The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 11, 1919, Image 1
The
68TH YEAR. NO. 39. SEMI-WEEKLY.
COURT OF GENERAL SE
' CONVENED MONDAY A
' HEAVV DOCKET IS ^l '
AHEAD FOR FIRST =~rr
court instructing
COURT IN A YEAR 7.
Martha Adams,
1 to next term.
Work of Organization Matter Alexander mac
, _ m?. ? , _ , tered a plea of r
of Few Minutes and Bust- cony and wa8 8f
ness is Begun. fine of $40.00 am
the public works
suspended during
NEGROES ARE SENTENCED Roland Baker t
two white boys,
. The News goes to
rirst Session of Court Yester- or breaking into
day Morning Three Negroes Piyier, ih Brooki
Were Sentenced to Aggre- "JY1 s,Pa,,n^ u
** other merchandisi
gate of Nine Years on Roads.
THE ARMENI
The court of general sessions for AMERICA
Lancaster county, the first term of
court in this county since March of
last year, convened yesterday morn- *'**tt'rniAn of An
inn promptly at 10 o'clock. Judge Washington Ti
Frnnk B. Oary presiding, and Solid- tlon
tor Henry representing the state.
The ronrf rnt Pii?ll? "Inii'n ?/> K..ol
? ,? I" """'"I
ness, organization being a matter of, Washington,
oniv a few minutes. The grand Suvesly. chairmai
jury was sworn and the Judge de- nfttional council
livered his charge to the body, and Washington conft
the calling of cases was hegun. regarding the que
The solicitor presented the grand states becoming
jury with four bills of Indictment Armenia under tl
und upon three of these the grand 0f nations. Mr.
Jury returned true bills, as follows: ; people of Armenia
Hart Massey. housebreaking andj{anB ,n America t
larceny; two cases. (that^the United 1
James Dunlap. housebreaking and datory for their
larceny. while they would
The first case called was that of of the maj(
James Dunlap. an 18-year-old negro. not wish to
charged with entering and robbing tions as mentor,
the store of Bennett-Terry com- President Wlls
pany in this city last October and question with the
stealing checks, notes and money eiKn relations c
to the value of $350.00. He plead white House di
guilty and the sentence of the court Week atro and wt
was four years on the public works tors as saying tl
of Lancaster county or a like term probably would <1
in the state penitentiary. mandatory for Ar
Mart, Massey, negro, on two in- dtctmcnts
of hn,,-ehronking and lar- 1irAITVnc<I) <r
ceny, being charged with robbing the " X7K ' '
lunch honre of W. I). Chambers and PRAISED I
the Excelsior Grocery company, the
firs! "f do worth of merchnn-|
disc and the second of $70.00 worth ** "**ii V.
of tobacco, shoes, etc. He plead llodgrs of Hoi
guilty and drew a sentence of two ^ ^
yearA in each case on the public
works of I>?inraster county,
The grand Jury, at a second sit- New York Ma
ting, returned true bills as follows: vV'llaon in a stab
Levlster Houston, larceny. Rlght \bo?t> the
James Allen, Sr.. Will Allen and nf debarkation
James Allen. Jr.. murder. three of thl8 rltj
Lev inter Houston, negro. plead would not forget
guilty of the charge of stealing a American soldle
bicycle from S. E. Hagins. and drew France had madt
one year on the public works. wounds "are the
Court adjourned at 12:20 until honor any man hi
2:30 p. m. atatement was se
The greater part of yesterday af- 'iist n'L'ht just afi
ternoon's session and part of this h'"' delivered hii
morning's was taken up with the dress,
trial of I>ave Clannahan, a 74-year- "I could tell
old negro, charged with the larceny "what the sarrifh
of a bushel of corn from the crib of have meant to tl
Jt. H. Massey, of Van Wyck. Court tell you what hist
was adjourned in the midst of the come will say of
argument in this case at four o'clock ings you have ei
yesterday afternoon in respect to the great crusade,
late Mrs. John T. Green, whose other men will tel
funeral was held at 4:30. This "I prefer to re
morning the r 3 went to the Jury wounds you bear
end the verdict rendered was "not badges of honor
guilty." worn: that they
The case of Jack Hilton, charged preme place in th
with the killing of a negro named] of vour countrvn
Watts In the store of J. A. Bridges world. I prefe
& Company nt Heath Springs, was America realizes
got for Thursday morning *o'emn ohllgatior
Carl Kennlngton. alias Benjamin n,'c duty than t
Kennington, and Clyde Crowder, "rn' terms the gi
white hoya. were tried this morning man woman a
on the charge of the larceny of two ?vprv nnp you.
blankets from Bed Cross head- America will
quarters In the club house nt the ??
