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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
FOREIGN PROTESTS
NOW COMING in
Number of Countries Displeased
With Features of Tariff Bill
Thread and Wire Manufacturers
Have q Hearing.

Washington, May 19.-While
Democratic senators are wrestling
with home manufacturers, protest
ing against numerous rates in the
Underwood bill, they are confronted
also by protests from foreign coun-
tries against administrative features
of the bill and the provision that
would grant per cent reduction
OF the duty on imports in American
bottoms.
Protests from England, Germany,
France, Italy, Austria and other
countries, have been sent to the
state department and communicated
to the finance committee, where they
will first be considered by sub
committee Of which Senator Will
Eams is chairman.
FRANCE PROTESTS.
Attention of the committee has
been called to a meeting of the Ma
tional Association Of Industry and
Commerce of France, a few days
ago, at which time the Underwood
bill was condemned, the administra-
tive feature of which it was claimed,
would arbitrarily increase the
hipdrance to trading with this coun-
try.
From many countries have come
in the bill, which would give the
secretary OF the treasury authority
to exclude from entry, goods Of
merchants or manufacturers who
refuse to submit for inspection by
United States agents their accounts
pertaining to valuations or classifi-
cation OF merchandise whenever dis
putes arise. The attitude of the
committee and the administration is
to adhere TO this provision, the
claim being that il will not be abus-
ed, and will serve as a bar to pro-
fessional defrauders. Foreign gov
ernments maintain that 1t will re-
suit IN unusual trouble.
DISPUTED VALUATIONS.
One request of the foreign gov
ernments is for a return to a pro-
vision of tariff laws before the
Payne-Aldrich bill which in cases Of
disputed valuation, would give the
appraiser the right to increase 1t 5
or 10 per cent. Such provision
was originally included in the
Payne-Aldrich bill, but it was not
there when the bill passed, the claim
being that II was unintentionally
omitted Consideration of all these
protests will be taken up by the
finance committee soon.
subcommittee today listened to
protests from thread and wire man
ufacturers. Tomorrow the full fl
nance committee will meet to deter
mine among other things, how much
more time subcommittees shall give
TO private hearings. The matter of
sending 'out Senator LaFollette's s
series Of questions on the tariff, to
manufacturers also will be consid-
cred
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
Garrett Taken From Lee County
Swami

Bishopville Special to Columbia
State, May in. l.. Garrett, the
degenerate, who yesterday killed in
cold blood his son-in-law, Aaron
Campbell, who married Garrett's
daughter 48 hours before, and
CampbelPs father, John H. Camp
bell, and who for almost a day and
a night held at bay the officers and
posse trying to effect his capture, is
now in the Lee county Jail, having
been placed there this morning by
Sheriff Il. r. Muldrow, Jr., of Lee
county and his aides without further
bloOdshed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
Choir of 800 Negroes to Sing Old
Time Melodies at Convention.

Atlanta. Ga, May l9.-Old-fash-
Toned church melodies, such as
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
Jonah an6 the Whale" and other
songs dating back to antebcllum
days will be sung tonight at the
union services o. the Pan-Prosby-
terian Penicost by a choir of SOC
negroes. At last nights session Ihe
negroes sang one yersc of a Psalm
alone and their singing 50 pleased
the vast audience that a SPECIAL
musical program was arranged for
tonight
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
THE PACIFIC ENTERS PANAMA
Giant Blast of Dynamite Lets
Water Into Canal.

Panama, May 1S.-The waters of
the Pacific ocean were today let in
to the Panama canal. A giant blast,
composed of 32,750 pounds of
dynamite. was shot, demolishing the
dixie to the south of the Mirafiores
locks, and allowing the water to
flow into an extensive section in
which excavations have practically
been completed.
The blast was successful in every
way, and the vibration was felt in
Panama City as though there had
been a slight earthquake.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
MANUFACTURERS
GO ON TRIAL

