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p,I: &{)? ^tspatrir-SCpius [zT LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921. NUMBER 33. ro8B^?M*3U81E NO* 51 ? flpCSlUT AGAINST B STANDARD OIL CO What is thought to be the largest i' H^ratehage suit ever brought in Lexing^^Bl?f^u<toun ty was last week hied with of this county for $250,000 ' the Standard Oil Company of > gp'''p-2?ew Jersey by Samuel R. Derrick of jl J^^-Steedman, administrator of the estate jr Ida. JJerricK, aeceaseu. t 'hfejjirtt grows out of the death of j i^Jtfersick last February, due, it is < ttiirifc;. toy the explosion of a lamp $ .with oil of Improper mixture.!/ !/complaint alleges that the Stand- J' .Oil Company of New Jersey, j >ugh t. carelessness, recklessness j'" ^.wilfulness, transported from the p^.of Batesburg to the town of 1 4i$&n a tank containing a mixture p rasoline and kerosene, a part of >' ch was later sold to Mr. Derrick, " caused the lamp in which it was < g burned to explode, resulting in death of Mrs. Derrick and severe . ries to several other members of '/ " '* **- Viinn?cTf' hpjne */ fliy, iUt", JL/Ciltvn 41AUU/Va? ? o >ne spit has been filed so far, ? understood that eight others j >wf the combined total aggre- ) errick is represented by E. J. 'j [ Qraydon & Graydon of Co- ' and the suit promises to be.'i te biggest and hardest fought ttles ever brought in this 1 and the outcome will be 1 with more than usual inter- . id out of South Carolina. j)1 LEGGED ROOSTER j SHOWN BY DR. HARMON re B. Harmon, manager of | ajp^; the Harmon Drug Company, tfte [' Sf|*, Hexall store, who is ever on the alert! [??& > to find things unusual and interesting for his many customers, had the luck , one day last week to run across a ' fC- three-legged rooster, which *he im- ( ? ;. mediately bought and has placed on display for the delectation and edifi- . j&, cation -of the parsers by. -Hie vxoyfifci #\ highness, the rooster, who boasts the \ ^ proud possession of three legs where * " only two ought to grow, is now oc copying a coop just outside the store Rjjjlp. of the Harmon Drug Company, Under the stairway leading to the second , f; '' ' story of the Harmon building, and is j ? / apparently as proud of his unusual , f1-- accomplishment, or rather gift of nature, as a monkey with a new red / cap. Evidently Monsiuer Chanteclier c does not regard his tertiary extremity]/ " ?v? nf.n rk>" it dpfor- I' ?IS Clixit;r dii iiivuiuMiuitw v, ., mity, but is as proud and self-satis- : f*y fied as any other cook of like breed, r."? and carries himself with as haughty , an air as ever graced ,the boss of any barnyard walk, and seems*- entirely; uncorned of the comment c aused bv J k . his peculiar formation. Drop by and | ?. >v \ ??ee the freak. IS** # t ? TAXPAYERS PAY PENALTY NEARLY FOUR TIMES AS LARGE J g|% ' | *??*- The people of Lexington county j j will, when' all settlements for taxes j have been effected, have paid in pen-! i alties on deferred taxes the sum of \ $5,142.24 for th^ iyear 1920. The books have been closed and executions are being placed in the hands of the sheriff for a considerable , amount, but the greater part of this ' ' i penalty has already been paid. As j will be seen from the table below, the ? I r* figures for which were furnished by . Mr. W. D. Dent, the efficient auditor ; c of Lexington county, the amount of ' , penalty chargeable against the county's taxpayers for 1920 taxes was nearly four times as much as was listed for 1919 taxes when the total . chargeable penalties amounted to 51,692.80. Mr. Dent has been extremely busy j lately entering up the returns on which 1921 taxes will be paid, and 1 preparing for the settlement with i the treasurer. The figures given below show the J amount of penalty written against J the taxpayers for the years 1920 and j 1921 respectively: 1919? January, 1 per ent SOlM.Ojj February, 1 percent ::7"?.:t 1 ' March. per cent 703.SI i Total $ 1 ,092.<o ' 1 920? January. 1 per cent. . . .<! .7 >."?.(?7 February. 