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f * PAGE FOUR N TheLancasterNews (SKMI-WKKKIjY.) Established 1832. ton report forecas of 11,137,000 bait ? Published Tuesday and Friday /? m ijy TUB *ess than was fo LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY, ginning of the se Lancaster, 8. C. . , ___ drouth during Ju OEOIiiiK BULLA CilAYUN figured to have cuf Editor and Manager .. t , that extent. Thi The News is not responsible for the acreage of cottor views of Correspondent. Short and rational articles on topics of general Plante" tl>is year Interest will be gladly received. Her in the season SUBSCRIPTION PRICK: one of the la,*est Cash in Advance. but the deteriorati One Year $2.00 dry weather in Au Six Months 1.00 the greatest ever Entered as Second Class \lattei month according October 7, 1905, at the Postotlice at Lancaster, S. C., under act of Con- report, there heinf -/ *i?o? ui uiarcD a, iei?. points in the con ^ 25 as compared wl m a f U;l ftmLy western part of t / .ij greater than in th? / ' ,J, . ditions probably a y ^*y Country Tio of Thoo, 8woot Land y of Liberty." many localities, t * ~~~ abouts not haviui TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1918. ______ complain, except The production in SENTENCE SERMONS. according to the obtainable, may pc 'Twixt kings and tyrants there's this short of expectath difference known - tje( a,1(j while rain Kings seek their subjects' good, ty- , ... J in August, tie1 con rants their own. ijerrick at ",is Onto is lair _____ The government Moderation in all things, the ex condition of the en treme in none except it be truth, tol- slatPS js as follow erance and justice, that is the wis- , North Carolina, < < dom which strengthens and ennoblea people and a government.? Sir *'' * (,co,f>'a? Richard Cooke. bama. ?6; Mississij 52; Texas. 43; At Seek not thou to find nessee, 58; Missou The sacred counsels of Almighty _ ... . . . ? 33; California, 92; mind; ^?r , a , . Involved In darkriess lies the Great ^1" Dicrie. W.oia.7 yrn the depth of Fate he pierced The greatest of a i "s*r>1>rby*_thee ?Pope. the history of the r * . wr - '?' j.' v v affecting every ind "Fate steals along with silent tread, \ ^ n*w*& pnnnprn in In* r ound ortenest in what least we dread* 'n Procp8S ?f consti Frowns in the storm with angry Kress and the hous brow, committee has gi' But in the sunshine strikes the approval. The b?| ) blow. ?Cowper. , , , . hated in the house ? 11< ? ers hope to send EDITOIUALETTK8. within ten days. 1,^ The final comm If in doubt, ask the draft board, the revenue to be new bill is 18.01 Don't forget the date?Septem- will come pri,K.ipal ** ^er ^ * excess profits and I comes, these two If the Crown Prince were to tel' , ducing $5,4 10,1 SC,( the truth he could explain it in urn , . . > many other things word?Americans. government will d< The saving of print paper may be ' .. . , . , The estimated yi< the means of saving a lot of paper. measure from sour< from the bankruptcy courts. comes and excess a What has become of the o f poll r'ude: tician who used to make anti-wa Transportation: ^ speeches at Pomaria and Filbert? oort; express, $_'? + fares, $00,000,000; Of course, the recent increases ir $5,000,000; oil by the prices of automobiles may ha\ 550,000. .a tendency to conserve gasoline. Telegraph and sages. $16,000,000; It seems that all those people who 000,000; admissior heard the Charleston American - ruses. etc.,) $ 1 <1 candidate speak didn't vote that dues, $9,000,000. way. Excise taxes: A $123,750,000; je Another step in the r.ght rtirectiot goods, etc.. $80,000 aiong witn rne Australian hallo' on lnxurleg at 10 would be to do away with the second 760,000; other ta Pr,mary- (apparel', etc.. ah, ^ scribed prices), a' A little dust * , a, ? $ 1 81,005.000. Now and then (lasoline, $40,00(1 Is not relished ? pleasure boats. $1 By the best of men. ^ ^ Beverages (liqu As a matter of fart the motorist. $3 2,000,000. i while saving the government a few gallons of gas on Sundays also saves ^ ' 'Bat k. himself the price of the gas. cigarette, $100.2. 