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r,.. i PAGE POt'R TheLancastfrN (hm.VKKKLV.) KsUblulii'd 1851!. Published Tuesday and Fri BY Tile: LkA-ffC AS TfciK NEWS COMF Loucjutor, 8. (J. OEUKCiE BL FLA CRAY* LUilur aud Muiutj;ei Tke News Is not responsible n?ws ul Correspondents. alio itUuuui articles uu lup.>-s o? t iSis.osk y> Hi us ?iauiy lecei.c btlk>l ltlPTlO.N l'lUCK Caj?ii in Ailuuio. Om? Y ear tlx mjuus Eme.ed as aecoud Class October , lsdo, at iue i'osio i^aucaster, a. C., under act o fives Ut NidlCil >, lOlS. ^ y Country of Th??, Swea o# i_iHa^tv.,? FRIDAY. SEPT. 19. 19 IT'S MIIKItliNT NOW The Marshville, N (.'.. Hum that t used to be said that t) of living is cheaper in a smal than a large city.' And then the compares its home price of 2" cents for beef with the price in Atlanta as follows: "Rib cents: Brisket stew 10 cents; roast 12 1-2 cents; Loin roast cents; Round steak 25 cents." There does seem to he some ence in the price quoted and w pose it "due to the war." \ mw w\\ <m hi- \ President Wilson in the <oi a spe" i n a western state a fe ago made his first reference opponents of the leap :< o; n and he brought out the fact i 1915 Senator Lodge advocate what kn I.' ii. ,-r I., T ?> nn ? 11' i ? " " I II - . I plana' ion i- that it v.-as ^o??d | in 1 h 1 "> to advocate such a and good politics in 1 : I:? to it. The News has maintainor the beginning that the opposi the league was pure politics am ins more, and it is more am conv need day l<y day. The opp really is tn^Mr. Wilson and the crate- administration, and not league Mr Lodge can expliii self by th>- remark tliat "Pol politics " T:o* Charlotte t)l sai't: "Senator H**nry Cihot Lod: Ma-sachttselts. a:<h opponent league ! nation- today. ad\ sin h i lea - n* in excel what he advocated wa> not ca such a name. Hut. when Lodg* was speaking in 11."? vocaey of a league of nations vent war and preserve tlie p? the w orld, the Wot id War h ended Prussian militarism not been crushed. Amerin not oven entered the war. victc not been won l?y America a All ad Nation- tli re had In pea conference, and. last ii Iei~t. Wood row \V lson liad n ticlpaled in framing the Peace nr.i the Covenant of the la*a Nations. Ml of which makes difference" with ill Massac Senator. "Senaloi l-od^e '!id not rem country of it, but what ho sni< address delivered at I'nion Col dune. 11 ."> n year after the i (Can and almost two vears befi ' i c. Putted States enteied it. is s record It was for President to remind the country of the chusetts Senator's words, and , did In his address at Portlam Kon. Here is what Senator thought and said in June, lb " ' N'ationss must unite a.unite in order to preserve pen order. The great Nations niusi Onited as to he able to say single country. You must nol war ' and they can say that ef 1y when the country desirin knows that the force which the Nations apply behind peace is tsfable. In differences bet wee Svldtials. the decision of a c< final, because in the last res< entire force of the { ommur Ik:. \ . ; EVVS behind the court decision; in differ, oft ;ences between Nations which no be-1 ^ I vond the limit range of arbitral ques- 1 i ot tiotis. peace can only be maintained atu ' by putting behind it the force of not 'ANY. united Nations determined to uphold cist it and prevent war." '1C'' . hel! ^ "If that is not a definition of the League of Nations, what Is it? What for the better description and definition of ?rt and ti1(> League could have been given by * at mei a a man even of the master brain ana . , towering Intellect of Senator Lodg s$j,n four years ago? No wonder President will . $J.ou Wilson declared he entirely concurs P,,l; . 