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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
puHctiliOllS.

An old colored man in Georgia was
asked to attend the funeral of a
neighbOr'S wife. and as he had gone
to the funerals Of both of her prede-
cessors his own wife was rather sur
priSed when he Informed her that he
had declined the invitation.
For some time the Old fellow would
give no reason for the refusal. but
he could not put the old woman off
indefinitely. Finally. with some hes
itation. he said:
Well. YOU see, Mrandy, don't
like to be acceptin' other folks po-
liteness when I never have nothin' Of
the kind to offer dem in return"
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
LE!APHART BEGINS.

Charleston, May 31.-Federa!
court for the June term will open
here next Tuesday morning. Judge H I.
A. NJ. Smith presiding. 1t will be
the first term at which the new dis
trict attorney, J. D. E. Meyer, and
the new marshal. S. J. Leaphart, will
officiate. The usual number of pro-
hibition and other cases are awaiting
disposition.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
BOOZER FUNERAL as.n,,, ...I.. !: :,
~ ~
State, May -26th.

State, May -2sth.
The funeral of Mrs, Amanda Saw
yer Boozer, wife Of Albert NJ. Boozer,
who died at her home, 1902 Hampton
street, yesterday morning after long
illness, will be held at the residence
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. In
terment will follow in the family polt
at Elmwod cemetery.
Mrs. Boozer was the daughter Of
Jasper Sawyer, a well known Lexing
ton county planter, and had been Il
resident of Columbia since 1869 when
as the wife Of Mr.. Boozer, then a
young attorney, she moved from Lex
ington to the capital. Here her many
acts of kindness and Of love, her read,
and understanding sympathy have
won for her host Of friends.
She was a student at Columbia col.
lege, then on Hampton street, when
Sherman and his federal army invad-
ed Columbia. Her college work thus
interrupted by the conflict she re-
turned home where she completed her
studies under young teacher and law
student by the name of Norris.
In 1857 Miss Sawyer became the
wife Of Albert NJ. Boozer, the son of
Judge Lemuel Boozer; and two years
later Nh. and Mrs. Boozer moved tc
Columbia from their home in the
Leesville section OF Lexington
county.
Mrs. Boozer was a faithful and de-
voted member Of the Main Stree,
Methodist church.
Surviving Mrs. Boozer are her hus-
band and the following children: Dr..
A. Earle Boozer, Mrs. Howell Nor
rell Of Horrell Hill. and Misses Net
tie and Lena Boozer Of Columbia
Mrs. Boozer was closely related t.
the PoindeNter family Of Virginia.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
PLENTY OF WHISKEY 4.

Lexington was indeed a wet town
Tuesday, but in such way that if
did not do the thirsty any good it
:asla esse G 3: s'.i[
Where xnd not a drop to drink 2
when Sheriff b: Austin Roof poured
on the, ground (which many thought
was already wet enough) something
over 100 gallons of perfectly good
whiskey which he has captured from
time to time. The whiskey had been
kept by the sheriff until after court
adjourned and the parties from whom
it was taken convicted.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31

aerY to the dss Where he was placed
and held seeure1s .sWhen asked by So
leitor. Callison if he was ready for
trial he:did not reply and seemed not
to hear the5solieitor. After remaining
in the room for some time he was
reconductsd to- the Jail in the same
manner in which he was brought to
the court room, without speaking a
word. .,
Mixer 3iSichared with assault and
battery with intent to kill, and has
beenin Jail for about six months. He
shot and seriously wounded D. E.
Hammond: at Gilbert some time ago.
Judge DeVore Friday morning issued
an order for Miller to" be placed in the
state penitentiary, and to be held there
until further orders from this court.
Sheriff Roof carried Miller to the pen
Friday afternoon:
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
MRS. j. H. RCCKER.

