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||p ' N - - >v > VOLUME LT?i NUVBEB ! i NEWBEKRY, 8. C? FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919. TWICE A WEES, %\M A YEa? KILLS HIS WIFE AND HER FRIEND EST AUTO. Lancaster and Wife Said to Havd Hp - - Been Uncongenial Companions. W Had Four Children. f Columbia, May 28.?Shooting 11 :* -I" \ times from two revolvers, every sbo: * vhi nrono fw TAncaster. I OB IUg r traffic policeman of this city, this , afternoon about 5 o'clock instantly , killed his wife, Mrs. Arrie Lancaster, and the companion with whom she was riding in an automobile, Newtou JLorick, a farmer of the Dutch Fork section of Richland county. At. the L department It is said that Lancaster and his wife were not the most congenial of companions and it is iWfii that the woman had been re WAVQVM ^ ^ - r ceiving attentions of Lorick, who was f an unmarried man. x \ Tragedy en Bridge. f v Today Lancaster went to the Columbia side of the Gervais street bridge crossing the Congaree river gad is said to have waited on his wife ^ y and Lbrick who were riding in Lex irvtrfr*n mnntv When the couple ~~ iUQVWJU , reached this side of the river, LanL caster opened fire on them. He emptied one revolver and fired ? five shots of the other. Both were autosomatic 38-calibre specials shooting six rounds. Six of the balls entering the : body of Lorick, one penetrating both Jegs'and the side of the automobile ' and five that of Mrs. Lancaster. They -died immediately. The car swerv&i >**> nfpflpt and nearly, rolled _ VU? irt mm ...... ,. , down a fifteen-foot embankment.. It T5ras-ranning wheii Lancaat^^re<f the & stipts.. . Lancaster, yrbo has #een tl'iie police ta$e ?e*e-for a namber X&Zfci*a^&fegr *&?* 7:^reefc# a?o ^ :w$as b<*ind< - cr~; .^ ?-,/. v There are two conftfetl^.^reioftg. agto howhe'did tbe shooting. One is that lie was in an auiomowic - he 8aw>the (?ar approaching witfchi^ ^ wife and Loriclc and stepped out "and ^started firing - it tbe =couple^ thafr he. ffell down, got np and recommenced ^firing.: Another is that he jumped on > the running board of the machine and 'lcilled the couple.. ~ ; .. When the machine stopped the body _ of 3lrs. Lancaster was hanging over the door on the right side of the car valid that of LoncK bad siumpea . u?.er .on the seat behind the dead woman. The couple occupied the front seat jf ? touring car. Con8ilerablf Broken Up. Lancaster did not try to escape but awaited the*, coming-of Chief of Police Richardson and Sheriff McCain. ^ He wap considerably broken up over the deed and before ne was ratten from the scene he* was sobbing, crying ^ out and talking incoherently.. "Oh, my God.'* he exclaimed, "what maria me doit?" His constant thought was - ^ t0r his children of which , he has four three boys and one girl, ue eldest about fifteen years and the youngest the daughter, about seven years. "My poor children, my poor children," he moaned, "wnac wm oe;-omc 01 mem; My darling little girl, she doesn't - know, she doesn't know." When taken to the police barracks this afternoon it was necessary to call a physician to attend Lancaster ; for several hours because of his de^ Tanked nerves and mental condition. & The inquest will be held tomorrow ?morning by Coroner Scott. nr T IV, O. VVl luufvn* i \ . * OFFICE HOFRS NEWBERRY I POSTOFFICE MAT SO. j tJXITED STATES POSTOFFICE Newberry, S. C. Friday, May 30th, 1919, Decoration T>ay, the following hours will be observed at this postoffice: . . General delivery, stamp, money order and registry- .windows will be, open from 8 to 11 a. m. l ? City carriers will make business de' 1 livery and collection at%8 a. m. There will be no residence delivery. .. Rtrral carriers will not make their usual trips. vAll carrier windows will be open( for the delivery of mail from 10 iO 11 s. m. R. G. ?arks. Acting P. M. ? ? ? ^ t\o 1A.1H ivawoerry, s. v.? i / WHITMIRE HIGH SCHOOL f HAS EXCELLENT CLOSING i It Had a Tery Prosperous and Sue* : cessful Year.?Captain Glenn Delivered Instructi>e Address?All Regret Miss Dlllard Will Not < Return. The Whitmire high school had its ^ ~ a ftn Wrtn/lflV TY1f*7*n ClUdlUg CACIUOCO uu .uv? ? ing. Through the kindness of a friend who drove me over I had the pleasure of being present. I must say a word about the road. I just can't help it, and my purpose is (not to' criticise any one, but in making these j and other observations about the! roads as I go about the country, to; help create a sentiment in favor of better roads so that the people may be aroused beyond the passive state ' of simply being in favor of * good roads. Every one is in favor of good roads, but we need a public sentiment : so strong that it becomes active and ' ' ha (tnnfi onrl ; aemanus mat suimrmms ^ uvuVt ?