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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
CANADA FEARS PLOT.

Sarnia. Ont, Sept. 19.-Govern-
ment agents and private detectives
are investigating an alleged plot to
curtail Canada's winter food supply.
it was learned here today, and more
than so canning factories are operat-
ing under heavy guard. while more
stringent methods of protection are
being considered. The investigation
centers about the destruction Of two
canning factories by fire last week
in which the total loss was about
$250,000.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
POSSEMEN
SUFFER NEW CHECK

Miami, Fla, Sept 19.-The sher-
III posse, which lost three man kill
ed in fight Saturday with four ban
dts accused of robbng the State
Bank of Homestead, Fla, came upon
the outlaws today, and in a long dis
tance fight that followed the boat
containing the possemen was sunk by
rifle bullets. None of the pursuers
were hurt, however, according to in
formation reaching here, which
said the fight took place near Rock
Harbor and that the bandits were
driven ashore on Largo Key.
The bandits, who have been chas-
ed through the everglades by de-
temined force led by Sheriff Dan Har-
die. since Friday last. when they OBJ
tanned $4,000 from the Homestead
bank and escaped in an automobile.
apparently had got a new boat since
the one in which it was thought they
hrst took to the water that surround
ed numberless keys, or small islands
along the coast. was found abandoned
today.
Reinforcements were rushed to the
posse on a railway motor car over
the Overseas railway to Key West,
and the chase was continued tonight.
Heavy rains today made difficult the
work Of the pursuers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
SPARTANBURG HOTEL
MAN DIES In MICHIGAN

Spartanburg, Sept. &c. F..
Long, Jr., lessee OF the Gresham and
New Cleveland hotels of this city,
died at the home of his father at
Grand Rapids, Mich. yesterday. He
had been sick for only short while
and it was thought he was improv-
ing when the end came
His family left today for Grand
Rapids. where the funeral services
will be held and the body placed.
Mr.. Long was a member of the Ro-
tary Club here. and was prominent in
many clubs and secret organizations
of the town. He was a native of
Indiana. but had lived in Grand Rap
ids several years before coming to
Spartanburg to take charge of the
New Cleveland hotel. Expressions OF
sympathy were sent to his wife to-
day by many of Spartanburg's most
prominent people.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
STOP THE FIRST coin.

A cold does not get we'll OF itself.
the process OF wearing out a cold
wears you out. and your cough be-
comes serious II neglected. Hack
ing coughs drain the energy and sap
the vitality. For ~ years the hap
py combination OF soothing anti
septic balsams in DR.. Kings New
Discovery has healed coughs and re-
lieved congestion. Young and old
can testify to the effectiveness of DR..
Kings New Discovery for coughs
and colds. Buy bottle today at
your druggist. 50c.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
POSSEMEN KILLED IN
TRAP BY BANDITS
Robbers Are Now Believed to Have
Been Surrounded in Swamp.

Robbers Are Now Believed to Have
Been Surrounded in Swamp.
Miami, Fla, Sept. 1.-TWO pos
semen were killed and two injured in
an encounter early today in the
Everglades with four bandits. sought
for robbery OF $4,000 from the State
Bank Of Homestead, Fla, last Fri
day. Reports reaching here said the
bandits fired from ambush and then
fed
Members Of the posse trailing the
bank robbers near that section of the
Everglades, 4S miles south OF here,
much of which is undrained, ap-
parently were caught in a trap. Five
shots were heard. Two members of
the posse fell dead. while third re-
ceived five buckshot wounds in his
left side and arm, and another was
shot through the thigh.
Reorganizing his force. Sherifr
Hardie Immediately started after the
bandits aided by score of men from
the section of the country where the
attack took place. The bank rob
berry Friday afternoon was effected
by two heavily armed men who held
up the vice president and cashier and
escaped in an automobile. 1t was
thought at the time, however, that
the bandits had two accomplices.
Reports received tonight were
surrounded in swamp nine miles tc
the effect that the bandits were south
OF Florida City.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
AGED VETERAN GAINS
II POUNDS ON TANLAC
MIR. Dixon Says He Was So
Weak and Nervous He
Couldn't Write.
SUFFERED FOR YEARS
Says He Thinks Tanlac is Fin
est Remedy in World" to
Purify and Strengthen
Any Ono

