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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
DEATH RATE FROM
TUBERCULOSIS
Nearly 3 Per Cent Higher for South
Carolina Than Average for
United States

Columbia, Nov. 16.-The Red
Cross Seal campaign in South Caro-
lima has taken on new impetus, ow-
ing to the fact that, as announced
last week, a special anti-tuberculosis
conference for the South is to be
held in Atlanta, beginning Novem-
Der 3Oth. Vital statistics for the
whole of South Caronna are not
available, but from such figures as
are at hand is shown great need
for anti-tuberculoss work through
out the state. The National Asso-
citation in New YORK has Just made
public, through the state commits
sion, its figures for South Carolina.
From partial church census it was
found that the mortality rate from
tuberculosis is thirteen and one-haif
per cent. This is about three per
cent higher than the average for the
United States. From this fact, both
the approaching conference in At
lantaRand the 1914 campaign for
selling Red Cross Seals become
doubly important The commission
ANNOUNCES that up to te present 20
agents have been secured for 1914.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
SANTA CLAUS SHIP,
LADEN WITH GIFTS
Sailed Saturday With Christmas
Gifts for the Children OF

cuhopS.
New York, New. I4.-With more
than 1900 tons of Christmas gifts
from the people of America, a Santa
Claus ship, the naval collier Jason,
sailed today for Europe. A message
of Godspeed from President Wilson
was received by Lieut.. Commander
c. F. Courtney, U. S. NJ, shortly be-
fore sailing time The docks as the
ship cast loose her lines we're throng-
ed with thousands of school chill
dren.
The gifts that the Santa Claus
ship carried were gathered from
| every state of the Union. They in
clude almost everything from toys
and dolls to clothing and food. So
heavy was the rain of Christmas
presents for the children of Europe
that a force of 90 soldiers and 60
sailors from the navy yard was re-
qulred to receive and classify the
gifts as they arrived and repack
them so that an equal distribution
might be made in the several coun-
tries for which they were intended
summary of the cargoes mades
by Commander Courtney shortly be-
fore sailing showed the following
items:
Fourteen carloads of children's
clothing, five carloads of women 6
clothing, one carload of mems cloth
ing, five carloads of toys and 81
carloads of miscellaneous presents.
foodstuffs, boots, shoes, etc, total
of 80 carloads.
The ship will call first at Fal-
mouth, where the gifts intended for
England, France and Belgium will
be discharged; then she Will pro-
ceed to Rotterdam, where gifts for
Holland and Germany VIII be dis
charged. AT later date another
consignment will go forward for the
people of Russia and Poland.
Nearly all the gifts received were
accompanied by notes of good will
written by the donors. AS the spirit
OF neutrality of the United States
was unwittlngly violated in many
OF these missives. it was found neces-
sary to w wthho!d them A large
quantity of clothing that was found
unfit for immediate shipment, will
be sent to Ellis Island for cleaning
and fumigating and will afterwards
be taken in charge by wives of army
officers who have volunteered the
service and prepared for a later
shipment
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
w. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Double Moral Standard is Roundly
Denounced.

Atlanta, Nov. 5.-Arraingment
or different moral standards for men
and women marked the address here
today Of Mrs. Ella A Boole, Phi. D..
of New York, before the National
convention of the Women's Chris
fian Temperance Union.
The double moral standard is one
or the social plaques greatest
ooons," said Mrs. Boole, who is
president OF the New YORK brano h
OF the natioral temperance organiza-
'ion. 1T is ru.nous for man to OBJ
serve one code of morals and woman
different one.
1t Is up to women to see To II
that man observes te same morals
she does. Why should man be eiven
moral liberties that are denied n vo-
MAN, when, in truth woman is the
sustaining element in all mora. 50"
The speaker predIcted national
prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of 'intoxicants by 1920 ana uni
versal prohibition within compare
lively few years. The European war.
she said, would bean aid to the pro-
hibition struggle yon that Continent.
The recent decision of Russia for
prohibition way pointed out in sup
port of the latter opinion.
Various osher speakers addressed
three sessions of the convention here
to-day oDtprohibition topics.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
SICKNESS IN ARMIES.
Soldiers Suffer From Fogs and
RAIN

