University of South Carolina Libraries
_ . ' [ ' 1 Published Every Wednesday By j SD1GH & WALKER, Leilngton, S. O. G. M. HARMAN, Associate Editor. Etered at the Postofflce at Lexington, 8. C., as mail matter of the Second Clans. Subscription Price Per Year, J1.50 CASH TS ADVANCE. ADVERTISING RATES uoituaries ana in memonams, 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. Make all remittances payable to SUCH & WALKl&k Address all communications to The DlspatohNews, Lexington, S. C. Phone 119. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10,. 1921. WHY WAIT ? It is not pleasant to acknowledge that you have made a mistake, and tho editor is perhaps as human as most folks, and has the natural human reluctance to acknowledge that he made a statement' in the paper which later turned out to be untrue. The Dispatch-News now finds itself in v that position. Upon information which it had every reason to believe was correct it stated that arrange- ' ments had been completed to pu? the hill on Main street which runs by , the cotton mill in good corrdition. If any such arrangements were made there is no visible sign that they have been perfected. The hill, with its dangers to pedestrians and motorists, still stands as a monument to the indifference of the town?nothing short . of. a disgrace to the community which tolerates it. j A recent accident gave fair warn- < ing that danger lurks in this particu- i lar spot. Shall it be allowed to remain in its present condition until a more serious accident shall take a toll of human life? / SPEEDY JUSTICE. No more wilful and brutal murder has disgraced the annals of the state than the doing to death of the inno- ' cent and inoffensive boy on the Augusta roa*d Monday morning. For sheer brutality and fiendish purpose It Is by. far as revolting a crime as has been exposed in many years. The next term of court is only a few weekB distant. There should be no , postponement, no dallying with justice. The specious pleas of lawyers l'or delay, if any are made, should fall on deaf ears. An aroused and outraged public sentiment demands that the perpetrators meet speedy justice. REFORM IT OR REMOVE IT. Senator Laney in his remarks at Center picnic last Saturday uttered a truth when he said that as a people we are too prone to look toward the government for help. He was right when he said that energy, thrift and integrity would soon bring us out of the hole. But we must still insist that the government give its citizens a square deal. Energy, thrift, good judgment .and honesty will accomplish wonders, but when the finances of the country are juggled in the interest of speculators or money kings the people suffer despite the exercise of all precautions. It is high time that somebody in Washington should wake up and amend the federal renerve law in such a way as to meet! the necessities of the country. If that can't be done then let's inaugurate some other system, which may serve a short period until the money kings learn how to use it for their own ends. PAINLESS EXTRACTION. With the abandonment by the national government of the tax on soft drinks and "nuisance" taxes, our next locldiatura H ~v.11 ? -- 3?r.rn Ml. nuiui wmio to consider raising a part of the state's revenue from such sources. First'and foremost the; legislature should exercise, the most rigid economy, but even with that supplementary taxes on the painless extraction method might well be called upon to alleviate the burden on visible property, which at present is bearing practically all of. the taxes. BETTElt rtOAns The time is fast approaching in 1 South Carolina if indeed it is not here, ' when we must get away from the provincial outlook which can see only county lines in our road building program and make the slate the unit so far as^the main arteries of travel are eoncerfted. Already the conclusion is ' fast forcing Itself upon thoughtful men that hard-surfaced roads are the only ones which will adequately serve the needs of the ever-increasing traffic. Many of our smaller counties are utterly unable and unwilling to incur / . . V the expense necessary to the building of such roads, particularly when the through lines are of as much importance to others all over the state as to the citizens of the communities through which the roads pass. Up to date we have only nibbled at road building, though under the policy of the state highway department we are beginning to make some progress, Bp far as the main roads are concerned. Sooner or later, however, we will find that the sand clay road is an expensive type to build and maintain. It is proving entirely inadequate to stand up under the hard pounding of heavy cars and trucks. Without constant work it can be made to last at best for only a few years. Much