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? VOL. 83 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1918 NO. 31 _j_ . ._ JOHNSTON LETTER. Shower For Edisto Acaden Fine Fall Garden. Various Clubs Hold Fal! Meetings. Some time ago the Woman's } 1 sionary Society of the Baptist chui decided to shower the Edisto Aca my with gifts for pantry and din; room. A most generous box was mi up containing all kinds of canr fruits, vegetables, preserves and j lies, as well as table/linen, and otl things* which were contributed, a on Friday several of the members the society went in cars to the sch< with the large box. Rev. and M Cannada who are returned m sionaries from Brazil, are at the he of this school, which is so needed this section of the state. They ga a cordial welcome to all and the w< filled box was gratefully received. . visit over the school and grounds v very interesting. The party carried picnic dinner and spent the day. T separate buildings are used for t boys and girls and in the boys bui ing Rev. and Mrs. Langston are charge. On this building hung a si vice flag containing six stars, t boys represented having been st dents here last year. One of the boys was reported wounded ir ;.cti< in last week's casualty list. Around the buildings ara to seen cotton fields, corn, pot.v.oes ai other things in cultivation, which t boys have kept in good conditio They will also gather the crops. Tl girls do all the house work and a in the dairy and laundry for the tuition. The existence of this scho is depending on the Christian peop of this division and no doubt appea to everyone. All help that can be gi en should go to it. It is in a sectic where such a school was greatly nee ed, so while Christian education being so agitated this month th should be borne in .mind also- th? this school is greatly in need of gift A splendid work that th? W. C. r U. has just done was in sending o S3G.50 to the. State treasurer, th to be used in supporting a Frene orphan. The members want to ado] one of the little unfortunates an i have asked for the name and pictui of one. $42.50 was the amount o hand and $6.50 of this was given t the L. T. L. to help completo thei amount as they almost had a sufi cient amount to support an orphai The W. C. T. V. already had a poi lion of the amount on hand, and '.h committee that so nobly secured th remainder from the members an others interested, was Mrs. Olin Eic: son and Mrs. J. A. Lott. the first fall meeting of the Emi ly Geiger chapter. D. A. R. was bel with Mrs. O. D. Black on Monda; afternoon. War relief work has beei occupying an important part in th chapter activities during the year and a communication was read cnn cerning such, and plans made fo following this out. The chapter i pushing the 'Thrift Stamp plan fo: aiding Tomassee school and this wa: discussed. Miss Holland, one of tin High School teachers present is i member of the Wizard of Tomasse? chapter, and made an informing tall on this D. A. R. school, telling al about just how it looked, was fur nished, etc., and stated that thc cheese factory there was turning oui a delightful product. It was a regret to the chapter to have the resignation of Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, the regent, tendered, and at business Mrs. W. F. Scott was elected regent, with Mrs. P. N. Lott, vice regent. The Flower Committee reported that upon the death of Mr. F. P. Salter, the first victim of the present war to be bur ied in Edgefield soil, a floral design, tied with the red, white, a?nd blue had been sent. All committee work show ed good results. The year book com mittee gave out the year books, writ ten, the subject for the year being, "The American Revolution, Compar ed with the present war." Year book - committee: Mesdames F. M. Boyd. J. P. Bean and W. E. LaGrone. A splendid program was carried out, and Mrs. M. R. Wright gave a good paper. The hostscs served chicken salad, sanwiches, crackers and cof fee and all enjoyed the social period. Mrs. J. L. Walker conducted the meeting in the absence of Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. The Apollo Music Club met Tues day afternoon at Mulberry Hill with Miss Emma Bouknight, almost every i member bein;: present. The subject of study is the "Music of the Allies" and the year book committee. Miss Bouknight, and Mesdames J. W. Marsh and C. P. Corn, had attract ively written year books ready. These were written as a means of conserv ation. A communication was read from tlie State president, Mrs. Springs, concerning compulsory edu cation in the state the federated clubs of this county being1 expected to give $36 in all toward furthering this. The club voted