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BiBpatd?-5teiu0 U ' Official county paper Published Every Wednesday By SLTGH & WALKER, Lexington, S. C. . . G. M. HARMAN, Associate Editor. Ete:*ed at the Postofhce at Lexington, S. C., as mail matter of the - ? ~ m Second uiass. ; .Subscription Price Per Year, $1.50 CASE IN ADVANCE. ADVERTISING RATES , Obituaries and in znemoriams, one cfcnt 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. Make all remittances payable to SLIGH A WALKER. Address all communications to The 'DispatchNews, Lexington, S. C. Phone 118. / WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1921. A GOOD MOVE. - In the judgment of this newspaper the houise of representatives was wise in its decision to suspend for oate-year; the two-mitt tajx for roads which was put on at tne xazase^sion. so iar as we aie?<^ncerp^0 it mtgh^'he .suspended jn^flntl^v The ron\ia'.^ arising from thi^tax could not be'used^y the counties anyway, but .were expended under the direction of highway com mission. It seems to us that the dijly accredited representatives of a county . . Should be the oi}ly ones to levy a tax for road work, which moist be done entirely in. the county. We. are not # specially in love with the principle of this tax, but we were willing to see the plan given a. trial. So far as Lexington county is concerned, it5-appears now that it will not be a very great while before all of the mileage in the state system in this county will be put in good shape and what will the highway commission do with the two-mill .tax and the auto license fees? Certain -- _ ' _ _ \ ly if collected they ought to be spent - ' ,u -on the cross-country roads and bridges, but nobody has any idea that the highway commission would ^sanction such use of these funds. It may ' make for efficiency but it seems rather poor business that we must beg a com,piission in Columbia to.allow us to use our own money, collected for our own roads, and be forced to apply it as said commission might see-fit. Wo. f ' ? haven't got anywhere much with road building so far, and maybe we won't,' and'maybe it will be better., if we -'v ! don't if \#e have*to sih-render oifr ini X ' V * tiative and leave the. bars down for blaming conditions on the highway1 commission. So far as Lexington county is concerned the .'tax might tcp11 hp siianpnripri ir?Hpfinitplv y _ ? SOME CENTRALIZATION." It is to be hoped that Attorney Gen-: eral Wolf will win the suit to prevent * the interstate commerce commission to repeal a law of the state of Sopth Carolina by fixing the rates to' be charged by railroads within the state. We are glad that our state attorney general takes the stand h* does, but we very much fear that he is fighting * a losing battle. Jpst the same we say more power to him. So rapidly has centralization been accomplished that nothing need surprise us now, and the action of the interstate commerce commission in ordering a three and one-half cent ^passenger rate when they must-'have known that our state law provides for three cents is only in line with present tendencies. We cannot destroy the railroads. If they * !must have increased revenues to keep by all'- means let "have them in reason. But when it comes to a commission in "Washington nullifying the 1 T i v 1 > * I J i law of a once sovereign state it ' seems to us that we have certainly . * ' ? wandered far afield from the ideals of our forefathers. Maybe the pendulum will swing back the other way some * 4 day." Maybe. GETTING BETTER. % S Many bankers and business men throughout the country are daily telling us that a revival in business is x now beginning, which will soon carry * things back to a normal basis. Whether or not these gentlemen are really in earnest or whether they are endeavoring to create an atmosphere of confidence that of itself will make for a revival of traae we do not know, but there are signs that they are not far wrong in their predictions and that business is already growing better. But there is still no apparent change for the better in the cotton market and there is not likely to be until after the acreage for 1021 is determined accurately. Undoubtedly, there is a large oversupply of cotton on hand, which must be carried by somebody. The world ' somehow is loathe to believe that the acreage is going to be materially reduced. In, \ our opinion they will be sadly fooled. And when those who have to buy cotton realize that the reduction has ac- . tually taken place there will be a decided improvement in the market if , the whole cotton belt reduces in proportion to what now appears a , settled fact in this state. When the price of cotton goes up sufficiently we may look for a revival in trade in