The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 30, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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The Lancaster New
Luiiraiilcr, S. C.
(SEMI-WEEKLY.)
Country 'Tio of Thoo, Swoot Li
of Liborty."
Published Tuesday and Fridaj
BY THE
LANCASTER NEWS COMPAN'
Established 1H52.
GEORGE BULLA CRAVEN
Editor and Manager
Entered as Second Class Mat
lotober 7. 1905, at the Postolhce
Lancaster, S. C.. under act of C<
ireas of March 3. 1879.
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views of Correspondents.
Short and rational articles
topics of general interest will
gladly received.
Tuesday. 30, 1017.
Our idea of a really fine man
old Gen. Petaiu.
Maybe after the price goes up bi
won't be mailed so often.
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It is a safe bet right now that n<
bond issue will also be sold.
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Well, nobody ever expected Sot
Carolina to fall down on it.
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Are we to suppose that the Sot
Carolina quart is to be classed as
dry quart?
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The women should not lose si*
of the fact that suffrage carries
duty as well as a privilege.
1
Sign a food pledge card?and 1
up to it.
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Twenty-eight thousand over a
above Lancaster county's allotm<
is the way Lancaster does things,
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They're still fussing about t
Sunday pictures at Columbia a
yet the matter has been finally d
posed of.
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The fact that only one dissenti
voice was heard in ltrazil agai
declaring a state of war leads one
believe that Mrazil means busines
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There is really some doubt as
whether "Hig Thursday"* at i
State fair was any bigger than pi;
circus day.
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"We suppose that a lot of th<
will come to us marked "posta
due" on the outside and "please
mil" inside.
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The fact that four people clear
$27,000 on six acres of truck ou?
to be considered some little arg
tnent in favor of yams.
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We are inclined to the belief tf
this dance in grass dresses is an
suit to the Hawaiian maids, who,
arfe told, don't look like that.
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People who remember "Hub
Benton whan he pitched for the <
mill team dowu at Darlington kn
that he wasn't born in North Co
llna.
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And now the price of coal whi
history regards as naving cauf
some worry, is thought of no mo
The question is can we get coal
any price.
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We knew it would come soot
or later and it seems to be left
Ttev. Baxter F. McLendon to und
lake the all but hopeless Job of ct
verting Greenville.
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Sometimes it looks as if a moi
tain has been made out of a mo
hill in the matter of the whipping
that private at Camp Wadswor
and then again it looks the otl
. .
TB
'SUNDAY MOVING PKTl'KKS?!
'S A<?.\1N. !
All
We are well ^ a ware that Coluiuhia inore
= may be able to take care of itself in food
the matter of opening the moving Hoov
picture theatres on Sunday for the 'n e>
, move
benefit of the soldiers camped near-:
!sible
by; it is nevertheless a fact that pub- j ,g
lie sentiment in the capital city very keep
? naturally is reflected throughout the little
r State. We do not assume to offer coun
\r advice to Columbia, but we do en*
[ care
iter protest against the policy of de
| garb;
stroying custom long established, wou|
which policy is calculated to spreud so w
to other sections and eventually feedi
ter i
at come home to us and to all of the or F
3n" other communities of the State. dog.
The chief argument for the openlag
1
ing of the theatres on Sunday is that w
q0 "the presence of the soldiers de- "Kee
00 mands it." The presence of the sol_ the t
? diers demands nothing of the sort, teria
ho |
I How many of the soldiers at Camp j j)
Jackson have been used to moving ,,ijes
on pictures on Sunday? j furtli
br I The custom of Sunday observance ' |)0tti
will not permit such amusements ; const
and it would be morally dangerous the
I to overthrow that custom. We ad- secoi
? | mire the State for its stand on the ducti
is question, which is outlined in the iia.ve
following paragraph: ' worh
"We shall grant, for the discus- woul
ills sion's sake only, that public opinion
I about Sunday is old fashioned and
anteountcit ill Smith fiipnlinn Thnt t.UU
doos not change facts. 'Puritanical' Who!
F*X t
and 'bigoted' may be applied to it dairy
by tboso who wish. The facts re- p(
main. Three-fourths of the people
ith ! of this State live in rural districts.
Five-sixths of the dwellers of the nat'?
towns and cities have lately come ducts
i from rural districts. The definition 1 for t
. of Sunday observance inhering in' prodi
,l this issue is as The State has outlined
it. The men that proponents <omp
lot opening Sunday theatres would raP'a
;ht j call puritanical are an overwhelm-j of cli
a'ing majority of the leaders of more
thought, of the principal taxpayers, rre.ls
of the shapers of public opinion, 01
j the creators of the moral, political moi<
1V? and social atmosnhere of this com- veget
j monwealth. If this he not true. The there
(State has not liveil in South Carolina j(?n (j,
nd with understanding of South Caro- ^0?s
linians. Whether they are right or
i world
i wrong is apart front the question.
