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1 LEXINGTON DISPATCH=NEWS ^ LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY JULY 31 1918. No. 40. B. DIAL OPPOSED FARMERS' LOAN * . || fie Issued a Printed Circular ^ Which Finally Reached New HGg?^York Bankers' and Was Used< Hp Against the* Passage by the .South Carolina Legislature of a J BSix Per Cent Legal Rate of Inarieston American. By JOHN K. AULL. Columbia July 23.?Do the people j South Carolina want in the senate j of the Umtea states men wno uuucx-i 1^ .stand the needs of the producers? j % Hfe-. the farmers and the laborers?or do: they want representatives of corpora-! f . ?iions? With theprospects of a cotton; jlffi- -crop of between 15;000;000 and 16:: I ?000 ;000 bales this fall do they want IP a man there who is opposed to the estate warehouse system or do they -want a friend of -the system?the man j g. who while governor in the dark days j of the fall of 1914 when cotton was a Wf . * drug on the market ./d financial; i j ruin stared the farmers and all of the i state in the face called an extra ses- j sion of the legislature for the purpose of establishing the system in order that the farmers might hold their cotton and borrow money on it at 6 per cent?some of them notably the late * * Senator Tilllman securing money on ?ieir cotton as low as 5 per cent through the system that fall and the next spring? DUr? Circular. Siirely the fanners of South Carolina do not want to send to the United States senate at this time a man who in the fall of 1915 issued a prin. ted jjircular which whether With or without his concent found its way to 2few York bankers who were lending money on state warehouse receipts and which protested against the passage by the South Carolina legisla 'ture of a 6 per cent legral rate of interest That is what Mr. N. B. Dial at that time in control of a private "bonded cotton warehouse in Laurens and now a candidate for the United States senate did. Mr. Dial still does not take time to state his own qualifications for thei office of United States senator and; as has been stated in this correspond' cnce it is felt that it is only a kind-' ness that they should be stated for; him in order that he may devote his' whole time on the campaign to a villi: hcation of Mr. Blease who as grover., * i nor called the extra session of the legislature for the passagre of the -state warehouse bill and who signed -the act which put the system into operation and saved' the farmers of Souths Carolina from the grasp cf the cotton speculators. DATE OF CIRCULAR. The circular sigmed by N. B. Dial Teferred to bears date October 24 1915. The situation of the farmers of South Carolina at that time will be re called. The great war in Europe and on the seas burst uoon the world in all its fury in Augrust of 1914. When the souths'cotton crop that Tall went upon the market the price hnrp down to 5 ana 6 cents. Debts * "were owing: by the farmers "the banks "were panicky for. fear of being: called * by northern creditors and there was general economic despondency ana irloom throughout South Carolina. Then came the extra session of the general assembly with the result sta ted. State warehouse receipts became a liquid asset in the money mar kets of the nation and a farmer was enabled to shove a bale of cotton a, cross a b?nk counter secure money; at 5 and 6 per cent hold his cotton pay his debts and hope for the better times which came.The influence of "the system reached far beyond the borders of South Carolina had a stabilizing: effect in all the cotton states, i At Critical Time. In the fall of 1915 the situation liad been somewhat relieved and the state warehouse system was becoming: firlmy established. Such banks as the Guaranty Trust company of Newj York accepted its receipts without question. It was at this critical time that the Dial circular reached New ' York. It had an unsteadying: effect for a short time which was overcome for the reason that Senator McLaurin' ** then in charge of the system went personally to New York and explained'the exact situation down here in' South Carolina*.. . ..* j Was Mr. Dial at that time a true' k ' ID. N. STRICKLAND i PASSES AWAY j. Swansea, July 30.?David N. Strickland died Sunday after a long illness and was buried Monday in the family burying ground near his home. He was about 69 years of age and is survived by his wife, seven sons and' four daughters. Mr. Strickland was a consistQiroricao Ron. cut iuciucci ui mc ijvvanovu tist church, and the funeral services were conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. R. McKittrick, in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends. i SUGARLESS RATION MAY BE NECESSARY Commodity Must Be Used Sparingly During Month of August. Two Pounds to Person Further reduction of the consumption of sugar is made necessary by the present critical shortage: and the food- administration is calling upon the home consumers to cut down the use of sugar to even less than the ration which had previously been estab lished emphasizes the fact that unless the new regulations are voluntarily carried out by the people the