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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
COLLEGE HILL SCHOOL.
People of This District All Pull To-
gcther and Are Wide Awake.

To the Editor of The News:
a few items from the above school
and surrounding neighborhood NAV
be OF some interest to your readers
The above school is located i'm
Union county, North Carolina. about
SIX miles southeast of WaXhaw, and
is run under the supervision of Prof
{. a. Plyler, principal, with Misses
Eulalia McNeely and Bessie Helms,
assistants.
This is one of the best schools in
Union county, about 14O pupils in the
district a splendid building to be
enlarged next summer, with a special
local tax and runs from five to seven
months.
The people Of this district all pull
together, are fully awake on the sub
ject OF education. They appreciate
the labors of their teachers and al
ways ready to respond to their calls.
There are some good farmers in
this district, they make their own
hog and hominy, do their own work,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
SHERIJ'F"S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
county of Lancaster.
Lancaster Mercantile Co., Plaintiff
VS.
Z. Dewitt Short, Defendant
Execution Against Property.
by virtue of an execution in the
ABOVE stated case, / will sell at pub-
TIC outcry at the court house in Ian
caster, 5. c., within the legal hours
OIL sale on the First (1st) Monday in
January, 1914, the defendant. G..
DeWltt Shorts undivided one-half
interest in and to all that piece. par
Gel or tract of land lying, being and
situate in Cedar Creek township in
Lancaster county. S. c., containing
twenty-one and one-third C21 1-35
acres as per survey and plat of Sam
r. Massey, Surveyor, and bounded
north by lot No. /, allotted to Lena
Estelle and Leroy Ballard. east bv
lot No. 4, allotted to A. Susan Ben
nett. south by lands of O. II. BelI
and west by lot No. 2. allotted to w
Thomas Ballard Terms OF sale
cash. Purchaser to pay for papers
JNO. p. HUNTER,
Sheriff Lancaster County.
JNO. y. GREEN,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
AUDITORS NOTICE.

The Auditors Office will be open
from January 1st until February
ZOth, Tor taking tax returns for 1914,
and he will also make the following
appointments in person or by deputy:
Van Wyck, Monday, January 5th.
Belair. Tuesday, January 9Th.
Pleasant Valley, Wednesday, jan
uary 9TH.
Osceola, Thursday, January Sth.
Dwight, Monday, January 18th.
Iradesville, Tuesday, January 18th
IaNahaw, Wednesday, January
14th.
Flat Creek, Thursday, January
18th.
Welshs, Friday, January 10th.
kershaw Monday and Tuesday.
January 18th and 2Oth.
Heath Springs, Wednesday and
thursday, January 21st and 22d.
Pleasant Hill, Friday, January
Dry Creek, Saturday, January
oath.
The following property shall be
returned for taxation: All real estate,
personal property, and all male citi-
Zens between the age of Il and 60
years of age shall pay a one dollar
poll tax, also all male citizens be-
tween the age of q and 55 shall pay
a $500 capitation road tax, so per
cent penalty for non-rcturns.
JOS. w. KNIGHT,
Auditor Lancaster County.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
Fit His Case Exactly.

When father was sick about six
years ago he read an advertisement
OF Chamberlain's Tablets in the pa
pers that fit his case exactly" writes
Miss Margaret Campbell of Fort
Smith, Ark. "He purchased a box
Of them and he has not been sick
since. My sister had stomach trou-
BILE and was also benefited by them. "
for sale by all dealers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12

field he would say "that fellows no
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
Putting His Foot in II.

Boston Transcript.
Miss Mugg-You wonder who that
homcly looking man is, do YOU?
Well, he happens to be my brother
Mr.. MiXit-Oh, pray excuse me: I
should have known it by the resem-
blanCe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
HAD CATARRH
FIVE YEARS.

) Mr.. john
son of st.
Elmo. Illi-
n o | 8, w a 8
troubled five
| years w it n
catarrh. The
catarrh was
so severe in
his c q s q
that his life
s g G m g d
I h r eatened.
AS hp px-
p e S s es it
himself, he
h a d 20 n e
foot in the
grave"
OF course
he tried to
get re lie {.
Many prac-
on er s
were con-
suited and a
c n t q r r h
SDecialiSt in
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
Logical Conclusion.

