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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
Man at Waynesville, N. G. Meets
Death at Hands of His Cousin.

Waynesville, N. c.. March %
Called out of church by an usher
while attending religious services
here this morning, Henry Sorrells
walked into a fusillade of bullets,
fired by his cousin. Hardy Corrells.
Three of the bullets took effect, the
victim dying instantly.
1t is reported that the killing is
the aftermath of a violent quarrel
between the two men several weeks
ago Hardy Sorrells was arrested
and lodged in the county Jail. He
refuses to make any statement.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
Egg Rolling Day at White House
Grounds.

Washington, March 24.-Today
was egg rolling day at the White
House. From early morning until
late in the afternoon there was a
pilgrimage of little folks in Easter
attire to the lawns of the executive
mansion. With baskets, trinity
decorated in ribbons and colors. the
children romped on the mound
fronting the White House, while
hundreds of olders looked on, in
Guiding President Wilson and mem
bers of his family.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
DEATH OF MRS. l.. NJ. CLYBURN.
A Good Woman of the Dixie Sec
tion Passes Away


After an illness of several months,
Mrs. l.. M. Clyburn passed away at
her home in the Dixie section, about
eight miles east of Lancaster. last
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Clyburn
was, before her marriage, Miss
Lizzie Belk, only daughter of the
late II. r. w. Belk and his wife,
Mrs. Ellen Belk. She was also a.
granddaughter of the late Thomas
M. Belk Of this county. Mrs. Cly-
burn was graduate with distinction
of the Due West Female College.
She taught successfully for a num-
Der of years at Kershaw and at sew
eral other places in the county.
Having in early life Joined the
Tirzah Presbyterian church, she liv-
ed consistent Christian life and al
ways exerted an influence for good
on those about her. She was SO
years of age and was married 12
years ago to ex-Sheriff Clyburn, who
with their three sons, Lewis, Mil
Duih ahu 1dNius survive nor. SEG
also leaves one brother, Mr.. T. M.
Belk, the well-known real estate
man of Lancaster. Another broth
er, d. d. A. Belk, died a number of
years ago. During her residence in
town Mrs. Clyburn moved her mem
bership to the Lancaster Presby-
terian church, at which the funeral
service were conducted Saturday at
1880 p. m. by her pastor, Rev. H.
r. Murchison, assisted by Rev. j. H.
Boldridge, ID. d. The remains were
then laid to rest in the West End
cemetery.
The tidings of her death will bring
sadpess to many hearts, for Mrs.
Clyburn was loved and respected
wherever she was known. Hers
was a strong, steadfast faith, which
though tried by suffering, never
faltered. Her loved ones have the
sympathy of our entire community
in their great sorrow.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
WALKS WHILE ASLEEP;
SHOT As BURGLAR
Hubert Smith, Jr., Blinded Forever
With Shotgun by Uncle,

Augusta, Ga, March 24.-Hubert
Smith, Jr, 16 years OF age, will be-
sightless for life because of gunshot
wounds received in both eyes satur-
day night. The weapon was in the
hands of the young mans uncle.
Brooks Hammond, prominent citi-
zen of North Augusta, s. c.
Mr.. Hammond was awakened dur
ing the night by a noise outside of
his window. A cry of pain from his
nephew brought the realization 10
the uncle that he had shot young
smith The Smiths live three
quarters of a mile from the Ham
mond home and it is presumed that
the boy walked that distance in his
sleep.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING.
Board Issues Fourth List of Words
70 Appear i'm New Orthography.


New York, March 24.-The sim
pllhed spelling board issued yester-
day its fourth list of words to ap-
pear in new-fashioned othography
approximately 1000 words are
shortened or changed in spelling.
"In considering these new SPELL
ings," the board said in announcing
the new list, "do not be too much
influenced by the odd appearance of
the word. Any change must look
odd at first. Consider rather,
whether the change will bring a real
gain; if the public could accept it,"
Some Of the changes are:
Dropping the silent "h" in such
as chaos and chameleon, dropping
the final "k" in words like ham
mock, changing heart and hearth to
hart and harth, dropping the silent
'e" in money and similar words:
substituting laf for laugh and cof
for cough; omitting the "g" in
gnat, gnome and similar words;
substituting nee for knee and
nicnac for knick-knack and drop
ping the "k" in similar words.
changing pranced to pranst and
other words ending with need to
nst.
In the new list touch is spelled
tuch; serious is changed to serius;
blow is spelled bio; below is chang
ed>'et. .bello; forced to forst; phan-
tom to fantom;. handsome to hand
sum; boss to bos; glue. to glu and
wretch to reich. Each OF these in
stances typifies rule and is follow
ed by long list of words to which
IL applies.
Andrew Carnegie, Theodore
Roosevelt and score of other noted
men are included in the list of the
boards members.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
AIKEN PREPARING
FOR THE VETERANS