SharSeu WIN FlanClng Dynamite
at Lawrence-Aftermat of Great
Labor Strike and Charges Which
Forced One Man to Commit Sui
eide.
Boston, May 19.-William w.
Wood, president of the American
Woollen Company and textile
manufacturer of international repu-
tation, Frederick e. Atteaux and
Dennis j. Collins were placed on
trial today, charged with conspiring
to plant" dynamite at Lawrence
during the textile strike in that city
in January, 1912.
The trial has been awaited with
special interest because of the
prominence of Mr.. Wood and also
because it is the first time in Massa-
chusetts that serious criminal
charge arising from labor difficult
ties has been preferred against a
manufacturer. The indictment and
arrest of the mill man last August
caused a sensation. AtteauX is a
dealer in chemicals and a friend of
Mr.. Wood. Collins is dog fancier
Of Cambridge.
1t is charged that the three de-
PENDANTS conspired with John j.
Breen, an undertaken of Lawrence.
and Ernest r. Pitman, a builder at
Andover, to place dynamite in a
house occupied by striking textile
operatives for the purpose of pre-
judicing public opinion by making
1T appear that the strikers had pos
session Of an explosive which they
intended to use in damaging mill
property.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
CLOSE In UPPER HOUSE.
Tariff Bill May Find it Uncomfortn-
ble-MaRgiD of Two Votes.

Washington, May lit devel-
oped here today that the Under
wood Simmons pill will be passed
by the senate by margin so close
that change Of two votes will de-
feat it.
This is the situation based on the
test vote yesterday on the Penrose
proposition for pubic Hearings by
the finance committee. That prop.
osition was voted down. SO to Al.
The only absentee not paired was
Senator Fall, Republican. Senator
Poindexter, Progressive, voted with
the Democrats against hearings.
The Louisiana senators-Ransdell
and Thornton-voted with the Re-
publicans. When IL comes to pas
sage If the bill is not materially
changed Poindexter will vote against
the measure Fall will be present
That will leave a situation wherein
a change of two votes would halt
the passage Of the bill and block
tariff revision on the Underwood
plan.
This is a situation so close that
the president and the senate Demo =
cratic leaders, as well as the house
Democratic leaders feel extremely
uncomfortable about it Should two
Democrats later Oh break ranks and
conclude 10 90 with the Republicans
and. the Louisiana senators II would
make the Democratic plans go glim-
mering.
Now that the bill has been referr-
ed to the finance committee IL viii
remain there about three weeks.
The debate on the bill will open
in the senate early in June. 1t will
last to about August ].
Senator Simmons will call meet
ing OF the finance committee next
week Meantime the subcommittee
will go on working.
After the finance committee has
shaped up the bill il will be submit
ted to the Democratic caucus.
II Senator Newlands OF Nevada
kicks out of harness, as he has
threatened to do if changes are too
radical be may carry enough mem
beTs with him to defeat the bill.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
DECOMPOSED BODY
FOUND IN A LOG
Supposed to BE Remains of Paul
Kirkland-Letter Only Clue.

Kirkland-Letter Only Clue.
Hampton Special to The State of
May 1S.-A body supposed to be
that of Paul kirkland of Sycamore
was found near here today. At the
coroner's inquest a physician testi.
fed that the deceased had been
dead six months. The body was
striped Of its flesh and any attempt
at identification was impossible a
pocketbook containing a letter ad-
dressed to Paul kirkland is the
basis of belief that the dead man is
he. Telephone connection with Syc-
amore is cut off on Sunday. but
families of this name are known 10
live in that section.
The body was found this morning
about one and one-half miles east
of where the Hampton & Branch
vile railway crosses the Salkhehat-
chic river. The body was on a log
crossing the stream, the head being
submerged on one side, while the
feet were in the water on the other
side. The body was badly decom-
gave it as his opinion that the man
had been dead not less than six
months.
A pocketbook was found in the
stream nearby. The wallet contain
ed three postcards three letters
and Sc. Only one of the letters
could be deciphered This was ad-
dressed to Paul Kirkland" at
sycamore" and related to a piano
purchased from the w. w. Kimball
company at Augusta, Ga.
An inquest was held, with j. d.
Murdoch acting as coroner. The
acting coroner was convinced that
the man was accidentally killed
while attempting to cross the stream
The verdict of the coroner's Jury
was that the deceased met his death
from some unknown instrument
tality.
The body was buried near the spot
where it was found.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
WOMEN RAISE MONEY
FOR MISSIONS
Climax of Sundays Proceedings
Come When $34,S77 Was Pledged
for Judson Offering-PuIpits Are
LilIoh


