The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 13, 1917, Image 4
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.WATHON BKIJi Editor
( Published Tuesdays and Fridayi
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. News Company, successors t<
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1 TUESDAY. KKB. IB, 1M7
"Lancaster Leads." All the time
It would have been a com para
tively'simple matter to conduct s
"loak" Investigation almost anywhere
in Lancaster last week.
A headline tells, "Schoolmarm
Kills Lion." We expect the pupils
of the school taught by the huntress
would prefer to have it reversed.
u
People who think that the world
owes them a living are usually tco
lazy to go out and collect the account.
We would like for some bright
young person to tell us if Fido ate
up all the kitten's meat would tincatnip?
Superstitious people think that
Friday is unlucky and three of the
| candidates for Congress are going to
be convinced of that fact for the rest
^ of their lives alter next Friday.
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.vutiougn nc is now ju t a plain
* American citizenu like the rest of us.
Mr. William Jennings Hryan still insists
on trying to toll how the government
should bo conducted.
Whoever has the $39.28 belonging
*
to us will kindly bring it in at onoe.
Government figures estimate this as
being the per capita wealth and we
need our share right now.
o
While York's municipal officers
were trotting over the State looking
at the tire lighting apparatus of other
towns, they should have paid a visit
to Lancaster and inspected a "shonuf"
fire department.
We believe Lancaster is a good
town and we know that Lancaster
has good people. With those two
facts in mind, we are going to give
Lancaster a newspaper worthy of the
town and of the people.
We heard a man talking in a hotel
lobby several nights ago of the
places he had visited and the things
he had seen and according to r> lia b!e
figures he must be not less ^han
113 years old at present.
News items from Sumter in one
doV toll /\l' t Vl'A mon inn "???
cide and another states that all jails
there are tilled with prisoners. We
hardly think that Sumter would appeal
to us as a place in which to live.
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Since the United States is on th?
brink of going to war. young men of
Lancaster may learn- with interest
that by getting married they can
keep from being summoned for a
time. We had personally rather try
the war.
In a Lancaster drug store the other
day a young lady asked the handsome
clerk tho name of a camera.
"Belvedere" he replied. After a
moment's hesitation the young lady
asked. "Er,?do you recommend the
Belva?"
Some poor, down-trodden newspaper
slaves on daily sheets think
they are living, when as a matter of
fact they are but exisltlng. They
ought to try real life In a real town
like Lancaster and see how much
fun there is in living.
Mosaic' *
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IT 1WSSKS r\l)KHST\M)IN(i. 1
| For years and years every one cm- '
: tiring a public building of any kind c
has seen a placard asking people not
s^to expectorate on the floor, and we
' thought that the public had reached
ithe place where such signs were
heeded. Imagine then our surprise
" I
i when we attended a public gathering
ilast week in Lancaster and saw some
.eight or ten different men spitting
'.all over everything in sight. Some
|were chewing tobacco, some looked
like they had tuberculosis and some
were undergoing an attack of grippe
D or whooping-cough or something of '
... . . . . . .
c the kind. The writer had never felt '
the need of a rain coat and an urn- '
p
brella more acutely than he did for f
. the two hours the meeting: was in
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> progress. It is actually hard to believe
that civilized people In a civilized
community would have the in decency
to spit promiscuously, not
only over the floor but on people as
well.
We lon't know just what laws i;ov
, ern the subject, but we would like
to see some action taken bv which a
man could be placed in jail .10 days
every time be spits on the floor,
i! What would the average man think
i i; a caller should come to bis home
i and expectorate all over the premises?
Well, where is the difference
as regards a public building?
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YES, THEY 1VIM,?NOT.
We And quite a bit of pleasure in
ireading expressions published in various
newspapers from German citizens
who have located in the United
States and are now making their
homes here. In discussing the war
situation, practically every German
and practically all German alliances
in the United States declare that the*
will ho pon.ii. In II.- ?11
......... .w nn.-nfi III*" Uil I IU 1
mnis of the United States govern- ?
inent. should sueli a call eome. Yes, t
1 hey will?not. We have an Idea ?
that about two out of every one liur- <
fired Hermans in the country would t
stand by the United States and the ?
other ninety-eight would either he ]
trying their best to get back to Get- (
many or would be plotting mischiei
they could do in this country 'or the
"Fat herland."
