The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 21, 1919, Image 1

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f The 68TH YEAR. NO. 42. SEMI-WEEKLY. STRAW TOTE SHOWS SEET * VARIED OPINIONS ? Frmn Ilr. J?m? Legislators, However, If Op- There Is No Hr? posed to Extra Session He lieve Law Would Pass. New York> Marc' of men. women a starving to death PEOPLE ARE DISAPPOINTED according to the 1 _____ Or. James L. Bar the committee rece A Composium of Views Ex- region by the Am pressed Bv Members General for rollpf in ,he n< , . at the headquarter Assembly tn Answer to Querrv tc0 here of House's Chief Clerk. "There Is no b said the report. has not a pound. Whether or not an extra session of, ,n VrWnn ^111 he called I ))rrn(1 ^ ^ this rnrliiB or summer will depend(hroMRh KrJvar on the attitude of Governor Conner. | ro)Hj,,jon The chief executive has said there j .V.phorc no( a must not only he a demand for an. mH or nnv ?vlnf extra session, but a'so assurance, U(Ur rpR,on Wp that cood roads legislation will be. mon stvlppinc ,ho , ' horse with ?helr hn To ret the view of the members! fhlrtv deaths r of the tower house, on whose shoul- ^ from AshtaraR ders the responsibility for failure m,T,olr an(1 to o?n< t trooil ro:i<i^ lojrtsl ition roBtfl. !nnro Vnnll,or u.n T ii'ii.. - ? iiM?in -iinnns cork of the hoUSO oa011VoV lost. ' ha* assembled a "straw voto."| heaven's While thn majority sentiment is ,,.,vo ,.no?rh food in favor of an extra session, thej npw nf na,<u npd p members by a wide margin express stflrv,nR people aliv themselves of the opinion that pood | r|inp0iu1s aro doJnc roads lepislation would be enacted.,^ fo cpf foo(, ff were the peneral assembly i snov, |* our enemy back in session. | ,,te as manv Most of the members express ^ please rememl themselves definitely. There Is lit- thp0U(jh w,(h m|r f, tie hedpinp or dodpinp of the main fy Roon ^ monpy ( Issue. Usually the members are ^ urRent " frank in the opinion as to the ex- Thp ^ af RnH pedieney of an extra session and (hp report is part aome of them take no pains to con- R oon f()ns of flm coal the fact that their constituents on (hp Wpf|t have mercilessly applied the lash of Condemnation for failure to act last f month. * Itensons for Knllnre. WILL BREAK There is nlso a frankness of opln Ion as to the reasons for failure to Empowers Cu<<toiii$ get action. The main reason cited Is an<J rn,om| sh|| a lack of statewide vision; the inability to see beyond the confines of M 1 " the particular county represented. The chrrpe that the members are on- Heunos Aires, ly township or school district repre- Argentina povernm eentaMves can be readilv proven bv croe empowerinp tl an examination ef the bulk of acts to load and unload last session. Amonp the 343 acts al<ze the harbor passed, in round numbers a dozen or Th's followed at one In every 2R i? FUat ewide in char-' Reginald T. Tower, ncter. Vow statewide bills can be |0 bring about a gotten through without strenuous tween the ship owi fightine to have certain counties ex-j acting In the role o empted. which tendency has so fen- he assumed earlier tured the legislation of the last de-l men demand full cade that at the recent session o ! month, during whir the general assembly a resolution I ?dt,?. s;r Reginald waB accepted to have an investign-l ship owners that tb tlon made of a'l statutes thus nulli-j 15 days. The ov fied hy county exemptions. I consider the propof The rush for time In the closingj Under the decr< hours is viewed by others as con-i government the cu trihutorv to the failure. Unwise. ?Se government ttn jeaaersnin is nt^d ov others, wh'le uploading ships In still others enter the plea of some provided that all v vicious quality of each bill Intro-1 accept the service; duced. One gathers from reading nient shall leave