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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
EXPLAINS COTTON PRICES
Hoke Smith Attributes it to the
Raising of Restrictions

Washington, May 26.-Recent in
creases in cotton prices were attrlb-
uted to the raising Of restrictions
upon cotton exports to German-Aus-
tria and Jugo-Slavia by Senator
Smith,. of Georgia, in a statement
issued late Monday.
"While cotton is still on the en-
barge list" Senator Smith said, "the
war trade board, under powers vest
ed in it by the President, has practi-
cally relieved cotton from being on
the embargo list. The principle cot
ton mills of Austria were in German
Austria and Jugo-Slavia, and all OF
this territory is now open to cotton
shipments without restrictions. The
quantity retrictions of shipments to
Switzerland Holland, Denmark
Norway, and Sweden have also been
removed. These broadening markets
Justify the recent rise in cotton
prices. and with the raise OF the
blockade into Germany all OF our
markets will again be open"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29

A suit has been filed in Charles
ton by N. B. sterrett against G. y.
Thompson. with w. H. Dunkin,
clerk of the court, for $4,000 dam
ages, growing out of a collision on
King street, near Cannon, March
%. in which car belonging to and
driven by the defendant ran into a
buggy of the plaintiff. A. Mays
Washington, who was in the buggy
at the time, also files a suit for
$4,000 damages against MIR.
Thompson. The defendant operates
an automobile livery in Charleston.
He IS a son-in-law of DR.. A. NJ. Sni-
der, and is we'll known in Kingstree,
where it is felt that the affair was
purely an unavoidable accident.
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United States Leads The Way

Washington, May 27-Blazing the
way of the first air trail from the
Western to the Eastern Hemisphere
the United States navy seaplaEe
NC-4, under Lieut.. Commander AL
bert Cushing Read, swept inthe har-
Dor at Lisbon, Portugal. today, the
first airship of any kind to have
crossed the Atlantic ocean under Its
own power and through its natural
element.
Taking the air 1t Ponta Delgada,
Azores, at 6.l8 a. m. Washington
time, on the last leg Of the trans
oceanic portion Of the voyage from
Rockaway Beach, Long Island, to
Plymouth, England, the NC-4 cover
ed the 800 miles in nine hours ano
forty-three minutes, maintaining an
average speed Of better than 81
knots an hour. The total elapsed ty'
ing time from New Foundland to
Lisbon was 26 hours and Al minutes
At the first opportunity the big
plane will continue to Plymouth, TIE
nautical miles to the north. Possibly
Commander Read can start tomor-
row. TO the Navy Department, how
ever, it makes little difference when
he completes the journey. The graa'
object Of all the effort lavished on
the Undertaking, navigation OF q
seaplane across the Atlantic through
the air has been accomplished
Twentieth century transportation
has reached a new pinnacle and the
United States navy has led the way
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
Victory Medals

Columbia, May 26.-The Victory
Liberty Loan medals, to be present.
ed by the United States Treasury
Department to the leading workers
in the recent drive, were received
at State headquarters this week and
are now being sent out by Mrs.
Frederick S. Munsell, State chair
man, of the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee, to all county chairman
for distribution. AS the number is
limited the medals are to be present.
ed only to those who may be cited
for signal service.
The Victory medals were made
from captured German cannon and
bear this information on one side
together with the inscription: "Pre-
sented by the U. S. Treasury De-
partment to, for patriotic service in
behalf of the Liberty Loans" On
the reverse side are the words: "Vic |
tory Liberty Loan" and a picture
of the White House above the Amer
lean eagle.
1t is requested that every one to
whom a medal is awarded have
his or her name engraved on the
space allowed for such inscription.
The medals will in time to come in
crease in value and make permanent
record of individual distinction in
the great army Of Liberty Loan
volunteers who have so valiently
served the Government.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
POLICEMAN KILLS
WIFE AND FRIEND
EUGENE LANCASTER. POLICE
MAN. SHOOTS COUPLE
ON BRIDGE

