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VOLUME NO. 81 * LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1921. ' NUMBER 13.
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SESSIONS COURT
NOW UNDER WAY
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The January ter,m of court of general
sessions court convened. Tuesday |
morning: at 10 o'clock* .Judge Frank ^
B. Gary, presiding, with Solicitor T.
C. Callison, Clerk H. L.. Harmon, t
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Stenographer O. B. Anderson and
Sheriff A. E. Roof in their respective ,
v places. The court lias considerable ,
business before it to be disposed of !
during the next two weeks, several
* oases having been brought over from '
I V .
. the last term, and tho grand jury is '
?
expected to return many true bills
now being considered.
Jitdge QaiV delivered a strong '
charge to the grand Jury >n the con- ,
Ttunlni, nnilxl nalllrti, nnnnlol o f ,
rouiuh vi wt vuiuMfi o|#vvio? c*v- |
tention to the Arime wave now rumpant
over the country, and to the alleged
violations, of the prohibition j
Jaw. s<'
Tho case of the State vs. Newt Kelly,
and Frank GcW, charged with the
killing of David Shull in New Brookkind,
is set for next Monday, and ,
much interest is centered on this trial, i
The trinl of Luther Crout, Alva Dew
and Will Mitchell, charged with the j
killing of Constable W. N. Brown
near Now Brookland last spring in .1 j
liquor raid, will come up the last of i
tho week.
The following cases had been dis- j
posed 6t up to tho time of. going to j
press: i
Willie Brooks, negro, charged with j
burglary and larceny, plead guilty to
petit larceny and was sentenced to
serve 15 days on the chaingang of
; Lexington county. . i
Thomas Hah-, white, plead guilty i
to the -charge of bigamy and was sen- I
tenced to* one year, at hard labor.
C. S. Bryant, charged with house.
-t. '
* " breaking, entered a. of guilty and |
was^lionttMKriijS ,to? out hi* on the 1
i .v i v . i
Hector .Patterson, colored! charged .
with murder in connection, with tin;
killing of another negro at Swansea J
dome time ago, is being tried this- af- f
ternoon. Mr. Daniels, assistant at-j
rw-> corney i~ prosecuting Patter- j
son. Solicitor Cullisoh being disquali- !
i
fled on nccpunt of having been en\- ,
ployed to defend the negro prior to
his election as solicitor.
Tho grand jury wilt probably make '
its final presentment to the judge j
Thursday.
The following jurors have been !
drawn to serve the second week:
C>. Cleveland Smith, Julius 15. Bouknight.
It. 1 >. Kinard, J. Willie lAfap- ;
hart, J. S. Liorick, T. Ryan I.ivingston, .
J. M. Marchant, W. <j. Roberts, Fred
F. Miller, Paul Williams. Jacob J.
Back, it. J. Sturkie, II. Shelton Wes- .
singer, J. Frank Sharpe. J. Monroe .
Fallaw, R. H. Baughman, S. I*. '
Robinson, Andrew M, Hall, It. Dee
Berry, Perry H. Derrick, t". C. Rob
erts, \V. I<. Packman, Daniel L. Tay- i
lor, Lomio li. Hite, \V. T. Smith, \V.
Capers Collum. Arnold O. Craft. .1. |
Carlisle Price, S. 1*. 1\ Hursey, Clary;
C. Stockman, Frank T. Lynch, J. E. '
Mcetze, James F. Hack man, James
R. Summers, John \\*. Adams, Percy
I,. Lybraml.
DEATH OF W. <). J.U KSON. i
Mr. \V. Q. Jackson, known through- .
out the entire coufnfjr as "Kit" Jack- i
50n, and one df the largest planters
in the county, died at his home near ;
Swansea on Friday night following a I
long and painful illness. Mr. Jack- j
son was about. 70 years of age and is i
survived by several sons and daugh- '
tArs. all proniinent and influential I
citizens. His wife died some years i
ago.
Mr. Jackson up to a few years ago ;
took a prominent part in every under-'!
taking looking to the upbuilding of |
his county and State, and was a lead- !
ing power in the life of his community.
