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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
MERCANTILE BANK OF
MEMPHIS CLOSED
President Raine Charged With Mis-
appropriation of Over
$3.50. 900

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 9.-Ten di-
rectOrs Of the Mercantile bank, one
of the most important financial insti-
tutions in the city, today filed a peti-
tion in court charging that the bank
was insolvent as the result of the al
legged misappropriation Of more than
$750,OOO by c. Hunter Raine, presi-
dent of the institution.
In the petition Raine was held sole
ly responsible for the apparent short
age, approximately S7SS,8O5, which
1t is charged he obtained "by a
system of handling it's drafts, proper
ty and exchange in such a way as to
deceive the directors and to conceal
his manipulations," the total amount
OF which it was alleged he lost in
speculations The petition places the
liabilities of the bank at approxima-
tely $2,196,894, with assets of ST.
4OS, O89. In a published statement
January 8, liabilities were given as
81 .436, 1877. AT that time the total de-
posits were $1,361,1O9, OF which
$344,233 were savings accounts. The
bank is capitalized at 100000 and
has a surplus OF 100000.
Resources, loans and discounts at
hte time OF the statement amounted to
$1,13O,496; actual cash on hand was
$424,784; sums due from other banks
amounted to $489,165; cash items IN
transit amounted to $137,778. These
amounts with other items balanced
the amount given as liabilities.
The alleged discrepancy was dis
covered by representative OF New
York correspondent or the bank, who
was sent to Memphis to audit the
Mercantile's books when loans re-
quested were found to be out Of pro-
portion to the amounts usually asked
for at this season of the year. His
report to the directors yesterday
which brought the situation TO a eli
max, was the first intimation that the
bank was not in a prosperous condi-
toin, according to the directors.
1t is stated that President Raine
who attended yesterdays meeting. alb
solved all of the officers and directors
OF the bank OF implication I'm the al
legged shortage and rendered his per
scnal estate, which he valued at s35.-
600 to the bank.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
BACKBONE OF WINTER
FAR FROM BROKEN
Cloudy Weather Predicted For First
Few Days OF the Week
Throughout the South.

Washington, Feb. S-Winter's
backbone is still long way from
broken, according to the weather
Bureau experts. THE general dis
tribution of atmospheric pressure
over the North American Continent
and the adjacent oceans" said the
weekly bulletin today, Indicates tenn
peratures considerably below the sea-
sonal average until the middle of the
week east of the Rocky Mountains
and temperatures near the seasonal
average on the Pacific Coast.
"The weather will be generally fair
for the first half of the week in the
Plains States, the Great Central VAL
leys and the North Atlantic States
In the Gulf and South Atlantic
States, the weather Will be overcast.
with probably rains along the Gulf
and South Atlantic Coasts until We'd
nesday.
THE next disturbance of import
ance will appear on the North Pacific
Coast Tuesday, attended by general
rains. 1t will prevail over the Mid
die West Thursday and the Eastern
States Friday or Saturday. This
disturbance will be preceded by a
general reaction to higher tempera-
lures and be attended by general
rain in Southern States.
ut will be followed by colder
weather"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
BIG MAGNETS MEET
TO PLAN CAMPAIGN
Officials of American, National
and international Are
Aggressive.

New York, Feb. 9.-Owners and of
iclals OF the National, American and
International league who are gather
Ed here this week to make up the 49,
- schedules are informally TO dts
cnss ways and means of fighting the
new Federal league in their respec-
tive conference so that on Thursday
when joint session is to be held, II
Is expected that plans will have been
formulated for an aggressive cam
patgn against the so-called outlaws.
President Chivington and some of the
American association club owners are
expected to take part in Thursdays
conference.
Just what line of action is likely
to be decided upon is not yet clear.
Several plans have been suggested but
the scheme proposed some time ago
or putting the Internatianl and Am
erican association teams in the cities
where the Federals proposed to locate
clubs seems to be the least favorably
considered. Some of the baseball
owners are inclined to think that the
Federal menace is bubble that will
burst before long, anyway, so far as
this season is concerned.
81 cannot see," said August Herr
mann, OF Cincinnati, chow new
grounds can be procured and stands
built in time for the playing season
this year by the Federals in Chicago.
st. Louis, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Toron-
to and other cities where IT is claimed
they are going to place teams.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
SENATE PASSES BILL
FOR FARM TEACHING
Lever Extension Measure Goes
Through Upper House.
FEW CHANGES ARE MADE
secretary OF Agriculture to Have
Important Part in Distribution
of Help.

