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?t?ts? ??eu>Hpaper ?n &mrtb (festina VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S, C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920 No. 7 JOHNSTON LETTER. William Wright Injured Falling Timber. Tobacc Crop Promising. Bap tists Make Report. William Wright, the young soi Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright happt to a serious accident on Thurs while at work at the planing mil Mr. Ben Wright. A large pie? timber fell from some place al where he stood, striking him on head, crushing the skull where point of the wood struck him. Medical aid was given him at c . and hasty plans were made to ci him on the midday train to the lumbla Hospital. He was accoir ined by his father and Dr. Weic mari, and Mrs. M. R. Wright as mother was prostrate with grief. An operation was performed Dr. Bunch soon after his arri1 which was very successful. It is pr able that a silver plate will rep! the fractured skull. The physici; stated that had it been another s ti on of the brain that received shock he would have died soon af the accident. His condition now very favorable. A matter of great interest now the curing of tobacco, many of 1 farmers have fine fields of this, number of buildings for this \ have been built and the process curing is interesting to see. Mr. I eas Walker has a large field out front of his residence, and the di . ing process is going on in a buildi just in the edge of the woods, so that have never seen such, can av themselves of this opportunity. Lieut. Clark, a naval officer, h ben spending a few days at Mulbi ry Hill Plantation with his frier Mr. William Bouknight. He was an honor guest at a d lightful dinner party on Saturd; evening. Dr. Mal Anderson has return* to Atlanta after a vis:.t to relative Miss Annie Stokes is at hon from a visit to Miss Killingsworth Columbia. Miss Marie Lewis is at home fro a visit to her cousin, Miss Carr Mobley at Thomson, Ga. Rev. W. S. Brooke is conductir a meeting this week at Salem churc The report of the Baptist churc carried to the Ridge Association WJ read on Sunday morning and adop ed. In gifts to every purpose, by til church and the societies, it was th finest in the history of the churc] The amount is $18,725.65. The gre* campaign was the cause of such a increase. Mr; and Mrs. Robert Leavell, o Newberry have been fer a visit t relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Allen, John Ji and Miss Mary Lewis were here thi week in the home of Mrs. Willi Tompkins. They have recently re turned from Glenn Springs. ? Miss Annie Ruth Tim merman o Georgia is the guest of relatives. Miss Annie Crouch is the guest o relatives in Columbia. Miss Lucile Smith has returned ti Newberry after a visit to her aunt Mrs. J. L. Walker. Mrs. Aleen McClung has returne< from Hendersonville, N. C. Mrs. C. P. Corn is at home from i visit to her parents at Walhalla. Mrs. O. D. Black and Miss Zen? Payne visited in Columbia last week Mrs. Jesse Derrick and childrer are in Macon, Ga., the guests of rel. atives. Miss Marion Mobley has gone t( Charlotte to visit friends. Everyone will be glad to knov, that little Ann Mims, the daughter of Mrs. Oliver Hamilton, of Middle brooke, Va., is now convalescing af ter an attack of scarlet fever. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner, Miss es Marion and Grace Turner and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Turner and Billie are at home from a mountain trip, and spent day and night at Tamassee, the wonderful D. A. R. school that is the pride of the state organization. Mr. George Nickerson has been for a visit to the home folk. The pretty bunaglow of Mr. Mc Creight is about completed and will soon be occupied. Mr. and Mrs. Will Keith, little Elizabeth and Miss Frances Webb, .have been guests of Mrs. Harry C. I Strother. Mrs. L. C. Latimfer has gone to Macon, Ga., to spend two weeks with her son, Dr. Edward Latimer. I Rev. Chester, presiding elder of one of the circuits in Georgia, is ^pending a few days in th? home of Mr. Will Wright. He came to see his ,son, Mr. Leland Chester, who is ill. The latter will probably soon go to some health .camp where it is hoped .he will soon be restored to health, entertained with a moonlight party entertained with a moonlight party on Thursday evening. The moon was great and the cozy seats and swings in the grove by the home were all conducive to a good time. Mrs. M. E. Norris, Mrs. Alice Cox, Misses Lillian Mobley and Sara Nor ris have been for a visit to Augusta. Mrs. F. S. Bland has gone to Hen dersonville to spend a while. Miss Annie Lykes spent the week end with Miss Emma Bouknight. Mrs. Van Edwards and children have gone to the mountains of North Carolina to stay two weeks. Misses Bessie and Isabelle Bean have returned from the University of Virginia where they took a special .course. Miss Sue Sloan is very fortunate? in having won a musical scholarship. A written\test was had and her pa pers were considered most excellent from every point. She has not yet decided whether she will avail her self of this. