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jjb : PAGE FOUM TheLancaster News (SEMMVKKK1A.) Established 18T>2. Published Tui'Mluy and Friday * BY TJHLB LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. Einciuiter, S. C. GEORGE BULLA CRAVEN Editor und Mauuger The News is uot responsible for the iewa of Correspondents. Short and ratloual articles on topics of general Interest will be gladly received. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: / Cash in Advum-e. . ; One Year J2.00 V* *81* Months 1.00 1 * Entered as Second Class Matter & /' October'7, 1905. at the i'ostoflice at '*4- Lianoaster, S. C., under act ot Cou: * gross of March 3, lo7 9. "My Country 'Tie ot Th??, Sweet Land v . of Liberty." ' ^X^.^UESDAY. SEPT. 21. UM8. { I* BUY- | WAR ^ : SAVINGS T J STAMPS f CONSTANTLY I ? |U>' ? ' SENTENCE SERMONS. I. V^The reason for a man's failing : conspicuous emergency is often KTnd In a long; series of earlier failtires at inconspicuous points of his. h Evidently telling; the exiict truth unall circumstances had not become r *9 Mnct of Peter's nature; and was accustomed to small pllfrom the common treasury he sold his Lord.?Exchange. Ettdflfek "InVP tbv noit'Minr oc tUr nnj f" ftgnHto concern yourself about your i ^TteuPffibr's affairs as you would your 7# own. but it does require that you re^ spect your neighbor's lights and int terests "fts you would your own. TinditTSK>?e is that which exists betwefi^p eddlesomeness and real intercfi^^tlie welfare of others.?Ex. JT is not the eye for faults, but I * critics.?Pope. ^ EDITOIU.VLETTES. Illave you that little load of coal h in your cellar? Put if President Wilson were to ^ set the price at :!5 coin- then and ji. t>??ngs_r; ] * , 'ntLo ' Besides being the finest fruit that' s. a grows, yams will help to win the Iwar. ' v + ^lie question is not "Will I buy Liberty bonds,'' but "How many will,' 1 buy." i j Like the bird a cord of wood in the back yard is worth two in the 1 bush. > vl . And th<- joy-ridele s Sunday also f A . sometimes produces a bettor llin^ | t;7'' on the following morning. ?? y Just go ahead and put up the car t every Sunday; there's no use to ar-j ? '* gue about It. , >A _ ^ It may take many kinds of people to make tho world but tho man who Is not loyal to his country is not w - Included. N -? ? - We doubt if Charles over expected 'j1 his peace note to he taken seriously. " v The plan was probably to divert attention. + * We notice there has been no reference to the Kegtown section of Cherokee county since the press association met at (iaffney. + If our memory serves us right only z:? i american snmiera navo necn iost In transporting more than 1,7.r>0,000 to France. Do you suppose that could have been accomplished without Liberty bonds? . f ? i.i. KNTAIUS MICH WOltK. The readjustment of u mailing list in a newspaper office to comply with the orders of the War Industries Liourd for a cash-in-advance system after October 1 entails a much greater amount of work than the average reader imagines. Tne work of act-' ually collecting the accounts is only i a small part. The lists t ist be| checked and re-checked to eliminate as far as possible the errors which naturally creep in here and there. We find some who have paid for a | longer period than that for which they have been credited. It is the most natural thing in the world for these to get worried with the paper.; and they sometimes storm down upon j us in their wrath and demand the re-1 turn of their money. We are always glad to correct any errors that un-i fortunately creep into our transactions and it is but natural that some mistakes should he made. I On the lirst of October The Newsj must take every name from its lists | whoso date is not in advance of Oc-j tobor 1. This is the requirement <?t i he Wat Industries Hoard and must I ne complied with. It i< one of the twelve rules laid down by the board i for the conduct of the newspapers! and it is not a question of the consequences should a newspaper refuse to i