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h The Lancaster News rF ? VOL. 12 NO 2f? SIK\fT_WTTTTTTT V T Axmiarmi a ^ LOCAL VOTERS HEARD CANDIDATES SPEAK FINE ADDRESSES MADE BY TtfE POLITICIANS. Approximately Five Hundred Lancaster People Attended Political Meeting Saturday. Between 400 and BOO Lancaster county voters, a majority being from the rural sections, gathered in tfie Lancaster court house Saturday to h6ar the candidates for congress ' speak. All five of the candidates for the full term were present and two of the candidates for the short term were in aiienuance ana made Drier talks. Splendid attention was given every speaker and the order was excellent. A few ladies were present and they semed to take a keen interest in the various addresses. The train was late in reaching Lancaster and the meeting did not open until 12 o'clock. At that hour R. S. Stewart, chairman of the Lancaster Democratic Executive Committee, called the meeting to order. The Unexpired Term. Mr. Stewart read a letter from John W. Hanul, candidate for the unexpired term, in which Mr. Hamel regretted that he could not be pres-, ent, reviewed his record and solicited the votes of Lancaster people. Paul G. McCorkle, formerly of Lancaster but now of York, was introduced as the first speaker for the unexpired term. Mr. McCorkle saSd that he had been solicited by many friends to make the race. He said that if elected he promised to serve to the best of his ability for the few days he would occupy the position of congressman from the Fifth district. I. C. Hough, another candidate for the unexpired term, said that he had always supported tho Wilson policy. He explained that he has had considerable experience in the office of clerk of court, was a member of the bar, and felt' fully qualified to discharge the duties of the office. He assured his hearers that he would appreciate every vote cast for him. For the Full Term. W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw was introduced as the first speaker for the full term. Mr. Stevenson declared jthat the present crisis facing the United States is the gravest in the history of the country and says that the Fifth congressional district has never had such a responsibility plac ed upon it as it now has in the matter of solecting a congressman. The Cheraw candidate told his hearers that he favored ownership of lands by tenants; a better highway system and better mail facilities. He explained that the Democratic administration had already done much along these lines, but that more will have to be done before the people of this section realize any actual benefit. He pledged himself, if elected, to contend for an increase every year in the appropriation for federal aid for roads. He thinks the Farm Loan Dank law is a step in the right direction but that it will have to be still further perfected before it will be of any great benefit. Reverting to the subject of war, Mr. Stevenson says that if the necessity for war does come, then he is in favor of It and he predicts that if Germany is the victor in the present struggle, the Teutons' next step will be to attack the United States. Mr. Stevenson closed his address by declaring that there should be stringent restrictions placed on immigration and a severe criticism of the army and navy appropriations. IrfinraMter'M Candidate. The second speaker introduced Cln .1,1 M dann /v# f VI - wan \ lauu **. oaj/|? wi uaut a.nt i . air, Sapp wan given applause when he uppeared. lie began hie addreaa by aying that his personal history was too well known to Lancaster people to need discussion. He says that this Is the first time In the history of the United States that the rote of one > ' congressional district will bring about a tie vote In congress and explained that the present olectlon Is one of great importance. He paid a glowing tribute to Lancaster and Lancaster county and declared, "I want you people to vote for the best man for this office; If I measure up to the requirements of the office, I want you to vote for me, and If I (Continued on Page Two.) columbia case now restsjth baker MANNING HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS FOR CAPITAL. Cabinet Members Accept Invitation Second Regiment "May Return Soon." Columbia. Feb. 12.?"I feel very much gratified and believe the trip will prove profitable," said Gov. Manning, who returned yesterday from Washington, where he went as a member of the committee to present Columbia's offer for the government nitrate plant. The brief was filed with Secretary of War Baker. Gov. Manning said that the secre-| tary