Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m SEMI- WEEKLY. ^ ^ l. m. grist's sons, Publisher.. %, ar'amiti) Demspagtr: jT'or lac jJromolion of (he political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Jnterosts of the people. ter ^^k^opt^pitkNck5w*NCE established I855 ~7~ YORK. S. C., TCJESDA.1T, AUG-TJHT 9,1921. NO. 68 VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS I: t ( Brief Local Paragraphs of More or ; Less Interest. !' 1 PICKED DP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS ? ? . I: Stories Concerning Folks and Things, Some of Which You Know and Some Yoy Don't Know?Condensed for Quick Reading. ' I "There arc two important changes to j ho noted in the hunting laws this f year," said Dan T. Woods, York county game warden this morning. "The open season for hunting squirre's, t raccoons, o'possums and rabbits begins September 1 this year instead of j w October 1. The open season for doves ^ begins August 15. This date is about ^ sixty days earlier than the Federal { law which applies to migratory doves. I e Chief (lame Warden Richardson has taken up with the Federal authorities ( the matter of recognizing our doves as r non-migratory but so far he has not ^ been able to meet with any success. . He has instructed me that so far as the state of South Carolina is concerned it is legal to begin shooting j doves August 15, although one must ^ take one's chances with the Federal authorities. Personally 1 believe that y the doves we have now are native ^ born and that they are very destruc- N tive to crops, especially young corn. 1 have had numerous complaints from , different sections of the county where 0 they have been destroying corn." j Says Miss Melinda Melville, Aged 38: ;i Sometimes, it seems to a man, that s the Great Beyond won't be vast enough , to hold half the things a woman wants y r?to make it Heaven! p Nowadays, there appear to be only M two kinds of girls?the short-haired 7 kind, who thinks of nothing but her n "complex" and the marcelled kind who thinks of nothing but her complexion. ;1 \ c It is as difficult for a man with >a roving eye and a restless foot to keep his heart in one place, as it is for a v kitten to resist the temptation to run t after every dancing shadow. * j( The average man marries a girl l?ocause she is everything: that a flirt is not?and then sits back and says, tip- ! uratively, "Now, if you want to k ep me devoted, vamp me!" ^ The path of Paradise?or Purgatory ! ? is strewn with cut flowers and rice n W and fenced in with white satin ribbons , r At this lazy, sentimental season, no ;1 man would mind drifting into an engagement, if it were not for the danger s, that it might possib'y lead to marriage, j in About all that the husband of a busy j 1 V modern woman seems t<? know almm ? I 11 liis wife is where to telephone her. i ' * Lucky the womtin whose husband never notices her clothes! The aver- i 1 age man appears to think that .the ' mere act of marrying endows him wi-h I ! the expert eye of a millinery designer, and the critical taste of a fashion artist! i" j r A bachelor always fancies that he is a thoroughly worldly-wise, until he < meets a baby-eyed flapper, who de- I1 cidcs to teach him how little lie knows about women. i * Dentists Then and Now. Just how or why does noi matter, * but the subject of dentistry came up in 1 a conversation among some of the Seceders at Lin wood, the other day, ] 1 and .Mr. S. 15. Lit ban, offered this con- 1 tribution: "I shall never forget the first tooth 1 I ever bad pulled. "I was fpjite a young chap back in about 1 ST>5 when I lived in the Lack- ' stock section of Chester county where I wds born and raised, i had been ; ' suffering with toothache for about a ' ..... , , . , , . ... ... ' V.C'OK illHI Illlilliy I (lCCldCU I" g" IN .III olil Scotchman named McKcinvn for relief. He was a sort of a jack of all trades. He was a mi!l-wright, a hotannical doctor, a dentist, a farmer and in fact lie could do a little of almost everything. "My sister went with me to have the tooth pulled. "The old I'cfow placed tne in a chair with my sister holding my hands tightly. Then he pulled out his pocket knife and opening the little Idade, preceded to sharpen it on the sole of his shoe. "Thin he washed his hands and the I knife and proceeded to cut the gum around the tooth. "A cloth was next wrappid around tin1 tooth and the old fellow produced a curved instrument much resembling a cant hook. He gouged that thing under the tooth and pushing back on my head with his hand strained and ^ tuggc d. I "Yes, it finally came; but as for pain and misery I shall never forget it. "Some time after that," Mr. Lathun ^ concluded, "another citizen of the com- , munity came to McKeown to have a tooth pulled. He couldn't handle that | I I...;.. Iw, l-.i.l l.i.Ti ..n hi* I"""-'" I hack on the flora- and KettiiiK a ?rip on , the old tooth placed his. kn??