The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 20, 1917, Image 2
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FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1917. j
If we all believe all the time that
"Lancaster Leads" she will.
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When father kicks out sister's bean
would you speak of it as a foot-light
fantasy?
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A lawyer named Abel Crook died |
in New York last week. Howevei.
there are plenty left.
o
Our idea of a splendid joke is Old ,
Carranza wanting to act as peacemaker
for the entire world.
?o
Paul McCorkle should have offered
for some political office years ago if
Friday is a sample of what lie can
do when it comes to running.
o
A Gaffney man spending Friday in
Lancaster didn't know until he
reached this place that an election
for Congressman was to be held in
the Fifth district.
o
With S. II. McLean in chnrg" of 1
the South Carolina inauguration !
special over the Southern railroad t
Washington, people of this State v 11
get the very best possih'o service.
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Headline: "Prices are still goin
nigner."
Yep, for a ream we now got a <i 11 ir?But
I'll bet you, by Heek,
Your monthly pay check
Gets shyer and shyer and shyer.
o
We heard a Greenville man say
yesterday that he would rather be
r.ight watchman in an undertaking
plant in Greenville than mayor of
Spartanburg. He certainly loves
Spartanburg.
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Evidently The Gaffney Ledger has
become such a sorry sheet that Ed
DeCamp is ashamed to send it out to
his friends. We haven't seen a copy
of that publication since we have
been in Lancaster.
o
While the Greenville Piedmont
Jias been absolutely fair in its editq
rial discussions of the AmericanGerman
relations, yet it is easy to
^ see from those columns that Editor
iL Koestei* sympathizes with Germany.
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Each of the five candidates for
Con Kress in this district ha a ;>e
^ feet right to feel proud of the vol
y secured in his home county, liv
dently every county wanted its n
3 to represent the Fifth district in
^ Congress.
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A Harold Hodker. editor of the Spar
^ tanburg Journal and commander-in
J chief of the Buttermilk Brigade
X says he hopes that the Legislature
will not pass a law limiting citizens
^ fo one quart of buttermilk per
$ month.
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m The bill prohibiting South Carolina
newspapers from publishing liquor
advertisements will hurt few
newspapers, since but few South
|*i Carolina publications will accept ad|ig
ertlslog of that character. Almost
nil the papers in the State have been
refusing whiskey advertising for the
riltKS FltOM CAItKliKSSXKSS.
A new form of fire peril is coming
into prominence as a cause of much
destruction, and *its fires are so dir'-t-'
ly associated with carelessness that
it has been deemed uecessarv to issue
a special warning to the pe -pie of
the United States. Hecause of ttieii
convenience, smalK electric devices,
such as pressing irons, curling iro-'s,
toasters, electric pads or blankets,
electric plate warmers, and electric
i
sterilizers or heaters are now to be
found in almost every community. If
tl ese wele used with proper care the
danger would be negligible, but. unfortunately,
a proportion of their
users does not realize the peril of
leaving tnem in circuit when not In
use. In such cases these devices
tend to become overheated, whereupon
they are likely to set fire to
anything combustible with which
they are In contact.
Most of these tires are small, hut
the aggregate loss is large, and occasional
instances show extensive
damage, as in the case of the $350,000
fire in the Iloston residence of
Hx-Governor Draper; this was traced
to a 11 electric plate warmer in tin"
butler's pantry.
Fires of this class furnish a speral
peril to life, being most frequent
in dwellings and often breaking out
it nights. A characteristic example
is that in which an electric pressing
iron is left upon the ironing hoard,
with the current turned on. and then
forgotten. In such a case tho fire
may not occur until some hours later.
The burning of the residence of
John Wanamaker, several years ago,
was due to an electric pressing iron.
That this form of hazard is already
assuming large proportions
appears from the statistics. For
example, the Actuarial bureau ot
the National Hoard of Fire Underwriters
in one day noted approximately
one hundred reports of tires
Ironi this cause, out of a total of two
thousand losses in the day's reports,
and It estimates that small electrical
devices are causing fires at the rate
r>f 30,000 or more in the course of
a year.