"Lancaster cotton mills. A consent DIVOHCK is oli
verdict was retched that the defend- MIJS pol't
nnts pay a fine of $25.00 each and he White Plains N
sentenced to three months on the f|na, (jPf.roP 0f
public works, the latter to he sua- ,TfH nnntr|as p>a|
ponded during good behavior. motion picture ac
Tootsev names and Oscar Wade, fltate Supremo Cr
negroes, pleaded guilty to a charge The papers mentl
of assault and hattery with Intent e->t as an unknot
to kill and carrying concealed wea- the terms of the
pons and drew sentences of $50.00 of a child. Doug
tine each or ftO days on the public >s srlven to the m<
"works. vision that the i
The case of State vs. Charles Dar- lowed to see him
Ban, assault and battery with Intent vale.
i ?? ' rt ?? ? '
; Lancasi
LANCASTER, S. C., TUESDAY, MA
SSIONS DANIELS AND BAKER WOULD
10RNING GOING TO EUROPE U. S.
inued to the next gecretary Gf Navy and Party of Plot of A
, colored, was ac Experts Will Leave This and I. W.
arge of murder of Week. Mail
also colored, the
the Jury to find
t guilty WANT DATA ON NEW SHIPS EST A BLIS
E. Blackraon and
adultry, continued
Rerrpfsrv nf War xmrin -
J i Kirviri TV 111 solicitor La
*T" About A?"' 1 ? ">a?on
ntenced to pay a
Close Up Business Operations! Against
1 serve 30 days on Overseas. Hurled VI
. the latter being ouciea VI
good behavior.
ind Frank Threatt, Washington. March 10.?Secre Washlngto
are being tried at tai>' Daniels and a party of Ameri- matter siozei
press on the charge can naval experts will leave Tor Ku- the armistice
the store of H. W. rope this week to discuss with al- 1. W. W.. j
yn last October, lipd naval ofllcials the best type of sialists anil oi
watch, pistol and capital warships to be built in the amalgamator
future, based on the lessons gained ject the over
the great war. Hecause of con government t
ANS WANT dieting opinions on this subject lution" and
FOR TRUSTEE among American officers, ihe secre- bolshevik re
,ary bas been asked to submit a do- memorandum
finite recommendation to the nex propaganda <
tienlon Council in congress In December. Lamar, of th
ylng to (let Ac- 11 was a,so learned that Secretary The memorai
he Matter Baker would sail for Europe about by the conn
April 1 to close up the business op- Overman said
erations of the American expedition- the record tc
March 10. Miran nry 'or,'ps- Be w"' be absent about Declaring
l of the Armenian 8,X weeks and Probably will arrive radical eleme
of America, is in1 OVHrspas before Secretary Daniels for the first
irring with officials returns borne. Thus President Wll- cause upon stlon
of the United Son an<1 the beads of both the army Mr. Umar
the mandatory for and navy Probably will be away from showed propr
ie proposed league thf* country at the same time?a sit- eminent was
Savesly Raid the un,,on wblch many officials said was Rreat regulai
i aa well as Armen- w,thout Precedent. could he mea
ind Europe desired The naval secretary will be accom- ou,sPoken at!
