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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-13
"SIT" AND "SET''

Probably it is impossible to teach
the great majority of Americans the
difference between the two words
"sit'' and "set," but grammarians
have been trying to do SO for many
years. "Come in and set down." says
ones host. He is hospitable, but his
grammar is faulty. He should say,
Come in and sit down.
Whether a hen sets on nest or
sits on it is not certain, in grammar,
since the point is disputed, but it is
quite certain that you do not "sit" a
hen on her nest; you "set" her there.
1t is incorrect to say: 1.-THE vase sets
on the table,; say, instead. The vase
rests, or stands, on the table," Do not
say, "The f1agpole is set firmly in its
socket" If you prefer, you may say,
instead, ''The fiagpole sits firmly in
it's socket"
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THE DISPATCH-NEWS

a pleasant surprise by securing Mr.. a.
Tavlor to work up the public road
leading from Mr.. Taylor's mill to the
Lexington and Barnwell road east Of
Nr. P. G.. Rooms. This was greatly
needed.
Since beginning to write we nave
been informed that the Sunday school
day and big picnic that we've been
whispering about will be pulled off at
Boiling Springs church next saturday,
the 10th, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
Some interesting speakers are eX-
pected. Everybody is cordially invited
to come and bring we'll filled pasketS
and enjoy a feast with us.
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WATERINGFORD NEWS.

News is scarce. Farmers generally
are done work and feasting on good
things to eat and are cussinG and dis
cussing different events. ETC., while
Rev. Messrs. Johnson. keaton and
Smith are expounding the word of
God from the sacred desk to large au-
diences this week at Pond Branch.
Mrs. Frances Gunter ard Mrs. H.
4, Howard visited their sister, Mrs.
J. C. Ballington. near Elsie last Thurs
day.
Private Dewey Taylor Of Camp
Bragg, North Carolina, is home on a
ten day furlough, enjoying the hot
weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D .Schofield Of the
Priceville neighborhood, while visiting
relatives near here last week, took
occasion to give 'us pop call, which
was greatly enjoyed. Come again,
friend Sam, the latchstring always
hangs on the outside to my friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Howard of
Swansea visited the home folks
short while last Sunday evening.
Unexpectedly Supervisor Steele
bobbed up in our midst and gave us
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-13

Total ..... . .$235, ,949.20
State Of South Carolina, County Of
LeXingtOn.-Ss.
Before me came J. 3. Ballentine.
manager. of the above named bank,
who. being duly sworn. says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
J. &. BALLENTINE.
Sworn to and subscribed hcforc me
this Sth day of July, 1921.
t.. ID. CUELCM. J},
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
l.. -. CULLIM.
f. T.. IiE.NDENSrN.
:. ". LUpO.
Directors.
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lit Looked Like Battlefield IN
Europe Said Mr.. c. Dunster.
WAS staying at hotel in a small
PENNSYLVANIA town. Early one morn
ing I went to the stable to hire rig
and was shown a pile of dead rats
killed with RAT-SNAP the night be-
fore. Looked like a battlefield in Eu-
rope" Three sizes. 35c, Csc, s1.25.
Sold and guaranteed by Lexington
Pharmacy and Harmon Drug co.
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Splendid Medicine fnv the StOm-
ach and Liver.

"Chambcrlain'< Tablets 10Y the
stomach and liver are splendid.
never tire OF telling my friends and
neiShbors Of their qualities" writes
Mrs. William Vollmcr. Eastwood, "
y. When bilious. constipated or
troubled with indigestion. give them
a trial. They will DO YOU good.
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Statement Of the Condition of the
PEOPLES BANK

located at Swansea. s. c.. at the close
Of business June Goth. 1921.
Loans and discounts s27.91O.31
Furniture and fixtures 5,261.16
Ranking house 11,5OO.OO
Dro from hanks and hank
ORC. 7.875.45
C,,rrencv 304 90
co,d 45,Oo
ei,,,or and other rninor
ooin 162.SS
rhao1,s and Cash Items 7173.45
To+,1 s54232.25
liabilities
Co;.o, o+oo,- p.ia ~ ea5 175 90
1,;,,;aoa ,.of+s loco onr-
+ ,sos .na +.xee
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Evening star., 1921-04-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

