The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 03, 1917, Image 4
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WATSON BELL Editor.,
Published Tuesdays and Fridays |
at Lancaster, S. C., by The Lancaster
ENews Company, successors to
TThc Ledger, established 18 52; The
Review, established 187 8; The Enter-'
orise, established 1891, and entered
to second-class matter Oct. 7. 1905.
t the postolhce at Lancaster, S. C..
nder Act of Congress of March 3,
879.
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TUESDAY, APRIL :5, 1917
""My Country 'T s of Thee, Sweet Land
o' iherty."
+ Lancaster needs and must have: *
' A new court house. +
*+ A new Jail. +
4 A Carnegie library. +
A city hall. +
+ A new graded school. +
A steam laundry. +
Let's get them. +
H, + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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Summer time is almost here and
we want to warn T-nncnster's young !
men right now that when a girl asks
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;you to teach her how to swim you
might as well go to see the "furni- |
ture-on-the-installment-plan" fnan.
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We believe in America first, last
v.nd all the time and when the time
cicmes that hyphenates can dictate
h>ow the affairs of this country are tr>
Ibe conducted, then we want to move
rco some other country.
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We risk the statement without
fear of successful contradiction that (
-when the call for volunteers conies. :
Lancaster will furnish as many men j
;as auy other city of the same size in
Jthe United States.
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It begins to appear that Lancaster
county people are not interested in
'having a fair this year. Two attempts
have been made at holdine
-meetings to discuss the fair and each
time the attendance was conspicuous
by its absence. If the people
don't want to have a fair, they cer
aainiy won i uc maae to ao so.
If Lancaster's claims are properly
presented, there is no reason in the
world why we should not be able to i
bring the Bankhead military high-|
way by this city. It is simply a 1
question of whether or not the people
able to exert the right sort of influence
will take thenecessary interest
in the undertaking.
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The Columbia Record got the semi-1
"weekly newspapers of the State to,
^rint advertisements for the publication,
The Record explaining that it
was worth considerably more as exchange
than the weeklies, and then
dropped the weeklies from its list. I
We don't see how we will ever j
worry along without that valuable
publication but maybe we can manage
it somehow.
A man writes us from Henderson-ville,
N. C.. asking if we are coming 1
uf there this summer. Lord bless
:your soul old man, Lancaster's climate
in summer time Is vastly better
than that of any summer resort in
the world. Therefore, we are going
to stay right here this summer.
(Principally because we have just
' ^counted up# how much it would tak*?
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THE LANCASTER NEWS
j OUR EASTER NUMBER.
We herewith present our Eastter publication and we wish to sa;
a word or two in behalf of the advertisers who have taken spac
in this iss?>e. Friends of The Lancaster News will confer a favo
| upon the management of this publication by reading the advei
tisements and if the statements made by merchants appear t
i these readers to be real bargains, then we ask that our friend
' give the preference to the stores advertising in this paper. Th
ni(>lvVl;ints am unpnHinnr mnnov fr? r?nf Uinir nlaimn Knfnm fV?
j va %/a?v?*s v?/ v A?IVltVJ W pub tU^Ii V1C* illlO UU1V/1U til
j readers and if the readers of this paper don't appreciate that fac
j and respond, then the merchant has thrown his money away.
The Lancaster News has no hesitancy in personally vouchini
for every merchant advertising in these columns, and we believ
that every patron will find the merchant's goods just as they ar
advertised to be. If you see it in The Lancaster News it is so.
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LET THE FLAG FLY.
In practically every large city of the country every busines
building and many residences are gaily bedecked in America]
flags, thus proclaiming to the world that the people of that cit;
are heart and soul in sympathy with the United States administra
tion in the present crisis.
Possibly it is only a matter of sentiment, but it is a beautifu
sentiment even so, and we would like to see the people of Lancas
ter follow the example set by the cities. If you have an Americai
flag, let it fly from over your door, and if you haven't one, see o
you can arrange to get one. Let it be known that we are all fo
America for Americans, first, last and all the time.
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"YOU ARE WELCOME?COME AGAIN."
The time is approaching when the owner of an auto on ever:
spare afternoon hies himself to the garage (or the barn as the casi
may be) and gets out his Tin-Lizzie for a spin over the country
During the next seven months hundreds of these travAers wil
pass through Lancaster and we want to suggest in this connec
tion an idea to the Lancaster city council. How would it do t<
have a large sign built at the edge of the city on every road en
tering the city, with the words inscribed, "You Are WelcomeCome
Again." We wonder how it would make a traveler feel
We know personally we would at once conclude that Lancaster i:
a mighty nice town and would be a fine platfe to live. It woul<
let the tourist know that we are cordial here. The investment re
quired would be small and the returns might be great.