States act as man- Panlcd by Rear Admiral Taylor, "terature. /
country and that chief of the bureau of construction orandum wei
have to accept the nnd repair; Griffin, chief of the bu- cerpts from
irlty nations, they rRBU of steam engineering; Earle *bR trend of
have European na- chief of the bureau of ordnance, and NS"' '>R mnde
Gommander Foote, his personal aide. Particular
on discussed this The party will be joined overseas by 'be solicitor
i congressional for- Admiral llenson, chief of the bureau d'ssa"sfiod 1
ommittees at the of operations, who is attached to the coun,ry, but
nner conference a American peace delegation. and wa"
is quoted by sena- Vice Admiral Sims, commanding all d'R,,pmination
ie United States American navai forces in European because it
leslre to become a waters. large field fi
menla. Will Study \e\v Warships. in* a*pn,!b 8
w ~ . who work ur
Mr. Daniels and his party will sail Pr.im.? nf .,}
TiDIERS ARE from New York on the transport Le- ,
?v nncoinrvT1 viathan next Saturday and will go!
' J first to Paris to confer with the ^r" ',fum
French admiralty. Later they will, w ^ir*1 n
'nunds Are VoM???t v's^ London and Rome and prob- I)an?'rs printahlv
will be awav a month or nioro p'-n '""gimg
..or Kvcr Won. p,.in8 for thp rptnrn tp,p hayp not larly conduct,
>y Man. yet been made. ^ ^sa*
"This prop
While all deductions to be drawn ... ...
ducted with i
from war experiences will he dis-|
rch 10.?Preside.. . . . . ,. . . . magnitude ct
cussed in detail, the American mis- . , ,
ement published in ... . , , . bold and out
_ sion will address itself particularly . . ....
official publication . .. .. . - . . ' tained in the
' to the question of future tvpes of ?
hospital number .. . . . T. . . ' . . efforts made
capital ships. It has been the judc- .. . .
declared America , , . . . nationwide r?
ment of the navv general board, .. ..
the sacrifices that . throw the go
, . charged with fixing the military ... . ,,
rs wounded m . , .. . . . In classif
characteristics of new ships, tha .. .
? and that their .. .. It . t K they are subi
. the United States should continue . ,
noblest badges of ..... . . . . , ... general class
. to build dreadnoughts of constantly . .
as ever worn ' The . . . . ... . anarchistic. 1
Increasing power and battle cruis . .. . t.
nt to the magazmn , , . , . . ? . . socialist It
ers. This view is held hv Rear Ad .
ler - the Presiden w ? > . ., these excerpt
miral Fletcher, chairman of the gen .? . ,. .
s opera house ad- , , , , . . I nincanf. that
eral board, and former commander . ., , .
! in the histor
of the Atlantic fleet. .
von " he w rote ' ral niovemen
Admiral Mavo, commander of thei .. . tuf.SP
^es vou have made ... . ? . ... .... ,
... . Atlantic fleet. Vice Admiral Sims and fmin,i n Prmir
ie world. I could ., ,u^l
Read Admiral Rodman, the thnee ?,hi?h tho
torv for all time to . . . ,, .. .. , . ,n ,f1?
_ officers who have held the highest nnmehi?t
vou and the suffer- " anaicnisi
nosts of the American service in the nth.nv|?? in
cperienced on your ... ... .. oinerwise in
war zone believe that a composite ?inninnu nm
Rut these things .. .. . .. , , , . | f'pnients. p.u
^ ship, combining the speed of a bat- j e|Pment are
tie cruiser with the gun power nndj ma,|()n with
nnrnd you that the armor of a battleship, should be sub-j jHf>( onjy j?
are the noblest Qtitnted. These officers have been'ijiro,v tj,
any man has ever particularly impressed by British } fStates
exalt you to a su- pPr?nients toward a composite craft ^jno,]v revolt
e minds and hearts^ wph the construction of the Hood, j niPn( 0f :1 Pol
ien and of all the onP nf so-called British "hush": ,
r to assure you, *hlps.
she has no more _ . ? . . . . . , "The I \V
Secretary Daniels has not taken
is, no more patri- .. . .. actively engt
sdes in the dispute nor have his, .
o express in prac- .. , , , . , . , , .? t propaganda a
th-ve chief technical advisers, the
ratitude every man , ... , . . . a large fore
men who will design and construct
nd child?feels for . . . . . . , . , agents, subs,
whatever ships mav be decided up.
' who work nr
on expressed anv opinion If is the
not forget. ' ?