1.00 . . . . . . the in senator Lodge s conclusion and e\the Matter pressed the hope (irony, no doubt) that I shall have his co-operation in son bringing about the desired result. In wet _ other words.' the President coticlud- p'>r rMf s|ui 1. t! onlv way we can prevent the tivi unspeakable thing from happening me| again s tiiat tile Nations of the world sior shoultl unite ami put an irresistible 'tut fon? behind peace and order.' * Land tm i "Now. what is the difteteu<e be- , _____ tho tween the tiling the President is jnp. 10 ' ' fighting for toda> and that which tw? j Senatoi Lodge was advocating in ,oa 1 h 15? Senator Lodge, presumably.! will come forward with an explunane cost; t , . _ I 11)11 -IIU? .11^ ? II it I lit" l IIIIMUVI -S it I II . 11 1 town * wi l.' difference. but it will be tn< re ' ?paper) .hv - "a distinction w ithout a diflerence." " 1 to .5 ) , of quoted | He? AN Kl,i:t TION l\ TliK l)ls|WCI). stew S >or In December only three months en Chuck ? , ! I off the time comes for the election i intc 17 1-2 of a mayor and a board of aldermen j' 0,1 i in this good town of ours. It is differ- ?'<>' quite possible that three will be no ,e supoverflow of candidates for either posi- new tion. though it is likewise possible iivi>. that several good men will come out N"'' . . ''*ni irse of to run for the chief executive's job. , ?a w days Dittle is being said about the coining |,|o: to tlie election ut this time and while it is lies atious. one of the greatest importance, it isj''r I hat in ' safe moss that little interest will NV " i it w d just be taken at the of election. The News 'he <>\- has been informed that the incunbent p(,< politics will not seek reelection. The mayor, s''' league himself, tobl us ilii- some time ;tgo. oppi.se but im? n's minds often change in h i from matters, and it remains to be seen! ^ tion to w ho v. T be c indtdat? and who w ill *'n< tow I not It- not. t bo 1 more Mow w< II. or how li'tle, satified the ,jov osition people of th? city are with the pros- con denio- ent administration and with what the ber to the, present admini-trafion has a corn- " 1 w hi n him- plisli'd has not come to the notice ..... X. itics is ?l this paper. People have been so a? | iserver absord'-d in other matters during the am past two years that little interest has u*' i . . . dot ?e. ot been given to civic improvement and pre of the'we doubt if the average citizen has W|, ocatod' t: k?*n count of the things that have tin )t that been done or ought to he done. Small "' lied hyltown govennental machinery is gen- 1,n \va Senator erallv a mass of broken cogs and never in ad- runs smooth. Councilmen get no pay to pie-; and usually give the people their ?ace ofi money's worth, and no more. That i ' Cla ad not 's a here argument in favor of a city -p^ had manager plays strong, and the ctly raj ii had manager system is the only economic-j >ry had ally efficient government for the small i a hi ml the town. i i be - en no 'r |s nnite possible that something wo mt not interesting will develop before the thi ot par- campaign goes far and yet there is *? *? Tieaty I be possih litv oi a very dry cam- ln'' gue of paign. Von never can tell about such "some I things this far in t lie distance. huset ts | ^ we t?n SC1SSOKS AM) PA.STE. , j,., ind lite . j ing Negro Leadership. \ *'v? locro i n s^l (< !.at lesion News and Courier, t var be* I cor The conference of 2,000 negroes at ? . 1 S?l i ire tie ustin. Texas, displayed sense and p iti 11 on judgement in the resolution declaring ,lri, Wilson I hat nothing t> 111 harm could result f||t ! from efforts of northern agitators to Massa-' readjust race relations in the South. > thh agitators are negro's worst cl. Ore- enemies and the condemnation which Lodge Austin conference voiced against the j,H, j -. magazines and newspapers which sei seek to ai ray the newspaper against < ,, men i i the white man strong as it was. was in " e an<'| not stronger than tin* situation called wh t he so for. rot to any if there ever was a time when the Ion t go to negroes of the South needed wise pei Teethe I'^'dcrship. that