The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 01, 1918, Image 1
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VOL.23. NO. 30. SEMI-WE]
McLAURIN WOULD jf
ELIMINATE BOTH n
Considers Election of Either
Tillman or Blease Stupendous
Blunder.
HE MAY BE A CANDIDATE
But He Does Not Say in Signed
Statement Whether He Will
Enter Race for Ciovernor in
Coming Election.
Hon. John I.. Mcl.aurin, former
United States senator of South t'arolina,
and who has been mentioned
repeatedly as a probable candidate
for governor in the coming election,
pave a signed statement to The
Charlotte Observer Monday, in which
he declines to say that he will he a I
candidate for governor, rather elim- are
Inating himself from the race by de- woi
daring that "Whoever Is elected a p
governor will necessarily have to ?.
line up on one side or the other" of
the "present factional lines" and |V1
"this I absolutely refuse to do."
His statement in full is as follows:
"I take this method of reaching
the various people who by petition
and letters have requested me to he- jjy
come a candidate for governor. 1
promised them an answer during the
present month. At this time I feel
that I can perform a better service
by announcing clearly my political
views than by becoming a candidate (ii
for governor. It is probable after I
do that many who have supported
me will not do so, and that eondi
tions will make it best that I should j
not run for oftlce. It is evident that
factional lines are to be drawn in
the senatorial race and. while I be- ;
lleve that I could be elected by
avoiding this issue, I do not want
office on these terms. I have given
the matter careful thought and 1 mi
want everybody to know before hand ,,r(|
just how I stand. In order to get
the warehouse hill made a law I had
to reckon w ith the veto power of i 1 Vl
the governor and without the assist he;
ance of the faction then in power I ,.I;,
could not have moved a step. I
have always recognized this obligation
and do not Intend to forget it ' 1
I would like to be in a position '
while I yet have the mental and tor
physical strength to further develop
the state warehouse system bv
lor
establishing direct sale. I would
also like to organize the machinery!''"'
for state insurance. not only for; ft"
cotton but for other property. I
would like to see a budget system f0(j
for appropriations so as to fix indi l)U)
vldual responsibility for the waste at(.
of tax money, such as is now going
on in South Carolina. I have made S(.j(
up nty mind, however, that I am n't ,.ra
going to keep my mouth shut nor
compromise my yonvictions for the paj
sake of any office on earth. Should f
I go on the stump this summer ! '
shall unhesitatingly say that I regard
the election of either ex Coventor
Mlease or Senator Tillman as ^ 1
a stupendous blunder. So far as the ' 1,1
state is concerned it will establish '
more tlrinlv than ever the nresont v ''
factional linos, and whoever is elect- ,>0'
ed governor will necessarily have to Mn
line up on one side or the other
This 1 absolutely refuse to do.
"Outside of the local issue the
consequences are more far reaching.
The attitude of fJovernor Hlcase he- 1
fore the war has been bitterly hostile
to the present federal adminis- ' ' ''
tration. Kverybody who knows onl
him understands his attitude to
wards the questions relating to the
war. and that he will go any length.
ence he has power, to obstruct the
policies of Woodrow Wilson. He is w
bold and has great ability in certain 8,)i
lines. His advent Into the senate ,M'r
would greatly strengthen LaFol- ,n"
lette and a 'little group of willful
senators' who are doing all in their mo
.rill
" power lo hamper the conduct of a '
war upon whose result, depends the "ol
future not only of America but of nn(
mankind everywhere. I could not ,n*
make campaign speeches and dodge
this issue. I cannot by silence make Sm
myself a party to a national calam- the
Itv of this character, Senator Till- P?>
man Is Incapacitated by physical
weakness for the strenuous work 'ha
now required. I am glad to be able cor
to say^that I am sincerely sorry for a"
(Contlnned on Page 8) oth
IE LMS
EKLY. LANCAS'
WOMEN HUN VETERINARY HOS
? 41 I Mill <111(1 f(l
y high in the southern states dent to caj|
ere most of the nine million industrial or
ndles of the association's mem- \tarshal Genet
s are located. It was asserted, jnf? to (.Xp|ajn
. that if mills were idle on Mon- committee it
rs their operatives would burn a nf.w drawini
re coal in their homes in the mill de.- of liability
ages, and the fuel administra- trants Wher.
a was asked to consider the mills t,epn KjVen the
1 mill villages fis a unit in deal- names will 1
with the matter. classes to whl
Vlr. Cramer asked Senator Hoke signed accordl
ith what he considered should be ing worked oi
I Dollcv Of the cotton mtlto In ?. .
