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w PAGE FOUR IheLancasterNews (SE)U-WEBKLY.) Established 1852. Published Tuesday and Friday BY TH.K LANCASTER. NEWS COMPANY. Lucuiter, 8. C. GEORGE BULLA CRAVEN Editor and Manager The News Is not responsible for the ?li>ws of Correspondents. Short and **tlonal articles on topics of general .merest will lie gladly received. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Cash in Advance. One Year $2.00 Si? Mouths 1.00 Entered as Second Class Matter October 7, 1^05, at t'he PostofUce at Lancaster, S. C., under act of Congress of March 3, 1679. FRIDAY, JULY Us. HUM. "Hy Country 'Tis of Thae, Swc?t Land of Liberty." QUILLKX IS \ GROUCH. Robert Quiilen is editor of tlie Fountain Inn Tribune. Most of wi editors would expect to he looking down the barrel of a big shotgun ii we v rote like Quiilen, but somehow Kovernm<*nt. a work of pat riot ism as an?i flcti well as of <?iiliL'lit< tied sHlislt business \\ e con Interest." | ,hiR pir ?~ ! nil Is am w irinimicoi iiumh iiu:s. Milt \ In tin- past two months, without!, ... . mi11 iru any figures at haml. wo should say I difficult . | thero have been as many as twenty that ha homicides in South Carolina. There st*'x' , would c seems to be it general epidemic all erat ure . over the state. The killing of the ,() - sheriff of Greenville county shocked .r, I here -that community last week; the latest men art was in Newberry county. A deserter tyranica - ifoin the navy killed a neg *o rhauf- 'oe t four in Charleston last week, took bis 1,1 than in 3 car and esc;iped to Charlotte, where tpjs s r,he w;is captured. When taken back vealed. i a to Charleston he confessed the kill- as ende l ing. It hits almost reached the point, *iarl>or' L. .. . ? we r t that every time two men fa I out or ! tality a r!have an argument guns are brought (jrown j fj into play and one or the other, and in jtnt r a!some instances, both parties ar<* own fli t! killed. In the number of homicides young < > in the state In the recent past, lain- ",*1< r '' that he a caster county has only one. some because , counties have several each and somej there th , have none. 1'f. Ji Reflection upon the conditions and ' ? , ,,,, contrive - upon the number of killings, among On hi r* both white and colored, brings up the 0 i question of whether the courts have quoted. > been meting out sufficient punishment Thomas 3 to those convicted to serve both as a ont ,)f ' ? up the 1 l punishment and as a deterrent Per- , v see whi haps the courts have been too lenient, tarmine he gets by with it. Hear him as tc st y les! "Frequently there conies to m> ears the complaint of some lady ad dieted to hobbles that rude men turn to observe her exposed calves when she steps into a car or buggy. "The complaining lady always makes a fine show of indignation or so t; o matter is always related t?i me -but 1 never tail to laugh at tin joke. "What joke? you ask. Why, wood en-head, the pretended indignation ol the lady. "When a woman puts on a hohhlr skirt, does not she know that it wil expose her to the stares of the multi tude every time she takes a step up' "Of course she knows it. ? "Then why does she persist ii wearing such a skirt? 'There is only one answer to tha question. Horatio. She continues ti wear 'em because she wants the pub lie to examine her calves occasion ally. "You think otherwise? Then yot are stupid. If the dear things didn' want to show themselves they wouh wear different clothes. "If a man stopped on the stree every few minutes and pulled hi trousers above his knees, could h have any other object than showin; tfie shape of his leg? Assuredly no ? unless he was endeavoring to bro il into the asylum of the feeble-minded "No, there is no room for argu ment on this matter. When a womai dresses so as to necessitate froquon exposing of her legs, she knows ex actly what she is doing. Sin* ma; pretend to b?