. In remembrance Of Mrs. J. X
Rucker born January 2S, 1871, died
May 21, 1922. She leaves to mourn
her departed life loving husband and
,Rucker, J. H. Rucker, H. D. Rucker,
Clifton and Ernest Rucker and 3
daughters: Mrs. Eugene Furtick,
Mrs. Norris Sightler and Morine
Ruoker. and grand children, besides
a host of relatives and friends.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at Sardis Baptist church, Tuesday
morning, at II O'Clock. by her pastor,
Mr.. J. r. Mckittrick.
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mittee on the appropriation bill. an
honor which hardly ever comes to a
young man in the senate. -:

Senator T. Frank Watkins is an
other senator whose term expires this
summer and who first thought he
would not offer again. So great has
been the pressure brought>to bear on
him. however, that. he has about con-
sented to make the race. Senator
Watkins is one of the younger mem
ers o fthe senate, but during his term
he has welded a large influence: He
is man of partE vigorous in language
as we'll as in action. Sincere and
straightforward, he has made a
strong circle Of friends in the senate
and will, with another term, WELD g
more powerful influence. The Ander-
son senator is q young man. and he
will be heard from in state politics be-
fore he:'rising generation adds many
moons to its years. He was elected
president of the State Democratic con-
Vention recently and made many
friends among, the. delegates. = =
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
HOOk-REYNOLDS.

The following invitations have been
received in Lexington and will be read
with much interest by Miss HOOKS
many friends:
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. 2. EeiSe announce
Marion+ Pauline Hook to Harry B.
Reynolds of Birmingham. Ala. The
wedding to take place June the 18th
at $3.50 o'clock a. Mt. Horeb Me-ho-
dist church, New Srooh!and, S. c.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
D. Frank Efrd
Resigns Position

The State.
D. F. Efird, who has been in one
capacity or another. connected with
the South Carolina State Fair associa-
ton since 1897, yesterday submitted
his resignation as secretary of the
association to the executive commit
tee. He said yesterday that the resig-
nation was effective June 10.
Mr.. Efird is known to hundreds Of
men over the state who have had ex-
hibits at the state fair or who have
been connected with it through the
years. He has seen the fair grow
from a comparatively small organiza-
ton to one in which hundreds of men
and women are interested. When he
first became connected with the asso-
citation the premium list amounted to
approximately $4,000; now the total
value of the premiums is about $780,
UOU, the COllScllOuS lfOIll Tie COliCSS-
sions along the midway amounted to
about s3.00U when Mr.. Efird began
his service with the association; at
the present time they amount to about
$4,000. he said yesterday.
/. Mr.. Efird became a member Of the
executive board of the association in
1897 snd in 1898 was made superin-
tendent of the horse department y:
the state fair. After three years Of
service in that capacity he wa elect
ed general superintendent Of he fair,
wich position he held for nine years,
In 1910 he was elected secretary;
after serving as secretary for a time
he again became a member of the
executive board and was reelected Sec
retary in 1913 and has continued to
serve as secretary up to the present
time. ..-...
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31

Commencement exercises Of the
Lexington schools. which were began
last Thursday night came to a close
Monday night with the graduating eXer
cises, and nearly five hundred pupils
entered upon their glad vacation
days" after very successful year.
The school session just closed was a
successful one. The enrolment
reached nearly half thousand. there
being 124 pupils in the high school
department and 343 in the lower
grades, making a total of 467 for the
entire school.
The eight graduates receiving state
high school diplomas Monday night
were the first to finish here since
the 18th grade was added, and for
next session 35 pupils will go from the
seventh grade to the high school de-
partment. Those receiving diplomas
were: Anna Lee Corley. Nola Price,
Ola Warner, Wenona Corley. Meta
Harman. Gary Harman, Herbert Hen
dirk and Raymond Hendrix.
The closing exercises began last
Thursday night with a play, Much
Ado About Betty" given by the pupils
of the tenth grade, the same play
being repeated Friday night. The
play was given under the auspices Of
the Ladies' Improvement League, and
was entirely successful. Mrs. J D.
Carroll directed the play.
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached in the high school audi
torium Sunday morning by the Rev.
P. D. Brown, pastor of Ebenezer
Lutheran church, Columbia. A spe-
cial musical program was also rem
dered.
The graduating exercises were held
Monday night, at which time the fol-
lowing progl,-..~ was carried out: In
vocation, Rev. A. B. Obenschain; ad-
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31

Among those members Of the senate
whose term expires but who expect 70
make the race again this summer, is
Senator Lightseyy Of Hampton. Those
sMf1e have watched his career during
the four years Of his term as senator
believe that HIS county can hardly af-
! ford TO fail to- send him back. During
his. term of office Senator, Lightsey,
B shasignade study Of the needs Of the
various departments Of the state gov
[eernnleat. While he believes in ade-
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
PRICE-BAf.IINGTON

