The Lancaster News , ? ? VOL. 11, NO. 95, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1916. sn a vi'ad PLAN FOR FIGHT TO SECURE BALLOT EVERYTHING AT ONCE Declared That Federal Amendment Only Can Be Enough to Satisfy Them. * Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 7.?After a long dehate, which carried the afternoon session of the convention well Into the evening, the National American Woman Suffrage association today adopted a platform i tlining its plan of campaign for securing the submission of the federal suffrage amendment to the State leg isiaiure ror rati n call on. It wm decided that the next annual convention in 1917 be held in March or "thereabouts;" that a lobby he continued at Washington and that the association conduct a nation wide campaign of education, agitation, organization and publicity in support of the federal amendment. A million dollar campaign fund is to be raised between October, this yertr. and October, 1917. f It was further agreed that no State association shall ask the logislatue of its State for th esubmission of an amendment or referendum to the people until the national board of executive council of the association shall have been given the opportunity to investigate conditions and give consent. Any State organization which proceeds to such a suggestion without consent must be prepared to finance and conduct its campaign without help from the national body. Other steps are also to be taken to standardize and nationalize the woman suffrage movement. Tangle Over Platform. The convention got into a tangle over the method of considering the platform, many parliamentary moves being made to postpone Immediate consideration or have the numerous items in it taken up seriatim. Intimations were made that a steam roller was being used to put the platform through the convention, hut In the end It was adopted without amendment. Then followed another debate on the resolution of President Carrie Chapman Catt, presented yesterday, which Interprets the constitution to mean that the submission of the federal amendment is the Immediate and principal aim of the association and that all State work is merely preparation for that end. Finally many of the delegates became weary of the long session and when a motion was made to postpone consideration it was quickly adopted end the resolution was fixed for the first order of business tomorrow morning. ~ Tells of long Fight. The annual address of the president was one of the features of the day's proceedings, Mrs. Catt reviewing the suffrage movement in many States for years back. The keynote of her speech was that "woman's hour has struck." The evening session was given over to listening to apaches by Southern women. It was called "Dixie evening." Speakers were Mrs. B. J. Cunningham, president of the Texas Woman Suffrage association; Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith, president of the Kentucky Equal Rights association; Mrs. Guilford Dudley, president of ttih TannMOAO k .nil.. finff rn cro fioan. elation; Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, vice president of the Arkansas Woman Suffrage association. President Wilson, who will address the delegates tomorrow night, will bare a guard of honor of yellow ribboned women as he enters the Board Walk theatre, where he will speak. Every State in the Union will be represented in the guard, which will form in two lines and salute the * president as he passes between them. GAINS IN SOUTHEAST. Berlin Announces Progress in Houmanla. Rerlin, Sept. 4 (via London.) ? German and Bulgarian troops which had crossed the southeastern frontier of Roumania between the river Danube and the Black sea advances yesterday, says the official statement Issued today by German army headMinrters. Near Koemar the Bulgarian cavalry dro^e back the Roumanian Infantry, capturing 11m Roumanians. PUT COTTON PRICES" | AT TWELVE CENTS | PLAN FOR MARKETING I Discuss Arrangement for Hand ling of South's Money Crop on a Sound Basis. / New Orleans. La., S8 at at early date and the work <>" organi z.tion will be rapidly extended t? I meet the needs of every product an< every section. The association hai invited the co-operation of commer rial clubs, business men's organiza tions, State and federal government! 