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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-06-29
..SPINELESS WEEKLIES."

Under the above caption The CAL
houn Times takes to task those news
papers which apparently have no edi-
torial policy. The Calhoun Times
can we'll afford to lecture the breth-
rem of the press on this subject, be-
cause, under the able guidance of
it's new editor, DR.. T. H. Dreher, The
Times has one Of the strongest edi-
torial pages of any newspaper which
comes to our desk. DR.. Dreher 5 an
able and forceful writer, who has
opinions of his own and doesn't mind
setting them out in print. He has
recently taken over the editorial work
Of The Times and is putting lots of
pep into his page. He is a native of
Lexington county and is well known
here. He is a brother of DR.. L. E.
Dreher of Leesville, former member
of the house from this county.
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FORMER LEXINGTONIAN HAS
,." SUCCESSFUL. BUSINESS

If you contemplate building new
house or are preparing to renovate
the old one, it will pay you to see
the D. w. Roof Lumber Company OF
Columbia, whose ad. appears in this
issue. They are specially advertis-
ing windows and doors this week, of
which they have we'll selected as
sortment Of sizes, but they can fit you
up in lumber, holdings, laths, shing-
les and other material for your dwell
ing.
Mr.. D. w. Roof is a native Of Lex
ington and has many friends and rela-
tives throughout this county, who
know him to be a business man of
integrity, and they are glad Of the
success which has attended his eff
forts in Columbia, the plant Of COM
pany, which is located north of Elm
wood avenue, on the Seaboard, is one
of the largest Of it's kind in the
Capital City.
Mr.. D. =. Clarke is another Lex
ingtonian who is connected with the
Roof Lumber Company, SO Lexington
folks ought certainly to feel at home
when trading with this concern.
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BARBECUE ON FOURTH
FOR PENLAND STORES

All employees, their wives and
children. of the Penland chain stores
IA in all, will be rendered barbecue
on the 4th by the proprietor, j. B.
Penland. The cue will be given at
Mr.. John Sox's, several miles from
Lexington and will be prepared by
Mr.. Sox, than whom there is no bet,
ter 'cuist. :;
There will be large crowd present
The fourteen stores employ a large
number of people, and; they With
their families will constitute a picnic
party of considerable sizej All are
eagerly looking forward to a fine out
ing and a great get-together day.
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NOT ALL BAD.

The Newberry Herald and News,
taking as text what this newspaper
had to say about the work on the Au-
gusta highway, takes a pretty lively
poke at the State highway depart
ment., IF all. county governments
were tolerably efficient and were am
bilious for good roads maybe we could
get along very well without the high
way department.. but, with all its
shortcomings, the fact must be ac-
knowledged that having a central
agency with a settled definite policy
has acted as a stimulus forSgood road
! building. From all accounts the
State as whole today has better
!. built and maintained roads: than ever.
{ While only beginning has been
i made, we are inclined to the belief
that much Of the good work done has
s resulted from the activities Of the
|. state hiehwaya eoranaisaon! AS to IFS
cost, that is another matter, and one
with which the legislature will have
to deaass Ae,a matter Of fact it dealt
with that "phase at the last session
and cut the appropriation materially.
The werkI OF the department can
and will be improved upon. But it
can't do much without adequate sup
port. We believe the idea Of the
commission is good; If the present
personnel cannot make the idea a go
then it ought to be changed. AS at
present constituted the department
has really done some very good work
which entities it to consideration.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921
July FOURTH.

