1 The Lancaster News
VOL. 11, NO. 1U1, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C.,FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1916 $1.50 A YEAR
PRIMUS COMMUNITY
AGAINREPRESENTED
WRITES ON MANY TOPICS
Says Heath Springs Is to Build
Flour Mill?Community
Crops Very Short.
Mr. Editor: I again take the
privilege of dotting a few lines for
The News. The farmers of this community
are busy gathering their
crops and making preparations to
sow wheat and oats. The cotton
crop is very short, not even half of
e crop will be made. The weed is
dying with the bolls unmatured. The
farmers are preparing to sow a largo
acreage of wheat this fall. There is
not a farmer in this community but
who is going to sow wheat, having
realized that the only salvation for
the farmer is to make his hog and
hominy at home, and raise cotton as
n surplus. Too many have their corn
cribs and smoke house away out in
the West. Next year promises to be
a hard year for the "clod-hopper,"
but *dth pluck and energy and
economy he can pull through and be
benefited from the lesson he has
learned this year.
While in town last Saturday I met
Uncle John S. Blackmon, who has
just returned from Texas, where he
has been visiting during the summer.
He said the crops are short in Texas,
not over a half. 1 asked Uncle John
how he liked Texas. He answered
very well, but?I asked him what
kind of people were the Texans. He
replied they are a good, clever people
but?but what Uncle John I asked?he
replied they are a lazy people,
and I saw some of them reaping
oats on Sunday. He further stated.
Texas will uo for a young man but
I am too old and it doesn't suit me.
I have a home here. "Home Sweet
Home." I asked him?do you eve'expect
to go back to Texas. He replied
I never expect to see Texas
again, however, if 1 werp in i?r? i?npir
I would have to leave Nancy here.
It Is quite Interesting to hear him
tell about the different things he saw
while in Texas.
Well, Mr. Editor, just a word
about our flour mill: As everybody
knows, I have been advocating it for
two years. While in Heath Springs
the other day I was informed that
we were going to have one in Heath
Springs without a doubt, and Heath
Springs people don't do things by
halves. What they propose they
perform. Now if Heath Springs gives
us a roller mill why not Lancaster
get busy and build a hospital for
Lancaster county. It. seems to m?
that such an institution would be a
paying proposition for any capitalist
to invest in, and I think if some
people get any worse than they have
fjT the last month, it would be a
'gobd idea for some man to advocate
a hospital for the insane at some
point in the county. At our last primary
election some peoples ideas
went wrong and they said some very
hard things about those who voted
for Governor Manning; saying they
voted the Republican ticket and that
they used money and bought votes.
Some very hard things have been
said about the writer of this article
but to these I give the following
advice: Before retiring take a large
dose of Dodson's Llvertone or Lax
Fos with which to cleanse the liver.
Can be found at any of the drug
stores and in the morning I think
they will feel better. As for buying
votes, I would regret to know
that I was on the cheap side that
could be bought or was on the market
for sale. B. F. ADAMS.
ORERK CABINET TO RESIGN
King Constantine to Issue Proclamation
to People.
London, Sept. 27.?"The Greek
ministerial council held in Athens
yesterday evening," says a wireless
dispatch from the Greek capital, "will
"be followed by the resignation of the
Knlogeropoulos cabinet and -by the
issue of a proclamation from Kinc
Conrntaptine to the Greek nation.
"Immediately orf his return from
Tatoi to Athena, the King was sum(i
moned to a secret council of the Ger^uanophiles,
Gen. Dousmanla, exchief
of the Greek general staff, and
M. \ Queen Sophia, sister ot
the German Emperor, waa present al
the conference."
SMALL HOUSES FEEL I
i BRUNTOF EFFORTS
THIRTY-SIX KILLED
I
'
Seven Airships Launch Attacks
on England in Early
Hours.
Londoh, Sept. 26.?Thirty-six persons
were killed in last night's ZepIpelin
raid, it was announced officially
'today. The announcement follows:
"Seven airships raided England 1
last night and in the early hours of I
' this morning. The districts at- 1
i tacked were the south coast, the '
I ruHi coiitu, ana me normeast coast 1
and the north midlands. The prln- J
clpal attack was aimed against the 1
industrial centres in the last men- i
tioned area.