- I ?l f r III I I I I
secretary's nnrpose to give 'hese of- "Th's org;
r" fleers n full opportunity to go in all ^ ( flve npv
TAIXKD IIV of the involved technical question ? ..0 alH
ifiAS FA 1 It It WKH as ?o design dyring the trln abroad u0<,~ as s
I. V.. March 10.?A 'n order that he may have the bene ,io]nw T)l,s
Ivorce In favor of I " W "(lvlce when it heroine! nHn, pnnf>rB
rbanks, wife of the necessary for him to finally deter f,o#>c pnf fak(
tor, was slened by mine future ship types. -umber of fn
?nrt Justice Yonnr. Secretary Daniels was Invited h\ j ?n ?n
oned a co-respond- Ilritlrli admiralty to visit Ru 'anizatlon."
vn woman. lTnder roI)P during the war. but he was nr The newsp
decree the eitstodv to necent that Invitation. Mow Vew Solid'iri
Ins Fn Thanks Jt ever, Ass'start Secretary Itoosevei' Chicago; On
i'her. with the pro who will he acting secretary wh h nonthly. Chi
Tather shall he al Daniels In overseas, twice v's nei?t, Kngl
i at frequent Inter (Continued
on Page 5.) (Continu
- ...... . .
rER Ne1
RCH 11, 1919.
avtdtudauj filibuster holds u
UVLKlnKUW legislation in se
GOVERNMENT .r,"
Ilutlroari Appropriation,
Jiarchists, Socialists Wheat Bill Waiting.
W. is Revealed in
Matter Seized. "Washington, March 7.?I
luiinuvoniy over tne league
, tions and the long threatened
" ROLSHE V ISM lican filibuster of legislatio
Monday night as the clock
c ... . , ticking off the hours ending
mar Says His Infor- ?f .. ? ,rt.
J of the 6F?th congress. Unpr
Shows Propaganda ed crowds watched the pro<
Government Con- ln both srna,e and hou8e whl
# expected to remain in cor
/ith Regularity. session until sine die adjoi
at noon Tuesday.
n. March 10?Mail
I since the signing nt ler *? <"?
. . . ...... appropriation of $75o,000.00(
has disclosed that the ' ,
_ . , . ,. , railroad administration, wl
anarchists, radical so,.
.. ... house marked time consider
thers are perfecting an
...... . ,. . nor matters and holding for
i which has for its ob- .
.... . the conference report on the
throw of the American -. ? . .....
. . .... i t*00 wheat guarantee bill. 1
hrough a bloody revo- , . ,
.. . , , . . can senators said tlieir obi
the establishment of a
... ,, . tactics were directed not at 1
public, according to a ... ...
.. . road fund, which thev p
sent to 'he senate ? ... . .
_ ,, . finally would be voted. b
.ommittee by Solicitor ..... . ,
. _. , means of holding off their
e post office department , ...... .... .
. . . tion. While tielieving the di
adum was made public ...
... . measure would be enacted,
inittee and Chairman . , ...
... ... ... cratic leaders said thev fea
I it would be read into ....
bill was In great jeopardv.
imorrow. . *
. ... . A movement bv Republics!
that in bolshevisni the . . .
. . . , tors for a resolution forms
nts of the country had ... ,
1 approving the league of natit
time found a common . ,
. . . .. ... stltution as now drafted and
which tfiev can unite.
.... , . ing for an earlv peace treat
said his information . . ..
, ... to the tension Republican
iganda against the gov.
, Imdge prepared the resolutii
being conducted with , . . ...
... ... ning its introduction at a fi
rity and Its magnitude ^ ... . .
...... , opportunity, but he had in
sured by the bold and * , . . ,
.... . . .. the signed pledges of many
itements found in the
lican senators who will sit
accompanying his mem.
. , next senate, announcing the
re several hundred ex.
. sltinn to the proposed league
mail matter showing
th epropaganda. These ,u,'on.
. W^ith the railroad appro
public later. . .
and the wheat measure as
reference was made bv .. ....
.. .. ... I major hills remaining, the
to the activity of the . ...
. . ., ' death blow was given to mai
oreign element in the .
, ... important hills
he said perhaps the I. ' . ?
