The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 23, 1917, Image 1
THE LANCASTER NEWS 1
VOL. 12, NO. 38, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C.. FRIDAY. FEB. 23.. 1017. $1.50 A YEAR
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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
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