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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
Paint or Not

Is horse worth more or less after
feed?
Hay and oats are high today; shall
I wait today and feed him tomorrow:
That's how men do about painting
their houses and barns and fences.
Paint has been high for several years
and 80 they have waited. Paint is
high yet; they are still waiting;
thousands of 'em are waiting for
paint to fall.
Their property drops trif1e year
and the next job Of paint creeps-up
creeps-up creeps-up; it'll take more
paint by gallon year; they don't
save cent, and the property goes IN
suffering.
DEVOE
Harmon Drug %. sells it.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

WANTED-To save you money by
selling you direct, Acid 16 per cent,
Kainit, Muriate Potash, Fish Scrap,
@. S. Meal, Nitrate Soda. Get our
prices sure before placing your order.
We guarantee to save you money, as
we buy in large quantities and import
and can save you the middle mans
charge. Address: THE CALHOUN
AGRICULTURAL & INVESTMENT
CO., st. Matthews, S. 0 Is
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
Harman-HendriX.

Miss Hattie Harman, daughter of
Mr.. Carroll Harman, and Mr.. Cecile
T. Hendrix, of Johnston, S. c., were
happily married this afternoon at fonr
O'Clock at the parsonage by The Rev.
P. D. Risinger. We wish the Dewly
welded couple much happiness.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. Editor-Please allow me space
in your paper to express my thanks
to my relatives, neighbors and friends
for their many acts of kindness and
loyal duties to my dear husband in
his last days. May Gods richest
blessings rest upon them.
Mrs. Juriah Goodwin.
CASTOR, S. c., Feb. "a. 1913.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

Take the "direct road'' to health
and strength by using Foley Kidney
Pills for backache, rheumatism, weak,
sore kidneys and bladder irregularl-
ties. Each ingredient is chosen tor its
positive healing and curative qualities.
Foley Kidney Pills are the best medl-
cine YOU can buy for kidney and
bladder troubler troubles. Mrs. }. M
Finley, Lyons. Ca, says; 81 took
Foley Kidney Pills and they entlrely
cllrsd me.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

Two or three, cisterns at a cost Of
about $50 each, sunk in different parts
of the town, would furnish ade-
quate water to successfully fight any
fire which might happen in Lexing gton.
This would give US better fire protec-
ton than we now have and would
be decided Improvement over pres
ent conditions until something better
can be provided, if we only had
hook and ladder apparatus or fire en-
CINE The proposition i. up to you,
gentleman Of the council.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
Unclaimed Letters.

List of letters remaining uncal]ed for
in this Office for the week ending Feb.
2i, 1918.
Ladies.-Miss Carrie Draft,
Gentlemen.-MrS S r Draft, Colonel
Inabinett r B Bland,
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office March, 10, 1918. If not
called for before. In calling for the
above please say "Advertised' giving
date of list.
S. J. Leaphart, Postmaster.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

-. Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Sheppard, of the
Cross Roads, and Mr. James Sheppard,
of Charleston, visited at the home of
Mr.. G. M. Harman this week. Mrs.
sbenpard will remain several days
longer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

Henry Smith and James Wesley,
TWO young White mill operatives at
Batesburg, hired horse and buggy
from livery stable man in that town,
and drove to Columbia and tried TO
sell the outfit. They were arrested by
Sheriff Miller ard are now locked up
in the Lexington Jail.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

Read the new advertisement of E..
q. Dreher to be found elsewhere in
this issue. He is prepared TO furn-
ish your Easter suit in the latest
styles, texture and fabric at the short
est notice. His stock Of Easter shoes
is complete and he can TT any foot
with any style Of spring footwear.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

The three-year-oid son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Coley Long, who resides on the
Augusta road, was bitten by a
mad dog Oh Saturday afternoon. The
child and the head Of the dog were
taken to Columbia, and the dog was
rronouuced mad. The child is un-
dergoing medical treatment at the
Pasteur Institute and is doing as well
as could be expected.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
Hike-Out Blind Tigers.

