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The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-18
GIVES HER SIDE
Mrs. May Metty Talks About
Orphans Home Row.
She Says Charges Against Her
Are Unjust and False.
BEEN WITH HOME MANY YEARS
She Explains Pumpkin and
Bread Meal Service.
Miss Andrews Had ShortcOm-
ingS, She Asserts.

Mrs. May Metty, cook and matron
at the Topeka Orphans Home and
one of the women under fire in the
row in progress following an investi-
cation by the board of county COM
missioners. and the states ultimatum,
has prepared a statement in which
she answers all charges directed at
her. The statement follows:
My name is May Metty, and my resi-
re denee is Topeka. Kan. 1 have lived in
and have supported myself for years.
During the last IL years l have at intervals
been connected with the Topeka Orphans
Home and have been continuously EN-
ployed there for one year.
on November -, last, took charge of
the Topeka Orphans Home as matron.
The affairs of the home since 1 have been
matron have run along smoothly. The
children have all had good health, been
well fed and well cared for, and also well
satisfied. The charges that have recently
been made against the home. its man
agement and me. personally are unfair, un
.'As to the charge that I did not prop
erly feed the children, the facts are that
wanted to eat, and no child at any time
has ever desired food that he did not re-
ceive. The charge has been made that l
fed them pumpkin spread on bread. The
facts concerning this matter are these:
How 1t Happened.
Some time ago, l was baking pumpkin
PIES IIe tnllufen came around ana wanted
some of the pumpkin that went into the
pie. l let them have it and they liked IL.
They then asked me to fix up some more of
it so that they could eat it. 1 said to them,
Why. it isn't good There were 5 or
of the older children standing around and
they all said, Why it is good and we want
you to fix up some more of it l then
took canned pumpkin and seasoned it with
sugar and nutmeg and cinnamon. just to
suit my taste, and they ate it for their
supper just as sauce with bread, butter
and other things that | had prepared for
them. Some Of the children spread it on
their bread: others ate it as a sauce with
spoon. They liked it so well that we
have continued to serve it. The first night
that Miss Andrews was in charge, she ate
the pumpkin and said she liked it; but
after that she refused to eat it and would
not permit me to serve it while she was
there.
In regard to the milk. During the time
Miss Andrews was in charge there was in
the home large supply OF milk tickets,
and among these were n number of skim
med milk tickets. / tried to get Miss
Andrews to order skinned milk from the
Pure Milk company for the children to
drink she refused to do it, saying that it
was not fit t. d-ink. Ever since 1 have
been in charge and long before, so far as
] know. We have let the children have all
the skinned milk they wanted TO drink.
Some of the children do not care for milk,
and some have. told me that they prefer
to have water, but those children who like
milk have had plenty to drink. There have
been some instances when we could not get
skinned milk for the home. The board
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-18
TO GIVE AWAY GERANIUMS
Commissioner McGiffert Win Distrib-
ute Many Beautiful Plants.

Persons wanting geraniums to nurse
thru the winter months may have
them by calling at Gage park tomor-
row, Commissioner Robert McGiffert
announced today.
A large number of beautiful plants
are to be given away and each caller
will be allowed six
The former custom of allowing peo-
pie to go into the park and dig them
up resulted so disastrously in the de-
struction of other plants that a man.
will be Stationed in the hot house on
this occasion to distribute the gera-
NUNS.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-18
Ii, HE LOVED AMERICA!

TE was found faithful few things and he was
made ruler many; he cut his own trail clean
and straight and millions followed him toward the
light :: He frail; he made himself a tower of
strength He tmid; he made himself lion of cour-
age. He was a dreamer; he became one of the great
doers of all time Men put their trust in him. women
found champion in him. kings stood in awe of him. but
children made him their playmate :: He broke a ma
tons slunber with his cry and it up. He touched
the of blind men with fame and gave them vision
Souls became swords thru him. swords became servants
of God :: He was loyal to his country and he exacted
loyalty he loved many lands but he loved his land
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-18

best He terrible in battle but tender to the weak
joyous and treless being free from self pity clean with
cleanness that ceansed the air like gale His cour-
tesy knew wealth, Glass; his friendship, no creed
or color His courage stood every onslaught of
savage beast and ruthless man. of victory of defeat
His mind was eager, his heart true, his body and
spirit defiant of obstacles ready to meet what might
come : He fought injustice and tyranny; bore sorrow
gaanty loved all nature, bleak spaces and hardy COM
panlOns hazardous adventure and the zest of battle
Wherever he went he carried his pack and in the
utemos parts of the earth he kept his conscience for
his guide.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-18

