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wm^*' ' \ |1:V; # : LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, 1>E(T1MBER 11, 1918 No. 7. P:>' LEXINGTON FARMER COTTON FOR' SfoSSt * f* / m Cotton Conference Largely Attend; - ed Friday?Senator Bennet L, Made Strong Address. . , Ciexington. county farmers put them feelves on record as being unalterably opposed to selling cotton for less than 15 cents per pound at a big public meeting in the county court house SFriday, whcm ex-United' States Sena tor Christie 'Bennet, of Columbia, made a ringing address in behalf of rood conservation, and the urgent *? +v>ic fimft. The 166Q9 Ul ura an. _ Cieetingr had been called by Dr. D. M. Qnosson, of Leeeville, chairman. of the* Lexington County Council of Defense, and T. C. Callison, county food administrator; and, although the meeting had not (been widely advertised, a representative of farmers were present. The meeting f^as presided over by Dr. Crosson. It had been hoped that Mr. D. R. Ooker, State chairman of the council of defense, who recently returned from the European countries, could- at t tend the meeting, but pressing busi- I ness engagements elsewhere prevented his coming. However, Hon. Christ ie. Bdnet, former United States senator, was present and made a magnificent address. Mr. Bennet paid a splendid tribute to the American soldiers, picturing the valor and heroism or of those who participated in the great battle? of Prance just prior to the signing of the Armistice. Especially did he praise the boys comprising the Thirtieth Division, who, after plunging into the thickest of the fray, were attacked from behind and fougt their way to victory over the fenemy. This division was made up ; of many from South Carolina and there will yet be many casualties re- ' V ported declared Mr. Benet. All of J; ?'* ' J v Ttritn I " the soldiers siiuuiu i/T? uwwu ? ? . the same respect, said the speaker. Those who remained at home in the camps should not be forgotten, for ] they, too, would have been glad to ! have gone tp the front and would V have fought with just as mhch zeal. .0 Bennet said that we are now to have a period that will test the loyalty and patriotism of every American citizen. We should not criticise those J I/t ?iJL authority, but, instead should keep , #wr tongues and help the best we i an. Had the war lasted a few weeks , longer, said Mr. Bennet, we wouk. hhve had an opportunity to show the great srientifir war marhines made Americans. Mr. Hoover says: that Germany is supplied with food fe Sufficient to last until next March. ' ' Germany will be provided for but not i until after the Allies have first been j provided. Germany did not know; . that we were getting our men across! the waters and food to our Allies?at least the German people did not; the submarines at Keil were the only ones to know the real truth about the matter. These submarines sailors f told the story, and it soon reached the % German people that something was Wrong. | ^ ~ ' Mr. Bennet made a strong appeal j ^ ^ for a constructive programme in ttfis J country. The older heads -should ?? stand for the ideals of good governc. Tri ont , ' > v!With* reference to the cotton sit- j Bb?"^. -nation, Mr. Ben net said that during the last few weeks he had discussed ! i the cotton problem with McCombs, j > Secretary Houston. Baruch, and j ? others and had reached two conclu- . i sions.We must get it out of the peo- j ? pie of the North and West that we are going to plant cotton and sell it ET during the months of October, No vein ?>er f^nd December. The farmers must hold their cotton for at least one winter now in order to break the ' backs of the speculators, and then j fco there will be no more hammering ! down the market. Cotton, said Sena-! raptor Bennet, is worth more than it is j ^bringing today. Liexington countvj T people have always raised their own j 'Supplies, and he uraed them to do so mt/ the coming .season as never before.; ?? JOThe West; he said, is bitter against Hftpthe 6outh because the government fix IS- ^ the price of wheat and did not fix price on cotton, on a basis with j^K thfat of wheat. They -wanted to fix price of cotton on the basis of It it-was bringing when the war red?not a fair proposition at all. j "West doesn't know that it costs iu<*h as it docs to grow cotton, and tmtrcS'edo.id v peojds 01 o.