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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
WOULD CONTINUE
CORN EXPOSITION
Usual Program of Exhibit Dem
OnstratiOns Augmented by
Round Table Conference on
Rural Life.

Columbia, Feb. 6.-Strongly
urged in kilograms from var
ious prominent individuals and
commercial organizations to
continue the Corn Exposition
for another week, the man.
agement is considering the ad-
visibility of this action. The
exposition was to have closed
Saturday of the present week.
Among others whose names
are signed to these kilograms
are Senator B. R. Tillman, Con-
gresham A. E. Lever, Secre-
tary of Agriculture James Will
son, who also gives his permis-
sion for the government exhibit
to remain here another week;
Samuel G. Stoney of Charles
ton, president of the South
Carolina Agricultural Society; !;
D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte.
and various mayorg and presi-
dents of chamberss6f commerce
in South Carolina. The tele-
grams were received by Com
missioner E. j. Watson, who, in
view of stronghold sentiment,
that the exposition remain
open, sent out an inquiry ask
ingSan expression regarding the
move. If the exposition is kept
openIt is stated, every exhibit
will be keptintact.
The VsuaIprogram of exhibit
demonstrations. illustrated lee
lures and musical concerts at
the exposition was Nagmented
today by the round tabiSscon-
ference on reral life, this benz
the second spf the three-day
series which Sommenced yes
|terday. DR.. Warren H. Wilson
Of New York, suEerintendent of
tie church and cohntry life de-
partment4 of the Rresbyterian
board of home Missions, arriv-
edhere this afternoon. to attend
the exposition andMto take
change of the rural life confer
ence tomorrow, which&will be
devoted to the consideration of
problems of the country Church.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
News Notes From Elgin.
Special to The News.

Special to The News.
Elgin, Feb. 6.-Miss Sallie
Beckham, who has been visit
ing her brother, Mr.. Robert
Beckham, returned to her home
1T Great Falls last week.
Miss Dora Varnado attended
her sister, Mrs. Mcdowell, at
Westville last week.
Miss Eva Mae Duren, accom-
oaied by her sister, Miss Onibel,
Duren of Lancaster, attended
the corn show last week.
Mr.. Robert Beckham spent
from Friday till Monday with
his daughter, Mrs. James Bar
ton, at Great Falls.
Messrs. Stanley Truesdale
and Kirby Duren spent a few
days in Westville this week.
Miss Dora armada attended
the corn show last week.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
RIVAL FLEETS MOVE.

Foreigners at Adrianople Ask
Permission to Leave the
. Town or to Establish Neutral
HNdon, Feb. 6.-News from
the seek of war is meager.
Vague ren0rts of fighting in
Gallipoli andSt the Tchatalja
lines have been receiyed, but no
details enabling one to- Judge
the character of the operations.
The fact that the Bulgarians
appear to be moving their posi-
tlons westward along the
Tchatalja lines seems to show
that they realize there is a pos
sibility of an attempt to out
flank them, but so far there is
no confirmation of the rumors
that the Turks are moving
troops by sea to the neighbor-
hood of Rodosto and Media.
The reports indicate that the
Turks have met reverse in
the Gallipoli Peninsula, but no
word has been received as to
whether the main forces have
yet been engaged, and it is as
sumed that the Turkish lines at
Bulair and across the neck of
the Peninsula are we'll defend
ed by modern works, which
ought to offer effective resis-
tance. Fighting at this point
should bring the rival fleets in
to operations, but no naval
movement has been reported.
Sofia, Feb. 6.-War ministers
of the powers in Sofia TODAY
communicated to Premier Guer-
choff the request of the consuls
at Adrianople for permission
for foreigners to leave the town
or for the establishment of a
neutral zone for their protec-
ton.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
Carried to GaStOnia.

Sheriff j. P. Hunter received
a telegram Wednesday from
Gastonia, N c.. to look
out for one William B.
Oliver, wanted at that place
for disposing of property under
lien. The vigilant sheriff did
not have long to look before he
spied Oliver on a scaffold en-
gagged in repainting the resi-
dence of Col. Leroy Springs.
The sheriff Immediately arrest
ed him, but he at first refused
to go back to North Carolina
without extradition papers, but
later on yielded and was sent to
Gastonia Thursday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
BLEASE'S CHARGES
ARE INVESTIGATED
DIR. S. G.. MitchelPs Conduct
With Reference to Peabody
Fund is Subject of Solons'
Inquiry.

