The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, January 21, 1920, Image 1
^ I.EXTXGTON. SOI TH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY. J A X L" A NXMBER 13.
?r COTTON ASSOCIA
V FORJ300,000 BA
E: R Dr. D. M. Crosson, county chairman
p of Lexington county of the Cotton Asm
sociation, is in receipt of a letter from
Col. R. M. Mixon, president of the
. South Carolina branch of the SouthsK
ern Cotton association, setting out a
plan which that body has for selling
son ooo hales of low grade cotton at
I.; prices fanging from 35 to 41 cents.
Dr. Crosson asks that every farmer
come to the boll weevil meeting
||r Thursday (tomorrow) prepared to say
how much low grade cotton he is prepared
to furnish the association to
| make up the 300,000 hales,
f Dr. Crosson also requests those who
canont come to this meeting and who
have such cotton to notify him as early
as possible.
Col. Mixson s letter is as follows:
pi. . s- Columbia, S. C., Jan. 16, 1920.
Dr. D. Crosson,) Leesville, S. C.
I My dear Sir:
We have a a offer for 300,000 bales
/ of Jow grade cotton to be exported.
Foreign mill representatives are
now in this country and are awaiting
our action. We are asking for an
~7 option on thi3 cotton good until February
10r under following conditions
and terms:
tow middling cotton 41 cents per
Strict good or Jinary cotton 39 cents
jper pound.
Good ordinary cotton 37 cents per
I Ordinary cotton 35 cents per pound.
|.V- These prices are net to the seller,
[ f. o. b. his . shipping point. Cotton
Ipr weighed and graded at shipnipg point.
E8lr " The terms of sale are eighty per
r P cent cash upon delivery; twenty per
cent deferred payments, said deferK&
red payments bearing interest at six
per cent and secured by a syndicate
p of foreign banks, and guaranteed by
their government. All securities are
I- to Be examined and approved before
Wany. cotton is delivered,
t These foreign nulls through/ their
P ^ representatives recognize that they
fjpT are asking for something unusual in
|sL requiring an option on this cotton, al1^
so in asking for twenty per cent der?.
ferred payments, and in consideration
IS of this they are willing to pay a price
Fy? ' substantially above the price for cotgpfs^ton
as compared to the ruling prices
jp/f* ^ the oper. market.
I The officers of the American Cotp
ton Association realize that in a deal
fev of this magnitude ana on account of
the imusual world conditions, it is very
R*- necessary to give these foreign mills
jjptV the options sought to enable them to
??^ perfect their arrangements for handling
a deal of this nature.
The mills to which this cotton goes
have been idle for years, and this ar>
rangement, if the holders of cotton
back it up, will start these miTls to
^ consuming cotton and relieve our
market of low grade cotton.
^ As scon adoptions sufficient are in.
hand, we will- begin to receive and
ship cotton. Allg options, with a
warehouse receipt attached, or ' the
equivalent thereto,--should be deposited
at a local bank, which is authorized
to deliver this-icotton to . the order of
J. S. Wannamajcer,- President Amerv^
can Cotton Association, only after the
terms of the option have been fully
I complied with. The form of option
| will be forwarded-to you as. soon as ill
> is received frosp. lawyers representing I
the buyers. " ;j
T, therefore.:urge you to see in perr-j
son the owners of low grade cotton
_ and call a meeting at your county
day, January 21st, -at your county
J' *
seat, urging all holders of cotton to
ft.
bje^ present and, pledge every bale of
Rv- low grade cotton .ip, your county for
? ofcinmant Poll thoip nt.
IT'S lUlO CA^VI V OliXpiiiVMt, v?*v*4.
tention to the fact that 80 per cent of
our prices equals the price now being
paid for such cotton at interior points.
If anything stands in the way of
^ your carrying out this program, please
advise us and do your best to arrange
f .
to have a substantial citizen in your
[-.
county to act in your place.
* -' ' Hoping that you will give this mat- |
tier your prompt attention. I am.
