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^^^^^^A,"^EDN^^A\^^EPTEMBER ^8, 19^1. NUMBER 49. iROSPECTS i GROWIA ' y. s tjhe time for the county fair 9. hearer prospects for the sueof the fair grow brighter and .^ready inquiries are comp^^'Wtfry blanks and informaf&theofljee of S. J. Leaphart, fcary of the fair society. Judging ^jBiterest displayed by prospecShfbitors the display of products rear ought to be very fine and t v * v ' - iM *m> nlentv of them. association has signed a conM^ract: with the A. B. Miller Shows guaranteeing the presence of a big ^ dajniVal company, with 14 paid attractions, including four riding deB^^CSS, 35 concessions and a free act. The company will have its own unijsT formed tend to render good music U\ during the three days of the fair. Department Heads. ^ . The different departments will be supervision of the followcommittees : IPield Crop Department?D. Ellis, ?' - ESfird, Carl Porth. jfes Household "Department?Miss An^^nii|; Caughman and Mrs. Rosa Seay Bl^t-^eedle and Fancy Work Depart?Miss Ernestine Barre and Mrs. jpjjpljBgjr WIngard. Department?Mrs. Hendrix ^ and Miss Annie Wingard. ^jj^^ljinufacturing and Mechanical De^^^p^meiit?J . A. Barre. * ~ rr fJt uep&ruircuv?JL Department?J. H. nt?J. Ed Kaiser >rley. it?Earl Seay and I Department?Jun-j Premiums. he many regular j by the fair asso- j a goodly number which have been I 5 men in Lexing-j The list of these iEMIUMS. j fmahce Columbia, ) > Value of $5.00 for. er three years old.1 "Mule Co., Colum-) st saddle horse or j h, Jr., Columbia,| for the best brood for the best single j mare Lexington j 11, Columbia, one I * baiter led mule, j partment. rs, Lexington, one| for the best dis-! Fair Association; 1 best display of , Lexington, one ess' Poultry Panplay of poultry.* ?. .... rvrtVimhia. poultry shown by one' ex,3>i ug Co.. Lexington, one Dr. LeGear's Poultry Food S^jjkr the l^ast pen White Leghorns. Sp^ygg. B^;-.Klrkland^Seed Co., Colum-pound sack Pep Laying Mash, ^BSp^tke 'exhibitor taking the largest IpMirTribe.r \>f 'premiums in White Leg " _ E. B. Roof & Sons, one package - Pratt'^ Poultry Food for the best |^s pen Barred Plymouth Rocks. ?y . Lexington. Pharmacy, Lexington, | : one large package;- Pratt's Poultry - Regulator for <the best display of ^."Rhode Island Reds. Swine Department. fr' Pr. Rice B. Harmon, head of the . ; - I L ' % * ' . * . ?' FOR FAIR fG BRIGHTER . . I Harmon Drug Co., $1.00 package Sure Shot Hog Remedy for the best display of hogs. Globe Dry Goods Co., Columbia, one J pair gloves ior ine nest sow ana pigs J of any breed. Lexington Pharmacy, Lexington, one darge package International Stock Food Tonic for the best pair pigs under one year. Lexington Cotton & Fertiliser Co., Lexington, one bag higk grade guano for the second bfert and largest hog. The Dispateh-News, Lexington, one year's subscription for the best pair pigs under six months' old. Wingard-Roberts Co., Lexington, one pairtgloves for the best brood sow and pigs, any breed. G. A. Guignard, one pig, value $10.00, for the exhibitor taking the largest number of premiums in the swine, department. Columbia Record, one year's subscription to the daily and Sunday issue, for the exhibitor taking second largest number of premiums in the swine department. ? ^ " "or Tne <Jopeiana v.u., ?000 main ouc<.| Colambia, one man's hat, value $5.0(| for the third largest hog. Lever, "the Shoe Man," Columbia, one pair of Walk-Over shoes for the largest hog. The Dispatch-News, Lexington, one year's subscription for the best boar hog, any breed. Hope-Davis Co., Columbia. one Stetson hat for the best brood sow, any -tireed. ; - - Needle and Fancy Work Department. Harmon Drug Co., Lexington, one set of, six S. C. State Seal silver teaspoons for the best display of needle and fancy work.' Watson Shoe Co., Columbia, one pair ladies' house slippers for the best specimen large centerpiece in French embroidery. Hon. A. Frank Lever. Washington, D. C., $1.50 for second best specimen large centerpiece in French embroidery. Sylvan Bros., Columbia, ladies' brooch,, value $5.00, for the exhibitor taking the , largest number of premiums in the needle and fancy work department. D. F. Efird, Lexington, $1.00 for the best patch-work in quilt in cotton, by girl under 14 years. Household Department The Dispat^h-Xews. Lexington, one year's subscription for the second largest number of premiums taken by any one in household department. Lorick Bros., 1533 Main Street, Columbia, heating stove, value $8.00, for the exhibitor taking the most premiums in bacon and lard. Chas. E. Taylor. Lexi^ton, one porch swing for the best exhibit in the household department. Elliott Package Co., Columbia, $3.00 in cash for the best pound cake. Field Crop Department. t C. E. Jones, secretary and treasurer of the Batesburg Cotton Oil Co., onehalf ton of high-grade Tri-County Brand fertilizer for the best individual exhibit of farm products. . G. B. Wingard & Son, Lexington, thoroughbred Berkshire Pig for the exhibitor taking the largest number and second premiums. The donators,-?the Messrs. Wingard, will not compete.ior this premium. &v Tha' state. Columbia, one year's ~*v -~77.r . sui^sjcriptioi* to the daily and Sunday State* for the exhibitor taking the largest number of premiums in this department i ."5'i,? . ? . * I - E. <P. A. Davis, Columbia, one pair of men's shoes for the greatest number of entries on corn. The R- L. Bryan Co;, Columbia, box of stationery, value $3.00, for the largest number of fruit exhibits. Cattle Department Hendrix Hardware Co., Columbia, one No. 70 Chattanooga Chilled Plow, value $10.00, for:the best bull. Harmon Drug Co~, Lexington, one large package Dr. Hess' Stock Food for thp host- milk cow. Palmetto National Bank. Columbia. (Continued on Pa?e Four.) 