Rain.
Thielt, Belgium, va Sas Van
Client, the Hague and London, Nov.
15.-The Germans have not yet sue
ceeded in crossing the User in front
OF Dixmude, and that town, having
been entirely destroyed. has been OF
little value to the invaders
Heavy fogs and pouring rains are
causing much sickness The
trenches are flooded and as a result
the soldiers suffer from severe colds
and pneumonia. The nearby villages
having been destroyed, the nearest
hospitals are N Ghent and Bruges,
and these already are overcrowded
The exhaustion of the troops has
caused momentary lapse in infan-
try operations and the battle con-
tinues to be chiefly an artillery duel
which, owing to fog. is of a desultory
character. Military men here ex-
pect no decision for several days.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
England VIII Increase Her Army h,
Million.

Lyndon, Nov. 16.-The meeting of
they House OF Commons today was
devoted entirely to ws.r measures.
The house granted without dissent
Ing vote Premier Asquith's request
for vote for 2250.0O0, 900 pounds
G,126,o00.000) and another l.
100000 soldiers.
The prime minister characterized
the crisis as ''the greatest emergency
in which the country ever has been
placed" He said 100000 men al
ready were under arms; that the
war was costing nearly $5,OO0,0O0
a day and that the government pro-
posed to lend Belgium $4,000, zoo
and Servia $4,000,O00 without :n-
terest, until the end OF the war.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
Employees at Navy Yard Have Mar
row Escape.

Charleston, S. c., Nov. 14.-Chas.
Yeaeer, foreman, and three of his
men, working on ships in dry doe,
ther, are suffering from injuries and
shock, after one of the narrowest cs-
capes from death on record at the To-
cal navy yard, when, in derrick
bucket loaded with scrap iron which
they had mounted to avoid the labor
OF climbing the dock steps, they
were thrown to the brink OF the SO
,oot basin. the bucket chain snap
ping 20 feet overhead just as they
were swung from over the dry dock
toward terra firma. Tney fortun-
ately we're thrown 10 the edge OF
the basin.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
Daughters Meet i'm 1918 at Ssp
Francisco.

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 15.-san
francisco was selected as the 1918
meeting place of te United Daugb-
'ers OF the Confederacy just before
Adjournment yesterday Nashville
and Louisville lost by a close vote
The date of the next convention
WI? be decided later.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
Finds Bomb Under Whitman's Office

rihuS BOND Onder Whttman's Office
New York, Nov. IA bomt
somewhat similar in construction to
the one that wrecked the entrance
70 the Bronx county courthouse
last Wednesday night was found %
day In the Toombs court room Just
under the district attorneys Offices,
- ed 9 by tne Governor-elect
whitman. The room was crowded.
George l.. O'Connor, q policeman,
saw smoke from the burning fuse OF
the bomb. ran to the spot, picked up
the missile, tore off the fuse and
carried The bomb from the court
room. Four men were sitting on the
bench in the rear OF the court room
where To bomb was found.
The bomb contained explosive
enough. It was estimated, to have
wrecked the building.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17
200 Bales OF Cotton Destroyed b,
Fire.

North, Nov. 1.-Two hundred
bales OF cotton stored on the station
platform and SO bales in two box
cars on the siding were destroyed by
fire here early this morning. The
loss is estimated at approximately
$4,000.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-17

Continued on Page Eight.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
DEATH TOLL HEAVY.
Thirty to Thirty-five Lose Life in st.
Louis Disaster.