With the approach Of the Fourth
of July it may be well enough for
us to consider the meaning of the eel
ebration Of the day and to stop and
take stock Of ourselves as a%nation
and see whether we have not drifted
far from the ideals upon which the
republic was founded by our fathers.
True conditions have greatly chang
ed, but the ess ssence Of human liberty
is unchanged and Interchangeable.
Since >the War Between the States
the Federal government has gradu-
ally encroached upon the powers Of
the states until today we are threat
ened with the regulation Of all our
conduct by a strongly centralized
government at washington. Our
national constitution, instead Of
being broad declaration Of princi-
pies, leaving the police power in the
hands of the states, is fast becom-
ing a patchwork of regulations for our
moral as well as political guidance,
with powers not delegated to the
states reserved to the nation, instead
Of the reverse as intended by the
wise. and good men who sponsored
the birth Of new nation. Gradually
we are conforming to the new ideal,
without a murn1ur of dissent. The
drift toward Capitalization, fastened
by this and that association or or
ganization, maintaining a lobby at
Washington, apparently creates slight
ripple on the surface. Maybe it will
be for the best. If most Of the
people are satisfied then it must be
alright, but there are some with
whom it does. not sit very well, and
they are gradually beginning to as
sert themselves. Meanwhile, by
reason Of the multifarious activities
Of the national government the tax
bill mounts higher and higher. Slow
ly but surely we are walking the path
that leads to adtocracy.
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ATTENTION, AUTOISTS.

Attention is called to the ad. of the
Drive-in Auto Service Station, just
back of the state house, near the
monument to the Women of the Con-
federacy. They sell the Diamond
Grid Battery for automobiles and are
.prepared to give prompt and efficient
service for all battery work. They
are anxious to secure Lexington
agent for their battery, but in the
meantime they invite Lexington folks
to call on them for this class of work,
and guarantee to please them. The
firm also sells gasoline, oil and auto
accessories. j.
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MIR. COOLEY TO M1NAGE
PAY-U AT LEXINGTON

Mr.. J. 3. Penland OF Columbia is
r1anning to add another link in his
chain of grocery stores by opening
I'D a Pay-U Grocery store at LeXing-
ton on or about July 1st. We are
informed that this will make the
10Th store in the chain.
Mr.. Penland has had remarkable
success with his store in Leesvllle and
the one in Batesburg. He expects to
omen a store in Johnston and one IN
Ridge Spring very soon. Mr.. Pen
land is a man of good business insight
and is enthusiastic about the orlght
future for our twin cities-LeesVllle
and Batesburg. He believes that tnls
famous Ridge Section is the cholce
spot of South Carolina and knows no
better anywhere.
The store at Lexington will be man
aged by Mr.. Eugene H. Cooley OF
Leesville Mr.. Cooley is young man
Of sterling qualities, cultivates friends
and is very popular here in his home
town. His having had considerable
experience here in business with his
father, Mr.. j. Y. Cooley, assures the
success Of the new store. While Lees
vile regrets very much indeed to
lose Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley we all
wish them well in their chosen home
exington.-Leesville News.
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WATERINGFORD NEWS.

The recent hot dry weather has
about evaporated all the news aEoundE
the Ford.
. Crops are looking as we'll as could
be expected, considering the long
hot dry weather that we. have been
having for the past several weeks,
with only partial showers about. Cot
ton is looking we'll under the cir
cumstances at present. Corn is small,
but most Of it has a good color and
is being laid by. Peas are late.
Rev. Fred Frazier, from up on Hol-
low Creek, filled the regular appoint
ment of Rev. L. W. Johnson, last
Sunday at Pond Branch, Boiling
Springs and Gilbert. Bro. Johnson is
attending the Teachers Training
School at Spartanburg.
The patrons Of the Boiling Springs
school district have succeeded in Sc
curing Miss Ethel Miller to teach a
summer school for them this summer.
This is step in the right objection as
those people only had short term
school there last winter. Let the good
work go on.
The organized bible class at Boiling
Springs, which was organized March
goth, last, with twenty members now
has an enrolment of about eighty on
roll, with an average attendance of
about twenty-nine, which we think is
very small out of that many. The
red and blue contest in this class clos
ed last Sunday with a score of 184
to 201 in favor Of the reds. The Of
icers of this class for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, Mrs.
G.. F. Miller; Vice President, C. P.
Price; Secretary, C. E. Ballingtor;
Treasurer, Mrs. Josie Price; Teacher,
T. H. Timmons.
Isn't there such a law on the statute
books; prohibiting automobiles being
driven on the public highways with
out lights at night? Not long since we
had an occasion to drive about six
miles over certain public highway
after night and we only counted six
autos and trucks together without
lights. Is this taking care of the
travelling public? With our roads un-
passable in some places, places now
have been abandoned on account of
not being worked. 1t looks to us that
the poor man who travels with horse
and buggy or wagon is forgotten only
when it comes to the taxes. Bless his
big heart, he is then. remembered.
Just here I'll say that when I saw
ineThe Dispatch- News not long since
where our high Authorities 1--WE will
not call any name: as everybody
knows) was going to stop speeding on
the National Highway, we thought
something was going to be-, done, but
10 and behold when we read IT, it
said twenty-five miles per hour, al
most equal TO Southern passenger,
train. Bah i : =. = - ''.' h[s*:>'
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BARBECUE NOTICE

