The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 26, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 37. SEMI- ^
, REPORTS ON GAME"T
WARDENS RECORD,
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Investigating Committee Appointed
By Senate Makes
Public Its Findings.
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ALL BUT ONE SUSTAINED c
f
Senator Reece Williams, of Lan *
caster, in Minority ReDort i
Finds Only Two of Chargej 8
Partially Sustained.
Columbia, Feb. 25.?All but one
ol the charges against the official
record of A. A. Richardson, former
k chief game warden of the State,
brought by Governor Manning In his
veto message of last year, were sustained
by the majority opinion of
the senate committee investigating
the chief executive's allegations. The
report was signed by Senator Alan
Johnstone, of Newberry, and Senator
J. W. McCown, of Florence, and
was made public along with a minority
statement by Senator D.
Reece Williams, of Lancaster, chairman,
and the remaining members of '
the committee. Senator Williams 1
found that two of the governor's
charges were partially sustained, one
proved but a satisfactory explanation
offered, a fourth correct from a
superficial viewpoint, but was proved
justified by the former game
warden, and another was not sustained.
Xo ('hnrgcs of Fraud.
Both the majority and the mi
nority reports quote the governor's
words as not charging Mr. Richardson
with fraud nor misappropriation
of funds. "The governor stated before
this committee," said the majority
report, "that he did not
charge fraud or misappropriation of
funds and he stated before this committee
that he does not now charge
either fraud or misappropriation."
The minority report said that "your
committee finds that nothing was
produced before them to assail the ^
personal integrity or Mr. RichardRon
nor tending to show corruption (
in office. Indeed, the governor statod
orally before your committee that (
he did not charge nor mean to
charge dishonesty nor corruption
against Mr. Richardson and offered
a very candid written statement to .
1
the same effect at the close of the
hearing."
Charge Sustained.
The majority report found that
the governor's charees that Mr
f
Richardson's friend "packed" the
Audubon Society were sustained;
that illegal collections of money ,
without due process of law, some of '
them with the cognizance of Mr. (
Richardson, were proved; that the (
former game warden's expenditures (
exceeded the amount set by law, but (
in making them there was no cor- i
ruption nor fraud; that the allega- t
tions of a lobby by Mr. Richardson
and bis friends were justified; and
that the governor was in error. .
which he admitted, when he assert- .
ed that Mr. Richardson only turned
Into the treasury in December, lit 16, ,
16.000 for the schools of the State,
for the amount really paid totalled
$10,698.50.
Senator Williams contended that
ine allegations relative to "packing" M
the Audubon Society and of lobbyIng
were only partially sustained; (
that the former chief game warden
did expend more than was allowed
by law. but this was satisfactorily .
explained; that th(e governor had
ample Information on which to
charge that moneys were collected
without due process of law; that
while the expenditures of the game
department under Mr. Richardson
were large because of the youth of
the department, yet he was unwilling
to And that It was characterized by
extravagance and waste; and that
the rharge of the governor as to the
amount turned Into the school fund
was not sustained. In affirming the 1
first charge of the governor that
when Mr. Richardson was recom
mended for reappointment by the y
Audubon Society. "He or his f.Sends
brought about the admission of
about the admission of about fifty ^
new members to the society, and '
through them was able to direct Its 1
action," the majority report say* y
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HIE Li
WEEKLY.
BOUNTY TEACHERS HOLD 1
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING ?
Largo Attendance Here Saturday
and Some Interesting and Instructive
Addresses Heard. 1
An exceedingly enthusiastic and
>rofitable educational and patriotic
ally was held here Saturday at 11
>'clock in the Central graded school ^
luditorium. This was the occasion
>f the last meeting of the county
eachers' association during the "
present scholastic year and attendince
upon this last session of not
>nly all the teachers of the county
>ut of the trustees, patrons and all
>thers interested as well, had been
jersistenly urged several weeks be'ore
hand by the county superin.endent
of education. V. A. Lingle,
who wrote every teacher and trus- j
ee in the county advising them of
:he meeting and requesting them to
le present.
?
The attendance Saturday was the }
largest within the history of the
eacners' association. The exercises
I
>f the morning were opened by the
?irls of the local high school department
who enthusiastically sang
i number of patriotic songs. This
was followed by prayer by the Rev.
lames H. Thayer, of the First Baptist
church, after which Superintendent
Lingle, who presided oxer
the meeting, introduced as the first
speaker of the morning, Mrs. Krn>8t
Moore. Mrs. Moore's message to .
the teachers and trustees was along
the line of the urgent necessity
throughout Lancaster county in all
the schools of the immediate organization
and work of the Junior Red .
t'ross. The Rev. Hugh R. Murchi
ion next addressed the meeting. .