Elaborate Program Being Arranged
For Annual Meeting of the South
Carolina Division-Grand Ball to
Sponsors.
Aiken special to Charleston News
and Courier, March 90. The plans
for entertaining the Confederate
Veterans, sponsors, and Sons Of
Veterans of the South Carolina Di-
vision, U. d. c., when they hold
their annual reunion here on the
23d and Gath of next month, are
now beginning to crystalize. This
is the result Of a meeting of tho
councilmanic board Of the city,
when Mayor Herbert E. Giles ap-
pointed each member Of the board
the chairman of a committee, to
choose his own co-laborers at leis-
at large, who, it is assured, will lend
their hearty cooperation, to the
end that the occasion may prove an
unqualified success and the best re-
union of years.
However, the matter most diff
cult of adjustment will be arranging
for the accommodation and housing
of the throng of visitors who will
come here at that time. 1t is ex-
pected that at least fifteen hundred
veterans SDOnsorc opd Son, ~ ,,ok
Grams, besides the visitors, will be
here. OF course, the limited num-
ber of hotels and public boarding
houses will be able to take, COM
paratively speaking, only very
small percentage of these, and to
meet the demand, the private homes
of the citizens will be thrown open
for these two days to the city's
guests.
In the matter of amusements, OF
which there will be a suuerhuity
Major General B. Hammett, COM
mander of the South Carolina Dr.
vision, yesterday announced thai
he had arranged positively for an
amateur performance at the Thes-
tone theater ON the first night and
that he expected the theater man
agement to make an effort at book
ing professional performance for
the second night
On one of these evenings VIII be
held the annual grand ball 20 The
sponsors, attendants upon and visi-
tors to the reunion, and this will
be one of the most brilliant social
functions of the year. 1t will lie at.
tended by persons from the entire
state.
In the matter of this prospective
ball some sensation attaches to the
recent statement of the committee
| in charge who, in discussing the
affair, asserted most positively that
the turkey trot," grizzly hear"
and bunny hug" or any OF the
other so-called improper dances
would not be tolerated for a mo-
ment, and that the individual or in
dividuals who attempted to start
any such would be excused from the
| poiiiOOIl pOSI udSIes 1uey were re-
minded that these fantastic dances
were very popular among the
younger society set of the present
day, but replied that this made no
diference-popular or unpopular,
they were improper, was their opin-
ion, and they proposed to have none
of them; that at a Confederate re-
union the men, on the one hand,
represented the chivalry, the women
the chastity of the South, and that
the dances in question would de-
stroy these ideals and disgrace the
Confederate reunion" So they have
taken a most decided and unmis
taxable stand against these dances
by some termed menaces and
nuisanccs.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
ELIOT HAS DECLINED.
President Emeritus of Harvard Con-
firms Report.

Cambridge, Mass, March 23.-
Dr Charles w. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard, said tonight it
was true he declined the post of am
bassador to Great Britain. While
he would not give his reason for de-
clining he said it was not on ac-
count of his age, the condition of
his health or financial considera-
tion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-25
Death List at Omaha is 14O,
With 240 Injured - Fire
Breaks Out, But is Soon
Quenched - Property Loss
Around $12,OOO,OOO-Troops
Guarding the Ruins.

Omaha, Neb., March 24.-The es-
innate at o'clock this afternoon
gives the death list from last nights
tornado at 140, with 240 injured.
1t was thought $50 houses were
destroyed and a total of 1880 build
ing damaged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
Jim Thorpe Goes
to Outheld in
Early Practice