We will furnish a first class barbe-
cue on July the second at Sunny
South school house on the Orange
burg road, between Lexington and
Edmund. Dinner will be served from
IL midday to 9 at night. Refreshments
will also be served. Prices for din
ner will be reasonable. The meats
will be prepared by S. F. Roland, the
we'll known 'cuist. Music will be fur
nished by a string band. There will
also be ball game for the young
folks. The public generally is invited.
Everybody come and have good
time. Remember the date. Saturday,
July 2.
J. w. HOLLIS.
JOHN SPIRES.
S. T. ROLAND. 2t-c-3G
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TRESPASS NOTICE.

The undersigned have leased the
fishing rights of Caughman's pond,
and the creek below pond to the line,
and trespassing in any manner is
strictly forbidden on the premises,
under penalty Of the law. Any and
all persons violating this notice will
be prosecuted to the full extent Of the
law.
ATHEONIAN CLUB,
G.. W. MODLIN,
4t-38-p. Sec'y-Treas.
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BRYAN FOR THE SENATE.
William Jennings Bryan will, az

cording to newspaper reports, take an
active part in Florida politics, having
moved his citizenship to that State.
1t is said that the "Peerless One'' is
likely to fenter the next race for the
United States senate against Senator
Trammell, who has long represented
the Land Of Flowers" in the most
august deliberative body in the
world" Whether or not the Com
moner will have better luck than fell
to his lot in Nebraska remains to be
seen. Mr.. Bryan's hold on Democ-
1acy is still strong, but it was weak
ened, in the opinion of this news
paper, when he resigned from the cab
met as secretary Of sta.e al the mo-
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THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Open to Men and Women

Entrance examinations, and exarni-
nations for the free tuition county
scholarships at all county seats Fri
day, July s, at 8 a. m.
Four-year courses lead to the B. A.
and B. S. degrees. A special two-year
pre-medical course is given.
Spacious buildings and athletic
grounds, we'll equipped laboratories
unexcelled library facilities. A dormi-
tory for men. Expenses moderate. For
terms, catalogue, and illustrated
booklet, address Harrison Randolph,
Pres. 4t-39-p
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NOTICE. OF ELECTION

= cc.All qualified resident electors ip
Smith Branch school district No. SA
will please take. notice that an elec-
t1on will be held at the school house
therein, on Thursday, the 30th day
of June, 1921, to vote an additional
levy Of six mills for school purposes.
Polls will open at a. m. and close
at p. m. Bring tax receipt and reg
istration certificate.
BY order of the County Board Of
Education.
B. NJ. YONCE,.
S. L. LUCAS,
LEE BERRY,
Board Of Trustees No. 64.
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LOCAL. MANAGER WANTED-At
once by the largest concern of its
kind in the world, to develop and
handle local business. No invest
ment or experience required. $500
to $4,000 profits first year, accord
ing to population, and wonderful
future possibilities, as ours is a
staple commodity with constant
unlimited demand and We under
sell all competition. guarantee
Coal Mining Company, 1895 Como
Bldg, Chicago. 1tp
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ASPIRIN
Name 'fBayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during 21 years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache. Neuralgia, rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
ia blets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.
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The First Man

Teacher-Who was the first man ?
> Tommy-Washington was the first
man; he was first in war, first
Teacher Oh, no! Adam was the
first man. j
=. !
.Tommy-Well, if you are speaking
of foreigners, I SUPPOSE he was. i
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ment of the greatest crisis in many
wears Many Democrats could never
have the same respect for the man
o1,icb they possessed prior to that
erent. If the people OF Florida think
ike we do Mr.. Bryan won't get very
far towards the senate or any place
else
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WANT ADS.

