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THE LANCASTER NEWS 1 VOL. 12, NO. 38, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C.. FRIDAY. FEB. 23.. 1017. $1.50 A YEAR ^ : PROHIBITION CAUSE ( TOOK A LONG STRIDE UNITED STATES CLOSE TO A 1 REAL DRY LAW. Majority of 319 to 72 Favored ' Passage of Reed Amendment in House. Washington, l*-eii. el.?Absolute prohibition legislation took its-long- ^ est forward stride in the nation's P history today when the house, after'1' two hours of uproarous debate, ap c proved by a four to one majority a v. senate measure which would raise an n iron clad barrier against importation 'of liquor into prohibition States. It Is expected to receive the approval 8 or President Wilson within a week, v. adding immediately to the "bone- o dry" territory about one-third of con- o tinental United States. 1< The provision is regarded as the n most far reaching that could he en- s acted by the federal government and t: as sweeping as would be possible un- a der any method short of a national n prohibition amendment. n It would cut off entirely liquor Jm- ii portations, amounting now to mil-It) lions of dollars annually, into thej largo number of States which hnvc V forbidden manufacture or sale but li have permitted importation for per- f sonal use, s Division Witliin 1 Wings. a Advocates of prohibition divided r among themselves over the expedi-Jt ency of the step, some friends of the t cause declaring so drastic a law jit would have a reactionary effect. In'k the same way those who have op r posed prohibition were not unani-|i mous in opposition when the voti^t was taken. The roll call brought if cries of "bone-dry" from all parts of If the house, however, $nd the result I h was greeted with a noisy demonstra- h tton. |r ine vote as officially announced jl was 321 to 72. but a recheck of thev roll changed it to 319 to 72. Party r lines were completely broken down n and nutrarous representatives from! prohibition Static were recorded in' the negative. So large a vote-seldom h is recorded on any measure. p A provision barring liquor adver- v tlsements from the mails in States'a that'prohibit such advertising is in a eluded in the measure, which came p before the house as a rider to the an C nual postoillce appropriation bill, inserted by the senate last week on a motion of Senator Reed by a vote of p *65 to 11. c Little Chance of Change. n Although the appropriation bill | will go to conference because the n house disagreed to other senate,y amendments there is little possibility n that the prohibition amendment, con- n curred In without change will be al-'o tered. Members of congress ar<- a taking it for granted that President "Wilson will approve it. a Although some members have given it as their opinion that thi h legislative features added to the pos ti tal bill would not be effective until * July 1, the effective date of the ap- tl propriations it carries, senators and ^ representatives who are considered, h authorities said tonight that all the ft legislative riders, including the Reeo t< prohibition amendment, undoubted- tl ly would become operative as soon tj as the President has signed the 0 measure. j, Dry advocates were jubilant to- ti night. Representative Webb ot tl North Carolina, father of the resolu- ti tfon for a national prohibition tl amendment, declared the overwhelm-! ing affirmative vote has killed the State rights argument and that the national amendment,- already report- r ed favorably, certainly would pass the house at this session. The na-1 tlonal legislative committee of thejsi Anti-Saloon league issued a state tr ment saying today's action hnd>c| "cleared the decks" for a national'a, amendment. >bi RKTALIATORV QUARANTINE tc Bath and Vaccination at Mexican si End of Bridge, r Juarez, Feb. 22.?Retaliatory l, quarantine measures were applied ts here today on orders from the fed- id eral health service. N All passengers were stopped at the;R Mexican end of the bridge and required to have bath and vaccination e certificates. As none had these cer-jej tiflcatcs they were detained but later ip, permitted to transact their business. A Ml ASSEMBLY i! CONCLUDES SESSION APPROPRIATION BILL PASS- S