\oq o.w i i in order that the real facts may; ;ieg pins qonjujr ujv -u.wouii let, admttted that cotton should ringing 35 cents to-day. The bulk ur cotton goes abroad, and up very few weeks ago it was imposto do any exporting on account. ie boats being used for transpor- i soldiers to the war zones. Since J signing of the Armistice the emo has "been removed and boats j now* carry cotton across. There j be an enormous demand for( n abroad now, said Mr. Rennet.' f the countries want it, because j need it, and they are going to e Former Senator told of the aw ; ondltions now prevalent in Rus i&d other stricken countries e -the war has been raging for long years. In Russia, ho said, than ten Million people will > to death this winter in spite of ( lat we can -do to save them. In nia, thousands will die. It is S TO HOLD 1 THIRTY-FIVE CENTS m up to the people of America to save? to save now b goveriiing their appetit, es just as much so as fhey did before j te war ended. America has done j much, as now she has the respect of j the entire world. At the concl/usion of Mr. Bennet's splendid speech the following resolution was offered by C. Callison and unanimously adopted. WHEREAS it appears that there is now a world shortage of cotton, - - ^ 1 and taut tiie apparent, iac*. ui uculcuiu for cotton, and that the apparent 1 lack of demand for cotton is not due to a surplus of cotton in the hands of the manufacturers, but due ,argely to lank of transportation facilities; AND WHEREA?> now appear that ocean tonnage will soon be provided i for the export of cotton which will greatly increase the demand for the staple, and until sufficient tonnage can ibe provided to export* our surplus crop, -it will be disastrous to the cotton growers to continue placing cotton on the market, as by doing so before the surplus can be absorbed by exportation, will necessarily depress the market, and thus cause the whole country to suffer great financial loss and depression; NOW THEREFORE? Be it resolvd ed by the farmers of Lexington County, here assembled, that we do hold all cotton now in our possession until the price iffered for same shall be equal to its intrensic value, it is the sense of this meeting that a fair value of cotton under present conditions is thirty-five cents per pound. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the sense of this convention, that all farmers who cannot hold their cotton should place the same in warehouses and apply to their bank to loan them such money as they may need to aid them in holding the same, And be it further resolved that all banking institutions be requested to ''I nnssible to farmers de lv""v* ? ? ? f siring to hold their cotton. LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS Lexington, S. C. Dec. 5, 1918 Dear Santa: I am going to tell you what I want for Christmas I want a watch, a wrjtting desk, and a box of engine firecrackers and other kind, and crackers candy, nuts and oter nice things. I wjsh you a merry Crhristmas. Goodby Santa. Prom. Martin Wise Caughman. Lexington, S. C., Derember, 5, 1918. Dear Santa: I want you to bring me a fountain pen and a watrh and some firecrackers and some candy ~nd some fruit ar.d other njtce thing. I hope you a merry Christmas and a" happy Xew Year. T j.* js ^ nenry jiuauuru v^<tugiiiiia.ix Lexington, S. C., December 5, 1918. Dear Santa: I am going to tell you what I want for Christmas. I want a wagon horse and a train that runs on a track. And lots of good things to eat I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy Now Year. R. H. Caughman Jr. CLERK'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA* County of Lerington. In the Court of Common Pleas, C. S. Steedman, et al Plaintiffs, vs. Mrs. lone Steedman, et al. Defend fan ts. Pursuant to an order heretofore made in the above entitled cause, I will sell on the first Monday in January, the same being the 6th day of said month, before the Court House door, at Lexington S. C. during the legal hours of sale: the following described real estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel or tract of j land situate, lying and being in the j County of Lerington, State aforesoid. j containing two hundred forty seven ! (217. acres, more or less, and being ?