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,'* ' f )? ' ?*? ? i"j> ? ? ?r '* 1 "?w .; 1 11 1 1 - ' Page kodr TheLaniasterNews ;arak;?o,to.r. (8KMI.WKKKLY.) vvh!,e. and t Hatabllithed 185S. be deaU wU, And it ni PnhlUhnl TupmIkv mil Krldnv ? * ness in earn BY THE ^ , the law is c< LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. _ ^ hardly be tli Luncaster S. C. , liceinen to t . townships of GEORGE BULLA CRAVEN J , , the law is n? Editor and Manager I , I be the d ty . !.< ? th- se towns! The News Is not responsible for the views of Correspondents. Short and in the townrational articles on topics of general (rll(,tp?? ... .. Interest will be gladiy received their privatt SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: th'se childrr Cash in Advance. aie not in st _ v A,. rents arresti One Year $J.0O Si* Mouths 1.00 draws 'he It ? there is no b Entered as Second Class Matter October 7, 1905. at the l'ostottice at TRAVEL Lancaster, S. C., under act of Congress of March 3, 1?7 9. "e U-l, the navy, st FRIDAY, JAN. 17, lilli). I'"r Uo k,w Key West, F ^ ^ made by an "Vi-W Ki scheduled to .Monday nigt .i 4 a .J tv"u*T i j.... i.?. i 4 "* and a deli 1 Georgetown, "TKIy Country 'Tis of Theo. Sweet Lund of ,.tberty.,f j cwOV " C8t V -~?-? ? nesday. Ilu rOMI'ri.SOKV LAWS. now a coital Hack in the early axes when we^ There is ; used to read law, we remember huv- m Paris wbi ing come across the statement s 'liie-j ?ol Hishop, ? where that the courts consider as Porce. who k done that which ought to he done, Hying and ii or that which is ordered done, that there \ Sometimes legislatures are Ilk? travel In t; courts in that respect, and that is points; a tna< perhaps the reason why no provision pa-s"' gets ais made foi the enforcement of many'an hour, and laws the legislatures pass. A law three passeni requiring children up to a certain miles an hou age to attend school a certain num- "I expect her of months in each year, or re- crossed by a quiring parents of such children to thirteen hou solid them to school, is of little value yeat. " Colon* if notice is not to be taken of its expectation n violation. But, perhaps, the legis- is accomplish laturo, like the court, feels that it airplane tints ought to he done, and so passes it out stop hut along as done. Tint is possibly an It need n< easy way for the legislature to dis- comparative pose of the business, bfit it is not an 'wo and thre< easy way. or any kind of way, to ed- common as s ucnte the masses. years aeo. I A compulsory school attendance dinary to exj law ought to have "teeth" in it. It pie \? ill he r ought to carry a penalty. but It by airplane, r should not he so severe that the peo- will take th? pie will feel that they are being have huslnes driven to do a thing. A man would state capital. miinh nref?>r In ilo :i tliinir of his ow n nrnllv it wilt accord than to be made to do it. tomobile in ii The machinery by which compliance of these fine with the law is brought about should surprised to : run smoothly, not rough-shod over tised in all th the people, but the man who will not comply should be made to comply. A <>ltoi A compulsory school attendance law A liandTu! which does not compel school attend-1 fr'-m Wash in mice is worthless. a dozen, wet The Columbia State says: "For = on of Cm the average good citizen of fair in- discussion of telligence, no compulsion to educate f" e the n> his children is needed. He sends his the same tic child to school and co-operates hear-jo n F.u;0| tily with tlie teacher. The minority, 'he little urn who. from ignorance or selfishness cussing Th or both, keep the child at home tojWe don't kn work or ire too lazy to look after,.' : ? Vloi them. is. however, considerable in to find some numbers. be of more "The new compulsory attendance One of thest law. the passage of which, we th nk ' ci.o"> i is already assured, should provide drawal of Ar for attendance officers and shou'd rope and po clothe file school authorities with tion of a lea full powers to get the child into the ter the pea< (school and keep him there. This was So "Of course, no sort of compulsory lr. id His attendance law is adequate unless but we dout provision for medical supervision of France and the child shall accompany it " which this ci Another phase of the question is tally than 1' that the penalty for non-compliance on the grou with a school attendance law cannot is and has b he imposed upon the child and