On Sunday afternoon at st. Steph-
ems Lutheran parsonage. by the Rev
Arthur B. Obenschain, there were
united in holy wedlock Mr.. Jacot
Blennard Price and Miss Minnie Ger
trude Ballingtoh. Both are of New
Brookland. S. c.. They were attend
ed by Miss Sadie S. Spires and Mr..
Ernest J. Hobbs. They have the gooc
wishes OF their many friends for a
long and happy welded life.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31

uuately and properly supporting all
necessary activities, Senator Light
sey was among those who believed
that greater economies could be prac-
ticed. AS member Of the committee
on economy and consolidation, he
spent several months last year look
ing into the affairs of the state, and
his investigation convinced him that
considerable money could be saved
the taxpayers without impairing the
usefulness of the service which the
government rendered. He consistent
ly and ably supported the program Of
the economy committee. Friends .ot
Senator Lightsey further point to the
fact that he rendered his county an
out the county's fiscal affairs, which
had gotten into a hopeless tangle.
Those who know the Hampton sena-
tor. we'll believe that he will be re-
turned to the senate, where they pre-
dict a still larger Influence for him.
Another senator whose term expires:
but who will probably run over this
summer is the Hon. Thos. 3. Pearce
of Richland, Lexington's next door
neighbor. There will hardly be any
opposition to Senator Pearce, as he
factorily. During his term Richland
county has built a great deal of hard
surface roads. So well was the fund
with which this work has been done
been administered that not single
complaint worthy of the name has
been registered. Even those who op-
posed the building of the roads, now
that they/have seen the benefit accru-
ing, are enthusiastic about them. Sem
ator Pearce has taken an active part
in the proceedings Of the body and
has been unusually successful in push
ing through successfully legislation in
which he has been interested. He
has been a leading member Of the fl
nance committee and twice during his
ssss l:ssa y D
fzSS5Saf 3f tie 'ifss On cons,
mittee on the appropriation bill, an
honor which hardly ever comes to a
young man in the senate.
.''-0 1
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31

The average Columbian is somewhat
upset over the delay which will re-
suit as the effect of the appeal of the
Annette murderers. The community
was deeply stirred by the brutal mur-
der. but public opinion was consider
ably soothed by the speedy trial and
the just conviction Of the murderers {.
delays.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
WILL SERVE DINNER
FOR THE CANDIDATES

The candidates making the state
campaign have q regular feed in store
for themselves when they reach Lex
inSton on June -. when the Ladies'
Aid Society Of St. Stephens Lutheran
church will serve barbecue ana
chicken dinner OF the court house
grounds. and there will be plenty for
all present
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31

;. Wilson. G Harvey, the new COVER
smile for. all callers. 1t would be
hard to find more genial gentleman
in many days travel than the COVER
nor, who has added to his circle of
the governors office since his in
auguration. ..,..~
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
Hays Court
Nuch Work

Court general sessions, which
! convehed last week. adjourned
| Friday tnoon after having dis
posed 7arge part of the cases on
| dockeE 3e session was scheduled
| to lastf EWo weeks, but on account
| Of sewers the attorneys interested
| in some2N more important cases
| having U&sfend the supreme court
! in ColuSf S5his week, the session
was brOa Ito a close, and the cases
| Of the J. C.. Swygert and
J the St6fH DIR. Rice 3. Harmon
were eo Rsd:
CasesaSf 6sed Of since our last issue
are: k sssss
The S8 Kenny Humphrey
negro, S1lS I'd with murder in the
killing HE Green, and also
chargeds carrying concealed
EeaponsS eonvicted of manslaugh-
ter and ling concealed weapons.
and waaa Eeed to serve four years.
Hurnphr3 He'd Green in Batesburg
ons May $50, and made his get
awayasN ass located in Carlisle,
Pas, ass Feeks ago and returned
Love NEGRO, was convicted of
breakin EeiFirst National bank al
Batesbuf taking some money and
a8pistoI #as sentenced to- serve
ten yea fe state penitentiary. A
small sn Hspleaded guilty to as
sistinga Ind was sentenced to
three the state reformatory.
Quite tion was created in the
court Grsday afternoon when
the sca E@orge w. Miller was
eaueds "a. When the sheriff
went Hnr the prisoner he re-
ported heriff that he was sick
end f tried. On being ex-
kaniifta MUSICIAN he was found
sfo shes il state, according to
sfhA ia Judge DeVore or
" Ett into court. This,
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
BANKS TO CLOSE.