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OUR TELEPHONE SYSTEM,
Every town is prone to criticize its telephone system, sometime:
justly and sometimes unjustly, but as a matter of fact the Lancas
ter telephone system is as inefficient as a system could be. W<
have had little to say about the matter, because we knew tha
nlans were on foot for the installation of a new rnmmnn hattem
system, and we hope that when all these plans materialize, Lan
caster can get service worthy of the name. As it is at present, th<
telephone system is a .joke and a patron could easily walk to an\
part of the town and carry on his conversation in person quickei
than he could get service over the wires.
We have seen telephone systems in several cities and in som<
instances we thought that we hail seen the poorest service in th*
world, but it remained for Lancaster to show us what reallj
POOR service is.
We consider that the local telephone officials are friends of our:
and we do not like the idea of criticizing them, but the truth is to<
apparent to all to need any explanation. Frankly, if there isn't i
great improvement after the common battery system is installet
we consicier tnai me people ol Lancaster will be perfectly justifiec
in appealing to the railroad commission for redress and we believ<
that action will be taken.
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THEY DON'T WANT ADVICE?
Just what the explanation is we do not know, but it seemi
strange that the farmers of Lancaster county are not willing t<
accept aid and assistance when it is tendered them free of chaige
A meeting of the farmers, to be held in the court house Saturd i '
to hear addresses by experts from Clemson college on the soy bear
was liberally advertised and every effort was made to have ;
goodly number of farmers in attendance. When the meeting wa
called to order, the attendance was shockingly small. The famier
did not seem to feel any interest in the matter.
With the boll weevil almost at our very doors, the farmers o
South Carolina are going to face some other plans for comin
iyears. They will no longer be able to raise cotton as their onl
crop and what the average farmer will do, when he finds that h
can't raise cotton, is more than we know. He won't accept the ar
vice of the college experts and he refuses to attend meetings sue
as was held here Saturday and when the boll weevil does eoru(
the planter is going to be totally unprepared.
Why the farmers of Lancaster county would refuse to attend
meeting like thatch eld here Sat rday is more than we can undei
TUESDAY, APRIL. 3. 1917
j I ffl What- Others Say H
r The Pickens P?Ntoftk'c.
We hope that Watson Bell issues
e his Lancaster paper oftener than we
receive it. We get a copy about every (
three weeks.?Pickens Sentinel. (
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- | n<MHi tuxiiea.
s The discussion of Gen. Wood's exjile
going on in the New York papers
e I must be awfully annoying to Charles- 3
e ton.?Spartanburg Herald.
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Let's Have It. ,
Isn't it hard to keep up with all
? the names and colors of dress goods? (
9 There is a biscuit color now. Why (
not corn bread? Perhaps that would ,
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come a little cheaper.?Cherokee
News.
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IPntHpects Are Fine. t
Watson Bell of The Lancaster
News is said to be getting up a military
company in Lancaster. If war r
s comes we supt>ose he will go and take t
his paper with him.?Spartanburg ^
n Journal. '
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In K??ck Hill? <!
Some girls seem to slip along i
through life without any more se-,s
I* rlous worries than how to keep the v
_ shoulder straps of their evening
gowns in place, and some do not care
1 how often they slip.?Rock Hill Re- a
t' cord.
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A Navy Needed.
This country needs and should **
have the biggest navy afloat. The se- r
< uritv and peace of the United Stn'es ll
jfor all time would be guaranteed if
the country constructed and main- u
jtained a navy stronger than any other
/ nation's navy.?Rock Hill Herald. .''
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i| Because we sigh n
That suds and righ n
" And other sorts of liyueurs, o
j!Are rather shigh p
'In times bone-drigh, ti
Should we be branded kieueurs? d
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It All I>e|>ends.
| A scientific note says that "weight Si
J for weight, a nianlla rope is just v
_ about as strong as a steel one." And 1
iweight for weight, a yellow Jacket is a
as strong as two elephants, if you get w
the right connection on the yellow <
jacket.?Pickens Sentinel. tl
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Shakespeare Kxecuted.
A number of people from out of ^
j town were disappointed that some8'
body wasn't executed in the play at
the auditorium. They had heard, ac- ,l
2 cording to them, that Shakespearo f'
^ was going to be executed by home
talent. Jasper Herald.
