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^^^^^^^ ^J^^^^^ (Mini Jfe wspapei? lu SoribCarplto VOL 87 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1922._ No. 21. ; JOHNSTON LETTER. Clinic July 8. Price of Beans Disappointing. Girls' Aux iliary Busy. Delight ful Parties Given. Everyone is urged to remember the free clinic to be held here July 8th, and tell all about this, white and colored, that in any way may be a tubercular suspect. Dr. Cooper of the State sanitorium, with two nurses, will be here to make examinations. The clinic will be held in a dwelling on Edisto street, which Mr. Harry Strother has offered for use. There has been such an increase in tuber culosis in the state that there are great numbers that can not be taken in for treatment at the sanitarium, and the idea of the clinics which are being held in each county, is'to show the state the appalling number of pa tients. The legislature contemplates making larger appropriations for health, and after reports of the clin ics, no doubt all necessary funds will be had, to provide proper place of treatment. The farmers of this section that have planted tobacco, are much en couraged over the fine fields. The to bacco of Mr. David Holmes is about the finest that we have seen, so far. The bean-growers have not realiz ed the amount expected from this product, for by the time the crates had reached their final destination, all profit seemed as far away as the beans were. The soil produced great quantities, and the farmers did not get a fair deal somewhere. Mrs. Nettie Jacobs and Miss Ella Jacobs are spending a while in New,/ York. While chere the latter will take a special course at Columbia University. Mrs. Bettis Bouknight has gone to Chattanooga, Tenn., to visit her pa rents. Mrs. Grace Crouch has returned to Mullins after spending a while here in th<phome of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. Huiet Waters and George are at home from Alexander City, Ala., where they visited Mrs. Osborne.'While away Mr. Waters ex changed his car for an Essex, the trip having been made in the car. Mr. Archie King, a cousin, accompanied them home for a visit. Misses Eva and Jessie Rushton are in Columbia attending summer school. Mrs. J. H. White attended the Sun day school convention which was held in Columbia last week. Mrs. Youmans, of Fairfax and Mr. and Mrs. Hames of Jonesville, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cox. Mrs. Thomas Weiderman has gone to Newberry to visit relatives. Mrs. G. P. Corn is at home from a week's visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Strother at Walhalla. Mr. W. I. Pinder, who has been in Panama for the past six months, ar rived on Wednesday. He holds a gov ernment position there. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Nickerson of Augusta spent the past week here in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Fannie Nickerson. Mr. Bowman Adams has gone to Charlotte where he has accepted a position. Mr. James Barnes will leave for Charlotte, having accepted a posi tion there.' Mrs. W. A. Bradfield is spending a while in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mobley. Mr. Edwin Dasher is one of the most successful poultrymen in this community, it seems, and every fowl on his farm is pure white. One day last week he sold one hundred frying size chickens and his poultry yard does not seem to miss any scarcely. Mr. Alvin Lott has ordered 100 little chicks from a brooding house in Michigan, and contemplates a small poultry business. The Girls' Auxiliary of the Baptist church is doing a beautiful personal service work this summer, having planned to do something each week. On last Thursday the auxiliary decid ed to carry frozen cream to the sick of the town, and each member made a contribution toward this, which was very small, one giving milk, one flavoring, several furnishing eggs, etc. Miss Louisa Watson is the leader so she had the young people meet at her home and the churn of' delici?os cream was soon ready. It was put in a car and with a number of service boxes the happy crowd left on their mission. At each home where there was a sick one the car would stop, and cream be carried in by two of the girls. It is needless to say that their efforts were appreciat ed and their refreshments enjoyed. Next week the auxiliary will meet with Miss Agnes Browne and will make candy, and visit the elderly peo ple with it. The officers of the auxil iary are: President, Miss Grace Tur