We were informed by our active
and efficient sheriff that there is now
not a single social club doing
business in Lexington county, the
last one of these social evils having
closed it's doors some days previous
and its proprietoTs are engaged IN
other b usiness or have sought more
congenial cline where they can oper-
ate without fear of molestation by
the law officers.
The sheriff states furth her that he
would now turn his attention to trac-
ing the blind tigers to their lair ana
all persons, no matter who they might
be caught in the illicit traffic would
be arrested and the goods seized. A
word to the wise should be su tficl ent
The small grain crops in the county
ase said to be fine and without some
disaster, bids fair to make fine yield.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
Farmers Union.

The Lexington County Farmers
Union will hold its first quarterly
meeting with Hilton local, Saturday,
March 9Th, 1913.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

Leesville has an organized fire COM
papy. When will Lexington have
one? What say you, gentleman OF
the council!
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26

What Lexington needs today, and
must be supplied shortly, is good dralr-
ape TO carry Off the surplus water.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-26
The Markets.

Lexington,-Cotton, middljng, 12!.
Savannah, ,-Turpentine 424.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
TAKE ADRIANOPLE
BY NIGHTfALL
Allies Not in Any Hurry to
Sign Peace Terms With
the Sultan.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, March 13.-The reply Of
the Balkan alliance to the offer by
the great powers to mediate in the
Balkan Turkish war again was helt-
up today, presumably because the al
lies hoped to take Adrianople before
nightfall and thus eliminate the is.
cussion of that city's fate from the
peace negotiations.
Dispatches today from Sofia ind,-
Gated that the Bulgarians hoped to
enter Adrianople today, or tomorrow
at the latest, and in Constantinople 1t
was said that Shukri Pasha. com
mandant of the beleagured holy city:
had wirelessed the porte that he
could not hold out more than one
week longer.
The Bulgarians today claimed that
hey had taken Hertentaria, one OF
the fortresses of Adrianople, and CAP.
tured 400 Turkish soldiers and 20 OF
ficers. )
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
CHICAGO MERCHANTS
WOULD STOP III
Are Becoming Frightened at
Investigation Into Low
Wages Paid Girls.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. March 1S-Lieu-
tenant-Gorernor Barrett O'Hara, chair
man of the state senate white slavery
Investigating committee, does not be-
lieve that an agreement among mer-
chants to grant an increase to wo-
men workers would obviate the neces-
sity of passing minimum wage legis-
lation.
AN agreement between the State
street merchants in Chicago to grant
higher wages would affect only a
small percent of our women he said
today. 1T would be good as far as it
went, but would not be broad
enough"
Asked If he thought pressure was
being brought to bear by Chicago
merchants to stop the investigation OF
wage conditions, the lieutenant-gover-
nor refused to make a statement. He
said he would not enter into dis
cussion OF that subject at this time.
He also refused to make any state
lnent about attacks that are being
made on the commission in some OF
the Chicago papers.
do you favor state or federal
minimum wage law" he was asked
That is matter that has not been
determined as vet. he replied. Our
conclusions on that will be worked
out after we have more information
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
Flight to Repeal Provision Of Act VIII
be Re-opened at the Special
Session of
Congress.
DEPENDS ON MR.. BRYAN
New Secretary Of State WIN be Con.
suited Before Sims Gets Real
Busy on the Propo-
sltion.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, March 13.-An in
tention to reopen during the extra
session the fight to repeal the free
tolls provision of the Panama canal
act was declared today by Repre-
sentative Sims of Tennessee.
II propose to re-introduce my bill to
repeal the clause giving free passage
through the canal to coast-wise trade"
said Sims. II understand Senator
Root will offer a similar bill in the
senate. Chairman Adamson, Of the
house interstate commerce committee,
favors passage Of this legislation.
which will not only prevent giving
subsidies to highly protected trust
in coast-wise shipping. but will avoid
enforced, or voluntary arbitration with
Great Britain, and other nations"
Sims asserted that in spite Of the
declaration in the Baltimore platform
in favor OF free tolls to the coast
wise trade, he believed the demo
cratic congress would repeal that pro
vision.
while the national platform de
clares squarely for free tolls sait
Sims, "the whole document is not I
subsidy pledge. and is strongly agains
special privileges. believe tn
broader view Of the. party declaration
will be taken"
| The opinions of President Wilson
and Secretary of State Bryan will b,
fawaited, however, before committee
or other action is taken, prominen
democrats stated today.
The British note, recently received
from Ambassador Bryce, still await.
Secretary Bryans attention, it is de
clared at the state department.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
In the Wild West.

