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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-11-29
Butter or Beauty?

A young woman Of Petrograd, re-
lates a Russian paper, recently re-
cefved from her brother, a farmer in
the suburbs. pound of butter. Now,
in Petrograd pound of butter. at the
present time, is royal present, and
It is no wonder that the most seductive
offers were made to the happy woman;
millions and millions Of rubles being
thrown at her feet. She dsdained
them, however, preferring to keep her
butter.
But at last there came man who
being an expert psychologist. offered
her a-pot of cold cream! lmmedi'
ately the lady accepted the barter. dem
onstrating that the desire for beauty
is stronger ttar-the taste for butter!
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ALittle Margin OF Time.

lanes A. Garfield used to tell how,
az q student in college, he managed to
get ahead OF rival classmate. The
rival was the future Presidents only
competitor for first place in mathe-
matics. One night Garfield chanced to
look out his window after he had gone
to bed and saw the light still burning
IN the rivals room. He determined that
thereafter his light would be the last
to go out. The resolution was kept
and the rival outdistanced. II smile
at the Old rivalry" Carte Id SAID later.
but l am thankful for the way my
attention was called to the value 2f &
little NJ argin If time. we'll emplo.eo."
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WISE OLD SHIPS.
Believed to Guard the Safety OF
Crews at Sea.

"It is not wise to scoff or to laugh
In ones sleeve at such notions as that
Of the 'knowingness' Of ships says
a writer in the Nautical Magazine, the
organ Of the mercantile marine ON
GERS, quoted by the London Daily
News
Men have sailed in vessels and
have come ashore swearing that they
are possessed Of an evil spirit.
"There are ships which are more
than unfortunate; they seem TO look
for trouble on their own initiative and
often succeed in finding it.
"Drt there are few sailors who do
not believe, little as they care to dis
ctss these matters. that ship is I'M
bue,. with a something which makes
hcr almost a sentient being.
81 think it is Conrad who tells the
story of the. ship which never failed
to answer the slightest touch Of her
helm, save on one occasion.
"-.nl on that particular one, had
the course been changed as intended,
she would have run at a good ten
knots into a huge chunk Of ice, de-
tached from some lisintegrating berg
and floating a few feet beneath the
surface
Gas it was, she slid by, with the
deadly menace biscuits throw from
her, and then answered her helm as.
I anticipated.
II have in. mind a very popular
liner that sails out Of the Mersey and
across the western ocean.
Captain and officers cherish a real
affection for her and passengers are
loud in praise Of her, =
There was cyclone on the east
ern side of the Atlantic
A French boat arrived at lie Havre
WITT! supesstructnre and boats dam
aged and wireless antennae blown
away, after running before wind and
sea for IS hours.
Another passenger vessel from
America arrived in Plymouth sound
buffeted and battered, reporting that
the weather had brought her to a,
standstill, for day and night, what
time heavy seas had caused consider
able damage z:
"But oursLiverpool friend Is wise
old craft SShe eyaded the cyclone
almost. She just caught the tail end
Of It and got bit Of busting.
"You may argue that the captain
received wireless messages telling him
Of the progress and anticipated course
Of the storm.
"Of course he did. But so did the
masters Of the other two ships; yet
they encountered the full force Of It.
ut must be that our ship from the
Mersey is one Of those good craft that
one > hears Of occasionaI1y-one 81
those ships that know now to 'oo.s
after themselves"
The writer denies tt2:it sailors are
ror1antie. buf admits that aEI ranks
an,; grades arc SppacstIti0us end e,
tdiisrie.
"But," he adds, "no one shall say
that 1t is harmful to any man that
the sailor has profound faith in his
superstitions. There may be- some
thing in them after all, for one gets
very near to Nature in midocean."
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An Ignorant Bunch

) a regular reader sends this one,
origin unknown:
The prosecuting attorney had en-
eountered a somewhat difficult wit
ness. Finally, he asked the man ii
he was acquainted with any Of the
ahen on the jury.
Eyes, sir" announced the witness.
ss'afore than half OF thera.'
a s1Are you willing TO swear that you
know more than, half ;;of them" de-
manded the lawyer. :";t
''Why, if it comes to that, I'm will.
ing to swear that-I know more than
all Of them put together was the
emphatic reply. ...
- -. O.
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He Heard the Kitten Boil

Bobby, aged four, was playing with
his kitten before the fireplace when it
began to purr contentedly.
The boys mother was surprised
presently to see her son grasp his pet
by the tail and drag it across the car
pet to the accompaniment of agonized
protests from the unfortunate animal. {.
Bobby" she cried reproachfplly,
s'you must not hurt your kitty"
i've got to get him away from this
fire." repasH YuAoSnfy excitedly. "He
was beginning to boil"
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Ionucr Experience.

