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Ifoung Men's CAssociate
iff Mass Meetingf Thursday Nigh
Courtare will be a meeting in thehouse at Lexington ThursdayNov. 15, for the purpose of
ling aid for Y. M. C. A. workfn figwi) '
Sy.UUi iTVCW+WJbW ^ 4. _
Wl Mr. T. C. Calison, has been apJBpomted Chairman for Lexington jvk>unty and will wage a vigorousAmpaign tc raise funds for this purSeveral
good speakers, thoroughlyfamiliar with this vrork will be pres
-exit to address the audience and exBplain the many good features and
|| "wholesome influences exerted in our
B army camps, hy the Y. M. C. A.
H&The value of this work is wonderfulBand should receive the heaity sup.
flftpcrt of every patriotic citizen. It
BBelieves the monotony of camp life
^^jfcadds to the comfort and cheer oftKB soldiers. It keeps alive home
influences. It sets in motion influ^-runs-
% Jor gOOQ TO CVUUictavk wv
. and fierce temptations of camp life.
Ff It thus improves the morale of thesoldiers and makes them, more effiR-cient fighters.
P Mr. J. I>. Carroll, who is assisting^*Afc Calhso» in this work, is very enthusiasticover the results that can
^ he obtained and stated today that he
fe£ hoped the people of Lexington conn
S ty would respond readily and do their
H hit. The only means of maintenance
H -for this work is by personal subscription and the help of the public is
MTequested. The National War Coun
^Hkil of the Y. M. C. A. has decided
flpBbat in order to meet adequately, un
HA July 1, 1918, the needs far thisamong the soldiers of our own
army, both at home and abroad, and
L to conduct similar work among the
wrrmiesof certain of. our allies whoH^have not the men or the money to
ffllF* ^ ^ on themselves, at least $35, ^00,000is needed.Br This amount is to be raised during
tik period November lltb to 19thBfcflBasive. The jpledges which will
SSgSBnade in the campaign will be
BBB|j»d upon the plan of paymentper cent within thirty days,
MBgpfcer cent on January 1, 1918 and
BpjBper cent April 1, 1918, if subBibers desire to take advantage of
partial payment plan. Remember '
ihat the appeal is not for the supMport of the Y. M. C. A. but for a
useful service to our soldiers.
& CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONW% TO MEET DEC. 1.
I The Lexington County Corn GrowI ers association will hold their 7<h an
i. iwaefino- at Lexington Decern-111 ber 1st. This meet promises to
gl: he one of the best ever held in the
With abundant crops and goodp prices prevailing a record breakingi attendance and exhibits are assur.
I ed. Good prizes will be offered andB keen competition is expected.
WWILLIAM POPE PASSES AWAYW William |Pope, son of John Hite,I D»d Nov. 9, 1917 aged 33 years,4K months and 7 days.I ftfeHe was Baptised in infancy, and in
ISBirly youth was confirmed a memHrof St. Davids E. L. Church, and
HpjjMas true until called away by death.leaves a true and affectionate
Bif e, fwo sons, 2 daughters, one:
H Rughter preceeded him to the spi.'St tad, 3 brothers, 7 sisters and
B|||Bher relatives to mourn his deparIIre. His remains were laid to restRBI .-the cemetery of his church serI
Ke by Rev. J. A, Cromer.
EBB. O. W. WILL HOLD UNVEILpH ImC CEREMONY AT BETHELl^pKllfRCH SUNDAY AFTERNOONgfllllThe Pelion Camp W. 0. W. will§g3|B&i their unveiling ceremony at theB H^b of the late Senator Sharps in
BR95 cemetery at Bethel church Sun.MPlKjr afternoon, at 3 o'clock.HHHAq address will be made by So-
fW. H, Cobb of Columbia, andipressive unveiling ceremonyWoodmen of the World perThe^public is cordially intd
from Atlanta where shem for several days attendingneral of her grandfather.ch\.
Christian I)n For Soldiers
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Citizens Forit In LexingtonHouse.PABI V npriSION BY THE SUP-REME COURT EXPECTED ONDRAFT.
Washington, D. C.r Nov. 12..The United States supreme court willmake an early decision on the consti.tutionality . of the draft law. Thenine so-called "slacker" cases havebeen consolidated and set for hearingDecember 10. By Christmas it is
possible the court will render its decision..At the same time it is expected the
court will hear arguments on theconstitutionality of sending draftedmen abroad. This question has not!yet been judicially raised, bub it is understood cases will be brought to thesupreme court at an early date."The two questions are absolutelyseparate/' said Hannis Taylor, notedas the exponent of the contentionthat the drafted army can not'.-A A-IJ- xl. TT-iA-J 0+«4-^.
oe seat ouusiue uic uiuicu uMtcq.
