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VOL. 12, NO. 13, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, NOV. 24. I'Mii. *1.50 A Vwa u
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
. OIESAT CASTLE
86 AT TIME OF HIS DEATH
Old Francis Joseph Yields to
Death's Chill Hand?Charles
Francis Will Follow Him.
London, Nov. 22.?Emperor Francis
Joseph died last night at 9 o'clock
at Schoebrunn castle, according to a
Reuter dispatch from Vienna, by way
of Amsterdam.
Archduke Charles Fxancis, grandnephew
of Elm per or Francis Joseph,
became heir to the throne of AustriaHungary
by the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand prior to
the outbreak of the war. lie has been
in command' of the Austrian armies
on various fronts during the past two
years.
Archduke Charles Francis was born
on August 17, 1887. IJis wife was
Princess Zita of the Ilourbon house
of Parma. His father was the Archduke
Otto, who was the younger
brother of Francis Ferdinand.
Reports of Illness.
London, Nov. 21.?The first intimation
received here that Emperor
Francis Joseph's health was again
the subject of solicitation was contained
in a dispatch dated November
12, emanating from the Vienna news
agency, which reports that the emperor
had been suffering some days
from a slight catarrhal affection.
Subsequently reports from various
sources, more or less conflicting, represented
that his condition was becoming
worse but none of them indicated
that his illness threatened to
reach a critical state gnd from
Vienna ca-tno assurances that he still
was able to give audience to one or
more ministers daily.
A. What, gave some credence to the
iuspicion that his condition was
much graver than the ofllcial bulletin
indicated was the report, which still
lacks Offlcthl" rmrflrmnt+cm. -that it
had been decided to associate the
heir to the throne Archduke Charles
Francis, in the government of the
country and that he was to assume
the position on December 2 on the
68 anniversary of the emporeror's ascension
to the throne.
So far as is known here Archduke
Charles Francis still is at the front
in command of the army.
Climax to Tragedies.
With Francis Joseph's death in the
midst of this great contlict there is a
remarkable climax to a long list of
tragedies in the Hapsburg family?a
list unparalled in any other reigning
house in Europe?including the assassination
or violent death of seven
near relatives.
The fortitude with which the emperor
bore each blow and in later
years withstood the inroads of ill
health himself was the wonder of his
people. Fears that the shock of the
assassination of his heir, the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, and his consort
while on a state visit "to Bosnia
on June 2 8, 1914, would kill the emperor
were answered in characters
tic manner'.
Francis Joseph, then nearing hi*
84th birthday, recuperating at Iscbi
from a catarrhal affliction which
each spring had borne heavily upot>
him. mustered strength to return to
Vienna immediately and take a firm
grip on the confused state of affairs.
With the royal funeral rites observed
and the new heir, the young
Archduke Carl Francis Joseph, recognized,
(he venerable emperor and
his advisers turned to Servla with
demands which startled all Europe.
From the ultimatum of July 23, denouncing
t l*e anti-Austrian propaganda
and demanding prompt punishment
of the assassins of Archduke
Ferdinand, according to items supposedly
dictated by Francis Joseph
himself, practically dates the war
now ravaging Europe.
At 19 j(^nr8 aKp hp ascended the
throne of Austria, upon abdication of
his uncle, Ferdinand I, December 2.
1848. His death today ended an active
reign of 68 years, all but the
first 20 years of which he was also
apostolic king of Hungary.
Tradition says that i'haraoh ruled
for 09 years and there is the more
credible instance of Uameses II
L (Seostris of the Greeks) whose reign
iftf la reputed to have covered 67 years.
Dut in recorded history there cer
talnly has heen no reign equal in
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THIRD AN!
I
Present Fair Surpas
Ex
Lancaster county is indeed fortuJnate
in the interest manifested by its
ipeople in their fair and the great
event this year is the biggest and
best we have ever had. Fortune has
favored the 1!?16 fair and everybody
iia in .holiday mood. The opening
.days of the fair were spent in visiting
I the exhibits, which are well worth
a careful study. Time and space
I forbid more than a mere mention of
'the general features of these exhibits,
lall of which are most creditable.
| neginning at the court house, in
I which are to be found the houseI
hold arts and pantry products, as
well as other interesting exhibits, we
will take up in order the things to be
seen in that building. A beautiful
community exhibit is to be found at
the right of the entrance, the Pleasant
Valley booth in charge of Mrs. M.