'and all interested In improving ag irlcultural and economic condition! I so that a higher degree of efficiency can be obtained by all agencies foi progress working through the organ ized farmers. ALL TO BENEFIT ALIKE. i Law Regarding Dependent Relic Fund Changed. Washington, Sept. 6.?An amend ment to the emergency revenue bil offered by 8enator Lee, of Maryland and accepted by the Senate, extendi to all men in the service the bene fits of the law appropriating $2. 000.000 for relief of dependents o National Guardsmen and regular; sent to the border in response t< President Wilson's call on June 18 The amendment also makes the lav retroactive to the date of the call The comptroller of the currency re cently ruled that the law did r.e apply to men who enlisted after th call and that paymasters could no be made*for the period prior to 'h signing of the bill. k\ott ro\ti\'rirs wuiht Further Recount Ordered in Florid: Election Dispute. Tampa, Sept. 6.?Write of man damua ordering recount in twen* precinct* of this (Hillsborough county, wan issued by Circuit Jud* Roblea here today in favor of W V. Knott, who is contesting tb Democratic nomination for eoverno Ith the declared nominee tnc Rev Sidney J. Catts. The writ was invl leturnable September 20. Th* pc titioner alleges Irregularities in th primary of June 6, last. Knot clafovinR that recounts over th State have wiped out the 267 p!r rallty. of ftatts, shortly will ask 1h State canveMing board to recon j vene and receive (he amended re I turns. JTTMPH INTO WATER; REAR _____ Man Who Made World Hydroplun Record Rrown*. | Detroit, Mich., Sept. 5.?Kd^ftr Lyndon, of Marine City, Mich., on 'of the builders of the Raby Marold which burned after making a nni world record inJ- the hydroplan epeed boat races Labor Day. wa i drowned this afternoon after a ea explosion in the wreck of the boat I The Baby Marold had been towe ashore. Lyndon was examining hei When the explosion occurred Lyndo jumped Into the water. GERMAN GUN CREW l' II ill 1 Herman gun crow operating n muc 3 earth, grass and timber. The gun tiros f enemy's riile pits 200 motors away. Th 1 of plunks and filled with earth. ; DISTRICT SVNDA CONVENTIOI I ______ !! AN OCCASION OF Large Crowd Attendes; Represented?Splend\ For Day?to Meet at 1 The I^ancastor County Interdenominational Sunday School Conventior - n.et at the Hopewell Methodist -'church September 3, 1016. Previous Vto the meeting the church and church - grounds had been put in order. Sev3 oral bunches of fall flowers, placed in 7 the church, added to the sihiple| rjbeauty of the church. -j The district contains the following | isonools: Antioch, Bethel, Bethle-j liem. Camp Creek, Hopewell, Oak ' H111, Shiloh. Spring Hill, Union, I Unity, Tabernacle, Tirzah and Zion. ' iKach of the above school* was represented by delegates, which was a " splendid record. 11 The enthusiasm of this great Sun' e.ay school work was shown by the immense crowd present. This was the second meeting of J the convention under the leadership of our able president, Mr. John T. ^ Oieen of Lancaster. He is a man with strong and energetic powers, v and inspires all with whom he comes in contact. We believes he is the right man in the rlght place, t After devotional exercises by Mr. i P|R. L. Beaty of Lancaster, the meeting I t|vas called to order by the district (. president, Mr, A. C. Rowell. Mr. Rowell was elected president of this i i district at a recent meeting of the j convention in I>anca?ter. The dis trict Is indeed fortunate in securing II him as thoir president. He works | with a never-tiring will and is always " ! ready to do all in his power for the { advancement of any good work. ' Prof. B. H. Clyburn was elected secrotary of this convention. First on the program was an ade dress by'Rov. B. F. Carson on the r'subject of "Church to Sunday School." ?| Mr. Carson being absent the Dresi dent appo'nted Mr. John Green to discuss the subject. Mr. Green's talk ' van forceful and full of facts. It conditioned much pood advice to all members of a church and Sunday school. fk He stressed the duty as officers of the ichurch In relation to *he Sunday school. showing that w bullets a minute nnd Is raking the e gun is mounted on an elevation made IY SCHOOL VAT HOPEWELL '(GREAT INTEREST. ?Many Sunday Schools id Program Arranged I Camp Creek Next. the church, brings youth together, end makes the work more interest-] ing. Ilis talk wsis practical and full of information. Following this speaker was an ab'.e| plea for the practical value of the Cradle Roll by Miss Lillie Usher. This address showed careful consideration ol the subject and furnished wholesome food for all present. Sh< showed in a most nlo!ism<* wow