to do its part. The privi lege of using a scholarship at Wood berry school in Georgia was given this club, the only requirement being that the holder board in the college. A committee was appointed tp adver tise the offer, and find some music loving girl who would care to take this up. The club, during the coming year will be engage;! in war activi ties, and several committees were ap pointed. A most delightful musical program was given, "The Marseil laise as a chorus opening this. The subject of the meeting was "The Mu sic of France." Miss Clara Sawyer gave an interesting paper on the sub ject. The hostess had gotten some wonderful records by Paderewski, which were given on the victrola. Later, refreshments of hot rolls, chicken patties and hot tea, were served. $ ? Mr. and Mrs. Harney and Miss Montague of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Bogue and Miss Rob ertson of Olando,' Fla., are guests of Mrs. Frank Warren. * Quite a news item is the fact that Mr. Ebb Culbreath, a progressive farmer near town has a fine fall, gar den, large ripe tomatoes, vines full bf green beans, corn and Irish po tatoes. Some might say here that "seeing is believing," but these have been seen. He also has some trees of red fall apples. . . - ?' Miss Agnes Griffin of Marion is visiting relatives here. Miss Theora Fleming has returned to her home in Gainesville, Fla. after a visit to her sister Mrs. J. W. Marsh. Mr. Theodore Marsh who has been in Plattsburg during the summer in I military training, was here last week in his home for a short visit and has now gone to Atlanta to resume his studjes. i Mrs. M. M. Stewart of Chester is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Boyd. Judge J. G. Mobley and Messrs. J. D. Kidson and J. A. Jordan are at homo from the Confederate Reunion in Tulsa. Okla., and have most inter esting reports to make of the gather ing and of the fine section of the United States where it was held. Lieut. Roland Ouzts is at home from Plattsburg where he has been during the summer. In a few days he will KO to Camp Taylor, Ky. Miss Jim Thacker has gone to St. Matthews where she has accepted a school. Miss Annelle Thacker is now teaching in Columbia. About two years ago one of John ston's young men, Mr. Joe Jacobs, was sent by the United States as an interpreter to Peking. Recently he was Kent to Foochow, China, as vice counsel. He is now stationed at Shanghai where he is presiding as Judge in mixed courts. This is a great honor for him and every one is proud of him. For several days at the Red Cross rooms the boxes for clothing for the destitute across thc seas have been rapidly filling, and on Monday, six well filled boxes were sent on, there being 2.000 articles of clothing sent in. Philippi and Bethlehem also as sisted in this noble work. U. D. C. Meeting. The Edgefield chapter U. O. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. K. \. Marsh on Tuesday next, October Sth. at 4 o'clock. Business of importance is to be transacted and each member of the chapter is urged to be present. Election of delegates to Louisville and Darlington will take place. Re ports from various committees will be heard and plans for the y?ar dis cussed. Mrs. A. A. Woodson, President. Lyceum Coming. There is nothing more popular in Edgefield than a male quartette. This wiil be the next Lyceum number which will appear in Edgefield under the direction of the Civic League. The 10th of October is the date. Senator E. D. Smith Thinks Price Fixing Storm Has Passed. Washington, Sept. 30.-That Sen ator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, feels that the cotton situation has vastly improved since his recent, ac tivities against what was supposed to be a movement to fix the price of this year's crop, is shown in the fol lowing statement issued by him : "The statement issued by Messrs. Page and Brand expresses the conclu sion of all the numerous conferences and interviews of all those interested. The representatives of the farmers from every cotton growing state held numerous meetings in my office dur ing the past week and with a won derful conservatism and grasp of the subject formulated their ideas and laid them before the administration with the result as announced by Messrs. Page and Brand. I, as chairman of the committee of Cotton States Senators, conferred with the representatives of the far mers, the president and the board appointed by the president, and from first to last emphasized the disas trous result that would follow arbi trary price fixing, especially with re gard to the present crop. After weeks of nerve racking, strenuous work, the cotton situation seems at last satis factorily