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68TH YEAR. NO. 100. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1919. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
ARMY AIR SERVICE
GIVES NAMES 66 AGES
Capt. Elliott W. Springs, of Lancaster,
Stands in the Seventh
Place.
BROUGHT DOWN 11 PLANES
Capt. Rickenbacker Heads the
List With Twenty-two Planes
and Three .Observation .Bal
loons.
The New York Times of October 5
gives a list of sixty-six American aviators
who earned the coveted title
of "Ace" in the world war. The list
is taken from the finnl records of the
Army Air Service which has Just been
made public, and includes the name
of <EUiott W. Springs, of Lancaster,
who is given seventh place in point
of number of enemy planes destroyed.
These men served with the British,
French and American air services
and excelled in all types of fighting.
In naming the American Aces, both
enemy airplanes and balloons are
counted. Some of the United States
aviators specialized in "putting out
the eyes" of the enemy by destroying
his observation bnlloons. The following
is the list of Aces and what they
accomplished:
('apt. E. V. Rickenbacker, 94th, 22
planes, 3 balloons.
2d Lt. Frank Luke, 27th, 4 planes,
14 balloons.
MaJ. H. V. Lufbery, 94th, 17
planes.
1st Lt. G. Vaughn, R. A. F , 12
planes, 1 balloon.
1st Lt. F. Kindley, 148th, 12
planes.
1st Lt. D. Putnam. 139th, 12
I^ihuviii
st Lt. Elliott W. Springs, 148th,
11 pianos.
1st Lt. Reed Landis. 4 0th R. A. F.,
^ 9 planes, 1 balloon.
1st Lt. J. M. Swaab, 32d, 10 planes,
1st Lt. C. E. Wright. 93d, 8 planes,
1 balloon.
1st Lt. P. E. Raor, 103d, 9 planes.
1st Lt. T. C. Cassady. 28th, 9 planes
1st Lt. H. R. Clay, 148th, 8 pianos.
1st Lt. L. Hamlnton, 3d It. A. P.,
5 planes. 3 balloons.
1st Lt. Joseph Wehner, 27th, 2
planes, ti'balloons
2d Lt. S. Donaldson. 22d 11. A. F.,
7 pianos, 1 balloon.
2d Lt. C. Jones, 22d. 8 pianos.
1st Lt. It. F. O. I). Hunter, 103d,
7 planes, 1 balloon.
1st Lt. J. R. Roane, 22d, 6 planes,
2 balloons.
MaJ. J. A. Melssner, 14 7th, 7 planes
1 balloon.
('apt. H. Coolidge, 94th, 5 pianos,
3 balloons.
2d Lt. W. W. White, 14 7th. 7
planes. 1 balloon.
2d Lt. Burdlck, 17th, 7 planes.
1st Lt. Lamer, 103d, 7 planes.
1st Lt. L. C. Holden. 95th, 2 planes,
5 balloons.
1st Lt. W. P. Erwln, 1st. 7 planes.
1st Lt. S. Creech. 148th, 7 planets.
1st Lt. II. W. Cook, 94th, 4 pianos,
3 balloons.
1st Lt. Reed Chambers, 94th, 0
planes.
1st Lt. L. D. Campbell, 94th, C
planes.
1st Lt. L. J. Rummell, 93d, 6
planes.
1st Lt. M. Stenseth, 28th, 6 planes.
1st Lt. \V, II. Stovall, 13th. C
planes.
1st Lt. M. K. Guthrie, l3th. 6
planes.
2d Lt. P. PL Hays, 13th, 6 planes.
1st Id. L. C. Hammond, 91st, 6
planes.
1st Lt. W. A. Robertson, 139th, 6
planes.
1st Lt: E. P. Curtis, 95th, 6 planes.
1st Lt. S. Seawall, 95th, 4 planes,
2 balloons.
2d Lt. J. Mararthur. 27th, 6 planes.
Capt. J. C. Vaseoncells, 27th, 5
planes. 1 balloon.
2d Lt. H. C. Knotts, 27th, 6 planes.
2d Lt. VV. T. Po.jder, 103d. 6 planes'
1st Lt. E. <1. Tobln. 103d, 0 planes.
1st Lt. C. J. Grey, 213th, 4 planes,
1 balloon.
1 st Lt R. A. O'Nell, 147th, f> planes.
2d lit. K. li. Porter. 147th, 5 planes.
1 at lit. J. A. Ilealy, 147th, 5 planes.
1st Lt. O. W Furlow, 103d, 5
planes.