UNITED Press Leased Wire ServiceI
ST. LOUIS, March 49,. "A revolver
battle of the old western border type
was staged in he center of the bush.
ness district of st. Louis shortly be-
fore daylight today. The fight was
between two rival factions of walters,
and the storm center of the battle
was the Walters Benevolent Associa.
tion club six men IN an automobile
attacked the place, hurting bricks
and hammer through window, fol.
lowing them with revolver bullets.
Policemen attracted by the shooting
arrested seven of the participants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
BURIAL OF
SANTIAGO ZERO
Body in Plain Pine Box With
Harness From Hearse Team
Used to Lower it.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROCKLAND, Mass, March 13-Un,
on the report of Professor William
Whitney of Harvard, Of his chemicaf
analysis of the contents of the stom-
ach Of the late Rear-Admiral Joseph
Giles Eaton, hero of Santiago, will
depend further action of the state
prosecutors. The dead officers widow
continues to insist that he was in
over year and that the rumors that
he was poisoned are "inhuman and
cruel" The authorities, however, say
the retired officer was i'll only one day
and that there are many mysterious
circumstances surrounding his demise
to be cleared up.
Probably never before in the his.
tory of the United States service has
distinguished officer been buried
under such circumstances as marked
the interment Yesterday There was
no guard of honor in the ancient
Lowell cemetery: no battalion of mar.
ines stood at present arms as the cas-.
ket---a plain pine box-was lowered
in.o the earth and instead Of the
ruffling of drums, the three volleys .,
shots and the notes of Taps" from
the bugles as the earth ratified on he
lid of the coffin. only the whispers o;
strangers and the rattle of a dozen
cameras in the hands of newspaper
photographers broke the stiffness.
The harness OF the horses attached
to the hearse had to be removed fol
use in lowering the coffin into the
grave, And through the strange anc
almost uncanny procedure the widow
stood, dry-eyed, alongside OF Mrs
Ralph Keyes. step-daughter Of ths
dead fighter.
District Attorney Albert Barke-
| Medical Examiner Osgood and DR.
Joseph Frame. the latter having bee,
the attending physician when the az
miral died. refused to make an,
statement today. Barker said IL
/, would have something to say when b,
heard from Professor Whitney.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
SUFFRAGETTES' AR ENAI,
FOUND BY ACCIDENT

letter box outrages; wire cutters and
hammers used in their telephone and
telegraph attacks; iints for striking
sparks and several false automobile
Identification plates were among the
things found
The den was found by accident. The
police were searching for Miss Olive
Hocken, wanted for setting fire to
the Rose Hampton Golf club pavilion
recently. They We're told that Miss
Hocken lived in the studio and when
they called to arrest her they found
all the implements used in the SUI
fragette warfare, with the exception
Of bombs, Miss Hccken was arres.ed
and locked UP to await a hearing and
the arsenal was conflscated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
Mother Jones is Sick.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 13.---
Mother" Jones, So "angel" OF the
mines, a prisoner of martial law on
charge Of melting murder because of
speeches she made, was seriously Ill
today at the military camp at Pratt
where she is confined.
Today the six soldier judges are de-
liberating upon her fate and the fate
OF fcrty-nine miners who are alleged
to have taken part directly or indi-
rectly In the battles at the mines in
which nine guards were killed.
Mother" Jones If convicted. may
be stood up before a firing squad and
shot, il it SO pleases her judges. or
she may be sent to the penitentiary
for the rest of her 'ife.
Mother" Jones, who cespite her
years has stood the ordeal of trial for
a murder bravely, broke down last
night in the closing hours. Several
nmes she was carried swooning from
the little Odd Fellows hall at Pratt
which has served as the military
courtroom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13