... Formal efforts were mad<
the most active in the
cure agreements for votes
i of the propaganda; , ,
arniv. nnvv and agricultural
has at Its command a , ' , " , , _ .
priation bills, but Republic
arce known as ree-uit- . . ...
iccted and failure of these
ubsoription agents, etc.. ......
, , ... garded as certain. The $850
iceasinglv in the furth- , . ,, ....
sundrv civil bill was anothc
pro marked for failure ser
* Memorandum. propriatlonB committee leac
ir's meniornndum, to olaring it would not even li
ftaehed a list of news up hv the committee
d in Knglish and for mils shut out in the sei
es allotted tr> he regu eluded those providing for
ed and published by tle;,m,rit of the war time pr<
d in part: i law and Secretary Dane's
Uganda is heinp con- to reclaiPi waste lands foi
such regularity that its mcnt by discharged soldier
in be measured by the ?spoken
statements con- THE RHIHT OF Rl'MA!
sc publications and the C'ONSl DFTIFI) \T
therein to inaugurate a
dgn of terror and oververnment
Pence Conference Com miss in
'ying these statements Into Territorial Claims?
mitted in a major or mission on Itepnrntinn >
as follows: I. W. W
adical, socialistic and ? . ? _. .
F'aris, March 7.-?The pu
will be seen from
Itumamnn rtgrits was agaii
s. and it is indeed sigdiscussion
bv the peace co
this is the first time ' ,
commission appointed to dc
y of the so-called radl-' . .. .. T,
1 it. In this connection Rumat
t in the United States .
Serbian claims were exam in
radical elements nave
The official statement reporl
non cause (holshevisml
... ' session savs:
v can al! unite 1 \\ .
The commission for the <
s. socialists. radical and ,, . . , . . . ,
. , Rumanian territorial claims
fact all dissatisfied
ninth session and its 10th
'tieularly the foreign
under the chairmanship of
perfecting an amalga- . .
. dieu and continued the e
one object, and one oh- . _ ,
J tior. of Rumanian and
view, namelv. tlie over- .
, . claims,
e government of the ,
The commission of repar:
? by the means of a ,. ?
... , damage held a meeting w
llion and the osnihiwn
. .. ... Klotz. the Krt"ir!i finance mil
shevik republic.
I the chair The statement is:
V\. Most ArtUo. ; |pr jjjjs meeMne
\V is perhaps most "The commission, after
iged in spreading this dealt with certain (tnestions
nd has at its command cedure fin the order of the
e known as recruiting ruled that the suh-rommittop<
friptlon agents. etc , make every effort to exnedl
teeaslngly in the furth- Wu:k in order that their
1 cause. m- t,t i>p submitted to the ft
inization publishes at j? -son with the least poss
1 spapers In the English lay." *
1 nine in foreign Ian- ? - -* -?
hown In the '1st given, ttlMIt! tk <>V ' x r<i
list comprises only of-; '"1 kliNtlK Ol \in<.!\ |?
of the organization and Washington. March 1 f
? into account the large Admiral Joseph \V. Oman i
r>e lance papers publish appointed governor of the A'
te est of the above or- *?'<1 at the r
paitnient. lie will take the
apers listed were: Th i f,(' r Admiral James 11 Oil
Itv. English . weekly tired, who was recently
e Hlg Tnion English f,otn ,hnt ',uty nn<1 returns
cago; Industrial I'n | ' 'tired list Admiral oman
Ish. weekly, Seattle; commandant of the secon
-? j dlsTlot with headquarters i
ed on Tage Eight.) | port. It. I.
ws
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
LP GOVERNOR TO CALL
NO EXTRA SESSION
and ~ 1
Fears Sufficient Time Has Not
Flu*w<wi ?i-t-4? *
uiMp^vu mi iicnisiaiors 10
teneved Change Mind.
of na
Repnbn
i anie KEEN L Y DISAPPOINTED
s were
cf'fMirn't- Non-Action on Highway Legis eerting
i lation Keenly Felt By Govrh
wt'i-c emor Cooper?Farmers Can
itinuous
urr.ment ^ ontrol ( otton.
filibus.
