The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 25, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 28. SEMI-WEEK
WITH THE SOLONS 00,1
DURING THE WEEK
Coun
Many Bills Under Discussion,
Some of Which Are of StateWide
Interest. Noti<
_____ Graebei
caster i
WOMEN TO PRACTICE LAW ment o
a 8u ppl
Doctors and Surgeons Prohib- erST1|"
ited from Practicing Whilei throug]
Under Influence of Whiskev under
Control
or Drugs. for 8tll
tion.
Columbia. S. C.. Jan. 24.?Fail- ,antlc
ure to muster a quorum In the house ^5.50
of representatives Tuesday after the I,ort oT
assembly had been sitting one hour in ald'
brought the session to an abrupt r'Na' a
conclusion and adjournment was taken
until 10 o'clock Wednesday Appl
morning. 000 to
The calendar had been cleared of Koverni
much general rubbish, this being lo- froni 8
cal and uncontested matter. When holders
the resolution was reached, propos- Innd, a
Ing ratification of the federal pro- County
hlbitlon amendment, the question of througl
a quorum was raised by Mr. Crum mittee
of Bamberg. A roll call indicated spoon,
that only 55 of the necessary 6:1 Craig,
members were in attendance. 8. i
A. B. Langley and George W. No t
Thomas, elected last week to fill the the apt
vacancies in Richland county, took the cov
the oath of office at the opening or signed
the assembly at 1 o'clock. with a
Two bills of Statewide import- divtdua
ance were passed. That from the tary of
senate by Mr. Shelor to prohibit any mers' a
physician or surgeon from practic- to cove
ing while under the influence of cept th
whiskey or drugs was passed. Viola- money
tion is punishable by a fine not to ton the
exceed $200 or imprisonment not to farmeri
exceed 60 days. License is aleo to trate e
be revoked. 100,001
Another of more than common allot tl
interest is that, originally intro- among
duced by Mr. Long of Greenville, but tions n
for which the judiciary committee 4th.
bill was substituted, prohibi^ng the _
offering for sale for slaughter any T\(;
heifer calf under 18 moifcths old.
TV
This is in keeping with the live stock
campaign being pressed over the!
State and also is an important factor ^
in the food conservation program.'
Violation is punishable by a fine
not less than $2 5 nor more than
$100 or imprisonment not less than
15 days nor more than 30 days.
Tlic Senate. The
The State senate met at 1 o'clock receive
Tuesday and remained in session rnd?
one hour. During that time it
passed and ordei ?-d for ratification ^ m,|H
authorizing the trustees of the 'The 1
school district in Spartanburg to will be
order ai\ election for the purpose of tion on
issuing bonds on that school dis been
trict.
It passed to a third reading the ?'
following second reading bills: some ii
Relating to %he county govern- in you
ment of Lexington county. that it
Providing for the holding of an nur St.
election to determine the establishj
It l~
mg or a county court house in 11 ,n
Oconee county. chlldre
Designating the fourth Friday in pants i
October of each year to be known as them t
Frances Willard day and to provide .
? /. . tagging
for the teaching of lessons on temperance
on that day. .and pr
Restricting the duties of the com ! "1R
mission of agriculture. on
To abolish certain public nigh ! coa
way crossings on the Charleston and|Put 'n
Western Carolina Railroad between; m'^ht
McCormick and Meriwether. given 1
Conferring additional powers 0I> I fhe
the county board of commissioners
< a , a for cor
of Saluda county.
J a prize
Relating to the dieting of prison on roft
ers In Clarendon county. 1 . '
' ,dren.
Validating the action of the jury might
commissioners in Kdgefield county, (he sch
Night Session. j mayor
At the night session Senator La- TIav<
ney offered a resolution that no you by
more night sessions be held durlneUhta pi
the meeting of this legislature, and the rhi
that instead an afternoon session be Sunday
held each day. appoint
Senator l^aney's resolution was! men a
adopted by a practically unanimous the set
vote. I all lnt<
The Australian ballot bill came
over from the house among a num- ,'ePn^,
ber of others. events
The bill Intending to prohibit the wlU be
slaughtering of calves under 18 APP'
months old was among these that "P^ratl
came over.'
