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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
MORGAN RETURNS WILL.
VIII OF Martha Washington Again
I'm Hands OF Virginia.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 29.-J. p.
Morgan, of New York, has sent with
out cost to Justice James Keith pres
ident of the Virginia Court of Ap-
peals, to be disposed of by him at
his own discretion. the will of Mrs.
Martha Washington, taken from the
records of Fairfax Courthouse by n
Federal soldier in the war and
bought by the late Pierpont Morgan
for his library.
Fairfax Harrison president of the
Southern Railway. was the mediator
between Mr.. Morgan and Governor
Stuart and Justice Keith This it is
stated unofficially. will cause to be
dropped the friendly suit brought by
Virginia to recover it's lost public rec
ord. The will probably will be placed
by consent. in a fire proof vault of
Mount Vernon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
FIVE ELECTROCUTED
AT STATE PRISON
Four Negroes Convicted OF Muir
dering John Q. Lewis, Con-
federate Veteran.

Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier Sept. 29.-In ex-
piation OF the crime of murder five
negroes were electrocuted at the state
Penitentiary today, one hour and ten
minutes being the entire time con-
sumed in carrying out the stern man
date of the law. The negroes went TO
their deaths without having confess
ed their guilt of the crimes for which
they paid the death penalty. four of
them protesting their innocence to
the last and the other without any re
ference to the murder. The electro
cutions today established a new re-
cord for South Carolina since the
substitution of the electric chair for
the gallows. The greatest number
heretofore to pay the death penalty
in one day was two.
The electrocutions began, at lilo
o'clock and were over at 1920 it took
the largest number OF ampers at the
State Penitentiary to kill one of the
negroes Tom Griffin. thirteen being
required.
Four of the negroes. Meek Griffin.
Tom Griffin. John Crosby and Nelson
Brice, were electricuted for the muir
der of John Q. Lewis. an aged Confed
crate veteran of Chester County. on
the night of April "a, 1915. Joe NAL
10y, the other negro electrocuted was
sentenced to death for the murder of
Prentis Moore and Guy Rogers, two
white boys of Marlboro County, on
Thanksgiving Day, 1910. while the
youths were out hunting.
Relatives OF the murdered boys
and of the dead Confederate veteran
witnessed the executions. About one
hundred and fifty persons, including
several negroes. also saw the various
execution in relays.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
Bulgaria to Enter the War in Two
Weeks.

Paris. Sept. 29.-"Bulgaria and
the Central Powers have concluded
precise agreement, according to au
thoritive information, says. the cor
respondent at Saloniki, Greece, of
The Temps. Under this agreement
Bulgaria will enter the war on Oc-
tober 15."
Plans FOR. the campaign are now
being drawn up by the Bulgarian
general stan, the correspondent says
with the assistance of numerous Ger
man officers. who have arrived in
Sofia. "c; 'y,. =. -" ~. g
Bulgarian officers say no attack
will b. IeNade on Greece.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
Recall Fails i'm Town of Beaufort

Recall Fails i'm Town of Beaufort.
Beaufort, Sept. 29.-Mayor C. E..
Danner and Councilman w. F.. Mar
scher won the recall eection yester-
day over r. r. Legare and j. B.Dodd
by vote OF 144 to rs. There were
15S White voters and &C negro
votes. The best of order prevailed
at the polls and all over town. The
result was accepted quitely. Many
of those who carried the recall in the
primary on September IT by a vote
of 94 10 Is could not vote today be-
c;,use they had lost their registra-
tation certificates and there was no
opportunity to get duplicates.
The successful candidates are we'll
satisfied with the showing that they
got, majority OF the white people
voting.
Messrs, Legare and Dodd point out
that the white vote for recall at the
last primary was 81 and that with
out the negro vote today their op-
oonents would have got considerable
less than "a.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
Editor Urges Union of Churches

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. 29.-Or-
ganic union of the northern and
southern branches of the Presbyte-
rian church as essential to the high
est efficiency of the work OF this de-
nomination in the south and south
west, was advocated by Rev. James
r. Clarke Of Nashville, editor of the
Presbyterian Advance. in the opening
address to the Southern District Eff
cheney convention here Approx
mately a thousand delegates from,
Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama. Mis-
sissipDi, Missouri, Arkansas. Oklaho-
ma and Texas are attending.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
Bankers working to Place Loan