A man is an American and
nothing else, or he is not an
American at all.
Theodore Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-18
w. A. BIBY.

w. A. BIBY,
County Chairman.
MAJOR A. M. HARVEY,
City Director.
SENATOR w. F. SHOCH,
County Director.
GOV. HENRY J. ALLEN.
State Chairman.
EARL AKERS,
Campaign Director.
A. H. DENTON,
State Treasurer.
CECIL HOWES,
Publicity Director.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
Who'll Provide the Stew?

1t may be of interest to the peo-
pie OF the town especially to those
who love to fish and eat fish to know
that we are soon to have with US
for little visit to our town DR..
Aiken, Past Assistant Surgeon, who
says he will come provided we give
him pine Bark Stew" Florence
is famous for these sort of things and
here he's coming on my invitation and
1 wouldn't know how TO start about
making such a thing. Can we let
Florence get ahead Of. us in this?
Or shall / ask famous Marion
county Bark Stew Maker" to come
over and make it? Mr.. T. L. Man.
ming is thinking Of taking the chief
cooks job (at least Mrs. Manning
says 80 and its up to him) so I'm
going to put the responsibility on him
and I dare say he'll ask some of the
ladies as DR.. Akin has glorious brown
eyes. He's awfully nice too in spite
or having brown eyes. R. T,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
After Gov. Allen.

Columbia, April 1.-The bitter, un-
just and uncalled for attack made
on the cotton acreage reduction cam
paign by Governor Henry J. Allen, OF
Kansas, last week has stimulated the
movement as nothing else could have
done. From every state in the cotton
belt letters have come TO ]. Skot-
towe Wannamaker, chairman OF the
central committee on the South Caro-
lima Association, assuring him that
the attack BY the Kansas Executive
had but helped the campaign which
the Southern farmers are making
for commercial freedom and had in
sured the success Of the fight they
are putting up to save themselves
from bankruptcy.
Governor Allen last week gave out
a statement in which he said that
the cotton growers OF the South in
their efforts to limit the acreage of
cotton to maintain high prices are
trading on the misery of the world"
He declined an invitation extended
him by Chairman Wannamaker to at
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
NAUSEALESS Gallo
MEL BEST MEDICINE
FOR A, LAZY LIVER
Calotabs, the New Kind of Caiomel,
Does the Work Without the Slight
est UnpleasantneSs or Danger.

You have always thought Of calo-
mel as the best and surest medicine
in the world but too nauseating for
you to take. That was the old style
calomel. Now science has taken the
sting out of calomel by removing It's
unpleasant and dangerous qualities,
and has kept ell its good iiver-clean-
sing and system purifying effects.
The next time you are bilious or
eonstipated ask for Calotabs. the new
nausealess calomel. Sold only in orig
inai sealed packages. price thirty five
cents. One tablet at bedtime. with a
swallow of wate{-that's all. No taste
no gripping, no nausea. no salts. You
wake Up in the morning feeling fine,
your liver active, your system purl.
fled, and with hearty appetite for
breakfast. Eat what you pleaSe-no
danger of salvation. Your money
back at any drug store If you are
not perfectly delighted with Calotaos
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Pension Board will hold
meetings at Dillon in the Judge OF
Probate's office on Tuesdays, April
sth, 18th, and 22nd, from 11:o0 a
m. until 200 p. m.
The object of the meeting Is to
enroll all Confederate soldiers OF
their widows, who have never been
enrolled.
W. B. Allen, Chairman,
r. c. Sherwood.
W. ]. Turbeville.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.

