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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
MRS HOOK DIES
AT EASTOVER HOME
FUNERAL SUNDAY

Columbia July IS.
Mrs. Martha A Hook, aged 76 died
at her home in Eastover in Richland
county, last night at 10 o'clock. The
funeral services will be held from
Good Hope Baptist church, Eastovc:
of which Mrs. Hook was a member
tomorrow morning at l ] o'clock.
Mr.. Hook was the widow of the
late Joseph S. Hook, who died seven
years ago. She was Miss Martha A.
Lorick, daughter of the late John Lor
iclz of .Le:iington county. She Is
survived by Dr.. L. NJ Hook, S W Hook
Miss Mamie Hook and Mrs. J A Byrd
all Of Easton.
Mrs. Hook was devoted Christian
woman, a lifelong member Of Good
Hope Baptist church and is mourned
by large circle of friends and fam
lily connections. Columbia Record
S,,1,co,-iIo +> Nov.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17

At the regular Session of the Leg.
islature for 1918, an Act was passed
providing for the enrolment of quail
fled electors of the State who were
absent from the State in the civil, mil
itary, or naval service of the United
States. The Act amongst other
things provides:
"That the enrolment committee
for each voting club in the State
shall before turning into the County
Chairman the club roll for correction
enter upon page in the club roll the
name of every qualified voter of the
district known to be absent from the
district in the civil, military or naval
service of the United States and not
qualified to vote in any other club,
together with his home address and
his last known address and the de-
oartment Of the service in which he is
engaged"
Members of the enrolment CON-
mittee will please take notice of the
above quoted provision and before
the books are closed on July the 23rd
see that the names of voters who
would vote at their clubs if they had
been at home are put on a separate
page in the club roll
Attention of the Executive Com
mittee is called to the povision in the
rules that the books of enrolment
must be closed on Tuesday July the
23rd, and that they must be in the
hands of the county Chairman by Fri
day July the 26th on which date
a meeting of the Executive Comitte is
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
John |. McLAURIN is NO LONCER
IN RACE FOR GOVERNORSHP
To THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF LEXINGTON COUNTY,:

Your attention is called 20 the fact
that the time for enrolling In your
voting precincts will expire on the 23
day Of this month You cannot vote
in the primary election, if your name
is not on the club roll. Attend to this
at once; it is important! \
During the present crisis, it is es-
pecially necessary that we take an &C
tive interest in elections and in all
public affairs. Our democratic form
of government is on trial. Now as
never before is our opportunity to
demonstrate not only the right of
the people to rule but the ability CT
the people to rule even under the
most adverse circumstances
Our duties as citizens must not he
shirked; they must be sought; and
they must be performed!One of those
duties is to prepare ourselves to eS
ercise the right of suffrage; and an
other is to exercise the right
Find out where your club roll is
and put your name on it before the
23rd day of this month. The time to
do this is now.
Geoge Bell Zimmerman
July II 1913
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
ANNUAL RALLY AT CENTER.

The Tenth Annual Farmers Union
Rally of the Center Farmers Union
will be held OF Saturday before the
first Sunday in August Of this year.
The unbroken custom Of past years
of having a big picnic dinner will be
followed this year, and it is expected
that this meeting will oe the largest
in the history Of the Union. It has
been the policy of the Union since it
first started it's annual picnic gather
ing of it's members TO have speakers
Of note present to address the farm
ers upon purely agT;c- -'ltural cues
tons, and ar effort is being made
this year to have some of the leading
agricultural thinkers in the South
present in August. Full notice as to
the list of speakers viii appear next
week.
The Center Union Of Lexington
County is one of the Oldest branches
of the Farmers Union IN this section
and from it's first ogacization inter-
est in it's work has never waned. 1t
has been the policy of its organizers
to steer clear of politics, factions and
evey form of "is.l" which tco fre-
quently creep into any movement up
on the part Of farmers ioc mutual
benefit and uplift-a policy which
has beer singula-ly successful in the
wor.: of Center Union. Il is farm
ers' union in the full significance Of
:hat term, and the success it has at
tanned in it's section has been general
and advancing. 4 complete pro-
CRANE will be given publicity later,
ard in the meantime invitations have
been extended to some Of the strong
est agricultural minds n the south
to be present ard address the meet
ing.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
MUST ENROLL BY
NEXT TUESDAY
SOLDIER BOYS MAY V0TB---CAMpAICN
PLEDGES TO BE- FILED
BY AUGUST lST.