the various v'ewa, however, that the employed on the w bill which the senate sent hack to: government kltche the house, for a one mill general The decree herai property tax levy and automobile day morning The license, would stand a much better p has enough mei chance of pastdng now than when clent servlcp. Its consideration was postponed last! The preamble to month until next year. In dodging js impossible to p the Issue and refusing to take the1 prolongation of th customary vote on accepting the'ral|?,p it is prejudlc amendment and allowing the hill to 0f the country. go to free conference. Nearly f4.hft0.ono of federal aid REPRESENT has been apportioned to South Caro- OPPOSED T< Una for permanent Improvements. J Of this amount, more than 12 fifth.000 Is available by July 1 of the "Will Support No > current year. Though 12 counties That a Conscript have bond Issues or will vote on the, With a < \ qnestlon soon. It will he Impossible _ for the highway commission to gain WaaMnfrton Mi from these counties sufficient pledge seTi(at,vo , OVfM. o) for permanent projects to absorb all <n ^ ?fnf(JfDPnt nnr this federal aid, and in consequence fo ^ ^ mnch of the money will likely revert ()|nrk ^ 1)omoora to the United States treasury. | next hQuBe The following is a symposium of . I "I support no n the views expressed: I Members Dive VlfWD. ! that a conscript Is Anderson, Florence: Does not a convict," declar think extra session necessary, but ntatement. Is of the opinion the members would! "'I 'F *>f utmost fret together. The time he suggestsronMnued. "to the for an extra session is May 1, j Hi? Democratic pa J. B. Atkinson. Spartanburg: In norltv leade?shln faxor of an extra session, and sub- ^ress shall be stror goats July as the proper time. He ,n the fullest svmi would support any bill meeting the f?r??d sympathy, w faxor of the majority. purposes of the 1 R. O. Atkinson, Chester: Opposed 'Tn'fed States, who m i been elected spoks (Continued on Par* t.) | of his party." LANO LANCASTER, S. C., ] AS PLANS UNDER WA1 ^ FOR TAKING CENSI ? Ij. liar ton? ?? ad Anywhere. Enumeration of the Millions ? People in United States Be h 20.?Thousands gins in January. nd children are in the Caucasus, Irst report from PLACES ARE TO BE FILL ton, chairman of miy sent to that erican committee Supervisors for Each Conjfr sar east, received sionnl District to Be Cho: s of the commit- .. , Under Rules of the C rend anywhere." Service. "The Kovernment There are 45,000 1 wholly without; Washington. March 20. The intiRcs and trooJ>s j pmvi,MnK for 14th !,nd s" i are in tcrrihloi <?uenl ,1-',M'M1 was Big ' ??. n.,. .... .... M??? ? <?<?K. cat, horse, "numeration. which will ho ,,,'ndr ? *Hiiisr In nil the January. is nmv ,ess fh; (j saw regugoo wo-j months d'stant; and the census Nosh frpm a dead, rof,u "'ready has under considi re hands. Hon the selection an,| nppointin I day are report-' ol not *? exceed ion supervisors i -r> from Ktch w ,i:ivo charge of the Jin Sad a had eertainly j "numerators. The supervisors' ek will score 10. I'lh-ts w?li ?T, ntost c-. .s. evcept tho larro 1, n,,, nny? tno snnt< bd sake hurry: we |!j,r?es as the concrre^sionil d st-i in the country ',|p s"J'orvisors, under tho law latum to keep the ,(> ho appointed l>y ttie secretary e for a time The pommerce upon tho recommenda'l all they possibly ",p director of the census ? the people, hut' Thp following instructions h at present. Please ,)PPn hy the secretary of r, men as you can; merre to the director of the con ,pr we shall be ln rpKard to the procedure to he nod supplies pret- 'owpd in making selections and and credit are vl- Polntments of census supervisors "Conforming to the assurar im referred to Ir K|v*n the president In my letter of the cargo o h,,n of March 3. You will please >r whipped Trom K'?lded by the following Instruct! ern Helle. respecting appointments to the i of supervisor In connection with OVERNMENT tnk,n* <>f the 14th census of THE STRIKE r"!lr', A tPSt examination, of whlcl , .. rpoord w?" hp kept, is to be re.,,,1 Mouse to !