1 per cent.. 1.4 1 .7S j March, 1 per cent l.lli!.9oj May, 4 per cent 907.13' Total $.".142.2 I ' I; / if- & SWYGERT CASE IN i RICHLAND COURT j The State. j Solicitor Spigner started a ui& legal fight yesterday in the criminal court when he asked Judge Townsend to issue a bench warrant for the arrest and delivery in Richland county of Job C. Swygert of Lexington county who is under an indictment charging him with killing Dr. John C. Nicholson at Leesville l^.st April. Attorneys representing the accused made a strong effort to prevent the move. Judge Townsend agreed to the request of the solicitor and he directed Clerk Hinnant to turn over the bench warrant to Sheriff Heise for execution. It was announced during the hearing that four attorneys will assist the solicitor and that the defendant will be represented by three lawyers. Attorneys argruing resistance to the motion to order a Bench warrant urged the court to give their client "constitutional rights." They declared that the alleged crime was committed in Lexington county and that the trial should properly be conducted at the county seat. Court decisions were cited and the decrees in the case of the state against McCoomer and that of the state against Messervy brought about considerable argument. The defendant's attorneys directed attention to the action of the Lexington county grand jury in taking exception to the movement to handle the case in Richland county and referred to the special presentment of the Richland county jury in which it took the position that the case should be disposed of at Lexington. The records in the * * - * -J /*Av?Annr'c case were mtroauceu. j.hc ~ jury of Lexington county held Job C. Swygert for the killing of Dr.' Nicholson April 4 and Associate Justice Watts allowed bail in the sum of $6,000 April 12. Commonwealth attorneys argued for the issuance of the bench warrant on the ground that an alleged crime was committed in Richland county. They contended that the trial should be conducted in Richland county by reason of the fact that a mortal wound was inflicted in Lexington countjv and that the injured man died in Richland county. In deciding the issue. Judge Townsend said he would be guided by supreme court decisions. He said an alleged offense had been committed in both counties and that the case was triable in either. The judge ordered the clerk of court to turn over the bench warrant to the sheriff for execution. It was announced yesterday that foiinwinsr attorneys would assist Solicitor Spigner in the prosecution: C. L. Blease. C. M. Efird, B. W. Crouch and C. .1. Ramage: for the defense. Timmerman and Graham and E. L. Asbill. ST STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Arthur B. Obenschain. pastor. Air. B. Heber Barre, Supt. of Sunday school. Divine services at 11:00 .a. in. and 8:K> ]). ni. Sunday school at 10:00 a., m. On Sunday, June the 12th, the morning theme will be: "The Recovery -of A Lost Soul." The evening theme will be: "Looking to God For Care and Protection, But Doing Our t,* tVir.ce cervipps the nublif rai U XV VAAVWV ^v? . .V X - ? g is cordially invited. ARTHUR B. OBEXSCHAIX, Pastor. IjEXIXGTOX CIRCUIT. Services Sunday June 12th, 1921: Lexington?Sunday school at 10 o'clock, W. D. Dent. Superintendent. Preaching at 11 o'clock. A special sermon to parents. Preaching at 4 oVclock to men only. Preaching at S o'clock. All these services by Rev. A. E. Driggers. " o cr,v- Sfhool at 3 o'clock, f I *. u t i? ^ i4 .. . - ? D. I j. !Ia?mon. superintendent. Preaching ar 4 p. in. Subject: "I)o Not Sin Against the Child." Tied Dank?Sunday school at !<? a. in.. .1. ! '. Shnrpe, superintendent. T'leachin.:: nt s p .in., followed by the reception of members. Von are i-ordially invited ti> all these services. H. A. V/DiTTCX. Pastor. ! COUNTY COMMISSION! AUTHORIZE AND WORK BEFOi The board of county commission- 1 ers, at the regular monthly meeting Monday, took a decided step towards ' holding the county funds back for ab- 1 solutely necessary road work, when i they decided that hereafter they 1 would absolutely refuse 'to pay for 1 any road work which had not first i been authorized and inspected by a member of the board. The system heretofore obte .ning was for differ- i ent persons to perform the work they believed to be necessary on the roads in their immediate neighborhoods - ? -?A ? 1?il1 -..'U ' nU AV? 3.no. prtscni u uih, wuitu ?ao ally paid without inspection of the work done.- The new board, however. has decided to sit flatly down on this practice. It proposes that whenever work is necessary it shall first be authorized by a member of the board and- later inspected by such member in his respective district. With all the talk about good roads it may seem unusual that the board has found it necessary to warn the people of the county to refrain from working the roads, but, as will be * seen by referring to the advertising columns of this week's paper, they are giving due notice to all concerned LEXINGTON SHRINERS | HAVE LARGE TIME, i [ A party of Lexington Shriners went | 16 .Charleston last week to attend the 'spring festivities customary to this fun seeking order. All who were fortunate enough to be present are loud in their praises of the reception ten- j dered them by city officials and others in the City by the Sea. The party left here Wednesday and returned Friday evening. The old Shriners report an excellent time, the city being made an "open,, house" for them, and . the Isle of Palms being turned en I tirely over to the visitors. The "fresh 1 i meat" delegation from here also say fthat there was a good time had, but{ f fail to state whether they participated ' I in this as fully as the old members did or not. Those composing the party were: M. I*. Podie, Dr. >.