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r. ' ; > ivjj .. v * ? Watch Label on Your Paper /-fl 1^ i -li I 1 .^4^ *4-44 4-4 I *\ The Date on the Labcl is the st,r- s"b",i"to (!)'!? JfflUim jsfpniul* a&"*"""' " i? . i =? ?-? ?? ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLOX HERALD, DILLOX SOUTH CAROLINA, THCRSDAY MOKXIXU, APRIL '2,2, 1920. VOL. 24 NO. 33. COUNTY NEWS j AND HAPPENINGS; NEWS IT l.KTTERS BY REGULAR; CORRESPONDENTS. I News Items of Interest to Herald Readers Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. Oak Grove. The contract for rebuilding Bethes-1 da Methodist church, destroyed by fire [ Acme months ago, has been let to Mr. ^Julius C. Tritchel of the Temperance Hill section. Plans for the work seem to be moving along nicely and the building committee hopes that the erection of the building will begin about June the first. ^ Plans for the construction of a - V I ^bew school building are aisu unug developed and it is hoped that this work will begin in the near future. Mrs. Lutie Hayes and Mrs. Estelle Hayes of Newport News, Va., are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. BerryMiss Clarice Fore of the Oak Grove j school spent the week en<j with Miss! Dessie Hayes in Free States. Mr. T. L. Fore who has been quite sick for past several days is somewhat improved. The continued rains and cool weather have delayed cotton planting 1 and caused much to be slow in com- i ing up and in places it will have to be planted over. * o Lake View. Mr. L C. Floyd and family have j returned from quite an extended visit with Mrs. Floyd's relatives at Ashboro, N. C. Mr. D. Leon McCormac spent Saturday with his parents in Mullins. Mr. William Shackett is spending the week in Charleston taking hisj 4 ?5 tn Moonnrv mirty-secuiiu ut^irr m iuouviii j | Master J. D. Rogers spent the week 1 end out of town. ; Quite a crowd of our young people attended the play given at Mullins I Friday night. ' Messrs. Geo Bethea and Murray 1 HB Hayes were visitors in town Sunday. > H Miss Moye who is teaching school ' at Temperance spent the week end 1 with Mr. and Mrs. Trust Booth. 1 W Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McMillan and ; Hk children spent the week end in Sum- : W "ierMrs. V. G. Grantham is quite sick < T at this writing in the Florence hospi- J tal. 1 Dr. E. P Smith and Mr. Gordon McKenzie spent Sunday in Florence. ( Mr. M. E. Fagg of Stoneville, N. 1 C. spent several days in town last 1 week. Miss Rachael Powell has left for Richmond, Va., where she expects to attend school. 4 J Waro-orDt \fplvin I MTS. AaaillS, ivnoa iuui{,u.v. ? I and Mr. Thornton of Dillon spent the < day Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. R. F. i Elvington. ] Mr. Richard Flowers spent several;! days in Fayetteville last week. |i Quite a number of our people from ! town attended the funeral of Mr. j Lawrence Bethea Monday. Mr. Charlie Grantham visited his i mother at Florence Sunday. j o Calvary. Several of our young folks went ; over to Marion Sunday afternoon last.' rThere must be something at Marion i of interest to some of our young I people. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hayes spent \ last week end in the Hamer section. ! ^ Mr. an^ Mrs. \V. R. McCormick's little daughter Maud has been very.1 ill for several days. ji H. W. Allen of Latta was in this 1 i section Saturday last. |j Edwin Allen and family of Clio cnt-nt Sunday afternoon with rela- i tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop of Wilmington spent last week end with their daughter Mrs. Joe Allen of this section. Preaching services by the pastor Rev. J. A. Lengley. Saturday a. m. at eleven o'clock. Sunday p. m. at four o'clock. Sunday school at three. The-' public is invited to attend all these services. A meeting of Hamer Lodge No. 171 K. of P. Friday night for the confering of ranks of Page and Knight. Isaiah McKenzie Is very sick at this writing. The writer has been asked to announce that Rev. F. A. Prevatt of Lumberton will preach at the second Baptist church of Dillon the first Sunday night of May. o