ontply, but a question of patriotism | and loyalty to the government. The, News has tried to reach every subscriber, through notices mailed and through announcements in the paper, and the response has been gratifying, though there are a hundred or more yet to be heard from between this date and October 1. We hope to hear from these, but if their papers fail to come after the first of October. It will bo their fault, not ours. If you want your paper continued, the best thing to do is turn to your label on the front page, and if it isj not advance of October 1, send your J remittance by the next mail. Thisj wiii insure you not missing a single copy, provided the remittance reaches the office not later than October 1. ? I.A \ < WSTKIt l?ll> WKI/b. In the matter of driving cars foi pleasure on the Sunday past, l.an ' caster measured up t<? it- reputation J for fairness and 'loyalty which has! been demonstrated in many d lerent branches 01 war work. true, some; automobiles were seen upon tin ' street and the city authorities tool ' their numbers. Most ??r these, if not ail, were the cars ot physicians and ' those who.-e business made their use ' . necessary. Perhaps in one or two instances the cars were used fori*' Measure riding Most all laws, how-' '\er, are violated, and while a loO- ^ >er cent compliance with the request ' ?f the fuel administration that cars ' e not used for pleasure riding on j lunday, is none too much to expect ! n Lancaster, that there were a few ars so used is occasion for no sur : >riso, since the now orrlcr of things 1 ante on so "sudden-like.'' Tito past ' Sunday was so markod an improvoliont over tlio preceding one that The S'ows douhts not that tho fuel ad-|' ministration was gratified. When people come to understand ' ihe situation, there will ho lort- pe. ' rent compliance. The appreciation;' r>f the fact that the fuel admimstra-i' tion has not doomed it necessary toj' make an "order." believing that aj' "retiuest" will he finite as generously i' observed, is one of tho things that j will keep tho car in the garage., 1 Many men do not admire the idon 1 of being "made'' to do anything they prefer to ho "asked" to do it. 1 and, very naturally, a man will do < a thing more readily if merely asked to do it. rather than forced by the i o?v?v1(Ar.ll^n /vf 1 Tt-? 1 <l t'i'l ll <? < M'll IM BUIIIC lliw. I II*? lUflj admlnistrtion haa merely asked for j j co-operation of the owners of motor i cars yn the effort to conserve the sup- ] ply of gasoline. It is the patriotic duty of every citizen to comply.with the same cheerfulness as if It was law carrying a severe penalty. It may i possibly mean a sacrifice on the part 1 of some, particularly those who find ' no time during week-days for auto-,, mobile riding, but sacrifice is the or- ' der of the day, and the man wjtn has ] > < 0 ) / t THE LANCASTER N1 sacrificed nothing but his Sundfi joy-riding, when this war is ove will be extremely hard to tind. The News would like to be able t record that no automobiles were see upou the streets of the city on Sui day, save those of physicians. Sue would show 100-per cent patriotisi of tho city, and it is not improbabh by any means, thai It may next Tues day be justified in making the stati nient. At any rate, we may hope. * SKNATOK IIKXKT AM) Sl KKltAG The Columbia Record understand that the fate of the woman's suffrag resolution in the United States set ate is in the hands of Senator Chris tie Benet, of South Carolina. "1 he votes for it.'' the Record sayi "the resolution should pass the se~ ate by one vote; if he votes no, I will be lost." That is a rather important pos tion in which the young senator ha been thrown. He was appointed t the senate to succeed the late Sena tor Tillman by Governor Manning his appointment being for a perio of onlv ":\ months. Many peopl were of opinion that the appoint ment was merely an honorary on and that a new man. in the otlice fo so short a time could not be exnecte to (ill a very important place Yel if the Record's