/.ml for appointment to the post of >n and Nation- ; Pervlsor. in addition to this Harbor. j Pnreful personal inquiry is to sennrntclv mnHo i qualification* of each candidate March 20.?Tho this Inquiry, also, a ro-oril will ont issued a de- kept. fie customs housej "in nicking appointments f siiijis and nation- those who shall have passed the i examination and the separate 1 effort hy Sir quirv n? to qualifications, pref Ilritish minister, mice is to he riven to those compromise lie- dates who ha\e had executive, aers and strikers, ministrative. statistical. or f mediator, which counting experience, and to th in the day. The who have had choree of bodies pay for the past men as administrators, provided h they have been all cases that men with the e: suggested to the rience stated possess the other qil e men he paid fo? Pcatton* necessary, rners refused to "You will arrange to give no tal. to the above effect to every ca >e issued hy th date applying for appointment, stoms house wll to his sponsors, and no candid; ?s in loading and are to he selected for appointn the harbor. It is who do not pass both the test ex easels refusing to inat'on and the personal inquir; i of the govern "You are requsted to ask the r port. The men service commission to prepare r>rk will be fed in hlanks for the test examination n at cost prices to co-operate with you in the me effective Mon natation of them You will weln government says the assistance of the civil ser ri to enable suffi eomm'ssion in this and In any ot respect In which they can be hel| the dec.'ee snvs it to you. ornilt a further my earnest desire, ai e port strike be- hn0w it Is your own that this i ial to the welfare shall be an example In its qi: tv, as well as In its promptness need hardly sav that neither re 'IVF 1 FVFH ,Yr' lirjvrjrv nnirss the supervh 0 MR. CLARK are selected with special rare thetr ied'vidual fitness for t! **m in u?.. t-<>k i ?m defending on you as Inn Who Will Say responsth'e officer in immed is Synonymous , , . , ., , ch"*"ee of the work to see that e\ onvlct." nPf""i|iU(in Is taken to nehieve result Tn nnrtlcular. the npm arch 20.- Repre- ance as well art the fart of poltt J South rarolina patro^apo arr to be avo'ded and lounccd his oppo- nc?s for thp work to hp donp w?ll tion of Champ thp controlling factor In tho tic Ipadpr in the pointments." The d'rerfor of tho census has tan who will snv roadv taken stops to carry out synonymous with instructions of tho secretary ed Mr. Lever's The supervisor's duties wilt cuoy their lime for the ereafer i Importance." he of a year, beyinninp about Jnl\ future success of 1010 Their compensation will rty that the m'- $1,500 plus $1 for each thousand In the next con- ''n'-Mnn of a thousand of j IK. aggressive and nlaf'on enumerated The total c >athv. not an en- npesatton In an average s'xed fth the plans and trict, outs'de a large citv. will th? President of the fore he between $1,700 and $1.1 for six years has Clerk hire and other necessary mman and leader pensea will be paid by the gov< ment. mi i 11 ii hi .WBjM1 ' " ' ' ^STER FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919. 1 CFNTRAI PFRQUINf l,AT uut 1UI1IIU I LiHUUlllU JAP US PRAISES THE 30TH ? Ei of Writes to Commander of Division and Expresses Pleasure as to Conduct. Pe repor that EI) RECOHI) TO BE PROP I) <)1 later es Especial Glory Won By Southsen ern Soldiers in Breaking! it ivil Throuuh Hindenhurv: ant v OI'HSlf I.eCatelet lanes. outre .1 ?h'.ih ?l<t, CliaiUv 'on, March 20 ( il. ! | t>so-j uU8 ) : Copflwell of this city hits Ju*t Mvo ?'l! rc-f ";ved a copy fi in M.j. .1 D. f . !or 11.01 Moyei of the letter of lomincn 1 ^MU>_ ' hi tion witton hy (.Jen. .1. J. I' h n* o,. 