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' V, ' ,v --h I: FOR1T MILL TIMES ' p- & democratic . w. moroiio, - - editor. J On? y*nr 31.00 J ' Six months,...;...,..... 50 j On application to th? publisher, ad* J tertlslu* rates - are made known to * those Intelestodv f ??!BW'.LI 1- J11 . I . II ? I m 1 I II t V THURSDAY. MARCH 11,1909. J MR. STEWART AND WINTHROP. J Before the work of the late session of the Legislature passes out [ of view, The Times desires to < direct attention to what was ac- < complished in behalf of Winthrop * college by Senator W. H. Stewart, j In the early part of the session | a bill was introduced in the house t by a member of the York dele-! gation appropriating the neces- ] sary money to provide a kitchen, dining room, etc., for the accom- 1 1 _ A* # il . 1 _ _ 1 I ouauon oi me large numoer 01|1 additional students who will be I admitted to the college as a re- ' suit of the erection of the new , dormitory. This bill was killed j < in the house, where practically < the same fate awaited a similar i hill introduced in the senate by ; Mr. Stewart and passed almost i! unanimously by that body as a , result of his activity in its behalf, i the difference being that the ' senate bill never was reported | from the house committee. As a i, last resort, Mr. Stewart succeed- \ < ed in having the appropriation ! added to the general appropria- j1 tion bill and on free conference ' the item was allowed to remain ( in the bill. The appropriation, 11 amounting to 30-odd thousand 1 dollars, was absolutely necessary ( if the new dormitory was to J prove of any worth to the college, ; and Mr. Stewart is to be congrat- 1 ulated upon the success which ! '< finally resulted from his good 1 work in behalf of the institution. 1 It would have been an easy and j more or less justifiable course; ] had Mr. Stewart refusd to do anything in behalf of Winthrop, j for it is a notorious fact that ! certain interests that are aligned with the college left no stone unturned to encompass his defeat in the primary last fall; but Mr. Stewart, in determining this matter from the same intelligent outlook which characterized his general course in the senate, concluded that the benefits to be derived from the appropriation would proportionately accrue to York county in greater volume! than to any other county of the State. Already York county isj represented at Winthrop by more i students than any two other < counties in the State. Those who object to this increased appropriation for Winthrop ought also to bear in mind the fact that the institution is located in this coun-' ty largely through the efforts of! Mr. Stewart, and that it is but; natural that he should extend to it a helping hand in the hour of J need. . , 4- 1 1 1-* i uvcij taj, luwii ttnu nuiiiiCL [ ^ in South Carolina should follow j \ the example set by the citizens !) of Aiken in trying to rid their 1 community of that dread foe of j mankind, tuberculosis. Some! time ago an anti-tuberculosis! league was organized in that progressive city and henceforth intelligent, concerted effort will be made to stay the progress of the disease, which, in that com- ; ' \; ^miunity, as in every other eomV ajjpnunity in the land, claims as its ;js-Sictima many valuable lives ^pvery year. A fertile field for j * i- /,the propagation of tuberculosis, 4 lit is pointed out, is the school jroom. Children are allowed to ; , .'tenter the schools from homes 1 '. iwhich are being ravaged by this ^jSLreat "Captain of Death." with <lut the least apparent thought' jr" lleing given to the fact that the disease may thus he communi- j i :J cated to one or a dozen other! hAmes. Fort Mill is no* immune to\consumption, and it would be in the interest of all our people if Arrangements were made for a series of lectures describing the progress of the disease and the metYiods necessary to combat it. Othdr cities and towns in this i sectmn have recently had the j benefit of such lectures; why not j ; -; ^Kvers of cotton througho^H^Mection will be interested t^H^Hthat Capt J. A. Peterover the cotton belt a.