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(Continued on Page 8)
IE LANC
LY. LANCASTER, S.
2RNMENT TO SELL NEiWC ftP INTF
NITRATE TO FARMERS NEfld "* 111 IE
ftVFR THF
ition Must lie Made Through * ' Mil* I llLl
ity Agent ami Price Will Be
97s.no Per Ton. Short Items Picked
There and Everywb
re has been given to R. W. Busy Reader,
r, agricultural agent for Lan
county, that the U. S. Depart- CONVICT fOITNTFR
f Agriculture will sell at cost ^"NVIUi COUNTER
y of nitrate of soda to farm
Lancaster county. President Wilson Thai
nitrate was ' purchased
It the War Industries Hoard Merchants for Pat
the authority of the Food Operation in Matte
Act a? a part of the prnCram Conservation,
mulating agricultural producIt
will be unloaded at At
ports and the price will be Governor Manning hat
a ton, free on board cars at special election for Febr
arrival. Furmaw ~ - *'
- ?" ?. ?= iu me question or annexing
ti<U? freight from port of ar- Colleton county to Hamh
nd the State fertilizer tag The territory affected is
nine-tenths square miles.
icatlon for a part of the 100.
ns of nitrate bought by the According to the rect
nent will be received only State board of health, t
ictual farmers or owners or total of 163 cases of ce
of farms for use on their nieningitis at Camp Jack
.nd may be made through deaths front the diseai
Agent R, W. Oraeber or figures show five new ca
l any member of a local com- deaths since Saturday.
consisting of J. H. Wither
A. J. Gregory. Vernon Lieut. Albert C. Smith
Ross Rlacknton. W. It. Twit- Hundred and Seventh In
E Itailes was tried recently be
. , ... martial at Camp Wadsw<
noney will be required with
charge of encouraging
dication but upon notice from , .. . .
A . . up of an enlisted man, h
inty agent farmers who have , . ... .
? . quitted and will be rest
applications must deposit
. . . . . company,
local bank, association, or in- .
1, designated by the secre- ,, .. ? ..
South Carolina s propo
agriculture to act as the far-]250 000 shlphn?ders to T
gent for that purpose, money (he Un|ted gtates ,b ftp
r the cost of the fertilizer ex- 00Q according to ,nfo
te freight charge. After the c6|Ved by (he gtatp Cou
is transmitted to Washing- feQge frQm the Council
nitrate will be shipped to the Defense ?oraoe L. ,.
If applications for the ni- Marion to direc( th(
xceed the supply of about thpge workmen in this S
) tons the government will
te supply on a pro'rata basis Senator Lanev of (
those who applied. Applica- hng lntrodurPd a bn, to
tust be received by February women to practice law
State of South Carolina,
two young women all
YOUR SHOV EL DAY (University of South Car
1 BE OBSERVED HERE ,l"sirf> to be admitted to
| practice of law in June i
| l.aney's bill would pave t
Yedncsday is Ray Set Apart | them.
i Tieing Tags on Kvery 1
j William Waddell, a
< oal Shovel. j wbo say9 his home is in
j and that he has been
...... .1 Camp Jackson, and who
local fuel administrator has , . . ...
ed with counterfeiting, w
d the following letter: guilty by a jury in the f?
tr separate cover this office of the eastern district
ing you a supply of tags for Carolina, in Columbia T
rag Your Shovel Day" which is ,,ke,y that a motlon w
by Waddell's counsel
observed throughout the na- tr|a, Thp cage Qf Rufug
i January ,10th. The day has Shannon, co-defendants
dvertised in the newspapers dell has not been tried j
State and it is hoped that <
According to reports i
aterest in it has been aroused fhp Stafe fue, adminigt,
r several communities and retail food dealers in S
will be a big success, so far as lina have signed the ]
ltp ju ni'rwlni' In "I w"
.. . .. . , fair and moderate prices,
intended that the school
administration lias recei
n be the prinicpal paitici- gram from Washington t
n the events of the day. Get! that 120,000 out of SI
0 arrange public exercises in'<e:s in the United States
t the shovels of the mayor Ied ,he retailers' pledge
of the second week's cai
ominent citizens. Instruct!