because OF the hardships he was
forced to endure during the four
years he was soldier for the United
States army during the Civil War.
Mr.. b. r. Dixon. of Converse, S. c..
X. f. ID. No. l, a suburb of Spartan
burg, says. in statement given Au-
gust Z, that his health was undermin-
ed and that he never really enioyed
good health after the war was ended.
Mr.. Dixon was wounded six times
by his then Southern enemies. several
times seriously. But his health now
is better than it has been in long
time. he says, and he gives Tanlac,
the master medicine" credit for
bringing about the great change in
his condition.
Mr.. Dixon took just two bottles. he
says. and he gained eleven pounds.
His statement follows:
Il suffered PARTICULARLY from stom-
ach trouble. ] had almost complete
ly lost my appetite and / was Just
worn down. l am 50 years of age.
and l had lost 80 much strength that
l staggered when / walked. Also |
had lost considerable weight and l
was very nervous. My condition fin
ally became so bad and my nerves
were so disturbed that / could not
sleep well and l would lie for hours
in bed before l could get to sleep.
Rheumatism also caused me con-
siderable pain, and besides these
pains. | suffered considerably with
crampy pains. My nerves were so
bad and my strength so little that
could hardly write my name.
Il had suffered with these troubles
for years. don't know just how
long. Finally, l heard about Tanlac
and began to read the advertisements
and later l decided to take it,
Il bought the first bottle and it did
not seem\to help me much The rea-
son of that, know, was because ]
was in such bad shape But I had
faith in it t\and bought the second
bottle, and that was fhe bottle which
gave me wonderfpf results.
THE reliek the<two bottles OF Tan.
lac gave me Wss as follows: gain,
ed IL pounds/fp weight, and that Ger,
tainly is Jot for a man of 80 years
to gain. /Tanlac relieved my sleep
lessnesF and l DOT to where / could
sleep/almost lika dead person. 1t
giyss me great appetite and I was
s9on eating threel square meals a
day 1t broke up my stomach trouble
and I gained a great deal of strength.
That shortness of breath left me, and
my nerves were quieted and strength
ened. I do not suffer with rheuma-
tism now either.
II think Tanlac is the finest rem
edy in TIE world to renovate any
ones system and to build it up. Tan
lac is good-there can't be any bet
ter, l think. I am certainly glad 70
recommend Tanlac, for it is an ex-
traordinary good medicine, and
know from my experience that it is
good for all it is claimed to be.
have tried it and I know what il will
do. If I ever need medicine again,
certainly will take more Tanlac."
Tanlac. the master medicine, is
sold exclusively by j. F. Mackey
Lancaster; Peoples Drug & Grocery
Co., Heath Springs; c. o. Floyd,
\ Il
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22

When you yawn a good deal In
the daytime, feel dull, achey and
want to stretch frequently, 1T is an
unmistakable symptom of malaria.
and unless you do something at
once you are booked for a spell OF
chills. HERBINE is a chill medi-
cine that will prevent or cure the
disease. 1t drives out the impuri-
ties on which the malaria germ
thrives. strengthens the liver and
cleanses the bowels. Price soc.
Sold by all dealers In medicine
Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
OFFICERS PICKED
BY ODD FELLOWS
More Than Two Million Men Under
Orders Banner, According to
Report

report.
Chattanooga, Sept. 19.-Frank C.
Coudy of Denver was elected grand
sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
OF Odd Fellows at the annual meeting
of the lodge here today Other Off
GERS chosen were: Henry C. Borst,
Amsterdam, N. Y. deputy grand sire:
j. B. Goodwin. Atlanta, grand sec
retary, and William III. Cox. Louis
vile, grand treasurer
The place for holding the next an
nual convention will be selected at =,
future date. The convention will end
Saturday
The Grand Lodge and it's affiliated
bodies held secret sessions today.
getting down to the real work of the
convention. In the afternoon, there
were social features, and at tonight's
session there was exemplification of
degree work followed by a banquet
to the officers and members of the
Grand Lodge.
Reports submitted today show that
the membership OF the order now is
2,1SS.45S and that the receipts for
last year were $17,S22, 2,992.79 and
the total expenses Of the grand and
subordinate lodges were S9.S6O,-.
670.96. The total payments for re-
lief funds were s5.975. .2O8.09.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
STILL PURSUING
BLACKMA|L GANG
SEEK FOR WOODWARD
Dragnet Spread for Man AL
legged to Be Head of Wide
spread Scandal Scheme.

