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^ PACK FUIJK TheLancasterN ews i (SKMMVEEkl.V.) Established "light m that tl Published Tuesday and Friday doors BY TKK and ad LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. ,)nthe Lancaster. S. C. \\ e a 1 CSKORCE BULLA CRAVEN Possib Editor and Manager they \v tng so The News Is not responsible for the Mews of Correspondents. Short and ' Rational articles on topics of general noyanc interest will be gladly received. ( SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: *lth * Cash in Advance. allzed ??? ~ o rti, have b Ult 41x Months 1.00 entitle* * hand. Entered as Second Class Matter ( October 7, 1906, at the Postotlice at Lancaster, S. C., under act of Con- to see gross of March 3, 1678. being i late. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1919. 1 .f At P ^ I con8^al _ - just at ^ y Country 'Tis of Thao, Swaat Land of Lihertv." you ar ~~ == bo imn LANCASTER AS A MARKET. (.0nld < L. B. Thrailkill, of Landsford, Kinnint writing in the Hock Hill Record of th,.m , May 15, says: "Please allow me a sjmw i little space in your paper, as I do ju, a practically all of my business in;.is well Rock Hill Of course. I am a Chos j ^Pa|ed ter county man and a farmer, or in s(>0 ,y( the farming class. Of course, we The people around here still have a lit- pver s tie cotton left, at least the most otitis ai them have. I have sold all mine.1 .,j( f?ro but had to take it to Lancaster/0p recr There was so much difference in the; j?stan<' price between Rock 11.11 and Lan- 1o,.| on castor that I had to cross the pond, they so and my neighbors have done like-; s]io\vs wise. We are getting about more| p,.art jt. per bale In Lancaster than we ranj in Rock Hill. One of my friends. ^ was on Saturday, May 10. offered to Vl)ti cents for his cotton by a buver ini | genera Lancaster, and that buver said he I ceplioti would send a truck to my friend's , cerned bouse and get the cotton. So the L. ni.lk,, and O. is carrying a good many pas- ^ ^ sengers and cotton samples to Lan1 prove* i caster these days, and the cotton' generally goes over the next day. IJ think the checks will go to the Rock! Hill banks, but I am afraid if th.si goes on the Lancaster banks will be- ,lis Zin?* gin to do business over on this s do. Air. Kditor, don't you think it would, be right? ] secutioi "Rock Hill is a good town and has) th Rood people in it; but. Mr. Editor,! pearing - yun know the old farmer has a touch' WHS 'p time and he is going where he canj exap,"d get the most for what he has to sell, and he is going to leave part of his' ? money where he sells his cotton News ' maybe all of it. One man n Lane is ' n p ter told me if we would transact' tn,t thp our business there they would givoj ag,,i's' us the market price for our cott?n''' ^aand haul it free for us. You see' "Mis that is a good Inducement. tnttrkH i "I hope our Rock Hill people will Hurler *ake up and give us a better print opi fpr our cotton. Forty-one bales of scales i cotton went from Landsford thh' screech morning to Lancaster instead of,?'ninep coming to Rock H'll. and the farm ; ' legrni eis got 2!> cents around for it " j >s now So now the news is being novated 'l''1 ness around that Lancaster is THE tin:-' ?"Mit ' ket for cotton, which is a fact and a ! owners! condition of which more and mor? son ('n peop.e constantly are becoming aware. When it conies down to cables i hard tacks in comparison, there arc 'hem many things in Lancaster's favor at son l,m a market against any other town, postniai And not alone as a market for what >inf' the farmer lias to sell hut for what hold he buys also. Lancaster has a num phones her of progressive, wide-awake mor- "i're chants whose persistency in giving himself the buyer a square deal has won fo> but not them a reputation to he envied, j IN-dt'eh With th? Improvements in transpor than 15 tation facilities, recently Inaugurated j been a hv the Lancaster fr Chester railway, queerer these facts about Lancaster's mar league? Tret will mean a great deal to the with hi people of the territory contiguous, self wi What Lancaster needs, from the ing Mr. market standpoint, is publicity. W'e, with d< who live here, know about the good ^ from ?