He was big hearted and gener- j
ous to a fault, and nothing he had
wu? wo ki'uu ior niH mends.
In his death the county loses one I
of its noblest citizens.
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hKXINOTON CntOUIT.
Services Sunday, January 215, 1921:
IJed Bank?Sunday school at 10 n.
91. Preaching at 11 o'clock.
Horcb?Sunday school at 2:30 p.
m. Preachin? at 3:30 p. in.
Lexington?Sunday school at 10 a.'
on. Preaching at 7* p. in.
The public is cordially invited to .
rdiese services. 1
II. A. WK1TTKN,
Pastor.
AMERICAN LEGION
OPERETTA ON 31ST
In the same splendid spirit of helpfulness
which prompted them and
others to apply for n chapter hero of
tho Red Cross anc directed their
peady Angers in making Innumerable
pads and bandages and sweaters and !
socks for tho boys who had gone to ,
the colors, the girls of Lexington have '
now come voluntarily to the assistance
of those same boys who \*havo
returned homo and are largely known
as members of the American Legion,
and have offered to help them raise
money for the ideal of their dreams? '
a homo for tho local post, with read- r
ing tables, gymnasium, shower baths,
perhaps a dance hall, maybe a pool
... I
room, and ultimately a kind of a so- j
clal conter.
. Tho American Legion Isn't dead. In J
fact, It Isn't even aBlcep. ' But It Is
"working quietly and waiting fpr tho !
tlmo to comn when the results of its !
work may with propriety he mado
known, at which time the. local post '
hopes to have its dream come true, ;
with tho realization of a home of its
own in which its members and friends
may meet, indulge in remlniscenses, |
'and perpetuate memories which do- !
serve to live of days which to them
are hard to forgot.
To this end,.the girls have planned,
organized, and for more than a week "
have been practicing "the Japaneso
Girl, an operotta which they plan to
give in. the high school auditorium on j
the evening of Monday, January 31. ;
it may be interesting to note (he j
names of some of those taking part: f
Aliases Mary Cuughmnn.-, Margaret
Borick, Hat tie Gee Wlngard, Mary El- J
len Oaughman, Bertha Sue Berley, '
Nita I.eo Harmon, Winnie Hartley, j
"Katie Gnu Clark, Virginia Evans, Myr- j
tie Rawl, Gladys Harmon, Martha
Kyzer, Vera Corloy, Eula May Hen- j
drix, Caro Eflrd, Ernestine Barre, Co- ,
cil Barre, Pearl Caughman, May L.ois
pBoozer, Essie F.tlrd anil Mrs. John D. {
Carroll.
Other information which is . urt- ;
available this will be printed ;
about the Way In the next Issue of
the paper.
N1IKK1FF K. AUSTIN ItOOF
CI-7TK HIS 1 11 1ST NTIl.L.
On Tuesday afternoon Sheriff 10.
Austin .Uopf captured his first still j
after being sworn in as high peace
officer of the county. The still was j
found in Fourteen creek, about a mile !
tnul a half from town. It was made I
from two large galvanized tubs, which '
had been fastened together and other '
necessary equipment added. There f
was evidence of the still having been 1
in recent operation, but no one was
found about it when it was taken by
the sheriff, and it is not known who
had operated it.
ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN' CHURCH. 1
l>ivine services at 11:00 a. m. and
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7:00 p. m. Sunday school at 10:00 n.
in. For Sunday. January the 'Jtid.
the morning theme will be: "The lie- ,
ward of The Laborers." The evening
theme will be: "Praying for Our 1 fully
Bread."
The Lord's Supper will be administered
at the morning service this
Sunday. " I
Commencing with the llrst Sunday ^
vji rcuiuui) me KvumnK service will i
be at soven-thirty.
The public is cordially invited rr> j
hll of these services.
AUTHIIRJB. OBEN'SOHAIN.
Pastor.
WOKKILL-WRIGIIT.
iss Frederica \V. Worrill and Mr. j
Ellison 1>. Wright wc-re married at the i
home of the' bride's parents. Mr. and |
Mrs. F. W. Worrill, Monday at 5 p. m., |
Rev. II. A. Whitten, pastor of the ,
Methodist church, oilleiatlng.
