The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 11, 1916, Page 4, Image 4
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Pi r.l ISMKHS' ANNOl'NC'KMENT:
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
at Lancaster, 8 O f by The
Lancaster Publishing Company, ,
uccossora to The Ledger, established
1852; The Uevlev.,
pRtabliahed 1878; The Enter- ,
L prise, established 18i? 1. and entered
as second-class matter <
Oct. 7, 1905, at the postoffice j
at Lancaster, S. C.. under Act
of Congress of March 3, 187?
^tJBSCRIPTION PRICE:
(In Adviuirf.") |(
?ne Year #1.50
Hjc Months 75c '
i "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, 1 \ seminaries
and colleges; let It be written ,
In primers, spelling books and
almanacs; let It be preached 1
from the pulpit, proclaimed In
legislative halls, and enforced In
courts of just'ce. And In short,
let It become the poltical rellg- ,
lou of the nation and let the
old and the young, the rich and 1
th*' poor, the grave and the ga?
of all sexes and tongues and
colors and conditions, sacrifice
unceasingly upon Its altars."
Tuesday. April 11. 1916
Weather forecast for South, t'aro- T
1 .o\: 1" r Tuesday n'. Wednesday, ;
rising temperature. t
Lot's swat r.hft flv before it swats 1
the family. j'
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What ia> become >? the old-faah- \
lotted dose of sulph ir and Che old (
fashioned child v- ho s-vallcwed it ^
dutiful': * t-. -prim;?
i Tie- proposed nca" roanty of <"a '
I tavba si ay be -shaped Itko a dum'> 1
hell but the . s nothing dumb about l
n-irk n il, the TVOUld -!) COUlltv Si" it. j
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What are you goiug t*. do to make
. tlsi t-v a a better to;.;.'1 It you are
no* ;i ;Ij % ,.r> a hindrance to
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-ini'-iitUf? .vomits it -very |
eijii.ii- .> in i.i- held responsible for ,
' .ill th" ?" ?<i things 1 ha- lied about (
ps pi ' u.-k~. th ' ngeburg Times t
and Democrat. ,1
W >1 \?? a n /I r> i- it* t-1% .. in i> I aI.I . . .
II < n uuu?;i it iur ((UatlU till! N(tlll?- '
of quoits. ouce so popular In York- s
rille. will be In "Greater York" the c
coining Juue for the entertainment a
of the knights of the quill. n
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If the next democratic state eon- *1
ention would render even greater P
B Mrr'ce to South Ca.olina than did 1
the last, which wa-s wise enough to t
revise the primary rules, it should 1
Abolish the county-to-county cam- '
paign. Such a farcia; performance is
au :n ?ult to the intelligence of the ,l
D 'l/plc of this state. ?ho should resen
its continued perpetration "
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N < jthei' ipwn hi South Carolina (r<
hae made as great progress as Lan-iP
?.a.i er has during the past two years.'"
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H i 'it*g done so. we must keep go- s
:u?. orward. All together now for 1
th hospital .in?l the Carnegie library'
Taincaster needs both institu- 1
ft'oi* a ii l Laneastei must have them 1
or h deprived of advantages offered ''
by other towns smaller than this. * >
fie Civic. League works for t.lie,
coi Aii'Milty, making it a better, '
clean i and more beautiful place to
li in. and no better channel for
milled effort on the part of women 1
1 * hat ever been devised. Those w ho "
at d >? already member* of the local 1
* organ zation, should lose no time in v
joining it. for the f'iv'c League needs w
them, and thev n ">od the Civic !l
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Whs ere Lancaster countv eandl- ti
yj dut,",> so timid about announcing for
offic"? l'or fear the return of winter
v eat her has caused them to los* s
thrtl nerve. We venture to suggest
tlpit an early announcement may be *
tl in mis of warming tilings up
helpMig the dear people who have
caps I i raise, and thereby winning
their e? misting gratitude ?nd inei- '
d Mitall> their votes.