Exchange
A smart boy in an essay on "The
Flood" wrote that they "fshed from
the Ark for about five minutes"
"Why for only five minutes?" ask
ed the amused teacher.
Cos they only had two worms" 4"
replied the smart bOv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
Something
For
Nothing

NOE QUITE, but the FARMERS
MUTUAL does insure property for
the actual cost of losses and neces-
sary expense.
See Farmers Bank & Trust Co..
Lancaster, or write d. E. Boney,
Agent, Yorkville.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12

tors as return real or personal prom
erty for taxation and who EXHIBIT
thteir tax receipts and registration
certificates shall be allowed to vote
The opening and closing hours
shall be the same as in all general
elections.
V. A. LINGLE,
]. X. CONNORS,
]. G.. RICHARDS.
County Board of Education.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-12
I. M. HUGHES
Broker.
ohice over Corner Drug Store.
Long Distance Phone No. DOB.
Lancaster & Chester Rv. Co
Schedule in Effect Nov. 9th, 1913.
Eastern Time.


IHCN tIOIIo OHBSI1T, WITH SOuth-
ern, Seaboard and Carolina & North
western Railways.
Fort Lawn, with Seaboard Air Line
RAILWAY.
Lancaster, with Southern Railway
A. P. McLURE, Supt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
NEW RUSE OF TIGERS
FAILS IN ANNISTON
Latest Alternative Is To Bring the
Liquors in Grips and Then
Sell Them to Patrons

Admission, July 20.-(Special. )-Since the
traffic has about been abolished in the
business sections of the city, since the
louisville and Nashville has ceased to
haul liquor into Admission, since Sheriff
Brooks has broken up the business of
bringing it in on wagons from the asub-
urbs and the Admission police put a stop
to shipments in trunks, the blind tigers
of Admission are seeking new ruses.
What Is said to be the latest alterna-
tive to elude detection IS TO go to Bir-
mingham purchase small supplies, bring
it into the city in grips and suitcases,
dsembark on the outskirts of the city
and then bootleg the outlawed goods in
a hand-to-hand fashion.
One ingenious person seems to have
adopted the principle of Leeoq, the
French detective, that the best way to
hide anything is TO allow it to remain
in the open. If Sam Mcclellan, a white
man, arrested Saturday, followed this ad-
vice, however, he failed; for the officers
found an alleged blind tiger operating
In an open field in the northern part
OF the city and Mcclellan was arrested
on the charge of being the operator
Chief ShiretZki says that there are evil
denees to indicate that the vlolators of
the law are beginning to break out anew
and another wholesale campaign is be-
ing planned. Heretofore tiger booze has
been found under dog kennels, in baby
carriages, between walls of homes and
In other places. with the result that the
officers, in reality, are compelled to leave
no stone unturned if they would keep the
traffic suppressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
PRESENT CONDITION
PERIOD ENDS AUG. |.
New Orleans Interested In
Figures Which Will Be
Issued Next Week

New orleans, July 2O.--This week cot
ton traders viii once more begin to con-
slider the condition of the growing crop
most seriously for Friday ends the present
condition period. The figures on it will be
issued by the department of agriculture
on Friday, August 1. AS the matter now
stands the trade is pretty much at sea
over what to expect over a large part OF
the belt weather conditions have been
none too good recently and while there are
possibly few people who look for an ac-
tual falling off in the percentage of con-
dition, as compared with a month ago, it
is certain there are comparatively few
who look for much of an increase.
Weather conditions over the belt during
the next few days will be highly impor-
tant The entire belt needs good rains to
keep the plant making and to prevent
forced maturity and premature opening
of bolls. 1t is safe to say that another
week of hot, dry weather will bring out
complaints of premature opening from
early sections. This would be regarded as
serious because of its effect on the total
yield.
Already cotton is opening fast in the
southern counties of Texas and picking
will be well under way in another week,
especially ii the weather continues dry.
present conditions promise to result in q
much heavier August movement than an
ticipated 1t is doubtful if this movement
would have much adverse effect on prices,
partly because it would be accompanied
by complaints of premature opening and
partly because a good demand exists for
spot cotton. Bulls say much cotton has
been sold for early fall delivery and that
the spot shorts will have to scramble to
get the bales with which to cover.
II will be almost entirely a weather
market this week. The old crop promises
to become almost wholly inactive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
LONDON POLICE ARE
AGAIN OUTW|TTEDBY
THE SUFFRAGETTES.
Woman Impersonating Mrs.
Pankhurst Leaves Apart
ment and Is Arrested in
Speeding Taxi

