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fipftj / / / c Pi./.-:' ^ ' "/ - - ti pari ?lu* tlispatrIt-5Xpui5 gp| VOLUME NO. 52. ' LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17,1922. NUMBER 30 I Court Will Meet If Monday Morning fc;'. Court of general sessions will con- i Ik vene here next Monday, May 22, with Judge J. W. DeVore of JEdgefield preaiding, and the outlook now is that E the session will continue for two ? weeks, as there are a number of im Iportant cases awaiting trial and it it the intention of Solicitor Callison to insist on them being brought up at this term. ' It was stated this morning by T. C. Sturkie, who represented Gappins at the trial and in his appeal to the Supreme court, that in all probability the three men, Kirby, Gappins and Fox, would be brought to Lexington during Monday for resentence to electrocution. These three men were convicted at the fall term of court of murder in the killing of William i Brazell, the Columbia taxi driver, and sentenced to die last October, but their apepals to the supreme coun i stayed the sentence. B|V For trial at the coming term ot i Hi-court there are seven murder cases, Kpfc several of assault and battery and a 'number of cases 01 a more or less ig|v tniuor nature. The murder cases tha*; Bp7 will probably be called this term are: Newt Kelley and Frank Goff. fc. ( charged with murder in the killing oi H David Shull in New Brookland over a 1 ago, which has been continued J time tQ time. Solicitor Callison i |p states that ths case will be among the Bpytfarat called for trial. Swygert of Leesville, charged B?|: Withhilling J- C. Nicholson in streets ot Deesville last year. This K|^ ease Was brought up at the last term &*?)?'courtapd resulted in a mistrial. B. Harmon, charged with ? * /M;n ? \r tric^ for murder i rt e ^ W*1 KT- lie fjreen at Batesburg in May, 1920. pf" Henry Corley, negro, charged with g[ killing hie mother-in-law last fall. I Other cases of a less serious nature | that will come up for trial are: George |p W. Miller, who shot and seriously Br wounucu xj , jcj. XlCllUlliVllU at VIAA M\/i I | gT, some time ago, is charged with assault I and battery with intent to kill. J. F. ' Kelley, white, charged with bigamy. There are also a number of whiskey R ; cases to be tried. ? The following jurors have been f drawn to serve for the two weeks: First Week Jurors. J. Hamp Hutto, Frank S. Oswald, Julian E. McCartha, Eugene C. David, D. E. Shehane, Silas F. Sturkie, Drewry S. Smith. George W. McCartha, Brodie E. Kneece, Sam P. -Roof, Hugh E. Summer, J. Monroe <v . *. i Koon, A. Frank Swygert,, Marcellus M. Smith, Arthur Ellisor,.G. T. McDowell, D. Webster Koon, Doyle L. Keisler, L#onnie B. Kyzer, Elijah Hall, Jacob F. Rawl, J. Drafts Boozer, J. A. Shealy, C. M. Swygert*. S. S. George, Godfrey R. Whitt^ker, W. D. Huffstettler, A. Killian Harmon, Elen B.' Craps, Esther T, Koon, H. H. j Kyzer, D. Pickens Roof, Cromer A. i Shealy, R. J. Hook, wyiie L. Hook,; W. E. Humphries. i Second Week Jurors. *; ; Henry D. Hughes. Thomas J. Hall.; R. L. Oxner, S. Raymond Younginer, j Harry D. Wessinger, W. Carlisle' Smith, H. Reed Addy, Sam G. Miller, William J. Kyzer, L. Wash Rieard. A. ! Ti "Rnof .John J. Senn, Ben P. f Kneece, Robert B. Slice, Lonnie K. 1 Fulmer, Ed R. Shull, Herbert W. J Wingard, Walter James Lindler 1 Yancey Cockrell, J. Paul Martin, C. ' Wilbur Price, Elbert P, Kyzer, Morgan W. Craft. Bennie D. Gable, Willie; S. Long, Martin L. Keisler, H. H. Haltiwanger, A. A. Mclver, Baylos P. Shull, J. Haskell Monts, James E. Davis, J, Rufus Shealy. I Barr, Eldridge L. Hutto, Willie *. Pound Bunion L. Cumalander. ATTENDING REUNION. > : ! Messrs. Jas. E, Rawl, Marion D. , Harman and G. M. Harman, veterans | of '$5, are in Darlington this week at-; tending.the anhual reunion of the Con-! federate Veterans, where the state: convention is being held. They will re- 1 turn home the latter part of the week.' i r &'* ir.? I ' RECITAL TUESDAY NIGHT. | The pupils of Miss May Lois Boozer and Mrs. J. D. Carroll delighted their friends Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium with a recital. The. following pleasing program was rendered, and the performance attested the ability of the teachers and the ' pupils: Program "Greeting", Paul?by the class; "The I Katydids", Ashford?Marie Rikard; duet. "Lullaby", Wharncliffe?Virginia Nipper and teacher; "Picking Wildr>A I>aaf Uarv TdiviPs T-Tnl IIUVV^IO , x/c J tiwanger; "A Merry Dance", Car? Heins?Flossie Sox; "Reverie". Preston-*-Cornelle Nipper; duet, "The Lioiiv, Q .r'mann?Karl Oswald Jr., and 'Time For Play", Anthony?EvK.