Columbia, May 2S.-Shooting elev-
en- times from two revolvers, every
shot taking effect, Eugene NJ. Lam
caster, traffic policeman Of this city.
this afternoon about 5 o'clock in
stantly killed his wife, Mrs. Ar,ie
Lancaster, and the companion with
whom she was riding in an automo-
bile, Newton Lorick, a farmer Of the
Dutch Fork section of Richland
County. At the police department it
is said that Lancaster and his wife
were not the most congenial of COM
panions and it is alleged that the
woman had been receiving attention
of Lorick, . who was an unmarried
man.
Today Lancaster went to the Col
umbia side of the Gervias street
bridge crossing the Congaree river
and is said to have waited on his
wife and Lorick who was riding in
Lexington county. When the couple
reached this side Of the river, Lam
caster opened fire on them. He emp
tied one revolver and fired five shots
of the other. Both were automatic
3s-calibre specials shooting six
rounds. Six of the balls entered the
body Of Lorick, one penetrating both
legs and the. side Of the automobile
and five that of Mrs. Lancaster.
They died Immediately. The car
swerved out of the street and nearly
rolled down a ffteen-foot embank-
ment. 1t was running when Lancas-
ter fred the eleven shots. Lancaster,
who has been on the police force
here for a number Of years and is
very popular, had his left leg broken
in two places about seven weeks ago
and today it was bound up and ne
was on crutcles.
There are two conflicting versions
as to how he did the shooting. One
is that he was in an automobile
when he saw the car approaching
with his wife and Lorick and step
ped out and started firing at the
couple, that he fell down, got up and
recommended firing. Another is that
he jumped on the running board OF
the machine and killed the couple.
When the machine stopped the
body Of Mrs. Lancaster was hanging
over on the seat behind the dead
woman. The couple occupied the
front seat of touring car.
Lancaster did not try to escape
but awaited the coming of Chief OF
Police Richardson and Sheriff Nc
Cain. He was considerably broken
up over the deed and before he was
taken from the scene he was sobbing,
crying out and talking incoherently.
"Oh, my God" he exclaimed, what
made me do it," His constant
thought was for his children of which
he has four, three boys and one girl,
the eldest about fifteen years and
the youngest the daughter, about
seven years. my poor children. my
Door children" he moaned. What
will become of them? My darling
little girl, she doesn't know, she
doesn't know"
When taken to the police barracks
this afternoon it was necessary 10
call a physician to attend Lancaster
for several hours because OF his de-
ranged nerves and mental condition.
Columbia News and Courier.
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GERMANS TO MAKE REPLY
TO ALLIES TREATY TODAY

With the hour at hand when Ger
many must make known to the Allied
and associated powers Germany's in
tentions with regard to the peace
terms, the only impasse in the way OF
letting the Austrians know what
theirpenalty is to be for having been
associated in the war has been
preached.
Thursday at Versailles will wit
ness the ceremony Of the German
peace delegation handing in their re-
ply to the Allied terms. The reply
will consist of volume of counter
proposals and acceptances, aggre-
eating 108 pages Of printed matter.
Friday at St German the Aus
trians, who have been clamoring for
an early presentation Of the peace
treaty that has been arranged for
them, will be called before the peace
congress and handed the document.
This has been made possible
through an agreement reached in the
council of four on one mighty ques-
ton which has blocked the council in
! it's efforts to settle the issues with
the Austrians-Italy's demand that
she be awarded Fiume, a seaport on
the Northwestern Adriatic, and
given other concessions in Dalmatia,
to which President Wilson and Pre-
mier Lloyd George and Premier
Clemenceau believed she was not fully
entitled. The nature of the settle
ment has not yet been made public.
Many ProtestatiOns.
The German reply will run the
gamut from financial inability to
meet the Allied terms through long
series of proteStations of unfairness
of treatment to he declaration that it
would be injusice for the Allies to
demand the right to try German cul-
prits charged with having committed
excesses during the war.
Great stress is to be laid in the
German document on the assertion
that the Allies are vertually aban-
doning President Wilson's fourteen
points for peace, which the Germans
declare, they accepted as basis for
the signing of the armistice.
It is reported that the Germans, in
an endeavor to offset the Entente
claims for reparation, will 60 so far
as to put in a counter claim for
nearly 13,000,000,000 marks for al
legged damages suffered because of
the blockade laid by the Allies
against Germany.
American troops, who, since last
August, have been with the Allied
forces in Northern Russia, are soon
to be started homeward. The Amer
lean cruiser Des Moines has arrived
at Archangel, conveying transports
with british volunteers tn relieve the
Americans, and the gunboat Yank-
ton and other transports are ex-
pece in few days. The first batch
of Az. cans is expected to be home.
ward bound within a week on board
sc.ue Of the TRANSPORTS.
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Federal Truck For Williamsburg