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emith and little son have gone to Newberry to visit the latter's mother. Mrs. Marie Dozier and Mr. Albert Dozier are spending a while at Charleston. Death of Mr. W. S. Harris. After a steady declnie in health' extending over a period of several years Mr. W. S. Harris died at his home in the Mountain Creek section Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reese, Mrs. Reese, being his sister, went up Sunday morning from Edgefield to see Mr. Harris, knowing him to be quite sick, and found him dead on reaching his home. Mr. Harris was reared in the Mathis Cross Roads section of the country and moved to his late home about two years ago. He was a member of Rock Creek church, Saluda county, but at his re quest he was buried at McKendree church, the funeral being conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. S. C. Dun Jap the pastor. Mr. Harris was a pa tient sufferer for many months and during his tedious illness his devoted wife ministered to him untiringly and unceasingly, at the same time 'directing the farming operations which have been very successful this year. Mr. Harirs signified his readi ness and willingness for the end some time before being overtaken by death. Besides his wife, who was be fore her marriage Miss Mollie Boone, Mr. Harris leaves one sister, Mrs. J. W. Reese and one brother, Mr. J. C. Harris. They had no children. Waycross News. It has been rumored that Mr. Boll Weevil will keep us from making a good cotton crop this year but it seems like we will make a good crop despite him. Protracted prayer meeting is be ing held at Waycross school house this week. Miss Grace Ouzts spent a few days with her sister Mrs. T. L. Pardue of Kirksey last week. Miss Lula Ouzts left for Edgefield on Monday to be with her sister, Miss Fanny Ouzts who is ill. Mrs. G. B. Timmerman spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. J. B. DeVore of Kirksey last week. Rev. Mr. Harley is conducting re vival services at McKendree this week. Miss Emily Ouzts was a welcome visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Timmerman on Monday last. We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. M. T. Cloer, but hope she will soon be restored to health again. Miss Mattye Timmerman will leave for Chester next week to spend a few days with friends there. Best wishes for the Advertiser. / To the Farmers and Business People of Edgefield County.; The following Agricultural meet ings will be held in Edgefield County at the following times and places, to: wit: ^ August 10, Edgefield, 10:30 a. m. August 10, Johnston, 3 p. m. August ll, Red HilL ll . m.-all day. ? Hi All patriotic Edgefield men, wor men and children should attend on?. or more of these meetings. The-? speakers are the greatest experts on Agriculture, Boll Weevil, Warehouse c's and marketing in the country. ?J We have selected as speakers for. these occasions,, not politicians but experts on the subjects they discuss. Our whole people should be vitally interested in these ' discussions. The. following have been invited to sepaki T. M. Mills and D. .W. Watkins of Clemson College; B. Harris, Commis sioner of Agriculture; Mr. Hunni cutt of "Southern Cultivator;" Prof. Conradi, State Entomologist and J. S. Wannamaker, President American Cotton Association. ' ? The return of normal conditions, the revolution of our farming meth ods caused by the appearance of the boll weevil, and the growing of sub stitute crops-the curing of sweet potatoes so that they may be shipped North without rotting and the mar keting of all crops-in other words, the use of brains in farming will be emphasized by these scientists. i It is a duty to yourself, your fam ily and your country to go and learn j all you can about these subjects. These will be the most important agricultural meetings ever held in this county. Come and learn how to do, what to do and how to co-operate with one another. J. WM. THURMOND, Pres. C. G. A., E. C. The "Dollar Democracy" cam paign iii South Carolina has received the indorsement