should they fail to qualify. 1t is en-
phatically stated that the boards con-
Quoting the examina tions are empow-
cred to recommend those applicants
who fail to qualify for permanent
grade or rank to appointment as
chief warrant and warrant officers in
the branch for which such appointee
is best qualified by experience These
appointments will be limited only by
the number required by the service
Chief warrant and warrant officers
Cd have no valid reason for hesita-
ton in taking the eXamina ton on
May 16. and the bureau of navigation
urges them to make application to
enter the examination without further
delay
Evening star., 1921-04-24
MARINE CORPS

Maj. Gen. Barnett is enjoying a
months leave with his family in
Washington Commenting on Pacific
coast military affairs, the general said
that many surprises were being made
In that part of the country as to who
would succeed Maj. Gen. Biggett, re-
tired, late commander of the 9Th
Corps with headquarters in San Fran
cisco.
Recruits secured in April totaled
454 out of the normal quota Of 500
This showing is considered by re-
cruitipS officers as very satisfactory
considering the reduction in the num-
ber or recruiting districts. all sub
stations having been discontinued.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
MEDAL FOR STEFANSSON.
British Royal Geographical So
ciety's Award. ...

Ell PASO. Tex. April e3.-vilhjaf-
mur Stefansson, the arctic explorar,
received notice of the award of Tie
founders medal of the British ROYAL
Geographical Society in recognition
of scientific discoveries in the arctic
region. ,
The award carries with il approval
OF the explorers report that there
is as much aquatic animal life in the
arctic regions as in any other waters. -
theory which Mr. Stefansson says
the society first ridiCuled.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Air Boats Weather Bad storm.

Ready in peace for time of war has
long been the military policy of the
French government. In line with the
recent statement of our War Secre
tary that he, purposes inaugurating
in time of peace a skeletoniZed gem
eral headquarters to be instantly pre-
pared in time of peace for active
military operations in time of war"
and that Gen. PerShing will head that
organization. which will follow some
what the French plan of national de-
fense. it is interesting in this con-
nectfOn to know something of ii re-
cent plan of military coordination
worked out by the French general
staff
According to. report, the French
government will make available every
youth and adult able to carry arms,
and every woman able to help sup
ply what the army need They will
know their places and report imme-
diately in case of emergency. Even
in moments Of diplomatic tension. the
report states. ''volunteers in the from
tier regions would be supplied with
arms, while, munition factories would
cease all other work and prepare for
Evening star., 1921-04-24
WAR GAS EMPTIES HOMES.

BOUND BROOK, y. j.. April "a
Phosgene gas escaping from a large
tank in the plant formerly used for
the manufacture of war chemicals
by hemingway & Co. a short dis
tance west of town. drove many peo-
pie from their homes yesterday. The
plant now is owned by the Sherwin-
Williams Company, paint manufac-
turers. Phosgene gas was one of
those used in the world war.
Employees of an adjacent chemical
company. equipped with gas masks,
stopped the leak.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Army Personal Reports.

Personal reports and statement of
preference in the case of officers will
hereafter be made on December 81
of each year by each officer of the
Army except general officers, it is an
nouncd at the War Department. These
reports will be forwarded by the Off
Ger concerned direct to the command
er of the corps area or department
within the territorial limits Of which
he is stationed, except that officers
serving in the District Of Columbia
will forward the reports direct to the
adjutant general In the event that
an officer desires to make a change
in any Of the preferences he has ex-
pressed. such notification will be for
warded to the adjutant general
through the proper channels.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Marksmen Grades.

