The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 10, 1919, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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SUBSCKLPTION l'lSH K: county's ap
Cash in Advance. j H, ;U) pf.Q
?ne Yt,ar *20'" committee
Six Months 1.00
Thomson tc
Entered as Second Class Mattei , <b)"a1 <ul1
October 7, 1005. at the Point office at through th<
Lancaster. S. C.. under act of Con-!,,
gress of March 3. 1670. tho rellef ?
J of whom 4
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919. dt en.
? One great
of America
^of 8ma11 ni
r upon !,Kain'
^ ^ a 'inanri
*TMV Country "T.? c: The?. Sweet Line1 little natioi
Of Ltherty." jhavp s() n<)
j borne the
ritoHiitmoN. i,
j Governmeat
Three states ratified the ronstitu-! ( auso t )ie
tionnl pi oh .bit ion amendment Tties- j |V| < . ot y
day. making a total of nineteen Lor/em,,Mlt
states which have endorsed the pro-j (,,.nmont
posal of congress. Ratification '?> 1 them Con
seventeen states is now needed be- ,
tore national prohibition becomes a ,, f l)r>
law. The nineteen states which j ph'ilnnthrop
have ratified are Kentucky, Vitg nia,. facts nov
Mississippi. South Carolina, North (.
Dakota, Maryland, Montana. Ari-',hi>
zona, Delaware, Texas. Soiltli Oa- ,hp ^ ,,-u 0
kota, Massachusetts, Georgia. I.on- .
east are all
isiana. Florida. Michigan. Ohio. Col- fho huml)le
orado and Oklahoma.
peasants to
Representatives oi the disiillerv .
moronants a
companies of the countrv held a , , ,
iicaled prof
meeting in Chicago Tuesdnv and dc ,
been nccusi
cided to oppose the amendment and nu,pfs of jj,
tiie war prohibition law. which goes Cmmer I
into ettect -imy 1. I.y every lega' ,PttPr lo thr
Injuns possible. This opposition. ]Pt.pr j1P (
lioH t'vor. is mil likely to develop ^ j (M((| ,j|r
anything stronger than that whieh np.,r past ?
lias been in process since the states hpart j |)i(j
first began to go dry. Prohibition work of rP|
has been working well and the poo for (.Jir
pie are satisfied with it as a state ,|p PommPn<
proposition. .hist how well it will aj..n Qf
work out as a national proposition is
yet to be seen, but no one attempts T,u<
to deny that national prohibition, as ))lo pPP|s ,,
well as national suffrage for women j0.,n t)lP ^
as Mr. Bryan pleases to put it. "is (hp Rp(1 rr,
comin?'" fare many
It is quite a remarkable situation Pfyol( pU|
when viewed hv states and rnnipar- ,|)p tcp*" she
ed. For instanee. some of the "dry" Koa| jS rpa
states are enforcing the law with t0f0rP haa \
more rigidity than others South vve,.P niore \
Carolina is having little or no trou
t>le in enforcing the law. Virginia. x
which passed an "air-tight" law in) The Char
the beginning, has experienced sonic of a mind t<
(difficulty in enforcing it. notwlth connection
landing the appointment of a pro- good roads
hihition commissioner, who draws a,'he facts,
large salary and gives his entire time "South Care
to looking aftei the bootleggers |{e will a qua!
Centlv officers have been so d lie cut' 't*er makin
jn some parts of Virginia in their North < arol
efforts to stop the1 importation of fss'ie ot $.
"speerits" Into the town that they struetion ot
have been going into the trains and ready voted
searching baggage which comes sylvania $5'
from the wet sections. The Cnited ' ,'"la
doesn't it'
{states attorney-general has renderei
might look
li dee.s.on that ueh procedure is un- , ,.
