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^ LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1921. NUMBER 14.
BRffifcOURT
adjo
I Hjpmorning after seven days' i
over until the May term, j
'tit*?6; ?f the State vs. Newt Kelly
MHP|IP' l^vid Shull, was contrn-j
^^B^IuTkilling of Constable Brown j
w ago. Both of )
||j|^>3cases are expected to j
tSp at the next term of court. It
Sphe intention of the officers of
j
BL *; t to hold only one week of ;
tt Alter the' above cases had been
febpd, but the tria' of Russell
i|p, vharged with murder, which
Friday afternoon carried
over until Tuesday of this
L following eases v.ere disposed!
last issue o? The Dis- j
^tei^hd Young, assault and bat i
ytth. inient to kil*. er.tefed a plea ,
ai^ and war sentenced to one '
ttizo Merritt, cha:ged with isks
withou* sufficient funds !
ifc; bank, pleaded guilty and was i
pfcknd to serve fc.'t- i;or-ths on the '
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^HBfector Patterson, charged with
MBttutfaughter, found guilty and given
BWjfgntence of six years.
.Harris, charged with murder
killing of a fellow student at
l|HB|p&bn college, Irmo, was cleared .
JpiBljfhe charge. He was represented
Pj^jyrus L. Shealy and C. M. Efird.
?Ef|jtoL the case of the State vs. Jacob
Krojparick, who was charged with mi:rHHs^the
presiding "pudge directed a
HH^Tttornas Nelson was found guilty of
WMjrau'lt and battery of a high and agBr
Stoated nature, and was sentenced
B^m^months.on the gang.
Pooser, charged with murder,
not guilty. He was repreHtipitei
by J. D. Carroll and Cyrus L.
njffeftly t>y appointment of the court.
Kgl^itissen Portee, charged with murKflm*,
"was found guilty of manslaugh^ aEJcPrvtop
iS charged with running j
and killing J. C. Turner with
Hm automobile last fall in New BrookHppd.
The defendant has not been j
sentenced pending arguments for a;
Knew trial which wilt t>e heard here
^t>ii February 5. j
BENEFIT PLAY AT
Ktf HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY
K ..A play, "The Minister's Wife's New
^ Bonnett." will be given at the Lex- '
p&igton school auditorium this Friday
wfeht The play is being given under
ftj&e auspices of Mrs. R. A. Wayne's
^^taaday schol class of the Main Street
E#. E. church, Columbia, for the bene&#it
of the new church building. Those 1
Kjpbat enjoy a god laugh are urged to
attend, and they will not go away disappointed.
'Food music and good
^Ringing will also be a part of the
jejj5p?ij|g*s entertainment. The price
of .admission will be . fd> cents for
P^hdults and 25 cents for children.
. Ticekts may be had at several of the
stores in Lexington. j
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/ /DRUGGISTS TO ME^rrl/
J IX SALUDA TOMORROW.
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dSttfc Pharmaceutical Association of
iheflfeeventh district will hold its reg
ulaf meeting in Saluda tomorrow, the
p meeting having been called several
j$ days ago by Dr. Rice B. Harmon,
i president. Other officers of the association
are: John S. Fair, vice-president,
Batesbyrg; Felder Smith, secretary
and treasurer, Leesville. The .
executive committee is composed of j
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Ifcv RJce B. Harmon, of Lexington, !
Dr. Lucius S. Maxwell, of Johnston, |
and Dr. J. S. Jones, of Ridge Spring, j
Dr. Harmon is expecting a large at- |
tendance at the Saluda meeting.
s STOCKHOLDERS* MEETING.
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The Brookland Bank held its an- 1
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- nual meeting and the stockholders .
present were pleased with the earn-'
ings for the past year. A dividend of !
eight per cent, was declared and the ;
remainder placed to surplus nod nn- j
divided profits.
The following were eh rted diivetor.s i
for the following year: ilenrv Baiv '
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'jG. A. Guignard. J. R. Hilton. J. o
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Lybrand, J. W. lieeley, R. N. Senn, '
15. W. Shuli. P. J. Wessinger. L. s. ?
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MR. BARR WOULD
URGE DISARMAMENT!
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Mr. McKendree Barr of the Lexing- j
ton delegation made an earnest but
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unsuccessful plea in the house yesI
terday for the adoption of a concur- j
rent resolution which was offered by
liim, urging upon congress to take
Steps looking toward the disarmament j
bf the nations. Mr. Barr spoke interestingly
and at length on the merits
of the question, but the house refused
to adopt the resolution.