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Art you - dug to live at hotae tliis t
If.il in the enjoyment .f peace and
plenty, having raised all the 'hog t
and hominy" voti need, with cottony
as a suiplus crop. > are you going, l
o plant the whole face of the -arth , I
in cotton, receiving therefor Uttlo 1
more than the cost of production, <
while the .veatem farmer feeds you, I
in-J hy growing those things which ||
rou will not plant, grow* rlrh by i
. <weon of vour folly.
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1 'oui Afit* and Show of CournMo
It Is a fine thing to have lerfala-.
lora wt'.o are courageous but some- 1
times It would be better If some of,
rfiein were not so keen to show their j
oonr?4rs.?NTenrs and Courier. :!
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AN.VoCM KMKM
\> a r suit of my acceptance o(
he management of The Ij?nca?ter
S"?-'a> as editor and business uiana??-r.
I desire to call to the attention
>f the many readers of the publication.
in a brief way. t lie policy
jit which the paper will be operated
in future so long as I ant connected
with It. and to this end, I earnestly
solicit the support and co-operation
r>t everyone interested in the uplift
jnd general improvement of the city
i ud surrounding community.
It is my conception of a newspaper
that it should he an organ
published for the purpose of giving
to the people the current news of
the day: to give proper direction and
ucouragement to all commercial and
Industrial movements; to encourage
friendly relations between the business
people or the city and between
In city and surrounding commitlily:
to diffuse correct information
ou ruing the welfare and advantages
of such community: to acquire
.preserve and distribute indusrial
and civic statistics and information
of value to the public, and
o co-onerato in such other under
akings as may have a distinct bearnu
t'ov the good of the community as
i whole, always upholding and ad
ocatine that well known, tlme-lionired
prinicple: "EQUAL RIGHTS
ro ALL; SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
TO N'ON'K;" hence, along these lines
expect to work ?in short -I inend
c? make BETTER ROADS.
.ktt.eh schools, better agtlCl
LTURE and BETTER CITY
iNlt COMMI'NITY LICE the cornertone
of my policy
Under no circumstances am I ?og
to participate in political issues
11 the way of advocating or espousu
lie- cause of any one or more
?olit.<al ^spirants. I expect to oprat-1
this paper hi connection with
ity. countx and state politics tneaphoricaliy
speaking- -"in the midlie
of the road." giving a true, un
itIUI 1111 |l?l I 1.121 1 [Ml DlHilllUll Ul
lie statements of all political otlleeeekers
with whom I may come in
ontnet, leaviug my readers to judge
bsolutely tor themselves as to the
nerits ol such candidates. The
iews will he a strictly democratic
a per I do not intend to partlclate
in any way whatsoever in local
actions In the way of espousing the
rievances of one or more as against
he others, so long as the rights of
he public are not interefered with.
1 expect to "boost" the activities
nd to work hand-in-hand with the
hamber of Commerce at all times
i its edeavor to "do things" for
:ie city and community; I expect to
-operate with the Civic League, the
ublic library and all other kindred
rganizations in the furtherance of
ueh splendid work which is bem
done; 1 expect to co-oprate
with and assist so far
- possible, at all times, the mayor
ml city council, the merchants, the
usincss men. the schools, the farm
rs. the corn club boys, the canning
uh girls. the county farm and home
i'litoustration work, the religious in*
itnt'ons. . ml oth< r societies, by pub^
i cbstn, neat, up-to-date,
reesty eounty newspaper. In fact,
expect to be found always exerting
ty influence and energy towards the
< uup:i hment of those things that
ill aid and assist mankind, and
bet her the political or Industrial
orizon of to-morrow he stormv or
eaceful, still the bright sunshine of
ptimism and "good will towards all
ten" will continue to shine for me.
LUTHER ELLISON.