ner; vice-president, Miss Inez Rho den; secretary, Miss Willie Waters; treasurer, Miss Louise Jones. Mrs. L. S. Maxwell entertained on last Tuesday mroning with a beauti ful party in compliment to Mrs. Hames, of Jonesville, and Mrs. De Saussure Hogan, of Columbia. The rooms were bright with cut flowers and the tables for rook each held a bowl of roses. The top score was held by Miss Frances Turner, who was given a dainty hand embroidered handkerchief. The honorees were also both presented with gifts, similar handkerchiefs. While1* music was enjoyed a tempting luncheon was served. Mrs. J. L. Walker has gone to New berry to visit her sister, Mrs. Long shore. Mrs. M. R. Wright entertained with a most pleasant porch party on Thursday in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Linderman, of Newberry. The porch was an ideal spot and everyone en joyed the game of rook more, sur rounded by so many pretty flowers, and such cool breezes. The highest score was made by Mrs. Wallace Tur ner who received a box of corres pondence cards, and the honoree was presented with a lovely piece of cut glass. Mrs. Linderman is pleasantly remebered as Miss Sophia Meyers, her marriage being a recent event. The hostess served- an elaborate hot luncheon at the close of the game. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Holmes will = ?OT? *e.*:d?^at Edgefield;* the former having accepted a position in the Edgefield postoffice. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert and family will occpy the residence of Mr. Holmes after his departure to Edge field. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Crouch enter tained a number of their friends on Friday evening in a charming man ner, progressive rook being the chief diversion. Mrs. Walter Sawyer won the prize for the ladies and Mr. Saw yer the gentlemen's prize. Delicious ices and cake were served. Miss Dennard of Athens, Ga., is the guest of her cousin, Miss Antoi nette Denny. Edgefield Fortunate in Having Signora De Fabritiis Again This Summer. Owing to the urgent request of both her Augusta and out of town pupils, Signora De Fabritiis will make Edgefield her headquarters for the "Summer School for Singers" em bracing six weeks starting Wednes day, June 28th. Edgefield last year proved to be an ideal spot because of its excellent cli mate and splendid acccmodations of fered by the Dixie Highway Hotel, and its nearness to Johnston and Au gusta make it possible for those pu pils who desire to continue their work, but cannot leave home to make the trip by motor once or twice a week. Signora De Fabritiis will have fre quent gatherings of her pupils at "The Shack" for week-end parties. McKendree News. Quite a number of McKendree peo ple attended services at Stevens Creek Sunday evening. Rev. Mr. Brooke preached his farewell sermon. We i egret very much to lose this good man and wish him peace and prosperity in his new field of work. Mrs. Clifton Hall of Edgefield is visiting her brothers and sisters in this community this week. Mr. Tom Dorn of Greenwood and his mother, Mrs. Lucinda Dorn of Mc Kendree spent Saturday night and Sunday in the home of Mr. S. N. Tim merman. The McKendree Sunday school is planning a picnic for the children and older folks too, the 4th of July being the day set. The children especially, are looking forward to the day. Defi nite plans will be made next Sunday for the occasion. Prisoner Returns to Complete Term. Saluda, June 22.-Avery Walton, who is serving a six months' federal sentence in the Saluda jail for vio lation of the prohibition law, vo?un- [ tarily returned to the jail last week after being gone since May 7? He -broke jail on the night of -May j 7, leaving behind a note td the sher iff stating that he was going tof&ra some money for his family, who were in need and would return whehihis mission was accomplished. True; to his promise he returned one hight last week and awaking George Bai-nes the jailer, asked to be admitted, which request was granted. Walton states that he left his family [ suffi ciently stocked with provisions to-^ast until he completes his term in jail. The Illinois Lynching. "Some were lynched,, some V;ere burned when the mine was fired,-oth ers were beaten to death and the ma jority fell before the scores of bal- j lets poured into them." In fact, they were all "lynched," these non-union 'miners murdered in Herrin, Illinois, and the Associated Press dispatch would have been more accurate if it had so said. A mob; of 5,000 men set upon other men, over powered them and kilL - 40 or more of them. The members of the mob spy that they were right in killing their "enemies." The members of the mob who kill a negro always defend their act, claiming merit for it. -J The mob in Illinois burned the mine structure and with it burned men-to - death. Atrocities equal to that iave been done lately in Texas and?; in Georgia. It is not less cruel to burn a white man than to burn a negro the mob in Illinois burned white men. In Illinois the mob butchered many victims after capturing them-r-when the non-union miners were 'jn>; the power of the strikers. Indeed, the tragedy in Herrin had every dennir^g.mnrk o?