- offended when 11101 stare, but. dear heart, she would hi really and trt:l\ offend* d if men di< no* ro. Hut, ;it that, there is not much ox posed that is worthy n second glance \ well turned ankio is a rare thing Either the design is that of a slat from the ankle bone to the knee cap or else th<* ankle is swollen to t'lydes ilale proportions and looks stove-up "There ought to he a law to pro hibit showing deformities and oddi ties in public, anyway." We have only a "newspaper ac quaintance" with Quillen; we don' know what kind of an Individual lit is outside his official sanctum, o; whether he carries a revolver, or ii accompanied by a bodyguard. Bu he's evidently a grouch of the wors sort. There's nothing the matte with the styles; the women, some o the women, it's -.afer to say. go t< the extreme in dress, to he sure, bu even Quillen will not say that th< hoop-skirt looked better than th< present-day styles. And, furthermore the more that styles are talked about the more room there will be for talk because if styles fail to attract atten tlon, they fall of their purpose. Th< only reme<4>' we know for Fountaii Inn Is to provide lower steps on th< trains and buggies and automobile! thereabouts; then pot haps Quillet will bo satisfied. f i 1'IIE ABOUNDING PROSPERITY perhaps IPON WIIIUH THE COl'XTKV convict, HAS EM'EHEI). hands of The Manufacturers Record says: board hi "For months the United States All of th government urged all business men to explanat realize that they could "sell" prosper- of killim itv to the country by big. bold adver- of these itising. It urged everybody to adver- is somet |tise heavily; if they were already ad- Hut t jvertising. to increase their expendl- deterren ! tures and broaden their publicity nied. T campaign; and If they were not ad- the mak i vertising. to begin an aggressive cam- ticular < !paisn. deter ot "Never was better business advice footsteps : | given, never was it more fully accept- logical, ed. and never was there a greater say thai demonstration of the wisdom of such punishei 'advice. Business men everywhere acts as ; 'commenced to advertise more freely tor. Fe' and on broader lines. Many men who are. but had never done much advertising saw the mur ja new light and began to advertise, dored, is j while old-time advertisers made larg- Few er appropriations and gave greater Thut mi ! heed to the almost limitless power of the creci r ' I publicity. trie cha "The result is everywhere in evi- kept bu 1 dence. The confidence displayed by now and heavy advertising begat confidence, pays the The optimism of advertisers created week a i optimism, and the pessimists slunk caped tl back into their holes and pulled the and was holes in after them?permanently The day buried face downward, as is the just cuted a desert of every man who becomes a paid the pessimist in America. 1 "Many men who at Hrst did not see just how advertising oouhl help their individual business, nevertheless ^ ' .1 , * ?* t i . , General they, too, it broad in vision and pa. , , there is 11 lot lc hi spirit, began to advertise. 1; e ,, , , . rumors Pillowing the government s advice. land soon they felt a pride in being ' numbered among the business lead- ^IU ci s who wore doing their part toward [, . ... Maybt I bringing prosperity to the country !an?l thus helping to destroy the seeds IUn ' of Bolshevism, which fructify in povci ty soils and which die In soils where Sl 1 v ' 1 -| ... nouneen prosperity is flourishing. ? ... . , . , that Mr l.argely as an outcome of this splendid work, vigorously conducted M ( l1 by the secretary of labor and to whom "" 1 , ... . . sideratii | great credit is due, everyone now ' realizes that the country has taken ,'l,< 1 .. , this con the right road at the forks, and instead of traveling toward the land of a f'l,so *' poverty and anarchy, is headed <OUI ... ^ Burlesoi straight on the road to the land of 1 abounding national prosperity, and ' X,>< ' ' t .. . , . , . , , . eonie. n this glorious change is largely due to I ,, , , ,. , ... an<l that the power of advertising, which created an air of optimism, and as a na- '*r' ' tion thinketh in its heart, so is it. s I The nation is now thinking in terms St 0 I i of publicity-created prosperity, and " ; it realizes as never before that adver- tiett 1 tising is the great power which has * | saved us from stagnation ami unem- There ployment, and that advertising, big, P'aint h broad and intelligent advertising, will ?ur ill, . This nu keep the nation traveling safely on , i t lie tra? the road of prosperity. 