washington Feb.7.-The house ag-
rlcultural extension bill passed the
senate with amendments today with
out dissenting vote.
The Dill provides for demonstration
on farms OF approved methods and
scientific discoveries as to farming
and home economics, made in State
agricultural colleges, experimental
stations and in the federal depart-
ment OF agriculture. The secretary of
agriculture and land-grant agricul-
tural colleges are to outline plans for
carrying out demonstrations.
AS agreed to in the senate. the bill
would appropriate unconditionally
$4,000 annually to each State. In
addition, sum of 100000 for the
coming year, with yearly Increase of
$6OO,OOO for the next seven years.
would be provided for distribution
among the States on a basis of rural
population, conditioned on each State
appropriating sum equal to its por-
tion of the federal funds. After seven
years the bill would provide a perma-
nent appropriation of $4,SOO,OOO an
nually.
An amendment requiring that neg.
ro colleges be permitted to share in
the fund was defeated by a vote of
81 to 23. The bill was amended. how
ever, as result of fight on the race
question by placing the distribution
Of the fund in the hands of the secre-
tary Of agriculture and respective
State governors in States having
more than one agricultural college.
also specifying against race discrim-
ination in the demonstration work.
The bill probably will be considered
soon in conference between the two
houses.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
WILSON SAYS FREE
TOLL PLANK UNWISE
President Declares Party Platform
Should Not Contain Such IA
Declaration.

Washington, Feb. 9.-President
Wilson let it be known today that
from the first he regarded as an un-
wise policy the insertion i'm the Demo-
cratic national platform of the plank
favoring the exemption of American
coastwise ships from payment of
Panama Canal tolls.
The President feels that a platform
declaration on such a subject is re-
lated to circumsta that arise all
over the world and that only the ele-
ment which the United States can con
troll in the stitution ought to be bind
ing. He feels that a change of cir
cumstances has arisen in the inter-
national aspect of the stitution, which
necessarily would change the attitude
OF the government and the country on
the subject.
Mr.. Wilson told callers today that
the whole international situation and
the viewpoint OF foreigon govern
ments was to some extent involved in
the settlement of the controversy.
1t was made clear, however, that
only England had protested. The pres
ident told callers that Great Britain.
through her representatives, had not
approached the American government
on the question in any way since Wis
count Bryce left here a year ago.
The president told callers he did
not intend to send a message to con-
gress on the subject OF Panama tolls.
that he felt his attitude had been suf
fciently made clear in a recent letter
to VIM. l.. Marbury Of Baltimore. He
expects congress to repeal the tolls
provision at this session.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
PRESIDENT PLANS
FOR CAMPAIGN
Wilson Feels That Democratic Ad-
ministration Will be on Trial
I'm New York State.

Washington, Feb. 9.-How various
clements in the New York state Dem
ocracy are to be assembled into a new
organization with progressive leader
snip was the problem before Presi-
dent Wilson, Governor Glynn OF New
York and VIM. F. McCombs, national
chairman in conference today. The
president recently has been giving
deep consideration to the autumn
Campaign when he realizes the Iiarno-
"Tatic administration to some extent
will be before the countr1 for ap-
p-oval or disapproval I'm the election 5
for members OF the house ar senate.
Chairman McCombs has 10. .ke1 .,cr
the natianl stitution i'm de.Iii with
the president, but the most important
admittedly is the status of the EN-
pire State Democracy. With a spir-
tied city where fusion of parties bat
tied successfully against the Tam
many organization and with contests
In various parts of the state between
Tammany and anti-Tammany ele-
ments and other factions, the Wash
ington administration feels that IL
must aid in building up united
Democracy for next autumn's ma
tional campaign.
Some of the presidents close friend
think he will make several speeches
on national questions asking the peo-
pie to keep both branches of congress
in the Democratic ranks. Already the
presidents guiding hand has been
seen I'm the plan for close cooperation
between the Democratic national com
mittee and the Democratic national
campaign committee.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
INDIFFERENCE IS
GREATEST ENEMY
Greatest Foe of the Church in
the World.
SAYS SECRETARY OF NAVY.
Josephus Daniels Speaks I'm Green
vile to the Interstate Y. M. q.
A. Convention OF Carolinas.