is a tor Rorah, likely to be so light that, the parent patches, in r will ignore it. This might be rem*- tions. espec died bv making the penalty a small posed u*e of fine but imposing it upon the parent ternational I each day lie fails to send the child *o the adminb school. Still another point that lar&e expani arises is: the schools must be ade- navy, quale to take care of a greatly in-; And the 1 creased attendance without crowding went on so and lessening of efficiency. These tion of Am and many other nutters are to lie is necessai J X ? mm H* **' * "" ' 1 - - jcnm ? Ml THE LA ; consideration in. t'h stores and to a l law that will be worth Slovak forces. Ho he whole problem is to They don't. But. h gently but firmly. talk that way; it ust be somebody's busi- pose Mr. Wilson, tc community to see that to throw all the omplied with. It would possible into the r le duty of the local po eminent and clog ;o out in the borde- Democratic adinlnl this county to see that can be no other r< 3t violated, nor would it pallabhering over of the authorities of enee at long dista lips to enforce the law went to Europe tc : of the county. School self with the co hi hardly find time front Pershing went ovei J business to seek out mans and did it. m who ought to le liu to supposV these hool and have their pa more of what ougl ed, and for whoever to be done than >t of enforcing the law General Pershing? ed of roses in prospet. As The N'ews un o nation, the United IN'ti 111 Alltl'li.WK. war. and the men the largest dirigible ii ru,injnp that war tiled out Monday from ,ultted to finish the ay. N. Y.. on a trip to drance. la., the longest trip eve. o airplane. The ship wa A GOOD reach Brunswick. Ua.. The News begins it and Key West Tues- "Thirteenth ('. mini der trouble developed Rupert Hughes' be ay was occasioned at serials, which are S. C\. and arrival at paper from time to as delayed until Wed- '"rem the best, Thi t travel by airplane is pay good money for nt.v. read them, and wl in airline from London to one mind often c eh is successful. Colo- other minds, this >f the British Royal Air that will appeal mows a good deal about ] reader. It is a si ghting in the air. says j life, and the predi vill be two types of Kip family found it he air between t'ies? began spending in bine carrying 50 to loo they earned are <iu d traveling at 8" miles The reader of tl a machine carrying well repaid for his gers and mnk.ng 17." who enjoy continue! r or move. it will prove one to see the Atlantic rinating ever read, n nirpiane in twelve or appear in each issut rs before July 1. thi- til the story Is com] d Bishop says. If thisj oiateriali7.es and the fen* SCISSORS A1 ed. it will mean t at an. t llv 2.0U0 miles with Renew I lie I it is possum* >t bo surprising within! (Columbia few vears to see little % At ,ho 8e88ion ? : semhiv lust year a " eirplanes as (lmvd by senator H into mobiles were a few ville, submitting t is not beyond C>e or- amendment restrict >ert that Columbia peo- OXPOU"V<> clemency the governor of hoi 'Mining up to Charlotte i nihility attaching t ir that Lancaster people j without n dl8genMn ? air route when the> unaccountable reasc s to transact at thei despite the unanimi For a while, very nat ni,*t with opposlth i and was "killed." lie odd: so was th- an , . : that the senator fro is first stages, but snnic,a(?aln introduce th days, we need not be j that this year It wi see the Air-Ford adver-1 Passage and ratiflct ic papers. ' would rure one rious defects now e ganic law of the si I I* OF WILFCIjS. of senators, dispatches New Vork a !>aiu gton tall us, less than Husha e in their seats for a (Greensboro > senate g,veil over to a New N ork has a .. . . a I murder case on questions to come because a woman, atu , r. on' "Cice \nd at . , . . j ciety vvon'iin at tht tie Fresident Wilson is the accused slayer e settlinv the questions i this latest tragedy up of senators a e d'?