"The right of exemption from foreignservice is quite distinct fromthe question of the draft law's constitutionality.I contend, and shallargue to the supreme court, that thislaw is constitutional. >
"Neither have I a particle of doubton what the court will rule as to theright of the drafted' man to exemptionfrom service on foreign soil. Iregret the question of constitutionalityof the draft law has even beenraised, because I do not wish to see
the other question clouded."Eight of the case to be argued De
cember 10 are the result of prosecutionsfor neglecting to register as re
quired by the draft law. The ninthcase,, that against Emma Goldman^ anarchist, is brought under another sec
tion of the draft law which makesit a crime to resist the draft. Emma!Goldman 'is ^charged with makingspeches and circulating literature ur
ging resistance to the draft. TheNew York court sentenced her to San&uestin penitentiary in /Californiafor a long term. An appeal was!granted her*by Supreme Court Jus!tice Brandeis, who also directed reas
onable bail be accepted pending an
appeal.The other cases came .up $rpm
Ohio, Minnesota, Georgia and >New!York. The titles of these casei'sreRuthenberg Vs. The United(Ohio): Arver vs. The United StatesiGrahl vs. The United States; Wan-jgeon vs. The United States (Mifcttie-1sota); Kramer vs. The United States'(New York): and Jones vs. jPerkinsj(Georgia.) (Those who contend the draft law
in itself unconstitutional Jrely on
the clause in the constitution which,forbids involuntary servitude, bas- jing their argument on the contentionthat enforced military serviceamounts to involuntary servitude.,This is the argument urged by Thorn'!as Watson of Georgia, who inspiredthe Georgia cases. Federal JudgeSpeer of Georgia rendered a decisiondeclaring the law constitutional andan aDpeal was taken.The constitutionality of the law ia
upheld on the ground that the fede>Jal government is given authority spe;cifically by the constitution to draftmen for htree purposes: namely, toeniorce tne laws, xo suppress insurrectionand to repel invasion. Thisprovision of the constitution was invokedin 1863, when congress authorized^Lincoln to draft Jsoldiersto suppress insurrection. The courthas held the law then passed was
contitutional. The present law isalmost identieali
Constitution lawyers generallyagree with Hannis Taylor that thedraft law as such will be declaredconstitutional. It is only a matterof getting a eourt declaration at an
early date. On the question involvingthe constitutionality of sendingthe troops abroad, there is a muchwider division of opinion, many holdhig with Taylor that service outsidethe country is opposed to the conatitution.
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MIKE RUTLAND ELECTEDBY BIG MAJORITY
(Received too late for last week)
The primary election held here lastTuesday for Mayor resulted in theelection of Hon. M. E. Rutland by a
majority of 52 votes over the presentincumbent Dr. C. M. Cain. Mr. Rutlandheld the office of Mayor beforefor two years having been elected tothe position in 1912, and made one
of the best officials the town has ever
had. He is one of the largest propertyowners in this town and haserected a number of handsome brickbuildings which would be a credit toa city many times the size of Batesburg.Mr. Rutland is largely engag.ed'in farming and stock raising andhas been unusually successful in bothenterprises.
Attorney T. C. Callison of the Lexington bar was in town Monday.
Mr. Barrett Jones spent Friday inAiken looking after the legal interestsof his clients.
Hon. George B. Cromer of Newberryaddressed a large and appreciativeaudience in town Friday nightHis theme was why this country is atwar with Germany, and also impressedupon hie hearers the importanceof .purchasing bonds to help financethe country in winning the war,.
Miss Eva Hite a teacher in the pub.lie schools of Aiken county, near Wagener,spent Sunday with her parentsMr. and Mrs. W. S. Hite.
Miss Rosa Stidgell daughter vofSenator Ridgell has accepted theprincipalship of a large and flourishing school at Warrenville in Aikencounty
Dr. Ransom H. Timmerman madea business trip to Edgefield one daylast week.
Mr. D. G. Livingston a prominentfarmer anti citizen *of "Newberrycounty was in town Monday afternoon.
Efforts are being made by membersof the Baptist church to raisefunds to remodel their church building.The members of the Methodistchurch here are preparing to erectin the near future a large and up to
datp brick building on dheir lot near
the business section of the town.
Tw R. KEISLER ELECTED MAYOR» !
