The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-23
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN IN
COLUMBIA ON SUNDAY
Governor Signs Important Legisla,
tiOn-Other News From State
Capital.

ColumDla, .. u, April 22.--
Whether this war will be long or
short, the quickest way to peace will
be to follow the road ahead without
division among the American peo-
ple," said Col. William ]. Bryan, pre-
liminary to speech delivered before
an audience of approximately 1000
persons in a local theater here.
The address of the famous Ne
braskan, "The Larger Life" was
given under the auspices of the Co
lumbia Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
Drastic Local Legislation.
What DR.. ]. A. Hayne, State health
officer. described "as the most dras-
tic and progressive social legislation
passed by any of the States of the
Union"-the act to further preserve
the public health and prevent the
spread of venereal diseases-has
been signed by Governor Manning.
The law becomes operative on May q.
The act provides that any women
arrested for immoral acts must be
examined by the county physician
upon Incarceration, or II assessed a
fine, before they are released. Should
they be suffering from venereal dis
ease they are to remain confined and
are to be treated at the public's ex-
pense until cured
fn hn oi0 90
the State board of health passed
stringent regulations, based on the
terms of the statute, providing for
the stamping out of the disease.
Discharge from Custody.
Relative to the discharge Of such
persons from custody, the regula-
tions say:
That no certificate showing free
dom from communicable venereal
diseases shall, in any case, be deliv-
| cred to any person who shall be con-
fined and treated under the terms OF
this act, but same shall be delivered
to the superintendent of the prison
or institution in which such person
| shall be confined and in case such
person treated in private hospital.
such certificate shall be delivered to
the clerk OF the court of the county
In which the bond provided for in
section 2 OF an act entitled AN act
, to further preserve the public health
and to prevent the spread Of vene,
real diseases shall have been filed -
Danger OF Losing Tubers.
Thirty million bushels Of potatoes.
by estimate Of the United States De.
partment OF Agriculture, will be
wasted unless the potato crop now
held by farmers is moved immedi-
ately.
A waste of any portion of this
! crop will not only mean a decreased
acreage in the coming season, as
pointed out by the food administra-
ton, but will have a bad pyscholog-
ical effect upon the country as a
whole. This waste will begin with
the warm weather, when potatoes
begin to sprout
If this 30.0OO,000 bushels of pota-
toes can be consumed before June !
1t will mean a direct saving of wheat
and other food saved for export 10
Europe. The eating of potatoes, be-
cause of their value, and of the fact
that they are very satiss-'~~ t,e
appetite, makes less likely the eatinp
of as much bread
The direct appeal is made to the
people of South Carolina by William
Elliott, food administration. who has
called attention OF the retail gro
GERS to the fact that there are nj
present time $4,000 bags of potatoes
in the hands of food dealers in this
state. and urging the stores to push
their sale that potatoes, the most
plentiful and cheapest food that con-
sumers can buy at the present time.
be generolly made a larger part of
the daily meals, and less bread con-
sumed
There is to be no letpp in the cam
paign waged by the American Liber-
ty Association for books for sailors
and soldiers.
r. M. Kennedy, State director
says: Every library in South Caro-
lima. public or institutional. is ex-
pected to act as collecting agency !,