'J f $104,000,000; am Jl From the appearance of th< *>aPerfl an(' tubes, streets .which recently have been Special taxes: ca r- dragged it is to be inferred that the" ?00'000; brokers. \ w k street sprinkleV is still lost. ler8, *tc*' *2,143,( ^ sales, $5,000,000; Every automobile used on Sun- billiard and pool ta day in necessary pursuits should be shooting galleries, *natwa,\ n rwl thnn It I.I $.? aCJldcilllet $ 0 llOl 'matter to distinguish between th< ^ense tax, $10,00i slacker and the patriot. orB ?' tobacco, $f> turera of cigarette? The second primary today prom- turera o fcigarettte? iaea less excitement than the appear- of automobiles a ance of a submarine In the Catawba $72,920,000. river, but even at that somebody la The income tax e going to get elected and somebody the new bill are th< defeated. r the old?$1,000 fbi - > III liBiTT ' * % THE LANCASTER p ? "ON CROP. and $2,000 for married persons L's September cot- $200 additional allowed for eacl its the production pendent child under 18 years of >s, 4,048,000 bales aud exemption of $200 for eack I recast at the be-, pendent incapable of self-suj ason. The seve.o because of mental or physical ly and August is bility. t the production to J The bill is a response to the 3 second largest < omiuendation of Secretary Mcj i on record was'that $24,000,000,000 will bo n and prospects ear- sary this year in the conduct of seemed bright for war and that ono-third be raise crops ever grown, i taxation and two-thirds by be ion, caused by the Sixteen billion dollars, therefor gust, was likewise! to be raised by bonds and eight known in a single lion dollars by taxation. The h to the government committee, however, makes ] C a decline of 17.9 that it is not establishing a p luiiion on August u?m iur miure guidance as to Ith July 2 5. (relation of taxes to bonds, sa was affected, but'that the amount that should be klahoma and thejed by taxation in any given he region, it was niust necessarily be determined } east. Local con- ter due consideration is given I re better than in ness and financial conditions e he farmers here- lug in such yoar. i? been heard to ' in verv rare cases. SCISSORS AND PASTE. Lancaster county, best information I . . ... . . Next! Spain. tssibly tall a little ,, I (Columbia State.) ons, but very lit-, ? ...... I Spam very naturally is begin was hadlv needed ,(( complete isolation after dition of the crop war. She coital reasonably e\ ly satisfactory. U(> other treatment at the hand s estimate of the|!he alli,s> w|,osw ?n?ores.tH she done as little as she could to pr< op in the dillerent . , ... .... in her role ot neutral. She has s: \ irginia, ^4; J railed her neutrality on all o< ; South Carolina, ions, even to the extent of 11a Florida, 60; Ala- 110 whenever the allies have ha ?pi. 67; Louisiana. ,,irprt h(M' ??entlon to ?'?>** viola of neutral conduct or attitude, c kansas, o2; Ten- , ... gross neglect, as in the notor ri, 60; Oklahoma, case of the U-boats using the S Arizona. 96. ish buoys off the Mediterrai . ~ coast as postoffice and parcels di U2.000. 