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Election Quite and Friendly.The municipal election held herej
Monday for Mayor and six Aldermenresulted in the election of Tally R.Keisler mayor and the following A11dermen: J. P. Meetze, Dr. J. H. Ma-jthias, W. A Harman, R. F. Roberts,T T am Qrwv on/^ Tno AT C! St nv\f\TYIStTt</ « UV<(V U*t v» v vv wv«
Dr. J. H. Mathias and J. Lem Sox;are new men, the other four beingreflected. j
Mr. Keisler who was elected over:the incumbent Chas. E. Taylor by a]majority of 14 votes, is a young.'progressive, business man of Lexingtonwhere he has resided for thepast 12 or 15 years, and at presentconducts a general merchandisebusiness. He is a young man ofsterling qualities, conscientious and;fearless and will undoubtedly makea good mayor. Mr. Taylor who was
defeated by Mr. Keisler has servedas mayor for the past four yearsand made an excellent officer. Hisadministration being marked by manyimprovements in the governmentof municipal affairs. The electionwas quite and good natured no
bitterness or personalities being resortedto by any of the candidates, jST. JOHN1S J-ADIES ORGANIZEThe ladies of the St. John school
met at the school house on Friday,afternoon Nov. 9th.
After having the work of the Rural School Improvement associationexplained by Miss Simpson.theselnrKpe rvrcanizad into an associationand with great enthusiasm outlinedthe needs of their schools and madeplans to fill these needs as soon as
possible. IThe following officers were elected:(Mrs. Clide Livingston, President,
Mrs. Jeff Rawl, Vice-President, Mrs. |T. H. Shull, Secretary,Mrs. W. K.:Hook Treasurer. j
Other members are:
, Miss Emilie Hook, Mrs. S. E. Hen,drix, Mrs. E. E. Hook, Mrs Ella Keis
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Jer, Mrs J. J. uanentme, Mrs. w.,C. Sease, Miss Amanda Hook, Mr.!Lawrence Derrick, Mrs. Scott Keisler,and Miss Alline Harmon.
The Lexington Red Cross chapter |will, meet Thursday afternoon 4 o'clock' at Taylor^ Furniture store.All members and others who are
interested in red' cross work are urgedto be present.
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war declarationmade in Finland!
Helsingfors, Finland, Nov. 10 (Saturday, 11:50 a. m.)..A state of i
war has been declared in FinlandThe provisional soldiers' committeehas appointed a sailor named Schiecksas commissary of Finland in
attawti rtw F1 \Tnlri*o_jjiclutr ui uuvci nui uciici ai n^xviosoff.The diet is in session and Russian
representation has been completelyignored. It has voted to elect a statedirectorate with supreme power.
Prof. Von Wendt a delegate ofthe diet, has telegraphed Presiderif^ilson that owing to the poor
r harvest the country faces starvationuntil food can be obtained in the United States.
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ARRIVE HOME SAFENew York, Nov. 12..Lord North
cliffe, British commissioner to theUnited States, and Lord Reading,chief justice of England, special financialcommissioner to this countryhave arrived in England it was announcedtoday.
CLERK'S SALE.STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
.Lexington Comity. In the Courtof Common Pieasr| Atlantic Life. Insurance Co., Plaintiff, vs. Levi- Poole, R. Elmore Shealyand Lorick & Lowrarice,; Defendants.
[ By virtue of authority upon meconfered by the decree of the Courtof Common Pleas in the above entit;led cause, dated the 3rd day of September, 2917, and now on fUe in myoffice, I will sell on salesday in December,1917 within the legal hoursand before the Court House door inLexington Coutny, those two tractsof land both situate in LexinetnCounty described below:
1. The Home Place of the defendant, Levi Poole.
Tract of land containing SIXTYAND ONE QUARTER (60 1-4)ACRES, more or less, bounded onthe North by lands of E. J. Etheredge,on the East by lands of GeorgeW. Ashill, on the South by lands ofL. H. Sheaiy and on the West by J,P. Able. Upon this tract of land isthe residence of Levi Poole and otheroutbuildings.
2. All that tract of land containingTHREE HUNDRED AND FORTYAND. 15-100 ACRES, more or
less, bound._NQrtb by landof J. P. Podie, George Asbill, AlonzojTaylor and David Clamp and on the!East and Northeast by land of Alon->zo Tavlor and David Clamp and onthe East and Southeast by the landof Daniel Senn, on the South by landof Daniel Senn and Walter Smithand Hell Hole Creek, and on theWest by lands of Clara KneeceR. E. Shealy and J. P. Bodie, whichtract has been sub-divided into three^tracts, to wit:.