Following is list of Dillon county
soldiers recently discharged from the
army:
White:
Coward, Ben, Lakeyiew.
Smith, Bryan, Latta.
Owings, H. F.. LaurenS.
ColOred:
Nelson, John, Fork.
McRae, Make Jr., Hamer.
Smith, Chalmes, Dillon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
NOTICE

All persons are hereby warned
against hunting, hauling straw or
wood or trespassing in any manner
whatsoever upon the lands of the un-
dersigned lying in Carmichael town
ship. All violations of this notice will
be dealt with according to law.
MRS. BETTE A. FORE,
4-S-3t-142.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03

Gilbert Smith, who has been over
in Edgefield helping out on the
Chronicle which has been having its
share of the labor troubles, Is back
at Is old job in The Herald office.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03

Gilbert Smith, who has been over
in Edgefield helping out on the
Chronicle which has been having its
share of the labor troubles, Is back
at Is old job in The Herald office.
Messrs. e. A. Mooney and j. M.
Mcsweeney, formerly of The Herald
force. have leased the Latta Obser-
yer and will bring out the first Is
sue this rs1E-.-
Clyde C. Hatch, who has been with
the 30th Division 113th Field Artil-
'lery in France where he saw quite a
lot OF active service, arrived home
Friday. Mr.. Hatch is son OF Mr.. j..
r. Hatch.
Mrs. w. w. Evans of MinturR
left Sunday night for John Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, for treatment.
She was accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Miss Maggie Evans and DR.. w.
Stackhouse.
Mr.. James H. Hendley of Rock
ingham, N. c., has accepted a posi-
ton with Morris Fass. Mr.. Hendley
was formerly connected with Hop
kins Brothers at Rockingham.
The office OF the Local Board was
officially closed Friday and the rec
ords shipped to Washington. Miss
jamie Gibson, the chief clerk, has
gone to 3ennettsville where she will
spend several days with relatives.
On account Of the epidemic only 2
few shows or carniwals have visited
the county. but Hills Big five cents
Carnival" vii, be at High Hill school
on Friday night, April 18th. Refresh
ments will be served during the even
ing. The proceeds from both will be
used for the enlargement Of the lib
rary.
%
Reese Edens, who has been in some
of the thickest of the fighting over
in France, returned home Tuesday.
Reense is looking well and says he
enjoyed his trip over seas, notwith-
standing the hardships, but is glad to
get back home again where he can
get hearty handshake and see the
sun shine.
"Hee' Bland, former star pitcher
on the Dillon team during the days
of the. pee Dee League is spend
ing few days in town. "Hec." has
been overseas doing his part toward
whipping the Hun, but he says there
is whole lot of difference between
baseballs and minnie balls.
-O-
Nr. B. F. Elliott, of Marion, brother
of Mr.. E. T. Elliott, died Sunday and
was buried at the cemetery in Marion
Monday morning. Mr.. Elliott was
one of Marion's most prominent cit
isens and had wide circle of ac-
ouaintance in Dillon county. His
health had been failing for some
and the end was not entirely un-
expected.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03

tend a conference at which represen-
tatives from every state in the cotton
belt are to be present, saying that
cotton growers are making as much
money with cotton at thirty-five
cents pound as Kansas farmers are
making from their wheat"
Chairman Wannamaker gave out a
statement replying to Governor Allen
saying that the latter was either dis
torting the facts or else was very por-
ly posted ON the same. "The Southern
cotton farmer cannot sell his cotton
at 35 cents as Governor Allen states
said Mr. Wannamaker. For middling
cotton, If he decided to sell today at
prevailing prices which are below cost
of production, he could get around 15
cents a pound. The cotton farmer can
not afford to sell his cotton for less
than it cost to produce it. Many of
them are confronted with financial
ruin unless they can get more for
their product"
Mr.. Wannamaker said that in, the
security of wheat price fixed by the
government, Governor Allen is entire
ly ignorant of the conditions sur
rounding the Southern cotton farm
ers. He cannot know" said Mr.
Wannamaker, "that the Southern
farmers are not only carrying large
part Of the cotton crop for which they
are offered a price below the cost of
production, but they are unable to
sell their cotton seed at any price
whatever. The cotton farmer held his
cotton seed as matter OF patriotism
and in response to the governments
request placed it on the market very
slowly. Now he cannot sell his seed
at all.
Mr.. Wannamaker declared that the
farmers of the south. by curtailing
their cotton acreage, would assist in
the production of food with which 20
feed the world. Food, he said, comes
ahead Of clothes. "The poor starving
people of Europe are going to buy
something to eat even before they
buy something to wear" said MI.
Wannamaker "The shortage of food
is just as great as the shortage, of
clothes"
Gov. Cooper's Statement.
Governor Cooper gave out state
ment Friday replying to Governor Al
len. "If Governor Allen will induce
some of the wheat growers Of his
state to come South and grow cotton
under present conditions they could
give him some valuable information
on the subject about which he evil
IDENTIFY knows nothing at ALL" said
Governor: Cooper, ~
! The statement issued by Gov. Coop
er follows in full: "The people of the
cotton growing states have not criti-
cised the fixing Of the price Of wheat
by the government. They are glad for
the Kansas farmers to receive a prof.
it on their products. Two dollars and
twenty-six cents may or may not be
an adequate price for wheat. ] don't
know any more about the cost of pro-
duction of wheat than Governor Al
len does about the cost of production
Of cotton. do know and every well
informed man of the cotton belt
knows that the farmer cannot today
get profit for his cotton. If Gov
ernor Allen will induce some of the
wheat growers of his state to come to
the south and grow cotton under pres
ent conditions, they could give him
valuable information on the subject
about which he evidently knows so
little, else he would not have made
the statement he did"
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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03

