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V Pi i.JXN riOX/A X y tf Al^uxn%i. uv? ? f ?J|0 Si0patrff-5feuis | OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER I I " j Published Every Wednesday By j SLIGH & WALKER, Lexington, S. C. G. M. HARMAN, Associate Editor. I Etered at the Postoffice at Lexington, S. C., as mail matter of the I Second Class. Subscription Price Per Year, $1.50 CASH IN ADVANCE. ADVERTISING RATES Obituaries and in memoriams, ( one cent a word. Cash with order. Cards of thanks, one cent a word. Cash with order. Want ads, one cent a word each insertion. Cash with order. hfaira oil remittances payable to iuonv ? ** - ? _ SLIGH & WALKER. Address all communications to The DispatchNews, Lexington, S. C. Phone 119. ' I WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1921. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION. The State newspaper, in its efforts to defend the Democratic adminisf tration, is quite facetious about the revival of the war finance corporation and the "good" it has accom- j plished in the two weeks since it i was ordered revived by congress, over j the veto of the president. Certainly j two weeks is too short a time in which to expect a change in the situation and so many months would be too short for any help, with the administration of . the corporation in the hostile hands of David F. Houston, who believes the farmers should take their losses and grin. Had the war finance corporation been revived early last fall, when the demand was first made, there might have been a different story to tell. William G. McAdoo, the greatest j secretary of the treasury in many j years, favored the project and ex- j erted his influence to have it rees- j I tablished. We commend to the attention of The State newspaper Mr. McAdoo's article in the last issue of Cotton News, the official paper of theSouth Carolina Division of the American Cotton Association. FALSE ECONOMY. In casting about for means of re- ; \ trenching expenditures in order to lower the tax burden this year, there > semse to be somewhat of a general idea that the first place to start was ' to abolish the farm demonstration i ag( *s and tomato club girls. Such a : sentiment was expressed in-'the tax- ; payers' convention, held in Columbia j recently by Representative Leopard of j ;Pickens and doubtless some of the; /same sentiment prevails in Lexington 1 ; county. | But to us it seems a rather bad , time to take a backward step. Just i, now if ever it would appear that is the greatest need of the stimulation j of diversified agriculture which the / j county agent is in a position as is no j other man to push. The future of j agriculture in the South is by far' from being rosy and no agency that j has the potentiality of useful service j in steering our main industry over what may be a serious crisis should be neglected. 1 Plans have been made by Clemson College, under the direction of Which this work is performed^ to lay great stress the coming year on the problem of marketing, upon which the success of diversified farming is dependent and the county agent will be a valuable aid in the proper development of these plans. Statistics compiled by the extension service of the university show that while the value ?f agricultural products declined in South Carolina from 525 million dollars in 1919 to 2S2 million dollars in 1920, the crops of California, which / were worth 475 millions in 1919 had only declined in value to 457 millions in 1920. Cooperative marketing was x the reason for the small decline in the worth of California's products. The CQSt to the counties for these workers, who can be of such great service to the people, and who have j already dene valuable work, is so j small in comparison with their worth, , that it would seem to be false econo- j my to do away with them. Tilf. lirvA.iJLu REDUOES COLD DRINKS. The Rexall Fountain at the Har- } mon Drug Co., will on tomorrow , ir?orning put on a big reduction in all J cold drinks. Coca-Cola, for instance, which has been selling the country , over for 10c a glass, will be reduced to 7 cents, and like reductions will be made in all other fountain drinks. In speaking of the reductions to be made, Dr. Rice B. Harmon, owner ajid manager, stated that since the price of sugar has fallen, he expects to give his customers the benefit. So j far as is known, the Rexall fountain is the first in this section to reduce j the price on cold drinks. CHIEF KELSO, OF CLEVELAND ON ANNUAL VISIT HERE. Ca.pt. Chas. H. Kelso, of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived in Lexington on last Friday to spend the remainder of the season at his winter home here. Chief Kelso has been coming to Lexington for the past several seasons, and he is naturally glad to get back home, far away from the chilly winds and