The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 22, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 77. SEMI
CLUB WOMEN MEET
WMTHROP COLLEGE,
Most Successful Short Course
Ever Held, It Was
Declared.
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FIFTY WOMEN PRESENT v
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Instructive Addresses Were
Heard und Scope of Work of ?
the Club Women Greatly En- *
larged. h
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Friday marked the close of the ^
short course for club women at Win
throp college, an annual event of the
summer school session. The course
is declared in every respect the most
successful ever held at Winthrop, ^
both in noint of iittondnnre ami llip
scope of the work accomplished. Fifty '
women, from every part of South Car- ^
ollnn and from North Carolina and
Virginia, enrolled for the course. This
number exceeded the enrollment for
last year by 20.
a
During the past two weeks, these
women, representing the best in club v
life in South Carolina, have heard
lectures by and received instruction
from the most prominent educators
in the country. Among those secured
to direct the work of the club women
during this short course were Mrs.
Alice Peloubet Norton, of Washing- (]
ton, D. C., editor of the American
Home Economics magazine and head
of the department of home economics
of the University of Chicago, and
Mrs. Emma Fox, of Detroit. Mrs.
Fox is a noted parliamentarian and a
has been giving a special course of g
instruction in parliamentary law. ri
Mrs. Norton, who is a special repre- q
sentative of the United States treas- C
ury department, has been directing 4
a special course In thrift. \
This course in thrift was arranged
especially by the treasury department w
to perpetuate the principles of thrift c
learned during the war with Germany
when it was necessary to economize 11
and to conserve the nation's resources" ^
as a means of winning the war. '(
Through special study of the principles
of thrift it is hoped that the club ^
women, w no in pracucaiiy every case v"
are leaders in their communities will ?
realize the necessity for economy as
a step toward building up the wealth
of the nation during peace times and
will preach the gospel of thrift to 11
the women of the cities in which they n
reside. a(
This is the first time a concerted Sl
effort has been made to teach thrift
through the schools, and the results, ?
it is stated, have fully met the expectations
of those directing the course.
Assisting Mrs. Norton in presenting s
the lessons in thrift were Misses
Kelly, of Raleigh. N. C., thrift organizer
for North Carolina, and Miss
liarnette, originally of Augusta, Ga.,
director of thrift for South Carolina.
Mrs. Rufus Fant, of Anderson, the fi
newly elected president of the South ni
Carolina Federation of Women's <j
clubs, while discussing the work ac- a:
eomplisbed by the club women dur- h
ing the short course, stated that the fi
club women of the state are deeply tl
grateful to Dr. D. II. Johnson, presl- tl
dent of Winthrop, for the hospitable tl
way in which they1 were received at n<
Winthrop nnd for the excellent oppor- le
tunlties afforded them for study and It
recreation in an ideal environment, di
She added that the short course tills
year has been highly successful and in
that prospects for the work of the C
clubs of the state along educational
lines during the coming year are very
bright. Mr*. Fant spoke of the course
of Instruction in the best methods of
combatting illiteracy In South Caro- Oi
lina as presented Tor the benefit of
the club women by Miss Will Lou m
Dray, of Laurens, field secretary of fc
the State board, to fight illiteracy, hi
Mrs. Fant stated that the club women
Attending the short course are plannlng
to return to their homes and
take an active part in a campaign to
remove from the state the black mark M
caused by the high percentage of II- lu
literacy among the citizens of South fo
Carolina. gi
During the course of her talk Mrs. df
Kant announced that Mrs. J. Russell ec
MoKlwee of ltock Hill has boon appointed
South Carolina chairman for
thrift. "This is a compliment," Mrs lo
Kant continued, "not only to Mrs. Mc- t'i
Elwee, but also to Rock Hill. It Is 1"
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[-WEEKLY.
iEGRO CONVICT KILLED Ml
DURING SEVERE STORM
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IW mi.-t .11IVSS IIWIISC 111 M lliril "'
Convicts Hrnl Sought Shelter, Killing
One and Injuring Two. Boil
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Chester, S. C.. July 21.?Tom
troud, a negro convict on the Chesr?r
county chain gang, was killed
Wednesday evening when a large tree SIT
ell upon a house in which a number
f the convicts had sought shelter
rom the storm. Two other convicts
ere also painfully hurt. The trag- 1
dy occurred on the plantation of ^
liss Naomi Castles, about one and a
rl
alf miles northeast of Blaekstoek in 1
hester county.
A torrential rain fell, accompanied y
y high winds and much lightning. rj
It is rather singular to note that ()f .
lie negro Stroud who was killed was ^
erving a life sentence for the murder .