SHINGLES-For sale. u have plenty
of help now and any one wanting
shingles can get their orders filled
promptly. T. ]. Walker, Dillon R.
4.-4-3-1t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03

LOST OR MIsPLACED-one heavy
overcoat with strap on back in
Ford Car standing near site V of
Farmers Warehouse Monday after
noon, March oath. Owner Of car
will please return to A. V. Bethea.
4-4-3-2t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
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PERSONAL MENTION. .


i. - !. \ + j i \. i. i
Mr.. John c. Calhoun of Fork was
in town Monday on business.
Merritt Allen has returned from q
trip TO Burlington, N. c. ~
!. Miss Annie Lee Richardson spent
sthe week end in town with friends.
Miss Margaret McLaurin of Cho
was in town shopping Saturday.
Mr.. Mathew. Edwards oil Dunbar
was in town Monday.
Miss Winnie Oliver of Coker Col
lege is at home for few days.
Miss Inez Rogers of Coker Col
lege is at home for few days.
Mr.. Morris Fass and family motor
ed to Rowland Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. ]. S. Braswell OF ForK
wer in town Sunday.
S Mr.. and Mrs. Vinson spent Suno~'
with Mrs. Lillian Williams.
Mr.. Charlie Hodges OF Brownsville
spent Sunday afternoon in town.
The Oil Mill is crushing cotton seed
again after several days suspension.
NJ caoree : Foxworth of Latta.
spent Sunday afternoon in town. =
~ t,.a, % ...-..
Miss Rivers of Charlotte has re-
turned home after visiting MIS-,
Pearee Rogers.
Neil LeGette has received his dis
charge from the army and came IN
from Camp Wheeler Monday.
". J.. livery, after years army ser
vice. has accepted position with L.
Cottingham Co.
Miss Ruth Hodges of Brownsville
spent the week end with Miss Bessie
Stackhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Murchison and
family spent Sunday in Marion with
relatives.
Mr.. T P Horton of Charleston has
accepted position with McLaurin
Drug Co.
Carol Hargroye of A. N. Z. Col
iege,. Raleigh. is in town for few
days.
The Dillon High School base ball
!. team has game with Rowland FRI
day on the home diamond. -y...o-
O.
Clifford McCormac. Fred Hargrove
and Glee Hursey spent Sunday after
hoon in Rowland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kornblut OF Latta
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
Blum Sunday.
Mrs. Neiu Berry and daughter.
Mrs. Thad Bethea. were in Columbia
Monday.
Mrs. E. w. Mather of Columbia
has returned home after a visit to
her mother, Mrs. S. P. Melvin.
Misses Marguerite Elliott and Al
liene Haner of Converse College are
AT home for the spring holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hamer, Miss
AlIiene and James were in Columbia
Monday.
Mrs. e. L. Moore and daughters,
Misses Louise and Miriam, were III
Columbia few days this week,
Messrs. L. B. and Ebert Fort OF
Fork we're in town on business Mon
day.
Miss Willie Moore of Fork was in
town Tuesday on her way back to
Coker College.
Mrs. D. Bracey was in Florence
Monday to see her daughter, Mrs. W.
J. Carter.
Messrs. ]. w and R. S. Moore OF
Fork were in town on business Mon
day.
Willie Allen, Albert Allen and ROD
ert Smith motored over TO Florence
Sunday afternoon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
BUSINESS LOCALS.