FOR SALE-Six hundred acres farm
lnS land. near Pelion, 5. c. Seven
tenant houses and necessary out
buildings. Terms TO desirable par
ties. For further information, ad-
dress Room los, Jerome oHtel, Co.
lumbia 36-tf-c
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BARBECUE

+ We will furnish first Class barbe-
cue at Chaplin July 2, 1921, with re-
freshments. There will be a ball
game and a good time for everybody.
Come and enjoy yourself.
H S. LINDLER,
H. N. LINDLER. 2t-37c
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turpentine or scraA
bought in any quantity, bunchS1|
in the woods or at Pelion, S. C. Ha1
vannah quotations paid. James Cl
Hartley (Fred G. Hartley, manaa
ger), Pelion, S. C. 27-tf-d
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CLERKS, (men, women) over Ia
for Postal Mail Service $12o month4
Experience unnecessary. For fred
particulars of examinations, write
r. Terry, (former Civil Service Ell.
aminer) 1895 Continental Bldg,
Washington, D. C. 3tsa
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FOR SALE CHEAP-One 47horsAl
power gasoline engine. hay rfsR3
and corn shredder. Apply teS9|
H. Hallman, Gilbert, S. c.. RoutI
l. a|
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-05
EXTRA SPECIAL
Mems Khaki Pants
Silk and Wool Dresses

Just received from the manufacturer Fall and
Winter Silk and Wool Dresses. Very smartest de-
signs which including in this big money saving
event at prices that range from $5.95 to S34S5 Don't
fail to see them.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-05
Ladies Goats

We have the promise of manufacturer that
stock of Ladies' c. ats will be here in time for this big
sales event. and it purpose to include the entire
lot at proportionate prices with other merchandise
on SALE ASK US ABOUT THEM. tss
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-05

One lot consisting of 100 pairs of Mems and
Woanen's high and low shoes, including Walk
over, BOstOnian, Packard and other well known
makes will be thrown on sale at the unheard of
price of Hs
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-05
Flannelets

'Ladywear" Hose
Ladies' Super Quality, saunchly reinforced fashioned
silk mercerized 'Ladywear" Hose have the fashion
able amount of sheerness, style and durability that
particular women demand We have them in two
staple coors, white and black sizes S1a to 10. AL
teratiOn Sale Price, per pair .-.-......-- .39c
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
|. r. t. Deficit $2O,976
In Month of January

financial statement of operating
revenues and expenses, submitted yes
terday to the Board of Estimate bv
Transit Construction COMMISSIONS r
John II. Delaney disclosed the fact thai
in January, this year, the Interborougb
Rapid Transit Company earned all ex-
cept $20,976 of it's charges, including a
preferential payment of $527916. The
total revenue for the month was s3.-
26l 1893, and the total company CHARGES
were $3,282,915.
The total revenue for January, 1920.
amounted to $2.8lo7Os, and the com
pany charges aggregated $2,827,316.
This indicates an increase in revenue
OF 10 Fer cent, as compared with Jan
uary, 1920. The pany's deficit in
January. 1920, was $16,8O7.
Operating expenses for January. 1921
increased 1888 900, as compared with
the corresponding month last year, but
maintenance charges showed a de.
crease of $4,000. The monthly prefer
entail deduction remains at $5279l6
Slight increases are indicated in other
company deductions.
1ncrease in revenue for the first
month OF this year was S451,229 over
that of January, 1920. Not all of this
was due to fare payments, however, as
the miscellaneous revenue, principally
from the sale of power, increased an.
proximately SITE 900.
with the preferential deduction of
$527.Co excluded the Interborourh
subway's operation for January would
have shown profit, after payment OF
all company expenses, of $500 ,939. With
the preferential excluded in January
1920, the profit above company expenses
would have been $511,3OO.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Chicago Tenants Protest
Realty Board Schedule
Assert Efforts Are Aimed a,
Raising Instead of Decreas-
ing Rents for Apartments

