Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH, r-..;v-i _ , ^ V, . ~ 'a?; ??????????? ? ? ' ?: & Eaprassntatitfa ffcatrspapar. Souars kaxinptun ami tha Herders of tha Surrotindinp gountias &iha s fclanhah ISg>-S:v: ' ^ ; I 11 ynT. tt.T LEXINGTON, S. C? WEDNESDAY JULY ] 2 1911 30 *??>." 'r.~ t |*f . GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, . *w". H. n^OETCZKTTOiT, TIS., ^^.nsr^a-iEie, nf MWO MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, 8. O. ^J| I Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October istf ' ;v - . K ^? , * Banking L V ' Is Earnestly lnvr Von Sound Bank United St; ii Which guarantee; r . At all times we sta on aj THE HOME LEX1NG SP- * ! ? Cash Capital....:. Total Resources 7 : I Bank 1 J The Bank | . This bank aims to give I checks for yoti.?furnish *'?ftflsiot von I ftlWo giau w ??wm?wv ^ with this bank, which i I positors. Oar certificate I We cordially invito th< S their banking with us. > 1 J. 8. WBSS&GER, Pr^ Ml UNION N 3 A. F. LEVER JOS J. H. M. BEATY C. I . G.P.LOGAN J. V E. 0. BLACK D. j. D. Removed From th Main Strec t ^ "Common People' People", good white fo Cockrell at his new sta Feed, Etc. Good Horses and Pooh nr prpHit. Prices vaon wi wi u v.. ? than anyone in the city 1818 MAIN STB ? 1 (New and MM B ?????? 11 Our stoi g Goods, Di Shoes and H We want ou * | call and insp I and make 01 (while in th< buy or not. , | WM. PI | f 1804 MAIN ST. Your ~~ I I Business ited and in Return We Offer ing Methods, Together With atcs Government per visum. BBBBBBOBMBUBBnHBBIBHBHS s the safety of your funds, jid ready to help our depositors jproved securities. ) NATIONAL BANK roN, . . s.c. X $ 25,00000 i Oyer $200,000 ,. . N : of Chapin 1 3HAPIN, S. C. : I - I Thai Accmomodates i i you good services. We cash odt-of-town I drafts for sen<}ing money away. We are I i in business masters. Make your deposits S lakes a point of good treatment of its de- | ?s of deposit bear interest at 5 per cent. I rfarmers as well as the businessmen to do I sident. J. P. HONEYOXJTT, Oasbier | i / ? ; i . , HA r T AT |j 1 L/X1UJJ i.1. J. r atioiva 1m bank Columbia, S. C. directors i. NORWOOD N. H. DRIGGERS j. KIBLER E. G.COOK 7. NORWOOD W. P HAMRICK A. SPIVEY C. H. BARRON * COCKRELL, e Old Cockrell Corner, 1934 st to 1818 Main Street. ' can only be pleased by "Common Iks and "Free Niggers". Ask J. D. nd for prices "on Groceries, Grain, ' -?i i ii j Wagons second-nana ana Drana new. . guaranteed to be 20 per cent less r. Call and see me. Cockx*ell9 LEET - COLUMBIA, S. C. Seasonable OoortTj :k of Millinery, Dress f - - ? - ^ ' y Goods, Notions |j [ats is now complete, f r Lexington friends to f! ect our line of Goods 1 ur store headquarters ? 2 city, whether they ? Our prices are right, A LATT & SON, ) SCHOQL BOOK SCANDAL * t l Superintendent Swearingen Scores e State Board of Education. H 1 "To protect the interests of the peo- j pie an?l to keep the record straight, I ^ orroitiaf fha rOPinf: tPTt-hoOk > ^lui^aucu agatuou vuu ivwx. ^ adoptions made by the state board of education.0 r This statement is by J. E. Swearin- ^ gen, the state superintendent "of education, in protesting against the sweep- ( ing change of text-books, which will cost the people of South Carolina about $500,000. The recommendations ^ of Mr. Swearingen were ignored by a majority of the members of the board. ( Without making any charge against the members of the state board of education, the statement can be made that corruption i9 suspected. It is known that some sort of influence wasbrought to bear upon the board. This incident can be referred to only as "the text-book scandal." As is well known the larger per cent, of the paying business went to the American Book Oo., New York, which is known as the "book trust." The statement of Mr. Swearingen, which is explanatory, follows: "To protect the interests of the peo- . and tn trppn t.ho record straight. I j i protested against the recent text-book , adoptions made by the state board of education. Though my protests were , ignored and my wishes disregarded, I j desire to make a brief statement of my , position. ] Eighty per cent of the books now in , use have been thrown out of the j schools. Not one word of explanation reason or excuse for this revolutionary action has been offered to the public, j Such sweeping changes are without , precedence in the history of ttrsor any .1 other state. Tne books sold in the last five years *???.