A
f a Douular Chester citizen T I Wtt
" " fror.
lams, several years ago. Stroud was up j
ournl guilty with recommendation to luj](
lercy. Mr. Williams accompanied ^
herifT Anderson and Deputy Sheriff
iowze on a raid In search of Stroud, tjm(
rho was wanted for another offense,
hen the negro suddenly appeared ^
nd shot Mr. Williams In the head
cupi
nd escaped, but after a long search ^
as finally captured. Stroud Is said
regi
:> have been part Indian.
imn
sent
"vvo army airplanes mei
ani) aviators missing Tan
, A
>ne I>eft Washington Wednesday Af- "u x
foot
ternoon?The Other Left There ,.
flag
Friday for New England. jt w
I'
Washington, July 21.?Two army re?'*(
lrplanes and their occupants en- ?> d
aged on cross country flights were u?tl
[sported missing by air service head- Rive
uarters. Lieut. Robert Felss, in a ^or
urtiss machine left Washington at 'els
p. m. Wednesday for Langley field, T
lrglnia, and nothing has been heard *erl
rom him since. Lieut. C. M. Porter, ties
rho accompanied him in another ma- 'n f'
hine, also failed to arrive at the 08P<
eld, but It was found that he had it, a
lade a forced landing at Wicomico, to ?
'a., during rainstorm in which he Ami
ist sight of his companion. ma?
Four DeHaviland planes which have ent
een engaged in a tour from Dallas g?Vl
> Boston, stopping at various places S
ver the United States, left Washing- fro>
sn for New England. Two were tori
arced to land in New Jersey, while a the
llrd smashed up near Rockaway port
each. Long Island. The fourth Is 90UI
kissing. No one was injured in the that
eeident to the plane forced to de- 'py
rend on Long Island. thei
or a
:normous amount of 11
food held in storage
evld
tucks of Meats, Butter and Kgg* of whl>
Parkers in Chicago Warehouse clen
Increase Abnormally.
the
prej
Chicago. July 21.?In a report of- ico
clals of the Illinois department of tjjPr
griculture declare that enormous j3 (
uantitioH of meats, butter and eggs for
ro now in storage in Chicago ware- may
ouses chiefly under control of the j(
ve big packers. The report states jgj.
iat since the last regular complin- tjOM
on of figures June 1, the stocks of ^(jn
leso commodities have grown in a?>- pay,
nrinal proportions and that their ro- ,imj
ase would go far toward relieving
te present shortage and tend to re- pra|
nee prices. 8alu
According to the report the follow- pUpf
ig quantities are at present stored in ()
liicago: inii.
Beef, 8ft,971.000 pounds. situi
Pork. 7ft..r.17,000 pounds.
Butter, 7,898,000 pounds. FA'
Kggs, 1.280,000 oases, or 360,000,30
dozen eggs.
The figures In the report will be
<ed hv IMstrlct Attorney Cllne In the ^* '
deral government's Inquiry Into the "en
Igh oost of food products in Chicago. I1
ONTFJTH RNTKRN RACK Fl
FOR A. F. LEVER'S JOH KfeH
Columbia, 8. C., July 21.?Colin 8. est
ontelth, attorney for the city of Co- win,
mhia, has announced his candidacy to V
r congress from the seventh con- Thoi
essional district, making the fifth actk
jflnlto entrant into the fight to sue- hattl
ed Congressman Ashury F. I .ever, the
Lexington, who has been nominn'- ed.
1 by President Wilson on the farm liver
an board and who will resign about Col
e first of the month. Mr. Montelth at 4
very popular in Columbia and sur- oral
undlng territory and will havo cant<
rong support in Richland county. Chai
in... i. , ? i
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LANCASTER, S. C., TUES
XICANS HOLD UP
AMERICAN SAILORS
it load, Flying American Flag
obbed Near Tampico?Protest
to Carranza.
UATION IS MOST GRAVI
sely Resembles That Whicl
,ed to Occupation of Yer;
'ruz in 1911 IJy I'nited State
"roops.
Washington, July 21.?The mo?
ous of the recently growing lis
ittacks on Americans in Mexic
e to light today.
boat load of American sailor
a the U. S. S. Cheyenne were hel
n the Temesi river on July 6, nin
?s off the city of Tampico, and th
ors were robbed. The America
was llying from the boat at th
a.
losely resembling the attacks o
arican sailors which led to the o<
ation of Vera Cruz in 1914, th
e department did not hesitate t
ml it as a most grave affair an
led lately dispatched urgent repr?