The bride is one of Eexington's most '
attractive young women. The groom ;
is from the old North State, where .
he holds a responsible position in the
postofllee. After the honeymoon, to '
1?. ciuiii t i.. Vln.l.l.. " ? '? * 1
.... ... > ii'iiu.i, i.iitry will lUUKo i
their home In Rocky Mount, N, f\
RF.ATJl OF VOl N'fi <ilHIi.
Mertie Mario Smith, the eight year i
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. Wes- 1
ley Smith, died on Sunday. January
!), and was buried the following day '
at St. Matthews l.utheran church, 1
the Rev. O. R. Sliearoyso conducting
the funeral services.
TAXES WILL BE MAIN'
AT PRESENT SES
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(Editorial Correspondence.)
Columbia, Jan. 18.?Taxes will Undoubtedly
furnish the main theme for
discussion at the present session of
the legislature. The statements in
the daily papers thut the various
branches of the state government
would ask for ten million dollars this
~ jnuiroi in uumy
counties ot the Btate which culminated
in a taxpayers' Convention in
the hall of the house last week at
Which a resolution was passed urging
the legislature to hold ?down appropriations
at the present time.
Many speeches were made at this
convention, but the best of all was
that by Claude N .Sapp of Richland
county, who. told the convention, that
he was in favor of close economy in
appropriations, but he was not willing
to stop the progress , of ttte y^rural
schools. Mr. Rapp pointed >out the
'fact that one district in his county
had voted upon themselves a thx of
19 extra mills for schools. lie polntod
out that no cut In the amount > of
money spent by the state could lower
taxes appreciably while .such levies
Were put 011, he said he proposed to
stand by the rural schools.
Other speeches along the same lines
were mode by Senator George K.1
Lanoy of Chesterfield and Senator
Niels ChrlstenBen oC( Beaufort, chair-'
muri of the senate finance .committee,
both of whom expresses the desire to
keep taxes ddtvn to a minimum this
"year, providing it could be done without
injury to the best interests of the
state. As an indication of the bpueral
fooling the house last week voted
down a resolution limiting th? size of
the appropriation this yeur, which
does not mean that the body is committed
to extravagunj' v expenditure?,
but only that it refused to tie the.
hands of tho ways and means committee,
which will frame the appropriation
bill to bo submittod to the
f
house.
On tho senato side Senator "Wightman
oKsaluda "has- introduced a bill
ttT'deerease the salary* cf every "eniployee
of the .state and county governments
af Hat 20 per cent and to
abolish the tax commission, tho board
of public \\ clfare and maybe some
other department. The several bills
are still in committee and consequently
no test of strength has been
hud. The salary bill could not now
become effective us to any constitutional
state officer, l?ecausu the constitution
provides that their salary
shall be neither increased nor diminished
during their term of oillee. The
new terms will begin next Tuesday,
so that the bill could not possible
become law before the oath of ofilee
was administered. Should they become
operative the levy would hardly
ho tilTi'fii'ii.
It is entirely too early to predict
what will be done about taxes, but
litis touch can bo said. There can
not In- :i materiel reduction in tlie
state levy without injury to the work
of tin: state government. There are
a suilicient number of progressive
men in the legislature to prevent this.
Hut there is real concern union*; these
progressive members?some of them
anions the largest taxpayers in the
state?at the constantly growing
state levy, and they are anxious that
the burcdn of taxation be more nearly
equalized and that much property
now escaping taxation be put upon
the boks, thus relieving land and visible
personal property from the burden.
Through the committee appointed
last session to study the
question they have formulated a
program that ought to commend itself
to the legislature and the people.
It seems to offer the; only hope of
permanent relief unless progress is
to be sacrificed and wo are to go back
to the day of the one-room log school
house; witn a dirt floor.
If any prediction about taxes is as]
good us another it Is safe r?? ???v 11?