"Up to the present time no dam- <
age to factories or works of military t
importance has been reported. It i
is regretted, however, that a niim- 1
ber of small houses and cottages c
i were wrecked or damaged at some I
(places and 36 deaths have J>een re- t
Iported. i
I 1
"No attempt was m^de to approach J i
London. The raiders were engaged i<
by our anti-aircraft defenses and' <
were successfully driven off from sev-i<
eral large industrial centres. ji
"One of the Zeppelin airships par- (
ticipating in the raid on England last <
night took a new course and visited f
the south coast. No damage result-il
ing from its visit so far has been re- f
ported. As the airship crossed the
southern district it was soon picked ^
up and heavily fired at whereupon itii
quickly ascended." ;1
It was announced officially today]
the identity of the two Zeppelins'1
i brought down in the raid on the night |<
'of September 23-24 had been de-11
termined. The statement follows: 1
"It is now established that the two 1
airships brought down on Sunday 1
were the naval Zeppelin L-3,2 and <
i L-33, both of very recent construe- I
tion. i
"The first airship was finally de- t
stroyed by an aeroplane after passing
through an effective gunfire. The i
second airship was hit by gunfire ]
from the London defenses and was ,
fn m t a 1 ? ? - "
vu ucobcuu 111 mrougn |
lost gas. i
"Owing to deaths from injuries.it
having occurred and the casualties ,
not having been reported by the po-lj
lice immediately, some amendment ]
must be made to the list of casual- <
ties caused during Sunday night's >
raid. The corrected figures follow:!
"Killed, 23 men, 12 women and 3 ]
children; total 38. I
"Injured, 56 men, 4 3 women and t
26 children; total 125. |(
"Last night's raid total casualties, j t
so far reported are; ?
"Killed. 36. injured. 27. j
"Very slight damage was done at
military places."
OVERTON REMAINS
IN NASHVILLE JAIL
Nashville, Tenn., Sept 27.?David
I). Overton, charged with the murder
of Probate Judge W. T. Lawler
in Huntsvllle, Ala., last June and
who was arrested Monday in the
mountains of Dekalb county, and
Tuesday night brought to Nashville,
still was in jaii here tonight awaiting
the arrival of requisition naners
j issued this afternoon by Gov. Henderson
of Alabama.
Chief Dyar of the Huntsville po- '
lice department had a check for
500 which he said he would turn overt
to Sheriff G. C. Puckett of Dekalb i1
county, hib reward for capturing '
Overton, immediately upon the ar- !
rival of the requisition papers. j'
Overton will be taken directly to
Montgomery. '
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PRICK OF COTTON.
1
Today at noon, Friday, Sept. <
29th, cotton selling at 16 cents ? ? <
per pound. Cotton seed at 80 1
' cts. per bushel?$53.32 per ton. 1
' Mr. Farmer: when you bring
' your cotton and cotton seed to
' town for sale, don't sell to the +
first man who makes you an of- +
fer, but on the other hand call !
> upon all the ouyers and let i
them all have a chance to bid 1
1 on same. You will, in this way, I
be sure to get the top price for 1
: your products., * j
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THIRD ANNU
FAIR AN A
JOHN MADRA MAI
Week of November 2
Greater Shows to Fun
ment?Committees
Work Now
a du or inrormatlon that will
irove most gratifying to a number of
leople is that Lancaster county is to
lold its third annual fair this fall,
rhis was determined upon at a recent
meeting of Lancaster county citi:ens
and real work is now under way
:o make the proposed undertaking
i success.
The Lancaster County Fair Asso;iation
will be a separate and distinct
organization to itself, and will
lot in any way whatsoever, be afiliated
with any other body. The
ibject of the association is. to give
proper directions and encouragement
o those interested in the developnent
of the county's many and va-ied
resources: to encourage a spirit
)t' friendly rivalry among the Lancaster
county citizens in the proiuctlon
and exhibition of their farm
md other products; to foster and en;ourage
the live stock Industry the
county over, and to participate in
mch other measures as will tend to
juild up a first class county fair asmclation.