(The facts remain." Tli
* !? P"
he AI.IIKADY RKMAItKABLK. . t)
m' That the United States has for ..
Unite
''" nearly four months been engaged in n p
war and the movement of men ant''every
i munitions across the seas which are ,
ng , be 0
infested with deadly submarines and
nst more
' raiders with a loss of but one vessel
to sotne
is remarkable if not marvelous, and
one.
the effectiveness of the careful planInt
ning and safeguarding of the armv
to neces
anil navy experts is demonstrated so
he ing c
clearly that it cannot be mistaken,
iIn _
1 hat other American vessels will
s,
meet disaster may as well be expected
and we should reconcile our- "
5IU
selves to such losses. The sinking Lerni
ige
of the Antilles is only a beginning dollai
reof
German activity against the ships oul '
of this country. Libeled
Upwards of 2,000,000 men will he didn t
sent from this country to the battle. Pe<>pl(
,u_ fields of Europe; their equipment. "ie K
their munitions, must also brave the '?r G
i
death-infested seas, and the men 1
.
lat must be fed from this side. That 'au
1
in- disaster will overtake some of these succei
we is natural and to expert less iR to try secon
to "fool yourself." That we will the <*'
lose both ships and men Is only the peop'
ie" natural result of war and we may Pul ^
>ld expect nothing more. lives
dw + ,from
ro-j PAYING "!VfVI> TAX." tarlsr
| Th
Kvery farmer, every man who uses an; ^
lc), the public highways, pays his *hare war ,
iefj of "mud tax." Hauling cotton to ja wl,
rR market can be figured to a cost baniB. ||0ana
at Time saved, likewise, means so murh t|lir,|
money saved. Improved roads srrj|)(
cost considerable in the beginning, ^
ler.hut after once established, there is (;erm
to n? further "mud tax" to pay. mora
er- Even the roads hereabouts can be ^
>n- materially improved by the use of bjow
the split-log ?drag, or any other*lh,. j
drag, after each rain. It will lessen
tn- the "mud tax," which every one of
le* pays. short
of subst
Why Omit Sorghum?
(Columbia State.)
,Pr Slogan for Grand Old South Caro- ' ?'
i""1 vams and Hams! ?lve
[E LANCASTER NEWS TUESD
"KKEP A PIG." ?
ong with the policy of raising _
grain and conserving other
supplies. Food Administrator I
er suggests the idea of starting I mmW
rery community a "Keep-a-Pig"
intent. This may sound imposto
those living in cities, but
i not. Even city people may
a pig. without trouble and at
cost, by arranging with some
try friend to take care of it.
every suburbanite took to his
a pig and fed it on the house
age." Mr. Hoover says, "he 1
d increase our fat supply and do I I I
itliout call upon our general
ng stuffs, and a properly cared
>ig Is no more insanitary than a
would be well, while consider;he
food conservation campaign store
under way, to keep in mind this theV
p-a-Plg" movement, by which nt?\V
lation's food supply may be mally
increased.
f we are to maintain our supto
the allies." Mr. Hoover '
ler says, "we have only one of jg*p-?lirst,
we must reduce our .
jmption of pork products to jjt:?
prewar normal or better: and. 'iKjafli
id, we must increase our pro- I
on Pork products L.'IHI
an influence in this present Btllg
1 situation wider than one IPhHII
il ordinarily attribute to them. II 'p
human body must have a cer- II F
amount of daily intake of fat. 1
tlier this fat is by means of
products, by vegetable oil, or
>rk products becomes a second
juostion in time of complete
nal stress, because pork pro. ABO
to some decree will substitute
he other fats. . . . Increased
iction in pork fats can be aclished
with a great deal more
ity than increased production
liry products and on a much Make
widely extended scale. An in- 1 it llll\
e in pork fats can also be made llolise
rapidly than an increase in sitltTt
al)le fats. It appears to me,
fore, that we must concentrate
10 increase in the production of
if we are to answer the
I's craving for fats."
us Mr. Hoover outlines \shat is
ssing need not in one section
ie country but throughout the
id States. The "Keep-a-Pig"
ment should be started in
community. Pig clubs should
rganized whereby a dozen or
may each raise a pin wlia
friendly rivalry tor the largest
leased pork production is it
slty. the absence of which be- *
ertain to cause want.