-s on his hroast and pulled and pulled until tie tooth finally can:" out. "Ititf improvement in d< ntisir\ sincr those days." McLendon's Mor.ey. "What do s Cyclone Mack Mc London do with his money " is a question that 11 <*| l? II .Is:"!' ?l \ l? \\ .11111 iiii' i . H i?\ I people who heard the evangelist when j ic eonducted several meetings in York ounty several years ago and who keep I jp with his present meetings through , lewspaper accounts. The following dory from the Dillon Hera'd answers the question: The subject under discussion was 'money"?a subject which has for the] >ast few months been discussed from very angle. "The only man ! know af in this section who ought to have my cash money," remarked one of the tent'emen in the party, "is Rev. i Baxter McLendon, the noted evangeist of licnncttsville. I understand he ..... !... nl.,Un,l ., l.ifr.mi f.t inir in Ashe ilie anil the people were ao much en- | huscd over the pooil work he did in ! he famous mountain city that they nade big contributions at every meetng he held." 'That is true," replied Mr. Jas. ?armichael. "Baxter McLendon never j1 inds any difficulty raising more than nough money to carry on his moetngs and if he kept all the money the 1 tropic gave him he would soon have nore money than he would know what o do with, but he doesn't keep it. He ' s one of the biggest hearted men I ver knew and the world haa no idea 1 f the amount of charity work he does. ' le takes care of widows and orphans, ' iuys clothes and food for the needy ' nd keeps for 1 imse'f very little of 1 i'hat he receives. 1 heard of a bigearted thing he did up here in a 1 ' .'orth Carolina town where he was i ' arrying on a successful meeting.!' timing the substantial contributions at 1 ne of the services was a check for! 1 50 from a young girl who worked for] ' living. When the check was pre- ; ] entcd at the bank for deposit the ' ashier looked at it and turning to Mr. | IcLendon said: "This girl is not ablo' 1 j make this contribution. We have a 1 ' I 1 lortgage on her home for $1,700 and ,*e are arranging to foreclose it today." j ' 'he evangelist studied a moment. "Let; 1 ie have that cheek back," he said. 1 Now hand mo over that mortgage nd charge the amount to my ae- 1 ount." The transaction was com- ' leted, he took the cancelled mortgage 1 nd presented it to the girl. That is j ' flint MeLendon docs won nis money, ontinucd Mr. Cnrmicliacl. "If he kept ' : himself he wouldn't know what to ' o with it." . ? SOUTH CAROLINA THIRD. I. i | Jcrth Carolina Has Largest Number | of M i I Is and Massachusetts Second. ( North Carolina has more cotton ( ill's4#y far than any other state In the | inion, and is second in the value of : oMnn manufactures. Massachusetts jj lone leads her in the value of output. : In part a census report on textile (( ays: "Preliminary statement of the 1020 , i I ensus of maniifacturers with refer- 1 nee to the cotton Roods industry has eon prepared l?y the hureau of the i , ensus. department of commerce. It onsists of a detailed statement of the | liiantities and values of the various ! nod nets muufactured during the year [ 91 !#. "The cotton poods industry, as pre- j ent-d in this report, includes textile ^ ill's cnRnired primarily in the manti- i ( act lire of woven cloth, yarns, etc.. I ^ nd does not include those reporting ! o'ton small wares, or cot'.on lore, as , rirvipal products. "In lMt? the cotton Roods industry I wis represented l?y tlii *y states, with n aggregate of 1.290 eslaldishmc nts. tevc nli en state s contained ten or iiiii-i. I'siiililislioients and in the aR as'gsitc reported over OS per eeiil. of j lie total v:ilne of piodu* Is sis sIm>\vii 1 iclow in the order of ilieir inipor- | since l?y vsiluo or products with cor- j csponding numlier of establishments, j Statistical Figures. "Msisssiehiisetts. $r?nfi.t;s7.0(i0, with HI; Noith Csirolinsi, $31S.3fiK.nnn, with ill; South Csirolin.i. $23S. t puma. with,' 45; ( coruisi. f 1 Hi. I xS.OOO, with 132: tlomJi* Islsind. $1 with 71: j' 'onn*' tii iit. $101.551.nun. with 17: s'nv IIsimpshirr, f|\5.9s?itnno wit)i lfi; llsilmma. $70.i;43.0no. with .IN: I'ennylvania. $(5(5,539,("Ml, with 110: New: lersey. ?5s.711 .