*. E. Sawyer, Dr. Norman Geiger and .1. E. Kaminer. . Dr. J. H. Mathias and John T. Sox , were given the Shrine degree at this meeting. 9 ^ ;COTTON CROP BEING DESTROYED BY SOME Due to the presence of a great number of boll weevils farmers in several j sections of the county are plowing up I their cotton and planting the land to other crops. It has been reported thai the weevil has been found by the hundreds in some localities, and j rather than take the chance of hav- ' ing the staple completely destroyed by : the pests the farmers have decided to beat the insects by substituting other: crops. ItOAD XKKDS UKPA1KS. 1 Depot street is in need of repairs, 'being very rough in places. This is. lone of the most traveled roads in or ' around Lexington and it would be well if the town and county authorities could get together on som?* plan by which this road would be kept up. An evidence of the value of good roads is the fact that most of the Columbia wholesale houses are now delivering their goods in Lexington bv truck in preference to shipping them j by freight, and some of the Lexington ! irnis have adopted the same system, j ptlie Lexington Cotton & Fertilizer J Company having delivered cotton at, j'the mill door in Columbia the past I week by truck. - a j MKTIIOIMST UKVIVAIi SKIl VI( T.S. j ' ^ I Mci-f than the usual interest was manifested in 'he revival services i I'whirl i begun in the Methodist churehj ^Sunday evening. The church was [well tilled at the lirst service. Th<* I. I music led t.v Mr. \V. .1. Smith of! : * ' j (lilhert was of a high order and ; {proved both interesting and inspiring.! : The interest continues to grow as! ; evidenced by the attendance. The' j " i ! pastor prearhed three strong ser-1 ! mens. I'.eginning tonight liev. A. j | K. Driggers of ('lenison <"olleg?- will j j do t he preaching. j ERS MUST jl INSPECT ROAD | 917 n A IMC ADC DAin! lit LLrtimj ml i mi/ t I c that they intend to pay only for such 5 work as is authorized and inspected. 1 ] Many believe that in taking this ac- t tion the commissioners will go a long 1 way towards solving the county's |'j financial difficulties. Such a system ,? will give the commissioners accurate knowledge of just how much of the ,| county's money has been spent and;? how much more is available at all times. In this way it will be pos- A sible to avoid a deficit, though some . i1 of the roads may have to be slighted e1 for a while. U No Bids for Supplies. j, Although the commisisoners adver- i*f ( tised several weeks in advance that | they would receive bids for furnishing supplies for the county not a at the meet M4V4 TT V?K/ * c ing last Monday, and the board was forced to do the best it could under the circumstances. The first Monday in July falling on , J the 4th, a legal holiday, and for the further reason that the new treas- * urer, Willie J. Smith, will take office ^ July 1 and several days will be nec- . essary to complete the transfer, the 1 regular July meeting of the county , commissioners will be held on the * 11th. 1 - t TREND OF THE TIMES 1 PROVEN BY THE HEN J l i For months past people have heard f of the hard times, talked of the hard < ^ times, and lived the hard times, but? I i few ever dreamed that conditions < I ( would or could ever descend to the I I } present level. The last notch in I M "tightness" was reached in Lexington. county this morning when a hen be- ^ longing to Weather rropnet jiiw Snelgrove laid an egg with a string ^ tied to it, it being the evident purpose of the hen to hold her product.. I < for higher prices. For those doubting !i I;1 Thomases who have to see before they will believe we will state that j the string has been broken and the 1 egg i removed to The Dispatch-News office and is on display here. I JtL. ??DEATH OF MRS. (TPSTID. J i In remembrance of Mrs. S. F. Cup- ( stid. Pelion. born April 3. 1Sr>3. died ' .Tune 1. 1921. j;' We have surely lost a dear one.!