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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
SECRETARY DANIELS SPEAKS.
Secretary of Navy Will Not be Scared
From Duty.


Asheville, Aug. 4.-Declaring that
battles of future will be fought with
chemistry, machinery and electricity.
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy, speaking to the members of
the North Carolina Bar Association
tonight declared that this depart
ment OF the government is being
developed on the theory that the
man who stands by the "has been"
in preparedness has no place in this
generation. mo hobgoblin of con-
sistency will frighten me in carrying
out my plans" said the secretary.
Governor Craig also addressed the
lawyers at their final meeting.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. b. S. Skinner, Green
vile; vice presidents. ]. NJ. pless of
Marion, A. A. Hicks of Oxford, E. F..
Aydlett OF Elizabeth City; secretary
and treasurer. Thomas w. Davis of
Wilmington.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
New York Visited.

New York. Aug "A torrentiai
downpour OF rain over the Metropoli-
tan section OF New York this morn
ing flooded streets in the city and
suburbs; crippled surface and eievat-
ed traffic, destroyed wires, flooded
hundreds OF cellars and uproated
trees.
Shipping suffered The small
schooner NJ. V. 3. Chase, from
Chevcrie, n. S., for Norfolk with
plaster, going TO the bottom. Her
:aptain and g sailor were drowned,
Coast guards rescued the other four
members Of the crew
1ne captain OF the tub elsie X.
led from shock and exposure as the
result Of trying 90 rescue a member
II his crew after his vessel had foun-
dered Off Robins Reef.
Along the aorthern coaa3 of New
Jersey the gale did damage aitficuIt
20 estimate
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
LANCASTER LEADS" IN
JUNIOR ORDER OFFICERS
Roach Stewart Made State
Councillor.
J. S. WILSON, SECRETARY.
j. HI. Hamel, Treasurer, and John
A. Cook and w. +. Estridge
on Finance Committee.

Lancaster Leads" also in the
honor done her representatives at the
meeting this week of the Junior
Order of United American Me-
chanics, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing from The State of yesterday:
with three business sessions yes
terday, at which officers for the en-
suing year were elected and commit
tees appointed, the 21st annual con-
vention Of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics adjourned last
night. The convention next year
will be held in Greenwood.
Resolutions were adopted indors-
Ing the faithful and untiring ef-
forts of Senator Ellison d. Smith
in behalf OF the immigration bill.
The convention also adopted resolu-
tions OF thanks to the speakers of
Tuesday night, the Daughters OF Lib
erty, the Columbia councils of the
order, and the press for services rem
dered during the convention, which
was held in the hall of the house of
representatives.
"The following officers were elect
ed: State councillor, r. S. Stewart
of Lancaster; state vice councillor, A.
III. Gasque of Florence; treasurer, ].
III. Hamel of Kershaw; secretary, ].
S. Wilson of Lancaster; conductor,
e. l.. Robertson of Greensille; war
den, j. S. Mckenzie of Bannockburn
inside sentinel, ID. l.. Catoe Of Jeffer-
son; outside sentinel. F.F. Limehouse
of Orangeburg; Chaplain, the Rev
w. ]. Nelson of Rock Hill.
The following committees were
, appointed: Finance, John A. Cook
chairman; j. f. Addy, w. F.. Est
ridge; laws, NJ. II. Heyman, chair
man, Mp. Wells; credentials, f.
Terry. chairman; appeals, G. S
Donan, chairman.
A gold medal was presented to the
retiring state councillor. w. p.
Thomasson of Laurens.
"R. s. Stewart Of Lancaster, yester-
day elected state councillor OF the
Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics. was during his college
days one Of the South's foremost
athletes. Mr.. Stewart played centre
on the football eleven OF the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. and had no
peer at the position. re is now an
attorney and magistrate of Lancas-
ter. He is not the only atnIete in the
Stewart family. Red Stewart, his
brother. Is playing contre field on
Suffolk's baseball team in the vir-
ginia league"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
SOUTHERN CATTLENrEN no MEET
Association Will Assemble In Bir-
mingham August 1S, 10 and 20.

