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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
TOTAL ELIMINATION
DEFEATED IN HOUSE
Slaughter OF Bill Came After ALL
Morning Debate-VOte "a
Against; SO For.

Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier, Oct. 21.-The
total eliminators were completely
routed in the house today. BY a
vote OF 64 to 36 the pending bill.
contingent upon action on the par,
OF all cotton growing states, was de-
feated. 1t was more severe defeat
than was expected. The slaughter
came after an all-morning debate,
which was characterized by well
rounded argument One of the best
speeches Of the session. against the
passage Of the bill. was by Captain
Scott of Anderson, who talks little.
but who told the house that he had
made money on cotton when il was
selling for even less than today and
that the trouble was that people
had gotten panic-stricken without
thought.
The killing of the total elimina-
ton bill by such decisive vote has
about cleared the decks on the house
side OF everything except the re-
markable and undigested cotton
bond measure, which is the largest
question that has ever confronted
the people of the state. The house
bond committee has reported against
the purchase Of cotton under the
bond issue plan. while the senate has
retained this feature.
The house and senate are I'm a
tangle over the acreage reduction
matter. and. as some say that this
will be about all that will get
through at this session, are disposed
to have 1t out on the reduction
measure and agree to that before
undertaking the cotton bond bill.
The discussion on the total elimi-
nation bill was the longest of the
session. Just as the dinner bells
were ringing the previous question
was ordered and on the question of
striking out the enacting words of
the bill the direct vote was taken,
resulting 64 to SO in favor of kill
ing the measure.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
illiteracy Among south Carolina
Rural Population.

washington, Oct. 22.-The need
OF more and better rural schools in
South Carolina is made manifest by
conditions revealed in a recent CEN
sus report showing the percentage
OF illiterates among the native white
farming class Of this state. The
figures show that the percentage OF
illiteracy in the rural districts of
South Carolina is 11.S and 80 per
cent In the cities and villages OF the
state. South Carolina has 276,9S0
illiterates and 24s.277 of them live
on the farms. There are 121,834
boys and men and 127,443 girls and
women on the farms OF this state
that can neither read nor write.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
CAPT. X. Il. LEE DEAD.
Youngest Son of Noted Chieftaiu
Passes Away.

ooSCS AWAY
Washington, Oct. 21.-Word was
received here today of the death of
Capt. Robert e. Lee, youngest son
Of Gen. Robert e. Lee, the Confed-
crate commander, at Upperville,
Va, Thursday night. The body will
be inferred at Lexington, Va, Fri
day morning.
Captain Lee was educated in pri-
vate schools and in the University
OF Virginia. At the outbreak Of the
War OF Secession he joined the
Rockbriidge (Va.) artillery as a. pri-
vate. He took part in numerous en-
gagements and later was promoted
to the rank Of captain OF artillery on
the staff Of his brother, Gen. w. H.
F. Lee.
Since the war Captain Lee had
been engaged in farming. He was
married twice. His first wife was
Miss Maxwell and his second wife
Miss Juliet Carter OF Washington.
He leaves two children.
Captain Lee was the author Of
"Recollections and Letters Of Gen.
Robert 4. Lee" He was born at the
old Lee mansion, now part OF Ar
lington national cemetery, October
q, 1843.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
RESERKBANKS
T0OPEN NOvEMBEU3O
Directors and Governors Fa-
vOr This Date.
BOARD MAY OVERRULE.
Reserve Board Has Supreme Power
and is Not Satisfied With the
Date Chosen, 1t is Said.