'Pn I on PVbruary 10 to the Thirtieth I>:; v.M.(j bu-| vision, in which (lOiieral Pershing , u ro-l pays a handsome tribute to this i .il ( ( f ( |p,,t lant rumi. ii"'1. eniptrislz'n?' 'a'PvhoJ fj)(1 pWvv that Is theirs for t1 < -h < t. ( 000, ?|,ov hurl iii smaahinsr the famo * , . . 'Is'1 Hindenhurs lire General Persi Ini 'n acti' i> i ! M (' t ' corsu 'Uii- ."dv. in l.ewfs. comiu'iidlup t>? , I ' '' T'OVP pts. I Thirt ;e?h Division. ami is as f.>1 arp| Iowa: whr ? | "My Dear General l.ewts: I ft, ion <<jj pives me much pleasure to cx i r(,p(,r ! tend to yon and the officers and men Qn aVGj or the Thirtieth Division mv sin-' IM:irjr I cere complinients upon their ap-| ^ '* | nen ranee n I f hn pnvlou' orwl 'na,'n" - ' foi- * "" conce Hon on the 21st of January, south | oast of Ti'illp, which was excellent; ni ina and Is just what would he exported > n,??. irea propr ^ in a command with such a splendid p ( b?j fighting; record. Japar ons "After its preliminary trafnine the Th< >ost li'vi"!00 entered the lino on July 1?, to he the' w^ere 'f remained almost contin- rofen the' u?\isly until the end of October. In here. I that time It was in th'> actual hatflo' ^ a! from the 2tth of August and took ' liftd'part in the Ypres-T,ys and Rommel su- offensive. On September 20 the di-j , al vision broke through the Hinden-j be|burg and the T.eCatelet lines, cap- *0**' the luring rtelllrourt and N'aurov, an h'k pjf operation on which all subsequent hp action of the Fourth Pritish armv depended. From October 7 to Or-, toier "o the division advanced 22, rom n | ki'omt terv in a cotiflnttcd series of , strut' jn_ attacks capturing 2."."2 of the en.- . 'or. 1 my. Pranconrt Premont. Rns'gn*- J , . . ndl- Pernin. St Souplet. ! ' atlto ' , I e |t ijc ATtnCrossp and V ill\ An BU"| i ruil (i .... 1 d'liiiv n-e n>me? which will live ;n .. , It est man! I',(t memories of those who fought .. I . WI.11., ' !,'n iii i tie ihiilicui r>ivl>ii>n. i.iii It'i . , . wit hi i ' especial glorv will nlvivs he the ? *"I t ta rth [n? honor von won hv breaking the Hm>il" " A titer ...ii don burp line on September 29 Such ' ' I If ! a record is one of which we are all ! detac flee Pioud. 31 ;t n c ndi- "It erntifying t<? scr your, |h<> j and 'noons In snrli pood physical shape. 1 ,r?a( ntes hut still morn so to know that 'his p lent | almost i?1 1 condition will continue (./( am- to the end of their services and be-j ,jH, f. i vonil. as an exemplification of their ?|vf1 high character and soldierly quail- |,(>r|a the ies. | (<p or "I inspected the artillerv brigade irknt pre- of the division later and found tVie No ame same hipli standard of personnel made vice that marks the rest of the division, a'lies fher "Very sincerely yours. quest pful "John J. Pershinp." niittc The division commander. the; enmn s T memorandum went on to say, con-j the < -en- pntulates the division upon th.s '"mil ia.11- high tribute from the commander Then 11 and chief, and npain expresses his the f suit pride in heinp its commander. t'him iors the ( ' to Court \<l.iniirne<l Yesterday. have he'r - . posit; The court of common pleas for the nen ra . . ! Lancaster county adjourned yester-' ' _i, into ' work rerv day morning after a session which this' began Monday. Judge Gary left on! ST"' ear- the 10:17 train yesterday for his '<>n' home In Abbeville and will convene j\T j I court at Chester next Mondav. In Ohio. I he ' addition to those reported In Toes- ant)-' "I * n I j (lav's paper the following eases were ' " i cemp n). "disposed of: * , J?