mtngham August 1S, 10 and 20.
The third annual meeting of the
Southern Cattlemen's Association
will be held at Birmingham Ala,
August 18, 19 and 20. Special re-
duced passenger rates for the round
trip have been secured on all lines
in the territory of the Southwestern
Passenger Association, and summer
tourist rates, 2 cents a mile from
points in Southwestern Passenger
Association.
On the program are a large num-
ber OF men who are prominent among
the cattlemen OF the South because
they have done things. The program
is one of instruction. because we
have passed the stage where we need
to be told What to do" we now
want to be told chow to do"
A big auction sale of 60 head of
pure bred breeding cattle will of
itself be liberal education for any
one starting to raise or handle
cattle.
No man interested in the devel-
opment of the cattle industry in the
South can afford to miss this meet
ing. For program and other infor-
nation write the secretary, TAFT
Butler. Box 935, Memphis, Tenn.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
RAIN AND STORM LOSS
RUNS UP TO MILLIONS
Erie Suffered Greatly From Eff
fects of TOrrential DOwnpOur.
OTHER SECTIONS HURT.
Estimate OF Property Damage in Eric
Amounts to $3,OOO,OOO With
Many Lives Lost.

Erie, Pa, Aug. 4.-Erie had listed
81 dead tonight in the mile-long
wreckage-strewn path of last nights
food through the heart of the city.
But little impression was made on
the vast amount of wreckage, piled
in places 100 feet high and believed
by the coroner and others to conceal
as many more victims. The work
of recovery will be slow.
The early estimate of property
loss, placed at 100000, was not
changed today by Fire Chief Me-
Mahon after he had received reports
from big manufacturing plants in the
wrecked zone. He said 800 houses
and so store buildings were demol-
ished. The city's loss on damaged
culverts, bridges and water supply
plants will be heavy.
Tonight there was a semblance of
normal conditions. The Lake Shore
Railroad was able at noon to resume
it's through passenger service be-
tween New York and Chicago, IS
trains stalled on the outskirts Of this
city since last night getting away.
Light and power plants resumed op-
erations, but telephone and tele-
graph communication with the out
side world was still subject to delay.
Three morgues in the food district
were besieged by thousands through
out the day. Men, women and chill
dren watched the searchers and
when they saw a body uncovered
would rush to the morgue to which
it was taken to learn if it was that
of missing one. Then all but n
few would return to their vigil ae
the ravine.
The city went into mourning when
it awoke to a full realization of the
extent of the disaster. All the de-
partment stores and business houses
on State street we're closed. Relief
funds were started, charitable So
cieties sent food and the city author
tiles opened houses for those who
had lost their own.
Great throngs crowded the banks
OF the ravine throughout the day
They saw many freaks of the food.
Automobiles we're resting in treetops
apparently undamaged; one house
was found cast upon the hillside with
a wall of the dining room missing
and the table undisturbed. But the
power of the waters onrush with it's
mass of floating logs and debris
ahead was perhaps best shown where
heavy stone culverts many feet high
were carried for whole city block
down the ravine.
The local company of the Sixteenth
Infantry was brought to the scene
today to help the police and firemen
working in the debris assisted by
civilian volunteer corps. Twenty ar
rests were made in the flood area to-
night. two for looting and the others
for disorderly conduct.
Inspectors of the local health de-
partment are cooperating with state
health inspectors from Harrisburg t
prevent an outbreak OF disease in the
devastated district.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
BILBO HAS GOOD MAJORITY.
Leads Other Aspirants for Governor
nv 5000.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 5.-Virtually
complete returns from Tuesdays pri-
mary received here today from 76 of
the so counties in Mississippi indi-
Gated that Theodore G. Bilbo was
nominated for governor by a major
ity over the four other aspirants of
more than 5000. Returns from the
four counties which have not report
ed, IL is believed will not materially
change the result. as one of them is
Bilbo's home county. Nomination in
the primary is equivalent TO election.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
Contracts for Double Tracking.

Charlotte, N. c.. Aug. 5.-Con-
tracts for double tracking SO miles
of the Southen Railway main line
were let here today. The North
Carolina contract is for $3.50, ,0OO,
and two in South Carolina aggregate
$1,16S.00
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
Much Damage Done.