Washinton, Oct. 21.-Directors
and governors OF the IL reserve
banks today refused to support the
proposal OF Secretary McAdoo to
open the new. banking system for
business November 16. BY vote Of 81
to SO they recommended that the
opening be set for November 80.
This action has no binding effect
upon the reserve board or upon Mr..
McAdoo for the currency act gives
the Secretary authority to open the
banks whom he believes they are
ready to do business. It was evident
tonight that members OF the board
were not pleased with the recomen-
dation Of the banks and 1t is possible
a meeting of the board within the
next few days will develop sufficient
sentiment to bring a vote asking the
Secretary to name a date earlier than
November 80.
Discussion of the opening date
was taken up Immediately after the
bankers returned from the White
House, where President Wilson de-
clared his belief that the best thing
for the country was to open the
banks at the earliest possible date.
Speeches were made at the con-
ference by the men representing
every one of the IL banks. No sec
uonal difference OF opinion was ap-
parent, but the smaller reserve
banks reported that they were more
nearly prepared to open on the six
teenth than those in New York.
Chicago, st. Louis and other larger
cities. The argument against open
ing on the sixteenth was largely
that 1t was physically impossible for
the directors to get ready. In sew
eral instances the directors have not
chosen their governors and In many
cases quarters have yet to be select
ed.
Some OF the Southern bankers
were particularly anxious for an
early opening because Of the assis-
tance the federal banks might give
In taking care of the cotton crop.
1t was said tonight the directors
would go home tomorrow and begin
work preliminary to opening. II the
reserve board later finds that there
Is every reason to peueve a stimuli
taneous opening on November 16 or
November 80 can be accomplished
in spite OF opinions to the contrary
expressed here today, the date will
be fixed. The board already has
voted to open all the banks at the
same time. but 1t is possible that this
decision will be changed II special
reasons are discovered to make
opening of a part OF the banks be-
fore the rest. desirable.
The conference today devoted
much time to hearing reports Of
committees. The one In charge of
a definition Of commercial paper, re-
garded by many bankers as OF first
Importance, recommended in a gen.
eral way. a broad definition of such
paper, but decided to continue Its
work further.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
ALLIES HOLD POSITIONS
AGAINST VIOLENT ATTACK
Onslaught of Germans Vicious
Along Western End.
BERLIN NOT HEARD FROM
French Claim Slight Progress i'm the
Argonne District and at Other
Points Along the Front.

Associated Press dispatches in the
afternoon papers yesterday said
Northern France and the coast OF
Belgium still are the fields where
the most important fighting in the
western arena of the war continues
with the utmost stubbornness, but
as yet without decisive result. The
French war Office announces that
the allied lines are holding in spite
OF the furious onslaughts OF the
enemy, while news dispatches from
London assert that developments
generally are against the invaders.
Berlin, however, han not been
heard from on this subject since yes
terday. Lacking a German report
as to the progress Of the prolonged
engagement in this territory, the sit
uation is being reported only from
the side of the allies. The German
announcement of yesterday said that
in the fighting west OF Lille, Ger
man troops taking the offensive, had
repulsed the enemy at several points.
British warships nave played an
important part in these operations
and there are indications that their
activities are not yet at an end. The
hghting is going on night and dav
and the allies are said to be an
preaching close to the German DO
sitions before Lille.
No confirmation OF the reported
evacuation of Ostend has been re-
ceived. The German garrison at
Antwerp is said to have been reduc-
ed and German column Of REIN
forcements with two of the famous
16-inch guns is reported as having
passed through Antwerp on it's way
to Bruges.
Outside Of Belgium the fields of
battle are very numerous. Picardy.
Champagne, the Argonne the Woe
vre, Lorraine, the Vasges and
Alsace being referred to as locali-
ties where fighting is taking place.
In several of these districts the
French claim offciany to have re-
pulsed German attacks which they
describe as not so severe as in the
Belgian field. The French saw also
that they have made progress in the
Argonne and the Woevre territory.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
French Official RepOrt.

Paris, Oct. 22.-The official an
nouncement issued this afternoon by
the French war Office says the posi-
tions occupied by the allies in Bel
gium and northern France have
been maintained in spite Of the vio-
lent attacks Of the enemy.
The text of the announcement
follows:
ION our left wing German forces
in considerable strength have con-
tnued their violent attacks, particu-
larly in the vicinity of Dixmude.
Warniton, Armentieres, Radinghom
and LaBassee, but ,ne positions oc-
cupied by the allies have been main
tanned.
"On the rest of the front the enc
my has delivered only partial at
tacks. These all have been repuls-
ed, particularly at Fricourt, to the
east of Albert; on the plateau to the
west of Craonne; in the region of
Souain, in the Argonne district: at
Four de Paris, southwest OF Varen-
nes; in the region OF Maiancourt. in
the Woevre district; in the direction
OF Champion and at a point south
east of st. MihIel in the forest OF
ALLY.
we have made slight progress
In the Argonne district and In the
southern part of the Woevre, in the
forest Of Mortmarte.
"Russia-The forward movement
or the Russian forces has been posi-
lively announced. An important
success In the region OF Warsaw
has driven back the enemy more
than 13 Kilometres (eight miles
me advances OF the Russians at
lvangorod and to the south of
Przemysl are equally peroeptibIe."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
Winston Churchill Went to the
Front.

