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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
Live Towns.

Nearly all the boards of trade
are waging camraigns for new
members. The towns that have
live commercial bodies are the
ones that are Getting there these
dayss.-Naldosta Times.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

Let reverence for laws be
breathed by every American
mother to the lisping babe that
prattles on her lap; let 1t be
taught in schools. J. seminaries
and colleges; let 1t be written
in primers. spelling books and
almanacs; let it be preached
from the pulpit, proclaimed in
legislative halls, and enforced In
courts Of justice. And in short,
let 1t become the political relig-
ion of the nation; and let the
old and the young. the rich and
TIL poor. the grave and the gay
OF all sexes and tongues and
colors and conditions. sacrifice
Increasingly upon its affairs"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
Swell the Population.

What about some small man
ufacturing enterprises for the
town? They bring in a larger
population of workers and help
to maintain them.-Kershaw
Era.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
Sad But True.

South Carolinians are no more
unreasonable than other people.
In other States the better a gov
ernor is the more anxious some
are to beat him.-News and
Courier.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

~ bNSN W & NAIVE StSH NilG ms
tor.cal pl ~ The Birth OF q Ma
ton" and believe that it pre-
.scntS q truer picture OF the war
and Of the reconstruction period
than is to be found in any school
history, we wish that every
.school-boy and girl could see it.
Those who lived through these
stirring times and others young
Ier perhaps, but already grown
to manhood, will all find interest
in the picture. But we wish par
ticularly to point out the value
to school children of these scenes.
so faithfully portrayed, which
cover critical period of our ma
.tional life. The men and women
who from actual experience can
testify to the truth of the hard
ships and indignities heaped up
on them, have doubtless given
their children some idea of those
trying days, but we have reason
to believe that their grandchild
ren have not in turn grasped the
spirit of the war and reconstruc-
ton. Even the histories used,
and textbooks, in the Southern
schools are not alawys unbi-
ased. Too often prejudice creeps
in and important facts are cloud
ed at least, if not perverted.
Granted even that these text
books present fair, impartial
statement of facts, the events
they describe do not seem so real
70 the student to whom they are
given, along with other dry
facts and figures, as they apDear
20 him when they are acted be
fo~e his very ewes, with his
grandfather and grandmother
playing leading roles. When he
secs the wonderful innersona-
ton Of Abraham Lincoln and his
deliberate handling Of difficult
problems, when he sees the
gaunt figure of Lincoln struck
down at the moment of his great
est usefulness. and feels how
grievously the gentle spirit was
his heart is
moved to pity and his eyes to
tears.
The battle scenes stir his inn
agination and fire his loyalty to
the cause for which his fathers
fought. The wartime years are
made very real and the prob
lens of the reconstruction pc
riod are no less clearly pictured. |
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

Our best wishes are extended
to the new management of the
Greenville News. Mr.. James c..
DerieuX, who succeeds Mr.. Geo.
w. Brunson, has for several
years past been an able editorial
writer on the News and Col. J.
Rion MckiSsick. the new asso-
ciate editor, is a newspaper man
who proved his talent as editor
of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1916.

Weather forecast Off South
Carolina: Local rains and cold
er Friday; Saturday fair and
colder on the coast.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
Legal and Illegal Executions.

That Death BY due process Of
law has a deterrert effect, while
beGetS lynching, has
been made the subject of time
ly editorial in The Newberry OBJ
server, which We herewith quote
in full:
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

When a fellows nose itches on
the first of the month, he knows
who's coming. - Spartanburg
Herald.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

President Wilson threw a ve-
ritable bomb-shell into the sulk-
ing and mutinOuS Democratic
senators and congressman when
he called for q vote on the vari-
ous resolutions introduced in
Congress relating to cautioning
citizens of the United States to
keep off armed merchant yes
sells. When the vote comes they
viii have to show their hands.
and later on must explain mat
ters to their constituents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