The following recent changes in
the small arms firing regulations will
be of interest: Paragraph 342 small
arms firing manual, changes small
arms firing manual. No. 26. as fol-
lows: AN officer or enlisted man
will be announced by the War De-
shot when he has won three author
ized badges sin. the department, de-
partmental. division and Army pistol
competitions..o or in the national pis-
match was the only pistol match pro-
yided for in the national matches
prior to the, year 1920. In the year
1920, however, there were two pistol
matches designated, as follows: Ma
tional individual pistol match and ma
tional pistol team match
Evening star., 1921-04-24
COAST GUARD

The Navy Department has awarded
escort clasps for service on the AL
gonquin. Manning. Ossipee. Seneca.
Tampa and Tamacraw, instead Of
patrol clasps. Escort clasps are not
available for issue. The workmanship
on certain classes was not satisfao-
tory and the entire lot was rejected
1t was thought that all clasps would
be available for issue by April lst,
but up to the present time the clasps
have not been received from the con-
tractor
Evening star., 1921-04-24
orxani.ea reserve Unit..

Judging from comments and inquiries
reaching the War Department since the
recent announcement Of the tentative
formation Of the organized reserves, Of
ficers Of the Reserve Corps appear most
enthusiastic in their belief that the Or
ganized reserves Will meet popular ap-
pfovaf throughout the country. Briefly
the following will be Of interest:
The classification of the $4,000 re-
serve officers is being consurnated by the
chiefs OF corps and branches of the War
Department in order that the special
qualifications of these officers may be in
the hands Of the nine corps area COM
manders not later than June Is.
1t u the purpose OF the War Depart
ment to hereafter, avoid classifica tiDn
mistakes which occurred during the war.
The present plan. embraces a complete
record Of every officer in the organized
reserve, so that men specially fitted for
any assignment may be located and
called into active duty in event Of ma
tional emergency.
being made is. according to the War
Department not expected to be any,
where near perfect The available
data on a large number of reserve
officers is said. to be very meagers
and many mistakes in classification
cd to Immediately secure as much
data as possible for corps area COM
manders, so that the first units can
be consistently organized. One Of
the great advantages of organizing
the reserve forces in time of peace is
that mistakes of classification and as
signment can be tested and correct
ed, whereas the compilation Of these
most important records and assign
ments are practically impossible to
obtain in time of emergency.
Orders recently issued by the War
Department direct that corps area
commanders make an Immediate study
of their districts. with a view of To-
eating reserve units according to the
local population These studies will
be submitted to the War Departm ent
not later than June !, 1921. 1t is
anticipated that by the time corps
area mmanders viii have COM
pleted their studies the classification
cards of reserve officers will have
reached each corps area, SO that an
ASST gnment can be made of these
officers to their respective units.
Pending final completion of the Or
ganiZed reserves it's units will COM
prise only skeletoniZed organizations
consisting of the full commissioned
officer personnel, SO far as the num-
Der OF reserve officers permit, to-
gether with such non-com missi on ed
specialists as will enable the COM
plete organization to expand to full
war strength in the shortest possible
time. 49,.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
ROOSEVELT WITH .FLEEJA
Arrives at Guantanamo Bay Dr.
Cruise Back to u. s.

ON BOARD THE U. S. S. PENN
SYLVANIA. Guantana nanio. Cuba. April
22.-Theodore Roosevelt. assistant
Secretary of the Navy. has arrived at
Guantanamo bay aboard the de-
stroyer Leary for the purpose OF in
Specting the fleet ,N
He will take passage aboard thk
Pennsylvania and cruise with the
feet. which will leave Sunday for
Hampton roads
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Shortage Of r. A. omcer..