ED BY HOUSE. )eadlock Broken and South I Carolina Law Makers Ended I oIT uduui i' x. V111 Columbia, Feb. 22.?The senate art its way and the general appro-1?! riation deadlock was broken yester- ^ ay, when the house adopted the free '' onference report. This, out of the ay, the path was paved for adjourn- 'o lent and at 5 o'clock, legislative a line, the general assembly adjourned ine die. The actual time when the c< ork was pronounced done was 5:15 '' 'clock in the upper body and 5:20 v 'clock in the lower hduse. Members Bft on trains all day and by last 'J ight there were few in town. The ession lasted several days over the radltlonal 40, the regular time for djournment being last Saturday light. The closing hours were! larked by much harmony: good feel-1^ tig on the whole has characterized he session. C Yesterday morning the senate re- !C elved the Searson concurrent reso- 1 pution to recommit the report of the ^ ree conference committee with in- p tructlons to make certain cuts I. mounting to $106,450. The senate j ^ efused to consider its vote whereby j, he conference report was adopted,,p herefore it could not go further and li a the meantime, however, the house ^ T illed a motion to recall the concurent resolution from the senate, p 'he house, when it received word V hat the senate woud not recede 1^' z rom its stand, adopted the free con-J J erence report. "We have stood i ere like men; we have fought to the j ?st ditch; we have accomplished < othing," said Representative N. (i. -,rnn? TV.~ -?- * ifaiao. iii*3 aiUUMIf UL I lie HOUHP .as that It had done what it could to ( educe the levy and could do no'8 lore. Message From the tiovernor. The adoption of the repnTrt by the ' iouso completed the general appro- s riation bill. It w is ratified .along ' .'ItYi the county supply bill yesterday ( fternoon, shortly after 1 o'clock, and ' few minutes after 5 o'clock the fol- K owing message was received from !ov. Manning: "I respectfully inform your honor- 1: ble body that 1 have signed the up ropriation bill and the school and * ounty i.'.'.l and have no further comlunication or message. "In returning to your homes, per lit me to express the hope that the ' ear will be one <>r health and happt- j ess and that each of you may return ^ ext year prepared for good and,v onstructive work in the interest of P 11 the people of our Stnte. "May Clod's blessing rest upon yon ' nd yours." |a The appropriation till carries a i*5 ivy of 8 1-2 mills, the amount to-!n iling nearly $3,000,000. The fighr i ras one of the hardest appropria-j* Ion bill fights in the years, the two ^ ouses being deadlocked until the r* ouse yesterday acceded to the sen- u te's stand. All items recommended, j be cut by the house committee of he whole Tuesday night are re-!*4 lined, which includes the University " f South Carolina law school build-1" lg, the law enforcement appropria-! on of $50,000 and the $50,000 for d le State Hospital for Insane, wli'ch lie iiijune uskru 10 ue BincKeo irom ie bill. GO TO SPARTANBURG NEXT. Ic octors of Three States Adjourn After Klertinn Officers. p Durham, N. C., Feb. 22.?The Tri- L tate Medical Association, represent- K ig Virginia and the Carollnas, con- Y uded its annual meeting here today nd adjourned to meet in Spartanurg, 8. C., In 1918. p Dr. David T. Taylor of Washing-' >n, N. C., was elected president to | icceed Dr. J. Allison Hodges of,\ ichmond, and Roflee Hughes of aurens, S. C., was re-elected secreiry-treasurer. The three vice presents are A. O. Breenizer, Charlotte,: a< . C.; J. C. Hall, Richmond; and T.'tl . Young, Andorson, 8. C. A. L. hi ray of Richmond and E. O. Moore of'oi lm City, N. C., were elected to the let [ecutlve council, and William W. ennell, of Rock Hill, 8. C., was re- Q( ected. , 81 1TEVENS0N IS CHOSEN BY THE FIFTH DISTRICT iAPP DEFEATED BY THE .CHERAW CANDIDATE. i.incaster Man Lost Out in His Fight For Vacancy in Congress. In tlic election hold Wednesday to tioose a successor to the late D. R. Inley as Congressman from the tfth district of South Carolina, W. Stevenson of Cheiaw was elected ver Claude X. Sapp of Lancaster by majority of over 2,0.00 votes. The election in the town and mnty of Lancaster passed otY very uietly and no disorder of any kiud| as reported from any section. The incomplete vote in Lancaster aunty was: . c i o CO B CJ ' a > I a a; c3 i m w I ntioch... ! ! ! ! ! ! 