>oun<ied on the north by lands of Willie Shealy; on the East, by land of Hallman; on the South by George Rish lands J. P. R as will more fully appear by reference to a , ^ - * T TT 4. 4 ~ ! 7)1 at of samfi mane ny u. j. miuus, Surveyor, on the 20th day of Xovem- j her. 1017. as filed as an exhibit in | this case." TERS OF SAI Al: CASH: purchaser; to pay or apoprs recording' ess and J revenue tamp. IL h. HARMON, ' | C. C. C. P. & G S j The many friends of Mr. D. James i t'adghman w ill be glad to learn that j he is recovering from a recent so- j vere illness. Mr. f'aughmun has been confined to his borne near town for the past six* weeks, l>ut was able j to come to town yesterday, when he j was cordially greeted bv everyone. T now have 2 Columbia Sixes in ! stock. Come in and see them. OSWAJ/D OAR'AO 17. 2tc. * CO. AUDITOR'S SCHEDULE, 1919 In accordance with law in reference i to the assessment and taxation of perjsorial property the Country Auditor or his Assistant wili l>e and attend the following- named places for the fiscal year 1919. Taxpayer will please be prompt in meeting the appointments. Come prepared to give the name of the /ownship and the school district in which you reside also all personal + t Inn f ir>n P/-\ v* tovotinn yi v^i tj TTIUI vcuum^VII xvi ixuvauvu. In case you have bought or sold any real Estate since last returns be prepared to state No. of acres purchased or sold and from and to whom. 1ST. WEEK. Irmo?Tuesday P. M. Jany 7th. Chapin?Wednesday and Thursday ?Jan. 8th and 9th. Peak?'Friday A. ML Jan. 10th. 2ND. WEEK. Edmund?Tuesday A. M. Jan. 14th. Gaston?Tuesday P. M. Jan. 14 th. Swansea?Wednesday and Thurs day Jan. 15th and 16th. Pelion?Friday Jan. 17th. 3RD. WEEK. Steedman?Teusday A. M. Jan. 21. iSamaria Tuesday P. M. Jan. 21. Batesburg?Wednesday Jan. 22. Leesville?Thursday Jan. 23. Summit?-Friday A. M. Jan. 24. Gilbert?Friday P. ML Jan. 24. Crout's Store?Saturday A. M. Jan. 25th. 4TH WEEK. E. H. Addy's Store Tuesday A. M. Jan. 28th. Franklin Keisler*s?Tuesday P. M. Jan. 28th. Red Bank Thursday P. M. Jan. 30. Cayce?Friday P. ML Jan. 31. Brookland?Saturday (all day) Feby. 1. Blanks will be left at Mr. E. A. Poole's store in Bull Swamp Township. J At Lexington- C. H. all days not included in above schedule from Jan. 1st. to Feiby 20th when 50 per cent penalty will he added for failure to make returns. Poll Tax from 21 to 60 years of age. Road Tax from 21 to 55 years of age. Dog Tax Capitation Tax of 50c. W. D. DENT Auditor of Lexington Co. Locals and Personals. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Harmon were delighted" Sunday afternoon with thcTr guests, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Melton of Columbia accompanied by Miss Julia Marshal of the same city and. Lieut. Long of Camp Jackon, all very jolly and interesting. Mr. Carl G. Shoenlberg one of the leading business men of "North was here on business yesterday. Mr. Schoenberg is a son of the late Prof. Schoenberg, of this town, and his host of friends were glad to see him again. Mrs. Sara R. Shuler, of' Bateslburg, as pretty and attractive as in the days of yore, is the guest of Judge and Mrs. C. M. Efird. Miss Nellie Harman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harman died last*night of pneumonia, contracted from a case of influenza. She was a student of the Lexington school, and the sympathy of the entire community goes ou^to Mr. and Mrs. Harman. H A Home Bank f The~stockholders*of "Dje our own people. ' Its omc< ness'and profesionalmen a jpi their interest and yours ai The bank's profits rem a I|v for the upbuilding of our r g* State. ij* As a Home Bank interei j* ticing a liberal policy a service, we feel justified 1 |!L As "your fall activity pi. with us. Ig? Liberty Bonds and W Sale here. I THE HOME NA ^ LEXING' j corxTY trkasvrkr IjEaphart A VERY ILL JLAN. i It pains lis to chronicle the serious J illness of Mr. C. E.' Leaphart, the very j efficient county Treasurer, who is j suffering- from a severe attack of i double pneumonia, superinduced by j an attack of Spanish Influenza, i Mr. Leaphart. is one of the most I popular and efficient young- men the i county has ever known, and his hun| dreds of friends everywhere will join ! us in the hope and prayer that he i may soon be restored to his family ! and