^^^^Bginator of the famous cotton, died at his L hiH ftkt Fort Motte on Febk B, at an advanced age. u rgjjBg&' ' . *. . ' ' )r. Mam Replies to Time* Editorial. Cditor Fort Mill Times: I have read the editorial in ast week's issue of your paper n which you state that complaint las been made that I am away rom Winthrop College too nuch and that I "attend educaional meetings in the North and Vest whose deliberations are, >articipated in by negroes and i vhjte advocates of social equali- j I do not fear that the good1 people of South Carolina will j >elieve any such malicious charges as these. My 28 years )f educational service to the, state is sufficient answer to them. ( But that there may be no excuse for further misrepresentation on :he part of anyone, I am sending fou this communication. I am never away from the college except in the interests of the college and with the approval of the board of trustees. Winthrop's trustees consider it necessary for the proper conduct, , growth and advancement of the college for the president to attend the great national educational conventions as well as the Southern and State educational conventions. They think that 3uch attendance is necessary to keep the college abreast of the best educational thought and progress. I have attended these conventions, and these only,under tne direction of the trustees. Three of these six conventions are held during our holidays and vacation, and all of them are always attended by representative educators of all the Southern \ States. I have attended two of ; these conventions this session: one at Atlanta, Ga., during the Christmas holidays?the Southern Educational Convention?and the other at Chicago, 111., week i before last?the annual meeting of the department of superinten aence of the National Educa-1 tior.al Association. If there were any negroes at these conventions we of the South did not see them, and if there were any "white advocates of social equality" we j did not hear of them. Winthrop's board of trustees, in pursuance of their policy of giving to South Carolina girls the best educational opportunities possible, have sent off, at different times, different members of the faculty to investigate certain phases of educational work in educational centers and last fall sent me to Europe to inspect normal and industrial colleges in the interest of the college. There may be some who do not approve of this policy of the board, but its wisdom is attested by results. [Lack of space forces the amission just here of two paragraphs of Dr. Johnson's communication. The paragraphs refer to the flourishing condition af the college under its present management, etc.] As to my presence in Columbia during the session of the Legisture, I have no apologies to make. I need only say that I i was there by appointment with members of my board of trustees to go before committees of the house and the senate, as is done j everywhere at every session of j every Legislature, and also in response to the request of a member of the house deeply interested ! in Winthrop's welfare. I am lead to believe from my | experience and from the experi-! ence of college presidents in! every State in the Union, so far , as I have been able to learn, that; the open-minded legislator wants the facto before making up his ; mind for or against a proposition j and that he not only welcomes ! but is anxious to have this in- > formation at first hand. D. B. JOHNSON, President Winthrop College. Rock Hill, March 8. [If both time and space were not at a premium in The Times office we should find pleasure in j a more extended notice of Dr. ; Johnson's communication than j .he exigencies of the occasion permit. But we shall look nto the points at issue between Dr. Johnson and The Times-if indeed there are any?briefly, at east: Dr. Johnson does not fear that the "good people" of this A mi L i ?t ataie win oeneve tne "malicious charge" that he has attended educational meetings to which negroes were admitted, etc. Now, i the "charge" was not made by rhe Times, nor indeed by a member or members of the Leg- j islature. Truth to tell, there ioes not appear to be a! "charge" involved, but rather a i plain statement of fact, if the accuracy of the Associated Press, the greatest and most reliable news-gathering agency in America, id to be credited. Is it not a fact that Dr. Johnson attended last year, as president of Winthrop college, an educational! meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, whose deliberations were participated in by negroes? Were you .here, Dr. Johnson? The Associated Press said you were; and it also sai l in its reports of the meet f ,' hr ? iiiST that negroes were there, too. More or less social equality involved wasn't there? If it is a "maliciouscharge," why not institute proceedings against the Associated Press for damages, Dr. Johnson? Dr. Johnson's presence at the capitol in Columbia during the session of the Legis- ; lature was criticised adversely, i as The Times stated last week, and if it were necessary we could furnish the names of a number of legislators who spoke of the doctor's "lobbying," as they term it, as being against the interests of the college. Finally, it is of no moment whether Dr. Johnson attended the Cleveland meeting "under direction of the board of trustees" of Winthrop college. Admitting that he d d not so attend, the point of conconcern to the nennle nf SrmtW Carolina is. Was he not there as j president of Winthrop and were there not