The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 26, 1918, Image 1
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BSTH YEAR. NO. 11. SEMI-VV
WM. G. McADOO /
SECRETARY OF T
ALSO GIVES UP JOB r
dr ma
AS THE DIRECTOR =
OF THE RAILROADS E
, these
High Cost of Living Given as,
Chief Cause of Resig- '
nation. J tanc<
I "IV
THE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS1 li>tt(!
| more
Mr. McAdoo Will Be Relieved ed w
have
as Secretary of Treasury Hacrj
as Soon as Successor is 1 kn
Appointed. her'e
~~~~~~~ * the 1
Washington, Nov. 2 5.?William none
Olbbs McAdoo, secretary of the I a"ov
treasury, director general of rail- t'ons
roads and often discussed as one of, 8i
the presidential possibilities of 1920,, roun
has resigned his ollioes to return to n,orf
' j-rivate business. a 1,11
President Wilson has accepted his' ?r '
. ... ' mem
resignation. Mr. McAdoo will give
up the treasury portfolio as soon as
a successor has been selected. Ho, '
hor I
wished to lay down his work as di
. ,, . .1 eoi
rector general of railroads by January
1, but will remain if the Pros'.-1
felt
dent has not then chosen a succes-,.
I It 'I vo
Bor. ' ""
Upon the new secretary of the.
, . .sacri
treasury, whoever he mav he, will
I ROV6
devolve the task of financing the na-| mpn.
tlon through the transition period (hpr(
of war to peace, which probably will;
Include at !ea?t two more liberty
loanB and possibly also a further re- ,,j
vision of the system of war taxation.
your
Letters between President Wilson ri
and Mr McAdoo, with the announce- SUjrg
meat of the resignation, give Mr. or w
McAdoo's reasons for leaving the fjie
cabinet solely as a necessity for re- 8UrP
plenishing his personal means and capa,
express the President's deep regret at i KrPa|
losing his son-in-law from his official un|fl
family. ways
The following letters were made, aruj
public with the announcement: leave
letter of ltesignation. its d
Mr. McAdoo's letter of resigna- "F
tion, dated November 14, follows: estec]
"Pear Mr. President:
"Now that an armistice has been|in
signed and peace is assured. I feel at! a^
liberty to advise you of my desire to; 1 r'af
Teturn, as soon as possible, to pri-1 an<*
Tate life. | c,a'
"I have been conscious for some of a
tlnie of the n< c 'salty for this step. I Prer<
but. of course. " could not consider *
It while the country was at war. that
my
"For almost siv years I havet ,,q
"worked Incessantly under the pres ure
of great responsibilities. Their
exactions have drawn heavily on my
strength. The Inadequate compen- ^
nation allowed by law to cabinet offleers
(as you know I receive no Raj<f
compensation as director general of fore
railroads) and the very burdensome even
cost of living In Washington have so jn Q|
depleted my personal resources that p]Pafi
I am obliged to reckon with the facts sort8
Of the situation. depa
"l do not wish to convey the 1m- will
presslon that there Is any actual im- vato
palrment of my health, because such medi
is not the fact. As a result of long! but v
overwork 1 need a reasonable period
of genuine rest to replenish my Sir
energy. Hut more than this, I must' Engl
for the sake of my family, get back in th
to private life, to retrieve my person
el fortune.
"I cannot secure the required rest ^
nor the opportunity to look after
tny long neglected private affirs un-j 7
less I am relieved of nty present re- ,*1''
sponsihlllties. | p,r<
"I am anxious to have my retire- rPni
inent effected with the least possible ou'
inconvenience to yourself end to tho "mi
public, but It should, I think, he wise KOV
to accept my resignation now. as anv
secretary of the treasury, to become PPr
effective upon the appointment and fas'
oraliflcat ton of my successor so that' ^or<
hp may have the opportunity ami ''
advantage of participating promntly y?"
in the formation of thp policies thru j to !