Columbia, May 26-The State
Highway Commission has been mott
fed by the Federal Bureau Of Roads
that 79 of the 295 motor trucks
which are to be turned over to the
Commission are ready for shipment.
The State Highway Commission has
instructed the Bureau of Public
Roads to have one 2-ton Nash Quad
ruple Drive shipped from Indiana
polls to Williamsburg. The trucks
viii be turned over to the road ar-
thorities of Williamsburg county
for use in maintaining or construct
ing roads built in whole or IN part
with Federal Aid.
Counties which have made no pro-
vision to use Federal Aid in con-
structing roads or bridges cannot
under the Federal law share in the
distribution Of trucks from the Fed
eral Bureau Of Public Roads. These
trucks are part Of the surplue yas
ec,nnuuent built by Uncle Sam for
use whipping the Huns. An act
1 tie last Congress instructed the
Secretary of War to turn over to
TIE Secretary of Agriculture for
distribution to the State Highway
Commission, through the Fedora!
Bureau of Public Roads, all surplus
war equipment, including trucks
It is expected that South Carolina
will get a good deal more road
building equipment and supplies be-
sides the 2e5 trucks which nave
been given to it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
WOMEN WIN IN
NATIONAL HOUSE
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
ADOPT BY CONGRESS BY
304 TO 80 VOTES

National suffrage for women was
indorsed by the House of Represen-
tatives for the second time last week
when the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment resolution was adopted by a
vote of 304 to SO. Supporters of the
measure Immediately arranged to
carry their fight to the Senate,
where although twice defeated at
the last session, they are confident
Of obtaining the necessary two
thirds vote.
The victory for the suffrage forces
last week was by AZ votes more than
the required two-thirds. On the pre-
vious ballot on the resolution, cast
January 10, 1918, exactly the neces-
sary number of affirmative votes
were recorded.
House leaders of both parties in
)le brief debate preceding last weeks
vote urged favorable action, but
many southern Democrats opposed
lhe measure as did several New Eng
land Republicans.
The favorable vote was more by
fourteen than would have been nee
essary had all members of the House
been present. The political division
of the vote showed that 200 Repub-
licans, 102 Democrats, one independ-
ent and one Prohibitionist voted for
adoption, while the negative poll
showed 70 Democrats and nineteen
Republicans. Speaker Gillett, who
voted against the resolution on pre-
vious ballots, did not vote last week.
Efforts of opponents to amend the
resolution were unavailing. Repre-
sentative Clark, Democrat, Of Flori-
da, leader of opposition, proposed
that the States ratification be COM
pulsory within seven years, and Rep
resentative Saunders, of Virginia,
Democrat, sought to compel State
adoption by popular vote. The over
whelming denial of a roll call on
these proposals by a vote Of 244 to
So preceded the vote Of adoption,
and indicated the relative strength
of the resolutions supporters and
opponents.
Suffrage qualification at the large
favorable vote, and predicted victory
in the Senate, due to changes in
membership. It is expected the reso-
luton will come up for vote next
month in that body. Frequent ap-
plause punctuated the debate, but
the loudest outburst came when
Speaker Gillett announced the final
vote.
Both Republican Leader Mondel
and Democrat Leader Clark asked
adoption of the resolution, the lat
ter referring to President Wilson's
request for such action, while Mr..
Mondell praised the Republican
members for their attitude, pointing
out that adoption of the resolution
was the first legislative act Of the
new Congress. .
Representative Mann, Of Illinois,
former republican leader, who was
in charge of the measure, as chair
man of the House woman suffrage
committee, declared equal suffrage
was not partisan question, and
added that through President Will,
son and other party leaders talked
in favor of suffrage, that majority
of the Democrats never voted Tor
it." The only Republican to speak
against the resolution was Repre-
sentative Focht, of Pennsylvania.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29

All (white) who saw service in the
United States Army. Navy, and Ma
rine corps since April 6, 1917, who
have received their honorable dis
charge are requested to meet at the
court house in Kingstree at 6 o'clock
D. m. on Monday, the End day OF
June 1919, for the purpose OF form
ing a tentative organization for Will
liamsburg county and to elect dele
gates to attend the State Convention
at Florence, South Carolina on June
18th and 10Th. This meeting is nee
essary in order to become members
of the recently organized American
Legion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
Colored School Closed