Greenville, S. c., Feb. S.-The
Church or the world has its greatest
enemy in the indifference of man.
the most successful foe OF Christian
ity. Secretary of the Navy Daniels
declared here today in an address at
an interstate Y. NJ. c. A. convention
of the Carolinas.
The Secretary commended John p
Mott, to China because he felt he
could serve God and his fellowmen
better as leader in the Y. M. G. A.
In the strenuous ure of the pres
ent day" Mr.. Daniels said, mems
tme is absorbed by things which seem
big and of vast importance, because
they are so near at hand and be-
cause they concern providing the nee
essarics of life, or success in chosen
careers in competition with men who
are impelIcd by similar motives These
things LOOM up big because they are
i'm the foreground OF our lives and
they obStrurt their vision OF things
and Of greater things but which
seem to lie in the distance. IT Is
the old Story Of the cares Of his life
and the decoitrulness of riches chok-
ing the higher and better things such
as our personal accountability 20 God
for every deed and act; such as our
duty to perform the things of a dav
In l;s da': such as the immortality of
the soul. the giving of the correct an
swer IN Job great question: If a
man die shall he live again?"
Urging that the church must wage
war against the prevailing indiffer-
ence, the secretary said:
1T must of course, extend its help
full privileges to all classes but it is
particularly important for the future
of our country for it to reach the
Young men and it must, therefore.
make use of every possible agency for
this purpose and amongst the most
important of these are those agencies
in the Protestant and Catholic
Churches which aim to enlist the
young man under the banner of the
cross"
The Secretary referred to the work
of the Y. NJ. c. A.. speaking of what
it had done amongst the soldiers. the
sailors. the railroad men and the in
dustrial workers in mills and fac
tories.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10

property and that they were trying to
drive Dr. j. w. Babcock, the superin-
tendent, from office, was obtained
from DR.. Babcock, while he was in
South Carolina early this year. Sena-
tor Ttllman was not bitter in his
charges, but merely stated that he
had right to express an opinion. He
scored the unknown man who gave
out the letter that he had written
ar futher stated that he intended
TO send one Of the letters to every
mem Der OF the senate and house.
GOVERNORS LETTERS
DR.. J.W. Babcock gave an account
or the entire wrangle at the state hos
pltai Tor the insane and read two let
ters that he received from the gov.
ernor relative to DR.. E. b. Saunders,
the young woman physician. These
letters apparently attacked the char
acter OF DR.. Saunders and deman ded
that she be made to resign.
Taking the stand, the governor at
tempeted to show that he meant no
ref. ction on the moral character of
DR.. Saunders. He charged her with
E,eddIing with the other departments
OF the institution. He read records
to Ircve that his henchmen had not
tried to manipulate the sale OF the
asylum property for private gain. The
governor in his remarks stated that
H. was opposed to the development
Of state Park. He saId that he ia
Norcd using the property for a tuber-
cuIoSis hospital. He advocated the i'm
pr '""ment of the old asylum property
TOR the use Of white patients. He
promised the use of the state peni-
ten'tary building for negro patients.
saving that by August there would be
no ConviCts left, because they would
be sent to the county chaingangs.
Concerning the letters which asked
that DR.. Saunders be removed. DR..
aGC"ck refused TO give them out.
saying that they would have to be
released by the governor. The gov
eInOr then stated that he was willing
for them to be read
The hearing today was held in the
supreme court room, there being a
large crowd present. a great system
of INSTRUMENTATION at the asylum was
developed. DR.. Babcock stated that
under the new rules he did not have
any power over the under officers. He
said that he was never consulted
about any matter
Senator Tillman sat facing the gov
ernor. The governor i'm a period of
attempted eloquence said he would
hold nothing against Senator Tillman
for the charges contained in the let
ter. He intimated that the mind of the
senator was growing weak and that
he was not the great leader now
that he once was. Senator Tillman
merely alleged eloquence of the gov
ernor.
Senator Tillman arrived in Column
bia this morning from Washington
and went to the residence of DIR. J..
w. Babcock, his lifelong friend. The
senior senator said that he was feel
ing fit and fine. He left this after
noon for his home at Trenton
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
PhiIIlps-Outen.