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Prohibition Preparedness. ,
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^ The national prohibition committee (
of nineteen, of which l)r. J. A. Bar'
ton of Dallas, Tex., is chairman, is
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.. to meet in Washington next week for
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the purpose of renewing the fight for ^
bono drv prohibition throughout the .
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2 1'nited States. The committee will
urge prohibition this time as an im1
murium su p in inc direction 01 preT
paredness. Yorkvllle Knquirer.
The Wiley I'olilIrian.
Wonder if Senator Stone will have
?ithe nerve to make any more speeches ^
> in congress.?Anderson Mail.
Your Uncle "Gum Shoe" has been
1 in the. politics business many years, (
i and is wise to Its ways. He will find
j some way to reinstate himself in the
"affections of the people" of the
K "show me" state.?Newberry Observer.
Women Warriors. I
I A New York dispatch says that two
! women for every man applied for 4
J enlistment in the marine corps in the
last week according to Opt. Frank j\
Kvans in charge of the recruiting in
D that city, Several women, he assert- j
, od, wanted to be detailed to battleships.
It was difficult to convince j
them that women are not permitted
>, to serve 011 warships, he said. Where
1 is the man who says that woman r
' ought not to be allowed to vote be- ^
S cause she doesn't have to fight when j
s war comes??Spartanburg Journal. |
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Another View. n
'I | A few days ago a party of citizens r
^ trom the eastern section of Chester t
county who were in Lancaster de- t
^ clared that if a bridge were built
e across the Catawba river Lancaster
I would derive much more trade from >
their section than is now the case, \
h which is no doubt true; but we also 1
? believe that the splendid roads that t
are shortly to be btiilt In Chester t
county will tend to keep this and 1
a other business within the borders of i
. the county, and more than offset any 1
; aUrASU/WW,. .Jrow yltJ^. - ^hesUr f
"THE BUNK OF
Stray Thoughts That Leak
An exchange aptly remarks tihat
here are few kids being licked these
lays because they do not clean up
heir plates.
Some Historical Pacts.
The Boston massacre occurred
tfarch 5. 1770.
General W. T. Sherman was born
>n March 6, 18SI.
Germany declared war on Portugal
Vlareh 8th of last year.
The battle of Hampton Hoads and
he light between the Monitor and
he Merrlmac took place on March
?, 1862.
The atory of the cow jumping over
he moon is 'becoming less a fairy
ale every day.
A recent press dispatch told of a
nan in Philadelphia flashing a ten
housand dollar bill, when the pro>retor
of the place had him arrested,
hinking the bill a counterfeit, the
ellow flushed nine more of the same
lenoininatiou. And they were genline!
The press dispatch did not
ay so. but we feel sure the fellow
ias a newspaper man.
Not every peach of a girl becomes
well-preserved woman.
Free Newspaper Space.
The following article from the
anosville. Wis., Gazette is going the
ounds of the press and al! "the
ioys" are giving it a hearty amen!
"When other folks donate a hall,
innate the lights, donate the heat,
onate the music, donate the speakng,
donate the decorations, doate
the feed, donate the invitations,
onate the programs, in fact everyhing
connected with the entertainlent,
and no charge is made for adission.
or there is nothing to sell, it
ught to be clear to all fair-minded
eople that then it is perfectly fair
a come t>> the Gazette and ask it to
onate its service in bringing the
rowd that is necessary to make a
access of the affair.
"How many times will it be neces
ary for the Gazette to explain that
hen a thing happens it is news?Anouncing
it before it happens is plain
nil simple advertising, a service
hich the Gazette is pleased to offer
Df sale at a very moderate price, just
he same as a merchant ofTers his
oods for sale.
There is no more reason for tho
azette giving away its advertising
han there Is for -the merchant to
land behind his counters and give
way his merchandise to all who
r>me ana asK Tor it.
"The Gazette is not finding fault
ith anybody, because the public is'
ot to blame. For years some newsapers
have simply gone down on
heir knees, so to speak, chased folks
II over a ten-acre lot, and begged
liein to carry away their advertising
rite-ups, free. Conditions have sc.
hanged that this generosity is no
ingor possible even if it was sensile."
The man with the largest library
sually has the least time to read.
Iver notice it?
Lucky, Indeed, is the fellow who
oesn't have to depend upon luck.