Governor Cooper will not call an
genei a I
) fur the ex,ra session of the general assem^11
,1^ hly to enact good roads legislation
in" in' ?r any measure looking to the relief
th1 last present cotton crisis,
ill onft- Since the close of the general asRepuhlt
8emb,y one week ago, many teleitnictive
yrams anfJ urgent messages have
he mi-- ,)ern received by the chief executive,
redie'e I urK,nK ,hat an extraordinary session
nt as \ 1)0 ordered for these two purposes,
login's- *n answer t? these contentions.
i'firien<\ tlovernor Cooper replies that good
I>em roads legislation is improbable, were
red th< t*10 legislators called hack at this
time. The members thoroughly dein
semi- l,a,efl the question of good roads.
l)lv (jami he does not think they have had
ins con- adequate time yet in which to
declar- change their minds,
v addd ls ?r ?P'n'on that remedial
Leader measures for the farmers can not bo
in plan- effected through legislation, but reivnrabl0
minds that holding on to last year's
reserve crop determinedly and reducing the
Rppul- a?reage of the crop this year ls the
in the on'>' possible solution for existing
ir nppo- condition. The following statement
con?ti- was K'ven 0,lt by the governor yesterday
afternoon:
printion "Since the ceneral assembly adthe
two journed a number of citizens, porrormal
haP8 75 a11 told, have written or
iv othir telegraphed to me expressing their
views on the advisability of an ex
> to se- 1 iraominary session. Those who adon
the' such a session base their con1
app'o-' t<>nt'on cither upon the hope of scans
oh-! 'urine eood roads legislation or upwas
re-' on hope of effecting, throuel.
0on not legislation, some plan for financing
>r mens-1 ^e cotton planter.
info an-' "Only in case of an emergency
lors dt - which could be handled by the genie
taken era' assembly would I feel justified
in issuing a call for an extraordinary
note in-'session. T do not see now the ju?enforce-'
tificat'on for such a call,
ihibitionj "The general assembly fully demeasure
hated the road matter, and I have no
settle- reason to believe that after the lapse
? j of a few weeks that body will have
' altered its views on the subject of
S?'1A road legislation. 1 am keenly disp
appointed at the failure to enact road
measures, but am not convinced that
! a special session would result in efn
Istoks fecting the desired end.
Tom- j "The critical condition existingleet.
; because of the low price of cotton
1 can not. as 1 see the same, be reme'
died by legislation. The farmers,
1<< hankers business men in general and
i under , , , , , , ..
the public at large hold the onlv sonference
, , , , , ,
. , lution. I he law of supply and do'al
wi,h , . ... .
, mand can not he done away with by
lian and
( ( any action our general assembly
' might take. Cotton must be held,
ting the . . .
and cotton acreage reduced. In no
, , other wav can the price be made r?study
of
, , , mnnerative ho long as world condlheld
its
lions remain as thev are now.
? 1 "After the world has secured food
\i I * i rit
will turn to the question of
xamina?
, . clothes and then will the demand for
Serbian
cotton increase. If. however, we
ition f>f Proceed to raise great quantities of
... . . cotton, the condition then, in regard
ifli Lois
to the ratio between supply and do
lister in
. mnnd, will he ih? same as it. is now,
sued af
or even worse."
having DR CLARENCE DIXON TO
on proday
de- LEAVE LONDON CHURCH
* should ?
to their Noted llnpfist Minister, a Native of
reports Shelby, Will Kef urn to I'nlted
Stutes About July I.
ible de-i
j ~ v
Spartanburg March 10 Mrs.
i 111' Albert llb-hai dsi n. <>f Spartanburg.
d,\M)S received nfortu i';on from her fnth>
Rear er. l?r. Clarence Dixon pastor of the
... i.?- hiiiioi^ ) > Tnnernneie. i onircin
is- don, Knriand. to the effort that Dr.
>avv do- Ti'xon has resigned the past onto of
plnre of the London church find will return
Ivor, re- to the United States on July 1. For
relieved three months of the year he will art
1 to the as instructor in a Bible institute in
is now Los Angeles, Ual., and the reniaind
naval der of his time will he devoted tr?
at New- evangelistic services in all parts of
[ the country.
1