It is safe to say that most of these
fires are entirely preventable, and
ran ho charged to nothing hut carelessness
on tho part of the user. Va
rlous "safety" devhes have heen added
by certain of the manufacturers
of these articles, and anions them are
some that are fairly effective, but
there Is one absolute precaution
which should b< borne in mind at all
t'nies by every user, namely, that of
shutting off the current when not
personally and continuously supervising
the use.
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AS TO TIIK LAW'S.
Klsewhere in this issue of The
Lancaster News we print a communication
from Mr. W. F. Rstridge of
Kershaw in which the Kershaw gentleman
takes issue with us regarding
the whiskey laws! The correspondent
is convinced that he Is right and
that we are wrong and that South
Carolina people do want a "honedry"
prohibition law. The gentleman
may be right. W'e said in the former
editorial, which editorial caused Mr.
Kstridge to take exception, that we
wore not positive that our position
was correct, hut on the other hand
we are no more positive that Mr. Iv;
tridge is correct. An opinion ex
pressed in these editorial columns is
but the opinion of one man and is
worth no more than an opinion from
the render of the paper.
Today sees the General Assembly
right on the eve of adjournment and
it may be that the body will complete
its other labors and do nothing with
the whiskey laws. Re that as it may,
if the General Assembly does enact a
"bone-dry" law, we believe that we
will all feel the consequences two
years hence when the candidates for
State offices make their appearance
We have seen It very strongly intimated
that the present tactics of the
General Assembly have met with the
hearty approval of the Right Hon
orable Caleman Livingstone Blease.
It ia intimated that if a "dry" law
is paused pow, Mr. Blease will be immensely
pleased because it will give
THE LANCASTER NEW!
now to make the race for Clovornor'f
?<n the local option ticket. He will'l
tell his hearers that the aristocrats
have taken whiskey away from the
poor man just as ^hey have taken
other rights away from tho laborei j1
and Mr. lllease will then announce 1
himself as the Savior of the poor man
with a local option law. Will ho be|
elected on that ticket? He will he *
nominated bv a two-to-one vote ii .
things should come to the pass e*-(
pected. However, if the people 01
South Carolina want Coleman L. Toi j
another term and the other things
going with him, then let's have him. {i,
We people here ran stand whatever c
any other set of people can. e
Mayhe Mr. Fstridge knows more
nbout this situation than we do, but1
v. e are not going to admit it just yet.
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con,n\'T fooIj him. ;c
"Curly Headed Johnny" is too old *
in the political game to let himself '
be fooled by any would-be politicians.
The Farmers Association
wanted the Fx-Senator to make the ,
race for Governor two years hence t
and Mr. Mcl,aurin accepted the ,
nomination at first but he soon recos- .
nized the fact that such a thing
would he a forelorn undertaking and j
announced that he would not run.
Mr. McT.anrin would have stood
about one ejiance out of one thousand
of being elected Governor of <
South Carolina. He is a smart man s
and an ahle man but he will never 1
be ahle to secure the confidence and <
trust of the people of this State and <
we have no idea that he will ever ?
again hold any political office In this J
State. Mr. McLaurin would as well
to retire to his farm and spend the
remainder of his life as a Carolina
planter.
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VOTK TOMOimOW.
The second primary for the elec- f
tion of a Congressman from the Fifth '
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district of South Carolina and the
general election for the same purposes
will take place tomorrow. In
(he first election, held last Friday, a 1
surprisingly small vote was polled '
end indications are that the vote to- '
l
morrow will be even smaller. Many t
of those eligible to vote in the first i
primary will be unable to vote in a
general election and it therefore he
hooves every man who can do so, to
go to the polls and cast his ballot tomorrow
for the best, man for the po- ,
sition. Choosing a representative in ,
Congress is no small matter for any j
district and we hope that the people '
of the Fifth district properly appro- J
ciate the duty that they have to dls- (
charge. i
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AN Not \< KM I .NT C<*MI\(J.