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t IIOOI. DISTRICT VOTES I.EV\
.n iiev and Rtiforil SrlmEs \t ill
< 'oosolidnte
Krom an educational standpoint.
Lancaster county is making greater
trides in modern school progress In
omparison to population and size
nan any other county In the state.
One of the progressive rnral disrlct.s
to reccntlv Join this forward
novemeut for improved educational
ucilltle* i- that of ( nrnes listrict
s'o. tj). Last Saturday these live.
?lde-awiUe people voted ua .ncreat<1
four ir.ill levy to the tune of 25
:o and Immediately thereafter a
l>et,t.ion .vas unanimously dgne<l to
ronsolid&te the two a?hoGls-?Carues
and luiord?henco, in a very short
rtoo one a?mong the best rural eqoipu
hool buildings to be found In
the state will bo located In the Carncs
school district.
Watch thla splendid adiitatlona
urork continue 1n tb? Red <joan17
I, I iii'iYn II gii[itir I jfii i|m
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Tin: LAXCASTER NEW
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Foresight
This is the tiiue of year when the
right kind of a husband Is looking
after his garden.?Anderson Mail.
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Not Out of the Woods
Although in the mountains. Villa
is not yet out of the woods.?The
State.
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How I<ong Wilt it He
So long as South Carolina has the
county-to-county campaign system so
long will there be bitterness, prejudice
and passion.?Spartanburg
Journal.
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Something New Under the Sun
"Millionaire Printer Dies"?headline
in the morning paper. Must be
a typographical error. Ho might
have been a "millionaire printer"
but a "millionaire printer" Is something
else Never heard of one helore.?Gastonia
Gazett.
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l>re\\ the Wrong Card
Senator McLaurin has asked the
governor to eall a special session of
the legislature to provide for state
insurance risks. It looks as if Mr.
McLaurin drew the wrong card on
the second deal,?Laurens Advertiser.
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Have We Fallen So l.ow .
Gov. Manning's political enemies
are forced to admit that he has done
his best to enforce the law to the letter.
but still they say his administration
has been a failure. Have things
come to such a pass in South Carolinathat
a public official must be regarded
as a failure because he tries
to do his duty? Such logic leads one
to the conclusion that a majority of
the voters do not want a governor
who will enforce the laws.?Dillon
Herald.
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"Taking a Itest"
Judge MacKev used to tell of an
Kdgefield man in the Mexican war of
1?47 who was asked by a conj ade
why ho voluntoored for the war. and
whose reply was: "I lived in Bdgotielil
county, and I wanted peace."
This story is equalled by one in
the Anderson Mall, in which it is said
that "Mr. Arthur H. Langwarthy of
New York city has cotne to Anderson
to recuperate." after a breakdown
in his health some six weeks
ago, and "during his stay in Anderwlll
be with the Daily Mall."
The idea of anybody "recuperating
while working in a printing oftlre!"
Newberry Observer.
"The Ciahfest"
Speaking of monkeys, what do
you think of our present method of
conducting the county campaign?
When you see a number of men on
a stand bragging about their good
qualities and insulting the other
men on the stand, don't you some
times wish you were a yellow dog
so that you couldn't feel ashamed
when some member of your race
made himself ridiculous?
Whenever men defend a condition
that is patently evil or patently
absurd. you may depend upon it
they are prompted by interest. Men
who desire office and arc afflicted
with the notion Mint they are akin
to Demosthenes desire the porpot.uaItion
of the present system. They
love to hear themselves talk, and
their conceit robs them of sympathy
so that they care not what punishment
they Inflict on an audience.
Other men who do not aspire to office
hut for mercenary or other reasons
are deeply interested in the success
of one or more of these selfstyled
orators, likewise favor the
perpetuation of the present system.
The chief argument?not an honest
one -in favor of the present sys
tern, is Miat it "gives the people nil
opportunity to see and hear the canidat"3f"
The inference is that if
this disgusting gnhfest were abolished
the candidates would hide
-nmewhere in the woods and refus
to come out to be looked at.