[..Ike that of Mrs. Moore's, his was
i fine educational and patriotic adiress.
He emphasized the great need
lust now by the government for a ,
special line of endeavor by both ,
teacher and pupil of the county, and !
eloquently appealed to the eiluen j
tional forces to lend their greatest j
possible support and co-enemfi?? .?
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their country in this terrible crisis.
i
A most excellent address to the
arge audience was next made by the '
pastor of the Baptist church, Dr
rhayer. Taking as the basis of his f
heme the paradox that South Caros
ina is the most ignorant state in tin* (
Jnited States and at the same time ^
he most religious, I)r. Thayer inter- (
^stingly pointed out to the teachers (
.vhat he deemed* their greatest duty
n the process of wiping out the '
date's educational stigma. He appealed
to the religious side of the f
(ted Cross work throughout the .
*t
;ountry, and thought that this (
ihould have primary emphasis. ^
Before the next speaker. Mayor
[loach S. Stewart, was introduced,
a
Miss Lucy Fleet Jones, voice teach- j
*r in the Central school, delighted
he audience with an exquisite ren- j
iition of a vocal solo. She was ac>otupanied
on the piano by her sister,
Miss Alma Duke Jones. Mr
v
Stewart's address, was primarily of ,
lie world war and of the educational
itntus in connection therewith. ^
Miss Lillie Usher, county organzer
for Lancaster county, and Mis.
T. M. Hughes explained in detail
he neeessary steps to he taken in '
he organization of a Junior Red
'ross society, and it is thnneht <h-i?
hese societies will he immediately
irganized in every school district in
he county. Mr. Chalmers E. Wesinper.
of the Lancaster Bchools,
(poke briefly of the Junior Red 'l
'ross work to be undertaken in the a
chools of the county, and threw out ''
i number of valuable suggestions to "
he teachers to facilitate the work of n
irganlzatlon.
r
At the conclusion of the splendid ^
rogram, Superintendent Lfngle ad- (
Iressed a few parting words to the
eachers, and took occasion to thank
hem for their gratifying response w
o his unusual appeal to them?to ''
(lake their last meeting of the year
he best in the history of the teach- ''
ra' association. ?
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ilTTLE COLOKKD CllRL
(iKTS WHHi? IVHIIt.WO 1
Anderson, 8. C., Feb. 2 5.?A 12ear-old
negro girl. Lillian Hrown
las received $9,000 Insurance from
he government on account of the
?ath of her father. Walter F.. !
irown, an Anderson negro, who en <i
Isted In the regular army manv e]
ears pro and had heea arrvinjr ac li
private In the 368th field hospital a
inety-second division. '<
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LANCASTER, S. C., TUEl
HETHODIST CHURCH
DEDICATED SUNDAY
bishop Kilgo Preached Stronj
Sermon to Overflowing Congregation
Here Sunday.
WAS GREATLY ENJOYEI
Again at Night the Bisho]
Preached and Was Hear<
With Rant Attention It'
Large Congregation.
The First Methodist church wa
axed to its capacity Sunday morn
ng for the dedicatory sermon b
Jishop John C. Kilgo and the exei
:ises which followed. There wer
10 other church services in the cit
ind members of all denomination
'.eard the learned bishop delive
vhat is considered by many th
iblest and most powerful sermo
>ver heard in Lancaster. Th
:hureh was decorated for the o<
asion with Faster lilies, ferns an
-arnations and some recent repair
ogether with the decorations mad
t a place of beauty.
A special musical program wa
enclered by a choir made up o
nembers of the choirs of the differ
nt Lancaster churches, and Mis
,ucy Fleet Jones sang a beautifu
10I0.
Bishop Kllgo's text was from se>
;ral verses: Mark 8:27-30 and hi
heme was "The Christian Church,
le was listened to with rapt atten
ion, the overflowing congregatio
reing hold spellbound for more tha
in hour. At the close of the set
non the dedicatory exercises wer
oncludod by the reading of the Ol
Testament lesson by Rev. J. It. 1
Major, presiding elder, and the Nei
Testament lesson by Rev. I>. \\
, nit,- pastor, alter which th
mard of stewards presented th
luilding for setting apart from a
inhallowed uses and for the hoi
ihlp of Almighty God. The Bisho
harged the board of trustees an
nembership to keep its doors close
o all frivoinus or unwarranted use
ind pleaded for the beautifying am
everential care of the building
rhen he spoke the sentence of dedi
ation setting it apart as a house o
iod. The hishop then led in praye
ind the congregation was dis
hissed.
llishop Kilgo preached at th
veiling service from the text: Act
1:12: "There is none other nam
inder Heaven given among mei
vhereby we must be saved." Agaii
he church was tilled to overflowini
ind a sermon was heard that wil
ong be remembered.