The next issue of The Lancaster
News will contain an announcement ,
II
of interest to every subscriber of this j
paper and we wish to ask tight now <
that our readers remember to search 1
for this statement when the next pa- '
per is received. Managing a semi-j(
weekly newspaper in days like these,
when paper costs approximately five
times what it once did, when Ink
I
costs from three to four timeu nu
much and all other expenses have Increased
In proportion, la by no means
an easy task. We are going to tell
our subscribers In .the next issue.
' what's what and why It is that way"
and we want them to bo ready to dl-j
g?st all we have to say and then
ready and willing to do their part.
I/AXCASTKIl liKADH.
It now appears that Lancaster will
probably charter an entire Pullman
car to send the delegation from this
city to Washington for the inauguration
of Woodrow Wilson as President
of the United States. This Is but
another example of the fact that
i"Lancaster Leads." We don't suppose
any other small town In the
State will he able to furnish a party
sufficiently large to occupy one entire
car. This speaks well for Lan-!
caster's people and we are glad to
seo also that I^ancaster people have,
enough pride In the Democratic ad-]
ministration to wish to see the lncom-t
parable President take the oath of.
A TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 1917.
m | What Others Say | B | [
aim HinirtanDirrg.
"Lancaster Lends"?Lancaster o
sews. What? Heath Springs??Spar- s
unburg Journal.
Prospects Are Nood. /
Watson Bell, formerly with the York f
sews, is now editor of the Lancaster
sews, and his work is beginning to
how.?Camden Chronicle. /
T
tjuite a Difference.
In times of peace a diplomat's job
s a nice sugary plum, but in times
>f strife it is one dunged thing after
mother^?The Jettersonian.
A Welcome Visitor.
The Lancaster News is once more
i welcome visitor to our exchange f
able. Under the able management
if Mr. Watson Bell, great things are
jxpected of this already excellent !t
mper. ?Chesterfield Advertiser. 't
Nome Kind Words.
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Watson Bell, a young newspaper |
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nan of ability, lias taken charge of
he Lancaster News as editor and
il
nanager. The News under his man- gement
promises to be above the
iverage for a semi-weekly paper.?
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" ageland Journal.
And They Arc.
Speaking of the congresional elec- 1
ion tomorow the Lancaster News
lays: Superstitious people think that \
'riday is unlucky and three of the
:andidates are going to l?e convinced 1
if that fact for the rest of their lives
li ter next Friday-"?Spartanburg J1
journal.
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itisk One Kyo, .limniie?
We are glad that Watson Bell is <
n the field of semi-weekly journal-j
sm again. For the past few months'
ie lias been connected with a newV
?uper that was too large to bother
vith weekly exchanges, or it was too
expensive, or some such excuse. We
ike to keep an eye on him.?Jasper j
lerald. ,
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Here's Hoping. ,
t The Lancaster News, one' of the (
jest ami newiest semi-weekly papers j
n the State, has resumed publlca-l
ion, after several week's suspension, f
vlth Watson Hell, recently of the ,
Spartanburg Herald, at the helm'
dr. Hell is it newspaper of experience' i
md will make the News better than t
?ver before.?Bethune Observer. j
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Gasoline And Society:
If the first issue of the Lancaster'
News under Watson Bell is a fair
taniple of what the Bed Hose peo-'
>le may expect then they are to be f
ongratulated upon the choice nindo *
>y the owhers of that paper. llegardess
of the fact that he put the price '
>f gasoline in the society column, <
hat issue of Friday was fine.?Abbeville
Medium.
Ambiguous.
After seeing a headline which read, '
'Broker Shot at Party," the Spar- 1
tanhurg Journal asks: "Did thei
broker shoot at several persons or
was he shot while attending a par-;1
ly?" Well, we don't quite know what i
It was, but judging from what may be '
called the favorite sense of that word,,'
we think the broker must have shot '
at one person.?Columbia State.
No Harm Pone.