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Fortified with
information obtained through con-
fession of two of the seven members
of an alleged blackmal gang who
were arrested here Saturday and who
used the Mann act as their chief
weapon, department of justice agents
today made arrests In other cities
and spread a dragnet for H. C. Wood
ward, alleged to be director in chief
of the syndicate.
Hinton G.. Clabaugh of the depart
ment of justice declared tonight he
had sufficient evidence to convict the
gang without exposing the names Of
some of their wealthy victims. These
victims. principally wealthy men
whose firtations with pretty women
led them into traps, from which they
escaped only on payment OF large
sums. will be shielded from publicity
except as last resort, it was said.
The evidence obtained in two cases
already generally known, authorities
said. together with discriminating
levidence found in the apartment
where the seven were arrested. will
be presented to the commissioner
Clabaugh expects the seven will be
ordered removed to Philadelphia for
trial without stubborn resistance
at hearing before a federal com
missioner tomorrow
Developments in the case reported
to Clabaugh today included the ar
rest at New York of Frank Crocker.
alleged former member of the gang.
who is said to have confessed to a
part in the swindling of Mrs. Re
gina Klipper of Philadelphia, and the
arrest at Philadelphia of William
Butler, held there in connection with
an alleged blackmail plot against the
late Mrs. Susan G.. S. Winpenny.
Clabaugh also revealed today the
source of the information that led to
the raid, and added that "Dick''
Barrett and Edward ]. Thompson
two members OF the syndicate. had
confessed. They probably will be
given immunity. Their revelations
said Clabaugh, were replete with
stories of shrewd blackmail, new and
clever race track swindles and other
ruses in which the members OF the
gang. beautiful women and debon-
naire and handsome men, held their
victims
The men refused to talk today, but
the women secuted the charges. Mrs.
Helen Evers. said by the federal au-
thorties to have been used as the
'lure" in the bogus Mann act cases.
said there is not a word OF truth in
the charges.
why. | never smoked opium in
my life" she said, Indignantly de-
nying that an opium outfit was found
in her room.
Mrs. Francis Chapman said moth
ing.
Mrs. Evers said Mrs. Chapman's
arrest was an outrage; that she was
Just visiting in the apartment"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
NEW LOAN FOR RUSSIA.

London, Sept. ia new war loan
by the Russian government is pro-
posed, according to Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd today. The plan,
says the dispatch. is to issue at the
end OF October a new internal 1-2
per cent 10 year loan for war pur-
poses to the amount OF 3,OOO.OOO,-
600 rubles. the price of issue to be
95.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22

Stiff knees, aching limbs, lame
back make life burden. If you
suffer from rheumatism. eout. lum-
bago, neuralgia. get a bottle OF
Sloan's Liniment. the universal
remedy for pain. Easy to apply; it
penetrates without rubbing and
soothes the tender flesh. Cleaner
and more effective than mussy oint-
ments or poultices. For strains or
'sprains, sore muscles or wrenched
ligaments resulting from strenuous
exercise, Sioan's Liniment gives
quick relief. Keep 1t on hand for
emergencies. At your druggist.
z5.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
DESPERATE MUST GO TO
PRISON FOR 43 YEARS
Taken Back After n Years Freedom.
Is Murderer

Asheville, Sept. 15-Robert Bel
cher, alias Williams. who was cap
tured here this week while working
on a road gang, was taken back to
Walhalla. S. c.. yesterday by Sheriff
j. w. Davis. who came here for the
prisoner. Belcher has served seven
years of fifty-year sentence for
murder, which was reduced by For
mer Governor Blease to thirty years.
and Is said by the sheriff OF Oconee
county to be desperate man. AL
though young in years Belcher was
sentenced for the murder of two
United States officers. who sought to
arrest him for destroying a mail box
other relatives of Belcher we're in
volved in the quarrel. were given va
rious terms In the penitentiary. par
doned by Blease. and arrested and
tried by the United States courts.
which sent them to Atlanta. Bel
cher must now finish his term in the
south Carolina penitentiary. after
nearly a year of freedom.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22

For the stomach and bowel disor-
ders of babies yMcGEE's BABY
ELIXIR Is a remedy Of genuine
merit. 1t acts quickly, is pure.
wholesome and pleasant to take.
Price Csc and soc per bottle. Sold
by all dealers in medicine ADV.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
Malaria or ChiIls & Fever

Prescription No, ses iyfreparedespeci.
Tor MALARIA pr CbaiLLs 4 FEVER.
Five os elk dosca VII break any case, and
II taken then 40 sAfonie the Fever will not
return. Il sctsfdn the liver better than
Csiomel sad d6es pot Hripe OF sickeo. $50
Evening star., 1916-04-27
MISS MAzARYK EXECUTED.
Former U. S. Settlement Workel
Held in Austrian Revolt.