called to be held on that date at Lex
ington at ten o'clock a. m. In view Of
provisions of the Act above quoted.
which was not known to the County
Chairman, Or members of the Execu
tive Committee at their last meeting
for the reason that the Acts of 1918,
have been published and distributed
since that time; the Executive Conn
rtittee at the meeting on July 26th
will be requested to advance the time
for opening tn County Campaign to
about the lst or End of August in or
der that time may be given for print
ing the tickets and forwarding them
to soldier boys in time for the elec.
tion on the 9th of August. This ad
vancement of the time for filing pied
ges by candidates need not effect any
of the campaign meetings except the
first.
The Executive committee acted in
fixing the dates for closing the enroll
ment under The provisions Of the
Rules for 1913, but the sec. Of the
State Executive Committee wired
me this "wednesday morning that
the provision in the rules that the
club rolls should be closed on the
last Tuesday in July (the 29th) was
an error and that they must be closed
on the Fourth Tuesday (the 23rd) /
urge every Enrolment Committee
and every citizen in the county to as
sist in getting the name of every vos
er on the club rolls in time.
C NJ Efird, County Chairman
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
HOG WITH TWO LEGS

G. " Jefcoat well known farmer
of near Woodford was here Monday
and told of a freak pig he has at
home The pig is 2 months old and
has two front legs perfectly formed
but no hind legs. The pig is hale and
hearty eats well and is rapidly grow
jng to be a real hog. Mr.. Jeffcoa!
SAYS he will bring it to the County
Fair next fall
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
CHAPLIN NEWS NOTES.

Messrs P NJ Lindler, + v NJ Flea
zer. Ethan Derrick and Claud Lind
Ter are spending several days in the
"Land of the Sky"
Mrs P NJ Frick is spending this
week with her daughter Mrs. N. Il.
Sease in Columbia.
Mr. annd Mrs N F Frick and ] W
Fulmer and Murray Fulmer spent
the weekend in Augusta. They went
to see Mr. and Mrs Frick's son, Cecile
who is expected to go over the seas
in few days.
Mr. A H Fulmer of Hickory, N G
came home to attend the funeral OF
Mr. Andrew J Wiggers on last Thurs
day morning.
The members of Mt Horsb church
will again worship in their new chur-
ch on the third Sunday, which will
be one year since they worshipped
in the old building.
The Red Cross Auxiliary is adding
new members almost every day and
on the night of the 9th CT July there
will be a rublic exercise by the ch'i-
dren. as v ell as an address by wei!
!;novn speaker. Refreshments Will
De served. The Red Cross will be
glad to have everybody attend; and
by so doing help our boys in the tren-
cheS
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
MADE ANNUAL
SETTLEMENT
Comptroller General Sawyer Was
Here Last Week.

Gen. C. W. Sawyer Comp. Gen.
was in Lexington Thursday July
18th for the purpose of effecting
the annual settlement with the
County Treasurer. County Auditor
W. D. Dent had everything in readi-
ness and Gen. Sawyer assisted by Mr..
Osborn an expert accountant soon
completed their work. The Comp.
Gen. congratulated the county off,
cials for their promptness and neat
manner in which their books were
kept.
Below is financial statement for
State, County and Schools as appear
on settlement sheets.
State Charges:
Total charges
for State.... S54,467.55
Less deductions and
abatements. 1883 53.717.97
Paid State Treasurer. 53,6O6.81
Cash on hand due state. 111.16
County Chagcs
Total charges for
County,. S128,53137
Less deductions and
abatements 2,213.82 126317.55
Paid county warrants, notes
and interest............. 10S, S,169.54
Available cash for roads,
county ordinary and
court house special.... 1S,14S.01
School Charges.
Total charges
TO-, schools...... los, ,26GC0
Less deductions and
abatam cnt&.... i.8lS.02 -0i44T.98
DaiA schoo! warrants,
coupons ard hcnC!:........ SOS, G,T60.1e
.t,:@il#h,> ~asA sor s@hooIs -
80 G~5.:.................... >N.T77.85
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
1000 HEAR BLEASE
AT 1t. MOUNTAIN
SATURDAY.
Richards, Wightman and Domineck
Speak
Charleston American
By JOHN K. AULL.