assumption is correct Senator Benet will perform a ver large duty not alone to South ("arc lina, but to the nation. The <iues tion of the right of the women b vote cannot be handled lightly. J mistake in granting the privileg and responsibility would be a eostl; one, while, on the other hand, i the women are entitled to the fran c hiso. it would be a very seriou mistake not to grant It. Therefore Senator Benet probably finds him self a difficult, as well as im portant, position. The News. being a suffragist sui generis, is not over-enthusiastic ovov f ha * |;;; * ing that other things should occupy our time and attention, but being in elined toward the granting of suffrage to women, would not like to be 11 Senator lionet's position. iii:mm\<; i*f:i:siiin<; c;kt to I t I: I : I . I \. Tin.* pubiiciiy eoniinittee ol the fourth Liberty loan campaign has lerfeeted arrangements for the pubiration of twelve full-page adveriseineuis in each of the three newsinpers in Lancaster county, during lie next three weeks, these In adI i t ion to the pages which will lie ontributed by tlie newspapers. The :?nerosity and loyalty of the merhants, manufacturers, bankers and nisiness men has made this possiile. and contributions to this niovelient toward "Helping Pershing on o Berlin" have been made cheerully and willingly by the business nterests of Lancaster, lleath Springs mil Kershaw. The list of contributors follows: Lancaster Lancaster Mercantile ;oni pa ny. I.ancaster Department tores. The ltank of Lancaster, The 'irst National Hank. J. T. Wyli?' ompany. Star Theatre, Robinson'loud company, Uodman-Walkup 'ompany, Gregory-Hood Livestock 'ompany, M. Poliakoff, Lancaster 'otton Mills, Lancaster Cotton Oil ompany, Catawba Fertilizer company, L. Ilirsch and Sons, The Har >or company, Harper Hardware company, Ft. E. Wylle, Standard Dra* ompany, Lancaster I'haruiacy, Thr Eunderhurk company, Thomson and ompany. Heath Springs?Springs Hanklnp and Mercantile company, Enterprise Mercantile company, J. A. Hridget and company. A. P. Horton, A. Cauthen. 1'eoplcs Drug and Grocery company, Twltty and Williams. Kershaw?The Peoples Hank Kershaw Cotton Mills, Kershaw Ol! Mill, The Hank of Kershaw, Jenkins Garage, T. K. Fletcher and company The Blackmon company, W. W. Hor ton, Kershaw Grocery company, L ?. \ it JacobsonX Catoe Brothers, Is." V PruosdaloB Kershaw Mercantile ami Ranking^ Tpany. M. th?'or EWS, LANCASTER. S. C. iyJ MB. HOOVKlt'S PREDICTION. j|? r?j Food Administrator Hoover says ^ Qermany can be beaten by the sumo mer of 1919, "if every man, woman 'ii land chiUl in the United States tests l-j every action every day and hour by i h | the one touchstone?'does flhis orj 11 that contribute to winning the) b, war.' " i- The end of the war cannot be fore-i 3- seen and grounds for belief that it; will end at a stated time are generally conspicuously absent. But Mr. Hoover's proviso carries with it such k a force as cannot be easily overcome.' "To attain the victory sought," hej ? I says, "over 3,500,000 fighting Yanks j inust be placed in France; we must '" supply the greatos t mechanical '^equipment ever given an army; we s*|niust provide ships for our army and to do this cut down imports o' su'l!gar, coffee and tropical fruits; we J |must keep the allied civil population' '" in ample food by shipping this year; s, 1,050,000 tons more meats, fats.; ? dairy products, etc., than last year, l" j 3.800,000 tons more breadstuffs. ' 330.000 tons more feed grains, and (every family in the I'nited States ? must study its food budget, to sue if " it cannot buy less, serve less, re? turn nothing to the kitchen, and r practice the gospel of the clean plate." * t | A..d Mr. Hoover makes another stat 'inent that will ring in the ears! >';of the man who is not doing his '" part: "If all this is done, and the war ends in 1919, we will save n mil- ^ () ion American lives that will be ex^ pended if we have to continue until i a p 1920.'' That statement is pertinent >' to every man, to every woman