Fund is Subject of Solons'
Inquiry.
Columbia Special to Spartan.
burg Herald, Feb. 5: The TAX
ing of testimony before the leg
lslative committee on the
charges brought by the COVER
nor in his inaugural address
with reference to statements
made by DR.. S. C. Mitchell,
president of the University of
South Carolina, was begun in
the supreme court room this af-
ternoon at a o'clock. Among
the witnesses summoned were
DIR. Mitchell, DR.. D. B. johnson.
president of Winthrop College,
and ex-Gov. Martin F. Ansel.
The specific charge made was
that DIR. Mitchell had tried to
influence the general educa-
tion board to give money to the
university and deprive Win
throp College. There was a
large crowd present. Senator
Weston, of Richland county, is
the chairman of the committee.
DIR. D. B. Johnson, president
of Winthrop College, was on the
stand for several hours this af-
ternoon. The sum and SUBJ
stance of his testimony was
that Winthrop College would
have received between $3.50, 600
and 100000 in place of $780,
600 from the Peabody fund if it
had not been for the interfer-
ence of the University of South
Carolina through DR.. S. C.
Mitchell and other Southern
colleges.
The hearing will be resumed
tomorrow afternoon at a o'clock,
when DR.. Mitchell will take the
stand.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
SfATE MUSD|REDEEM
\ OR REFUND BONDS
ing tine1yra rartielef

Ths following tinne1y~Aaftiele
is takep from The Anderson
Daily Man;
The state ofp~.Sautls~C Carolina
must redeem or refund some
thing over five millions of dol
lars of bonds which come due
this year. The legislature has
committed this work to the
sinking fund commission. This
commission has been having
trouble with the governor of
the state for a year. He was
chairman of the commission, by
courtesy, and when he refused
to call a meeting to dispose of
the old state dispensary build
ing in which the state had thou
sands of dollars of school funds
tied up, the other members of
the commission took the matter
into their own hands and organ
lied with Mr.. Lyon as chairman
and proceeded to convert the
property into cash, as they had
been directed by law.
The members of the commits
sion are the state treasurer.
than whom a purer, kindlier
gentleman never lived, yet a
man of great moral courage.
Capt. r. II. Jennings; the comp
troller general, Hon. A. w.
Jones of Abbeville; the attor-
ney general, Mr.. j. Fraser
Lyon; the secretary of state,
Mr.. r. Maxey McCown, and one
member of the senate and one
of the house. The governor
some time ago made the point
that the terms of office of the
Legislative members had expir-
ed and that a quorum of the
commission could not properly
be formed. He now contends
that the members of the COM
mission were dickering with
financiers in New York for the
negotiation Of the bonds with
out submittinesSto bids. There
is absolutely nothing but sus-
picion in the conte4:ion.
The members Of The commits
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
NEGRO'S AWFUL DEATH.
Dennis Gould Falls Across Saw
i'm Motion.

Lexington Special to Colum-
bla State, Feb. 5: Dennis
Gould, a negro, about 5 years
OF age, met horrible death at
the saw mill of Fred G.. Hart
ley, in the extreme lower sec
ton of the county, "a miles
from here, yesterday morning.
In some manner he fell across
a circular saw while it was in
motion, and in the twinkling of
an eye his head and shoulders
were severed from the body and
were thrown a distance of 10
or l5 feet from where the body
lay.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
Indians Leaves Corn Show.

Columbia, Feb. 6.-Wild
Eagle, Bad Horse, Standing
Bull, Running Deer and family
will leave this morning for their
homes on the reservation near
Rock Hill. Big Chief Catawba.
Red Cloud, Sleepy Crane, squaw
and papooses will remain at the
exposition grounds. The moth
er of the twins wanted to po
home, but as there are so many
people who call daily to see the
twins Big Chief Catawba in
duced her to remain
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
40, 100000 PARCEL POST
PACKAGES ARE HANDLED
Chicago Leads All Other Cities
For January With 4,163,153
Parcels.