ldren to fake these tags home: pjrat Lleut. I)ean
uary 30th and tie to the fam- lggth machJne gun bat
il shovel. Have the strings,. . . ... .
tloned at (amp Wads
the tags before hand. This, . . .... ?
, found dead in a Spartai
be done at a "stringing be '
I Monday. Lieutenant
ty the school children. Such i . . . . . ,. . . ,
.had been shot through t
nt would arouse interest in.. . ... , .. . ,
! the head, the bullet passi
nmunity. If possible, arrange!.. . . . . ? .
J ' ' , the brain and coming out
itests in the schools, offering . . . . , ... K???r
i head. Lieut. Huchanar
for the best essay or jingles _ .... .. ?
drove ( itv. l a.. He vent
1 saving, written by the chil-| . . 0
| tel Sunday afternoon nnr
As a reward the winner!
. ... , . . .... I room spending the niglit
he privileged to tag publicly I
. ?. _f .. . . , .. i next morning he cnme on
ool shovel or the shovel of the
, .. .. , purchases and after his
of the city. . . .
shot was heard.
i your local newspapers aid
giving all publicity possible to j j Hopo prp8idpnt
.rent. Announcements at a'ljiumbla Retail Merchant
irch services on the preceding lJon ha8 receivPd frotn
will also help. If possible wi>4on a letter ack nowl
I committees of prominent association's patriotic t
nd ladles to fo-operate with co-operation when the
?ool authorities in arousing order wa8 i8BUed. The
srest and enthusiasm possible. , od yr Tumulty, score
would be pleased to have a pre?|dent reads: "Th
from you afterwards on the vory depply appreciates
of the day. which we trust j,ind patriotic co-operation
I a SUCCesS with you. tail MArrhanta' ixnnl.i
rectatiog your continued co- lumbla In the matter c
on tn this work, we are, conservation order, and 1
Youre very truly. to convey to you and to
U. 8. Fuel Administration. concerned an expreeaton c
Publicity Department, thanks."
1
v .
EWS
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YI
? call fighting forc
sy Supplying Dress- showing ac!
iiertcuii Soldiers
~ 1916. This was a decrease of 8 per > leave homo in
.is declared Lancaster county had her] won't you come
der.il (oni fu|| share of this shortage. Lan- noons? If you
ot South raH|er county must feed herself, j man. won't you
uesday. It ^Vill you help? your eight Mon
ill be made We wish to enroll every boy and j important matt*
for a new Rjrj pe|Ween nK,>s Gf jo and 18|iees to hind up
and j year8 jn tjie pjK club work for the w hich our own
with Wad- year 1918. Every member of this! soon he sufferin
I club will be expected to raise one or your whole heai
received bv more P,R8- This pig should be the of this war. ar
ration 650 ^OHt ,)i>: avai,ab,e- ^ does not pay j avoidably detain
outh Caro- to a "scrub" ?' an>' hind. j every time the
pledge c ird Lancaster county needs "more'are a few who a
customers' hog8 aiu' he,ter hogs." As in other member the hou
The food 8eot'ons the. boys and girls must be ings?all day
ved I tele 'end?,rs and bring in good blood-' morning from
0 the effect I>,gR '? !ay the foundation for; day Friday anil
50 000 gro- "10 ',ol"r Industry in Lancaster'from nine until
have sign- co,,n,y- An electric i
at the end ^',e 's nn ?dlcient farm la-| gauze has been
| borer. He works seven davs in the1 the local Red i
1 v lis?"*.