:auons 10 tne carranza goverr
it and the local authorities a
lplco.
lthough the sailors were flshin;
r were on of*icial duty, bringing i
I for (heir ship, and the America
flying from the boat denoted tha
as official business,
reliminary reports of the attael
hing the navy department on Jul
id not go to the state departmen
II today when it promptly wa
n out. No explanation was mad
the delay. Today Secretary Dat
asked for a fuller report.
he incident is regarded as mos
ous and charged with posslbll
because the Carranza forces ar
nil control of the Tampico distric
?cially the city and waters aboil
ind because it comes as the cliina
i long series of recent attacks o
?ricans, all of which have bee
le the subject of increasingly urf
representations to the Carre"*
ern inont.
ince President Wilson returns
11 the peace conference he ha
led his attention a great deal t
Mexican situation. Various r<
:s have Ifflen circulating 1
rces In touch with Mexican affair
the American government's po
had undergone a change, bu
e has been no official indicatio
nnouncement.
: is known, however, that th
?rican troops along the borde
e a new set of orders, which wa
enced by the prompt manner i
ch they crossed Into Juarez an
ned up the fighting there when I
aced El Paso. The extent to whic
military establishment has bee
>ared to meet a situation in Men
has not fully been disclosed, bu
e is evidence that the governmen
aking measures to be prepare
any eventualities into which i
be forced.
was an incident at TaniDico i
I which brought on the oceupa
of Vera Cruz. A boat from one o
1 ir;i 1 Mayo's sliips was detained,
iiaster was arrested ami jailed
at other times messengers fron
ships were menaced ashore. Gen
Huerta refused to apologize am
te the American flag and the oc
itlon of Vera Cruz followed,
fflcials here see in the incident o
the makings of a more seriou
fition.
rHER OF SOLDIER
RECEIVES MEI) AI
l/ci' Hall, of I'orf Mill, Was Pre
ted Congresslon Medal Awarded
'ostliumonsl) to Sergeant Hall.
art Mill, S. July 21 ?A con
clonal medal of honor, tho high
that any American soldier cai
was presented Sunday afternoot
V. Lee Hall, father of Sergean
mas Lee Hall, who was killed it
>n on October 8. 1018, ou th<
leflelds of France and to whon
medal was posthumously award
The ceremonies attending the de
y of the medal were arranged hj
Tlios. H, Spratt and took plac<
o'clock in tho afternoon, (len
Harnett, commanding the south
jrn division and stationed a
leaton, delivered the medal.
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lSTER
DAY, JULY 22, 1919.
RACE RIOT BREAKS
: OUT INWACHINfTft
/j vwi 111 vt nuiiinvj l \J,
Total Casualties 10, Two
These Having Heen Killed
in the righting.
2 MAY HE MANY MORE IHT
h One of the Dead is a City Detc
a tive Who Was Shot Throuj
s the Hreast by a Negro \\
man.
t Washington. July 21.?At 111
l- night tonight the known casualties
? Washington's rare war totalled 10
eluding two deaths, and two m
9 probably dying, while unconfirm
1 but police reports placed the nutnl
e at a much greater figure. Of t
? dead, one was a city detective, si
n through the breast by a negro v
e man, who was firing indiscriminat<
from the upper story of her hause.
n The negress, a girl of about
*" years, also was shot but not fatal
e In another part of the city a bla
? firing from a garage door kept a p
vost guard of soldiers, sailors a
marines at bay for several minui
l" but finally was shot down.
Many clashes occurred betwe
whites and blacks on street cars. O
negro attacked on the back end ol
n car, fired into a crowd following l
n car and wounded four persons 1
finally was stopped by a city detect
who was reported to have sent sev
c? bullets in the negro's body. Ea
y of the four white men was oi
J sligtly wounded.
8 The fighting at midnight had
e solved largely to fighting betwt
'* small groups and in one of these <
counters a marine was reported
have been killed. Although serv
men had taken part in the ea
ei clashes, the most serious were tin
t?i.in which the mobs were made up
dvilians.
x
n Washington, July 21.?Riots
u tweon negroes and whites broke t
late tonight In the National Capital
a retaliation for recent attacks
blacks on white women and at 11:
o'clock one negro had been killed a
8 four persons wounded.
? Police stations late tonight w?
swamped with reports of clashes
n tween mobs of whites, largely ma
s up of soldiers, sailors and marin
and negroes In many different s
lt tions of the city. The negro kil
^ wn<4 tttrnr?lr Ai-nf t lw* Knn/1 a
? w vi vi iuv ucau i?y 44 mail
during one of the numerous tights
e street ears,
ir
s Crowds which moved up and do
Pennsylvania avenue between l
j capital and White House despite t
H presence in the city of two troops
^ cavalry and 400 other armed serv
men. grew more determined as i
night wore and outbreaks were
t ported more frequently.
t
j Washington. July 21 ?An air
t suspense hung over the nation's ca
tal tonight as armed forces of c;
airy, marines and sailors joined w
the police and provost guard to p
j vent, if possible, a threatened
newal of the race riots which beg
I | two nights ngo in retaliation I
numerous attacks bv negroes
n
white women in the outskirts of t
j city, and general lawlessness.