should govern the future work of ('a,f
the treasury. I would suggest that ('? 1
my resignation as director general "H 1
of railroads become effective Jan- P'a'
uary 1, 1919, or upon the appoint- a?y*
ment of my successor. T
"I hope you will understand, my
4E LAN
EEKLY. LANCAST
DESIGNS AS TOTAL CA
HE TREASURY AMOUNT]
Mr. President, that I will per- Num|)er \
nothing but the most Imperious
mis to force my withdrawal Wounded, Mil
public life. Always I shall Sliji'l
sh as the greatest honor of my
>r the opportunity you have so
rouslv given me to serve the UETl'RN EI(il
t ?*V Mttulnr vnn ? l/v?wloe? i ?
* <7 ....... iva?\>iain|> in
? epochal times.
"Affectionately yours, I hese With (
"W. o. McADOO." Artillery Uni
esldcnt Accepts Resignation. .. .. ,
le President's letter of acccp 1 nited ?tate
3. dated November 21, follows: Date.
ly Dear Mr. Secretary:
was not unprepared for your
r of the 14th because you had Washington, 1
i than once, of course, discuss- ,,za,ion ?f *he An
ith me the circumstances which *,rj f(>ro"s. ahead;
long made it a serious personal movement hon
flee for you to remain In office, wounded, will be 1
ew that only your high and ex- ,urn a< an "arly (
,g sense of duty had kept you ions national p
until the immediate tasks of anuy tro?P?. ?lK
war should be over. Hut I am coa8t a,tniery aa
the less distressed. I shall not artillery. 1
f our intimate personal rela- was niade '}y ("01
i to deprive me of the pelasure ?' Rtaff- on receii
lying that In my judgment the 'roni General Per:
try has never had an abler, a Total casualties
! resourceful and yet prudent, w ,lon hostilities *
?re uniformly efficient secretary This includ
le treasury; and I say this re- Hn'd>. hilled and di
bering all the able, devoted and disease, un
nguished men who preceded wounded, prisone
I have kept your letter a num- ' ',e divisions
of days, in order to suggest, if March said have 1
ild. some other solution of your General Pershing
..it.. iv.? i I as the slrk nnrl ?
um; UKUI lU^ Ulic ) UU iltivv: UT- | *""*
obliged to resort to. Bv? -'moved to the Unl
not.been able to think of a ; National guar
vot "sk you to make a fur,her (Georgia, Alabam
flee. serious as the loss of the ' ^RbraHka, Iowa,
rnment will be in you- retire- Minnesota,), 38tt
t. I accent your resignation, tueky and West
ifore, to take effort upon the (Arkansas, Missii
intment of a successor, because ana-)
istice to you I must. National armj
also for the same reason accept (^RW England),
resignation as director general Indiana and soutli
ntlroads. to take effect, as you (northern Illinois
est, on the first of January next Kansas, Louisiana
hen your successor is appointed. RO?thern Alabama
whole world admires, I am T',e Roast artil
as I do. the skill and executive return as soon as
city with which you handled the nounced as the
t and complex problem of the 49th, 50th, 73rd.
ed administration of the rail- Casualties
under the stress of war uses. The two field a;
will regret, as I do, to see you ',R brought home
> that post just as the crest of ",R 163rd. Light
ifliculty is passed. tons. 1 . construct
^or the distinguished, disinter- *?'vt>ral special tit
I, and altogether admirable set- ,,R brought
you have rendered the country transportation fat
ath posts and" especially for the '''R- ('Ro<>,al Marc
in which you have guided thi Casualties susta
tury all through the perplexitie: 'fans were tabul
problems of transitional flnan March as follows:
conditions and of the financing Killed and diet
war which has been withou 154; died of diseji
;dent alike in kind and in scop.*, unclassified. 2,20nk
you with a sense of gratitude 625; prisoners, 2
comes from the very bottom of 160. Total. 23R 1
heart. While the total
itefully and affectionate yours American arm
"WOODROW WILSON." first Rlnnce appoi
* double the total ei
RKTARY BAKKH LIKFLY here as probable.