London, July 2O.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, again
has outwitted the police 1t was thought
she had been arrested last night, but
it was another woman, impersonating
Mrs. Pankhurst, whom the police cap
tured in a taxicab and took part of the
way to Scotland Yard.
Then they discovered the mistake and
liberated their prisoner. At first the af-
fair was considered hoax, but it de-
veloped into an apparently well laid
scheme whereby Mrs. Pankhurst could
escape from her fiat by another pas
sage, while her impersonater was Turing
away the polices s.@F. - -
A taxicab stopped in front of the
10 uilding shortly before last midhi ght,
and two women alighted and proceeded
to the second floor, where the Pank-
hurst apartments are located. Three de-
tectives who have guarded the building
since Mrs. Pankhurst escaped in the
riot after the meeting of the Womens s
Social and Political union, July IL,
blew their whistles for reinforcements.
simultaneously so men and women
gathered at the entrance, and a yelled
woman, leaning neaVlly on her sup
porters descended the steps and en-
tered cab. The detectives, conclud-
ing Mrs. Pankhurst was attempting to
flee, jumped into the cab and ordered
the driver to proceed to Scotland
Yard. Before they reached their desti
nation, they lifted the veil and dis
covered their prisoner was not Mrs.
Pankhurst.
The lights in the PanlShurst windows
continued to glow, and within half an
hour the detectives returned and re-
sumed their investment of the premises.
Meanwhile, however, the fiat was un-
guarded. Lights appeared again to-
night in the Panllhurst apartments and
detectives were in the streets, but all
information was refused.
Many mail boxes in London and the
provincial cities were damaged during
the night, it is believed by suffrag-
cites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
TABLET CONTAINING
ANCIENT LAWS IS
FOUND IN BABYLON
Believed to Contain Many
Missing Laws From the
Code of King Hum
urabi, B. c.

Philadelphia, July 20,--What is said
to be an archaeological discovery of
great interest to scholars the world
over is announced by the museum OF
the University of Pennsylvania. 1t is
a shattered tablet, upon particles of
which, pieced together, are inscribed
many of the missing laws from the
code of King Humurabi, who ruled
Babylonia at a period estimated about
200 to 2300 before Christ.
Most of the laws, as deciphered, re-
fer to financial transactions. and one
contains the germ from which, per-
haps, sprang all bankrupt laws of the
last 1000 years. No criminal statutes
are expounded.
The tablet, which is believed to be
part of the oldest collection of laws
and phascript extant, was found at
Susa in the winter of 1902 by M. De-
Morgan, a French archaeologist, and
brought here recently by an expedition
of the university returning from Nip
pur, an ancient city in Babylonia, where
the University of Pennsylvania has
made extensive excavations.
DR.. Arno Poebel of the University OF
Bresdau, distinguished Orlentai
scholar, deciphered the much worn
Babylonian characters. The law re-
lating to bankruptcy says:
IF man has borrowed grain or
money from the merchant and has
neither grain nor money to pay back
but he has movable goods, he shall give
whatever he has to the merchant in the
presence of witnesses according as
(words missing)--the merchant shall
not refuse; he must accept"
Another law, dealing with interest
says:
IF the merchant lends grain upon
interest, he shall take one-fifth of u
ker of grain for each ker as interest
If he lends money upon interest he
shall take a sixth and six grains OF
silver for each shekel as interest
This would have required borrow
ers to pay interest at the rate 20 pei
cent Another law provided that If a
merchant charged compound interest
he should lose the principle and SIX
times the amount of interest as for
felt
The borrowers who had been robbed
and had nothing with which to repay
was compelled to go to the temple and
take oath to his losses after which hi
was permitted freedom.
Provision was made in the ancient
law for the business man who met with
failure, for it Is set forth In the tab
let that If an agent returning from d
tour has made no profits the merchan.
may not claim interest on goods or for
money advanced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, July 2O.-G P. NJ
The barometric pressure has become rela-
lively low in the Atlantic and Gulf re-
gions and it is also low west of the Rocky
mountains There is a center of high
pressure in the upper lake and northern
Mississippi valley regions.
The high pressure center is causing gen.
orally fair weather and moderate temper
atures in the north central sections of the
country, but along the northern Rocky
mountain ridge and in the plateau and
north Pacific states very high tempera-
lures prevail. Readings above 30 de-
grees were reported from Montana, Wash
ington and Oregon, and the thermometer
stood at "a degrees at Spokane at p. m.
Sunday and 80 at Portland, Ore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
TO FIGHT OUTLAW BALL
Will Place Fast Minor League Franchises in Major League
Cities Having But One Team-Wil Force
Outlaws Out

