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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
Rr. Greene to Appear
al Grand Opera House

Mr.. Thomas Evans Greene, the
well-known tenor, assisted by sever
al of his pupils, will appear at the
Grand Opera House, this city, on
Friday evening, Dec. Is, under the
auspices of the Senior Glass of the
Cambridge High School. A miscel-
laneous program will be given, and
this will be followed by the opera,
"Paquerette," from Offenbach, which
will be given in costume. Those who
attended the performance given at
the Auditorium by Mr.. Greene, and
his pupils, two years ago. will recall
the success which attended their eff
forts, and the pleasure the large
audience derived from the enter
tainment. The price of admission
will be exceedingly reasonable, az
the class will endeavor to put the en-
tertainment within the reach of all.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
Philip |. l.eC1nple

Mr.. Philip I. LeCompte, formerly
of Castle Haven, but for the past
few years a resident of Baltimore,
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. N. Collision, 1874 Appleton
street, Walbrook, at the age Of IS
years. The body was brought to
this city and inferred in. the Cam
bridge Cemetery last Wednesday.
He is survived by two sons, Mes
Sis. Samuel and Philip LeCompte,
both of Baltimore, and seven daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Walter League and Mrs.
]. N. Collision, both of Baltimore;
Mrs. C. C. Hansel, of Monterey, Va;
Mrs. D. B. Leonard, of Royal Oak;
Mrs. John Reeder, Of New York. and
Mrs Joseph Mackin and Mrs. Jas. NJ
Richardson, of Lloyds.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
DAILY. BANNER
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
CAMBRIDGE, MD, NOV. %, 1914
BRIEF LOCALS
Auditorium tonight.

Auditorium tonight.
Mr.. Emerson C. Harrington, Jr.,
spent few days last week in Balti-
more.
Miss D. Smith, of Sykesville, is
visiting her mother, at her home on
Hayward street.
Miss Louise Hooper is spending
sometime visiting friends and rela-
tives at Baltimore.
Mrs. C. W. Selover, of Stanley, N
Y, is the guest of her uncle, DR.. c..
L. Selover, at his home on Race ST..
Miss Dorothy Moore is spending
sometime with relatives and friends
at Baltimore, Washington and Bel
air.
Miss Ruth Dunn has returned to
her home on Race street, after hav-
, ing spent sometime with friends at
Baltimore. ..
NIL. W. MSSlSduy hdS It.
turned to his home in this city, aft
er spending several days in New
York on business.
Mrs. John M. Perry, of Centre
vile, is visiting her sisters, Mrs.
Henry Lloyd, Sr., and Mrs. John R.
Pattison, at their homes in this
city.
Mr.. Roland Gordy, who holds a
position with Bancroft & Sons Co. lat
Wilmington, is spending sometime
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
M. Gordy, at their home on Chop
tank avenue.
Elwood Dreamer, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar B. Dreamer, died
Thursday night, at their home on
Cemetery avenue. The body was
carried to Church Creek on Saturday
and inferred in Old Trinity Church
yard.
Postmaster General Burleson has
given his consent for Red Cross Seals
to be used on the back of letters and
all mail matter from Dec. 1 to Jan.
/, 1915. The seals, which are sold
in the interest of tuberculosis work,
will be placed on sale Nov. 80, in
this city.
Easton.-Isaac S. Swami, aged Sc
years, wealthy landowner, died sud-
denly of apopIexy here Sunday. He
is survived by his widow, four sons
and three daughters, Clarence H., J.
Elmer,H. Edgar and 1. Lester Swami,
and Mrs. j. L. Stewart, Mrs. ]. Roe
Casson and Miss Myre E.. Swami.
Gin Search of The Castaways" to-
night at the Opera House; Jules
Verne's greatest masterpiece of fic-
ton; 5-reel play of adventure. We
want the people of Cambridge to
come out and enjoy the big things
we are showing you for a small ad
mission price. Admission only &c.;
few reserved, Zoe. =
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
Circuit Court Proceedings

The Circuit Court for Dorchester
county resumed it's sessions this
morning, after recess from Friday
evening, this being the third week
Court has been in session. The
trial of the case of the State vs.J John
Pritchett, charged with criminal as
sault upon Netha Moore, of Bishops
Head, has been on trial today, being
tried by States Attorney Trice for
the State, and Comptroller Harring-
ton for the defendant.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced this morning in securing a
jury to try the case, only jurors
being secured from the regular pan
Ell. Additional talesmen were Sc
cured from among the spectators in
court, and upon the street, from
among whom the five jurors needed
to complete the jury were selected.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
CHURCH LOCALS.