0;m not i "Advertising is. therefore, as so which t ' strongly presented hv the Federal plaints jg LANCASTER NEWS, LAWCAgTMt S. juries have been too slow to1 of view of the sailor. perhaps clemency at the he do ' ,, , .. , with a perfect fanfare < the governor and the pardon pets of publicity, to so >s been exercised too often. aboard the battleahip iese, things combine when an 0f tbe Atlantic fleet ion of the unusual number ashore and asea knows t gs is sought. Perhaps none pathetic heart of the lie ... ? , mander throbs beneath are responsible. Perhaps It > sailor s blouse. And it hing else, altogether. than humanIy probable hat severe punishment as a bo looked after a bit by 1 t is logical will hardly be do- superior officers. If he 'here are many who oppose course spoil the sncrii , . But whether he is lo< ;mg an example of any parnot. whether or not h onvicted person, that it may meanly treated. the fact hers from following in his Hion is known will utter s, ami such opposition is also utility. No one would t There is, however, no one to testimony, no matt* , ... , No matter what the res a murderer should not be i periment, no matter ho 1. and if such punishment also patrlotic offlcer Inay be, i deterrent, so much the bet- is already hopelessly w murders are justified; some skeptical distrust. it is more often the case that m't?ht as well *tet uniform, and leave the t derer, rather than the m?r> navy to the slow am i the aggressor.^ time- and unexpected d murderers escape altogether. ? m ? ich. a. .??. ran bo to COUNTY OFFICIAI lit of the courts. The elec- HEAR THE (> ir in the penitentiary is not (Continued From P; sy by any means, but every . I then some poor unfortunate support of the good i extreme penalty. Only last 8tate crime. ' . , can not prevent crime w nurderer from this countv es- , . ,. , . of public opinion and ci le chair by a narrow margin [ (he part ()f the cltizens. given a life sentence instead. I is powerless in the ilisi lie was to have been electro-1 duties unless he Is likew man from another county bv the peop,e of his co juries may present bil penaltj. nient, but no roo<1 resul * . . .. , peeted unless every pi . Ill KLESON TO STAY? , . , approved by the people e conclusion of a conference s,.rVe. The magistrate esident Wilson, Postmaster-: pendent for the succes Hurleson is quoted as saying 'ration of his office on absolutely no truth in recent ion Mv experience as p ficer has led me to the ci that he was about to leave . .. . while all this is true, v ""l- nor, solicitors, sheriffs thus the people get another trates can create a publl secure the cooperation ,, , ,,, of the people ol* their > Mr. Hurleson will continue' ' 1 tactful and efficient adm the postofffce department the . ,. ?. 1 their respective ofllces. i way, which is to sacrifice The (Jovernor's l?i n every possible manner. An- "My purpose, therefo lent was made a while ago 'h's conference is that ., , . , ,, . , counsel together, have a Hurleson s resignation had views as to conditions. ,led to the president while the 0(ly ,() be applIedf an(1 as yet in Paris, and that con- creating not only a sent >n would be given it soon crime, but an active, a e return of the president to ?P?rntlon of all the mac . . . suppression. I confess ntrv. If this turns out to be , have felt deep concern o1 ilarin the people will be sorry. flg they hay|l bften rcpor) se, we can put up with Mr. I am not pessimistic, I i i, if it comes to that: if we least discouraged, berav i i< 11 r today and it doesn't that >'ou ?antlamen wll , ,, ... ? that support and co-opi lay be it will come tomorrow, . 1 need. I can promisi t's not so bad. That's the way 8tam, ready at tim( [lurleson's postal service. you in your efforts to gi of your respective cc*in lemon and security tm ^ISSOItS AND PASTE. takes to provide for eve I, I think it is not inapi inx Sailor's Point of View. . 