VOLUME No 43. ^ ^ ^ LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APBIL 10, 1918. ^ ^^ ^ No. 24.
ijl - tOiiRECilONS it
GANG No. 1.
The following report was made by
il~ -Mr. Broyles assistant secretary of
p ,, the State Board of Charities and
Corrections, who visited the chainRr
rgang camps in Lexington county
jg: March 12 and 13.
jrv Mr. S. M. Coriey, foreman. Visi-,
ted March 13, 1918, by Assistant sec
8|' jretary Broyles. Camped seven miles;
from Lexington on Augusta
5fe road. Convicts present, 19 negroes,
jgp" 2 whites; total 21. Twenty trusties.
* J-~ ""Orotro ^nnillation
the approximate
f -on the two Lexington gangs for the
past two and a half years is 40.6.
The score of this gang is, 52 'points
? higher on this inspection than on last
^ which is due largely to the fact that
I'-all prisoners-no w sleep in "cages"
? some were in a poor tent last year?
ihat a screened car has been provider
-ed for a kitchen, and that tuberculo? s
sis prisoners are sent to the Penitentiary
promptly after diagnosis. The
foreman has increased his score by
-t
making a large percentage KJX. HIS
I \men trusties, and by giving them the
Sv freedom of the camp grounds on
| Sundays and holidays. To better
conditions at the camp, and to still
r furthr raise his score, we recommend
that he stop, the convicts spitting tobacco
on the steel floor of the cage,
that he have all blankets washed mon
.
^ thly, bum out the pit used for sew.
- erage regularly once a week, rake the
manure up daily and haul away week
siir-h nriconpr 3. tub 01
ly , ClliU. give VMVU r
clean water for bathing, whether he
asks for it or not. ?j
We commend the foreman for removing
the chains from so many of
"his men. To do this, and still not ?
r lose an abnormally large number of
his prisoners by .escape shows good
management, and ability to win the.
respect/ of his men.
GANG No. 2.
Mr. Harvey Hutto, foreman. Visifed
March 12, 1918, by assistant secr-'"
retary Broyles. Camp one mile from
%b'y Brookland; gang working the Statej
K xoad five miles beyond Chyce. Con- ,
V - victs present, 12 negroes, 1 white;
^ total 13. Five trusties. ! (
The score of foreman Hutto's
this V&2LT 52 DOintS, !
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the increase being due mainly to the
better quarters provided for the
guards, and to the sending of tuber- ;
cular ^prisoners to the Penitentiary.
The foreman has increased his personal
score by being more -careful
in regard to sanitary arrangements
at the camp, and by inflicting all
punishment himself instead of letting
the guards do it. On inspection we .
found the law regarding the separaf
v tion of the races in camp being vio1
lated on this gang, but Supervisor
Corley promised to remedy the trou
ble, probably by transferring the one
white prisoner to foreman Corley's
gang. We recommend to the foreman
that he make an aisle down the
middle of the sleeping house by setting
12" plank on edge, about two
jp *
feet apart, running from the door to
the rear window. Bury the waste
from the buckets daily under three
inches of earth, and burn the pit
out weekly with straw and oil. Give
each new prisoner clean blankets
and stop the filthy practice of allowing
two men to bathe in the same tub i
*-of water. Finally, be more careful
to prevent the spread of venereal dis
eases by giving each man so infected
separate bedding, separate eating utensils,
and a private drinking cup.
We recommend that the Commissioners
provide a better house for
sjeeping quarters for the convicts on
this gang. They should also screen
the kitchen.
Recommendations to Commissioners
and Foremen.
The following recommendations
are applicable to both gangs:
The Supervisor and the foremen
should keep better records of the
ttien, in suitable books. These records
should show prisoners' name, j
age, race, when committed; by whom
committed, length of sentence, date
of discharge, and how 'discharged.
The commissioners should provide
more medical service for the gangs
by paying the county physician for
and requiring him to make an examination
of each new convict within
48 hours after his commitment, to
vaccinate against small-pox when in
dicated, and to make weekly inspec-:
tions of the prisoners' quarters and
food.
