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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

HAIRY VETCH

Clemson College, August 29.-Hairy
ivetch is the safest and surest legume
that may be used in the South as a
winter cover crop according to n.
E. Winters, extension specialist in
Tsoil fertility. Just as the velvet bean
twnes around the corn stalk and
waves in triumph over the top of the
highest corn field, so does hairy vetch
entwine a field of rye or oats. Hard
clay or poor sand where crimson
clover fails, will produce hairy vetch
successfully. Vetch also successfully
iresists drought, frost and heat.
Time and Methods Of Planting
Any time in September or October
when conditions permit (September
is best), SOW about 20 pounds of vetch
seed and 60 pounds Of oats or rye per
acre in a corn or cotton field or any
other cultivated field that would 9TH
erwise be left bare all winter.
The seed may be sown broadcast
and narrowed in, or planted with a
small grain drill. Vetch and rye seed
mix nicely; but vetch seed tend to
settle to the bottom Of the hopper
the field, when mixed with oats. Care
fully keeping the seeds uniformly
mixed will overcome this trouble.
Inoculation
Hairy vetch uses the same inocula-
ton as narrow leaved vetch and COM
mon vetch, also the same as English
peas or sweet peas. The following
method of inoculation has proved sue
cessful. For inoculating three BUSH
els of seed get about one bushel Of
dirt from the top six inches of a field
that you know is we'll inoculated and
has been successfully growing either
,vetch, sweet peas, or English peas.
Spread the soil out in the shade and
'let it dry. Be sure not to spread it
out in the sun, which will kill the in
oculaton germs. Pulverize thorough
ly and sieve out the sticks and rocks.
Moiston the seed with water to which
add enough molasses to make it
little sticky. Now sprinkle the dry
dust over the moistoned seed and stir
1T in. This will lcoat every seed with
inoculated dust and give sure results.
Do not expose inoculated seed ito di-
rect sunshine any longer than is abso-
1utely necessary. If you are not sure
that your field is already inoculated
you had better play safe and inocu-
late your seed before planting them.
Lime Valuable
Vetch responds to lime about the
same as cowpeas, peanuts, and GRIM
son clover. Although vetch does
well on an acid soil, it does much bet
ter on n soil sweetened with lime. es-
pccially if we are trying to build up
and make productive soil in the in
corporation of large amounts Of or
'canic matter hy means OF green
rlanuring and stable manure.
Value of Ectch
4 crop Of hairy vctch and small
grain will, if turned under in the
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
books of registration for the town of
Lexington will be open at the store
Of Caughman-Kaniner Company
from August Is to September 80,
1921, inclusive. All persons desiring
to be registered must bring county
registration certificates in order to get
town registration certificates.
J. S. CAUGHMAN,
Supervisor Of Registration, Town Of
Lexington. 7t-c-50
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

Teachers are sending in their cer-
tificates very slowly to be recorded in
the Superintendent's Office. This is
required by law. 1t makes no diff
ference how long you have taught or
what kind Of certificate you have it
should be recorded as soon as posi-
BILE. Pay warrants will be held up
until they are placed on record. 1t is
an easy matter to comply with the
law but some teachers don't seem to
care whether they do or not. Your
interests are at stake and you are re-
quested to send in your certificates so
that you may have no trouble when
school opens. 1t is not necessary to
bring them in person, just mail them
in and they will be recorded and re-
turned to you.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

I met Ira Sigh and his partner of
the Dispatch-News, Mr.. Walker, and
they said everything was rather quiet
but they are moving along nicely and
doing we'll and giving Lexington a
good county paper. Ira is one of my
boys who learned the trade in The
Herald and News office, and I always
feel an interest in these boys and am
pleased when they succeed and make
good, and so far as I can recall all of
them who went out from The Herald
and News have made good, and
there have been good many of
them. 1t is gratifying to me to meet
these boys and give them another
word of encouragement. 1t makes
me feel that possibly if I have done
nothing else and made no money that
may be I have been instrumental in
helping some worthy boys to make
a start and be in position not only to
be good and useful citizens, but also
to make a good and comfortable liv-
ing for themselves and those depend
ent upon them in the years as they
come and go.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
THINKLETS
BY Roylston Markham