19] T ielair 28 5 armel 29' .... | otton Mill '120 13 renshaw School House . .! 3 9! ... . >wight 4 6 2.r? flgin I 19: 11 teatli Springs ' 57' 85 'ershaw 1 39' 66 | ancaster j 2101 86 few Retliel 4 71... . 'rimus ' 44 8 Icasnnt Valley 18; 27 'ine Grove 1 23 4 fiverslde .' 8 7 'abernacle 27 11 axaliaw | 36| 14 | 'radesville 1 30 9 nlty 13 19 'an Wvck ; 13' 21 ^hito RlufT I 13i 22 ion I 42' 2 1 1 Total | 930' 439 The new congressman from South farolina lias long been prominent in he affairs of the State, lie has serv<1 in the general assembly and was peaker of the house of representa ives from 1900 to 1902. Ho was resident of the Democratic State onventlon in 1900 and ha* lone erved as a member of the State temocratle executive committee from 'hesterfleld county. He has been hairman of more than one investlating committee to inquire into nfairs of South Carolina. 1st addition to his profession of the i\v Mr. Stevenson lias been active in anking and railway development, ie is president of a Cheraw bank nil a director in other banks and ailway companies. He is also district counsel for the Seaboard Air .ine Railway company and was afnrney for the State commission or louth Carolina appointed in 1907 to . Ind up the affairs of the State disensary. Mr. Stevenson has been an elder in he Presbyterian church since 1888 nd was moderator of the synod or cnith Carolina in 1900, the first lay moderator ever appointed. South Carolina's latest representnive is a native of North Carolina, aving been born in Iredell county on | iovember 23. 1861. He was gradated at Davidson college and begftn he practice of law at Chesterfield in uly, 1887. He married Miss Mary !. Prince on November 13. 1888. He made his home at Cheraw for tany years. The complete vote for the entire istrict stands: n i 3 2 a Qj Ot | Counties ? j ? herokee. T*-1 ! ! 71 64f2 323 hester j 5501 312 heaterfleld I 1,971 219 airfield | 179 112 anoaster j 47 6 863 [ershaw j 2531 107 ork I 7951 778 | Total 4.866| 2,719 KOFI.E OF CHKRAW CHEER 8TBVENRON I rwlj Klfftwl (\?n)(rMnmnn Hears Plaudits of Home Folks From Porch. Cheraw, Feb. 21.-?\V. F. Steven-j in. newly elected congressman' or le Fifth district, was called on ar j Is residence tonight by a delegation j f enthusiastic townsmen. He was! illed to his porch and Col. Mclver. 1 >okesman, assured him of the pride t his neighbors in his success. Mr. Levenaon responded, thanking the NO DEVELOPMENTS IN I THE FOREIGN CRISIS! WASHINGTON WAITING FOR 1 THE OVERT ACT. Relations With Austria-Hun- ( gary Are Almost Certain to Be Broken Soon. Washington, Feb. 22. No move was made hero today in the crisis i 11 c relations between the United States v and the central powers. The indica- o tions still were that tomorrow's eab- T inet meeting would be followed by j arrangements for the president to ao t dress congress with a request for an- ^ thority to deal with any emergency1 that may arise after adjournment. There was no announcement ol s important dispatches received at the'r state department during the day. Theje government is awaiting ofiicial confirmation of newspaper dispatches tell-1 ing of the release by Germany of thei American prisoners of the Yarrow- 8 dale, a report from Ambassador Fen- t rose at Vienna, on Austria's attitude j and definite information about Anter- t leans in Turkey. There is virtually no hope here ol |* a favorable reply to the niemoran- 11 duiu which was recently dispatched ! to the Austrian foreign otlice ask- r ing whether the pledges concerning |<] submarine warfare given the Uniteu|v States in the Ancona and Persia cases still were in effect. An answei jr that will make severance of diplo- f matic relations with Austria inevitable is expected at any time. r President Wilson had no confer- ? iM ence on the holiday. He attended a 0 Washington's birthday celebration 0 and pledged anew allegiance to the c Hag. r j P. A. S. Franklin, president of the F International Mercantile Marine, called at the navy department ami t talked with Secretary Daniels amijj Assistant Secretary Hoosevelt. It is j understood that they discussed the j arming of American merchant ships, j a question on which the government , has not yet announced a decision, j; SECRET ORDER CHOSE OFFICERS ' Witherspoon Council, K. and S. I M., Jlad Gala Time in Lancaster Tuesday Evening. ' The meeting of Withei poon Conn ,.il \? '! ? 