negroes ir. the meeting? No one questioned Dr. Johnson's right to solicit legislative appropriations for Winthrop nor has anyone the right to question the privilege of this paper to refer to Dr. Johnson's official acts. As to whether it is incumbent upon this paper to feel any special pride in Winthrop because it is located in York county, as Dr. Johnson suggests in the portion of his communica-1 tion we are forced to omit, that! is a matter we prefer to decide for ourselves.? Editor Times.] THE OQOEN MOVEMENT. Robert C. Ogden! Seems to us we've heard that name before. Tut, tut! now that we think of it, he is the "philanthropist" who came down to Columbia from New York in 1905 as the moving spirit of an alleged conference for education in the South, the chief aim of which was to promote social equality of the races. He's down South again this week?in Atlanta this timein the same behalf, and he's being fawned over by a lot of lickspittles who, if they ever had any Southern principles are willing to barter them away for a mess of pottage. When this wolf in sheep's clothine descend ed upon Columbia as a friend to the educational interests of this section, many good people were misled by the apparent sincerity of his motives. Since then they have had opportunities to get acquainted with the real motive underlying his pretended solicitude for the educational interests of the South, and, consequently, they have passed up the conference as a movement designed as a covert thrust at white supremacy and certainly one in the interest of additional social privileges for the negro race. Four years ago Thos. Dixon told the people of the South that this same Ogden was a "nigger" lover, and cited the fact, as proof of his statement, that every time Booker Washington went to New York and visited Ogden's store that Ogden would put his arm around Washington's shoulder and thus escort him to the various departments of the J store, meanwhile subjecting many of the female clerks to the | humiliating experience of ad-; dressing Washington as "Mis-! ler. uixon s statement was discredited then, but those who undertook to prove him a liar are as quiet now as a church mouse. They can't reconcile Ogden's profession of interest in the education only of the white youth of the South with the eager spirit in which he recently accepted the appointment as one of a Federal commission to go to Africa in an effort to rehabilitate ' the black republic of Liberia. THere is no place in the South for the activities of the hypocritical organization of which Ogden is the head. The way to do your duty when , you go up to the ballot box to vote is to consult the editorial columns of the newspaper which is exercising a supervisory control over the election. The voters in the counties which are to determine the dispensary | question next August cannot, of , course, do the right thing without accepting the advice of the papers which are urging prohibition. The daily papers continue to carry more or less nauseating flapdoodle about Roosevelt, not\ 1 i withstanding the fact that he has been out of office for a week and the public is extremely tired of seeing his ugly name in print. ^ However, there is consolation in J the thought that he is to leave j this country for Africa: -on the 23rd and that little likely will be heard of him for some time. _ t The Winnsboro News and Herald knows all about what the voters of Fairfield county will do for the dispensary in the August election. The News and Herald also knows what the voters did for the dispensary in the election some months ago, but it is best not to say much about that A. - At - V* ? election?me dispensary advocates won, don't you know! "The Fort Mill Times gives a! string of good reasons why the general assembly should have passed a safety match law, but it neglected to give the most important one: i. e., it would eliminate the thread-bare rat theory when investigations are instituted and save the rodent family from lots of calumny."?Dillon Herald. From which we take it that the editor of The Herald did not read The Times' article carefully. "Flint Hill. Times Convspondeiice. Flint Hill, March 8.?Our community still has some sickness.' Mrs. Jack Miller is very ill at present with a complication of diseases. And the little son of Mr. Catoe has been sick with pneumonia so long that there is now little hope for his recovery. With these exceptions our people are well. As to our new road law, it has been known that we were not in favor of some of its provisions, but as to our township commissioner, we think well of the appointment for Fort Mill. Mr. C. P. Blankenship will make us a good officer. We regard him as one of our best men, and being a man of practicable ideas, we hope to see him accomplish much in the way of bettering