confirm these reports that such an inten-
ton was in the minds of the big league
men. President Ebbets of the Brooklyn
club was quoted as saying something OF
the sort had been discussed.
The idea, as outlined, would be TO pro-
vide continuous baseball in the cities mem
toned and thereby prevent any outlaw or
ganization from getting patronage suffi-
eient to give 1t n foothold, which might
enable 1t to develop into an outlaw major
league. Adoption of the plan would in
volve dropping of several cities now in
the International and American associa-
tion circuits, substituting major league
cities now occupied by a single club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
HOUSTON CONTINUES - >e
GOOD ROADS BUILDING

Dothan, July Especial. 1.-The
commissioners of Houston county Fri
day voted the full tax of 21s mills al
lowed by the constitution of the state
for building good roads in this county
during the coming year. They also voted
to appropriate any surplus that may be
left from the general fund for good
roads The tax voted is an increase of
u mill over last years appropriation.
So well pleased with the roads which
have been built are the people that a
large delegation of prominent citizens
went before the commissioners court
and urged that the work be continued
The Houston county highway commits
sion deserves great credit for the work
they have accomplished. They are build
ing most excellent roads and at cost
far below what other counties are pay
ing Assistant State Engineer Boyd
than and Ashford to be the finest road
in the state and stated TO w. r.
Koonce, county engineer that ii was
worth $4,000 per mile to build This road
actually cost the county $1,000 per mile
The county works its convicts on the
roads and the city of Dothan donates
the work of Its convicts to the county
for road work. The actual expense Of
the force now at work amounts to less
than $1100 per month. --.t.
The people of the county. as well as
the highway commission, are delighted
with the action of the county commits
sioners in voting the full tax limit for
good roads. G. II. Malone, chairman of
the highway commission, stated tonight
that this action settled the good roads
question for Houston county 1t means
that the work will be carried forward
and that splendid system of roads
will be built. More mules, machinery
and other equipment will be purchased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21

New York. July 20.-Baseball circles here
today were interested in reports that or
ganized baseball was planning to head off
outla wopposition by placing clubs of
strong minor leagues in cities where the
field now is exclusively held by either the
National or the American league Brook.
lyn. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleve-
land and Washington We're the cities
named where either International league
or American association teams might be
placed
No representatives of the organized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21

100000 having been the value of the
exports In that line both in 1918, and
in 1903
Fresh beef exports have fallen from
100000 pounds in 1903, to only L
100000 this last year: beef cattle from
100000 decade ago to 81 10000 in
1913; and canned beef from 10000, 900
pounds to 7,000.00O.
Iron and steel manufacturers ex-
ports increased from $4,000, 600 10
years ago to more than $500, 900, 900
this year, and copper manufactures
from $4O,Oo0,00o to $40, 100000. Mach
100000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
UNUSUALLY. BUSY
DAY FOR POLICE

Although on Saturday the number of ar
rests was very small in comparison with
the usual heavy business in police circles
yesterday more than made up the defcieu-
cy on the city Jail docket. =
Eighty-two arrests were made on
charges ranging from diserderly conduct
to assault with intent to murder between
the hours of II o'clock Saturday and i2
o'clock Sunday night. This does not
show many arrests that We're made, but
which does not appear ON the docket, ais
bond was made at the time of the ar
rest.
In comparison to this on Saturday usual
ly the heaviest day of the week for the
police. there were only SO arrests, most
of these on serious charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
A BIG INCREASE is SHOWN IN
OF MANUFACTURES