of James M. Cox of Ohio, Democratic candidate for the presidency. The Ohio governor, who was nom inated at the San Francisco conven tion, has indorsed the movement in South Carolina in a letter to Joe Sparks, financial director of the cam paign to raise a great popular fund. Governor Cox in his letter con gratulates South Carolina Democ racy upon their start. The letter of Governor Cox to Mr. Sparks follows: "This is acknowledgement of your letter of July 19. I am glad to know that the Democrats of South Caro lina have thus early started with the militant spirit, which will win. "Let me congratulate you upon your slogan of 'Dollar Democracy.' We want the public to know where every dollar of campaign fund conies from and where it goes, and later challenge comparison with the ene my with a result not to his advan tage. "The use of a campaign . fund which comes from sources unknown and in amounts so vast as to be un believable, such as employed by our adversary, is not good for American institutions." The campaign in South Carolina to raise funds for the support of the national campaign is shaping up rapidly. Money is being received from many sections of the state. The county Democratic chairmen Jiave begun to appoint solicitors and it will not be many days before sev eral hundred dollars will be received each day. It is the plan to secure as much as $1 from each Democrat in South Carolina. "The dollar campaign," said Mr. Sparks," meets with the approval of the national Democratic leader and there should be no hesitancy in giv ing on the part of the South Caro lina Democracy."-The State. Death of Mrs. Cornelius. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Medlock have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their daught er, Mrs. James E. Cornelius who died in Columbia Sunday and was buried out at a country church, the former home of R. Cornelius, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Medlock attended the fu neral. Mrs. Cornelius was Miss Mat tie Medlock before her marriage. .? Striking Piece of Missi Work. Rev. J. F. Love, D. D. Cor. Secret Foreign Mission Board. I. Ten years ago Rev. John Lake beloved missionary of the Fore Mission Board in South Caroli said to Mr. Chan, president of Sunning Railroad, that the people a certain leper village had begf him to raise enough money to tra port them to another leper villi "on the river where they could mi a little money fishing. Mr. Chan sa i*?Bon't do it; they will contamim the river and endanger the lives the people in the river towns: ? the government to give you an land in the China Sea near the t minus of my railroad, and I will le you a box car to transport the lepi there." f'Vfhen the writer was in Soi China early in 1919, Dr. Wu-Ti Fang, the head of the Chinese gc ernment, which has for some ye* maintained headquarters at Cant ?nd a great friend of Brother Lal showed his appreciation of the wo which this faithful missionary a his wife are doing by placing at th< disposal a government cruiser wi a. staff of soldiers, officers, etc., te Wig him to keep the boat as long he needed it. On this ship our par went from Canton to Macao to vi; Brother and Sister Sundstrom ai their work. From Macao we sail down the coast to find and inspe an island which Brother Lake had I ca?ed as probably a suitable one f the leper settlement. There are se eral of these islands in the sea o the Chinese coast, which are unse tied except as they are occupied I robbers who infest this coast cou; Jxy. We landed and examined or .of , these islands, later landing nei .Tonshan, where the president of tl Sunning Railroad had a private trai waiting for us Jn recognition of h Jp.'ceero of Mr. apd. Mrs. ..Lake and tl ..work they are donig for his Chine; people. Brother Lake was given ai thority to stop the train at any poir on the line and start it when it sui ed his convenience. Our fh'st sto was at one of these leper colonie in whom Brother Lake has been ir terested for ten years, and for whos better comfort he has striven. W carried rice, which was received wit tokens of gratitude. We will not hai row the reader's feelings by any d< scription of what we saw. It was typical leper settlement and prc sented a scene of human afflictio which is not found anywhere excej among lepers. Men. women and chi] dren, showing in their bodies thi awful disease at all stages of its de velopment, made an imp .espion o: my mind which time will nu. remove Brother Lake has continued hi agitation of leper relief apiong Chi nese in China and Chinese who ar scattered abroad in Nother countries At