friends. Everything that loving J hands and skilled physicians can do j is being done to alleviate the pain and J slow the fever, a trained nurse, Miss Turner, being in attendance at his bedside. : SHEALY -WIN G ARD. One of the happiest social events of the' season took place last Wednesday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Shealy when their eldest daugh ter, Allie Marje, was married to Lawrence Wingard of near Chapin. The wedding took, place in the parlor of | the family residence in the presence of the immediate families of the bride and groom and a few invited guests. The pretty* bride entered the room with her sister Ethel, while the wedding march was payed by Miss Addie Mae Short of Columbia, and took her place at the marriage alter, where she was met by the groom, and, Mr. H. Caughman Dreher as best-man. The bride was handsomely dressed in blue messaljne with accessories to match. The ceremony was performed by their pastor, the Rev. R. M. Carpenter of Chapin. Agter the ceremony the company retired to the dining room where a sumptuous wedding luncheon was served to the goests by Misses Allice Fulmer and Ella Rose Shealy, and where the young couple received hearty congratulations. The house was most artistically decorated in southern smilax. Mrs. Wingard is a popular young woman, belonging to one of the best families of this county and is greauy admired <by a large circle of friends for her many admirable qualities of mjnd and heart. Mr. Wingard is a successful farmer well known and esteemed over a large j part of the" State. The young people will make their home at the country residence of the father of the groom, with the best wjshes of a host of friends. Hon. J. Brooks Wingard returned today from a business trip to Virginia. I^exington friends of Miss Rebie Council, Milliner for the Caughman- ! Kaminer Company, regret the clos- j ing/ of ^he three months fall season, and her consequent return to her (home in , Franklin, Virginia. Professionally, Miss Councill;s distinctive work in Lexington fully merited the constant and efficient attention she gave the Millinery Department of the above firm and the Caughman-Kaminer Company were fortunate in their selection of a milliner Whose creative abilities and tastes place her in the fore-ranks of that profession. In addition to a large clientele who will miss her in a professional way. Miss Couneill's charm of personality and manner readily made for her a host of personal friends in this community. The -millinery Department of the Caughman-Kaminer Company will | remain open until later in xne st-asun. or Home People 3| ; Home National' Bank'are jlj 2i*s'and Directors are busi- Si -vhom you know intimately; ! *e mutual. jjg | inhere in the community ! rown, our County'and^our l sted in Home affairs, prac: ? - - - - - ? - nd afiord highly emcient ;?gj n inviting your business. ^91 begins, open an account ffis far Savings Stamps for i ^jn ] TIONAL BANK 1 j TON, S.C. 3 5 i TO AOL LIBERTY LOAN CHAIRMEN, RANKS, TRUST COMPANIES ANI) NEWSPAPERS OF THE FIFTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT: The enthusiasm, the team, work, the dauntless spirit, which characterized the Liberty Loan Committees, the banks, the press, and all the other agencies in the Fifth District that con tributcd to the success of the Fourth Liberty Loan, find most gratifying re suits in the enclosed analysis of subscriptions. This achievement is the more marvelous when we remember that fifty years ago most of what is now the Fifth Federal Reserve District was the worst war-torn, poverty-stricken cLl vTcL III XU1IC1 1LU. iiuw, LTUl L VY \S ations later, we respond to the call of the nation with the flower of our manhood and wjth an outpouring of money second only to New England in oversubscription of the Fourth Loan. These fine evidences of patriotism, of readjness to suffer for ideals, and of financial' resuorces never before dreamed of, much less realized, - are reassuring as they are sobering to the Liberty Loan workers upon whom has rested a financial task that three yeans afo would have been called impossible. Our people, better than any other jn America, know that the war is not yet over. Recalling our weed-grown fields of the Sixties, the nightmare of ."Reconstruction" that followed Appo- j