our roads. Let us all come together on the road question. Our Brother Splinter said some time ago that if Mr. Taft had not eaten shortened corn bread and sweet milk after solittimr rails all day he could not tell what good eating is. I'll tell you, I know of something better than shortened bread or 'possum and 'taters. Edward Bailes brought down 7 wild ducks at two shots and for several days we have been living on duck, 3 thing which can't be beat for j good eating. A duck well pre-! pared is simply tine. But there is one feature about this duck | feast that,I had better explain: My wife is of Dutch descent, and ; knows just how to fix such things to suit the taste. Well, it isn't long until our I annua) reunion in Memphis. Let our camp do around and send a big delegation. Our State ought to be well represented^ You ! know we were the first State to get up the racket to start the war and did our full share of the fighting. Now, don't let us lag. Last year at Birmingham we had the smallest representation ! of any of the States, even less than that of the Indian Terri-; tory. When I went in to make ! my report there was no one to receive it as our State commander was not there. Don't let it be said of us again that we were not represented. Fort Mill can send a round dozen and no one will be hurt. Get in line and let us all go. It will make us poor old souls feel good to meet again. Then, too, it makes us better men. Try it just once, brother, if you have not attended a reunion and you will find that I speak truthfully. Z. T. B. The "Varmint" Again. The Pineville correspondent of the Charlotte Chronicle on Tuesday stated: "As Messrs. ; Tate Spencer and Alvah Culp were walking along the street last evening they heard the: pitiful yelp of a dog, which seemed to be in distress. In a , few minutes an animal, with a little dog clenched between its teeth dashed in front of them, j The boys immediately gave chase, ; and a rare race they had. Over gullies, across lots, through! fields they went, often splashing in water over the tops of their shoes. The wailing cries of the little dog grew weaker and the unknown animal kept straight on, out-distancing the boys, who onlv desisted after utter exhaustion. Later in the night t le same animal made a dL- j turbance op Gay street, and ; another dog disappeared. Policeman Wagstaff has been investigating and the general opinion i is that the animal is a catamount or a far-famed santer." When Teddy Was President. Fifty years in the future school boys in the history class will answer that Theodore Roosevelt v/as President during the "Yanko-Spanko" war.?News and Courier. 1 i! M China Tableware. ? There are a j 52 put off from day to g2 things essential to 1 ? position to pay cash Ilt is for the benei inaugurated the ins plan gives every res hi? home without d< cessities of life. C? MILLS & LEADERS IN FURNITUI ?G?gH30??C9?????? WHO W The Rock Hill Herald laritv Contest in Thousand Dolla to Determine Single Lad; Closes Ma Never before in tbQ history of this sec enthusiasm amoug contestants. Any you The county has been divided into tw< District No. 1 embraces the following Tirzah, Clay Hill, Old Point, Belmont an District No. 2 embraces the following Sharon, Smyrna, Leslie, Catawba, Smith To the candidate securing the largest Capital Prize consisting of a $860.00 Cabin which firm the Piano and Organ Purchas piano ua instrument of excellent reputath Concern in high commercial aud tlnnncial Keid & Sou, East Main street. Rock Hill, To the candidate securing the next iai Diainoud Ring, positively guaranteed per of the Beach Ihrie Jewelry Company, E. 1 To the candidate securing the next la plicate of the Diamond Ring offered abov To the contestant in the county securi week's trip to the Isle of Palms, iucludiu? After awarding those prizes each remt entering this contest will be assured of gu! HO Each issue of Tho Herald contains nor ballots in order to enter the race, and she has the privilege of nominating any youiif in York County, so till out the coupon atoi good start. As stated, the contest will clc HO The method of determining the prize 1 For eaoh paid in advance yearly subs SCO votes. For each paid in advance 6 months' su For each paid iu advance 5 years' subn The decision of Tho Herald will pe Qui Now then, ladies, get busy. Any one is an old established paper and every prize purchase thein. This race starts and will girls of this section and which has been de Get your friends enthused and they w '1 he standing of the contestants will 1 A LITTLE 5 Remember that a nominating ballot, { the contest. If yon want to enter some on start off your candidate with S00 votes Or \\\N\\N\W\\\\\\N\\\\\N%\% Vi * * NOMINATING 1 I < I Nominate Miss ? P. O. Address NWWXWWWNNWWWWVX \% N OTIC Ei" We Exchange MEAL FOR CORN, ' Toll same as that charged By Grist Mills. Bring us your corn. .... The Cotton Hill Store, ; L. A. HARRIS & CO. 880800600006081 | EventuallyYi ? Pictures and Framee '?r *, " : . will Buy-Wli <&mfc Clocks of all j| descriptions, (g and prices. q ?reat many re spoil 8 day and week to w< Lome comfort, becaus V it of this worthy clas * tallnient or easy-pa ponsible man the opp enying himself and ft ill and let us explaii YOUNG ( IE, ?