-! State is lik?'y to 1,1 or more interest th ey are wasting time. months ago when ow that they have ?ny-|known as tho rhiIe, to do bit' they ought death her husbend thing to do that would 11 prominent Yale benefit to the country ?rid Iron star. Whl will be attracted senators introduced a . , . tragedy through vonosieg early with there will be for a nerican troops from F.tt pie an interest of a stponenient of a forma- interest that has to aspect of the ensr sue oi nations unin hi- i as to whether or n< re treaty is concluded rontinue to permi nator Franee, of Miry-1 men to kill their name sounds all right bands In cold bloc it if he knows more 0'i'oose' , I And this is the j conditions there in! ^ |g lntpro, auntry are interested vl-|baurty wbo stands resident Wilson, who is^niurder of her hn nd tlian Pershing, who the "Fmperor of tl <5on Frenchman, whose een on the mound, henwas not far from i, is related in the dis- Jftok Dp9aulIe|, w ipposing a league of na- j_,??handy apparentl ially attacked the pro- remorse. Her at military force by an in- crime, if statement . ?,^,i tie believed, an eague and also criticized dened criminal; a drat Ion program for a Rhp Ja quoted aH sion of the American Reived whnt he go not have been th< little hand or senators ought to have her give Madame 1/ far as to say that reten- or flny ofhp erican troops In Russia (ake hig ,,fp And y to protect military ?hot In self-defeni ^a? m i amttt^mammm * 0 ; ? \ NC ASTER NEWS, LANCASTE iid the Czecho-; ridiculous. She s< w do they know? 1? her husband s b it's politics tolof thein found a i spot. She killed '8 politics tO OP- haye ki?ed a mft( ? thwart his plans, sorry. There was monkey-wrenches the shooting; thei nachinery of gov- j And now about tl , . ... !concerns the mui the wheels of the _ lout of it. That i 1st ration. There of course fQr scar LMson for all this of her slain hnsba the peace confer- was predicting ac nee. Mr. Wt.soh HeSaulles and Mrs ..... , . 1 If the state of I > familiarize him-! made a safe place mditions, Oeneral husbands who sit r to lick the tier- great state had bet and now aie \\V in reversing the 1 senators know Carmen verdicts. woman's own allot lit and o'ight not . .. Mr. Wilson and gfo?ui(j foe punishe derstands the sit-1 New <1 States Is still at i (Christian Sch New Orleans. Li i who have been: . . , I charming hy its i had best he pet- tree-fringed street s job without bin-1 avenues are as at | the United States. I purpose of the ci STOItY intake them even nt a beaut ideation ci in this issue thel |naURUrated whlch inilmrnt." one of. t <l some 90.000 floi st stories. Thes? have been set out printed in thfs;wa-va- New Orle.i , , continue to improi i time, are picked line for a while in a News does not j p(, (hp 8ame hr them until it has and the City of Me ilie what appeals, best. The Cresr loos not appeal to'Skater asset than tirelv aware of it is safely a story (clnnate and the til to the average) :ory of every-day caments that the Not in U self in when they (Columbl Newspapers and ore monoy than ,. . . ,. r the habit of con lite funny. Inhout the "'best t liis story will I)' "best short story,' i'Tin* si 11 < 1 to t lios*?? i tul lady . the mi , star, etc., etc.. am 1 stories as a ru'e suggest for discus of the most f .s- Whn( ,8 ,he wo Instalment will stronger superlnth of the paper un-ia "d") five mile < * South Carolina? I L-c NOW SEEMS 0 *n ivastk. NEW i ti'HOlut ion. i'aiirrcwskl Confldi State.) I the general as Mfnlstrj Will resolution intro-i for j?t onham. of C.reen-! a constitutional ing the power of Washington. Jai and removing received by the I' lie of the respon from the Polish n o it, was passed af Paris said thut 1 g vote. For some wn8 increasingly >11 the resolution, new Polish coalitit ilv of the sonut^ t? r 1 1 -1- - ^ ..... - utr i uniit'U mm iiii3 in in the house P<i on a stable basi The State hopes bureau feel that t m Greenville will Pnderewski by th e resolution and strengthen bis inf 11 be adopted. Its ponple of Poland, itlon by the peo-j polish otheials ii i of the most se- fpared ,hat an atte xistent in the or- pnderewski w tate. tbe rtolsheviki as mission was to sel rerous Place for prPa,.ntative go' n?ls. Paderewski himsell I News.) been fully aware ol not her sensation- he took in visitinc its hands and be- According to t 1 a prominent so- tho Polish commit it. is involved as Paderewski's perso of her husband neneral Pllsudskt, in the Kmpiro pnt polish Rovernu 1 tract as much as tafPrtory basis, an that of a few niade It clear to t Mrs DeSaulles. tor that his opposi an beauty, shot to (bP aj| Socialistic . Jack DeSaulles. rahinet General 1 man and former Ranized. le a lot of people "Under the pr to the I.ehftudy hafl auRKeated." sa morbid curiosity* p0llsh hurea lot of other peo- w||1 ,)ft bu?t wM,| different sort; an ,,vps from I'russ do with the lep.t' from iuatrlan Pi > and angulation "' ~ it New York ia to ^rom Russian Polj It prominent wo- 'n ^'isslan Polar undesirable hua- ftnd the other Parl >d and be turned Mr- Paderewskl I Paris that the pro >hase of tiie altua- ,np nt Poland la 'ting Madame l,e- n,M ,n Warsaw am charged with the has been adv laband. known as committee that th te Sahara." a rich "on committee In New York homo vv 1th the Jewisl "The Flox" where committee in the as slain Madame $2.BOO.000 food v has suffered no ahortly to sail fi tit tide since the PanzlR and which s made public are b? Herbert (' Flon e those of a hardangerous tigress. fMSOROFUM IV I ftying that "he de- . N.