these parts. , I WHITE SUPREMACY THE ISSUE. The statement of United States Senator Phelan of California, published elsewhere, shows clearly why California must needs be taking steps to prbtect her racial purity, as well as her religious aift commercial status I r in the nation. Last week the South Carolina house of representatives, r without a dissenting voice, passed k resolution indorsing the stand of { California and expressing sympathy with her efforts to preserve white civilization. On this issue we can afford to take no other stand. And yet it 1 looks as if the problem will before long grow so acute that nothing but war, with all its horrors, will settle it permanently. We trust some other way out will be found, but if it must come then it will have to be borne. With California bvfcfoin ;ljc??s' would it- be befpj^^enother state y .would fall befofe the invasion? Though California is a long way from > Us we are vitally interested in the question. May the solution be peace,fuL William G. McAdoo, it is reported, 'j, ' * - will take charge of the Mexican railV rf ?. ?- ' ' 1 ways apd put them on their feet again. Wish we could find somebody who. find, a job of that like for us. A chief police in China has . placed ^ the ban on" short skirts. Such a step, I . * > 4 9 would cause a riot in some of our Afnerlcan cities. % ' After all we have been fortunate iu uuo xii niaixj jjiav/co 'j throughout the North and West thousands have been without work. In Chicago alone it is said that more ,than a ' hundred thousand workmen are without employment. We have nearly all been a little hard up this winter in these parts, but we haven't suffered for anything. 1 Violators of the federal prohibition law paid in fines to {the United States last year more than a million dollars, or about one-sixth of all the money ^ spent by the state of South Carolina for tl}e various activities of the state government, including all the state collges, the administration of justice, r Confederate pensions, aid to public schools, -etc. % * > I Senator Dial may find it rather 1 hard to move Judge Kennesaw Mountain JLandis from the federal bench, ] however much he may deserve it. 1 Trotzky is now predicting that the present dictatorship in Russia will last 40 years. But what the average 1 citizen hereabouts wants to know is how longjwill the drouth last. 1 CROP CO\'T>TTTOV , Conditions very unfavorable for, farm work during past two weeks. Winter wheat.?The unusual warm ^ weather for the past two weeks has caused wheat to take on. new growth, ^ and conditions are rather promising, especially on well drained red soils, j Oats.?Prospects continue promising though there are reports to the effect that a limited acreage has been | destroyed by the .recent excessive rains, especially on low lands. Rye.?Condition good to excellent. Cotton.?Little or no preparations made to date for coming crop, while b!y this time last year many farmers had finished hauling their fertilizers. Reports indicate that no fertilizers for X cotton have been delivered to date. Potatoes.?Preparatioss for spring planting being made in coastal counties. Th< commercial acreage will possibly show a decrease. Tobacco.?Seed beds have been planted and germination in many are noted. Live stock.?Contrary to custom of s former y^ars, very few, if any mules' ^or horses for farm purposes have been shipped into the State this year. Practically all fattening hogs have 0 been killed and "cured" in excellent r condition: a Miscellaneous.?Very little plowing * for spring planting has been done to date. Farmers are very much discouraged, and appear to be taking 1 very little interest in preparing for the approaching crop. All business sems to be at an absolute standstill. "Ben Franklin sent a kite up and a brought electricity froln the sky." ji "Franklin was a remarkable man," C commented the citizen who was writ- a ing checks for his monthly bills. "lie i immediately discovered the only way of getting electricity without much expense." i BIT WE'LL RIDE. : Last spring soon after we had started our farms, rhe lop-sided ginks came out in great swarms, ? rhey said that high prices were doing great harm, But we'll ride. % rhen the forces of hades were , all IUI lieu lUVOVj ro force down the prices of our produce, We'd just like to wallop the whole callaboose, But we'll ride. V 0 rhey employed every means unfair and unjust, ro bring down the prices of cotton or burst, ^ 3o we look upon them with contempt and disgust, But we'll ride. We'll plant our cotton fields in corn and wheat, We'll fill our pantries with lard and meat, / We'll fight to the finish,' we'll not take defeat, I But we'll ride. ^ We don't care how ragged our pants and our