11 - >* ? - , ... .urn .11., iii-Ki i; the Masonic hall on flay street T ie- ' day evening was pronounced hy the < 1 in attendance the most enjoyable ' meeting held in some months^ In ' addition to the election of ofll ers. v the occasion was made more interest- I lng by the presence of a large num- T her of candidates and the evening * was brought to a close when refershments were served. j* ; M. H. Sandifer of Hock Hill, I! "c lustrious Grand Master of the order 1 for South Carolina, was in the city i for evening and delivered a short ad- ^ dress. |t The following were the officers i elected by Witherspoon council for T the coming year: h I Paul Moore. 1. M.: J. Foster Moore, t* L). M ; H. E. Coffev, P. C. W.; U. S. i Harper, treasurer; E. M. Croxton, re- ' corder; B. Htrsch, ('. of C..; H . > Myers. C. of O. B. Bartlett, ^ steward: J. E. Blackmon, sentinel. t AMERICAN'S ON Ml I.K SHIP ,v Newport News, Feb. 2 2.?The Brit- r ish steamer Turcoman, carrying a ii cargo of mules and with eighty-foui t American cattlemen on hoard, sail-V ed from this port today for Avonmouth. li RFFl'fJF IN Tin: SI HMAItINK h h No (living Ground in t'-IUiat Warfare, Hays Kaempf. London, Feb. 22.? Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says the Ger- 1 man Reichstag opened today with a speech by the president of the chamber, Dr. Johannes Kaempf, in which ( he declared that Germany and he>'h Allies were taking refuge in a wea-'a pon "which will be employed without It restriction until our aim In the war. 1< namely, the'defense of the independ- si ence and freedom of mr countries, b is attained." Iri |l crowd for the manifestation of in-;F terest and dwelling upon several important national questions of the \ day. G COMMITTEE CLEARS PUBLjC_ OFFICIAL! VOT RESPONSIBLE FOl THAT AWFUL LEAK. 'omplete Vindication Will B< Given Those Mixed I'p With Recent Probe. Washington, Feb. 22.?Vindicatioi >f all public officials whose name: k'ere brought into the investigatiot t charges that there was a leak t?.Vail street on President Wilson'" >eace note was voted unanimously oday by the house rules commit tec 'he report, now virtually complete robably will bo put in linal shap? laturday after certain additional reords of New York brokers have beer xamined. It is understood the committee nds that Thomas W. Lawson's sen ational charges were not substan iated; that It. W. Boiling, brother n-law of the president, had nothiiu o do with a "leak" and that ad ance information concerning tin lote was furnished to brokers by J ^red Essary and \V. \V. Price, loca lewspaner men, who connected de luctions with facts obtained 111 con orsations with other reporters wht lad been told in confidence by Sec etarv Lansing that a note was com ng. In connection with violations o lewspaper ethics, the report says, r nbcommittee has been appointed t< onfer with the standing committe? if correspondents to determine wha hanges shall be made in the rule) egulating the admission to the con sessional press galleries. No recommendations are made bai he practice of selling short on tin ?few York stock' exchange is said t< >e criticised. F. A. Connolly, a loca jroker, is censured for his testimon; iefore the committee and E. F. Ilut on & Co. for failing to produce cop es of a!! messages concerning th sote which reach,oil it: office. Itt l'OitlVS FAMILY WILL NOT sri'l'Elt FOB FIFE NEI.l): \ tliiiit:? >f i i. i?>i ?*? \\'im Slain l> Whiskey (Va/ed Man Who ll .nl \ttacki'(l Three Women. Atlanta. Feb. 22. The family o lev. (Jast'H }{. Muford, the Prosbv erian minister of this city who g;>v< lis life in an attempt to save thro< ielp!