STREET IS THE BORDER
Sunny Side Is United States While
Shady Side is Mexico and
the BuIletes Are
Flying.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
y NOGALES, Arizona. March 13.-The
long delayed tattle betv-een constitu-
tionalistas and federals at Nogales,
Sonora, across the border from here,
began this morning The rebels open
ed fire from the hills south OF the
town, the federals replying with ma.
chine guns and rifles. General Obre-
gon commands the Maderistas and
Colonel Kosterlitsky the federals.
Nagoles, Mexico. and Nogales, Ari-
zona, constitute single settlement, a
street making the international bound
ary. U. s. regulars are patrolling
this street, endeavoring to keep the
Americans back out of range.
Mexican Promise.
DOUGLAS, Arizona, March 13.-
Colonel Galels commanding the Con
stitutionalistas who have occupied
Aqua Prieta, today urged all Mexican
refugees here to return to Aqua Prieta
and they would be assured protection
Gales established strong patrol in
the streets of the Mexican town ant
promises that order will be strictly
maintained He declares that mum
ber of the federals under Genera
IOjeda who evacuated the town at the
approach Of the Constitutionalista
have deserted. and Joined the rebe
forces.
ojeda's force is rushing by forced
marches to Nogales, Mexico, to assis
Colonel Kosterlitsky in defendins
that town from a Constitutionalist'
force under General Obregon. Tht
Inhabitants Of Nogales, Arizona, across
the border from Nogales, Mexico, ar
lexpecting a battle momentarily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
FinancIer VIII Call on Monafchs of
Italy, Germany and England
Before Returning
Home.
STILL IN POOR HEALTH
Arrived in Naples Today and Boarded
Special Train for Rome
Where He VIII
Rest.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NAPLES, March 13-J. p Morgan,
perceptibly enfeebled by his lates. Ill.
ness, arrived at Naples today aboard
the White Star liner Adriatic, ano
despite the strenuous protests of his
relatives, friends, physicians ana
nurses, boarded special train for
Rome.
Herbert satterlee, son-in-law OF
. Morgan, urged the financier to con-
tinue the voyage to New York aboard
the Adriatic but he insisted on going
to Rome and may perhaps visit othe,
cities Of Europe before returning
home Further than Rome the Nor
gan itinerary was not known when
the party left Naples today.
| In Rome, 1t was learned from
members of the party, Morgan hopes
! to arrange an audience with King
| Victor Emmanuel He will also try
! to see Kaiser Wilhelm in Berlin, ann
! King George in London before return
ing to America.
/ The financier also will arrange to
meet the leading antiquarilns ana
! Egyptoligists of Europe, some OF
whom are his most valued personal
friends.
4 A member of the Morgan party
said, on landing. that Morgan, because
! Of his recent Illness and ADVANCING
4 years, realized that in all probability
he would never again make a thor
! ough tour of Europe perhaps never
again visit the continent, and SO, II
4 spite of the protests of his relatives
and physicians. had determined on Q
4 farewell leave-taking of the monarchs
and solons who have been his friends
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
COMPLETE HER TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD
Lady Scott Returns to Her Son Who
Does Not Know of Fathers
Death

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
SYDNEY, N. S. W., March 10
Lady Scott, widow Of Captain Scott,
the antarctic explorer, who perished
returning from the south pole, today
is on her way back to England aboard
the steamship Medina.
Lady Scott was on her way half
around the world to meet her hus-
band, when the wireless told her of
his tragic death, and she will now
complete the circuit to return to her
little son, Peter, waiting in England
The child does not know of his faith
ers death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
RIDDLE CT THE SPHYNX
HAS FINALLY BEEN SOLVED

