The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 18, 1919, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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IheLancasterNews
(SE)U-WEBKLY.)
Established 1852.
Published Tuesday and Friday
BY TH.K
LANCASTER. NEWS COMPANY.
Lucuiter, 8. C.
GEORGE BULLA CRAVEN
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**tlonal articles on topics of general
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October 7, 1^05, at t'he PostofUce at
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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 %
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