Bishop Kilgo is not a stranger ti
..ancaster and is remembered witl
,trong friendship by many of th
dder residents. He was a gnes
chile here in the home of Major J
>1. Riddle.
GENERAL CLEAN UP OF
m ' *
ri^rirtilL^ I IN AKIMY ('AMI
'our Soldiers II >1(1 at Camp I,eui
For I'lottint; to Shoot Tlu'Ir Offleers
in Action.
Camp Lewis, Taeonia, Wash.. Feb
5.?Four national army soldier)
re held in the guardhouse awaiting
presidential warrant front Wash
rigton which will mean their intern
tent as enemy aliens who plotte<
ot only to shoot their officers tin
rst time they got into action in Ku
ope, but also to deliver all th?
interican soldiers in their organiza
ion to the Herman army.
The names of the men have beer
rlthheld by the Judge advocate
ending advices from Washington.
A general clean up of enemy
liens at Camp Lewis is in full swing
Ulcer* said Thirty-Tour have beer
Ischarged anil altogether about
00 men have been weeded out from
inks of the 91at division The work
1 not yet completed.
Heath P**nalf> Mkc'v.
Washington. Feb. 25.?Officers o
he judge advocate general's office
i!d that any national army soldiers
harged with plotting treason would
e tried by mdltary eourt-martla
nd if found guilty would be liable
3 the death penalty.
SDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918.
TWELVE PERSONS f
' KILLED IN WRECK *
X Thirty-Five Injured in Rear
End Collision Near Columbia
Yesterday Afternoon.
m
) BLAMED ON THE FLAGMAN J
in
j Officials Say Failure to Protect ^
d Rear of His Train By Harry sh
IT I W?o A A cr?
j uutnuci nan /l|l|ldlClll VUUSC ?
de
of the Accident. K|
s Columbia. S. C., Feb. 25.?Ten
- persons were killed outright, two ar
y died of injuries and between 25 and ^
3 5 others were more or less seriouse
ly injured when train No. 4 2 of the
y Southern railway from Spartanburg su
s crashed into the rear of train No. 18
r from Greenville near Frost's station 111
e five miles north of here this aftern
noon. CI
e Railroad officials said all the dead w'
were passengers on train No. 18 '?
a ine ueacl are: ,n
8 W. C. Tomlinson. Raleigh, N. C.
e Sarah W. Bethel, Kannapolis, N 1?
C. w
s J. B. Marshall, Anderson, S C.
if I*. Frank Baxter, contractor. New -
berry, S. C. J?
is M. A. Leaman, traveling sales- 0>
il man. Greenwood, S. C. P<
Otis B. Brodie, Wagner, S. ('. B'
r- J. P. Nathias, address unknown. cc
s H. L. Ivester, Ware Shoals, S. C. r(
Joe F. Moats, Newberry. S. C. Tl
Mrs. Sarah Fllen Johnson, Co- b>
n lunibia, S. C. th
n Albert Atties, traveling salesman, fa
- Brooklyn, N. Y. h?
p W. W. Richardson, traveling of
cl salesman, Atlanta. ec
r Movtonalv II....# I ?<'
,v All of the injured are in hospitals P
I here. Among those reported to be er
p seriously hurt are: A. \1. Kirby, ^
P Princeton. S. r.; R. Anderson, SenII
era. S. VV. 0. Davies, Dover,
Ohio; J. A. Shands, Troy. S. A. s'
,, S. Tompkins. Kdgefleld. S. ('. 1"
,1 The wreck occurred shortly alter
(j 2 o'clock this afternoon when train
s No. IS had stopped near Frost's sta- K
,] tion where a part of the truck on ttie hi
. baggoge ear whs repaired. Railroad fo
i. officials said the Ragman of train No. Ci
f 18 was sent down the track in the hi
r rear of the train while it was stop- re
ped. When the repairs were com- ei
pleted the flagman was called back ic
e and No. 18 had gone no more than at
s two train lengths wh?n No. 42 came
e into sight, and a few seconds later ?
n the crash came, The engine drawi,
ing the Spartanburg train crashed
K into the rear coach of No. 18. virj
tually demolishing it, taking its toll
of dead. Most of the killed were "
r, said to have been in the smoking
>i | < 11111 (itii i hifiii or me rear coach of
,, No. 18 when the wreck occurred.
t Th" force of the collision telescoped
the rear eoacli half way
through the coach ahead. Iloth (jj
coaches, according to railroad olli- f|j
cials, were wooden. m
The bodies of seven of the te?>
passengers instantly killed were ;il
found immediately after the crash s;;
A wieeking crew found the othei
three bodies buried under the debris ,
1M
('f Die rear eoaeh. Tomlinson and _
Sj
Ms. Johnson <1 i eel in the hospital
here.