C. Culp, Mrs. P. P. Stevenson and
Mrs. O. W. Potts. This booth represents
the work of the community
I Home Demonstration Club of 2b
members and a chart records the
total of their summer work in canning
fruits and vegetables. 4,32 7
besides 62 9 glasses of jelly, as well as
the Girl's Sewing Club. Attractive
specimens of canning are to be
seen and also elaborate articles in
tatting, crochet and hand embroidery.
A lovely basket of homegrown
apples and lemons, bread
'made from home-grown wheat,
j mammoth yellow chrysanthemums,
!etc., make this booth very ' epresentative
of home and garden. A
uniqne log cabin, made of gingerbread.
attracts the eye of every
passerby, young and old.
Likewise interesting is the Van
Wyek exhibit in charge of Miss Anjuie
Hyatt, who brought the com'lU
unity exhibits to the fair and has
arranged them most artistically.
I Pantry products, prepared by the
I Home Demonstration Club, hand emIbroidery,
tatting and crochet, several
quaint lovely quilts, besides a va
riety of interesting old relics of the
neighborhood go to make up a booth
which reflects credit upon Van
blue and red ribbons won at the
iblue and red ribbons worn at the
J county fair and at the recent Van
iWyck community fair add a note of
! color and distinction to this exhibit.
I An old garment, trimmed in hand
XK<?HOES Ml'ltDER
DIliliON Pli.WTEH
lIUKh Ilarrelson Meets Death at
< 'ommissnry.
Dillon, Nov. 111.?Hugh Ilarrelson,
a prominent planter of this county,
i was killed late this evening while
jserving a number of negroes at his
commissary. Mrs. Ilarrelson. who
iwas in the home at the time of the
killing, was severely beaten by a negro
who was sent to the house to
prevent her from giving the alarm.
She will recover. A considerable
inumber of Dillon people, as well as
some other sections of the county,
(have gone to the scene. If the pursuers
capture any negroes against
whom there seems to be proof a
lynching is feared.
Yesterday Mr. Ilarrelson had tro\ij'ble
with a drunken negro, who stood
in thn rmwl oo Vf r T ?
... ...w v??u UO ma . i 1(11 i nniiu w MX I"??
iturning from Dillon and dared him
| to nass. Mr. Harrelson threatened
him with the law. Today, however,
'the negro came to Mr. Harrelson
(and apologized, the matter apparently
being cleared up.
Date this evening while Mr. Har'relson
was waiting on several negroes.
| who had come to his commissary
|near Pleasant Hill church, seven
! miles front Dillon, he was attacked
and beaten to death with some blunt
instrument. The motive was apparently
robbery. The slayers went
through his clothes and took all the
money he had with him. Mrs. Harrelson
explained that her husband
was known to carry from $30 to $40
in his pocket all the time, and it was
probably for this that the negroes
killed him.
Mrs. Harrelson, who was in the
house alone, was beset by a negro,
whom she recognized. His mission
! evidently was to prevent her from
(giving an alarm. He struck her over
the head with a club and she fleo,
,taking refuge under a table. Shortly
1
NUAL LANC
ses Two Previous Oi
cellence Noted?Big (
made lace, a collection of foreign I
coins and another of Confederate' |
paper bills of all denominations, are'
pleasing features of the exhibit. I
Three oil paintings, the work of Mrs. r
K. M. Yoder, add much to the at-;"
tractiveness of this booth.
The mill village demonstration c
work exhibit of the United States
n
Department of Apriciiii n > ? >?''
Clemson College co-operating, in "
charge of Mr. James L. Carberry, a
agent, of Hock Ilill, shows how a 1
mill home may be made as inviting 8
as any other and quite as comforta
l)le. A model house.'with barn and '
surrounding flower and vegetable>c
gardens, fruit trees, etc.. make a 51
home which would do credit to any *
mill and which may be had at little *
cost. Particularly suggestive is the *
winter garden, complete with cola c
frames, made with cloth, manilla pa-,?
per and glass covers.
