The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, February 02, 1921, Image 4
IP'jfjfe Published Every Wednesday By
ISUGH & WALKER,
^hH G. M. HARMAN, Associate Editor.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1921.
A DISAPPOINTMENT.
> Somehow or o?her we can't help
v but confess a little disappointment in
the failure of Clarendon county to
select. Mis* Corinne Barfield a member
of the home of representatives, to
fill a vacancy caused by death. We
are forced to make the honest confession
that we had a knawing curiosity
to see just how our first woman legr
islator would function in a bunch of
men and likewise what effect her
presence wouia nave upon me aiurejsaid
men?not that the house of representative
is conducted in such a
way to make the presence of woman
embarrassing or objectionable, but
that good behavior might still be i
madfe better.
Besides a young woman who was
brave enough to attempt to be the
I lone representative of her sex in the !
legislative halls and confessed to an I
ambition to be the first woman to i
-enjoy the honor, might have con-,
tributed something worth while to
the thought as Well as the decorum
of the bodyBut
fate and the voteis of Clarendon
county have decided otherwise,
and we are content to forego our
curiosity, in the full. realization that
It will not be long deferred. Sooner
or later we will have some women f
representatives. What improvement [
they will make in our laws remains to |
be seen. We are not disposed to
prejudge them, but await their com- i
.ing with curiosity and equanimity. ;
PAY YOUR TAXEST
Whatever measures the legislature !
may take towards postponing the pay
ment of taxes, and it seems now if
.gome such measure is sure to pass,
though Governor Cooper is ..reported
-to be ready to veto it, everybody who
-can possibly do so should pay their i
taxes. In the first place it is by no
means certain that in the event the
governor should take the bull by the
\horns and veto the legislative will .
sufficient votes could be mustered to
phss the extension over his veto, in \
which case the penalty now provided !
by law would apply. In the next
place it is absolutely essential to
maintain the credit of the county. To ;
*do this the outstanding obligations (must
be met when due. Unless theyi'
are paid promptly collection charges ;
will be added, thus entailing an addi- J
tional burden of taxation which will
have to be borne next year. Besides, H
there is no certainty that unless the j
outstanding notes are * met promptly j
that the county will be .able to secure j
sufficient funds for this year's opera- j
lions when it goes into the market S
, this spring to borrow. An . added '.
reason why taexs should be paid is
the fact that many 01 the schools of
the county will be seriously hantii- '
capped, if indeed they are not forced ;
to close, unless taxes are paid.
Whether or not the time for taxes
is extended self interest demands
that the people of Lexington county
pay their dues to the county at the
earliest moment xhey can find it pos- ?
sible to do so. i
A GLOOMY PICTURE. I
< Did America fight the European \
war in vain? James Hamilton Lewis,
prominent American citizen, some- ;
times congressman and United States
senator, in an address before the j
state bar association in Columbia last,
I
week painted a rather gloomy pic-,
ture of the state of our foreign rela- I
tions. But it was a picture that was
hardly overdrawn, however disconcerting
it may be. We entered the
war for no territorial gain and came
out only with an enhanced prestige,
hut the very nations who received the
most benefit from our timely entry
are apparently growing jealous of our
position and are feeling none too
kindly towards us, because some of
their national aspirations were
thwarted by the peace treaty. To
complicate the situation the spectre
of war with Japan grows daily larger,
and we are faced with the alarm
tag prosr>\-el of facing a wily .unci by
no means unprepared enemy with a*
jealous and sulking world looking on
with little interest unless it be hostile.
Great Britian. with an eye always
open for the main chance, has grabbed
off immense territories, under
'the guise of mandatories, which she
is exploiting to the utmost for her
; own benefit. France, seeing that she
is being outstripped by her neighbor,
is beginning to do likewise, while
.Italy, because she could not add still
; larger territories as a result of war. is
[peeved and sulky.
f But the case is not hopeless. It is
I
to be remembered that the government
of the United States has scarcely
been functioning for some time.
and the failure or me oenaie iu accept
the league of nations has left us
without a voice in the settlement of
problems vitally aeffcting our own
interests.
The right kind of diplomacy may
soon set things going better for us.
But it is going to require real statesmanship.
The next president will
have no bigger task confronting him
than the selection of the right man
for the important post of secretary ol
state. The destiny of the nation for
some years to come may be bound up
in the kind of man who may be selected
to handle our foreign relations.
In the face of this situation there is
a pretty row in the ranks of the Republican
party as to this appointment.
We earnestly pray that God may give
the incoming president wisdom from
on high to guide him in the choice
of a man who can steer us straight.