icy blizzards of the North. No gladder, however, is he to get back in Lexington than are his hundreds of friends glad to greet his hearty hand shake and pleasant smile. On his way South Chief Kelso stopped over in the Blue Ridge mountains for a few days, where he was delightfully entertained by friends and acquaintances of former days. Of charming and pleasing personality, with a kind word and generous smile for all, the big man from Cleveland makes friends rapidly wherever he goes, and it is impossible for him to visit all of his friends at one and the same time. Mr. Kelso is chief detective of the Lakeshore Electric Railway system of Cleveland, a position he has held for many, many years, and he has figured in some of the most celebrated criminal cases in the North and East, hav ('apt. Claries H. Kelso. in?: "rounded up" criminals of the blackest type. With the eye of an eagle, sharp and piercing, he is quick to solve a problem and his services are always in demand. Chief Kelso owns two of the handsomest residences in this section, and while he makes his home in ('loveland during the Summer, lie is a true Lexingtonian, thoroughly Democratic, and loves the people of the South as well as its balmy sunshiny climate. Chief Kelso will bo in Lexington for the next five or six weeks before going to Florida to spend a few weeks. During this time he expects to make improvements in his property. He is expecting to be joined in a few days by a party of friends from Chicago, whom he has induced to stop over in Lexington on their way to Florida. Chief Kelso is looking hale and hearty, younger than he did the lirst time he reached Lexington, and he attributes this to the fact that the sublime atmosphere of Lexington is the best health tonic in the world. THE PAST WEEK IN LEGISLATURE {.Continued from Page One.) Income Tax 1,200,000.00 Inheritance Tax 100,000.00 Corporation and Business Licenses 200,000.00 Consumption Tax, gasoline. tobacco and soft drinks 700,000.00 Total New Sources. . $2,2^0,000.00 Grand Total Estimated Revenues $7,212,524.28 The recommendations of the governor, it v/ill be noted, call for a reduction in the number of mills to be levied for state purposes, additional moneys to be raised for other sources, such as income and inheritance taxes, taxes ,on soft drinks, tobacco and gasoline. So far no bills carrying out these suggestions have been presented and there is nothing to indicate the temper of the general assembly in regard to them. But the recommendations of the governor call for increases in a number of salaries, which the legislature Will hardly feel friendly to in view of the cry for lower taxes. There is a decided disposition this year to scrutinize appropriations very closely. What the final outcome will be cannot be forecasted, but the best minds of both houses are at work on the problem of keeping the tax levy at the lowest possible point consistent with the efficient and progressive operation of the government. Every indication points to the fact that a determined fight will be waged to trim appropriations this year. Federal aid for building roads has come in for some discussion. There is a decided sentiment that federal aid. as at present, operated, is < lut 'tered up with so much red tape that | j it is worse than no aid. Still the ma- j I jority sentiment of both houses went ! I , i ! on record as iavonng a continuance i i jof federal aid, though a joint commit- I i 'tee has been appointed to investigate the procedure by which this money is j obtained and make an effort to siin- i plify it. Senator Wightman has on the oal- I endar of the upper body a bill to abolish the highway department. It has not yet come to a vote. The Saluda senator also has a bill 1 |to abolish the board of public woljfare, and the tax commission, which ' are in the same position. Important Bills. I It is rather to early in the session j ito predict as to the course of legisla- | Airt hills have vet succeeded in j A* V I passing both houses, but there are many important measures or. the calendar, among which rnav he mentioned: Senator Johnstone's bill to make it unlawful to plant more than onethird of one's acreage in cotton. Senator Christensen's bill providing I for full participation of women in all elections. Senator Johnstone's bill to regulate the buying of firearms, making it unlawful to buy, sell or carry same without obtaining a permit from the sheriff. The same senator's bill providing for imprisonment without alternative of a fine for persons convicted of vio- > lation of the prohibition law. A bill by Senators Marion, Laney 'and Christensen, carrying out the plan j of the special joint committee on taxation, providing for an amendment to the constitution permitting the legislature to classify property for taxation and another amendment doing away with the constitutional threemill tax for schools and permitting the legislature to regulate this tax. j A bill by Representative Sapp of (Richland to amend the state's prohii bition law to conform to the federal law, thus allowing the purchase of a pint every ten days, on a doctor's prescription, under federal rogula- 1 tion. Representative Leopard of Pickens has a'bill to decrease trie^uecnse ?