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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.
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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.
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)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.
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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.
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? 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
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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
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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.
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will Buy-Wli
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Clocks of all j|
descriptions, (g
and prices. q
?reat many re spoil 8
day and week to w<
Lome comfort, becaus
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it of this worthy clas
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tallnient or easy-pa
ponsible man the opp
enying himself and ft
ill and let us explaii
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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
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3 ALLOT. ?
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? 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.
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leautiful Tea Sets. ||
touches and Sofas, g
ible people who g
eek the buying of 8
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yment plan. This g
ortunity to furnish g
unily of other ne- g
a the plan to you. g
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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
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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.
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