IS~IT TO~BE WAR?
Signs are daily multiplying that the ;
issue between the United States ana
Japan may come to war sooner than !
might have been expected. At public
meetings in Japan the theme is being
discussed openly and there is a distinct
war party in the kingdom of
the Mikado that appears anxious
to force the issue. We can contemplate
such an extremity only as a calamity,
not that we fear the outcome, !
but war is distasteful to the American
people. We do not want it, and yet
we cannot afford to allow this country
to be the dumping ground for the excess
population of Japan.
We of the South, having a race
problem of our own, know how to
sympathize with California in her efi
forts to hold her glorious birthright |
for native sons. At the same time it is I
* I
not hard to realize the feeling of a
people as proud as the Japanese who
I !
are being discriminated against, however
that discrimination may be nee- j
essary in <uf view for our own- pros- :
creation. It is a condtiion that is!
more than delicate and that is hourly i
growing worse. Meanwhile Japan has
embarked on a tremendous program :
of naval expansion that can only be
ihtended as against the United States. \
I
In the event of a clash where will
Britian stand? She and Japan have i
for years been allies, but Australia. I
New Zealand and Canada, among the
most important of England's colonies. (
are if anything more pronounced in
their dislike of the little yellow men
i
than are we of the United States. ;
They may be able to hoid the mother ;
country true to Anglo-Saxon supre- j
macy. With all of the complications :
the so-called friends of Irish free- J
dom in the United States are doing j
all in their power to widen the breach
which is appearing in the relations';
between the English-speaking peo- ;
pies.
The times are full of danger.
ADVEimSR
' Newspapers are feeling the detla-i
tion of the currency along with all j
other lines. Take the Herald and j
News, and while the subscription list j
is holding its own the advertising col- '
umns are almost bare, and we have j
to fill sometimes with matter that is !
not entirely new. And we have notic- !
ed several other of our exchanges !
I
that arc in the same boat. For in- !
stance, the good old Lexington Dis- j
patch-News takes up a whole page j
to advertise its business ;
"The merchants are not advertising I
I
as usual, because they think the. peo- i
pie have no money to spend. This is
the time to advertise. There is money
to spend. And it is going to be spent.
But then January is always a dull
month, with the country newspaper.
We are hoping February will be better
and we believe that it will. There
are better times just ahead. Keep up
the smile."?Newberry Herald and
News.
The page advertisement referred to
by Col. Aull was carried to serve two
purposes, the main one being to stimulate
our business. We do not view
thr situation as do a good many of
the merchants. We know that we
have something that the people need
and want?a good newspaper?and
we have the utmost faith in advertising
in all forms, especially newspaper
advertising, particularly The Dispatch-News
columns. Therefore, believing
the people of this community
still have money with which to pay j
-' r I
.'or fh*- things they vant and need,
[we do. not hesitate to use space to
I remind them that these things are
obtainable. If merchants would do
; likewise, probably the outlook would j
'.not be so "blue."
! PRODUCTION A1
j
Showing What Co-operai
|
i The money value of agricultural
j products grown in South Carolina
iin 1919 was $525,000,000. Notwith- j
standing the fact that production in j
11920 was grtater, more cotton being!
j produced, more corn, potatoes and j
igreater forage crops grown, and j
i ' I
imore hogs raised, the money value of j
jlast year's crops was only a little I
more than one-half that of the smal-!
ler crops of the previous year, or |
! $282,000,000. The lower value of the:
'larger crops came about through the
j slump in market prices.
California, however, has a differ- j
ent story to tell. The money value of
the agricultural products grown in |
that state in 1910 was $475,000,000.
In 1920, instead of falling off nearly
fifty per cent as in South Carolina,
there was only a comparatively small j
decrease, the money value of the Cali- j
fornia crops for last year being $457,- j
000,000.
Here is a striking illustration of
what is to bo accomplished through
the provision of proper marketing
facilities. It is this comparison, the J
lack of these on the one hand, and on
other the functioning of modern marketing
machinery, that makes the difjference.
California farmers had made
provision for marketing their products
after these had been made.
South Carolina farmers made the soil J
jto produce in greater abundance, but '
i had trusted to providence to provide
I
a favorable market.