_a-lynchk?*Kt" differed from Southern lynchings only; that no Southern lynching has ever had so many victims. What does Representative Dyer think about it? What is Representative Madden go ing to do about it? The lynching oc curred in Mr. Madden's state-just as did the lynchings in East St. Louis and Springfield some years ago, when negroes were the victims. That a victim is a worker and the mob is composed of strikers surely does not take the killing out of the definition of mob law, lynch law. Will j the Dyer bill, if passed, put an end to affairs likt this in Herrin? If so, i Representative Dyer has been pro-| vided with an argument in its favor more convincing and powerful than those furnished by Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and other Southern states.-The State. Way Cross News. (Written for last week.) We sympathize with Mrs. S. S. Timmerman in the death of her brother, Mr. Stewart Parkman. Miss Hazel Ouzts and Mr. J. D. Moore spent Sunday night with Mr. J. P. Ouzts of the Pleasant Lane sec tion. Misses Emma and Margaret Block er spent last week-end with Mrs. J. K. Allen. Messrs Jake Bryan and William Bell made a business trip to Edge field Wednesday last. Mrs. Katie Johnson and daughters visited Mrs. E. J. Parkman Thurs day. Messrs. Wyatt McDowell and Wil liam Bell, Misses Addie Blocker and Effie Fox were guests of Miss Mattie Ransom Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Parkman and son, Joe, made a trip to Edgefield Thursday. Mrs. A. G. Ouzts and daughter, Miss Emily Ouzts, spent Monday in Edgefield. Notice. We the undersigned jury commis sioners of Edgefield county will draw in the Clerk of Court's office, June 29th, 36 petit jurors for the July term of court at 12 o'cl ck. J. R. TIMMERMAN, J. L. PRINCE, P. L. COGBURN. Jury Com. for Edgefield Cc. Don't say shock absorbers say "Hasslers."-Y. M. C. Interesting Letter From Re John Jackson. Dear Mr. Mims : Since tomorrow is holiday, I si try to snatch a few minutes from regular program and write you a f words.' Tomorrow is "Dragon Fe: val." We heard something of dr ons while in America, but they ? actually here in China, as far as 1 Chinese are concerned .They can i ture them perfectly, but when leave their imagination, we cam find the much dreaded dragon. I not yet know the significance of t feast day. All holidays in China, think, are days for feasts. At a rate, we are sometimes as glad to s a holiday as the students are. When you last heard from me think I was in Shanghai. On the m sion field we are subject to chanj I was transferred to Soochow to : a vacancy made by the death of o of our young men in the academy did not want to come here because wanted to do church work. Howevi I think I am soon to get at the thi: for which my heart longs. For t next year I am to be in country eva gelistic work. I got a glimpse of recently when I made a trip to t country to baptize nineteen men. J this place we had no ordained ma I am helping in a little Sundi school that meets at 2:30 p. m. La Sunday there were fifty-two presen Miss Bagby and I from the missio aries, one woman from the Bib school, and six students from Yat made up the teaching staff. Amor the fifty-two, there were tw,p i three men, three babies and two w men, the rest being small childre Last year we had a school there bi now we-have "not. To get the childre to coirie we give them cards with pi tures. If one child brings another, 1 gets two cards. Last Sunday one lar^ boy went up for his "special mei tion" and extra card. When aske whom he had brought, he held ont tl little baby m his arms. Another Ii tie fellow said he brought anothe He was too little to bring him hin self, so his big brother brought hil up, a little child of a few months oh Very few of the children can rea( so we are reviving the old system o teaching them to read, and at th same