for Judson Offering-PuIpits Are
Filled.
st. Louis, Mo-, May IS.-The
mission offering was the climax of
the days proceedings OF the South
ern Baptist Convention. The money
was raised by the Woman's Mission
ary Union at mass meeting at
which only women were present.
Alabama led all the states with a
contribution of SS,225.
During the services a large num-
ber of young women dressed in the
costumes of all the foreign coun-
tries in which the Southern Baptists
have missionaries marched into the
auditorium singing Gospel songs
and bearing flags of the nations
represented.
More than 400 sermons were
preached by visiting Baptists in the
various churches of the city today,
some of the visiting preachers speak
ing three times. Probably the larg-
est audiences were gathered in the
Second and Third Baptist churches
to hear DR.. E. Y. Mullis, president
of the Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary at Louisville, Ky, and
the Rev. DR.. George w. Truett of
Dallas, Texas.
President E. G. Dargan of Macon,
Ga, preached the sermon before the
Woman's Missionary Union at the
night meeting.
Mrs. Julia P. Thomas Of Rich
mond, Va, said concerning the mis-
sionary funds raised that the union
soon would be able to raise a mil
lion dollars year for missions. The
union during the last year raised
one third of the total amount of
money for missionary purposes re-
ported to the convention from all
sources
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
Twenty-Five Prominent Men Have
Disappeared.

Philadelphia, Pa, May l9-
Charles A. Pennick,. we'll known
business man, naturalist, and pub
lie official of Kennett Square, near
here. was today added to the long
list Of mysterious disappearances
which the police are trying TO solve.
Twenty-Five men, several of them
wei known business men, have been
reported missing within the past
two months and in only few cases
have they been located
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
She Certainly Had.

1t was pay day at the boarding
house and the young man with Il
cuffs on his trousers had come I,
the breakfast table TO see the ever
present prunes at his place. He
said, frowningly
"Do you think any one can thrive
on prunes?"
u have" replied the boarding
house lady, complacently.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
THOUSANDS WILL GO.
More Than $4,000 to Attend tn,
Gettysburg Reunion.

Gettysburg, Pa, May 17-Re-
ports were heard from almost every
State in the Union at today's meet
ing OF the Gettysburg battle ami
versary commission The total
number OF veterans of both North
and South expected to attend the
celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the battle in July was placed at
1865. The big camp viii be open
ed June 20 and continue to July 6
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20

Rev. c. p. Carter pastor OF the
Grace Methodist church, was given
a generous pounding by the mem
bers of his congregation last Satur-
day evening Everything from $50
pounds OF flour TO five frying size
chickens were donated by the peo-
pie of the church. Mr. Carter ia
deeply grateful 10 his people for
their kindness
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
Fa,her Of Trolley Car Dead.

Stockbridre, Mass, May iS.-
Stephen Dudley Field, sometimes
called the father Of the trolley
car" and al inventor Of interna-
tional prominence died at his homo
To-Day. aged 6S years.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-11-27
Let the 7 eacher Teach.