sugar supply will not last. It is to safeguard against a sugarless ration or a sugar famine that the food administration has cut down the allotment which is now three pounds per person per month to two pounds per person per month. This allotment applies to the month of August. In public eating places reestaurants hotels boarding houses and dining cars the new allotment will be two pounds for each 90 meals served. . Manufacturers of soft drinks and candy are now receiving only 50 per cent of their normal supply or of their last year's consumption of sugar.The private homes have not been asked by the food administration to make so deep a cut as that Sugar bowls have disappeared from he tables of many of the hotels restaurants and cafes and sugar is carefully measured out guests and customers. Under these listing con aitions there can be no unlimited use of sugar even for a portion of a month in the homes of those who are endeavoring to conscientiously and Datriotically live up to the food administration rules and regulations. Sugar must be precious to be wasted or to be used except sparingly. Ever though it may mean sacrifice sugar must be saved now. friend of the farmers of South Caro lina upon whom the prosperity of the state rested? He was in favor of "a still better warehouse system" to be "passed congress similar to whiskey bonded warehouses." "At present" he said in his circular "the (state warehouse) receipts are weak" etc. Arguing against the state system he contended that "at the present time our people want a,, roller mill built" and sarcastically asked "Will the state compete with the owners." Referring to State Warehouse Commissioner McLaurin 6 per cent interest he said. "He now says-that the next legislature will be sure to pass a 6 per cent rate of interest law. I do not know what influence he will have with. the legislature but I do not think any reasonable member with ar.v amount of experience will be so unwise as to advocate such legislation Contending that the state ware house receipts were "weaK" ana arguing agrainst a lesral interest rate of 6 ner cent when millions of dollars of those receipts issued at a 6 per cent rate of interest were then held as collateral in the banks of New York; Baltimore and elsewhere! Such was the friendship shown by Mr. Dial to the farmers of South Car olina in the fall of 1915 at which time he stated he was succssfully man agrin? a private warehouse in the city of Laurens. * Perhaps even yet Mr. Dial will de 1 cide to gpve the people of South Caro lina his qualifications for the offiie of United States senator and relieve The American of further responsibility a. long this line. His qualifications are numerous and if Mr. Dial simply won't' gfive them it is felt to be only a kindness to him as stated to grive them for him and it will be done. f "Don't Put Off L Tomorrow What Be Done Today." Don't put off buying the V pledged to buy when you sign Help improve the showing of ing the stamps as early as pledged to buy. Help UncW SOON and as OFTEN as poss NOTHING IS SA ft , ? South Carotin Taken' P. M. Re<a, vice-director of war savings, has made the 1 _ 4 M (ti IOUUWIJUg siaieuioab ill a ence to the June intensive W. S. S. campaign: "With reports incomplete, it now seems likely that as a result of the June intensive W. S. S. campaign nearly $15,000,000 worth of War Savings Stamps have been purchased and pledged. The war savings movement will, of course, be pushed vigor-' ously until December 31, by which time the state's quota for the year will have been purchased. In the meantime, we wish to acquaint the people of "South Carolina with the splendid results effected by the campaign and which do not plainly show in the cold figures: "Several hundred thousands of men and womenmore than hare been reached In any previous war campaign?have voluntarily pledged to help win the war by saving and by lending their savings to the government; thousands of men, women, and children have started saving who never saved befere; the practice of thrift has been encouraged in a way that will have a perm a nent effect; a splendid foundation has been laid for meeting the economic problems that peace will bring; the sacred principles for which America and her Allies are pouring out their blood and treasure, and the necessity of carrying on to victory the war against German aggression have been brought forcibly and convincingly home ^ :w!? DENT MAKES j PUBLIC STATEMENT | I * ' Mr. Editor: ! I notice in your last week's is| sue that Mr. D. L. Shealy, who! j is running for Auditor, seeks to j jget in print, and in his article he: ! saw fit to state that I had stated i I ! 