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f PAGE FOUR FheLancasterNews (SEMI-WEEKLY.) ' 1 KsUbllskod I8.1U. 'wore Published Tuesday and Friday thou BY TH.12 man -LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. Lancaster, S. C. , Sl ? ? ? , thinl GKORUE BULLA CRAVKX Editor and Manager * been lie news IB uui n'?iiuiisiuic iv.i mv, v(tw? of Correspondents. Short anil ,11 f' i i rational articles on topics of general j?K terest will be gladly received. broil SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: 1 nin I Obi Year $2.00 1 Months 1.00 > Entered as Second CIusb Mattel 'I10 r October 7, 1905, at the l'ostotliee at vv,.r, Lancaster, S. C., under act of Cou,| gress of March 3, le79. jthon 5 TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1919. ^ _ (>! S voumry i n or I net, dweei Linfl J " nf Liberty." llancl U "Accoi UXCKKDING BOIXDS OF ?vailable CKVCY TIIOl'GH I'OSSIIJIjV i the 1 LK(i.\L. utred. We have the State-paper's word f1 co lined a it that "more than half a hundr.^ ( ^ boys of all sizes and dimensions *4cipatioi scouring the city searching for daeonard running at large without a mistical b tag." and we wonder what the bo?"(>%%>' "Total are thinking about or whether th?M, 1 riiiy, iici are thinking at all. A friendless d "Men Is a most pitiable sight and it lj'00. been so. time immemorial, that I . boo.ooo. dogs were friendless so long as thf ! . | "Total were small boys about. Hut t'oiu,.,^ bia seems to have had trouble in "Total curing an official "dog catcher." a "Cost has offered to pay *1 for each <1-' s-'"\ "Haiti brought to the city pound. Here .. > . ings what The State says: . rival "Twenty-five citizens stood around j 0^ the entrance to the city hall yester-, . inlot day morning waiting for the tt?as- ^ urer's office to open Thov were on, i corn the hunt for dog tags. More than halt ^ ^ a hundred bovs of all sizes and diand mensions are scouring tho cityj , j of 11 searching for dogs running at large, gooc without a 1019 tag. and owners are >i r. rushing for the licenses. The treas- ,, , that urer issued 14 ?* badges on Wednes- . ? char day and Thursday. The total number issued up to the closing hour yester- . * he p day was 816. un(i "About 1'?0 dogs have been .. as t] brought to the police station anil last ( ^ night the pound was crowded with the f j barking set. Some were sore from 1(( mange, while others were free front; j , skin trouble. Monday is execution day and owners who fail to call lot \ i;\ their pets will los?* the best Iriends they have. T "The city treasurer has paid to a large number of boys win have cial captured stray dogs and delivered tin rout canines to Officer Kramer r.t the bat fnrn . ... i racks. rhe chaps g< ' a duo hill, mur which is cashed at the city hall. The \ir. youngseters get .*1 for every dog j(., ) brought to the pound. Yesterday af-jture ternoon the imprisoned dogs were, be c augmented by another let md the I mos due bills will be cashed ... morning. ,\s a "One of the most active hunters j littb at work is an adult who has brought j this as many as seven docs to the barracks! knot on one pull. He is associated with v.tlu a lad who holds the string to the The pack. r His "Yesterday morning two hoys were How scouting on Richland street when a foal I dog hove in sight. "Yonder is one." A said one of the hoys, and they iuadel0l ( a rush for the terrier. They sighted hut a tag and gave up in disgust. Just prin about that time the other chap ex this claimed. "Clee, let's that fellov* Mr. yonder." The companion took a look'with i and replied. "What's the matter with him T'fHl /liill't V H1I <IM- tli if 'I / hic-1/1.11 . 411 ^ ?- .' ? ...... . .? . .... .x. .. . ?> I I I ?* . 1 , _ I ... . <1 I II^" I ? ?-'-* ?i i ? #? *. lift ? I< <1 i ? II If I j oil I roaming dogs following tin- ol'lVr of t il's city authorities to pay <1 a head for J wou the captives. The CoinmMa dog law! then is about half a century old and the pap. present day activities surpass ill pre-j in g vioits records." n |, And here is what a correspondent How utiles to the other Columbia paper, nsv the Record: Mom "Kindly give me pace to inquire farn | s?t the young boys of Columbia, that'such are engaged in dog catching, ii they the realize what they are doing. I can eolu I wot believe that the boys thai divided! mun I ? ,-i ... {yf^f,Yy7^y* solitary doilar yesterday f<: ling a dog. realized that the doing something which, had the ght over the matter from a spot's viewpoint, they would hav ted to do. Naturally a dc <s that a boy, or group of boj deadly disposed. It has al wa; so. It is easy for boys to catc iondloss i-ur, for he expects notl but kindness. It has usual i triu that boys would hide at strange dogs. to keep them fro dog-catcher. 