The Landmark has had some re.
marks in recent issues about school
children and home study. Every.
thing changes with the rush of
time. When I was a boy my
teacher used to impress on "us
little folks" that it was our bust
ness to learn our lessons at home;
that is, that our parents or older
brothers and sisters should teach
us, and the teachers only duty was
to hear US glibly recite the lessons
with which he had nothing what
ever to do in teaching us! Even
as child l thought the system
wrong, and | know it to be wrong
now. A lady friend, the owner Of
a high-priced private school, told
me not long since that she did not
want the parents of her school
children to give them any help
whatever; that they were mailed a
request to that effect-not to at
tempt to give the pupil any aid at
all; let the pupil come to the
teacher when "stumped" on any
thing. She stated that any home
aid was no aid at all, but retarded
the pupil and hindered the teacher.
That looks like sense to me.
What in blazes is teacher hired
for? What in thunder does man
wish to teach a kid-his own kid
how to find the length of a "hy-
pothenuse of right-angle trian-
gle," the length of base and per-
pendicular being given, just to let
the kid go to school next day and
show the teacher how slick he can
do it? Gosh, that is thunder of
a school system! How many peo-
pie over 80 who read this would
know "split infnitive" if the saw
it, or could extract the square root
of anything? Parents are not
qualified to teach their children
their lessons any more than they
are qualified to doctor them or fill
their teeth. School books change.
A parent is not familiar with the
books his child is studying.
Not SO very long ago I offered
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-11-27
THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving is generally be-
lieved to have commenced with the
advent of the Pilgrim fathers, and
therefore legacy to US from New
England. But when the true facts
in the case comes to light we find
that Thanksgiving Day was first
celebrated by Popham colonists at
Monhegan, who joined in "Giving
God thanks" for their safe arrival
and many blessings in the ritual
lad down in the Thanksgiving
service of the Church of England
prayer book. 1t is known with
what antipathy the early Puritans
regarded any and all of the holy
days of the English church, and
the celebration of such was sternly
forbidden in New England.
How many of us know that days
for giving thankss were set apart
in Europe long before the refor-
nation and were observed by the
Church of England many years
before the Pilgrims landed.
The first Thanksgiving in this
country was not set apart as a day
of religious observance, but for
recreation. On Decem Der IL. 1921,
Edward Winslow wrote home to
England the following very quaint
account of the weeks program:
"Our harvest being gotten in,
our governor sent four men out
fowling SO we might, in special
manner, rejoice together after we
had gathered the fruits of our la
bors. The four killed so much
fowl that with little help served
the company about a week. Among
other recreations were exercises
with our arms. Many of the In
dians came amongst us and among
them their greatest king, Massa-
soft, with some ninety men, whom
we for three days feasted and en-
tertained. They went out and
killed five deer, which they
brought in and bestowed on our
governor. upon the captains and
Others"
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-11-27

| We learn, too, from Governor
Bradford, that wild turkeys were
PLENTIFUL, so we feel a reasona BILE
assurance that the turkey has a
long and ancient lineage and pres
tige not to be usurped by any other
bird on our Thanksgiving day
platter.
Only ffty-five English speaking
people sat down to the first Thanks
day feast, but the addition of the
Indians made goodly company
for whom the poor, lonely and
homesick women prepared the
dinner. There were only four of
them, with one servant "and few
young maidekins.' There is no
record to be found of any religious
worship during this week of
feasting.
In 1923 the second Thanksgiving
day was ordered and observed by
the Pilgrim fathers. Early Thanks
givings we're not ways celebrated
in Novem Der nor upon Thursday,
and it is not until 1877 that we
find the first printed Thanksgiving
procla nation, now owned by the
Massachusetts Historical society.
1t is interesting to note that since
1862 the president of the United
States has set the last Thursday in
Novembe to be observed as a day
of thanksgiving. And barking
back to Pilgrim days, what vast
difference. Compare the harvest
then and the harvest now. Wheth.
er our forefathers we're ever actual
ly reduced to the traditional five
grains of corn each, is a fact not
decided by history, but it is true
that they returned thanks for the
most meager fare, and endured
the most grinding hardships with,
out a murmur. Like our forbears
we make of the, day great time
for feasting and games, and not SO
much Of church going. 1t is a
day for family reunions, and a day
of abundant opportunity for max
lug a cause of Thanksgiving in
the "other fellows heart. Selected.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-21
Sons of Toll at Harvard,

Cambridge. Mass, March 1T.-There
are many students at Harvard who
will turn their hands to anything that
is honest to gain an education. This
was shown in the report of the secre-
tary Of the Harvard bureau for APP
pointments, listing 1860 students as
working to pay their way. The en-
ploymen is varied. Printers devils"
takers at country fairs. telegraph OPP
orators. newspaper reporters. clothing
and other statesmen, walters, diShwash-
ers. icemen, street car conductors,
newsboys. teachers. brown tail moth
killers and private secretaries describe
some of those who are also students
1t is asserted that the proportion of
men working their way through is
greater at Harvard than at any other
college in the country.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-21
Making Mechanics by Mail.