We are frank to say that if we
were living in Germany and war was
declared with the United States, wo
would do everything in our p c.v, for
the Union and we are pretty well L
convinced that the Germans hero s
feel the same way. 1
The talk of Germans flghting lor
the United States against th ir
0
mother country is all poppy-cock and
all sensible people know it.
\M? NOW TilR GO\ KKNMKXT. ]
Not content with imposing upon
the newspapers in every way it possibly
can, the United States government
is now considering the question '
of advancing the price of postage on
newspapers. J
Kach week the average newspaper j,
receives from the various government
departments about two bushels
of matter the government wants
printed in the paper and without ex- !"
reption the line always appears, v
"there is no appropriation with which
to pay for this." The United States
government is run on the tight-wad
basis so far as newsnaners are con- (
cerned and the government gives the I
newspapers mighty little. t
We have forgotten who the Con- .
pressman is who has introduced the
<
hill in Congress to increase the postage
rates on newspapers, hut we sin- '
cerely hope that the newspapers of (
his home town and district, wherever '
|
that may he. will flay him alive and (
see to it that he never gets back in (
the halls of Congress again.
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\VK ASK \ I.ITTLK \ll?. t
i When the next issue of The Lan ,
(caster News is printed the first prlmary
for the selection of a Congress
man from this district will be In
'progress and we will be unable to '
give the news of the election to our <
,readers until the following Tuesday, <
jbut in order that we may answer enquiries
from the public and have l
tabulated form ready for Tuesday,
we wish to ask some manager at '
every precinct in the county to kind- i
ly telephone us In the result at his i
*""" " " " " i ! in i i.??,
TTTE LANCASTER NEW
>ox some time Friday afternoon. It i
s probable that the votes will be
ounted by 5 o'clock at most boxes
ind if the managers will assist us in
ompiling the returns, we should be
ible to give the public some infornation
on the matter by 7 o'clock in
he evening.
We hope that one manager at each
iox will be kind enough to co-operate
vith us in this and let us have the
eturns at the earliest possible monent.
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NOW IS THR TIME.
We hear that there is some agita:ion
about reviving the Lancaster
Chamber of Commerce and putting it
iack on its feet. The news, if true,
<hould be pleasing to the business
iien of Lancaster and all others in-j
crested In tho advancement of the ,
own.
Hot-air promises and a great toot- .
ng of horns will not accomplish anyhing
for the town and that is all
ioine Chambers of Commerce do, hut
, e believe that the local organizaion,
if revived and placed in the
i
lands of competent men, can be a
rreat factor in the upbuilding of the
own.
If such a movement is on foot, we .
vant to see it go through and we j
vant to see the business men stano
>ehind the venture now as they have
n the past. With co-operation and
issistance from all hands, the Lani
aster Chamber of Commerce can do
Croat things for the town.
A KOKTUXATK MSTIUCT.
Those in attendance at the pol'ti- j
al meeting hold here Saturday were
1
ill pressed with the fact that the
'ifth Congressional district of South
'arolina is fortunate in having five
inch candidates running for the ofice.
We firmly believe that any one
>t the five men asking the voters of
he district for their support, .vill
ompare favorably with any iiher
listrict's representative. Of cnurs?
ve have a preference, just is every
it her voter has, but we do not beieve
that the Fifth district will have
ause to be ashamed of our reproeiitativo,
no emitter which of the
ive gentlemen is elected.
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ROYS KKAI> THIS:
Don't bo afraid of work.
Tho publisher of one of tlie world's
neatest newspapers w'as shining
oes and selling newspapers when
is? than 16 years old.
Thomas Edison was a newsboy
Ll 16. j
The Inventor of the comptometer
.as working at a lathe when only
4.
Andrew Carnegie was a newsboy.
/ i
John D. Rockefeller was a groj
er's clerk when a boy.