London, Oct 22.-Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill. the first lord OF the ad-
miralty, who accompanied the Brit
tsh naval brigade and marines to
Antwerp. was, according to the ma
rines, with them in the trenches
practically all the time. Just before
the order was given to retire he
urged the men to hold out "a hours
Longer when the big guns would ar
rive. One day he reconnoitered the
position of the Germans in an aero
plane.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
Victory With Allies.

London, Oct. 23.--An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central News states
a telegram from the burgomaster Of
Wenduyne, Belbium, as follows:
Victory is with the allies. Sew
enty thousand men have been taken
prisoners between Chalons and
Longwy. Three guns and 81 flags
have been captured"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
Panama Canal to be Reproduced q,
Fair

San Francisco. oct. 22.-The
Panama canal in miniature. accu-
rate In detail as to topography and
photography, and with vessels pass
ing through locks that open and
shut. will be one of the features at
the Panama-Pacifc Exposition. The
building to house the canal will be
575 by $40 feet, with seats so ar
ranged that they will move clcar
around the little waterway, SO that
every detail may he seen and de-
scribed. The cost will be more than
100000.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
Savannah Man Heads Bar Associa-
ton

Washington. Oct. 22.-Peter w.
Meldrin of Savannah, Ga. was today
elected as president OF the Ame.ican
Ear Association. succeeding w. H.
Taft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
The Siesel MiSdemeanor."

There is no questioning the gross inadequacy
of the verdict found against Henry Siegel. The
common criminal deals in dollars and goes to jail
for term of years. This uncommon criminal
iuggled with millions and is threatened with a
few months in jail. Judging by the widespread
damage done, the wanton disregard of others
rights and the consistent crookedness of conduct
shown, Henry Siegel deserved at least as long a
Jail sentence as hardened housebreaker
The court made the best of bad situation by
endeavoring at least to save some portion of the
creditors property. The device used, delay in
the execution Of the sentence, was, of course, a
compromise and subterfuge. A truly efficient
system of criminal justice would strip Henry
Siegel Of every penny he possesses for the benefit
of his creditors and send him to jail as well. But
our criminal system is feeble and hating in its
treatment of business crimes.
In any event. business must cleanse itself.
Much has already been accomplished. The Trib-
une's stand against fraudulent and deceitful ad-
vertising is an illustration of how much more can
be done If, for instance, all the newspapers of
New York did their full duty such frauds as
Henry Siegel engineered would be impossible.
The Tribune last week refused the large adver-
Using of New York store which does not fulfil
the standards Of square dealing and truth telling.
That must be the universal rule We propose a
very simple thing-that the newspapers of this
city shall uphold the honest merchants by refus-
ing aid and comfort to the dishonest ones. Before
we get through New York will be an exceedingly
unhealthy spot for Henry Segels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25