2d, Lt! R. M. Todd, 17th, 4 planes,
1 balloon.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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MUCH COTTON IS BEING ,
SOLD ON LOCAL MARKET
TODAY AT A GOOD PRICE
At 10 o'clock this morning
there were two hundred and elev- ,
en bales of cotton on the streets
>f Lancaster waiting to be weighed,
representing 105,500 pounds
of lint cotton, which at the prevailing
price of 35 cents and better.
makes a total of $36,935.00
This was at one time during the
day, though all since earlv morn
ing until the time The News goes
to press at 2 o'clock, the streets
have been literally lined with the
staple. The price paid throughout
the forenoon was 35 to 35 1-2
cents. i
LOUISIANA FARMERS TO .
HOLD ALL THEIR COTTON 1
Hankers Will I/oan 9100 lVr Hale 1
on Staplo and Mills Will Bo
l
Built to Manufacture. ]
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Columbia, S. C., Oct. 9.?Although
many persons have contended that ,
"distress cotton" cannot be kept off
the market until the American cotton |
association has fully organized Its
various branches down to the smallest
town, statements are daily reaching
headquarters that a concrete
movement is on foot to hold even
those sales until a fair price is offer
ed. officials here declared today.
A fair example of one of these reports
is a statement telegraphed to
the American cotton association headquarters
by T. L. Dowllng, of Gloster,
La., as follows:
"On my return from the meeting
of the association in New Orleans, I
called the bankers of my parish together
and they have agreed to advance
$100 per bale on all cotton
i? hi. -- - - -
rsawr.ii inm |jariHii and nom tne
same off the market until the mini- i
mum price fixed by the association is I
reached. It was also resolved to
build in the parish cotton mills of ]
sufficient capacity to manufacture all
cotton raised in the parish in the s
near* future.
Gloster, La., is located in DeSota 1
parish and while it has a population
of less than 4 00 persons the work *
started in that section is a fair example
of the organization movement
inspired by the American cotton association,
officials point out.
Skipping from Louisiana to South
Carolina, not because the intervening
states are backward, by no means
but because the Palmetto state is making
such big strides toward a better
price for cotton, officials of the association
point with pride to Spartanburg
county.
Arrangements for storing 4 2,000
bales of cotton grown in Spartanburg
county have been completed. Plans
made by business men and farmers
in that section have been so thor
oughly worked out that it is expect
ed that the entire 1010 crop in Spartanburg
county will be held off the
market until a fair price is offered
for the staple. The "fair price" will
, be the minimum agreement made at
the New Orleans convention, at least
36 1-2 cents for October and a sliding
scale of a half cent increase each
month until the price reaches 4 0 cents
in May. The cotton will be stored in
houses formerly used by the government
at Camp Wadsworth, which
have been purchased by the Spartanburg
branch of the American cotton
association. ,
I Many other reports have reached t
'headquarters of the American cotton ,
liissociation, all tending to show that ,
the organization's keynote, "Hokl (
Vour Cotton," has not been forgotten.
And in the meantime, official reports
reaching here daily tend to ,
show that the organisation move- (
ment Is progressing satisfactorily. }
SWALIiOWF.n FAIaSK TKKTH AND j J
D1KD WITHIN A FKW MOMENTS j
Washington, Oct. 9.?Mrs. C. M. <
Warren swallowed her set of fulsei
teeth while sitting In Mt. Vernon
square and died as she reached the |
,'Rmergency hospital. Mrs. Warren i
who was 60 years old, was observed <
by a sailor seated on a nearby bench 1
, to he grasping for breath He rukh- i
ed to her aid, but she was unable to '
speak and could only point to her <
mroar. sne wan pronounced dead i
10 inlnutea later by I)r. J. Ward Man- I
kin, superintendent of the hospital, i
GREAT INTEREST IN I
LABOR CONFERENCE
Secretary Lane is Made Perma- 1
nent Chairman and He Injects
Enthusiasm.
HIGH PURPOSE CAN'T FAIL I
Entanglement of Own Rules t
r.... .... - - -
causes me Lonierence to Adjourn
Hut Procedure Has
Been Arranged.
Washington, Oct. 9.?After perfecting
an prganization Tuesday, the >
industrial conference called by l'resi- 1
tent Wilson got tangled up in its own 1
rules and had to adjOurti until yester- I
ilay. c
Secretary Lane was elected permanent
chairman. In his speech of ac- t
ceptance, he stirred the delegates rep- (
resenting capital, l^bor and the pub- I
lie, to great enthusiasm by declaring I
that the high purpose of the gather- ?
ing made failure impossible in the '
efTort to harmonize industrial rela- I
lions in this country.