| f| the Morse Owen Gregory vs Lancas-1 nHeit ter cotton mills, suit for $10,000 nftar or- personal Injuries; verdict for do- , ^ >art j fondant. | oftvi? ' 1 I J H. VVitherspoon and company two he vs. Paul B. McManus. et al . suit to rnMei I or recover on note; verdict for plain- Or top- tiff in the sum of $100.10. forrn< om- Jones Mercantile company, as- ti'ler di?- signee. vs. Mary II. Barron and i hc hc ere- Ole'-more B. Barron; verdict for de- farm 100 fendants. cants ex- Minnie E. McAfeer vs. Woodmen man >rn ~f the World, consent verdict for to sa N'alntiff in the uum of $800. resub News , SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR ErE t" "bi.amk GERMAN C0NTR0L0F METALS IS BROKEN nt^ml French Consulate an?l ft Hi WiHi \nM i !<aiis. I Many Concerns in This Country ? ? ! H;i VP F!ii hpr nicK?iw/l?*l " ? . ~ 1/ini/dliUCU ur king. March 2h.?While early Heen Americanized. Is from Tien Tstn suggested American marines were to p for fhe recent disorders there SOME A PTEMP I K\ ASION reports would seem to show the Japanese were also at ... , ,, .. , ? transfers Have Heen Declared is clamed that Japanese mill Void and in Some Instances guards entered the French con fh(i propertv Has Heen Taken ?p and tn?r? nrnxod two Ameri and when \ me- lean oil"; 'als in Over liv ( IP-Indian. d of the Japanese pollee an ties it' anv Americans were he- ? , , V ' >" ?.u\ Mil? >t 2'?. Oer' " tip and lead ' n " (? . v 'no' f , . .... . , :. ;t' 1 ( :" t ]< mm 1 llet t re A me:'''i n oi'n a found two t- <>. ! 'i !n er? v . . ?!> metals 'cans in police st on, o: e , . u dtown i" a vpon i the alien et?t lylnp a)tnont naked In the .. . ... . pm;>e tv custodian t" have been calling ror water. The Japan-1 . . . , - . . broken in large part y tlie release ere fnd'leet] t ) .Send tite ItlMir. . , . 'A, ;et can, Me\ at and South an to p hospital and an Amerl American mines and smelters frotn onset refused to leave 'lie .... , the dominance of Ger tn tin-owned iff'l the other nt in *? < inor 1. , mm . . corporators. he. n released. Ih's . <>ma d . ... \U tin met ) concerns In the anally granted the \ m tar- a ! u: ? aned l.v .la- itirip he in ' a hv? ' v e 1 her d s aw v ( .tit the sta' >r. it is , , , , ... handed < \m?* < t. ."<1 and Hie re. ' t>o'-f < 1 < iares tltaf "it is believed that n the American me vim enter-< I the German influences in our metal e Japanese eonsulate thev tire, . . , markets have been completely elunted to tiave attacked a visitor.! ^ Thnrsdav evening American n'' ' _ Three (Jroiit Corporations, tes who were entering a mov- , , , .. . Never a great producer of metals, ilctnre theater in the French ... , ,. . . ..... . Oermanv. nevertheless, wielded tcession were attacked bv a crowd .. . mendous power over markets by the panose armed with sticks. They t ,. . . ... .. 1 fact that her three great metal eomired to enter the theater, the, . . , . . .. . , . . , . , . i hlnations acted in concert in tho ietor of uhich telephoned fori . ? , . ... . ... ... i .. purchase of ore and the establishrench police who dispersed the .... . 1 ment of smelters, aided by unlim. , , ., ited credit from German banks, p situation at Tien Tsin is saidi . ... , ... . , ' which financed the sale of huge tense The matter has heen | , , . .... ^ . r ... . , .. quantities of metals, thereby inferred to the French legation , ... rinjr prices. At the outbreak of tn? Kuropean war, the report said, each "RIC \N TROOPS (10 member of the triumvirate had a. branch in the United States, tho TO STRATEGIC POINTSl American Metal Company, repre J sentinir the Metallgesell Sschaft, of t?> Hallway We-t of Vladlvos- Frankfort; L. Vogelsteln & Co., reto Aid John Stevens and fli? presenting Aaron Hirseli and Sohn ... _ . ., ., & Beer: Sondheimer A- Co., repreStaff of Hailwav Men. . , . senting the German syndicate of tho same name An iden of t'"?ir extent idivostok, March 20.?Ameri- ninv ^e had from the Mntompni thnt Iroops have heenn to move to (hHr Pomhined profits in 191<> >gic points on the trans Sihe- ttioiitit?