State Board of Charities and Correc
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Albert S. Johnson, ' .*
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STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES d
AND CORRECTIONS. t
Columbia, S. C., March 19; 1918. i L
Lexington County Chaingang S. M. t
Corley Foreman. n
County Commissioners and Chain- j
gang: x n
SCORES j I
Possible Actual, y
1. The Camp and Its Equipment 1
Guards' Quarters 25 24 I
Convicts' Quarters 105 71 \
Kitchen 50 48 0
Storeroom 15 15 jStock
Adequately Sheltered 5 0 f
2. The Convicts ]<
Medical Attention G5 28 t
Records cf convicts 30 0 (
Convicts' food and feeding-....70 55 a
Classification as required by law ?
60 55 ^
Ten per cent off for good conduct
5Q 50.
3. Miscellaneous 25 6j
(Total score under Section 1)
500 352|
tt 7trt-?*/rTY!ar>'e Mnnacrpropnt: Meth
Jilt JL VI O ?
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ods and Results:
1. Camp and Equipment: Conditions
Camp grounds 10 9
Guard's quarters 10 9
Convicts' quarters 80 56 j
Kitchen and equipment.. 15 12 i
Storeroom 10 101
Stock 5 5 j
Camp Sanitation i
Water supply: source unsuspicious;
. 30 25;
Disposal of sewerage 60 40 S
Disposal of manure 30 5 J
Disposal of kitchen refuse 10 6i
3. The Convicts
Personal (hygiene 75 63 i
1 Discipline 150 135 i
Records , 25 5
(Total score under Section 11)
500 380;
Complete Score on this Chaingang....;
' 1000 732i
Albert S. Johnstone i
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Secretary, j
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES;
AND CORRECTIONS
Columbia, S. C., March 19; 1918. j
Lexington county chaingang Harvey I
Hutto, Foreman.
1. County Commissioners and Chain j
prang: SCORES |
Possible Actual i
1. The Camp and Its Equipment
Guards' Quarters 25 25 j
Convicts' Quarters 105 G9 i
Kitchen 50 15
Stock- Adequately Sheltered 5 3j
2. ' The Convicts
Med lea} Attention 65 33 i
Records of convicts....v.. 30 Oj j
Convicts' food and feeding 70 55
Classification as required by !awi
60 50
Ten per cent off for good conduct
50 50
3. Miscellaneous 25 7 i
(Total score under Section 1)
500 329
II. FOREMAN'S MANAGEMENT:
METHODS AND RESULTS:
1. Camp and Equipment: Conditions
Campgrounds 10 9;
Guard's quarters 10 10 *
Convicts' quaurters 80 02;
Kitchen and equqipment.. 15 10
Storeroom 10 10:
Stock : 9 5 ;
2. Camp Sanitation
Water supply: source unsuspicious.
30 25:
Disposal of sewerage 50 35 j
Disposal of manure 30 7
Disposal of kitchen refuse.. 10 8
3. The Convicts
Personal hygiene 75 48
Discipline 150 121
Records 25 13
(Total score under Section II)
500 363
COMPLETE SCORE ON THIS
CHAINGANG 100 692
Albert S. Johnstone
Secretary.
SCHOOL CLOSING AT PELION.
The Pelion Graded school will hold
its closing exercises Friday evening.!
April 19, at 8:30 o'clock.
The program will consist of songs..
recitations, drills dialogues and a
plav, "Somewhere in ^rance."
The public is cordially invited.
ATTRACTIVE YOUNG ..MAIDEN,
21, worth over $50,000. Anxious;
to marry honorable gentleman. K.
Warn. 2216 1-2 Temple St. Los An-1
geles, Cal. i
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JEMCCRATS CF LEXINGTON I
COUNTY ORGANIZE. ]
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The Democratic Clubs of this
Jouuty are hereby called to lr.eet at i
heir usual r-luees of meeting: on the 1
Varth Saturday in April instant, ,t
or the purpose of organizing for c
he ensuing two years and electing '
eiegates to the County Convention
o he held at Lexington cn the first
londay in May. Each Club is en- c
itied to one Delegate to every 25 (
iembers and one Delegate for a ma- 1
ority fraction thereof, based on the
lumber of votes polled in the fa at
'rimarv of the preceding election
ear.
