The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 17, 1916, Page 4, Image 4
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JUANITA WYIJLE. .77 Edltoi
J. C. KHKIMKO. . .Business M?nagci
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
at Lancaster, S. C.. by The
Lancaster Publishing Company,
successors to The Ledger, established
1852; The Review,
established 1878; '.Hie Enterprise,
established 1891, and entered
as second-class matter
Oct. 7, 1905, at the postofflce
at Lancaster, S. C? under Act
ot Congress of March 3, 1879.
snnfirniPTuiv^ uuxrir.
(In Advance.)
One Year 91.84
JMx Months 7fS
"Let reverence for laws be
breathed by every American
mother to the lisping babe that
prattles on her lap; let It be
taught in schools, 11 seminaries
and colleges; let It be written
In primers, spelling books and
almanacs; let It be preached
from the pulpit, proclaimed in
legislative halls, and enforced in
courts of Just'ce. And In short,
let It become the poltical religion
of the nation; and let the
old and the young, the rich and
tho poor, the grave and the gay
of all sexes and tongues and
colors and conditions, sacrifice
unceasingly upon Its altars."
TUESDAY. .JAN. 18. 1916.
Weather forecast for South
Carolina: Tuesday continued
cold and fair; Wednesday fail
and warmer.
Are you a builder?
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We have no need for drones,
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Active people like 'Lancaster.
It is a busy hive of industry.
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New enterprises find good
openings here and a very cordial
welcome.
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Our next effort will be for a
local hospital. All together
now for with united efforts we
can build it.
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No new laws are needed, gentlemen
of the legislature, so
pass the appropriation bill with
as few extra appropriations as
possible and come home to receive
the "well done" of the
voters.
This town is going forward
with your help or without it,
but it is just as well to line up
with the progressive element in
the community. Nobody can
hold this good town back. Even
tne Knockers have been silenced
by the din of he builders who
are actively engaged in consructive
work.
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After reading Governor Manning's
address to the legislature
on the recent reforms at
the State Hospital for the Insane
every patriotic South Carolinian
should thank God for
Manning and take courage for
the future. Our best interests i
are safe in the keeping of such
a zealous lover of suffering hu-!
manity.
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To even the most casual observer
it is evident that the
new city council believes in
street cleaning. We are glad
to commend their systematic
efforts in this direcion. Clean
streets fllwnvs imnroaa otvQni?_l
,r - -l" obtuiifk
ers favorably and also engender
in homefolks a praiseworthy
civic pride.
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With the library open every
afternoon the books should begin
to circulate more freely and
many new names should be add- J
ed to he list of patrons. Every!
member helps to enlarge the!
library facilities, giving booklovers
th^ advantage of a wider
scope of reading. If you do
not belong to the library association,
why not join at once?
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"Lancaster county must be
represented" is 'the slogan
adopted by County Chairman
E. J. Jones, in reference to the
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jjaymen s missionary convention
to be held in Columbia in
February, and Mr. Jones in The
News today makes a stirring
appeal ot the men of Lancaster
county. The interesting program
arranged for the meeting
is also to be found in this issue.
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We call attention to the system
of fire signals adopted by
the Lancaster Fire company,
by the observance of which
much time may be saved and
confusion avoided. Instead of
rushing about in every direction
without any definite idea
where the fire is, how simple it
would be if the first person to
locate he fire would sound the
number of the ward.
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THE STATE HOSPITAL FOR
1 THE INSANE.
r After reading special
[ message of Governor Manning
to the general assembly concerning
conditions at the State
Hospital for the Insane many
former critics of the governor's
attitude toward that instituion
are now convinced that
he has worked for the best interests
of its unfortunate inmates.
Every word of the
message is straightforward and
: sincere. It is singularly free
from criticism of others and it
> presents facts and figures which
I are convincing to any fair-minded
person. At the asylum are
over eighteen hundred patients
whom the state of South Carolina
has neglected in past years,
Many of them, in close confinement,
only needed kind treatment
and diversion which when
put into effect resulted in their
cure. The governor found one
dormitory containing ninety
odd inmates under the care of
only two male nurses. This
dormitory was a veritable fire
j trap.