^ I 1 for she was loved by all who knew her. always wore a pleasant smile, I'. M was kind-hearted, faithful and true. < She was a faithful church member'' and Christian, always ready to serve | ( Jesus in any way. L Though, we miss her all the while,' we recognize the right of "Him who *. I < doeth all things well." It being a f distinct loss to us. there is another j ^ angel in Heaven, and we hope to meet her there. She leaves to mourn her i i loss, one brother, Mr. D. L. .Tefcoat:;. i i lour sisters. Mrs. Sophrona .Tefcoat, : Mrs. Eliza Johnson. Mrs. Henrietta j Iteeder, Mrs. Annie Von. All living! in and near Swansea. | !' < Three daughters, Mrs. Mary Laird, j Swansea: Mrs. Alice Cooper. Colum- j; bia: Mrs. Annie Laird. Pelion. Five j sons. Mr. J. H. and .T. F?. Cupstid j Snvnnnnh fin.! Mr. .T . F.. H. C.. i and D. C. Cupstid of Pelion. S. C. J j Also thirty-one grand children and j | six great grand children, besides a |" hoest of other relatives and friends. j < knt ert.unment at \\ white knoll school j There will be a minstrel and comic ' songs also refreshments will be served i < at White Knoll school house on Katur day night, June 11 at S:30. A small J admission fee will bo charged for the' benefit of the school. The public is j cordially invited to attend. DEATH or MTss^oiutii: ! EVE It SLICE, j i Miss Orric Ever Slice, daughter of '; .Mi*, and Mrs. ft. 1. Slice, was born December 1S, IJ'Ol'. and died May 2. 10-1. Sho leaves an a.ued father. ??n? . brother and two sisters. Miss Orrie was is years. 1 months and 1-1 days ohl < n February I'd. PLAY AT I'll A PIN SCIIOOI.. A plav. "I'nder the Ulue Skies." | will 1 ?< jdven at the sehool auditorium in Chapin Thursday nipht of this week. Everybody invited to attend. Admission 1 and lb" emits. I NEW LAW FIRM FOR BATESBURG TOWN It will be of interest to the public :o learn that T. C. Callison. solicitor )f the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, and Hon. McKerrdree 3arr of Leesville and a member of he house of representatives from ) Lexington county, have formed a partnership for the practice of law, md will open offices at Batesburg next VIonday, and will engage in general practice in all of the courts, both state and federal. Mr. Callison was for a number of ears associated with the firm of Timnerman, Graham & Callison in Lexngton, withdrawing from that firm md opening an office to himself since issuming the duties of solicitor the irst of the year. Mr. Barr is a recent graduate of :he University of South Carolina law school and is a member of the house pf representatives from Lexington county. In an interview Solicitor Callison states that at the present he will continue to live in Lexington, but will spend a portion of his time in the Batesburg office. He is loath to eave Lexington, although he believes hat there is a fine opening for the practice of his profession at Batesjurg since the death of Barrett Jones, ,vho was the only lawyer in that hriving town. When he was first ap>roac*hed by a number of the citizens of Batesburg to establish an ofice in that city he declined to consider the mater at all, but people of Batesburg have been so insistent and lave offered him so many inducements to go to Batesburg he has been :onvinced that it will be to his advantage in some respects to make he change. Mr. Callison does not vant the people of Lexington to feel :hat he is deserting Lexington, but hat he expects to remain a citizen of :he county and has only decided to move his office to Batesburg after careful consideration, and after convincing himself that such a move will lot in any manner affect his work as i public official. If he should find :hat he can not properly perform the luties of the office of solicitor from his Batesburg office he will return to Lexington, ilS lie 1".\1ICI.IS IV anvil aothing to Interfere with the* proper | lischarge of his duties to the public*, rte feels that as Batesburg is the geographical center of three of the ounties in his Judicial circuit, it will )e the logical and a convenient location for Lexington. Saluda and Edgefield counties, and this is one of :he causes which lias prompted him :o make the move. AVith the present ' lay conveniences, such as telephones, lutomobiles and good roads he can j reach either of the three County .-ourt houses within one hour if any emergency should arise to require his presence at either place. For the present Mr. Callison docs :tot expect to spend the entire time ' n the Batesburg office, but that office will be kept open every day after June 13 by Mr. Ban* and Mr. Callison can be seen at Batesburg several lays in the week. NKWT KtXLKY OCT OX $2..">00 BOM) Clerk of ec?urt C. K. Minnant lias' i approved the bond of .J. M. Kelley.1 L-nr*?