mattox, the months that lengthened into years and then jnto decades be- I fore we came back into our own again j we know the needs of Belgium and of ; France, needs which America must, meet. ' j "We know that selfishness. * brute | force, "carpet-vaggjng," political self- j seeking must remain beaten and trod- j den under foot, and that the splendid , idealism of modern America must find j realization in the treaty of peace, in I the fro me work of the irnvernme.nts. I and in the common thought of the peoples of the world. To forget the responsibilities of the world leader- ! ship through world service, to which I America has come so notably in these ; latter days through the martyrdom of j her sons, is to turn traitor to our best [ to revive selfjshnes and provincialism I in'our national life, and to prove un- i worthy of that high spirit whjch has j burned away for us the baser motives j of war. America has more than met the de 1 mands of war; she will make worthy! response to the more difficult task of, peace. For it has been easier to de- j stroy the military machine of the Hun j than it wjll be to stamp out of our na ' tional and international life the prin- j ciples of brute force and the ideals of | selfishness which his marvelous pro-' pananda has spread throughout the j civilized world. We must "carry on' to the end. To complete our task wjll cost much in ! sacrifice and in money; but to fail to complete it is to endanger the future ! peace of the world. The testing of America is at hand. < Yours for the FIFTH T^feERTY LOAN j GEO. J. f?EAY, Governor and ChairD&yt. War Loan Organization. Fifth Federal Reserve District, j I CI/ERK'S RALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Edie A. George, et al., Plaintiffs vs. W. C. Whitworth, et al.. Defendants, j By virtue of authority vested in I me by order of the Court in the above j entitled cause,. T will sell on the first! Monday in January next, the same be j in? the 6th day of said month, before j the' Court House door at Lexington. | S. C.. during the legal ahours of sale, at public auction the following described real estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel, or tract of land, situate lying and being in Lex- I ington County and the State aforesaid [ on waters of Red Bank Creek and ' Congaree Creek. containing three j hundred and fifty acres, more or less, j bounded by lands of Red Bank Mfct. Co.. James H. Bailey, lands now or I formerly belonging to the estate of i I John M. Oorlev. Samuel Corlcy, Paul : Corley and George Hook." The above tract of land is subdi- 1 vided into five tracts of equal values \ and a plat of same being on file in j j this o.Tice. Each of the five iracts of j In.tv1 v . -v - f ; i and ! then oil as a whole. The same will be knocked down to the highest hjdI dor or bidders. Terms of sale; C\Slf. purebuser or ! uprchasers to pay for papers. revenue , stamps and recording fees. It. L. H.\itM<-X. 'dork of Court. FSNF i,KMON\ \w have ;i, box of select "Lemons, as fine as ever grown. We are offer incr them for the use of our customers Prices reasonable for quality. HARMON DRUG C*\ j I SAT.F OF PERSOXATj PROPF.RTY. j I will sol! to the highest bidder at i tnv place Saturday December 21st at 10 o'clock A. M. the following pro- j perty: ' '> Lord ;uitoniobiles. mules, wa irons, harness, buggies, farm implements, cow etc. R. L. AM KMC. Lexington Rt. ? | OMOX SFTS AND SFFD. "\Vliite. Red and yellow onion sets, sound :in?1 clean stock, grown by re-| liable seedsmen. Dwarf Kssox Rape and Rve Seed. HARMnx wire; ro. i !'nf{ SAIvIv?!'S 1-2 acres fine land on Aunusta road t milwest of Lexington .">00 poacli trees and new barn and 2 room dwell ins:. Cheap for cash. ?T. C Oswald. j 2tc. I [ROY DANIEL I COMING SUNDAY : Will Speak in Court House at 3 ! O'clock?Well Known Orator and Red Cross Worker. i j Mr. Roy Daniel, the famous Atlanj ta Red Cross orator, will deliver an j address in the county court house on I next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock j Mr. Daniel comes to Lexington under ; the auspices of the great Red Cross j Christmas drive that is being made j the country over; and he will have a i message of good cheer to give the j people in the name of the Red Cross, j The meeting was to have been held ? in tVl ^ rvrsl o A 3 ( ? ....v. liuuiwi iuii, accuraiiig j to the plans first made, but the place ; has been changed to the court house? ' this being a central point for the peoI pie of the entire town, i Mr. Daniel is a gifted speaker, and I the splendid work he has been doing i in the interest of the Red Cross has j won for him a high place throughout j the entire Southeastern division. A i most cordial welcome is extended to j every one to attend the meeting in I the court house on Sunday afternoon. . TO HOLD BAZAAR. 