio^t sible for the payments-. which begt.a ;oue." l'?e' prober 10 %i- V : 'V ? <M