> qualit'es of the,town, hut we need'with h; to tell the world. j Wilson THE LANG. A GOOD lMlAt'TM'K. (over encountered; yet i News noticed Wednesday i able it President Wils< at the concert by Sgovgnard longer persist in co ;ie ladies in charge closed the egregious blundering after the performance begun raising of his postm Imitted no one while a number j When Mr. Burleson d program was being rendered his self-Constructed ways count upon the I dies, there are who will ly if men had been in charge revolt-'; the universal ould have been afraid of mak- be, 'Good-bye.' " me one mad and would have The News has remar ed the late-comers to the an- than one occasion up< :e of those already seated as! plete fall-down of rogram progressed. Not soj trolled telegraph and t he ladies. It should be re-1 might possibly be tha that patrons of a concert \vho| would have been crippi( ought and paid for tickets are conditions had it ren I to admittance; on the othei private operation, but thos?> who are seated before have been worse than rforntance begins are entitled, under the domination o'- hear the program withoutj Take, for instance, a 1c disturbed by these who eonie A man moving from a a telephone installed dcture shows it is a source ol another man moves ir it annoyance that people are telephone is not mo ted to crowd tlie theatre, com- nven toqehed nor is it ii tlie middle of the picture, and the telephone compan; sually the case that some one charge of $1.50 for i Ptween you and the screen account on its books. a point in the picture when 's Burleson. You'may e most interested. It would Incident with misgiving h better if the picture shows! fart. You may say: lose their doors after the be j them take out the te : of the performance and let then put it back in the remain closed until the next new occupant of the 1 s ready to start. This would' could be done, but try enefit to those already seated ftallation. they charge I as to those who wish to be That's Burleson! as no one reallv desires to ~ , . , GOOD ROADS GA1X * last half of a picture first. . , The extent of the por picture show operators, how... . . tation in South Caroli lay it is not practical to do , judged by the result ol id they perhaps know. The . . . held in Anderson eouni show h.is come to l?e a sort on the quest,on of Wisi eat ion place, like a park, foi linalelv a million .-in,I a e, where people are made fo ol bonds for the coi tirolv free to eonie and go as , highways in that count e fit. Hut in the case of othei ... carried by a large ni;i and concerts it is entirely election in Abbeville on of issuing town bonds f News expects to see a num provemenl was unan|ini reforms when the women get ()f (hp ,SHUe A ,PW yea ng and Into public life as a WQu|d have beon ponH,d( i thiftg instead of as an ex- havo augKest,,d to the t . So far as politics is con- counly |ha| ,hpy ,88Up : the women certainly cannot aInount of a nulllon an( it any worse than it is now ,ars ,)Ut |hp ljmp has s been: whether they can 1m- ppop,e |)p,|pvp ^ rog it remains for them to show thjng lt js tlu, ,lud ro. the people good money. >llt. Itl ItliKSOM. saving to every Individ Iturleson has begun to pull'bile owner of more thai stakes." says Forbes Maga taxes > here he has gooi It may be remembered that! which to dr \e his car. irlcson attempted to cry per-1 pie of Andeison count 11 by the newspapers and he'when they have expenih e cause of the criticism ap-jlion and a half, that it i iii the press of the country I best investments they e increased postage he had (Jood roads pay big divi from the publishers. The d postage, however, was the THE BR f Mr. liurelson s sins. l he 1-iesn't remember ever hear\noilier Silver nhlisher kick on the increase.1 To() muny