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PAGE FOUR THELANCASTERINEWS (SKMl-WKKKLY.) stances wh Established 1K52. ercued tin " ...... . ~ . ? . , nients reje Published lut'sda)' iuiu i- liday BY THE but t,ie-v ll LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. i say about liUiii'asU'r. S. C. I are t.ansir - | continual ic (JKOlUiK BILLA CltAVEX ,. ? . there nev? Editor uiul Manager ' nient mad The News Is not responsible for the lia\e been Views of Correspondents. Short and mtioual articles on topics of general s 11 gBterest will be gladly received. at once an 111 _" will be nc UBSC'KUTION l'KK'K: offl(.e Cash in Advunce. OM Tear 12.00 cu,t-v after Oil Months 1.00 of the civi - " the postotl Entered as Second Class Matter : October 7, 1005, at the Postoffice at! '"ontir,ned Lancaster, S. C., under act of Con-! no brief fo grmt of March 3, leTS#. I undertake FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919. "The es vesties, bu the ^hy Country 'Tis of Thoa, 8w?ot Land exaniinatio o' L'b?rlv." ? , ??? i coiiurmeu POSTMASTERS RY EXAMINATION*!,lt,caI frier Possibly the selection of a post- ^ope c< master in Rock Hill is of little or no ,he honest interest to the people of. Lancaster endeavorin and Lancaster county, but the prac- of talent tice of "electing" postmasters by **ill not bi "strings" which are said to lead out tlerstandinj in different directions arc or import- And the ance to the people everywhere. rrles thi: whether or not the "election" of a "from 1 postmaster is In prospect in any par- letter, whi ticular town or city. A week or so '"* is c ugo the Rock Hill Record printed an ot a P?8tr editorial article in which it was; if he be stated that "it seems that the exam to a sena ination tor the olllce of postmastei.j may ha ?s required by the president's ordei. j examlnatioi would be followed by the uppoint-i8Uro that v.ient of the man who makes the best | j,>f't'onnble mental and business showing," but sa-v* sure "no matter how meritorious a can ,ho xenatoi didate may be proved by the exam fatlon? illation, he will not be named unless "()1 cour tie be acceptable to the senators from , new. South Carolina." land stinkii Commenting from the statement. test the /Columbia State said: 'means, fa "These th.nas being true, they are Sl:i,,''s "1?'' jio less puzzling to the State than p,ctionablei they are to the Record. Why hobl 1 ' nresen examinations, in which husinc-s ex afT(-<t the perietu e and mental capacity are t*.' r*ion tie tested, it the results may be se "pi Aside at the whim or pleasure of a l>air ot 1'nited States senators? It is that is the ease, "the job of post- ha\ xnastet is a political one," as the Re rented, tlia cord says it is. t itivs hat "It the people, when they vote fot IZ^ZZHZH a candidate for senator, are in fact ^ voting for a postmaster as welt ? would it not be proper to require- S the senatorial candidate to append ^^ to his name on the ballot a list ot ? citizens in the various towns of the; utate >\ iio would be acceptable to hint for postmastership? yj "Sometimes we entertain the re- V tell ions thought that the mere pe > I pie have equal rights in the appoint-! ment of federal oflic'vs. especially; 2 postmasters, with those of senators JH and representatives in congress.' ___________ Congressman Stevenson, writing Jo the State. sttys: "Your editorial, "Are Kxnmina lions Travesties?" based upon th< editor.al ot the Rock Hill Record, I Hating fliat no matter how me. ito I m^M \ j inn- ;i ijiiu Mill'* 111 .* i > li<' pi ov ! I. > ? ' t the cxa in in .11 ion. he will not be nam < (1, unless he l?e acceptable to the ^ penators from South Carolina. 1 Mi think is based on an inaccurate un tlerstandrng of the situation. SI?E( I ^ "linless there is special cause shown, the man who makes Ihfo EL highest mark in the examination v ill he appointed regardless of the wishes of the senators or their likes or dislikes Then, if they make it a D, personal matter when it comes to the confirmation and he is "person |p filfy objectionable" to the nenatom, Jthey can have the appointment re-j j"Cted The appointed does not have q to be personally acceptable to the, ; senators, but if the senator makes the plea to the senate that the ap j (jiointee is "personally objection j * able" he can prevent his conflrma Tliesda> tlon- and that Is nothing ni'?.