The Ladies' Aid of Zion NJ. e.
Church will hold a meeting tomor-
row night, at the home of Mrs. w.
Lake Robinson.
"A free lecture will be given by
Rev. E. L. X. Tune, at Emmanuel
Chapel, Washington street, next Fri
day, Nov. q, at s p. m. Subject,
Love" Public invited. 23-5t.
Owing to a special meeting of
the Ladies' Aid of Zion Church, the
meeting of the w. C. T. u, which
was announced to take place tomor-
row night, at the home of Mrs. John
T. Moore, has been postponed until
next Tuesday, Dec. 1st.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
Card OF Thanks.

We sincerely thank Mr.. and Mrs.
E. C. Insley for coffee and sand
witches served to us at the time of the
fire which occurred on their premises
last week.-Rescue Fire Company.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23

Just received new consign-
ment of Pure Pennsylvania Buck
wheat, Hurlock Creamery BITTER and
Easton Sausage.-Yates Bros.-Adv.
19-4t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-23
Have Closed Their
Summer Home

With Thanksgiving about here,we
realize that the cold winter has prac-
tically overtaken us. In the past
week a surprising number of Cam
bridge people have closed up their
attractive summer homes and moved
for the winter into two or three
rooms, which have been endowed
with old-time heating stoves.
Why not make your house a win
ter home? Install a modern heating
system and live in all the rooms.
Now is the time to have your
house heated. Get it in before T.
real cold weather arrives. A thor
ughly satisfactory and econoW1
system quickly instal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23
The Columbia State inveighs against

The Columbia State inveighs against
the common custom Of legislative
delegations in the general assem-
bly, voting for judicial candidates
from their own counties, or II
their own counties have no judi
cial candidates, then voting for the
candidates in adjoining counties. We
agree that this is a very poor rule Of
guidance; but unless we are mistaken
there are few rules that have been
longer established or which are more
firmly grounded. Where there Is po-
litical factionalism the voting gener-
ally follows that line. although it is
not unusual for representative to go
back on his faction to vote for his
county man. And the thing Is not
confined to judges by any means. We
have more than once seen York dele
cations vote for county men solely be-
cause they were county men, and
sometimes the men voted for could
not even carry their own home pre-
SlnSlS AOi tiS hioSs ihSi6AAiiSfAs SAA>SS
that the people have to fill. No, there
is very little to the idea of voting for
a home man simply because he Is a
home man. Other things being equal
II shows that the voter is not very
we'll qualified to represent a constitu-
ency; but still it is often the case that
among a whole list of candidates,
none of them are able to urge strong
er claims than that they are home
men, and the voting body has to settle
the question the best way 1t can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

The chaingans is now working or
the spur road between Allison creek
and Filbert.
The mule business is going on at q
lively rate just now, and sales seem
to be fully up to the best records OF
previous years.
Superintendent of Education Car
roll and County Demonstration Agent
Blair are getting in quite number OF
applications for membership in the
Boys Corn club.
Although there may be among the
members of the Bethany congregation
some who think the building Of s1O,-
600 church is an almost impossible
task, as soon as the congregation be-
gins to pull itself together on the sub
ject, it will find that the undertaking is
really a small matter.
The Rock Hill Herald calls our at
tention to the fact that it was the
Chamber of Commerce" instead of
the Commercial Club" through which
the chaingang question was urged
upon the York delegation. We plead
guilty Of inadvertence in the matter;
but 80 far as procedure or the author
ity behind the same Is concerned, we
are unable to see any difference.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23
FARM ERS BUSY