1 don't believe th; boys yesterday realized that tin > betraying a trust imposed i t?y the dog family, that has r >d nothing but kindness and fa from the hands of boyhood fro in the beginning. A'hat is a dollar to these hoy pared to the losing of that char h is inseparable from boyhoo love of a dog. Let the "Autho Pog Catcher" tlo the work, tin nion declares: I m ding to the latest statistics fi the world-war was terrible. 11 oss of life and expense in- A \\ Illlt' I 111' I IJIIfU ?UUlt"? II ntest but a short time it sua-! ft large mortality list at a ter-| s? l in treasure. American par- T 1 is summarized by Col. p It. Ay res, chief of the sta-|v ranch of the general staff, as p I " armed force, including ivy, marine corps, 4.SOO.nno. ri who went overseas. 086.- 1J n who fought in Prance, l.-'tl I' I registered in draft. -i.L'.ll.- p 1 I draft inductions. '2.s 1 o.2'.K. of war to April ' <'*. lhl'.t. v 000,000. | f es fought by Amerit ri t1 lies at tne depot uniu me a I of the train from Columbia ; 7. Acting Cost master llendricl rms us that tliis is a mistake at News takes pleasure in inakit notion. Mr. Hendricks says th mail is brought to the postolli put up as soon after the arriv ie train as practicable, and this I news to the patrons of the ollir Hendricks also tells The Nc\ in his instructions when tl ige was made it was suggest! the mail from the 10:15 tra lermitted to remain at the dep I arrival of the 1:17 train, b tiis was left optional with the l [jostoiTice authorities, the suggf was not followed because of t that the Columbia papers a tghl in this mail. VS \Mi VIKWS I <tit Tl IXIIMKK. !te News is carrying in each is>lumn or two of matter of ee interest to the farmers by t lt y agent. Mr. i low ell. and t nor rentiers of the paper will li h of interest in these writini Howell will treat of many su s. all having to do with tigrict . of course, and this promises >ne of the most interesting ai t profitable features of the pap? rule editors of newspapers knr s, if anything, about farming, ai matter coming from one who do iv. it will be of a great deal mo e than coming from the editc farmers should understand th is not a spasmodic effort on .V ell's part, but will be a regul u IP in each issue of The News, very large number of the read" his paper are farmers, and it natural that we would wish t as much matter of interest class as we can. and we feel tli Howell's articles will be re a great deal of interest, will In in his work as county agent, ai 1 e of value to the farmers of t i? y . 111 ? ??ii ii*-? i i?ni v, 1 i 11 Vii. I i department of the paper, i Id like to invite the farmei lselves. to write articles for t t, giving their views on farnii eneral and the kind that is do ancaster county in particular. \ ell, we are sure, will be glad ler through the paper any qu< s of general interest that t mrs may wish to ask, and f i discussions, The News wish farmers to understand that inns are wide open and the coi (cations welcome. T 1^9 ' # 1" " 1,1 4 THE LANCASTER NEWS, L ,y SCISSOItS AND PASTE. A 1 ') siioi* ( ' A Misplaced Sympathy. ' ^ ^ I (Charleston News and Courier). ?i If is natural that Germany should) js g i wish to divert attention from her' tj t lS| crimes against the human race by in-i prom|, ^sijectlng other issues; and it may be; ajj J)r(. . | just as well to recollect that never has h' _ gress t Germany admitted crime or professed " contrition. ; ,, . . i distric ly The world is filled with loose , and cf u{ i thinking and people are often misled | m| by false sympathy. Hy all means keep the record clear. ' .' it J. '! wlthdi ' I The inauguration of the German . . dog hi '> j program of camouflage is in hinting ^ w In at the German nation's amazing ,l|t),r ? ! achievements. This Is still being cir- ' ... i has b< iculated. j J This bubble has been pricked. The ' " M11 sight of one man, armed to the teeth, . . record overawing ten unarmed men, going ^ about their business. Is not partic- * ularly wonderful; nor is the man a morn i superman lie merelv had the add . . , ' . 