- -- ii is nssum
rsuance of the administrator's said, that tnon
tement. Senator Smith replied trants will fal
it, under the circumstances, he tj,at Cjasa ^is
isldered it the patriotic duty of fwo million m
mllla situated as above deserib- iH proposed to
to run full time on Mondays as on
ter days. (Contlnu
n many districts English women are taking the p
at war, and now a big veterinary hospital in I>on<
tnen. The photograph shows the horse doctors ren
atient.
ILLS TO RUN IF DATE OF
USE NO MORE FUEL DRAF
dro-Electric Power Plants Number of
May Operate on Fuelless Failed Ha
Mondays. l)eci
\RFIELD HAS SAID SO IT DEPEND
ch Mills. However, Must Store| Possibilities
Product of These Days to uation a
Avoid Congestion in Freight Abroad
Shipments. Many Que
Washington. Jan. SI. Fuel Ad- Washington,
nlstrator t'.ertield has issued no of America s I
... , their present ?
ler giving and state or local ad
stK-li factors ;
nistratoi nuthori'y to close down)^ ..hipuii 1
ro-elect r ica 11 > driven mills on said in
itless Mondays, where their op war departni*'i
lion does not in any way increase H?r another *1
us*1 or fuel, a committee rcpre- *' how 111.11
called.
ititig the Auieri*'au < otton ManuWhen
Mr.
t urers' association was told yes-!
I military com
day at a conference with Doctor fnited States
i Held Hut it will lie necessary million men
^.ir.l. ...ill-- t?. .1,.... ??"! * ' vmie *?>
' """ " I
Is nil Monday so as to avoid ' ',:i" '""I'1 vn
I In* found to cs
ight shipments. , ....
to the divisii
Hie committee was told by the cnnipa an(| th,
oral fuel administrator that the Kmure devele
stion of whether or not to oper- wjiat additions
cotton mills on Monday was a secret
tier to be left largely to the con- (?r,jnjon that i
nee and patriotism of each op- es8arv j0 cail i
tor. bearing in mind that it was increment of I
? fuel adininistrsition's unchang- executive's sin
tie determination to save fuel. for ntint? tin
senators Overman of North faro- ' would be exha
a, and Hoke Smith, of (ieorginj islation by co
ompanied the committee, which J essary. He sj
s lieaded by Stuart \V. Cramer,1 der the autho,
lirman of tli * association's h-gis- ments of line
Ive committee, and V .1 Draper, each and sue
e president of the association, for recruit h
h of Charlotte, N. C. Senator units "as th<'
ith. after an interview with Doc- necessary." tin
Cartield. voiced the opinion that bring out in :tl
was a patriotic duty of the mills men.
operate on Monday. Youths
The fuel administrator was told The S(.najP
t the cotton mills represented by np,,roVed legis
committee do not use coal ex- wa|. departmei
t for heating purposes and that (o^iHtrarion of
y for a brief part of each day. a{ro 0f o 1 Vei
friction of the machinery and thorizing the l
ividual dynamos being sufficient bas|s ,,f ('|as<t
make the temperature comfort- i
ICASTEP
rER, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918.
1PITAL "nllSSUE BONDS FOR
B?^ri lANfASTFR SfHOl
I ?
Mr. Hinos Introduces Bill
thorizinjf Election in Thi
y. School District.
\ 1 $80,000 FOR IMPROVEME?
1 Bone Dry Prohibition
I Passes House and is Sent
' "a^e ^ *ure
' <.< \ follow ing are soiih* of ili?' now
! introduced in tho house:
Colleton delegation: To nut
J i/.e the highway commissioner
_ county treasurer of Colleton co
lares of the men who to l?rr(?w money for current expe
Jon is run entirely by ,or 1918.
uoving the shoes from Mr. Mines: To authorize
election on issue of $.80,000 sc
bonds by Lancaster school disl
i nnoAim Redmon: To allow the \
SFlllNn council of the town of St. Matth
Calhoun county. State of S
rp ai/Xf rivm Carolina, to impose an annual
t [\j^j | rlAtU of t,(,, pxoee<'inR mills oi
property in said town for muni
purposes.