Cades, May 24.-The commence
ment exercises Of the Cooper's Aca-
deny were the greatest in its his
tory. Among the amusing features
were the mock world fair and the
records Of the hour Thursday and
Friday night
Saturday afternoon, May II, the
Rev. N. C. Newman Of Kdngstree
was presented to the audience. He
delivered a most helpful address,
emphasizing the possibility and
necessity OF erecting a ten thousand
dollar dorTnitory on the school lot
which vii add very much to the
progress Of this school. These in
spring remarks were we'll taken
and few minutes later Principal
C. Cooper, presented some pledge
cards to the patrons and $500 was
pledged by the audience.
On Sunday, May IS, after recita-
ton Of the Sunday School lesson
Mrs. Flora L. Nesmith was present
ed to the school and in her excellent
style enEnused the school so that
many saw a brighter future for its
progress. The hour having arrived
for the annual sermon; Rev. Henry
Graham Of Lake City, was intro
duced. His sermon was practical
and seeI1eC TO have been we'll taken
At $3.50 o. n. Rev. A. w. Fuller of
Georgetown, was introduced to
preach the Baccalaureate sermon.
His subject was "Self Reliance" and
was ore of the greatest sermons
ever delivered under our roof. 1t
was indeed a feast to the minds as
well as the soul.
Monday, May 10, class day exer-
cises were well rendered and enjoy
ed by all. A banquet was given by
the members of the ninth grade in
honor Of the graduates and the
members of the faculty. Rev. Harry
Presley of Kingstree was present,
he congratulated the graduates up
on the dignifieo manner in which
their program was carried out He
pledged s25 on the dormitory.
Tuesday, Nay 20, at $3.50 p. m.
the returned colored soldiers parad-
ed on the campus and assembled in
the church where they listened to a
strong address by the Rev. n. W.
Green of Florence.
The graduating exercises took
place at 7:30 p. m. The annual ad-
dress was delivered by r. w. West
berry of Sumter. His address was
interesting and full OF lofty
thoughts. These speakers seemed to
have speeded up the progressive
wheel of the school, because at the
close of the exercises there were
$4,000 in pledges taken up.
The colored people Of this section
are among the best in the country.
They have played their part in the
war and in the mean time have In
creased the enrolment Of the school
and prolonged the school term. Our
enrolment this term was 300. The
pupils having raised enough money
to run the school seven and one-half
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
GERMANS ESCAPED
DEADLY POISON
UNITED STATES WAS PREPAR-
ED TO USE LEWISITE" WHEN
ARMISTICE CAME

Guarded night and day, and far
out of human reach on a pedestal
at the interior department exposi-
ton at Washington this week, is a
tiny vail. 1t contains a specimen of
the deadliest poison ever known. 1t
is "Lewisite," a product of an Amer
lean scientist. 1t is what Germany
escaped by signing the armistice be-
fore all the resources of the United
States were turned upon her.
Ten airplanes carrying "Lewisite"
would have wiped out every vestige
of life-human, animal and vegeta,
BILE, in Berlin. A single days output
would snuff out the 100000 lives
on Manhattan. A single drop poured
in the palm of the hand would pene-
trate to the blood, reach the heart
and will kill the victim in great
agony.
What was coming to Germany
may be imagined by the fact that
when the armistice was signed it
was being manufactured at the rate
of ten tons a day. Three thousand
tons of this most terrible instrument
ever conceived for killing would
have been ready for business on the
American front in France on March
].
"Lewisite" is another of the big
secrets of the war just leaking out.
It was developed in the bureau Of
mines by Prof. W. Lee Lewis of
Northwestern University, Evanston,
ILL.,, who took a commission as a
captain in the army. 1t was manu-
factured in a specially built plant
near Cleveland, called the house
trap" because every workman who
entered the stockade went under an
agreement not to leave the II acre
space until the war was won. This
was to protect the secret.
Work on the plant was started
1s days after the bureau Of mines
had completed its experiments. The
other preparations to bring the gas
into the war went forward with like
speed but the ar1nistice prevented
the Germans from ever experience
ing a full realization of what they
had begun when they turned their
primitive gases on the Canadians
in Flanders in the early days of the
war.
Experts are certain no one will
want to steal the sample. Everybody
at the exposition, showing what Sec
retary Lanes department did and
is doing keeps as far away from it
as possible.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
! Killed by An Automobile

