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Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-01
F FORMER LEWiSTOWN MAYOR
WANTS ON DELEGATION

Special to The Daily Tribune
Lewistown. March 31.-Former Mayor
Samuel Phillips has began the circula-
ton Of petitions for his nomination as
a delegate to the Republican national
convention. Mr.. Phillips has long been
che Of the recognized Republican lead
ers in this county.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-01
Lewistown Man
Secretely Married
Special to The Daily Tribune.

Special to The Daily Tribune.
Lewistown, March 31.-1t just be-
came public today that Robert G.
Wright, a prominent young business
man of the city, and Clara Moulton,
daughter of B. F. Moulton, chairman of
the board of county commissioners, we're
married in San Francisco last November.
The bride was spending the winter there
and Mr.. Wright visited San Francisco
on business. The marriage was kept a
secret until this time.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-01
Woman of Missoula
Would Be Elector

Helena. March 31-Miss Edith F.
Farnsworth Of Missoula is the first Mon
tana woman to file for presidential
elector on the Republican ticket. Miss
Farnsworth filed today.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-01
Why Measles May
Be Dangerous

This TO- of series of advertisements prepared by
petent phcan explaining diseases which attack
the air pssagesch as Pneumonia lnren1a Mho9pne
these orgas inamed congested state. thus afordng
favorable fothold for invading And how Vicks Vapo
Rub may Of value in this condition.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-01
10 RESUME FARM WORK

The Daily Tribune. ,
March 31.-Mr. and Mrs.
ter and little son returned
rom spending the winter in
and left the same day for
~ near Lohman.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-01

Frank Afinato, a Lewistown Japanese
Of considerable wealth and much enter
prise, has plans out for $4,000 build
ing block that he will erect at Winnett.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-02

nounced that citizens should begin
moving sshes, TIN cans. bottles and
rubbish into the alleys 70 that the
debris can be removed. The clean
up campaign begins next Monday
morning In the east half OF the city,
and large number Of wagons will
be on the job.
Cooperation Of every citizen is
asked 80 that the work can be COM
pieted hurriedly and the alleys
placed in presentabie shape.
Burn Rubbish.
The commissioner requests that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-02
llAIUIA FOR
ILEYS ISSUED


.lsdcner Frank WITCH an
may that be has sent out
3 contractors and timers
:. III future repair work they
.,..n up all litter made. or.
>. refrain from throwing old
~ and tin gutter spouts into
= sileys. Commissioner WITCH
~ city haulers are finding
~ loads Of such material in
sit.ys. Not over two loads a
y In clippings and old gutter
4 IN be hauled by a wagon
4 account of the hazards in
~ such material, the commits
E aid. Arrests will follow
~, violations. he declared.
missioner WITCH also an
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
DILLON'S BIG FAIR
Large and Varied Aggregation OF
County's Products.

Dillon county is not going to have
a big fair-she's having it. The big
event is on and the thousands of visl-
tors this week will be surprised at
the remarkable showing Dillon makes
at the first effort. 1t is above the
average county fair-and that is
saying quite a great deal because
there are some mighty good county
fairs in South Carolina.
The live stock exhibit features. In
the hog department there are no bet
ter specimens at the State Fair or
any other fair. Dillon county has
some wonderful hogs. They are there
to speak for themselves. They tell
an eloquent story-and that is that
Dillon has not been tagging behind
in the movement to improve the
breed Of porkers. The pure bred
hog is the boil weevil's worst enemy
and when the weevil reaches Dillon
county it will find the enemy pretty
well entrenched. In addition to the
hogs there are many fine cattle on
exhibit.
The ladies have done their part
well. The fancy work, art and fruit
departments are pretty. In each OF
these departments there is a pretty
collection Of very interesting articles,
we'll displayed and attractively ar
ranged. The interior OF this build
ing presents charming and delight
full scene and its collection Of eIhi-
bits is a distinct credit to the good
taste of the ladies who arranged It,
One Of the features Of the fair vii!
be the midway which has a large
and interesting collection OF shows,
including a wild west and $1,000
monkey speedway, Eggbert, the world
champion motor cycle rider, and
many other attractions. There are
215 people with the carnival.
At the racing stables there are
"a horses which will make up the
several classes for Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. Many Of these
horses are from a distance, and from
Dillon they will go to the State FAIR
al Columbia The races bid fair to
be one of the best features OF the
week.
There are several other pretty ex-
hibits, in cluding the agricultural
and county health nurse exhibits, the
school exhibits, etc., which will have
to be mentioned in the next issue OF
the paper.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
COUNTY NEWS
OAK GROVE