A pleasing feature in connection
vith the coming fair, and a fact that
guarantees its absolute success, is
hat of the selection of Mr. John M.
Vfadra as manager. John is well
tnown and liked by a large ftumber
if people to be found in all parts of
this section of the State, and too.
tie is deeply interested in this particular
class of work; hence, with
the proper assistance of the various
committees, which is very essential
Lo make the fair a success, there is no
reason why this one should not be
he best yet.
November 20-25 is the week desiglated.
The Herbert Greater Shows
t o vn Koon c _ v
iiwto uv/ou ncvurru iu iurnisii amusements,
and from all reports a better
selection could not have been
made. An Italian band of 12 pieces;
twelve first class, clean, up-to-date
shows, and two sensational FREK
icts are among the special features.
Particularly among the free acts is
Sailor Jack in his famous cloud
tailing.
Now monies the most important
jiece of information to the public;
he fair is to be absolutely FREK
to everybody. It will be arranged
>n the streets as was done in 1914.
two years ago, and the public corlially
invited to attend. This was
igreed upon by the management afNT
CQRMICK Ml
KILLED BY SON
MEETS INSTANT DEATH
Father Said to Have Been Engaged
in Argument With
Wife When Son Intervened.
McCormick. SeDt. 28.?J C t'ro?s
well, aged 55, was shot and killed
this afternoon by his son, Horace,
iged 17.
Prom what can be learned the
father was in argument with his
wife, which came to a heated discussion,
when the younger Crosswell interceded
in behalf of his mother.
When the father turned on him he
s said to have grabbed a shotgun and
fired, the whole load taking elTect in
the face of his father.
Death was instantaneous.
Magistrate Holloway went immeliately
to the scene and held an inluest,
the verdict being that the man
met death by gunshot wounds at the
hands of Horace Crosswell.
PA It IS MAKES lt|<; HOItltOW
New York, Sept. 27.?The sum of
150.000,000 has been borrowed in
his country by the city of Paris,
France, it became known today. The
banking firm of Kuhn, & Co., aranged
a five year loan for that
imount, Becured by six per cent
>onds.
AL COUNTY
SSURED FACT
NAGER FOR EVENT
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0-25 Selected?Herbert,
nish High Class AmuseAppointed
and Real
Under Way.
ter a careful consideration of the
financial difficulties confronting the c
people the county over, it being de- c
sired that all should be given the op- ^
portunity of participating in this
great exhibitional event. t
The following committees have g
been appointed to have charge of the c
I different departments of the work: i
Managing Committee. a
L. C. Lazenby, chairman. t
E. M. Croxton, 8
H. Hirsch,
| Oeo. W. Williams. 1
R. S. Stewart.
KxhihilN hihI Premium Committee. 1
A. B. Ferguson, Sr.. chairman. '
J. J. Blaekmon,
J. T. Wylle, ?
R. Baxter Robinson, ;
Latta Hood, I
Mrs. W. E. Taylor,
Mrs. M. R. McCardell,
Mrs. W. D. Craig. r
All managers of Cumminity Fairs j
In county ex-officio members of this j
committee.
Publicity Committee. i
Luther ,EUison, chairman,
Walter P. Davis, ]
James H. Hamel, ]
Dixon Williams, 1
Perry Mackey,
R..A. Long. |j
Amusement Committee.
D. Reece Williams, chairman,
11
J. Frost Moore,
i John D. Wylle,
G. C. Carnes,
E. W. Sistare.
Other committees will be appointed
by the managing committee in a 1
few days, and as the occasion may '
demand.
A splendid premium list will be
arranged and published in the near
future. All community fairs are
urged to double their efforts towards
getting together .a large list of suit- '
ahle exhibits, because a suitable prize
will be given for the best community
fair exhibit shown at county fair. .
We have plenty of time from now (
until the third week in November in
which to assemble sufficient exhibits
to make one of the best county fairs (
to be found in the State, so let us 1
all get busy without further delay.
I Remember every man, woman and '
child in Lancaster county has an
interest in the fair ami it in
to us to make it a real success.
