The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 06, 1919, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
PAGE FOUR
The Lancaster inews
(SEMl-WKKKLY.)
Kslabli.sh?<l 1852. shilling
Published Tuesday and Friday
BY TH.K re<1 fro,J
LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. That is
Lancaster. S. C. llU5 w]
GUOltUK Ill LliA CRAVEN seen anc
Editor and Manager "Wha
The News is not responsible for the lnK to '
slews of Correspondents. Short and depend
rational articles on topics of general
ratersst will be gladly received. an" con
1 present
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:
a . . . , eral am
Cash in Advauce.
deal wil
OM Year $2.00
?tx Months 1.00 or two.
whiskey
Entered as Second Class Matter
October 7, 1S05, at the Postotlice at "In c
Lancaster, S. C., under act of Con- hone nf
^gfees of March 3. Ie7?. 1
.. will lie
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1H19. good oil
' - ' Tliev si
Hy Country 'Tio of Thoo, Swnt Lantf | |l,. \
of Liborty."
i a law is
1MIOHIIIITIOX 1\ Itl'HM, COM- behind
MI'N'ITIKS. towns a
The State bemoans the fact that anil blii
"la.it week illicit distilleries we e he stopi
destroyed in at least half a dozen nennle i
counties of South Carolina, to which will be
mooushining was practically 1111- possible
known five years ago." The State Mnient i
says: "In numerous county neigh- prohibit
borhoods. men of the baaer sort, sue- There i
cumbing to the temptation of eon- number
verting a bushel of corn into whis who art
key that will sell for $10 or $ 1"? a such a
gallon, are breaking the law and the favor, tl
prospect is that, unless vigilant and and tno
severe measures be taken, their The pen
numbers will immensely' multiply as the i
If moonshining should become so not takt
common that people could not cope and enf
with it. reaction against prohibition
would follow and many of these !
same pious and God-fearing men *s,? ,n
and women In the country would, iti Perous
despair, turn against it. Unlike 'r?,l',:sni
the people in the towns, they have
never had to grapple with the ques- ri '''ll
tion. When Ihe town* had saloons. 8 anc0,
dispensaries or 'blind togers' the ,l go?f'
"countrysides suffered relatively wil'1
small annoyance from the evil. The M
towns had to carry the burden and ' ?r
the shame of it and yie country p?'<> ',a 1 SH
lor his
pie were not liberal in their svinclot
hint:
pa tliy.
Perhaps the State is right. We ,u,s
don't know. But it occurs to us that ' ''
the liquor is being made in the M" s>
country districts, has always been "IL ?
made In the country districts and ' n'"n><
.... , .... . Iiecause
will always he made in the country
districts, tor the very good reason m<IH-N 1
..... . .. . . conclusi
that there is no other place where it
rlsew ht?
can be made with any degree of
...... . growlini
safety. Ol course, a case comes to
.... ... , business
light now and then where some
over thirsty cityite is found making "" "
it on iiit> kitchen stove, but illicit ' ""
dist illing in any appreciable iiuanti- ply "1"1
ty is akin to the back country, as far ''"X
from civilization as it is possible to 'r:u1"- 1
get; up a branch, generally, through f'xppn,n
hrlar thickets and woods. At least. 11
this is the impression we have gain- '
cd of what is generally termed ''r< ',1IM
"blockade stills." It is possible that anrt h'"
a lot of li<|uor may be distilled in ''1,> f
the towns and cities, but it is a 'n Koinj
known fact that everybody's busi- i 00,1 nt'?!