< .* fkon Ann Thdoo hnnlr? l/UDU JLL1U1C UUUU <jWVV|WV, *mvwv ?ywVMw have been in the main displaced, anfi now have an exchange value of 50 per cent of their original cost. The new books adopted are higher priced, and every time a patron or pupil is required to exchange an old book there must be a cash payment in addition. This cash payment will be a tax on ' every citizen of the state. It may be small in the case of any one book, but will amount to thousands in the aggre | gate. If Wiathrop college should be burned to the ground there would be a universal lament from the mountains to the tea. The state board of education with an absolute disregard of the property rights of the people has destroyed values and imposed taxes representing an investment equal in value to the magniiieent college at Rock Hill. Every exchange of buoxs also imposes labor and inconvenience in addition to the expense. A numoer of the depos itories are conducted by county super? ? onH fhoca nf. ILlllCUUCUbS U1 CautniMUU) auu uuvltv ficers will feel the siraia before the exchange period has passed. I do not beneve tnat changes should be made unless the books in use have proven inferior or unsatisfactory. The state board of education declined to present in writing the unsatisfactory books on the present list. The adoption of 190H was little short of a crime if inferior books were imposed upon the children of the state. Three members of the present board took part in that adoption and must have voted for 1 the books then selected. The change I of heart that has taken place in these gentlemen i9 not questioned by me but it would be better understood if it were fully explained. If any city superintendent in a special district exercising the right of independent textbook adoption should enter upon his work by changing 80 per cent of the books in the hands of tbe pupils, I do not.beiieve his action would go unchallenged. How much more, then, should explanation be offered when the change effects the whole state farther than a small municipality! I had prepared for the use of the J _ I- - I . - ^ ~l : H.A .A f ooaru a uauuo buuyviu#, mc iac?uuc> ui each member voting and the title of each book voted for. This ballot the | hoard declined to use, because the members did not wish to offend the ! sensibilities of the various book agents vith whom they had established and wished to maintain pleasant relations, j 0 his is a laudable sentiment, but it eaves out the reckoning the sensibiliie9 of the people It 19 a well estabished principle of representative govirnment that the record of a public ervant belongs to his constituents. ^9 state superintendent of education ! was anxious for every citizen to enow my position in regaard to every >ook that was retained as well as to ivery one that was,changed. I see no ekson why the other members of the >oard should be unwilling to leave a similar record, even though *unsuc: 1 L ' J J I ?? 4. U ~ J : J 3U6SIU1 UlUULTS IlJJgm. UlSU^puiULCU n the ado etioa. The work of the board has been inished, but the tax on the people will lot be felt till later. I have pointed jut what I consider the unjustifiable disregard of property rights. I also naintain that the wholesale changes >rdered by the board were neither necessary nor altogether desirable. I asked for a full record of the proceedings ay which this result was brought ibout and my request was denied. 