1 ?ive to y?? n?' fonc duties of solicitors, s (Columbia State). . , , juries and magistrates. has been a good deal of com- ,s tI)C state'g attorney. ere and there of the treatment (he Htate Jn a? <M imiiial sailors while on their ships. Th(> offlre ,s created in ( iv l?e merely in keeping with people who are vitally ci 1 it ion of the service, for wo j)(, properly represented recall a period of history in ap,j properly protected here were not bitter com- criminal. While I think of tlie treatment of Jack and f(>r thp HOii(.|tor. in an: es. Literature, hoth history come the prosecutor in on. is full of these complaints. sons,. nf the word, yet Id hardly pet along without (o advise with others as turesque feature of our an- (lf procedure in origins 1 our stories. tlon. He should, ther vhether or not it is true or himself as to conditions e or any part of it true, is a and advise investigatioi thing to decide. If the abuses rutions. vo notoriously existed and Discover C.'rlnii st were remedied today they "As a general rule I t iime back, at least in the lit- should not become a pi of the sea. not later than day yet it is peculiarly his i morrow. to arrest a pereson seems to he little doubt that crime, but to discovei > treated worse and more sponsible for crime. D lly on board ship, and in serv- is the grand inquest o re the mast or in the bowels and once it is organized lodern ship of steel and steam.' office until another gri "iiiri nn vire. murwiH ill wccu ui^am/ini itrcunun t are continually being re- members of the grand ifter some hellish voyage such aervators of the peace, <1 the other day In New York gatlons which they ast where the skipper and mate, that they be on the ale eeall, were punished for bru- vacation of the courts, a nd permitting a sailor to ing their aession, with icfore their eyes. | bringing to trial personf an these things exist in our pected of violation of tl ne navy? Impossible- the Crime a IMsei agios scream. And yet the "Likewise the magis ay an enlisted sailor asked do more than issue wari be sent to Portsmouth prison er complaint. Their di he would be "better treated serve the peace of thi an on shipboard." and wherever the law U ohnson observed that no man ed and the criminal is ive on shipboard who could magistrate should take to get himself put in jail. j will detect the criminal earing or learning of the re- he in brought before tt f the sailor we have Just tioe. "Crime is a dlseai Liuetenant - Commander and infectious,' I am Mott Osborne decided to step one of the most eminent lis officer's uniform and take Judges, who has passed Ife of a Jackie for a month to This disease germ can it there was in it He de- congenial atmosphere, d, he said, to get at the point dote is public opinion. I , C. ' I . He has K?ne> 1^^^^ the trumrve a month1 orth Dakota ) ^ Everybody, :hat the sym- Condensed Statement lUtenant-coma certain , , seems more' I ki that ho will! ^ lis temporary| is. It would 1 I* ? n^e. Bank or L< nked after or e Is well or that his mis- At c,ose of lv destroy its five a rip for ?r what it is. u" ot the ..X- IIKSOUU. w honest the his testimony . . ... Loans and Discounts . . tainted with City lionds back into his Liberty Bonds efornis of the Furniture and Fixtures.. piiorauons 01 , Real Kstate isclosnres. Cash on hand and in Bai iOVERNOR age One.) jeople of the Die solicitors . DIABILI1 ithout the aid ^operation on Capital The sheriff Surplus and Profits . . harge of his Dividends ise supported Reserve for Taxes . . . . unty. Grand . ? Is of indict- Deposits *848,:! Its ran be ex-1 Bond Deposits . . 261 ,f esentment is 3 whom they is also desful adminis- ^ ^ public opln- _?_ rosecutlng ofet ibe goverand magis- ____________________________ c opinion and < and supporf ?P,n'on 's created by a vigorous and v countv iiv a I'"'Partial execution of the laws on the v inistratioii of ,mrt of ,hose charged with their ex- li cculion. I ur|H?se. Betters from Mothers. re, in calling have made these remarks to itiwe may take 'Urate to you what 1 had in* mind in n exchange of calling this conference, and have inand the rem- 'Seated what should be considered. tbus aid in *n Pi,8t 'ew months I have reiment againstreived letters from wives and niothiggressive co ;,>!s who are distressed because a busi*.. httfifl nr mm iv ! 