@@??????SKS??? /ILL. SIHas Inaugurated An York County ,in W1 rs in Prizes will Who is the Most Po V in York County, y 1, 1909, at 4 P. M, tiou have such valuable and costly prl ng lady in the county may enter this 3 districts, known as District No. 1 an towns and communities surrouuding d Filbert. g towns and communities surround sTurnout. McConnellsvilln, Blairsvill number of votes in the county, irn ict Grand Piano, manufactured by 11 ers' Guide says, "a thoroughly relial ju in the trade. Handled by promi standing." It may be seen on exhib s. n. rgest number of votes who resides in E feot in every respect, which may be se ilain street, Rock Hill, rgest number of votes who resides in 1 a. These two rings are now on displa; ng the next largest number of votes, ii : Hotel oxpeusos and Railroad fare, lining contestant will roccive a substa ttiug something. W TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATI ninutiug coupons. Each contestant in will then be credited with 600 votes vu f lady of their acquaintance as a candi nee and send it to the contest mauugoi me May 1, 1909, at 4 p. m., sharp. W THE VOTES WILL BE COUNTE1 viunors in our Popularity Contest will cription (new) the candidate will I Inscription (now) 600 Totes?renewal 2 icnption 10,000 votes. ill and absolute on all questions that ie IN CONCLUSION, of the prizes offered is worth at lot of offered is backed by the guarantee of continue ull the way through with tht smoustrated in other contests, ill help you. Fill out the nominating 'no given in each issue of The Horald fr lORE ABOUT THE NOMINATING ;ood for *00 votes, will be published i e in the contest clip out tho ballot and tly one of these ballots will be counted * 3 ALLOT. ? :== 1 ? YOU WANT-A Steak or Roast that is tender, sweet and juicy, I can furnish it. I have Steak, Roasts, Chops, Ham and Sausage, the best that money can buy. I also handle Heavy Groceries and all kinds of canned goods. See me before you buy. Peas, Beans, Cabbage and Potatoes on hand at all times. See me, it's my trtat. W. L. HALL. Phone No. 29. )r. King's New Life Pills The best in the world. % . iy Not Now? | leautiful Tea Sets. || touches and Sofas, g ible people who g eek the buying of 8 e they are not in |j s of people that we 8 yment plan. This g ortunity to furnish g unily of other ne- g a the plan to you. g COMPANY, | FORT MILL, fj )?????????@?<8? H E B E ? U n para Helled 1'opuliioh Nearly One be Distributed pular Young Contest ,, Sharp. 7.08 boon ofTored for a littlo work and coutent by qualifying a? a candidate. d District No. 2. thorn: Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Newport ing thorn: Yorlcvillo, Hickory tirova, o, Hoodtowu, Dolphos, OKden, Roddoy. ispoctive of Districts, we will give a nines & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., of l>1o concern makes the Uaines ifc Co. inent dealers throughout the country, ition in the show window of W. G. iistrict No. 1 we will givo a beautiful on on exhibition in the show window District No. 2. wo will give an exact duy as above mentioned. . respective of Districts, wo will givo a utial prize, so that overy young ladv 5. ust receive one of these nominating ? a starter. Each and every subscriber date, provided the young lady resides -, as tho first in the race will have a 3. i be as follows: >e credited with 1,000 votes?renewal 50 votes. lay arise during tho contest. oarnoBt, honest endeavor. The Herald the firms of Rock Hill from whom wo ic enthusiasm which characterizes the blank bnlowr uorwl If . .V .U UUTO..IBIJ. om time to time. BALLOT. u Tho Herald during the beginning of i mail it to the Herald oflioe and it will I to each ooutostant. Address all Communications to Contest Manager, The Herald, Rock Hill. S\ C. | | A - VBiDO' ^HBfitj^CXPERIENCE ^ gt W1 H I T J ? t| I r_j I . I ^ I 1 VR Traoc MAKKS Dc*iaw? r'Tf COPYRIGHTS 4C. Antftnt sendtnf skafeh and drsraintlon may quickly fisrcrtntit our opinion freo *Mib?r an i Invention la probably piuasiiable. Oimniunlrt. I.onsstrlotlyronOdniiOnL HANDBOOK uo PaKuU sent freo. oldest aaanoy for aernrttitf patent*. | Patent* taken tlirnmrb Maun ft Ci*. receW* retrial notice, wlthoot ilwrvn, lu the Scientific American. A hjuidaornely lltnstrmted weekly. I-arraet etr.1 1 relation of any edentlflc Journal. Torwa. 13 m rear ; four months, f i. Sold by all newsdeejrrx. I