,L80 KKSIGN FROM FA BIN FT ble. It was pointe
ashington, Nov. 25.?Secretary anion* the 170,00
ir may emerge a candidate be- eluded the name!
1920 comes around, and many men whose Injurl
believe he. too, ought to resign that they never
rder to be free to say what he hospitals and the
ies about public questions of all Jury was kept onl
As soon as his job In the war regimental dressii
rtment is done, perhaps he. too, final total of kille
feel inclined to get back to pri- or disease, or or
life. He wanted to resign im- death list, the sf
ately after the 1916 election, and the prisoners
vas prevailed upon to stay. cers believe will w
cess of 125,000.
Charles Wyndham. the famous Few Amerlt
Ish actor, served as a surgeon Thp of|iHal flRur
e American civil war. ,y doilb,ft fhe m,m
disease that have
YATCH YOUR LABEL. to da,? Vo PXf)
forwarded by (Je"
'he date on your label shows 11 ,8 ,h:
time your subscription .ex- is due to
? . , , . tion of American
s. Remember to send in your
' . als to which tiie
ittance before vour time is
. . making it a slow
to make sure vour paper coni.i
... .... hie tlie data,
ies without interruption The
. . . .... The number of
eminent has not withdrawn
.. , prisoner bv the
restrictions regarding the paI
more than ? oon
eiiiiaervniinn program and th<> ,
In view of (Joneral
i In advance plan must no enmrnt
that a total
ed.
, . , hers of 4 4.00(1 f
\ yon send in a remittance . .
.... . , captured hv the
r date will he changed at nn"o
fact that the A me
mow vour new expiration
..... ... , ? moving fon
i. Watch your label, and if wo
. ... since thev entered
not change It promptly notify
... ... , .. less accounts for
immediately. We invite comnts
in the interest of accurThe
1.160 men
Ing probably inclm
UK liANCAMTEH NKWH.
(Continued cn
ICASTER I
'BR, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1918.
SUAUIES {SPLENDID RESULTS iANNUAl
TO 236,117 IN WAR WORK DRIVE OFT
ncludes 179,000 Many Counties in South Caro- j Tremendoi
ny Only Very Una Will Receive Price- Accompl
htly. less Trophies. Cha|
I IT DIVISIONS! EVIDENCE Or DEVOTION "Mvrrifi
oast and Field Number of Counties Kaised Always K<
ts to Start fo* Quotas Which Were Increas- Calls of
s at An Early ed By 25 Per Cent Over Ofli- From W
cial Amount. How Sei
sow 25.?Demobi- Columbia, S. C., Nov, 25.?South (Followin
aerican expedition- Carolina's splendid results in the of ttie cha
v in progress with United War Work campaign, be- (
. Ill It It 11 til l
reward of sick and sides having elicited warm telegrams week >
instened by the re- of congratulations from Dr. John It.
late of eight divls- Mott, national director, and K. II in bringi
:uard and national King, department director for the stewardship
ht regiments of southeast, have earned for a iium- months, I ca
d two brigades of her of communities in the state tro- eral sunim.i
'his announcement phies which will be prized as price- amount of
neral March, chief less testimonials of patriotism and complished
pt of dispatches devotion to. our troops overseas and work of th
shlng. in camp. men and otl
i to November 1 1 In making public the awards. Lancaster (
ceased, were 236,- sta'j headquarters stressed the fact |<?>?i cross,
es, General March that, while every district except built a mor
e<l of wounds, died Charleston accepted quotas which unfaltering,
classified death, were increased by 25 per cent and K?>d Cross,
rs and missing. in many cases, raised the larger from the In
which General amount, it was only fair that the country, or
jeen designated hv nwor.ic n<? tmanri tim
.... j wnetner it
to return as soon tas~and on the amounts reported ol men in t)
ounded have been when the drive officially closed Wed- of our own
ited States, are: nesday night. chapter has
d- Thirty-firs However, the cablegram to South readv to rt
a Florida). 34th Carolina troops in France, naming to respond
South Dakota and the counties and county chairmen been made
, (Indiana. Ken- who went over the top. was held un- 3pilMt of c<
Virginia and 39th til Saturday n ght. so that every of our men
,sippl and Ix.uisi- county could get its rural returns all magnificent
reported. The state's total of $1.- raster's c ha
Seventy-sixth ORG.000. at midnight Wednesday. tire state. A
84th (Kentucky, was Increased steadily by late r<- take this oj
lern Illinois). 86tn turns during the latter part of the heartfelt ar
), and 87th (Ar week. failing supp
Mississippi and Probably the produest county in ,n every a.