The president of the Illinois
Manufacturers' association was
terding cattle at the age of 12
ears.
Plan right now for a Job when ,
chool is out this spring. Don't
vorry about the pay?just get a Job.'
ONE GREAT DANGER.
Probably the liquor laws of South
'arolina at present are ineffective,
ut we are much afraid that tho Gjo- '
rial Assembly, by continually chaug- ,
ng the law, will eventually put Soutn
(
arolina back in the "wet" column, j
It is our honest opinion that if the'
leneral Assembly does enact a j
bone-dry" prohibition measure,
bat there will be a howl from one
;ud of the State to the other. We
way be wrong, but we are sure that
:he prohibition election two years
tgo was not indicative of the opinion
of the voters of the State. The
votes cast in that election were cast
t
Lv the anti-saloon league supporters
entirely and those in favor of liquor
[lid not visit the polls.
We may be wrong, but we believe
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that the present liquor law, allowing
ach citizen one gallon per month,
is as near a solution of the problem
n is possible.
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STUEST)AY. FKB. 13. 1917.
E$ What Others Say Ha
Tluwe Anderson Folk.
An Anderson man writes asking
to know what an "overt act" Ts, say- ?1
ing he wants to know because if he
sees Germany commit one he can teli o>
the United States about it.?Spartanburg
Journal.
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Nothing in a Name. ^
And again. Just to show you there
is nothing in a name, the negro
George Washington who was killed
on the California was a British sub- ^
jeet and born in Alberta, Canuda.?
Greenwood Journal.
Combustible is llight.
Ignorance begets credulity. It ^
means a lack of understanding. The
ignorant man cannot even see what
is best for himself. There is much u
ignorance in South Carolina. There- n
fore, there is much credulity. This
is one explanation of our combustible
politics.
it
lloth Wrong.
As England is using Illegal means jf
to carry out her announced intention
of starving Germany, some of us
cannot condemn Germany for using
illegal means In attempting to starve "w
England in retaliation. Both are
wrong.?Greenville Piedmont. j?
Mighty Poor liOgic.
An Indiana man shot himself about
two weeks ago because his sweetheart
refused to marry him. He has ?
now recovered and his sweetheart
has decided to marry him. Moral: If CJ
your sweetheart refuses to marry ^
you. shoot yourself.?Spartanburg
Journal.
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Would Win Votes. d
rreacner hays women Are l sing
More Liquor." Of course, the suf-'^
fraglsts would beg to differ from the
divine who made such a" statement, S1
but if they should refrain from tak- k
ing issue, the cause might win a big
crowd of advocates from an unox- g
pected source. -Columbia State. I.
Probably So.
It may be possible for this coun-j
try and Germany to reach an agree-j
ment that will stave oft' actual war M
between them, but perhaps just before
the time foi such an event, those,
two American steamers, the Roches-'
ter and Orleans, unarmed and heedless,
will enter the barred zone with
disastrous results.?Columbia State., V
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Some Always Complain. f
Telegraphic advices from Cheyenne.
Wyo., Tuesday were to the ef-'
feet that a snow blockade which had
closed the main line of the Union Pa- F
ciflc Railroad since January 31 had
just been cleared, and that more S
than fifty trains, which had been
stalled in the snow, were released.
And yet some people complain about S
the "cold" here fn Darlington!?Darlington
News and Press.