200. vantage of being armed. Germany r": was the only armed nation in Europe at and had been planning an attack on ,n>s 1 i.s flic liberties of the world for forty ',oum' J years. Every plan was cut and dried; and yet every plan failed. Was this ',1(M,K 'n amazing? It certainly was, but 11,1(1 " i f hardly to the credit of Germany. |weie )*t ' The Scientific American, our lead- ni',I,K' ? | ing journal of science, has repeatedly ( 1,( 1 pointed out the deficiencies of Ger-! ('ro<' ' c ! man men of science. Take the case 1,a11 1 i; of poisoned gas. They had plenty of j ',aus,< r time and abundant opportunity, but Prori" f,. were so inefllcient in their appllca- ,,as" ^ lion that the Allied nations escaped > (la^ p and prepared against it. If the Ger-i i ' ; mans had been really efficient gas ^ ( 0,1 i'-j would have won the war In a fewr; a*ur< i j weeks when the gas mask was not In v'"<> ^ j use. j Tier t , ' The case was similar with regard to an(' a! ( the submarine. With an effort un-ja 'arg suspected by their foes the Germans ,noun' ' launched an unrestricted submarine "na "i warfare, with ruthless disregard of as n- all the rules of war as practiced by ?rder r 1 the sicilized nations of tlie globe; and bough [ yet it failed. | Fla.. They prepared an invasion of Kng- phinnl land l>v airship and aeroplane, when " ,nr id the means of combating such warfare r'?d if. did not exist. Tills also failed. < *'rs, Their general staff, trained to the 's to ( limit, went down before the strategy of Koch They were badly out gen- The a' , entiled, beaten at their own game, hoard is which they thought they knew. | adjoin j All this spells anything but efflci- havini vs ?ncy. It is an ignorant man who budge 'ails to see that Germany, with every pd to advantage on her side, utterly failed princi ''" to accomplish any end sought. cial b i;: The next poisoned dart in the Ger- b>giat< (1^ man ?|ttier is hatred of Kngland. They 436.9 ( ( w ill find some solace in losing the class i war. if they can succeed in setting the $13,71 world against Kuglaiul. , meat. Whatever England may have been items he e thcMuist. and we have had our d.f- for n< n, foren*s with that nation, twice re- of tin I suiting in war. her record In the prev- buildi j ent war is altotgetlier to her credit, a pou' She has emerged from it strong and passe< " with the certainty of rehabilitation. presid The !tiii<sli entire is a strong, go- cultur ng. concern, and. like all successful sanita i men and nations, lias raised up a host ^ of enemies. Hut with all this. Kng- Th< lard has presented a spectacle, which, held ; he t',,.- Iliii'P milt'!! t c PA II it ii il I1 li'ic rw. II., i.. ..r#.... ml allel m modern history. : 'Jo. ] ,s 11??r loosely strung possessions smces , girdled iln- globe. It seemed that usuall lln v would bleak apart at the first II. Sel '' opportunity. Well, the opportunity out; I ,() <ame when she was engaged in a life Mainb ad and death struggle with (Jerntany, super ,r Austria, and their allies. The beset Kuth lion roared for his cubs, if one may all frc he permitted a mixed figure. The dent 1 | roar was answered from CCanCada to, f?2 an es South Africa and from the Cape of the lo Hindostan. and the Islands of the sea.' the ni White men, brown men. black men. perier swarmed to ttie rescue, and laid low ni tnugh llt their lives friely on many a battle- ,n,| f;, held. 'I hey came, they stayed, they' ar won. | port t The war has left its problems tis heart-burning: its de< :res which can v0, rs " rot all he c/atif.ed; but there Is not sixth ls the slightest taint of disloyalty In a |jon j, '? nation or in a tribe that shared in f() w |, to the glory of Hrituin. i chanc .,j \n adequate reply to the C.erman , snarl against England may he found nUIj|fo 1 in Maoaulay's classic summing up or ^ Harere: j prona nd "The nation which has combined ver r he beyond all'example and all hope the may01 :> ssiin-* 111 iiiiitiv wiin i nusi* nr or- i. . _ " , illicit dor, might well bo ;in object of avor- Mta14.r] xion to one who liad lioon falso alike IS- to the onumo of order and the cause rr>nsj( ho. of liberty Renegate, traitor, slave, HPrre. ng coward. liar, slanderer, murderer, ,p h-'ek writer, police-spy the one ()| (rj '.mell service he could render to I'ng- , j r ?