2 years ago, during the cam-; ipaign, that if elected that I| j would not again make the race; for Auditor. My friend is mis-; : taken,-1 never made any suchi j statement publicly or privately, j j Also, -as to his other statements j j refering to me. they are equally i : as unfounded. Last spring on account of con-' ; ditions of my health I hesitated j I to state positively that I would; j enter the race, but even then I j !did not state that I WOULD: |NOT RUN. I have decided to; j make the race for re-election, j The office belongs to the people j and I am willing to leave it to j them to say who will serve them, i t i j Every man has a right to run for: | office if he sees fit. We have no i objections to Mr. Shealy making i the race for Auditor or any other j citizen offering tor this office. I take this occasion to thank t my friehds who have already in-1 dicated to me their purpose to | i give me their support and I as-! sure them and all the people of i Lexington County that if I am j re-elected that I will give them i the very best service of which I i am capable. * * W. D. DENT. i fntil Can ) 7ar Savings Stamps which you ied the W. S. S. pledge in June, your county and state by buypossible in the months * you ; Sam by buying W. S. S. as ible. Make your pledge good! VED BY DELAY ' t ia Has Hie Offensive. to the people of the Palmetto State. For these results, aside from the millions of dollars loaned to the government, the June campaign was fully worth the effort. The people now realize that when they do without nonessential articles and lend the money thus saved to the government, they are releasing labor and material needed in prosecuting the war. "The great popular success of the campaign is due to several causes: to the win the-war spirit . wnicn animates the people of South Carolina; to the loyal and un. tiring efforts of thousands of devoted worker*; to the patriotic zeal which imbuee the county chairmen and their efficient co-workers; to the splendid co-operation of the press, the pulpit, and the public forum in conveying the War Saying* message so ably and forcefully; and to the many patriotic advertiser* jrho donated their advertising space for presenting the W. S. S. cause. "All classes of people have been brought together for the common good in a way that practically insure* the eventual succe** of the W. r S. S. campaign, and. we are confident that when the year Is over South Carolina will have done its full duty in this war measure as it has in all others. The good work of June will be kept up. 3outh Carolina, in common with her sister states, has taken the honr.v offensive against the F iiser." NOTICE TO t CANDIDATES ! At the meeting of the Executive Committee on the 26th the ! first campaign meeting was mov| eel up from August 14th to August or<;, at Giioerc. Therefore, aii pjeu.iie.-5 muse be filed either win; me uiiucrsmned or the secretary. .ur. l. nampton Hendrix, Heeoviile, 6. C., and all ^assessments paid by twelve noon, by fast time, on Friday, August 2nd. C. M. EFIRD. County Chairman. COUNTY CAMPAIGN WILL OPEN AT GILBERT. The Lexington county campaigr will open on next Saturday August at Gilbert. This is in accorda.r with the new arrangement perfectec and agreed upon by the county exe. cutive committee which met in the court house last Friday. After the first meeting at Gilbert the candi. dates will have a rest until August 15 when the campaign will be resum ed at Pelion. The time for filing pledges for the county races "will expire on Friday August 2 at 12 o'clock noon instead of August 13 as first agreed upon by the executive committee. Therefore all prospective candidates must pay their assessments and file their pledges with Judge C. M. Efird county chairman at Lexington or with the secretary of the committee F. H. Hendrix at Leesville by 12 o'clock noon Friday August 2. With the exception of the time set for the opening of the campaign the other meetings will be held as heretofore arranged beginning 'Pelion on August 15 and running through the regular itinery until all of the meetings hare been held. r. . BLEASE AND i PEEPLESWILL | NOT COME | Senatorial aud Congressional Candidates Will Speak in Lexington on Next Tuesday. i ( Candidates for the Ion? term U. S. senate, Messrs Dial and Rice, and those for the short term, Pollock and Bennet, will speak in Lexington next Tuesday, August 6th, on the court house square. Mr. Blease, who is also a candidate for the Jong term, has announced positively that he will not be in Lexington on the above named date. ? In addition to the senatorial candidates, the four candidates for congress from the seventh district?Messrs Timmerman, Lever, Brantley, and McLeod?will be present and lay their claims before thejpeople of j Lexington county. No doubt the congressional race will attract more attention in this county than the senatorial race inasmuch as two of the candidates, Timmerman and Lever. are both from, Lexington and have strong suDporters in all sections of the county. The congressional race in this district has attracted more attention this year than it has at any previous time during the past 20 years. All four of the candidates are good speakers and present their claims in a forceful and attractive manner, indulging in thrusts " - >1 J A. i jand wiucisms mat are interesting. Messrs McLeod, Timmer| man, and Brantley devote most! j of their time to an attack on Le- j j ver with reference to his en- j ! trance and withdrawal from the; race for the United States senate, i i This will be the first time the i people of Lexington will have an '; opportunity of hearing