Latta. ^ Mrs. Lott McLendon of Hodges. S. B C.. is visiting her brother. Rev. J. H H Graves. P Miss Lula Hoffmeyer of Florence visited Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Edwards > "last week. Mrs. Herbert Page of Sellers was in town Saturday. Miss Cora Lee spent the week end in Lumberton with her sister. Miss Bertha Lee who is in training at the Lumberton hospital. Mrs. Will Page of Sellr was in town shopping Thursday. o?. Mullinc snonf -Ml". LlitM IUIQ *'i i?? w...... . , Thursday here with his sister, Mrs. \V. Ellis Bethea. Miss Ivaleen Haselden of near Sel-, lers was in town Friday. Mr. John L. Dew of Charlotte was In town Friday on business. Mrs. John Hudson of Sellers shop SHOT AM) KILLED IX CHURCH Crazy Man Shot and Killed One ol the Collectors in a Fashionable New York Church Sunday. Dr. James Markoe, a well known surgeon, was shot and killed Sunday while taking up the offering at the morning Service in the fashionable St. George's Protestant Episcopal church, 15th street and Stuyvesant place, in the old aristocratic district of New York,, states a dispatch of the 18th from that city Ui<s ooMiilant ras onntllrprl affpr a short chase by a group of parishoners. He gave his name as Thomas W. Shelley and later as Thomas W. Simpkin. The police said he told them he had escaped Thursday from the Eastern State hospital for the insane at Williamsburg, Va. Dr. Markoe, a wealthy vestryman of the church, was a friend and personal physician to J. Pierpont Morgan, also a parishioner there. He was 56 years old. The church was crowded with parishioners, many of them representatives of the wealthiest families in New York, when the shooting took place. Dr. Markoe was walking down the left aisle taking up the collection while the choir was singing an anthem. As he reached the twelfth pew from the rear and leaned over to pass the plate. Chelley, who was seated next to the aisle, whipped out a revolver and fired at the physician. The bullet struck him over the left eye and he collapsed in the aisle. The murderer said that "The preacher in his sermon at the church told them to be good to strangers but no one spoke to me and I resented it." He said he never saw the man he shot before. o His Mind a Blank for 10 Days, Wavo Man Comes to Himself in Wilmington. U'Knn T miic< \f Rut lor flnnrwallfPr ITU^U JLU\SU*0 .u UMUVI 44VV* U for a department store in Waco, Texas, came to himself in Wilmington Wednesday he had no idea how he got there or where he had been for ten days past. A story in the Wilmington Star tells how Butler, after taking a few drinks with a couple in the Oriental hotel in Dallas, Tex., on the night before Easter, descended from the room, walked across the lobby, and then remembered no more until be found himself ten days later staring in amazement at a big steamer coming into port at Wilmington. Telegrams from Waco confirmed Butler's story that he disappeared on April 3. Butler left Wilmington Friday for his home. Physicians who examined him said his condition was due to the after effects of influenza. o HEIIE IT IS AT LAST. The story that can't be beat. It comes from Iowh. Seven years ago el farmer hung his vest on a fence in the barnyard. A calf chewed up a pocket of the garment in which was a standard gold watch. Last week, the animal, a staid old milch cow, was butchered for beef and the time piece was found in such a position between the lungs of the cow that the respiration?the closing in and the filling of the lungs?kept the stemwinder wound up, and the watch had lost but four minutes in the seven years.?Mullins Enterprise. o Death of Miss Mary Rogers. Fork, April 19?Miss Mary Rogers died Tuesday night, April 6, at her home. She would have been 50 years of age if she had lived until November 16. She had suffered for the past twenty five years, which she bore with great patience for she never uttered a word of complaint. But she always put her trust in the One who knoweth best. The funeral and interment were held at Fork Baptist Cemetery ' * * ?