8h? has been very careful nc .11 tax measures in ofrp,ul the llaPsl??K? or Hohei lerns, even stretching her statu lation, with a levy ? ' a neutral to do so. litfLlunl amA U..?i ^ ... ??"?? "u?i- uermany, instead or approcia i United States, is these courtesies?she probably ruction in the con- Kan,s them as the tribute of a I vassal?has actually seemed e e ways and means . , to select Spanish ships for desl yen it unanimous (jon Perhaps Norway alone I Is now being '1? suffered more in this partici >, and house lead Whoever is not with Hun mus it to the senate ?*??>?* him, for he respects friends no more than his open mies. But Norway has somev ittee estimate of :nore justification for her ra yielded under the , timid and cowering attitude. Sh 2,792.000, which'8" situated for the time, that ly from taxes onj'oas,s rould l,e devastated by Hun IT-hoats and raiders, while from tuxes on in- , , , , , .. . would he exposed to the teracher items alone pro-j(he Hun's friend, Sweden , at 100, hut there are\ back, from which the: Spain is secure from the Hu jrive revenue un-'as socuro' at ,oaflt' as i( ia poss for any maritime nation to he ! has. up to the present lost notl Id under the new i hut her prestige as a nation, tog es other than in-jer with 20 percentage of ner s nd war profits in-|Pin* aT1f1 lhc ,iv?3 of ,noro 1 j 100 of her sailors. Hut even such losses are he Freight. $75,000.-j ninK to ua|| |ho haughty Castllli 1,000; passenger He*'lin has been advised that seats and berths, Spaniards will take possession of pipe lines, $ J,,un tonnage interned Spanish ports to offset Spanish s ping destroyed by the Hun's law telephone mes- warfare insurance, $12.-. Hut Spain, we venture to rem is (theaters, eir- will he the next to break relat 10,000.000; club ,hiM mU8t havP utterly sufferahie. She may do this, li ever, not so much from righteous utomobiles, etc., dignation, as from the wholes weiry, sporting leai of commercial isolation a ,000; other taxes al'ies settle their score with per cent $88 - ",,n- There is no intention to Spain injury, but there will I xes on luxuries, . , . , . un.ess she mends her ways and I; ive certain pre- gome due note of the cause of c pur ceni.,] i/.ation a decided tendency to If j her alone. , i.OOO; yachts and Aml Spain canno, afr,,r<, ,n hn i alone. She can't stand ah Therefore, she may decide to igi ors and sofe (|,(. Hapshurg interests, and tar Ofto; stamp taxes join the allies. That might mean a republic s $61 364 000* Spi,ln- Aml ,hat wouldn't be a move. There, again, she would 10.000; tobaccos, trallJnp after her neighbors of 1 jff, $9,100,000; ^ tugal and Fiance. $1,500,000. j pital stock $7 0 - The House I>oes a Oo<xl Job. 11 765,000; thea-' (Charleston N'ews and Courier. >00* mail order manpower Wll has been p . .. ed by the house of representati bowling alleys, . ? . .. .. . !.,?> to 2, in essentially the form hies, $2,200,000, v hich It was submitted to the $400,000; riding department. It has been pa? 0; business ii->peedily and with a minimum of hate. In Its handling of the ni< i.no , ni.mil ac f}|0 house has given an imp. ;?,000; manufac- demonstration of patriotism. ?, $240,000; use telligence. and legislative eflloiei ?, $24 0,000; use rejected with no more dc nd motorcycles,, than was absolutely necessary < | tain amendments which would h altered radically the character of ixemptions "n(,er! m0ftg?rft HB submitted by the war e same as under i par(fnent Guided by the^advice r single persons the military e,*,ru ax. ?h" NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. with primarily a military problem, it voted i je- down various amendments designed , aR0 to defhr the calling of youths from 18 to 20 years until after older men I (16" had been summoned. Adhering to port the same sound principle, It voted I disa- down a "work or fight" amendment which the war department regarded rec- aH "nnpessary and which threateno ed to cause friction. In short, the lower branch of congress did speed!