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tho legislature will fight to keep the
appropriations as near to hist year's
level as possible, that no new buildinns
will be authorized at state colleges
and that some new sources of
revenue will bo developed that will
adequately take care of the work already
undertaken. Governor Cooper
has recommended a program which if
adopted will finance the state's needs
and at the same time reduce the
levy on property from 12 mills to 8
mills. Doubtless some part of this
program will be adopted, but considerable
opposition has developed to ]
THEREOFTALK
SIONOf LEGISLATURE
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the ta^jof one cent a gallon 011 gasoline;
proposed by the governor.
Amqitg the, . Important measures
\vhich Will soon come up. for discussion
wMl be,.the bill by Senator Alan
JohnBtsie of Newberry to^reduce cotton
aojteage. The bill haB been re
itjiiru ?u me commiuee on. agriculture,
which has not yet reported it. '
It hos.tieen carefully drawn and there
is goo<^:2egal o.dvlco that it will meet |
all cophtltutional requirements. *,
The Sirst week of the 2 session was I
spent' hut'uly. in organising and, pre- |
pari/igjfoi the work to come.. Strong
efl&rfk Uhav.e been made to get both I
brujihfiwi ?i'-'wn to work at once and
pre^eh?> lijrMongatlon.of the session,
hut thfVe will btf a good many elections
tU)u held by the legislature this j
I'oar'wHih will chndumc a great* deal j
hf tliqCv Not the least important of
these flpthat cf chief- game warden.
Already ^therc Is a good deal of activity
a^ttmtg candidates and friends.
ThO of Associate Justice llydrick
of the supremfc court will ere- j
ate*a ^Scancy which wilt havo to be j
filled,-JiAmong those mentioned, al- ;
readjr (ifre Thomas 13. Cothran, speak- 1
er <frf'ijih& house. Prof. E. Marion
IluckerL.of the university law faculty |
and Ci&juit Judge Thomas S. Sease.
No dotrfbt there will he others before i
the election is held.
No Aoubt the legislature at this j
ses8loii|will provide for the legal en- !
rollment of womon in the next Dem- |
oWa'ticfc .primary. At '.cast the effort l
Will' bijj made and It is hardly con- I
ceivablip that it will fail.
TllA'nr? u**" r? ol* 1 ? " ,u*1"
un; aoi\iu^ vurj unit' |
legislation. Some of them, representing,the
League of Women Voters, j
are requesting that the age of con- j
sent f<M* WOtVien bo raised to IS years!
and thgt a law establishing an age of j
consent for boys at 16 he passed. So .
far noi bills of this nature have been i
introduced. > !
/< n Wfort is going to be made- to !
ohantfHfciie law with reference to the j
!e?*ulniu.' of- ' automobile - - licenses, ~ so i
that the tags will be Issued by the j
o
clerks of court Instead of the state !
highway department. CJovernur ^
Cooper advocated such a plan in his j
message. Considerable criticism of ,
the highway department is being j
voiced throughout the state and somf '
of it has found experssion from mem- |
bers of the legislature, more in con- J
versation, howeevp, than on the floor. ;
It is not improbable that sonic change ,
in the law wiil op made.
Indications tow point to adjourn
irrnt within the foity day time.,
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
The Lexington county delegaV.cn j
fared very well in the apportionment j
of committees. Dr. Crosson was as- i
i
signed to the committees on banlfltig ;
and insurance, medical affairs, local j
legislation and police regulations. |
while the house members will seivc
,>ii Mie following committees: Anvcl:
?Acounts, education, and incorporations.
Barr?Agriculture. chums. |
roads, bridges and ferries. By brand - j
Banking and Insurance. commerce
and manufactures, local legislation j
The delegation has had several meet- ]
ings and is earnestly discussing ways j
and means of- reducing county tax's. |
They have nothing to give out tor I
public: Mon. hut are hopeful that they !
'ill bo able to accomplish aoim'thing.
