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VOL. 11. No. 67, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C? MAY 30,'l916
SRI nO A VP A i>
Group S
\ Convei
Notable Addresses By
Prominent Bankers Feature
of Day's Program.
BANQUET AT HOTEL
ROYAL MUCH ENJOYED
Automobile Ride Over City?
Trip Through Mammoth Cotton
Mills and Many Other Instructive
Features?A Red
Letter Day For Lancaster.
The conference of Group Six.
South Carolina Banker's Association
was called to order promptly at 12:00
o'clock, Mackey Opera House. Fri
day, May 26. 1916. by the chairman,
Mr. W. R. Scarborough of Bishopville.
Invocation by Rev. Hugh R.
Murchlson of Lancaster. The address
of welcome was delivered by Mayor
C. D. Jones.
Response by Mr. C. H. Yates of
Camden. S. C. Mr. Yates, in his
highly pleasing way, complimented
the business men of Lancaster on
the wonderful progress made in th's
city from an industrial and civic
standpoint during the past few years.
The first speaker was Mr. Ira B.
Dunlap, president of the National
Union Bank, Rock Hill, S. C.. on the
subject, "The Country flanker's Influence
In the Community." Mr.
Dunlap is well known to the citizens
of Lancaster county and is regarded
as one of the most progressive bankers
to be found in South Carolina.
Mr. Dunlap's address was as follows:
. "There is Just so much business in
' your community and after you have
gotten your share of that business
it is necessary to create more business,
if you expect to continue to
grow. Of course, we all know thnt
a community is going to grow to a
certain extent, even though there is
no concerted action on the nart of
the citizens, but in order to mak"
what we consider real progress, some
organized* method must be pursued.
How are you going- to do this?
Some think you should fo.rm a Chamber
of Commcrotj 01; Hoard of Trade,
raipe a considerable n^uount of money,
advertise extensively and in this
way induce people to come in and
start new enterprises. This, to my
mind, is the hardest way to create
new business, and#certainly the most
expensive way. The simplest way
Is to utilize the material you have
in hand and make it produce more
business.
I am thoroughly convinced that
our section is unquestionable an
agricultural section, rather than a
manufacturing section?we should,
therefore, push farming. Diversified
farming will make a rich set of farmers.
Not all farmers will make
money in farming along any lines,
but there will be more farmers who
will make money by farming along
diversified lines than they will by
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COMMUNITY
FLINT RI1
Enterprising Citizens Met
ton School and Organize(
Saturday afternoon. May 27. a
meeting of some tlfty of the enterprising
citizens of the Flint Ridge
section met nt the Caston school
building for the purpose of organizing
a fall community fair. Luther
Ellison and Prof. V. A. Lingle of
Lancaster were previously Invited to
attend the meeting for the purpose
of discussing the various details In
connection with same.
After considerable discussion on
the 'subject, it was the unanimous
opinion that the community should
have a fair, and immediately went
Into organization.
The nanir was designated as The
Flint Ridge Community* Fnlr and
the date set for holding same was
Tuesday, October 31. An executive
committee composed of R. L. Lyles,
J. K. Neal, W. J. Bowers, Mrs. W.
ix Banke
ition Grea
KITOHH UPHOLDS
NEWJAVAL BILL
Majority Leader Thinks It
Lesser Evil.
VOTE TO COME FRIDAY
I
House Begins Consideration Under
Five Minute Kule, to
Close This Week.
Washington. May 29.? Majority
Leader Kltchin made his promised
speech in behalf of the naval appropriation
bill in the house to-day, explaining
that while he believed the
measure provided for greater preparedness
on sea than the country real- 1
lv needed he was supporting It be- J
rause it eliminated the navy department's
flve year building program
He devoted blmself most vigorously
to attacking the socalled big navy J
men.-asserting that the present clamor
for preparedness was due in the
main to hysteria and jingoism.