> that we may realize t^at in order that spmethin^'be doi -re must be "-first the raising of the s news of war, namely money. You can't build roads in this day without money any more than the ancients could make Wricks withotit straw. The road to "WSiitmire in places is good, but in other places it is anything but good. And it could be i&ade a very fine road with not a great deal of work, except at the creek crossings where there is need of fills. And they should be t ;made. And the road should be wid- t - ened and this is also a very impor- . ~ ? j ' tant road for the county of Newberry. c We need to be in closer touch with the t good town of Whitmire and we need f.o c have these good people in closer , j i touch with us, and tho-one great way .j . to^cooipjish this /very important t ithing?is<io have a road btilw&n \ ihe tfc#? with the> auto r&ad a good road 20 or 30 miles is not_s aa &r -aaray as 2 or 3, mife? used j to, **, started, out to write^ about' the school. ...... ^ Without making comparisons' It te g - a fact that the W&tmire school -has i v- -'?/ i .grown, more In fecent year's, thanany?i -school in the county. Whoa it was t made a high school just about six ? years ago there were only three t teachers in the school and no Jbigfa i school department, ^t now has 11 i teachers, and the capacity of the a building has been made more than c double, and all modern conveniences t and equipments havo been installed,' ( and they do say that the past session, v despite, the interruptions^on account nt sinknpss and other unavoidable n things, has been on^ of the most har- t monlous and successful and satisfac- e tory in the history of the school. The t very excellent superintendent, Miss a Irene Dillard, stated that there had v been no friction of any character and t that her work had been made very p pleasant by the factxof the hearty r cooperation of the trustees and the s patrons and the loyalty of the child- e ren, and that the school spirit pre- v vailed in a marked degree. It was e very peasant news, but the state- i] ment that she had decided to return a at RandolDh-Macon d college and that she would not there-, t fore come back to the Whitmire, F school, was a matter of deep regret to c the trustees and patrons and all the t friends of the school, because^ her t work has been most excellent and the, t . school has run so nicely under her t r direction that it is a misfortune for a ?1 1 V* n *r/-? Ko/?lr tit 3 trie scnooi nut iwyc the helm. I was just remarking to v I some one the other day that the c I three high schools outside the town ; J | of Newberry were exceptionally for-: n tunate in having three such excellent i superintendents, and that all three of j ! them were accomplished young wo-' \ men, who are doing such a good j work for the schools of the county. <q Of course you could not expect young! c women to teach always. There are ' r otther duties which come to them,: t and sooner or later the school Moses 1 ^ their services, but they are" not lost j / to tne'community. ^ Miss DHlartf presided at the closing n exercises in a most graceful and 1 charming - manner and present- r ed as the first number an ad- s dress by Captain J. Lyles Glenn of 1 Chester, who spent four years in the^P service of his country overseas, part * of the time in the food administra tion under Mr. Hoover, and later >in the regular service, but all the time at the front-line and behind the German lines distributing food to the sufferers. He spoke in Newberry a few. weeks ago at the^ liberty loan [Irive. On Monday evening he delivered a most instructive and interesting address, giving some inside facts as to the part England and France and Belgium, took in the great war, and relating many interesting incidents which came under his personal observation, and those who heard him felt that they were getting the real facts is he related the story. He paid u Line tribute to the English soldier, but he did not think so well of some 5f the leaders among the English, in(J he said that the entire censorshop of news about the war for most A the time was under the British, - - 1? mcl tftat tne censors rareiy j/ciumau he whole truth to get over the seas.. Df. course when our own corresprnients#got on the ground with our ;>oops it was somewhat different, b:;f' sven then the British had control vof he censorship and we never goi the vhole of the facts. He paid a yery ligh tribute to the French sold.er, ?iid the French civilian, and the $ne spirit which they exhibited during he entire four years of the struggle,. md that they never once had any1 >ther idea than that they would drive; 'the dogs", as they called the Huns.