New York. Sept 29.-The bankers
are today taking up their job, created
by the Anglo-French half billion do,.
lar war loan. They are setting the
machinery in motion for the printing
distribution and listing of the bonds
and distributing credit among the
various banks.
AS a result OF the loan interest
to the amount of one hundred and
twenty-five million dollars will be
paid during the next fve years.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
Opening OF Naval War Game Defer

Norfolk, Va, Sept 2S.-The
opening of the naval war game de-
signed to test the defensive and stra-
tegical strength of the Atlantic flee,
has been deferred from Oct. / to
Oct. 6. For fifteen days the "ene-
my" fleet and the home fleet will be
engaged in a struggle to respectively
invade and defend the coast from the
Virginia capes to Cape Cod, the navy
department allowing that time TO the
enemy to make landing.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
&. LANGSTON DEAD.
rormer Editor of the Intclliyencer
at Anderson.

Anderson; Special to Charleston
News and Courier Sept. 2S.-Chas
- hangston, aged Sc, veteran news
paper man and secretary of the State
fress Association for many years.
oled here this afternoon.
Mr.. Langston entered newspaner
work when "a mere lad and served -,
'he mechanical department of the
Weekly Intelligencer.
After the plant was purchased bv
MN and j. Fleet Clnkscales. for
several years Mr.. Langston was
euitor and retired because of ill
health.
Ihe funeral will be held here to-
morrow afternoon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
Navy Officials Enthusiastic Over En-
pcriments.

Washington, Sept. 30.-Navy de-
partment officials were enthusiastic
today over experiments resulting for
the first time in trans-continental
wireless telephone communication
BY this means the human voice was
successfully transmitted yesterday
from the Arlington wireless plant to
the Mare Island, California, naval
station, distance OF $500 miles.
This achievement together with
the successful operatioon of device
for automatically transferring to the
radio telephone, conversations orig
mating on metallic circuits was ac-
complished after extended tests con-
Quoted by direction of Captain Bull
lard, chief OF the navy's radio service
in cooperation with the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
and the Western Electric Company.
In announcing the result Secretary
Daniels prophesied further develop
ment in long distance communica-
tion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
LIEUT.. ". NJ. NICHOLS
KILLED IN FRANCE
Spartanburg Youth Dies at Bat
tie Front in Foreign
Land.
IN BRITISH ARTILLERY
ropean War Was Declared.
May Bring Body Home.

Spartanburg Special to The State
Sept. 30.-William Montague Mich.
oils, second lieutenant in the British
loyal artillery, son of Judge and
Mrs. George w. Nichols of this city
and brother of S. J. Nichols, mem
ber-elect of Congress from this dis
trict, was killed at the front in
France in the fighting that took place
there between the English and Ger
man forces last Sunday and Monday
according to official announcement
received here this morning from the
British war office by members of his
family. The following dispatch was
received this morning by Judge Mich
oils:
London. England, Sept. 30
Deeply regret to inform you that Sec
ond Lieut. w. M. Nichols, r. F. A.,
was killed in action between 26-27th
September. Lord Kitchener expresses
sympathy"
Lieutenant Nichols, who left for
England soon after the European war
was declared, having resigned from
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis year previous to become
a member of his fathers law firm
here, spent several months in Lon
don before his service in the English
army was accepted, but finally, after
taking the oath Of allegiance to Eng
land, secured commission as sec
ond lieutenant in the royal artillery
and was sent to the front about =
year ago.
On March 21 he was wounded. be-
ing shot through the thigh. This
caused him to spend several months
in hospital, but, recovering from
that wound, he was again sent to the
front. possibly three months ago.
News of his death was not sur
prise to members of his family here,
since the dispatches or the last Few
days announcing the advance of the
forces of the allies in France and
Belgium caused them to realize that
Lieutenant Nichols was in the thick
of the fighting.
Efforts will be made to have Lieu
tenant Nichols body recovered and
returned to this city for burial. Such
a request has been sent to the Brit
ish War omcc by Judge Nichols. The
state department at Washington has
been asked to aid.
Montague Nichols will be remem-
bered in football circles as quarter
back on Navy team Of 1911.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
DISPENSARIES FOR GEORGIA
biii Will be Proposed to the Extra
Session OF General assaphly