The state Hoard of Health exhibu1?
is a very comprehensive one. arranged
and presided over hv Dr. I,, j
A. Riser. A perfect model of the f
Richland County Tuberculosis Camp. ^
administration building and two cot- I
tages show the progressive step that c
county has taken for the care of its *
consumptives. The well-screened ! <
{buildings are set in the midst of ajl
pine grove. That "every house can *
have a sleeping porch" is to be seen '
from another model, a tiny log cabin p
with sleeping porch and heds. The *
sanitary school building, a model for f
rural graded schools, is another <
most attractive feature of this ex- \ <
hibit. The four-room school house 1
j is complete with its flag of the na- D
tion, school children at play ami
surrounding tennis court. play- t
ground, trees and even a miniature l
bird house. '
The pantry products department, t
of which Mrs. W. 1). Craig is the su- I
| perintendent, fills a room in which ?
; is to he found canned and preserved t
products of every description. Can- 1
ned vegetables in wide variety, and t
fruits including peaches, pears, ap- t
pies, figs, berries and grapes, put up t
according to the best approved
recipes, with ketchups and relishes ot j
every kind are to be seen in this ex- v
hibit. One of the largest collections t
is the exhibit of "57 varieties," the j
work of Miss Maria Mayer. j\
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TI1K ATHLKT1C SHOW. 1>
Champion Hover and Wrestlers at the I
Lee County Fair.
During the summer months it is 1
customary for boxers and wrestlers j
to abandon the ring and mat and to c
seek out a favorable resort for a long 1
rest, and to enjoy life through the.t
hot season. The result often times s
is more or less dissipation on the i
part of the athletes, and when they e
again enter the ring they find them- 1
selves out of condition. Kid Mender- c
son, the manager of the Athletic s
Show with the Great American t
Shows, has solved the problem for f
hiR clever athletes. Instead of a'
popular resort he chooses a traveling o
organization, and has thereby kept f
them in the pink of condition and I
given them vacation at the same ->
time. They are all clever ring artists, 1
and are pleasing hundreds of people t
highly where the Grent American s
Shows go. Young Herman, who is p
well known from coast to coast, will v
meet all coiners at the hair, in fact
the management issues a sweeping,
challenge to any local boxer or
'wrestler who would care to meet any
' of the whirlwinds with the show.
They are always In condition, and
always ready. r
Mose Marshall is the proud pes
sessor of a number of medals, and is <
|always anxious to meet the local M
atletes wherever he goes. K
i Mr. Henderson himself is always ?
on hand to give some clever exhi- R
bitlons, and the Athletic Show never
has a dull minute.
h
afterwards the negro left, and sh?- 1
then crept out and rang the farm r
hell, thus summoning the neighbors. w
She did not know of h?r husbands (
death until later. I'
Mr. Harrelson. who was about 6?
years of age, was a highly respected t<
and well known planter. A brothei, a
It. A. Harrelson, lives In Dillon.
* i
:aster col
ies?Variety of Exl
Crowds in Attendanc
The Lancaster Cotton Mills, that
nnmmoth manufacturing concern ^
vhlch has been growing steadily l(
fc
ince jts organization, has a splen- CJ
lid exhibit which occupies the ceural
block of space in the building. ^
This mill, of which Col. Leroy
Springs is president. Mr. Waddy C. j
rhomson secretary and treasurer and
dr. A. H. Kobbins, superintendent, n
nins nnil woauoo nntinr. f-1--1 ?
if many kinds. Only white gooha J
ire made here but the yarn made in
ci
Lancaster is sent elsewhere to be ()
lyed and ginghams, percales and ^
ither colored materials made from ri w
ire to be seen in its exhibit. Since
heir last exhibit at the county fair,
<1
he Lancaster Cotton Mills have bec
;an to make a wide variety of white
otton goods with corded stripes and I
his madras and other matrial has at-'.
I I '
racted much attention. This very j ,
nil and excellent exhibit is most in- s
eresting. |(
The department of household arte, !p
>f which Mrs. M. it. McCardell, .Mrs. j,
Walter P. Davis. Mrs. G. W. Poovey. ^
drs. G. J. Derrick and others are in
T.arge, must be seen in order to be y
ippreciated. Every imaginable kind ^
if handwork, from plain sewing anft 0
lemstitclilng to the most elaborate s
Mil broidery, crochet and tatting, j,
nade up into articles of every de-ij.
icription are there displayed to good j
idvantage. There are quilts, old ^
ind new, baby dresses, centerpieces,'s
rocheted yokes and handmade laces, y
3f interest to those who care for the s
^reservation of old specimens of ()
vork. such as occupied the time of j,
jur grandmothers, is the small but j.
valuable collection of curios on dis-'j,
ilay in this room. An old-fashioned t
mmpler of antebellum days is among ,.