Each Club should organize by the
llcciion of a President, one or mere
riee Presidents, a- Secretary and
c
ne member to represent the Club
ri the County committee and tno
ollowing' working Committees of not
ess than three members; A Commitee
on Registration; an Executive
"ommittee and such other Committer <
s to each Ckib may seem expedient. I
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The Hookworm is a parisite fou
present produces symptoms varyin
may be present without any appa
cases only a few may produce th(
n riilp hnvPYPr flip TVhvsic:i] a
with the quantity of Vvorms prese
symptoms are loss of blood and a
and absorbed into the human sy:
suck large quantities of blood fr
cause injury to the blood vessels,
ulcers from which there is bleedi
"thin blood," which in turn may
conditions, such as lack of physi
ness, shortness of breath upon si
gestion, pain in the abdomen, ant
limbs. A child with the worms is
school, takes little interest in his
in his classes, and often drops oul
There are three types or deg
Slight cases. These have slight p
tite varies, slight "indigestion," p?
stomach or bowels, easily tired, c
dizziness, headaches, disinclinatioi
Moderate cases. These cases sho
slight cases, but to an increased
the inner surfaces of the eye lids
tongue coated. At times there is
< . 1 _ i
oi tapeworm, tnen complete loss 1
at times there is vomiting. The
palpitates, there is shortness of 1
tion, and often there is a murm
the heart. Pain in the chest is
rheumatic pains in muscles and j<
feet and sensation of their "goin
ness, and'ringing in ears are f
These show all the symptoms of <
gree. There is also swelling of tl
abdomen; vomiting is frequent,
grave symptoms that it is quite ap]
ferer is in a dangerous condition.
There is only one primary ca
worm.
There is only one cure for itThe
only way of knowing yoi
0
your bowel movement examined i
4
ent worms are there, and you nee<
its Board of Health, offers you f
ment.
Have you had "gound itch" w
most probably you now have hook'
proof privy? If you haven't you
larvae of hookworms brought to ;
flies or to your well directly from
As we said, the only way to
treatment.
The only way to keep well is
vies and to USE THEM.
REMEMBER?The worm in
eggs on the sound hatch into 1;
human bowel, usually through the
develpp into full grown worms; th
others?your children.
We have found in the examin
twenty-five negroes and about tl
hundred are infected with these w<
are of the mild and moderate typ(
We earnestly hope that you
to rid our county of this disease.
you and every member of your f
found infected take the treatmer
CLOSETS. If you have tenants,
should they be a source of dange
though they may be satisfied to
Then too, will you not he
There are many people to whor
more effect than all we might sa;
make this county a better place ii
source of danger to our health.
f the Officers of a Club should over
>ok col lino; the meeting,, the mem>ers
should asemble at the usual
:1a :e of meeting at ah out 2 o'clock
d the aiternoon a u? and so
ec-t Delegates to the County Convenion.
The President and Secretary
>f each Club should certify to the
Jonnty Convention the list of Dele
rates elected to represent their Club.
The County Convention is hereby
:a!!ed to meet at Lexineton in the
"i'ourt House on the First Monday in
Jay at 11 o'clock. A. M.
C. M. EIFRD.
County Chairman.
30ME- THE MATRIMONIAL
EXCHANGE
a p]**y of much amusement will he
riven at Pine A iew school "Wedneslay
ni :ht, April 17th, at 8:30 o'clock
Admission 25c and 15c.
Miss Li la Pearls Hoof, with her
:ousin Miss Elberta Hoof of Columbia.
spent the week end at home.
T)U IV/I
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nd in human intestine and when
g in degree. At times they
rent symptoms, while in other
i most alarming manifestations,
mdition of those infected varies
nt. The two factors producing
poison generated by the worm
stem. Not only do the worms
om the bowels, but they also
and at times there are formed
ing. This produces Anemia or
result in many other abnormal
cal developement, mental dullight
exertion, pale skin, "indi1
at times swelling of face and
usually lazy, is sleepy headed in
studies or in play, falls behind
t of school.
rees of this condition. 1st.
allor, skin a little yellow, appelins
in stomach at times, gas on
>ccassionai palpitation of heart,
n to work or study. 2nd.
w the same symptoms as the
extent. The skin is very pale,
are also pale, the skin dry,
, normal appetite as in cases ,
of appetite; nausea is frequent,
pulse becomes rapid, the heart
breath upon the sligthest exerer
or "heart leak" sound over
frequent; at times there are
r>int.s. tine-line* of the hands and
g/to sleep." Headaches, dizzirequent.
3rd. Marked cases.