'WILL MAKE APPEAL IN GAPPINS CASE Jesse Gappins, one of the three ' convicted murderers of William Bra zell, the young Columbia taxi dri%'er, and who is now in the death house at the penitentiary awaiting October 21, the date set for his electrocution, will not be electrocuted on the day set, an aj>pe&f- to the supreme court Stajing the death penalty until this court can hear the case. . T. C. Sturkie, appointed attorney for Gappins at the trial at Lexington, served notice on Solicitor T: C. Callison at Lexington yesterday that he would appeal the verdict of the cir. cuit court to the supreme court. This * notice, Mr. Callison said last night, would automatically stay the death sentence of Gappins until the supreme court could hear the case. Attorney Sturkie merely served notice of intention to appeal ,but this is sufficient to stop the electrocution. Solicitor Callison said. Whether or not Mr. Sturkie in^ tends to prepare his appeal for the approaching term of the supreme - court is not known. The court begins its fall session two weeks from tomorrow and the appeal could be heard this fall, but it is doubtful if this will be done as plenty of time always allowed. If the case is heard at the fall term a decision will hardly be reached' before Christmas as the 4 court will~b? in session until "after Thanksgivings If it is not heard at this term of court it will probably come before the spring term of 1922. Solicitor Callison said last night that no notices of intention to appeal in the cases of S. J. Kirby and C. O .Fox, the other two convicted: murderers, had been served on him / . . . I as yet. 'These two prisoners with Gappins are all in the death house and Fox and Kirby will in all probability be put to death October 21 as sentenced by Judge Sease unless their appointed attorneys appeal to the su- j preme court as the governor is not expected to take a hand in their behalf. The chief executive has notj said what he will do, but from his1 known attitude it is practically cer-1 tain that he will "play hands off." j The governor has said that he did' not expect any appeals to be made and the action of Attorney Sturkie will probably come as a surprise to1 the chief executive as Mr. Sturkie was' appointed by the court. ; The three prisoners have somewhat abandoned their attitude of unconcern over their approaching death, so far as all three know, and are beginning to realize their fate, accord- j ing to prison officials. All three seem I to be getting more and more serious as October 21 approaches. * ! While Fox and Kirby are awaiting j their death, an ever increasing crowd ' of curiosity seekers are writing or asking in person for passes to see the electrocutions. A large number of requests have come to Col. A. K. I Sanders, superintendent of the penitentiary ,and to Governor Cooper., Practically all of these will be turned down, it is said, as only a limited j number can be allowed in the death house and officers of the law whohave been handling the cases of the three men will take up most of these places.?The State. DEATH OF YOrXG GIRL. Died of typhoid fever at the home .of her parents, Mri; and Mrs. Peter Snelgrove, Colonial Heights, Columbia.September 26th, Bertha Snelgrbve, age 13 years and two months. She leaves to mourn her death, her parents, two sisters and four brothers. Also her grandparents and nuI merous other relatives, j The funeral services and interment j was at Horeb Methodist church on Tuesday 27th at 2 p. m. The servicer, were conducted by H. A. Whitten assisted by Dr. A. H. McCulIough of Columbia. To the bereaved is extended the sympathy of their many friends in Lexington county. I . 1 FARMERS'MEETING AT BATESBURG WAS SUCCESS < Special to The Dispatch-News. I Batesburg, Sept. 27.?Pursuant to i the called meeting of the farmers is- i suerd by Dr. E. C. Ridgell, M. E. Rut- ] land and D. E. Etheredge last week s about 100 farmers in this section met in the town hall Saturday afternoon. Addresses were made by J. W. Shealy, . demonstration agent for Lexington ( county, and Mr Eleaze.r, demonstra- tion agent for Saluda county, both * 1 stressing the importance of planting other crops to take the place' of cotton. Particular stress was laid on " growing small grain and the planting of velvet beans and cow peas. At the close of the meeting a car ' of hogs for shipment about April 1st. next year, was pledged. Mr. Shealy emphasized the fact that about $111,< 000,000 was annually sent out of this state for feeds and feedstuffs. For ' these articles not a cent is necessarv to be sent out of the state as everv< thing needed along this line can be grown in this state. Stock raising was also stressed upon by the speakers. but at the same time it was shown that stock raising would not pay un- . less the amount of food needed for i the livestock could be raised at home. It developed that there was a great scarcity of hogs in this section, the demand being much greater than the suP%!