Superintendent of Education R s
Rogers was here Monday Afternoon to.
confer with the building committee
of the new school house. He expressed
himself as being well pleased with
the type of building that is being:
erected and the manner in which the
work is progressing. The building.
when completed, will rank favorably
with any of the modern rural school,
buildings of the county and will no
doubt meet the demands OF this,
community along educational lines
for fifty years hence.
Notwithstanding the high cost OF
labor and all building material th,s
finances have been SO managed that
The building will be completed and.
equipped without any great burden
in taxation to the people or thus
school district.
An up-to-date school building ane
all attractive church ought to be the
pride of the people Of any commun-
ity. The people who take an inter
est in such institutions will develop,
into larger usefulness.
Rev. C. S. Fielder preached an able
sermon last Sunday morning on what
constitutes a good church,
Albert Layton, OF Marion, was here
one day last week.
The Home Demonstration Club met
at Mrs. ]. S. Fair last Wednesday
afternoon.
The good weather of the past three
weeks has been of great advantage
to the farmers in gathering the
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
SELLERS

On Thursday morning, October L..
al his home in Mullins, the spirit OK
the Hon. James Norton took its
fight to the regions Of the blest. He
was buried on Friday at the Miliers'
cemetery, by the side Of his deVoten
wue, whose maiden name was hAsf
Rachael Cochrane Sellers We
would not attempt to write an oh1tt-'
ary Of a man who has done so mush-
ior MS town, county, state and nathan
as has the Hon. James Norton, nuA-
will leave that task to more COM
petent writer's.
thursday night about 9 O'CLOCK
Tilghman's fire alarm SOUNDED, anu
il was found that the residence OK
MIR. D. b. Spell was in flames. MI
Aarrelson's house was burned also'
me store and postoffice. This Loss IL.
only partially covered by Insurance.
Mr.. Burgess, OF Floyds, had pro-
tracted services at the MelnoeASi'
cuurcn here last week.
MRS, b. b. Sellers, Mrs. O.. X.
Edwards, Mrs. H. ", Rirch, Mrs. -
q. sellers, Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. wal
son. miss Matte Price and Miss Iea-
sic Smith attended the Federation
at Hamer on last Saturday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. r
sEalkleford, daughter, Frances
Louise.
Rev. W. C. Foster will preach ON
The NTH SUNDAY afternoon at An-
.ioch. This was done in oroer lhat
the church might attend a laymsn
meeting at the Dillon Baptlst church
ON the nrst SUNDAY afternoon IN NO
vember. .s
.r. and Mrs. ]. G. Baker had a
few friends with them on Tuesday
evening, it being the 18TH anhiVeSsnS 4
Oh Inelr marriage.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
ROBERT E. LEES
COOK IN HAMLET
Says White and Blacks on same
Plane Only While Roastm
tDDcc,ru,