Yours very truly,
R, M. MIXSON.
| President South Carolina Division ;
American Cotton Association.
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HAND BRINGS HIGH RENT ALSO.
BennettsvilW Advocate.
We hear of land renting for 125
pounds of long staple cotton per acre
for this year. That will be over $100
an acre rent at present prices. j
No wonder farming land in Marl-1
boro is worth up to $700 an acre.
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JION HAS SALE
I.F.S LOW GRADE
CHIEF KELSO ARRIVED
IN LEXINGTON FRIDAY
Declaring that he felt ten years
younger than he did when he first
placed his foot on Lexington soil some
ten years ago, and looking as hale and
as hearty as a sixteen year old boV,
Capt. Chas. H. Kelso, the big chief
from Cleveland, Ohio, arrived in Lexington
Friday to spend the remainder
of the winter and a part of the eari>
summer at his winter home here. As
soon as the big-hearted, whole-souled
chief alighted from, an automobile,
the the people began to greet him
with a hearty welcome. Both old and
young have learned to love him, and
every one holds him in affectionate
regard.
Soon after arriving here Mr. Kelso
hoisted his big American flag at his
home on College Hill, and those who j
had not heard of his arrival knew that i
the big man from Cleveland had arrived.
Chief Kelso is an American
citizen. He loves this country with all!
the arder of his being, and every time
he comes to town he raises the stars
and stripes over his bungalos.
Chief Kelso first came to Lexington
about ten years ago, having been
brought here by Hon. Frank W.;
Shealy. Mr. Shealy happened to be in
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Jf xoriaa, aau vuivi ivcwu nao
ing the winter there. By chance the
two men met and they at once became I
chums. The friendship grew between
them until they soon became bosom j
friends. When Mr. Shealy returned
to Lexington he was soon followed by
Mr. JCelso. After remaining here for
some days as the guest of Mr. Shealy;;
Mr. Kelso became attached to the
people of Lex^gton, as well as to the
clirm$e, and' it was not long before he
had made up his mind to spend the
winters, during the rentainder of his
life, in this splendid little village. He
waited for an opportunity to buy" real
estate. A tefv years ago he purchased
the old Palmetto Collegiate Institute
building on College Hill. He
converted this into two of the prettiest
residences of the bungalo type to be
found anywhere, and now he has become
a real Lexingtonian.
?*- ? TV ? 1 ? ? to
a:ir. xvcisu, ur n.ciou, ? ut to
affectionately called by all of his
friends, is one of the most prominent
men of Cleveland. For years he has
held the position of Chief detective for
a large syndicate of electric railways,
one of the biggest in the United States.
He is also deputy sheriff of his
county besides being connected with
numbers of other enterprises. lie is a
Democrat frorruthe top of his head to
the sole of his feet. He had charge of
William Jennings Bryan's special
train during the two times the great
Commoner made the race for the presidency.
and he and Mr. Bryan are
strong personal friends.
Chief Kelso will go to Florida ' to
spend af ew days about the last of
February, but will return to his home
here about the middle of March."
DRUGGIST TO MEET AT JOHNSTON
Dr.. Rice B. Harmon, chairman,'has
called a meeting- eft- the* druggists oi
the eleventh circuit, which Comprises
the counties of Lexington; Edgefield,
"Saluda and MbOormick, at- Johnston
on Thursday,-^ahuary 2*9.
At the last meeting"* of the ' State
Bharnrnceutical Association it was decided
to organise the State by judicial
circuits in order to faciliate the matters
of the- State association. Dr. D. T.
. a .
Rilev. State president, appointed Dr.
Harmon organizer for the eleventh
circuit, an honor which he worthily
deserves. He is one of the foremost
druggists in the State, being head of
the Harmon Drng Co., one of the largest
retail drug establishments in this
section of the Carolinas.
Dr. Harmon expects to have a large
and enthusiastic meeting at Johnston.