Publication of the Lancaster News. (
which was suspended several weeks,
ago. was resumed several days ago (
with Watson Bell as the new editor. I
In his salutatory Bell's tone is good (
nnd we predict that he will give
Lancaster people a paper which will (
please them. lie is the guy that put
news in the York News and since has
been city editor of the Spartanburg
Herald. We don't think he stayed (
in Spartanburg long enough to hurt
him and we wish him a full measure |
of success In his new Held.?Pickens
Sentinel.
A ThIhmmhI Subject.
The people of Lancaster are to be
congratulated upon having Watson
Bell In charge of the Lancaster News, j
Mr. Bell is a thoroughly capable
newspaper man and he will give
Lancaster a modern and reliable pa*
per which will mean a great deal to
the progress and prosperity of that
town. The merchants should patronize
The News as we feel sure tha? it j
will deserve It under the guiding
hand of Its new editor. |
Mr. Bell has only one pecularlty
and we want to put 1he people of
Lancaster next. If you want to be
strong with Watrtor. never mention
0 Our Scrap Basket 1 ,
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The law imprinted on the hearts'
f all men is to love the members ot!
oclety as themselves.?Roman.
J/oony l.iiitcricks. f
k bee, in an amorous way, 1
'llrted with a red clover one day;
'Till from her pink lips t
He took a few slips, i
Vnd satisfied, went on his way. jj
"here was an old lady named Snow, 5
Vho to all the funerals did go;
When asked who was dead.
"I don't know," she said,
1 go for the hack-ride, you know." 1
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Definitions for Moderns.
Divorce?The martini declaration
or Independence.
Luncheon?An imaginary meal.
School?A place of torture for '
eachers and scholars, maintained in
he name*of education.
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Baby?The greatest blessing or the
:reatest curse, according to youi
iew-point.
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Prison?A refuge from one's famly
and ofher bores.
Tills Week as it Is Not in History.
Monday?Margaret DeValois sows a
patch on tho armor of Charemagne,
161V
Tuesday?The village blacksmith
buys a dross suit, 18.10.
iVcdnosdny?George III of England.
runs a trolley-car in Boston, 1900.
Thursday?The Crown Prince of
Germany invents shorthand, 1800.
Friday?Betsy Ross learns wireless!
telegraph, 1790.
Jaturday?Carlyle has his face al-j
tered in a beauty parlor, 1610.
Sunday?Adam and Eve dance the
tango and are banished from Eden,'
Year 1.
1017 DalVydils.
There is class about much of the,
larware of the house, but did you
iver notice how knobby tho door
mndles are? .
Speaking of aquatic Mowers, what,
lo you think of the water works
>lant?
The pane of the window may
irouse your pity, hut think of the
vindow blind!
Trees have saving instincts. They
.m i\ iuoii oiiiiimtsr rmwies up in ine'.r
ranks and no naked all winter.
When a pen becomes crippled so
sasily, what keeps the ink well?
It is to Laugh.
An exchange publishes a few In-J
dances of publicity errors which are
linusing. For instance:
Card in restaurant: "Small steak
JO cents. Extra small steak 25
lents."
Advertisement in poultry Journal::
'Plymouth Ttock Hens ready to lay
11.25 each."
From a prepared-roofing ad: "If*
bright red color is permanent and
will remain permanent."
A Milwaukee paper informs us thai
'John Huokbody of Wausafu lost,
thirty chickens by freezing to death." i
On a coupon: "The holder of thin
mupon when properly punched is en- j
titled to one of our beautiful photographs."
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Ijcarn a Little Every Day.
Wilbraham, Mass., has a church
Tounded 175 years ago.
The Roadstown (S. J.) Baptist j
^hurch is 226 years old.
Los Angeles has one saloon to
sach 1,284 of population.
Louisville, Ky., has 703 saloons,
:>ne to every 33 4 people.
Custom in China discourages the
photographing of women.
Some men look upon religion as
& sort of moral lire escape.
Rnssia Is the greatest single field
In the world for new business.
New York city requires $1,000,000,000
worth of food stuff every
year.
The word 'salary" comes from
"salerium." Salt was once used
to pay the salaries of soldiers.
Uusla has 10,000 lepers in 21
Institutions.