Chicago Leads All Other Cities
For January With 4,163,153
Parcels.
Washington, Feb. Gap
proximately 40,O00,000 parcel
post packages were handled
during January. At the so
largest postoffices, 1885, ,433
parcels were handled in the first
month of the operation of the
new system and the business of
the last two weeks exceeded
that of the first two weeks by
more than five million pack
ages.
Chicago exceeded all other
cities in the number of parcels
handled, it's total being 4,163,-
153, New York handled 3,519,-
1873; Atlanta, $4,000; st. Paul,
181, ,056; New Orleans, 166,391;
Dallas, 10000; Louisville, 144,-
O76; Richmond, 100000; Nash
vile, 69,270; Jacksonville, A.
963.
The present season is the dull
one in the postoffice business,
but even if there should Sbe no
increase in the parcel \ post
work, about 500,OO0,OOO PARCELS
would be handled during sthe
first year. Some postmasters
estimate the first years total
will be one billion packages. "a
From the more remote Sec
-tfons,>Qf the country, postmas-
ters repcrt merchants are pre-
pairing to extend their fields to
the rural districts, through the
new system aifd, farmers are
preparing to send products to
cities and towns upon the OPEN
ing of the spring season.
The preliminary appropria-
tion for the establishment of
the parcel post has beenS ex-
hausted and Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock today asked For
an additional appropriation Of
$750,00O. \
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
HURRRYING HOME WITH
TUBERCULOSIS SERUM
DIR. Austin Held Rushes With
Friedman Culture to Bed
side of His Wife, Who is Suf-
fering With Disease.

New York, Feb. 6.-Hurry-
ing homeward from abroad with
tuberculosis serum in his pos
session that he says is the first
of the widely-discussed Fried
mann culture to be brought to
this country, DR.. Austin B.
Held, a physician of Pittsburg,
arrived on the steamship Potts
dam from Europe today, and at
once took train for his home,
where his wife, a consumptive,
awaits the arrival of what DIR.
Held hopes will be cure for
her. DR.. Held has enough
baccilli only for one patient, he
declared. That patient will be
his wife. DR.. Held was met at
Quarantine by DR.. Milton H.
Foster of the Ellis Island health
service, and questioned in be-
half of the United States gov
ernment about the Friedman
cure. DR.. Held told DR.. Foster
he had been convinced of the
efficiency OF the cure and had
obtained serum to treat a pa
tient suffering from tubercu-
losis of the bone. DIR. Fried
mann, the German scientist,
who discovered the serum last
month, was offered $1,00O,OOO
by Charles E. Finley, a banker
of this city, if he would cure 95
out of 100 patients to be placed
under his care. The bankers
interest in the serum resulted
from the fact that a relative by
marriage suffers with tubercu-
losis.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
Tried Many Ways.

Albany, Ca, Feb. 5.-After
taking laudanum and powdered
glass, slashing his wrist with a
razor and shooting himself be-
low the heart, Gordon Flour
noy, secretary-treasurer of the
Albany Cotton Mills still lives.
de is in a precarious condition.
No reason for the act is known.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
Niece Of Washington Dies

GreenviIIe Special in The
State of February 6: Mrs. Mar
garet Maharty Washington,
Sloan, a grand niece of George
Washington, died today in her
83rd year at the home of her
son, George w. Sloan, near
Pelham, this county.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08
Six Mules Killed.

Cheraw Special in The State
of February 6: Failing from
an embankment in the path of
the Florida special of the Sea-
board Railway, six valuable
mules, the property of Mrs.
Irene Reed, were killed here
Tuesday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08