-n ? "Wwt" Ivellev. charged I with the killing of David Shull. of f Columbia last December, and the ac-i cused has been released from the I Lexington county jail, his bond being ?2,500: Kelley's sureties were .J. .1. E. Turner and W. D. Drew. The killing occurred in Lexington county. Kelley's attorneys. ('. L. ' Blease and It. .1. Wingard, appeared before Associate Justice Watts last week and petitioned for bail for their client. Judge Watts granted bail in the sum mentioned and his order in-! structed the clerk of court of ftich-! i land county to approve tin- bond. I Kelley will be tried in t hit- court of i general sessions for Lexington county. ?Tlie Itecord. i im: oats. t Mi*. T. W. lieoder of Edmund j brought tn Tin- Dispateh-Xews >i*- j lire tliis week :j bundle ??t" oats nu-as-! uring six and one-half feet itt length, ; jtrowti on liis farm near Edmund. Mr., Herder did not state what variety the J nats were, hut judging from the' i height thev at e evidentlv elose re I lated tu cane. i j ELECTION TO FILL OFFICE OF MAYOR The town council has ordered an election to be held June 21st, for Mayor of the town said position having been made vacant by the death of Mr. Barrett Jones which occurred May 4tli. Thus far no candidates have been announced for the position. Books of registration for the election are now open at the town hall in charge of the clerk, Mr. Ira Cm Carson. A levival service whieh has been going on at the Middleburg Baptist church for the past two weeks will continue through this week.The meeting is being conducted by Rev. Mr. Haggard, pastor of the Brookland Bapust church. Mr. ana 3irs. 1. t>. jtv.erziagna.ii, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. "Whitehead are spending the summer at Hendersonviile, N. C. Mrs. L .H. Wright and son, Leon C. "Wright, spent Friday with relatives in Columbia. Mrs. L. M. Mitchell returned Satuiday from a visit to Bamberg, where she hod been the guest of Mrs. W. J. Snyder for several days. Mrs. N. A. Bates has returned from an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Nicholson, of Greenwood. Miss Jessie Malpass. daughter of Hon. J. M. Malpass. is attending the commencement exercises this week of Greenville Female college. Her sister, Miss Julia Malpass, is a member of the Junior class of the college. Mrs. J. B. Holman and Miss Edna Bates were the guests of friends in Columbia several days last week. Mrs. J. B. Ballentine is the gue3t this week of relatives at Ninety-Six her former home. Mrs. J. S. Fair is visiting relatives at Williamston. John C. Crouch of Atlanta is spending a few days with relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Garber and Mr. Milwee Cook spent several days last week in Charleston. Miss Virginia Cullum is visiting: relatives in Atlanta. Miss EHen Perry is at home for vacation from Columbia College. W. H. Cook visited relatives in Ninety-Six Sunday. Dr. P. K. Monroe, president of Summerland college, attended commencement exercises at Newberry College Sunday. Misses Pliny Timmerman and Vera Merchant visited friends in Newberry last week. Mrs. Ida f'ook. Mrs. I.. C HartIcy and Mrs. McKcnnie Hartley entertained the Woman's culb last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Cook. A very interesting program was arranged. This was the last meeting Mrs. 10. P. .Jones would attend before leaving town. The Club presented her with a beautiful friendship book and a for-get-me-not pin as a token of their appreciation of her valuable services and interest in the welfare of our town. Each mem- i her gave her a little basket containing a card on which was written expressions of best wishes and regrets I that she was leaving. AGED FORK LADY DIED LAST SATURDAY MORNING Mrs. Rosa Meetze. wife of Michael Meetze. died Saturday morning at 5 o'clock at her home near Ballentine, and was buried Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Michael's Lutheran church. Mrs. Meetze was XS years of age. and a member of the Methodist church, her pastor. Rev. Mr. Klecklev, conducting the funeral services. Mrs. Meetze is survived by her husband and three children as follows: Mrs. I. F. Stack and Mr. James Meetze of Columbia and Miss Frances Meetze of Ballentine. WF. HAVE THE ONIONS. NOW FOR THE PEAS Tic Dispatch-News is indebted to Mr. <>. ('. Price of near Gilbert for .1, ,.f tin,, on ions crown on his I ? ' <1 I I* I I * ' I ? 4 * ? X farm whi'io In- raises a great variety of truek for loeal and ('olumhia markets. The onions are of the "Prize Takers" variety, and they are all that, the name implies, one of them weigh ing i "-1 pounds, another _ pounds 1 otinees.