time they are learning abou the Bible, God-and Jesus. - In our boy's high school here w have 180 students, and the girls num ber more than 100. There are als four lower primary schools in ou work in the city. This week we ar having special services twice a da; for the boys. The girls had thei meeting last week and the genera meeting in the church the week be fore. There have been some conver sions. One senior today said that hi took Jesus as his Saviour and thei prayed a good prayer. This was in ? private meeting of only two beside! the Holy Spirit. Since coming to China there hav( come into my life two events of vasl importance. My transfer to Soochow has meant much to me in a negative way, as well as positively. The fad that I had topart with my friends and my work in Shanghai was one of the hardest to face that I have met in China. The other was the death of my father last July. This was not easy. We try to face such things be fore we come out, and try to be ready to meet any news like this in the spir it of submission. But when it comes so suddenly, it is hard, lonely and trying. My friends in America and in China wrote many letters of comfort and consolation. I deeply appreciated the sympathy of each. I also should like to express my thanks and appre ciation to all those who offered aid of'all kinds to the family at home during those hours of heart throbs and anxieties. One friend sent me the following lines (borrowed) : "One less at home; the charmed cir cle broken, and dear face Missed day by. day from its accus tomed place, But cleansed and saved and perfect ed by grace .... One more inTieaven. One less at home; one voice of wel come hushed and evermore. One word of farewell spoken on the shore Where parting comes not, one soul landed more .... One more in heaven. One less at home! chill as the earth born mist the thought would rise And wrap our footsteps round and dim our eyes, But the bright sunbeam darteth from the skies .... One more in heaven. One more at home; this, is not home, where cramped in earthly mould Our sight of Christ is dim, our love is cold, But there where face to face we shall behold .... Is home and heaven. One less on earth! its pains, its sor rows, and its toils to share; One less the pilgrim's cross to bear; One more the crown of ransomed souls to wear At home in heaven. One more in heaven, another thought to brighten cloudy days; Another theme of thankfulness and praise; Another link on high our souls to raise To home and heaven. One more at home, that home where separation cannot be, That home where none are missed eternally. Lord, Jesus, grant us all a place with Thee, At home in heaven." Yours for the Kingdom, J. E. JACKSON. Yates Academy, Soochow, China. Soochow, China. - May 3.0, 1922. Cold Spring News. The farmers are trying to kill the grass while the sun is shining. Mrs. Lizzie Prince has been quite suck but is able to be up again. Mr. Jack McClendon and son, Bruce, m?de a business trip to Edge field'Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dempty Bussey and 'ch??^rei? spent ? pleasant afternoon witn ** . and Mrs. Tom Williams on Sunday. Miss Myrtis McClendon wsa a guest of Miss Carrie May Johnson Saturday night. We are sorry to report Mrs. Ned Holmes does not improve, but is quite sick. All of her children have been called to her home. Her oldest son, Mr. Jim Holmes arrived from New Orleans last Monday. Miss Emmie Sue Quarles visited home folks at Antioch Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Maude Robertson and chil dren of Modoc also Mrs. Bessie Bled soe of Johnston visited their moth er, Mrs. 0. J. Holmes last Sunday. Mr. Garrett Strom is quite sick at i the University hospital in Augusta. ; Hope he will soon be well. 1 The ladies society met at the ' church last Thursday and plans were ' made to get a new carpet for the : church. 1 Little Ollie Holmes of Antioch is 1 visiting relatives here this week. Miss Mattie Stalnaker of Broxton, ' Ga., spent a few days here with 1 friends while on her way to the sum- ' mer school at Winthrop college. s Our community was made sad by 1 the death of little Ruby Hudson last ) Monday. She died Monday morning J ai two o'clock and was buried Mon- 1 day afternoon at Red Hill. She was a ( very bright child and v/as loved by all who knew her. She was three years J old and leaves her parents, Mr. and < Mrs. John Hudson, also a baby sis- s ter, to mourn her loss. ? Berry picking seems to be the most : work for the women folks around i here as there is not much of any < other kind of fruit. 