>n [trucks. ' I,Representative Leopar'i of -Pickens !has introduced a bill, which appears j quite popular in the house, doing 'away with the attendance officers for 'schools. The bill related to Pickens county, but many other counties asked to be included. Representative Harris of .Spartan\ j burg would abolish all pool / rooms (! after May 1. under a bill he has presented. Tim Present Week. ; In all probability ^ the legislature .will accomplish very little-rthe present .week, a large part of which will be devoted to elections. Among the offices to be filled are associate justice of supreme court, several circuit judges, | chief game warden, state librarian, .directors and superintendent of the I penitentiary, college trustees and per>haps others. As the roll of both -houses has to be called for each one | of these positions it is a slow and tedious process, which will consume a great deal of time. Wa intnroct ic ma.nifp.sted V^UllOlUCiaUA^ iiivvivww ?? in tho race for associate justice. It appears that Thomas P. Cothran of Greenville, at present speaker of the house, is the leading candidate for this important post Others whose names have been.mentioned are: Circuit Judges Sease of Spartanburg and Mclver of Cheraw and Mr. Graham of Bamberg. Candidates for the other places to be filled have been very little discussed A. A. Richardson, former chief game warden, is again offering for the position. He is opposed by several other gentlemen, among jwhom is former Representative Mc1 Adams of Abbeville. I ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine I . I Take Aspirin only as told in each package of genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. Then you will be following the directions and dosage worked out by physicians during 21 years, and proved safe by /"millions. Take no chances with substitutes. K you see the Bayer Dross on tablets, you can take them without f<wr for folds. Headache, Neuralgia. Ilheumatism. Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. 'Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of SaJicvlicacid. A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. Uncle Henry Roof always impressed ! us as a man whose life was eonse- ! crated to the services of God. He was \ a Christian not only in words but in i deed and in truth. He could say with Joshua of old, "Choose ye this day wnom ye will serve, but for me and ! my home we will serve the Lord." His mind was constantly occupied with his church and its problems. His j faithful pastor had in him a faithful . ally and supporter in all forward ] movements for the best interest of, the church. For many years he was an earnest and devoted leader in the Sunday ' school He was nneducated. but most j earnest and humble and threw his whol.e personality into tne servK-i-. We can never forget his most earnest ! prayers sent up each Sunday to the ' throne of grace for all present and j absent. One of the tirsi qualifications <?;" a Christian leader is to be a man in 1 the highest sense of the term. Brother j Roof was a man, truthful, noncst. straight forward, humble, sincere, consecrated to the service of his church and His God. God blessed his humble and feeble services, and no one is able to properly estimate the influence for good that he leaves behind. He kept abreast with the times and was ready for. any advancement that was for the good of his church and for the spread of God's kingdom because he read his bible and studied the problems of his church. Being a true Christian, 01' course j he believed in missions and we are : not surprised that he was one of the j charter members of this missionary ! society and remained faithful until his j death. Therefore, be it resolved: 1, That j in the death of If. J. Roof, Emmanuel I congregation has witnessed the de- i 1 parture of one of her most faithful J and consecrated members. 