Railroad officials late tonight re*
tic
r ported that the tracks were cleared
shortly after 8 o'clock.
as
I 1.1ST OK TIIK IN J I'ltKO th
i I TltNISHKl* BY OFFICIALS T1
Southern Railway officials in pa
! Charlotte late Inst night announced | Sn
- the following list of names on Train jy
18 injured near Columbia yesterday
, vhen Train 4 2 met it in rear-end j
s collision: ly
H. M. Morrison, news agent, seri- ,
, ously injured. ^
Miss ,iK. M. Moore, Florence, 8. C. r)r
Fred Cornnu, New York city. wa
| C. L. Watkins. Helton, S. C.
M:s, Julia Smith, Columbia, S. C
K. C. Hlack. Olendaie, 8. C.
J. A. Shnnds, Troy, 8. C.
Mrs, Frank J, Gregory, Indepen
dfnre, Hans.
Mrs. II. F. Inablnet, St. Matthews, yei
9 r
' C Canard, I,aur'nhnrg. N C.
1 A. 8. Tompkins. Edgefield, 8. C 'ri
T. C. Pool. Greenville, 8. C. nu
Mrs. M. C. KUllngsworth, i'oma 1 ft
da
(Continued on Page 8.) Ge
NEW!
SUBSCF
IOKE" MARRIAGE IS Vfl
ANNULLED BY COURT
[>rtb Camllnu Youuk lauly and ^
lawyer Found Hiut the ,.Iokc,,
Went Too Fur. Ben
T1
Taylorsville, N. C., Feb. 25.?The
arriage contract between L. F.
lutz and Miss Mary Sharpe was an- p.i
illed by Judge Justice and i? i ii rv I
superior court of Alexander
unty. It will be recalled that on Mer
:tober 2, 1917, Mr. Klutz and Miss
larpe were married, partly through
imeness and a joke and partly by lc
iception of their friends, and Mr. |l
lutz, therefore, is the lirst North
irolina attorney who ever succeedI
in getting a marriage contract
inualled in North Carolina when t'on
ere were no statutory grounds for
e annullment whatever. He is the s
st man in North Carolina, too, who in?h
cceeded in getting legally separat- *or
I from his wife in less than six
onths without any law to that ef- ^,e
ct. Mr. Klutz, it is claimed, is the out
ily married man in North Carolina depi
ho never kissed his wife either be- of 1
re or after marriage and never J?ne
red with his wife a single minute. SU^E
This is not the first unusual thing 0<
Mr. Klutz's career. Mr. Klutz weel
as the first and only lawyer in to h
arth Carolina to be petitioned into Nun
e office of county attorney by a ma- city
rity of the people of his county cd t
'er and against the will of the cour
?1 itioal "bosses" of both parties, intei
e was the only lawyer in Alexander at
mnty to advise that the Alexander tell
>ad bond act was constitutional, ed >
he supreme court backed him up volu
' a vote of three to two. reversed ?ctu
lemselves and wrote history in the Jonf
mous decision. After the county drav
nl won out on the constitutionality ter
the act he advised the board of
unty commissioners not to pay x
niself. or any other attorney etn- uf t
loyed by the county commission- oom
s to appear in the suit. Mr. R.ltr
iuiz succeeded in convincing the i>an
iperior court of Alexander county jn t
lat the county commissioners Prai
lould not pay the attorneys thev r(,m
id employed, and the judge ruled j11
> that effect. Geri
Governor Hickett appointe<l Mr. to tl
lutz government attorney for Alex- torp
ider county and the district hoard dooi
ir the western district of North aboi
arolina placed such confidence in life
Im that they exempted different plos
gist runts, writing on the said ex- the
option papers. "exempted upon the
'commendation of the government the
torney for Alexander county." in v
ley
O PUBLISH NOTES OF I ^
SPANISH TO GERMANS and
no i
re mi
hroe Documents l>etii.<nd Iterogni
utes
tion of Itiglit* and Follow Torpedoing
of Two Ships. tlce.