week without being watched. Hejgift to the cha
w ill go to the held or nesturo nn.i .. :n
?' "' na iiii ii,
tallon. 8tu-iKI,,her the crop and then bring the ,'i''
worth. was| m??t homo. CMvo him a chance to! mlnu^Ibui-K
hotel " n y?" ?ncl ynnr country. ~
Buchanan Thn boK business is very profitable s,,"kIcj
be back of ,(> ,ho ho-v who trios. jusf a fow '"terminable fol
ng through , ?'ay? ?Ro a rjK ci?b boy Jn nH f)" "or ,boso whom
of tbe fore- horln* county sold one pig for ?r?r, ,;f>mftnibpr when
l lived a- Th,s bov '? the son of a tenant far ' Jh?lt eV?ry ,,r
lo the ho- mor- who can't read or write |[n Th'8 whitenes
i secured a haa bopn In the pig ciub three years m'''
there.. The nnd flay? that he expects to make ^ of tho
t and made p,RS b,,y him a farm bv the time ho1 fr??
return the ,n 25 old. You can do enuallv T? serv" our
|"h well if yo? try. Hegin now ' ! r,ftf,n
All the hoys and girls in a com 1 Pmm "h""1"
of the Co- munity should get the same breed kn?W"
Associa-1 ? P'*s- That will help to establish ?h sav,onrs *
President!" rop??atlon for your community as ForKivft ?? th
I find tf ?hn?
[edging the|belns a P^esHive section. va|n "
etegram of Your county agricultural agent And we have
recent fuellwm hp,P y?u to KPt your pig, and | ?Ann
letter 8lgn-j^e'P y?u arrange your pasture and
itary to the f?p(' rrops. Send him your name at'
e president oncp* A8* your school teacher (OBB ^ T
the loyal about this pig club work, they will BY TI1K
of the He- *e" V?u ?nd he?P you to get started. Augusta. (Ja.,
Lion of Co-! Raymond Cobb
if the fuel To the Boys and Girls of Lancaster by h's exemp
he asks me County: placed in Claw
i every one We want to give every boy and developed that
if his warm j had been Imi
(Continued on Pa?a I.) Cobb has a wife
:aster N
C? FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918.
REST IPIG CLUB WORK IS Ml> ,
STATE WELL UNDER WAY ?
_____ lngs for A i
Up Here, County Agent Graeber Sends ut
lere for Out Letters to Boys and
3. Girls in the County. The following
Lancaster chapti
To the Woi
FEITERS TEACHERS ASKED TO HELP Cable Message
Murphy, Hi
_ . .. Commission
nks Retail Pig Show Will Be Held in Lan-1 .-The Rp(l Cro
triotic Co- caster in November and Num- nihility oi suppi;
r of Fuel erous Premiums Will Be Of- <lross,n*s an<1 "
situation here i
fered for Best Pigs. Ked Cross stand
lions must be u
i ordered a County Agent Graeber is getting P()ssi,,'( speed.
-to %_? . i .. , ... sod done unmet
uaiy 12 on his pig club well under way and last ,
f a nar* nt . . . i .. . lunuty and nati(
i a part or week sent out letters to some 200
vitnhlp
?erg county, hoys and girls in the county inviting) .#rriu " ?_
* U - ? '1
them to become members. Mr. i 1 lu" mierica
Graeber also has addressed letters. po8e the Ci
?rds of the !? the teachers of the county seek Pr(,P"re with all
here are i 7* <0 en,'Ht ,he,r ai(1 in th* work 81,00(1 Possible
robro-splnal In".** enco'"-aKement of their pu- are KO,n? to me
son and 53 j?,n the cIub' Arrange- our nwn nien.
se These e"ts have bpen made with the Bank "This whole
ses and no I'anras,pr fo furnish the boys and the mo?t vital tl
Kins, who are unable to raise the ?' America can
necessary funds, with their pig. this in ,his war."