1 The Ladies Aid Society will hold a Bazaar on Friday and Saturday, the 13th and 14th instant, in DuPre's Gar age on Main Street. Attractive articles will be old, and a general good time is anticipated for those who attend. The proceeds arising from the^. Bazaar will be expended upon the Church and church grounds, and the worthiness of the cause, in addition to the pleasant time anticipated, merit the consideration of the citizens of this community. It is earnestly hoped that the people of Lexington will liberally attend. The Bazaar will be held in the afternoons of the dates mentioned beginning at 2 o'clock. DEATH OF 3LVJOR JOHN' WILSON* BUTLER. Lexington friends and acquaintances of Major John Wilson Butler, for a number of years a resident of Lexington, will regret to learn of his death which occurred at his home in Spartanburg on Friday last Some weeks ago Major Butler contracted a case of influenza, which developed into pneumonia. He was seventy-five years of age, and was well known 4 throughout the State, having for a numiber of years been engaged in traveling. He was buried in Atlanta on Sunday. Major Rutler was a Georgian by birth, and prior to his residence in this State was a resident of Atlanta. During the Civil War" he saw strenuous service in the Confederate Army,, and was a man of unquestioned courage and devotion to duty. In after years, his pleasant address and splendid character readily drew close friends to him, and commanded the respect of his large acquaintanceship. Some seven or eight years ago, Major Butler married Miss Alice Meetze of this town, who survives him. By a former marriage he leaves four daughters,. Mrs. W. A. Wright of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. A. F. Lever, of Washington D. C. Mrs. Sam Means of Spartanburg, S. O., and Mrs. Quay Williford of Darlington. CLERK'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Court of Contmon Picas. Tie Home National Bank, Assignee. Plaintiff, vs. F. K. Knight, et al. Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me + v,r.ntitieri ffmsp V>v order Ill I I 1 V/ Vl "W ? V VilWlVIW. V^vv,. V, of the Court, I will sell at Lexington, S. C? before the court house door dur ing the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in January, next, the same being the 6th day of said month the following real estate to wit: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying: and being- in the said County and State, containing sixty seven tGT) acres, more or .less, adjoining lands of Lydie Glecn on ;hrt North: "nd r? + ho EnM by run of First Creek: by Alice Glenn on the ?a(,u.th atid hV- f 1'*" TTor.ry and ^Tarion Laughman, and being tlic property of Mrs. -S.tllie Knight." TERMS <>F SAKE: ("ASM. nurchas er to pay for papers, recording and . <nuc S':: :i:p.S. I!. L. HARM! >N. C. C. C. P. ?SL- G. S. Doc. 10th. 10 IS. 1 CMiRK'S S.M.I". STATE OF SOFTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Court <>f Com:non Pons. F. A. Reno. et al.. Plaintiffs vs. Freddie Drafts ot ah Defendants. l?y virtue of authority vested in me by order of the Court in the above entitled cause I will sell on the first Monday in January. the same being the flth day of said month, at I-exing ton. S. (\. heforo t lu? con-a house door during the leanl hours of sale. the following real estate, to wit: "A lot of land in lho town of Oill>ert Hollow Township, in the County of Lexington. : ml State aforesaid, , ihounded hy 1 <?t now or formerly of I). ,T. HaIIman on the south, and on the cast l?y lot nmnher s on a plat of tho said town and fronting on Butler street three hund'-al feet and running hack in eoua! wid-.'n two hundred feet TMIAiS <>! ' S.\I.K: Cash, uurchnser to pa\ for pa pets, recording and * . revenue stamps. II. I.. HACMoX. C. C. C. G S Hoc. l"th. 11 S. f'S '.is