COLUMBIA, July 1.-two thou
sand people attended the Reform cam
paign meeting held at Little Noun
tain, in the lower section of New
berry county near the Lexington line
this afternoon, and the county of his
nativity where he lived and labored
until his election as governor of
South Carolina, after having held the
highest offices within the gift of his
home people, enthusiastically re-en-
dorsed former Governor Blease and
the entire Reform ticket which the
party has presented to the people in
the primaries this summer. The
meeting was not as large as that held
at Wagner yeterday, for the reason
that it was not as central a gather
ing point, but it ranked third in at.
tendance among the campaign meet
ings of the Reform party this SUMMER
and was some ten times as large in
point Of attendance as that which
was held in Columbia today at the
postponed meeting in the regularly
appointed senatorial itinerary, attend
ed by Messrs. Dial and Rice.
The Little Mountain gathering was
representative of the two counties of
Newberry and Lexington, and it was
a spontaneous expression of reform
sentiment, and one of the most en-
phatic denunciations which a repre-
sentative gathering of the masses of
the voters of South Carolina has yet
flung into the teeth of the defamers
of the Reform party. There was no
other occasion for the meeting except
the desire to hear Mr.. Blease and his
compatriots, and this is the reason
that the immense crowd which gath
cred is so significant of the result this
summer. 1t was simply Blease-Re
form outpouring, indicative Of the IT,
dial Reform movement which is
sweeping the state.
Richards and Brantley.
Major John G. Richards, candidate
for governor: Mr.. Wightman candi-
date for lieutenant governor: Fred H
Dominick, candidate for congress
from the third district, whose first
home was also in that section, and
Thomas F. Brantley candidate for
congress, from the seventh district
made addresses which were cordially
received, and each of them was given
cordial reception. Mr.. Richards
urgd the principles of the Reform
party as he has been doing through
out in his gubernatorial campaign,
and emphasized the necessity for the
reduction of taxes, if the state is to
pc SIZED iron, financial ruin and cited
IL; record in favor of free scholar
~.:.;;,,, - ::;,>.,e institutions.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17

ITINDRY FIXED
Seventh District Aspirants to
Speak at Many
Places.

At meeting of the County Chair
man of the Counties composing the
Seventh Congressional District in CO
lulnbia on July the 18th the follow
ing itinerary of the Congressional
Campaign for the Seventh District
was fixed.
Lexington August 9Th l1.OO a. m
Swansea August 7th HOO a m
Summerland August Sth 100 m
Chapin August 9th 400 a m.
New Brooilland August 10th at
Night.
49,. C. N EFIRD, 49,.
County Chairman for Lex. Co.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
FINE SWEET POTATOES.

Mr. ". P Hammer, a substantial
farmer Of near Lexington brought to
on, office Monday afternoon a lot Of
The finest sweet potatoes we have
seen this year. They we're of the
I1,a...y Triumph variety AID Mr. hami
re-. has 2 large ratcn. i~om The sale
1f whi2h he will realize i nice sum.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17

nburg, for mil ta'y service. Those
ho left were:
Frank Lawson Swansea.
Elton Hartley Batesburg.
John Wesley Lybrand Swansea.
Enos Adolphus Long Lexington.
Boyd Hollis Leesville.
John Boyd New Brookland
Ruben Aaron Hutto Leesville.
Harry Sturkie Swansea.
Andrew Jackson Hyman Swansea.
Artemus Milton Arnold Lexington
James Clifton Lucas Swansea.
Rufus Godfrey Wise Swansea.
Andrew Stone Bateseburg
John Pettis LoWrlan Gilbert.
Hilton Rosecrand Yonce Pelion.
Thos Newton Grandy Swansea.
Wilbur Rodgers Gilbert
Victor Cordie Shealy Lexington.
Freddie Anderson Gilbert.
Morton L Amick Leesville.
Cole Mayfield Shealy Peak.
e Quinton Shull Lexington.
Sammy j. Freshly Columbia Rt 2
Ernie Albert Price Gilbert.
Charlie Wilbur Price Gilbert.
Archie Lee Joiner Pelion
Ollie Tuner Stoudemire Peeak.
Julian Eugene McCartha Gilbert.
Willie Edgar Seigler Leesville.
Henry Joseph Roland Edmund.
John Samuel Metz Irmo.
Archie David Keisler Lexington.
D. Magnus Somers Little Mountain
Tally M. Drafts New Brookland.
Arthur Melton Huffstetter Chaplin
Elmo Moorer Swansea
Lonnie Talmsge Barley Swansea
Jacob Owens Shealy Chapln
Henry Harvey Wingard Lexington
Oliver Davis Hallman Leesville.
Carroll Eddie Anick Brookand.
Bennie R. Sturkie Swansea
Ray B Bouknight Brookland.
Daniel Franklin Price Gilbert.
Thomas Ryan Livingston Gilbert
Oliver Crumwell Crout Gilbert
Willie Lee Lindler Chaplin.
Jar es Monroe Day Gilbert.
Charlie Andrell Rose Leesville
Henry Virgil .Haltiwanger Chaplin
Sam Perry Buckley Irmo.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
THE BEST TONIC
q YOU'VE EVER TAKEN"