last he has found in the vicinit: which we vbited another and bette island, and arrangements are mad' for its preparation to receive th* lepers. Shortly we hope to have in formation that these unfortunati people have been carried to this spo in the sea where without endanger ing others they will have a comfort able abode and find some relief ii gardening, to which the island ii adapted, and in fishing. The locatior is ideal and nothing in the way ol humanitarian work could commenc itself more strongly to compassion ate men and women than this efforl to furnish a bit of comfort to those who are doomed by a dreadful dis ease. The old Manchu gov ernment gave Brother Lake no encouragement, but his heart has been too firmly set upon this beautiful service to be dis couraged. There are still difficulties in China and in South China, but this devotion to an unfortunate and fre quently despised element of Chinese society has at last provoked admira tion and sympathy among more for tunate Chinese, and Brother Lake now has helpers and will see his hopes realized. Let none suppose that this leper work, as great a service as it is, com prises that which Mr. and Mrs. Lake are doing. As a matter of fact, it is only a small part of the greater ser vice which they are rendering in the name of Christ. They have under their supervision in Canton and more than twenty other cities and towns twenty-seven churches and chapels, and nearly that many schools for boys and girls, with more than sixty Chinese preachers, teach ers, Bible women arid colporters. It requires incessant labor and the hardships of travel by river-boat, sanpan, and across country in the rudest and most primitive way to keep in touch with this work and many workers. But these devoted missionaries, true yoke-fellows in the service of Christ, keep up their mis sionary tours and God's blessing abounds upon their work. It is doubt ful that any missionary of any other bqard has without assistance built on a mission field in China as many church buildings as have these mis sionaries\during their terms of ser vice. More than 75 out of every 100 of the Chinese immigrants come from the territory in which ^the Lakes are at work. Many of these have made money in America and elsewhere and have been willing to contribute to the work of Christ which these missionaries are doing. In this way they have helped out greatly the insufficient funds of the Board and at the same time develop ed some strong Christian characters among the Chinese. _I_ Army Worms Attack Crops. Dear Editor: Please remind the farmers through your paper that they should keep a sharp lookout for an attack by the common Fall Army Worm, since ibis pest has broken out in the Pleasant Lane section and at present is doing serious damage to cotton and may damage corn and ^.-as. The army worm usually starts on crab grass, and at this feeding place it can be most easily controlled by scat tering poisoned bran among the grass made as follows: bran, 50 pounds; arsenate of lead or Paris Green, 1 pound; oranges or lemons, 6 p^ftftds; molasses, 2 quarts and eirotig^^wat^tfSH^ mash. Mix bran and poison, add mo lasses, lemons or oranges and the water and use by "sprinkling over the ground where the worm is. early in the morning or late in the afternoon. In case the pest attacks the culti vated crops dust with equal parts of at once. It will also pay to scatter arsenate of lead and air slaked lime the poisoned bran, in grassy places. Deep furrows should be plowed around the fields to prevent the spread. The worms will collect in these furrows and can be killed by dragging a log through them. I shall be glad to answer any farmer's call to aid in controlling this pest. A. B. CARWILE, Co. Agricultural Agent. A Call to Duty. If the national Democratic party is successful in the campaign that has just been launch?d, a large cam paign fund must be raised with which to defray expenses, and in raising this money every loyal Dem ocrat should have a part. The plan of appealing to every Democrat to contribute a dollar has been adopt ed in South Carolina. Surely every Democrat in Edgefield county will desire to have a part in winning a great victory. To that^end an appeal is made to every Democrat to con tribute not less than one dollar to the campaign fund. A soliciting committee will be chosen for each club in the county, the county ex ecutive committeeman being a mem ber of that committee, and when you are approached for a dollar for the campaign fund make your con tribution. Every Democrat in Edge field county will be given an oppor tunity to