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RI1X5 ELL BILL .VOW
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Special to The Dispatch-News.
Columbia. Jan. 21.?The Ridgell
road bill, substantially as printed in
The Dispatch-News, was introduced
by Senator Ridgell in the senate
Tuesday night. The bill carries a
provision to borrow $100,000 for a
term of years, the money to he used
lor tiie purcnase 01 ioau niaemnery
and the completion of the Augusta
road by contract. The hill took the
ip :al course, being referred to the
?. ommittee on local legislation.
BABY IS LEFT
ON HIGHWAY
Wrapped in swaddling- clothes, a
bright blue eyed girl baby was found I
in a basket on the Augusta highway J 1
about seven miles west of Lexington
, late yesterday afternoon by Mr. Hamp- 1
[ton Laird who happened to be passing j
in his automobile. The basket with the i
I innocent babe was in the middle of
[the highway, and Mr. Laird^aw it in
j time to stop his car before passing- 1
| over the object.
Gently picking the basket up Mr.
Laird was surprised and dumbfounded
when he realized that he had found a
baby. He brought the package to Lexington
and delivered it to Sheriff Miller
at the county jail. Upon examination
it was found that the basket did
not even contain a change of clothing
for the child. Besides one tiny dress,
a pair of socks and the outing cloth
with which the infant was wrapped,
there was nothing. Xo milk bottle, no
pacifier nor anything to aid the comfort
of the abandoned child. Xo note
or anything was left that would give
any information throwing light on the
perpetrators of the heartless crime.
The tracks of a man and the tracks
of a woman were found near the basket.
Sheriff and Mrs. Miller took the little
one in and ministered to its needs,
and each of the hundreds of persons
who called at the county jail last
night were of the opinion that the
child could not have fallen into better
hands.
Sheriff Miller stated that he would
make an effort to locate the guilty
parties. It is the consensus of opinion
that the child was left in the road
by travelers, it being inconceivable
that anyone in the neighborhood would
be guilty of such a cruel and heartless
act as to place a four weeks old infant
cut in the cold on a highway where
hundreds of automobiles pass daily
and at such a late hour in the evening.
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HENRY PICKENS ROBERT?*.
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On January 16, 1920, Mr. Henry .
Roberts died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Wingard, l#exington,
S. C., aged 81 years, 5 months and.
25 days. His own home was destroyed
by fire the day before his death.
He was married to Miss Hattie E.
Meetze, Jan. 27, 1867. To them were
1
born nine children. His companion
and six survive him, as fololws: Mrs.
S. H. Wingard. Mrs. E. G. Wingard,
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and R. F. Roberts, all of Lexington
and vicinity. Also twenty-eight grand
children and one great grand child
survive; three children and five granu
children are dead.
He entere-.l the Wat Between the
States at the beginning and went
through without a scratch from the
enemy.
He was a faithful and honored
member of Providence E. L. Church,
and while his sufferings were long and
severe, yet his passing was like the
falling asleep of the way-worn traveler.
He confesed faith in Savior's
grace.
The funeral services were held in
Providence church on Siiiitfe^ /at
eleven o'clock, attended by a large
concourse of; relatives and friends,
conducted by his pastd'r, ;asisste'd by '
Rev. W. H. Risj-. The flbrnl tribute
was beautiful. '
O. B. SHEAROUSE.
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DREHER RESIDENCE AT
* KElfWOOD BCRNER DOWN
| About midnight Thursday night the
{ residence of Messrs. Heber R. and
Edward L. Dreher, of Selwood, was
burned down. When the occupants of j
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j the house awoke the flames had gain-1
! ed a considerable headway, and soon ]
.'spread to two other buildings, both of
! which were destroyed. Nothing in the
| kitchen and dining room was saved,
j while most of the things in the living
| rooms were removed by the heroic efj
forts of those present.
Besides losing a lot of foodstuffs.
sixty bushels of peas were lost.