>?l to %1of which railway vn*t of \ ladivostok to - nop ooa was made l>y tho A m e r i ohn F Stevens and his staff ?.f pat, M?|al ,,nnipany. Ii-n raMwny men in the terhnl- XVi on the alien pvopor'y custoperatfon of the railway. The d,Rn be(tJ|n investigating German contingent is already at liar- p,,v.?n (his country under au? while the second will entrain thori,v nf the Tradim: With tho n a fen (lays for ( h'ta, the p^omy Act lie found frequent atest poi"t west to which the tonipts to transfer stock to supposed deans will he senr. | ^n^ericnns In an effort to circumis proposed to place additional ( VPnf seizure |,v the government. Thehments at Verkhni Udlnsk pfforfs WPrP nw>!w, and in the case hurla station and N'lkolsk. On of Bpp). Sondheimer R- Co the trans ssuri branch American troops fprs wprp declared void a-d the endv are stationed at Spasske and flrp bufjinoss wns turned over to thearovsk ! custodian. [ choslovak troops are guarding Disposition now has bcrni decided line from Irkutsk to Tchelia- upon jp three cases of the metal Japanese troops are in Si-i pompnn,os T,PPr Sondheimer & and also aie guarding the ^ jn prnppsB nf liquidation, in ?se Bastern railway as far as P,lld,nfr ,tB subsidiaries. National sk' Zinc Compapv, Norfolk Smelting announcement has yet been rompanv and Cuba Copper Leasing of the zones which the various romnftnv. and ? waB Bafd ,he 9toolc will police. It is said to he a wo?1(, po onlv !nto AmPr,Pan hand8. ion for the Inter-allied com- ^.ju, companies' control over lmporte in Siberia to decide. The ant flotation patents also has been litfee is awaiting the arrival of ,jf,Proved "hinese member of the military V-on'trol of L. Vogeistein & To. tlttee hefo-e making a decision.! wag aBBUmpd hy thp enstodian for e is strong sentiment among flvp vearB ,)V mpan<5 of votJr<? .lied representatives that the frus( Jn wh,ph fhp P?stod,an >so would police at lea?t half of fw<> f(f fhrpp tr?fl(pps nn(, (hp flnn 'hinese Eastern While there aprPPR nnt to resume relations witli been some rumors of secret oP- ,fa (Jermnn POnnectlons in that pelon to the allied plan, all ap- Hod Th1s nrrangftTnont was do,nces arc that t?>e nations are v(,p(, ai)sp Voge ste n is an Amering in complete harmony. -pan p,fizpn },n(, has m)f ,)ppn I. | Ot VI> o\ i ?\D op possible to learn the o\a ? interest VT[.w \ i o<?\ | |<: flMFF or V!U OTI H1rs~h and Snlin in the ntgomerv Ma.! March 20.? Vopelstein as-ets. Mtrlev Baker. of Wrstorvillp, \oflnij Trust. rcncral superintendent of the nv agreement between the oustosalonn leatrue of America, and dian and American stockholders of Tl'ial of the Black Belt Farms the American Metal Fomnanv all of I'iny, issued a statement here the stock has been put into a votincf nnectio" with the raiding of an trust for five vear? with the custodirt'llerv operated on land <lian holding certificates of n.4 * here owned by 'he company, shares owned to- ? emv aliens otit tni vas ihkpii imo cusioay nv of a total of 70 000 Tho enemy* >lm of l.owdnes county and owned shares will be sold to Atnerfgallons of whiskey and 4 0 cans. nc of mash were destroyed. "The German metal octopus." th?? Tinker said he had been In- report concludes "had spread hi* i>d some time ago that a dis-| tentaeies across the ocean 'and ovee c was operating In the neigh- the United States into Mexico aril ?od, and that tenants on the South America, hut for the prescf, were being supplied intoxi- surely, and for all time, it is hope t, 11c Instructed the farm fore- he has been driven back and a wall to investigate, but was unable of Americnniam erected, which, it <* y whether this investigation hoped he will never he able agniia ted in the raid by the ofTi era. to scale "