adjusted." J Thomas Walker Page, chairman of the War Industries Board's cotton committee, and Charles J. Brand, chairman of the committee on cotton distribution,, in a signed statement, announced tnat it .would not recom mend that a price be fixed on raw cotton unless unexpected changes of such violence should occur as to threaten the welfare of legitimate interests. They warn the cotton inter ests against giving credence to un authorized reports. The committee on cotton distribu tion has been direct to effect< as j quickly as possible an equitable dis tribution of cotton as to- quantity and grade among both domestic and foreign manufacture, with a special view of providing for the proper util ization of the surplus of grades be low middling. All purchases for for eign and domestic consumption will continue to be made at market prices through the marketing and distribut ing agencies cohimonly used, unless the cotton committee shall determine that a necessity has arisen necessitat ing a change. Throughout the agitation of the matter of price fixing, during which a number of false reports were cir culated, Senator Smith, as the leader of those against price fixing, kept his forces well in hand, nor was he ever convinced that prices would be fixed. However, this belief did not keep him from using every legitimate means at his command to prevent what he declared would at this time be a dis aster to the cotton growing states. Letter to Miss Roberta Bailey From Her Cousin, Mr. C. T. Bailey. Base Hospital Detachment, Camp Jackson, S.C. My Dear Cousin Roberta: lt is a great pleasure to me now to answer your dear letter. I waited some time trying to see Tee but he was drifting each time and 1 did not see him. L just received a letter from Mama and she says that Henry has landed in France all o. k. and yesterday I received one from Minnie Belle. You don't know how glad we soldier boys arc to get letters from our home folks. Roberta, do you remember the time Pearl and I went to see you? We all went to thc spring and what I said to Tee and what he said to me. Oh, how many times I think of it. Did you get scared of my picture I sent you? I went home not long ago but don't know when I can go again. I will ?try and go to see you all the next time. I do wish this war would close. I now have to drill every Monday af ternoon thirty minutes. Wish you could see us. Well, I still have my same job and I certainly like it. Yes, I know you all miss Tee so much but it's all for the best and some day it will end I hope. Please write to me and remember that I don't have much time to write. Well, be good. Much love to all the home ones and to you. Your soldier cousin. Charley P. Bailey. Frank Salter Gave His Young Life for His Country and Its Flag. If I could use the pen of a ready writer I would write with golden ink and with the point of a diamond and would cast his record heavenward. For the stars that glittered in the blue shield that swung so low at night were not more brilliant than this young man's hopes. Youth's gol den dreams were his. The spring in his heart rippled and tossed waves, and was never still. Youth and hope poured out their treasures at his feet; unconquered worlds shook out their banners in his face. Through his veins, blood flowed like quick-silver singing to him the sweet song of life, and across the field of hope sweet zephyrs blew. Surely death loves a shining mark and. Heaven gives its favorites early death. For this young man, loving and beloved, had walked but a little way along the highway where the multitude press. But he had reached far enough to become the center of many fond hopes; far enough to gather around him the genuine ad miration and devotion of all who touched his young life; far enough to awaken in the hearts of his friends dreams of what the future years would bring to one possessed of so many happy aptitudes and so many rich endowments. ' It is one of the blessed consola tions left us that we can treasure in our memories the qualities of char acter so splendid and beautiful in the souls of those who slip away from us. And surely there is much of com fort and peace in the recollection of how this young man filled the short years that were given him here. His innate refinement never manifested it self more than in the unfailing cour tesy he gave to those of older years, and in his sense of reverence for things sacred, with a cheery dispo sition, for his young friends who lov ed his association. ~rs ; - * - T*h? absence of one so young, and /rli. -teS-v&t r. prophecy of so ma ny fine things, would be an unbear able loss were it not for the assuring consolation that with him all is fair and well. It