In opposing the ^ve year program
Mr. Kitchin said it would be foolisb
to contract for ships at present high j
prices wheYi it was probable that the ,
cost of materials would be much ,
lower after the war. t
General debate closed with Mr. i
Kitchin's speech and the house tl^k t
began consideration of the bilh^^^Bj
der the rule permitting five
speeches on amendments. This prolHt
ably will be continued until 4 o'olo^fi|
Friday afternoon, the hour set
the final vote. The house remained "
in session until late to-night and th? j
leaders agreed to meet to-morrow \
at the usual hour instead of reces- t
sing over Memorial day. i
Representatives Farr of Pennsvl- I
vania. Hritten of Illinois and Roberts s
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... aHMsnuuusciia npuke uunng me ?
(lay for the minority with its larger
building program, including two ;
dreadnoughts and six battlecruisers 1
instead of the iivr> battlecruisers pro- I
vided for in the bill. Mr. Farr drew t
applause from the galleries in d? <
| daring in favor of building 25 capi- <
tal ships, 250 submarines and many i
aircraft. I
Representative Britten denounced 1
the bill as "unscientific, unbalanced 1
and n patchwork of log rolling be- 1
tween pacifists and conservatists," '
A score of amendments offered at '
tbe close of general debate were
promptly voted down.
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NOTICE
The members of the Democratic
Executive Committee will meet In
the Court House, Saturday, June 3rd,
at 11:00 a. m.
R. S. STEWART. Chairman.
FAIR FOR 11:
DGE SECTION i
Saturday Afternoon at Cas
:1 An Exhibit Association.
I T.. Crlmmlnger. Mrs. J. II. Bowers.
P. vv. Twittv anil VIf? I? o
was appointed to have exclusive control
of the affairs of the association,
and to arrange such details as might
I seem best to them in the successful
| operation of such an undertaking,
j The officers elected were Mrs. J. H.
1 Uowers. president; it. L. Lyles, vice|
president; J. K. Meal, secretary and
TV W. Twltty, treasurer. The following
committees were appointed
j to assist in making thP undertaking
? success: Advertising, Finance. Propram,
Premium, Household, Kxfllbit
?nd School.
These people are very much In
earnest about making their commu- '
nity fair a success and expect to
bring their entire exhibit to the Lancaster
County Fair in the city of
Lancaster, which will be, in all prob- ;
ability, the first week in Movember. i
rs
it Success
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View of a small part of the camp
NOTE FROM (
STRANGE
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Still No Definite Word Fro:
Withdrawal of American
Protest Comes From
No Borde
Washington. May 29.?State detriment
officials were somewhat
nystifled over the failure of the new
lote from Gen. Carranza to reach
he department or the Mexican em)assy.
The department's advices inllcated
that it was to be expected
resteray.
Manuel Mendez, the foreign office
ittache from Mexico City who was
Ked to be acting as special mes.
arrived here to-day, but dehe
had no knowledge of the
lote whatever, and merely had come
:o Washington on a vacation. Eliseo
\rredondo, the Mexican ambassador
lesignate, with whom Mendez con'erred,
said that none of his messages
from the foreign office contain
5d any mention of a new note.
Word that the note was coming
\nd that it probably would renew
:he suggestion that American troops
Pe withdrawn from Mexico reached
.he department last week. Later
lispatches from Mexico City said the
Cnrranza government was taking
precautions to guard against prema
'ure publication of the note and that
nothing concerning its contents
would be revealed until it had been
presented in Washington. De facto
government officials were quoted as
raying they expected it to be handed
to Secretary Lansing to-day.
Mr. Arredondo made no appointment
at the state department to-day
ind as to-morrow is a holiday it is
pertain the note will not be presentAMERICAN
MARINES AT
SAN DOMINGO CITY
Washington, May 29.?Arrival of
the cruiser Tennessee at San Domin50
City with reinforcements of mapines
for Rear Admiral Caperton
was reported to-day to the navy department.
The marines came from
:*orroiK and h'ort Koyal, S. C., stations.
DORAL KAN SAYS
jpl
m W-?
Weather forecast for South CuroUna:
CJenerally fair Tuesday an.I
Wednesday, exo-pt showers T i-sday
northwest portion.
"Encourage harmony and good
fellowship among all the per pie and
you will better the entire community."