New Men To lie <s* K78i Mr Robinson:
K t V t 11 | change the Liberty Hill voting
? ? ^ cinct in McC!orntick county to V
ided I pon. Town School House in said cot
Judiciary committee: A
IS FVENTS "s<,lu,ion proposing to amend
tion l of Article IT of the com
tion. relating to qualifications
of Shipping Sit- "fliceholders. so as to allow* w*(
to he appointed.
no Developments
Mr. (Soodwin: To amend tht
Will Determine ,Hating to the names and \
stions Involved. precincts.
(S. 818 Mr. Price: To timer
, ... ,, act entitled "An act to provid
, Jan. J1 Lxpansion . ....
_ . ,. , the holding ot an election In <
lighting lure's hevond
, , , ter county. South Carolina, or
strength depends upon ... ... . .
question of Issuing $4;?n.0rt0 i
is events abroad tind . , ,
: i ial i oupon bonds for the ! ii
situ.' i ill. S'-crela >-\
.. , I ! er ina tie a f roads and bLdge
disclosing that the*
;pro\lde for the .--Iin.g i lid : ei
it has not tixeil a dab I , ...
I t oil or said bonus bv :i roinmi
rtitt nor even det? rm- i ,
tiere.n rreabd and to provldi
ny new men shall be ..
the expenditure of proceeds oi
.? t.iMi t -??iu 111 n mi . ;? ti
linker told ih?' senate ,b(inc the duties aid power ??1
tiiiit< - Monday th commission in respect the>? to.
would have half a to provide ti sinking fund an
in France early thi- terest."
in all a million and a The hill by Mi. Horry of Or
across if ship- could burg to provide election tn.e h
irry them, he referred j t",?>' 'he votes of soldiers, sailon
ms now in training; men in the civil service was p
>se already in Fntope to third reading,
ipments will decide The hill by Senator Hani
il forces will lie sent Calhoun, brought over from
ary made cleat his year, to enable the adm nistr
f events made it nee- ,,j Thelma and Minnie Sand
out more than another bring jiction against the State
lalf a million men the passed. The death of these ehi
thority to draft men lS alleged to have been induce
its other than reserves inoculation with anti-typhoid s
usted and further leg- from the State board of health,
tigress would be nee The Koctor bill. creating
lid however, that un- Stat-- Indtistrial School for (1
ritv to call two incre was passed at night by a wide
soldiers of SOU,OHO gin, the vote being 00 to 12.
h additional number school is of a reformatory eh
attalions and special ter for refractory white girl
President may deem tvv.en tie ages of eight and 2"
b second draft might old. No epileptic insane or f"
1 as many as'a million minded girl is t ? be admitted.
appropriation <>f $40,000 for ;
Heroming 21. j hie hu'ldinas is ?;iri . <! \ -i
commit too tentatively! moa"", e is now on seron<1 r?f
lation proposed i.v thej1"
at to provide for the Th" Duckworth resolution.
youths attaining the "r ' ?? fr,,m 1
lis since June 5. nti-j 16 "s,s ,,ass<>?1 :,n?l sont "
ixinK of quotas on the
1 of the new classlfl- Th" NeufTer-Anderson "bone
ipowerlnK the Presi- Prohibition hill was passed and
len needed for special ,n ,hp ""rate, where it will like
other work. Provost l>aB8,M, ,,y an overwhelming mil
al Crowder, appear- ,v Th<1 manufacture annually .
the bills, told the much as five gallons of win<
was proposed to hold medicinal or sacramental pun
K to establish the or- 's permitted.
r of the new reels- Mr Bradford's 1.111 to prohibi
i the new men have ???chln* of German in the p
ir serial numbers their whools of the State was rep.
>e inserted in th,. by the judiciary committee u H
rh they may be aa- "^commendation. The author
ng to a plan now be- introduce an amendment to in<
it. State institutiona of learning.
Pd, (Jenerai Ciowder ^
t of the new regia- Many Reported Killed.
1 into Class 1, giving Bristol, Tenn.-Va., Jan. .11
year a total of aome telephone meaaage received
en. From Claaa 1 ft aaya practically every peraon oi
take the next and any day coach of the Memphla ap
wrecked near Dublin, Va . is dei
led or. Fage 8.) aerlously hurt.