is sad indeed when the old die^ in fact, we never are ready to receive the shock. But in regard to this young man, whose heart and life were so full of hope, death strikes doubly, sad. The grief of his beloved mother and father is bound less. From a human standpoint it seems sad that one so young with a bright future befbre him should pass away in the very spring-time ot his life, while the birds are singing, the flow ers of youth blooming, nature smil ing and thc breezes gently fanning his youthful brow. But our God makes no mistakes. He gathers the most fragrant flowers from his gar den and transplants them? in the beautiful garden of Eden, by the river of life. Let the relatives and fond friends rejoice in the truth that he met his Pilot face to face at the crossing and passed over peacefully. May the happy vision that so charmed the su'eet singer of Israel rest as a benediction upon the mem ory of Frank Salter forever. His warfare is over. His armor has been laid aside, the victory has been won. Let us cherish his memory. His life was beautiful and his death glo rious. He gave his life for your country and my country, your flag and my flag, your liberty and my liberty, your life and my life. Bright summer's sun, shine gently here ; Soft Southern wind, blow lightly here ; Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, Frank, good night, good night. . J. Russell Wright. Red Cross Activities. Our women have certainly shown a patriotic spirit during the past week's drive for clothing for the Bel gians. Many new garments were sent in, but such a fine assortment of good heavy coats and suits were gotten to gether that we know that never was a box more acceptable than this one will be. We are assured that our al lotment of over a thousand pounds will be more than made up. Trenton, as usual, has come out wonderfully well, having sent in over four hun dred and twenty-five pounds. At this writing Red Oak Grove, Ropers. Red Hill, Collier* and Pleasant Lane have sent in valuable collections. Trenton is to try out their new knitting machine in the near future, and for the drive for new hospital supplies next week they are plan ning a linen shower at the home of one of the members. It goes without saying that this will be very success ful. In the large] box of underclothing sent off recently were one hundred and five garments contributed and made by the Trenton branch, which had already been reported, also five sweaters and five pairs of beautiful ly knit socks. I mention this here as space forbade its mention last week. The surgical dressings allotment will soon be in the house but will not be'begun until the necessary clean ing and arrangement of the rooms has been completed. If our women respond as faithful ly to our present week's drive as they did last week we will more than fill our allotment and it doesn't matter how many articles we send in above the number asked for but we must come up to requirements. Agatha A. Woodson, For Publicity Committee. Allotment of Fourth Liberty Loan to Edgefield County. To Edgefield County has been al lotted the sum of $500,000.00. This amount our people are asked to sub scribe for. The length of the cam paign for selling these bonds is three weeks, commencing September 28 J and closing October 19th, 1918. Distributing this allotmeit of $500, j 000.00 among the different tax dis tricts of our county based on the as sessed value of taxable property in each tax district of our county as taken from the office of County Au ditor, the amounts will be as follows: Antioch, $5j000.00 in bonds. Bacon, $8,350.00 in bonds. Blocker, $9,750.00 in bonds. Limestone, $8,300.00 in bonds. Collier, ? 813,800.00. in^bonds. . flat Rock, 'K5uo!o0 ia bonus. . Oak Grove, $6,850.00 in bonds. Red Hill, $8,300.00 in bonds. Edgefield, $88,350.00 in bonds. South Elmwood, $0,500.00 in bonds. North Elmwood, $3,450.00 in j bonds. .Meeting Street, $6,000.00 in bonds. Long Cane, $8,100.00 in bonds. Hibler, $7,900.00 in bonds. Johnston, $81,000.00 in bonds. North Meriwether, $5,450.00 hr bonds. South Meriwether, $10,800.00 in bonds. Meriwether Hall, $0,550.00 in bonds. .Fork, $6,750.00 in bonds. Moss. $24,3,00.00 in bonds. Pickens, $19,050.00 in bonds. Shaw, $30,000.00 in bonds. Talbert, $9,050.00 in bonds. ^Trenton, $51,250.00 in bonds. Wards, $13,600.00 in bonds. Beech Creek, $9,600.00 in bonds. Edisto, $11,900.00 in bonds. Washington, $5,700.00 in bonds. Wise, $26,900.00 in bonds. This should show what each tax division should raise in bond sub scriptions as based on property val ues as assessed for taxation. I hope that each tax division will use its best efforts to raise the amounts named. Some may