of war, secretary of agriculture and secretary of the interior accepted an invitation to visit Columbia at an early date. The three cabinet members will probably come in March to personally investigate Columbia's offer. "From what I could gather in Washington the Second regiment will come home soon." said Gov. Man-j nlng. William Banks and Gadsden E. Shand, members of the committee also returned to Columbia yesterday. Mayor Griffifth, Edmund A. Fielder and T. C. Williams will return to Columbia this week. Columbia as a site for a nitrate plant has been indorsed by the Southern Carolina association. The following is a copy of the resolution adopted by the directors, which has been received from S. L. Reld, secretary. "Whereas, It has been brought to the attention of this association that Columbia, South Carolina, is attempting to have one of the government nitrate plants located there; and, "Whereas, It is the opinion of this association representing four counties in lower South Carolina that Columbia is the logical place for the location of one of these plants; "Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the cltv of Columbia shall have the Indorsement of the South Carolina association and" that the secretary notify the Columbia Chamber of Commerce of this action and assist in every way possible in securing a plant for Columbia and South Carolina." CANDIJJirS FOKTI'NK lH'K TO ADYRICTIKIXC* Atlanta. Feb. 12.?The amount spent annually by Asa G. Candler, mayor of Atlanta, in advertising his well-known soda fount drink would make a fortune sufficient to justify the average individual in retiring from business and living on his income. There may be other ways to achieve success in business, but there is none in the world like advertising. as pointed out by Mr. Candler in an interesting sketch of his life contained in "The Keystone." published by the Southern States Idfe Insurance company, of which Mr. Candler is a director. It was advertising that built Mr. Candler's great business?advertising coupled with a tremendous amount of energy and ability, it is jtrue, but advertising nevertheless? for without It his product would nevjer have been known beyond the limits of a narrow area. And in the minding or nts groat success ,\ir Candler has boon one of the largest users of newspaper advertisinc [space of any advertiser In the country. MI1CDK11! Ml'RDKR!; "ANOTHER fORR JOKE! Atlanta. Feb. 12.?Some folks say Henry Ford pays a humorist to hatch ont all these Jokes about his car, by way of shrewdly advertising Ithe same, but here's a Ford story jthat nobody got any pay for, and It's a true story. A Ford was standing In front Oi Peachtree street. Tt caught Are ano |slx companies came and put If o"f and went back to their respective station houses. The Ford caugh; Are again and the Are companies came a second time and put It out and returned to their stations. Then the owner of the Ford came out of the hotel and cranked up and got in and rode away. ????^ VDVIIICU Ul" v Inlly the German propone!, Secretary V Lansing said the United States "does v | not feel that it can enter into any a I discussion with the German j.overn- P ment concerning the policy of sub- n marine warfare against neutrals 1 which it is now pursuing unless and until the German government re- f ' news its assurances of the 4 th of f May (the Sussex note) and acts upon c [the assurances." ?? The state department made public > the secretary's reply, together with F a memorandum which at Mr. Lan- S sing's suggestion Dr. Hitter the | Swiss minister. had prepared last f .night, setting down in writing the g [suggestion originally transmitted orally. Previously 'officials had de- t; I * jclinod to confirm the announcement v by the Associated Press Saturday af- f ternoon that such a proposal 1. n been delivered by I)r. Hitter. f( The state department gave out e \ statement as follows: s An Oral Suggestion. c "In view of the appearance in the t newspapers of February 11 of a re- c port that Germany was initiating ne c gotiations with the United States in F regard to submarine warfare, the de- a partment of state makes the follow. I Ing statement: t "A suggestion was made orally to f the department of state late Satur- t day afternon by the minister of e 'Switzerland that the German gov- e iernment la willing to negotiate with t jthe United States provided that the t |commercial blockade against Eng- a land would not be interfered with. p "At the request of the secretary of r state, this suggestion was made in h wining iiiKi presented 10 hum ny me n Swiss minister Sunday