>i **xJ land was to hate her: and such as he |t '? was may all that hate her he." tions s- Does not this fit (lernianv's case , tion t he,'ike a glove? Hsloii I i'lmtlei1 to Return \ugust 7. ies Havana. Cuba. July 28. Maj flen. " jts Knoch II. Crowder, who came to Cuba to draft new election laws, has made f?r c< I preparations to return to Washington with his work completed on August 7. n. i n i - - t ANCASTEK. S. C. ULIMP.sK AT THE STATE. ( Items of Interest <jJntli"red , Tliere and Everywhere. I * I i understood in the Pee Dee sec- ,, 1 i t ( hat Walter F. Staekhouse. a nent lawyer of Marion, will in liability make the race for con from the sixth district. Mr. louse is well known over the t and ranks high as u lawyer ?_ tizen. JJg or lllalock of Columbia has rawn the offer of $1 for every A ought to the police station and ork will he carried on hereby the official dog catcher who pen operating for several days. >vs are therefore discharged the public service. The official ^ ^ I at the police station showed M'>1 dogs had been brought to * ' >;i tracks since last Tuesday i Liber iik. Younk boys brought nearly | Furni The others were handled by in- Heal a!s and ihe dog catcher. The Cash vcre paid $1 for every dog iniod. The youngsters cleared'the < of stra> dogs. The crusade lit diseased dogs to the pound uany were in misery. Dozens half starved and sore from and death appeared to be a reThe drive caused several htinlog owners to rush to the city ? , Caplt, or tags. The supply was ex^d, but a new lot of badges was Suipl red and the sale continued. The IMvid' irer issue?l 67 licenses in one lteser Depos . in Bond [tracts were signed at (Ireenville lay for the sale of the Clreent Western railway by R. A. Mco C. P. Cuthbert. of Charleston ssociates, who are interested in ) i ;e timber development In 1he 1A? ains near the terminus of the I The consideration was reported 4.000. The road was sold by of the federal court ant was ? t by Mr McTier of Onando. Gran(j haH been | for $75.00t?. Mr. McTier was Bennettsville for 17 ..K ... M ill ?|> me road anu sen ,a a capab|e lawyei junk until the matter was ear- mnn Tho only poll <1 the courts by property own- evpr t)efore aspired The plan of the new purchasers tatlve from Mnru)01 >perate the line. state house of re] with a number of str regular summer meeting of thoj was 0ioctod by a of trustees of Clemson college ^vhile there he fai mod at noon Thursday after rt,piegented his peof ? considered and acted upon the j8 jarKejy interested t for the fiscal year and attend- haH a|ways taken an various routine matters. The puhHc enterprises ai pal appropriations of the flnan- thilt he haa ever Psp udget were the following: Col- on hlnige|f unreserv e running expenses. $202.- a8t|cany to the Wf 2; public state work. $88,525, elected to congress h room and laboratory equipment, fluent that in that < 10.78; new buildings and equip- the same faithful ar $25,225.24. The principal that he has renderet covered by the appropriation of every other duty. >\s buildings will be completion ->* t addition to the engineering CALL TO C1TIZ ng. a calf barn, a hog barn and tVIITFT 1 Itry breeding house* The board l a resolution authorising the (Continued Froi lent to include items for agrial research work and live stock .. , gan'zation of the rv work. ... ... , , association will hri South, the entire ti ? Tri-Countv summer school . .. manner be greatly it Orangeburg came to a close #orp. six weeks of work Friday. July .... . . J "lie it resolved; In everv wav the school was a m>nt organization is. The faculty was an un- cotton association, i ly strong one; consisting of M. the fanm>r8> morcha f. Harnwell county superintend- , , , iik-m*. ami iirun'MSHM 1-2. I*. Allen, superintendent for . ' school district. evt erg county: A. J. Tliackston. . . ,. every county in tli Intendent. Dr. it. S. Iiailey. Miss S()u(h Carollna an(1 CVelghton and Mrs. W. I). Itice. h and hreadth >m Orangeburg county. The stu- |on ,)eU Jg of auch >ody of teacher-pupils numberfed that wfi the undorsl d represented seven counties in rapaol(y and nver part of tlie state. Most of tmber were teachers of some ex- ____________ tee, though a few have never |D'tjuuOuu1 t. All seemed in earnest and.lC Ithful work. Practically all willjQ' W Q n the three counties that sup- |J" I he school flnan lally. Qj ^ ^ jj ^ | v that there is a vacancy in the 71 congressional district, the ques- "Ji ???? ? being debated on every side as IE While yoi 0 Is likely to otter, and whose Q* required physl es, among nil the likely condi- |W be an eXceedii would probably be best. A gj ,n arrordance er of names have already been jjj , NOW be oned but in Georgetown the W insurance prot hie candidacy of Dr. Olin Saw- Jfi fnr vour fan,j iow serving his second term as ^ Undiscovered r of that city, is creating much |llat th,.y are Wi.Sl. Dr. Sawyer lias . |_ ,apk of m,cog3 1 , ?K..