/\/\rt nnn/1 noto/^ H V W euursuajr dlicnivuu VV/UUUVWU m; her pastor, the Rev. Mr. Langley. She leaves a mother and father, Mr. an Mrs. W. Rogers, three brothers, and three sisters as follows: N. J. Rogers, Mrs. B. M. Hayes, Mr. J. H. Taylor, A. B. Rogers, Sidney Rogers and Malcolm Rogers to mourn her loss, besides a host of friends and relatives. But we do not mourn as those who have no hope, for we know where to find her. She joined the Baptist church when a young girl and was a true and faithful christian. She was a. great lover of little children, and always did all in her power for their comfort. She will be greatly missed in her home and community. o ped in town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Allen have as week end guests Misses Lillian McDaniels and Florence Betliune ot i :i- 11^. # ? LIU^* . v.. Mrs. Frank Melette left Saturday niuht for her home in Watkins. X. Y Mr Gary Allen who is teaching al Lilesville is at home for a few days Miss Anna McMillan of Little Lock spent Sunday with Mrs. Deans Crumpler. Mr. Rembert Allen is visitinir hi> parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Allen. Mr. Luther Lee spent Sunday ii Luniberton. Mrs. L. D. Mansliip left Sunday t< attend the funeral of her brother, Mr Joe Gibson of Rockingham Miss Smithy has returned fron Philadelphia. Pa. Mrs. M. Norton is spending som< time in Mullins. Mrs. B. C. Stafford spent the weel end in Latta. .| RIX DOWN AM) KILLED. i 'two White Men Victims of Heckles* I Xegro Driver. New Bern Dispatch, April 18. ? 11 Paul Taylor,, of Polocksville, was 1 killed, Sam Wilkerson, one of the em- t I'ployes of a local shipbuilding plant, ^ :'was fatally injured, and Frank John- h 11 son was painfully injured when a big p | Cadillac touring car driven by Harvey n Gaskins, colored, and owned by the v [Marks family, ran down the white f nien on Pembroke road two miles from b i the city this afternoon. Wilkerson's s Lskull was fractured. He was removed v 'to a hospital where he expired tonight 1 i shortly before 10 o'clock. li There were nine negroes in the car tl and the driver is said to have been e giving the machine all the gas possi- it Die ana traveling at a speeu ui iu u miles or more an hour. After striking w the three white men the machine v crashed down an embankment and g turned turtle and was almost com- j pletely demolished, but none of the tl occupants were killed, though several p were injured. x The driver was badly lacerated by e flying glass but made his escape be- c fore the police arrived on the scene ? and is still at large. Four of the oc- o 'cupants of the machine are in jail f here and the officers are scouring the g territory for the other men. n Taylor was a son of Frank Taylor, 0 of Pollocksville, and a brother of Mrs. E. T. Bender, of Raleigh. He was about 30 years of age. Wilkerson | was about 45 years old. o I e RED CROSS BANQUETS SOLDIERS. I w u Members of Dillon l'ost (Quests of i< Local Red Cross Friday Night. k The banquet given the members of the Dillon Post of the American Le gion by the Dillon Chapter of the American Red Cross Friday night was < one of the most delightful affairs of the season. Covers were laid for 60 cm no t a urhinh intlnriori all fhp ttlPUl bers of the Dillon Post and a few friends. The dinner was served in a most delightful manner by young q ladies wearing Red Cross costumes, a while walls of the banquet room t< were draped with United States flags. At each plate there was a tiny flag, d while the color scheme of red, white ri and blue was carried out in the can- e dies burning here and there along the C( tables and also in the block ice cream s] and cake. At the conclusion of the a meal cigars were passed around and tl the Post Commander, Maj. O. M. Page, n who acted as toastmaster; called on d some of those present for extempor- ti aneous speeches. Short talks were tl made by the following: Rev... Jno. d McSween, of Rowland; Mayor Jno. H. 