he'priceless heirloams, as are some s
mby clothes, deftly made by hand
lixty-eight years ago and worn by r
hree generations. A Union Uepub- j,
lean ticket of 187 2 is to be found in n
his collection. Hand-knit stockings, <
nittens and a shoestring bag are also v
if interest. ii
The Lancaster Mercantile Com- l>
iany has a booth which advertises s]
sunbeam Pure Food products, soldi
>y this enterprising store, and from b
his booth Sunbeam coffee and sand-tw
iM,>hnu . . .. ,Hu?,....o.?l i
r
IK. WYLIK ItKKT.VI'KS TIIK ISM K >
.('lives the Verdict t<? live People, 11s??'
ritiliuit<* Judges. 1
ro the Editor of The \'ews:
There is nothing in Mayor Jones'
omniunication in tlie last issue of a
he News relating to the merits of 8
he points at issue between us. He P
ays that "Newspaper controversies 'I
isually degenerate into trivialities 's<
>r worse, to the disgust of the intel- K
igent public." This need not be the o
ase and If such has been the re- j ft
ult in this discussion. 1 leave it toiP
he public to judge who has been at j'C
ault, he or myself. ,tr
The issue between us was whether 111
ir not, the proposed contract for the.s'
urnishing of water by the city of .<'
Lancaster to the Lancaster Cotton i*
lills, would be to the city's interest, tl
le held the affirmative, I the nega- tl
ive. The facts have all been pre- P'
iw nit- ii111nun?* judges, ino i?
>eople. I shall be satisfied with theli g
erdiet. it. E. WYLIE.
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S('H(K)li OPKXI.Vl. g
ei
The Buford school opened Monday. 01
pi
.ovember 20, 1916. with a good enollment
the opening day.
Messrs. A. C. Howell and G. It
'arnes are the teachers. The school
.'ill have a basket supper Thankse<
iving night, Nov. 30. for the benelt .
f the school. The proceeds will be
sc
pplied to the fund for the new ,
uilding.
bi
The building which has recently
een erected is one of the best three- w
oom houses for school work in the
ounty. The trustees and patrons, m
rho aided in this work are to be ^
nniplimented on the fine work they^
ave done for the district.
te
Every patron is especially urged
a come and make the basket supper t"
sat'cess. 'a
All the young ladies are urged t' ce
FNTY FAIR
libits and General
:e.
To the energy and ability of Mist
lartha C?. C'reighton is due the credit
>r an exhibit which admirably sett
>rth the work she is doing for Lar.rster
county in home demonstration
ork, of which she is county agent
pecimens of the "4 H." brand o1
roducts, canned by the girls ol
ancaster county under Miss Creigh
>n's instruction, include canned to
latoes, beans and other vegetables
elishes, preserves, pickles and jel
es galore. Miss Creighton has als<
arried out her fdea of what a coun
y kitchen can become by the aid ol
ome-made conveniences, easilj
'ithin the reach of all, and thii
rell-equipped room is a model whiel
ny man and woman in Lancaste:
ounty would be proud to claim as j
art of their home equipment. /
ystem which provides running wa
?r for the kitchen is a labor-savini
evice and the position of the stove
ink. shelves, etc., with "a place fo
verything and everything in it
lace," " ithin easy reach of the bus;
ousewife, are all practical sugges
Ions easy of adoption.
The livestock exhibits are on th
Vylie lot on Main street, when
orses, muleS, swine an<l cattle an
>n exhibit. Lancaster county ha
ome splendid stock well worth sec
ng and the exhibits are very rep re
entative.
Likewise instructive is the tan
roducts exhibit, between Hough"
tore and the First National Han!
lr. (\ L. McManus, farm demon
tration agent. tells us that th<
uality of the Lancaster county con
as increased 150 per cent since tin
ist county fair and ihat Lancaste
< the banner county in the prodtn
ion of wheat. There is a wide vr
iety of agricultural products to 1<
cen in this department. Vr. J. V
"Oder's splendid collection hein;
specially noteworthy. Mr. Yodei
as 175 articles in his exhibit. Th*
lotto of his, the Oakdale farm Is
Agriculture. Poultry. Livestock; I>:
ersify and Live at Home." In paslg
we wish to call attention to tie
eautiful collection of 61 forest tr<.
pecimens, cut on Mr. Voder's plu? *
The poultry exhibit in the Plyle;
uilding is most excellent, an exhibit
hich we hope every fair visitor has
tudied with care.