no8s is everybody else's bus ness in '?ss. S
a small town and it would be a dan | P*'0!*'6
gerous undertaking to begin the away f<
making of liquor in a town .say. the home, a
size of Lancaster. In the city. like- 'n whic
wise, there is a stricter enforcement eryhody
of police laws, and if would perhaps from a*
be an unprofitable business in Co- ,ho tni(
Itimbin. The country districts, how-! having
eve^. as a people are no more apt tol w'" he
turn against prohibition through reaction
in the enforcement or non- anv hi*
enforcement of the law than are the a,?road
4 ?clty people. ness w|
"The policing of the country
townships," says the State, "is PXPprt 1
am a II. Thirty thousand square "1P"1
miles In South Carolina ran not build 11
easily be patrolled. One ran name n,ber. '
half a dozen eountles In which two h"""'
dozen distilleries have been broken We p
lip in the last two weeks. whieh this tov
probably means that many more to i
have not been dlsrovered and are In prove. t<
operation. teresta
"Boot-legging, or blind-tigering, thrift a
I
goes on in the towns and eities. per- presume
MhaLfcEL I ?-^ _
THE LAM
!
re >1 ii now i win six months ypur town, make n
il it wnl enlarge ;.s mo >n-| direction, who, if
pro cods, but tlie problem ot benefits accruing t
g the-law is being transfer- be the recipients tin
11 the towns to the country, believe our neighbo
what the State predicted hi' particular interest
liat any one might have fore- . wouid be so very mi
1 that lias taken place. I give us a boost by
t are the country people go-j thousand dollars f
lo about it? They can notjgood. or starting an
upon policemen, detectivesi would be for the u
stables. We doubt if the' town. If a town is (
machinery of the law, fed-! placed in a growing
1 state, will be adequate to be directly or indire
:h the question aftet a veat who live in it and
when legal importations fori know the steps to I
will h:i vp pntirolv pp:iq>mI I r?lto ? fou* Tu I Ir it
mr opinion, the principal | Its facilities and va
making the law effective ties to different bra
if) the organizing of the try. Write about
izens in the rural districts, streets, invest your
lould form citizens' leagues tronize its merchanl
make their power active. If terprise started as
nd by and wait on the law consistent, elect goc
the fumes of corn whiskey advertise in its newi
ind their noses before they teous to those who i
and never let an
Jews has never believed that speak a good word
stronger than the sentiment | Hemember that evei
it. and if tiie people in the! v,,st in a permaue
nd cities want boot-legging 's that much money
nd-tiggering stopped, it will that much towr
>ed: the same is true of thi-J'our town,
in the country. The law i There is no quid
enforced so nearly as it is the life, giowth. an
to enforce it because sen-j a town than for it
s in its favor. Opposition to (constant ly holding i
ion has passed as a force*.jtlie to Liii
s of course a very small quirer. The word '
of people In every thousand j one in doubt, and d
opposed to it. but there is man from going f?
tremendous majority in its improvements he
tat the law will become more make. There is no
re popular as time goes on. denoe to make a su<
pie in the country can help, and if you htuven't
oho <?oo e Knt (Idii f .cni?? in 11 n i c;? t r?
1 the law in their own hands neighbor, much les
orce it. i and if the bent of
^ ! continually go anal
^ IT IN LWCASTKIt." 'eat of the town in w
w 11 can be permanently pros-) the sake of the to\
in which the citizens and and go to some plac
en dependent on each other,i lifeless and has
patronize each other. The stake, where you. li
it wants a harness, for in root beer, if you dn
and although his neighbor is you won't do any
harness maker, and tiades| - ?
nt. he imagines he can save A NKWS1WPKI
nts bv sending to another' Major Hemphill it
state for his harness. The South Carolina
maker in turn, sends away nounceinent having
groceries, hoots, shoes and he will become edil
The shoemaker sends tanb'iig Journal,
r his coat, and the tailor newspaper. Majoi
way for bis boots, and so if j probably one of t
is a result, the tanners com writers in the st
trade, see all the t radesmen t many years been e<
to other places for goods.i'he t'harleston New;
they say. they can save land later having hi
>y doing so. and conic to t he j writer on the Richi
on they. too. can do better! patch. Major Heni|
re; and then everybody is'editor of the Spat
S about hard times and nn|NV?'tson Hell. who
i. No wonder, the business! I .an east ei News to
em selves tuin the tide of 1917. Mr. Hell wll
sew here, foi* if they can sup-' with the Spartan
inselves to better advantages morning paper.