CHICAGO. March 5.-Callinp for
rentals ranging from $50 a month for
stove-heated flats without electrical
equipment to s140 for modern seven
room apartments in average neigh
borhoods, the fair rent schedule adopt
ed by the Chicago Real Estate Board
to-day was the target for criticism and
ridicule by officers of tenants league !
organized to combat high rentals
"From what l have CLEANED of these
rent schedules, they are aimed to in
crease rents rather than to reduce or
regulate them," said J. R. Patterson,
president of the Chicago Tenants Pro-
test League. "The schedule comes af-
ter March 1, the ease-signng date,
and it is certain landlords will take
a;han a;dvantage e. Of it, the top rental figures
The zone schedule divides the city
into six districts, and apartments are
listed in two general classes, those
with heat furnished and recently built
and those with heat not furnished and
Of older type, with a graduated scale
for from four to seven rooms.
In adopting the rent schedule pro-
gram the real estate board also adopt
ed a resolution condemning rent regu-
lation
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Legislators Here
Defer Conference
On Traction Bills
Assemblyman Jesse Has No
Explanation, but Asserts
Ten N. Y. County Men
Oppose Miller Measures

The conference of Republican Sen
ators and Assemblymen upon the
transit situation and the transit bills
now before the Legislature, scheduled
to take place yesterday afternoon in
the Republican County Headquarters
105 West Fortieth Street, was not he Id
1t was announced that the absence OF
Samuel Koenig, chairman of the COM
mittee. in Washington, was responsible
for the postponement.
Assemblyman George N. Jesse Of the
23d Assembly District, who waited for
the meeting, said:
Il don't Know why the conference
was called off. If the conference had
been held. know Of ten Assembly
men who would have stood out against
the Miller bill. We have hopes we can
beat the bill. I think there are Only
four Assemblymen from New York
County who are still in favor of the
bill. That number may be reduced |
would not care ito name these men.
Governor Miller has threatened to
CAL party caucus and bind Repub-
lican members to support his bill if
that is necessary to put it through.
Cor one will not go to such a caucus
and know of many other members
who feel as I do. This is not q party
measure, but purely local question
and we do not intend to be bound by
party rules"
The Public Service Commission YES
terday ordered q hearing for Tuesday
morning on the application of Receiver
Garrison of the B. R. T. for approval
Of an agreement signed by three Brook
lyn companies providing for partial op-
Grafton of. the Park Slope line. 1t is
proposed to run cars between Park
Circle and Borough Hall in the morn
ing and evening rush hours and be-
tween $3.50 q. m. and p. m. on Satur-
days, with no service on Sundays and
holidays
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Effort to ''Shake Down"
Civil Service Candidates
Board Learns of Attempt by
Some One to Extort Money
for 'STnfiucnce''

An investigat!o by the Municipal
Civil Service Commission has disclosed
the TACT that some one has been trying
to "shake down" applicants for the ex-
animation Tor positions as policemen
and firemen, by holding himself up as
being influential with members of the
commission. The person or persons
have approached rejected candidates
with the promise that they could have
the unfavorable rating reversed by a
payment Of 5000, according to Morris
Cukor, president Of the commission.
Commissioner Cukor issued a warn
ing yesterday against this attempted
graft. There were about $500 appli-
cations filed with the commission for
the recent examination. for policemen
and firemen. The first part Of the ex-
amination, the physical test, has been
made. The mental test comes next.
Although these 'shakedown, stories
have been common for many years
whenever an important examination
was being held" said Commissioner
Cukor, "the commission has undertaken
an investigation of these charges anc
obtained confirmation of the story that
some one purporting to have close con.
nection with some one in authority ir
the commission did 60 around to these
rejected candidates with a proposition
AT least two young men gave their ex.
perience to the commission, but un.
fortunately beyond giving description
of the man and the fact that he trav.
eled under the name of Meyer, moth.
ing further could be got thus far"