The resolution in full follows:
Whereas, The World War conclud- j
ed in November, 1918, shattered Em- j
pires, destroyed millions of human
lives, cost billions of dollars and saddled
upon humanity a terrific burden j
of taxation which will require gen- '
erations of hardship and suffering to
liquidate: and. * ,
"Whereas, The rebuilding of standing
armies and great navies during i
this period of intense - financial depression,
hunger and bankruptcy in
so many of the countries of Europe i
necessitating enormous expenditures :
of treasure which must become an
additional tax upon the already heav- j
ily' burdened people of every nation, i
and,
Whereas, The concentrated thought
and enefgies of each nation should
at this time be directed toward the j
rehabilitation of commerce and the
more peaceful pursuits of liffer"60 that
suffering civilization may in all parts
of the world begin once again to en-.[
joy the blessings Of a wise and bene- i
ficient Providence; and. i
Whereas, Believing that World DisI
armament at this period among all |
the great nations would not .only in- i
sure the permanent stability of peace, j
but would tend to quickly establish j
iformal international trade relations j
and put the world commerce once
"lore on a sound and stable basis. j
Therefore, be it resolvetf by the
House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring, that the Congress of the
United States be "and is hereby ear-j
nestly requested and urged to prompt- |
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Iv take the initiative through the j
prestife, wealth and power of this j
great nation to induce an internation- j
al disarmament by all the leading Xa- j
tions of the world. , j
Be it further resolved. That in giv- j
ing expression to these resolutions by
the General Assembly of South Caroline,
we believe that they convey the
general sentiments of the people, not I
only of this State, but of the entire j
American Union. * "j
Be it further resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be promptly !
mailed to the honorable senators and i
members of congress from this State. !
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mr. joiin McCarthy
OF PEL/ION PASSES. |
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John James McCarthy, son of J>avid
M. and Eliza Polly-Ann was born
September 27, 1847, reaching a good
ripe age, being 73 years old. On Feb. 1
26, 1861'. he was given in marriage j
to Ellen Joanah Bickley. who pre- |
ceded him to the grave about eleven !
years ago. To this union were born J
five children of which 4 are living and j
one dead. The living are Walter J. i
McCarthy, a prominent merchant of
Lexington; David G. McCarthy, l'ei- j
ion; Mrs. D. Backman Amick of1
Chapin; Mrs. E. S. Gantt of Stefedman \
:tncl Emma McCarthy, deceased.
In infancy he was consecrated to |
God by the rite of Holy Baptism. |
About the year 18&1 he became a corifirmed
member of St. John's E. L. 1
church, and was one of the honor or
charter members of this church,
being one of the first founders of
this congregation or church. Mr. I
McCarthy remained a faithful member
until death.
Just before the closing of the Confederate
war, he enlisted in the Confederate
army, only serving his country,
during the war, about three
months.
Those left to mourn his death are
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two Sisters, 1UUI umutvii, ivn cim.w
children and a host of relatives and
friends.
The services were conducted by his
pastor, Rev. I>. Wessinger in St.
John's K. L. chinch, about 0 miles
fro 1 elion.
MI:. liOiacK UOMK.
Mr. \V. A. Lorick, who underwent
an operation at the Columbia hospital
sometime ago. returned to his home
here Tuesday, and his friends will be
glad to know that he- is r< t verinir
rapidly.
BILLS AFFECTING
! LEXINGTON COUNTY
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Columbia, Jan. 26.?Several bills of
local interest to Lexington County
have been introduced by the legislative
delegation in the general assemI
j bly and are already on their way
(towards passage. Some of them are
jof interest only to special school districts,
but two or three are of general
'interest throughout ' the county.
Among these are one by Senator Crosson
establishing the office of rural
, police for the county instead of magistrates'
constables. The bill provides
I for two rural policeman at a salary
jof $1,500 each who shall perform all
!<of the duties now performed by magistrates'
constables and in addition
look after the general peace of the
'county, with particular attention to
jthe illicit liquor traffic. (Owing to
lack of-space the entire bill cannot
I be presented this week, but it will be
j published in full in the next issue of
The Dispatch-News.)
Dr. Crosson also has another imI
| portant bill for the appointment of
county commissioners, which broadens
the powers of these officials and
I makes some changes in the routine
bf the supervisor's office, particularly
in the manner of keeping the books
and records and the manner of awarding
contracts. (This bill also
will be published in full in the next
issue.)