The secret of financial success, so i
DR. CROSSOX HAS BILL
TO PROTECT SMALL HOLDERS
I XJ1. ?J. iU. v. 1 UOOUJI, r.iaic oi.uului j
;from Lexington, has introduced the |
[following bill, designed to protect the
interests of minority stockholders in
icotton mills:
l "Section 1. That hereafter all
firms, corporations or companies engaged
in textile manufacture within
the State shall annually carry at least,
ten per cent of their net earnings to
surplus before paying any dividends
to its partners, st ckholders or other
person interested therein, and increase
such surplus from year to
year for the protection of the minority
stockholders, or persons otherwise
interested in such firm, corporation
or company.
"Sec. '1. Any violation of the provisions
of this Act by any officer or
agent of any such firm, corporation or
company shall be a misdemeanor and
subject the offender, upon conviction,
to punishment in the discretion of
the Court."
LEXINGTON PLEASED"
BY QUICK RESULT?
Everyone is pleased with the quick
results of simple witchhazel, canii
phor, Hydrastis, etc.. as mixed in
Lavoptik eye wash. One man's eyes
were so badly strained he could not
read without pain. Two applications
relieved him. A lady with weak, in
flamed eyes was greatly neipea ny |
i
ONE bottle. We guarantee a small j
bottle of Lavoptik to help ANY CASE I
weak, strained or inflamed eyes. HarI
mon Drug Co.
NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that I will
apply to George S. Drafts, probate
judge for Lexington county, South
Carolina, on March 2, 1921, next, for
a final discharge as executor of the
(.staff of Jos. S. Meetze, deceased.
J. HENRY MEETZE,
Executor.
Feb. 1. 1921.
CITATION NOTICE.
State of South Carolina, County of
Lexington.?By George S. Drafts,
- Probate Judge.
Whereas, William H. Wilson made
suit to me, to grant him letters of administration
of the Estate of and effects
of Boyce Wilson.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said Boyce Wilson,
deceased, that they be and appear,
before me, in the Court of Probate,
to be held at Lexington. C. H.,
S. C., on 17th day February, 1921.
next, after publication hereof at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
if any they have, why the said Ad
ministration should not. bo granted.
Given under my J land, this 2nd day
of February, Anno Domini, 11)21.
GEO. S. DRAFTS (1,. S.)
Probate .7ud.^o Lexington Co.. S. C.
Published on tin- 2nd day of February,
1921, in the Eexinirton paper. 2
weeks. '
I
A/ttj.v SV ,
By payment of a lump, sum of approximately
$10,000,000, the American
army has recently cleared up all
outstanding war contracts with Great
Britian.
1 MARKETING
:ive Marketing Will Do.
far as the California producer is concerned,
lies in cooperation, or, more
specifically speaking, cooperative
marketing. This system comprehends,
a fair commercial price, not arbitrarily
fixed as, for instance, the naming
of fifty cents a pound the figure for
which the Soutli Carolina farmer
would hold his cotton, but a price
that will move the stuff and give a
fair return, which is all. the farmer,
or anyone else for that matter, can
reasonably expect. As a result, the
California producer has sold his
product, at a profit, and with money
in the bank, is preparing to make
another crop and another profit in
1921.
The South Carolina farmer made
the goods, but these are largely unsold
and his working capital is tied
up in the product he is holding off
an unfavorable market for a better
price. Under such a system of cooperative
marketing as the California
farmer has provided for his own and
his neighbor's benefit, the South Carolina
producer might find himself in
better condition today.
Marketing is equally as important
as production, from a money making
of OM/1 v> wi n* i? I
oLu.nu.pL/iiiu, <xiiu jnuviucu xcti 10
followed as a business. South Carolina
has made wonderful progress
along agricultural lines in the past
few years, but very little attention
has been given the selling end. There
is a great deal South Carolina may
learn along this important line from
California.
SENATE VOTED DOWN
SALARY REDUCTION.
Columbia, Feb. 1.?The senate almost
unanimously killed the bill of
Senator "VVightman of Saluda making
a flat reduction in the salary of all
state and county officers, only one
other vote?that of Senator Hubbard j
being recorded for the measure, while j
33 voted against it.
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I We have in
9 models of Cars,
I ing prices, f. o.
Fordson
Ford Toi
I Ford Ru
c -sre _f n _ JI
I rem Dec
Ford Coi
Truck wii
Only genuine
partment. A
stock.
IDuPre Ai
Calhoui
4if * * 1T\.C"*
wAin Ai>D.
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WANTED TO BUY?Peas of every
variety. Highest market price paid
in cash. Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer
Co., Lexington, S. C. L'-t-c
WANTED TO BUY?Peas of every
variety. Highest market price paid .
in cash. Lexington Cotton & Fer-r
I
tilizer Co., Lexington, S. C. 2-t-e |
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MAJESTIC Ilanges at a great reduction
for cash. Enterprise Hard- (
ware Co.. Lexington, S. C.