| Postmasters above the fourth class, Jiave always had to he confirmed byi Laminations are not tra- This is intert t are a business way of and we believe n important officer of the readers of The t and 1 have not only ap- not take up so i s same but have insisted The question c >ults being accepted in tors by civil ser and the winners in the been argued fro ns being appointed and th eorder of tl whether personal or po- effect. That th ids of mine or not. and I the rejection o jntldence of the country iti ^ rant because " y of the government in aWe" is news tc g to get the highest ordet J if not. in fact, suitable for postmasters zen. "Personal ; impaired by any niisun- a very broad S of the situation." statement of a Stale, in the same issue, i eraliy disputed s explanation: upon for any tepresentative Stevenson's tirular. For in icli we print this morn- tlal political 1< lear that the confirmation where a postms naster may be prevented e<l" objected t "personally objectionable diilate, that wo tor," however creditablv der the head ? vo passed a civil service tionahle," if th 11 Hence, unless one he desire. Yes. p lie is personally not oh- under the civil to ;t senator, which is to postotlhe depai that he is acceptable to tics. rs. why take the examin s<.M \ Ith! l?K.\ I 'so there is in ttiis "tio'h j ^ square deal Because it is an ancient petition which abuse is why we pro- i sy'vnnia lluinat it it not now. by any! into a fervent e< r the first time. The! Pasted in stable lion is that "personal oh- j TMttsbiirph. It ness" to a senator ?or to lows: tative should no more "To thee, my appointment or the eon-I prayer, of a postmaster thaii| "Feed me. ?;i trsonal objectionahleness"' and when tin ie. I provide nie wi old fallacy, to which the di> bed. and a s e too lonp fool'sh:\ as- me to lie down it senators and i resen- me Vour vbin e ;i pe sonal proprietor me a- the reins. T T pera no /AUDEVIL JL NEXT W Leroy Osborne inty Cinderilla in the latest isical ( omedy Tabloid Productions Doc Lee, a Study in Itlack. iL SCENERY, ECTRICAL EFFECTS, HEAUT1FIL WARDKOHE ;auty Singing and Dancing >?.: - oe. i I1CCS ^?Jt CLIIU NE PERFORMANCE NKillTI.Y. 8:; ( member?The Opera House, Manila "SOMEWHERE ON THE VVATE ' Ni^ht?"In Hawaii" Wednesday Nijfht?"Pi ? ?? 11 mm ii mT 11 ? i THE 1 ami there are many in- ship in public ere the senators have ex- which the peopl s right to have appo.nt- denounces as u cted on personal grounds, corrupting, Ily ave absolutely nothing to wretched senat appointments until they fected through tilted to the senate fot sv." the conf, in, and 1 will say that pointee whom 'r has been an appoint- be. prevented a e in my district since 1 public service i: in congress, which the senator's privat lave hesitated to confirm terest and, in tl d I apprehend that there in quality. > candidate for the Hock "Who cares i who wili And any dith- ihe postmaster lie passes the inspection tionable to the 1 service commission and have not the lice department in beinft rather superior by the senate; but I have the senators in r the senators and do not "We have nc to speak for them. master of Roc^ r LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. ottlces, the wages ot that 1 uiav serve you th i e pay, that the State gladly and learn to love > mjust, injurious and not Jerk the reins, and do 1 the retention of the me when go.ng up liill. Nevt orial privileges, et- i beat or kick me when I do "senatorial courte derstund what you want, Irination of .an ap me a chance to understi he doesn't like may Watch me. and if I fail to nd in that way the bidding, see 'f something * subordinated to the wrong with my harness or e and partisan in- amine m> teeth when I do le long run. degraded 1 may have an ulcerated to that, you kuow, is very pain n Rock Hill whether! not tie inv head in an unna is personally objec- j sition, or take away my best senators or not and | against Ilies and mosquitoes people of Rock Hil:jting off my tail. rights to those ofj "And finally, oh my mast this matter? , my useful strength is gone > candidate for post- . turn me out to starve or l Hill." jsell me to some cruel ownt sting reading, to us.islowly tortured and sta it will be to the i death; but do thou, my News, else we should j take my life in the kindest great a space with it 'your God will reward you 1 >f selecting postnuis- hereafter." vice examination has! ? I TO SAVE AN KHITtl im many angles since .. . . , Here is a minister who te president went in ates the editor. At a recent e senators may cause , . . . ,, convention he offered the I f the selected appli., . . ., toast "To save an edit personally objertion. . , starvation, take his paper i a number of people, v v . ... for it promptly. To save li to the average citily objectionable" has bankr?Pt^. advertise in h meaning, since the j ,lhera,I>'- To *ave senator is not gen- "end him every ltem of and he is not culled, whlch 'VOU caU get huld" explanation or par-j1,im fr<Mn 3 stance, if an Influen-respondence pla,nly on onP ?ader in some town|the Kh,,et and 8end 11 ,n as ister is to be "elect-' poB?ib,p- To 8av* him fr o a particular can- ,ako*- bury bim Dead , , the onlv ones who never m Uld readily come nn . ,. , . takes." >f ' personally objec e senator should so. done Hough left Wedne ostnnisteis were put r.reenvllle, where he will p I service to get the fnr Greenville team thi: tment out of poltCatarrh Cannot Be C with LuCAb APPLICATIONS, cannot reach the scat of the >, .1* 'J. 11 ?? Catarrh is a local disease, . I tut I Mr, flue need by constitutional eondb i ti,? ?iw ,n order to cure it you must I lor thi hoist is lie internal remody. Hall's Cutar tho WiKtei n p..nn. I c,ne '8 ,aken Internally and t the westi in I - nil- th(. blQod on (he mut.ous aurfur le snrletar has mil J?tein. Hall's Catarrh Medli le soil. t> na> pin pri.Brribod by one ol Ule beat p inine ni *iver and h is this country for years. It punt pi.iyt r, .inn as poa<,d of aorTp of the bost tonlc . ill mi.i- On- citv -if combined with some of the bi ,n 1 purifiers. The perfect cotnblr reads in part as fol- ingredients in Ilcl. Catur ' citio is what produ- t.-j, uch v results in catarrhal conditions, teslinioi.iais. free > mil -tor I rift'or mv F J CHENEY A- CO.. Props.. 1 master. I crter my Ap Druggists. 76< Hall's Family Pills for corstlj r and care <".>r inc. day's work in done, lit shelter, it clean. ? it:i 11 witle enough !ot The M in eonitoi t 1 alk to > meat s as nmi h t - fc1-5nC-CZEa!'59C-BaF'E81-E ^E?'B2S'?TO,cOT.aiX'rat'E I'. t Hie solllet tiles, ^ ' tinillMtllllfllMlllllim use I I zr j p EEKI | 5 n I s Co. I | | Featuring I Chorus I 1 H iv Ni^ht. I ????? W?? e more' rou. Do lot whip ?r strike, B; not un Statement o! TT D ? rthe Banh is noi Located at Lancast< feet. Ex- ness IV not eat. oth. and HI ituui. D(, Loans and Luscoum turai po- Overdralts t defense Bonds and Stocks o Bonds deposited. . Furniture and fixtu Banking house. . . . er, when Other real estate ow . do noi F)ue from banks an< reeze o, Currency >r . . Gold sr. to bt OM , Silver and minor co rved to Checks and cash ite mastei, way and Total here and < ! LI - ; Capital stock paid i i Surplus fund. . . . appreci- Undivided profits, editorial penses and taxes Following Dividens unpaid. . . Individual deposits tor from . , . . ject to check . .. and pay Savings deposits. . iirn from Bond deposits. . . . is paper Time certificates o; i dispair, posit , Certified checks. . . news of n , , , Cashiers checks .. To save our cor- Notes and bills red side of Time deposit inter earlv as Total oin mis-, ople an STATE OF SOUTH ake mis County of Before me came sdav for the above named k itrh bail says that the abov * season. a true condition of ; books of said bank. ^Ured W 41 u they Sworn to and su vadiueum- da>* ol Mart'h, 1919. lions, and | take an rh Medi' Correct Attest: One was LEROY SIMtIN la com- ' \VA1)I)Y C. Til Unou-n I / ' r? A VOPTI - l .. * . I ? 1 OCJ * Hi llluUi) , . union of 11 rh Modlvondt rful Si-nd for 'olcdo, O I nation. ??????? ost Popular Car on I ?-OT:naHw:OT:^:?-SK!3B?iW-^:w-sBS ""iMiirimMif? 4^ r^9HI "His Office On WTit> >del 90 is a business man's car?a >ney maker. It has riding comtoi ks and economy to brag about. ^ h of the 600,000 Overland owr xlel 90 and are as proud of it a: :?you will like it. KEftORY BROS Gregory-Hood Live Stock Co., Lai OvwUad Model 90 FW? r?w?pr Tooting C*t f9tii Come to our store I FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919. f [ink No. .'5.5. r the Condition of the : of Lancaster ?r, S. ('., at the close of busi- 4 i larch 1th. 1919. ^SOURCES. s $640,035.99 i 8.766.57 wned by the bank 147,100.00 248,500.00 res 2,450.89 6,042.18 net! 3,500.00 ii bankers 143,569.03 21,664.00 2,660.00 in 4,142.12 1 701 QC aiis i|i t/i.ou $1,230,222.64" ABILITIES. n $ 50,000.00 100,000.00 less current expaid 38,964.14 100.00 sub $429,457.61 197,530.71 . . . . 248,500.00 f de.... 108,571.56 5.84 . . . . 2,059.59 986,125.31 liscounted 45,000.00 est account 10,033.19 $1,230,222.64 CAROLINA, ' Lancaster?ss. Geo. W. Williams, Cashier of tank, who, being duly sworn, e and foregoing statement is said bank, as shown by the zir i| time saver?a t, power, good ^ lore than one- :SJ lers drive the jjjj] , i we are. Get j]l| Dealers j| ncaster, S. C. lUkTMi jjg GEO. W. WILLIAMS, bscribed before me this 10th H. T. CANNON. Notary Public S. C. IGS, [OMSON. R, ireclors. ?: =^i ihe Market? , ' I ^ I? il ? i | ISA J I