On motion of Air. Banc a bill originally
drawn to apply to Florence
county was amended so as to include
Lexington. The bill, which pertains
: to the manner of issuing warrants by
I the county supervisor, is as follows:
i '*The County Supervisor shall state
(upon each warrant drawn by him
upon the County Treasurer of said
[county the item of the appropriation
in the County Supply Act on account
jof which it shall have been drawn;
he shall lalso in a tabulated form upon
said warrant state the amount of such
appropriation, the amount theretofore
drawn on it, the amount of warrant
then drawn and the balance
against which future warrants may be
drawn. No warrant shall be paid by
the County Treasurer or be allowed
as a credit to him in his settlement
unless it conforms with this requirement.
"Any violation of Section 1 of this
Act by the County Supervisor or by
the County Treasurer shall be deemed
a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine or
imprisonment at th? discretion of the
court."
School Matters.
The remaining bills pertain to various
school matters in several school
districts throughout the ?-ounty They
are ac follows:
Rv Mr. Lvbrand?To authorize tinborrowing
of ?10,000 for a period of
r? years, at 0 per cent, interest, by the
trustees of district No. 20, the loan to
l>e secured by five notes oi $2,000 each
payable one each year for a period
of five years. A two-mill levy on
the property in the district is pro..
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itcds are to >'C used to pay indebtedness
of the district. The bill has
passed the house and has gone to the
senate.
By Mr. Ainick?To authorize the
trustees of school district No. 1 to
borrow $3,000 to pay lor a heating
plant installed in the Lexington high
school.
By L>r. Crosson?A bill to provide
for the creation of high school districts
which shall be bodies corporate
and for the establishment and
maintenance of high schools in such
districts. (The intention of the bill
is to validate and conform the establishment
of the joint high school
of Batesburg and Lecsville.)
i By Dr. Crosson?To authorize the
establishment of a centralized high
ischool for Batcsburg and Lecsville
rand to provide for the issuance,of
bonds in amount not to exceed eight
per cent, of the assessed value of
property in the districts. Interest is
provided at (J per cent.
By Dr. Crosson?A bill abolishing
the otfice of school attendance officers
and devolving the duties now performed
by them upon the county
superintendent of education and tinboards
of trustees, without additional
? onrpensation.
HEAD?'CRAFT.
Anna Head of Saxo-Coilia and
Mr. Georpro Craft <>t Columbia wore
married Sunday evening in la-ximrby
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LOCAL TALENT IN |
LEGION OPERETTA
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j The Japanese girl, an operetta j
! which will be given by a group of:
(Lexington girls in the school audi- j
torium here next Monday evening,
January 31st, at half past eight o'clock,
is adapted from an incident in
the birthday celebration of a Japanese
girl who has just arrived at the
age of eighteen, which in Japan is
regarded as coming of age.
Two American girls are touring and
{.studying in Japan with their
governess, as she sketches, in a beautiful
garden, she falls asleep. Her intrusion,
discovered by some of the
Japanese girls, is resented, the lionoree
comes to her rescue, and
thereby hangs the tale.
The story is delightfully related in
real Japanese style, while the girls
are gowned in characteristic costumes,
and several of them even j
speak genuine Japanese fluently.
The part of O Hanu San, the girl
whose birthday is being celebrated,
will be portrayed by Miss Caro Efird.
while Misses Ernestine Barrc and
Hattie Lee Wingard take the parts of
her cousins, and Miss Sara Mildred
Berley is her servant, Chaya. Misses
'Cecil Bar re and Pearle Caughman are
the two American girls and Miss May!
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Lois Boozer is their governess. And
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then there is a dazzling chorus of
youth and beauty with the cherry
' blossoms of the Orient fresh in their
cheeks and with the nimbleness and
grace of a toe dancer rythmically j
flowing through their every movement.
Miss Essie Elird is pianist, and the
show is staged under the general direction
of Mrs. John D. Carroll.
The Operetta is being given by the
girls for the benefit of the local post
of the American Legion, whose members
are hoping soon to be able
to have a home in Lexington for the
recreation and entertainment 01 exservice
men all over the county and
their friends.
Admission will be 50c for adults
iand 25c for children, and there will
[be no seats reserved.
The school auditorium is well heated
by steam, and those who come may
! do so with the assurance that they
! will be comfortable, no matter what
| the weather.
j It is the only local production of
i the winter and was planned to sandwitch
in between lyceum attractions,
there being no number on the lyceum
course for January.
The curtain will rise promptly at
half after--eight and those who come
are urged to be in their seats before !
that time. !