In order to secure an expert
alienist the governor borrowed
$2,375 which added to the
i j $3,000 f alary provided by law,
1 secured the services of the
* right man. Not one dollar of
this amount came or is to come
: out of the pockets of the taxpayers,
but has been paid by
the governor himself and he
. asks for no rpimhnrspmpnf
During the nine months of improved
conditions, there has
been net saving of between
$13,000 and $14,000. This has
been brought about by giving
j some of the inmates employI
ment at a greatly reduced cost,
| at the same time affording needI
ed occupation for them, which
has resulted in improved menj
tal conditions among those thus
j employed.
The address of Governor
i Manning before the joint as
I sembly made such an impression
that at is conclusion that
body passed a unanimous resolution
of thanks to the governor
for what he had done. A
synopsis of the address is published
in The News today. It
i is worthy of a csreful reading.
NEW HOOKS.
List of Recent Fiction Received
at Library.
Following is the list of books
just received at the Lancaster
| Library:
Dear Enemy, Jean Webster.
The Freelands, John Galsworthy.
Vietorv. .Towpnli
Homeburg Memories, Geo.
Fitch.
Prudence of the Parsonage.
Ethel Hueston.
The Gilded Chrysalis, Gertrude
Pahlon.
The Little Straw Wife, Mar"
garet Houston.
Loneliness, Robt. Hugh Benson.
The Knave of Diamonds.
Ethel M. Dell.
Aunt Jane, Jennette Lee.
A Long Lane, Marion Harland.
Mildew Manse, Bell K. Maniates.
Lot & Co., Will Levington
Comfort.
The Rocks of Valpre, E. M.
Dell.
Nicky, Nan Reservist, Quiller
Couch.
Julia Page, Kathleen Norris.
Mary Moreland, Marie Van
Vorst.
The Money Master, Sir Gilbert
Parker.
Playing With Fire, Amelia
Barr.
I A Soldier of the Legion, C.
N. and A. M. Williamson.
The Wooing of Rosamond
Fayre, Berta Ruck.
The Old Relabole, Eden Phill;
potts.
K, Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Today's Daughter, Josephine |
| Daskham Bacon.
God's Man. Georcre Rrenson I
Howard.
The Jewel of Their Souls, Susan
Taber.
The Lovable Meddler, Leona
. Dalrymple.
The Story Behind the Verdict,
Dambey.
In Dark Wnxhnw.
The Southern Power Company had
a representative here one day last
week looking over the situation to
see if there would be any chance to
get his company to put a line into
town to light us up. The prospect is
Just about as dark as our streets are
now, which is some black.?Wax*
haw Enterprise.
THE LANCASTER NEWS,
GOVERNOR SPEAKS ON
STATE INSANE ASYLUM
they did not fit; and it simply
is appalling to think what a terrible
disaster would have occurred
had fire broken out, If that
fire had occurred in the night
time, with two nurses only, in
charge of the 92 patients, it
does not require any description
from me to tell you what would
have happened.
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i want 10 say 10 you tnat under
the changed treatment that
restraint for violent subjects is
no longer resorted to; but instead
the kinder and more effective
treatment by. soothing
methods; where they are put in
baths, and treated in simple
ways, we find as the result those
patients showed improvement
both in mind and in body.
Gentlemen, these changes
that have been inaugurated
there are a result of your wisdom
in enacting laws which
made the change possible; and
1 earnestly recommend the continuance
of this work as necessary,
if wo are to discharge our
obligation to these unfortunate
citizens, who have the misfortune
to the afflicted in this way.
The acts which you passed I
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miming iu uie reorganization ot
this institution, and a change in
the treatment of the patients,
made it necessary, in my judgment,
to make important
changes in the personnel of the
management of the instituiton.
I wish to say here that I was
confronted with serious trouble.
You will remember, gentlemen,
that this act was passed and
signed on the last night of your
session; therefore, when the
acts were before me in their entirety,
you had adjourned and
gone to your homes. It was not
practicable for me to call you
back here to make provision
called for, for wha you had
clone in part.
Now, I want to say there is no
special act of the legislature
which fixes the salary of the superintendent,
except that in the
appropriation bill there is provision
of $3,000 for the salary
of the superintendent, and of
course that fixed it. Therefore,
1 undertook to find a niaif who,
by his qualifications, and by his
character and attainment, and
his efficiency, would be able to
put into effect the changes contemplaed
by you in the acts
that you passed. ;
I made an honest effort to find
a man for that salary?for
$3,000. I tried to find him for
that salary, even taking into "
account the perquisites which "
went with that salary. The per- C
qui3ites which went with it
U'prp n? fnllna'a- TVin o""""!