oh Oi NeHeral Assembly,
Atlanta, Sept. ga state dis
pensary system for Georgia, similar
TO the one instituted in South Caro-
lima by Governor Benjamin RYAN
Tillman in the early days of Tillman-
ism over there, and which suplant-
ed the open bar-rooms in the Pal
metto State, will be proposed to the
extra session of the general assem-
bly, in lieu of the prohibition bills to
be offered by the Anti-Saloon League
forces, and the Fullbright substitutes
to the Anti-Saloon League bills. Op-
ton by the state, local option by the
several counties, a state dispensary
system and county dispensaries i'm
those counties which vote for the
sale of liquor is the four-pronged
proposition in bill to be introduced
by Representative John w. Bale of
Floyd. The bill has already been
drawn.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
NEW ORLEANS HAD
EXCITING TIMES
Seven Were Killed, $50 Injured,
s2,OOO,OOO Property
Damage.
WIND 130 MILES AN HOUR.
For More Than Seven Hours the Hur-
ricane Swept Over City mt Rate
OF More Than go Miles Hour.

New Orleans via Baton Rouge. La.
Sept. 30.-Seven persons dead. at
least $50 injured and property dam
age estimated at more than $4,000
900 was the result of the tropicaI
hurricane which swept this city and
section yesterday and last night.
Weather bureau reports showed that
IL was the worst storm ever experi-
enced here. Attaining at one time
q velocity of from 12O to 1870 miles
an hour. the wind unroofed hun
dreds of buildings. demolished others
and blew down telephone poles.
signs, trees and wires.
When the storms fury had passed
this morning, the streets were lit
tered with debris. Scarcely a large
plate glass window remained intact
in the downtown section and many
stocks OF goods were damaged by
wind and rain.
In the Cumberland Telephone
Company's exchange, Is persons.
mostly girls, were injured whom all
the windows in the east front on the
hoor where they were working
crashed in. The maximum velocity
OF the wind was reported by the
weather bureau as between l2O and
13O miles an hour. The wind blew.
at this rate for one minute. between
$3.50 and o'clock last night. The
highest sustained velocity was Sc
miles. about 5:10 p. m.
For more than seven hours the
hurricane swept over the city at a
rate OF more than 60 miles an hour.
The lowest mark registered by the
barometer was 2S.11 at $50 D. M.
which according to local weather
bureau officials, is the lowest mark
ever registered in the United States
Police and fire departments were
Kept busy late yesterday responding
TO calls Tor assistance and ;Hyca.;-
eating reports of collapsed buildings.
Two hundred young women we're re-
moved by the police in automobiles
and police vehicles from a cigar fac
tory threatened with destruction lust
before nightfall. They were housed
in the criminal courts building un-
til the storm abated.
Numerous school buildings and
churches were destroyed or badly
damaged by the wind. Approximate
ly 5000 telephones were rendered
useless and trolley service was sus-
pended after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Lake Ponchartrain rose between
II and IA feet. sending water over
the seawall at West End and Spanish
fort and flooding Milneburg street.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-01
Haitien Rebels 20 Lay Down Arms

Capt Haitien, Sept. 3O.--The Hal
tien rebels who have been resisting
American troops resulting in several
encounters recently, have agreed to
lay down their arms. A conference
was held yesterday between the prin-
cipai rebel leaders and Arher;cah bl-
fcers. The rebels promised to cease
armed resistance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
New Type Setting Machine.