'a Hamer, A. B. Jordan, J. B. Gibson 0 W. C. Moore and Dr. A. J. Evans. It ti was a most delightful occasion and t, at the conclusion of the speeches y Major Page made a short talk in j which he expressed the appreciation of the members of the Post for the j, splendid dinner which had been pro- c vided by the ladies of the Red Cross < Chapter and then asked for a rising jvote of thanks which met with a -j hearty response. o A Dillon May Bid for School. Dillon has an opportunity to bid j for the school authorized by the j Home Mission Board, Southern Bap- a tist Convention. What will we do j, I about it? Conway is putting on a lively fight. So is Loris and Wanna- j, maker. Dillon is near the center of the Eastern Pee Dee section and if we get in the fight with enthusiasm we ought to win, A resolution was pass led by the First Baptist church ot Billion Sunday April 18th instructing ? 'a committee to call lor donations ^ and secure proposals for this pur- ^ 'pose. Friends of this enterprise will ^ report to the committee or the pastor, Rev. W. C. Allen. J. W. Connelly, Com. j*1 b o L LADS GET l.NTO TROUBLE. |C o Enteied Store aiul I*rivate Residence ^ and are Arrested. t I ? Four small white boys, Guy Phil- I1 lips, Charlie Ray, Sam Ray and Har- t' vey Miller, were taken by officers 'b 'Monday night charged with having i t entered J. \V. Dillon & Son's store J t and Mr. Stabler's residence last week. ' The cash drawer at J. \V. Dillon & u Sons was robbed of small change ii amounting to about $5 and Mr. Stab- 11 . ler's residence was robbed of wearing ]o apparel valuer at about $50. When taken up by the officers the boys ad- '?* . niitted their guilt. As they were.C youths of tender age they were per-IF |niitted to return to their homes Mon-ji |dav night upoj, the promise that they:s ! would appear for the hearing before 1 i'Judge Davis Saturday afternoon. I' o? |l Dong Thought Dead, lie Iteturos. t Howard Dell. 21 years old. a \eter- -s ran of the World war. who had b< en ; 1 . The; ght dead since 1< 7. folia,| his,' uioiher. Mrs. K. M. Berry, in Kich- ' . mond the other dav. He was sup-.*1 . . : ; posed to have !?? ??)i di owned when li?* j1 was only S years old in Chespeuke t ; I'ay when lie went adrift in a ruws boat. I; turned out that h,? was rescued by a party of fishermen, who! i took him to Eastern North Ciimlinr. j j ' !<.,) forced to hustle for himself, lie j i ?, wi'nt'to work on :r farm and cr- v up t .inear Wiltniimton. Letters sent to his:.* I parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hell o| 1 i Norfolk, failed to reach their desti- I nation. His father died a few years ; 1 apo and his mother moved to Rich- 1 tnond and remarried. Hell succeed- I i ed in locatinp her throueh his frrand- i fathe^ John A. Bell, of Chelton, Va. ; VOTE FOK MAY DAY Ql EKX. * )illon Will Vote Tomorrow for May Day Festival Qlieen at Marion, Who is your choice for Queen? Dilon has been invited to elect a Queen o the May Day Festival to be held at larion May 5th, and Mayor Hamer ias arranged for ballot boxes to be ilaced in the Dillon drug stores tonorrow (Friday,) and the people irill be given an opportunity to vote or the Queen of their choice. Printed allots will be placed at the drug tores and every resident of Dillon (ill be give nan opportunity to vote, 'he general assembly of South Caroina has not adopted the Susan Anhony suffrage amendment and neithr has the Democratic party amended ts rules allowing women to vote in be Democratic primaries, but the omen wilL have an opportunity to ote in this election and they are ured to come out and cast their votes, 'hey will not be required to interpret he constitution nor will they have to roduce a tax receipt or registration ertificate. The Queen will be escort d to Marion at the head of a proession of automobiles and Mayor lamer will give the time and place i meeting in the next issue of The ferald. The Marion folk are making reat preparations for the entertainlent of the visitors ana a large crowd f Dillonites will attend. I o Miss Estelle Campbell I On the 21st March, 1920 was call-; d from a life of toil and service in j hich sfie felt that "the way of duty I > the way ?of rest." She lived and )ved and labored for others well nowing with Goethe that Rest is not quitting the busy career; Rest