Few girls lock their lips after thes
kiss is stolen. z.
1t takes a motion-picture actress to-
brag that she is welded to her art be-
fore she has even had a proposal
"A Bolshevist is like mule that
kicks because he wasn't born an au-s
tomobile.
Look at the men around YOU and
realize, if you can, that they were
once the prettiest babies in the world d.1
Every married man has two wives
the one he has and the one he iuss
thinks he has. 81
We may measure our road to. wis
dom by the sorrows we have under
gone. 81
One bad habit will break down a.
mans character enough to admit an
other.
Seaweed is the source of paraffin.
The juice wasted from the removaf
of cherry seeds is made into jelly
with a rich flavor.
Cotton plant seeds, which once
were burned, are now sources of a
variety of food oils.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
Why People Buy Rat-Snap in Prefer.
encc to Rat Poison.

Cd RAT-SNAP absolutely kills rats
and mice. CD What it doesn't kill it
scares away. go Rats killed with
RAT-SNAP leave no smell, they dry
VI inside. (4) Made in cakes, no mix
ing with other food. (5) Cats or dogs
won't touch it. Three sizes, Csc, Csc,
$1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Har-
mon Drug Co., and Lexington Phar-
macy.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

State Superintendent of Education
j. E. Swearingen, Senator D. NJ. Cros-
son, and perhaps others will address
the Trustees and Teachers meeting to
be held in the Court House at Lex
ington on Saturday, September 3rd,
at eleven o'clock. It is urged that
every teacher living in the county and
every school trustee will laval them
selves Of the opportunity to hear these
gentlemen discuss schools and their
needs. This is to be in the form Of
a business meeting just before the
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
BIG SNAKE KILLED
NEAR GASTON

Mr.. Sam NJ. Watts, one of LeXing-
ton county's most prosperous farmers,
killed big rattle snake while pulling
fodder in his field one day this week.
The snake measured six feet and had
ten rattles and button. A very dan
SerOuS reptile.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
That's How

Browne: I never saw anyone quite
so agile as Brooks. He's a regular
contortionist.
Towne: Yes, he gets that way
from patting himself on the back so
much.
Fishbones and other discarded por-
tons are valuable fertilizers.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

Several school districts have not yet
filed their census reports. The time
was up August 18th. Those districts
not having filed these reports are
asked to do so at once. Delay means
extra work for the County Superin-
tendent.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
%AND CREDITORS

All persons holding valid claims
against the estate of DR.. James L.
Johnson will present the same, duly
attested, to the undersigned, at Swan.
sea, and all persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the un-
dersigned.
MRS. NJ. C. JOHNSON,
Administrative of Estate of DR.. James
L. Johnson.
Swansea, S. c., Aug. %, 1921.
4t-p-47. y
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

Cotton rags are used in the manu-
facture of paper, guncotton and eX-
plosives.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

Cleanings from feather pillows
have been found to be rich IN nitro
gen.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

''What time shall come oyer to
the house, Mary?"
"Oh, I don't know, Blair, come af-
ter dinner"
well, that's what I was comm
after."-Brown Jug.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
MET A WELCOME
IN LEXINGTON
(Col. E. H. Aull in Newberry Herald
and NeWS)

(Col. E. H. Aull in Newberry Herald
and News.)
I desired to make a stop
at Lexington to see if ] could find a
plat of the school districts of Peak
and st. Johns, but Mr.. Sharpe, the
county superintendent, said he did
not have any plats, and by the way.
he is endeavoring to have done what
l made an effort to get our represen-
tatives to do, authorize a resurvey
and a map of the school districts of
the county, but the legislature in not
only Newberry county, but in some
others, does not seem to think the
county departments of education
amount to much, and rarely grant
any suggestions or requests of these
Offices. Mr.. Sharpe is young man,
but seems to be on his job and COM
petent to discharge the duties of the
office in an intelligent manner. Pity
we can not get the members Of the
legislature to understand that the ed
ucational department Of the counties
is Of vital importance in this day, and
to give that recognition which the
question deserves and should have.
1 also had Mr.. Holly Harmon, the
clerk of court, to look over the rec
ords of his Office to see if plat of
this territory and the school districts
could De found, but it is not there.
Mr. Swearingen says the law gives
the county board authority to locate
lines, and that is true, but who has
the authority to- pay for the work,
and what fund should it be taken
from.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

A big meeting of teachers and trus-
tees is called for September 8, at
eleven O'Clock in the court house at
Lexington: All teachers residing in
the county are requested to attend.
The program will be interesting.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31
SCHOOL NEWS
By JULIUS E. SHARPE, County
Superintendent of Education.