South ( aro
lawful, where the baggage of a pas R (jPij t
f.iger ' s se i relied on a warrant ail-! ii ioti :
Ihorizing the searching of the train atoeg." Nor
A revenue officer was recently ar ab" g hehin
jested for "transporting lictitor" and] The fit.se
a few days ago one of the policemen , matter of g
of the town made the statement that! really lnt<
* < tin men were permitted to deal (comparing
In liquor with the connivance of the yard of cor
commonwealth's attorney and they're cost of a y
getting deeper and deeper in a present i is
muddle. It would seem to he an in -j mean the c
vasion of guaranteed rights to search in the no'"
si man's baggage unless there was mile, "in
fihundant evidence that the baggac, s vs ?he o
contains contraband lihuor. | becoming 1r
At anv rate, when all of the state* tlon of eon
have gone dry there will he nowhere'ways In sin
to bring it from and nowhere to top soil, ha
t ike it to, and Jamaira Ginger *ill eternal exp
come Into its own. 'dirt roads
THE LANCASTER
IS IMl'Kkt.lTiX K. oust rated argument that the pei
? which have come tolnent road is much the cheapen
;he signing of the artnis- the end. The road builders of
se than luid been antici- State have Interested the farine
lie destitute and sutler- permanent road building and
in the near east are in convinced him that he is paying
leed of relief. The peo- today for roads than he paid in
nia, Syria, Persia, Pales- mal times, or under conditions
other countries, oppress- isting before the war. The a
iii ks ai^ faced with star- inent takes a curious, but prac
in order to hasten as turn. Out there the farmer is b
ossible the relief of th.^se ing roads, with milk?that is. 1
I
nationwide campaign wi j building so much road through
d during tlie week of] sale of so much milk, or so 1
to 19 to raise a fund ofihushela of wheat. It is an old
l
of yth.s hancasie*-1 gument in a new shape and
iportionment is $3,500 which we take more than ordi
at will be made by a pleasure in turning loose in h
headed by Waddy It Carolina at this particular time
> raise this sum. Kverv "The Wisconsin discussion
tributed win be sent veals that since the war the en:
} state department for road construction has increased
nf the 3.950,000 people.jsiderably?50 per cent in the ca
00,000 are orphan chil- concrete and 30 per cent in ci
ed gravel. Yet at the same tit
t purpose of the entrance developed that the farmer today
into the world war was buy more raods with his pro<
impossible that the rights than he could a few years
ations shall be trampled While the cost of road building
but no government aid, gone up. the price which the fa
al way, is possible to the receives for his products has r
is of the near east who to red a much higher advance
bly "kept the faith and that ion pounds of miik or a !>i
burden of massacre." of grain will buy more road t
a'd is impossible ,be- than it would in 1 1 4 . The fa
Armenians' Syrians and ni iv be paying 50 per cent more
western Ada are not in bp is receiving 100 per cent i
nations, hence our gov j The calculation is tliaj 100 po
nnot make a loan to ?f miik 'n 1914 which sold at J
sequently, they are " >p a hundred, would buy one sci
listians. subject races y rd <>f concrete road surface, w
reached only l?y private! was quoted at $1.25 a yard in
y." j year. The average price of
r in the possession of th< this year lias lieen $2.65 per
ommittee for relief in| (t'ctober quotations are $3.50)
st show (lint included iiijthe average of $2.65 per 100,
00 refugees in tlie neat(concrete road surfacing at $1.7f
classes of society, "from square yard. it means that
st and most ignorant pounds of milk will this year
skilled artisans, wealthy I chase almost one and one
ml bankers. and wo I ?<l yards ol' concrete surfacing, a
ossionaI people who had ereme of nin half a yard
nmed to all the reline-, "Today a bushel of wheat at ?
'p " |'| V s' \> * 1 huv 1 I" Siiiiftrn y
President Roosevelt In a of ?oii--rete ma ! siii face at $1.
committee, and in wh'cli square yard In 1 ! 1 t. with whe:
enclosed his check for $.90 and concrete road surface
the relief fund in the $1.25 a square yard, one hush*
i.aid this: "With all nr wheat would buy tbree-qua-'r.
you fiodspeed in the a yard, a difference of almost
ief you have undertaken half a yard in purchasing powi
istians In western Asia "I "A similar comparison ma
led in the same spirit th? carried out for gravel and dirt r
this month for $:{n,noo and show more graphic results.
objection will immediately arise
aign coming so close on while the farmer gets more for '
f the fourth Liberty he produces, it costs him mor
"ar Work campaign and produce It. due t<> the increased
dss Roll Call drive, will of labor, material and other
disadvantages. hut tin ments. The same could be all
Lancaster county "ovei in the matter of road building
U 1(1 not slacken until thr admitted, however, that the inn
ched. Kvery call !?<? ?. i d cost nr production to the fa
ipen answered and none has been in a much less propoi
vorthy than this. than the increased price he rect
for his products. The net ret
kll.lt O! A WHAT? (0 farmor today, admitting
lotte Observer, possessed jn<.roJ(s(l(| (.os, of plo,,urtion>
? deal in small figures in | pr0:ll01 (han fhpy pve,. w,.ro
with South Carolina's farmer Js mQre pro8poroug atuj
scheme oi ignorant <.i t<>r P(,utppP<j t0 t,uy roads todat
tells its reade s that ' fhft pr,ce fhf>y cosf tf)day tha)
>'ina 's coming along vu in normal times when r
let of a mi,lion." Thisj<>osf ,<>8S jm(| ,))S profl|H Wf>rp ,w
ig the statement (hat
linn is plann ng a bond si.tut ri:it IIOItsKroWKIt
i5.00d.d0q for the co.i- The nirmlxT of the Rhett
roads. Illinois has a1 otlee at the good roads convei
/
$ 50,000,000, and Renn- n Coi.mil.ia He-ember 10.