The Madness of War. T
The outrage against civilization Si
and international rights of neutral O
nations offered by Germany in \\
threatening to sink all vessels with- Is
out warning, attempting to enter any O
of the ports of the Allies engaged in \N
the war against her, is her final fraa- I,
tic stand in a hopeless struggle. We T
have in this frenzied policy of Ger- A
many simply the horrible example of A
the madness of war when it is R
fought to the last ditch.?Orange- a
burg Times and Democrat. A
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Too Much Evidence. IT
Too much evidence is almost as T
bad as too little. The public has lost A
interest in the * ?eak" inquiry not II
only because more Interesting things o
have forced the leak out of mind but Ii
also because there has been such a F
mass of testimony, some of it contra- T
dictory and most of it inconsequen- f;
tlal, that most people long ago gave a
up trying to follow It. Now that the H
lady who was supposed to be loaded F
with information that would startle g
the country has admitted that her In- }]
formation was based upon the prat- p
tie of a child. 'It will be harder than T
ever to get the public to return to A
serious consideration of the "leak" M
inquiry.?News and Courier. Ii
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American Diplomacy. Ii
A nation, like an individual, likes II
to look back on a clean record. A
America can do so in this instance. W
Scrupulously, patiently, (his govern- It
ment has borne the encroachments of H
both sides until it seemed that Amerl- A
ca was to be not only long-suffering. I]
but all-suffering. At last came the A
crisis. (Jermany announced that she F
would sink all ships (even Amerl- It
ran ships) in certain waters. This. 8
repudiated her former solemn pledge*. T
and announced a campaign of ruth- O
less savagery. America has sovered A
relations, therefore, with (Jermany '*
and the prospects for a peaceful so- II
lutlon is not encouraging.?Manning A
Herald. T
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g Our Scrap Basket S
Definitions of .Moderns. ^
boarding House?The maximum
! gossip and the minimum of food.j
Comedian?The saddest sight upi
the modern stage.
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Loony Limericks. w
here once was a warrior bold,
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fho at bay a battatlion could hold
But he shook like a leaf, r-,
('Tis a fact past belief,)
fhen his better-half started to ' j
scold.
1U1I baffydils. U
si
Is a symmetrical female figure to
C(
e desired? Of corset is!
ni
Why not make a desk tool of the
ei
egro marathon runner? Is he
ot an inky racer?
The trees are unlike the girls a* ^
le seaside, for they bare'their limbs ^
l the winter.
If a knife and fork should become II
vers, where would they spoon?
Of all the noisy girls of goon
|(
>oks, is not the door bell the
i
orst.
Man got- it in the neck when coins
increased in price.
l/curii a Little Kvery llay.
A well trained conscience speaks
I tt
nly when spoken to. L,
A kettle sings because the air es- ]<
ipes by fits and starts, thus pro- cl
ucing the singing sound. ;v
Plants grow more on bright moon-i ^
ght nights because such nights pro-'
iw
uce more dew. Ilj
Animals are covered with fut.'y
air and feathers because'these sub-,*'
%
Lances prevent the heat from th^,
ody escaping.
It isn't always the quiver in a, p
ill's voice that draws a beau. When h
>ve once grows cold, it Is unpala-i^
ible when warmed over.
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Tills Week as it is Not in History.
t<
tonday, Feb. 12. Peter the great 0
founds the Hull Moose party. >;
1840.
uesday, Feb. 13.?Cinderella is the 1
first picture play actress, 1 ti 1 0.
Wednesday, Feb. 14.?The Vikings
invented the musical scale, 4 0. '
hursduy, Feb. 15.?Tom Thumb
arranges a match with Jess \V!l-j
lard, 184 2.
liday. Feb. 10.?Tecumseh oritiiit- j
ates a new tatting pattern. 1850.j
aturday, Feb. 17.?Sir Walter Ral i*
r?
elgli buys an x-ray machine for experimental
purposes, 16.10.
unday, Feb. 18.?Pawnee Bill do- n
cides to have his hair cut, 19 20. ?
How It lla|?|K>netl.
here are at least
hort intervals
f time
.'hen a publisher's life
i worth while,
nly the other evening
fhen we were
eking the office
0 go home for the night,
subscriber came in
nd paid $6 on ri
ack subscription
T
nd two years in advance,
nd *
fhlle we were fixing
p his receipt ^
he telephone rang A
nd a business man said
e wanted a whole page
f space
1 every issue
ii
rom now until July.
hen n little girl ip
ave us $10
nd said
er pa sent It up and
or us to just 1
lve him credit on
Is paper.
or about two hours J
hey kept coming
nd we took In
lore money
1 those two hours
hen we ever took In L
i two weeks n
efore. jj
nd Just when we reached jv
lonie the telephone n
nng. It was our H
anker and he said n
. relative of ours c
lad died n!
nd left us
our million dollars. tl
t made us feel e
o good n
hat we Just had to hug c
>ur wife, tl
nd she said: ti
Henry, stop that;
L's six o'clock b
nd a
line to get up." vt
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OY FOUND DEAD
IN COTTON SEED
ejjro Youth Suffocated When
Seed Caved in at Local
Mill. .