St. Louis, March S.-That from
thirty to thirty-fve guests of the Mis-
souri, Athletic Club perished in the
flames that destroyed the building
this morning is the belief of officers
OF the club tonight.
Seven bodies have been recovered
and from twenty-three to twenty
nine occupants of the structure are
still unaccounted for. At sundown
tonight firemen continued the search
for bodies in the smouldering ruins
under the glare of searchlights.
Though a committee early to-day
opened headquarters at the Press
club and asked all who we're guests
of the Missouri Athletic club last
night to report, thirty to thirty-fve
did not register, and hourly the feel
ing grew that all these were lost.
Hope was given by Fire Chief
Swingley late to-day that the. water
could be pumped out of the ruins to-
night and that search for bodies
might then be resumed.
While the search continued to-day
fifteen persons injured in the fire
were under treatment at public and
private hospitals. ....
There was much difficulty in identi-
=
tying recovered bodies Of the dead
and some of them we're identified un-
der two or three: different names.
The blaze was the most serious
as to ia taIities of any fire in the city's
history. 1t completely wrecked the
seven-story building occupied Jointly
by the Missouri Athletic club and the
Boatmen's Bank, caused a property
. loss estimated at 900 and forced
the abandonment of the intercolle-
giate track meet, to have been held IN
st. Louis under the auspices of the
club Saturday NIT.
The cause of the fire was a mys-
terry o-night. Reports that the blaze
was accompanied by terrific ex-
plosion, ndicating that the fire was
due II efforts of bank robbers to dy-
Mantle the Boatmen's Bank, were un-
confirmed Reports of explosions
were denounced by the night watch
man of the bank In the vaults of
the Boatmens Bank, which occupied
part Of the first floor of the building,
was more than s1,300,000 in cur
rency. The vaults were unharmed,
the bank officials reported. The bank
opened to-day in temporary quarters
a few block away.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
FIGHT OVER PAIR OF PANTS.
Customer and Clerk at Spartanbure
in Bloody Duel.

Spartanbur.. March 9-Efforts of
H. w. Eason, a salesman in j. D.
Collins's store, on East Main street,
to sell pair of small boys trousers
to W. Y. J. Brown, a farmer of near
Landrum, resulted this evening in
Eason's being shot in three places
and in Brown having his throat and
face severely slashed.
Brown tried to buy pair of trous-
ers for himself, but failed to find any
thing which suited him. AS he start
ed to leave the store, Eason, it is
said, held out a pair Of boys panta-
looms and asked him if he didn't want
to buy them. ....-. .- -.....
Don't try to make damned mon
key out of me-" said Brown.
''Everybody's wearin' 'em," Eason
is alleged to have retorted. Then the
trouble started. Before Brown gol
his pistol into action Eason had slash
ed his face and throat in several
places with a pocket knife. SalesWo-
men and others in the store hid un-
der counters when Brown unlimber-
ed his gun. It was said at the hospl-
tai that none of Eason's wounds are
considered serious. After Browns S
face had been sewed together he was
released on bond.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
ATTACKED BY NEGROES.
Stephen Kirby Was Killed at Spar
tanburg.

Spartanburg, March 5.-At the
coroner's inquest held this morning
before Magistrate CAN'T it was de-
cided that Stephen Kirby, the PAro-
let man, came to his death by being
assaulted by negroes. He was at
tackled by band of negroes In a ne-
gro settlement here on Tuesday night
and sustained injuries which caused
his death in a hospital Wednesday
night, the cause of his death being
conclusion Of the brain. Twelve ne
groes have been placed under arrest
in connection with the crime, four as
witnesses and eight as principals. Tie
principals are accused of murder.
Other arrests will be made.
From the testimony adduced at the
inquest to-day it seems that there
was a conspiracy between certain ne
groes to kill Kirby. Tuesday night he
is said to have gone to the home OF
a negro woman, and there he was at
tackled by negro man named Coot
Dawkins, WHO grabbed Kirby by the
lapels of the coat. Kirby broke away
and attempted to make his escape
through the back door of the negro
house. He was pursued by band Of
negroes, was overtaken and beaten
sin the head. He was later found and
was taken to the police station.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
r H. sMOAK WILL BE TRIED.
Charged With Luring Jacksonville
Girl From Home.

Savannah, Ca, March Upon
the evidence of pretty 15-year-old
Estelle McCluney, Jacksonville
school girl, Raymond H. Smoak,
aged 20 years, a we'll known young
Savannahian, was to-day held for
trial in the Federal court on charge
of violating the Mann Act:
The girl was the centre of attrac-
ton in the court room as she related
in a straightforward manner the cir
cumstances of her disappearance
from her home in Jacksonville and
the trip to Savannah and Charleston,
in which latter city she was discover
ed.
After the hearing Mrs. McCluney,
mother of the girl, searched out Mrs.
Smoak, the 16-year-old wife of the
defendant, and spoke to her, explain
ing she was sorry it all had happen
ed. Mrs. Smoak who had borne up
pretty we'll during the hearing, un-
able to restrain herself any longer,
broke down and wept piteously.
1t was through the arrest of Hud-
son in Charleston that evidence was
uncovered fixing the charges upon
Smoak. A series of letters to Hudson
we're unearthed, as well as a page
claimed to be hotel register in Char
lesion, where Smoak is said to have
registered for the girl and himself
under assumed names as man and
-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
SEEDS AND PLANTS.
Tillman Secures Provision in Post
office Appropriation Bill.