At about this season some few years
ago, The Enquirer quoted farmer Of
the western side Of the county as say.
ing that he and his neighbors were
sitting about their homes not doing
much, but waiting for spring to break
so they could go to work, and that was
generally recognized as the situation
all over the county.
But nowadays conditions hav;
changed. Only comparatively small
per cent Of the farmers have been seen
about the towns during the past few
weeks, and when a farmer Is seen as
a general thing he declares that he is
busy, and his neighbors are busy. and
that he has not much time to tarry.
From such information as has been
obtained from different farmers, all
that good weather that has been pre-
vailing for more than a month has
been utilized to the limit, and that an
unusual amount Of work has been
done along all lines Of farm activity
plowing, ditching and building homes
and outhouses and the like, and the
country generally is in good shape.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23
TO INCREASE cHAINGANe

Supervisor Boyd is circulating q
petition to the governor with a view
to securing the Communication Of the
sentences Of all the York county
prisoners in the penitentiary back to
the chaingang.
The petition has been signed by all
the county officers except Auditor
Love to whom it has not yet been pre-
sented, and the understanding is that
the legislative delegation will sign it.
AS to just how many long term pris-
oners there are in the penitentiary
from this county, is not certain. The
records in the office Of the clerk Of the
court tell who has been sentenced and
for how long, but they do not tell
which ones may have died in prison,
and the only way to get quick and
positive information on the subject is
through the superintendent Of the pen
itentiary.
When asked about the matter yes
terday, Supervisor Boyd said that he
was not particular about getting the
white prisoners back. In fact, he said
he would rather not have them, as he
does not like the idea Of working
whites and negroes together on the
gang if he can help it; but if the gov
ernor grants the petition, he will take
whatever comes to the county.
In this matter, the supervisor is fol-
lowing the lead Of Cherokee Union
Fairfield and other counties that have
petitioned the governor to send their
long term prisoners back from the
penitentiary to their respective chain
gangs.
AS to exactly what the procedure
in the matter is, Supervisor Boyd is
not fully informed; but he under
stands that it Is necessary for the gov
ernor to make certain changes in the
length Of the sentences Of the prison
ers and order them transferred, and
that is about all there is to 1t.
If the governor acts favorably upon
the petition, it is probable that there
will be ten or a dozen additions to the
gang: but as stated, the exact number
is not known.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23
WITHIN The TOWN

= Mr.. R. D. Dorset has moved his
restaurant, pressing club and poo
tables from the upper floor Of the Nc
Neel building to the ]. w. Dobsor
store room on the corner Of Congress
and Madison streets.
A 3-year-old child Of Mr.. P. M
Thrift, who lives at the Ancona mill
was severely burned yesterday morn
ing. The child was playing near the
fireplace when its clothes caught fire
and were all burned off except one
garment. Though the injuries are
very painful it is not thought that
the burns will prove fatal.
Although not being prosecuted
with especial vigor on either side, the
contest for the Yorkville postmaster
ship remains unsettled, and the matter
Is to be determined within the next
few weeks. The applicants for the
position are Miss Maggie Moore, the
incumbent and Mr.. John Warren
Quinn, of Yorkville, former superin-
tendent Of education. The appointment
is to be made by the president, but
being solely political is to be deter
mined by influence, and will depend
entirely upon the recommendation OF
Hon. d. E. Finley, who as congress
man in the Fifth district, has the nam
ing Of all the postmasters in that dis
trict. Mr.. Quinn's petition has been
signed by a majority Of the business
people of Yorkville, and large num-
Der Of people on the rural routes, as
well as by such Of the county officers
as have seen proper to sign either pc
ton. Some Of the officers have been
unwilling to sign either petition. Miss
Moore's petition Is numerously sign
ed by Yorkville people and also has
the names Of many people living
along the rural routes. AS to what the
outcome is going to be cannot be pre-
dicted with certainty because Of vari-
GUS and peculiar complications, but
there is no question Of the fact that
there is very deep interest in the en-
tire situation
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