"Now, looky yur, Gloriosa" grumbled
old man Dodder to Fiddle Creek.
"Don't you be sending for young Doc
Prattle to come and see me. He can
do me no good"
"Oh, yes; he can. Gram'paw! re-
turned the invalid's youthful relative
Hes been practicing medicine fof
most two years now, and.
"Well, I've been in this ere nx 1ot
mighty nigh ten years. and | reckon ]
know more about it chan ne uoes.
Kansas City Star.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to take this means Of
thanking our friends and neighbors
for the many acts Of kindness rem
derel and the many words of comfort
given during the illness and death of
our daughter and sister. May God
bless each ard every one.
GO. W. Corley, Sr., and Family.
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AUCTION SALE.

Several, Ford autonehiBa
sole at pubficsauctioh on
Monday, December 4, in fra
cou,t house after the legal s
bs.r completed. The'cars 5ca
rtfr,re the sale at, the Dl
Company, Lexington, S. c..
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Mr.. James Long and camily of neal
Summit have moved in this commun'
.ty on Mr.. r. S. sease's place. where
he expects to farm.
Mr.. Callie Taylor and family spent
last Thursday night with Mrs. Tay.
lor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Bow
man Rawl and family. =
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.

State Of South Carolina, Co@.lty %
Lexington Court of >s5noanoH
Pleas,
H. H. Leysath, Plaintiff W Geos4@ y
.Salley, Green Livingston. g H.
Wise, Bank of Western Carot.H:'
and A. J. sturkie, Defend MS. ~
To the Defendants above IA Y. ed =
You are hereby summon ed a,.aZre-
CURED to answer the comp IN 1stsiis
action. which Is lsl ailed N see q
Clerk curt for exi,tss
The subscriber al: hiissFoffica Il Nsa:sssi
soats Caroline. ,Nisas:s
ter. the service hereof, exclusive ofstile
day of such service, and il you fail to
answer the Complaint within the tin1e
aforesaid, the plaintiff i'll this actor
viii apply to the Court for the relief
QcIQdUUcu LII thc So'H pic'ti-e'
,;, p E.. E. FRIDAYS
Plaintiffs Attorney.
November 2srd,. 1922. ~
H. L. HARMAN,
Clerk Of Courtsof Common Pleas +
Lexington County, S. c. ,3ath
:
To George n. N.salley, absent defend
ant: -. .-.-s
The foregoing summons is served
upon you by publication, pursuant to
the order of the Clerk Of this'conrt
dated the 2srd. day of November
1922, and filed with the complaint II
the office Of the Clerk Of this'Coutt &:
Lexington. S. G. :.5. 80. sasSs 81; saass>,,
e. B. FRIDAAY;Yst =
:,rs-:: Plaintiffs AttorneS.
. November 23rd, A. D., 1922.
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NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS

. The Home National Ba':' W. az
cept for deposit War SaviIgs Certii'
Gates due January 1, 1928. TIE +"
post will not be subject to cll.:5 III.
til that date, bat the deposit ir, i
the savings department viii Ga" IN
terest from date of deposit
THE HOME NATIONAL, t<ANsS.
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NOTICE 10 oUR CUsTcaEiss ,

The Home National Ban VII
cept for deposit War Savirg7 Se
Gates due January 1, 1928. "he
post will not be subject to- Gaech
til that date, but the dept s!2 -
the savings department viii Ga
terest from date of deposf 49,
THE HOME NATIONAL 8aN!
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At HOME Fol, WEEK.

IS. j. Leaphart, United States mar
shall for the Eastern district of South
Carolina, is spending the week in Lex
ington with his family.
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BliSSful Ignorance. .

"a bachelor is but half a man and
doesn't know it, remarks an ex-
change. a married man is reminded
Of it often.
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COULDN'T REALLY BLAME BOY.