- Locate eces- iy an(j Well precisely what it was ' the asked to do by the department of the ' d by 'government which Is best Informed >nds i re^ar<,inK the great task before us land which is best able to recommend Loans e> 8|the steps to be taken in performing Overdr bil-1 that task. Bonds ouse The senate cannot do better than Banl plain fol'ow the example of the house and Furnit roce- pasn ,he 1)1,1 ,n thfi form in which Bankin the war department has drawn it. Other tho j That Is evidently what the senate is Due fr y'ng going to do. We are going to have - v^uiicii rais- a man power program sound and Gold, year scientific in all its parts adequate for Silver ^ , the nation's need, and unspoiled by Checks I the tinkering of politicians and otht)US'"jer amateurs. Tota xist-j PERSON ALB. Capital A. I). Parr is visiting relatives at Surplll: Fayetteville. N. C. Ulldivi ?o? pens Albert Drummond has been in Due to town for the last few days. Divide] nin^ ?o? Individ the Rpv. Hugh R. Murchison and fani- ject pert jjy )>ave returned from a trip to Saving 8 P.atosburg. Time 11 as; ?n? posit ?teet E. E. Cloud and family, of Rock Certific pa- Ilill, were visitors of Mrs. E. A. Cashiei teas- Hough last week. rinR| ' Notes d to I Miss Eva Hough has returned Bills I ition.ftom an extended visit to Greenville. j*or j >r ?r _n? Reserv ious | Mrs. C. B. Skipper and Misses Et- posit pan- ta and Guy Skipper motored to Co- Reserv nean lumbia last week. spot. ?O? Tota )t to W. B. Wilson, of Rock Hill, spent lzol- yesterday in town. STATE Mrs. M. M. Minter has arrived in Cc iting town and taken rooms at the home Befo r re-'of Mrs. R. C. Brown. _ ' that, th agerj a. u .McAllister, or Laurens, who j cond'ti rue- formerly had charge of the Lances- J said bf has let' Department stores, spent the Swoi iilar. I week-end in town. day of hisi Mrs. H. F. Barr has returned ene-jfrom a week's visit to friends in p , rhat Hopewell, Va. Correcl ther ?o? ^ e is Chauncey Gregory will leave to- ' her day for Charleston, after spending a the seven-day furlough with his parents, she Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Gregory, y of | ?o? her Miss Maude Moore returned to Camden Saturday where she will n?'take up her duties as high school ihle teacher. ? She1 ?0 ling Mrs. John Poag and Malcolm Wll- I* BUSINESS eth- liamson went to Rock Hill Tuesday,! * hip-, where thoy will undergo slight op-1 ******* * han erations on the throat. WANT TO o . 'Suitable for | gin- Miss Jones will he the guest of her Must he soun ans. sister, Mrs. Hazel Ferguson, this Dive Stock Co. the winter. She will attend the Lancas. , ? , . . FOB SALE OR suf- ter graded school. . ; 50 horse powet hip- Mr. Cohh, who was here some *,OISG P?wei less years ago surveying for Jordan Kn- Doth in good gineering company, spent Saturday VVaxhaw, N. C ark. in town. NOTICE All p. on* ? 'warned agains ill-; Quay D. Hood, of Camp Jackson. n|ght on the 1 mw- spent Sunday at home. 8iKno'. a,go on ' In"' ? W. T. Morris. nmr MissoM Uryd. Huff. Cox, Hinnant, intr ? f. _ _ ins inin notice fter Dickert, Oliver and Schell have ar- fo (hp fll], oxte th* rived to take up their duties as ?____?? /I (1 t no /?h nrr. In < ho V 1 * ..