The dead body of Waddell Mackey,
negro youth about 18 years of age,
as discovered in a pile of cottou
ed at the Lancaster Cotton Oil
ompany Saturday afternoon about
: 30 o'clock. It is presumed that
le negro had been in the seed since
Dout 11 o'clock Saturday morning.
The most natural conclusion is
lat the boy lay down and went to
eep Saturday morning and that the
>tton seed caved in on him. If he
lade any attempt to get out, he
ridently went In the wrong direction
nd was suffocated.
The body was brought to his home*
i this city and the funeral was held
unday.
-IRS. MASSEY WAS
RTTW.TTP.'n ?ATTTT?T?AV
'ollowing Her Death in Columbia,
Body >\ 'as Brought
Here for Interment.
Mrs. Leila Robinson Massey, who
ied in Columbia Thursday afternoon
as buried in Lancaster Saturday af?rnoon
at 3:30 o'clock. The funeral
srvice was conducted by ltev. D. W.
[eller of the Lancaster Methodist
burch and interment followed in
/est Side cemetery.
Mrs. Massey was formerly Miss
.ella Robinson of Lancaster. She
as 3 9 years of age. She had been
vin# in Columbia for a number of
ears. She was a consecrated Chrisan,
a member of Oreen Street
iethodist church.
She# is survived by her step-father
nd her mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
'lyler of Lancaster, and by the folnving
children. Otis Massey, Frank
lassey and Bert Massey and Misses
.illian, Sallle and Bdna Massey. She
Iso is survived by a brother, James
Lobinson of Lancaster, and two sis
its, Miss Hnttie Robinson of Lanaster
and Mrs. Mattie Ilubbard of
lorth Carolina.
L.OCAL WOMEN TO
WAGE CAMPAIGN
'he Lancaster Ladies Have
Formed an Enthusiastic
Equal Suffrage League.
The Lancaster ICqual Suffrage
.eague held its initial meeting Monay
afternoon at 4 o'clock at tho
esidence of Mrs. C. I). Jones, viceresident
of the local league. The
leeting was a large and enthusiastic
ne.
Mrs. Springs made a report of the
ork done in the Suffrage School
hieh was held in Columbia on Feb.
-P-10. Delegates from many cities
hroughout the State attended the
ehool, and took hack to their local
sagues the benefit of the forceful
peeches made by the instructors,
irs. Cotnam, Mrs. Wilson and Miss
loughty, representatives of the
lational Association.
The days selected for all future
egular meetings of the Lancaster
.eague are the second and fourth
hursdays of each month. There
ill be a call meeting of the leaguo
n Thursday of this week at the reslence
of Mrs. C. D. Jones at 4 o'clock.
,11 members, and any desiring to be
nrolled as new members, are urged
a be present on next Thursday afsrnoon.
The officers of the local league are:
'resident, Mrs. Leroy Springs; viceresident,
Mrs. It. R. Riddle; secreary,
Mrs. C. D. Jones; treasurer,
Irs. W. S. Patterson.
rrcrapft fiTTWPPTin
A MORTAL WOUND
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)u(T Marshall is Charged With
Shooting Pel Moses Last
Sunday Night.
T)uff Marshall, a negro, was
rought to Lancaster yesterday
lornlng and lodged In the county
ail, charged with shooting Pet
loses, another negro. The Injured
egro is in a critical condition, the
hot having taken effect In his abdoten,
and it is thought that his
hances for recovery are very
light.
The shooting took place Sunday on
he plantation of the Lancaster Merantile
Company nnd H. W. Bell,
manager of the farm and formerly
hlef of police of Lancaster, brought
he prisoner to town yesterday and
urned hint over to Sheriff Hunter.
It is said that the negroes had
een drinking shortly before the
hooting and It la presumed that
rhlskey was the cause of the row.
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