IKTIIOIUST HODV
IN IH'SY SKSSIOV
ppcr ('(inlVmH't1 Ciinsidfrs Xumlici
of Important .Matters.
(Ireenville, Nov. Id. A resolut'o:
uthorizing the appropriation <>;' > I,
00 toward tlie Washington City re
resent at ive church, the adoption ol
le report of the committee or
Landing resolutions outlining tlx
eneral organization and prooed ir<
f conference and the considerate
oni the Anderson district to buy ;
uhlishing plant for the Southeri
hristian Advocate, were among tlx
lost important matters of busine-^
ansacted at the second business ses
on of the upper South Carolin
onfereuce. A procedure and organ
at ion of the conference similar t<
lat followed before the division ol
le State is recommended in the re
ort of the committee on standirf
-solutions which was discussed al
reat length.
A telegram from A. R. P. Synod
r?w in session at York, hearing
reetings to the Methodist Confernee.
was read by Bishop Candler. A
lotion instructing that an approbate
response be sent was carried.
Dr. Sharpe. of the conference, de
vered a strong address this after
non and tonight an aud ence tha?
raved the cold and packed Bun>mbe
Street church heard a poweril
address by Dr. Stonewall Ande>
>n, secretary to the general board
ring baskets or boxes, and the tn"n
ith full pocketbooks to buy with.
All the neighboring schools are
est cordially invited. Remember
ie date, Nov. 30.
With the services of experienced
achers together with the co-operaon
of the patrons, the school bids
ir to be one of the best in the
unty.
CONGRESSMAN LEVER
FARIRSJAY ORAM I
MAKES ABLE ADDRESS.
Chairman of Committee on Agriculture
Explains Plan of
Federal Loan Act.
We wish that eveiy farmer in
Lancaster county could have heard
i Congressman's Lever's admirable ad?
( dress yesterday. Mr. Lever, who is*
chairman of the congressional committee
on agriculture has made a.
thorough study of the nrnhlem o?
J rural credits and no other man in
- jthe whole country perhaps is in a
f better position to know the oeeds of
'' the farmer. Mr. Lever confined his.
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remarks to the production, distribu)
I
,. tion and financing of cotton, explaining
the benefits to be derived fronfe
V the federal loan act. Many of his:
. hearers were struck with the state;
ment made bv Mr. Lever that Ger:
HON. A. P. LEVER..
Mr. J. T. Tliotnasson, the active'
and wide-awake president of the
Lancaster County Fair Association,
i introduced Mr. Lever with neat, cojn
plimentary allusions to his work.
man militarism does not constitute
the strength of Germany today but
German agriculture and commerce
German economics is the greatest
factor in the German organization
and ttie empire has had a rural
credit system for a century and a
half. My means of such a system,
farmers are compelled to co-operate
in the conduct of their affairs. "The
biggest word in agriculture," said.
Mr. Lever, is co-operation and men
will never get him to co-operate until
you show them the financial returntherefrom."
Mr. Lever gave a
striking example of the good results
of co-operation,
r . i
The congressman stated a condi'
Hon very plainly when he declared
hat "the big problem for us is to relievo
South Carolina of thirty-five
per cent of tenant farmers by helping
them to become form owners."
' lie urged his hearers to organize a
county loan association in order tc
help South Carolina agriculture take
its place with the agriculture or
other States. In conclusion Mt.
Lever said. "We have just begun to
climb the hilltop and there is sun-1
shine on the other side."
VILLA, I>EKK.\TEI>, HETIIIES
A FTEll A 7-IIOl'R BATTLK
_______
El Paso. Tex., Nov. 23.?Francisco
. Villa withdrew his surviving forcee
in defeat from Chihuahua City at .
6:15 o'eloek tonight after a battle of
seven hours, during which he made
fiuitless attempts to carry General
Trevino's protecting works by assault,
according to reports from
Juarez.
This report was received from Cbihuhua
by Carranza officials in Juarez
tonight, who added that government
troops were actively pursuing the reitreating
bandits. The telegraphoperator
at Chihuahua City said that
the firing could still be heard clearly
but was becoming more distant.
A small party of bandits engaged
in a skirmish with a Carranza outpost
near Chihuhua last evening, according
to Juarez officials, who added
that the military authorities there
were undecided at that time as towhether
it was only a roving band or*
an advance point of Villa's columns*.
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