of the work of grading, relocating and widening the roads which has been done for the sand clay roads will, however, have a permanent vplue when we come to take up the matter of a more durable surface than is provided by the sand and clay. Whatever plan is adopted should provide for a continuing policy as near as such a thing is humanly possible. To issue a large amount of state bonds and expect our roads to ' become boulevards over night would be folly and would lead to sure disappointment. The better policy would seem to be to provide a reasonable sum each year which could be expended to the best advantage and map out a programme covering a period of years and stick to the job.i It now appears that the Greek invasion is as serious as the Scotch invasion. To our mind the Greek invasion is by far the worst. Among the more hazardous occupations may be set down the business of driving a Columbia transfer. Congress is "about to recess for a month. From what congress has done lately it might recess for a year. So far no Republican statesman has arisen to advocate protection for our infant industry of home brewing against the dumping of foreign makes on our shores. A CARD FROM MR. DAVIS. To the Editor of The Dispatch-News: I see that the chaingang is coming to Cayce to work our roads. We are very thankful to know that something is going to be done. We appreciate the road from the bridge to Cayce. It is not our desire to leave Lexington COUntV. hilt wo nnonla .... Bide only ^ want something for our tax money. Heretofore we have had no roads, no schools and nothing else >worth while, and we arrived at the /conclusion that it was time to get disr satisfied. The road' from Cayce to Swansea 'and back throuph Edmund has been <enough to make a man driving an ox I . * cart use profanity. We felt sure the supervisor knew of the condition of our roads and as soon as he got all /the mules and horses shod and all the < wagons repaired and the roads around Batesburg worked he would come to poor, old Brookland and ' Cavoe and do snnip wnrlr u<n>.? people are willing'to pay for some! lessons from Mr. Patterson to him. Now we have heard that our senator, Avho promised us on the stump to give us good roads, had Mr. Patter,son stopped. We people thank the highway department and Mr. Patter/son for the road to Cayce. J. E. DAVIS. Cayce, August 9. 8 CENTRAL. DOTS. 1 i . . We are having some good meetings ' all around. / Mr. Clifton J'irklandv\vaB a welicome visitor at the home of Mr. O. j A. Lucas Sunday afternoon. ) Mr. H. S. Fulmer does, not seem to ' /'improve. , The little son of Me. C. C. Lucas r * i was painfully hurt last Sunday af- ; jternoon. .< Miss Irene l^aird visited Misses I i .Virgie and Florene Lucas last Sundayafternoon. :.>?' , . j Mr. Blight Jefcoat paid a flying vis it to Miss Virgie Lucas Sunday night. I Mr. Tallle Mclver spent last week jwlth his mother, Mrs. O. A. Lucas. . Little Miss Eliza Jane Mclver and ; 'Mrs. Kosalee Jefcoat were welcome visitors at the home of Mr. O. A. Lufcas last Saturday. I M1QO M Artin 1?1llTY*4?r rioi/1 ir.n - i^?*u lUloo UU1C ,"Lucas a visit last Sunday. ! Mr. Furman Hutto is not improving as fast as his friends had hoped. r Messrs. Oscar Hutto and Belton . Laird were seen going down the big road Sunday ovening. "Lying rides on debt's back," says : an old sermon, and ^an older book gives the antidote: "Owe no man anything." Sometimes I feci like changing the Lord's prayer to say, ^Pay us our debts as we pay all our creditors."?Word and Works. ' Let every action tend to seme ;< point, and be perfect in its kind. > / HENRY FORD DENIES CHARGE. (Pickens Sentinel) Mr. Claude Hester, Pickens, S. C. Dear Sir:?I have your recent letter telling about one of my automobiles kicking you. It seems strange to me Mr. Hester, that you should complain of a Ford with a kick In It when everybody else seems to bo complaining that they cannot find anything with a kick in it. Neither do I see how you could complain of a little thing like your arm being broke when the whole blame country is In the same fix. However, Mr. Hester, I am very glad you wrote to me. I am sure we are good friends and I am going to take you Into my confidence. The Ford you got Is undoubtedly not of the regular kind, but, judging by its action, Is one that was made for sale to Jews only, and its name Is Maud. Now, Mr. Hester, don't think for n T A ~ ?J I- - ?? ?. AAXAAAULV LIIUI x UVJUUI. a wuiu 411 jr uui letter, but what happened to you recalls to mind a recent Incident which I will relate to you. A man we will call John for short, wrote to me and wanted me to pay him $300 damages because he said, one of my \utomObiles kickgd him; broke his arm, knocked him over and skinned his head. I investigated the matter and