\IT> TO t." Lehatidv may l.ondon, Jan. 1 p sort of man he patch received n but that didn't nounces the supp Phaudy anv legal surrectlons. The r sort of right to the naval arsenal lilt* <1*11111 111*11 ?ii?* iiuai ur-miwjrJi \??i no borders on the captured by the V K. 8. C. snt five bullets ln-|f oily and every on<? i| vital or near-vitu! him as she would | I d dog and- is not ^ ^ no struggle before e was no quarrel. te only tiling tha' ' rderess Is getting she expects to do. cely was the body nil cokl before shi quittal "like Mrs. Carmen." Mew York Is to be for husbands the on juries in that tor lose little time| DeSnullos and the In the face of the jed statements she ? and the murderet j * L. rli>??u ! jnce Monitor.) i., is already made many parks and a. Some of its; ] tractive as any in ] It is now the j ity government to! ore attractive, and ( impaign has heen is not to end un-; vering plants shall in the street park/ ins only needs to re itself along this order to he nam-J eath with Havana xico. when at their ent City lias a perhaps it is en1 its semi-tropical ' lings that go with I I iinrnslor, v / n State.) T magazines are it* dinting symposia 4TOay short poem," the I lie "most beaui>st popular movie ? 1 The Sta'fi would TODI) 01* \ slop th's: j ATTORN J rst (pot to use a o beginning with itretch of road in "'our Other X MentiiHin ERTAIN OF " (iOVEllNMENT w Carroll Todd, nt That t 'onlit iop sU),,,i lo havt* Attorney Uener lie r nrinod cesser in the I' iland. *8 no* believed make the appn turn from Frt n. 1:1.?Messages niendation of ollsli bureau here gives Mr. Todd ational committee over other cam tenure Padrrcu ski Mr. Todd is confident that a attorney generi >n ministry would officer of the government plao- exception of i H- Officials of the Alexander C. b he atta<'k on Mr j Five names ; e Holshevlkl will probable sucr luence among the General Gregoi I becomes effect I t this country had was that of M mpt on the lifp of come known as ould be made by 'he department the object of his has exercised t np a strong re- General McRoj vernment. Mr. j General Gregor r was said to have the deparfmen r the personal risk,11 c? as a clerk Poland. I worked himsell he message fronii^'* ^,>a^ ?t th tee at Paris. Mr However, it rial relations with a(,rn,n'stration head of the pres- rare of nt loasl lent, are on a sat-jV^? ^y th Mr. Paderewski ,ho ,asf 01,10,1 he military dicta- Hamilton Lewi nrowonto Hvo Qu Hon was baaed on \ucVy I<oth , character of the nUed abtmy> t Pilaudakl had or-^ mlnlstratlon ? creditably hit i ogram Paderewskl( A Mitchell Id a statement by nla now aliei u. "the mlniatry|was a fnurth c i four representa- were presumed Ian Poland. fouri witb ,bo adm aland and eight mPr undersl and. the Socialists the por id to have four Wftr at tbe beR| ties to have fonr."|non a(tmintRtra haa alao advised he was of qua gram for the feed-j property cuato now being worked j. flryan. la aci I In other aectlona i ctnal resnonslb laed by the Paris tlon nf Woodr e Polish Immlgra- Baltimore. H America haa unit- confirmed the ti Joint distribution emiiy accepter contribution of sialogram from cargo which la college preside om New York to requested that will be distributed drawn from iver's aldoa. ! ?> ?? o 1 < Mle Speaker 'ORTl'dAli (Unp on sav HK SliPPRHHHKn telascram ?.?A wireless (lis- I eventually from Lisbon an- V 'mer as floo >resslon of the In res. swung dispatch adda thai P> nceton." and the torpedo. The fifth n -alda have been re- t'?n with the faithful troops. a . s that of > FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 1919. > ^ ~ ~~7 T Statement of Condition of The Bank of Lancaster if at the close of business Dec. 31, 1918. KKSOURCKS. Loans and Discounts . . . ? 