The Dreher home was among the
old colonial buildings in the Dutch
Fork, and was one of the prettiest and
best appointed in that section. No inorwt
tho li??c fnll<J i
heavily on the owners.
Messrs. He her Ft. Dreher and Kdward
Id. Dreher are grateful to their
friends, both white and colored, for j
kindly assistance rendered, which j
enabled theai t<j save other nearby j
buildings, and also save their household
effects.
LOCAL TALENT
GIVE MINSTREL
At last it may be said that everything
is in readiness for the big show
to be given tomorrow evening at the
Lexington High School auditorium by
the local post of the American Legion
and some of its friends. Not a
single thing has been omitted to make
the opening night a. success. Every
part is known perfectly, and in addition
there will be a lot of original stufr
pulled tomorrow evening that not
even the others in the cast will have
heard before.
The casti ncludes Sam Leapha^t,
Prank Wingard, Cyrus Shealy, Willard
Wingard, Tom Sox. John Sox, Gus
Barre, John Schneider, Lewis Roof,
Bert Whitaker, Ernest Sawyer, Julian
Corley and Jack Carroll. Mrs. C. H.'
Van Ormer is the pianist.
The auditorium has a limited seating
capacity and only enough tickets
will be sold to fill it comfortably, so
that those who have not already provided
themselves with tickets would
do well to call at one of the drug
stores and get them without delay.
Seat sale began Monday morning and
they have been going steadily since.
The management has one request
to make of the audience, and that is,
no matetr how well they may be
pleased with the jokes and the dancing,
or thrilled by the music, or fascinated
by the funny antics, of the end
men, don't get the idea that it is a
professional troupe, but remember
that it is composed entirely of local
boys, many of whom are trying out on
the stage for the first time. This may
be hard to conceive when the snap and
precision and thoroughness of the performance
is seen, and when it is reflected
that they have worked up this
show only for your amusement and to
help in raising funds to furnish their
club rooms in the Corley building, but
to think of it as a professional production
would be setting a precedent
that probably would handicap Neil
O'Brien and A1 Fields in their work
for many years to come, to say nothing
of the disparagement it would be
to Honey Boy -Evans' outfit and Coburn-in
their honest efforts to provide
a temporary relief from the monotonous
hum-drum of everyday life.
: Those who 'eXpect to attend the
minstrel tomorro\V evening are again
admonished that the doors will be
closed promptly at eight o'clock and
kept closed until the first act is over.
The boys would be glad for all who
come to see the show from soup to
nuts (they can't miss the nuts), and
it is respectfully urged that seats be
occupied before the opening hour, so
that not only will you see the whole
show, but that you may not annoy
thoseready seated.
The American Legion is composed
of ex-service men. The Lexington
Post contemplates furnishing a home
in the Corley building at Lexington
where good, wholesome, and moral association
may be had. It would be
open to all, whether they were in the
service or not, and if you are interested
in helping the boys in such worthwhile
undertaking, you can do so by
attending the minstrel, and at the
same time get more than your money's
worth in laughs..
BATESfeURG GROWING RAPIDLY.
John. Bell Towill Says Population Fig*
urea Will Shpw Big Xpcrease.
Among' visitors in town Monday
was John Bell Towill of Batesburg,
who was quite enthusiastic about the
growth of the thriving town where he
now makes hi3 home. Mr. Towill, who
lias just completed taking- the census
at Batesburg, says that the 1920 figures
will show a great increase of
population for Batesburg. On all sides
are evidences of prosperity and continued
growth, there being at present
at least twenty or more handsome
residences in course of construction.
At present there is not a vacant house
in the town and many houses are accommodating
two and three families.
The town ot' Batesburg has employed"
an expert to teach tobacco culture
to the farmers of the section and this
crop will be largely grown around
Ihttucli'iro t /triniinrr unn r
M AT SIM>.\Y AT
BAPTIST < BIRCH
At the Lexington Baptist church
next Sunday. Jan. 2."th, ! will preach
on the following" subjects.