'Every old bank note is a sanitary
menace. Gold and silver coin
la generaly clean.
The total number of trees in the.
streets of Paris Is 86,000.
Cigar ashes make an excellent
polish for silverware.
Wash windows with a wet cloth
then dry with chamois.
The pneumatic stacker saves a
(treat deal of grain that was fortuerly
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THK lilQUOIl LAWN. f
Editor Lancaster News:
I have read your editorial, entltlod
'One Great Da 'ger," very carefully.
note that you say: "Probably the
lquor laws of South Carolina are Ineffective."
to this I agree and add,
insatlsfactory.
I am sorry you are afraid our lawnnkers
will, by "continually changng
the law" give "wet" times again,
s'o danger, my brother, if thev will
iblde by results nt tho polls, always
jearing in mind that this Is a govarnment
by the people, etc. You
my, "It is our honest opinion, that If
he General Assembly does enact a
'bo"e-dry" prohibition law, that
here will be a howl from one end of
he State to'the other." This Is your
lonest opinion, and men can be honestly
mistaken, but If there Is that
much howling, I certainly do hope It
will he a sober howl, and not like
those howls I can hear on tho public
highways, under tho present system.
You say, "You may he wrong, but
we are sure that the prohibition election
two years ago was not indicative
of the opinion of the voters of the
State. The votes cast in that election
were cast by anti-saloon league supporters
entirely and those ip Tavor of
licjuor did not visit the polls "
You are right wher you say you
may he wrong.
There were anti-prohibition leagues
ever the State that did what little
they could.
I remember one who asked for
help to save the State. 1 nakpd him
for what did he want the State saved,
thfc devil? If those who favor liquor V
did not visit the polls, who did the
voting on the other, or liquor side?
It was not unanimous. Who was responsible
for all not voting If they
did not? Was It their conscience?
If I can remember correctly, that
was a prohibition victory at the
polls, and no doubt it will repeat
itself at every such election, with
new strength.
You say "You may bo wrong, but
we believe that tho present liquor
law. allowing each citizen one gallon
per month, is as near a solution ot
the problem ns is possible."
Excuse mr> nlunoa T * -
1 MUM I VkUUl
my gallon; but this law Is a step up
the prohibition ladder and we must
step on to the top. A gallon Is
worth more than a barrel, and "bonedry"
is the price of a country fit to
live In.
Mr. Editor: This is written with
real pood feeli up. You seem to not
be positive in anythinp above mentioned.
We only want the record
straight,
W. F. ESTRIDOE.
Kershaw, S. C.
HEATH KPHlNtiS ITEMS.
Heath Springs, Feb. IP.?A Valentine
social was given by the Junior
B. Y. P. U. at the Masonic hall Friday
night, the 16th Inst, (lames
were played, Valentine cards distributed
from the improvised postolhce.
and refreshments were served. About
forty members of the organization
were present and entered heartily Irto
the spirit of the occasion. Mrs.
N. E. Small assisted the leader, airs.
J. W. II. Dyches, in entertaining the
young people. A pleasant surprise
was given to Mrs. Ilyches, who has
led the union for the past year and
... h? I
r. iiu m nucin 10 leave for Fort Mill,
when n beautiful rug was presented
to her as a token of the union's appreciation
of her help and leadership.
At the suggestion of a number of
representative citizens, called Into
conference Monday morning on account
of the exigency of the situation
in Columbia, Mayor Williams sent
the following telegraph to each of
our representatives in the legislature
and to Senator DuKant, a member of
the conference committee on prohibition:
"Heath Springs asks for relief
from the gallon-a-month law.
"J. A. Williams. Mayor."
| Master Lawrence Twltty gave a
Valentino party at the home of hla
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Twit-*
ty. Saturday afternoon. A number
of games were enjoyed by the little
guests and refreshments were served.
Missi A rile Sims of Flint Ridge has
been elected a member of the faculty
of the Caston School to <111 the vacancy
caused by the resignation of
>ira. Sal lie Gay.
Mrs. J. K. Rurch and little son. J.
K. Rurch, Jr., are guests of Mrs. J.
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