Philadelphia, Aug 4-Much mino-
damage was done In this sectior
early today by heavy rainstorm. ac
comnanied by high wind. There
was much damage to crops and fruit
trees.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06
osteopaths Honor Columbia Memher.

Portland. Ore. Aug SO. Z.
Snyder of Philadelphia was elected
president of the American 0stoo-
p"thic association here today. DIR.
Mary Lyles-sims of Columbia. S. c.,
WAS eiact.d q trustee
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-06

london Aug, 5s----The British gov
eminent has decided to intern or de-
port all German missfonaries in IN
dia, according. TO The Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
WERE
 SPIRITED ! E|::|| AWAY A! l!
Race War in Oklahoma City Averted by Prompt Action of Officers
 In Removing Prisoners.

MUSKOGEE, Dec. 29.-The race war which threatened to break out here when a mob of whites number ing several hundred attempted to take two negro prisoners from the jail to lynch them. has been averted by the officers spiriting the prisoners from the jail to Tulsa, where they are under heavy guard. The negroes had been arrested for the murder of a policeman on Christmas day.
 While the mob was storming the jail, which was defended by the State militia, hundreds of negroes armed themselves with rifles and shotguns and occupying positions on vacant lots near the jail threatened to retail fate if the prisoners were surrender ed to the fury of the whites.
 The whites are threatening ven- geance on the negroes and the latter are banding together in self defense and threaten warfare if they are at tackled by the whites.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-A tremen- dous sensation was created here yes- terday when it became known that indictments had been returned by the federal grand jury against Congress man Frank Buchanan of Illinois, former Congressman Fowler of Hi |nois, former Attorney General Mon- nette of Illinois, David Lamar and three other prominent labor leaders who were members of the Peace coun- cil. The indictments charge the de- fendants with having melted strikes among the workers of intuition fac tories in the United States.
 It is reported that evidence was submitted to the grand jury by in vestigators in the employ of the de- partment of justice showing conclu- sively that Congressman Buchanan and the other defendants had been active participants in the Teutonic conspiracies to cripple shipments of munitions from the United States to the Allies.
 Congressman Buchanan on the floor of Congress recently bitterly de- nounced Federal Prosecutor Marshal of New York, who had secured the
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
JUR0R'S ILLNESS
 HAL1s ARGUMENTS
Prosecution Has Made Strong Case Against Schmidt Accused of
 Having Destroyed Times.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 29.-Closing arguments in the Matthew A. Schmidt murder trial which has been before the court here for several months, was halted yesterday by one of the jul TOTS becoming seriously i'll and re quiring the services of physician.
 During the trial the federal prose- cution presented evidence showing that Schmidt had admitted to detec- tiyes that he had been a member of the gang which dynamited the Los Angeles Times, resulting in the deaths of nearly score of the en- ployes of the newspapers.
 The accused had formerly been secretary of the Structural Steel Workers union, with headquarters in Indianapolis, and six stenographers who had worked for him identified letters which he had sent to McNam- ara brothers and others urging them to wage a campaign of destruction against buildings in which non-union labor had been employed.
 It is admitted by the defendants friends that the prosecution has made a strong case against him but Schmidt is confident that he will be acquitted of the murder charge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
AUSTRIA WILL NOT
 ACC[;EDE DEMANDS
Newspaper Reports Received from Vienna State that Government
 Will Deny Responsibility.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.- It is unofficially reported from Vien- aa that the Austrian government will refuse to accede to the demands of Secretary Lane regarding the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona by sub- marine in the Mediterranean sea.
 The Austrian note now being pre- pared in answer to the latest Ameri- ,:an note will again urge time in which the question of responsibility nf the AustT2an government regard ing the subA1arine warfare may be discussed. z
 secret,rx1 snsing, of the state de- oartment, when Informed that news paper dispatches had been received from Vienna stating that his demands would be denied by the Austrian gov ernment is reported to have said that inc United States would have no op- tion except to sever diplomatic rela- lions with that country. He believes the official dispatches when received will verify the report of few days ago that the Austrian emperor had advised that the demands of America he granted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
ENGLAND WILL TRY
 SOCIALIST EXPERIMENT