^ rom. their land and that once more, hey would be able to go about their! vork of building up their beautiful! ountry. Captain. Glenn also paid a ! ribute to the Belgian soldiers and| saM that they did fine work. Of course! n one part of Belgium' where the! >ep^ were 'largely descendants of he Germans they were not true and iter* were spies among them, but the j ither'peoples were as true as any tnd did their part as true soldiers. I - " / * < ? w * . . j lis address Was rery interestingyandj nery 'lift .'ttte /cdncluislon, rfr.'.WStt&izi ^Coleman asked permis ion to -ask' aquestien, and it was! ranted. He said he felt that Captain Jienn was a. man who >knew and -who ifiould 4ell the. troth as to certain bings about which we had read a jreat deal in the newspapers, and he ranted to know from Captain Glenn f the stories we had seen in the lewspape^s about the rape or Belgium (! ind the German atrocities in thatWintry and the cutting-off of the) lands "of little children were true. J Captain Glenn very promptly and! ery frankly slid that they were very I greatly exaggerated. That they were* J ?? tVon Trrrvii 1 rl 'hp O mure <tuu UU nunc luau nvx.u ? ho case with any army invading the! nemy territory, and probably not as >ad as would be the ease with other! ,rmies. because the German 1 army'| vsls under very strict discipline and - . i hey h^d so much fighting to do tney lad no /opportunity for these outages. That he had heard some one ay that they had heard some one J se'say that the hands of children irere cut off and other outrages comaitted, but he had not seen a single nstance and he was right among the J- *tiA nrncamitinn nf his ! ti IUUCO ILL luu yiuuwunvM ??- J iuties. That he did not brieve that [ here was one case in a thousand re orted that had any truth in it. The 'fiicers of the German army did order he army to destroy houses and someimes shoot down civilians, but as to he outrages upon women and child- j en TilG rumors w wc >ay 51 c?n,? ! ,ggerated if there was any truth at! .11 in them. Captain Glenn told some cry interesting human stories which ame under his observation while he j ras engaged in the work of food ad- J ninistrator: There were only four young people n the erraduating class. Misses Mary letts, Elizabeth Coleman and Wm. toleman, Jr., and W. S. Suber. They i/?h rt nanpr and the nroeram ondered by the class was very inerestmg and not too long. Miss 'oleman spoke the valedictory. The Lull essay medal was awarded to liss Elizabeth Qpleman with honrable mention of Mr. William Colenan. Jr., ancl the "presentation was aade by Col. E. H. Anil in a tew emarxs. me aipimnaa ytcented by Miss Dillard and perfect atendance buttons given to five of the upils. And with this the'exercises rcre closed. / I * ' E. H. A. j ' HAWKER'S RESCUE JUSTIFIES FAITH OF MRS. HAWKER j 1 London, May 26.?"There's no exi % j planation. I just knew my man would j be restored to me and my only trial i was the waiting".j With those words, Mrs. Harry G. Hawker this afternoon dismissed an inquiry to why of all the people ih, - I | the world ?and this the literal truth? j i she alone preserved an abiding faith i I in the miracle which yesterday reI vealed. I Why she citing so faithfully to the , one chance in a million and\ pre?eryed> 1 ehr cheerfulness even in the face of ' the official admission by tho .admiral' iv that th?re was no chance Of res-; | cue, she professes not to understand, j j "I just did it", she cays, "because ; 1 something told me everything would j 1 be all right". Because of the correspondent's be-j ; lief that sccond only to the marvel of i , t^e rescue of Hawker and Grieve wa3 j ' this woman's unswerving faith against1 tho thought of the whple world, he in-' . terviewed Tier with a single purpose nf e-oftine: an answer to the great question ""why"? ^ j" " 'ce in the last week ho had interviewed her and always found her( ?uu unseamed brow and confident j emile and heard her repeat as if it, wore a prayer, learned a child at! its mother's knee, the expression of her belief, "He'll come back"! Then there was bo skepticism re- ' l garding the genuineness of her faith ?oust pity for the seemingly ineyitable awakening. K This afternoon tne corresponaeni 1 found the same woman, not exalted! beyond the previous occasions, sittingf in the midst of masses of con-j j gratulatoiy flowers, and smiting just I as she did when . all 'but slic had j abandoned hope. - " ['r "Help me to write this story of a WAiuair^-marvelous faith", I besought. She laughed and bending over a cluster of blood-red rosea, said: j "If you understand the greatest' love possible between--^ man and an -- ? ** ?. oii rf i . woman, you u uuuuj siauu ?