office Appropriation Bill.
Washington, March 9.-Selator
Tillman to-day expressed satisfaction
over the fact hat the postoffice appro-
priation bill, which now awaits the
presidents signature, contains pro-
vision inserted at his instance eX-
tending parcel post rates t. eeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots, sr.rCs and
plants
This means that after the signing
of the bill cabbage plants can be sent
by parcel post and at parcel post
rates. On account of a technicallty
in the law these plants have been re-
quired to pay more than the parcel
post rate.
Senator Tillman has been working
on the matter for almost year. He
took it up with the postmaster gen.
eral, but that official found that he
could not make the desired change
without specific action by congress-
Then the senator impressed the i'm
portance of the subject upon Chair
man Bankhead, of the senate post
office committee, who put the pro-
vision in the bill as a senate amend
ment. In conference committee Re-
nresentative Finley. who was one of
the conferees, saw to it that the
house accepted the amendment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
SIMS TAkES OATH.
Succeeds J. Duncan Adams as United
States Marshal.

Charleston, March 10.-In open
court yesterday James L. Sims, OF
Orangeburg, qualified as United
States marshal for the Eastern dis
trict of South Carolina and receiv-
ed his commission from Federal
judge Henry A. NJ. Smith. The first
ficial act of the newly commission
ed marshal was to reappoint N. NJ.
Porter as chief office deputy and J.
L. Adams, a brother Of J. duncan
Adams, the retiring marshal, as Of
flee deputy.
The oath of Office was administer
ed to Mr.. Sims shortly after noon yes
terday by Judge Smith, Mr.. Sims
having filed the required bond pre-
viousl7. In the court room were
about a score of spectators and in
terested persons, local alta hes of the
judicial department of the United
States being in the majority.
Having been informed that Mr..
Sims was ready to begin service,
Judge Smith read the solemn oath
required of United States officers and
Mr.. Sims subscribed to it in due form.
Standing near the new marshal was
J. Duncan Adams, his predecessor.
After administering the oath Judge
Smith; spoke few words of greeting
to Mr.. Sims and took occasion to pay
tribute to Mr.. Adams tor the man
ner in which he had performed the
duties Of the office during his SER
vice as marshal. To Mr.. Sims he
said that he could wish for no more
satisfactory relations with him tban
had existed between Mr.. Adams and
himself.
Mr.. Sims will begin The discharge
of his duties to-day. Yesterday his
only official action was the reappoint-
ment of, his two assistants, Messrs.
Porter and Adams.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
BEAUFOET DRY.
Governor Closed Dispensaries, Rea-
son Not Stated.


son Not Stated.
Beaufort, March 9.-The five dis
pensaries of Beaufort county, which
were closed by telegraphic orders
from. the governor on Thursday
morning, are still closed and no one
seems to know why they were ciosed
or when they will reopen.
The dispatch, which was received
Wednesday night, ordered all county
dispensaries to be closed until fur
Their orders from the governor.
The prohibitionists are delighted.
The county is as dry as bone, ex-
cept where the blind tigers are get
ting in action. The thirsty who were
served by the dispensaries at Beau
fort, Port Royal, Bluffton, Hardee-
Vile and Yemassee, are anxiously in
uuiring how long the drought is to
last. The cour ~ schools and the five
towns receive a revenue from the dis
pensaries amounting to about $4,-
600 a month, so that to the anxieties
of the citizens above referred to, are
added the financial worries of those
who do not want to see the public
treasury embarrassed. If the dis
pensaries are closed for a consider
able length of time the school terms
will have to be shortened and public
work greatly curtailed. Not only are
the revenues stopped, but the ex-
penses of the dispensaries go mer-
rily on
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
SAYS HE WAS ONLY JOKING.
Gaffney Man Says He Did Not Try to
Bribe Alderman.