.. w. ? V.K/ X I1C OUJJC1 111"
tendent had the use of a house,
he was furnished lights, water, E
fuel, he was furnished vegetables;
he was furnished such servants
as he needed, from the
institution; he was furnished a
carriage and pair of horses, and S'
a driver, and he was furnished L
an automobile; in addition to
that, he had the privilege of p<
buying his supplies at the re- m
duced rates that were secured in fc
the purchases of goods for the v<
institution. si
A conservative estimate of ei
the value of these perquisites p<
places it easily between $1,300 L
and $1,400 and the $3,000 sal- oi
ary provided for. I found it m
impossible to find a man, a phy- I
...u ^ i 1 5? - -i *
nicuwi, wiiu nau, in aciauion to n(
his professional knowledge. tl
those traits and qualifications b<
of administrative and executive n<
ability which, in my judgment, it
would qauify him to carry out ir
efficiently the tfork of reorgan- o:
ization, change in the treatment d
of patients and general manage- tl
ment of that large institution, C(
for the salary provided. n
What was I to do under these t<
circumstances, when 1 thought p
of those 1,800 patients in that
institution, suffering, as they v
were, from lack of treatment v
wnicn advanced and progressive e
skill and knowledge in that line t
of training gives? I felt that
unless 1 got a man as superin- t
tendent who had those qualifi- v
cations, the acts which you had r
passed would be void and of no e
effect, so far as those patients t
were concerned. That was the f
situation that confronted me. r
What was I to do? We know v
these patients would continue <]
to lack those comforts and cares t
which an enlightened, advanced 1
and progressive knowledge ad- !
ministers. There were no oth- [
er funds available for it. 1 t
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(Continued on Page 8.) a
JANUARY 17, 1916.
Ao. 7858.
FIRS!
At Lancaster, tn the State
RESOURCE!
Loans and discounts (except
shown on b)
Total loans ,
Overdrafts; unsecured
* 2,
U. S. Bonds:
U. S. bonds deposited to
secure circulation
(par value) .... . 50,(
U. S. bonds pledged to
secure U. S. deposits
(par value) . .. . . . 17,1
Total U. S. Bonds
Bonds, securities,, etc.:
Bonds other than U. S.
bonds pledged to
secure U. S. deposits 3,E
Securities other than U.
S. bonds (not includ
lng stocks) owned ununpledged
7,E
Total bonds, securities,
Subscription to stock
of Federal Reserve
Bank 4.S
Bess amount unpaid . . 2,
Furniture and fixt ires ....
Net amount duo from
Federal Reserve
Bank 6,3
Net amount due from
approved reserve
agents in New York
Chicago, and St.
Louis 12,8
Net amount duo from
approved reserve
agents in other reserve
cities .... . . 7,4
Net amount due from
banks and bankers
(other than included
In 10 or 11) 7,4
Other checks on banks
in the same city or
town as reporting
bank 21,7
Outside checks and
other cash items . . 4,4
Fractional currency,
nickels, and cents. .
Notes of other national
banks 1.81
Coin and certificates. 7.4;
Legal-tender notes . . 3,5(
littees as the time will permit,
make this appeal through the
dumns of The News in ordei
lat the matter may be brought
efore our people at once. It is
oteworthy that wherever the
lovement has been presenter
1 scores of cities and village*
f the United States and Cana
a, it has received the most en
nusiastic commendation ane
o-operation of representative
len. The movement present:
a men everywhere the greates
ossible spiritual challenge.
The greatest thing in all th<
/orld is the world. If th<
/orld needs are not grea
nough to arrest a man's atten
ion and command his help, h<
3 incapable of being moved b:
iic uiu9i iiiiptrauvt cnaiieng?
nth which God has confronts
nan. Men are gradually awal<
ning to the opportunity to en
er as influential constructiv
actors into the currents of hu
nan history, and leave th
vorld better, because they lived
rhis movement strives simpl;
o voice God's call to men for i
ife whose dominant purpose i
o establish the reign of Chris
n all human relationships. Thi
>riefly is the "inspiration" o
he movement. Can I count 01
he laymen of this county, wb
tre consecrated enough to th
v<ru<rin |>i i uu luuu n nil
U. S. Treasurer and
due from U. S.