HP|M|l , re were numerous protests optimism consists only ? the red tape accompanying silver lining to the < >s Forbes* cloud. ? Dearborn Indep rolin(|uishment of the cables j(|fl Knsy I if (lie beginning of tlie end Mr. ' You college men s? is a dictator ar.d a nmn- life pretty easy." has been weighed in the "Yos* ?VPn whon w? , , , AJ ,, ., do it by degrees." lb Uld found wanting. He still enpt. es that he believes in gov t ownership of the cables, the Tlie Kind That uhs and the telephones H.s "You don't hear any as a voice crying in the wil- ,la>'s a,,out a !n"r,> e,ast | "No; what we want lo .Mr. Iturleson govern-' more adhesive eiirren< ?w ne, ship means Iturleson Transcript. Iiip. Purleson control. Marie-' initiation It is Irn-o' ?*eiva- "'s I'rototvpr t he voluntarily gave up lhe| "AH 1 sa,d ,h "was to take advantage so soon after havittg grabbed tnnity. I! looks as if President Wit- "Well." answered illy rapped 'lis too autocrat^U "that's all Captain Kldd .* ? i _ . t. .. i (tnul tin Trn nQt<rinl sicr-K' iiHrai i?v? r inr kiiiickI forced him to let go His < 'use of I hi1 S. I'. !lie telegraphs and the tele .... . ,, ' "Every now and the is aiso about to cense. tries to senil a l)ai>v sident Wilson surrounded port office, laughed the with not a few light weights.! I??ront?! care whether their chin even Secretary of Commerce' ... or not? Washington ! I has cut a mo-e sorry figure! ulldoz'em Burleson. lie has. Footing It. misfit of niisflts. lie has It odd "The doctor I himself with his own col- ; have me on my feet in it i .,, . ... , Grnene- "And did h? ?. lie lias quc'pied hlmse'l . I "Sure. I've had to s isiness. fie nas queered him [ mo,,j?,...__Yoi,kers Stat th labor, which is now m:ik-j Bure'son's own wires huriij Saving the liens 'I cniands that he he dismissed "Here. Kinks, I wisl ? ... - 1 my garden sends and \ fnce. ( leineneeau is erediten your hens with my cot living declared that ITMl^nt | w|? 8Rvp thfim |he froul is the most stubborn man In 1 over after them."- Hlfe ASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. t is question- ,* + + % jn will much ^ WAX HAW No. 6. * ndoning the ami gall-' We are sure having lots of rain aster-general. now- farmers have not done escends from veiy Inuch Plowin? in 80,?e tinieThe cotton is up to a good stand and throne few nee(jitlg chopping badly.* bid him 'Au Mrs. Nannie Simpson, of Rock farewell will HiW. visited at the home of W. G. Ferguson and family recently. , . m???rs. ??. t\. arm w. ij. oisiare ked on more . ? , and W. O. Ferguson and son, Renin the coin- nje^ motored to Monroe, N. C.. Rurleson-con- Thursday on business, elephone. It Miss Inez Sistare visited Miss Isat the service ^el Reed of Lancaster recently. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hendrix, of I'M under wai i . . A .. , . ... 1 Lancaster, spent the week-end with tained under tjle former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. it could not|S. R. Culp. it has been! Miss Margie C. Sistare, of Lanof Hurleson ' rnater- spent the week-end with her .... ! parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sistare. >cal incident. house leaves; 2Q ,{j Q( Ks AT MOBILE In the hall: ,. . ? ? : CONSUMED BY FLAMES i the house. ved: it is not ' ispected. Yet.' About I,.MM) People Homeless and y makes a' Property laiss Is Over Half "hanging thej Million Dollars. They say it _____ look at ,thisj Mobile, Ala.. May 22.?Probably ,s. but It s a 200 homes, including a half dozen or 'Why not let more small stores, were destroyed lo..L ! trnolAml o?t L.. R../V Tl 1 IU|III<MM: itnu i jcrtioiuaj evening xjy lie liiss name of th<- '? Property will exceed $500,000. . ' About 1,500 people are homeless, louse? That i Millions of dollars worth of river it. 1-or in j front property. including docks, you $5.00. shipbuilding plants. railroad shops and other property, which lay in di rect path of the Ore, was saved when h'.WOIt. the flames were checked at the westid roads agt <>rn boundary of