'j (he state will he Orangeburg, which nian has u'
llery regiments t-> under the chairmanship of J. ^ trr.
possible were an- itowman, raised $43,000. or 1?- You have
4Gth, 47th. 4 8th, prr cent of its $20,500 quota. A sossion the
74tli and 75th. handsome silk flag donated by various con
Tabulated. Southeastern Director R. H. K-ivr up of ,he i
rtlllerv brigades to will go to Orangeburg, as the ban- tho i.ancast
are the 65th and nor county of South Carolina. Spar- faU,.d to r?
y-two areo squad- tanhurg county, with an official re- division h?
ion companies and port of $96,389. was a close second. pnnr way <
dts from England having raised 161 per cent of its drives for t
home as soon as $60,000 quota with T. M. Eyles as Hfid Cross,
silities are avalln- chairman. ment made
h said. To the Spartanburg district will A large t
ined by the Amer- po a desk set of allied flags, offered due to the
ated bv fleneral by state Chairman W. D. Melton fori branches o
the district first to no over the ton. land Heath !
fl of wounds. 36.- The district, with H. H. Homar as whole-heart
ise. 14.811; deaths chalrman and H H Jones as direr- the various
I; wounded. 179.- tor, lR composed of Spartanburg ing at all t
163; missing. 1.- Cherokee and Union counties. With support and
!7. a quota of $87,500. the Spartan- The ente
losses suffered hy burK district raised $134,039, or increased tl
v in France at the ir,s per cent. the largest oversuh- materially li
ired to he almost script ion in the state. i room and o
stlmated by officers Tho following counties will receive The men
analysis of the ta- a(,ts of anied flags, donated by State an excellent
d out. shows that ^airman Melton to the first county ago and is
0 wounded are in-j Jn ,,a,.b district to go over the top; Christmas i
^ of thousands of Qreenville. W. P. Conyers. chair- goal is the
les were so trivial man- Cherokee. W. f. Hamrick, adtilt in Uai
were admitted t> rhairman; Newberry. W. H. Hunt her of the
record of their in- cbairnian; York. J. K. C.ettvs and T know, do y
y in company and p McDow. chairmen; Richland. I- membership
lg stations. The R Tlroadnax. chairman; Sumter W. over.
d. died of wounds ^ Csher. chairman; Chesterfield. The Junif
1 the unclassified| M Puvall, chairman; Horry, A. been most )
M'lously wounded, p Goldfinch, chairman; Charleston, county scho
and missing, off! ^ Ithett. chairman and Orange- roltmenf.
rork out not in ex- burp j, s. Bowman, chairman. has played
Amount developing l
an Frlaonrrn. County Quota Kah.o.1 ulrl. of tho
n, ?how nl.o near- Abbovllle ..? ?.*?? * 5 00 The pub
es snow a.so n " 0 ft00 m OftO dered incab
her of deaths from Aiken -1^ 4fi.fi0> local work
been made publtc ^derson . . . ^ haj, fnrn,sh,
lanatlon has been Bamberg. .. . ( ^
eral Pershing, but Barnwell . . 1-.* ^ ?27 flm, fhe odi,
at the unexpected ' A 'r () 4\.ft0 ou8 ,n K,vIl
the wide dlstrihu- ^eley. . . ^ ,
and allied hospit- K alhoun...
men were sent. Charleston. . 125.00ft 121,001| The cnntt
process to assent- Cherokee : . ll.ftftft I7,00')j an Interesfli
Chester . . . 16,500 20.62ft j tee always ?