D.oOo.Ooo. Makes South wag,.d an almost single-handed
theme look rather small. .. , .. .
to- a a\ ot n dollar per horsep
ItuI the 'tbse* v
and lost when the matter was
about and find that (
- . . III!' I * * f I U? I IM VMM' O! Wl'^f !>!?!
lina s figures nave noon
UKher than a quarter of ''"'n"' U^' nM Thp s,a,e
mil ivfend of "roni'npc roads committee which met in
th Carolina is coining liunhia Wednesday i)l<I >?! to
' So t h Carolina the legislature to put the llcensi
rver, going further in thej it one dollar pei horsepower. \
:ood roads. giver some liie matter was threshed out in
Migont Information in iniftee meeting in the Jefft
the priee of milk to a hotel, Mr. IJhett. the chairman
terete road. It says the vored a license of fifty cents am
ard of concrete road (at crowd went with him. hut the
?1 7'*.. which would I r ner horsepower proposition'
xpendituve of something won out.
htio'hoi d of <10 000 per The central campaign comm
W sconsin. in particular." appointed Wednesday. h;is I
hserver. "the people are lihett as chairman; John T Ste
Herested in the construe- vice-chairman; Crank K. Mroai
crete or asphalted road- secretary and treasurer, and
cession to sand clav and meml.ers are first district. I
ving become tlrcrl of thejlthett. of Charleston; scond,
ense of maintaining the, Prod Idghtaey, atate senator
and accepting the dem- Hampton county; third, Junto
?*?: t iTHhrrin n Hi l>ir I MWIWrill*" ?l~TT*7"^1 ft??
NEWS, LANCASTER, S. I
rma- Pearinan, of Anderson; fc
,t ir tor M. Montgomery. of Spi
that! tilth, Job.. T. Steve:.s, of
r in sixth, D, W. Alderman, Jr
have ence; seventh. Prank E.
less of Columbia.
nor
ex- A VOICE FROM THE
irgu- -.!
(Embracing What Americi
ticai
of tho War.)
uild-'
le is By Lieut, Crantlaiul Ri
the Army, A. E. P.
nany
Prance may have Alsace-1.
I ar . . . .
Italy can grab her share
om> Slip the British Turkeynarj'i
Or a slice of old Ukrai
forth Africa, or anywhere;
11 ii f virt f r? ? 'iu u n'ro pii
booking back across the I
i n*-1
With our faces westwa
st 01 All we ask is?"Send us
rouse
of Belgium has a worthy cl
rush-l ?n war of
. Serbia may well exclaim
116 | "We were also In the g
can , when you scored the v. in
lurts Hut concerning just 01
ago. Hiking through the much
We have one request to
All we ask is?"Send us
rniei i
egis- Maybe we have done our
so Anyway, we gave our
>sbel Though a trifle slow to s
jodav oan,e through w
heart
11111 1 \y|lr>? we hmnped agains
'',l1 Now when all rewards
nitre Peering through the wint
unds This is all we seek fro
., All we ask is?"Send us
*
",ar" PROSPECT OK AN A
hich
DRIVE SCARED (I
milk
too Hurried to Iteqtiest Ann
. At Before Custelnnu Woul
w,,h Attacked with tiOO.ttOt
1 nci
1 00
Paris, Jan. 9.?Germai
,MII~ to request the armistice
l,a': sn w that a now allied off
dif- to he launohod on tiio I.or
by November 12, by 60
., under command of Conor
J 'Mi
tolnau. s:.>s llio Kxeetsioi
I /I o
American and French
9 a says, wore concentrated oi
>t at betv eon Mriey and Chat*
' ;
:i| Robi
that L t
ivhat c | .
lanc
h. [j =
ORed 4l
11 1 Crisp T
i-m a* UCb
irtl
rtion J
f ives | ]
urns J
theffi
iirr : 1 v i
ThP t j Lovely
bet- j | Heavy all silk Cr
al r 3 new shades, 10 i
1 hP l 3 Heavy lustrous
oads ^ J able colors, 36 in<
j 1 Handsome new
[3 in soft rich color
[ J lection of pattern:
com- - J
>ti?n s
?ho |] rine rren
[ ] This collection
i)wei' Jj
LC the largest we 1
sub -*J ,, , ... .
I , Stripes and IMain
serf, pi _ ,
L , t ons ot colors . .
^ (' f 3 27-inch Gingha
: | colors and pattern
ask jr* '
tax L f
; i D i
\n.-P ig it creates
mm ? - ' pi
tso.i ?
fa jj 36-inch fine W.