1 Rev. A. T. Allen of Edgefield will 1 preach for us next Sunday afternoon, July 2nd, at three o'clock. Hope to have a large crowd for we do not . have preaching often here. We are < glad to say that Rev. J. T. Littlejohn ^ will carry on our revival meeting the ^ third week in August. , < A Ford touring car was left in ^ front of my house Tuesday, June 6, ( by two young men and it has never ^ been called for. It is a 1921 Model and the license number is 11,721, S. ( C., 1922. The motor number is 49,- ( 275,04 and the switch number is 54. . J. 0. ATKINSON, j Colliers, S. C. 6-21. CAMPAIGN MEETING. Candidates For State Office Spoke Friday. Small At tendance. Little In terest Shown. Although taxes are high, and many people feel more keenly than ever* before the expenses of the govern ent, yet the masses of the people are taking but little interest in public af fairs. This was unmistakably shown, by the small attendance and the lit tle enthusiasm which was manifest ad in the state campaign meeting here Friday. However, it is probable th?t most people realize that no one of the state's official family, nor several of them combined for that matter, can make the tax burden lighter. Re Fief along this line must come solely from the general assembly.. The meeting was presided over by County Chairman J. H. Cantelou and notwithstanding the great number of candidates and the nearly four hours of speech making the order was per fect, respectful attention being ac corded every speaker. The appear ance of two ladies in the campign party was-an innovation which prob ably caused the attendance to be as large as it was, the audience number ing about 250. Thoa. G. McLeod. The first candidate for governor to speak was Mr. Thomas G. McLeod of Bishopvlile. He referred to the number of great men that Edgefield bas produced in the past and paid a tribute to Ex-Gov. John C. Sheppard as one who has had a prominent part in the making of : history for Edgefield county. Mr. McLeod is a lawyer, banker and farmer of Lee county, his farming operations being apon an extensive scale. Mr McLeod said that our people are greatly de pressed in these terrible days of re construction. The war not only chang ed the^ map of " Europe but made as ?reat changes in this country. Our people must not only adopt a new system of farming but must? give more attention to marketing their products. Rigid economy must be practiced all along the line and taxes must be lowered. Mr. McLeod show ed by the following actual figures that what our people, are suffering, nost from is local taxatiqn, rather than the state levy. The taxes paid by the people of Edgefield for local ind county purposes last year was 5106,824; for school purposes they paid $54,838 and for state purposes they paid $56,339. The schools of this county received from the state $11, 913, leaving the net amount which, ?vas actually paid into the state treas ury by the people of Edgefield last year only $44,125. Thus it is shown ;hat of all the taxes for 1921, 77 per cent was kept in the county and only 23 per cent went to the support of the state government. Mr. McLeod stated that if there are useless offices they should be abolished. He declared himself for the strict enforcement of all laws on the stat lte books. He said there can be no iberty or freedom unless a man is safe in his home. If elected, he pledged himself to uphold the law< Ee said that there are cases in which, i pardon would be granted but he ivill never be influenced by sympathy )r anything else. In conclusion he stated that he was i candidate for the office of govern >r because he has an ambition to serve in that capacity. In the past he served two years in the house of rep resentatives, four years in the sen ate and four years as lieutenant gov ?rnor and for the past 12 years ie has devoted his time and atten ;ion to his private interests. Ex-Gov. Colo L. Blease. The second speaker among the can lidates for governor was Ex-Gov. Sole L. Blease who said he entered ;he race in response to appeals from ;he people, some of whom had never roted for him before. Having served is governor two terms, he has no "urther personal ambition. Mr. Blease :ondemned the establishment of what ;e termed useless offices in order to provide some pet with a job. He stat ?d that the appropriation bill has in :reased from less; than $2,000,000 to nore than $6,000,0.00. Thousands of people have been unable to pay their (Continued on fourth page.)