Americans taken Chesterfield . 12,ftftft 12,0ft j as the ehe
Germans lltlli Clarendon. . 10.500 21.0851 send the h(
is strikingly low Colleton. . . 15.0ftft 8.00 1, There will
March's announce- Darlington. . 20.500 20.21 > *o he extent
"in round num- P'llon 10.500 8,00ft | the ht?ys a?
lermnns hatl been Dorchester. . 10,000 0,281 home with
Americans. The Edgefield.. . 12.000 8.00ft The motn
rican armies have Fairfleltl. . . 14,50ft 1 1,000 jz,.(i branch
vard continuously Florence .... 22,000 28.00ft, has been ve
the battle dt?\ibt- Georgetown . 10.000 10,20) activities,
the great differ- Greenwood . 21.500 26,000 of preat va
Hampton.. . 10,000 2,800 of the hotnt
reported as miss- Horry. . . . 11.000 11.000 The meat
1e others who will Greenville . . 60,000 85,000 home servif
i Fage Eight.) (Continued on Page Eight.) (Contin
1
tews ESS
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
L MESSAGE TWENTY-FOUR
HE CHAIRMAN: HOGS BOUGHT HERE
is Amount of Work Lancaster County People Buy
ished By Lancaster I Two-Thirds of Those Sold
?1 t*r Kcd Cross. Last Week.
.CSS TEAM WORK." RROKiHT IANCY PRICES
! '
lnuIv to Respond to Hoji Sold for Less Thatl
Distress No Matter l itty Dollars and the Highest
'hence They Came or Price Reached at Sale Wau
*ious. $155.00.
g is the annual message The auction sale of Poland China
irman of the Lancaster hogs held under the auspices of tho
net ican lted Cross, sub- agricultural service should prove of
he annual meeting last .... .
great benefit to the tanners of I^an
caster county. Of the animals
ng you a report of my sol(L were bought by Lancaster
for the past twelv county farmers. These animals gon
only give to you a gen ,() twenty different men. Tlio '
iry of the tremendou l,Mgs for this sale were furnished by
work that has been ac three young South Carolina farmby
the matchless team ers* ^ D- Sniith, A. W. Copeland
e various officers, chair an<' J " Douthit, Jr., of Pendleton,
ter active members of the C., "l?nK with nine head furnishChapter
of the American <1(' ,JV ,,1(> American Poland China
Lancaster has indeed lt?<*ord association. The hogs soil
lament to herself in the wore of a high class and should
untiring service of her prove profitable to their new own- ;
Whether the call came ors- offering sold for an aver
lys in camp in our o\\ *1 ' J"'r neaa. ."no nog sold
for those overseas: under $50.00 with the highest anlcame
from the families nla' going at $155.00. r
tie service or from others llelow is given a list of the buypeople
in distress, the ers with catalogue number animal
always been more than bought and the price of same,
tspornl, and always able j. Jos W. Knight. Lancaster, S-,
effectively. All this has q#> $122.50.
possible by the splendid \ w A Darby Chester> s> c '
o-operation of hundreds jgy
I hers who have bv their
. . . , , 4 R. H. Plyler, Lancaster, S. C.?
achievements made Lae- *
r . K. No. 5. $05.00.
pter famous over the enmd
your chairmen would 8- '-* Henry, Lancaster, S. C.?
iportunlty to express her *v"?* *55.00.
preciation of the nevei- 9. B. II. Plyler, Lancaster, S. C.?
ort which you have given It- No. 5, $85.00.
etivity which the chair- 10. U. S. Kxp. Station, fleltsville,
ndertaken for the chap- Md., $132.50.
10 1-2. U. S. Kxp. Station, Relts-?
1 heard at the afternoon Vjnt. \i,i $132 50
excellent reports of your ... ,, .. ... .
' 12, Marcellus Griffin, Van Wyck?
l nut tees. The summing s ,|y
vhole simply means that
ter chapter has never 1S- H L Hutchison, Stoneboro,
spend to any call from ( * 1 *'5.oo.
padciuarters. You have 14. H. I. Hutchison. Stoneboro,
lver the top in the twnl S. C., It. 1, $112.50.