- x.
Out Sixteenth street is one Of those
massive piles Of stone, bricks, etc.,
that they call apartment houses in
which lives a former army officer
who spends his Sunday mornings in
russihg around his car. Owing to the
fact that he is busy severy day during
che week, he finds no other time in
which to crafty this Ito him) recre-
alton. Last Sunday morning he arose
before the attaches Of. the hotel, that
is, the day force, had arrived; he
doned a pair Of overalls and placed on
his head disreputable old green cap,
and with monkey wrench and oil can
he started for the rear Of the hotel
where stood his machine. After fuss
Ing with the aut6mobile for two or 8
hours he returned to the apartment
house. debaubed WITHHOLD and grease.
he did not present his usual imJaacusz
late appearana artea to enter
tlae 3 arsse o. s.ss =
assd Up his aana and enlp ia tea iiss-
remarked that the freight elerster
was at the other side. The guest was
nonplussed for moment. finally he
caught the humor Of the situation and
spoke to the elevator boy, who, seeing
his mistake, apologized thusly: Deed
sir, crave your; humble pardon: I
didn't recognize you in those most un-
usual clothes for you to. wear" -"--
Washington Star.
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11ND FavElb ss y. /
I'm BURNED HOUSE.

So Bristol, Fa-lenn. =, NOV. I". ~AAASS
w. Smith, SO, a grocer, his wife, their
two year old daughter. Ruby. and
thersniece, Mrs. Define Burchfissld
and her. son, Charles. 1s. were found
dead here early this morning. sae
house in which they lived burned oyer
5 their heads.
Rem Rurehfieh, II, husband of:Sae
dead woman, was arrested at Johnston
City this afternoon and is being neg
s in connection with the crime.
protests his innoeence but officerHsA
/. his shirt anda trousers We're coversau W
with blood when he was taken.
81 IS; The crime was discovered about
clock this morning when the fire de-
partment was called to the combination
residence and grocery store Of Smith
+ on state street, When the flames
had been extinguished the charred
bodies Of the five were found in the
ruins of the structure. They evident
lr had been beaten to death with an
axe or some other heavy implement
and the house set asire to hide any
traces OF the crime.
Burehfield and his wife had been
separated. and he is sale to have made
threats against her. The police say ne
1 came to them and said his wife was
l contemplating q divorce and he would
rather see her dead than to have any
sons6else have her.
Kurchfield was empaoyedsin a ress
i tauranf here He had been in Bristol
sabout 50 days. coming shere front
sNortAs Carolina. TIE family
Spresieusly had lived at Johnson City,
Tenn: and in Wess Virginia.
o OFFICERS are investigating tonight
sreports that Smith had yesterday sold
So piece of property and was SUPPOSED
sto have had large sum OF money ~
sshas person. This was not found, Burlshs,
1iela had about $40 on him when ar
rested.
Mrs. Burchfseld's son was by
previous marriage.
SS Lbeal authorities aunouncerd to-
hight that Burchfield would be
brought here for a hearing tomorrow
S4fteynoon. He was brought here this
ssftaSnoon to view the bodies in = local
s And dsrtaking establishment. !
The man showed no concern while
sioeldng at the charred remains Of his
wife He calmly chewed gum
! through the ordeal. From here
sBurchheld was taken to the Sullivan
eounty Jail at Blountville.
As soon as the bodies were diseov-
eFed q drag net was thrown about the
scity. Every road was guarded by po-
;sySee and deputy sheriffs.
When arrested Burchfield said that
Iannedsto go to- West Vrsinfa and
Sfat we,. 70 s so;ssasors TO see
is &.
say ms essseSa sssraa
ssase..tsa with blood Chief ef Police
L,s Heaberlin said tonight that
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say ms sOsiseJs re
ssse.tss with blood Chief ef Police
L.s HesberIin said tonight that
Bnrchfield when arrested was wearing.
pair OF trousers belonging to Mr..
Smith Other new evidence is said to
have been worked up this evening by
the police but was not made public.
Funeral services for the five victims
Viii he held tomorrow afternoon in
local undertaking parlor. Tie bodies:
have been claimed by relatives.
5s Bristol Tenn, Nov. 26.-H. I.
!: Eshon, city editor Of the Knoxville
aaSsrnal and Tribune, and James Ray,
p1Iot. were painfully injured here to-:
nIGht when an airplane In which they
came from Knoxville fell on the golf
scourse at the local Country cub. The
machine was wrecked.
THE newspaper man was Fastening,
Here to write for his paper the story
the Smith Burchfied killing and
the machne was believed co. have
struck a telephone wire. Both men
Tefe taken to hospital, 6 cut ard
bruised about the face and head.
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November 23rd, A. D., 1922.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
PAULSEN'S BIRD
Wins OHIO TEST
Pigeon Travels % Niles in 5:f3
Against IS Starters; Yerhaege
Cops Kansas Honor.