The Bati
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of tho American troops at Espia. Mexl
5arranZ\
ly delayed
m First Chief in Regard to
Troops From Mexico.
Foreigners in Tampico.
r Changes.
ed until Wednesday, should it arrive
to-pight or to-morrow.
The protest of 84 American oil
operators in the Tampico region
against decrees of the de facto government
affecting their work still h
awaiting consideration at the statt
i department. It was received at th?
| White House and referred to Secre
, tary Lansing. Navy advices reported
! quiet at Tampico. The seizure ol
I several American owned tank car:
I has been the only disquieting in
1 cident in that section officially re
parted. A protest will he made.
Rumors transmittal by the bordei
military commanders as matters n
information for the war department
said 22.0<R> Oajranza troops were mo
blllze^l near Chihuahua City. Officer
here showed little interest In thit
report. Oon. Scott's comment heins
' that Gen. Trevino appeared to h<
acting In accordance with tli<- Scoot
' Obregon understanding. Gen Trevin
and flen. Pershing already have h"ei
'authorized to confer as to milltar;
movements.
Another rumor said Mexico fit;
1 papers quoted Gen. Luis Herrera a
; saying hp was ready to attack tie
i Americans if they did not withdrav
j from Mexico before June 1. Specia
i Agent Rodgers has not nientione.
this report. Herrera is^thp office
whose alleged revolt precipitate!
many alarming reports at thp tim
of the Columbus raid.
POWER COMPANY WILI
BUILD AT GAFFNEY
Site for Sub-Station and High
of Way Secured in Cherokee
Metropolis
Gaffney, May 2ft.? A representa
I tive of the Southern Rower compan.
has been in Gaffney for several day:
engaged in securing the right of wa1
j through the city for the purpose o
i urincing its linos into GafTnev. A sit<
I for tlif. sub-station has been securei
jam! t!:?- light of way from Gaffney t<
Rutherfordton. N. C. The lino wil
run by way of Forest City, Oaroleei
and Rutherfordton, and will furnisi
the mills at those places with power
The Electric Manufacturing and Pow
er company at Gaston Shoals 01
Broad river has been furnishing pow
er for Gaffney for several years, am
so far as is known the service ha
been satisfactory. The Soutfieri
Power company's plant is located a
the Ninety Nine Islands, on the sam
river, but several miles farther fron
Gaffney. Both plants are located i
Cherokee county.
There is generally something abou
every reformer that some other re
former would like to reform.
lles Of V
I Tyrol
INE WALL
? *.v' [co,
protected by a stone wall.
"the hearing
of the newly
proposed county
I
i
Arguments For and Against the!
Pro|tose<l New County of "Catawba"
Heard by Judge Ernest Moore,'
Friday.
The matter of the establishment j
of the proposed new county of "Cj- j
tawba" was up before Judge Krnest j
Moore in the court house Friday.!
1 The opponents of the new county
1 claim that the consytutional requirements
have not been met by its ad- i
, vocates and that the new county is
! t
. an ill-shaped one contrnrv to the
provisions of an act of the legisla'
ture, known as an act to prevent
r
the establishment of what are known
as "shoe string" counties. The ad
vocates of the new county, on the
: other hand, contended that the act
" in question is unconstitutional. Quit'4
' an array of counsel on every side appeared
in the case. The attorney
f..
. iui iih* new county, Mr. Robert C.
l- Welch of Columbia, made the main
: a?ument for the treation of tjie
new county. J. Hardin Marion mad'1
th" ch ' f nruuni nt against tin- conn,
ey. M< -srs A. L. Gaston and J. F.
, M -Dot aid backed Mr. Marion. Messrs
\V. 1>. Wilson. Jr., Dunlap Dunlap.,
r J. Harry Foster. Jennings White and ;
" Charley Spencer were present.
Judt-'e Moore reserved his decision
j j which will bo announced in a few j
i da vs.
r The following well known business ^
1 men of Chester attended the hearing: '
e I). M. Peden. H. S. Ross, I). R. Far- !
thing, S. C. Carter, J. W. Dunovant,;
H. S. Adams*. K. W. Gibson. J. R.
j Dye, W. H. Peden and R. It. Caldwell.