night. t "The communication is as follows: 0 " 'Memorandum: s " 'The Swiss government has been a |requested by the German government > to say that the latter is now as be. fore, willing to negotiate, formally or ( ; informally, with the United States, v provided that the commercial block- s ade against England will not be broken thereby, (Signed) 'VP. Hitter.' I "This memorandum was given im ^ : mediate consideration and the fol-l lowing reply was dispatched today: "'My Dear Mr. Minister: L "'I am requested by the president ^ ; to say to you. In acknowledging the|fi 1 memorandum which you were kinn^ enough to send to me on the 11th I ^ Instant, that the government of the[p (United States would gladly discuss| with the German government any questions it might propose for dls-l mission were it to withdraw its pro- ^ jClamation of the ,11st of January, in q which, suddenly and without pre-;n jVious intimation of any kind, it can- ( celed the assurances which it had ( given this government on the fourtn ^ of May last, but that it does not feel that it can enter into any discussion i | III with the German government con s eerning the policy of submarine war- f fare against neutrals which it Is now pursuing unless and until the Ger- . man government renews its assur- j 'ances of the fourth of May and acts p upon the assurances.* "No other interchange on this sub-|f Ject has taken place between this i government and any other govern- (, | ment or person." L OFFICIALS OIVF jT STATUS OF O'DONNKLftje Philadelphia, Feb. 12.?Three children of Mrs. Mary J. O'Donnoll. f two whom, with their mother, were p reported among the missing passen- v gers of the Anchor liner California ? were born in Philadelphia and are B "poientlal Americans.'.' According to officials here the sons might be- s come Americans by registering and j voting when 21, but could elect the ( British citizenship of their parents it t they wished. j. REFUSE TO CONSIDER 1 GERMANY'S PROPOS^jl U. S. WON'T TALK ON THE I SUBJECT FURTHER. Unless Germany Lives Up to!' Sussex Pledge, Breach Will Be Final. Washington, Feb. 12.?The United StateB has flatly rejected Germany's offer to discuss differences between 8 the two nations while the ruthless P submarine campaign Is In progress. 2 In a note today to the Swiss min- t ieter Who on Sutnrda* nroonn?n.l ~ - n v., i urii5i/Ai, mn. i;j, SENATE ACCEPTS THE ONE QUART MEASORI ^ tICHEY BILL WILL GO T( THE HOUSE. Vet Provides For Quart o Whiskey Per Month on Physician's Prescription. Columbia. Feb. 13.?The senat net night, after a prolonged dlscut Ion of the prohibition situattor assed the Dultant bill by a vote c 9 to 10. Provisions of the bill ar hat but one quart of liquor may b btained each month, and this on hysician's prescription. No prr ision is made for the use ?f whiske s a beverage. Ministers of the goF el may procure a quart of wine eac lonth for sacramental purposes 'he vote was: Yeas: Beamguard, Beattie, BlacT Trice, Buck. DuRant. Durst, Eppi I. O., Epps, R. 1).. Evans, Frida3 Tinn, Griffith, Gross, Johnson. John tone, Ketchin, McCown, Nicklei Cleholson, O'Dell, Padgett. Purdi Tidgell, Robinson. Shelor, Sherarc pigner, Wharton?29. Nays: Bonham, Harvey, Harrelsor lughes, Laney, Rogers, Sinklei tacy, Stucky, Williams, J. F.?10. Prior to the passage of the Dt tant hill numerous amendment /ere offered in substitution. Eat Friday night, the Bonham a mem lent, which was an emasculate orm of the bill by Senator 1). lteec Villinms of Lancaster, had been sul tfTuted. This provided for a quai if whiskey each month, to be ol nined on a permit from the count lerk of court. Senator E. C. Epp if Williamsburg and Senator It. T Ipps of Sumter offered a "bon-? dry amendment in substitution of tt Tonham amendment last night whe he prohibition issue first came u or discussion. When this had bee abied by a vote of 29 to 11, nun rous other amendments wore offei d to the Ronhain amendment. Whe his had been somewhat modified n o minor details. the Llonhai .mendment was then indefinite] cstponed by a vote of 2 2 to 13. tn lot until Senator Hughes of Unio ad made another fruitless effort t ave it amended so as to provide fn he monthly allotment of iS pint f beer. With the Dultnnt bill thy horn of amendments, it was passe nd sent to the house by a vote o ? to 10. Should the lower hi is.' approv' lie measure is ? > become effect i\ /Ithin 20 days after h.ivng bee igned by the governor. Section 1 d the Duftant bill. v. h < ;, was th itorm centre about which contim ins battle has been waged the las our or five legislative days, reads; "No common carrier sh \'<l delivi iny alcoholic liquors to any pervo lot a physician until he has fi'e vith the delivering carrier a pn icription. signed by a physician i ;ood standing, for the same, bearin late within one week of said deli' iry, and containing the name of th >atient, the nature of the diseas ind the signature of the physiciai ind also made and filed an affidav hat said patient is sick and th; aid alcoholic liquors or bevorng* ire obtained for said patient, th; W _ 1? 