%/ '?hman; "Convent Bell", LudoviiK Hendrix; reading?"Changing V Sj Ethiopian"? Gaynelle Nipper; "Bbv^j^; Polka", Wo-lcott?Eleanor Hook; ;ppling Brooklet", Dellafield?Evelyn Kyzer: "Two Flowers", Carl Koelling?Margaret Oswald; "Angel's Prayer", Bevans?Rhude Meetze; duet, "A Frolic", Forman?Misses Catherine Caughman and Sara Dreher; "Whispers of Love", Kinkel?Ruth Shealy; "An Old Fashioned Garden", De Loiyne?Leona Steele; "Tannhauser", Theo. Osten?Dorothy Oswald; reading?"A Minister's New Automobile", ?Mary Wallace; "Les Sylphes", Bachmann?Beulah Fox Wingard; duet, "Hilarity March", Mero?Misses Bertha Sue Berly and Gladys Harman; "Fantaisie Mazurka", Ketterer?Annie _ Lee Corley; a. "Sechs Variai4onens", Beethovn, b. "La Cascade des" Roses", Ascher?Ruth George; "Japanese^Lantern Dance and Tableau",?Misses Befclah. Fox Wingard, Catherine Caua&pi&ii, Dorothy swald, Ruth Geoi?fr Evelyn Kyzer, Annie Lee Corley, Hatman, Bertha Sue Berley, E&k Hendrix, Ruth Shealy, Leona Stetffe, Madgelene Redd. H.?%DING ArtEJO)S*AM> ENJOYS MASONIC Capital recently the President, with 21 Senators and 126 Representatives attended a meeting of Almas Temple Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America. This was by no means the distinguished tA o nnormAniol r\i 1UA9UI1 O ilOt UOit uv c* vvvi u*v*4m* v/4 this kind. So many Presidents have been Masons, starting with George Washington, who was not only a Mason, bu1 master of his lodge, that there is nothing novel in the Chief Magistrate of the greatest country in the world officially proclaiming his allegiance with an order which promulgates the universal brotherhood of man, but not al' Presdents who have been Masons have given the time to it which President Harding does. Those millions of men who know from personal experience of the principles and practices of Masonry find in President Harding's encouragement and attendance renewed faith and belief in the helpfulness of brotherhood as a force for peace, patriotism and education. : DECLAMATION' AND EXPRESSION CONTESTS. There will be two contests given Friday night at the school auditorium beginning promptly at 8:30 o'clock. One amongst the boys and one amongst the girls of the high school department. Those who will speak in the boy's contest are as follows: Odelle Harmon. Lever Caughman. Roscoe Hallman, Daniel Shull, Charles Harman, John Roberts, Willie Har-I num. The following girls will speak in the experssion contest: Katherine Whitten. Amy Frunklow. Mary Wallace, Edith Roof. A gold medal will he awarded to the one making the best speech in each contest. ? The public is cordially invited. ^ LEGION MINSTREL WAS LARGELY ATTENDED. The minstrel given by the Lexington post of the American Legion last Wednesday night was attended and enjoyed by a large house, and the receipts for the evening were highly satisfactory. The rrinstrel was scheduled to appear in Batesburg Friday . night, but on account of unavoidable circumstances was postponed. i, ' c ! Commencement Begins May 26 Commencement for the Lexington pubiic schools begins next week, May 26 to 29. A play entitled. "A Big a do about Bettie", will be given by the tenth grade pupils Thursday and Friday nights. May 26 and 27. The kAnoonlonrcoto CPrmnn tx'ill n pi IV ? ered Sunday morning, 11:15 o'clock at the school auditorium, by the Rev. P. D. Brown, pastor of Ebeneber Lutheran church, Columbia, S. C. Special music will be rendered for that occasion. Graduating exercises will be held Monday night, May 23. Each member of the graduating class will have an individual part to carry out in the program. The baccalaureate address will be delivered by Gov. Robert A. Cooper. The governor will also be asked to award the diplomas. The trustees medal and The Dispateh-Xews medal will be awarded to the pupils in the grammar and high school grades, respectively, making the highest mark in scholarship. The public is cordially invited to attend all the exereses. ENTERTAINMENT AT CALVARY BRANCH. There will be a school entertainment at Calvary Branch school house, Friday night, May 19, 1922, beginning at 8 o'clock. Have songs, speech es and dialogues as, "Oh, You Teacher!