1d? victim til' illicit 11111ui vv iui u?| ' ,v "* ",,ViV to you that I distillery, or a person who Is furnishror conditions inK> under the pretense of medicine, ed to me. hut' certain compounds used a beverage." J im not in thei ise I am sure I Mean Itrute. II give to ine' "Who was it that wrote: "itlest lie ^ oration which the Tie That Binds?' " asked Mrs. e you that 1 Gahh, as she looked up from the mages to support a/inn she was reading. Ive the people "Darnflknow." growled Mr. Gahb. ties that pro- "But I know it wasn't a married it law under- man." try citizen. j propriatc that MOItlhl/.K MIMTIA COMPANY option of the FOB HKKYICK AT SPARTA MUUG horlffs, grand I Spartanburg, July 17. Governor The solicitor. Cooper this afternoon ordered the He representsj mobilization of Company F, South prosecutions. Carolina reserve militia, a local homell irder that the ^u;,rd company, and placed the same onoerned may J jho disposal of Mayor Floyd fori in the courts,j guard duty in connection with dith-i against the ,-ulties that have arisen here as a reit inadvisable suj, ()f jj,e strike of the street rail' case, to ho- way employes of the South Carolina the ordinary |,ight, Power and Railway company, it Is his duty. Members of the company are detailed to the method to Kuar(j (he steam plant and sub-stating proseeu- uon nf (he company tonight. The etore. inform company made no effort to oper.it in his circuit. carfl today. As a result of disturb- I ns and prose- ances last night, when a motorman I iials. ltink a sheriff rosecutor and charged ?"ll % Our Success persons r?* 4% ^ ie grand jury 1 OCfVlCC f the county. J 1 continues in We firmly believe that our ind jury has! V thing. g to law. The ?* Never being afraid of doini Jury are con-j^a ers. and thp obii-'J^ We've served our patrons in iume demand! i just selling things for a cash rt during the! $ ' And we are always going t s well asdur-j^ We are always going to g the view ?t than they expect. 1 who are sus- For instance, we are alwa he luw. benefit of our knowledge of gt ase. ' This means that we not t trates should. X with the best groceries on th -ants on prop gest things to our customers ity Ih to ron-,V ially fine. p> community. One of these things is RY3 i being vioiat-; We recommend it because \ unknown the & one who tries it will l?e a still such Htops as ^ It costs but 40 cents a pom . and aee that $ We also secure for our cus te bar of jus- yr Raking Book at 30 cents (ori ?e. contagious of new and attractive recipes quoting from Of course especially adapted of our circuit I W. H. TERR and its antlThla pubbc %*V : FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. H+l T of Condition of I e ancaster June :*<>, huh. CKS. .. 703,638.34 . . . . 10,000.00 .. .. 388.110.00 .... 2.450.89 .... 16,042.18 iks . . 186,582.07 $1,306,823.48 rues. . . . . $ 50.000.00 .. .. 140,500.00 . . . . 2.500.00 .... 2,500.00 172.48 150.00 1,110.323.48 $1,306,823.48 _y ho had refused to join the union, .as taken from his car and beaten, ioav> lines were imposed in tlie poire court today. Don't Take a Chance It is Almost as dnntrornna to place your insurance in a company you know nothing about as it is to put hot ashes in a wooden box. We represent the good old "Hartford" that has paid every just claim promptly for over a hundred years. The value of this agency's service lies, not only in the variety of its protection, but also in the reliability of the companies represented. Lancaster Insurance Agency III \ It. JONKS, .IK., l*anrnM?*r, S. ('. Proves That % Counts it T success has been due to one V g too much for our custom- >+ stead of being satisfied with Y profit. t o serve them. V ive them just a little more & ys going to give them the ^ >o(l groceries. >nly keep our shelves filled X ie market, but that we sug which we think are espec- +? 'ON 1 taking Powder. ^ ve are convinced that every.- JC better friend of ours. Y u1, tomers the famous KYZON X ginal price $1.00). It's full V which have all been tested, v to RYZON. <!? Y, The Grocer % J