One of the most disastrous
fires with which Lancaster has
been visited in years occurred
yesterday morning about $3.50
o'clock, when the large livery
and sale stable belonging to the
Jones Mercantile Company, on
the north side of Gay street at
the intersection of Gay and
Meeting streets, was complete
ly destroyed. In the building
were perhaps 40 head of horses
and mules, most of which had
been recently shipped in and not
a single one of which were saw
ed. All of these belonged to the
Jones-Elliott Mule Company.
The Jones-Elliott Mule Com
pany had in the building also a
carload of New Neeson wagons,
several new carriages and bug
gies and secondhand buggies
and carriages used in connec-
tion with the livery business,
also quantity of corn, hay and
fodder, which was consumed.
The building which belonged to
the Jones Mercantile Company,
was worth $2,5OO, with insur-
ance for only $1,5OO.
The loss of the Elliott
Mule Company is estimated to
be about $4,000, which was
Ssured for from 60 to rs per
Cent of it's value. The origin
of the fire is supposed to have
been accidental. 1t was first
discovered by Dick Varnidore
and Clyde Backham at about
the time above mentioned.
When discovered the provender
In the loft of the building was
all aflame. Mr.. Beckham sue
ceeded in breaking down the
door in the rear end and tried
to coax one of the animals out,
but all to no purpose and in an
incrediably short time the roof
was falling in.
1t was thought at one time
the large frame building be-
longing to Mr.. w. J. Cunning
ham and Mrs. w. G. Hough, di-
rectly opposite, would also be
destroyed, but by reason of
heroic work done by the local
fire department under the good
leadership of Chief w. E. Dren-
nan this building was saved, al
though the front was very bad
ly charred and the glass broken
out. The live stock were turn
ed out of the building and some
of them are still roaming at
large. After this building was
safe the fire department hur-
ried to the building immediate
ly in the rear of the burned
stable, occupied by Mr.. John
King as blacksmith and wood
shop. When reached by the
fire laddies the whole south side
and top of the building was in
a blaze, but was soon put out.
The heat charred the front of
the small stores occupied by
Nar. r. r. Riddle and Mr.. Jack
son. The sky-light in the brick
building Immediately west of
the burned stable, belonging to
Ernest Moore and occupied by
Mr.. j. B. Mockorell, fell in, in
jpng some of the goods. This
tail brick building perhaps pre-
vented the aames being COM
municated to the Moore block
on Main street. The wind at
the time of the fire was blowing
pretty stiff to the southwest,
which was fortunate. Mr.. C.. D..
Jones, president of both the
Jones Mercantile Company and
the Jones-Elliott Mule Com
pany, was absent in New York
at the time of the fire, but Mr..
j. G.. Elliott, the manager of the
mule company, was on the
ground and did all that human
mortal could do to hold the fire
in check and save the property
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-08

Washington, Feb. 6.-James
ii. Brady, elected to fill out the
uneXplred term Of the late Sen
atcr Hepburn, of Idaho, TODAY
TOOK the oath of office, displac-
ing Senator Perky, appointed
TO temporarily fill the vacancy
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-10-03
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
October 3, 1913.

the finished product will make happier and and
better citizens besides The United States bulletin
OF manufactures for Connecticut recently issued shows that
100000 invested in the liquor business employs
the capital i'll the hardware business employs 52 the
silk business 46 wooden goods business 527 boots ard
shoes and down the list proving concusvey thai
this money tied the liquor business put ino
any of the leading industries would employ from,
three to eight times much labor
This same report shows that $Ioo invested in the liquor
business back annually $50 wages the hardware
business back $8 in the silk business $40 the wool
Ell business SEQ, in boot and shoe business $27
JOHN A. SHIELDS, Organizing Secy,
Progressive National Committee.
Chicago Tribune, September 20
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-10-03
Money in Liquor Business

Chicago Sept I5.-(Edor of The Tribune I'm your
report of the organization of the of Chicago into
Liberty Leagues in the interest of the liquor business
have noted that the argument that by
closing OF 1900 saloons this city approximately
would be thrown out of employment
If these saloons closed employment would be fur
nshed to those engaged in the saloon business many
in the channels of trade opened up the money
that is now invested in the saloon business.
The making of of wheat into bread will EMPLOY
and oneha times much labor pay wages
than the making of equal of grain beer and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-10-03
Steamboats, Violate Dramshop Act

Blind tigers have been running steamboats, on
the Mississippi and Illinois rivers The liquor laws of
both Illinois and Missouri prohibit the sale of liquor
on these boats Evidence has been secured by the
League against three different steamboat companies
and criminal informatons have been prepared bv the
law enforcement department of the League and will
be filed by the time this paper reaches our readers
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-10-03
Going the Devil One Better