The Lexington High school will
omen on September 5th. Prof. L. E.
Whittle is the new principal A full
corps Of teachers has been employed
and this promises to be one OF the
best years in the history of the school.
Several new members haye been add
ed to the faculty, among whom are
Mr.. Clyde Addy, professor of agricul-
ture, Miss Ethel Dreher in the high
school, Miss Susie Lown, teacher of
the sixth grade and Miss Vera Corley,
teacher OF the second grade. Ap-
propriate exercises will be. held on
the opening morning. A number Of
speakers will be on the program and
Prof. whittle will announce his plans
for the coming year. The Lexington
high school has added the eleventh
grade and another high school teach
er, and bids fair to be one among the
best high schools in the State.
The Steedman rural graded school
has under construction a new build
ing which will be ready for the open
ing of school.
The Gilbert Trustees have begun
the addition of a second story to the
building. The work will be COM
pleted in time for the opening Of
school.
North Edisto has also added an ad-
ditional room to their already hand
some building.
The Sand Mountain district has a
new building ready for occupancy and
furnished with up-to-date desks,
blackboards, and maps.
The Star school has a new build
ing about completed and ready for
the opening Of school.
A big meeting of teachers and trus-
tees is called for September 8, at
eleven O'Clock in the court house at
Lexington: All teachers residing in
the county are requested to attend.
! The program will be interesting.
Several school districts have not yet
fled their census reports. The time
was up August 18th. Those districts
not having filed these reports are
asked to do so at once. Delay means
extra work for the County Superin-
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

The Steedman rural graded school
has under construction new build
ing which will be ready for the open
ing Of school.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

The Star school has new build
ing about completed and ready for
the opening Of school.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

The Sand Mountain district has a
new building ready for occupancy and
furnished with up-to-date desks,
blackboards, and maps.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

North Edisto has also added an ad-
ditional room to their already hand
some building.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-08-31

The Gilbert Trustees have beguI
the addition of a second story to thu
building. The work will be com
pleted. in time for the opening o,
school.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
The Days Bond Market

The Tribuns prints saeh day the
maturity dates Of oil active bonds qmctc6
on the Ncw York Stock Exchange. The
return on bond to the investor depends
apon three factors: Tho rate Of inteYsst
tho security bears, the market price,
and tho distance Of the maturity d1te.
re figure the prccise yield on bond Il
Is necessary to uss yield table,. bat the
approximate Yield can ro,syhlp be figured
ont BY tho followino formula. Divide
the closing quotation on bond into
the rats ef interest It pays, ond tks re-
suit wiil 10 tho annual return. II tho
bond 10 telling be'ow par you must
olloss aho for the appreciation Of the
principal. TO do this m5tract tho mar
ket quotation from par, or 100, and d.
ride tho rensofnder by the number Of
years tho bond has to run before ma
turity. For esamuIe, il per cent
bond ss selling at 90 and has ten years
70 rwm, tAe anxwdi return will be 6.s6
per cent. The difference betwecn par
and the market price ,oill bs 10 points.
sxbtructiug 90 from 100. Dividing ten
points bv ten gears the quotient ,oill b
i. This figure is to be added to 6.66,
schich ia the annxal return, and the re-
suls 7.es per cent, soilI git's YOU the OPP
pron1.Bats .yis'd
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
World Looked Good Then. but Now.

-, ssnsstion,-I havc twcnty shares OF Kelly
n Havep d1rs conn and nnebsr sts Company, Of West
49, at So share. II Is capital stock
~ ~.nere being no preferred or bonds A sales
tH"' tH cai!eo on me to-day from the corpora
.,Vn ana asked me to buy twenty more
SnaV"s at Sla a share. Ne explained that
SOCK Exchange in New York ana othnr
ssSS@nanges ssS@d at SIS share, 80 by Investing
s-Vo (Which | have not gotl for few
GAYS ! should make 500 OF course
Knew 1t was speculation when hourht
~ nu' .ne ne. world looked good then. I would
ps o. much obliged II you could tell ma what
.he shares arc worth now and tf thcra
~ any market for them, seeing that
olcTeu Two shares for n weeks hoard to
i'y 4andlady, which she declined-W. II. X
Answer-Your landlady was about
right. We do not know of any market
TOR your tire shares. Do not paw anv
attention to stock statesmen who in
SUIT your intelligence by saying that
W, stock is going to be put on the New
YORK Stock Exchange at certain
hlgher price at certain time. 1t lust
naturally can't be done.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Investor Declines to Worry