i\ing their neighbor of their
ilhers learn to try the same '
cut. it is a dangerous one ^ ?
gurate. Ten dollars is los'i " several soit i
mo is saved, because the en ln ,'1<* Metropolis o
iness of the place is dwarfed i ar*' ''barging seven c
upered thereby. j drinks since the n<
. . 11.. i . ' May 1 And we ta
act is. hut little is ever made
that the dispensers
; away to trade, and o'tener
i profit upon the war
u all expenses, there is a
. ..... know any other goo
how us a town in which the
, additional advance,
make it a rule not to send
explainer! that the
>r anything they can get at
costing more now
ml we w ill show you a tow ?
, . . .... . The News finds i
h business is lively, and *v
, i Lancaster has some
buys, and trade is centered .
, ana conservative
iroad. Prices are low and
this is one of those I
teamen patronize each r>t tie*. >
... i eis in this oit.v have
no suspicion that confidence
. , , . aside and when a dt
abused Let it once tie an
...... . . . at a fountain the d<
I that tiie business men ot
.. . . .. .. ! tomer merely drops
n are in Hie habit of send na
, . . . . slot, and the drink
for purchases, and the busi-!
.. . . . ,, i at'the regular prlt
II languish. Having no con
.... ; Til it same scheme j
in each other, how can they
.. . ... other towns, and we
others to have confidence u.
vr .u . ., .' Charlotte "dopes"
No, that s not the way to
I li o n tliiKO In l,<* l*u.
p a town Patronize each
, , .. . , Itock Hill, and it o
nd keep all your business at
? any more to serve
are higher, the add!
resume that every citizen of
business in such a
in Is, or ought to be. desir
to compensate that
see it advance, to see it im,
..... Truth is some per
0 see it advance in all the m...
. , charge all they ca
that pertain to a town of
they have to sell,
nd enterprise. Aga'n we' ' ? k ?
suppose, they naye a
1 that if you. who live in ,lo go but tho n6wi
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A
l( ASTER NEWS, LANCASTER.
hi effort In tills refreshing "dope" \
there are unv lotte. and remember ii
herefrom would *)a,d ,ive cents for u
^ in that hospitable ci
ereof. we do not
: we shall go without
rs, who have no I ... . , . . ..
until get down In th
in our we.fae. 0j pleasant Valley.
ndful of us as to' ?
investing a few TRAVELING ME
or our especial TO MEET |
y enterprise ihat'
pbuilding <>.' our
V Ice-Pros'ilon t Mitral
?ver built up and
condition it will; Adilrww N>*?
ctly due to those] Night.
it' you wish to
?e taken we will! Chester, May 5.?1
up, its tnteres'fj. I lina Travelers' Prol
irlous adaptibih ,ion wl11 convene at
. , . . day morning, May 8,
nchea of indus- . * .
the ( hester theater a
it, beautif> it.-* sessions through Frii
money in it. pa- | piete program was
Is and every en- j urday night at a mei
far as it Is all of tester, which f
. . ... state post will be f
?d men to office, i
I excellent entertainnu
ipapers, be cour-| Ury at (he Chps(
come among you (>uests of honor to
opportunity I.,: who will speak are 1
I about it Pi. sha,,? vice-president
, States: Itobert A. Ci
v dollar you in- ?
of South ( arolina, j
nt improvement |<(,v,,r former chairni
at Interest and mittee on agrieultur
?rd building up of representatives.
Many delegates an
ker way to take ''diversity of South
Davidson co'.lovo nln
(I energy out of ,
day afternoon.
s citizens to t>e The town is alrej
ip the dark side decorated for the coi
j gunc of the ill , the Chester theater t
'if" keeps every- r'u'>
Tlie convention
oubt keeps every . ,
morning at in a. m.