The troops of cavalry from Ft
Myer patrolled the downtown stree
f ready to quell an outbreak whl
? iniuht vitnrl ulthnnoh t
?1 <-? -? ?< ! %.??? ? <1* * > '
orally was quiet. Two hundred n
rinos, brought here from the Quanti
training camp today when it w
l'eared that tlie provost guard a
J police might not be able to stop t
disturbances, were scattered throut
out the city, together with 100 nut
military police. A dozen mot
transport corps trucks, each able
carry 40 men. were stationed at sti
- tegic points, prepared to rush I
- sorves to any part of tho city.
1 1'neasy crowds made up of civilia
1 and numerous enlisted men of t
* army and the navy, on leave fr<
1 nearby camps, moved up and do*
8 Pennsylvania avenue from the oapil
1 to the White House Every effo
" was being made to keep the men
" motion, ami when any number gat
1 j ered at a corner, police quickly d
pursed them.
On the whole, there was little d
' order. Orders were issued from p
t
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. STATISTICS SHOW
A WAVE OF CRIM1
N <
oinniit m<-nt? to Jail on \ a riot
Clmi'tjcs in South Carolina for
(>f Three Months.
A clear idea of the number an
character of crimes which have bee
charged against individuals durin
^ ' the quarter ending June SI, 1919,
conveyed in the statistics which hat
recently been gathered by G. Cro
Williams, secretary of the state boat
i?h of charities and corrections. The;
'o. statistics were presented to the coi
ference of sheriffs which was held
Columbia a few days ago.
They show accurately the crln
. I wave which is sweeping over tl
state. The table is made up of cor
in
. mitments to jail as reported by she
if's over South Carolina.
en
, Following is the number of whit
ed
)pr and blacks committed to jail togetlu
, with the name of the offenses wit
he
which they are charged:
Alleged ofTense Negroes Whit
a)v Lunatics 57 1
Homicide 59 J
J- Assaults 150
jv Breach of trust . . 17
Violation of labor
_ contract 25
U(j Burglary 7 8 :
Larceny 174 t
Misdemeanor .... 131 (
en Forgery 10
me 1:5
j. Fraud 19
. Drunkenness and
lie
iut <lisorderly conduct 111 (
ive Vagrancy 54 2
Violation of the
(, prohibition law. . 88 J
Malicious mischief
and trespass . . .30
Seduction 15
en Suspicion 6
Arson 2
(u Fornification .... 6 ]
Jce Bigamy 3
rly Slacker 1
)se Deserter 3
Commitments on
two or more
charges 20
Causes not reported 338 li
)Ut The figures given above are f<
in three months only, and they indiea
j)V t-itsHriy me cnanicuT 01 me onensi
{"0 that are most common in the state.
1 CAMDEN OFFICER
re DIES OF WOUNE
be- '
idc Constable Batemnn Passes Away
es, Columbia?(ioveraor Cooper
ec" Commends,
led
lne Columbia. S. C., July 21.?
on Fletcher Hateman, state constabl
who was shot near Camden Thursds
wn afternoon when making a raid on
Ihe distillery, died at the Columbia ho
he pital late Friday afternoon, lmmed
of ately after the shooting Dr. LeGrai
ice Guerry, Columbia surgeon, made
the hurried trip to Camden in an effo
re- to save the man's life. Mr. Hatenif
was brought to the Columbia hosp
tal and an operation performed. Tl
of bullet penetrated the left chest ju
pi- below the heart. He was 4 8 years ol
iv- Funeral services will be held in Can
Ith den as soon as a son, who is in Texa
re- can reach home.