Plane Only While Roastin'
'Possum.
Hamlet Messenger.
With but a few Of Hamlet's colored
population to form hurried recep-
ton committee, Rev. William Mack
Lee, General Robert E. Lees personal
body guard during the Civil War,
spent few hours in Hamlet Monday
while en- route from the Confederate
in Norfolk where he is pastor Of a
large colored congregation.
w. NJ. Gordon, of Monroe, who rode
with William Mack Lee from Union
county capitol to Hamlet, quoted the
aged negro as follows:
For four years l was Marse
Roberts cook and personal body
guard. I cooked what little food I
could secure for him; looked after
his personal wants, and was ever
ready to defend him from harm.
After the war he gave me eight hun
dred dollars with which to educate
myself, and I attended Washington
and Lee University for eight years.
Then / went into the government
postal service, working in this de-
partment Of the government until re-
tired with a pension. Ny old Misses,
MIS-. Robert E. Lee, left me FIVE
thousand dollars in her will
The old cook showed Mr.. Gordon
several letters which he had re-
ceived from the Governors Of North
and South Carolina, Georgia and
Kentucky, and from other notable
southern figures, the Confederate flag
which he carried in the parade at
Houston.
During Lees short stay in Monroe,
the Journal of that city quotes him
as saying:
1.-THE only time, when the negro
and the white men are on an equal
plane is when the 'possum is roast
ed and the 'taters are ready. After
the feast is over they fall back into
their natural places"
On the breast of the distinguished
old darkey, who is beloved by the
entire Southland, resposed twelve or
fifteen medals which had been be-
slowed upon him for his Loyalty and
care of the great Confederate leader,
and in his pockets he jingled five
hundred dollars, contents of purse
presented to him at Houston. AL
though eighty-five years of age,
"Marse Roberts, cook is well pre-
served for his age, stands FIVE feet
eleven inches in his barefoot, Is as
straight as an arrow, and he is the
possessor of a kindly but sad face.
He sports a Van Dyke beard, which
like his hair, is grey.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
HON. JAS. NORTON
DIED THURSDAY

News was received in Dillon Thurs
day of the death of Hon. James
Norton, of Mullins. The end came
about 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.
M, Norton had been in declining
health for some years, but he con-
tinued active until about a week ago
when a swelling of the lower llmos
compelled him to spend most OF MS
time in bed. His condition was not
regarded as serious until shortly De-
fore the end, when it was noticed that
he was a very i'll man. Up until tne
last his mind was active and he raced
the unknown with the same unfalllns
courage he had displayed in fighting
life's battles throughout his long and
activ career.
For many years Mr.. Norton was
active in the public affairs OF the
state. He served Marion county IN
the legislature and later served TWO
terms as comptroller general. From
the comptroller generals office ne
went to Washington as representa-
tive from this congressional district
where he remained three terms. he
was q hard worker, thorough and
painstaking in everything he dla'
and in every public position he mace
the people an able and efficient rep
resentative. He was hard student
a close observer and a deep thinker
and no man in the state was oettef
Informed on the issues OF the Gay.
Even IN his declining years he never
ceased, to take an active interest IN
state. national and internatioal al.
fairs and his views on matters oi
public policy were just as strong as
in the days when he unf1inenmel!
advocated from stump and PLATFORM
those things he believed to be rlgnt;
Mr.. Norton was staunch frieno
of the masses and was always reaoy
and willing to align himseit WIN
those who needed a wise counselor 10
help them in fighting life's oatties'
He was the poor mans friend.
His wife, who was a sister OF lhe
late John C. and P. b. Sellers, pre-
ceded him to the grave several years
ago. He is survived by an only son.
Mr. Fitz Norton, of Mullins.
The funeral was held at his nome
in Mullins Friday and the intermenl
was made at Miller's church that al
ternoon, with Masonic honors.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
WILL, SELL CANNING
"A CLUB PRODUCE -

Columbia, Oct. 19.-The Soulh
Carolina Development Board through
-. commission markets, Will
strive 10 find a ready cash outlet hoE
every pound OF 1ood produced LII Xix
state. ,h;,.,
one class of food, about Whieta
there has been some difficulty III In"
rast. was that produced ny tne;
im,,.ro,ls canning clubs. Though ni
high quality and relatively cheaE 1M
price. lack of efficient marketing
.,c,ules has caused large ahhuaI
loss. -,>,.-
conferences are now in progress
between development board olnciaiS'
and Miss Christine South, state vi
rector of the home economics forces
a. Winthrop College, looking 10 a
satisfactory market for every pounn
of canned goods put up py lhe su."
IN the home demonstration elubs-
In ono item alone, thousands or cans
OF tomatoes are turned out edch yea,
b, these girls, and even So o'nef
thousands might be II there "da
market. ,,,,
rhe development board has T'""
;aken up the matter OF the SAFE
canning club goods with one oi tne
largest cham grocery store corpnsa-
nous IN the country. Officials OF teis
company have expressed thmselVes as
anyIOus to handle the prouucts VI
Tho nome economies members. fhcN
VIII do so, they say, on business
i,;. basis. ana by placing the goods
~ rhelr hundreds Of stores hnh
quick market for every can PRODUCED
Inls matter will bc brought up NJ
the next meeting OF the boards NAV
kets commission Tor definite scuHS.
Miss South will attend the mrt7'nE
and act as the representative or IN"
clubs IN closing the negotiations.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
WHITE CAPS RIDE
INTO LAKE CITY
As q Result of Visit There Are
Plenty OF Cotton Pickers, Cooks
and Washers There Today.