found the facts quite different. What really happened was that the man was leaving his house one morning when his wife came to the door and said, "John, there is no wood cut," and John replied, "Well, I am not taking the axe with me," and they dressed his wounds at the city hospital. Now, of course, this has no connection with your accident, but I just thought of it and I can tell from your letter that you like a good joke. You mentioned milk cows and I will tell you some more confidential information. You no doubt have read in the papers that I am working on a tin milk cow. Well, I have perfected it and will be able to sell them com pletely equipped with switchless tails and Klaxon horns for less than a pood bull costs. So you know Randolph Rose, too. Yes, I remember he used to wind up all his advertisements by saying, "I thank you." But what he should have said was, "I tank you." I would write you a long letter, but as you probably know I am x very busy nan. However, there is just one more thing. You state that after the automobile kicked you it also spit in your fact# and called you nigger. Are you sure, Mr. Hester, it wasn't a phonograph you were trying to crank? 1 .Respectfully, H. FORD. The Real Trouble There is an elevator boy in a New York office building who is among a large number of public servants that resent needless questions. One day there entered his car a rather fussy old lady and garrulous as well. "Don't you ever feel sick going up and down in this elevator a day?" she asked. "Yes, ma'am,",said the boy. "Is it the motion going down?" "No, ma'am." "The motion going up?" "No, ma'am." "Is It the stopping that does it?". "No, ma'am." "Then, what it is?" "Answering questions, ma'am." Model Service Bishop Partridge is a collector of anecdotes about ministers, and in an anecdotal mood he said the other day: "I once asked a minister how he had got through a certain service. Ho answered grimly: " 'Well bishop, the service was soothing, moving and satisfactory." " 'Yea,' I said a little puzzled. " 'Yes, exactly,' said he. "It was soothing because over half of the congregation went to sleep. It was moving because half of the other half left before it was thr<njgh. And it must have been satisfactory, inasmuch as I wasn't asked to come again.' " 1 ^ mm i ? The Gambling TJrge Sharpe?It is impossible to keep some men from gamblinsr." Thorne?"What causes you to say that?" "They broke up the poker games in our town and put a ban on crapshoo ting." Well." "And tthe next day I saw a couple of moll following a woman and betting odd or even on the number of times she fixed her hair while she walked a block." On Ills First Illtch "Say," remarked the peevish party at the table. "How long havo you been working in this restaurant?" "Six weeks, sir," replied the waiter. I "I beg your pardon," apologized the peevish party. "Then it wasn't pou I ordered that steak from." . V ' IMMENSE NEW OIL I'M ELD DISCO VERE1 A new oil field of great wealth ha been discovered in the subarctii 'region of northern Canada along thi i banks of the Mackenzie River and i now being developed. In August, 1920 the drillers brought in a well with j flow of about 1,000 barrels daily Since that time news of the new flel< has spread all over the world. Bu word of the striko did not reach out side until October, when till thi waterways were frozen, which pre .vented any large rush of mejx unti spring. However, some few hardy spirits did dog-trai^, in from Edmon f An on/1 "Ho nroAn That the field is one of great rich ness would see.n evident from th< fact that the company formed foi its exploitation has had crews work ing in this remote and lone regior for years. I But though the world ut lurge is coming to know of this new field the richness of the Mackenzize Rivei district in oil-bearing ground is nol at all a new discovery. Sir Alexander Mackenzie in 1789-'93, during which years he traveled the greal 'northland, noted the oil seepages anc .commented upon them in his writings. For a hundred years after, a few men were aware of the richness of this land in possibilities of becoming a producing field of world-wide Importance. But no individual 01 'small company had the capital to exploit a field so remote." , The first well, as mentioned above was brought in in August, last year iius wen is on mo iiae, degrees ant longitude 12G degrees west. It is 1,600 miles from the nearst city, at Edmonton, and 1,4 00 miles from tht railroad on the Alberta and tlreal Waterways Railway's Railway, neai Fort McMurray, Alberta. But during four months of the year, Juno t< September, a wonderful network ol lakes and rivers permits easy access to the Held. The extent of the oil Held is not at present known, but one government geologist places it at 500 