The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 10, 1918, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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of 11,137,000 bait
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/? m ijy TUB *ess than was fo
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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 '
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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 |
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1918.
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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^
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