The Herald. Advance has pur-
chased a Unitype type-setting
machine, which arrived here this
week. and which we expect to
have installed as soon as the ex-
pert arrives to set it up in. work.
ing order. This will be the first
typesetting machine in the city
The constantly growing demands
of the business of the Herald
Advance has made something of
this kind necessary, and we have
felt the necessity for some time
past. We trust that with this
labor saving device over the old
hand setting system we will be
able to make some material i'm
provements in the paper, as we'll
as to be able to relieve the con-
gestion which at times oyertakes
our job department, giving a
cheaper and quicker service to
our patrons in this line.
We understand that Bro. AL
drich at Big Stone is also Install
ing one of these machines, and q
similar one has been in operation
for the past year in the Journal
Office in OrtOnville.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Methodist church met
Nov. 5 at the home of Mrs.
James Lockhart. Devotional service
was led by the president Mrs. MOrri-
son. The top.c fua she a,s.. noon was
"Along Old Mission Trails" from the
study course. The quiz on "The
Kings Highway" chap. l. In the
absence of Mrs. Dotson Mrs. +. M.
Harper took charge OF the Mystery
Box. A beautiful solo by Mrs. Pay
with Mrs. Frank Port at the piano
was very much appreciated. The Dis
trict secretary, Mrs. Lowthian gave a
brief report of the Branch meeting
at Grand Forks, N. D. Mrs. Pay
read an interesting letter from Miss
Atkins, one Of our missionaries in
Malay sea, acknowledging her graft
tude to our society for the valuable
christmas box which we sent to her.
Also an interesting letter from Miss
Blanche Ii one of our Medical nurses
in West China. Also = letter full Of
love and good wishes for the society
from our former pastors wife, Mrs.
j. NJ. Tibbets whom we all loved. The
district secretary's letter had sugges-
tiOns for the new year. Thirteen
members answered to roll call, and
nine visitors we're present. The free
will Offering was el.83. At the con-
clusion Of the program the hostess
served light refreshments. Our next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
A. G. Partridge, Dec. 3.
Reporter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Likes His New Home

Andrew Wells, the miller in
sending his subscription for the
Herald Advance says:
Will say that SO far | am well
pleased with my new position
and also with the city of Wells,
as you know any thing named
after the Wells must be good.
With my mill work ! am kept
very busy as we are running full
time, we run the mill for q days
then shut down for 10 hours
and wash the boilers then
are off for q days again.
Last month we broke the mills
record as we made 1880 bbls.
of flour, our daily capacity is
supposed to be 600 bbls but we
are crowding the mill as we are
so far behind on our orders.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Excelsior Club

The Excelsior Club met at the homo
of Mrs. Robert Jones November II.
The members were welcomed by our
hostesses Mesdames Jones, Saunders
and Bowe, dressed in Indian costumes
and Mrs. Al Smith as q Puritan.
The home was tastily decorated with
Iodian relics. Mrs. Thompson had
the program for the afternoon. Her
subject was Indian music. She gave
us q very interesting as we'll instruc-
tive paper which was illustrated by
Indian music on the Victrolia and by
solos by Mes. Mills and Rix. Mrs.
Ackerman read very good article on
the same subject. Miss Shannon gave
a report of the state federation of
Minnesota. which she attended
tended at Duluth. Mrs. IL. r. Jones
our District President and Mrs. Day
lor of Revillo were guests OF the after
moon. Dainty refreshments were
served in Indian style by our
hostesses. December lst Club meets
with Mrs Coons.
Reporter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Creamery Notice

The annual Convention Of the
South Dakota Dairymen's and
Buttermaker association will be
held on Dec. l and 2, 1915, at
Sioux Falls.
It would be time and m oney
well spent if dairymen and all
farmers interested in creamery
work would make it point to
attend these meetings, as there
are always topics of interest for
all connected with the dairy in
dustry. A prize IS offered this
year to the creamery having the
most farmers out of its COM
munity present, and it would
be a fine thing if Milbank could
win this distinction. Our own
buttermaker, E. Q. lynda. is on
the program for paper on the
importance of Detailed Cream :
ery accounts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
1t Doesn't Pay.
Ordinance No. 100 Reaches Out and
Secures Another Victim