of the One .mUk,"K U P?ssible for all who wish Seventeen pat
fantrv who : a"d comP?le for the prizes n,en responded
fore court- ? 7? offered' P?aI Wednet
jrth on the "urlnK the month of November. ,a'Kest number
the beating *.**** Sh"W W,M be he,d in Lancaster ,ocal workroom
as been ac- Wh,?h thp club members will be dav- Miss Mar
ored to his eXpe(led to exhibit their p|K8. and v,s?r of surgica
numerous premiums will he pro- charge, and the
>ided for the best pig in several made dressing
rtion of the J"erenti classes. This pig ?how Hm Moore. Bf
>e raised in 7s ** "8on,ething new MoCardell, Juai
proximately *" SUn" and wil1 stimulate vvylie. Louise
rmation re- 7, W?rk ?f t,,c boys and K'rls. Rogers, poster,
ncil of I)e- ollowing are two letters sent out R,(,<b John Poi
of National -r ?raeber t0 b?ys and Kir,8: r,re*ory a"<? K??c
nigham, of ? ? yS aDd Girls of Lancaster 353 Kauze com
s drive for v ( ?Unty: ,he morning's w
tate. ' ' V6r before have we faced a attendance and
t me when it was so important that encouraging to
Chesterfield. 7J* lookpd to ,he young people of 'he work, and i
provide Tor ? na,ion '? ass'st in carrying the enthusiasm will
within the .p!'"''"S ?f <hp American people, who as yet have
There are gr?nt ?ry the world over is for matter or helpii
ending the I'1 '"S wheat and sugar. Kvery! G rayson Murpl
ollna who ">V gil1 ahould endeavor to do, vital thing that
the general r "i '' ' ' b' 'P 'n "1(! eause of iea can do for
md Senator P^uetlon. Which of these war."
he way for I''* s""s n>'ou help supply? What are you
ou can easily help in the produe- vou are one of
' on of more meats and fats. o? women who hav
white man.i P ''al,. there was a short- Tor doing what
Barlington -.7 ? ' hogs in the United you come in on
working at. a , ,h? numbpr held by or Saturday mr
American farmers on October l.ja busy housewl)
me enmustasm and parent resumption on a
the dressings which larger scale of the milita
an life and death to tion on the Western front.
Although for the mom
question deals with operations, viewed from
ling that the women facts as announced by th
do for the soldiers war offices, do not transce
portance the usual small (
riotic Lancaster wo- bv raiding and reconnoite
to this earnest ap- tjes which have been in
alay. This was the since the severe wintry wt
of workers that the ^an. reading between the lii
has had on any one communication it is not dif
garet Moore, super- the maneuvers in progres
il dressings, was in ,j0us sectors are in the i
following volunteers trying out processes of a
k: Misses Nannie character. From the Nort
as McManus. Ruth lhe Swiss frontier the les
nita Wylie, Eliza tbe rigors of winter has
Wylle; Mesdames tbe nien fG go forth in ei
Tttnes. Robbins, which seemingly forecast t
ag. Reed, Andrew |j()n shortly to resume tig
st. and Mrs. Springs, tivity more extensively. F
ipresses represented lhe biK gun8 on the enti
ork. This increased front have been roaring in
production is very (,uols but (llP infantry has
those in charge of | -
.....iK n> me neep snows
t is hoped that this ()) fjH, mora8sea which for
reach other women. ,.e8ult of lho thaw
done nothing in the
,, . luihl l?y Germans
rig in what Major
,v calls "the most ?n ,holr extreme right
the women of Amor- "elgium. the Germans hav
the soldiers in this 0,,t "Important raid" ai
a footing in French
doing to help? it I trenches east of Nieupc
the large.number of alon- noa,1>' 1,11 ?r the
e more or less time Flanders the artilleries
ever appeals, won't creased the volume of their
Wednesday. Friday To the south, around Le
irning? If you are and St. Quentin the fig
re who is unable to though still by coniparativ
the morning hours, forces, daily is growing in
up tin Friday after- while eastward along the
are a business wo- ties Dames, past Verdun ai
give part of each of to the Swiss border the Ft
day holidays to the Germans are continuously
>r of making dress- on various sectors in artill
the terrible wounds ing and in infantry activ
American boys will siderably above the norma
ig at the front? If pared with the early day
rt is in the winning war.
id you are not un- Italians Gain Grout
,ed. won't you come Qn ^ I|aHan fron( (h
doors open? There,
price that ke<ps us waerts of Berlin has again
pressed, this time for ai
own. that keeps us p?lidnrity of the Oerm
tariat. with Austrian lah
that other women struggle.