Harry Paulsen's entry in the
Rock Island Homing Pigeon club
fight defeated a field of As start
ers in the 223-mile event Saturday
from Plymouth. Ohio. His bird was
scored in five hours and ID minutes
from the release time
Flying from Topeka, Kan, to the
tri-cities, a distance of 81 miles,
in little more than seven hours, a
bird owned by r. Verhaege, East
Moline. won the fight sponsored
by the Moline Pigeon club Satur-
day. Eighty birds were entered IN
this classic.
Four hundred thirty-three birds
were entered in the East Moline
Pigeon clubs flight yesterday.
They we're released at Columbus
Junction. Iowa, at 6 o'clock Sun
day morning and Louis Conser-
riere's pigeon was registered at
7:15 o'clock.
/ Cyriel DeVoghelaere entered the
bird that won the Tri-City Pigeon
clubs fight from Marengo, Iowa,
to the tri-cities, leading the field OF
1 165 in the S0-mile race.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
CICkDA AVOIDS
CROP IN FIELD
State EntomOlogist Says LOcusts'
Damages Are Egg Punetures In
Shrubs and Trees.

Brood IS of the 17-year cicada,
which is now appearing in great
abundance in the northern part OF
the state, do not cause any dam
age to field crops, according to ".
P. Flint. state entomologist at the
University of Illinois.
Warning of the appearance OF
the brood was given the hrst OF
March," said Professor Flint to-
day.
These insects do not cause any
damage to field crops, their only
injury being due to the egg pune
lures which they make IN the
branches of shrubs and trees
Where the adults are abundant they
often cause many of the twlgs TO
die and give the trees an unslghtly
appearance but rarely, II ever
cause serious injury except in fruit
orchards.
/ There is no spray or repellenl
wash that can be applied to the
trees that will keep on these IN
sects, the only method Of combat
ing them being to screen the trees
with a cheap grade of cheese clott
or mosquito bar, and keep theH
screened for about month during
which time the adults are abuld
ant. This method of protection l;
only practical on small trees
| Adult cicadas may be killed by
spraying with 10 per cent kero
sent emulsion, but this spray /!
likely to injure the foliage ant
could not be used on large trees
In using this spray it is -necessar!
to wet the bodies of the insects IL
order to kill them"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
HARDING HOME
TOWN IN Ohio
100 YEARS old
Marion to Observe Centennial July
3 to president and Wife to
Attend-Expect NOtables.

Marion, Ohio, June 19.-The eyes
Of the country, focused on Marion
two years ago, again will be turn
ed to this Ohio town, which has
sent the 29th president to the White
house, July TO 6. Marion viii De
100 years old then, and it plans 10
entertain more distinguished c1ti-
zens during the four-day centenary
celebration than in the rushing
DAYS of the Harding campaign,
when many notables f1ocked Here
OF more Importance to Marion
people than the centenary itself
will be the return at that time OF
their's>an the country's first citl-
zen," President Warren G. Hard
ing. and Mrs. Florence Killing Hard
ing. 1t will be the first time the
Hardings have come back to their
home town since they left a year
and half ago.
General John J. Pershing has
promised to attend the celebration,
as has Secretary of War Weeks;
i Brigadier General c. Z. Sawyer,
personal physician to the presl-
dent: Brigadier General Charles q.
Dawes; Major General Reed; d. Il.
Crissinger, controller of the cur
| rency: George B. Christian, Jr.,
secretary to the president; Cover
nor Harry L. Davis of Ohio; former
| Governor James E. Campbell OF
Ohio; General J. Warren Keller
| former speaker of the house OF rep
fresentatives and the oldest living
general of the Civil war, and Judge
W. z. Davis.
| In addition. Major George w
Nicely of Marion will send persona
invitations TO the mayors OF 81
| towns and cities in the country, in
viting them to attend. Special in
yitations will be sent to every cab
met officer, both of Ohio's senators
all of her congressman, state legls
iIators. and officials, and the may
ors of all Ohio cities and towns
Newspaper men, and great minds
who were here during the from
norch campaign will be asked Il
return
Planned Last Year.
In the latter part of 1921 thu
Marion chamber OF commerce nam
ed a committee of 36 to prepare TO
the centenary ODSeI fdACc- AC COAA-
mittee included DR.. George T. Hard
ing. father of the president
George W. Christian, Sr., father o
President Harding's secretary
Tracy r. Allen, great grandson o
the founder OF Marion, and tn
. neighbors and friends OF the pres
ident.
The celebration will last through
July 5, opening on Sunday with re
= ligious services.
Monday morning the mayor Q
1.-THE city formally will open the cen
ltennial by turning over the key
: of the city to Eber Baker OF en-
: cago. the oldest grandson OF N
founder of Marion. The mornin
program will include addresses D
, Governor Davis and Judge Davl:
Mrs. Geneva Johnstone-Bishop, sc
: nrano of Los Angeles, formerly {
Marion. will sing at the openln
program.
Music Festival.
Monday evening there Will be
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
START ILLINOIS
| OIL STRUCTURE