Question: submit list herewith O,
rams, part OF which have and the balance
good enough to eliminate any which YOU
20 not consider good, sound investments >
about: Kansas City Southern 3s. 1850.
Kansas City Southern 5s. Louisville &,
Aashville st. Louis division 2s. 1880:
& West Virginia refunding As. ls41, 81.
Louis & San Francisco prior lien 4s, Rock
Island, Arkansas Louisiana first 4ias.
SeNboard Air Line As 1850 slammed
Denver RIO Grande As 1896; Baltir.ore
~ Ohio first Us. 1925; Chicago Great
western As, Chicago & Alton refundinc r.
Northern Pacidc Ss, Chicago, Rock Island
q Pacific 4s Which of the above are
ciassed as high grade and which second
grade u. S. {.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
(suban-American
Sugar SlO,OOO,OOO
Bond Issue Sold
First Mortgage Securities
Runfor 10 Years and Bear
3 Per Cent Interest; Loan
CaIIabie as Whole at I07H

The Cuban American Sugar Company
has sold an issue Of s1o,0oooo0 ten
year first mortgage collateral per
cent bonds 70 the National City Com
pany, public offering Of which is being
made to-day at par.
The proceeds Of the sale OF bonds, &
was announced, will be used to reduce
bank loans, take up notes and &c
counts payable and provide additional
working capital.
Under the terms OF the Issue pro
vision is made for a sinking fund %
$3.50, 900 quarterly, or S1,000,000 year,
TO be, used TO purchase the bonds IL
the open market up to 105. The issue
is callable as whole, but not in part,
at 10712
The bonds are secured by s1sO00,-
900 in first mortgage bonds Of the
various Cuban subsidiaries OF the com
pany, which have assets in excess o.
10000 900. The company agrees t.
maintain net quick assets at all times
during the life Of the bonds equal to
the amount Of the issue outstan ding
Earnings Of the company in 1920 be
fore taxes amounted 10 Sf3, ,l61 zoe
have averaged about S11 900 900 d year
and at no time have fallen below So
900 900 After the sale OF this issue
the net current assets of the CON pany
will amount to more than $23, ,0C0 000
and net tangible assets more than $52,
00,0O0
This is the first important PIECE OF
sugar financing arranged in more than
o.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Can Get Better Security, Same Yield

Question: own 100 $50 shares OF Penn
syivania railroad stock ceiling at about 40.
bought originally at price showing =.
present 81, 500 loss and am concerned over
the outlook for the stock. With its falling
earnings ana high operating expenses is
there likelihood OF It's making a lower re-
turn? Would it be best for to sell the
Pennsylvania and invest the proceeds in
some other security making returns equal
TO the $500 yearly obtained from the Penn
sylvania Railroad stocks? I have noticed
that you consider Belgian SIS a sound in
vestlnens. / dc not know, however. what
the prize Is 1t IS important that | receive
the same income as at presenI-SS00 each
year. May 1 ask your opinion &c. 3.
Answer--In view Of the Pennsyl-
vania's recent earnings statement we
think you are wise in planning u
switch. At present prices you can sell
for about $3.50. We suggest that with
that money you buy one Belgian 8.
1941, at sc q, s968.75; one Northwestern
Bell Telephone T, 1941, $500; one Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical 75s, 1882,
$93250, and one Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Co. 7, 1881, $500.
That will cost you about $3,85625.
Your current return will be $500, your
yield somewhat higher, and you will be
in much better investment position,
in our opinion. All the issues we have
recommended are, we think, good in
vestments.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
London Metal Market

LONDON, March 7.-Standard cop
per, spot, e66; futures, e66 Is Cd. Elec-
trolytic, spot, f71 futures, e72. Tin,
spot, fl53 5s; futures, f156 15s. Lead,
spot, SIS IS Cd; futures, el8 15s. Zine,
spot, f25 SIS; futures, FPS l5s.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Put Money in Two That Failed