and l__ f to every child, and ought to bring " forth the best effort to aid the gov- coiv 3 eminent in every possible way. t,,at wag Mr. Hoover's prediction Is quite ^ " worthy of consideration, and the reas " premium of a million American lives wag T* saved will amply repay all the sac- 1 , riflces, all the work, all the money ron I \ nifi that the army hero at home put Into rotu - the war. read ed t conn St'lSSOHS AMI I'ASTK. mon conn < ... | tilth Belgium Is I rue. (Columbia Record.) Belgium lias indignantly rejected the separate offer of peace made to her by tne Germans. The people of er8 ( ihai iitiie country have suffered whir much they have really and truly wa8 been "bled white" but they are1,8ean billing to sacrillce more for tho|tei*fi principles for which they are fight-, farm ing. There is a better day coming jn \ for Ilelgiutn. The allies are going view to see to that. f,ot, ? ?~ ale. Manning's Concern. (>rs (Charlotte Observer.) jn a] It may be taken for granted that'8|onf the request Governor Manning of1 jicen South Carolina has made on 1'resl- jon dent Wilson to set no price for the|^arI. marketing of cotton until after tho' duty governor may have had a conference ^ with the President, is based on the man fact that the governor has some in formation of value to the guidance i,]P8 of President Wilson which he desires anq to submit before action is taken in )Ppa, a matter of such weighty conse-' p0rs quences not only to the South but to (>r>nt tlie whole country. Governor Man-'nf r.ing is probably moved to this re- prld: sort by reason of the published re- jnK8 I ort that the secretary of agricul- anrp lure had recommended cents as a fmn fair price. The very possibility that anq President Wilson might he Influenced rPr8 hv an opinion of that sort was sulll- cn|t ' cient to give a concern that would J60( I carry almost any Southern governor, ^nHf to the national capital In an effort anq to stave off a calamity of the sort jin, which would be entailed In case a st I figure ho low as the secretary of ag-!ovor ;|rlculture is said to have suggested son( .1 is fixed. |r1ne I ? j on r Women in Industry. jdeta (Florida Times-Union.) give ' With thousands upon thousands of with ( Women working in the ammunition tlmr ,j plants, the mills and factories and tion shops and everywhere, during war recti | times, it is only natural to ask "wlll'stea '] they .want to continue when the men now .come home?'' And It is also nat- In t Jural onough to ask whether or not drnf I'they are getting the same pay as was undi (|accorded the men whoso places they "all took. The answers to both ques- Unit jtions are easy?the women will, as a 20 i -i rule, ho glad to leave this unusual tend end often strenuous vork, when tho subj men comp home? and while they are rolli "Lvy<?rklDK|. now', the majority for pa- cert; they are content to rega ^Tgea than the men re- ed i V\ ,4 . jmrtJ-y' * -'* TUESDAY, SEPT. 24, 1918. , * k > k HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR War Savings J Stamps? Ij SI DIUW I IS THE REST TIME W i ] FULFIL YOUR / Bank of Lancaster < Lancaster, S, CV j lt \?-^i^t e or did receive. It io not likely} %JV Wm " "" ?-? the government will go Into the j to^ q matter much further than it has I 8p??modi\ cr*tjp la ate, and the employers have many . usually r?li\v/d with f&jW. ons to give for not making the) ^ oaa appHcitjpn ?f? PH e(,uaL ? yVour BodyAar<T^~Mj|| lie proposition is looked upon. 1 both sides as temporary, and ,rino wju ho jjiad v/hon things can NEW PRICF-W??0e? 60c. 5!.30 rn to normal and men will bo' / ' y tor man's work and well pleas- or ?300 /? tho government as o have the hands that have be- an o*einptionf Ono wonders how ^ d calloused from hard labor once that ln8t and moBt undemocratic pro p white and soft ready to wol- v,8'on 01 ine comcrtpiion act ever got a them to that greatest of insti- enac,od- 11 waa both an,? ms, the American Home! foolish, and worked measureless mis- < P Chief. V Civil War Taxes. By the tax act of 1862, distilled 1 (Hartford Courant.) spirits paid 20 cents per gallon. Hut may he of interest to our read- in January. 