?r\vard with the nf welcome by Ch
would otherwise ('apt. J. Maxtor Weal
thing like con ft- executive secretary
r .1 . .. Countv Chamber of
'cess of anything
II Mow In. One of thi
got any of it. orrhesl,.a wlll furnl
the fact to your| the convention. Th
s to a stranger sions of Thursday w
your mind is to a 111 '? ' p m ani
I session from 3:30 to
list overv inter-, _ ..
Thomas It. Marsl
hich you live for|(,on, ()f thp Sf
vn get out of it troduced Thursday
e that is already o'clock by Governor
no interests at j vice-president will a
... . . ! Seaboard Air Mine 1
Kt? me old may s ,
I ink at 10:20 o clot
m t do nnv Rood ornor Cooper will ar
hurt. j noon al 5:40 on the
way. lloth will he
It <'ll.\MJK. the home of Soliciti
i coming hack thj 0,1 <'??*?*? ntreet.
Immediately after
journn sm, an \'jr(?.preHj(|enl Marsh
been made that j)e a pubiic receptioi
tor of the Spar-i merctal club in hono
an afternoon dent Marshall and
r Hemphill Is Allowing the recepti
of the main features
he hest known ... . . .... . .
will he a brilliant da
ate. having for ,mR( hail of the Cc
litor in chief of Theater seats are m
s and Courier, 'he Marshall address
. ~ .u it. >?. A. delegates will he
en the editorial
seats upon the larg
tnond Tin:es-I)is- . .
theater.
Hhill succeeds as Thr Friday rnorni
'tanhuig Journal open at it: 20 o'clock
went tiom the ih?i
,i., fgifiuunmunfiij
l: invest ii
c~
word fori I j
drink emporiums t
the |I |
ron i I j
ew tax went on'I j
ke that to mean ^ j
are making a'5 1 Bl_|
tax We don't [ * S B |
<1 reason for t he J J
although it Is J
Ingredients are J J ff7|J/?7f
than formerly. " 1 ,/f^ ff (*' It
occasionally that J J
mighty good ? J
merchants and - 1
times The deal - | ???
merely set H box (- ] f,., ,
ink purchased g J \JillO II
paler or the cus 1 v. .
II .\o| [nil
a penny In the. m J , . .
I | lections.
[ Is charged for * 1 ,
I w selection.
e or fi\e cents.
s worked out In * J ???????
don't know that - 1 |I/-|-L
?r. better||
I in Lancaster or j J \\'(l a,.(l
""" J tiitit i{fit t
then, If rente , | j,l Sl'I'vilV
tlon.1 volume ot., ] ||JtV), ,.har>
metropolis ought f J wtll'k
I {
pie are going to1 ?
n get for what 5 FINE 1
and legally, we ? 3
, perfect right ^ Sinnrrnnn.
it will forego the IMjeJUUlMMiJ J
0
* ' "
i* Carollnas heat |
sh music for Before
e business sea- the abovi
m last from' io says thai
ri the afternoon H true Ct
6 p. m. books of
tall, vice-preslatoR.
will be in- Sworn
niKht at 8:30 day of M
Cooper. The
rrlve over the
rhurHdny Correct f
k white Oov- . , ER
rive that WA,
Southern Halt- j ^
entertained at
>r J. K. Henry
the address of
all there will
l at the Com- _________________
r of Vice-Presl- ?
overnor Cooper. 12 20 P- ni- An In
on and also one of thls Re88,on wlU
of the evening Congre9Sinan Lever
nee In the ban-' At 1 o'clock p. m
unmercial club.' ("nn6t and barbecue
aw on sale Tor ,ho Rfove of Solicit!
i, hut all T. P. le?e street,
given reserved The University
" otooo IKe li?? 1 I i j
ui mo 1 Mill dim ISctVlUNtlll I
a game of baseba
nK session will grounds Friday a(
and last until o'clock. All T. P.
X VICTORY BONDS
C. Hi
IE GIF
RY, WATCHES, C
Our reputation in thesi
>r Commencement
earlv to make good seA'e
arc showing a novel
I'rices most moderate.
d Jewelry Repairing
jdeased to announce
Hough who has ))een
has returned and will
re of this important
?