11 o'clock A. M.?-"A Warning to
Protestantism."
7 oV'ot-k P. M.?"Tiie Korerunpers
<?f Christ's Second Coming."
y. H. Funderbnrk. Pastor.
SESSIONS COURT
FOR FIRS'
THINKS SUPERVISOR
SHOULD BE ELECTED
Mr. S. K. Smith Frg-es Cooperation of
All Concerned For
liood Roads.
PJditor Dispatch-Xews:
1 beg among others, to submit my
views on the Ridgell proposed good
roads bill, which taken as a whole, I
consider a great improvement on anything
wfe now, or ever have had in
Lexington County. I beg to differ with
the .Senator however, on a few articles
of his bill.
First, I think our Supervisor should
be elected by the direct vote of the
ncnnlo in t Vi o nrimarioc hon xvo r?f?n
sider the vast amount of funds this
office handles, it is readily seen that it
is one of, if not the most important
in the gift of our people, and I do not
think any 4 men comprising the legislative
delegation, however efficient
they may be, should have the power
to fill it. I believe tho, that the appointment
by the Circuit Judge, upon
recommendation of the grand jurors,
of the commisisoners is the best plan
to secure a competent board, because
a commisisoner is thus secured from
each district, and there is no politics
as I see it in this, as the office seeks
the man and any man in anyway seeking
the office, by this act, disqualifies
himself for it. Then again, if an incompetent,
or unsatisfactory man is
put in, he can be retired after one
year, and a good one can be re-appointed
as the law now provides,
Again, I dare say no two districts can
"build and maintain their roads by the
same plans, so I think this should be
left to the judgment and discretion of
the several comissioners, whom the
law provides, shall be competent and
business men. Next, I do not think any
new road should be opened, or an old
one closed, except by an intelligent
petition, stating competent reasons,
and endorsed by those whom such action
would most benefit or injure as
the case might be.
I very earnestly believe too, that all
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of the automobile tax of this and every
county in South Carolina, should
be returned to .the roads funds in the
township in which the cars are assessed.
This, with our present high taxes,
wQuld raise the necessary funds with
which to build and maintain our
'County roads.
In justice to Senator Ridgell, who
is a warm personal friend of mine,
and for whom I have the greatest re
spect. I want to say that I do not
think his proposed bill is in anyway a
political scheme with him, as has been
suggested, and I feel sure that he welcomes
a fair and impartial discussion
of it.
I believe I voice the sentiments of
75 per cent, of the voters of my district,
and of Lexington County, when
I say, as I have said, in the campaigns
of 1916 and 1918, that our citizens do
not object to high taxation, even to the
$5.00 computation tax, provided they
obtain the benefits deserved and reasonable
to expect, but they are-darned
tired of such taxation without any
benefits, and I perdict now that the
present delegation, unless they get together,
stay and .work -together on
the good roads pro-position in our
county, devising-some plan .whereby
we may see this high tax money spent
advantageously, equally and well, will
likely find it necessary to defend their
positions, if they are candidates in the
approaching primaries, and explain
to the dear people, the whys, and
wherefores of it.
In conclusion, friends, let me remind
you that any bills and arguments
will fail without the necessary
funds to finance it, and likewise, the
funds will be useless without some well
defined plan, the conscientious term
work of our delegation, and the ear
nest and hearty co-operation of the
citizenship of our County. These, altogether.
will do the work. Let's have
th^ni .say I.
I thank you. Mr. Editor for space,
etc.
S. Lv SMITH.
Swansea. S. t\. Jan. 19th: 1920.
I !M)\ PARTY AM) CAKE WALK
\T (O.N'CAHEK SCHOOL HOUSE
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There will be a box party, cake
I V.tUK LI I 111 Ullltfl ^ii itri *ro
at Congaree school house on Friday
evening. January ::o. commencing at
. |6:30 o'clock. The proceeds will go
toward improving the school. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.