The Field Artillery has 400 more
vacancies in it's commissioned person
mel than all the other arms combined
except the air service. and 241 more
than the air service. based on author
lied strength. When the last COM
pilatton was made by the War De-
Evening star., 1921-04-24
THE NAVY

The naval appropriation bill presented
to the last Congress carried a: provision
for the construction of two aircraft car
riers. The Navy Department is now
the collier Jupiter into a
ca rrier. now called the Langley, and are
also converting a TYPE .,.......
Board vesseltinto mother ship, TO be
called the Wright. This will be a be-
ginning; the two vessels being converted
will serve as experimental ships for the
perfection of the design Of ships of their
class and for the development of air.
craft suited to naval use. This, naval
officers say, is vital factor in the up
building Of naval aviation, and it is be-
lieved that Congress will recognize the
necessity Of providing more ships Of this
type as aviation develops and its CO.
ordination into the naval establishment
becomes more and more successful.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Readiness for War,

Illustrating the seaworthiness or
flying boats. report just received
from the air station at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaiian Islands states that two
HS-2L boats anchored at Kauai, dur
ing an intense storm. in which heavy
gusts exceeded forty miles an hour,
held fast for Two days. whereupon
thev returned to Pearl Har5or with
out damage. The boats were equip
ped with 40-pound whaieboat an
Choir. Their crews were forced to re-
main on board, as the sea was too
rough for small craft to come along
side The L: s S. Eagle-40, which
accompanied the planes as tender,
parted her starboard anchor chain
and was compelled to put to sea for
safety.
Evening star., 1921-04-24

an intensive production of war ma
teriais.''
In times of peace the plan con-
templates that reserve or militia Of
'ficers would be expected to study
the correlation of factories and civil
ian life with the military, even at
tending special universities when
would confer degrees, respectfully. Oh
doctor and bachelor of military
science. Generally speaking. the
French report reads. nations must
have regular professional forces Tor
first contact with an enemy. with
dependable universal service reaus
to support that professional force. out
the freest opportunity must be given
for the officers of the latter forces 10
collaborate with the regulars. IN OF,
der that they may be kept ADVISED
of what other nations are planning.
Early training is emphasized, pref
erably during school days, so that
when the youth is mobiiized, three
months of intensive camp training
makes highly qualified soldier.
Evening star., 1921-04-24

partment there were $40 vacancies in
the Field Artillery. sos in the Air
Service; 40 in the Signal Corps. ~
In the Corps Of Engineers. ss in the
Coast ARTILLERY Corps, 10 in the in
fantry and none in the cavalry; Maj.
tillery. stated that the educational
requirements are not materially
greater for the Field Artillery en-
trance than for other arms of the
service. and he is hoping to obtain
his full quota of 500 lieutenants as a
result of the examination which is
to be held April 20. The War De-
partment will welcome applications
for transfers. which will aid in the
solution of the redistribution prob
lem.
Air Service.
Immediately following the arrival
in this country in July of the rigid
airShip. ZR2, now nearing comle-
tiOn III England. the Navy will begin
experiments to determine the feasibil-
ity of the use of rigid airships for
commercial purposes Plans now un-
der considera ton in the departme mt
include long distance flights by the
ZR2, thar will cover practically every
section of the country, the first to be
to Chicago. Mooring maStS will be
erected at points to accommodate the
ZR2, at intermediate stops between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Ar
rangements are now being completed
for the ZR-2 to make "a trip shortly
after it's trans atlantic fight to Chi
cago. carrying message which
President Harding will bt. asked to
send to the officers of the Chicago ex-
position. which will be held during
July and August.
Four government agencies have air
services and own airplanes: the Army
the Navy, the Marine Corps and the
Post Office Department.
Six agencies use airplanes, but do
not own them: The coast and geodetic
survey of the Department of Com
merce; the bureau Of fisheries of the
Department of Commerce; the coast
guard service, of the Treasury De-
partment; the forest service, of the
Department of Agriculture; the ma
tional park service. of the Depart
ment of the Irterior. and the geologi-
cal survey, of the Department Of the
Interior.
-Four agencies are otherwise con-
cerned: The State Department, on in,
ternational air matters: the weather
bureau. on aerology; the national ad-
visory committee for aeronautics for
research, and the bureau of standards
for research. /"
Evening star., 1921-04-24
QunrtermaSter Activities.