* Proceeding to the adoption of the H
rules, the conference struck its tirst t
mag in a protest by John Spargo, of *
New York, a representative of the ^
public, that the report of the rules '
omittee made no provision for mi <
nority expression and was a "trav
ssty" on free deliberation. His criticism
caused early adjournment of 1
!he morning session to permit amend- '
ments to be formulated by the res- 1
pective groups, but on veconvening ^
ihe rules were adopted without ma- c
lerlal change. They provide for public
sessions and unanimous vote by j *
groups on all conclusions and decis- 1
ions, and require the assent of a x
group before any member of it can
Introduce a resolution.
A committee of lf> was named to
recommend for or against all resolutions
introduced, as follows: '
Representing the public: Thomas 11
I,. Chadbourne, A. A. London, II B. ^
Endicot.t, Charlqp ,Edward Russell
ind Miss Lillian Wald. *
Representing capital: S. Pember- s
ton Hutchinson. John \V*. O'Leary, 1
John J. Rascob, Herbert P. Perkins,
ind J N. Tittemore.
Representing organized labor: Sum- ''
uel Oompers, Frank Morrison. Mat- 1
[hew Woll, \V. 1). Mahon and i<. E. v
Slieppard.
The employers' group was the onljj '
jne ready, under the rules, with any '
business, Frederick P. Fish, of Most<fh.
offering a resolution declaring
the need of the industrial situation
was Increased production, adequat
compensation for services and jus
return on capital and that each del
*gate should be guided in his actions
[>y the good of the country as a whole
rather than by the interests of his
narticular group. (
Motion was then made to adjourn, (
ivhich evoked quick protest from del- c
agates who have been demanding <
itrenuous action from the conference.
flavin Mc-Nahb, of San Francisco, a
representative of the public, said he s
would offer another resolution to j
give the conference something to do, v
but Mr. Spargo made a point of order (
lhat the resolution had not been pre- j
*enie<i to tnc group First, and Mr. Me- -|
Vnbh was forced to desist. ?
It was then suggested that the com- f
nittee of 15 hold a meeting and the ?
groups also get together as a means v
>f expediting business, but this was (
deemed unwise as the committee 4
members would be absent from their (
group meetings, and besides the com- a
mlttee had no business before it ex- n
rept the perfunctory election of its
chairman. n
After much discussion about the >
rules it was decided to adjourn any- r
way. Disregarding its rules, the h
conference paused in 1$s work to p
idopt a resolution of sympathy with S
President Wilson In his Illness and b
tiope for a speedy recovery. v
)VHt *?.ono FOR MIDI.Fit a
WHO TKIKD TO SWF. I.IVFS r
Chicago, Oct. 6.?- More than $0,000 (
for the benefit of John Miller, a railway
watchman, who was lntiir#??i m.l
'ently when he sought to save tho
Ives of William Fitch Tanner and his |i
wife, who died together when Mis r
ranner's heel was caught before an ji
incoming train. was realized last r!
light at testimonial performance of j
eadlng actors and actresses now play- a
n Chicago, New York and elsewhere, t
PRESIDENT WILSON
IMPROVES STEADILY
His Physicians, However, .Are
Cautious and Guard Against
Over-Optimism.
AMILY MEMBERS LEAVING
\nother Setback Still is Within
the Range of Possibility, the
Doctors Say. and Mr. Wilson
is Kept in Bed.
Washington, Oct. 9.?Presiden
Vilsonjsi^ondition has improved and
lis apnptt. the failure of which
las be?W*one of the serious draw
>acks to his recovery, shows a deided
change toward normal.
So far has he progressed that his
wo married daughters, Mrs. William
J. McAdoo, of New York, and Mrs.
'"rands B. Sayre. of Cambridge,
dass., who came to his bedside sev
>ral days ago, have returned to their
tomes after consultation with the
jresident's physicians.
Dr. Grayson and the two other phyiciaijs
showed a decided inclination
o guard against over-optimism, how
ver. as they believe another setback
till is within the range of possibil
ty. They continued Mr. Wilson'
onflnement to bed and kept otlicia
usiness away from him.
Messages of soclicitude and sympah
V pnniltnm ? 1 *' " *"*' *
...T v^/wiuiuv iu fjuui iiau me w nite
louse from all parts of the world,
rhe following cablegram reached the
Vhite House from President Porras,
>f Panama:
"With the greatest pleasure we see
>y today's cable about the improvenent
In your health. We crave it
vill be a turning for the best."
jOXIIOX PAPKItS CONtKHNKI)
OVKH PRKSIDKNT'S ILIAKSS
London, Oct. 9.?Concern over the
llness of President Wilson is extressed
by many London newspapers.
The Chronicle says:
"No sick bed of our time, or pernaps
any other time, has commanded
itch universal concern and svmpahv."