The warden of the Joliet penentiary is expert
menting with the word of honor plan" in letting
prisoners into Gods sunlight and free ar-to work
for the be sure, but work unfetered Their
word of honor is their ball and chain Forty-hve of
these convcts in camp Dixon doing Lee
county real service in improving public highways.
The are happy in their freedom work. and feel
the responsibility of the trust reposed in them by
Warden Allen.
Among all the agencies of evil designed to drag
down there is only one on record to date diabo-
cal enough to attempt defeat the purpose of these
men to abide by their word Of honor which means
everything worth while to them This agency is aco-
hol. 1t is hard to conceive of man depraved so
utterly void of sense of honor to be willing
emissary for John Barleycorn in the effort have
these convcts break faith with the warden Yet there
is such He appeared at the convict camp last
Thursday. The Chicago Tribune tells the story as
follows:
Dixon Ill., Sept. 4-(Special.)- Temptation in
subtle and unexpected form entered Camp Hope
at Dixon today. The result instant and absolute
victory for the convicts who there their
WORD of honor"
The forty-6ve prisoners from Joliet had just
come in from their work. and lined up
windmill waiting their turns for drinks of fresh
water. Two we'll dressed strangers stood watching
them. The last and hirstiest convict finally reached
the pump
Co. Jackr half whispered one of the strangers
"hold your cup here and | will give you real
drink" He produced whisky flask.
The prisoner, who happened be the Judge"
of the Kangaroo court organized among the prs-
oners looked up in surprise
mo, thanks" he replied and applied himself
vigorously to the pump handle.
"WhatF the stranger demanded, don't you
drink"
Drink" the convict asked. "Tm dry as a
hot brick and could drink enough booze to sink
battleship but I'd de before I'd touch drop out
here. Now beat it! I'm going o call Capt Keegan"
Capt Keegan, unseen, had witnessed the incident
He promptly appeared and ordered the two strangers
off the camp grounds. He followed this action by
issuing orders from headquarters prohibiting all vs
tors from entering the grounds.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-10-03
Freeport has Discovered a Booze
Cure that Promises to be Effective

Some of these booze fighters could look upon the
saloons handwork it affects Others see the suf-
ferng and misery and the heartache that alcoholism
has brought into homes and be unmoved but let them
get glimpse of physical suffering threatening them
selves result of their ntemperance and it becomes
a more serious matter All of which shows the selfish
ness of booze. The Freeport Standard of August 28
says:
A dozen confirmed booze fighters converted
last night by young boy who locked up for
being drunk and later developed severe case of
deirium tremens The young fellow is between 20
and 30 years old and is member of we'll known
family He intoxicated last night and after he
had been i'll the city bastle for several hours, the
booze got the best of him and he became violently
Ill with the I'D rs" There between twelve
and fifteen men in the lookup All of them had been
booked on charge of drunkenness. MANY Of them
were old offenders, we'll acquainted with the city
jail and confirmed booze fighters.
This morning the "old heads called Chief Root
to the door of the jail Each of them stated that he
had had enough They before had witnessed
such a sight 1t was lesson, they said they would
remember as long they lived The sight of the
young man, wrecked by booze, wildly roaming about
the jail was enough to turn them they said against
booze-hghtng for They offered even to sign
pledge that they would touch liquor again
Chief Root, however, did take their signatures
to the pledge, but told them he would take their
word of honor
The lesson in the Jail last night was as good to
the confirmed boozers as cure in some institution
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-21
Just Like a Woman.

just Like Woman.
81 admire everything that is beau
full" he said. you mustn't say such
things to me" she replied. I'VE have
only known each other a little while"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-21
'NSTANYTFTM

CAN ANYONE ANSWER THESE?
A sign in window says, "Shoes
Shined Inside" Why do the people
want their shoes shined inside?-T.
B.F.
WoUId>it be considered good form
to wear mustard pot dress to a
Dutch lunch?--Alys L. G.
What kind of glue should use in
mending cracked ice?-W. W.P.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-21
Taking No Chances.

/ Taking No Chances.
Miss Gertrude Moore played the
mandolin in concert given Monday
last at Trinity College in Washington.
The whole household at the college
has been Eaceinated,-Na ntasket
Breeze -. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-06
SERIES START TOMORROW
Athletics And Giants To Meet IN
First Game At New York
Watch Bulletins
TO GIVE SCORE By INNINGS

| III = ~ =, y
Watch for the result Of the first
game Of the worlds series which is
to be played tomorrow afternoon at
New York between the Giants and
the Athletics, at either the Pioneer
or Markham hotel bulletin boards.
Manager Nelson of the hotel and
Manager Denu of the Pioneer have
arranged to receive the results of the
series by wire. The score Of the con-
tests will be telegraphed to Bemidji
every three innings, the batteries 10
be announcer with the first MESA ge.
AT the conclusion of the game the
number Of runs hits and errors will
be listed.
+ Much interest is being shown in
the series and no little betting is
being taken part in. Last week there
was plenty Of Giant money to be
the Polo ground team are more
scarce and what betting is being
made calls for even money.
Don't forget that the results Of all
games of the series may be found at
the Pioneer bulletin board, on the
corner OF Beltrami avenue and
Fourth street or at the Markham
hotel lobby.