That journal today says that Refs
ner succeeded in removing the accu-
mulated sand of sixty centuries from
the interior of the head and has gain
ed entrance, through the neck, to a
temple that runs the whole length OF
the gigantic body, measuring 120 feer.
This temple forms the tomb OF
Menes, the first pharoah, and is sup
posed to contain his mummified body
These wonderful discoveries, If CON
firmed. may prove the most valuable
yet made.
Prof. Reisner was born in Indialt-
apolis in 1867 and has done much
Egyptian research
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
Body is Hollow and Contains
Great Temple, Used as Bur-
ial Place of Pharoah.

United Press Leased Wire service.l
LONDON, March 13.-To Professor
George Andrew Reisner, native Of
indiana and Psychologist of Harvard
university, belongs the honor of soly,
ing the riddle of the sphynx. accord
ing to the Cairo correspondent of the
Westminster Gazette.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
Agree to Republican Proposition
Which May Put an End to
Deadlock OF Illinois
Legislators.
RESOLUTION
Looks Dark for J. Han, Lewis II tho
Combine Works Out az Il
Has Been
Planned.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service-1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. March 1S.-The
prospects OF the election OF l. Y.
Sherman to the long term senatorship
and Frank Funk, progressive. to the
short term loomed big at noon today
as result of action taken by most
of the progressive members Of the
general assembly. Seventeen OF them
in caucus this morning accepted
the proposition made by the republi-
cans In resolution adopted last
night. AT least three others are ex-
pected to cast their votes for Sher
man and Funk, although they would
not sign the statement.
Representative Monroe and State
Senator Walter Clyde Jones walked
out Of the conference when 1t became
certain that the proposition Of the
republicans was to be accepted. Me-
dill Mccormick and Representative
Schnackenberg are absent. The pro-
gressives who signed the pledge to
vote for Sherman and Funk are:
| Taylor, Carmon, Carter. Hollister.
Thompson, zolla, Fitch, Payne, Flem-
ing. Barron, Fargo. Sherman, Hunt,
Elliott Dunn, Snite and Senator Har-
ris. Representatives Grunau, Miller
4 and Hartquist also are said to be
i ready to vote In the combine.
!, As soon as the result OF the progress
7 sive conference heame known In the
house there was hurried counting of
noses on the democratic side. 1t was
realized that the absence of few
democrats would result in the cleo.
tion of Sherman and Funk today
The statement signed by the sew
enteen progressives is as follows.
'Inasmuch as the Illinois legisla-
ture has been deadlocked on the
senatorship for several weeks, and.
'Tnasmuch as 1t seems that this
deadlock overshadows everything else
and virtcally clogs the wheels of leg
islation, and
"Tnasmuch as there can never be an
end of this deadlock and the election
of either one or more United States
senators except by compromise
whereby members of one party will
vote for some one or more persons of
another party, and
"Inasmuch as 1t has been brought to
our attention that the joint CAUCUS Of
the republicans of the members OF
the house and senate have offered to
vote for Frank H. Funk for the short
term senatorship, the progressives
will vote for l.. Y. Sherman for the
long term senatorship, and
'Inasmuch as this seems to be a
clean solution free from any taint OF
Lorimerism, or democratic conniv-
ance, therefore
Resolved, that we the progressive
members OF the house and senate IA
vor such combination as the best pos
! sible solution OF the deadlock ana
r pledge our support and votes to such
. combination
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
Room Full of Acid, Hammers
and Other Things Which
Make Englishmen Jump.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, March 13-The "arsen-
all of the Pankhurst militant suffra-
gettes was discovered early today
when the police raided the studio al
2s Campden Hill gardens. Large
quantities of corrosive acid, phospho-
rus, oil. pitch and other destruc i've.
stuffs, that the women used in their