Mr.. ID. Edward Outen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Jackson Outen of Pleas
ant Plains section, and Miss Minnie
Phillips, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. c..
FRANKLIN Phillips. also of Pleasant
Plains section, were married Sunday.
February 9Th. The ceremony was
performed by Notary Public w. F..
Estridge.
The groom is teacher in the
Pleasant Plains Sunday school and
the bride is pupil of the same
school. The entire school extends a
warm hand of congratulation to the
contracting parties.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IN SENATE.
Resolution Proposes Amendment to-
Give Votes to Women.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The equal
suffrage question confronted the SEN
ate today in the shape of resolution
proposing constitutional amend
ment to give votes to women.
The resolution was first on the cal
endar and as there was no unfinished
business it was called up Immediately
after the routine morning business
had been disposed of.
Prospects for a vote on the resoIu-
tion today however we're not good he
cause several senators had previously
given notice that when the question
vas reached they wanted to discuss
IL senator Ashurst was confident
that If a vote was not reached today
the senate would act during the Dres-
ent session.
The resolution was favorably re-
ported by the senate woman's suff-
rage committee last June.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10

1t Is unnecessary for me to repeat
the reasons which 1 gave you in my
annual message referred to. 1 direct
these reasons, however to your Sc
rious consideration, and hope that
you will at least do Col. Calhoun the
courtesy OF inviting him to appear
either before you or before one of
your committees.
Very respectfully,
(Sfgned "Cole L. Blease,
Governor"
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 6, 1914.
The letter from Mr.. Calhoun incor-
porated in the message states that
the writer is grandson OF Hon. John
c. Calhoun and that his descendants
feel that the college founded at Rock
Hill, s. c., should be named for Cal
houn, instead of Clemson. He asks
the aid Of Governor Blease to bring
this change about.
Regarding the maner in which Mr..
Clemson secured the property which
he later donated to the college, Mr..
Calhoun states that It was inherited
directly from the heirs of Senator Cal
houn, and would have been inherited
by Mrs. Floride Lee Calhoun, had it
not been willed away from her.
"She (Mrs. Floride Lee Calhoun)
stands ready to deed the property to
the state, should the agreement en-
tered into by the state under the Glenn
son will be abrogated, in which case
1T would revert to her as the sole heir
on the condition that it be called "Cal
houn College" and will endow it with
many legacies, including the great nor
trait Of Mr.. Calhoun by DeBloch with
the view of establishing there the
Calhoun Museum" says the letter i'm
part.
Mr.. Calhoun says he will donate
many of the valuable heirlooms of the
Calhoun family in his possession to
this museum.
BY the change OF name, and the
state taking direct control and man
agement of the property and college
an insuperable difficulty would be re-
moved which now stands in the way
of the college being endowed. I have
discussed this with some OF the great
philanthropists OF tho country, who
state they would be willing to place
large sums where it would be man
aged by the trustees of an individual,
who are self-appointed when vacan-
cies occur and have to be filed.
81 am confident large endowments
could be obtained If the name was
ChduSeu 10 SdlnOun COlleRe and 1t
was under the control and manage
ment of the state"
THE family and many distinguish
ed men in America feel it is a refiec-
tion that Mr.. Calhoun's old home and
property should be used by the state
under the name of Clemson his SON
in-law instead of his own"
Mrs, Floride Lee Calhoun in her
letter to Governor Blease, incorpo-
rated in the message, corroborates
the statements made by Mr.. Calhoun
in his letter to the chief executive.
She says, in part: "I cannot unde-
stand how the state OF South Caro-
lima can be n party to casting a re-
Election upon my great-grandfather
Mr. Calhoun, her most illustrious son
by naming n college founded on his
home plantation Clemson" and who
inherited the property from nv
mother and grandmother and for
which he never paid dollar"
She says that there would hardly
be any lengths to which she would
not go toward making Fort Mill what
Mr.. Vernon is to the home of Washin-
gton.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
Tinman is Not Bitter in Charges.