*, "A Foolish Habit," "Scatt!", "In a Doctor's Office," "A Proposal in Grandma's Day," "An up-to-date Proposal," and a "negro minstrel". Refreshments will be sold after the program for the benefit of the school. The public is cordially invited. RE VIVAD SERVICES. i . The revival services which have been in progress , himself to all by his beautiful and heart touching solos. j Many strong: blows were struck at the forces of evil. It should be easier to do right and harder to do wrong. The visible results were four additions to the membership of the church. FLOOD DAMAGES STATE DINE CITY. :? t I i Bristol. Va.-Tenn., May 12.?Damage estimated at $600,000 was caused in Bristol and this seotion tonight by j high water from Bea^r. creek, which flooded a dozen stores/in the center of the city, numerous iiusiness houses and homes. The creek began rising about S o'clock and by 9:Z0 o'clock had inun-' dated sections of Moore, Sycamore, Cumberland. Lee, Water. Front, Shelby, Seventh, Broad, Williams and State streets. About 35 stores were flooded and many persons were forced to leave their homes. The high waters began to recede about 11 o'clock and an hour later had fallen back from i many streets, leaving ^hem cov-J ered with debris.. The Virginia postoffice, several department stores, the hotel Bristol, and a number of stores! on State street near the creek were | flooded. Basements filled with water and a dozen houses on James row were flooded. The Virginia courthouse was entirely surrounded, but lit- J tie water got inside. Many merchants on State street | saved their merchandise by having it j moved to upper floors. Barricades of j sandbags were used to keep the flood! from many stores. Heavy damage to farms north of Bristol were reported. Reports reaching The Horald-Cou-j rier said that the storm originated in i cloudburst which occurred near WalVa.. about 7 o'clock in the eve-! ning. Warning1 was given here by telephone and many merchants began to prepare for the flood whle the creek whch flows through the cehter) of the cty was at normal stage. C A UP^FTHAXKS. Mr. .1. Frank Lowman and daughters desire to extend hereby their sincere thanks for all kindnesses shown during the times of the affliction and^ death of his wife and their mother. Lecture Friday Baptist Church Leon C.; Palmer, state superintendent of the Sunday school association, ' f will give a*-lecture in the Baptist church Friday afternoon, May 3 9. at 3 o'clock, to- which everybody is cordially invited. Mr. J. D. Carroll, president of the county Sunday school I associationLis very anxious that all in terested iff - Sunday' school work at tM tend this lecture. It will be interesting and instructive, for Mr. Palmer is a lectured of known ability, and a Sunday school worker with unlmited energy. ^ Durng past twenty years Mr. | Palmer ha^s lectured in Alabama, Ten| nessee, M|ssissippi, Florida. Georgia | North an<$ South Carolna, Ohio, Illi-1 j nois, Wisffifesin and New York. He | has giveTvjipecial series of lectures at I the Uniye$?ty of Alabama, the Alabama Polj?echnc Institute. Winthrop College, Efitie Kidge Christian Workers' Training Conference, and the Internationa&Training School. Lake. Geneva.&jAuthor of "Lesson Build-' ing," editftfc of "The Sunday School1 Promoter,ffand contributor to current relgious aftil educational 'publications. Among ps best known lectures are: "Oyer Foflro Hill," "Secrets of Success," "Wlfere Did We Get Our Bible?" "The BiblK'as Good Literature," "How to DoublprYour Sunday School," "The Big Boy ?Problem," "The Teacher's Power, YyflBftellgious Education and Americana&emocracy," "The Rights of the Chiltj^.'/'Building Christian Citizenship, T??The Challenge of the Present CrisisS^The Best Paying Business Amon^jfeie more prominent ministers and.wg|cators of the state who are in heartjjffi%mpathy with the work ht ijjp doing|BMf' endorse his lectures, are tire folljMro^vrho have signed this inM Aafcd of Introduction. y^^^^ffi^itroduce Mr. Leon C. | A^ L U. " . V' A ; ? J z >T | wltlL H4S wtOK ana any courtesies eii ' tended to him will be appreciated by us." (Signed) J. E. Swearingen, State superintendent of education; W. S. Currell, presdent University of South Carolina; 3V. M. Riggs. president Clemson College; D. B. Johnson, persident Winthrop College; Robt. P. Peel, president Converse College; John E. White, president Anderson College; H.N. Snyder, president Wofford College; W. J. McGlothlin, president Furman University; S. J. Derrick, presidentNewberry College (Lutheran.) R. C. Grier, president Erskinej College (A. R. P.); Watson B. Dun- | i can, pastor First Methodist Church, Cheraw; Wm. L. Ball, pastor First Baptst Church, Spartanburg; Wade H. Boggs, pastor Arsenial Hill Presbyterian Church,-Columbia; W. H. K. Pendleton, pastor Episcopal Church, | Spartanburg, ana cnairman t>oara 01 j Religious Education, Diocese of S. C.; j W. S. Patterson, pastor A. R. P. | Church. Lancaster; D. S. MaoDonald, pastor Christian Church. Sumter: A. j E: Driggers, pastor Methodist church, I Clemson College: W. W. Long, direr- j i tor Extension Work, lemson College: | I Christine X. South. State Home Deni- ! | onstration Agent, Wnithrop College. 