<)<??>. with .">3; Maine.. I,mm. with II; New York, $10.- j' I7IJ.0O0. with 37: Virginia. $32,735.0(10. villi lo; Tennessee. $22.H51.00O. with (! ; Mm \ !:in*l. $ is. 155,0(1(1, with 11: I'* mis. $13,920,000. with 15; siiul Mississippi. $s.o?7.ooft, with 15. "At the Isist census nearly three- ' oiirths, *?r 71.0 per cent. <>f 111*1 total .*; 1 u?* <>l products. was conned to six dates. The products for each being ?ver $1 oo.'msi.oiio; more than one-half t *r 53.S per cent, to three states, and ?ver one-lourth, or 2*'.l per cent. t<?j dassaehusetts alone. "Woven (foods continues to lead sis ho piieipal product of the imliisry with 7't per cent. of the total vales. Within this group the value of sheetings have .riven way to ducks for ' 1st place among the products of the oom. In l'(it ducks represented 10 m*l sheetings 27.n tier cent of the total he corresponding percentages were It! an*l 11.0. In 1019 tire duck formed rahie of woven goods, while in 1010 ?ver one-half th*- total value of all \in<ls of ducks, stud ill itself was 0.11 l?or cent. of the total value of wo\cn foods. 'Y'.iins produced for sale with 21.7 per cent. **f the totsil value of products iri iOIO. wsis the second item of inipo* isiii<-**. v. hi. li. together with woven nods, t'epi< * ntcd 01.7 per lit of the \ v111? ?>: ::ll i>i<m|iicis j ) rt< <f it>r inr imiiist iv." TIh? 5:l:ilislii's l'?ii 1!>lfl l'.lll :iro 11111111:11 izt'il in .1 ROCK HILL NEWS BUDGET Local Klansmen Appear Much Interested In Bruce Craven Exposure. ALL STARS WILL TRY A COME BACK Major McFjdden Will Net be a Candi-J date?Offcers Made Big Liquor Haul?Msn Charged With Grand Larceny?Alfalfa Growers Meet? Other News and Not;s of the Metropolis of York County. (By a Staff Correspondent.) Hoek 111 1 *\ug. C.?There was much interest among people on the streets here today over the exposure of the socalled Ku Klux Klans of North Carolina, by Major Bruce Craven, who claims to be Grand Dragon of the Klan for North Carolina. Some of those who were talking today are members uf the organization and some are not. It is said that Hoek Hill has a local Klan with one hundred or more members. Just whether or not that is a fact this correspondent has 'fiever been able to learn to his own satisfaction. An organizer of the Ku Klux K'an sent out from Atlanta, some time ago told the correspondent "that we are there" referring to Hock Hill. One of the most prominent of the younger men here said some time ago that he had been invited to join the local Klan but bad not accepted ' the invitation. A Klan organizer bearing the endorsenent of a prominent citizen of Hock Hill was sent to Yorkville i few weeks igo from here to try to organize a Klnn in the county seat. Rut just who is who in Rock Hill so far as the local K'an is concerned is lard to learn. Several members of the Klnn are personally known to this ivriter and while they admit their affiliation they never would nay whether hey belong to a Rock Hill iocal or not. Hut there was much talk about the natter here today and if any of the ocal K'ansmen were talking they were not proud of their affiliation. The concensus of opinion seemed to be that Major Craven has beaned the Klan in S'orth Carolina for keeps, and that he las done the same for South Carolina. Nothing to It. "No, its absurd," said John T. RodIcy, of Rock Hill, when told today that :he word had been put out over York county last Tuesday and Wednesday hat he had offered to give 2ach member of the All Star baseball team $50 if hoy defeated the American Legion Larrupers here last Thursday. "Why, ii is ridiculous," said Mr. Itoddey. "Who in the world ever start d such a fool story as that? I wasn't veil in Rock Hill. I was at Montreal, end came back here Thursday night. I'm not interested in baseball to any great extent any more and 1 am certainly not putting out my money on it. Wliile I like to see Rock Hill win you may bet your life I'm not putting out my money to beat a