MARLIN TEX, Feb. 2o.-The
feature of both the morning and af-
ternoon practice of the Giants was,
of course, the major league training
of Big Jim Thorpe The Olympic
hero looks real well in a baseball
suit, and, for a big man, he surely
gets over the ground in wonderful
fashion. In the morning practice, Nc
Graw had Drags- hts Root In the out
field, and he covered a vast amount
Of territory. AS Jim is in perfect
training, he was not afraid of getting
stiff legs and pursued the elusive pei
let in midseason form. In the after
noon the Indian was assigned to first
base.
He dropped couple of balls in the
outfieid and booted a few grounders,
but he was breaking in a new glove
and is rusty on baseball, anyway.
McGraw evidently does not intend to
use Thorpe as q pitcher, as ne was
not detailed to Robbies fingtng de-
tachment
Thorpe looked well at bat and lined
out some stifr welts against some
easy pitching. the bail being Just
lobhed to the plate. McGraw, how
ever, did not like the way Jim stood
at bat and advised him to shorten
his swing and to use his wrist and
forearm to drive the ball. Hereto
fore Thorpe has been a free swinger,
with home run ambition, He prob
ably Will be taught TO choke his bat
and chop at the ball
Young Joe Evans moved about in
manner that won McGraws approval.
Johnny's little brother has q snappy
manner of his own and is "a sharp
youth who appears to know how to
think at high speed. He is a raw
product of the lots but looks like a
boy who will develop quickly Nc
Graw had him on second base today
OF the new pitchers. Schupp,
southpaw, and Tom Hanley, the big
right-hander, looked the best TO
"Robhy." Matty tried his hand at
first base, and as a first baseman he
proved he was fine pitcher
The infleld McGraw used in his af-
ternoon practice was Thorpe and Mat
", first base; Evers, second base;
Groh, shortstop, and Stock, third
base. This win probably be the In
field McGraw will use against the
Regulars when the Regular Fledgling
series begins.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21

In the 1912 South Russian endur-
ance run this year, held along the
shores Of the Black sea from Odessa
70 Sevastopol and return, an Ameri-
can made stock car carried OF the
honors in competition with the pick
Of the European factories. The Case
car driven hy Penistan, finished the
test without q single penalty, and was
awarded the first prize Of the Rus
sian Imperial Automobile society
The field Of competitors included
such well known foreign makes as
Mercedes Benz, Opel Dixi, Lorraine
Dietrich. WindhoT, Adler and Fiat.
This record Of an American built
ar n the test held under foreign con-
GItipns Is not only gratifying, but
uoteworthy because IT demonstrates
10 the automobile buying public Of
Europe mat he automobiles made in
this country are thoroughly efficient
ir de gyms and construction. AZ a
sales proposition II offers encourage
u1cEt for the invasion Of the European
market by the american built car.
The reputation Of these cars was
far her enhanced when on the day
F7i ran this Same car was awarded
TIE prize gwen by the city uf Moscow
for Tie best speed trials In that city.
Jr an endeayor to bluff the contest
y ard of the A A. a the CIdfeld-
Istz}anf combination Is busy in New
York these days. A dispatch from
5as biK village says that Blll Pickeus
VAS around yesterday showing a copy
af an agreement with $. W Gumpertz
allowing him the use OF Brighton
ach rare track on May 80 and al,
so that there can be no doubt the
fTaeb has been leased for the Oldfiela
r tzla# combs nation Of automobile
Y ccrs which Ptckens says will surely
rn 90. The contest board of the Ameri-
e. p Automobile association sent over
tn MF Gumperta's office yesterday to
fad ont what was going on Mr.
Q urert2 didn't seem disturbed by
the prospect of having his track out
lawed Tor six months or so on account
of having the meet there. FIe seemed
10 Rave an idea that If some person
y tlljH the pale came along and want
sd a. r1n "a series of pure and sane
toned races the han would he lifted
Pfckens had a little levee In George
Tecfar's vest erday and told Of several
SACK Johnson Barney Oldheld race,
tAa Aeronautique Club of Chicago's in
fsrnauenal balloon contest and some
other trifles
Plckens said that when Barney Old-
deld sold his cars 10 Ernie Moross,
Cldfeld agreed not to race again, but
ga@eF on decided he di8wt like the
way the agreement had been made
ard started in again out an the Pacific
coast Moroes tried to stop him from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
BIENNIAL MEET Of
NATIONAL !. v. {. A.
BIG CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN
RICHMOND THE WEEK BE-
GINNING APRIL 9TH.