FERTILIZERS - Write us for prices
on high grade ammoniated ferti-
lizers, 1870 acid phosphate. nitrate
of soda, blood, tankage, and pot
ash. Dawhoo Fertilizers Co., Box
sos, Charleston, 8. C.-3-27-2t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-03
A Tonic Laxative

A IONIC LaxatlVe
that will remove the bile from the Liver and
cleanse the System THOROUGHLY without sripina
or disturbing the stomach is truly Perfect Lax
etive.
LAX.FOS WITH PEPSIN
10 the name of a Reliable and Perfect Laxative
which soon relieves Sick Headache, Dizziness. In.
digestion, Stomach Trouble. Gas and Piles caused
by Torpid Liver ard Constipation. Always use
Reliable Laxative In the treatment OF Colds, Grip
and Influenza.
LAX-F0S WITH PEPSN Is Liquid Digestive
Tonic Laxative excellent In its effect on the
System. both as q tonic and as q laxative. II u
Just as GOOD for Children as for Adults. Pleasant
70 take. Children like IL Soc.
Made and recommended to the public by Paris
Medicine Co., St. Louis. No.. manufacturers o1
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic. Cd.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-10-14
RED CROSS MOVIES
TO BE SHOWN FREE
IN ANNE ARUNDEL CO.
Educational Department Of Red Cross
To Exhibit Pictures Free This
Week In Many Sections

Free moving pictures Will be shown
this week at several places in Anne
Arundel county by the Red Cross for
educational purposes.
The time and places announced for
the movies are the following;
Thursday. October 16. s p. m
Claggett's Hall, Tracy's Landing.
Friday, October Il, 2 p. m.--David-
sonville.
Friday. October II. p Mlllers-
Vile.
Saturday, October is. p. n.-oden-
ton
Saturday. October IS. p. m.-Glen
Burnie.
At Claggett's Hall. near Tracy's
Landing. on Thursday the entertain
Mrs. William H. Hall; at Davidson
vile, Friday afternoon. Miss Kather-
inc Watkins will be in charge OF the
movies; Mrs Robert G. Henry will be
hostess at Millersville and Miss Bray
shaw at Glen Burnie.
There is no charge for admission to
the pictures, which are sent To this
county by the Educational Department
of Development under the Washington
head of the Red Cross Division, and
no collection will be taken at any of
the entertainments all of which are
entirely free of cost Of any kind and
are for educational purposes alone
These Red Cross pictures are in
much demand and will leave Anne
Arundel on Sunday for the Eastern
Shore where several exhibitions will
be given at various country towns
across the bay
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-10-14
SUGAR BOWLS DISAPPEAR
FROM PUBLIC TABLES

The sugar shortage in Annapolis Is
making itself felt at public dining
room tables from which the sugar
bowl has disappeared
There is no receptacle for sugar
seen in local restaurants and at some
hotels, and in lieu thereof there is a
tiny sack of wallpaper containing
about one and a half teaspoonsful OF
sugar to be placed into the coffee OF
tea cup Where pot of coffee is or
dered the patron is given two of these
tiny wallpaper sacks of sugar.
Some of the local stores have nc
sugar whatever TO sell, and Pew
others are limiting the allowance they
have on hand for sale to one pound
packages to regular customers only
and this is not sent out. but delivered
in person to purchasers only.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-10-14
EVEN TO CAPTAIN
NAVY GRID TEAM ',
FOR ANOTHER YEAR
1t Develops That @IR Dividing One
Class In.O Two, ge Belongs
To Second Section

Constrasting situations as to the
football captains ere represented at
the Military and N5Nas Academies. Al
West Point. Captasn George has not
been able to make q pace on the team
while Annapolis is 'stkely to have Capt.
Eddie EVAN in rigld end for two sea-
sons. Last year tI&re was no second
class. and the third: class, to which he
belonged, was expe3t@l to become the
graduating class tlsis season.
Even was name% as leader before
the armistice was signed and the four
year course re-estahlEhed. Then the
third class was diysdsd into the first
and second, and Eyer was allotted to
the second class. BIO of the regulars,
Clark and Graves, are in the class
above the captain. a
There will BE nS r9atch here until
the Bucknel game orr the 25th, and a
big development os tae team may be
expected by that titne. The squad
reached the field after five o'clock
yesterday afternoasand there was no
scrimmage. Dobies has not vet Sc
lected his regular kacxfeld.