1. Tract No. 1, containing SIX-TY ACRES, more or less boundedNortheast by lands of George Asbill,'from which it is separated by!a branch,/Northwest by land of J.P. Bodie and Clara Kneece, South bylands of Clara Kneece and East bytract No. 2, below described.
2. Tract No. 2, containing ONEHUNDRED AND FORTY .TWO A-CRES, more or less, bounded North
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11. above described and lands of MissClara Kneece, West by Hell Hole
' Creek, iSouth by lands of WalterSmith and tract No. 3. below described. East by land of Alonzo Taylor.
Tract No. 3, containing ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO ANDFIFTY ONE HUNDREDTHS (132.50) ACRES, more or less, boundedon the Northwest by tract No. 2,1above described, on the West byMill Branch, separating it from landsof Walter Smith, on the Southeastby land of Daniel Senn, on the Northeast by lands of David Clamp.
Tracts Nos. 2, and 3, containingrespectively ONE HUNDRED ANDFORTY TWO ACRES, more or less,and ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY,TWO AND ONfc 'HALF 'ACRES, jiriore or less will be sold at the riskof the former bidders.
Tprms of sale one third of the'purchase price of each tract ofland to be paid in cash, the other!two thirds secured by the bond or!bonds of the purchaser or purchasersand a mortgage or mortgages of thepremises purchased, payable inthree equal annual payments, with;interest from date of sale, payableannually. Said deeds of mortgageto contain a provision for thepayment of attorney's fees in case
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of an attorney for suit or collection!upon default, not exceeding ten per;
; cent of the amount, and also a clausefor insurance on the property coveredby the mortgaged premises a-1gainst loss "by fire and with thefurther *provision that in ca3e of'default in the payment of principalor interest, the whole debt shall becomeimmediately dtt* and payable.The undersigiied will require, on
'qgch purchase a deposit of fifty dol- JhUg.to be made by each successfulb^ler, immediately upon the acceptanceof his bid, such amount to be[forfeited in case of non-compliancewith his bid after a reasonable len-1'gth of time to ascertain whether thetitle be good, and that uuon default;of making such deposit, the property;tn he immediately resold at the risk jof such bidder making defaultiNov. 12th, 1917.
Lyles & Lyles, Attys for Plaintiff.H. U HRAMON,
Clerk of Court, Lexington County
November ConCourt Con
A A T 1une Lase iried at
Way..Stricklaito Be Nex
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS i
CONVENED ON MONDAY.!. "I
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Judge Hayne F. Rice of Aiken, Presiding,and Many ImportantCases to Be Heard.
The regular November term ofthe Court of Common Pleas for Lex-ington County, convened on Mondaymorning with all of the officials intheir proper places.
The first case called for trial was
that of W. H. Townsend, et al, Trustees,plaintiffs, against A. P. Corley,This case was a suit brought by theTrustees of the W. (P. Roof bankruptestate for collection of an accountclaimed by the estate againstA. P. Corley. The jury rendered a
verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for$111.60. .< IThe Court has been engaged since
Monday ofternoon in the trial ofWilliamson and others against ElijahHall. This is a suit brought for possessionof- 722 acres of land in thelower part of the county on EdistoiRiver. The validity of the title tothis land is involved and many interbythe large array of legal talent em.
esting points have been brought out
ployed by both sides. The case hasnot yet reached the jury, and in allrpobability it will consume all of tomorrow.
The next case set for trial following the Williamson land case is thatofMrs. Strickland administratrix a-'gainst Southern Railway Company.This is the second trial 01 tne case
the first having resulted in a verdictfor the railway by direction of specjial Judge McCullough.
Col. W. Boyd Evans, leadingcounsel for Mrs. Strickland appealed'the case to the State Supreme Courtwhich tribunal in a unanimous decis-ion reversed Judge McCullough andsent the case back for another trial,Col. Evans has been in Lexingtonall week, and is prepared to go to a
speedy and vigorous {trial. Thereare many new and interesting pointsinvolved in this case and the outcomewill be awaited with interest.
POWER LINE TO VENICE CUTBY INVADING ENEMY.Washington, Nov, 12..Venice
has already felt the heavy hand ofthe Teuton invader. The Austro;German advance, according to in1formation received here tonight, hascut the high tension electric line o|ver which Venice receives its elecjtricity for light and power.At the offices of the National Geo
graphic Society it was stated thatthis current is derived from the fallsof Collini. They are located half-1way between the Tagliamento andLivenza rivers. They are now wellwithin the 1 "-itory occupied by theGerman ai ._s.
