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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
MIR. John Pressly Caught by Betting
is SO Badly Mangled That He
Dies on Way to Hospital.

A sad accident occurred at the
Lancaster cotton mills this morning
at about O'Clock which resulted in
the death of one of the employees.
Mr.. John Pressly. While engaged
In his duties in the card room. his
person came in contact in some way
with one of the belts attached to a
machine, and he was hurled to the
ceiling and down again, his BODY
falling on another carding machine.
Col. Leroy Springs, the president of
the mills and also president of the
l.. &c G. Railroad, had q special
train summoned to carry the in
jured man to the hospital at Ches-
ter, but he was so badly injured he
died before the train reached there.
His family, consisting OF a. wife and
two children, residing at Monroe,
were notified of his unfortunate
death. Mr.. Pressly was about 33
years Of age, and came to work in
the Lancaster mills about two weeks
ago. He was an expert, having been
working as a mill employe for is
years.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.
Frisco Woman Gives $1,OOO,OOO In
Memory OF Husband.

Berkeley, Cal, May 15.-In men,
ory OF her husband, who for years
had suffered from malady that
eluded medical skill, Mrs. George
William Hooper Of San Francisco
has transferred 10 the University of
California $1,O00,O0O for the estab-
lishment of an institute for medical
research.
In announcing the gift President
Wheeler said:
''Mr. Hooper knew he could not
be helped, but he hoped that some
thing might be done for others who
suffered IN the same way"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
SENATOR J. HAMS FIRST BILL,
Illinois Statesman Advocates Nation.
al Wage Commission.

Washington, May 15.-Senator
James Hamilton Lewis of Illinoia
introduced yesterday as his first bin
measure to establish a national
wage commission to provide a sys-
TEN for insuring a minimum wage
in all work pertaining to the federal
government, public service corpora
uons and all concerns doing an IN
terstate business.
The President would be authoriz-
ed to appoint wage commissioner
in each congressional district. who
would handle appeals charging vIo-
iation OF minimum wage regula.
tions. The bill would appropriate
100000 for expenses and salaries
OF such a commission.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
.BAPTISTS REFLECT
ALL OLD OFFICERS
Sixty-Seventh Annual Convention
Formally Opens at st. Louis.

St Louis, Mo-, May 15.-The
sixty-seventh annual convention of
the Southern Baptists formally
opened this Afternoon. The Rev.
Edwin Charles Dargan presided.
Ofiicers for the ensuing year were
reelected with the exception of the
vice presidents. The officers are:
The Rev. DR.. Edwin Charles Dar-
gan OF Macon, Ga, president; M. p.
wolf OF Dallas, the Rev. A. G. WASH
burn OF McAlester, Okla; Isaac b.
I1grett of Jackson, Miss, and VII
nam ELLISON of Richmond, Va, vice
PRESIDENTS; the Rev. DR.. Lansing
Burrows OF Americus, Ca, and the
Rev. oliver Fuller Gregory OF
Staunton, Va, secretaries; George
w. Norton of Louisville, KY, treas
urer, and William P. Harvey OF
Harrodsburg, KY, auditor.
Ihe program provides for three
sessions each day, the closing ses-
sion being next Monday night. The
morning session today was given
up to missionary matters and the
afternoon session to the Laymen'a
movement and the young people's
work.
TEXAS LEADS.
IL Is shown in the statistical re.
poito Ihdl le8aS lea0S all the states
In the convention in the amount of
money contributed to both home and
foreign missions, giving $1,000 to
home missions and $4,000 to for
eign missions.
Optimism characterized the an
nual report of the foreign mission
board of the Southern Baptist
church submitted by Rev. T. b. Raw
OF Richmond, va.
Baptists are awakened to world
wide responsibilities, and at that
the same time to great opportunities
before them in the home land" saws
the report
Considerable space is given to
conditions in Mexico.
The year 1872" reports A.. N.
Porter, in charge of the Southern
Mexican Mission, twas one OF the
most trying in the history of the
Mexican people. Thousands of
bandits have over-run the rural dis-
trlcts, leaving ruin and distress.
Sucf conditions have made 1t nearly
Impossible to do missionary work.
except in the cities"
A plea OF denominational LOYALTY
Is made in the report of the board
OF nome missions, submitted to the
southern Baptist Convention yes-
terday.
TRIUMPHANT PROGRAM.
AS we contemplate the great
problems that the South confronts,"
says the report, "'the negro, mater
ialism, 22,000,000' people not in any
religious body, the fearful cheapen-
ing OF human life, the more than
5000 churches that have no houses
or worship-as we think of these
things, we long to be empowered to
project a program that shall be
positive, courageo adequate and
triumphant"
The home mission board reports
that 1t closed the years work free
from debt. Emphasis of the doc
trinal character of Christianity is
urged in Sunday school work in the
report OF the Sunday school board,
submitted to the Southern Baptist
Convention.
The Sunday school lesson COM
mlttee's work in this connection and
It's work in graded lessons for the
intermediate department is COM
mended.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
TOTAL OVER 80 MILLION.
Assessments of Cotton, Oil and Fer.
ti1izer Plants.