and Washers There Ioday'
Florence Daily Times.
White caps were abroad In the
Lake City community last night and
as result the cotton fields OF that
vicinity are we'll manned with cot
ton pickers today, and the farmers
who have been facing ruin from low
grade cotton are today hopeful OF
gathering their entire crop before
bad deather sets in.
In addition to the freshly discov-
cred hords of cotton pickers it is re-
ported that COOKS and washerwomen
are plentiful at Lake City.
'They were knocking on the doors
early this morning, looking for JOBS,
said a Lake City citizen to Times
reporter this morning.
The white caps appeared in Lake
City about midnight last night TWO
hundred strong. Both riders and
their horses were shrouded in white
and the sight was enough TO cast
the fear of the Lord into the hearts
of all beholders.
Older citizens of the town say II
brought the scenes OF 1876 to their
minds afresh.
First the night riders visited sew
eral farmers who had been paying as
high as $3.50 a hundred to cotton
pickers and advised them that 1t was
a good time to quit this practice.
Then the calvalcade made a call on
the negro section and suggested that
more work and less loafing would be
a good thing for the colored residents
of Lake City.
Mayor w. H. Whitehead was also
visited. The white caps told the
MAYOR that he must enforce the va
graucy laws more vigorously and
more rigidly. Mayor Whitehead told
the spokesman for the party that ne
had attempted to enforce these laws
to the best Of his ability but mad
been citicised severely in some quar-.
ters for his activity. He declared
that 10 make the laws more eftectlVe
he must have the undivided support
of the community. This support NE
thought he would receive from the
looks OF things last night.
The white caps went about their
business calmly, and from the reports
there was no evidence Of any lnten-
tion 10 offer violence TO any or the
persons t,ay visited during the night.
But it is said that they meant ousl-
mess.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
DILLON A NOISY TOWN?
Recent SojouIner Says Mill Whistles
Waste Too Much Steam and
Eeuergy,