baseball' team representing the American Legion, no, sir. not a bit of it." Joins Racing Association. The York County Fair Association Itas joined the Union Racing association, according to announcement madt today by Secretary F. M. Fewell. Tin Union Racing association is one of tin best known and strongest horse racing associations in the country and now that the York County Fair association has become connected with it s one good racing for the Novtmbe fair here is assured. The races have been a feature of. the York Uountj Fair for several years and indications' ire tli.it the racing meet here this fal. a ill prove much more attractive than heretofore. Seeking Charity. She might have been twenty-fivi and she might have been fifty-live. Siie had one of those hard looking laees on her? ha'f a sneer and half a snarl. There was a wad of snuff or tobacco or something in her cheek. Slu scratched her arms and she scratched I Inr limbs. She looked like she would ralhci ( curse you than not. Site walked into the office of tin ! secretary oi chamber of commerce to- [ day while the secretary was at dinner. The Fmiuirer's correspondent was th? | only occupant <>i the chamber at that particular time. She didn't say howdy. She said in a rather sharp, mean manner: 'Can't yer give me a piece r?f J money ?" "Could," was the reply, "but 1 am [ not going to." She looked like she could bite a win nail and fInn she fired: "Wlier's the J ted Cross woman?" "Don't know," replied the newspaper man. "Who fist' has offices up herf?" sht inquired. The information was given. "Don't they all do charity work?" she askctl. "I'ossihly so in worthy cases," was the reply. "Humph," she said as she deposited a liberal discharge of sweet Loriilard on the floor and shuffled out, "I just wanted some money and was told that all I had to do was conic up Jotc and get it." McFadden Not a Candidate. Major Lindsay Mel-'addeii, World War veteran said today that he would not again he a candidate for lieutenant-colonel of the First South Carolina Iteginieiit of National (Itlard to -necp? (l 1.n lit Cu! 10 C von Tit spoiv of Camden, who has resigned in order to accept a United States consulship to a foreign country. Major McFadden was defeated by Lieut. Col. von Trescow for the honor in an election several weeks ago and he said today that he would not again seek the place. Interest in Fight. The Stevens-Poe llstcufT of last Wednesday continued to be a topic of interest on the streets here today. There was a report on the streets that Dr. Stevens would bring action against Mr. Poc alleging libel. The report however could not be verified. All Stars and ths Legion. Arrangements wefre made thip mornKnl.ubar. Ihn T?r,/>lr Mill All CStil rc 111H wvn^vvu ???v ? ? ".i and the American Legion Larrupcrs of Yoikville, whereby a fourth came of baseball between the two teams ia to be played at the Fair Grounds here next Thursday afternoon. Incidentally it was arranged that greater precautions will be taken to keep "dead heads" out .and to make everybody who is entitled to pay to see the game come across with the price. It i3 estimated that no less than 500 people got by last Thursday without paying. The All Stars have a feeling that they will be able to defeat the Larrupcrs next Thursday despite the fact that they have been thrice defeated. Anyway a good game is expected and a large crowd ir. expected. Alfalfa Growers to Meet. % The annual meeting of the Rock Mill Alfalfa growers Is to be held at the Fair Grounds here Tuesday. N. E. Winters, specialist in soil fertility and known throughout this section as the "Billy Sunday of A.gi iculture" and Dr. W. \V. Long, head of the Extension Department of Ckm3on College are to be the principal speakers of the occasion. It is proposed to hold a big 'feed" nt the fair grounds In con nection with the meeting and the Indications arc that there will be a large crowd in attendance. K Charged With Grand Larcer.y. Charged with grand larceny, Herman Williams, white, wa3 held under >ond in the sum of J500 following a pre'iminary hearing in Magistrate Wingate's court here this morning. Williams is charged with entering the store of a local furniture company and taking a sum of money, said to have been in excess of $200 from the safe. Williams was recently arrested in Danville, Va., and brought back here, j Federal Court Next