tli<? Alabama Drvdock and Shipbuilding company's Itia mav he property. i an election j citizens' relief organization has ly last week been formed and it was the opinion ling approxi that the people in need will be cared half dollars ^or j The dames started in a trash pile ustruction ol , i in the yard of the Cunningham >. I lie .s>111* store. A strong northwest wind wasj ijority. Ant blowing at the time and before any the ouestioti one realized the seriousness of the or street im .situation the tire was beyond control of the fighters, ous in favor . . .. The business section was threatenrs ago a man when the wind gradually whipered crazy toi ped around from the northwest to icople of one I west and then almost southwest, bonds to the The flie Practically burned itself i otit but onlv after 20 blocks were 1 a half dot-1 , . ! lost. The devastated territory was missed that* ?... - > , cit < (i|i11 vi uj ptrrHDiiH tn iiHHicruie ds rost any- circumstances and the destroyed id that costs property was in one of the oldest! There is a' Par,s ?' Mobile Little porperty of ! modern eonstruetlon was destroyed.' ual automo- _ i his part in! .. lie Knew. (1 roads o\ei ~ , .... . ... I earlier Don t you know that and the p. n- punctuation means that you must y will find, pause?" ?d their mil-, Willie ?"Course I do. An auto is one of (|,e ,l,ivpr punctuated his tire in front of our house Sunday and he paused (\<t made. for half an hour." Boston TransIdends. , script. IGHTER SIDE OF LIFE Heresy. i Strong Family Kesemhlance. o think that "Contentment," remarked Sh'n-| if seeinK the; bone, "am a mighty fine thing; de dher man's' only trouble 'bout it is it's kin' 'o' ndeiit. hahd to 'stinguish from jes' plain laziness."- Boston Transcript. c. em to take Pity tlie Poor Kings. The desperate straits of ex royalty graduate we in Kurope are instanced in the case , iston Trans-j of formei Ktuperor Charles, who has f n If Pit t'Pt'iiPo fit ti Qu'iaa ciut In ili.it is occupied by his mother-in-law. Sticks. Kansas City Journal taik nowa- . ic currency." So It tines, today is a The Lowry City Independent has Host on an idea that the old fellow who became rich by burning the midnight; oil doubtless now has a son who is [*. > prodigal with the midnight gas. ?j e profiteer. Kansas City Times. of an oppor Why? the patriot. One "Yes, in a battle of tongues used to do." a woman can always hold her own "; The Other?"Perhaps she can Hut why doesn't she?" The Sydney C. C. Bulletin. m somebody through the A Correction, elerk. "Was Itome founded by Borneo?'' Don t they inquired by a pupil of the toucher. Iron are lost "No. niy boy," replied the wise far. man; "it was Juliet who was found dead by Borneo."- Tit-Bits. said he'd Jugs, Not Jags. a fortnight " 'Pack my box with five dozen ?" liquor-jugs" is the shortest sentence leli my auto containing all the letters of the lingesman. llsh alphabet, and there is no law lifiiinr-iiifra un Ic.ap :iu thorp 'rouble. Ih no liquor In them.?Concord i you'd take Monitor. ?ive them to npliments. It Something to Keep, ile of coining Keep your temper. Nobody else wants it -Dearborn Independent. ?? ii 11* r .. _ !r?'? Ban Condensed State The Bank i Lanca: i at close of bus | RES Loans and discounts. . City bonds Liberty Bonds Furniture and Fixturi Keal Estate Cash on hand and in 1 _ LIA1 i Capital Surplus and Profits . . Deposits Bond Deposits MANNHEIM CITIZENS FLEEING FROM ( IT Alarmed at Belief That ( ermai Will Not Sinn Treaty and Allies >luve On. H Hvcr pulled olT in Sooth Car Jq Attempted i bH Governor Cooper will he ] State 111uhway Commission a K department of Agrieulture i H Congressman W. F. Stevenson &>l of these gentlemen will speal EjB Them. fij There will he a monster Ai fig Pienlr Dinner. Also arrangeni |9j the presence of n Squadron ol zn tares forvthe day's pleasures. SI All of York County is InvItt jM Mecklenburg and Cleveland C Jnl neighbors from Lancaster, C |k want YOU. ?