We are pleased at the pros
pect of on early cleanup cam
paign for Lancaster The Civic
League has named March 21, -
and % as the days for special
effort in Chasing dirt" as the
Old Dutch Cleanser would say.
The fact that this organization
has taken the matter in hand
and is enlisting popular interest
in it, should give impetus to this
imrOrtant work.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
WILSON WOULD SHOW
AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
THIS COUNTRY UNITED

CONTINUED From Page one.J
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sspotless white. carrying outstretcbed
horizontally, large American flag
seventeen feet in length. Mrs. Bland
ford and Mrs. Newman were in charge
OF the female contingent The male
division. about 200 strong, brought nm
the rear and included. in addition 70
the departmental employees, representa-
tives of the Pan-American Union and
various international commissions. The
men wore black coats, light trousers
and straw hats. Secretary I.ansina
and Assistant Secretary Adee were ,In,
able to march because of illness. and
Assistant Secretary Osborne is at the
st. Louis convention.
The Treasury Department.
Three small boys. dressed as Uncle
Sam. led the division of the Treasury
Department. about $500 strong, and
with good proportion of woman
marchers. The little fellows were Ar.
thur d. Marks, John Webb and James
Webb. sons Of employees in the depart
ment. The big banner, blue field with
white letters. carried the legend.
Treasury Department"
T. A. Gray of the Office OF the Secre-
tsry. led his own band of twenty ~ e
pieces. Behind II came the flag of the
Secretary of the Treasury. bearing the
key and scales. borne aloft.
Secretary William G. McAdeo came
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ting and machine. Behind came float
symbolic of patriotism A big band
headed the $50 marchers of the Plate
Printers Union. All were uniformed
in white hats. blue coats, white trousers
and white shoes. Each carried an Amer
lean flag.
The men of the miscellaneous divi-
sions came next in line. These were
500 strong. They were followed by the
last float, the ambulance of the bureau,
kensie and the nurses attached to the
emergency room of the bureau. The
contingent closed with 400 colored en-
ployes Of the bureau. led by band.
From the War Department.
There were nearly a thousand en-
ployes. male and female, in the War
Department column, which was headed
by the Municipal Band of Baltimore
and led by William NJ. Ingraham, act
ing Secretary of War in the absence
from the city of Secretary Baker. Two
large flags. the national emblem and
the flag Of the Secretary of War, were
at the front, and just behind were AS
sistant Secretary Ingraham. followed
closely by Adjt. Gen. Mccain. Cen
Black. chief of engineers; Judge Ad-
vocate General Crowder. Actg. Q. M.
Gen. Sharpe. Gen Weaver. chief Of the
coast artillery. and the heads Of other
military bureaus, all in civilian attire
At the head of the line marched the
War Department Rife Club, eighty five
strong, wearing civilian dress and
white duck hats. They were followed
In order by the ladies' section. about
seventy-fve strong. and the mems sec
ton. nearly 900 in number. All the
ladies were dressed in white and wore
e straw hats. fastened at the side
These hats were designed for the oc-
casion. The men were uniformly at
tired in dark coats. light trousers and
straw hats. o. A. Greager of the quar-
termaster generals office was marshal
of the line. and Miss Edes was in
charge OF the ladies' section. Frank
M. Hoadley of the Secretary's office
was in general charge of the arrange
ments.
Attorney General Gregory headed the
contingent of the Department OF JUS
tice. about 200 strong. Solicitor Gen
eral Davis, Assistant to the Attorney
General Todd. Assistant Attorneys
General Hanson (who came from New
York for the purpose Of marching in
line). Graham. Wallace. Knabel and
General John Suter and Chief Clerk
stewart were among the Official party
which followed behind the leader.
There were twenty woman employees
on foot. Men and women were adorned
with tiny American flags attached to
buttonhole or gown. and each carried
an American flag 14x24 inches. A
marker. with the legend. Department
Of Justice" indicated the, contingent.
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SECOND DIVISION.