have a part in raising this victory fund. The committees will be announced nftct week. A. E. PADGETT, Chairman Fund for Edgefield Co. Accepts Position in Minnesota. Miss Florence Mims has accepted ?a position as teacher of expression in Aurora^ Minn. She had several other similar positions in New Hamp shire, Florida and Tennessee under consideration but decided to accept the offer from Minnesota. The coun ty in which Aurora is located bor ders on Canada and Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River, is in an adjoining county to this one. She will enter upon her duties in September. Senatorial Campaign Meeting Held Here Wednesday The senatorial campaign meeting was held in the court house Wed nesday, the meeting being presided over Dy J. L. Mims, county chairman who called upon the Rev. P. P. Bla lock to open the meeting with pray er? The audience was large and re presentative, there being about 400 people present. The two candidates for solicitor of this circuit, T. C. Callison of Lex ington and S. M. Smith of Edgefield, spoke first, both being well received. The first speaker presented for the United States senate was W. P. Pol lock, who said the life of service was the only life worth while. He stress ed the responsibility that rests upon the shoulders of a United States sen ator who acts for more than 1,000, 000 American people. He stated that the only act he introduced during the three months he served in the senate was in the interest of a fed eral appropriation for education. He referred to the good results follow ing the federal reserve banking sys tem. Mr. Pollock said that he had never used money in a political cam paign except for traveling expenses and hotel bills. He would not have public office if money had to be used in any manner to secure votes. The second speaker was W. C. Irby, who spoke at length of the ur gent necessity of the federal govern ment aiding in the establishment of cold storage plants in every county in the country to aid the producers in marketing their produce! He urged upon the South Carolina leg islature the necessity of borrowing money in 1914 to aid farmers in holding their cotton. He opposed fed eral money being used to aid sena tors in being elected to office. George Warren was next intro duced and he made an earnest ap peal for a return to true Jefferso nian Democratic principles and to Calhoun's- position on state's rights. . The federal authority is expanding _v too much and the rights of the indi vidual state is diminishing. He said he was being called the wet 'candi date because he favors a revision of the Volstead act, which is too dras tic. To prove his loyalty as a prohibi tionists, he stated that he with his own hands drafted the present South Carolina prohibition law and secured its passage while in the legislature. He has no pet scheme. The price of cotton cannot be raised by legisla tion. He favors stretching out pay ment of the war debt over a longer period of years than contemplated. Senator E. D. Smith referred to his continued efforts in behalf of the farmers, stating that he was charged with being absent from the senate too many times. He was working in the departments and in committee rooms, looking after legislation more important than Republican filibus tering. He spoke at length of his cot ton futures act and the benefits de rived directly by the farmers. Sen ator Smith also spoke of his efforts in securing nitrate of soda for far mers during the war through govern ment ships at a price of $75 per ton when the prevailing price at ihafc time was $110.. He also spoke of his service in having the embargo on German kainit raised, thus making it possible for farmers to obtain a balanced fertilizer. Editor Edgefield Advertiser: As Commander of Edgefield Post No. 30, American Legion, I have re ceived a letter from H. Waveland Kerr, 311 Shoaff Building, Fort Wayne, Indiana^, requesting me to give publicity to the fact that Con gress has recently passed an act giv ing pensions to the men-who served during the war with Spain. Mr. Ken is anxious to get in touch with all veterans of the Spanish war so as to inform them of their rights under the new act. He writes me that men who are suffering from any physi cal disability, whether incurred in service or after discharge are espe cially well taken care of by the new bill. As there is no organization of Spanish War veterans here I trust that you will give this note publicity so that all veterans interested can learn their rights under the pension act by writing Mr. Kerr at the above address. JAMES O. SHEPPARD.