we'll buy it back at full price
= Improved Nux Vomica and Iron
ssund Double Strength-No ex-
tive required. Contains Iron
Szs.x; Nux Vomica stimulant; !;
digestive. Invigorating
- ening to weak, rundown
ssssssssss,ss@oved Nux Vor2ica and
d is for sale only by
HARMON DRUG co.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
S,rISAF-GIBSON

.,.iss Grace Sloaf of Columbia and
49,: Do.tyn Gibson of New Brookland
were married Monday at the Metho-
dist parsonage by Rev Foster Speer
Miss Shoaf is an estimable young
lady of Columbia. Gibson is men,
Der of the National army stationed al
Sevier and has a large circle OF
friends and relatives in this county
who extend their beest wishes
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17

The Textile Economy Company of
Greenville has been commissioned
with q capital of 100000.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
HALF HUNDRED
co TO CAMP
Lexington Boys Left Monday
for Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, Instead
of jackson.

A half hundred young white men, all
called uader the selective draft, left on
Monday for Camp Wadsworth, Spar
ranburg, for mil ta'y service. Those
who left were:
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17

Subscribe to the Dispatch-News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02
BOLSHEVIKI Delegates JEER THE
JUNKERS; SCORN SECRECY PLEA
Poland and Lithuania Prove Obstacles;
RevOlutionistS Laugh at TeutOn Threats

it refers to the alleged rupture Of
negotiations several days ago,
when discussions were adjourned
to January 4.
The correspondent said he had
private and reliable information
regarding the rupture which estab-
lished beyond a doubt the honesty
OF purpose of the Bolsheviki."
The central powers proceeded to
make a more detailed statement of
terms from which II appeared they
considered Poland, Lithuania and
Courland had already defined them.
selves They further based their de-
mand on statement of the Ukraine
council that II did not recognize
peace negotiations at which it was
not represented officially
"The Russian delegation, acting
on unequivoeaI instructions Of the
Boisheviki, took an uncompromis-
ING attitude" according to the
News correspondent. "They said
that self-deflnitlon was impos-
sibIe until the last German sol
dier left Russia. They jeered the
Germans in asking them what
they proposed to do.
"They asked them whether
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02
LOYALTY URGED
by SAM GOMPERS
MAKES PLEA FOR PROTECTION
OF LABOR STANDARDS DUR.
ING WAR.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2--ln New
Years greeting to all organized la
Dor, Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation OF Labor,
calls upon representatives and or
ganizers to make plain to their fell
lows the issues involved in the war
and the obligation that deyolves up
on all citizens. lie also emphasizes
the Importance of seeing to it that
the spirit and methods Of democ-
racy are maintained at home while
the country is fighting to establish
them in international relations.
war means victory for our cause
or danger to the very existence of
our nation" says the address. With
our nation at stake, individuals can
not interpose opposition to the war
war declared by the viii of the
nations representatives. Under the
exigencies Of war. opposition to the
war declared by constituted authority
becomes treason.
while this is true, there Is even
more than ordinary need for the
maintenance of the rights Of men
and women and for careful scrutiny
and the fullest discussion Of policies
and methods before their adoption
/ The time for labor to interpose its
needs and contentious Is while poll
cles are IN the making"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02
PALESTINE FUND
RAISED BY JEWS
MORE THAN st5o,0oo PLEDGED;
zloNlsTs OUT AFTER ONE
MILLION.