Funston. doing local police and sanitation duty
in Vera Cruz. He has watched Huerta go and
Carbajal succeed, Carbajal 30 and Carranza sue
coed. Carranza go and Gutierrez succeed. Cutter
rez disappear with nobody yet designated to
succeed
Villa looms large on tho horizon and civil
war between his adherents and Carranza's Is
practically under way. If he wins, he will have
to deal with other malcontcnts, for the spirit OF
anarchy has been aroused and control will go
for some time to come to the leader who has the
most power and exercises il the most ruthessly.
What has the President done to protect the
lives and property of Americans and Of the Euro
pean nationals VINO must now more than ever
look to us for protection? What has he even
done to secure real amnesty TO the MeXicans
who accepted our rule in Vera Cruz? The pledges
which he obtained from Carranza lapsed when
Carranza was custei from the Provisional Presi-
dency. Were other pledges secured? Or was the
Might of the Mexicans who did our bidding in
Vera Cruz forgotten in the ignobe rush to get
away from that part and thus escape some OF
the obligations likely to be piled up on our gov
eminent through The lawlessness of another war
Of factions in Mexico?
The country sadly realizes that the Wilson
policy in Mexico has been an unrelieyed failure
It could not be anything but a failure, because
il was based on misconceptions and unrealities
The Sinking away from Vera Cruz was a fit
terminaton--one entirely in harmony with its
habbiness and futility. The end became it.
Nevertheless The country will remain con
WINGED that the evacuation was a bunder
Possession of Vera Cruz would at least have
served as a warning to the forces of anarchy
in Mexico not to cut loose. When they do cut
loose we shall have to go back to Vera Cruz. 1t
would be a national misfortune to go back under
leadership such as Mr.. Wilson has far dis
played. Let us hope that there is power Of re-
cuperation enough left in the administration to
construct a new Mexican policy, based on COM
mon sense and sound national ideals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
CHARITY AT HOME
What Is Being Done for the Relief Of
Our Own Poor?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Both Of the following items sp-
reared in a Sunday paper on the same
page. lust few columns from each
other
zone hundred thousand barrels OF
foodstuffs TO Belgians."
1.-TWO thousand tons Of food sent TO
Belgium"
Homeless family hungry and cold
in a vacant fiat. Ragged mother ana
her FIVE children found by police IN
bare rooms, where they sought shelter.
Nothing to eat for one or two days.
This was in New York City.
Need anything more be said except
20 make the appeal: VIII not some one
now start a Christmas depot here for
the relief of our own poor? Or has
everything been gathered up for the
Christmas ship sent abroad 70 the
country which is throwing away mill
ions in war and looking for charity to
others?
There are charity organizations; and
how true the saying sometimes used,
"as cold rs charity" Worthy people
are insulted when applying to some
Of these organizations, and "investiga-
tions" are made until the pleaders for
help might well starve 10 death before
they receive assistance. There is no
time for Investigations in these days.
Help is needed without so much red
tame, and it would be we'll if those
who supply these organizations with
their bounty would require an account
ing and lists Of all families assisted.
CHARITY AT HOME.
Montclsir, n. j., Nov. %, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
Test the Alien Labor Law!

A test of the law forbidding alien labor On
public works is to be welcomed and the sooner
the test can be made the better. Whatever the
Public Service Commission does to bring about
a test will be well advised. In spite of the deca-
rations Of labor union leaders that plenty of citi-
zens suitable for subway work may be obtained
if adequate pay be given, contractors who have
discharged alien laborers have not found citizens
to take their places.
As the situation stands the unions and con-
tractors are at deadlock in their assertions. If
desire 20 get cheap labor alone has caused the
contractors to violate the law, it is time for the
fact to be known. If they cannot get citizen
laborers, even at fair wages, they should no
longer be placed in the unenviable position of
lawbreakers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
A Muddled Minimum Wage Decision.