re- Sant Harratt and Jim Sheor
an white men. charged with operatii
Tor ?h" distillery, were both injured
< a the exchange of shots Harratt ft
he with a bullet through bis thig
Sheorn escaped, but surrendered, h
irt too. having been wounded,
t^. For a number of years Mr. Bat
eh man was n chief state constable, st
M). tinned in Charleston. where he gain*
la- a reputation as a fearless and coi
ico sclent ious oflicor. Concerning tl
as killing of Mr Rateman, Govern*
nd Cooper said last night:
he "I ani deeply grieved at the deat
rh- of my friend, Mr. J F. Rateman I
m1 was not only a good officer, fearlei
or and efficient in the discharge of h
to duty, but was a good citizen, devote
a- to the welfare'of his state. He po
re- sessed the traits which go to niak
an ideal officer. He was bra\e an
ns was a gentleman, and in a very inte
jj,. ligent manner he went about the dit
M11 charge of his duty. He has serve
U1 during several administrations as
0j state officer, and never have 1 hear
irt anything derogatory to his charactt
jn or to his work. The state can ill a
ford to lose such a man. lie met h
is_ death in the line of duty?met
while he was doing all in his pow*
js. to afford to society the protection c
)f). 'ho law, without which our soch
? fabric would become chaotic, and ov
happiness and security be lost."
ASCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
. CATAWBA WAS UP TO
J 17 FEET ON SUNDAY
Went Out Its Hanks and Threat
ened Repetition of I lie
<1 1916 Flood.
n
;'s ( OH MHI A TRAIN DETOI RS
rc
f,J I'ses Seaboard Tracks From
I
?-1 Camden to Columbia on Account
Wateree Bridge Being
iu
I'nder Water.
le . .
10
After having risen to about 17 feet
11 at various points, the Catawba river
1 Sunday night was reported to bo falling
about a foot an hour. Reports re
ceived wen; to tlio effect that tho
river rose to 15 or 16 feet at Mt.
Holly, and below Tuokaseego ford,
about four miles south of Mt. Holly,
^ it rose to 17 feet.
' Rains continued general over west_
ern Carolina throughout Sunday.
Some damage to crops along the
? lowlands of the Catawba was reported.
The river left its banks in tho
^ lowlands during Saturday night, and
,Sunday covered many acres of land,
' much of it tilled. No damage to cotton
mills or power plants along tho
^ bunks of the river was reported,
o Trains on the Lancaster-Columbia
branch of the Southern have been
.- several hours late since Sunday, and
are being detoured over the Seaboard
tracks from Columbia to Camden, tha
Wateree bridge below Canulen being
under water.
s ?;?
v Washouts in North Carolina.
0 Hickory, N. C., July 21.?Nearly;
1 six inches of rain since Thursday,
- most of it during Friday night,
j caused streams in this entire section
(| to rise rapidly and many of the smallq
er to overflow their banks. Late Sunday
evening, however, the Catawba
river had fallen several inches from
s flood tide of 11 feet and the South
j.-> Fork river was reported as subsiding
,)r iimici lauy. mis stream overnowea
its banks ur/d put many acres of corn.
PH under water near its junction with
the Catawba.
Reports to the railroad shops here
said that some washouts had occurred
? above Lenoir, but no bridges were
IS
? down. The rains were heavy in the
mountains and many tourists were
stopped at Lenoir on their way to
Plowing Rock.
The highways are in fairly good
condition and the damage will not be
J much. It was the worst rain in three
c. year* and recalled the conditions of
ty July. 1916.
a
s- Tlanuigp in Saniee Valley.
H- Columbia, S. C., July 21.?Spo?d
radic rains over the state and an ala
most continuous downpour yesterday
ft sent the rivers of the Santee up to a
?n mark little short of the high water
'1- marks of the 1908 and 1016 floods.
ie A special warning, issued yesterday
st by Richard II Sullivan, meteorologist
d- at the United States weather bureau,
o- predicted that the Wateree would
s- reach 36 feet at Camden today, a record
but four feet short of that of
n. July, 1916.
Tin- Congaree at Columbia had
In I passed the 16 foot mark last night
11 and was still risine at a rate of about
h seven inches an hour. The Catawba
e, rivei was expected to( reach a marlc
of about 21 feet this morning while
e- the Saluda at lilairs will probably
a- crest near 17 feet early today. The
*d Santee i> -.till rising at Rimini and is
n- expected to reach its crest Thursday
to with a record of 21 feet, the flood
>r crest reaching Ferguson two days
later.
h Tin- Hood, unlike those of l:?0S
le and 1H16, which wore flash floods, is
*s what is known as a slow flood. ConIs
tinuous hoavv rainfall distributed
d over several days have caused the
s* flood to spread out for a considerable
;e distance so that the river is now pracd
tically at a high flood stage from GasI
ton Shoals to a considerable distance
*- below Columbia. The water, slow in
d rising, will also take a long time to
a pass and if the rains above Columbia
d continue the river will i ise still
>>" higher here as the water reaching Cof
lumhia comes from rains near Spar s
tanburg and Gaston Shoals last Frill
day.
>r Dntmiring Trains.
>1 Hailrond service throughout the
Santee valley is generally demoralir
>
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