As a matter of fact, the man who
I wants an offlcc Is out among the
folks long before the formal rampaign
starts. Most everybody know
who and what he Is, and how much
or how li?tlc he amounts to. Ion*
befon the time comes for him to
tnter on the formal business of mnki
an a.sa of himself.
A?> to the "Joint debate" so often
referred to, it Is rather Joint billingsgate.
Surely there Is nothing instructive
in personal abuse. Surel>
there is no profit in it for the votert
?unless, indeed, we have reached
the point * here we select our of
i Acini* because of their ability to us?
vituperative language,
Avast with the gabfeat. Lets hav<
I peace?"pence," as Mr. W11?on hai
it, "with honor.'*?Fountain Ini
Tribune.
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S Allill, 11, 1916
Bownre of n Lklfe Crop
Profiting by their experience last',
year it would seem that they should I
be cautious about too much cotton.
\ large crop and a small price this j
lull will Drove verv hurtful to thai
whole country.?Abbeville Press and
llanner,
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Where Are the Votes?
Sometimes a candidate for political
office opens up his formal announcement
with the words. "At the
solicitation of my many friends, I
hereby announce myself," etc. But
when the election is over and the
votes are counted the public is fre
quently left to wonder what became j
of his "many friends" when the bal- j
loting began.?Henderson Dispatch.!
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"WHAT >1Y GRANDPA SAID."
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The following poem was recited (
on moid uny oy Robert KirK, of the
Jones Cross Roads section, who won
the bronze medal for the best declamation
in Class C,:
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Tliis is my country's flap.
I love each snowy staSet
in its azure corner space,
Kncli white and crimson "bar.
I'd love to see it float
Above a battle field.
I'd fipht for it unt'l I died.
And never, never yield
I told my grandpa so.
He smiled and stroked my head.1
"You can defend the flap to-day,"
That's what my grandpa said.
He said that to fight In war-time.
Was not the only way
To serve the country that we love;
We can serve her every day. J
11,. said that everv wrone thincr done!
Was weakening our land:
Fnless the evils are put down
Our country may not stand.
lie talked of Greece and Egypt
And Uonie and Babylon,
And how. because they were not good
Their mighty power Is gone.
" \ ho> who loves his flag." he said, \
"Will battle for the right.
A boy can serve our country,
Ib ing good with all his might."
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He said that the dearest country, j j
And the heat the sun shines on,
Should have the best and bravest boys ,l
To put the wrong things down. 41
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1 mean to always'ihink of this .
When I see our banner bright,
We boys may serve onr country well s
By trying to do right.
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Musical E\t i a\ agan/a l>> Home Tal- ..
ent l'lciists latncusf Hans
"Ki-FI of the Toy Shop," the at-j
tractive musical play presented at!*'
the opera house Krlay evening by
liome talent under the auspices of ''
the Mamie Fraser Society of tho Fres- n
bytciinn church was a great success P
in spite of the bad weather. For
a week or more before Its presenta- ^
lion dally practice under the dlrec
lion of Mr. George E. Shaw, of Chi- p
on go, prepared the various groups
for their parts. Miss Marie Roddey | ^
was the efficient aeeorapanist whose
untiring efforts contributed largely
to the successful presentation of "Fi-Fi."
Mrs. Albert Tinsley, the jz
president-eie"! of the Mamie Fraser S
Society, made a wise leader in the "
work occasioned by such nil under- jl
taking and she was ably assisted by (
a corps of worker- divided into ev- |
era] committees T<> M|m Adeiyne |
Hood, of Chester, who played the be- >*
twitching part of "Fi-Fi" goes the e
admiration of every l,nn<-astvinn who '
s;i w her and heard her sing. Tht- I
ii tar, dainty, little lady made a cap- (
tivating French doll, whose grace ^
and petitc loveliness carried a strong
dliliOfll Mica UnnrPa hpantlfnl i.