Actual building work for the new
bffice and addition to the paint
HOP of the Illinois Oil company,
fwenty-fourth street and Fourth
lvenue, will begin tomorrow, the P.
b. Lorenz company, Moline, an
bounced today.
| Deliveries of the structural steel
we're being made today by the Rock
Island Bridge and Iron works The
building which will be ready for
bcupancy before the first of the
hear will be three stories high and
ill cost approximately $4,000.
.The foundation has already been
BID and the site put into condition,
b that no time will be lost tomor-
Ikx in beginning the construction
fprk. The steel for which the
Instruction company has been
batting TO arrive is estimated to
st $4,000.
The building will occupy a plat
4 100 feet along Twenty-fourth
5reet and extend about $50 feet
llong the north side of the avenue,
tuubling the capacity of the paint
alant and creating large office head
tuarters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
TAKE BONTE ON
LIQUOR CHARGE
OFFICERS Find Still and HOOch il
Raid on Stevens Island.
Rock River.

Prohibition Agent Joe Prender-
CAST and members of the sheriff's
force raided the home of Peter
Bonte, on Stevens island. south of
Moline, Saturday afternoon and OBJ
tanned a quantity of hooch and
home brew.
Bonte was arraigned in county
court late Saturday afternoon on
charges of manufacturing and SELL
ing liquor and was remanded to
jail for failure to furnish $4,000
bonds.
The raiders found a still in OPP
Grafton and three barrels Of mash
in the process of fermentation. The
mash and four 5-gallon jugs OF
hooch were destroyed.
Stevens island is a secluded
point in Rock river. The authori-
ties had been suspicious of Bonte's
activities for sometime. Bonte
was asleep when the officers ar
rived. At his side we're two shot
guns. loaded. The weapons were
placed to one side before BOntt
was awakened.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
BATTERY CASES
follower COURT
New Indictment May Be Asked OF
Grand Jury Against Roy and
Edith 0udeFkirk.

Assault and battery cases against
Roy and Edith Ouderkirk, Rey-
noIds, which were scheduled to
come to trial in circuit court this
afternoon, have been certified TO
county court. There is some doubt
that the cases will come to trial
there in their present form as the
states attorneys office has indi-
Gated the grand jury may be asked
to return a new Indictment, naming
both as defendants. The Ouder-
kinks are listed in separate indlct-
ments now which would make II
necessary to try each one separate
ly.
The May grand jury reconvened
this afternoon to consider matters
in connection with the vice cru
SADIE which was proposed TO the
board of supervisors last week
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
SHELTER TAKES
PLACE in MEET
Sfboney Bay Camp Athlete Runner-
Up I'm Running Broad Jump N
Mooseheart Event

FLOYD Shelter, star athlete OF
Rock Island high school, made sx-
ceIent showing and honored SiD-
oney Bay camp, Spanish War vel
Grams. when he was second IN the
running broad jump at the inter
scholastic meet in Mooseheart, Lii
Saturday afternoon.
The meet was sponsored by the
Spanish War veterans in con1unc-
ton with their annual encamp-
ment in Aurora, a few miles from
Mooseheart. Each of the 1873 con
testants had his choice OF three OF
the nine track and field events.
Shelters mark in the running
broad jump. for which ne won d
silver medal, was 20 feet, s inches.
Winner of the first place was John-
nv. Dfzenzo, Toluca. who was the
star in the entire meet and made
81 feet inches in the running
broad Jump. Shelter did not quail
fy for the finals in the other two
events which he chose, 10 nigh
hurdle, and 200 low hurdle.
Mrs. Della Jensen, 25l4 sixth
avenue. president OF the Helen
Gould auxiliary of the Spanish War
veterans. was elected assistant con-
ductor of the state organization OF
women. The presidency went TO
Mrs. Margaret Henery, Peoria.
The 1898 convention OF the vel
Grams and auxiliary will be in Jack
sonville, III. The six delegates Of
Siboney Bay camp and four from
the local auxiliary returned last
evening. John f. Holslag, Aurora,
was elected state commander, alter
a close election.