is the fitting of self to one's sphere, 'Tfs loving and serving the highest and best; 'Tis onward, unserving?and this is true r^st. She was the daughter of William nd Catherine Lupo Campbell of the addy's Mill section of Dillon county "/l lnotrno tKroo Kr/?f Knee o nrl nno oSc. iiu co iui tv uiuiuc auu uut Br to live, love and labor without her Estelle Campbell took four of a ead sisters children cared, for them, aised and as best she could, educatd them. The oldest one now a Deaon in Piney Grove Baptist church bows his training through his aunt nd strongly manifests those qualiies going to make men clean, strong lanly men The others of these chilren alike demonstrate their careful aining. The womanhood period of bis saintly cousin was without stint, evoted to the loving care of others nd that period of forty seven years f love and labor was sweet and lustful in Him who said "Come Unci Me, All Ye that Labor and are leavy Laden and I will Give You test." And we her mourning friends reoice in knowing her end and exlaim: 0 rest of rest; 0 peace, severe, eternal,' 'hou ever livest and thou changest never, md in the secret of thy presence dwelleth, 'ullness of joy forever and forever." And soon to be joined in that pardise of God by a weak, devoted lovng cousin. NELLIE FORD, lichols, S. C., April 14, 1920. o Cotton Association to Meet. On Tuesday, April 2 7th at 11 'clock a. 111. a meeting of the Dillon !ounty unit of the American Cotton issociation is called by the President, V. VV. Evans. A full report of the proceedings f the Montgomery meeting will be eard and every effort possible will e made to have present Mr. Mixon, he state president of the Ameircan 'ottoil Association. The stockholders f the Dillon County Warehouse and hirketing Corporation are all urged o be present, as at this meeting the rganization of this company will be effected Every member of the coton association, every farmer in DilL)n county and all business men of lie county are urged to feel that his meeting is for their benefit and hat as a means to an end in a great ndertaking it is necessary to have the ^dividual response in tin- attendance ipon this meeting of each individual f the county. Mr. Wamiamakcr reports that the ssociation ifcis sold to the Itussion foverntnent :!oo,ooo bales of low rade cotton. The Cotton Association s destined to be the greatest boon the outhern farmer and business man las ever had. The organization of his big warehouse corporation in Dil o? county is a necessity. Ftiowrh of he stock li;rs been subscribed in nsttre its successful organization. It ncans inucli for Dillon county. AtcikI the meeting on the -7th ami earn all about what has been done md let us plan what we wish to d" n order to carry ;rloux the moveii**iiI in this. Dillon county. I\MI;S mi.i.oN iv\sNi:s. Mr. .lames Dillon died at the Flor mi Infirmary last Friday alter an 1'itess of several months. Mr. Dillon >( ved to Dillon about three yearr-r. from North Carolina and until ii- health failed he was in th< t nidi y ??f the Standard Oil Co. He was i of the late William Dillon, and eaves ;r wife and three children. The tody arrived in Dillon Saturday norninp and the interment was made ?l Mt. Holly that afternoon. MB. L. K. BETHEA DIES FROM INJURIES. I 1 Thrown From Buggy Thursday Night He Died at Florence Sunday Morning. As the result of injuries received from a fall from a buggy last Thurs- ; day night. Mr. L. K. Bethea, a well-; known and highly esteemed farmer of the Fork seition, died at the Flor-j ence Infirmary early Sunday morning. | Mr. Bethea was returning to his home | early Thursday night when withoutwarning the horse made a sudden turn into the avenue leading up to the house and pitched Mr. Bethea out of the buggy. He was thrown out with such violence that his spinal column was injured. Paralysis followed and being unable to move or to make an! outcry he lay upon the ground until i next morning Mr. Bethea was taken to the Florence Infirmary Friday evening, but ho was so badly injured that nothing could be done to save his life. He was fully conscious of the