LONDON: The newspapers de- scribe 8 unique experiment in state socialism which will be tried at an unnamed city in north England where 10000 men will soon be employed in )munition work. To provide for the men and prevent extortionate prices the government has acquired all the stores and shops in the district and will either allow the proprietors to sell goods under license. or will, in
 most cases, run them under direct
 control of the government. The gov- ernment will be. thus butcher, baker, grocer, milkman, and barber to the
 whole population.
 All saloons, thirty in number. will be bought by the government. Some
 of them will continue the sale of in
 toxicants under close restrictions, while others will be turned into lodg- ing houses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
.BOY-EO SCORES
 AMERICAN PRESS
German Naval Attache IIec'afe'i file Had Spent Happiest Years of
 His Life in America.

NEW YORK, Dec 29.---Capt. Boy Ed, naval attache to the German en- bassy at Washington. whose with |drawal from the United States was requested by President Wilson owing Ito his activities in connection with the Teutonic conspiracies. sailed for home yesterday.
 Before sailing the German officer gave an audience to a crowd of : ews- paper reporters who des'.'ed a state mont from him regardin;, his side of the trooble in which he had become Involved with the American 50 e 'n-
 ment ard which had resulted in his continued residence in this country be, .i..ing objectionable to -Ie gov |ernE,i nt.
 Capt. Boy-Ed, who had been con- nected with the German embassy at Washington for years, said that he had spent the happiest time of his life in America before the beginning
 of the European war. He had no re-
 grets to offer for the part he had
 taken in helping to furnish fuel and
 supplies to the German raiderc of commerce and considered that he had |only done his duty.
 He denounced the reckless utter ances of the irresponsible press of the United States, which, he declar- led, were clamoring for the prosecu- tion of German officials against whom no evidence of wrongdoing had been proven. He believed that the Ameri-
 can people would awaken to a reali-
 zation of the fact that Germany had always been a true friend of this country and would continue that at- |titude.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
WAREHOUSES FULL
 PEOPLE STARVING
Shortage of Vessels to Carry Goods tO Europe May Result in Ameri-
 can Markets Flooded.

z NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--The short age of vessels to carry shipments to European countries has caused a seri- Ous congestion of foodstuffs in the cold storage warehouses here Deal CTS predict that if vessels cannot be secured within the next few weeks that the markets of the eastern oi.ios will be flooded as much of the food stuffs must find an immediate mar ket to prevent loss.
 Meat inspectors say that rhe cold storage plants in New York City con- tain sixteen million pounds of meats and state that the present high prices are due to manipulation on the part of the packers.
 Reports from cities in widely diff ferent parts of the country all state that similar conditions prevail as in New York Buyers have been active in filling the warehouses in anticipa- tion of realizing high prices from dealers having contracts with the Flu ropean governments and the failure of the latter to secure steamers will cause the local dealers to attempt to provide against loss by finding a mar ket in this country
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
Mott Will Fight Case.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Warden Mott of Sing Sing penitentiary, was arrested here today on an indictment returned by the grand jury at White Plains. He says that the indictment is the opening move of conspiracy among politicians who proflted by ex- plotting the prisoners of the peniten- tiary for their own profit. He has announced that he will fight the case through the courts and asserts that the men who gave evidence before the grand jury returning the indict- ments formerly enjoyed privileges at the expense of the prisoners.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
TACOMA SHELTER
 ENLAR6|NG PLANT
Will Also Expend Half Million Dol lars in New Improvements In-
 cluding Acid Plant.

TACOMA, Dec. 29.-The officials of the Tacoma Shelter Company have announced that five hundred thou sand dollars will be expended on the plant in improvements which will in- clude the installation of plant to handle by-products, including sulphu- ric acid.
 The smelter plant is now being in creased in capacity in order to han de the increased shipments of cop per ores from Alaska, and it is stated that by January 15 that the capacity of the shelter will have been doubled.
 The European war has caused a shortage of sulphuric acid in Ameri- ca as it is used largely in the manu- facture of shells and other munitions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
BARNES ID PAY COURT COSTS
ed His Appeal in Roosevelt Li- bel Gases to Be Dropped.