Thousands OF employees of the fed
erai and District governments using
the time given them by the executive
order of the President for the purpose,
turned out 10 demonstrate their feeling
toward adequate preparedness against
a possible foreign foe. All OF the en-
ployes carried the flag. and many of
them had been working for days on
floats and other plans to attract atten-
ton to their particular divisions. Many
of the various Offices had their en-
ployes dress uniformly
The floats in the navy yard employees
column attracted a great deal of atten-
ton. dealing as they did with the i'm
plements needed to protect the coun-
try. including shell castings, aero
planes. torpedoes and anti-aircraft
guns.
Heading the purely departmental diyi-
sion were the representatives Of the
Department of State. about $50 in
number. They were led by William
Phillips, third assistant secretary Of
state. who was followed closely by
Chief Clerk Davis and the chiefs of the
bureaus and divisions of the depart
ment. Next came the ladies Of the de-
partment. about nfty In number. all
dressed in white. including uniform
hats and white shoes. and each carry
Ing a flag. AT the head of this section
marched iweaty-fou young ladies in
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man o. ]. De Moll of the. music COM
mittee was engaged in getting the
many bands in the proper positions In
line.
Contingent From White House.
bers of the White House staff were next
in the line of march. There were about
fifty persons in this unit. 1t included
members OF the secretarial force at the
White House. ushers and others.
A unit devoted to the courts followed.
The first platoon of this section was de-
voted to members of the bench and off,
Gals and attaches of the various courts
followed
The central figure of this group was
Justice James Clark McReynolds of the
Supreme Court of the United States. Chief
Justice Edward Herman Campbell and AS
sociate Justice George Eddy Downey of
the Court of Claims OF the United States
also were in the line. Members of the
bench Of local courts included Associate
Justices Ashley NJ. Could. Wendell p.
Stafford and Frederick L. siddons of the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia, Justices George C. Aukam, Edward
B. Kimball. Michael NJ Doyle, Milton
strasburger and Robert Fl. Terrell Of the
Municipal Court and Judge J. Wilmer
Latimer Of the Juvenile Court
Following them came nearly a hun
dred court employees. including secre-
tar1es to the justices, clerks bailfffs
and others. and there was also a large
representation from the office of the
United States marshal for the District
of Columbia
Members Of the House of Representa-
tiVes from various sections of the
country were in the line of march. In
Guided in this unit were Representa-
tives William B. Charles of New York,
Fat Harrison of Missouri, H Garland
Dupre of Louisiana. James s. Parker of
New York. William A. Cullop of In
DIANA. Riley j. Wilson of Louisiana.
Harry Fl. Dale of New York. Lincoln
Dixon OF Indiana, Joshua w. Alexander
or Missouri. Cyrus Cline of Indiana. ].
Edward Russell of Missouri. RoIlin Il,
SANFORD of New York Carl E Names
OF Mississippi. James w. Collier of Mis-
sissippi. James II. Mays of Utah, s.
Iayior North of Pennsylvania, Thomas
w. Miller OF Delaware. Lemuel p. Pad
GER OF tennessee. William r. Wood of
Indiana. Dudley DoolittIe Of Kansas.
James T. McDermott of Illinois, Michael
r. Farley of New York, Patrick D.
Norton of North Dakota, Michael p.
burke of Wisconsin. William l.. La
foliette OF Washington, Luidley III.
Hadley of Washington. Martin A. Nor
rIson or Indiana. William E. Humphrey
OF Washington. Louis c. CHAMPION of
Michigan. w. Frank James of Michi-
gan. warren Gard of Ohio, James A.
Hamill of New Jersey and Albert John
son OF Washington.
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FIRST DIVISION.