I >
L NE\
NEWS OF INTERE5
OL OVER THE ST
Au- Short Items Picked l*p
s There and Everywhere
Busy Readers.
sTS (iAFFNEY TO (H'AKAN
Bill! Bill Introduced in (ienerji
t to| sembly to Prohibit the ']
Will inj; of (>erman in
Schools ol Male.
rhe A. ' ]. Nicklcs has been gra
hills pardon by Oovernni Manning
store ell i/.enship. Nickles w
hor- ruled last August. He had
and convicted in Florence cou
unty breach of trust with fraudul
nses tent and sentenced to one >
hard labor in the State peniti
an
'hool Hubert K. Johnson of Oaf
trict. the inventor of a device wli
town believes will result in the sa
iews, many lives at railroad cr<
....... tin- in \ cm 1011 consist 8 01 l
tax placed at crossings in such
i all that travelers may he able
cipal trains are approaching befot
go upon the tracks. Mr. J
To believes that with the use of
pro. vice the danger at crossings
/bite reduced to minimum. He hi
unty. his application for a patent ;
lievos that the device will he
joint
? ed bv all the great railway ;
Secin
the country.
ititU
i of
mien * ' ^ Hnrrell of T,anes
master on the Charleston i
of the Atlantic Coast I.ine. v
' law
down hv a passenger trai
oting ..
Monday ntternoon and 11
killed. The accident happeni
id an i^anes. Mr llarroll was ti
in his railway motor car
1 'M's* foggy and he did not see t
i the sen get* train until it was <!n?
n * | 1 ir> jin p"d and w on
l,,;" esenpi d death had lie rot at I
to - ve hi- motor < d at C
"' "a tin!.- piol ?iId> avoid dallia e
; "" ! passenger train. T!ie pilot
for ,.?jj imrled the motor en
<a, h in and killed him instantl;
id to r ?.gro helper on the car escn
s:,hl jury. Mr Hairell leav? - a
and several children,
il in !
\ mass meeting wa- held
ange c'ti/ens of (JafTnev at which
i'ier> ,,, ))T1 pj(ssed asking tl
; J,"tl , hoard of health to adopt a
is-ed j ?nt quarantine regulation
charlotte. Columhia. Spar
is Ml and (Jreenville during the
last |once of meningitis at those
ators^This move was deemed m
el to I because of th? fact that mar
v>as viduals ate carriers of thi
ldren disease who are immune thei
and it is believed that this
erum . the disease to spread in mar
munities. The niayot of
'-1'' was present and assured the
1 r that any regulation which wi
I UintlP l?v I 'If IIOil 1 til iKIillll
l it''i h.'ivp th?' hoartipst t o oppra
arao- ' *?i#? * ity rounril.
s hp
I'pars | Kohoos of tin- world war ;
*?! '- I pho-p -many i? urltiR I
l s? If in th> hrothorhnod of
aiifn- was brought to th?* attPntion
Hilar housp when thp judifiarv <
idlng t ? ?* ipportod without iprotn
(ton, thp Bradford hill prol
ral.? tin- touching of (it rm.'in in tl
1 to li si'linoh of S nth ''arolin;
? 'If author salt) that hp intf
I atupnd tho moasutp to incli
dry" tho StatP collpgps.
spnt
ly !? There was no imppMng of t
tjorl- rial ponimitfpp charged with
of as vestigatlon of thp governor*!
i for ward?>n vpto message Tuesda
poses ator I). Hppcp Williams was
posed and did not attpnd tht
t the ing Senator Mrt'own, of F1
ublio was present. I'revioes m
;>rted were deferred because of t
bout senee of Mr. McCown and 1
will no meeting was held because
dude absence of Mr. Williams
sKN.vroit \. ititi<'K
KXIMKKS IN ( II
-A Columbia. S. Jan. 3
here pressions of sorrow were heai
! the all sides of the house and th<
ecial. last nijrht when it was learn
ad or Senator A. (? Price, of Chesl
died at his home.
vs
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
>T MERCHANTS AGREE
ATE ON FOOD PRICES
Here, Enthusiastic Food Conservation
for Meeting Was Held Here
Last Night.