I
SIX THOUSAND MEN
ORDEREDJO BORDER;
| TO MUSTER OUT 10,0(10 <
? ;!
(Jen. Funston Instructed to Se- ]
lect Organization to He
Returned Home.
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Washington, Sept. 27.?Virtually 1
all the Guardsmen in the mobiliza#
tion camps of Florida, Georgia. Alabama,
Virginia, New Hampshire, 1
r*ennsylvanla, New Jersey, New
York, Connecticut, Michigan, Colorado,
Californit Minnesota and the,
District of Columbia, numbering
some 6,000 in all. were ordered to
the Mexican horded today by the
War Department, and most of them
are expected to entrain within the
next day or two. At the same time
that this order went out Major Gen r
Funston was directed to select 10,-'
000 Guardsmen now on the border <
for return to their home stations to <
he mustered out of the federal s*?r- r
vice.
Troops Under Orders. f
The troops ordered south today 1
include: Field artillery: First ba'-.f
talion of Georgia. Batteries A and c
C of Alabama, the First battalion t
and Battery C of Virginia. Battery d
A of New Hampshire, Battery C of g
New Jersey, Battery C, Third Penn- s
sylvania regiment; Battery A, Dls- t
trict of Columbia; Third New York C
HUSTLING COMMUNITY
IS PLEASANT VALLEY
HOG SHOW EVENT ENJOYED
Store of O. W. Potts Robbed.
Community Fair Work Well
Under Way.
Mr. Editor: The store of Mr. O.
W. Potts was broken into one night
ast week and the thief or thieves secured
about $30 worth of goods. No :
lue as to the identity of the robbers i
las been found.
Mr. J. R. Harris of this place has;
>een elected principal of the high i
chool at Fort Mill and began his |
luties there last week. Mr. Harris
s a graduate of the Citadel, and in
iddition the high school branches of
he school, he will also teach military
cience and tactics.
I
Miss Mary Potts has been elected j
jrincipal of the school at Osceola.
Miss .Edna Harris has resumed her
ivork as teacher in a graded school
near Atlanta, Ga.
1
Mr. Clarence E. Patterson of this
jommunity has been awarded the one
year scholarship to Cletnson from
Lancaster county.
Prof, and Mrs. F. G. Potts after a
visit of several weeks at the forner's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
'otts, returned last week to Coluinlia.
where Mr. Potts is instructor in
modern languages at the University
of South Carolina.
Mr. W. W. Patterson purchased a
Ford touring car this week. Mr. J.
R. Harris Ulso purchased a Ford
Louring car several weeks ago.
One of the most unique and enjoyable
affairs ever pulled off in this
community was the hog show and
barbecue given by the Marjerbel
Stock Farm on Wednesday, September
27, of this week. Mr. J. J. Bailes
of Fort Mill is proprietor of this
farm, and Mr. R. M. Bryant is manager
and sales agent for the livestock
department. They had on display
their entire herd of registered
Duroe-Jersey hogs, about one hundred
in number, ranging in size from
one weighing 820 pounds down to
pigs a few days old. About 250
people were present for the occasion
md included in this number, as
ipecially invited guests, were fortvLwo
boys from Mecklenburg county,
vho are members of the pig club
n that county. Very instructive adiresses
were made by Mr. Graber.
the demonstration agent of Mecklenburg
county and by Prof. Folk,
hp Stnto ncrnnt f ^ ? t ? 11
mi me pig CHID WOrK
n North Carolina. They told all
ibout how to feed hogs, judge hops,
?tc. Mr. MrManiis, the Lancaster
county demonstration agent, had
promised to be present and take
jart in the program, out failed to
ippear. After the speakinp was
iver, the barbecue and picnic dinner
was thoroughly enjoyed by the
crowd. In addition to two hops and
)ne sheep barbecued in the old time
vay, there was an abundance of
toup, beef, chicken pies, cake, etc.
Dr. Urown from Lancaster, two
>f the Robinson boys from Oak Ridge
'arm, and Messrs. W. H. Draffin and
'. fl. Cockrane from Riverside were
present for the occasion.