s*... i this organization is one of the noblest and grandest of all our work in the Sunday school. Next on the program was an addross by Mr. H. I). Webb, State secretary. on the subject of "The Banner Sunday School." Mr. Webb outlined the tendifferent points necessary to become a bannerj Sunday school. He advised thatj each Sunday school adopt a syste matic way of transacting the work of the school. He showed how i.m portant punctuality and regularity were in school work, and along with this he stressed the needed importance of grading and classifying the schools. His talk was very instruc-| tive and thoroughly enjoyed by all! present. At the close of his address Mr.1 Webb handed out statistical blanks' to the following young ladies: Misses] Eunice Steele, Thelma Threatt, Lou-j ise I?orter and Irene Bennett, who; had been appointed as a comknittee to solicit subscriptions to the Sunday; School Promoter during the recess hour. At 12:30 the eonvention adjourned for dinner which was bountifully spread in the huge grove of Dixie. All ate hearitly and enjoyed themselves in a social way till 2 o'clock. when the convention reassembled for the afternoon session. First on the program was a plea for an organized class by Mr. R. I). Webb. The real advantage in having one is to hold the young men and young ladies in the Sunday school. A duty is placed upon earth member, thus making btm feel his responsibility to his class. Ttojs address was most helpful in organizing one and gave helpful information to those schools which already have organized classes. The next speaker was Miss Marie Craig. who discussed "Practical Methods of Improving Elementary Work." Her delivery was most pleasing and the thoughts and plans brought out during the discussion were very practical and helpful in this line of work. Her great plea was to Introduce hand work into the Sunday school, by so doing the line of thought 1? impressed more deeply upon the minds of the children. | Noaring the close of the convention a general discusnion on any line PLANS TO FIGHT EIGHT_HOUR DAY: STATEMENT BY RIPLEY President of Road Says Adam son Act is Only Congressional Wage Increase. Topeka, Kans., Sept. 6.?E. I'. Ripley. president of the Atchison. I Topeka & Santa Fe railway, declared in a formal statement tonight! that the Santa Fe does not intend to I comply with the Adamson eight 1 hour law, recently enacted by con- j press to avert a threatened railroad strike, until ordered so to do by the United States supreme couM. President Ripley declared that the soealled eight hour law was nothing more than an advance of 20 to 2o per cent in wages to the men who received the most money in the railway service. Mr. Ripley's statement "Congress hastily .acting under a j hreat of four leaders of labor or-' ganizations. enaeteo a soealled eight hour law, which is nothing more nor less than an advance of 2ft to 25 per cent in the wages of the best paid men in railway service. Tt is only lair to the public j iul to our employes to say that i ? \tchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Ra.iway company does not intend to comply with the law untn ordered to do so by the court of last resort. FORMER I'HESIDKN'TS SCORE A DAMSON LAW Telegraph to Wilson Criticism of Eight Hour Law for Railroads. New Orleans. Sept. f>.?The Association of the State Presidents of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Unions of America today adopted a resolution indorsing the action on Monday of the president of the association, W. N Pope of Fort Worth. Texas, who telegraphed to President Wilson a criticism of the president and congress for the passage of t.he Adamson eight hour bill. A clause in the resolution called attention to what was termed "the failure of congress in 1914 to render aid to the several hundred thousand farmers ip the South who were suffering as a result of depressed cotton prices." Another clause expressed the association's belief in arbitration of labor disputes and suggested iepresentation hv farming interests on arbitration boards. SAYS VESSEL WAS BOARDER I (Jermttn Sailor Taken OfT, Declares American Captain. Pensacola. Sept. f>.?Cupt. Richardson, of the American schoonev Marcus L. XIrann, announced on hisj arrival in port today that on June 17 while sixteen days out from Norfolk. for Pernaanbuco, his vessel was topped by a 10,000-ton British cruiser, and H. Herelesen. a German sailor, was taken prisoner aboard the warship. The Urann first sighted the cruiser on June 