ENGRAVING 12
pinwnnr?inriririrtri
uuuiJU.M^l3UOuuun
,ta,e. that" the I UneCKS 81
Total..
3nt In its his-i
er convention.!
the convention
"hAmas R. Mar- Capital s1
of the United Surplus f
joper, governor Undividet
ind Asbury P. penses
inn of the com- Dividens
p of the house Individua
ject to
p expected. The Savings <
Carolina and Bond dej
y basehall Fri- 'lime eel'
posit .
tdv at tract Ivelv flftftlfiftH
ivontion. as are Cashier s
aid L'juuuercial
1 Notes an
pens Thursday Time de]
with addresses
lester's mayor, Total.,
throok, and the
of the Chester STATF (
Commerce. R.I
S. I. ' .
vhile in Char- i?
ig that we once
glass of watei
ty, we suppose
drink entirely
e neighborhood SI
IN ARE TtlC
N CHESTER Located ?
Iiall to I>??!lvcr
Tliursalav ?
Loans an<
Overdraft
i Bonds an
? Bonds de
he south euro. Furniture
ectlve aaBocla- Banking 1
Cheater Thar.- other ?a
at to o'clock at Due front
nd continue it. Currency
lay. The com.; G()|(,
arrantted Sat- Silver an,
ptinu of Post 1;
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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1919.
Bank No. 33.
tatement of the Condition of the
Bank of Lancaster
t, \
it Lancaster, S. (\.. at the close of business
March l\h, 1919. {
RESOURCES.
d Discounts \ $640,035.99
,s \. 8,766.57 v /
d Stocks owned by the bank 147,100.00
posited \ 248,500.00
s and fixtures \ 2,450.89
house i 6,042.18 /
1 estate owned 3,500.00
i banks and bankers 143,569.03
21.661.00
2,660.00
J minor coin <*,i
nd cash items 1,791.86 ^
? .$1,230,222.64 j
LIABILITIES. /
Lock paid in $ 50.000.00
und .. .. 100,000.00 /
1 profits, less current ex- j
and taxes paid 38,964.14 /
unpaid 100.00
1 deposits sub- /
check $129,457;61 /
ieposits 197,530.71
losits 218,500.00
tificates of de- /
108,571.56 /
checks 5.84 j
checks 2,059.59 986,/25.31
d bills redisoounted 4.^000.00
posit interest account 10.033.19
$1,280,222.64
)F SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster?ss.
me came Ceo. VV. Williams, Cashier of
e named bank, who, being duly sworn,
t the above and foregoing statement is
mdition of said bank, as shown bv the
said bank.
GEO. W. WILLIAMS,
to and subscribed before me this 10th
arch, 1919.
H. T. CANNON. \
Notary Public S. G.
ittest: \
pY SPRINGS, \
)DY C. THOMSON. \
. PAYSEUR, \
Directors. \
terestlng featlire lie admitted free.
be an address by Friday night at the Chester tbca011
good roads. tcr the glee club of the Woman's
Friday a picnic college of Due West will glvfe a coni
will be given in| cert.
>r Henry on Col- j
Preaching nt County l*??me.
I will preach at the county home
of South Curo Sunday, May 11, at 4 o'rlopk p. in.
ollege will stage! D p Ra^p,.
,11 at the fairj
ternoon at 3:30] Commodore Clanton, of York,
A. delegates will I spent Sunday here.
rBiaraiBiajaniiM^
FINISH THE JOB |j
OUGHll
T SHOP |j
UT CLASS and SILVER jj
e lints is established. |l
/ SZ1. 11
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The ?J unc lJride will sunn bo ['
/with us. Allow us tu show you I !
/suitable tfifts fi\r this important [ |
! occasion. 2 Z
Let Us Test and fit Your Eyes I j
Wo specialize in tlusiine and [V*
will lw> irln/l /> ^ 1
?-> ?"* i" u .it vnur ?\i'S JUKI
fit you iii glasses. Prices most [J
reasonable. [ J
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