TARRY. FOR. WEALTH,. HAPPINESS?Hundreds
rich, attractive,
congenial, wining i?? \vu. rnuius i
free. 25 years' experience. Mrs.
Warn, 221G 1-2 Temple Sr., Los |
Angeles, Cal. 41-16-]. i
WE are now selling sewing machines
at cost. See them. Enterprise Hardware
Co., Lexington, S. C. \
I
WANTED?Men or women to take I
orders among friends and neighbors j
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,
full line for men, women and children.
Eliminates darning. We pay
75 an hour spare time, err $36.00 a
week for full time. Experience unnecessary.
Write International j
Stocking Mills. Norristown, Pa.
10t-p-21 '
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PARTIES having large tracts of land
and want it divided and sold for
the high dollar write us; also smaller
tracts handled; large tracts a
specialty; best auctioneer in the;
j State. Write P. O. Box 304, New |
Brookland, S. C. ll-10-6m. J
LIBERTY BONDS?I will pay market
prices for all issues of Liberty
I bonds. J. P. Ott, Lexington, S. C
Sltf-c
FOR SALE?Charleston * Wakefiela
and Early Flat Dutch cabbage
plants, at $1.50 per 1000; By mail,
prepaid, $1.75. M. K. Kaminer, Lexj
ington, S. C., Rt. 6. 3t-15-p
1
WANTED?Salesman for Lexington
! and vicinity. Commission contract
only, for spare time or full time.
We will teach you to sell income
protection through our free school
of instruction and help you build a
business of your own. Massachusetts
Bonding and Insurance ComI
pany, Accident and Health Dept.
Saginaw, Michigan, Capital $1,500,-,
000. 16-cj
s
J8k ^
stock for immedia
Trucks, and Tractor
b. Detroit:
Tractor - jring
Car oabout
- 'an
- ipe
- th
pneumatic tires Ford
pa^ts used in
l full line of accesso
uto Co., Lexin
uPre Auto Co., Columbia, S.
.1 Auto Sales Co., St. Matthew
affney Motor Co., Gaffney, S. <
EEagBBBBBaBSEgBSggaMBBBHBMH
1?>re ma.e She;--.'
dog about 2 years old; an-' ,
to name of "Shep." When
last seen wore plain leathc-r strafjv .- *
>,V% ' J
around neck, light brmdle color
with white ring around neck and'
white breast. Suitable reward for
his return or information leading. J
to recovery. H. Cromer Oswald, |
Lexington, S .C. Ito rvjf
MAJESTIC Ranges at a great re due'
u
tion for cash. Enterprise Hard- 'J
ware
Co.. Lexington, S. C.
CLERKS, (men, women) over 17, for
Postal Mail Service. $125 month.
'
Examinations February. Experience .j
unnecessary. For free particulars
of instruction, write It. Terry, (for- . 3
3
mer Civil Service Examiner) 1395
Continental Bids.. Washington, D.
C. ?lC-p- J
WE are now selling sewing machines , '
at cost. See them. Enterprise Hard- ' I
ware Co.. Lexington, S. C.
FOR SALE?Cabbage plants. $1.50
per 1,000; 90c, 500; $1.25, 5,000.
Mail postpaid 25c, 100; $1.00, 500;
$1.75 per 1,000. It. Y. Cromer, Lexington,
S. C.. Phone 14-55. 4t-18-p i
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FOR SALE?Charleston Wakefield
'
cabbage plants. $1.50 per thousand
or by mail post paid $1.75. John
Dooley, Lexington S. r". Rt 4.
Phone number J on $5 2t-Iop. A
FOR SALE?One rwv-horso CheAta- '?
nooga wagon, practically tew. A
bargain for quick buyer, R. J.
Hook, Lexington, S. C. . It
SALESMEN WANTED to solicit or- .. j
ders for lubricating oils, greases
and paints. Salary or Commission.
Address The Todd Oil & Paint Co.. . .
Cleveland, O. It
NOTICE.
Stock Certificate No. 57 of Bank of
Pelion, Pelion, S. C. for four (4)'\
shares of said bank stock issued to
Julian Sharpe, May 21st, 1920, said
Certificate having been stolen or destroyed
on or about January 9th, 1921.
I will apply to said Bank of Pelion
for a new Certificate on March 31st.
1921.
lt-C JULIAN SHARPE.
"What was the excitement down
the street?"
"Oh, a man in a reverie ran into a
woman in a tantrum."
"Were the machines badly damaged?"?Boston
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