&..lIt is certain that boll weevil ^ conditions will see radical changes s in the near future in the farming methods in this section. 1 The prizes offered by the First Na- j j tional Bank were placed under two ^ heads. The first series is based on 5 t I acre lot planted, one acre each of wheat, barley and clover, rye and ? ? vetch, oats and vetch and oars. The ^ first prize will be $30, and the second , i ' $20. The second series is based on t orie acre plots of wheat with eight s prizes ranging from $35 for the best j to $4.00 for the lowest. The follow- ^ ! ing rules were adopted: All contestants must keep a memorandum of how the land was worked, era in I planted, manure and fertilizers used, c harvesting and yield. Three of the! j. contestants neighbors must certify to' j. ! the yield. All reports must be in the hands of the cashier by September 10, 0 1922. Judges will be named by the j board of directors who will make the r awards on the fourth Saturday in September. The prizes will be award- v ed on the following percentages: Yield 40; cost 30; history 30. Mr. J. R. Unger, the efficient cashier of the first National Bank, made a brief but ^ appropriate address in offering these ^ prizes. It is hoped that a large num ,Y ber of farmers in both counties will ^ enter the contests for the various ^ prizes. GILBERT SCHOOL TO OPEN r FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER JO. 1 P The Gilbert school will hold a for- s mal opening on next Friday night, September 30th, at eight o'clock. Prof. L. E. Whittle, principal of the 11 Lexington High school ' will be the * V J( chief- speaker. Addresses will also 4 c be delivered by the ministers of the ' . t] town and the Superintendent of Edu^ ' ' 1 cation. In addition, to this a musical program has been arranged and the.v rvrinfinnl <"if the sphnAl o nH IP ers will be on hand to make an- h nounoements. Gilbert has added an s' additional story to the building and v has a real up-to-date building with n modern equipment.. The public gen- t] orally is invited to this opening. v. m i q 9 i'< NORTH EDISTO NO. 87 b g The ladies of North Edisto school d will serve ice cream, cake, fried S chicken and other refreshments at y the school house Saturday night, Oc- tl tober I. Everybody is cordially in- h vited to come and help a good cause. t< The proceeds will go to the benefit of o the school. n The ladies' are requested to bring a cake, eggs, sugar, chicken, milk, light d bread, beefsteak or anything good tc eat. t< RACE FOR LIKEL Y special to The Dispatch-News. Columbia, Sep. 25.?What kind of < political campaign will be waged ir South Carolina the coming summer' is the question now being asked here Prom present indications it will hav< something of the old time spice in jected into it, say those who clain some knowledge of condition: :hroughout the state. Already thi: ,s considerable speculation in th< :apital about the race for governo A great many names have been men :ioned in connection with, the race :hough no definite announcement: have been made. With the next ses sion of the general assembly only i few months away, gossip politica has begun to ^quire some volume Many observers are of the opinioi :hat the next session of the legisla :ure will witness a more hopeles: :angle and more prolonged wrangl* Dver appropriations than the las session, which was prolific of niucl :alk As next year will be c-ampaigr /ear it is expected that there will b< :onsiderable manouvering for politi ?al position, and as the tax question u ihvays a burning issue, much cam oaign thunder will doubtless resounc :hrough the 'legislative halls. At thi ast session of the legislature a com nittee from both houses was appoint id to investigate the operations of th< ,*arious departments and institution: )f the government and recommenc vhere consolidations and cuts coulc >e made. The committee employee ;ome experts from without the state :o make a survey and report their findngs to them. This work has not ye; Deen completed, but announcemeni las been made that already the work ^iows a prospect of effecting a savin? >f $200,000 of the state's money?ii md in the event the legislature sees it to adopt the suggestions which will ie forthcoming. But this article oncerns the campaign?and when wt peak of the campaign in South Caroina we generally mean the campaign or governor. Somehow we have riven to this office in our minds a ilace out of all proportion to that vhich has been accorded it by the onstitution and the laws. But we lave for many political moons banked ligh on our governors and taken the ampaign for that exalted office with . great deal of seriousness?expendng much energy and considerable nore time than is necessary or waranted in the election of a governor. Vise observers believe that the next pasm will not be unlike many of its iredecessors in this respect. The question now agitating the >ublic mind is