At the head of the great procession
rode Maj. Raymond Pullman, superin-
tendent Of the Metropolitan police de-
partment. and Immediately behind him
q platoon of mounted policemen. Then
retired. the honorary grand marshal
and Melvin c. Hazen, active grand
marshal, riding side by side. Mr.. Hazen
being at the honorary marshals left.
Behind them rode the members of the
marshars staff.
Following came the United States
Marine Band in their gorgeous uni
forms of red and gold. with Lieut..
William H. Santelmann leading.
There was then an open interval of
about a hundred feet or more. and then
came Woodrow Wilson. President of
the United States. The chief executive
was in costume that was in keeping
with the bright sunny day that greeted
the demonstration. He wore white
duck trousers, a dark blue serge coat,
straw hat and white shoes.
Presidents Honorary Guard.
The President walked down the
bricked space between the street car
tracks. and at his right was William
y. GUIDE. chairman of the executive
committee of the committee of citi-
gems which arranged for and organized
the parade. At the right of the chief
executive walked Rudolph Kaufman.
treasurer of the executive committee
The two committeeman were dressed in
formal attire. with long coats and high
silk hats. Secret service men walked
on either side OF the President, but
near the curb lines
President Wilson met continued ap-
plause as he walked along the historic
thoroughfare. and frequently bowed in
acknowledgment
The next line of marchers consisted
Of members of the executive commit
tee OF citizens who arranged for the
parade and to whose efforts the
success of the great spectacle was due
They included Charles j. Columbus
secretary. r. +. Andrews. G. Fred Cook
Robert y. Harper. Edward +. Coiladsy.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. Il. e. Brandenburg
and p. T. Moran. Three members of the
executive committee did not march in
this section, being busily engaged in
caring for various arrangements for
the parade. Chairman Isaac Cans Of
the floats committee was hurrying from
place to place to see that the floats
met with all requirements and that
they were in their right positions. DR.
Lewis c. Battle, chairman of the medi-
cal committee, was in charge of large
force of physicians located at the va =
rious first aid and ambulance stations
along the line Of march. and Chair
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SIDELIGHTS THROWN ON SCREEN
FROM PREPAREDNESS PARADE
Marchers Start Promptly on Time and Move
Majestically and With Steady Steps
Along Pennsylvania Avenue

music in the first ranks. There was
life and snap in all the marching
bodies, and the President showed great
enjoyment in the novel and interesting
preparations that had been made by
those taking part
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Boiling, her mother.
and Miss Margaret Wilson. together
with other members of the presidential
| household: Secretary and Mrs. Tumulty,
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing and women
of the cabinet circle were on the stand
when the President arrived. As the
cabinet officers reached the reviewing
stand at the head of their department
units, they left the line and Joined the
presidential party. Chairman GUIDE sat
at the right of the President and
Treasurer Kaufman at his left. other
members of the local committee having
places nearby.
The President showed lively interest
at every step of the paraders. repeated
ly raising his hat in response to the
salutations. Occasionally he turned to
talk with Mrs. Wilson and others of
those around him.
Secretary McAdoo and his band of
treasury marchers received applause
from the reviewing stand. The Treas
ury made a great showing throughout
all Its departments. the President pay
ing especial attention to the large and
attractive representation of the internal
revenue bureau and the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
Colored Marchers Attract Attention.
The colored employees of the bureau
were headed by their own band, marching
in front being typical band leader
Jauntily swinging his baton. The Presi-
dent gave the colored marchers hearty
recognition.
The War and Navy Department march
ers also came in for special notice and
applause. The War Department Band
played Dixie" and the men behind
stepped with military precision:
Postmaster General BurIeson and his
hundreds of employees were appIauded Ali
along the line. The same was true of
those departments having a compara-
lively small number in line
The President. while complimentinr the
heads of government departments t,pon
the showing made expressed graf pleas
ure at the success achieved BY every one
OF the divisions. He unhesitatingly de
clared the parade a splendid example of
the patriotism of the American peonle-
OF the sentiments of the plain citizen,-y
of the National Capital-and no comnli
ment was too good for the local commit
tee which had arranged this immense
demonstration on such short notice.
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front of the line, as messengers in the
various departments. One youngster,
Adnah Forney, daughter of C. B. For
ney of Boston, a lawyer, had a dis
appointment.
She was dressed as a miniature CO.
lumbia. and had a flag she desired to
present to the President al the Peace
Monument. on behalf of the National
Security League. but there was no
time for presentations before the pa
rade started. 1t afterward developed
that the President did not go any
where near where the child was stand
ing. and when he arrived in an auto
mobile with Mrs. Wilson everything
procession started at exactly s:3l
o'clock.
The President was accompanied by
Col. W. W. Harris. U. S. A, his chief aid
at the White House, but to mark the
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big flag was carried in the center
Of the marchers.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Leads.