Hill, is living on Mr.. Robert Wither-
spoons farm on Yorkville No. z.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Craig have re-
turned to Lancaster after visit to
relatives IN and near Yorkville.
Miss Kate Ratchford Of Yorkville
r. F. D. 8, is visiting Mrs. Ida McCon-
nell in Blacksburg.
Mr.. James e. Burns who moved to
Yorkville, January /, has taken a po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
Palmetto Monument Co.
MIR. John s. James Of the firm OF
James Bros, left yesterday morning
for the Tennessee stock markets tC
purchase horses and mules.
County Superintend of Education
John E. Carroll attended a meeting OF
the county superintendent Of educa-
ton held in Columbia Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Chester Reporter: Miss Jennie
White, sister Of Messrs. ]. G.. L. and
r. M. White, Of Chester, sailed from
New York Tuesday for a two months
stay in England.
Mr.. N. c. McCorkle Of Yorkville
who is undergoing treatment at the
Fennell Infirmary, Rock Hill, Is get
lluS -dlOu6 ihSCiy dtu SApSSeo ~ ~
turn home today or tomorrow.
Messrs. John s. Hartness, cashier
and ]. s. Rainey and w. c. Thomson
directors of the First National Bank
of Sharon, attended the Bankers con-
vention Of Group 8, at Union last
Monday.
Invitations reading as follows, heve
been received in Yorkville this week:
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Pursley invite
you to be present at the marriage OF
their daughter, Macie Ruth, to Mr..
Joe Springs Riddle, on Wednesday
evening, February the fourth. at 6
o'clock, at home, Gastonia, N. c."
Mr.. H. D. Wallace Of Fflbert No. 1.
who, with his brother Mr.. g. d. Wal
lace. has been on a visit to their
brother, Mr.. j. B. Wallace, near Rocky
Mount, N. c., left at The Enquirer Of
fee the other day hand" Of fine to-
bacco Mr.. J. B. Wallace sent to the
editor by him. The tobacco crop In
the Rocky Mount country, 1t appears
was the finest last year that the oldest
inhabitants have any recollection. Mr..
]. B. Wallace, a former citizen OF
York: but for 18 years resident OF
the Rocky Mount section, sold a part
of his crop at 76 cents pound. The
sample Of tobacco he sent, Is Of his
best; but he wants 1t understood that
some Of his neighbors sold their to-
bacco at still better prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

OF the terms Of the
act within sixty days, irrespective OF
their location. It Is not compulsory
that state banks and trust companies
shall signify within sixty days from
the passage of the act their intention
in the matter" Legal applications for
membership in the new system has
been made by 4,620 banks. If appli-
cations continue to reach the treasury
at the present rate there will be close
to 5000 by the end Of the week. There
are only $500 national banks in the
United States and since the greater
portion Of the applicants are national
banks, indications point to but few
remaining without the system. The
limit on applications is February 22.
According to treasury officials, the to-
tai capital of the national banks which
have formally applied represents
about 70 per cent of the total capital
of all the nations national banks
Eighty-two state banks and trust COM
panies have applied for membership,
and since the approval Of the reserve
act December %, 81 such institutions
have expressed their desire to become
national banks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

Governor Blease's message on the
state hospital matter makes some Won
derfully interesting reading, and 1t
would seem that unless Senator Till
man went off half primed in his orig
inal personal and confidential COM
munication, it will be up to him to
make a further and additional show
ing. AS to just what was behind that
bill which Governor Blease vetoed last
year we do not know definitely. We
have gotten some disquieting pointers
that have been calculated to arouse
suspicious; but that is about all. How
ever, we will state that in our opinion
the status Of the old asylum property
is much better now than If last years
bill had passed, especially in that the
state is still the owner, and there has
not yet been any melon cutting excep.
in prospective.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

= Chihuahua, Mexico, Jan. 81: 1T
soon will be shown that the United
States has not waited in vain in the
belief that the Huerta government is
slowly crumbling," said Gen. Francisco
Villa today. with the northern di-
vision Of the Huerta army imprisoned
in the United States and with Gems.
Jose Refugio Velescos federal troops
trembling at Torreon. the only point
they now hold in the north, 1t will not
be long before the usurper Huerta Will
be swept away by public opinion. Al
first 1t was only arms that brought us
victories. Our success at Ojinaga In
pushing the federal division into the
United States has had the effect Of a
tonic on our soldiers. / am convinced
that the prospective battle near Tore
on will knock another prop from under
the tottering throne Of Huerta. Once
we 90 south of Torreon every city be-
tween us and Mexico City will fail.
The federals will not last long at Tor
reon. We are going to approach them
with an army Of $1,000, the largest
revolutionary corps called together in
this revolution. We shall lombard the
federals with thirty cannon, forty ma
chine guns and hand grenades. We
already are concentrating our troops
north Of Torreon. ! will lead the as
sault. Gen. Toribio Ortega will be
second in command. The attacking
line will be reinforced by troops at
Jiminez and other points along the
railroad"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