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Dther types in much greater dele
face, feet, and sometimes the
This condition present such
parent to every one that the suf.use
for this disease?the Hook?get
rid of the Hookworm.
1 haven't these worms is to have
:or the eggs. If eggs are presi
treatment. The State, through
ree examination and free treatithin
the past ten years? If so,
worm. Have you a sanitary fly
may be eating or drinking the
your table on your food by the
that privy.
get rid of the worms is to take
to have sanitary, fly proof pri_
%
the bQwel lays the eggs; the
arvae, the larvae get into the
skin as "ground itch," and there
ese worms lay eggs to infect
lations thus far made that about
lirty-three whites out of every
arms?fortunately most of them
JS.
will do your part in this effort
Your part is to be sure that
amily are examined, then if
it?AND BUILD SANITARY
see that they do likewise?why
r to you and your family, even
keen the "lazy bug?"
Ip us in your community?
n a word from you will have
y. Let us work together to
i which to live by removing this
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London, April 9.?The German artillery
developed jrreat activity early ^
this mojnin.q; on the British front on
the line from LaLassee canal to south
of Arinentieres, according to today's
war office announcement. s
The statement reads: "Early this f
morning: the enemy's artillery devel- 1
oped yreat activity on the front ex- t
tending from LuVassee canal to south i
of Armenticr? \ (
"Elsewhere on the f~ont except <
for heavy hostile shei.injr in the nei"h 1
bcrhood of Viliers-Bretonnr* :: a id
Merieourt L'Abb there v/Uo notli u;
special to report."
On French Front.
Paris, April 9.?Violent artillery <
fiyhtinir occurred, during the niyht at '
various points north of Montdidier
and also between Montdidier and '
WIT ,*f annnnnr-Pil offioiflllv.
XI Viij iU X^J ^ * A * v* WV..VWV, ^ .
| No infantry action developed., <
French advanced .troops south of
i the Oise river withdrew to prepared <
positions southwest of the lower for- <
, est of Coucy and South of Councl le' !
I Chateau. ' i
The statement follows: "There <
was exeat activity on the part of the i
artillery on both sides at numerous *
points alone: the front north of Mont- 2
didier and between Montdidier and t
, Xoyon. No infantry action occurred. 1
; "On the left bank of the Oise, 1
there were intermittent bombardi
ments. Advandced French troops. "
i in conformity with orders which had j
been griven, carried out a withdraw- <
| al to prepared positions southwest of J
the lower forest of Coucy and south <
j of Coucy de * Chatteau. German >
troops were kept constantly under the ?
n 1.
r rencn me <tnu suncicu
j heavy losses in the course of this op ;
; eration. ;
"Two German raids northwest of !
I Rheims were repulsed. Other Ger|
man efforts against small French i
posts near Eparges, in the sector of i
| Reillon and north of Bonhomme, ac- <
I hieved no greater success.
"Everywhere else the night passed 1
i in auiet." j J
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! COUNTY COUNCIL :
MEET APRIL 19 j
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i I hereby call a meeting of the
' r.nnnt-.v Counci of Defense to meet at
Lexington on Monday, April 19th, at 1
11 a. m. j(
All Towship chairmen whose names (
! have been previously published -in;
! The Dispatch-News and all four-min- J
ute speakers whose names have been (
| published?The Ladies Council of
; Defense and the Chairmen of The '
! Food Administration and Red Cross ,
i workers and every citizen of Lex- J
i ington school teachers and pupils of
j Lexington County are hereby invit-.
| ed to meet with us.
j Rev. Hugh R. Murcheson Lancas- {
! ter, S. C. Field Sect, and others will !
' be present to address us and we shall 1
expect a full attendance, you may
: be put to some inconvenience to at- *
, tend but you will remember "our (
Boys" are going and are already in 1
("the trenches" and dutv calls us as 1
n lo/l-tr ?*> 4-Vi a /?r?nnfT7 id <
wen. -CiVcx^ wuj ill i/uv wv.UVrf
urged to attend to give us nerve and 1
I inspiration to patriotic duty. 1
D. M. Crosson,
| Chairman County Council of Defense
j 2t.
i APPORTIONMENT OF NEXT j t
DRAFT. |i
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j The apportionment of the next *
| draft call of 1,969 men by the coun- '^
i ties was announced Monday after-, L
| noon by Cant. R. E. Carwile of Co- *
! lumbia who is in charge of the selec- T
I tive service for this state,
j The next increment of men from c
this state will begin to move to the
camp on April 26 and the movement f
will continue for five days thereaf- v
ter. *
4.