1 1 uanra nlil on ur ( UUMl^llt r ir? W 1 ?M.. ?? hat he has not received any oth< ackage of alcoholic liquors or he1 rages within the same calends nonth. and also that the office i aid delivering carrier is the nearei ffire to his place of residence; an aid affidavits and prescri ptions sha ?e filed according to dates of delive es of said alcoholic liquors or hei irages and kept one year by sal ommon carrier, and shall be ope o inspection by any person. An hysician in regular practice may r< eive not exceeding one quart in an ine month without prescription an without affidavit that same is for an articular patient, but all of the otf r provisions shall he complied witl "Any physician issuing a prescri) ion for alcoholic liquors or beveragt hell file within one week thereaffc rith the clerk of the court of count n which he resides, a statemer bowing name of patient, amount an late prescribed, which statement ihail be open to public inspectioi ^fter one year from date of filini lerk of the court shall destroy a he statements and reports filed wit ilm under this act." iyi7. ~ JONES CROSS ROADS i E SCENE OF HOMICIDE D ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO Pi INJURED. 'f Evans and Bailey Family Feud Ol Terminated Fatally?Three Are in Jail. e Edgar Bailey is dead, his brother i- Sidney Bailey is in a hospital at the hu i, point of death and Walter Evans. Yc if Earnest Evans and Walter Hingstafljbe e are in the Lancaster county jail tic e charged with murder as the result j nit a of a shooting affair at Jones' Cross ; da >- Roads last Sunday afternoon. The to y homicide took place about 1 o'clock W i- in the afternoon. La h It appears that bad blood had ex- rcl ' isted between the Bailey family and foi the Evans family since last Christ- **ri c, mas. During the holidays, members or 5, of the two families had an altercation or r. and the feeling grew more bitter as th< i- time went on. Sunday those con- ioi cerned in the shooting attended ser- fei r. vice at the New Hope church and afLiter the concliminn nf the nronrhinp Ian started for their home in the Jones t?i i, Cross Roads section, about five miles r, from Lancaster. Walter Evans and He his sister were in a buggy in front. w'i i- and following their buggy came a ad a vehicle in which Edgar llailey and pr it Sidney llailey were riding, while the an I- last of the three buggies was occu- Of d pied by Earnest Evans and Walter e Ringstaff. It appears from the test!- de >- mony of witnesses that when the m< -t Cross Roads was reached. Walter to< j. Evans jumped from his buggy andl Mi y demanded that the two Bailey boys Tf is throw up their hands. Before an So 1. other word was said the shooting be- tic " I gan and the two Baileys were shot de le from their buggy. Edgar Bailey, 21 n years of age, suffered a bullet wound ga t> In the forehead, which caused hisjtic n death, but his body was also punc- j l- tured in the back and arm. Sidney ed r- j Bailey, 23 years of age, was shot in ire n the back and side and was paralyzed sii s from the waist down. Walter Evans, jpo m 22 years old. suffered a wound in the mi y face, a bullet entering on the left; it side of his cheek and coming out m; n his left shoulder blade. All told some|ag 0 20 shots were fired and toe buggy' r.ir which the Baileys were riding wa- 'pi ^literally riddled by bullets. s! Following the shooting. Sidney! 1 Bailey was brought to Lancaster and|no >f rushed to the Fennel! Infirmary in ,j,, ! Rock Hill, where he now lies in a critical condition. Walter Evans. (|;l Ernest Evans and Walter Ringstalt as n were arrested hv Sheriff Hunter and w. 1 Chief of Police Orr on the charge oflj.a c murder and placed in the Lancaster \\* j- Jail. T? 1 Coroner W. Q. Caskey held an in- j,j j quest Sunday afternoon, the jury rer|turning a verdict to the effect, "we f,(j n find that Edgar Bailey came to his ti( (11 death from gun-shot wounds inflict-1 tx.1 ed by Walter Evans, Earnest Evans |w, n and Walter Ringstuff." ht p The accused men have retained fl^ if. Williams and Williams and It. S j Stewart of the local bar as legal c. counsel, but no steps have yet been fr a. takon to secure bail. th It , 'li> it1 LITTLE HOPE FOR HA1LEY. 