Wmk
\l> N'KWS FOIC (iKItMWV.
was said a few days ago that J I'1
any had as much as a million M<*t 1\
s to spread the news through- til It' )
hat country in case the second IH'W
ty loan had failed. But it l)xl'* V
fail. It didn't fail because the , (j .j?) y
e of this country are back of
<i\19 R
overnment. That is sad news "'AJ- u
ermany, but not the worst, for JtxlH I'
bird Liberty loan, whenever it Jixlli \\
inched, will go through just as
ssfully as did the first and the
d. Germany will never have
onsolation of knowing that tho
e of the United States refuse to
orth their money and their
to wrest democracy and peace
the clutch of a ruthless mill- j Ij
n.
e people of the United States
>ehind the government in this
vith all that they possess?that
; ? V* 1
iy the first and serond Liberty \ 1
wore over-subscribed, and the KefM
, likewise, will be over-sube
allies are now hammering
i ' -<7
any hard, both on land and sea, *
1 and financial, and the success
e recent Liberty loan is another Miltll
that falls hard on the head of
(aiser.
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course, if there should be a
age in leather we have as a
Itute the Charleston waffles. Jj]
patte
jn bo open season for the spug. <Ta<l(
a Liberty Bond. | m?mmam
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AY, OCT. 30, 1917.
ncaster Departmt
The Best Place To Shop After
FURNITURE ANNEX
New Displays of
MPirrc unnirc rim
it11 Jjliili IIVITILi 1u11
iture, Rugs, DraperLinoleui
fore deciding on the refurnishing of the home fo
and at least look at the complete assortments we
will give you a good insight as to the new service
being sought by the better inform od housefurnisl
VE 9 PIECE SOLID MAHOGANY DINING I
Distinctive Furniture For Eat
your home appear exclusively different by using I
distinctive. Here are sets and single pieees fo
for the lover of the home beautiful at prices. \vhi<
'd moderately low.
n . r i ir n r i 11
Beautiful new Kugs in All
'*pyi| jyRuj
it
i"..-, . .'. . - i
jm?? ' r'~~Z7y.7r X v/LM/PJrr'JVULTL. LallnL: . 7-.!:" "T. J'
re one may TTihi Hugs of every <le <e?'i??t inii, size, j
harmonize with ideas, which have aiitady been
;rade Body Brussels. Axminsters and tapestries
designs. And these are their interesting price:
xminstcT liufjs $24.75 18x:!(! Axmi
el vet Hugs $22.50 27x54 Axmi
russels Hugs $18.50 20x72 Axmi
lour Kraft Hugs $12.50 9x12 Fibre
rool Fibre Hugs $12.50 9x12 Grass
Curtains, Draperies and Mi
~^ rjr%r.riA Splendid showing of C
;,,,<1 window hangings that
/Vftl?Plji"Jil vJ' 'u m decorating the home
Ji | '"-J/N an,V liuml>er patterns it
r-: | ^ "|['--jjT Curtains, Draperies and i
Ui, 1 - rMt reasonable prices.
jS' nl|V|| White Kern and Cream
ft? plain . .. .10c, 12 1 2c, .15
Jmslifffy ^arpine Marquisettes, no
Crotownes in mostly every
\ combination, suitable I
color scheme. Priced . .
White Self-figured Madras
' - ' "J? ?* long
as Curtains, ready to hang, white ground, with j
en Madras designs, 2 1-2 yards long
High Grade Inlaid
these you will find that we have about as line ai
rns as you could wish for. And the prices as as ]
i Linoleums
\
;nt Store
All
* ^
>M!CUIMrC
uudiunuij
ns, Shades, Etc.
r Winter, step into this
are now displaying for
sable fittings which arc
lers.
a ilk
tOOM SUIT $175.00.
:h Room
Furniture* that is beaur
every room in tlie
h, at present, are conSizes
is
>attern and color to exformcd.
They arc of
in the most effective of
lister Rugs $1.50
nster Rugs $2.50
lister lings $4.50 |
Rugs $9.75
Rugs $9.50
iterials
verything new in door
will he found of great
for fall. Included are
i a broad selection of
materials at the most
Scrims, bordered and
c, 18c, 26c to 35c Yard
velty and filet nets
10c to 50c Yard
desirable color and
for carrying out any
10c to 75c Yard
i Curtains, 2 1-2 yards
$1.50 Pair
)ink, blue, yellow and
$2.00 Pair ^
urns '
i assortment of choice
low as possible for high
50c Square Yard