Columbia, May 14.-Special:
The total assessments of the cotton
mills for taxation for this year is
$2S,516,598, an increase over last
year of $350,001, and the total as
sessments for the cotton oil mills
is $1,5O1, ,425,011, an increase over
last year of $43,950. and the total
assessments for fertilizer plants is
$2,230,963, an increase over last
year of s561,62O, according to a
statement issued to-day by Compt-
roller General A. w. Jones. The
figures were fixed by the State board
of equalization at its meeting here
last week.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
PRESBYTERIAN MoDERATORs
DIR. Stone Heads Northern and DIR.
Lyons Southern.

Atlanta, Ca, May 15.-Election
OF moderators by the commissioners
or the Northern and Southern Pres
byterian churches, with a totally
unexpected choice in the case of the
former, featured this afternoon
sessions of the Presbyterian Assem-
blies in session here.
DR.. John Timothy Stone of the
Fourth Presbyterian church; Chica-
go, was elected moderator of the
Northern body, and DR.. ]. Sprole
Lyons, OF the First PRESBYTERIAN
church, Louisville, KY, was chosen
moderator by the Southern organ
ization. All three of the assemblies
In session here now have selected
moderators, the United Presbyte-
rians taking this action last night
when DR.. r. M. Russell, of New VIII
mington, Pa, was chosen.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
w. e. GONZALES FOR CUBA?
Believed He Can Get Post III He
Wants It

Washington, May 15.-It is be-
lieved here that If Editor w. r.
Gonzales, of The Columbia State,
can be induced to accept the post of
minister to Cuba, that honor will be
rendered him by President Wilson.
There is little doubt that Mr.. Con
zales could have some European
mission If he desired 1t, but 1t is
said that he would not wish to go
so far from home. The Cuban mis-
sion would have a special appeal for
him because of the distinguished
connection of his ancestors with the
long struggle of the Cubans for
liberty.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
HOTEL "wINONA" BURNED.
Flames Destroy Laurens HOstelry-
Total Loss 81 600

Laurens. May 14.-The Winona
Hotel, owned and conducted by Mrs
Reese, was destroyed by fire this
morning at 3 o'clock, together with
practically all the furnishings. The
building was erected five years ago
and cost about $4,000. Including
the furniture. the loss is plcaed at
$1,000.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16
Japan Confident.

Toxic, May 15.-The Japanese
foreign Office is optimistic over the
outcome OF the California alien land
controversy. high official says ne
expects the countries to reach a
friendly permanent solution OF the
difficulty.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16

Mrs. S. w. Heath and daughters of
Stoneboro are expected tonight for
visit to Mr.. w. Med. Brown.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-16

Capt. l.. G. McFadden of Rock
Hill spent yesterday in Lancaster.
The citizen., 1913-11-21
Nose-Tip Vaccination.

The young Japanese diplomat point
ed to his father, the marquis.
That's father" he said the old
fellow with the saucer-shaped scar on
the tip of his nose. All Japs of the
older generation have that scar
sTes?" said the debutante.
eyes, it's vaccination mark. In
the cid days, when compulsory vacci
nation first began we Japs vaccinated
everybody on the tip of the nose
Why? Well, because it was good
place, where there's no movement to
rub Off the scab. And also because g
vaccination scar on the nose was easi
ly identified by the medical officers OF
the government. A man didn't have
to take off half his clothes in order
to prove that he'd been yaccinated
Eyes, the nose tip vaccination had
its good points, but before the modern
hankering after beauty it had to go
The citizen., 1913-11-21
PRETTY HARD TO EXPLAIN
Little Slip Made by Mr.. Jones That
lie Probably Found Il Hard
to Square.