NEW YORK. April 27.-Fresh revolts
have broken out in Prague. Pilsen.
Tabor and other Bohemian cities. and
many members OF prominent Bohemian
families, including Miss Alice Mazaryk.
well known in America for her social
settlement work, have been executed
by the government. according to ad-
vices said to have been received here
by the Bohemian National Alliance,
from secret sources in Austria.
Friends of Miss Mazaryk here asked
the alliance recently for news of her.
E. v. Voska. the secretary. communi-
Gated with the branch in Switzerland:
A courier was sent into Bohemia, and
he reported by cable that revolts in
Bohemian cities. to curb which Miss
Mazaryk and others had been arrested.
had been renewed. it was said.
when the uprisings started among
the anti-war and anti-Austrian advo-
Gates some months ago." said Mr.. vos-
ka, the Austrfans selected hostages
from among prominent citizens Of Bo-
hemian towns, with the warning that
any insubordination would result in
their execution"
Evening star., 1916-04-27
SENATOR ASHURST SEES
BRANDEIS CASE POLITICS
Claims Filibuster by Republicans on
Committee to Delay Until
After Conventions Meet.

Senator Ashurst of Arizona. mem
Der Of the Senate judiciary committee,
declared today that republican mem
bers of the committee were deliberate
" attempting to delay action on the
nomination Of Louis D. Brandeis to the
Supreme Court of the United States
until after the national political con-
ventions.
The committee met to discuss the
Brandeis nomination. which has been
pending several months. Before it ad-
tourned Senator Ashurst left the COM
mittee room.
"I think I should say that the re-
publican members of the judiciary
committee are f1libustering on this
Brandeis nomination" he said. They
are attempting to delay action until
after the political conventions"
Shortly afterward the committee ad-
journed, no action having been taken.
II was not announced when the next
meeting would be held.
Evening star., 1916-04-27
MRS. MARY BANKS DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Body Found in Her Room at 313
East Capitol Street-Was Widely
Known for Benefactions.

Mrs. Mary Isabella Banks. seventy
four years old. widely known for her
benefactions toward various charities,
was found dead this morning in her
room, at 313 East Capitol street.
Mrs Banks had suffered from hard
ening Of the arteries for several years,
frien Is say. Yesterday afternoon she
was down town shopping. She retired
last night at an early hour. This morn
ing she did not come down to breakfast.
There was no response when she was
called. Looking through the transom
of her door, she was seen lying on the
floor. The coroner gave a certificate Of
death from natural causes, specifying
liver and heart disease.
Awaiting word from nephews in
Connecticut, funeral arrangements have
not been made. 1t is probable inter-
ment will be made in Connecticut.
Mrs. Banks had no relatives in this
city She was a native of Hartford
Conn, and was the widow of Rev. Da-
vid F. Banks. an Episcopal clergyman
of that city. Mrs. Banks came to
Washington about twenty-five years
ago, following the death of her hus-
band.
Evening star., 1916-04-27
DECLINE TO UNLOAD SHIPS.
Alaskan Dock Workers Support
Strike of Government Emploves

SEW ARD. Alaska. April 27-The
steamships Admiral Farragut and Aro-
line are at Anchorage today with the
hrst cargoes this year for the Alaska
engineering commission. constructins 2
the United states railroad Because OF
the strike Of railroad laborers At
Anchorage. the vessels stopped at Fire
Island. several miles distant
The federal labor union al Anchorase
has reversed its original decision to
handle freight for merchants at
Anchorage. deciding to refuse to unload
any freight until the strike of the gov
ernment workers is settled.
Labor leaders here assert that the
strike leaders at Anchorage attained
the desired result when Secretary of
the Interior Lane decided TO hold up
construction work until the wage ques-
tion 10 settled. Work 10 being con-
tinued on the Seward division.
1t Is reported here that the wage
arbitration board appointed by Seere-
tary OF Labor Wilson has completed
its work. and will be ready to an
nounce it's findings early next week
The alleged delay OF the arbitration
board In making it's award was the
cause of the strike at Anchorage.
Evening star., 1916-04-27
TAXES DUE NEXT MONDAY.
Early Request for Bills and Pay
ment Desired BY officials.