LANCASTER]
COMMENC1
Session of School Brought
Delivers Mast
f
Last week was commencement
^ week in Lancaster and the largest
,pi"? nr. iikii im\? firr oeiore ass?ni ]
J ble<1 In the auditoriums of the two
^ schools to witness school exhibitions
crowded til,, buildings to their utniost
capacity. On Thursday night
the Hampton Literary society fea
tured the closing exercises of the
t Centra! school and the following very
interesting program was successful^
ly carried (Vut: Instrumental duet.
by Miss Freddie Knight and Miss
s BelV Williams; impromptu speech
I by 'h k T*!111n??- * dinlc-f in Sort' *
em literature, by Miss Iva Neshi*.
" "Uncle Remus at th<* Telenhone,"
n by Miss Knight; "Last N'ight,"
II chorus; original story by Miss Pauline
Jones Marion: "Dream of Ildarin."
by Toy Gregory; quartette bv
t the high school: tory arranged from
- "Red Rock," by Wren Bell; "Saved
by Petticoats," by .Miss Beulah Lin
T ~ J
erdun
Continue
Italians Claim to Be Holding
Austrians Despite
Fierce Offensive.
GERMANS CAPTURE
FRENCH TRENCHES
Gain Section of Defenses About
Cumieres?Hitter Struggle on
Left Hank of Meuse?Artillery
Violently Engaged on
Other Side.
i lie verdun region and southern
Tyrol continue to be the theatres
where the most sanguinary battles
are taking place. While *he Italians
ar(. holding back the Austrians from
further advances and inflicting heavy
losses on them in counter attacks in
Tyrol their Germans allies have been
abl?> to make another gain in the capture
of about 3on metres of French
trenches northwest of the village of
Cumieres on the left bank of the
Meuse near Verdun.
Fighting of great intensity lias
been in progress around Hill 304 and
between Le Mort Homme and Cumieres.
but except near Cumieres all
the Germans' vicious onslaughts were
set at naught by the vigorous counter
offensives of the French.
The sectors east ar.d west of Fort
Douaumont and northeast of Verdun
have witnessed still another violent
artillery duel, but no infantry attacks
were launched. The artillery
of both sides has been usv along
the remainder of the front'in Franco
and Belgium.
In Tyrol the Austrians in the Lagarina
valley and south of the Hosina
torrent threw heavy assaults against
the Italian positions, but the Italians
repulsed the attackers with considerable
loses. On the Asigo plateau
the men of two ba,^^|g^\vhlch were
surrounded on Monte^^Wciag by the
Austrians were relieved by an Italian
regiment and their runs brought
safely away.
Except for a report from Petro
grad that the Germans have repeatedly
bombarded the railway line *
the past of Riga. nn opi rat'on of
moment is recounted from 'h? Russian
front.
Minor -urcoseoe have bon obtained
by thp Russians over the Turks
in the Rivandonza region of the Caucasus
front.
Nothing new has come through
with regard to the manoeuvres of
the Rulgars in Greek Macedonia
where important events are expected
because of the Bulgarian advance into
Greek territory.
Since the commencement of the
war 550 persons have been killed and
1.616 injured in the British Isles by
German attacks by sea and air according
to a statement made in parliament
by the British home secretary.
ENJOYED
EMENT WEEK
to Close? Leonard T. Baker
erh/ Address.
gle; "Ko. kin, in de Win'," by
chorus; "Wisdom Learned in School '
bv Miss Lily McManus; "Southern
l'o? " y." hy Miss Murv Kllen Rlackmon;
"L-tsca." hy Prof. Feaster. At
the same hour Thursday night the
final exercis?*? of tV year of school
No. " were seen and enjoyed hy an
unusually large and appreciative audience.
These exercises consisted of
the enthusiastic presentation of a
tableau, "An Indian Encampment;
one or two dialogues, a number of
recitations, a vacation song by all
the school and one or two appropriate
plays by the smaller children of the
school.
vr! lay n'ght the graduating exercises
' tho high school department
of the Central t uded school attracted
an audience which filled the spacious
auditorium to overflowing and
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