CHICAGO. Jan More than
Sl5O.00O was pledged toward the
movement to re-people Palestine with
Jews and to re-create one of the ma
tlons OF antiquity by representatives
OF ten states attending the Middle
West ZionIsts convention yesterday
A total fund OF S1,OOO,OOO is planned,
The convention also made the first
moves toward creating peace among
the war elements In ZioDism when
II adopted a resolution calling upon
the members of the Zionist provision
al committee, headed by Justice Louis
|. Brandeis. to seek to harmonize its
differences with the rabbinical wins
OF the movement
Belief was voiced by Jewish lead
era that the rupture made In Balti
more more than year ago because
of question OF committee represen
tRtion, would be closed as result
OF the resolution
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02
PUTS OFF NAMING SENATOR

son, the banker Of Reno, would be
named Henderson seems to lead.
with Chief Justice McCarran the
field, Some see split in the Dem
ocratic party, no mat'er who Boyle
names. The wise ones declare that
Henderson. who has bagfull OF
money. is the logical candidate, de.
claring that among other virtues he
possesses would be his willingness
to spend his money. were he appoint.
ed. for the party during the cam
paign
The BonaRza's special service
wired from Reno today Governor
Boyle announced Al nOon today that
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02
100000 FIRE
IN NORFOLK THO'T
WORK OF GERMANS
THREE KILLED AND SCORES
WOUNDED; HVDRANTs FROZEN;
BLAST PRECEDED BLAZE.


NORFOLK, Jan. 2--Nearly two
blocks in the heart OF Norfolk's busl
ness district, including the Monticello
hotel. were destroyed. three men
were killed and a score more injur'
ed in series of explosions and fires
yesterday, which both the police and
naval authorities believe were in
cendiary The fire had been checked
last night, but still was burning
fiercely in the ruins. The loss is
roughly estimated at more than $9..
OO0,O
Three distinct explosions In as
many buildings led to the general
ibeiicf tina, enemy agents we're al
work. Mayor Mayo placed the city
practically under martial law and
some $500 marines and bluejackets
from nearby naval stations assisted
the police and home guards in main.
tanning order and preventing vandal.
ISM.
| Naval patrols rounded up suspici
CONTINUED On Page Fourl
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02


LONDON, Jan 2.--The Bolsheviki
have broken off peace negotiations
because OF the German attitude re.
garding Poland and Lithuania, and
the proposal that garrisons be re.
tained at Libau Riga and else.
where according to the Daily News
Petrograd correspondent, who quotes
the Bolsheviki newspaper, Izvestia
as saying that owing to pressure
from below the Germans have been
Obliged to soil their lips with the
formula put forward by the Socialists
al the beginning OF the war. but that
German imperialists would not be i'm
perialists if they did not try to take
back in fact what with gritted teeth
they yielded in words.
"The Russian revolution can
not accept their conditions to re-
tain Poland and Lithuania," de-
clares the paper. The News cor
respondent says the Red Guard
is being sent to reinforce the
force at the front. Other prepara.
tions for defense are being made.
It is not clear when the meet
ing was held that resulted in the
rupture. There is possibility
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02

inasmuch as a number Of citizens who
had asked for conferences regarding
the senatorship had not as yet been
given a hearing, he would defer the
appointment until tomorrow or Fri.
day. The governor declines to in.
dicate anyone whom be regards
favorably"
As TO the governors own candidacy
he said the following conclusive sen.
tence yesterday Reports that |
have been considering making bid
for the place myself are entirely
without foundation, as ! never have
entertained such a thought and there
never has been any Likelihood Of such
thing
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-02
SPEED UP
TRANSPORT
of TROOPS
AMERICAN DELEGATES TO PARIS
CONFERENCE REPORT TO THE
GOVERNMENT.

F.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The con
stant and speedy dispatch of Amer.
bean troops to Europe speeding of
merchant ship building and closer co.
operation with co-beligerents are the
principal recommendation made to
Fihe government by the American
delegates to the inter.alltd war eoun-
I'm at Paris
The state department today made
iImhlic a summary Of the results OF
the conference Arrangements viii
be made TO devote the greatest
amount OF tonnage possible TO the
transportation Of American troops.
The United States viii exert it,
influence to secure entire unity oi
the military naval and economic ef
gorts between America and her allies
It Is definitely planned 10 actively
utilize American naval forces in an
agreement made with the British to
effect certain plans for anti-subma
Iine warfare.
The contribution OF the United
States to the pooling Of war re
sources has been agreed upon, guar
anteeiue full equipment Of every
kind available for all American
forces sent to Europe in 1918
Arrangements have been made tC
have the United States participate
.in IN. military ds!:ssrstionz .: :te
supreme war council, "a step toward
efficient and centralized unity Of
control OF military operations" Plans
have also been evolved In order d
permit the United States 10 visualize
the problem of food control al home
and England, France and Italy have
agreed to establish legalzed and com
pulsory food control in their owl
countries
The extent OF military effort to b
aimed at By the United states wa
clearly determined, and an allied ad
visory board created to advise eacl
nation on allotments of ships to per
NIT the. American military effort t
be realized