Jones usually caught the $50 train
out OF the Grand Central for New Ro-
chelle. This day, however, he had
met friend and remained over to re-
new acquaintanceship. He was plain
ly up against it, but finally managed
to get the following wire Off to Mrs.
Jones:
Missed the $50. Don't keep din
ner waiting. Will be little late to-
night"
1t was long after midnight when he
left the train at New Rochelle and
ten minutes later before he reached
home.
Mrs. Jones met him at the front
door.
You got my message, darling?" he
asked, pressing box Of bonbons into
her hands
"Oh, yes!" quickly returned Mrs
Jones, 81 got it all right. But ! would
like to know why you sent a vie at
4:3O telling me you had missed the
$3.50 train"
Jones could2t-Judge
The citizen., 1913-11-21
Sugar Consumed IN the United
States.

Eighty pounds OF sugar is consumed
yearly by every American, totalng s.
900, 600, 900 pounds.
Sugar, as an article of food. presents
the heat giving principle in highly con-
Centrated form, easy Of assimilation by
the physical organization 1t has, be-
sides other food values which, with its
agreeable taste, make: it one OF the most
pala:able and universal foods.
Experiments have proven that the
soldier on the march and also the men
engaged in other protracted and intense
physical eXertion, find in sugar an ex-
Cellent nutriment. Probably the sweet
ness of sugar has more than anything
else to do with its large and increasing
consumption by civilized nations. and
yet there seems to be some sort OF rela-
ton between the demand for sugar and
the physically exhausting pace OF modern
life.
The sugar eating habit has been in
creasing very rapidly in this country
since the beginning OF the last century.
Measured by import and refining statis-
tics OF cane and beet sugar per capita
consumption is ten times greater than in
1925.
The citizen., 1913-11-21
determination Not Feared.

do not believe all you read about
the extinction Of fur animals" writes
statistician to a Paris paper with
the exception of a few-seal, chin.
chilla and American lynx-'fur animals
are no less numerous than they were
SO years ago, when the prepared pelts
now popular for outer garments, were
used for lining purposes. The higll
prices are caused by the increased
demand. The fur-bearing animals will
not be exterminated because the fash
ions change. While one animal, tenn.
porarily popular, is being hunted the
the other has time to recuperate. Ma
ture helps also in this way: The over
hunted animal insrinctively abandons
its habitat, often seeking refuge where
the hunter cannot follow"
The citizen., 1913-11-21

by Congress at the present session. In
the next place the bin exempting the
farmers and labor organizations violates
the cardinal principle of the Democratic
party which is equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. - Why should
these two classes be given the special
privilege to violate the Sherman Anti
Trust Law, which is denied to all
others?
Why should a special right be granted
to the farmers aud the labor organzt
tions which is denied to all others The
whole thing must be conceded to be very
bad legislation, and especially so by the
Democratic party. The same law was
vetoed by President Taft and he was
right. 1t was re.enacted by a Demo-
cratic Congress, and then President
Wilson signed the bill and it was wrong.
He gave some reasons for it, but the
reasons were not good. We can only look
to the future and hope that this blunder
will be made right before serious harm
shall result from it. as now seems likely.
The citizen., 1913-11-21

is a member of the Board of Public
Works, the most powerful and influential
board of the State government. The
members of this board are Governor
Goldsborough, State Comptroller Emer-
son c. Harrington and General Van
diver. Thus the Democrats have control
of the board by vote OF to /. This
control they will continue durIGg the next
two wears.
The resignation of Judge Henry d.
Harlan as Chief Judge of the Supreme
Bench Of Baltimore City means the APP
pontmeut OF a Republican on the court.
Judge Harlan is a Democrat and has
served on the bench for twenty-yearS.
He has resigned to accept the position of
chief counsel with the Fidelity Trust
Company, a position winch, it is report
ed, pays more than twice as much as he
received as Judge A number OF Re-
publican Lawyers are either actively or in
actively aspiring for the ludgeshp and it
is thought that Governor Goldsborough
will announce his appointee as soon as
possible. Among those whose names
are most prominently mentioned are
MeSSrs. Robert +. Stanton, !. Henry
Baker, "A. der. Sappington and Robert
Burton. Messrs. Baker, Sappington and
Stanton ran for Judge several years ago
and all were defeated. The Governor
will be called upon to appoint chief Judge
OF the court. 1t is generally believed that
he will designate one of the present Dem
ocratic Judges as chief and then appoint
Republican as associate Judge. If he
should follow this policy, it is reported in
legal and political circles that he will
offer the chief iudgeship to Judge lanes
p. Gorter. THIS would mean that Judge
Gorter would have to resign as associate
judge in order to accept the chef Judge
ship and then he would come up for cleo
ton in 1915, at which time a new asso-
Ciate Judge would Also be elected.
Judge Harlan's resignation means a loss
to the bench.
The announcement that Baltimore
street will be paved with sheet asphalt
has struck a popular chord among the
people of Baltimore. Despite the fact
that the traffic is exceptionally heavy on
this street, there is a widespread demand
among the merchants that a smooth ma
terial be laid on ii. AT present, the
street is well paved with Belgian blocks.
A smooth Baltimore street will mean
much TO the city and especially to the
merchants. The main streets of all large
cities aIe paved with sheet asphalt or
some other similar smooth material and
there is no reason why the same practice
should not exist here. 1t is probable that
other important business streets will be
improved with sheet asphalt as soon as
possible. The merchants on Eutaw street
have strongly urged that this thoroug
fare, also, be paved with sheet asphalt
1t is the aim of Mayor Preston to give the
people of Baltimore what they want and
that he is succeeding in this can be seen
by the Endorsements which his acts are
receiving from the people of Baltimore.
The citizen., 1913-11-21
Wizard Rurbanks A..