'th v?| At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon The' w it Lancaster News received informationipC id fiom Rock Hill to the effect that Sid (jy >r ney Ilailey, injured in the shooting c- affair at Jones' Cross Roads Sunday u afternoon, is in a very critical condi- ' >! Con. An X-Ray examination shows!j,e st that the bullet is not in the spinal f.n (t column, but to one side. It passed Hp II through the vertebrae, causing en (1(, r- tire paralysis from the waist down. |te v- It is expected that an operation may (?( d be attempted tomorrow. 0l) n | iy' FIRE DKl'AKTMK.VT II.M) Rl*N. to f- ( Shortly after 1 o'clock this after- sp r noon the I>ancaster fire department w d was called to the home of John Rid- nr y die. A chimney burning out was w t- causing the sparks to fall on the roof St 1- of the Riddle home, but no damage ra i>-, was done. r. 4. + + 4. + + + + + + + + + + + + .> V * > Rr H + THE COTTON MARKET. + " * fU ^ Lancaster cotton buyers were n. + offering 16 1-2 rents per pound <* pj K. + on the local market today for + 11 * the fleecy staple. > |a h ^ cc a ? m. * a a ? m m ? ^ ^ ? ^ I TTtTT + T + tTTTT + t'H'or I $1.50 A YEAJR ' OVES OF PEACE PLY ON TOJHE CAPITOL EACE ADVOCATES RUSHED TO WHITE HOUSE. fficials Received Them Politely, Heard Addresses, But Made No Promises. Washington. Feb. 12.?Several indred peace advocates from New < >rk and other Eastern cities, memrs of the emergency peace federa>n, held a mass roeetine here to ?ht as the concluding feature of a y of demonstration and petitions members of congress and the hite House on behalf of Senator , Follette's resolution providing a rerendum on war. IMans were laid r organizing branches of the reflation in many large cities to codinate the work of various peace ganizntions. The visitors, most of em women, made the trip to Wash- 1 ?ton on a special train. After conrring with Chairman Stone, of the nate foreign relations committee d other members of congress they itched do vii Pennsylvania. a"?nie. th banners flying, to the White luse. Failing to get an audience th President Wilson, they made dresses to Secretary Tumulty aising the president's peace efforts d protesting against any war with irmany. The delegation crowded into Presint Wilson's private oflice and two an, each bearing an American flag, ok up positions on either side of r. Wilson's desk. The Rev. N. M. lomas of New York, addressing cretary Tumulty, presented rosolu>ns urging a referendum before a claration of war. Secretary Tumulty told the deletions that he would lay the peti>n before the president. A number of the delegates formthe College Anti-militarist league, presenting 20 colleges and universes. and went on record as opsed to conscription and universal ilitary service. A committee of the federation reained in Washington to work ainst war. AO ARK FOl'VD; WERE A I,MOST DEAD Gaffney. Feb. 12.?Two unknown gro men who slept on a pile of cinrs at the Globe mill Wednesday cht were found nearly dead yester y morning. rhey were almost phyxlated hv gas arising from the irm cinders and their faces and mis were burned and blistered, ben found both were unconscious. iey were carried to the City hostal for treatment. Dr. J. N. Nestt. the attending physician, reportthat both were in a serious eondt>n and that one may not recover. It is supposed that the negroes ?re hoboes, as they are not known >re. Both are about 25 years of :e. The pile of cinders upon which ey slept Wednesday night came om the Olobe mill furnace. It is ought that the pile contained som? if /e coals. Finding a warm place, e two negroes laid down and soon ent to sleep while breathing the >isonous gases arising from the ing embers. SKIjF-STV l-KI) Sl'V Pit WED. Washington, Feb. 7.?There will no further prosecution of the || se against Karl Armgaard Craves, If If-stvled international spy, arrest- r 1 here recently charged with at- I mpting to extort $2,000 from r juniess von nernsiorn. liraves is J it on bail. 1 Government agents handling the J ise have abandoned all plans re- B ecting it beeause the principal i itnesses against Graves are conscted with the German embassy and ill have departed from the United ates before the time set for the arignment. CARD OF THANKS. The ladies of the Parsonage Aid >eiefy of the First Methodist lurch wish to express their grateil appreciation of the services rented by the young men who took irt in the Mock Marriage last Frlly evening. They thank also the dies who gave valuable aid in the stunting of the participant# in th? itertalnment.