A Muddled Minimum wage DECISION.
The learned Judge who held Minnesotas mini
mum wage law to be unconstitutional seems to
have had mixture Of motives--or reasons-but
to have been utterly determined that the law was
a bad thing. in the first place, "the actual work
ing CT the law would be likely TO increase mmor-
atty, if morals are dependent on wages" Just
what business that is of any judge constitution
undertakes 20 say, but it appears to have been an
argument against the validity of this particular
law.
In the second place, the law, instead OF fixing
bindy minimum rate of wages delegated power
to commission to investigate and determine
rates Minnesota may have a constitution so
worded that this is contrary to its provisions, but
it is good recognized legal procedure in many
other states Also the "abridgment of the right
of the individual TO contract held TO be another
unconstitutional feature of the measure, has not
been so held in Oregon.
Save for the fact that il applied to males under
twenty-one as we'll as TO women and children,
Minnesota's was one of the mildest of the mini
mum wage laws passed in 1913. 1t was a tenta-
tive, experimental sort of statute.
The legislature which enacted the law was COM
monty held to have been moderate to degree,
though wise in recognizing the need of such pro-
lection for workers Judge Catns decision in
dicates that something is seriously wrong with
the states constitutional its courts Just what.
and which the Supreme Court may show on the
appeal from this decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
PRESSURE OF THE UNEMPL o YED'
Does Our Civilization Rest Upon Corr
tra,ts and Misery?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial or the Pressure
of the Unemployed" made a deep i'm
preston Oh my mind-so deep, that |
began TO think about it on my own
account After some reflection ! came
TO the conclusion that IL was more
creditable to your sensibility than TO
your philosophy.
That there should not be a strong
effort &c alleviate the special misery
OF these exceptional times | do not
say, but I do say that if unemploy-
ment were 10 be permanently elimi-
mated our civilization as it stands
could not exist. And do you want 70
destroy it? II there were not a large
number Of people idle or only casually
employed wages would rise 20 a point
where they would absorb practically
the full value Of the lsborer's product.
with the result that interest and
profits would tenddto disappear, and
as most of oar institutions of ciyiliza-
ton are. supported on interest and
profits they would have to shut up
shop"
Our leisure classes, which comprise
the principal patrons of art, literature
and the humanities, would also tend 10
disappear, and the world. instead Of
displaying the contrasts which lend to
life its chief interest, would show a
dead level Of featureless mediocrity.
Consciously or unconsciously, our insti-
tutions have been shaped so az 70 per-
petuate unemployment, so that the cap
tains of industry may have abundant
raw material at cheap rates out of
which to construct great enterprises.
Land lies about our cities in great
profusion totally untitled which
could employ al! our unemployed and
in a few years solve the Unemployment
problem without any state aid what
ever, but if any one suggests that a
means 10 force It into use be employed
the person suggesting 1t is catalogued
as q socialist or a single taxer, or both.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
AMERICANS ABROAD
Until Washington Stands by Them
Foreign Trade Is Impossible.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The recent outburst of enthu-
siasm in regard to the upbuilding Of
our trade with South America suggests
TO those of us who have had some eX-
perience in that line that a word Of
warning would not be out OF place.
Just prior 10 the outbreak of the
Madero revolution in Mexico Ameri-
cans had built up a substantial trade
with that country. but for the last four
years conditions there have been stead
lily growing worse, until at present
Mexico is in state of utter anarchy,
inspired reports TO the contrary oy
Special Agent Canovus and j. r. Silll-
man Notwithstanding.
During those four years we'll over a
hundred Americans have been muir
dered in Mexico and millions Of dol
lars OF American property has been
stolen or destroyed. Not one cent Of
damages has been paid, and in no case
has the slayer of an American been
convicted, or even tried.
Our government has sat supinely by
and has confined itself 70 advising all
Americans TO leave Mexico; II has even
generously offered 10 take home IN
steerage such Americans as would sign
a statement to the effect that they were
penniless. From first 20 last there has
been no attempt 10 extend any OF us
protection, either as to our lives or as
TO our property
The late Augustus Bacon, chairman
Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
said 70 q delegation Of Americans from
Mexico, whom the President had re-
fused 70 receive:
Remember, gentlemen, that when
you leave the United States you do so
al your own risk. The moment you
cross that river" (meaning the Rio
Grande, the name of which we did not
appear 70 know "our responsibility
toward you ceases"
regret TO say that this seems to be
the attitude of considerable portion
of the American public. They argue
that our citizens who go TO Latin Amer
lea do so because they expect TO make
more money there than they could have
made at home, and that, therefore, they
have no cause to expect help or sym
pathy Il a revolution wipes out their
profits.
This attitude may or may not be
right, but it isn't going TO help US build
uD our foreign trade. What happened
IN mexico may happen III any ONASr
Spanish-American country, and Amer
leans who have given their time and
their money TO upbuild their country's
commerce abroad will see the fruits of
their labor swept away, and, If their
experience is anything like ours, they
will get no sympathy, but will be told
that they should have stayed at home.
Until we learn to stand by our clti-
zens in foreign parts we need not ex-
pect 10 gain any permanent foothold
there. G. W. KNOBLAUCH.
New York, Nov. 81. 1914.