TINE; FORM AN ORGANIZATION
d As- Lancaster Merchants \ssociaPeach-1
lion Elects W. I'. Bennett,
Public President, and .1. M. Madra,
Secretarv.
nted .1 An enthusiastic meeting of tlio
to i? - merchants of luincuster was held
as pa- last night in the court house at the
been (chest of County Food Adniinistranty
of tor J. II. Witherspoon for the purent
in- pose of arriving at an understanding
ear at ot some of the most important rul ntiarv.
ings of the federal food administration
and to agree upon maximum
fne"v is T>rices to he charged the consumer
lich he on ^00<' commodities,
ving of Mr. Witherspoon called the meet>ssings.
itig to order and briefly stated its
mirrors purpose, particularly stressing the
a way most recent tulings of the administo
tell tration and the food-saving proclae
they mation of the president. He named
ohnson 'be suhstutes for wheat flour which
hiv de are to he sold in e(jual <iuantities
will bo with flour as follows: Hominy,
:is filed grits. corn meal, corn flour, edible
ind be- eorn starch, barley floor, rolled oats,
adopt oatmeal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat
systems hour, potato flour, sweet potato
flour, soy bean flour and feteria
! flour.
. road-' Following the suggestion of the
division! federal food administration, an or.as
run ! "-utilization was perfected to be called
n late the "Lancaster Merchants Associalstantlv
tion." and \V. 1' Hennett was elected
near ' president, and John M. Madra,
aveling' secretary. An executive commitIt
was t? e was elected as follows: C. D.
he pas- Jones, dieirtnan: J. 11. Witlier-<
up V spoon vii e-( haitman: John It.
l,| have i'aile ' <" Fdwards. I!. \V. i'lyler,
. , I < < '1 i: W. Sis tar* W H.
,. ,, Ti t i v aid I. F. i labliev.
'it* I' was t1 *? unanimoi's d* * * >n of
ot til** the merchants that it is best to have
r upon a scale of prices which will tend
r. The to stabilize the local food market
pod in and the following maximum prices
wid* w| were agreed upon:
Flour, plain, lit lb. sack. $1.60 to
' $ 1 .70.
by the Self-rising Flour, 24 lit. sack,
a reso- $ i 7,1 to * j so.
Fancy lfi<e. per ll>. 11 to 12 l-2c.
Secoiul grade Itice. per lb. 10 to
against j p.
I an bur'. I u *, l.ard. per lit. 3">o.
I)|-,'va Compound. per lb. 2.*> to 27 1 2c.
place K;(t Ma(>ks p<M. Jh to nr>(.
Irish Potatoes, per lb to 6c.
Sweet I'ltt.ltiies Her It* '! 1 . *
> dread 4,..
nselvo-. Sugar. per lb. lie*.
causes (Irits. per lit. 6 to 8c.
iv com- Meal, per lb. .r> to <*. l-4c.
(Jaffney | Th? s. price* will Ire revised once
peopl* or twice a week ns conditions denuld
1" mend. ami all the merchants preswould
? nt ;it the meeting not only agreed
tion of upon these prices as a maximum but
pledged their support and ?ooperation
as fat as possible to the food
utd the j,,jm nisnatinn.
or ll* ' I' lit ins represented at the
nations ,j., .,rP as follows:
of the 1 So well (Irocery rnmpnny, Hen?
oniini' nett-Terrv company. K. W Sistare.
menda lhl wards & Hoitton, Carnes Urns.,
tlibiling \v s. Stewtnan &' Co., Lancaster
te pnli- Mer-antile company. L. F Dahney
t The |; u Kiddle, .1 M Sowell &
>nds to Co.. o. Porter, Lancaster Co-Op1
ie a' erative store, \V C Dees. II. W.
Plyler. J. W. F.vans. C. H. F.verall.
j The Harper company. J. M Ferguhe
spe-1 pon.
the in-j From Heath Springs there were
* game ! nrevont P ** "
r. ...... , ..uiwirin 1-4. ?? II I IUOIS, r<, r.
y. Sen- Hammond. J <\ Williams and K. ('.
i indis- croxton. and from Kershaw, T. ('.
> meet- Nelson. W. 11. Threatt and L. J.
orenoe. Mac-key.
leetings
he ah- New Jersey Senator IMPS.
Tuesday J Washington Tan 11 so.-..*?
of the Hughes, of New Jersey, died yesterday
afternoon after a long illness.
Word of his death was received at
the White House.
KSTKIt *
1. F.x- Woven Thousand < Mflcors.
rd from Washington. Jan. 31 ?Army of>
senate tieers today estimated that 11,000
ed that officers will be graduated from the
er had third series of training camps, now
r. progress.