1 the I _ very desirable for
h,H|r] I'ine Sea Islam
J i and dark pattern
itter. E I
j "Wirthmi
ln"-;S Madr
thn! I |
t (i I j New Models ju
w. ? jj and trimmed styl
from ^ m
w*' iI Bi mmarnimmmnmmmmam- tmmmn '* " 1
?
>urth,
irtanburg; lI^^L|^^iaHBaaaBaB^MaM
Kershaw; j | |
'., of Flor- ^ ^
Broadnax.
? Statemen
K. A. F.
? Wants of |
ce. Third
I
i
orralne; , Bdllk 0
Spain,
at the cic
ncerned,
roam, DeC.
rd turned
home."
aim H
e Hun;
Loans and Disco
ame lionds
ining run. Hanking House
ir stake. Fixtures. Ktc.
;ly loam, Cash on hand s
i make? Hanks
home."
part;
best;
tart |,i
ith willing
Capital. . * . . .
t the test; Surplus and I'rol
are due. Dividends. . . .
ry gloam, Deposits
in you?
home."
LUE1)
EKMANS , ?I
<
I<1 Have ?????????
> Mon. I They were supported by 3.000
j of all calibers and had 300 tan
a front of 4 5 miles. Duke Alii
iiy hurried of WurttemberK. the German
when she nmnder on this front, had ava
etisive was on|y 25 divisions of Inferior
raine front quality. These divisions
0,000 men talned approximately 100,000
al de Gas- |jP j,n(t only 1,000 nuns.
This allied attack, the Kxe
ti'oops, it continues, would have carried
i the trout war into annexed Lorraine and
jau Salins. Rhenish Prussia, threatening t
inson - Clt
lSTER'S leae
^lew Fabrics T
the Charm of !
New Silks Silk .
epe de Chine, in all the These
nches wide $1.50 in very
Messaline, in all desir- wide*. .
hes wide $1.50 Silk Fs
Foulard Dress Lengths, new for
ingH. A wonderful col- inches w
* $2.25 Yard
i * Nfti
ich Ginghams
of Ginghams is one of
lave shown in Plaids, Sheer
Colors. New combina- Longclot
. . 55c, 50c and 05c Yd. Pajama
ms, in all well selected cedent v;
s, unusual values 25c Yd. Very fin
very spei
and Novelty " "
lirtings Ja
ladras, in neat stripes,
n n/l
oiiii in aiiu i/iuuocn,
25c and 35c These
rl Percala, in both liKht Blue, Fh
s 35c and 39c inches w
clothes. ,
ore" Voil and
as Waists
We ar
st received in tailored ues in V
es . . . . $1.00 and $1.50 short sic
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919.
t of Condition
of
The
\
f Lancaster
(
>se of business
31, 1918.
ESOUItCKS.
ants ... .J 671,312.77
190.600.00
i. Furniture,
, 10,542.18
md ?lue from
254.897.43
$1,127,352.38
iabiliti ks.
$ r>o. ooo.oo
tils 136,500.00
2,500.00 1
938,352.38
$1,127,352.38
^ ^
guns oiT tli (Jertnan army in Belgium and
ks on in the Ardennes from its bases,
ireeht (Ionian general headquarters, reeom
alizing that the divisions on other
liable sectors were exhausted and that its
light- forces wero demoralized and worn
eon- <>ut averted a catastrophe by pleadinen.
jug for an armistice.
elsior
aiiss fans Al. Kiliolte has roturn1
the
j.,() ed to her home after a visit of six
o cut weeks in Baltimore and Washington.
)ud Co.!
======= tj
) I N G STORE |J
i
hat Have All ||
Spring [|
and Cotton Fabrics jj
goods show the new colors and r ]
attractive patterns, 30 inches p ]
7">c and $1.00 Yd. ? ]
idle, in plain and self plaid, very r ]
spring dresses atid skirts, 30 p *
ide 08c Yd. p 1
ij
nsook and English [ {
Longcloth [ |
soft Nainsook, I 5 c, 25c and 25c | ]
h with soft finish 2.V ;?r?#i ("./? Hi
_ ... ?. ...... .....
Checks, 36 inches wide. An ex
line 1 r>o, 19c and 2.">c Yd. * |
e P.atiste and Nainsook, marked [ J
cial for quick selling r ] *
.'19c, 45c and 59c Yd. r ]
'1
panese Crepe and j j
Nainsook j j
goods are in soft shades of Pink, C .
?sh and Yellow; also White, 119 fi >
ide. Just the quality for under- E ?
39c Yd. 1 |
I j
Ladies' Gowns
e offering some very special val- I j
Women's Clowns, both long a id j
;eves .. ..$1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 j
ram