* u ~ ...111 ? I -Jb ............. ...... ... ?... ..... .... QJ RO (f) |leav,.n ess. he is known to be seriously glj yoi'lt HI'SIN bring the matter, and makes no Jfi <*o>IP \ \V T of the fact that he has long JK yFJUt TO IT d the honor of representing the Df y?,'AllS <;i\ it in Washington. The question |J" TIIFSF I'OI It edienry in entering the race as fJa IJFF . he effeef his professional rela- Ju seems to lie the only considers- 91 ????? hat prevents his Immediate de- "fi _ to announce for the offlce. IC I ^^4 Is prolia'.ile that J. W. LeQrand nnettsvllle will he a candidate ffl r?ngress from the sixth district iu out the unexpired term of the iT* J. Willaid Uagsdale. Mr. he0 [ TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1919. ^ > ~ ~ I t nuliM.se,1 Statement of t'omlitlnn of I I * The ink of Lancaster t CidKO of llusiiu'ss Jifno HO, lOll*. RESOl'IiCKS. i and Discounts $ 7oS. -1 [3onds io.ouo.00 ty Dotuls 388 lid.00 ? -? 1 II s f lure auu ri*iurt*s - ? Estate 10,042.13 on hand and in Ba^ks . . 186.582 0 7 $1,306,823.48 LIABILITIES. A[ $ 50,000.00 us and Profits 140,500.00 ends 2,500.00 ve for Taxes 3,500.00 dfs $848,373 48 Deposits .. 261,950.00 1.110.323.48 $1,306,823.48 J f__ - >l^l ? J ? practicing law in or 18 vears and I 1 ? MSt and ii splendid Gregory Bros ro county In the |.A>? AS I IIII. V?. jresentatives and ong opponents he j JIT'Z Thi'v Automobiles ;le,? Trucks and active part In ali Tfarforc nd In every cause. 1 1 ? oused he has giv-' edly and enthusl-: \ irk in hand. If state of South Carolina vlth the best is friends are con- interests of South Carolina, of the enitllce he will givej tir?* cotton belt, and the entire nation id capable service ;,t heart, hereby earnestly urge that 1 in the discharge| the citizens in each township, each school district and of each county in South Carolina send a large and ropENS resentatfee delegation to attend a IN COLUMBIA mammoth nias meeting in Columbia ? ! Wednesday, August 6, at 12 o'clock, n Page One.) I noon, at Craven hall, for the purpose of hearing addresses and discussion American Cotton on this great question on the obng to the entire jects, purposes and formation of the ution will in like American Cotton association and lor benefited, there- the further purpose of devising and putting into effect and force detailed That the pernvi- plans for pushing to completion the of the American organization of American Colt' n a?vhich will include sociation. throughout South Carolina, nts, bankers, bus-J "As a matter of state pride we I'uraal men in every ther urge that the citizens of South *ry township, in Carolina use every effoit in their e entire state of power to complete the organization of ^ I throughout the these great associations in South Carof the entire cot- olina with all possihe ed so that vital Importance our state will be the Hist in the entire gned, both in our cotton belt lo go over the top and will as citizens of the show the largest membership." e Insurance | 'X ii v it are in good health and Wasily able/ to pass the 31 cal examination for an insurance policy, It wo*ild I 5 igiy wise move on your nhrt as wqll us an action ft f with your christian duty/to your Ibved ones to go | ' fore it is too late and by taking/'out the best life f J , oction you can (lnd make such Adequate provision f J ly as will assure you when yqii are gone to that 1 country ironi ?hose /bourn iio traveler returns" ~1 not going begging <>i; suffering on account of tht> ft q ary things of life. M would be a pity for you to ft if and your family g?]f to tlyt- poor house. I'bAt'K " i:ss WITH TIIK KKW AOIlK MIITAI., TIIK [3 v II AT II AS PAID l?l\ IHKNHS KVKItl . ] S POIJrV IIOKOl.ltS I tllt MIM1K THAN 71 I J K MK AN OI'I'OHTI ^ITV OI-' SIIOWIMi Vol' J J IKS IlKKOHK \ J>K? ll?K TO INSI'IIK V(>| It If I | *,' 5. K. /Connors j i LANCASTER. S. C. I '