| We W ant You and Your FrW Yes. to he sure, you'll he hf YORK WTOMtl Mannheim, May 22.?Alarmed I the belief that Germany will not sij the peace treaty and that the alii will occupy Mannheim, citizens b came panic stricken today at stormed the municipal savings ban Many persons have fled front Man helm. Large crowds later gathered at held protest meetings and oth demonstrations which added to tl general confusion in the town. - An official expression of regrt has been issued in Merlin that tl people of Mannheim "appear to ha lost their heads." HOUSE ENDORSES WOMAN SUFFRAO (Continued from Page One.) hate, but the loudest outburst car when Speaker Gillett announced tl final vote. Moth Iiondrrs Champions. Moth Republican Leader Mond? and Democratic Leader Clark ask? adoption of the resolution, the la ter rererrtng to President Wilson re inest for such action while M Mondell praised the Republics members for their attitude, pointii out that adoption of the resolutR was the first legislative act of tl new congress. Mr. Clark denied that adoption the resolution would interfere wl state rights as was argued by son Democratic speakers, adding that I favored the resolution not beeaui "woman suffrage is going to pr clpitate the millenium, hut that it no' going to cause the damage son think if will." Representative Kitchin. of Nor I MARK JULY 4TH Fa Put tt Itc<l Mark Around It am U is to In- the Date of tlie < <M>D IU*>ADS It \l,l 345,150.00 ss 2,450.89 16,042.18 3anks 158.083.18 $1,185,084.82 3ILITIES. $ 50,000.00 143,086.40 . ..$738,948.12 . .. 253,050.00 991,998.42 $1,185,081.82 .Carolina, Itomoerntic leader in tlio Y last coimress, opposing suffrage, ha lit oiod the Republicans for "quick us'response to the President's call," I !itlll lllinlo lull f llik llam.Kllnf.Mn fti.n ing sixteen years of control of congress refused suffrage. leaving It for the Democrats, who had courage to 'n I introduce the measure. Not a Party Measure. ft" | Representative Mann, of Illinois, ; former Republican leader, who was K*|in charge of the measure, as chalrp" man of the house woman sufTrage j committee, declared equal suffrage 1<*jwas not a partisan question, and adOI ded that though President Wilson 'ie and other patty leaders "talked in flavor of suffrage that a majority of the Democrats never voted for it." Representative Clark, of Klorido, v<\ the Democratic leader of the antiI suffrage forces, in a speech opposing the resolution, admitted "the n cards are stacked and the decree is written." Others speaking against the measure wore Representatives liardy and ne Rlack. of Texas, and Small, of North lie, Carolina, Democrats. The advoj rates included Representatives Nelj son, Wisconsin: Longworth. Ohio; >li and I.itfle, Kansas. Republicans and d Representative McOrate, New York; it- lilanton, Texas and Taylor, Coloi's radti. Democrats. ?n| GERMANS GRANTED >K, rtfcVfclN IMlh T1MK m1 10. (Continued From Pago One.) of! German delegation cannot be cotnth pleted within the 1 f> days granted. ie|on the seventh instant, and asking, ie in consequence, for extension of tho ?? time limit e- "In reply, I beg to inform your is excellency that the allied and a'ssodated governments are willing to grant an extension until Thursday, Ih May lib." ON YOUR CALENDAR I il Then Itememhor That Jl hY ITU |2 lliggcst ami Most I'rofltalile |B -V AND IIASKKT PICNIC 9 olina?Certainly the Itiggest Kver H in the Piedmont. S| lere, as will representatives of the ml the Good Itoads Itureau of tho BB Governor liiekott has been invited. R1 i will he present If possible and all i on Good Itoads and How to (Jet FT iltomobile Parade, and a Mammoth B3 ients are under way to try to secure DB Army Airplanes as additional fea- lH| pd, as are the people of Gaston and S? ounties of North Carolina, and out H hester. Union and Cherokee. We nils to Come to York on July -fill. B ire FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1919. k No. 33. ment of Condition of of Lancaster tier, S. C. iness May 12, 1919. OURCES. $ 653,358.57 10,000.00