Preparations for our community
fair on October 27 are running
imoothly and we expect a larger and
setter fair than we have yet had.
Pleasant Valley, Sept. 28. lHlti.
egiment. Batteries E and F, Connecticut;
Batteries A and B. Michitan;
First regiment, Minnesota, and
lattery B and C, Colorado.
Infantry?Second Florida regiment
and Third District of Colum)ia
regiment.
Cavalry?Troop A, District of Coumbia.
Engineer**?Pomnnnv a coiif-.
lia.
Georgia and Alabama are the only
states that will have any considerable
number of troops left in the
Mobilization ramp.
With the departure of the troops
or the border there will remain ony
about 10,000 troops in all the
ountry who have not seen service
in the border. Within a short time
he remainder probably will be orlered
out, releasing more of the organizations
now under Gen. Funton's
command. The gradual reurning
and mustering out of all the
luardsmen then Is expected.
NEUTRALITY LAW
NOW DISCUSSED
TALK OF REVISION
Sutfuested Americans Should Re
Prevented From Participating
in Factional Conflicts.
New London, Conn., Sept. 26.?
Revision of American neutrality laws
with a view to discouraging Americans
from participating in Mexican,
factional conflicts was suggested at
the conference of the Mexican-American
joint commission here today. It
was indicated that Mexico could deal
more effectively with rebels and outlaws
if the neutrality laws were
amended so as to make it an offense
for an American citizen to participate
in a movement against a government
with which the United States
IB tii peace.
Discussion of neutrality laws was
incident to consideration of suggested
plans for the co-operation of the
two nations in maintaining peace
along the border. The Mexicans
charged that the inadequacy of the
American laws made possible the
propagation of conspiracies on American
soil against Mexico. The consideration
of the operation yf neutrality
laws was not confined to those
of the United States, however. The
American representatives have contended
that Mexico should so govern
her frontier as to make unnecessary
the presence of an American army.
The American commissioners submitted
a list of border raids compiled
by the war department. The
Mexican commissioners "presented another
list specifying instances where
American soldiers or civilians had
crossed the boundary into Mexico
and where Mexicans were said to
have lost their lives and property on
American soil.
More rapid progress towards an
agreement on some plan of border
control is expected to he made now.
Announcement was made today that
reservations have been made at a
hotel in Atlantic City where the conferences
will he continued Monday.
Two more sessions will he held here
hut without I.uis Cabrera, head of
the Mexican commission, who left for
floston today on urgent private business.
The American commissioners studied
today a memorandum submitted
by mining men relative to conditions
in Mexico that they claim make hazardous
the resumption of mining
operations.
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INDORSED BY WOMEN
Clemson College. Sept. 2fi.?A
very interesting meeting of the Woman's
club of Clemson College was
held yesterday afternoon in the ladies'
room of the Y. M. C. A. at
which Mrs. Annie I. liemhert of Columbia.
field secretary of State tuberculosis
work, explained in an able
address what was being done to overcome
the ravages of tuberculosis at
the State sanitarium near Columbia.
Owing to the limited accommodations
for men and women, only patients
in the first stages of the disease
are admitted to the sanitarium
and these are kept for a short time
or until they are taught how to care
for themselves.
Mrs. Rembert stated that there
were 2,000 deaths front tuberculosis
in South Carolina last year, and emphasized
the need of a large well
equipped sanitarium to care for the
men, women and children who apply
for aid. The speaker explained that
it W i* U noi * J *
..... ?cLc^iin iur ine tubercular
patients to travel West to obtain
a cure?in fact, by being treated here
the patient can live in South Carolina
afterward.
It is understood that there is a
movement to obtain increased appropriations
for the construction and
maintenance of this greatly needed
larger sanitarium and the support of
every one interested in the tuberculosis
work is requested.
At the close of Mrs. Remhert's address
a motion was made by Mrs. J.
N. Harper that the Woman's club of
('lemson College go on record as indorsing
Ine anti-tuberculosis work as
conducted by the State board of
health and that this work be aided
in every possible way. This is the
first Woman's club in South Carolina
to indorse the State tuberculosln
work.