Lexington county will have to fur-j 1
nish 10 white men and 32 negroes in! *
this increment. I *
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I PARCEL POST LAW CHANGED. Ir
The Post Office Department has j
amended the paicel post regulations
so that 70 lbs. can now be sent to all
i ooints within the 3rd zone and as i
much as 50 lbs. to any point. This j
will prove a great benefit to the pa- i
| trons of the parcel post system. ]
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?& ACTEv i ri Y
:OU NT Y CO MM ISSI ONE R S
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Wli-?, Arruii\ i
At the last session of the general as
err.bly an act was passed providing
'or the appointment of the County
>oard of Commissioners for Lexing;on
county by the presiding Judge,
iron the recommendation of the
iiiYind Jury. This b.11 was introduced.
in the Senate b\* Senator E. C.
didgel! and is as follows:
AW A^T
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Relating to the County Government
of Lexington County.
Sec. 1. Re it enacted by the Gen'< ?.!
Assembly of the State of South
Awolina
r' ere. ftor the County Hoard of
Commissioners of Lexington county
h:;!) cous:st of the Comfy Supervisor
and four discreet free-holders of
recogni :ed business qualification,
me each from Districts 1, 2, 3 and
L as hereinafter provided, to be appointed
in open Court by the presiding
judge upon the recommendation
nt +ii/a fli'rxnA .Tnrv n-f csirl rnnntv at
die last term of the Court of Generil
Session's annually, two. of whom
hall serve for one year, and two lor
;wo years, and thereafter two shall
do appointed every year, so that
:here shall always be two members
A the said Eo~rd holding over: Prodded,
That no person shall be ap-'
minted a commissioner who, directly
31* indirectly, solicits cr has others
oliciting his appointment. And in
ease of a vacancy on said Board it
ihall be filled by the Grand Jury at
die first term succeeding after its oc
norrer.ee an herein provided: Provided,
further, That any successor of
my member shall be selected from
:he samq district.
SEC. 2. For the purposes of this
A.ct, District No. 1 shall consist of
follow Creek, Gilbert Hollow and
Bhiquipin townships; District No.
I of Lexington, Boiling Springs and
Black Creek townships; No. 3 of Con
raree Piatt Springs, Bull Swamp and
Sandy Run townships; and No. 4 of
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DTUiAU ill V CI , uaiuua auu j. urn tu T. ?
ships. ;
Sec. 3. The salary of the Supervisor
shall be as now provided by
aw and the compensation of the
'our members of the said Board shall
De five dollars per day not to exceed
;wenty days in any one year.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect
as the said four members, at the
and of term for which the present
)fficers were elected or appointed.
SEC. 5. That all Acts or parts of
^.cts inconsistent with the provisions
af this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved the 11th day of February
1918.
PLAY AT ROUND HILL
SCHOOL HOUSE,
A play will be given by the pupils
af Round Hill school on Saturday
light April 20th. Two hours of sold
fun is promised all who attend,
rhe performance will begin prompty
at 8 o'clock new time. The Lalies
Improvement League will furbish
refreshments for the benefit of
she school and there will be music
and other forms of amusement. A
small admission fee will be charged
ind the public is invited to attend.
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.
Columbia, S. C., April 9; 1918.?
The Liberty Loan Committee fer..
;his State is making: a decided effort
:o have every city and town in the
state reach its quota in the third Li
)erty Loan. Already it has been of
'icially announced that two towns on
Saturday, the 6th of April, the day
'or the launching: of the campaig*,
)assed their quotas and will be revarded
honor flags by the Secretary
)f the treasury.
Both ?he State Council of Defense
ind the Liberty Loan Committee, of
vhich Mr. E. W. Robertson of Colum
)ia is chairman, want each city or
own as soon as it has its quota to
tdvise them of this fact so that the
secretary of the Treasury may be
nformed and an official anouncenent
from Washington made.
BEAUTIFUL YARDS.
Beautiful yards can be made by
nvesting a few'cents in Manderrille
md Kings superior Flower seeds, a
lew assortment just in.
Iw. Harmon Drug C?.
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