Month. There will be quite a number of cases tried at the September term of! the Western District Federal court! here next month. The new district attorney, Ernest F. Cochrane, of Anderson, recently appointed to succeed I. William Thurmond, Esq., of Edgefield, will mike his initial appearance here. Assistant Chief of Police Merritt said today that there would he a j number of Rock Hill cases to come be- j fore the court, most of them having to j do with violations of the prohibition i ia ws. Officers Made Big Haul. Fifteen gallons of corn whisky were captured by officers last Thursday in | i patch of woods near Porter's sti/rc at j the Chi rry bridge. A negro was arested charged with transporting andai white man who was also believed to , iiave an interest in the liquor got. iway. The raiding party included1 Chief of Police J. M. Younglilood of Rock lli'l. Deputy Marshal Frank <5. Allen and Special Constable Julius | if. a. Still Repairing Road. A squad <nf convicts from the York county ehalngong is still engaged in repairing the Ito- k Hill-Yorkvillc road between Kheiiexer and Thanh. Tlu convicts are putting i:i some Rood work and the road already hears evidence of considerable improvement. Strikers Still Out. There are no new deve'opments in connection with the textile strike at the Midland Park cotton mills here. No ittempt is being made to run the mill ind the striking operatives seem to be I taking things easy, iforne of the operatives. it was stated today, have oh- 1 tained work in mills in surrounding' towns; hut the majority are remain- i ing here. ? Assessments against South Caro-j 'ina cotton mills for the present year! total 70,285, according to figures innotiiieed by the South Carolina tax 'ommission. These figures are the 421 per cent plaeed by the commission and [represent an increase of a little over j >2.000.000 front 1920. All mills in the' [state have been assessed and the commission has heard all the reprcsentn-j j Jves who protested the assessments.! In 1920 the assessments against all the; mills were $52.464.1105. The increases this year are derived from new mills and additions to the old plants rather than actual advances on the same nronerty of 1920. W. (5. Query, member of the commission, says. The commission is rapidly completing the assessments against all corporations and i merchants and the hearings incident ' liereio. Hilly SOglll iimuiin s ,nv iiwicu in the valuation for taxation of the fertilizer plants and cotton seed oil' companies. Oil mil's in the state were assess* d by the commission at $2,500.135 last year and tlie figures announced by the commission for 1021 arc i >(>4.7.8 7, only a slight advance I'm pi 1020. Fertilizer p'ants were assessed [at $4,0(14.787 last year and the figures i this year are $4,071,859. Here again the ; increase is extremely small. The commission is investigating closely all property valuations. The cost of producing a ton of hard coal is from two and a half to three times as great as for mining a ton of bituminous coal because the beds are [deeper, thinner and generally inclined; [at steeper angles than those of the s.>ft I coaI ' SHARON NEWS LETTER I Rain Prevents Holding of Old Time Fiddler's Convention. LOCKHART BRIDGE ALMOST FINISHED . Work on West Road Progressing?Ser-1 vices in New Church in September? ( Mrs. Plexico Elected to Teach in the School?Other News and Notes of Metropolis of Western York. (By a Staff Correspondent.) Sharon, August 8.?Rain, which fell practically all day Friday and fell hard at that, broke up the Fiddler's convention advertised for Friday evening for the benefit of the Sharon Baseball association. There were a lot of people hereabouts who were badly disappointed. The convention had been quite extensively advertised and there was much interest locally. Among the music organizations which had expected to be present was the Lockhart cornet band, one of the best in this entire section. As it was, however, only one fiddler was on hand at the convention hour. He was Mr. J. J. J. Robinson, who accompanied by "Mary Ann," his famous fiddle, was right on the job. R. L. Plexico, director o? the convention, said this morning that the convention will be he'd next Friday evening, provided that the rain did not interfere again. Lockhart Bi idge. People living in the vicinity of Lockhart who were here today, said