the congressional party and it is expect! ed a large crowd will attend the i 1 meeting Tuesday. )! . j MR. BURNETT DENIES RUMOR ' To the Voters of Lexington Co. I understand that there is a rumor , about over the county to the effect that I drew out of the Auditors race ! at the request of Mr; W. D. Dent and .1 that I was paid to do so. .; I want to say that if such a rumor 1! is out that it is a lie and I would like ; to know who started it and have a chance to face him and tell him so. I am not the kind to '"sell out" and ; Mr. Dent has never approached me at all in regard to my withdrawing; but ' on the other hand seemed to be anx. f i ious for me to make the race. I supj pose that Mr. Dent was as much surj prised at mv withdrawal as any one i as no one knew of it except a few of ' my close friends at Swansea until I had finally decided to do so. My i j reasons for withdrawing were sta. ted last week and on August 1st I !! will take up my new vork with the >! E. M. Livingston Co. of North S. C ,: where I will always be gla.d to see ;!any of my friends from old Lexing-; : ton county. j I hope these few words of explana. j i; tion will make it clearer to the people J 'j of the County and that I will hear no j i more of this rumor of "selling out." j j j Again I want to thank you for the, : j many assurances of supDort that I i had throughout, the county and for: .! the many expressions of regret of my i i withdrawal. 1 E. W. BURNETT. | j Swansea S. C. BIG RATTLER KILLED T. R Quattlebaum a well known cit . izen of Steedman killed a big rattle i snake one day last week while fishing s in Mr. Perry Hall's pond. The snake . measured 4 feet in length and had 16 rattles. n DR. FOLK AT SUNNY SIDE Dr. R. H. Folk, county health ! officer, will lecture at Suunv Side ! school house, near Reeder's, on | Saturday night, August 3. Dr. j Folk will discuss rural sanitation I and other important matters per taining to the public good. Dr. | P. H. Shealy will speak on Den| tal Hygenic. I The public is cordially invited to attend. CALDWELL'S. ! We carry injthis issue the opening announcement of Caid! well's, the most up-to-date womans' store in Columbia. Mr, | Caldwell is well known in Lexjington county, having been a i member of the Arm of Caldwell ! & Haltiwanger for several years, | where he served a large number : of Lexington'people. Mr. Caldi well has equipped his place with ! all modern fixtures and carries ! one of the largest and best se| lected stocks of any store in the | city. He invites the people of i Lexington! county to visit his | place at 1300 Main street, and be 1 i convinced that he has what he advertises. ^ . , '* y ' S FARMER S RALLY AT CENTER* I The big Fanners Rally at Center next Saturday August 3rd promises to be the biggest and best ever held. This is an annual affair held for the past five or six years and has become an event that is looked forward to each year. This year Mr. J. Ed. Kai? | ser who is at the head of the movement is putting forth greater effort ; than ever to make this occasion one } long to be remembered as a farmer's rally. Mr. J. H. Claffy president | of the State Farmer's Union has consented to be present and deliver an address on marketing cotton and cot ton seed. Mr. Claffy is an expert on such matters and will explain the mar keting question which is of so much importance to iarmers at triis time. This topic will be a special feature of the meeting: this year; in view of the fact that the present outlook fore tells an enormous cotton crop all over the South. Every farmer in this section should be interested in this move ment and lend encouragement by his presence. Besides Mr. Ciaffy there will be several other good speakers present to address the crowd; among them B. Harris of Pendleton F. H. Hyatt of Columbia and possibly several others. Picnic dinner will be served on the grounds free to everybody and the largest crowd ever attending such a meeting is exoected. GOVERNOR MANNING SUMMONS CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS Failure in Duty Alleged by Tax Com* missicner The State 7th. T7 . 1 : ^ * 1 ~ ^ ~ -J x ~ rv ? r or navuig laneu or reiujeu to cjtecute orders issued by the South Caroiina tax commission Governor Man. nine yesterday summoned H. A Townes auditor for Pickens county and F. P. Furtick auditor for Cal. houn county to appear before him next Monday morning to show cause why they should not be suspended * from office. The governor's wire to ' the county officials is as follows: "The South Carolina tax commission reports you have failed or refused to execute orders issued by them under the statutes. I hereby summon you to appear before me at my office Monday July 29 at 10 a. m. to show cause why you should not b$ removed from office." ENTERTAINMENT AT SAXE.GOTHA The Ladies Missionary Society of Saxe-Gotha Baptist church will give an entertainment at the home of Mra A. B. Goodwin Saturday night August 10th at 8:30 P. M. for the benefit of building the church.A quilt and other things will be 'sold and refresh ments served durin? the evening. Everybody is invited to attend and ? rood time is ~roraised.