miles lonj and 50 miles broad. Other authorities think oil may be discovered ir paying quantities over a stretch ol 300,000 square miles. As yet, how'ever, most of it remains to be thoroughly prospected, for it is a regior Inhabited only by some tribes of Indians and scattered whjte men few ir number, at the fur-trading posts. A fortified trading post of the Hudsor Bay Company, probably the only for tified trading post in use on the en tire continent, stands in this region. The petroleum is of very light grade, and one gas boat at least ii using it in the crude state as fuel. Perhaps the most interesting thinj in connection with the new Held ii the part the aeroplane will play. Tin ccmnanv senf tu-n . ? ...? ..iuv.iinicn iron New York to Edmonton in the deac of winter, a record cross-continen flight of which almost nothing liai been said. These planes are all steel monoplanes. The Dominion gov eminent is preparing to put on a sea plane service to carry mails, survey ors, and geologists, while two Cana dian airmen with enviable war re cords have ordered from Englaiu two specially designed seaplanes foi passenger service. The rate of far* from Edmonton to the oil fields is quoted at one thousand dollar.^. REALLY GOOD SHORT SERMON World Would lie Hotter If More ol Us Rati tlie Idea of That Iiittl* l" Newsboy. ! A bright-eyed, barefooted, shabby little fellow was working his waj through a crowded car, offering hi: papers in every direction, in a waj that showed him well used to th< business and of a .temperament no easily daunted. The train started while he was making chajige and the conductor passing him, laughed. "Caught this time. Joe!" hn <min "You'll have to run to Fourteentl St." . .!'. 'V i-'-y < \ "Don't care," laughed Joe in re 'turn. "I can sell all the way bad again." A white-haired old gentlemai seemed interested in the boy ant 'questioned him concerning his waj of living and his earnings. There wai a younger brother to be supported ,it. appeared. "Jimmy" was lame anc "could not earn much himself." "Ah, il see. That makes it hard 'you could do better alone." ' The shabby little figure was erecl in a moment and the denial wai prompt and somewhat indignant. "No, I couldn't! Jim's somebody tc go home to; he's lots of help. What would be the good of havin' luck il nobody was glad? Or of gettin' tliingi if there was nobody to divide with?' "Fourteenth street!" called the conductor, and as the newsboj jumped out into the gathering dusl< the old gentleman remarked to nobody in particular: "I've heard manj a poorer sermon than that."?Forward Magazine. 'FOR SALE?Ono second-hand 3> * horse "Witte gasoline engine at a bargain for 555.00 in first class cons ditjon. Reason for selling want larc ger one. Apply to P. F. Taylor, e Lexington, S. CJ., Rt. 3. Phone 6 s on 08. . ltp 'x . NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. j The stockholders of the Swansea ^ Ice Manufacturing Co., is called in its office on the tenth of September for the purpose of disolving the corporation. l I i L. O. RAST, Pres. CAltD OF THANKS. - i "We take this method of thanking our friends and neighbors for their, s kind assistance and welcome sym. pathy in the sickness and death of our wife and mother. May the Lord 4 bless eaeh and every one of them. G. F. KEISLER, } D. J. KEISLER, ltp L.-V. DRAFTS. t REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that books r of registration for voters in the town t of Lexington who expect to parliciI .pate in the election to be held in November for mayor and alderman will L %be open from August 15 to Septem3 ber 30 at the store of Caughman, Kaminer Company. S. J. LONG, Mayor Pro Tern. J. E. KAMINER, Clerk. TURNIP AND SEASONABLE SEED Wood's new crop turnip and ruta I baga seed. All varieties turnip seed, rutabaga, i(idish, mustard and cabt bage seed, Valentine, Kentucky Won, der, cornfield and other bean seed t and quick growing corn for late . crops.. Dwarf Essex Rape and other seasonable seed. , HARMON DRUG CO., r 2w Lexington, S. C. vnun: mi .'l|)pi;imiClllS. "When the bowels are constipated, the lower bowels or large intestines become packed with refuse matter, that is made up largely of germs. These germs enter the vermiform appendix and set inflammation, which is commonly known as appendicitis. Take Chamberlain's Tablets when needed and keep your bowels regu1 lar and you have little to fear from appendicitis. 