< sS women from the murderoii: ape pf a drunken maniac arme< rith two revolvers, will not be al owed by the generous-hearted peo >le (ff this city to suffer for the neoe. ities of life. A fund started yesterday to pro ide for Mrs. Muford and her fou: hildren is prowlnp by leaps am lounds, several hundred dollars hav np been raised in the first fev (ours after the newspapers opene< he subscription list. Mr. Muford was killed Saturda; light by H. Claude Anderson, wher ie rushed into a house where Ander on was tryinp to kill his wife, hi" nother-in-law and his sister-in-law knderson succeeded before shootini Ir. Muford through the heart, ir tilling his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ma ilda Zahn, and in wounding his sis' er-tn-law. Mrs. W. J. Zahn. Hi? rife escaped unhurt. As Andersor an out of the house he was met h> lis* brother in law, W J Zahn. wh? ook his revolver from him ant illed him. Zahn yesterday was formally re eased from custody by order of tlu 'ulton county coroner, the polio* avlng previously released him or is own recognizance. AMERICAN lhh IN ZURICH. Dnxiicn Aufl Under Care of Ni?v? Snrftfon Hough. Berne, Switzerland. Feb. 22.? Via Paris.)?Ensign Charles Fitz ugh Angel, of New York, who wai ppointed assistant naval attache t< he American embassy in Oermanj ist year hut who became seriously il oon after his arrival in Berlin, hai een taken to Zurich in charge o elatives and placed in a sanitarlurr ie is under care of Naval SurgeoT 'rank P. W. Hough. Ensign Angel is a relative of Jas V. <3erard former nmbassador t< ermany. FORMER STATESMAN I' 10 VISIT LANCASTER { COV. PATTERSON SPEAKS. HERE MARCH 11. I j ? Distinguished Son of TennesseeWill Deliver Address For the Prohibition Cause. 1 Much interest has boon aroused in " Lancaster over the announcement 1 that Mai olni K. I'.t11. a, former > governor of T< tines ee. is to visit " Lancaster oil Sunday, March. 11. On ' that date Gov. l'attoi <>ti will deliver. an address in the Lain aster Metbo ';(list church to the people of all denominations. "t "The Mind of a Nation" is the sub1 ject of Gov. Patterson's address and it has been pronounced by uianv audiences to be one of the hnest plea.* ever made for prohibition. Tito Ten nessee speaker has been brought to. ! -.?* :> sj MAI.CObM It. PATTERSON. , 1 Ex-Governor of Tennessee, Will Speak in Lancaster on Sunday, March 11. S< nth Carolina to aid in the AutI? Sal >on league work and the add. -ss. 1" ? re is it n.e of hundr> ds being delivered by \nti-Salonti league work? .. i i a all over the United States. Until about three years ago Mr.. ]\ t t ^ < 11 * a ;t i- smitini i ??* li ouor tr. !>!? . When the prohibition* ^ ' ivv p; - the ] gislatur<- ill Tonnesset and v, i nt to CJov. Patterson for his - r-'ii; rir h< vetoed llu measurenud in returning the l>ill to the log1 ;s!ature. ho character!:.ed it as "de* siructivt an?l u ldoir.ocratic." Shottr ly thereafter he became converted tc? * t'e prohibition cause and since that. I. finie has been one of tie- most rilling: " and zealous workers for the Anti? j> 1 Saloon league forces. 1 Those in charge of the service to he held here have announced that t! e address will begin promptly at 11 1 o'clock and a hearty invitation has been issued the entire public to at ' tend. i MKD.MaS OFFKRKD Pl'lMLS. (1 * The Lancaster Chapter Pnitedi I * Laughters of the Confederacy an? fe t nounce thtit the annual gold medak jj ? will he awarded to the pupil (boy or I * girlt in the 8th, Oth or 10th grade, I who writes the best essay on the- I * "South's View of Secession." j > The annual silver medal will he- * ' awarded to the pupil (boy or girl) J 1 In the 5th. 6th or Tth grade, who | I writes the best essay on "Calhoun*?. . Part in Secession." ^ i ne?f' essays must tie sent to Mrs t W. E. Taylor not later than March* p * 24. Every contestant must write * (a : their essay in the presence of theli- U teacher and teacher must certify tc s same. (No notes must be used at U 'the last writing.) || { The following rules will be used 1 )I in judging essays: w 60. Subject Matter? < Correctness, Importance, Interest*. i| - of facta. M ' 20. Wording and Arrangement of ! ) Topics? B '1 T'nitv. Coherence. Emphasis. ; ; 1 In. Spelling. Capitall/.atIon and? 1 ' Punctuation? S. Neatness? ? Eength of Papers: High School... | >( > .100 to 1,000 words. Grammar Grades, 400 to 80tt> . words. > Medals will be awarded Field Day,. Jt March 30. A I