time is now. and the we Austin resolutions encouraged the bo- hai ^ w,,r lief that this leadership will not be he united j lacking. The negro preachers of the tat i irres-1 South especially have a great oppor-i rel n lndi-1 tunity as well as heavy response thr >urt l*>,,ty' ran '1? moMl to prevent >01 the development of conditions out of;do? "' "lf ; which deplorable consequences may,ing ilty Is flow, to the general Injuiy, but to that w THE LANCASTER NEWS, LAN( ho negroes In largest measure. j Some of tl 'he discussion at Austin, which 8ent to the i participated In by representatives I oithnr i both races, appears to have been drunk of it Muled by the happiest results. Is It short, men likely that similar conferences deal about ;\vhere in the South, if generally knew that tl and wisely directed, would be joired the pful. officials we when they Proper Course Taken. course 1 (Charlotte Observer.) vestigation tepresentatives of the 600,000 ve8(jgation rubers of the United Hrotherhood j^oupo. wht Maintenance of \\ ay and Railroad ganp (or a >p Laborers have taken a step that aml I meet with the approval of the jtridsenian. die generally. They have asked fown of railroad wage board to adjust been niade ir wages in accordance with the (here pponi rteiple laid down by President \V il- n)Pn alf? a in approving adjustments last camp > >k for the railroad shopmen. Ks- we ,hink il ially commendable attitude was * IIHMI I I < Mil I wn. The brotherhood representa- gwamps. o s told the wage board that the cily halls. ] ri adhered to the President's deoi- hec 1 that there should be no general offense the -p.iso of wages while Government frus( thus ncies were actively seeking to re- ^(> other off n economic conditions to normal. aj] jaw hre ugh they said they felt that the j0j,s an,i (] inalities in pay existing as been the employes of different rail- ^ <1 systems should be corrected. ' * There sei Who Won The War? out the cot (Columbia State.) the shortag i German light on the question, more keen! t or what won the war. is thrown Richmond V a passage in the new White Book is common the German government. Colonel "moving da e and General Ludendorff told the lies found t man Chancellor in the summer of In King! S American troops were pouring of resident'* > France faster than the Germans ly this weel Id muster new levies to meet them, up a pnsiti I that by the spring of lit 11) there not secure ild he 2.300.000 American fighting family to ops at the front This appalling was Mr. J. s paralyzed the staff and the gov- came here ment at Berlin Scheidemann manager of red the general alarm: "The very pany's plai nth of the war has tired the people for two tn nd then the blockade, food trou- here, he te and the falling away of our al- the rompan The workmen are saying: 'Rath- for Wilmin an end with terrors than terrors and thus K hout end.' " It seems clear that zen Is thei as our tremendous weight, thrown dition of a > the scales, that enabled General ~ h. as he admits, to decide the aggie in favor of the Allies. (Sprit _ . Mr f'arn Same Hero, lt<?! of his on (Marion Star.) what he va Vf wont to fharlotte last week, (liecl poor. ! among other stunts in the big n. used the telephone. At least i ii ... , The conf ught we would use it. We took .. . . . , war has eat mi the receiver and before we .. . v* ing conver id bat an ovo t entral said. Nutn.... , . change: "V ller speed m ansv fin" amazed i . .1 . .- . on the strei to -itch an extent that we torgot , this dialog it number we wanted, so we said .! . tii .. .. Huddv. W'h thank von just had breakfast . , abend?' 'Li I went out and caught a street car , ,. .. sola fen.' 