A big flag was carried in the center
OF the marchers.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Leads.
In the absence of Secretary Daniels.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary Of the navy. marched at the head
Of the employees of the Navy Depart
ment. with Rear Admiral William S.
Benson. chief of naval operations. at
his right and Frank S. Curtis. chief
clerk of the department. at his left.
There were about $50 employees of the
department in line, including about
thirty ladies. All the ladies were
dressed In white, and carried red, white
and blue sunshades. The men were uni
formly attired in dark suits, with
straw hats. Each of the marchers
carried an American nag on a cane or
stick Capt. James J. Meade of the
United States Marine Corps was mar
shall of the division. and was assisted
in making the arrangements by a COM
mittee consisting Of NJ. D. Shafer. H. A.
Banks and Charles Stewart Music was
furnished by the band of the Annapolis
Naval Academy. The bureaus and Of
fees of the department were formed in
the order of establishment. with the
officers of the Secretary's office at the
right and the Marine Corps contingent
bringing up the rear. All the naval
and marine corps officers in line were
in civilian dress.
Following the Navy Department came
the men from the naval gun shop, or, as
1t is better known, the navy yard, 5000
strong, with seven floats and four bands
of music. This section was one of the
most interesting in the entire parade,
and the marchers and floats were APP
plauded along the entire line of march.
The floats represented the tools neces-
sary for preparedness to resist a for
eign foe. and were arranged with skill
and were attractive features of the
big demonstration.
The navy yard section was headed by
Commander Austin L. Willard, U. S. N,
and by the committee in charge of ar
rangements of the section, F. A. De
Groot. J. W. Mcconnell and r. H. Alcorn
The aids were Lieut.. Commander ]. H.
Tomb, U. s. N: Pay Inspector E. W.
Bonnaffon. Chief Gunners e. w. Furey,
J. A. Martin and NJ. w. Gilmartin, Gem
eral Master Mechanics NJ. A. Lynch and
q. G. Robinson. Chemist Paul McKin-
ney. Foreman c. E. Shipley. and Chief
Clerks ]. B. K. Lee. F. H Bronaugh, ].
A. Dillon, T. E. FAINT, w. D. Bergman,
C. w. Browning. ]. e. Reed and James
Brannin.
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Air Raid on Venice Admitted.

ROME, via Paris. June 14.-It was Of
ficially announced today that Austrian
seaplanes raided Venice Monday night.
The statement says that one woman
was killed and four civilians were in
jured and that the property damage was
slight.
An official report from Vienna YES
terday said that an Austrian air SQUAD
ron had successfully bombarded the
Venetian arsenal and the railroad an
preaching the city.
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unofficial Col. Harris was not in un
form.
Suffragists' Striking Banner.

A banner bearing the legend BE
Prepared if You Care Anything About
Ninety-one Electoral Votes" was erect
ed on Pennsylvania avenue opposite the
reviewing stand in front of the White
House. and the suffragists cast their
eyes on that as they passed the stand.
1t was some time before the banner
was noticed. The serious. solemn,
grave faces of the suffragists as they
moved along the line of march showed
how intensely interested they were.
Indeed, it was generally remarked that
while the men in. the various div-
sions marched along laughingly and
smilingly, the women were much more
serious and absorbed in what they
were doing.
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u. S. Clerks March
For First Time

The PREPAREDNESS pa
rade established history
IN many nays. the march
ing of the President of the
United States being but
one of the h'story-mak;1g
incidents. Another. i'm
bortant event IN connec-
ton .O;th the Parade .Oas
the PARTICIPATION of the
government DEPARTMENTS
for the first time IN his
tory. Never before had
the c'v')'an employees IN
the government Offices
participated IN a body IN
such a farade or Ike DEM
onstrat'on.