that the great steel bridge which is being built by Union and Chester counties over Broad river at Lockhart, was practically completed and would be ready for use in two weeks and pocaibly earlier. Work on the big bridge has been in < nnnr OhH progress lor more uiuu u juu ..u? people of that section are looking forward to its completion with much interest. That the bridge will prove a great benefit to the people of that section there is no question. Incidentally it is believed that it will prove of some benefit to Sharon since many people of that section who would do their trading here will find it much easier to get across the river. Good Week for Business. The past has been a good week for business, according to Sharon merchants and other business men. There hove been a great many people from the trading community around, and they have bought considerable supplies. Some cotton has been sold here this week; but not a great amount, although enough to be noticeable in the trade. The Wect Road. Reports from the Smyrna section, where Contractor H. S. Huffstetler has a large force of hands employed in building the new West road toward Sharon, indicate that good progress is being made with the work. Certain it ts that the contractor and his force are making every minute count and the indications are that his present contract wi'l be completed well within the time limit. Sharon Methodist Church. Plans are under way for the holding of the first services in the new Sharon Methodist church the first Sunday in \T< mliors of the congrcgl orjm tion are confident that the church will have boon completed several days before that date and a most interesting programme for the initial service is now being arranged. It is expected that the two other congregations of Sharon will unite with the Methodist congregation in services that day, while scores of Methodists .and members of other denominations arc expected from other sections. Rain Holds Up Street Work. Rain last week interfered considerably with the street repair programme inaugurated here recently by Mayoi Whisonant and the town council. However it will be resumed this week and wi'l be continued until there is an improvement in the present unsatisfactory condition of the principal thoroughfares. Colored School Opens. The Sharon colored school opened last week with an enrollment of 112. Rev. Ceo. W. Byars, a well known colored teacher is in charge. There is no trouble in enforcing the compulsory attendance law in the colored school at I this place since the negroes arc eager and anxious to go to school. Last winter the enrollment of colored pu-. pi'.s far outnumbered the white, a total of 154 pupils being registered then. The principal has an assistant teacher. Mrs. Plexico to Teach. Mrs. Ceo. A. I'lexlco nas ncen eieci- i ed a teacher in Sharon school tor 1921- J 22. Mrs. Plexico is a teacher of many j years' experience and patrons ot' the school are pleased at the selection. F'rof. J. \V. Shealy is coming back as principal and two teachers, it was stated Saturday, are yet to be selected. Surplus of Melons. Farmers in the Sharon section have [ such a surplus of watermelons and I cantaloupes that they are unable i give them away much less sell them and hundreds are going to waste in tlu ' fields. All of the markets in the sur- ! rounding territory are glutted it is! stated and there is nothing for thej farmers to do except to let them go to waste. Personal Mention. Mrs. S. H. Stool man, of Maiden, N. <\. returned to her home alter visiting .Mr. and Mrs i'aul Ferguson, hero. Miss N'oMlo llickor, oi Rock Hill, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gourley, here. Mrs. Joe Mims, of Paxville, S. C? is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ferguson, in Sharon. 1 Mr. J. J. J. Robinson, of York No. 2, recently visited the family of Mr. A'. F. Plexico, in Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Stcgall, and children have returned to Sharon, after a visit to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Joe Saye, of Rodman, S. C., recently visited relatives and friends in Sharon. Mrs. S. C. Hollifield, of Bamberg, 8. C.. is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Byers, in Sharon. Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Whitesides, were among the Sharon people who attended the conference at Linwood College, N. C., last week. A. Bratton Plexico, who has been spending some time in Norfolk, Va., has returned to his home in Sharon. Ernest Good of Ganffey, recently visited relatives in this section. KAISER GOT THE TRUTH Wounded German Soldier Told Him What He Thought. The war historians who painted the kaiser as a near God, as a hero, overT looked this tale?the story of a war wounded man who scorned his majesty and told him coldly and plainly truths he had never before heard from a "subject," according to a Berlin letter. v ' This happened in summer of 1916, when the bitterness of the populace against the government was first beginning to make itself fblt. The kaiser, living comfortably in Sans Souci palace at Potsdam, had seen little of the horrible struggle "out there in the field." He felt the need to get in touch with the people, so he commanded his retainer to gather up some visitors, preferably war invalids in the park. The retainer went on the search. One invalid was there. His mood was bad. The weather was too hot and his leg?shot off below the knee for the father-land?pained him. The retainer approached. "Come with me, please," he said "His majesty wants to speak to you." 'With me?" responded the invalid. "He doesn't know me." "His majesty wishes to see a war wounded," said the retainer. "Then let him go out to the lazarets,' retorted the invalid. "There or on the front he can see them >n heaps and he needn't worry about their crying 'hurrah.' " "His majesty will give you something?probably 100 marks," said the retainer enticingly. "A healthy leg would be better and how do I know Fll get the money," he answered. The retainer was nonplussed, and finnlK- nassed a 100-mark bill to the invalid just as the kaiser himself came alone. The invalid didn't bow and scrape and salute as was custcmary. Instead he laughed remarking he didn't worry any more since the kaiser had hunted him up instead of his searching for the kaiser. The kaiser sought to be affable. "Where did you lose your leg?" he ciueried, receiving the reply, "God knows I've answered that question often enough. It was somewhere in France where you don't go with your sound limbs. There was little to eat and much shooting. It wasn't pleasant there as here." fc>o sharp o reply had the kaiser never before experienced. Looking sternly at the cripple, he "I know you've had a bad time. Rut I am your kaiser and your master. Your fate lies in my hand. But I consider that you shed your blood tor me." The eripple was pale with rage. "Recording to the law of September 13, 1915," he said, "I am forever unfit for service. Thereby my fate is removed from the hand of the kaiser. I have shed my blood for my family and my home. At least I believe that and it would be bad for my country and my people if it had been shed for the dynasty. You are the kaiser, but not my master. I am a free man, even though I'm a cripple." The eripple hobbled off, leaving behind his majesty, ashen white. A crumpled 100 -mark lay at the kaiser's feet. CLOCK RUNS AGAIN Ancient Time Piece Active After Long Rest. The ancient clock in the belfry of the Episcopal church of Prince George is again, after the lapse of more than a quarter of a century, taking note of the passing hours, and keeping good time, says a Georgetown special to the News and Courier. Capt. "Happy" Munn, utlot and chief engineer of the yacht Ollana of this city, who is an ex- i pert in mechanics, has accomplished what none before him have been able j to do in many years, namely the putting in motion of the machinery of the i old time keeper of ante-bellum and colonial days. Captain Munn states that the works are in excellent condition. now that he has thoroughly cleaned out the rubbish and dust of ages and applied a plentiful quantity! - - . i ??!' oil. In unison with the town ciock : and the clock and chimes of the Bank of Georgetown, the hell of the church dock is pealing off the hours, thanks to the efficiency of Captain Munn, NEWS ABOUT CLOVER Mighty Ranlo Baseball Team Loses to Clover Town Rounders. MONSTER CROWD OUT FOR THE GAME Potato Storage House Likely to bo Built Thie Fall?Swimming Pool Grows in Favor?Other Newt and Notes of Northern York County. \ U omu \JKJI iVD|n/n(JVtit>; j Clover, Aug. 8?Inability to hit Butler Cook, genuine pitching ace and almost outclassed, the Kanlo baseball