seriousness of j his injuries and conversed freely with! friends while at the station awaiting! the arrival of the train that was to; take him over to Florence. ^ Mr. Bethea was not a large farmer. but he was one of the most substantial planters in the county. He farmed with wisdom and intelligence and his lands were very productive. He was a whole-souled man who made friends every where he went, and there are legions of people throughout the county who will regret to hear of his passing. Mr. Bethea was a son of Dr. John J. Bethea and was born in Mississippi 62 years ago. He was twice mar-! ried, his first wife being a Miss Wil-j kino n f M icciccinni Thn fnllnurinir v*??C iwuwniMt, children were born of this union: Mrs. Ruth West of Andrews, S. C.; John Bethea, of Hamer; Percy B. Bethea, of Mobile, Ala.; Mrs. Rogers, of Greensboro, N. C.; and Cecil Bethea, of Oklahoma. In 1898 Mr. Bethea was married to Miss Hattie Rogers, a daughter of Mr. D. S. Rogers of Free State, who with the following children survives hint: Misses] Coline, Lucile and Hattie Lee Bethea,' and Bcnton and David K. Bethea, all I of Fork. The interment was made at Fork1 Monday', with Masonic, honors, the eulogy being delivered by Hon Jas. Norton, of Mullins. o Dillon Students Enter Contests. Supt. W. D. Roberts took nine members of the High School to Columbia on Tuesday evening to represent the school in the various con-: tests held this week for the High] schools of the state. James Hamer,] Johnnie Thompson and Jord Jordan will take part in the track contests. Harvey McLean is the representative of the school in the Oratorical Contest for boys and Lelia Braddy is ] the representative in the Reading j Contest for girls. Emilu Moore and I Lesesne Richbourg compose an affirmative team while Nelle Caldwell j and Marion Michaux form a negative,: one for the debate, which will be; participated in by about ten other1 schools in the state. These teams have, won out in two preliminaries and it is I hoped that at least one of the two will be successful not only in getting into the finals but in winning the; Manning cup which is given to the [victorious team. o , MANY STILLS IX STATE. ! Columbia. Anril 19?R. O. Merrick prohibition agent in charge of South Carolina with headquarters in Creen-i jville, was in Coulnibia today in con-' fereuce with D. C. Heyward. Mr. Merrick is under the direction of S. It. I Braine. supervising federal prohibition agent whose headquarters are in Richmond. Mr. Braine has six States I under his supervision. "Illicit distilling is todyy more widespread in South Carolina than ever > before," said Mr. Merrick this morn-j ing. "Only last week six stills were! captured in Union County?such ai number in Union County has not been' heard of in years. "The distillers up around Greenville have not near gone out of business. Many of the raids made in the central and lower parts of the State result in the capture and destruction of small crude affairs that turn out .. ....... u-hicbov in fact, distillers up our way don't use their singlings' at all for beverage purposes. villo equip stills capable of turning ville equipped stills capable of turning out twenty five to thirty gallons a day. They go in on the game on a big scab*, though they do not stay longer at one place than two weeks. They retail their stuff at about $25 at the still side and at about $40 in distant cities it's a poor bloekader who do* s not flintke $l.n00 per mouth up in the mountainous section of the State." Mr. Merrick says the prohibition officers over the State are doing good work, but that the number of blockaders does not seem to show much decrease, as the enormous margin of ptofit b a great inducement to run :iie risk of capture. The 11\ >1 iiti<>11 of a Name. A girl tunned plain Mary at lor birth dropped the *t" when she grew up and became May. As she began to shine in society she chanced the to an "e" and signed her letters "Mae." About a year ago she was married and now she has dropped thej ,"e" and is just plain "Ma." HIGH SCHOOL LAD DIES IN ACCIDENT A. D. CAUTHEN MEETS DEATH XEAK