1 # I ^ I ? PLAY FOR TWO NIGHTS OF COMMENCEMENT. A play, "A Big Ado About Bettie." will be given by the tenth grade pupils ! on Thursday and Friday nights of j commencement,-May 2ti and 27. The j play is given under the auspices of the j Ladies'School Improvement league,! and the funds derived from the play' will be used for school improvements. { ! i Prices for admission will be 25 cents for children and 5 0 cents for adults. Tickets for the two nights will go on! sale at all of the drug stores Friday of ' | this week. in i BOX HKTK ( LI B. I The F>on Heur Club will meet Friday 1 afternoon at 4 o'clock with Miss Caro ( Bfird and Mrs. J. D. Carroll. Members are asked to be present. ATTENDING SHRINE MEET. John T. Sox. Norman S. Geiger, Sidney Riley, W. K. Sawyer and J.I W. Nipper are in Rock Hill for the Shrine meeting. FRIDAY'S RECITAL. The music pupils of Mrs. K. B. Roof gave a public recital in the high j school auditorium last Friday night ] which was highly enjoyed by those j privileged to be present, and the child-' ren did themselves and their teacher proud in rendering the following proj gram: "Little Italian". Smith?Geraldine ' | George: "On Wings of Victory". Lanier [?Royal Keisler; "German Folk Song", Weiss?Arthur and Helen Obenschain: "Farm From Home". Spa aiding?Sara Hampton Kaminer: "The Bugle Corps", Morrison?Ansel Harmon: "Birthday Waltz", Ganschals?J. C. and Royal Keisler: ''Over the Sea J Waves", Dellafield?Helen Oben- : schain: "Violin Concerto", Beethoven J ?Emily Oswald: "S.ilute*to the Colors Marfh" Anthonv?Harnlrl Smith and I Christopher Kaufman: /'Rosy Fingers J Valse", Wajch-^-Eleanor Shearouse;| "Song of the Lark", Tsehaikowsky?j Rosa Belle Hendrix; Chorus. "May March". Forman. "At Evening". Satorio?Christopher Kaufmap: "Meeting in the Pasture". Farnsworth? Bertha Caughman: "Mountain Echoes", Dellafield?Lena Belle Kleckley; "Glad Hours". Evans?Walter Clyde Hutto: "The Carnival "of Venice", arranged by Wiess?James Dreher and teacher: "Fascination j Waltz", WachvS?Le\v<is McCravy: Reading?Christine Roof. Mrs. J. D. Carroll, teacher; "Dance of the Moon I Birds", Stastny?Martha Kyzer: "Six Variations in G Major", Beethoven? Virginia Evans: "Rustling Leaves (Idyle)", Lange?Neita Lee Harman; "Murmuring of the Forest", Braungardt?Christine Roof; "Wil-O-theWisp (Caprice Alegant)", de Grau? Vermelle Hendrix: "To Spring", Greig?Blon'delle Harmon: "La Gazelle Polka", Wollenhaupt?Mary Ellen Caughman; "Gipsies' Chorus", Rockel. INCOME TAX*ACT 7 BRINGS IN MONEY. Offcials of the state treasurer's office yesterday announced that out of 5,000 checks received on the qew state A <* * ' ' * til yesterday. This total of $353,559 .44 is not all that has reached the treasurer, there benig some 1,500 or 2,000 additional checks yet to be computed by the officials. These checks will carry the amount to above $400,000, it is believed . No definite figure can be placed for the new tax as a total for the year, but it is beleved the amount to come in wll be somewhere near $700,000. A number of taxpayers have not yet paid their' taxes and a large number have paid only one-half of the tax due. Members of the free cnference committee on the appropriation bill estimated the tax to bring in $1,000,000 but from the present indications this figure will not be reached. ? ^ i m i a "THE MASONIC RING." There will be a play at the Gilbert school building Friday night, May 19, i 1922, beginning promptly at 3 o'clock p. m.. the title of which is "The Ma sonic Ring". There will be refreshments. Come one and all and enjoy a good time. ^ t AXXIVERSARY DAY The Pond Branch Epworth League, will observe "Anniversary Day", with a special program next Sunday night, May 21, beginning at 8 o'clock promptly. The program consists of address es and music. All the members of the league are urged to be present, and everybody is most cordially invited . WILL RETIRE AT NOON j The State. Governor Cooper said yesterdav that ! 