singularly clear and sweet. as well j
as her delightful personality, have Jl
won for her a place all her own in |j
the hearts of Lancastrians. |
Another Chester 1 rl, Miss Francis |
Hieklin. was the handsome solo 'i
dancer in the dance of the brides K
maids. Miss Hickman Is an accom- "
plished dancer, vivacious and oblig- k'
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So lovlior child ever played with {
dolls than Miss Lucia Murehlson, {
whose natural, easy playing of the K
part of Bonnie, the toymaker'a dauirh- .
ter, and whose freedom from self f
consciousness, suited so well the rol > j
she acted with such naive grace.. J
l.oosey. the rag doll, found in Miss (
Bess MeManus, a living counterpart 'j
as site played this difficult role. >
which called for unusual talent and
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Ability.
( iipta'n 15ttinu?le was imp. raonii
t? <] by Mr. Kostor Moor*' and a splen-j
; IttpcnoMtlOB ho made. The
. .. n.i WUHMT of thia longshore
man nnrMkd Mr. Moore'a histrionic,
. talent heretofore unknown, which .
' made the real bit of the evening. j
i Mist Willie Reed wan Inknpot. the
I funniest black doll you ^ver saw and i
. Ah** van inimitable an aha Raid opt! 1
. inihtically, "Dere'a only one more rib-.
ber to cro?e." |
i Prince Lolljrpop, the ploiued knight
h wliose love for "Fl-Fl" led him Into j
\ (i irlng ndventwros, was played by Mr, i
Will Tdyler, who gave to the part
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The big idea in mode
between groups of individu
a group. The grocerymai
manufacturer, the farmer, a
with the result that this c
and its finances more stable
Intelligent co-operation
been responsible for the gi
in business for profit, but
unselfish service to all our
size of their accounts, rat
solicitation of deposits.
Talk with us about you
lems.
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n amusing and clever portrayal,
lis rival was Lieutenant Tlnheart,
iid a gay tin soldier Dr. Pratt made
11 his dashing uniform. The antics
i the two clowns. Messrs. Curtis
lackey and Mark Johnson were sidepllttlng.
Man-in-tlie-Moon. the gay and deonnir
visitor to earth, was Mr. Hary
H. Ivester, who was so handsome
s to succeed in spiriting away little
Fi-Fi" for awhile. Mr. Kester's
lace und his splendid voice captiated
not only Fi-FI, but the entire
mllence. Mrs. Kester was Ho-Peep,
charming shepherdess. A part
filing for ability beyond the ordtary
was that of the Witch, so clevrly
taken by Miss Agnea Bryan, In
hose acting there was much to comicnd
and whose voice was pitched
i keeping with the part. Miss Vlrinia
Taylor was Aurelia. queen ethrial
of the fairies; Miss Ruth Mo
ardell, the pretty Dollhead; Miss
a Neablt, a beautiful facsimile of
le desire of every little girl's heart,
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nd the bank can all co-operate
ity will be more prosperous
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with all our customers has <
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we aim to get it through
depositors, regardless of the
her than through a selfish
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, ;i talking dull; Mr. B. C. Hough was
Tackhammer, the old toymaker. the
aged father of Bonnie and h? played
the part to perfection. Miss Kate
McManus made a charming Japanese
doll, petite and dainty. The
agile Jumping-jacks, the funny Noah's
ark animals, the china dolls, tho
paper dolls, the letter blocks, tho
.Christmas fairies and the brides'
maids, all contributed individually
and collectively towards the attract!
iveness of the play and have tho
thanks and appreciation of the wo!
men under whose auspices it was
i given. About *65 was realised from
J the play.
Dr. M. R. Campbell
Registered Optometrist
and Manufacturing Optician.
ANDERSON, S. C.
Standard Drug Co., local repn*
scntutlves. Take your broken lense*
and repair* to them for prompt and
i accurate work.
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