Treasurer 2,E
Totnl
State of South Carolina,
I. E. M. Croxton, Casl
statement is true to the 1
Subscribed and sworn
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OUNTY CHAIRMAN
APPEALS TO MEN
. J. Jones of Kershaw, Urges
Men of Lancaster County to
Attend Laymen's Convention.
To Pastors, Sunday School
uperintendents and Laymen of
ancaster county:
Having recently been aptinted
chairman of the Laylen's
Missionary Movement
>r Lancaster county and bein^?
er.v desirous of enlisting the
jpport and co-operation o;
/ery pastor. Sunday school su
erintendent and layman ir
ancaster county, and also of
rtfnni7.incr na mnnv Inrnl
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REPORT OFT HE CONDITION OF TH
' NATIONAL
of South Carolina) at tba close of
i.
those
1243,218.82 Capital stock pa
2431218.82 Surplus fund
Undivided profit
437R7 ) 1ST 07 ReSflrvftri fr?r In
Leas current ej
and taxes pal
>00.00 Circulating noU
Dividends unpai
{Demand Deposit
>00.00 Individual depc
67,600.00 check ....
Certificates of d<
than 30 days
Certified checks
>00.00 Cashier's checks
United States d<
Time deposits (
days, or subji
>05.33 more notice):
etc. . 11,095.33 Total demand de
Time Deposits:
Certificates of
'00.00 Other time depo
250.00 2,250.00 ? Total of tin
5,471.30 40, 41 and 42 )
Notes and bills
Counter] olc?
51.77 than at Pederi
serve Hank .
11.90
48.65
18.34
00.57
74.39
25.63
80.00
58.70
[>0.00
iOO.OO 75,569.95
$405,543.27 T?tal
County of Lancaster, ss;
?'cr of the above-named bank, do solei
jest of my knowledge and belief.
E.
to before me this 7 th day of January,
V. E. Cn
Correct-Attest:
CHARLES D.
R. E. WYLIE
J. A. COOK.
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service of humanity, God's humanity,
to rally to the movement?
We want as many as 50, >
more if they can be had, who j
1 will represent Lancaster county
at the big convention in Co- ]
lumbia from February 6 to 9th.
Impossible to cover the territo
I ry in so short a time, I adopt
this method of asking your cooperation.
Send me your name
. and address, telling me you will
go as a delegate from your
county and necessary blanks
will be furnished you at once.
Lancaster county must be rep'
resented.
Yours fraternally,
: E. J. JONES,
Chairman Laymen's Movement.:
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Pays. 1
. Your druggist will refund money If PAZO
OINTMHNT falls to cure any case of Itchir*
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to M day s.
The first appllcatiou gives Ease and Rest. Sue.
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; :: South Carolina Coi
< ii Missionary Moveme
t p February
4 Very Low Rou
e
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M <C9 A(\ ROUND TRI
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[ jS Tickets on sale Feb
I jj with final limit Feb. 1
* || For Tickets call on
? j I W. B. Canthen, Ag<
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BANK
business of Dec. 31, 1916.
LIABILITIES.
ild in 9 50.000.00 $ 50 000.00
26,000.00 26,000.00
s ... 4,129.04
terest . . 468.20
94.687.24
tpenses, interest,
Id 4,687.24
!8 outstanding . . 60,000.00
d 2,024.00
ta:
>8it8 subject to
128,176.72
eposit due In less
#0,326.91
228.17
outstanding .... 2,125.87
eposits . 15,070.00
payable after 30
?ct to 30 days or
posits 185.927.67
leposit 34,800.28
sits 83,204.08
10 deposits, Items
.68,004.36
rediswhere
al Re
20,000.00 20,000.00
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$405,543.27
nnly swear 'hat the above
M. CROXTON. Cashier.
1916.
ilg, Notary Public.
JONES,
Diroctors.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Following are the advertised
etters for week ending January
L5, 1916.
Miao Tonni/> C" ?: i-1
???w uunmc OII211U.
Dr. J. W. Sain.
Miss Minnie McDow.
N. A. Newton.
Daniel Belk.
Miss Nannie Crsferd.
Mittle Crauford.
Jessie Stclair.
R. M. Teasley.
Geo Phillips.
G. A. Newton.
P. D. Funderburk.
Miss Francis Starnes.
When calling for above let:ers
please say advertised.
JAS. F. HIINTF.R
Postmaster.
lvention Laymen's j
nt,Columbia, S. C.
6-9,1916 |
nd Trip Fares it
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31 I
RAILWAY II
ar $2.401|
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