go over, and in some cases it may not be possible to approach the allotment on this basis. I hope that our people will try to do their duty in this matter. The allot ment of $500,000.00 to Edenfield county is based on a per capita as sessment of $20.00 for each inhabi tant in our county, placing the popu lation of our county at 2,500 people. I would have apportioned the amounts u each district on this ba sis, but I did not have the population of each division of our county. As sessed valuation of property was the only basis I could ascertain. So I do not wish our people to complain about the allotments. Le* '.ach divi sion do its utmost in t.i; fipht we are making on thc home front to help our Allies and our boys win vic tory in this world battle for humani ty, Christianity, liberty and democ I racy. A. E. PADGETT, County Chairman. We have on hand a beautiful as sortment of blankets which we are selling at a very reasonable price. I. M UK ASHY. AMERICA'S REPLY. If American Prisoners With Shotguns Are Executed "Suitable Reprisals" Will Be Taken. Washington, Sept. 30.-The Am erican government, in reply to Ger many's threat to execute American prisoners of war "found in possession of shot guns, today gave notice that if Germany carries out any such threat suitable reprisals will be taken. Secretary Lansing's reply, made public today, declares that the use of shot guns is sanctioned by The Hague conventions, and that in com parison with other weapons now used in modern war-fare the shot guns used by the American troops cannot be the subject of legitimate or reas onable protest. "If the German government should carry out its threat in a single in stance," says Secretary Lansing's re ply, "it will be the right and duty oft the United States to make such re prisals as will best protect the Am erican forces, and notice is hereby given of the intention of the govern ment of the United States to make such reprisals." After acknowledging receipt of the memorandum submitted through the Swiss legation, communicating the German protest, Secretary Lan sing said: .?.-,? "In reply to the German protest, the government of the United States has to say that the provision of The Hague convention, cited in the pro test, does not in its opinion forbid the use of this kind of weapon. More- , over, in view of the history of the shot gun as a weapon of warfare, and in view of the well-known effects of its present use, in the light of a comparison with it of other weapons approved by warfare, the shot gun ?now in use by the American army cannot be the subject of legitimate or reasonable protest. "Tho .-government;, o? the United States notes the threat o? the Ger man government to execute every prisoner of war found to? have in his possession shot guns or shot gun ammunition. Notwithstanding this threat, inasmuch as the weapon is 'lawful and may be rightfully used, lits use will not be abandoned by the American Army. Moreover, if the I German government should carr)' out ! its threats in a single instance it will be the right and duty of the govern ment of the United States to make such reprisals as will best protect the American forces, and notice is here by given of the intention of the gov ernment of the. United States to j make such reprisals. The protest of the German govern jment, submitted through the Swiss charge ad interim, is as follows: "The German government protests I against the use of shot guns by the ?American Army, and calls attention ! to the fact that according to the law of war (Kriegsrect), every prisoner . found to have in his possession such 'guns or ammunition thereto, forfeits i his life. This protest is based upon j Article 23 (E) of The Hague con tention respecting law and customs I of war on land. Reply by cable is re quested before October 1, 191S." i Sow Winter Legumes. Bring into availability latent pot . ash in the soil by sowing winter leg ! unies. Supply nitrogen for the soil by sowing winter legumes. Fill your soil with organics for I humus by sowing winter legumes. Make your hay supply by sowing wheat, oats and hairy vetch. Sow burr or crimson clover for winter and spring grazing for mules, horses, cows, sheep, goats and hogs. For sale, wheat and hairy vetch, about 20 pounds vetch at 20 cents will bring $4.00. About 40 pounds wheat at 3 vj, cents will bring $1.50, making $5.00. One bushel, $5.00. Crimson clover in shuck 15 cents per pound. Burr clover in -burr once screened 15 cents per pound. Reference, Prof. W. E. Stokes, Edgefield, S. C. P. N. LOTT, Johnstones. C. We have just received a beautiful line of ladies' and gentlemen's Hud son and Potter kid gloves in all the latest colors. I. M UK ASHY.