*?? you've loved one and suffered the] t greatest worry and in spite of this * from away off comes* the lovsd one's > voice saying 'all right'?comes nod mysteriously, but naturally,, as jf in the next room, then your heart responds, doesn't it? " 'You face the blackest circumstances with that song drowning all thought of woe. . "Really, this is no explanation. It's? just?well, that's all I can say". ! IF HAWKER HAD HAD A -TRIPLE E>GISE SEAPLA5E HE MIGHT HAVE CROSSED "By Capt. Paul Bowsher. D. S. C. Ixmdon, May 28.?The reason for j Harry G. Hawker's failure?a trivial"] engine mishap?shows what a small J chance a single-engined 'aeroplane lias of making the transatlantic flight. As soon as the stoppage occurred, the circulation of the water stopped, the water boiled away and the engine, becoming overheated, stopped. Being unable to remedy the trouble in mid-air, the aviator was forced to make a sea-lahding. It" tlie macnine were a. scapmuc could have taken-the air again. As it was. the flight of the Sopwith, once it touched the water, was at an end. Hawker made a splendid effort. A flight of 1,050 miles over the^sea is an achievement of great moment. The transatlantic planes of the fu-j ture will be multiple-engined. ? . w HAWKER'S PLANE PICKED UP AT SEA \ St. John's, N. F.. May 27?The Sop-| with airplane in- which Harry Hawker and MacKenzie Grieve attempted to fly across the Atlantic was picKea up in latitude 49.40 north, longitude 29.08 west, by the American ship Charlottesville, according to a radio message received by the Furness liner Sachem and relayed here tonight. Service at Cannon Creek. Rev. H. A. McCulloilgh D. D? pastor of St. Pauls chuTcta, Columbia, S. C., will preach at Cannons' Creek church at 5 o'clock Sabbath afternoon. The public is radially Invited. J. a McKeowari, P&stor. DR. 3TcG0THLLN j HEADS FURlfAN ?? I i New President Has Ambitions Program for the Unirersitj. Greenville, May 27.?Dr. W. J. Mc-j Gothlin was elected president of Fur-! I man university, this city, by the' board of directors of that institution i during their annual meeting here to- j I day. Mr. McGothlin holds the chair j of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, Louisville, Ky., aatf is one of the-most neti V <4 i4_ r_*r I ed .tJapnsr on tne tsoutu. nis acoep- i tance of the presidency was announc: ed by Dr.McGothlin during a luncheon given for him by the Retary cluo of the city, when he stated his program for the future of Furman, including improving present dormi l--MJ1 n I tones, Duuanig new uuiuuiunco, a million dollar endowment, a student body of five hundred, a modern gymnasium and adequate equipment for the institution within the next few years. The trusses at their annual meeting heartily endorsed Dr) Mc-' Gotblin's program, and as an evidence of their approval of his plans appro-1 priated $25,000 for the remodeling of j the present dormitories, informally discussed plans for new dormitories j and three prominent churchmen of: the city have taken the responsibili- j ty of providing the institution with a! gymnasium. SAZIMOVA'S PICTURE, "BED IANTEBN," SHOWN s > . . ^ i I Through the courtesy of Charles; Kessnich, of the Metro Pictures cor- j poration, several hundred exhibitors! and moving picture fans saw an a'd- j vance slewing at Sunday afternoon of Alia Naz&ova's newest picttireV "The R?<k Lantern.".' Mr. K^ssnich presented the picture in lavisk style to the accompaniment of a twelve-piece orchestra, and it there anr on? of the spectator s who dWnt belteve that Nazimova had oaee aj^r srczpassed herself he didnarmafce himself >fcnown., Ill "Th^ Re<fc Lantern,'.' Mme, Nazlmova. playa a dual role, that of an TrhtorHai^ an?i that of a Chinese grirl who impersonates the goddess o* the &ed Lantern. The picture ig based oh a story of unusual power and is staged in ex-. traordlnarily lavish style, with many* scenes of rare magnificence. In Newberry at the opera house, on Tuesday, June 3. ' j, SUSTAINS BROKEN HIP. I Ray Bedenbaugh of Prosperity Falls From WagoB. Ray Bedenbauugh, young son of ?Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Bedenbaugh of Prosperity, was brought to the Columbia hospital yesterday with his right hip crushed as a result of- a fall from a load of oats on his father's farm Thursday afternoon. The lad was driving a team hitched to " the load of oats and in some way fell between the mules. It is not known whether his hip was crushed by the wagon or whether he was trampled upon by the team. He was given medical attention at his home Thursday and after an examination be was brought here for an X-ray picture. His condition has not yet been Mermined from the X-ray exposures I;i:t it is believed he will recover. He was resting well late yesterday afternoon and seemed to be in a cheerful mood.-.His mother is with him.?The State, 24th. Mollohon Defeats Union In a~~fast and wejl played g^me of ball Saturday afternoon, Mollohon defeated Union on the latter's groilnd by a score of 5 to 1. The hitting of the Mollohon boys, especially that of Shealy, the fast , j i nit/>hin<r and SeCOUU. Udscmau, me base running of Luther, and the! catching and perfect throwing o! , Cromer featured. . Union has a fast team but their in- ; ability to connect with Luther's offerings caused defeat. The two teams play the second ^ame of the mills league schedule <r? Saturday, May 31st, at the oollega park* at 4:30. Admission 25 and 1* cents. Ladles tree. ? EXPLAINS COTTON PRICES ' , . , I , Hoke Smith Attributes it to the Raising' of Restrictions. Washington, May 26.?Recent increases in cotton prices were attributed to the raising of restrictions upon cotton exports to German-Austria and Jugo-Slavia by Senator Smith, of Georgia, in a statement issued late today. "While cotton is still on the embargo list", Senator Smitfi said, "the war tr.ide board, under, powers vested in it by the president, has practically relieved cotton from being on the embargo list. The principal cotton mills of Austria were in GermanAustria and Jugo-SIavia, and all of this territory is now open to cotton shipments without restrictions. The quantity restrictions t)f shipments to Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have also been removed. These broadening markets justify the recent rise in cotton prices, and with the raise oLthe^biockade into Germany all of our markets ; will again be open". / rtDAI TVA TA nitfiv VA.UV^li.1 A JLVT VJUV kJU A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. Commencement Exercises Begin June Eighth-?Distinguished Speakers. The University of South Carolina will hold its 114th annual commencement exercises beginning 'Sunday, June 8. Rev G. W. McDaniel, D. D, of Richmond, Va., will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sundav nieht. - ? ?- ?? Jiune 8, at 8 o'clock in the First Baptist chureb. J Hon. ? Moorefield Sto^y of Boston, a distinguished -JuristIS? .diriirer ifce address befor^fte&w sefcool Jnjre. 9. W fitorieston will alas be one o* the speakers. Governor Cooper win* &e" apnualadtiress to the graduating class. The official program announced by. Dr. W. S. Currell, president of the institution^ is as folldws:, ^ ^ ; " ?, T **' .. Ba ccalaureate" sermon;. $: 30,. ,j>. ml,. FlrsC Baptial'^l?^i^!f.-;-,:>t; ;.r ... .*_/ ^]Rey.' Xjr!' W.'Mcijaaielv Ifc :-JXf &{<&-] mond, Va. ' ;.-w. >. ... /" ; ; Exerctseg hi; oonftefettoi* with the formal opening of thf new law buildind, Petigru college. 10:30 a. m.?University chapel. Brief introductory address by President Currell and Prof. J. P. Thomas, < a# ftia iaw xia)iaa1 A lillfoqa Aft* ucau ui iu^ id if ovuwj, vwa jas. L. Petigru by 'Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell, Charleston, S. C.. n 8:3-0 p. m.?Address by Hon. Moore* field Storey, Boston, Mass. Receptioon in the law building after this address. Tuesday, Jnne lOtlu 10:$0 a. m.?Meeting of the board / of trustees. " v 11:00 a. m.?Business meeting alumni association. *v -. o.n a A-n ? m?Alumni reeention. *J ovv vv p. --- 8:30 p. ra.?Celebration of the two literary societies. 8:30 p. m.?Alumni smoker. Wednesday, June 11. 10:15 a. ns-Procession of trustees, faculty and students from the library. 10:30 a. m.?Graduating exfercises. Address to graduating class, Governor R. A. CooperAddresses by members of the graduating class, Richard Winstead. Jr., (Valedictorian, G. A. Buchanan, Jr Law class orator Awarding of degress, diplomas and medals. % Benediction. NEWBERRY COLLEGE CLUB TO MEET OX FRIDAYThe Newberry college club of Newherrv county will meet in the court house Friday, May 30th, at 5 o'clock p. m., to transact business of importance. All members are urged to be present. ? The membershhp of the club con-* sists of all ex-students, patrons, former patrons and trustees residing ia Newberry county. ' . IDon't forget the day and hour of the meeting. Committees will report on matters of great interest to% the college and community. W. H. Hunt, Jas. C. Kinard, President. V \ . .