Luther Burbank, by exnariaa
accomplishment doubtless tba bls'f'lce bls
ihed man in the world TO-DAY geSI ,S
Such statement, SAYS the aro.. w 10
tunlly for our bows and youSg S,'a. d. p
agriculture, says Popular NIecba,!sn nsn
points out that after the youn% ... ulCs
spent eight years at hard slnJ,. ular
cine the law or engineering h " i
made a success; he is only9 ? nm w. lla
commence the battle for II M WvPale
add but one kernel of corn ,o neI' .s,
grown IN this country in a sinai" ,aC
would increase the supply 6 ooo Gas, ~
els One improvement in The 49,. ~
already paying back sr7.ooo ood Po'd
Everything we eat and wear ror,.o
the ground. With less than half So oS.
u'atlon raising things, should tb.. .'
any wonder that the cost of living ,'E' +.
creased 5S per cent. in X yasra Yes y
quote Mr.. Burbank: '''''''
"\Vhat the world needs uroor,,.
now IS men who Can increase fba +,
from our. present acreage SO that I6'
will buy pound of the choices, y &;
as CT old, instead of pound Of mm y,
now. u''
What the world needs is not tba
ory or agitation or college lore II 7
are plenty of these, and at a CO..
SISo,ooo.ooo per annum in money
wac knows how much time tbey
succeeded in increasing our cron
only bare 3 per cent.
What the world needs is man
can do to agriculture and to horlicr
what Edison did to electrity Came,
steel and the Vanderbilts. Hills and
rlmans to transportation-develop
efficiency"
The citizen., 1913-11-21
Does an Injustice to CANNES.

Il never could see," cautiously re-
marked Kipling Daft, who often cogi-
tates deeply, why low saIoon should
be called "a 'dca4sTy' Days do rot fore
gather in such places and put their
left hind paws up on the footrail and
tell Mike to settemupagain. Neither
does dog linger along till a late
hour OF the night, Dragging about how
he was just going to hit the feller
when he left, or telling funny stories
deity interspersed with hiccoughs,
and then go winding home full of
choice liquors, fine cigars and seven
kinds of biliy-hell. Then, let US not
speak of saloon as q 'doggery,' even
if the men who congregate there do
at times recite more doggerel than is
good for them; but be truthful and
danominate it as 'mannery,' if
nothing will do US but that we must
call it out of it's name" kansas City
Star.
The citizen., 1913-11-21

After The League Of Public Safety
became active in Brooklyn some time
lEo lectures were delivered in the
schools and buttons were given to all
pupils Teachers thought the scheme
for safety had been well theorized by
the lecturers, but one boy recently
showed that everything had not been
made plain. In crossing a street he
narrowly escaped being hit by an au-
tomobile, the driver Of which took the
opportunity to admonish the lad All,
90 on!' yelled the boy; nothing can
hit MEL and he pulled back his coat
and revealed his safety" button.
The citizen., 1913-11-21
The Test.

Park Commissioner Stover of New
York was talking about the abolition
of "spooning" in Central park.
I'VE have pretty well abolished
spooning," he said "The way to
abolish it altogether is to have fewer
copses and more cops. But those who
persist in spooning in Central park
now, in the face of all the difficulties,
are pretty determined sweethearts,
and when they marry they should be
able to pass all their lives the happy
marriage test.
According to the happy marriage
test, you know, a marriage is sue
cess as long as both husband and wife
delight in reading their old love let,
ters to one another"
The citizen., 1913-11-21
HORNS OF FANTASTIC SHAPE
East African Tribe Have a Peeuiia1
Method of Dealing With
Their Oxen.