1864, In accordance with to recall the scheme of taxation recommendations of the commissionh became a law July 1. 1862. It or of Internal revenue, a hill was inan act so comprehensive and treduced raising this tax 6ft cents. hing as to remind several wrl- Various amendments to this hill were of Sydney Smith's humorous and offered, and a long and fierce debate >us account of British taxation ensued OVPr taxing whiskey on hand. 82ft (Vide "Kndinburgh He- llv 'Be act approved in June. 1864, ," January. 1820). Under this 'Be tax on spirits was made $1 50 per distillers of spirits, hreyers of K?Hon. and $2 was to he imposed and beer and porter, all manufactur- e'ter February 1, 1865. At the same wholesale and rotail dealers, men "n,R the income tax was raised, as II kinds of business and profcs- follows: Five per cent on incomes 1 were required to pay for over $600 and less than $5,000j ses. A duty of 20 cents per gal- ^ per cent on incomes between was imposed on spirits. $1 per $0,000 end $10,000; and 10 per , el on malt liquors and heavy 0Rn' on 'Be excess over $10,000^* ? on tobacco and cigars. . ' * jr / 4 any products and nearly all MEETING TO ' J ufactures and articles were tax- HELD HERE -v carriages, yachts, billiard ta- f ?__*. * JV plate, slaughtered cattle, hogs * t??- ?ct PoilmkjMHI W sheep, railroad bonds, passports. r,?ml ft rles and distributive shares of ,or Ottierg jTndetf onal property. A duty of 3 per 5*nlltor_noni,nate ;'w. >?4%lIock > was la<d on the gross receipts wi? bo th<#. prlncip , ^^er-'at the railroads, steamboats and toll mafW niPPt{nK at the court ges. on dividends of banks, sav- hoUjje ,n thlsjjygrday next> Institutions, trust and insur- w^Jch w,u openlng of companies, on the gross receipts T;ihfirtv, b.m^'.5flpaign. florae , advertisements In newspapers ,ooa, will tpake adon the salaries And pay of offl.-(^es^dJarrjgenrei*. to secure and persons in the service of the -ane who have sW ed States above an exemption of 8ecvlPf ln jrrtncfTfind *vho have been >. A tax of 3 per cent was Im- rftt?4?d trt.thTa ^ountry are under' d on incomes less than $10.000*,^ irf. noHm&qbible that these ' of 5 per cent on incomes over wftf ^WfdrodTrfrta Jt 19 the purpose ftftft. with an exemption ot tOW. .rf /T^SnmWe t? follow up this * amp duties were imposed- upon ^^ wlt^W"etings in different y species of paper used to repre- ^ri?of thf e^nty whlch wlll ba ttt. ? or transfer .fwoperty, on madi- t?nd?d,l>y tfcae soldlera. ' s or preparations, on perfumery, ' nieeflHg will begin at 10:30 osmetics.and playing car^s \tany /and |t Pipncted that there wlll be ils are here omitted, but those a^nrtr? a?f?,wia?,.o nw m??wmumMVV V* HOUA ??? n are Interesting as oompred ovor the county. This meeting will the tax Imposed at- the present bo tbe gran(j opening of the cam- A In March, ttjc conscrlp- pajgn jn the county andiwhlle other fl act was approved, operating dl- mpPtlngs will be held in' differ- ^ ly on the people of the nation 'n-|Pn^ townships or school dlstrBts, this rl of through the states. Justshould keep no one away f^m th? .ja , when changes are being made,b|g mooting to be held as the open-" ffl ho provisions of the selective ing ln tbb, ctty. t It Is interesting to recall that ________ I er the conscription act of 18?3 AMERICAN REPLY TO PKAOE ' * ablebodled male citizens of the - NOTE RECEIVED IV VIENNA . -J ed States between the ages of I Amsterdam, Sept. 23.? The Amer- ( tnd 43 ?y ears and foreigners In-jican reply to the Austro-^lungaj'tan % /Li ling to become citizens" were proposal for an unl>ln<lingj?n(Liecr^P ^ ect to military nnd. to en- conference of the belligot'vtf"' w?tf| m nent. Provision wa?..jtTuirte fdVlcommunicated to the A al nexemptlon* and for faypiablfrj rlan inn '? .n office by jjw ird of married men. Any WLrKTt-1 nilni?\<er, according to a tq)e'rfam )eraon could furnish a subai^JtoJpaJyad^herefj^i Vienna.