2. That i the Sunday school is deprived of one who gave his best talents and energies for almost a half a century to her noble work of training the young, o. J That, this missionary society can no ; I longer enjoy the personal presence of j one who firmly believed in the great | cause of missions because "he first : 'gave himself to the;' Lord." 4. That, | we the members of this missionary f society not only humbly submit to I tfye gracious wisdom of God in re- j moving him from time into eternity, but that we most earnestly and de- ( voutly thank our God for the beau- ; tiful and consecrated life of Brother j Roof and for the many years he has J seen lit to spare his life. 5. That a ! copy of these resolutions be handed | his faithful and devoted companion, j I and also published in the county i paper if deemed advisable. W. T. ROOF. J. M. SOX, B. K. WESS1NGJSR, Committee. ! J I? ATKSBIJKG MOWS. i Dr. i'. E. Monroe, president of | Summerland college, delivered an iin- j pressive sermon to the congregation ! of the Methodist church Sunday even- j ing from the first verse 01 the yutn.; Psalm. The sermon was greatly en- | joyed by the large audience present. ! Mr. Walter J. MfcCartha and family i ! Quits Cathartics? | Internal Baths Relieved Permanently! Mr. Joseph A. Weis, Hotel Ven- i dome. Washington, D. C., writes Tyr- ' I rell's Hygienic Institute of New York as follows: " On the 15th of June, 1915, I purchased a 'J. B. L. Cascade.' The re- I I suits it has produc ed are simply mar- j velous. For 20 years I used eathar- j tics, but have useci nothing but the j Cascade for almost a month. I feel | like a new man; I want to hep leas- j ant to everybody. Before I used the ' Cascade I was a grouch. Did not like j anybody and could not be pleasant." i If you bathe internally with the I ''J. B. Jj. Cascade" you will lind your- j self always bright, confident and cap- ! able. Poisonous waste in the lower ' intestine makes us bilious, blue, dull | and nervous. Internal baths are Na- I ture's own cure for constipation?just ! antiseptic warm water properlv ap- i i plied. Drugs force Nature?the "J. j D. L. Cascade" gently assists her. It is the invention of Charles A. Tyrrell, M. D., of Xcw York, who specialized on Internal Bathing for i 2.1 years, and will be shown and explained to you by A. .1. Mathias, who , will also be glad to give you free on j I request afi interesting booklet, called "Why Man o.f To-day Is Only f>0 per J cent. Efficient," which covers the subject in a very thorough way. Clip this out as a reminder and ask for the booklet the first time you I are in the neighborhood. attended the funeral of Mr. McCar- : tha'fi father, near Pelion, Friday. J. I). Ilaltiwanger spent one day : last week in Pelion on business. Miss Hortense Landrum of Colum- ! I bia is the guest of friends in Pates- j burs this week. E. W. Shoaly, a prominent farmer [ I of the Delinar section was in town j Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Eons of Saluda spent. Sunday with rela'ivos in town I'.-. J. S. Fair and .1 ni;:i?r <\.i?ner otUined Friday from a huntins trip of several days in Jasper county. W. Lawreiice Smith of Lexington j It. F. D.', was here Monday afternoon. Mr. J. i'. ijOOKcr, iormeriy 01 yviison, N. C., but who has been located 1 temporarily it Laurt ns, S. C.. has ; been in tow n several days recently i looking over the field with a view of . location here and estal lishing a newspaper. Mr. Booker has had over; twenty year-* experience in the news- j paper business, having work? ?l on the ; Charlotte Observer, and has also j edited successfully the King's Moun- j tain, N. C., Democrat, and the Greens- ' j boro Patriot. The necessary arrange- j ments have about been completed and j as soon as a' suitable location can be i secured the newspaper will be issued. ! Mr. Booker is very favorably im- ; )ressed with Batesburg and says that 1 i he is prepared to give our town a | J newspaper that will compare favor- j ably with the best weeklies in the ! State. i i FRESH IIFRBS ANT) SPICES. | Fesh herbs, original and ground for j easoning sausage and meats. Pure, ! whole and ground spices. Flavoring j extracts of quality. Sold in any quan- \ tity and guaranteed. , HARMON DRUG CO.. Lexington, S. C. j Sooth is Torniog Auratfief folnmol /lgaiuoi uaiimii/ij I Mr. Dodson, the "Liver Tone" Man, Responsible for Change for the Better Every druggist in town has noticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel. They all give the same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking its place. "Calomel is dangerous and people j know it." Dodson's Liver Tone is i personally guaranteed by every drug- j gist who sells it. A large bottle doesn't cost very much but if it fails to give easy relief in every case ot liver sluggishness and constipation, just ask for your money back. Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant- j tasting, purely vegetable remedy, j harmless to both children and adults. { Take a spoonful at night and wake up j feeling fine; no biliousness, sick head- j ache, acid stomach or constipated S bowels. It doesn't gripe or cause in- J convenience all the next day like vio- i lent calomel. Take a dose of calomel j today and tomorrow you will feel j weak, sick and nauseated. Don't lose I a day. % \ YOU CAN'T DODGE IT I Once in Awhile Your Blood j Clogs and Your Vitality Runs Down THEN TAKE PEPTO-MANGAN You'll Pick Up Again Quickly with Plenty of Red Blood Corpuscles Physicians nowadays take a blood j test when you are run down. They count the red corpuscles in your blood. If these are too few they give I you a tonic for your Mood. It hap- j pens right along.