Both of the Lexington banks will be
closed Saturday. June 5. il being JET
fersOn Davis birthday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
FOUR WHITE MEN
HELD ON CHARGE
NEGRO LYNCHINC
Oconee County, Ga,
Again In Limelight
With a Number of ell
legal" Killings Credited
To Gang Now Safely
Lodged In Jail

Athens, Ga, Jan. 26.-Jim Dooley.
Hamp Dooley, Herbert Thomas and
Cal Hawkes., all white, were arrested
by Sheriff Maxeys of Oconee county
late last night in connection with the
alleged lynchings and Illegal killings
which have been staged in that cOun-
ty of late, and following indictments
made by the grand jury yesterday in
session in Watkinsville, Oconee
county.
The two Dooleys and Thomas have
been placed in the Clarke county Jail,
while Hawkes. is held in the Oconee
county Jail in Watkinsville. The time
of hearing for the men has not been
set
Since early in December, state and
federal authorities have conducted an
investigation in the Oconee county
killings and it was authoratively stat
ed this morning that yet other indict-
ments and arrests would be made
soon in connection with the recent
killing of three egroes-Aaron
Birdson, West Hale and George Lowe
last December.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
TWO ARMED NEGROES
DEFY LAW OFFICERS

Palatka, Fla, Jan. 26-Sheriff Ha-
gan and a posse of deputies were
searching the county adjacent to Fair
view today for two heavily armed me-
groes who escaped from a barricaded
house last night after an hours gun
battle with the sheriff and his assist
ants during which Hagan received a
flesh wound in the shoulder.
The negroes, who were strangers
in the neighborhood, had been drink
ing and terrorizirg the inhabitants
of the vicinity, and when officers ar
rived they barricaded themselves in
a two-story house. More than 200
shots were fired by both sides during
the battle, and during the night the
negroes finally were dislodged when
the house was fired. When the fire
drove them from the house the depu-
ties did not fire at them for fear of
hitting some of their own men and
the fugitives escaped into a swamp.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
FARMERS WIND UP
TALKFEST TODAY
Agricultural Conference Will Get
Down To Business In a Prac-
ticaI Way Soon

Washington, Jan. 26.-Winding up
the program of formal addresses at
this mornings session, the national
agricultural conference then was eX-
pected to prepare for consideration of
committee reports and resolutions.
1t was thought possible that somo of
the committees recommendations
might be taken up by the conference
late today.
Recommendations covering an in
termediate credit system to provide
farms with working capital already
have been drafted by the committee
assigned to this problem. Little op-
position to it's report is anticipated,
since President Harding and every
other speaker before the conference
has suggested such a program to re-
lieve the present situation of the pro-
ducers. -
Certain delegations who favor en-
dorsement by the conference of the
activities Of the agricultural bloc" in
congress were understood today to be
still undecided whether to introduce
such a resolution.
Among matters on which the con-
ference is expected to take action on
are resolutions dealing with readjust-
ment of railroads, freight rates, in
surance, and waterways transporta-
tionS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
MRS. SANBORN GIVES
ELECTRICAL COOKING

Mrs. F. Violet Sanborn of New York
City spoke Wednesday afternoon. at
the Woman's Club building to an en-
thusiastic audience of Lakeland
housekeepers who had gathered to
hear Mrs. Sanborn, who is known as
the pioneer of electrical cooking, ex-
plain why electricity is her favorite
assistant, not only in cooking but in
general housekeeping as we'll
Mrs. Sanborn had on hand all elec-
trical housekeeping appliances and
spoke in a quietly humorous and prac-
tical manner of the economy, simplic-
ity and convenience of electricity.
The lecture was illustrated with the
broiiing of chops, the frying of eggs,
the percolating of coffee, and the maxi
ing of old-fashioned mush.
Mrs. Sanborn, who has been lec-
turing on this subject for the last
twenty-five years in Europe and
America, will speak Saturday, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday at the
club house from 30 to 4:3O. vary
ing her program from day to day. Ssa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
MEETING OF COLORADO
RIVER COMMISSION TODAY