1 L Mr. Vaughan, Farmer, Tells How He 1 Ixjst All His Prize Seed Corn. "Some time ago sent away for some - pedigreed seed corn. Put it in a gunny sack and hung it on a rope sus* pended from roof. Rats got it all? * how beats me, but they did because I got f> dead whoppers in the inorn' ing after trying RAT-SNAP." Three * sizes, 35c, G5c', $1.25. Sold and guar2 anteed by I.exington Pharmacy and 1 Harmon Drug Co. 1 t CITATION NOTICE. s State of South Carolina, County of I.exington.?By H. L. Harmon, es_ J quire, probate judge. __ I Whereas, Mrs. M. E. Strother made _ j suit to me, to grant her Letters of _ | Administration of the Estate of and _j effects of .1. William Mitchell. , I These are therefore to cite and adr|monish all and singular the kindred , and Creditors of the said J. William 4 Mitchell, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lexington, C. H., S. C., on 18th day August, 1921, next, after publication hereof at 11 f o'clock in the forenon. to show cause, ? if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. ' Given under my Hand, this 3rd day f of August, Ano Domini 1921. s H. I... Harmon, C. C. C. P. & G. S. f Acting Probate Judge Lexington Co., - S. C. t Published on the 3rd day of August 1921 in the Lexington paper, 2 * weeks. BARBECUE 1 On Saturday. August 13th, we will furnish a first class barbecue and re freshments at Steele & McCartha's c shop, 4 1-2 miles west of Lexington on the Dixie Highway. 1 Come one and all and enjoy the 1 day. ' ! t - o - -12. STEELE & McCARTHA. i BARBECUE I will Kive a first class barbecue Saturday. August 13, at Saxe-Gotha. I will serve a first class dinner at ^ 50c. and 60c. Keep the date in mind ' and come and enjoy a prood dinner with us. > J. 1. COKIJEY. t [ There will bo a barbecue at Lout; i I.rancli school house on Thursday, August 11, furnished by the patrons i for (he been fit of the school. Everyr body is invited to mine and enjoy a ; Rood din.tier. S1DNI-A' < '. KlCiCAKD, AIAllK A. rOKLGY. JOPM r* HOOF, 3t-c-'l2 T: i;st?.e. 0 ~? BARBECUE { I will give a first class barbecue .'August 19 at Newburg. Everybody is invited. W 2tp-44 T. F. SliEAUY. FOIt PROBATE JUDGE. f I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate for T.exington county, subject to rules of Democratic party. A. D. MARTIN. J. E. BUFF jj viiuuiuuiv IUI JUDGE OF PROBATE. WANTADS. j ,LOST?Tan hound dog, about five months old, away since Sunday. H. ' E. Wingard, Lexington, S. C., R. F. I D. ltp j (LOST?A duck sheet wagon cover about 12x12, between Spoolwheel and Calk road, on Augusta road. Reward will be paid for its delivery to Walter Rawl, P. O., Gilbert, S? C. , 1 tp I 1 bbl. fresh parched and ground coffee 15c lb. E. B. Roof & Sons. JUST ARRIVED?Fresh parched and ground coffees. 15c lb. long as it lasts. E. B. Roof & Sons. HANDSOME, congenial young lady worth $100,000 is anxious to marry iiuuuruuie, wormy gentleman. ICatherine, 508. Rankershim Bldg., Cos Angeles, Cal. / 4t-p-44 NOTICE?Crude turpentine or scrape bought in any quantity, bunched In the woods or at Pelion, S. C. Savannah quotations paid. James O. Hartley (Fred O. Hartley, manager), Pelion, S. C. 27-tf-c FOR SAL.E?Six hundred acres farming land, near Pelion, S. C. Seven tenant houses and necessary outbuildings. Terms to desirable pardress Room 322, Jefferson Ho*el, Columbia. 4 0tf-c Lodge Meetings * I Dixie Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F. Dixie Dodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F., meets the first and K third Monday nights in each month at 8:30 o'clock In the Odd Fellows hall. ViMlting brothers invited. IRA M. SD1GH, Noble Grand. H. F. RAWL, Secretary. Lexington lodge, No. 134, K. of P. Lexington Lodge, No. 134, Knights ?of Pythias, meets the second and fourth Wednesday nights at X:30 o'clock. Visitors welcomed. B. H. BARRE, C. C. R. 10. COOK, K. R. Lexington Council, No. 240. Lexington Council. No. 240, J. O. AU. A. M., meets every Thursday night at 8:00 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. LEE H. POWELL, C. $50 REWARD I will pay a reward of $50 for evidence sufficient to convict the person or persons who broke into my store at Pelion on the night of "Wednesday, July 27. 2t-p-4 2 J. Albert Hartley. NOTICE OF SAIiE on Tuesday, August 16th, at 10:30 a. in., the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the personal elTects of James L. Miller, deceased, at the home of W. L. Miller, near Styx, Congaree Township, l.exington County. The principal items to be sold are: One Paige five-passenger touring car, run about 4,500 miles, equipped with cord tires, and one book case containing numerous books, including 29-vol. set rmcyctopeuia rsruanica. Lawrence B. Miller, Administrator, Iladham, S. C. 2tc-42 NOTICK TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All persons holding claims against the estato of J. Sol. Dooley arc licreby notiiled to present the same duly veriUcd and attested to the undersigned and all persons indebted to said estate will malco payment to the undersigned. X. <\ ])OOLEr, | MINNIE O. PIlfLL. I Egc-uto-s of the Estate of .1. Sol. j Doohy, Deceased. lt-p -14