Attractive, illustrated programs
have been issued for the fourth bien-
NAL convention OF the Young wornen's
Christian association Of the United
States of America, which is to be held
in Richmond April 9Th to 15th. in
elusive.
The opening address OF the conven-
ton will be made by Rev. Cornelius
Woelfkin. pastor of the Fifth-Avenue
Baptist church. New York and In the
evening of the opening day the con-
vention will hear Professor Graham
Taylor. head OF the Chicago School of
Ctvies and Philanthropy. Among other
noted speakers scheduled for the SEES
sions are Miss Ruth Rouse. of London.
travelling secretary for the Worlds
Student Christian Federation; Mrs.
Raymond Robins, president Of the Ma
Wallace Radcliffe. OF Washington. d.
c; Miss Jessie Field. national secre-
tary for small town and country work:
Miss Picton- Turbeville. of London a
member of the Worlds association;
Miss Clarissa Spencer it's general sec
Of Mccormick Theological seminary OF
Chicago, and Rev. Frank Bible of
Hangchow. China. Miss Jessie Wood
row Wilson, daughter OF the president
elect will also be one of the attrac-
tons of the convention.
An outdoor pageant is planned for
Saturday afternoon of convention
week, and a great mass meeting for
girls will be held at the City audi
tortum the Sunday afternoon follow
ing.
The sessions of the convention VIII
he held in st. Pauls Episcopal church,
and headquarters will he maintained
at the Jefferson hotel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
lit the YearThe Cabaret Show at the Auto ShowSee

that he had no opportunity at present
to witness a demonstration such as
she offered,
There is no doubt, however, that
Mrs Cueno's letter appealed to the
mayor inasmuch as he is mortorist
himself and can appreciate what 1t
means to drive at such absurd rates
as eight miles an hour, regardless of
whether or not the streets are desert
ed. Anyway, up to the present the
mayor has not let the ordinance go
through by attaching his signature to
it.
Measurements of Mrs Cueno's driv-
ing tests taken officially by officials
and newspaper reporters, some OF
whom rode in the car in order to
watch the speedometer and note that
she dld not apply the brakes before
the front wheels reached the line and
tn signal given, were as follows Co
ing at a rate of eight miles an hour
she brought the huge car to a stop
in 6 feet ] inch; at fifteen miles an
hour the stop was made in is feet s
inches; at twenty miles in % feet:
thirty miles. SO feet; thirty-fve miles.
81 feet; while at g. forty-mile clip the
huge auto was brought to a standstil
in 1903 feet inches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
WHATEVER THESE MAY BE.
WHITE SOx WILL HAVE 'EM

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.--Electric an
nunciators are TO be placed at sixty
three different points in the American
league baseball park by President
Comiskey in an attempt to do away
with the annoyance to patrons who
have heretofore been unable to catch
the names of players substituted when
changes in the lineup become known.
The new arrangement was given a
trial at the park yesterday with only
four Of the annuneiators in position,
factory that the improvement was
Immediately decided upon. They will
be placed in all stands, including the
bleachers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
"APPARENT" SUICIDE.
SAYS THE CORONER

Mrs. Wilhelmina A. Thornton, TWEEN
ty-eight years old. wife of Lucius c.
Thornton. Of Portsmouth, died early
yesterday at Memorial hospital from
an overdose Of corrosive sublimate.
Coroner Taylor, after an investiga-
ton, said it was case of apparent"
suicide.
Mrs Thornton was admitted to the
hospital February 18th, and it is the
belief of the doctors that she took the
poison day or two prior to this
date.
At the time of her removal to the
hospital, she was visiting the family
OF j, Sterling Taylor secretary-treas-
urer of the Mutual Insurance Com
pany of Virginia. residing at 1901
Third avenue, Highland Park.
Besides her husband and two small
children, Mrs. Thornton Is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. G.
Allard, of Henrico county, and the
following brothers and sisters: j.
Clinton. George r. and Edward T. AL
lard; Miss Mamie Allard and Mrs
r. r. Townsend,
The funeral will be held from Bill
ieys undertaking establishment to
day, with interment in lakewood
cemeterY,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
Pass New Rule on
Hopples for Horses

CHICAGO, Feb. 2o.--Governors
and promoters of harness races under
the auspices OF the American Trot-
ting association will have consider
able latitude in making local rules
during the racing season of 1918, ac-
cording to action taken at a special
meeting of the association. An at
tempt was made to forbid the adop-
ton of any local rules, but the con-
gress finally decided to permit leeway
in this regard. forbidding only the
adoption of any local rules or by
laws that conflict with the rules of the
association"
Hopples may not be used on racing
horses three years old or under, ac-
cerding to ruling made by the dele
gates resolution was adopted CIV
ing ten thanks of the trotting asso-
citation to G. K. G. Billings for taking
Uhlan and The Harvester abroad last
year and giving European horsemen
chance to see those animals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
BOSTON NATIONALS SIGN
NEW FIRST BASEMAN