Mr.. S. o. Haselden of Johnson
Vile was run over about 9 o'clock
Sunday evening and killed by an
automobile. The machine was driven
bv Billie Cockfeld Of the Excelton
neighborhood.
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months with good teachers and pay
each a reasonable salary. The coun-
ty only gave s140, just a little over
46t to the scholar. The war is now
over and conditions seem to be
brighter. We hope the county will
be in better shape to give US more
funds. Again the patrons OF this
school have raised and deposited
s7OO this term on the proposed
building. l believe these people de-
serve credit on the part they are
taking in the educational work
among the colored citizens OF me
county.
II. J. Cooper.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
GRADUATING EXERCISES
KLNGSTREE HGHSCHOOL
SUNDAY MORNINGS PROGRAM.


Vountary-"The Fountain" Lysberg
Julia Hall
DoXoogy
Invocation ----------------- Rev. J. T. Fowler
Anthem-"Praise Ye the Lord"
Scripture Reading Rev. h. A. Mcdowell
Hymn-"Take My Life And Let 1t Be-
PRAYER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rev. j. G. Herndon
Vocal Soo-"The Heavenly Song" Miss Louise Epps
Sermon -- Rev. Charles A. Jones
Hvrn Onward Christian Soldiers
Benediction
GRADUATING EXERCISES MONDAY EVENING JUNE
Prayer Rev. J. 6. Herndon
Goodby Sweet Day .---------- Vocal Class
Salutatory ----------------------- William Cooper
Piano Trio-"Dance Ecossase" Baker
Dordie McGill Serena Lee, Margaret Daniel
"reminiscences ---------------------M Margaret Danie
Polka De Concert Bartlett
Julia Hall
Why Onward? ---------------- Hampden Montgomery
Duet Would that My Love"--------Mendelssohn
Miss Louise Barr and Dordie McGin
Glass Hscry y--------------------- 'ahes ouih'"i
Glass Will Lizzie 1olooh
Hubert Spegner
Cass fropnecy poiuie Na.o'i
Come When the Lilies Bloom Vocal Class
Violin Solo ----------------------- Mr. Silverman
Delivery Of Diplomas
Class Song
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-04-03
WISCONSIN. THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1919
CASH INCOME TAX.

Under date of March %, 1919, II. II.
Briggs, Assessor of Income, contributes
the following which should prove of
special interest to income taxpayers OF
Iowa and Grant counties:
Although taxes are common to oil,
few know how the taxation laws are
administered, how assessments are
equalized, how neighboring and similar
districts compare, or how the public
money is spent. People are keenly inter
ested in their local taxes To give them
information on their own local taxes,
this office intends to furnish the news
papers with weekly taxation bulletin
In this. there will be comparisons made
between adjoining and similar assess
ment districts, changes 10 tax laws will
be given, an attempt will be made to
clarity the most common miseoncep
'tions, and fguref concerning local
assessments, both of income and proper
ty, will be given as soon as available.
Substantial amounts have been col
lected in cash by the income tax in both
Iowa and Grant counties. In Iowa coun-
ty, much less was collected this year
than last year due to the fact that the
mines had assessments against them of
less than half as much as the proceeding
year, lnspite of this fact, approximate
ly $35. 600 was taken in in cash this year.
OF this amount, 1925 is retained by the
local district, 2096 by the county, and
1875 goes to the state. Mineral Point
city received the largest amount in cash.
SIS, 49l Mifiiin town comes next with
SO, 1872 in cash, then Mineral Point town
with S3206, Dodgeville City. 81. 46S, and
Highland town 81, ,l75 OF the non-min.
ing towns, Brigham received the most
in cash, $A57 and Moscow 422 Others
are not far behind In the farming
towns, about twenty per cent Of the
total tax assessed is collected in cash.
Altogether, there was assessed in Iowa
county an income tax (state) of approx
imately $50. 600; of this, $35, 600 was col
lected in cash
In Grant county, more was collected
in cash this year than before. Last
year, the total cash received was about
Sl2, 500; This year, it is over Sl8, 400.
Notwithstanding the fact that here too
the corporation tax was half that of the
year before. Grant county does not re-
ceive as much as Iowa from the income
tax because income from the mines is