1 trust that tnese tnree iacts nave en made so plain that the man who runs may read and understand. i I BUTLER-LEVER. Surpassing in beauty and splendor ill Lexington marriages in recent fears, was the wedding on Wednes-. clay evening of Miss Lucille Scurry Butler and Congressman Asbury Francis Lever, which wa9 solemnized in St. Stephen's Lutheran church at G o'clock, the Rev. W. H. Hiller, of Columbia, a college-mate of the groom, assisted by the Rev. T. S. Brown, performing the ceremony. The historic church, which has been the scene of very many pretty marri? rraa vera a hpanf.i f ill in its dpnnrarions " -??? of green and pink, the plans being outlined by Miss Jodie Caughman, of Columbia. Long ropes rf pink crepe myrtle suspended over the altar? while Southern smilax entwined around the columns. A bank of ferns and potted plants formed a beautiful background. The decorations throughout showed the work of an artist's hand. A ten minutes' musical programme preceding the arrival of the bridal party was delightfully rendered by Miss May Lois Boozer and Miss Annie Martha Meetze, both graduates of the College for Women, Miss Boozer plar ing Melody in F, from Rubenstein, and Miss Meetze singing two solos? "All for You" and "The Sweetest Story Ever Told." To the strains of Lohengrin, by Miss Boozer, the ushers, Dr. P. H. Shealy, C. E. Leaphart, B. H. Barre and Lem Sox, entered the aisles, followed by the brides maids, Misses Alice May and L llie Butler sisters of the bride. Mr. Lever, accompanied by his best man, M. E. Zeigler, Esq., of Orangeburg, entered the right aisle, while Mrs. W. A. Wright, of Atlanta, sister of the bride and dame of honor, ap proached from the other, followed closely by the bride leaning on the arm of her father, Maj. John Wilson Butler. The bride wore a dark blue traveling suit and carried a shower bouquet of brides roses and valley lillies. Mrs. Wright was attired in a handsome white lace robe with touches of pale blue. She carried a bunch of white roses. Miss Alice Mae Butler was dressed in a lovel}^ pale blue measaline trimmed in white lace and pearls, and carried pink roses. Miss Lillie Butler was dainty in a white silk marquesette over blue satin. She carried a bouquet of pink roses. During the impressive ceremony Miss Boozer softly played "Melody of Love," and during the exit from the church Mendelsohn's wedding march. While no cards had been issued the church was filled with the friends o> the young people, many coming from a distance. Immediately after the ceremonv Mr. ana ivirs. juev^r lexc lur ijoiumuia Dy automobile with the intention of going to the mountains of North Carolina to spend their honeymoon, but MiLever became suddenly a very ill man and had to be cairied to the Columbia hospital. The bride is a daughter of Maj. Jno. Wilson Butler, the well known traveling representative of the Frank E Block Company, of Atlanta. She is a young woman of many graces of mino and person. She is a graduate of thi womaa s uonege or uue west, ano since coming to Lexington she has, by ber amiable disposition and charming manners, endeared herself to all. 0 mgressman Levpr is a native o1 hi county and the idol of the peopl? of the seventh congressional district. I "MAKE HAY 1 1 CITTVT cm g iJUll LJJ.J.JI I Thrift began with civilization. it necessary to provide for torn Thrift of time, compounding inte is thriit of money. The little capital a man has store of increasing power, and he can 1 Many mi lion people in the Unite< I of savings banks' assistance. Accept our bank's protection for ; Citizens Bank o BATES BURG, Resources Five oer cent. Interest Paid on J 822 *32e%Mtfftcn9 $3i 5 pet cent inteteit paid an AaAiacj pitted semi-annuaffly. ?epa4tti a. Ccmmetciat accounts aLia (Jmpfe |a cifiticA |ar JianBirmj jjaa WiiF lie appreciate?. ?a|ct^ deposit J I BANK BY M fi Just as Easy to Open at g Though You Liv jjj DEPOSIT part of youi earnings TOE | Brooklan 2 New Brookh f WE CARRY FIRE AND BURGLAR I I | We have just kind of goods yon Goods, Notions, C etc. New goods I Our Cost Sale CL P. H. STAI New Brookland, WHILE THE I [NES." I It began when men found l orrow as well as today. ^ rest on savings deposits, 'f% jd np is always a source M ook the world iu the face. ! ?j I States tak3 advantage g your savings. B if Batesburg, I s. c. I - $150,000.00 I ? : 4344 ? 000.00 depa&itA/, interest &eincj, comf! $/,Q0 and adex received, c^idea fecial! attention. . I 1r /L tlUOWWWvJj U1IU ^UU/(. Sox A tent, $7.00 pe/i j?aa eSec/ent sent/ <^3aS/ie'er. >S9S9S969S9SS6S696S69?S6? ail: | A -WXT'aI T T _ x i Account wiin us as ? ed Next Door. fl )AY. Bring it, send it or mail it. d Bank | and, ^ nsurance. ? g^- r---^?v ?inma ; received the . . need in Dry ilnf/hin?y Rhnpo I XV V-UAXAQJ N/JLLVV V r at old pricesoses July 8th. LLINCS. South Carolina. | J