Manhattan, Kan, March 1S.--Recent-
ly Professor Bray of the extension di-
vision of the Kansas Agricultural col
lege has been visiting many of the
shops and factories of the state con
sulting with the overseers and super
intendents and. enrolling students in
the correspondence course in mechan-
les. In the more than a hundred
subjects now offered in correspondence
courses by the college there are en-
rolled farmers, farmers wives, sons
and daughters, telegraph operators,
schoOlteachers, lawyers. train dispatch
ers, railroad officials. ministers, car
penters, plumbers. mOtorcar repairers.
boilermakerS. tinSmiths, firemen and
stationary engineers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-21
Plan Splendid Eete In Albert Hall.

London March 16.-Thc great event
of London last year was the hundred
year ago ball held in Albert hall in
June. but next June Albert hall will
be the scene of what promises to be q
still more wonderful ball in aid of the
Soldiers Help society.
This will be Il Louis XIV. ball. Al
bert hall will be converted into rep
restntation Of Versailles with typical
fete in progress. The court of Louis
XIV. will receive visits from other
courts. and the most famous society
women are organizing these side lines
There will, for instance, he the papal
nunciO the doge Of Venice and the
Duke of Genoa. with their attendant
suits. In the papal procession will ap-
pear members of several old Roman
Catholic families. OF course the Eng
fish court of that period will be rep
resented, and those who attend the ball
will not be restricted to wearing cos
tunes of the French court as long as
they are Of the period of Louis XIV,
Louis Nv. or Louis XVI.
Lady Marlborough. one of the hand
soonest Americans in London and sister
of Mrs Cecil Bingham, is organizing
one Of the courts. while another Ameri-
can. Mrs Charles Schwab. has prom
ised to do likewise
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-21
Commemorative the Perry Victory.

Cleveland, O., March 1G.--W ebSter 2.
Huntington of Cleveland. secretary of
the Perry victory centennial commits
sion, says that the celebration OF Com
modore perry'S great triumph Oh Lake
Erie July 4-Sept. 10 is an assured sue
cess. The affair is under the auspices
Of the national government, with Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Wis
consin, New York, Rhode Island. Ken
lucky, Minnesota and Indiana offering
their support. The United States had
voted $250OOO; Ohio, $685. 900; Pennsyl-
vania, S75, 900; Wisconsin, $50, 600; New
York, 100000: Rhode Island, $4,000
and Kentucky, $4,000, when bills
were pending before the legislatures
of the following states for amounts as
follows: Michigan, $4,000; Illinois,
$4,000. and Minnesota. $4,000.
The plan Of the committee in charge
of arrangements calls for the greatest
pageant ever held on the great lakes
The frigate Niagara, Commodore Per-
rvs flagship in the famous battle, is to
be put in seaworthy condition for the
occasion. The Niagara was scuttled
in Erie harbor. Pennsylvania, immedi-
ately after Perry's victory over the
British in 1912 to prevent her falling
into the hands Of the enemy and has
lain there ever since.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-21
Plans Monument to Bird,

New York. Marci 10. - Mahonri
Young. a grandson of Brigham Young,
leader of the Mormon church. is ut
work in this city modelling a unique
monument to the Seaguil, Il bird sacred
to the Mormons because it saved the
first immigrants in Utah from 4 plague
Of grasshopperS. 1t is said that the
monument will cost $40, 900 and will be
placed in the grounds Of the Mormon
temple at Sat Lake City.
At the base of the monument one
side is to be devoted to an Inscription
and the remaining three will have low
relief sculptures depicting the arrival
of the Mormons in Utah, the saving Of
their first crop by the seagulls and the
first harvest