* They are always on j the lookout for indications of weak ; blood. Why? Because they know when i your blood is weak your resistance to ' disease is low. Your vitality and en- j l ergy Quickly run down. j You can tell when your Mood is ! weak. You look pale, feel tired. You ! are .not ill, but you don't feel right. ! You don't want i<> do things. That is ! tho time to take tlie well-known tonic, ! Pepto-Mangan. Pepto-Mangan builds red Mood corpuscles. Physicians have prescribed j it for thirty years. Pepto-Mangan is sold in liquid and tablet form. The medicinal value is exactly the same. Take either kind you prefer. Put be sure you get the genuine Popto-Mangan?"Gude's" j The lull name, "Gude's Pepto-Man- I gan," should be on the package. Advertisement. 1 i SAVE YOUR MEAT. Riga.ro Meat Preserver, a compound, harmless and economic^'^fcjg wade by condensing wood smoke a.f$g?g01jt adding "ther beneficial ingredients ~4:5&. a perfect agent for curing salt and other meats?being better thfitn|||| the old fashioned smoke house. Twii .%-t sizes 75c and $1.50. 2v.* HARMON DRUG CO.. CM OK i: LEMONS. Good, sound smooth Lemons, faric^lp^ California lruit the finest for sicknesar or home use. Prices very low. HARMON DRUG CO.'0pM WANT ADS. gg EXTRAORDINARY?Winter coats 2." per cent on the dollar. Wint$fc||||f Coat Suits at less than half prices i . . k Sjjfc Dresses very cheap now is the time 7# to buy. Furtick's Sample Store, Ger-^' .;f vais and Gates St. : j BUY NOW7 or forever 'hold your rnoney. Ladies' ready^o-wear is at its lowest and every quotatloj*^*there is a little higher price. Sample Store Annex, corner Main-v^ and Richland is a veritable den'ctf ^ bargains and each day sees Customers "tickled to death" over the bargains they get Wonderful^^;: dresses, coats and coat suits cheap er than any place :rj Coluiphitt.^w. Sample Store Annex.' borner Magi 'W~ : and Richland Sts. j ' 'FOR SALE?One nice five year old-rS?; mare mule. Worked ohe year well trained. Is an excellent mtHijgK and in splendid condition. Righ^^p. size for farming. L.; S. Tr0^?^b Brookland Bank, New Brooklan?^^ WANTED TO BUY?Peas of evei|l| variety. Highest market price paij|||&i in cash. Lexington Cotton & tilizer Co., Lexington,- S. C.v 2Htn(|jp^ WANTED TO BUY?Peas of evett||j|' variety. Highest market price pai|fv>.-1 in cash. Lexington Cotton & FeraKglj tilizer Co., Lexington, S. C. 2-t-j^^': IARRY. FOli. WEALTH,. HAPPS?|j|? NESS?Hundreds rich, attractiV/^Hg? congenial, willing to wed. PhotiMrajl^ free. 25 years' experience. Mrfj&jfc'X Warn, 2216 1-2 Temple St, Lo|g||| Angeles, Cal. ; - 4t-16-|^ WANTED?Men or women to tak<B^> orders among friends and neighbored for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,. full line for men, women and chilj|jpf dren. Eliminates darning. We pa$?i*p 75 an hour spare time, err $36.00 fl||k~ . week for full time. Experience necessary. Write International"^' Stocking Mills, Norristown, Pa. 10t-p-21 - PARTIES having large tracts of lanfTcj; and want it divided and scld ^ the high dollar write us; also smal^^S;^ ler tracts handled; large tracts specialty; best auctioneer in the V} State. Write P. O. Box 304, Newjg& Brookland, S. C. ll-10-6mJ^i i-i /1PT IT^TT-WPV T*n\m<3?T -will nav ket prices for all issues of Lib?rt3^^. bonds. J. P. Ott. Lexington, S. C;*\| \ j.4 31tf-c _ |i| FORD BARGAIN?A Fpra strippedMT runabout thoroughly; overhauleds-^| and in No. 1 order^ for sale at ei!?Sp; bargain. Harmon Drug Co. tf DR. CHAS. A. BUIST |M| Dentist. SWANSEA, S. C. ~ Office: Hugo's Pharmacy. ??f| FOR SALE at a bargain farm 68 U?K acres, one mile from Summit and : "J asSF miles from Gilbert, ? Extra good ^ buildings. Good terrts. Karl F. wald. . ;; - 2t ^ - ? FOR SALE at a bargain farm S acres, one mile from Summit and 3 miles from Gilbert; * ji Extra gooc buildings. Good terras. Karl F. Oswald. 2t FOR SALE?Charleston Wakefielo. and Early Flat Dutch cabbage plants, at $1.50 per 1000; By mail, prepaid, $1.75. HI. K. Kaminer, Lex ington, S. C.. Rt. G. 3t-15-j> ~ NEW t'RCP GARDEN SEEDS Onion Sets Ferry's, Crosman's and Wood's nev. eroi> garden seeds, all varieties of web known vegetables for early planting in popular size papers, packages am; bull: seeds. A great variety of flowe seeds. lied, white and yellow onion sets choice sets for early planters. HARMON DRUG CO., Lexington, S. C. NOTICE TO PUBLIC. After Fe' ruary 1 I will close n y gin for the season. All who want a? v cotton ginned had better sec me ?* once. W. L. ADDY, Gilbert, S. 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