A tribe of East Africa, called the
Suks, hammer and twist the horns
of their cattle into ali kinds of fantas1
tic shapes. An OK with one horn that
points forward and the other back
ward, writes M. w. H. Beech in THE
Suk," is an object of envy and admi-
ration to all; it is called kamar.
They believe that such an OK has
exceptional properties. Every fighting
man should have his kamar; those
who do not possess one are objects of
derision. When they prepare to start
on raiding expedition, the men gath
er the kamars together, bedeck them
with ostrich-feathers, and lead them
to the river. There the warriors are
assembled; they dance round the sa-
cred oxen, flap their hands at them,
and kneel on one knee; they hold up
their shields in attitudes of defense
and brandish their spears, while they
utter weird war-cries, which are sup
posed to excite in the faint-hearted the
desire for battle. A captured kamar
is a coveted prize, and the Suks
slaughter and eat it with much cere-
mony.
The Suks were originally an agricul-
tural people. In every plantation they
build little shelters on piles, whereon
sit the women and children whose
duty it is to give warning of the ap-
proach of elephants, and to scare
away birds. OF the members of the
tribe who do other than agricultural
work there is saying, God gave
them no sheep, SO he gave them clev-
erness instead. youths Companion.
The citizen., 1913-11-21
Governor Names Men to r
Penal Laws.

Governor Goldsborough app
Monday a committee on revision Of
laws OF the State and a committee
form Of penal institutions.
81 shall send to the gentlemen
letters asking them to accept. said
error Goldsborough. 81 shall ca
commiuee together at an early da
shall expect them to have ready fc
Sentatlon at the coming Legislature
involving the reforms which are net
The committees are as follows:
Committee on Revision of the
Laws Eli Frank, James A. Mc(
both Of Baltimore CITY: Iames T
good, of Wicomico county; Tof
Carey. Baltimore county; Lynn R.
ins, Baltimore city; Milton G.
Frederick county, and William
vecmon, Allegany.
COMMITTEE on Revision and Ref
Laws Pertaining to Penal lnstitut
Edward NJ. Hammond, Howard c
Frank A Furst, Baltimore citw
Metzerott, Prince Georges count
gene O'Dunne, Baltimore city; H
Steele. Baltimore city; Francis
Parks, Carroll county, and Char
Wagaman, Washington county.
The citizen., 1913-11-21
Former Senator Davis is 90.

Henry Gassaway Davis. known
throughout the South as "Uncle Henry"
was swamped with letters aud teIegrams
of congratulations on his ninetleth birth.
day anniversary, November 18th.
Uncle HIenrv," who was the Demo
cratic nominee for Vice-President in
1904. celebrated his anniversary very
quietly. He is very active and energetic.
Mr.. Davis began his career as a railroad
brakeman, and is now considered the
wealthiest man in the State Of West Vir-
ginia. In 1871 he was elected to the
United States Senate and served two
terms.
The citizen., 1913-11-21

OF May 9TH, removed III. =,
service protection from nv : TIoak of
iourth-class POSTMASTER large bo
resident Taft and direc,esd5 di,ecied s5'eril
positions be thrown o9"n .I('ed that
competition. The exao,;,l, am 70 Cllul s.
open to the present postmo..o ot'ayons vi
olhces, as well as to anv rr,'a,srs a, OIL
who desires to Compete any Other D,
49,, Postmaster. General Bp j..
mat lnat ne desired it to be dis,i4ssGSn lis iIesSn ,
stood that it is his purno.o or.'o''nctIY Vi
tne intent of President w5o 10 carr
@ llal these positions be hlIeJ JiS2ns
ance with both the SORT '1u ~, N &C
OF the Civil Service Law H ana The
ne does not delegate the nsa.l 1e addet
polntment, nor in any case ip ipoWer Q
made simply upon or bac.1,a % d Selc
concentration of member mbI,F oF = Of
lie stated further that he b VI Conl
perform in making selec,;nans 'as a d
ClvIl Service rules; that il Nh ,' undt Y
seIect IN every case, the mas, uesl 81
mac obtainable, and that in r'3s' cit
OF such desire he is US ng and d'Grlne III.
continue to use every ayaiIsbla'n,e M 'n,e1
aScertalning the best Of The In,e ,nn, Me-
10 MN by the Civil Service Co,,,,'c3s l,,i S.
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