Columbia. Feb. IA United States
senator, the governor of South Caro-
lima and the superintendent OF the
state hospital for the insane engaged
In three-corned controversy TODAY
before the special legislative commit
tee appointed to investigate the
charges in connection with the insti-
tuition.
Senator Tillman was on the stand
IA minutes and III that time explain
ed the 'ritting CT the letter which
brought about the investigation. He
said that his information as to the
charges that Blease and his hench-
men were trying to sell the asylum
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10
Teachers Association to Meet Satur
day Week

The County Teachers Association
will meet in the Central graded school
building Saturday, February 21 An
address will be delivered at the meet
ing by County superintendent of Ed
ucation V. A. Lingle and Miss Eunice
PlaXico will read a paper on the
Benefits to be Derived from the Or
ganization Of Local School Improve
ment Association" "
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-10

1T is unnecessary for me to repeat
the reasons which 1 gave you in my
annual message referred to. 1 direct
these reasons, however to your Sc
rious consideration, and hope that
you will at least do Col. Calhoun the
courtesy OF inviting him to appear
either before you or before one of
your committees.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-02-26
MATTERS TO PONDER 0VER
Some Timely Thoughts That viii b
Found Worth More or Less
Consideration.

like to talk about the good OLE
times" once in awhile but I believe
he new times are better. Compare
The comforts of life and the facilities
ror carrying on farm work Of tha
present day with those Of rs years
ago and you will agree with me,
think. We are living in the best time
and In the best country the world
ever saw, but some Of US have not YET
round it out.
You can almost tell what kind OF
a farmer a man Is by the rattle of his
moving machine. The best kept ma
chinery makes the least noise.
Too many of us believe in co-opera
ion of the kind that means: You
help me and I'll help myself.
The man who can afford to dress
his wife and daughter comfortably
and well and does not is a sorry sort
CT fellow.
God made woman's body the most
beautiful thing on earth and he in.
tended that 1t should be properly
clothed and cared for.
Many a boys heart has been hurt
and his disposition soured by sense
less and thoughtless criticism of his
personal appearance and manners
The young heart is always sensitive
TO ridicule-the cruelest weapon that
can be used-and it should never be
directed against boy or girl. Recol.
lections of undeserved and thought.
less ridicule Of dress, the result OF
poverty, 40 years ago, causes the
blood to rush to our own faces to this
day.-C. M. s.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-02-26

leaped out again. The moment that
he had left the automobile my antag-
onist disengaged himself with ease
and blew a shrill, prolonged blast up
on his whistle. A moment later heard
the thump of a policeman's night
stick upon the pavement, two or three
blocks away.
The watchman's strength was more
than mine. The only fortunate cir
cumstance was that as yet he had
not seen the broken pieces of the
statue in the tonneau. In front, Nj
kolai was cranking furiously. The
watchman called and shouts re-echoed
from the street. Then the engine be-
gan to chug and Nikolai leaped in,
just as the watchman gained the
street.
A policeman had darted up and, as
the wheels began to move, he grasped
at my collar. / shook him off. We
left him and the watchman behind.
A moment later we were traversing
the street at full speed and congratu-
ldIluS ourselves ludI VIC udu Sudhcu
off our pursuers. We were premature,
| heard chug, chug, chug behind us.
AS turned my head | saw the police
man leap upon the watchman's motor
bicycle and shoot in our direction.
Now followed pretty chase. The
motor-bicycle was as swift as the au-
tomobile. Time and again the police
man caught US; but one turn of the
wheel and our huger bulk turned in
upon him dangerously, threatening to
shake him from his perch. He whist
led all the while. Crowds came pour
ing out of side streets. Once he drew
his revolver, but deft movement in
his direction caused slight collision,
and, in saving himself, our pursuer
lost his weapon. By now. we were
speeding through Boston's streets, the
city streets, which were as light az
day and filed with theater crowds.