12 o'clock Saturday was entirely agree able to him for the "change of gover-' nors" and this time will likely be fixed by the chief executive and Lieutenant | l Governor Harvey when the two confer | here today or tomorrow. Tne governor annouiuea i ue&uu> ?ci i would resign Saturday, but did not fix any definite time. Lieutenant Gover-1 I nor Harvey suggested noon as the j hour and this meets with the approval t of Governor Cooper, he said yesterday. Cop?"You're pinched for speeding." Copped?"What's the big idea? Doesn't that sign say 'Fine for speeding' ?"?Sun Dial. Leaphart Made U. 5. Marshal Samuel J. Leaphart was Wednesday advised of his confirmation to be United States marshal for the Eastern District of South Carolina, the senate having confirmed his nomination Tuesday. along with that of J. D. E. Meyer of Charleston to be district attorney. Mr. Leaphart will assume the duties of the office in a few days. He will have headquarters in Charleston. but will no doubt spend much of his time at his home in Lexington. Mr. Leaphart's friends in Lexington and throughout the state are congratulating him on being appointed to this high and responsible position. POINCARE TAKES EMPHATIC STAND. Paris, May 12 (By the Associated Press) .?Premier Poincare late tonight renewed and also strengthened his original instructions to M. Barthou at Genoa. He is understood to have told M. Barthou that he must not enter nto any negotiation whatsoever with the Russians. He also told M. Barthou to make clear, both in the subcommittee and in the plenary committee, that the view of the French government is that nothing more is to be gained by prolonging the conference. The French government will not agree to Frenc hexperts sitting on any commissions with the Russian experts, being of the opinion that exchange of views with the soviet delegates will lead to nothing, but in deferring to certain susceptibilities the French delegates might accept an early meeting in some other city between allied experts commissioned to study the best mehtods of dealing with the-Russian problem. It is also felt that representatives of the United States should be present at such meetings. Should France take the initiative, in wnding up the conference, according to information received here, Belgium, Genoa, May 12 (By the Associated Press).?So gravely at variance are Russia's communism and the order of things obtaining throughout the rest of Europe that a general immediate agreement with Russia appears tonight improbable. This conviction is deeply disappointing to those who expected quick and big results at Genoa but the sentiment is tempered by the belief that the creation of one or more commissions to pursue a study of Russan problems will prove efficacious in finding a means to reconstruct Russia onri hrin? hpr h.irk into the Europe family. Furthermore, Permier Lloyd George and the Italian leaders are convinced that the signing of an Europe truce as a preliminary to a general non-aggression pact will go a long way towards tranquilizing Europe. Hopes cf eventually accomplishing something generally constructive for Russia were Increased tonight by an announcement from the French delegation that France favors the appointment of a commission for investigation of questons Ike credts, debts and the treat 'rfi t of foreign private property and approved also a general truce, provided it is understood that while the commissions are engaged in ther labors the powers wll not follow in th<? footsteps of Germany and make separate treaties with Russia. The French rseent accusations that they tried to dominate the conference. They assert that the present situation justifies their vews that the Russian problem has not been suffciently studied nd that something more should have been done to approximate the views of trie Russians witn the representatives of non-communist states efore hoping to reach a general sweeping accord at Genoa. In other words they believe that the Russian problem through investigation by a commission which will probably vist Russa s beng approached and they therefore approve the contemplated procedure. The Frenc happarently prefer an v. nvestigation by an international commission wthout Russans sitting thereon. yet tonight a French spokesman said that France would not oppose the presence of Russions. Thise question will be ironed out tomorrow when the sub-commission on Aussian affairs meets to consider the Russian reply. ?