"Political and diplomatic circles are
eriously pro-occupied over the presdent's
illness." says the Mall. "Realy
no man in the world concerns the
vorld more than Mr. Wilson. In
>reat Britain we await news from
tint not less anxiuosly than do the
American people themselves."
VILL RESTORE CAROLINA
SPECIAL ON NOVEMBER 9
tnilroud Xdininistrut ion Announces
Host oration of Train Charleston
to Cincinnati.
Restoration of the Carolina "specal"
giving through service between
'harleston and Cincinnati over the
Southern railroad lines, effective on
Sunday, November 9. has been anlounced
by the United States raiload
administration. Coaches and
ieeping cars will be bandied through
etween Charleston anil Cincinnati
nth dining car service between
'harleston and Knrivville ?..?
ween Cincinnati and Somerset. Kv
"here will also be a through sleepng
ear between Columbia and Cin*
innatl and between Asheville and
'hattanooga. The schedule will be,
rest bound, leave Charleston 8 a. ni ,
"olumbia 1:15 p. in., Spartanburg
:50 p m., Asheville 8 p. m., cenral
time. Knoxville 12:40 a. m.
ind arrive at Cincinnati at 11:45 a
a.
The eastbnund will leave Cincinlati
at 6:30 p m.. arrive at Knoxilie
at 5:30 a. m.f Asheville 11:25 a.
ii.. Spartanburg 3:15 p. m.. Columda
6:40 p. m., and Charleston 11:45
i. m. On the same date. November
i, local trains numbers 13 and 14
letween Columbia and Charleston
rill lie restored on the following
chedule: Leave Charleston 7 a m ,
rrive Columbia 12:50 p m. Leave
tolumbia 2'40 n m unci o"l?o ??
Charleston at ft:SO p. m.
No Mlnhnindcd Cotton.
^V a shin pit on. Oct. ft> Halinir of
oily or achine cotton without heinu
narked with such words would
trohihltod under a resolution Introluced
by Representative Green, Relultlican.
of Massachusetts. A penIty
of $200 is impoaable for violaions
of the resolution.
ARE VIRGINIA NEGROES
TO START SOMETHING?
In One County It is Saiil Ncgi-oo*. arc
Holding Meetings and
Arming Themselves. !
Panville. Va., Oct. ?That the,
negroes of Pittsylvania county are
organizing with some evil purpose in I
view, is the opinion expressed here
by numerous farmers who have been
here during the past few days. First
reports of the actions by negro nier. J
in the rural districts were discarded
as alarmist propaganda but when they
began to come in from many widely
,s**parat.ed pointjt they were taken
flloro uorimiol" > ?"1 v * * '
...hi u.i>? ut't'n investigated
so far as it is possible. The
belief prevails that arms have been '
bought in large quantities by ne- i
groes, led by men who have been <
active in polities, although this is
not known. Night meetings during i
the past weeks have been common
occurrences and sober-minded men
have been struck by the change in i
the attitude of the negro toward the i
white man. Hearing that Cascade
was one of the districts where unusual
activity has been observed, the 1
correspondent west to some pains i
to get a lucid review of the situation
and he talked over long distance tel- i
ephone with a country doctor and a \
conservative storekeeper. Itoth men i
were disinclined to talk but when i
they were asked for their views of
the situation as it appeared to them. I
they bore out in every particular I
what the farmers here with their tobacco
had said earlier. i
At Cascade lives Jesse Strange, a
negro aged To years, who has been
a dominating figure in politics for <
years, lie played a part. too. in the '
reconstruction days and has always, i
been regarded as a leader. The com- i
munity is thickly settled by negroes} i
wno greatly outnumber the white pop- '
ulation. It is here that the change 1
in feeling by the negro toward the i
white man has heen noted and it is
also observed that negro soldiers discharged
from service are active In <
the organization. Strange, it is al-j
leged. is the leading spirit and he,'
has had largely attended meetings
at his house, it is claimed, and sev- 1
eral meetings have been held late at 1
night at the nearby negro churches
These things have been plainly ol served
by the farmers who have seen
the negroes going to the often hel l '
meetings. The physician said that
| he did not believe that the organiza-'
, lion had any political complication. 1
He said that belief prevailed that re-j
I cently arms and ammunition have 1
been bought and stored at Cascade, js
No white men have attempted to attend
the meetings hut they are '
watching the developments closely
and are hoping that whatever is
afoot will blow over There is. however.
according to the correspondent's 1
informant, no doubt that the bonds
of neighborly friendship among the
white people have been greatly '
strengthened of late and that the air 1
is surcharged with suppressed feel-,'1
ing.