Washington. Jan. 26.-The first
meeting of the Colorado River COM
mission. created Jointly by congress
and the seven states transversed by
the river to develop its irrigation and
power possibilities. was called to or
der today by Secretary Hoover. ap-
pointed as federal chairman by Pres
ident Harding.
"One of the first questions before
the commission" Mr.. Hoover said.
"will he to determine whether the con-
struction of dams along the river
should be undertaken by the federal
government or whether they should
be allotted 70 the different private in.
terests anxious to undertake the de-
velopment of power and water"
Expenditure of several hundred mil
lions dollars. according to Mr.. Hoov-
,er, probably will be involved in the
work of the commission which he has
described as "a sort of peace confer
ence" Of the states interested in the
development Of the Colorado river
projects. ..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
PRESIDvNTHARDLNGSSO SOLUTION OF SF4ANTUNGI ISSUE
EXPECTED TOPAVE AYFOR FRIENDLY Y SETTLEMENT
JAPAN APPROVES PR 6ENTS
PLAN AND IS AWAITING REPORT
FROM PEKIN ON ITS ACCEPTANCE
U. S. MAY SIDESTEP GENOA
CONFERENCE, OFFICIALS SAY

Washington, Jan. 26.-(By the As
sociated Press. Indications were
given in official circles today that the
United States is adverse to participat-
ing in a general European economic
conference should such a meeting be
held at the time set for the Genoa
gathering but would look with more
favor on a conference to be held at
a later date.
The Genoa meeting, it was asserted
would be in position to obtain more
satisfactory results, in the opinion of
some government officials, if more
time were given for conditions in Eu-
rope to stabilize.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
BODY OF POPE
LAID TO REST
Entombment Is Solemn and I'm
pressive Ceremony-Buried
Under St. Peters Church

Rome, Jan~26.-(By the Associated
Press. Pope Benedict XIV. was en-
tombed with solemn and impressive
ceremony this afternoon. His body
enclosed in three caskets and dres sed
in the Pontifical robes. lies in a crypt
under the great basilica of st. Peters,
t. the right Of the entrance.
The historic and beautiful ritual
was attended only by members of the
Sacred College, members Of the pom
tifical household and the papal no
bility and diplomats accredited to the
Vatican.
The great bronze doors of st. pet-
er's had been closed at noon. cutting
off the stream Of humanity which for
more than three days had been pass
ing before the catalque where the
body lay in state.
The ceremony began with the re-
moval of the body from the chapel of
the holy sacrament to the chapel of
the choir. 1t rested upon bier
which was borne upon the shoulders
of the red robed ushers whose usual
functions are to carry the pope in
the papal chair in pontifical process
sions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
WOMEN VOTERSAT
ANNUAL MEETING
LATE THIS WEEK
Convention At Jacksonville Expect
ed To Cover Wide Ground
, Noted Speakers On Program

Jacksonville, Jan. 26.-Women's ac-
tivlties under the new order of things
will run the entire gamut Of discus
sion at meetings here the latter part
of this week of prominent women
from all parts of the state.
The Florida League of Women Vot-
ers under the presidency of Mrs. j.
w. O'Hara, of Lake Worth, will con-
vene it's annual meeting Thursday
morning to continue through Satur-
day afternoon. Immediately after its
adjournment the Legislative Council
of Women's Organizations of Florida
under the craftsmanship of Mrs. w. S.
Jennings of Jacksonville, will meet
for the adoption of a constitution, by.
laws, ETC., and the consideration of
plans of financing the organization S
work.
Review of its accomplishments
since it's organization last year and
plans for the future will be the prin-
cipal business of the convention vot-
ers. Apparently unfounded rumors to
the effect that some political booms
might be started at the convention
are wholly without a possibility, lead
ers of the organization have declared,
emphasizing that the organization is
strictly non-political in so far as can
didates or parties are concerned. The
organization mission is to encourage
interest among the women in the gov
ernment and to educate them in their
newly acquired rights but there the
organizations work stops, the lead.
ers say.
The convention is expected to at.
tract prominent women from through
out the state. It's program of speak
ers include William Jennings Bryan
and F. f. Jennings. speaker of the
house of representatives during the
last session of the state legislature.
Mayor John w. Martin. of Jackson
vile. will welcome the visitors.
The business sessions of the lea ague
will not get under way until Friday
the opening day being given over to
welcoming addresses and a reception
Thursday night to which the general
public will be invited. Musical con.
certs figure conspicuously on the pro
gram of entertainments. Round table
discussions as well as two minute
talks are features Planned for The
meetings.