who is going to run. Vhat everybody wants to know is i-hether former Governor Blease will >e in the race. Many of his closest riends believe that he will. There 3 a well defined rumor of recent curency that he will not only run but hat the faction which he heads will mt out a full ticket in every congresional district and every countj', especially for the legislature. But there are plenty of other runors as to gubernatorial candidates, lenry D. Tillman of Greenwood, a sading member of the bar of that ity, is almost definitely committed to he race. # He is a son of the late Ben 'illman. He was a major in the late forld war. For many years he has racticed law at Greenwood, where e is very popular. He has never ought political office except when he ras a candidate against rrea jjomiick for congress in the Third disrict and was defeated. Another prominent South Carolinm who has lately been mentioned y many as a possible candidate for overnor is Mendel L. Smith of Camen. former circuit judge. Judge mith has been in politics for many ears, having served as speaker of he house of representatives. Later e was electd circuit judge, resigning 3 enter the military service in time f war. He is considered one of the lost eloquent speakers in the state nd will undoubtedly pyove a candiate to be reckoned with. Senator George K. Laney of Ches?rfield county has also been men 10VERN0R TO BE SPICY tioneti as a possible entrant, though j he has given no intimation as to his t intentions. He has been a member ? of the state senate for a good many years, being at present chairman of the important judiciary committee. ? His friends say that he would make . a formidable rough and tumble de-y tater. He is a man of great sirns plicitv in dress and speech and havs ing had his hard knocks he knows * how to appeal to the masses. There is some talk that the Hon. _ George W. Wightman. senator from ,?Saluda, may become a candidate, g though those who know him best be. lieve that he will not run should fori mer Governor Blease enter the race. 1 The Saluda senator was denominated "Battle Axe" Wightman at the last ^ session of the legislature on account . of his fight to abolish some of the 3 recently created departments of the i goverment and his efforts to reduce x appropriations. t Thos. H. Peeples, former attorney i general, is another possible entrant in ? the race for governor, though, like . Senator Wightman, he will hardly = oppose Blease. Recently he has re^ / . moved to his former home in Barn \ well .There is some talk that he will i be a candidate for congress, which'' . his removal to Barnwell lends color , to. ? A. Frank Lever, former congress3 man from the Seventh district, has I also been mentioned, though nothing j much has been said about him lately. I Mr. Lever was in the state recently, > but had nothing to say about the campaign. 1 State Senator E. Hardin Marion of - Chester is another prominent man ; who has been mentioned in connec' tion with the race. Mr. Marion is a close student of the tax question in ' South Carolina and last year pre1 sented to the legislature, as chair' man of a special committee appointed for the purpose, a report which is by far the best contribution which l has ever been made to the literature ' of this state on the subject of taxation. At the last session of the legislature he made a strong race for as! sociate justice of the supreme court. 1 There is some talk that Gavernor Cooper may be brought into this race ' as a "dark horse" at the coming session. Should Senator Marion be eliminated from this race by the election of Governor Cooper or any of the / other candidates, his friends believe that he will enter the race for governor and make a strong fight for ; his ideas of tax reform. He is a man of strong character and a forceful ! speaker. Wilson G. Harvey, lieutenant governor, is also being mentioned as a possible candidate. Should Governor Cooper be elected to the supreme court bench he will serve out the unexpired term and will enter the race during that time with whatever prestige that may give him. Andrew J. Bethea, former lieutenant governor, is also being mentioned 'and will in all probability make the race. . This about completes the list of > probabilities, except for the political Moses whom Mr. C. P. Hodges of l^fcrlboro county is asking the farmers of the state to find and bring -out as their candidate for the* tfext "i race. The Hodges communication in the daily papers has caused considerable speculation. Evidently Mr. Hodges has somebody in mind, but /. nobody knows to whom he is referring. He urges the farmers to., drop 1 - * V ''i V- {- '/ ' j the lawyers and look among the rajnk4 ' ui tueiL own caumg ror a Moses -to.--lead out them odit of the-land: of bondage imposed by high taxes and 7 into the promised land of reform. He. believes it will be possible to start another movement similar to the Tillman movement of 1890, to elect farmers to office all around and to save the country from disaster by so doing. ) His article calls up some interesting reminiscences ancl has provoked considerable discussion. The strained financial condition ^ through which the people have been (Continued on Page Four.) A Mil V fl