CHILDKKN S WEEK
TO BE OBSERVED.
| "International Children's Week"
will be observed throughout South
Carolina during the week of April
2-1 to May 1. in accordance with the
annual custom of the South Carolina
. Sunday School Association for the
past three years, and it is expected J
jthat the observance this year will be!
'more widespread than ever before.
This movement, it is said, was mig- \
inated by Mrs. M. J. JJaldwin. Child- j
renV Division Superintendent of the
iInternational Sunday School Association,
in 1917, and each year since
'then has been observed and promoted
|through the various State and Provincial
Sunday School Associations in
the United States ami Canada. J^ist
year over fifty states and provinces
united in its observance.
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Sunday School workers and parents j
in all denominations co-operate in the .
community-wide observance of j
"Children's Week." and plans for this
observance are being prepared by the
Children's Division Committee of,
the South Carolina Sunday School As- ;
.w./.iafinn l fft\ Vfl 1T1 <T ? f\ flnnPV.'ll XlIM-l
.vvuiuv.., (
erintendent, Leon C. Palmer. An-;
nouncement of the date for this year's j
"Children's Week" was made by the
Association in November, and tinal j
'plans will be perfected at the commit- !
Itee meeting to bo held in Spartanburg '
'next week.
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I.EXINGTOX CIRCI1T.
Services Sunday, January 30, 1331:
| Horeb?Sunday school at 10 o'- j
' lock. Preaching' at 11 oo'clock.
| Hebron?Sunday school at 3:30 p.
in. Preaching at 3:30.
Lexington?Sunday school !0 a. m.
H. A. WrTITTHN.
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LYCEUM NUMBER '
FOR FEBRUARY 8
The next number on the Lyceum
course is the Wolcott-Ring Co., which ]
makes its appearance here on Tues
day, February Sth. j
Miss Wolcott is an impersonator of i
unusual ability. She gives a varied
program. ,
"The readings of Miss Wolcott," ;
says an Oklahoma^editor. ''are a rarej'
pleasure to her listeners. Her talent, :
combined with her grace and charming
personality, makes her work ir- ;
resistible." ]
Miss Wolcott presents humorous
and dramatic selections, musical read- :
ings and costume impersonations. She .
and Mr. Ring appearing together on i
Lyceum courses under Red path man
agement constitute an entertainment .
attraction .which is sure to be one of ;
the stron;' numbers on any course, i;
Of an appearance by Miss Wolcott
in Chicago 110 less a newspaper than i;
the Chicago Record-Herald stated: !
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"The dramatic reproduction of George ;
Eliot's 'Mill on the Floss' given by ',
Miss Helen Louise Wolcott was well ,
received. Great power and exprcs-?
sion were displayed throughout the?
whole selection." j:
Miss Wolcott is a contralto of some ;
note, and also a pianist. She will ap- ;
pear here in each of these roles and
act as accompanist to Mr. Ring.
Mr. Ring is first and foremost an
operatic tenor, but he is also a remarkably
fine violinist, it having been
said of'him that his playing is characterized
by a wonderful singing tone.
His technic is of the highest order. ,
His interpretation of Slavic and Gypsy
music is seldom excelled.
Since Lu Ring is also a composer
and writer of songs, we are able to
present some interesting original work
in each of his programs.
With tile livers Operatic Company
of Pittsburgh, Mr. Ring had a varied
operatic experience, carrying leading
parts in II Trovatore, -Lucia and Rigo- .
letto.' " .
After being for some time with the <
Cedar Rapids Oramria Company, he <
was associated with the Philharmonic i
Club for a few trips and then assumed ;
the directorship of the Philharmonic jj
Orchestra of Cedar Rapids.
With an unusual personality?mug- (
nolic and vivid, with a remarkably '
wide repertoire of both voice and in- <
strumenl. Mr. King mis a unique
place* in Lyceum and Chautauqua 1
circles. ']
This is next to the last number of
the course for this season and all
who can should hear these artists.
Perhaps you have not patronized the '
other numbers, but have heard favor- '
able comment by your neighbors.
Come out to this number and the remaining
one in March and decide for
yourself if you can afford to miss the
course next year. You don't really
get the full benefit unless you attend !
the whole course. Xo two numbers
are alike, and it is hard to say which
is best.
The prices are the same as for tinother
numbers of the season, seventyfive
cents for adults, thirty-five cents
for children. If you hold a season
ticket, you can probably say you got !
lull value the first number and can <
consider the other four have cost you
nothing.