10 <
The
Madrid. Feb. 2f?.?Three notes to j low
e German government relative to the
e sinking of Spanish ships hv sub- ing
arines and the invasion or Spanish j.los
rritorial waters by I'-Uoats, will he wasl
ii mis oern decided l>y the And
>anish government. sink
The first takes up the case of the and
;ioa di Genova and demands that mari
tar.ish territorial waters he re- way
eeted. The second, concerning the the I
ralda, demands German recogni- end
>n of Spain's right to regulate her chari
astwise traffic without reserve a ce
le third, concerning the Cefcrino, the.si
ks explanation or information blow
us far received officially in Berlin. ?n tl
le note relative to the Ceferino othei
s not yet been dispatched by the the
anish government, which is hour- man
expecting additional information.
(The Dura di Genova was an Ital- "I
i steamship, which was sunk on- that
a mile off Murviedo beach Febru- I dit
y 10. The Giralda was a Spanish goinj
samer sunk by a German subma- the i
le January 28. The Ceferino also who
,s a Spanish steamer and was sunk need
a IT-boat February 13.) to pi
As I
Fighting South of .limine*. down
Juarez. Mex., Feb. 21.?Fighting H''a *
nth of Jimlnez continued through not 1
sterday accoid'ng to unofficial re- ^ou
rts received here today from 'roT11
lhuahua City. An official te'e- "nde
tm received at military head- ?ucti
artera today stated the General
rrasro killed In the flpht'nR Mony
was a Vl'la commander and not
n. Juan Carrasco. a federal.
5
2>
tIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
RK COUNTY MAN
ONE OF SURVIVORS
jnmin Nunnery Was Among
hose Saved When the Jacob
Jones Went Down.
ES HIS EXPERIENCES
nber of Crew of Ill-Fated Detroy
er at Home on Fur ugh
Relates Scenes Follow?K
Work of Torpedo.
ock Hill, Feb. 25.?The sensaof
feeling his ship sinking into
deep waters of the Atlantic as
ttood on the bow tiring a fourgun.
of being afloat in the water
practically an hour, later reachan
open boat and remaining in
fragile shell for 22 hours withfood
or drink, whs graphically
cted by Benjamin Nunnery, one
tie 4 4 survivors of the Jacob
's, recently sunk by a German
narine.
axswain Nunnery, who is on a
t'a leave of absence for a visit
lis parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
nery of (Edgmoor, was in the
for a short time and he consento
tell of the occurrence. Of
se, there are certain things of
rest *n connection with his life
ea that he is not permitted to
and which could not be publishvithout
encroaching upon the
ntary censorship, but as to the
al destruction of the Jacob
;s, no lines appear to have been
vn and the details of the disasare
given herewith:
In Boat With Itaglcy.
he Jacob Jones, which was one
he United States destroyers,
manded by Lieut. David Worth
ley, brother-in-law of Secretary
iels, was proceeding to the base
European waters, from a point in
nee. On the eighth day out. Dehor
6, at 4:20 in the afternoon,
lout warning, a torpedo from a
man submarine struck the ship
le aft of amidships. It was a big
edo and the gallant vessel was
med. It remained afloat for
lit eight minutes. One of the
boats was demolished by the exion.
Another went down with
ship. Two were launched, and
high waves capsized another. So
only boat to make way was one
vhich Nunnery, Lieutenant Bagand
four other men clambered,
lit an hour after living the shot
submarine canie to the surface
picked up two men, but mad*
effort to rescue the others. It
iiined visible for about two minA'e
had just finished target prac"
said Mr. Nunnery, "and with
?thers I was in the wash room,
explosion in the apartment be
threw me against the ceiling of
room. About 25 men in the livquarters
were killed by the exion.
Only two of t;iose in the
1 room escaped. I went on deck
the ship was already rapidly
ing. I stood by the bow gun
not being able to see any subne
1 fired about four shots anyin
the direction from which
torpedo had come. On the stern
of the torpedo were two depth
ges and as soon as the stern was
rtain depth below the surface
e bombs exploded, literally
ing the ship to pieces. 1 was
he bow at the time with one
r man, and the ship sank into
waves beneath our feet. The
with me went down.
No Time for Fright,
can't tell exactly how I felt at
moment. I was not scared, but
il not feel exactly like I was
? to church. In a time like this
nan who gets scared to the on*
is unable to help himself. You
every ounce of your strength
ill through and I realized this,
felt the destroyer deck slipping
i, I kicked off a heavy pair of
joots I was wearing so I would
>e hampered while in the water,
might think that the suction
the ship would have pulled me
r, but there was very little
on. The destroyer type is long
narrow. I was in the water for
ly an hour. After swimming
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