Recent Sojourner Says Mill Whistles
Waste Too Much Steam and
Eenergy.
You nave a fine town and lots OF
very hospitable people," remarked a
gentleman who spent several weeks
here recently, but l must say Dillon
is the noisiest town ever lived in
ana my business has taken me to
nearly every point in the United
States. have no criticism to make
OF the several excellent gentlemen
VINO own your various enterprises,
put / must say the employees who
have control OF the steam whistles
seem to be licensed TO do as they
please" And then this gentleman
went on to say that about 4:30 every
work-day morning he was aroused by
the incessant blowing Of a whistle
and the moment this whistle stopped
another whistle just as loud made the
welkin ring for eight or ten minutes.
About the time he would doze OFF into
another slumber another whistle IN
some other part OF town would emit
terrible shrieks and from then on till
Z o'clock there was a constant blow
ing and believing of whistles, the like
OF which he never heard before IN his
life. The indictment is true. The
men who manipulate the whistles in
the various enterprises seem TO nave
very little regard for the rights or
comforts of others. Time and again
we have held the watch on some OF
these whistles and they continued
blowing for as long as five minutes
without a pause. Not long ago a
physician told us he was watching
the labored breathing OF little child
W no was very i'll. The child was
nervous and along in the early morn
ing hours the stiffness was broken
by tie hoarse believing of a whistle.
The child was aroused from its fitful
slumber (the first it had had for
many hours and the incessanf LOW
ing OF the whistle almost threw i,
into mysteries. 1t was with difficulty
that he managed to hold the child on
the bed and the longer the whistle
continued to blow the more serious
the situation became. There are
many sick people no doubt greatly
annoyed by this incessant blowing OF
histles and certainly it is an inJus-
tice to those people whose work re-
quires them TO remain up at nigh;
and sleep late IN the morning. The
steam plants have a right 10 blow
their whistles but there should be
some rule or law regulating the
length of time they should be blown
Thirty seconds is long enough TO noti-
fy employees Of the arrival of the
work hour, and If 80 seconds of the
blowing we have been accustomed to
hearing will not awaken ali employee
the enterprise for which he works
should furnish him an alarm clock.
1t is not right to wake up the whole
community III waking up a few EN-
ployees.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Court of Common Pleas adjourned
Friday. When The Herald went to
press last week the court was en-
gagged in hearing the case Of Horace
Peirce against S. V. Lane. The plain
tiff alleged that defendant arrested
him for fast driving and put him in
Jail without giving him an opportun-
ity to give bond. The jury gave Mr..
Pierce SIS punitive damages.
The court directed a verdict for
defendant in the case Of j. w. Bryant
against the Dillon Mills. The plain
tin claimed that the mills owed him
$1,000 on a certificate of indebted
ness issued some years ago by the
Hamer Mills for his note. The note
was not used and it was PLAINTIFFS
privilege to surrender the certificate
and get his note. The certificate was
not surrendered and the mill con-
tinued to hold the note.
The court also directed a verdict
for defendant in the case of T. w.
Bethea ct al. VS.. The Dillon Mills and
w. NJ. Hamer. Plaintiff alleged that
defendants were due him accrued
dividends on certificates Of indebted
ness issued some years ago by the
Maple Mills, the mill stock Of plain
tiff and his father, the late DR.. J. F.
Bethea, having been purchased by
Mr.. Hamer. The defendant produced
evidence in writing which showed
that all of plaintiffs right, title and
interest to accrued dividends went
with the mill stock when the transfer
was made. Upon this showing the
court directed a verdict in favor OF
The defendants.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
SERVICES AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH

Main Street Methodist Church.
DR.. Watson B. Duncan, pastor.
Sunday school az ~ a. m, MIR. W.
H. Muller, superintendent.
Preaching al IL a. N. and 7:3O
p m, by the pastor
Morning subject: The Devil and
His Work in Dillon" evening sub
ject: How Christ Destroys the
Works Of The Devil
Prayer service on Wednesday al
1880 p. m, followed by choir prac-
tice.
Public cordially invited 10 all ser
vices.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-10-21
NEXT WEEK COTTON
PICKING WEEk

Movement Under Way to Ciose
Schools and Stores ana De'o'e
Week to Picking Cotton.
The movement to declare next
week a countrywide cotton pichins
week by closing schools, stores anu
all manufacturing plants seems 10
have gained great momentum anu
meets the approval of a great major
ity of the people who reallze lne
danger of letting cotton remain IN
the fields. 49,, .,
tention of the Federation meetins
at Hamer last Saturday and strone
resolutions were adopted favorlng the
,nlan and urging the schools ana
other places to close for week De-
ginning next Monday morning.
There is no market for low graue
cotton and another wet speH WIZ
cost the county, so it is estimated oy
knowing men, at least $50O,OOO. Nol
more than 40 per cent OF the cotton
i, the county has been picked anu
for the past two weeks picking mas
been practically at standstill. one
farmer saws the high price being paiu
fo, nicking is responsible for TINS
unusual condition. Lots OF peopie
want Just enough money 10 n4ahe
end, meet, and if a picker can go Ill
the field and in three days galnei
enough cotton to support him tor lne
week he will not work the "noie
weak. This condition seems 10 De
nretty general. The masses OF the
workers have not realized that now
is the time to earn all they can anu
Law som. money aside for the rainy
day" which will come before the
winter is over. If they could De
made TO realize that unless condltlons
change there will be much want ana
sufle:lng before the spring months
come again they would go to the COZ
ton helds and work from dayllgnl
until dark.
The object in closing the schools
is TO save what cotton is IN the neius
and at the same time let the money
drift into the hands of thrifty peo-
pie who will hold 1t until they are
Obliged to spend it for the necessi-
ties of life.
The plan seems to meet WIN
general approval. The movement
was started in Darlington county
last week and it is said that 1t met
With much success. If Dillon can
save what cotton is in the fields IL
will be able to weather the present
financial crisis.