Up to March 81 last 3.5ae clVlIIaH II
employees have been separated from
the CuartermaSter Corps. This say
ing up to June 30 next approXlmales
s2.77S.O0O. In. addition 4.l46 employees
have. been denoted. which erected d
saving of s1S4.S23. With the dis
charge of more than 10000 members
of the civilian personnel since rep
ruary 19. 1919, the corps is now prac-
tically on a pre-war footing.
Under contract between the Cnlteo
States and the Polish government the
Quart ermaster Corps has turned over
TO its duly authorized representative
more than $4,000 salvaged overcoats
billed at fiat rate of SO each at Nor
folk and New York. g.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Annapolis Graduations Advanced.

The United States Naval Academy
class Of 1922 will be graduated next De-
cember, instead Of in June, 1922, as an
nounced by the Secretary of the Navy.
The second class, 8 it is al present, is
made up of 564 midshpmen. They will
forego the practice cruise this summer
having a short leave, and then return
ing to the academy for an intensive
course of study. This action was taken
by Secretary DENLY owing to the need
for additional commissioned officers
in the Navy.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Permanent Naval Appointments.

The bureau of navigation is anx-
ious for all officers holding temporary
commissioned and warrant grades in
the Navy and all members of the
naval reserve force of commissioned
and warrant grades to take the ex-
animation on May is and qualify for
transfer to an appointment in the
permanent grades or ranks. Because
only SO per cent of the 1.200 temporary
warrant officers have made applica-
tion. it would seem that many of
these mon. who are eligible to take
tho examination are laboring under a
mi misapprehension as to their status
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Navy Stnn Corps.

Those candidates for permanent ap-
pointment in the staff corps of the
Navy who took their examinations
some months ago and who are still
awaiting announcement Of those who
qualified will have to wait until next
month for such announcement. The
boards that are passing upon the pa
pers in the bureaus of supplies and
accounts, of construction and repair
and Of medicine and surgery have not
completed their deliberations. Until
the boards submit their reports and
the Secretary of the Navy passes upon
them no information relative to in
dividual candidates is available. In
the supply corps there were more than
500 applicants, and it is hoped that a
majority will qualify, as the supply
corps could well use 500 additional
officers at this time. This list may be
available by May Is.
Evening star., 1921-04-24

New House Naval Affairs Committee.
Members of the naval affairs commit
tee of the House have been announced
as follows: Thomas S. Butler, chair
man, Pennsylvania; Fred A. Britten,
Illinois; Sydney Z. Mudd. Maryland; !;
John A. Peters. Maine; Frederick E.
Hicks New York; Clifton N. Macarthur,
Oregon; George P. Darrow, Pennsyl-
vania: Milton Kraus, Indiana; Will
fred w. Lufkin, Massachusetts; Am
brose T.. b. Stephens, Ohio: Isaac v.
Mcpherson. Missouri; Clark Budick.
Rhode Island; Francis +. Patterson,
jr.. New Jersey; Ardolph l.. Kline, New
York; Phil D. Swing, California.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-31
KN|GHT'S BODY
MAY Be found
Pueblo Officers Think Man
Slain at Vineland, Colo,
Missing Dallas Man

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 30. = Theory
that the body of the unidentified man
whose body was found near Vineland,
Colo, this morning with a bullet hole
in the head, may be that of ]. ].
Knight, Dallas oil man, who disap-
peared several weeks ago near Phoe-
nix. Arizona, was held tonight by po-
lice here, who are investigating the
apparent murder.
The body was covered with sacks
and left near the highway. There was
nothing among the mans effects that
would identify him. The name Hal
lett" believed to be dry cleaners
mark, was written in ink in the sleeve
lining of his coat. His hat bore the
mark of a clothing firm in Pawnee,
Oklahoma.
Persons living in the vicinity of the
spot where the body was found told
the police they heard two shots fired
late last night and Immediately an au-
tomobile drove from the direction
where the shots were heard.