671,312.77 11)0,600.00 Hanking House. Furniture, Fixtures, Ktc 10,542.18 7ash on hand and due from Hanks 254.897.43 $1,127,352.38 LIABILITIES. Capital * 50.000.00 >mpi>is and Profits 136.500.00 Dividends 2,500.00 Jeposits 938,352.38 $1,127,352.38 \f IROINIA FOR \tlanta. who was recently appointed 5Y (iENEItAI. JOIt 7",","' rnl,<Ml S""M to succeed John W. Davis, now ambassador to Great Hritaii\. Mr. tunes. However, Are K<n? is onr nf ,ho greatest lawyers in the south. He knew Woodrow 1 in Cmiiicrtimi ..... . , , Wilson when he was a struggling the Vacancy. lawyer in the Georgia capital. He is an intimate friend of Col. Kdward T. Urown of Atlanta. cousin of the Jan. 16.?George .... .. , President, who has entree at tho of Virginia, is under- . , , , w bite House and next to colonel been recommended by ? . , . .. _ v.*,.. ,.v. Mump, .^.nunn <<? i?- iM-ui ror ine election of repreiker birth The alien sentatlves. and if a majority of elecdian, next to Wiliiam tors, qualified to vote for members credited with the prln- of the general assembly, voting on illties for the nomlna- Ha Id question, vote in favor of such ow Wilson In 1912 In convention, it shall be the duty of a has never denied or the general assembly at their next report, but It la gen- session to designate the time and d that ve tore up a place and the prescribed manner of i Mr. 'V Iho" then a holding said convention >nt, wherein th- "Sec. 2 The question of calling his name be -' h- ,",ld constituilonnl convention shall consideration by the he submitted to the said qualified thering. That was electors In the following manner: Champ Clark was Those In favor of the constitutional eral successive ballots . convention shall deposit a ballot on was never presented which the following words are plaln' the convention, with 1y written or printed thereon, to wit: r leader of the Wilson 'For constitutional convention, ves.* to the "Sage of Those opposed to calling said contention shall denoslf n hniiru ??itH (imp heard In connec-^ the following word* plainly wrlt'en i attorney generalship or printed thereon, to wit: 'For Mexander C. King, of ^ constitutional convention. No.'" ^ nuuse i* regarueu an inn I 'rrsinoni "3 <tl Gregory as his suc-i , , . ... .... , , * I closest advisor outside of the official resident's cabinet. It , ,, ... . family. Mr. King now has the soethe President will ond highest position In the departintment until h.s re- . , . .. ment and represents the government mce, hut the recom- . . . , .. ? in most of its cases before the Suthe attorney genera; preme court. I a distinct advantage _. ., ....... The reliable report that Attorney General Gregory has recommended now assistant to the .. . . >. the appointment of his immediate il. and is the ranking . . ... , . assistant. Mr. Todd, does not mean department with the ,, . .. .. * the elimination of the others named, he solicitor general. . , . . . . . 1 he President Is not bound by *n'!' 'his recommendation and he may yet ire mentioned here us nominate either Mr. Shirley. Mr. essors to Attorney pa|mer. Mr. King, or Senator Lewis. ry, whose resignation 0 ve on March 4 First WANT TO REWRITE THE r. Todd, who has bethe "trust buster" of STATE CONSTITUTION . a function which he under both Attorney Joint Resolution to Re Introduce*! molds and Attorney . . ... ...... . m . ' in Ilegislature \\ itliln Few y. Mr Todd entered t of justice 111 years Day*. and has gradually; f up to assistant to! A joint resolution is to he introe department. j dticed in both houses of the general was believed that the assembly within the next few days, would desire to take calling for a constitutional conwnt two "latne ducks"! tion. Provisions of the resolution e political wayside at are that the question shall be subIons?Senator Jamee initted In referendum to the people s, of Illinois, and Ite- in the general election of 1920. rager Shirley, of Ken-, The resolution will he introduced ire lawyers of recog- in the senate bv Senator .Niels Chrlslave been staunch ad-Jtensen of Beaufort and Senator S H. upporters and would McfJhee of Greenwood. The followa cabinet position | ing Is the text of the resolution: Palmer, of Pennsvlva-j "Be it enacted by the general nsn property custodian sembly of the State of South Caroandldate whose claims Una: to have much weight "Section 1 That the question of inistration. Mr. Pal- calling a constitutional convention lood to have been of- of the people of South Carolina ho tfollo of secretary of submitted to the qualified electors of * Inning of the first Wll- the state at the next general election Hnn MooHnlr*? Koaa ' o *"* * '