'S I made a petsonal call on the man wanted to talk to. This fast life s,<'' " . . , soli la fen. V s not appeal to ns. and we much fet to use the phone in Marioni''"'' ere a man has plenty of time to g the bell, take do'Mi 'be re? eiver. MCWCD tighten his tie. brush his hair and lirVril his shoes sliined before Central uts ir? know anything. [I I'lii- K;iiii<>.i<l Strikers. (Chester News.) \ prominent business man of Colored H ester was telling a reporter for c News about how he put it to a Iroad man the other day. rhis gentleman said he told the HE GA1 Iroad man that if he had his way )iif the matter there would never another railroad strike "What I Lopez Tel it Id do to you railroad fellows is ved H(i s. said th<- Chesterlte "Kvery tpeiyinun. milk man. dry goods n and all others, would refuse to Tanlac >011 follows anything while out ' hope '>0 a stlike. The doctors would even f',Uol"'ige use to go to see you when you lon'? Cope: re sick Here you fellows are get- ora,1?g excellent pay and living better ' was 1 n you e\er dud in your lives want- <(>n,'nued to tie uii this country and make was 'n sur iv one suffer to satisfy your own ''u> 'a8' ''v fish nature. We took a 2o per eal any 8U it freight rate increase and never Cuit o d a word hut we have done enough mft' ' neve you fellows and if you don't slow waH 8'mpl; tvn we are going to wipe you off "me Com . map." 'ost conald time I star ldc|iior On The (Jang. ed only or (Marion Star.) eight poun It seems that Old John Harlevcom "The fe\ < been cutting up. and hits been taken built vint a sentence on the Marion actually ga only Chain (Jang. Few knew it three bottl fact none until a few days ago. fine eondit or it was noised around that a now- Indue iple of barrels of mash had been without su mil (n the chain gang camp; we say or trouble hups, because we do not know, but il hearty would not he suprised if John bite, too." il made his presence known? Tanlac, usually does, you know. A' any s?hl exclu e. a county official found two bar- I'Hiirastor; s of sour mash in the camp in|* Heath county ramp. The County camp,' Kershaw.? I know, is the place they keep evil' ? rs. who have been convicted of do-?j W'f air |i ; evil, and it is there that they are|,,"'>i' drugg lUirod to serve their aentences. Clilll < t ^ # :aster, s. c. tiese evil doers had been l gang on account of liquor; having made it, sold it or too well and too often In X on the gang know a good J J. Barleycorn. But who the old fellow himself hud Marfan sans? County re literally thunder-struck +% found the two barrels, and *1 mmedlately started an In- A , As a result of that in- J we understand that Mr. V I OC" ) has been foreman of the i long time, has resigned ness S been succeeded by Mr. , late "Speed Cop" for the Marion. No arrests have in the matter, although J s to be ample ground. If ^ Mowed to make liquor in Loans of the county chain-gang ?* Bonds t is foolish to try to keep naking it away out in the ^ Furnit r the mountains, or the JT. ^ , . .. . . . V Real r [f men are not to be pros- J 9IHO fi t t >1 Q ?r V / ' U - ? - M. IMC ^ V.?1MI ?. y hold some position of bringing embarrassment icials. it will certainly pay ?* akers to trv to get public bus avoid prosecution. lonirs Noslisl. A ingstree Record.) ?ms to be a wail through- .. intry over the scarcity of J ll ;e in residential houses is Slirplll ly felt than in others. In a., on September 1. which ReseP ly known in that city as ?* Redisc y." five hundreds of fami-,?j> hemselves without homes.j Deposi tree there is a shortage X Bond the year round, and on-. k a gentleman had to give on here because he could a house for himself and'?*? live in. This gentleman & \V. Swails, who recently1 JL to accept a position as 4 the Liberty Milling Com-' at. Alter trying in vain onths to secure a homo ndered his resignation to y and is leaving this week f gton. N. ('., his old homo . InsHtrce loses a rood oltl- J?n-?-'?