shirts, V"r?i- hnnr flnccnno lnnH fho hiV 'rarnh. ' ^ V?' V* VA v *.? WI0 D^*i4V ler spurts, iVe'll hold our cotton and we'll hold till it hurts/ But we'll ride. fVe know some disgusting unprincipaled fake, 3as tried the backbone of the whole world to break, 3ut he'll find that he's made a tremendous mistake, \ . But we'll ride. iVe know the whole country has almost gone broke, Dn account of the treachery of some cussed bloak, But he'll, feel the force of the last heavy stroke, When we ride. , Did gamblers take warning." your time will come yet, fou'll be selling big contracts of things you can't get, rhen you'll find to your sorrow that you've missed your bet, But we'll ride. Beware! If we-farmers should stage a walk-out,.\ STou surely will see the wolf stalking about, 5 rhen you'll have a few problems- you can't figure out, i ' But we'll ride. ^ ?>. / # v * xuxt; ovmc ai c 11 vi ^ ui nin^ ai u drawing- big pay, ?rom 25 dollars to a hundred a day, rhev are planning big banquets and having their way, But we'll ride. 3ut we farmers still furnish their victuals and clothes, iVe never have a moment^to sit in . . repose, rhey are holding the grinder hard up to our nose, ' But we'll ride. * Kv ?he old farmer, too honest his duty to shirk, Vhile sorrow and sadness around . .him doth lurk, s paying like h for the privilege to work, But he'll ride. ?R. R. Amick, Lexington, S. C. _ _ ' Behind the Times. A traveling man one night found limself obliged to remain in a small own on account of a washopt on the aiiroad, caused by the heavy rain, vhich was stiii coming do wn in torents. The traveling man turned to he waitress with, "This certainly ooks like the flood." "The what?" "The flood. "You've read about he flood and the Ark landing on uount Ararat, sureiy: ''Say, mister," she returned, "I Lin't seen a fraper for three days"! 7 ESTATE NOTICE. Ail persons indebted to the estate f W. F. Koon will please make settlenent, and all persons holding claims igainst said estate will please present hem to t-he undersigned. J. C. KOON, Administrator. rmo, S. C. 4t-20-p NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I will pply to George .S. prafts, probate idge for Lexington county, South arolina, on March 2. 1921, next, for finnl discharge as executor of the state of Jos. S. Meetze, deceased. J. llEXRY MEETZE, Executor. Feb. 1, 1921. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. The Home National Bank of Lexington, S. C., Plaintiff, versus Fred G. Hartley, et al., Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell betore tne Court House door at Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, at public auction to the highest bidder on the first Monday in March next, the same being the 7th day of said month, the following described real . estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel qr tract of land situated, being and lying in Black Creek Township, in the above said County and State, containing six hundred twenty-six (626) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Henry Cook on the north, lands conveyed by me to A. L. Garvin on the east, lands of John. J. McCartha and estate lands of Bardin on the south, and bounded by Black Creek on the west; the same being the western portion of a tract containing 1040 acres and formerly owned by J. D. Jones. For more accurate description reference may be had to plat made by E. L. Hartley, Surveyer, dated the 15th day of December, 1915, on which plat the said 626 acres and divided intci two tracts yntaining 526 and" 100 acres respectively, and designated as the Home Tract and tract No. 5, respectively." Also the water rights, privileges, casements, and other property described in the mortgage of Fred G. Hartley to the Carolina Bond and * , Mortgage Co., foreclosed in this ac- ( tion." ; This sale is being made at the rjsk. of Savannah Guano Company, the former purchaser. , 1-rms of Sale: Cash, 'he purchaser to pay to the Clerk of Court five hundred dollars in cash within thirty minutes after his bid is made, and in default thereof, said Clerk will immediately sell the aforesaid premises before the Court House door in Lexington County at public auction without further advertisement at the risk of the former purchaser. Purchaser to pay for papers, recording fees and revenue stamps. H. L. HARMON. Clerk of Court. February 14, 1921. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. X. C. McDuffie & Company, Plaintiff . versus E. M. Fields, Jr., Defendant. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door at Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, at public auction to the highest bidder, on the first Monday in March, the same being the 7th day of said month, . the following described real estate, to wit: 'VA11 that certain piece, parcel or tract of Jand situate, lying and being in the town of Cayce,. County of Lexington, State of South Carolina, being designated as lot ."A" on a plat of the lands of L. .J, Frink, made by O. S. Bunch, Engineering Company on the 12th of November, 1907. Said tract , l commencing a,t a point one hundred and eighty-two feet from the intersection of McDuffie Street and the right of way of the Southern Hailway Company, and running from said point . North sixty-eight degrees, thirty minutes, East three hundred and thirty feet, and thence turning and running in a curve line along the right of way of the Southern Railway Company spur track six hundred and , fifty-five (655) ^et to the point of beginning, being the * same tract on which the lumber 'mill of N. C. McDuffie & Company was located and the same tract conveyed to the said E. M. Field, Jr." Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers, recording fees and revenue stamps. H. L. HARMON, C. C. C. P. & G. S., Lex. Co., S. C. February 14, 1921. CLERK'S SALE. % State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. Batesburg Cotton Oil Company, Incorporated, Plaintiff, versus A. "VV. Praft T. TT Slioalv WiIpay X Company, and H. L. Harmon, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Lexington County, Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by order of the Court in the above i entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door at Lexington, S. 1 C\, during the legal hours of sale, at public auction to the highest bidder, Monday in March, the same being the 7th day of said month, the following described real estate, to wit: r<All that tract, parcel or lot of ld!nd lying, situate and being in the County and State aforesaid (Lexington County South Carolina) containing one hundred acres, more or less, bounded as follows: on the north by lands of D. R. Craft; on the east by lands of M. B. Sharpe; on the south by lands of M. A. Sharpe and estate of Jeremiah Wise, and on the west by lands of A. J. Craft." Terms of Sale: Cash, Purchaser to pay for papers, recording fees, and revenue stamps. Purchaser to pay one hundred dollars in cash or certified check within thirty minutes after the property is bid off by him, otherwise to be resold immediately at risk of former bidder. H. L. HARMON, C. C. C. P. & G. S. Feb. 14, 1921. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. Bank of Pelion, Plaintiff, versus Clara E. Smith, Defendant. By virtue of authority vested in me by order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door at JL^xington,. S. C., during the legal hours of sale, at public auction to the highest, bidder, on the first Monday in March, the same being the 7th day of said month, the following described real estate, to wit: ; - "All that certain- pieee, - parcel or tr^ct of land situate;; lying and being in Black Creek Township, Lexington County, State of South Carolina, containing eighty-eight acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: on the north by lands of G. C. Gantt, on the east by lands of G. C. Gantt and ira Berry; on the south by Ira Berry, and on the west by lands of Ira Berry and G. C. Gantt, and perhaps Mrs. Mary Hallman, this being the tract deeded Clara E. Smith by L. L. Gantt." Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers, recording fees and revenue stamps. H. L. HARMON, C. C. C. P. & G. S., Lex. Co., S. C. February 14, 1921. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?In the Court of Common Pleas. Dora E. Caughman, Plaintiff, versus C. S. Dickert, C. B. Dickert, Bertha L. Dickert, Earle Dickert, Pearle Dickert, Nannie Dickert, Ollie May Dickert, and Colie Dickert, Defendants. By virtue of a Decree of the Court heretofore made ir. the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction, for cash, in front of the court house door in Lexington, S. C., on i?-> "YTovr>Vi 1Q91 thp> same oaicouaj' 111 ?uui v?i| -fcv I being the seventh day of said month, the following described real estate, to-wit: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Hollow Creek Township, in the County and State aforesaid, containing sixtyfive (65) acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: North by lands of ( Luther Oxner; East by lands of Tom Shealy; South by lands of Walter Sheafy; and West by lands of Y. J. Swygert." Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay ,for all papers and revenue , ' t stamps. . H. L. HARMON, C. C. C. P. & G. S. CYRUS L. SHEALY, Attorney for Plaintiff. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that on ' Tuesday, March' 15, next the under- ' signed will apply to George S. Drafts, probate judge for Lexington county, for final discharge as administrators of the estate of A. S. Frick, deceased. J. ANDREW FRICK, C. N. FRICK, Administrators. February 7, 1921. MAKE YOUR TAX RETURNS. I am now in the office, having made my rounds over the county. All persons liable for taxes who have not already made their returns would do well to call at the auditor's office and have their property listed for fiscal Fear iy2l. Jbuiiy h,oou taxpayers have not returned and it would be well to come and attend Le this and not wait till the last day. You will find when you pay your taxes next fall that it is better to return than to not return and pay 50 per cent, penalty. After February 20th time will expire for taking returns and the 50 per cent, penalty will be added for failure on your part in returning your property. Come on and don't wait till the last day. W. D. DENT, County Auditor. . v" r>-\ ^ Subscribe - co The Disaptch-News, : $1.50 per year. ; ? ?_ v.notice. r Stock Certificate No. 10 of Bank j of Pelion, Pelion, S. C., for (2) shares " j of said bank stock issued to E. H. Barrs on August 19. 1914. said certificate having been lost or destroyed & during 1920, I will apply to said Bank of Pelion for a new Certificate on March 28th, 1921. . . 17 TJ OAT>T>C* '/"J By L. P. BARRS, Admtx. 6t"21"e* , 1 WANT ADS. * * FOR SALE?Improved Columbia Long staple'cotton seed,- $3.00. per bushel. In 1919 in row tests made more per acre than Cleveland big boll; easier gathered than , short staple cotton; staple 1 1-4 inches in length. On sale at Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer Co., Lexington, S. C. 16-tf NOTICE?I am ready to gritid velvet beans a/id ; corn for the public. Mill days, Tuesday, Thursdays and * Saturdays.' Als? blacksmith work. . L. 9. Chaney, Stvansea, S. C. ,4t-19p LYLES STLTDIO?High class pttoto graphs, taken day or night. 1st Prize, South: Carolina State Fair, . 7 years. 1511 Main Street, Columbia,. Si C., Telephone 227, "3t-18-c t " SEEOS^Produced? Watson ttielcms 3 i, * ^ O 1 1, 'J lkn 1 . / tu ?. i-aacti i?ujr,,w' w' ??' ius., x 1-2 cars ^crd> w&ere^liiberally fertilized.? .'Seed 35e"lb. "We produced two and one-tenth times as much cotton where we plahted your cotton as we made with best other variety,' conditions identical,' weevil infestation severe"?affidavit' Boyles Bros., before President Allendale Bank regarding my cotton, a strain combining best features Cleveland Big Boll and Improved Cook. Seed $1 bushel. L. A.,Stoney, Allendale, \ s S. C, ' ' ' ' '2t-p FOR RENT?Two unfurnished rooms, on Depot street. Apply to * Mrs. Rpb. A. Harman. 2-w-c _ * WANTED?Men or women .to;.take orders among friends and neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, full line for men, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay 75 an hour spare time, or $36.00 a week for full time. Experience unnecessary. Write International Stocking Mills, Norristown, Pa. 10t-p-21 PARTIES having large tracts of land and want it divided and scld for the high dollar write us; also smaller tracts handled; large tracts a specialty; best auctioneer in the State. Write P. O. Box 304, New j Brookland, S. C. ll-10-6m. LIBERTY BONDS?I will pay mar ket prices for all issues of Liberty bonds. J. P. Ott, Lexington, S. C. FOR SALE?Qabbage plants,; $1.50 per 1,000; 90c, 500; $1.25j 5,000. Mail postpaid 25c, 100; $1.00, 500; $1.75 per 1,000. R. T. Cromer, Lexington, S. C., Phone 14-55. 4t-18-p ."4 ?????????????iFOR SALE?Two very desirable building ;lo^s; in the residential sec- ' tion of .Lexington. Location ideal, quiet and healthy neighborhood. For prices and terms apply to Mrs. Bessie Kyzer, Lexington, S.jc. ltp HANDSOME, Congenial yourig lady * ' < worth $100,000 is anxious tcj marry honorable, worthy * gentleman. Kathafin^, 508 Lankershimj Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. j4t-20-p FOR SALE OR TRADE?Sonte good milch cows. Cheap for cash or will exchange for yearlings for 'pasturing. Apply to Haskell and Paul Shull, Lexington, Rt. 2. 2tc 1 3 POINTER DOG came to my place Jan. 24. Owner can get, same by proving and paying for this advertisement. John J. Roof, Barr, S. C. * ltp CABBAGE PLANTS?Million fine 1 early cabbage plants, immediate shipment, one dollar and twenty five cents per thousand by express. Book your order with me for pure Porto Rico potato plants. $1.S0 per thousand by express, G. J. Derrick, Lancaster, S. C. ltp ^ GET YOUR HEMSTITCHING and pleating done at the Columbia |9 Hemstitching and Pleating Co., 1 O 1 A -r?: ? ?A - - * <-? ioj.v main sireei. oKiris, uciastitching: on silk or cotton, 10c per ^ yard; gold and silver picot edging:, prinking, etc. Phone 2272. Dora \ Cornelison, Columbia, S. C. Mail orders a specialty. L