team, amateur champions of North Carolina were easy meat for the Clover "Town Rounders" Saturday afternoon on Hawthorn Field, the locals winning 7 to 0. The outstanding features of that game which was witnessed by 1,000 fans from Clover, Yorkville and King's Mountain and Bethel townships was the masterly pitching and the great hitting of the aforesaid Mr. Butler Cook who halls from the town of Newton in thfi state of North Carolina and a great onehanded shoe string stab by Center Fielder Hope Cook of Clover which prevented Ranlo from scoring. I'ltcher Cook allowed on^y four hits and struck out fifteen even. He got a single and a home run, the homer going over the right center field fence a'hnn ihm'o wppfl twn runners on. In cidentally, it was the longest ball hit on Hawthorn Field since the park was built. So pleased were the fans that they paid Mr. Cook $18 for the blow. Hope Cook's catch of a shoe string that would almost surely have been good for a homer had he missed was rewarded by a purse of $18.61 from the fans. Much of the credit for the winning of the game is due to "Rube" Agnew, Clover-Yorkville catcher. Cook's trouble heretofore has been his inability to get a catcher to hold him. But "Miss Aggie" Agnew had the goods and when his fast ones entered the mit they stuck. It was a great ^exhibit ion of proper receiving and the stock of the "Rube" is now higher than ever with the Clover fans. Spargo started hurling for Ranlo; but he was batted over the lot and the mighty "Chief" Costner reputed to be one of the best pitchers in North Carolina went in. He fared no better. Saturday's game is the third the "Chief* has lost out-of \$wenty-flve pitched this season. Saturday's defeat marks the fourth loss of the season for Ranlo out of twenty-six games played. Score: n xjt r* Ranlo 000 000 000?0 4 4 Clever 020 002 03x?7 9 I Umpires, Dennis Parrish and J. Clonlnger; scorer, M. A. Eenloe. Back from Hunt. Messrs. R. B. and Joe S. Riddle of * Clover No. 2 ana several friends from Gaston co'unty returned Saturday morning from Bladenboro, N. C., where they spent several days fox hunting. They had good luck and a great time, catching: ,fhree foxes the first day out. Parker Setis Out. C. L. Parker of Jonesville who purchased the plantation supply business of J. F. Pursiey here more than a year ago has sold his store to Clyde Faris of Clover No. 4. lffr; Parker has not announced his future plans but Clover people are hopeful that he will remain here. , Need for Potato House*. In all probability a potato house with a storage capacity of at least 6,000 bushels will be built at Clover this fall. Need for it was never greater than will be the need this fall and some sort of storage 'plant for potatoes 1 ? 4. l.~ ?,.11 In. llclS JU?l IU lie, I tujiic rwxii* ?*formed say that farmers of the Clover community have been giving more attention to cultivation of sweet potatoes this year than they have in years. * Arthur Quinn, well known farmer living here has ten acres in potatoes. Starr iV. Stacy has several acres in potatoes and there are other farmers that have large patches. The potato crop is looking good just now and farmers are expecting a big yield. The Swimming Pool. The Clover swimming pool is growing in popularity. Each afternoon and every night during the week there are many swimmers both men and women in the pool. Lots of little toddlers have learned to swim since the pool was built. Chief of Police John Jackson has a son, a little over six years old who can almost outswim his father. "It's a great thing for the kiddles ?this swimming pool," said the chief the other day. "Just throw 'em in there and make 'em swim. They will soon come to it." Several swimmers however have been suffering /rom healed ears as a result of too much diving in the pool, the theory being that water gets into the ears and causes them to beal. One youngster has found it necessary to consult a GaMonia specialist several times recently on this account. One Put Over on T P. "Big Thad" Clinton, local Jokester and jibester who takes delight in filling gullible newspapefr men with fake stories got one put over on him the other day. Thad's glory is in giving newspapers around fake personals and the like. In a Gastonia paper the other day appeared an item to the effect that "Thad P.* Clinton, former (Continued on Page Two) V ' * | * * -