-> hi um ivcini-asier graded i >e ? school. ikes * ivil- Miss Justus, of llendorsnnville. N. i M A M ?ave C., is visiting Miss Perry Relle Hon- j A#m# ^ nett. V W one. Miss Kffie Stogner returned Wedlore nesday from a sojourn In Asheville dily and Ilendersonville, N. C. i j ? ,nl Mrs. L. J. Perry spent a few days bad last week visiting relatives In Libbe erty Hill. Por- ?o? Fred J. Hay spent the week-end , in town and filled his pulpit nat the A Presbyterian church Sunday. I ff ?o- I a8S" John T. Stevens and Or. Habnicat, I ves- of Kershaw, spent yesterday in town. ! i in ?o? war Miss Annie Witherkprton. Mrs. It. j ls?d L. Crawford and little daughter, | OUlU do- Willie Locke, with her friend, little WWY *as- Miss Irene I'oovey, of this city, and rt'H- u f i?- -?- * - -* m. u. uccnuniii, or t'leasant I w w 'n"iMill, spent last Wednesday with Mrs ?????? l?y W. A. Hughes at "Edgoworth." her lay Heath Springs homo. Vetoran J. M. I f ?er-, Crenshaw furnished "War Ileminls-1 avo ronsos" In the afternoon to the de-l w the | light of the party, imd Mrs. "Beck-j dfc-lham and Mlasea Crawford and of | Poovtjv regderel y charmIn^/niusioal | 1* numbfc . v . CV V - J, ?5" I A'* * " * ' liM .fc .-vV? . * . TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1918. V Bank No. 33. Statement of the Condition of the ink of Lancaster d at Lancaster, S. C., at the close of business August 31st, 1918. RESOURCES. ' M and Discounts $715,627.81 afts 16,002.33 and Stocks Owned by the c 106,530.00 ure and Fixtures 1,000.00 ig House 6,042.18 , Real Estate Owned 3,500.00 om Banks and Bankers 94,926.45 cy 9,889.00 2,855.00 and (Jther Minor (Join 1,682.21 1 i and Cash Items 2,983.99 1 $961,038.97 ^ LIABILITIES. . V I Stock Paid in $ 50,000.00 s Fund 100,000.00 ded Profits, less Current Exes and Taxes Paid 37.454.80 Banks and Bankers 7.088.15 . nds Unpaid . . . .' 300.00 lual Deposits Sub- - -qgj to Check $366,493.43 s Deposits 134,988.83 Certificates of I)e 100,576.72 Ml Checks 100.08 r's Checks 414.73 602.573,79 and Bills Rediscounted 100.000.00 'ayable, including Certificates VIoney Borrowed 50,000.00 e for Interest on Time De;s Q 222 22 e for Taxes 3,500.00 1 $961,038.97 ] 2 OF SOUTH CAROLINA, M unty of Lancaster?ss. JM re me came Geo. W. Williams, Cashier of flVP nnmoH hanlr wrVin Kainn- on.? * ? . ~ tiiiv) UW115 Dm/1 u, na^a IT ie above and foregoing statement is a true m on of said bank, as shown by the books of * ink. GEO. W. WILLIAMS. I -n to and subscribed before me this 6th i September, 1918. * H. B. CANNON, \ Notary Public S. C. ) : Attest: ro.v Springs, Ml ;iddy C. Thomson, MM L. Crawford, I M.Morris. \\ OS-It. 3 NOTICES 4 ! I.OST-t?On Main or Church streets L ^ I V T one old fashioned gold coiled pin. II L Also oval, pearf ;wiri sapphire pin. T IHJV 100 Mules. Reward if returnefy to News office. 0 government work. 1 93. ? d, Ojugory-Hood . ? 1 ] , 93-2t. FOK HAliK? O^erlapd Club-Road ster In rood running condition. 1 I 1 KXCHAXCiK One Good tires, two A,ew ones; spare \ | Nagle engine, one wheel and bre. Apply News Office. 1 r Erie City engine. 9i-3t. \ Hhape. Box 70, \ h ** , 93. WANTEIX?Meal ami Hull Sacka. Zl ~~~~ ~~ r Mr. Farmer briug us your meal N. arsons pre hereby 1/ tv hunting, day or and hull sacks.V We will give you 1 arms of/the under- 10 cents a P'/(w for them. We A tile sslAtfi Innita r> T run alon iic?/uAn- 1 v,. ..... m.uv wow j-iui uai n 11 u i*3Cll 1 Any inn disregard- sacks. All mt tnem must l>e frea ,3 will prosecuted from holesy Lancaster Cotton Oil f > : Want to Buy I 100 A ihl? ljl lyi VftVfTVl milVlli I mt rk. pAus^ be sound 11 ry-Hc/od Live Stock CoJ^ LAkASjaj^ jf