SYRACUSE, Dec 2S.--Justice An drews. before whom the Roosevelt Barnes libel suit was tried here last May, has awarded Col Roosevelt $1400 court costs in the case as Barnes has failed to perfect his ap- peal for retrial of the case
 The libel suit will go down in his tory as one of the most sensational cases ever tried before an American court owing to the prominence of the parties to the suit. During the trial 1t was necessary to build fence around the court house in order to restrain the crowds which attempt h to force passage into the cou.t room during the sessions.
 Col. Roosevelt had charged that William Barnes. Jr., who is the N,R York Republican National Commit teeman, and his political antagonist. with being corrupt and declared that Barnes had grafted in connection with a printing contract whereby he robbed the state of $2O,00O.
 The trial lasted from April IA to May 20, when the case was given to the jury. The jury remained out for two days, standing eleven for Roose- welt, finally agreeing on verdict in his favor Counsel for Barnes i'm mediately gave notice that an appeal would be taken for retrial of the the case. but has allowed it to go by default When the appeal was tak.r, it was generally regarded as means of covering Barnes retreat from the undesirable notoriety attaching tc him of having been convicted of cor ruption.
 It is conservatively estimated that the costs in the case will amount to $12O,OOO.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
WH|7[OCK GOES BACK TO POST 
Has Recovered His Health and Sailed Yesterday for Belgium-No
 Protests from Germany.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Brand Whitlock, United States ambassador to Belgium, who returned to America two months ago, owing to i'll health. sailed yesterday afternoon to aga:n lake up his duties at Brussels.
 When Whitloek left Belgium on his vacation it was reported by En- ,opean corrsspondents of American newspapers that he would not return to Brussels ash had incurred the en- nifty of the German governor of Brus- sells through his efforts to save the life of Edith Carvel, the English aurse who was executed by the Ger man authorities at Brussels.
 Following the execution of the woman Ambassador Whitlock sent to inc British government copies of the correspondence. which he had receiv- sd from the German authorities con eerning the case, showing that he as fepresentative of the British inter- Ssts in Belgium had not been dila- tory in trying to save the life of the woman "' .:' x"
 The correspondence was given to the press by the British officials and Whitlock was placed in an enbar- rassing position. His explanation that he had considered the cores pondence as private was accepted by the German government. which caus- ed a statement to be issued denying the newspaper reports and stating that Whitlock would be welcomed hack to his most by Berlin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
 MEN AFTER WARDEN
cepted Wardenship of Peniten- tiary to be Removed.

WHITE PLAINS, Dec 29.~-Thom- as Mott, the millionaire social work Ter who was appointed warden of Sing Sing penitentiary. has been indicted by the grand jury on charges of hay ing failed to suppress felonies and immoralities among the inmates of grand jury has caused a sensation as Mott was believed to be making good progress in retaining hundreds of the criminals who are serving sen tences in the prison.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
GOVERNMENT MONEY
 GOES TO RESERVES

WASHINGTON: According to an nouncement at the Treasury, Secre- tary McAdoo will on January 1 trans fer to respective federal reserve banks funds of the government now on deposit with national banks in each of, the cities where a reserve bank isIlocated." This means trans fer of $7,OOO,0OO. Government mon- ey now in the national banks amounts to $42,O0O,OO0. All will be taken out within 12 months. sFederal reserve banks will be designated on January 1 as "depositaries and fiscal agents of the United States"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
Duchanan Says Fralneup.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.-- Congressman Buchanan. of Illinois, who has been indicted by the federal grand jury on the charge of conspir- ling to cause strikes in intuition fac tories, declares that itlis frame-up to prevent him from pressing his charges against Federal Prosecutor Marshal of New York. He declares that he will be able to clear himself of the charges which. if proven, will result in his losing his seat in con gress.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-29
CARNEGIE MILLIONS
 FOR BELGIAN RELIEF

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 29.-It is an- nounced by the Belgian Relief Com mission that sufficient supplies have been landed in Europe to provide re- lief for the destitute millions of Bel gium for sixty days. Among the largest contributors to the relief work being carried on in Belgium An drew Carnegie, the American philan- thropist, holds first place as he has given twelve million dollars to the Belgian fund.