BOSTON. Feb. 20,-Frank Metz, Of
Lafayette, Col, first baseman. has
signed contract with the Boston Ma
ttonai league club, Metz is twenty
seven years old. stands six. feet one
inch and weighs 100 pounds, He bats
and throws right-handed. Last sea-
son he played with the San Antonio
club of the Texas league, and in lac
games led the players of that oreani-
zation in batting. ranking third
among the first hasemen In fielding
In $40 times at bat he made I'll
sits for q percentage of 323 His
III hits Included 33 doubles, tri-
pies and 81 home runs, for total
Of 10 extra bases. He struck out 40
times and got his base on balls 81
times, In dclding he had 1899
chances which he distributed into
1.51o putouts, 6S assists and 81 errors
His fielding average was .987.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
COURTNEY PICKS HTS
FIRST CORNELL CREW

ITHACA, ". Y, Feb. 20.--Charies
F. Courtney has made his first selec-
lions for the Cornell crew squad re-
tanning six combinations of varsity
Fights and mine freshmen eombina-
lions. The practice for the present is
on the machines. Only three men of
last years championship varsity are
left in tthe varsity combination. They
are Bates. Lum and Sprsnsy Dole.
who stroked last years junior varsity
Is at stroke In the varsity
The first combination Is as follows;
Bow, Eddy, 3; Rates. 3, Mum. d.
Butts: s, Lum; 6, Spransy: Z, Chap
man; stroke, Dole; coxswain, Kram-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
LOVE OF BOOZE"
IS HIS UNDOING

Hilton Fcnable. colored, may have
to complete his term Of five years in
the penitentary on aScharge of yio-
lating his parole. He was released a
few weeks ago on parole with ex-
press orders not to indulge in intoxi-
oants. He returned to the prison last
week with Two women and asked to
he allowed to show them through the
penttentiary He was refused, the
guards noticing that he had been
drinking.
He was arrested on warrant
sworn out by Major J. B. Wood, and
In Police court yesterday morning he
was turned over to the custody of
Captain Lamb. assistant superinten-
dent of the penitentiary. He was
taken to the Hastings court. where
his hearing was continued at the re-
quest of his counsel. Attorney Gill
bert X. Pollock, to next Wednesday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
Ebbets Put Ban
on New League

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-~Unless he
changes his mind within the next few
days, President Ebbets. of the Brook
lyn National league club, will not per-
NIT the newly-organiZed New York
and New Jersey baseball league to
place club in Long Island City
The new circuit was arranged ut a
meeting here on Tuesday and George
Morton received the Long Island City
franchise, pending the action of Eb-
bets. Under baseball law the Brook
iyn club has Jurisdiction over terri
tory within five-mile radius of Eb-
bets field. Long Island City comes
within the prescribed district Nor
ton called upon Ebbets yesterday and
asked for the Brooklyn clubs consent,
but was informed that nothing could
be done just now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
DUKE KEEN ON JOB AS
OLYMPIC GAMES HEAD

NEW YORK, Feb, 20.-The Duke
of Somerset who has accepted the
presidency Of the British Olympic
Games association. which office has
been held until recently by Lord
Deshorough has thrown himself en-
thu Asticallv INTO the work of the or
SANITATION, according to cable dis
patches.
There are few men in England who
in appearance become the part as
leader Of the greatest sport organiza-
ton in the world better than the
Duke Of Somerset He was nick
named Anak the Red River expe-
dillon for exceptional strength, carry
ing heavier packs than any one else,
and though not strictly an athlete.
like DesboroUgh. he always was
great exponent of field sports of every
description
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
Building Permits Issued.

Building Inspector Butler yester-
day issued a permit to Messrs. c. II.
Davis and K. f. Bailey to build two
two-story dwellings on Grace street.
between Harvey and Plum, to cost
$12. 600. Re also Issued permits for
the construction Of garages in the
rear Of each house. 10 cost $4,000
each.
: To Fl. r. Rubenstein, to build two
detached brick dwellings, Nos. 1707-9
West Grace street, to cost $4,000. !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
UTILITIES AND
BOARD To NEE

What is termed by a number of
councilmen as a social session" will
be held in the council chamber at
the City hall tonight, when the adj
ministrative board and the council
committee on utilities get together in
talkfest.
The two bodies will talk matters
over concerning the duties of the two
bodies. and will endeayor to arrange
things so that there may be little con-
fiict in the endeayor TO transact the
city's business.