-acoup ro a remedy for this con- hn,n*J ffairs? I><ni|f ? ? ? , ( K.insa: HTC Ho 1-aillMl. ? . . ... . Governor Cox ngfield Republican. t . ., , . . ed a desire to i egle lived to see thousands , , but feared he mtemporaries accomplish . * . . . , seems to have inly attempted to do. Thev pretty competen The Outlook. W M x 1 T,) lsl usion of lonKues that the IMthN I isod is hit off in the follow- l.ancater peoj: sation reported in an ex- '''* buckthorn I Vhen two Americans meet i i,!" Adlc ef of any Hhineland town. 1bowel it ad ue results: 'Hon Jour. aPlH'ndi< itis i: lore were you gestcrn ^I'OOXM L Adl list evening? Why. I was ' sour s,?>" Ichlafen nix!' 'I hope to ''nn because :i in mess kit if 1 wasn't ,na"er which c /here were you?' 'Schoko-, >'?,n system. I and some time, take it SUI Prises both < J. P. Mackey, c? EXPECTED GET m AGAIN W.LI Ian Says He Suffered Pi 27) Years. Auc NED 10 POUNDS Is of Value Tanlac l*r<>- itui?->iv-Ti?.m . i , tic; it kill* the i pintf to Help Others . , 1 fcclcil cut*, cut etc. certainly helped pie. and ?????? ' experience with it will others to try it. ' said An < i, who lives at Delta. Col- V* V M ? sick man tor 2 5 years," M Mr. l<opez. "My stomach *? h a had condition that for K e years ( was not able to pper at all. and any kind ? r vegetable would cramp1 SH9 :r touched any of them. I *< > ?? y miserable most of the ?? the gas on my stomach. I|? 3 (Jvvel erable weight, and at the ^ t ted taking Tanlac I weigh i rench ? in h 11 n/lrorl orwi I kUtai ^ 4 'V nuu unit;- J 1,1/ W H ;w dH. ... , t V located ii v hot t les of Tan lac I have me up wonderfully and I X Two of Ined 10 pounds on my first X hall, pan es. My stomach is in such1 Ion that I can eat anything'*^* 1MO Held (ling fruits and vegetables three 1'OC iffering the slightest pain ?? from gas And I can eat.^ ^ Oil U "upper "nd "nioy "ee 1 the master medicine, is 1"? build I slvely hy J F. Mar-key. ________ Peoples Drug a.- Grocery! Springs; C, O. Floyd. % Adv. X r?j- X U. ?i irourl of the confidence doc- I A ;lsN and the pultllr have in ?nd Fever Tonic. . FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1919. I Hank No. 33 Statement of the Condition of 1 Y Tie Banfe of Lancaster i '? ited at Lancaster. S. at th close o? busi- t eptember 12th. 19 I'd. ^ ^ RESOURCES. ?? and Discounts $630,503.40 JL t and Stocks a95.000.00 ure and Fixtures 2.150.89 Y V 1st ate 16,012.18 >n hand and in Banks 81.1*6.33 X 1.325.182.80 ?; LIABILITIES. > 1 $ 50.000.00 is and Profits 142,410.24 ire fof Taxes .1 500.00 & :ounts 45,000.00 its 811,342.56 V Deposits 272.900.00 1.084.242.56 > $1,325,182.80 A f T % % y % % % % ?* ree fraulelns -swell1 I t> . |':\T \ I'I'I N I Mi III LTZXZKeep Fire Pails Full r-i-ka. Mushes the Kn- / i so completely thai ^ And keep your insurance < prevented. ONK . / ler-i-ka r.-iiev.s \.\7 policy fully paid Up iiyft ..troll}? laeh. Kiis or constipa- reliable company tiki the removes \l.l. foul ,r .. , , r, Hartford I- ire Insurance ( onilngged and p esonod he INSTANT anion pail.V. We call he}p yOll. s and p. t.inn. wonderful thing abcut Druggists. the insurance/service of this w^m" "" I agency is its s"ope - -i'? prorxw itw rn vides against losses you never I LY LEiK think of until they come. ublic Lancaster Insurance Agency 1 ISA It. .ItINKS, .IK., tioneer laincnstcr, S. ( ________________ is a |>ow\ful ??? lias more hihjuM'.iis than am lolsoii caii^isl from in- ??tlier < liill ami l ever tonic on the reft ohl ydrcs, tetter, market, hut no one ivanfs imitations in medicine. They are (Innitrroun.' s I OR SALE I ? I ling houses on nice three-quater acre lot on y street, convenient to main business portion ^1' 0 blocks from Southern Railway station; Y n one of the best neighborhoods in Lancaster. the houses practically new. Four large rooms. try'and porch; equipped with lights and water. itional rooms can be added cheap. Other house >ms, in good repair. / t Y make no mistake to look at these houses and % 1 will sell houses and lot for less than will cost them, not to mehtion the value of the lot. I DERRICK uS"cm | . - i' fcj P|