"ilte finest spirit 'r cooperation >? j
vails amonK them. ,
"Judge" Amiek has been voted the >
handsomest man in the house. When |
tile Yeomen lobbyists begin to get busy j
in earnest the "Judge" will no doubt j
come in for bis share of attention. j
The house shook off the shackles of
precedent and seniority the other day
and amended the rules so that each
committee should select its own chairmain
instead of having the speaker
name him. It lias been the custom
for years for the speaker to name the
nnan oldest in service on the com
I
mittee ?h chairman. Members were
very careful of their seniority anil in
nil public documents and on committee
stationery the names were arranged
in order of length of service.
They are now printed alphabetically
and seniority has made way for detmoeracy.
The Hon. Wilson <r. Harvey of j
Charleston, who will be sworn into j
otllce next Tuesday, spent part of last I
BENEFIT PLAY AT
LEXINGTON SCHOOL
A play, "The Minister's Wife's New
Uonnott," will be given at the Lexington
v school auditorium Friday
night, January 28. The play is being
given under the auspices .of Mrs. R.
A. Wayne's Sunday school cla33 of
the Main Street M. K. church, Columbia.
for the benefit of the new church
building. Those that enjoy a g?nd
laugh are urged to attend, and they
will *?ot go away disappointed. riood
r.usic and go"?1 singing w'.tl also be a
part of the evcn'ng's entertainment.
The price of admission wl" bo (-0
<.'pt's for adults and 25 cents r.t
children. Tickets may be had at seven.'
of the st")-es In Dcxlngtcn
i-ollowing is the program*
Cast of Characters.
Rev. Grundy, the minister?Mr.
Edward Wayne.
Ilepsibuh Grundy, his Wife?Miss
Elizabeth Truesdale.
Samanthu Slick, President of the
Sewing Circle?Miss Pauline Wayne.
Xodanna Simpkins, who is always
asleep?Miss Sarah Sanders.
Penelope Perkins, she so precise?
Miss Ollle Bull.
Agatha Equalls, the Blusterer?
Miss Margaret White.
Cayenne Pepper, who '3tutters?
Miss Doris Price.
Dephe Hardahear, who is deaf?
Miss Isabel Montelth.
Vivian Walker, the City Milliner?
Mr. Thayer Boyd.
Always Knoxit, as his name applies
?Mr. Carlisle Smith.
Billy Butcher, a good fellow?Mr.
Roy Harris.
? f HUgh Howler, the Country Sport?
"Ggden Wilson.
Professor I-Iighvoice, the Choirmaster-?Mr;
Austin. * '
Pianist;?Miss Dorothy GilhStlh.
, ' Other tnembers of the Ijnprovehnent
Coinmitte^, Sewing Circle and
Cliolijf Miss Wllma Howerton, Miss
lElslo Hook, Miss Myrtls Beach. Miss
Ktho! pilham. . ?
Scene.
"The Parlor of the OhurehV*
Orchestra.
nr. tiuy li. White, Mr. Guy White,
Jr., Mr. John Davis, Mr. Horton, Miss
Sadie Gallant, Miss Margaret White
hnd Miss Frances Monteith.
THIRD OF EXPLOSION
VICTIMS TO LOSE EYE
Siinmcs Fit-Ids returned to the Columbia
hospital Sunday to have his
left eye removed. He had been home
from the hospital for only a few days,
having recovered sufficiently from the
wounds received in the Now Year's
eve dynamite explosion to leave the
hospital, and at the time he was
brought home it was thought that his
eve would be saved, but he had to
1r carried back Sunday for the operation.
lie is the. third of the four
>oung men iiurc in the explosion to
lose an eye. Frank Fields, who is still
in the hospital, and Furman Harmon,
who was brought home Sunday, are
t:?e other two who >ost an eye each.
All of the young men are resting well
and improving rapidly.
. .. *???> u-viinr ui^
Swansea, Jan. 16.?Miss Willie Mae
Sharpe and William Carey Chaplin
'were married lant Sunday afternoon
at f? o'clock at the Baptist parsonage
'in St. Matthews by the Rev. \lr. Golthin.
Miss Sharpe is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Sharpe of Swansea
and Mr. Chaplin is a prosperious farmer
of Calhoun county.
T1IK BON 1IKUR CLUB.