Washington, July 20.-How the
United States is changing from a great
world market for foodstuffs to an ex-
porter of manufactures and manufactu-
rer's materials is shown in every re-
port issued nowadays by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce The
bureaus latest figures show a growth
in exports of manufactures from $685.
100000 in 1903 to $1,200,00o, 900 in the
fiscal year just closed, and in manu-
facturer's materials from s409, ,000O, 900
to S740, 600, while the exports of food
stuffs remained at a standstill, $780,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
Sundays Sporting News
A Series of Scoops
THE Age-Herald Sunday morn
ing gave its readers the box

TIME Age-Herald Sunday morn
ing gave its readers the box
scores of the major leagues in
as complete and readable. form
as the box scores CT the Southern
league. 5
The readers Of other Sunday
morning newspapers were not like
wise favored. The Age Herald
will continue to present its sporting
news in that thorough manner to
which it's readers are entitled.
The sporting department of Sun
days Age-Herald was another bit
of incontrovertible evidence that
this paper Sunday mornings prints
news and features of the sporting
world which no other Birmingham
newspaper has ever attempted to
duplicate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21

Temperatures are more moderate in the
cotton states generally. and at 4Sirning-
ham today the average temperature was
exactly normal. However. the high hui
oppressive.
A hard rain was reported from New.
Orleans today, and rain was still falling
there at p. M, with the pressure rela-
tiveyelow in the south we may expect the
weather to continue unsettled Monday,
with local showers occurring here and
there over the state. Temperatures will
probably not be excessive, although where
not tempered by clouds or showers, the
readings will run rather high In the day
time
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations;
Temperature
I.....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
She Was q Girl

From the Chicago Daily News
The nurse on duty in a hospital was
giving the little ones their last meal for
the day. All save one were patiently
awaiting their turn to be served, the one
in question being a rosy-cheeked conval-
escent who was Justify calling for her
portion. The nurse was an English girl
who had not yet become quite sure of
her aspirates.
Haren't you little impatient, Flor
ence?" inquired the nurse, with just a
tone of correction in her voice.
mo, I'm notl' returned Florence
promptly. I'm little her patiente
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
Hold Daniels Responsible
1nclnding the memorial saws:

Concluding the memorial says.
I'VE, therefore, after due deliberation,
place responsibility upon the Secretary
of the Navy, Mr.. Josephus Daniels, who
is already making efforts to explain, but
we. submit, Mr.. President, that no
amount of explaining can restore to us
our estate in both moral aud physical
particulars held by us prior to disasters
resulting from his remarks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21

Figures for the production of steel by
states show that the most important of
these. in 1909 in order of rank, were New
York, Colorado, Maryland. Alabama, West
Virginia and Kentucky. There was rela-
tive decline from 1899 in the importance
of Pennsylvania and Illinois as producers
of steel and relative gain in that of
Ohio and Indiana. nsIndiana practically
all, and in Pennsylvania much the larger
part of the steel produced in 1909 was
made by the open hearth process, but in
Illinois and Ohio the Bessener process
still predominated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 2O.-Forecast for Ala
bama and Georgia. Local showers Mon
day and Tuesday, light to moderate va
riable winds.
day.
For Mississippi: Local showers Monday
and Tuesday, except fair Tuesday north
portion; light, variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
Wire Foresight

From the Chicago Record Herald
Whats the use hirin' more police
men?" demanded the alderman from
the second ward. Takes is high
enough in this town now, without sad
dim more burdens onto the people,
"Ain't you heard that we are goin to
have a league baseball club here?" re-
piled the alderman from the fourth
ward. s,-r+
whats that got to do with hirin'
more policemen"
"We've got to do something to pro-
tect the umpires. 1t amt to be expect
ed that the home teamll win all the
time.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
To Get R,a or ,,o.oy,.o..

You can Sleep. Fish, Hunt or attend to
any work without being worried by the
biting or singing of Mosquitoes, Sand
Flies, Gnats, or other insects by apply
ing to the face, ears and hands, DR.
-PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING:
OIL. CSC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21

and repair crew organized and put
to work. More roads will be built and
those built will be properly cared for
and kept in good repair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
Arouses the Liver and PuriHes the
Blood

The Old Standard general strengthen
ing tonic, GROVES TASTEI ESS chill
tonic, arouses the liver to action, drives
Malaria out Of the blood and builds up
the system. For adults and children soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21

A fine rain fell in this vicinity last
Saturday afternoon and at night coling
the excessive heat which had become
almost unbearable.