FIRE SEND AY AFTERNOON.
The home of Dr. G. F. Roberts was
probably saved from destruction bj*
fire late Sunday afternoon by the
timely discovery of a small blaze in ji
a room on th?. second floor, wnicn, in i
a very short time would have been
beyond control. People in the neighborhood
rushed to the home when the
alarm was given, and in a short time
the fire was extinguished. Dr. Robert's
loss was nominal, consisting of i
some furniture, bed clothing and !;
wearing apparel. :
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AMERICAN LEGION.
The regular monthly meeting of V
the Lexington post of thr- American
Legion will be held Thui...lay nirrhL ]
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ronnorv *>7 ?.t k n'/'lnfk. AH nipinli^rs
;ir< specially requested to bo present. (
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On account of play at school house J.
Friday night, there will be no services
at the Baptist Fnion Meeting Friday I]
iiight. Iteniainder of program will be j
earned out in lull.
IHE PAST WEEK
IN LEGISLATURE
#Both branches of the legislature
Iiave completed their organization and
got down to work in earnest about
as early as possible and the past
week, while accomplishing nothing
very definite, gave somewhat of an index
to the general trend of affairs.
Perhaps the outstanding feature of
the week was the disposition manifested
to do something towards extension
of time for paying taxes, the
senate navmg acieu lavoraDiy on a
resolution practically remitting the
penalty until March, while the house
favored a proposition to add a penalty
of one per cent, per month for January,
February and March, making a
total of 3 per cent, to April 1. No final
disposition of the matter has yet been
made. Just what will be done finally
it is hard to say, but the chances seem
crood for some sort of extension, with
:i reasonable penalty for delinquents.
Adjournment within the 40-day
limit appears in sight from the present
prospect. The budget of expenditures
with the recommendations of
tin- governor have been laid before
the legislature and the ways and
means committee of the house and the
finance committee of the* senate have
already made considerable progress
in hearing the heads of various departments
on their requests for appropriations.
Formerly separate hearings
were held by- both of these committees,
which was sometimes the
cause of delay. With only one set of
hearings the time of the legislature in
considering the appropriations ought'
to be saved, thus making adjournment
on time easier.
Governor's Recommendation*.
The following figures are taken
from the budget report of the governor:
The total amount of appropriations
requested oy an 01 uie ?uiiu uvpaitments
and institutions for the fiscal
year 1921 is $9,806,806.59, and of this
amount requested I have recommended
only $7,111,688,86, or a decrease
of $2,695,117.73. The total appropriations
made last year were $6,097,141.39
and my recommendations show an
increase over this amount by $1,014,547.47.
This increase is due almost
entirely to the educational appropriations
necessary to carry out the requirements
of the public schools as
fixed by the statutes, and but for
this necessary increase, the total appropriations
recommended would be
less than was actually appropriated
last year. I have recommended appropriations
for the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Departments,
and the general divisions thereof, as
follows:
The Legislative Department:
The Senate \....$ 27,815.00
Hni-irt XJ" S\mc3S\ nt* 1
111C JLIVUC^ Vi vwv.*
tatives 66.196.20
Special Services for Roth
Houses 9,190.00
Total I legislative Department
.. . .8 104,676.20
The Executive Department:
Executive and Administrative
Division ? 540.S18.il
Educational Division ... 3,512.768.23
Correctional and Charitable
Division 1,127,047.93
Regulative Division .... 650,846.23
Miscellaneous Division . 1,012,333.50
Total \Executive Department
$6,848,814.00
The Judicial Department:
Supreme Court $ 37,232.00
Circuit Courts ..... .... 120,066.66
Codifications of Acts . . 9 00.00
Total Judicial De- ?
partment $ 158.198.66 +
Revenues
The proposed plan for financing the
1921 budget contemplates a reduction
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* nvAnAvtv 1 j ?r i rnrn r> rnn v
Ill Hiu KJ CC4. CV IJi. \S l'\- i VJ * A v/*?? % w ??.V.
[mum of 12 1-2 mills-e^e a maximum
r>f !? mills. The actua?*esourees and
requirements based upon the amount
recommended in the budget are
shown in detail in the "Fund Statement."
The avenue estimates have
been carefully terminod as follows.
Property tax <[i mills $4.050.<>00.00
Charter and It.. noration
Fees 75.000.00
Special Tax on Public
Utilities 75,000.00
Railroad Assessment . . 35.842.S2
Departmental Collections 7 081.40
New Sources of Revenue:
(Continued on Page Four.)