Situation in Mexico.-Without ex-
pectation Of any immediate change
in the political phase Of the Mexican
situation, now that the Huerta gov
ernment has passed through the or
deal of the announcement OF Its In
tention to default on interest pay
ments on the national debt, officials In
Washington, according to a dispatch
of yesterday, have settled down to
close observation of developments IN
the military campaign.
Army officers believe that by the
middle Of next week at the latest, Gen.
Villa will have occupied the whole
territory as far south as Torreon,
where the next big battle Of the re-
volution is expected to follow. 1t is
known that the federals are disposed
to make desperate resistance at this
point--the key to all central Mexico
and federal reinforcements are being
hurried north from the capital.
On the west coast after the tempo
rary advantage gained by federal
forces in skirmishes Wednesday, the
rebels are reported to be gathering
in great number in the country lying
in the rear Of Mazatland and Acapul-
co.
President Wilson let 1t be known
yesterday that while he Is in con-
slant communication with John Lind,
the latter had reported no new pro-
posals, as having been made by Jesus
Flores Magon or any other person sup
posed to be representing Huerta.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23
ket, not only in America, but abroad.
Express Rates.

ket, not only In America, but ABROAD
Express Rates.
The new express rates ordered by
the interstate commerce commission
late last year and postponed until af-
ter the holidays, will go into effect on
February 1, in all parts Of the United
States. The Southern Express company
operating in this territory, is affected
by them equally with all other express
companies in the United States. Ma
terial reductions are made by these
rates. In some instances the reduction
Is as much as 30 per cent. The average
Is about 25 per cent. The scale Of rates
Is simplified to the last degree, also. AL
express matter Is divided into three
classes by the new schedule. In the first
class is merchandise. In the second are
articles Of food and drink, taking rate
which Is 75 per cent Of the first class
rate. And in the third are books, al
manacs, calendars, etc. The whole
country Is divided into five zones, the
southern states forming Zone =
Each zone is subdivided into blocks fif-
ty miles square. This arrangement
wipes out all of the inequalities in rate
construction that had grown up
through years Of development, and puts
all points on equal footing with refer
ence to all other points of the country
All express companies exist as one, SO
far as these rates and the PUBIC are
concerned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

standpoint of what we conceive to be
the highest welfare Of our people, and
while we would bs foolish to suggest
that we believe there is no possibility
Of a mistake, we are unable to see
where any harm can be done, and we
believe that the chances are about
ninety-nine out of a hundred that
things will turn out just as Mr.. Nc
Laurin thinks they will.
One of the most striking things
about all of Mr.. McLaurin's speeches
is their breadth, depth and clearness.
There Is always unmistakable evi-
dence of his thorough mastery Of his
subject, and never a suggestion OF an
appeal to passion or prejudice, even
under the strongest provocation and at
the same time every statement he
utters seemG to pile up evidence OF
his earnest solicitation for the well
fare of the men and women who feed
and clothe the world and do most gen.
orally for its wellbeing. The under
lying idea Of this warehouse bill is
that most Of the profit derived from
the souths cotton crop has all along
been diverted from the people who
have the highest claims on it to peo-
pie whose claims are not nearly so
we'll founded.
AS to the right Of the people of the
south to say what they should receive
for their cotton within reasonable
limits, we have no doubt, and as to
their ability to say it, we think that
all they have to do Is to go about the
establishment of such a system as
Senator McLaurin proposes. OF course,
as the senator says, his bill Is not
perfect. 1t would be absurd for any
body to try to make such claim; but
there is no doubling the fact that 1t
furnishes most excellent foundation
for a start, and in a thing OF this
kind, 1t is safe to say, that a little
practical operation will quickly cor
rect any defects that may appear, and
before these defects have had time to
do anything like as much harm as Is
now being done under present con-
ditions