British labor in eonferei
ve have never seen, has upheld the war aims
at we are so slow! by President Wilson and
blood should cry in Lloyd George.
Two British steamers w
let our moment go! r#*c<.n11y in the Mediterrai
lia Josephine Burr. W|th th eloss of 718 lives,
_ to an announcement to the
IN CLASH 2 commons.
DISTRICT HOARD
Jan. 24.?Tyrus MRTHODHITS !*KETINO
has been reclassed BEHIND Cl/OHEI
ition board. being Savannah, Oa.. Jan. 24.2,
Division A. It of the Methodist Unlflcat
his questionnaire mission are held behind clo
properly filled out. and no definite informatli
i and three children, specific progress is avails!
SAR
FS
Front. Resumption of Operal
Western Front Indi
is furnished by the ]{v Raids,
er of the Red Cross: _______
nen of America.
from Major Grayson i INFANTRYMEN TAK,
?ad of the Red Cross,
1 in France: Improvement in Weathc
iss has direct responding
us with surgical tions Offers Opportu
othing in the whole Better Work in the C
" ?<l'""ly, Men Are Taking Adv
ard dressings in mil- **
sent over with all
If this is not done With the reported am
liately, a serious ca- fn the political unrest ii
anal disgrace is i?p- ?>
? ? military and a continuati
It nee as regards the int<
n women who com- situation in Germany, thi
oss Chapters should feature in the world war '<
IVITY
lions on
cated
E PART
;r Condinity
for
>pen and
an tape.
elioration
i Austrlaon
of aiernational
b notable
is the upsomewhat
ry operaen
t these
the cold
e various
nd in i ulceration*
ring parprogress
lather benes
of the
Rcult that
s on vanature
of
marked
Ih Sea to
sening in
permitted
nterprises
he intenhting
ac'or
weeks
ire battle
intensive
lain idle
and later
_ in the high command evid
re ever faithful. no^ resulted as yet in an
rs for surgical di?s< nirnt (>j- (j1(, strained poriti
Monday. Wednesday Austro-Gernmn armlPs. ,
no e uriiil one, R Aslago Plateau eastward
I Saturday morning ...
I'oave ltiver and thence s
one' to the Adriatic Sea the
nachine for cutting , .
again have been victorious
purchased by one of
emus minor operations, ri
Cross workers as a . , .
emv positions and bring
riter. This machine .
prisoners and materials o:
Ire holt of gauze in
in ihe-r tracks Austro-Gei
monts.
Gassings. Th<> Portion of
imr workmen in Austria at
ds of gauze - .
. ? ... .t- i .-Iii i niMi K> worn. o\i
vp shall npvpr see.
.. nation both in Austria and
vour finjrers pause.
... . . is declared still to bp uppu
on of blood to stain
, ,, i to desire of the people for
s. falls for you and ' 1
The Socialist newspai
"> DOOTIM
?Sesslona
Ion Comaed
doors
on as to
ble.
med as a
iti North
e carried
id gained
advanced
>rt. while
front in
have infi
re.
ns. Arras
hting, alely
small
strength,
3 ('hemin
nd thence
ench and
engaged
ery fl^htities
con1
as corn's
of the
id.
e change
ently has
iy betteron
of the
"Vom the
to the
outhward
Italians
in minii?lin?c
en;ing
'>a"k
r holding
-man elethe
strik e
said to
t tin' aitHungary
te. owing
peace.
ior Vorbeon
supmounoing
nn proleor
in the
ice again
set forth
Premier
ere sunk
nean Sea
according
house of