The Instance recorded at Cascade'1
is also reported from the northern
I edge of the county.
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GEORGIA MOB LYNCHES \
AND BURNS 2 NEGROES <
One of Tliem Was Charged with Having
Probably .Mortally Wound(
ing a Deputy Sheriff.
1
Lincolnton. Ga , Oct. 0 ?Jack Gordon
and Will Brown, negroes, were i
lynched by a mob here early Monday |{
and their bodies burned. The vietims
of the niob were charged with'}
shooting Deputy Sheriffs Roy Free- j
man and Boyce Fortson near here ]
late Saturday. Freeman is not ex- t
pected to live.
Mose Martin, another negro, was
killed by a posse late Sunday during [<
th?- hunt for Gordon and several other
blacks were whipped for refusing to t
give information as to the where
abouts of Gordon. I
The lynching took place about four 1
o'clock Monday morning, after (lor- 1
don had been taken from the custody
of Sheriff Kelley, of Wilkes county,
by a mob said to number approximately
1.000 persons i
The other negro, Brown, was being '
held hy the mob awaiting the arrival
of Gordon. The two were strune up
on the outskirts of the town and after I
their bodies were riddled with bullets,
, they were rut down and placed on a i
| pile of burning pinewood.
PRESIDENT'S GIFTS
NOT WORTH MILLION
Secretary Tumulty (Jives Out ln
\nt<n > ?i ncii uas presented
Him in Eui ope.
NOT OF VERY CHEAT VALlTE
List Includes Little Tokens Received
By Mrs. Wilson While
She Was With the President
at Peace Conference
Washington. Oct. 0.?Secretary
Tumulty has issued the following
statement relative to the gifts received
by President and Mrs. Wilson
while the president was abroad attending
the peace conference:
"While on his western trip the
president's attention was called to
the resolution of Representative Rodenburg.
of Illinois, and the statements
of Senators Penrose and Sherman
in regard to gifts received by
the president and Mrs. Wilson while
they were in Kurops.
"Senator Sherman indRnirwl hi.
sis of the various stories touching
this matter when ho said 'cloakroom
gossip laid the values of these gift9
at half a million dollars.' Senator
Penrose said he had been informed
the presidential party 'brought back
to this country presents from crowned
heads and foreign governments
amounting to several million dollars.'
"Here are the facts:
"Outside of p considerable number
r>f small gifts, such as books, walking
dicks, an old silver dish found in the
ruins of Louvain, war souvenirs
made by soldiers out of war material
anfl numerous medals struck off in
liis honor, the following are the only
important gifts received by the presdent
in Europe:
"In England:
"Photograph of the king and queen
if England.
"A book relating to Windsor casle.
"The freedom of the city of l.onlon,
presented in a g<^l casket, by
he lord mayor at Guild hall.
"In Italy:
"A watercolor picture, on bronze
etisel. presented by the queen of
Italy.
" \ bronze figure presented at the
mpitol in Rome. (A gift from the
icople).
v iiruic ui nana \ lcioria' sent
lo the train at Genoa, either by .a
ichool or by the citizens of Genoa.
"A set of books from the citizens
>f Genoa.
" \ mosaic, presented by the pope.
"In France:
A bronze figure, presented by a
)odv of students
"The president also received numjrous
honorary degrees from nearly
ill of the countries of Europe, and
many resolutions of respect and gratt
tide.
"Knowing that there is a constitutional
inhibition against the president
receiving gifts from foreign
*ulers or states, the president, after
'onsulting the secretary of state,
a'as preparing a list of the presents
te intended to ask the permission of
congress to retain, just before ho
darted on his western trip.
"In addition to the gifts received
t>y the president, the following tok
r?ns wore present oil to Mrs. Wilson
while she was in Lurops:
"In France:
"A pin of Parisian enamel with
Liny diamond chips, presented in ho:el
de Ville by the city of Paris.
"Linen hand-embroidered lunch
?et (small cloth and dozen napkins)
in a case, presented through Madam
Poincare and Madam Pichon by ttao
working women of France.
"In Belgium:
"A small medal by Cardinal Merger.
"A Belgian lace table cover, presented
by the queen.
"A complete file of the 'Libre Belchine'
(the paper published during
he German occupation), presented
L>y the king, in leather folder.
"In Italy:
"A reproduction of the 'Wolf and
Romulus and Remus,' in gold, presented
by the people through private
lllhuppinl Inn
"A piece of lace in lpather case,
presented by Slgnor Orlando in behalf
of 'his colleagues.'
"A small reproduction in silver of
a pitcher found in the ruins of I'ompeii.
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