'unds of the American 15. J. C. Hewitt, Timmonsville,
and in every other allot- S. ('., $55.00.
by Atlanta headquarters. 1G. s. J. Funderburk, Lancaster,
neasure of our success is ri (- I{ No 5 $8e 50
great work done bv two ,
' 1 i. A. it. Robinson, Lancaster,
f the chapter Kershaw . ,, .. .. , _
. ' , S. V.. R No. 1. $771.50.
springs. rhev have gone
edly in to the work of ,'8; F" W Harris. Newell. N. C., .
departments, contribut-j
u'io% iw.ii. c. ?..?l 19. F. T Robertson Kershaw
" R xo. 2, $75 00.
I flPrvirps.
20. K. H. Yoder, Van Wyck, 3'.
rtainment committee has
tip rhaptpj funds ver> ^ ^ Manley (Jregory, Lancas,y
the proppeds of its tea- (er (, R Nf) 2 |50 00
ther activities. 23 j Q Taylor Mt Croghan. 3.
ibership conimittee tnade ? . . _
I f itu.UU,
drive more than a year 24 w R McQuirt Van Wycfc>
now planning a great R JJ05 00
oil call, in which the ' 0
2a. B. 11 A'lvler, Lancaster, S*
enrollment of every . *"....
C., K. No. o, $55.00.
ncaster countv as a mem- . o
,,, . 26. J. K. Craig. Lancaster, S. (J.,
K.d Cross. You will. I . (lft
. . . K. No. 1, $ i 5.O0.
""" ""no" 27. j. ? ?a??y, Lancaster. 3.
, chairman p.H .Ins tlrive (, R N(>
. . A . 28. 11 H. Funderburk, Lancaster,
,r work in the connty has So 2 0(1.
rratifving. There are 18
. 2!?. A. T. Funderburk, Lancaster,
ols with 100 per cent en- .
i r. 1 clo. i?. $ i 0.00.
The Junior Red f ross
A., , . , BO. Jeter Armstrong, Belton. 3,
a verv beautiful part in ?
,. , . C ., $60.00.
patriotism in e >o> an ^ Jeter Armstrong, Belton, 3.
, C? $110 00.
,rl.y committee has re- Thylor. Ml. Croshan. 3.
mlahle assistance to the ^ $- ? -n
The publicity chairman ' . ^ .. _
, ,, , ' 87 J. O Taylor, Mt. Croghan. 3.
cd live, interesting news
v. i ,i C-. $72.50.
"aster News hi-week! v.
88 J. O. Taylor, Mt. Croghan, 3.
lor lias been most geneiC
$65.00.
ng space to the matters
? , 80. J A. Houze, Lancaster, 3.
o the Red ( ross.
, C., R. No 2. $62.50.
>en committee has made ? , ?
f?0. J O Tavlor. Mt. Croghan. 3.
ng renort Tins commit
tppeals (n vour chairman ' '
pro committee?as they Taylor, Mt. ? mghan, i4.
ays nwny with a smile. ' * *^0si
ll l?o many oourtosips ' "n,,7e' Ijancaster, S.
1 ?"*il by this committee to ' '* *So '
i thpy como marching '* " Hituton. Lancaster, is.
the paints of victory. ' s>*" - * '?<. 50.
r corps is a ripwly organ- ' ? > lor. Ml. I roghan, S.
of tho local work which *
rv helpful In tho various ;,f: K ?' Evans. l.anrastpr. S. C..
Thoy w ill doubtless he v>? ' ,r,?Iup
in thp futurp work "'oe Sandy Springs,
? sprvlep section. ' * 155.00.
ting and value of the ;'8- J M Hallman, I^ancaatnr. 3.
e department will be ( **"? 185.00.
100. Ernest Taut hen, I>aneaater,
ued on Page Eight.) S (V, R. No. 6, $75.00.