That bootlegging and blind
pigging is not a very honorable
calling has long been an estab.
lished fact, and that it is not liza
bic to be a profitable one is also
becoming very noticeable to the
least observing.
B. L. Geer, who keeps pop
corn and soft drink stand on
Main street, was the third per-
son to be arrested under the city
ordinance for selling intoxicants.
He was taken before Justice A..
M. Nixon, and for the trial de-
manded a jury. The hearing
came off Tuesday afternoon,
Messrs w. w. Harper. A. K.
Crawford and B G.. Maxfield, j.
G. Rawson, Jas. Cochrane, f. w.
Meehan being selected as the
Jury. Some Of the witnesses
had very poor memories, or poor
distinguishing powers in regard
to liquids they had purchased at
the stand, but enough was learn
ed from them SO that the jury
readily returned a verdict of
guilty, and the justice promptly
imposed the full penalty Of the
ordinance fine of 500 and
costs. amounting in all to $143. %,
together with a jail sentence of
fifteen days The defendant is
now serving his sentence.
Justice Nixon states that the
first two cases brought before
him with convictions were not
given the full penalty OF the law
because of mitigating circum.
stances, but he had given warn
ing that the third conviction and
every subsequent one would be
followed by the extreme penalty.
Ordinance No. 100 seems to be
working very successfully and
doing the business it was intend
ed for.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Illustrated War Lecture

Rev Geo. Schutes will give an
illustrated lecture on the
European war, showing the
German side Of the struggle, at
the Bentley Grand opera house
on Friday, Nov. 26. A large
number Of fine endorsements
have been received from those
who have heard and seen this
lecture, and crowded houses
every where greet it's presenta.
ton. The admission fee is %
cents and children 10 cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
The Wednesday Club Notes

The Wednesday club met at the
home of Mrs. Leibenstein last We'd
nesday afternoon. The members
present responded to roll call by
elling something interesting about
needle work and household hints
Mrs. Goodman became Q member OF
the club at this meeting. Mrs. Fay
Taylor was q guest Of the club. The
afternoon was pleasantly passed in
social conversation and fancy work
until 5'clock when the hostess served
. dainty luncheon which was very
much enjoyed.
Reporter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Bazar and Supper

The Ladies Guild Of Christ
Episcopal church will hold a
bazar on Wednesday afternoon,
December 1st in the Commercial
club rooms. Supper will be
served at $50. All are cordially
Snyited.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Creamery Notice

Next week the creamery will
take in cream only on Monday,
Friday and Saturday to enable
the butter maker to attend the
creamery association at Sioux
Falls, and patrons are requested
to take notice.
e. A. LINDA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Separator For Sale

I will sell you q 24inch Cleland
wild oats separator with Il sieves
for &32 cash. Clean your wheat
and put your wild oats on the
market same as other grain.
F. A. CROAL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Chicken Pie Supper

The ladies Of the M. f. church
will serve their annual D
cent chicken pie supper at the
church on Tuesday Nov. 80.
You are cordially invited.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26

The Farmers Elevator of Mil
bank, having installeda clean
the manager will keep a
record of the wild oat dockage
and at the end of the fiscal year
will pay stockholder and non
,stockholder patrons of the ele-
vator for same after deducting
aypenSeS of handling.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Good Time at Grange Entertainment

The entertainment and basket
social at the Amsden school
house on Nov. 20, given by the
Yellow Bank Grange was decid-
ed success. About one hundred
and twenty five persons were
present, including people from
LaBolt, Stockholm and Big
Stone. After the entertainment
the baskets were sold, and as
the neighborhood is noted for
it's splendid cooks, they brought
"a good price, the total amounting
to $91. so
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Voice Culture

Only few more pupils in
voice culture and piano can be
Accommodated by Helen Puder.
Phone call 21l. Hopfner Studio
on Mondays.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26
Checker Players

The checkers players OF Milbank
would like to play checkers with any
club or players within one hundred
miles OF this city. 4 to 6 players on q
side preferred. Address
Milbank Checkers Club
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-26

Mrs. w. w. Reeve and son
Elmer are visiting with Myron
Reeve at Britton during the
the thanksgiving season.
DR.. Albert Banks, the noted
temperance speaker, gave a
splendid resume Of the progress
of the prohibition movement
throughout the country aud the
world, and he said that the wax
ing up Of the business and man.
ufacturing interests to the great
losses sustained because of the
drinking habits Of employees,
was one O. the principal causes
Of the wonderful change in pub
lie opinion within the past tew
years.