District taxpayers obligations for the
current year will become due and pay.
able next Monday.
All taxes. both real and personal. are
payable during the month OF May. att
er which penalty of per cent .
month accrues
Real estate tax bills for the year now
are available in tho Office of the asses
sor and may he obtained either by
calling at the Office personally or by
written request addressed TO the as
SCISSOR.
OF taxes is desired by both the asses
sor and collector, that the tremen-
dous rush made during the last few
days of May may be lessened as much
as possible.
Evening star., 1916-04-27
REDUCED PAPER MARGIN
SUGGESTED TO OWNERS
Shortage Emphasized at Meeting of
Publishers Association at
New York.

NEW YORK April 21-The shortage
Of white print paper and means for meet
ing the unprecedented situation were dis
cussed yesterday by newspaper publish
ers from all parts of the United States
in attendance at the annual convention
OF the American Newspaper Publishers
Association. Because the demand for
print paper is expected to be greatest. as
usual, during the next thirty days. the
publishers were urged to employ every
method of saving. even to the cutting
down of margins.
Reasons for the shortage Of white
paper were outlined in report by
Lincoln b. Palmer manager of the
association. He pointed out that the
demand for print paper began to in
crease in the spring with the increase
OF circulation and the greater demand
for advertising space. In addition, the
European war had diverted from Eng
land and Scandinavia many South
American publishers who were now
seeking paper in the American mar
higher grades of paper also has drawn
heavily on the supply of materials for
lower grades.
Qualification at the results Of the past
expressed by Herbert L. Bridgman of
the Brooklyn Standard Union, in his
report as president of the association
The success of the associations con-
test in the freight rate case, which re-
suited in postponing any increase from
September. 1915, to March, 1916, Presi-
dent Bridgman said, saved the associa- :
tons members about $250.0e0. Dues
were increased to wipe out a defcit
without complaint or the loss of a
member.
At a luncheon of the bureau of ad-
vertising addresses were made by Will
liam II. Field of the Chicago Tribune.
Louis Wiley of the New York Times.
q. Edward Buxton. jr., of the Proyi-
dence Journal and J. F. MacKay of fhe
Toronto Globe. Ofi1cers will be elected
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1916-04-27
MoRGENTHAU IS OPTIMISTIC.
Plenty Of Money, He Says, for Pres
ident Wilson's Campaign.

NEW YORK. April 27.-Henry Nor
genthau, in a statement. says he ex-
pected the acceptance of his resigna-
tion as ambassador to Turkey today
or tomorrow, after which he will
plunge at once into the campaign to
re-elect President Wilson.
There isn't going to be any trouble
about money for the campaign" he
said. TT Is already assured that there
will be plenty of money for our needs.
It isn't going to take great deal any,
way"
Mr. Morgenthau said there was alb
solutely no foundation for the report
that he would succeed William F. Nc
Combs as chairman of the democratic
national committee.
Formal announcement was made at
the White House today that Henry Nor
genthau. American ambassador to Tur-
key had resigned and that his resigna-
tion had been accepted. Abram I.
Elkus. a New York lawyer. probably
will succeed him. Mr.. Morgenthau will
do organization work for the demo-
cratic party in the presidential cam
paign.
Evening star., 1916-04-27
IN CHARGE OF w0RKH0UsE.
Auditor Tweedale to Succeed Supt
Whitaker Temporarily.

placed temporarily in charge of the
District workhouse, at Occoquan, Va,
during the illness of Supt. w. H. Whit
taker He will divide his time between
Occoquan and the District building.
Mr.. Whitaker has been i'll for three
weeks and his physician advised a COM
plete rest for a month. The Commits
sioners considered several department
heads as temporary supervisors of the
work at Occoquan and found that con-
ditions in Mr.. Tweedales office would
permit of his assuming the divided re-
sponsibilty. Mr.. Whitaker is expect
ed to return to Occoquan about June l.
Evening star., 1916-04-27

terday morning and turned over to the
State Department, reached Maj. Pull
man late yesterday afternoon and was
referred to Inspector Grant. chief of
detectives
Members of the police force and prob
ably secret service agents will make
an effort to learn the identity OF the
individual who wrote the letter. The
name Paul Coburn." written on a type
writer. was attached to the letter. 1t
is believed by persons engaged in the
investigation of the letter that the
name is fictitious one and suggested
that it probably was written by a gov
ernment employe.