Some people spend a lot of time in
xplaining things they know nothing
bout. Giving advice is like kissing
?easy and pleasant. Taking advice
?well, that's different.
Historical Facta.
Magellan discovered the Philippine
slancls March 13, 1521.
Caesar was murdered March 15,
4 B. C.
The United States militia entered
lexleo on March 15th of last year.
Cleveland was born March 18.
837.
King George was assassinated
larch 18. 1913.
Before a fellow's married he wories
because he isn't, and after that
le worries because he is.
Some clergymen deal in rhetoric,
ome in logic, and some In common
lense. The first Is popular with wonen,
the second with most men. and
he third with but precious few of
dther sex.
A Kansas editor has noticed that
when a man finds fault with his local
>aper the chances are ten to one that
to hasn't an advertisement In It; five
o one he never gave It a job of work;
hree to one that he Is delinquent in
lis subscription; even money that he
lever did anything to assist the pubisher
to make it a good paper, and
..rty to one that he is most eager fo
A BUSY BRAIN" I )
; From Ye Editor's Mind.
Telephone us if you have visitors
from away, or if a member of your
family goes away on a trip. Don't
wait to report a wedding to us until
the couple's grandchildren are big
enough to read. Our wireless is not
a success as yet and our office devil
who is supposed to be a mind reader,
is a failure. The boss can't tc^ll by
that grin on your face whether you
have a new boy at your house or
whether your wife has gone to visit
her parents. Just a whisper and we
will bless you forever.
A woman always thinks she's betf
pr than nthnr u'nmun on/1 n mnM
j VMHU UVIIV, n wu?vii| uuu *& mail
thinks he's no worse than other men.
New friends and old enemies are
not above suspicion.
The Face on the Penny.
The following is the history of the
supposed Indian head on our one
cent piece, or penny, repeated for the
benefit of the children and give under
the title "Know This Girl's
Face." by the Pittsburg Leader.
In 1835 the government of the
I nited States ma<*e an ofTer of fl.OOO
for the most acceptable design to be
placed upon the new one cent coin,
soon to be issued. Some Indian
chiefs traveled from the northwest
to Philadelphia, to inspect the mint,
whose chief engraver was James Parton
Longacre, who invited them to
his house.
The engraver's daughter, Sarah, 10
years old. greatly enjoyed the visit
ol her father's guests, and during tho
evening to please her, one of the
chiefs took his feathered helmet and
war bonnet and placed it on her
head. In the company was an artist,
who imjnediately sketched her and
handed the picture to her father, Mr.
Longacre, who, knowing of the competition
for a likness to go upon tho
tent, resolved to enter the sketch for
the prize offered hv the government.
To his delight the officials accepted
it. and the face of his daughter ap- ' I
peared upon the coin.
The face of Sarah Longacre has
gone into more hands, more pockets,
more homes, more stores; yes, more
churches than nny other coin in the
United States, if not in the world.
Surprising!
A very inquisitive man was sitting
ai tne table next to a man who had
lost an arm above the elbow.
"I see you have lost an arm," finally
was ventured.
The one-armed man picked up his
empty sleeve and peered Into it.
"Great Scott! I believe I have." he
answered.?Philadelphia Public Ledger.
We wish we had the brains of Edison
?then we could alwavs invent
an excuse that would work.
When the party in power is defeated
is the only time the opposition
admits that the election must have
been on the square.
It seems to be war at any price
just now.
It has been stated on good authority
that only one person in 15.00')
understands the currency question.
We see no reason for such gross ignorance.
All there is to it is to get
hold of as much of it as possible and
hang on to it as long as possible.
The higher-ups?the aero squadron.
It beats all* how many flaws the
"outs" can find in the record of the
"ins" and how quickly the flaws are
glossed over when the "ins" tell
about it.
One nice thing about policewomen
might be that the servants would not
be so sleepy In the mornings.
A woman never missed an opportunity
to boast of her influence over
some man.
It's easier for trouble to find your
address than it Is for good luck.
A woman does her duty because
she wants to?-a man because he has
to.
Money also helps the man T.bo
tries to help himself.
It Is easier for a woman to nay she
It- young than It is to look it. JK.
He laughs best who has the laugh ~
on the other fellow.
A man never knows what Is coming
to him until he gets it in the
i eck.
Misfortune Is the filler that separate
true friends from the counterfelt.
HIushy SUnukM.
Said a raw-booed and ugly old maid,
Who had pained forty-Are In the
hade,
"I muat get me a man,
Anyway that I can,
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