Gaffney, March 9.-1n answer to
the accusation of attempted bribery,
with which J. D. Paris charges them
in regard to voting for T. H. Lock-
hart for chief of police, one of the
parties says he was only Joking,
while the other denies that he offer
ed any sum whatsoever. The sltua-
fion is being discussed on every side,
and it is not thought that the coun-
Gil will elect a police force until an
alderman is elected to fill the vaca l.
cv caused by the resignation of AL
derman Swofford.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Electrical Engineer Meets Instant
Death at Columbia.

Columbia, March 6.-Frank A.
Sloan, electrical engineer for con-
struction company, was instantly
electrocuted here at o'clock this
afternocn, when lightning struck a
wire upon which he was working at
an electrical substation. The wire
was not charged with electricity nor
was the machinery in operation at
the time of the accident.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
Liquor Blights the Home.

Intoxicating liquor touches every
phase of human life to debase and de-
stroy all that might be beautiful and
noble and to leave only the coarser
and more brutal characteristics. Mo-
where, however, is its effect more
pernicious OF of wider range than
in the home, where a drinking faith
er brings unnumbered ills upon chill
dren and wife. Judges in the divorce
courts are becoming more and more
familiar with the misery and hope
lessness caused by the drunken hus-
bands. In the court Of domestic
relations of Chicago drunkenness
on the part of the husband is found
to be responsible for forty-six per
cent. of the cases which are tried.
Among the most discouraging men
are the habitual drunkards," writes
Ida M. Tarbell in an article entitled,
"a Court of Hope and Goodwill IN
the January American Magazine. She
continues, The havoc which drink
plays in domestic troubles has never
been exaggerated. 1t is by far the
most fertile cause Of separation. Last
year Judge GemmNl put system in
to operation by which he hoped to de-
termine approximately the cause of
family separation. The conclusion
was that in forty-six out of every
100 cases it is due to excessive drink
ing.
THE Encouragement lies in the
fact that in the case Of excessive
drinking it leaves nothing in the man
which can be deeply touched. The
stomach may hold out indefinitely,
the character never does. The man
gradually loses ali respect for HIM
self and for others. He becomes
shameless hanger-on. He lies fire.
ouently and habitually to his best
friends. He tricks and cheats them
with unconcern. There is little or no
help for such cases while they are
at large"
One of the Chicago judges is ad-
vocating a farm where victims of the
drink habit can be cared for. and
kept in the open. This, no doubt
would help many a poor man to re-
gain his manhood and bring happl-
ness to his long-suffering family
However, it is we'll in working for
the permanent betterment of the
drinkers home to deal with causes
as we'll as with results, and while
we would ask the best Of care for
the unfortunate victims of the liquor
traffic, let us not cease in our ef-
forts to usher in the day of National
Constitutional Prohibition-the day
when the family will no longer be
destroyed by the liquor traffic, and
children may grow to manhood and
womanhood free from the curse OF
alcohol.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12

The government of Uruguay has
ORGANIZED an institute of geology with
an American director and assistants.
Those wishing drain tile will save
money by calling on or writing to
VIM. A. Hatchell, Bamberg, S. e.
He can quote you a lower price than
YOU can get.-tf.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12
NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE.

On Saturday, March 21st, 1914, I
will file my final account as admin
istrator of estate of Mrs. Henn1e L.
Knight, deceased, with Geo. T.
Harmon, Judge of Probate for Bam-
berg county, and will at the same
time ask for letters dismissory as
such administrator.
A. w. KNIGHT
Bamberg, S. c., Feb. goth, 1914.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-12

Court adjourned Friday afternoon
until Tuesday morning. Civil cases
are being tried this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-09

The Rummagc Sale, being held b.!
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Die
n:ond street NJ E. church, in the
Hoult building on Merchant street,
will be brought to close Wcdncs-
iIy. when the ladies will hold an
all day quilting. Several quilts will
30 made and each member Of til"
society, us well as others who arc
arc urged to be present.
Is picnic lunch will be served at
noon.