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' PROCEEDINGS
r HALF OF WEEK
The regular mid-winter term of the
coiTrt of general sessions for Eexington
county convened on Monday
morning with the Hon. James W. DeVore,
of Edgefield, presiding. Judge
Prince, who was to have presided, was
detained at home on account of illness.
On account of the absence of one of
the grand jurors, that important body
did not get organized until after the
noon hour. Judge DeVore delivered a
strong and impressive charge to the
grand jury, referring first to their
general duties, and then branching
off into a discussion of the public affairs.
The Court laid stress upon
the fact that the grand jury should
first acquaint themselves with the law
governing all public officials before
entering into an examination of the
books and records. He urged the
members to make no accusations unless
they knew the same to be true.
Judge DeVore took occasion to compliment
Sheriff Miller and the several
magistrates of the county on the
prompt attendance of all witnesses.
The grand jury should examine the
public schools of the county, said
Judge DeVore. Teachers should be
paid better salaries. "You can't get a
firstc las teacher for a second class
price," he said. "It is better to have log
school houses and competent teachers
than to have brick palaces with incompetent
teachers," he said. The
grand jury was admonished to keep a
close watch on all violators of the
criminal law.
The first case called for trial was
that of the State against Clifton Chavis,
former policeman of the town of
Cayce, who was charged with having
snot ana wounaea uauas crart, postmaster
.of the same town. The trial
consumed all of Monday, every inch
of ground being hotly contested, the
defendant being represented by former
Governor Cole L. Blease. The case
was given to the jury early yesterday
morning and after remaining out until
late in the afternoon a verdict of *
guilty was found. The defendant has
not as yet been sentenced. t
The case of Tillman Pinckney, a
negro of Swansea who is charged with M
the murder of his wife, was next tak-,
en up and is still in progress today.
He is represented by Judge C. M. MttUHk
Efird and Cols. George T. Graham and
T. C. Callison.
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Pleas of guilty were entered by the
following defendants: Lincoln Shfcaly,
young white man charged with taking
automobile without owners cohsent,
WilS givtfll O 1I1U11U1S UII tut; llltyUlg<l.U&
or a fine of $75.00.
John Henry Johnson, negro charged
with housebreaking- and larceny
was sentenced to serve a period of j
two years. < , ?
George Curtis, a young white boy, 1
entered a plea of guilty to the charge I
of stealing an overcoat and was given i
a sentence.of eighteen months. - > Lewie
Goff and Henry Reynolds, u
white, entered pleas of guilty to the , .1
charge of assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature, upon pleading
guilty, was sentenced to pay a fine of *"
$50.00 each or sen-^three months. S-.
B. Strickland, charged jointly with ,-t
Goff and Reynolds laterentered a -plea - '
of guilty to the same offence and waus " " >
sentenced to 'pay a fine of $"65v0#*-0r
serve four months."- ' * r *' ' -v
Frank Wheeler,- a1'"negro,"entered"a' " r' 1
plea of guilty to the charge of forgery, ' "v: ?
and received one year. ai
Adam Singleton," negro, ' charged ||
with intent to kill, received a fine of ?
$35.00 or thee months.
Robert Woods, Lexington negro who I
a few months' ago killed a fine mule
the property of Mr. L. L. Parker, well
known lumberman, entered a plea of
guilty and was given a sentence of
two years at hard labor.
The grand jury yesterday returned
a true bill against Jack Summers, one
of the negroes charged with the murder
of young Harrold Suber at Peak,
which occurred some weeks ago. Summers
will likely be tried during the
week.
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AI1> THE CEXStb.
It is the duty of every citizen of
Lexington to aid in the census in order
that the town of Lexington, as well
as the rural districts of the county, be
placed in its true light. If any one has
been overlooked the matter should at
once be called to the attention of the
census department. Every community
should have what is coming to it, and
this can only be accomplished by the
closest co-operation of the people. Let A
every one get in the 1^20 census.
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