POTATO WEIGHS 8 1-2 POUNDS.Mr. M. Canbv Laird, a well known
olanter of the Pelion section, broughta portorican Yam to our office todaywhich weighs 8 1-2 pounds, just 4pounds larger than any we have ever
seen; and it is one of the most perfectshaped potatoes we ever saw.
Mr. Laird raised a large crop, hisyield being 150 bushels on 1-4 ofan acre. Mr. Laird grows plentyof everything on the farm, and isone of the best men in the county.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALEIn accordance with an agreement
between the heirs of the estate ofthe late Mrs. R. C, Shealy, deceased,I will sell to the highest bidderat public out cry in front of theCourt House door at Lexington, S. Con the first Monday in December1917, the same being the 3rd dayof said month; all that piaee, par-eel or tract of land, situate, lyingand being in Lexington iCountyknown as the Jacob M. Shealy placecontaining 350 acres more or lesswell timbered' and' watered adjoininglands of Geo. C. Clarke, estateHenry Gunter, Lott Shumpert andS. Perry Smith. This tract of landmay be sold as a whole or dividedSnto (3) three separate tracts.
Terms of Sale.Cash.J. J. Shealy,
3tpd. Administrator
amon Pleasivened Mondayid Another Under
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id Dsmaae Suit:t Called.SIX YOUNG SOLDIERS IN
THE LEXINGTON JAIL.,C. H. Blythe, Joseph Rodgers, E.
L. Swartz, Harry Thompson, A. R.Schamble and Loyal Warmble, six .
young Pennsylvania soldiers clad mkhaki from Camp Hancock at Augusta,are being held in the LexingtonCounty Jail on the charge of conspiracyto rob one, C. D. Riley, an
Augusta transfer driver, of the car
in which he, together with the six soLdiers were driving at the point of a
pistol , r k /The alleged crime was committed-,
on Monday night at Six Mile Creek,on the Augusta highway, midway betweenLexington and Columbia; andthe young men were arrested in Ceiv* J T__ t-i. L..1. 1. T.xumuia anu uruugxib uaua. w
ington by Sheriff Miller on Tuesdayafternoon.
The young soldiers declare that.theyonly intended using the car togo back home to see relatives andfriends, and that they had no intenition of deserting.The young men declare further/
that the life of a soldier at CampHancock is nothing short of GeneralSherman's definition of war, and thata fellow will do most anything to getoff for only a few days.The soldiers will be held here pendinginstructions from the Augusta
authorities, the matter having been,reported to them by Sheriff Milleryesterday afternoon.
CARD OF THANKS
T othe Editor of The Dispatch-News:Please alow us space in your col- ."'
umns to express to the people ofthis town and community our sincereand most appreciative thanksfor their many deeds of kindness,together with their expressions ofsympathy, during the illness anddeath of our beloved husband andfather, the late Charles A. Geiger,We wish to assure each and everirone that every act of kindness anievery word of sympathy have found' * A* 1 I
lodgment in airectionate nearts; v/nlythose who have passed through,the shadows of a similar bereavementcan fully appreciate the depths/of our afflictions; and it is only thosewho know the real value of friendsin times of sorrow and bereavementIt is our earnest hope that an AllWiseprovidence will abundantlybless each and every one of you.
Mrs. Almo 0. GeigerNorman S. Geiger.
Lexington, Nov. 13. 1917.
IN MEMORIAM .MRS. ELLIEMONTS,
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Tribute by the Sunday School ofZion's Lutheran church, Leington S.C.On the morning of July 7th, the
beautiful spirit of our friend Mrs-vEllie Monts, passed from earth tolive forever with the heavenly Fatherin the "home not made with handseternal in the heavens."As a teacher in the Sunday school
for the past several years, she was
always an inspiration to loyality andconsiliation to her Sunday schooland her church, and we are sad indeedwith the sense of our deep loss.We shall miss her sweet companion-?ship and her presence in our midst,but the influence of her beautifullife to higher service in the cause?
she loved. ,
And the faith that was her^ lives in,us, and we comfort ourselves with."the abiding hope that we shall hadour friend again in that day, "when.:,in the light that circles around the^throne, in all his beauty, we shall: '
see the king." i
In loving sympathy we commend-thebereaved family to the tender,love of their heavenly Father whomtheirloved one faithfully served.
Mrs. Mattie Kleckley r
Miss Mannie Corley .
Miss Hattie Cromer, :
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