15, but was not molested. Two days later, however, the man?f-war again appeared and ordered j'he schooner to come about, British officers then came aboard and, after examining the ship's papers and crew list, seized Herelesen. The ! Urann then was told to proceed., jTapt. Richardson reported the at-; fair to custorm officials here. of Sunday school work was open for all. A number of instructive talks were given. The music for the day was furnished by the orchestra of Lancaster, which is composed *?f Mr. and Mrs. John Poag, Prof. McDermid, Thomas Reaty, Misses Isabelle Davis. Mary Locke Harron, Louise Poag and Mildred Green. a nuniwir 01 naeuimii selections were given which was thoroug-hly en-i joyed by all. At different intervals a number of songs were given by the Hopewell and adjoining church choirH. It was agreed that fhe nexf convention for this district would be held at Camp Creek church some time in April, 1917. I After spending a moat pleasant end thoroughly helpful day the con-, ventlion adjourned with benediction by Rev. R. William*. T^>w iA x UX1AV> GOVERNOR MANNING AND BLEASE BOTH CONFIDENT OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY Both Candidates Feel Sure ol Victory?Friends of Both Working Diligently. Yesterday the News requested both Governor Manning and Cole Blease to furnish us short statements as to the outlook for Tuesday's election Both answered promptly. For the information of our many readers, we publish herewi a therir replies: Richard I. Manning Headqi irters Columbia. S. C. September 7, 1916 Lancaster News, Lancaster, S. C. Gentlemen: Your wire received . Complying with your request we wish to say that the Manning and Cooper leaders in every county in the State are working vigorously and systematically for the re-election of Governor Manning. Our friends ar? keenly alive and will get out a full vote next Tuesday. There is an enrollment of about 160,000 votes, a majority of whom are anti-Blease. Earnest individual effort to get out the vote for good government will surely give us the victory. .ours very truiy, M. C. McLAIN. Cole L. Blease Headquarters, Columbia, S. C. September 7. 1916 The Lancaster News, Lancaster, S. C. Gentlemen: Your telegram received. Everything is in the very best of shape. We are getting inside information from the caucuses being held on the other side, and find that they are raising money at every point thev can. and that this money is being placed in the hands of various parties for use on election day. I can give the names of the parties if necessary. Our friends are enthusiastic and all that they have to do now is to watch the count and the victory is assured. They should renlembe' , however, that a change of two or three votes at each hox might alter the result, and that every vote shoul t be carefully watened. The victory iswon?It is up to us now to keep It from being stolen. COLE L. BLEASE. LETTER FROM MR. 11EL.K. 'Mr. Editor: Please state in your next paper that Mr. M. It. Cooper, as referred to in your last paper, was not the candidate of governor as some think. I can't, for my life, see why that Edgefield man, who is a Sunday school worker and an officer in ft Baptist church, is openly working for Blease. We may grant this as a fact, and a remarkable one too, that [a good Baptist brother was openly working for Blease. but I have never yet heard of a blind tiger, criminal or crook, that was working for Manning, though that even is possible. The thing for each voter to do I next Tuesday is to ask himself the I question: which candidate represents his idea of government. Which stands for law and order, and which one wishes to represent and develop that which is highest and nohlest 1n our citizenship. Then if he is a voter and wants good government, let him cast his vote for the man who will give us the purest and best government, be It Manning or Blease, but for my part. I will vote for Manning who has made us a good law niui timer governor. T. M. TiRLK. / SICiNS Bllili SRCONl> TIWK Wilson Takes No Chances on New Fight-Hour Fan*. Washington, Sept.. 5.?To makecertain of the legality or th > eighthour bill for railroad employees signed last Sunday In order to avoid the threatened railroad strike, Presdent Wilson tonight signed the measure for the second time. He went through this unusual procedure because there was fear that the railroads in attacking the constitutionI 'ity of the law might make the claim that It wns not effective because it was signed on Sunday.