SOCIETY HILL Live Young Men Going to Che raw to to See Baseball Game-?Star Athlete. Darlington, April 19?Andrew D. Cauthen, star high school athlete and one of the most popular young men of the city, was almost instantly kill ed this afternoon near Society Hill when the automobile in which he was riding skidded and turned over. Young Cauthen and four other members pf the Darlington high baseball team were en route to Cheraw to see Columbia and Cheraw schools play. The other members of the party were: Theron Mozingo, who was driving the car; Geo. Wheton, Hampton Skinner and Tom Sharpe, none of whom was seriously injured. The young men left Darlington about 3 o'clock and the accident occurred half an hour later, two and one half miles from Society Hill. The machine had climbed a long hill and on the crest struck sand, skidded and turned completely over Hampton Skinner, with a painful injury to his hand, walked to Society Hill for medical attentionf but when the doctor arrived, Cauthen was dead. Sharpe's legs were hurt. The Columbia high school nine was scheduled to play Dar- * lington Tuesday and the young men. were on their way to Cheraw to get a look at the team preparatory to the game here. The date here has, of course, been cancelled. Darlington is saddened by the distressing accident. Andrew Cauthea was the son of the Rev onH Henry J. Cauthen and was a youth of sterling character and rare worth. Exceptionally well liked, his death has cast a gloom over the entire city. The chamber of commerce scheduled, to meet this afternoon, immediately adjourned out of respect to his memory, and the school will attend the funeral services tomorrow in a body. Young Cauthen was in his 18th year and gave promise of a fine collegiate athletic record. He had alreadymade for himself a strong place in high school circles, being a valuable member of the football team and a mainstay on the baseball nine. He was without a doubt one of the very best high school pitchers in the state. He had already pitched his team to several victories this season and in addition to his work in the box was hitting well. (Young Cauthen was a nephew of Rev A. J. Cauthen, former pastor of the billon Methodist church, and was well-known in Dillon. 0 DRY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE Dry country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Ere Prohibition Swept o'er the Nation wide. Luckily my fathers died; They had their fling. My native country thee, Dry as a saddle tree, i ii > nauir 1 piaior, Clo.ced are thy many stills; Soon must I seek the rills When thirst my larynx drills, My tongue ablaze. Let Prohibition breeze? Once but a rarty wheeze? Go to it strong! Let every smoker quake? Or his tobacco shake? Down with the dance! awake! Push it along! Jupiter Pluvius. Parched as Vesuvius Am I, O King, And now comes the worst, If I am ever cursed With an old-fashioned thirst No more I'll sing! ?Maurice Switzer, in Judge o .IIIKJKS WEAK OVERALLS Columbia. S. C., April If)?At the request of members of the Columbia bar and state supreme court today suspended until October 1 the ancient rule requiring members of the bar to appear before it clad in black coats. Until October they are not required to wear black nor any other sombre color. Indeed, they may appear in overalls and not excite the ire of the court. Senator Dial, in response to an invitation to join the Columbia Overall Club said lie would be pleased to do so when he returned to Laurens, but said it would be impracticable to wear cotton outer clothing at all times in Washington. He heartily endorsed the movement and said he was addressing Hie sen ate with regard to it today. MAN SHOOTS SI I.I Followirig Quarrel With Wile Wan Attempts Suicide. Dock Sellers, an operative at the (' non Mills, shot himself through tli,. bit shoulder Tuesday in " ri attempt to take liis life The bullet in mi ;r rifle entered the fleshy part of tlie shoulder and the wound is not regarded as serious. Sellers, if is alleged, had had a quarrel with his wife and made the attempt at selfdestruction while in a fit of r.nger.