Mis. E. Kellers Mitchell will entertain
the Bon Heur club Friday
afternon at 4 o'clock.
week in the senate chamber, gelting
familiar with his duties. He was
warmly received by the members of
the senate. Mr. Harvey is a man of
pleasinK personality, with a smile
that is contagious. Indications are
that he will make a most excellent
presiding officer and will have {treat
popularity with the senate.
Congressman-elect Fuller* **
in the lobby one day
ing hands with , f '
pects to i'
to j
WESTERN CAROLINA
BANKPROSPEROUS
Mr. John T. Sox, manager of the
| local branch of the Bank of Western
(Carolina, on Tuesday attended the
lUnnuel mooting of the directors and
offlcers of the orgnaizatlon in Aiken.
The meeting was held In the director's
room at tho head office, and officers
of tho nine branch institutions together
with the head office, management
were present. The financial .
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wouiuuii ut inn uuuinry was mor
bughly gone Into and discussed ^
men who are familiar with tt}r station,
and it was the oplnl^pT*r{hote
at the meeting that th? ^umtry has^
passed tho low tide^. y-JUslness, and
that by fall, this sncVtJn will see business
as usual.
Tho Bank of Western Carolina is
capitalized at $289,300.00, on which
capital a total of 16 per cent dividend
was paid during tho year, in four installments
of 4 per cent. each. The
officers of the institution have borrowed
$7 00,000.00 In the past few
months from outside capital with
which to take care of their customers,
this being made necessary owing
to the largo amount loaned on cotton,
which has not been sold. This is
the largest amount ever borrowed by
tho bank.
It was agreed at the meeting Tuesday
to renew cotton paper now held
until some time in April to assist the
.
farmer as far as possible in obtaining
a fair price for his product. What
policy will bo pursued after that time
has not been definitely settled.
The' officers of the banker enter
1921 confident that the country has
passed over the roughest spot in the
road to ^prosperity, and that in the
next few months business Will again
be back to nomal.
The officers of the Loxiiigton branch'
lire: John T. Sox, managretyvjR. ES.
Cook, assistant manager; H. H. Ii?l
i . , . ? Jr
Jingston, assistant m?ii)A^er; C. M. Ef-*
^Ird, director; W. J. McCJ^rtha, finance.
<Mr. Sox was the only officer from LexIlhgttm
attending the meeting in* Aiken
Tuesfl^i . J.
NEXT LYCEUM ATTRACTION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
The next number on the lyceum
course is to be at the Lexington school
auditorium on the evening of Tuesday,
February 8, at which time Miss
Helen Louise Wnlcott, impersonator,
contralto and pianist, and Mr. Lu
Ring, composer, author and operattie
tenor, will be the attraction.
Miss Walcott has a record of substantial
achievement before lyceum
and ohautauqua audiences as an en- n
tertainer which is a guarantee of her
ability, and her unusual power of literary
interpretation has aroused en- ,.
thusiasm in many parts of the country.
Mr. King is one-of the most versatile
and talented artists of the lyceum
platform. He possesses^ a dramatic,
robust tenor of remarkable power and
quality which is itself admirably
adapted to concert work.
This is next to the last number on
the lyceum course for this season and
should be. one of the very best. Lovers
of music will appreciate this opportunity
of hearing in our midst
musicians of such note.
To those who have not season tickets
the usual price of 76 cents for
adults and 35 cents for children obtains.
NEW PACES SEEN WHEN
COURT CONVENED TUESDAY
With several new county otlicera on
th^s job when court of general sessions
convened Tuesday morning the court
. w>>> i>i cuciucii u. cuangea view to the
regular attendants at the sessions.
"While Solicitor Callison is not a new
man in the court room, this is the
first term of court that he has attended
in the capacity of solicitor. Sheriff
E. Austin Roof and Deputy Sheriff H.
C. Oswald are both on the job for the
first time. Clerk M. L. Harmon and
Court Crier S. L. Rawl, who havo
been; In these poSttiQfts for some time,
are in their usual places. All the officers
are discharging their various
duties capably.
\WCKICA.V