Question-Iast September bought
shares Of Columbia Graphophone on the
twenty payment plan, with the Investors
Securities Corporation, Of SO East FIFTY
eighth street and after paying s. de-
post and three monthly payments the In
vestors Securities .Corporation Went into
bankruptcy and I los. all had p<id in
the corporation. Now. sir, in January I
bought Continental Candy, also on the
twenty payment plan, with Investors
Bankers, OF Broad Street, and the Con
tinental Candy Company has gone into
ba nkruptcy What wish to know IS
can the Investors Bankers force TO
pay the remaining monthly payments?-
II. G.
nswer-Picked a couple Of winners,
didn't youg If the broker can show
that he bought the stock for you you
have to pay for it. We see no reason
why your broker should take your
losses for you. This and other letters
like it confirm our Iongheld conviction
that the partial payment plan is not
good thing for speculative issues.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Court Restraints
Profit Dispersal
OF Atlantic Gulf
Action Brought to Prevent
Distribution Of Oil Well
Income Until Funds Are
Available to Meet Claim

Judge Martin T. Nanton, in the
United States District Court yesterday,
issued temporary restraining order
directed against the Atlantic. Gulf and
West Indies Steamship Lines. the At
lanhc Gulf Oil Corpo, alton and the
Compania Petrolera de Tepetate on a
suit brought by Henry c. Mount and
others to restrain the defendants from
distributing the profits on certain oil
wells until a special master shall have
in his hands moneys sufficient to pay
claims Of the compliments amounting
to $500 600
Judge Manton appointed Herman
Nessler as special master in the suit.
In the bill of complaint it was alleged
that the plaintiffs mad entered into a
contract with the Somrania Petrolera
de Tepetate for exploitation of oil pro
duced from wells on properties on
which they possessed leaseholds, and
Tor which they were to receive one
seventh of all profits accruing from
production and sale OF oil. This con-
tract was assigned to the Atlantic Gulf
Oil Corporation.
The plaintiffs further alleged. that
this company, since it acquired control
of the oil properties mentioned, has
made profits of upward Of S. 100000.
hey Also ai4egeo tnaf since the ac-
QUESTION of these properties by At
lantic Gulf Oil they have received no
profits under their contract, and fur
ther alleged that Atlantic Gulf Oil
diverted lawful profits, to a share Of
which they were entitled, to construc-
tion of pipe line in France.
In asking the court for the appoint
ment of a receiver or special master
the bill of complaint asked that such
official be appointed with power to
receive and disbur all moneys and
profits of oil operations and hold them
until the amount alleged to be due the
plaintiffs has been paid out of moneys
so received.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08

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New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Chemical Preferred Stock and Bonds

Question-Pease give me your opinion
Of American Agricultural Chemical pre-
ferred as an inVestment.-A. r. D
Answer American Agricultural
Chemical preferred's dividends have
been regularly paid since organization
in 1899, and we regard the stock as a
very fair investment. At 76 the stock
yields 10 per cent The company re-
Gently put out $50 900 TX per cent
first refunding mortgage sinking fund
bonds, to yield ~ per cent. They
are a better investment than the pre-
ferred and yield almost as much. The
company reported 10 per cent falling
off in last falls business.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Comparing Four Railroad Issue.

Cucstlon-K indiy tell me- II you consider
Interborough Rapid Transit IS and Hudson
& Manhattan IS as safe honds as Iowa
Central IS and Baltimore & Ohio xs.-Mlss
II. l.. W.
Answer - We think Interborough
Rapid Transit 5s and Hudson & Man
haitian first and refunding 5s are not
quite as safe as the two railroad bonds
you name, although if the New York
City traction situation is satisfactorily
worked out they would probably both
advance in market price.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
e.. W. Hell1le Earnings

Net earnings, after al charges and
Federal taxes, of the G.. ". Helme Com
rany. for the year ended December 81.
was '$1,362, $50, equivalent, after pre-
earned on the s4.0OO000 common stock,
earned on the 100000 0common stock,
compared to s1,254,967. or S2437 a
share earned in the preceding year, ac-
cording 30 d statement issued yester-
DAY. Surplus amounted TO 1922. $50
New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
c. & N. to Spend s9.684.o9s

WASHINGTON, March 7-Auth ority
was granted to the Chicago North
western Railway Company by the IN
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day to assume obligations amou ating
to $3.50. 900 for the purpose OF pur-
chasing equipment TO cost So, ,6sa, ,O93