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7 "HIS LORDSHIP" WICKERSHAM. t j . Chattanooij^ Times. R Senator Tillman is in some doubt as to how he ought to address the attorney general of the United States in order to get a reply?whether he j should be addressed as "his highness" | or "his lordship" or some other royal j title. More than a week ago Senator j Tillman addressed Attorney General ] Wickersham a very respectful letter. I asking the attorney general to inform | him what ever became of an inquiry which ho 'Senator Tillman) instituted | % it * more than two years ago, o certain land grants to rai. - ... the Northwest. A joint resolution was passed at that time by the senate peremptorily ordering the department of justice to know if the suits had been tiled. He was informed ' that they were not. Then he addressed a letter to the attorney general asking if the suits had beed tiled as congress directed. Receiving no reply to this polite note, Senator Tillman fyund an opportunity to raise the question on the floor of the senate. Among other things, he wanted to know how a senator should address the attorney gen-' * eral to get a satisfactory answer to a respectful inquiry. He then went on to explain that the property involved approximated 2,000,000 acres "of as valuable timber land, much of it, as there is on this continent held by the Southern Pacific railroad, or the Harriman interests, in absolute and direct violation of the terms of the grant, which they refuse to sell to anybody." Senator rillman declared that they have already sold over 500,000 acres of the land contrary to law and pocketed the money. lie very broadly intimated that the delay in filing suits was for the purpose of giving the Iiarriman interests an opportunity to cut all of the valuable timber from the land, dig all of the co:.l out of the mines, utilize everything that is valuable and convert the proceeds to their own use and bank account. "At the pace these lawsuits go on," said he, "it will give us the verdicts about the year two thousand and something; 1 don't know when." In the course of his remarks on the subject Senator Tiilman ridiculed the conservation furore. He referred to he hurrah and fanfaronade about the conservation of our national resources to "conventions and parades down the Mississippi" and other things and then stopped to ask the senate why these Harnman lands had not been recovered by law. He waved his hand in the direction of the Republican side of the chamber, and invited explanation, but none was forthcoming. It was a direct challenge to the Republicans to pick up the glove and defend Mr. Wicxersham, but no senator on that side undertook the job. There is Somethinor rpmnrt ?-> us in this matter. Congress believes that the Harriman interests are unlawfully holding the lands which Senator Tillman describes, else it would not have adopted a resolution after lengthy debate two years ago instructing the department of justice to bring the suits. Now, the department of justice and the attorney general ignore congress. It is enough to exasperate a man of Senator Tillman's known temperament and integrity. People have no idea how much valuable timber and coal land the government has been robbed of by the tax policy that maintained as to land Eanta to corporations for many years. illicns of dollars have been thus transferred from the public domain to railway corporations without one cent of recompense to the government. The land frauds grew out of this policy. Men and concerns became bold in their campaign for plunder and so far outraged the public sense that the law officers of the government were compelled to make a movement against them. But for public clamor, f^x the demand that the public be protected, it is very doubtful if there would ever have been a prosecution. This awakening came with Mr. Bryan's advent into our national life. He had more to do with it than any other man. This government is cleaner as a result of his campaigns. However, there is much more to be done before the people get that much vaunted square deal of which Mr. Roosevelt tulked and wrote and for which President! Taft claims to stand. The mercantile firm of McElhaney & Co., which has for several years occupied one of the Ardrey storerooms on the north side of Main street on Monday moved across the street to the handsome new building erected by Mrs. T. B. Belk. The firm will carry, in addition to its line of gents' furnishihgs, complete stocks of hardware and groceries. v ^ ?*r h &AF! n IV"' : L; > riirvy-'^mJ&AJ * We solicit H ance of ABS X X If TREATMEr ft 1 THE PI $ ? & > r^- > : r Opening of Books of Subscription J to the Capital Stock of Mills & ! Young Company. Notice is hereby given that the books I of subscription to the capital stock of j Mills & Young Company will be opened j in the officu of the store of Mills & ' Young in Fort Mill, S. C., on Friday, J February 11, 1910, at 10 o'clock in the < forenoon, and will remain open at said ' place during the day, or until said j stock is sub bribed for in full. J. B. MILLS, 1 J. T. YOUNG, j VV. D. WOLFE, Board of Corporators. February 9, 1910. Z V. BRADFORD." CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ! i Estimates furnished for j buildings of every descrip- i tion. Prompt, and satisfactory work at fair prices is my motto. Phone 1 -e and let me figure with you. LICENSE ORDINANCE. An Ordinance Deci.akinc. and Fixing a Special. License Tax to he Paid by Person. Firm. Company or Corporation engaged in any Business. Profession or Vocation Therein Mentioned. Within the Incorporate Limits ok the Town ok Fort Mile, S. C.. and Providing kor Collection ok Same. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and the Wardens of the Town of Fort Mill. S. C., in council assembled, and by authority of the same, that on and after the 1st day of January. 1910. every person, tirm. company or corporation then ensealed or that hereafter may become enguged in any business, profession or vocation hereinafter mentioned w ithin the incorporate limits of the town of Fort Mill. S. C.. shall take out a license therefor trom the town council for which he. it or they shall prepay to the said town council, for the public use of said town, and for the purpose of meeting in part the current expenses thereof, a special License Tax as follows: Telephone company or agency, each, for toll business done between the town of Fort Mill and any other point without the incorporate limits of said town, within the State of South Carolina (not including that done without the State i^nd not including that done for the government) per year $10 00 Telephone Company, or agency, each, for local business done exclusively within the town of Fort Mill, (not including that done for the government) per year 2 00 Express Company, or agency, each, for business done exclusively in the town of Fort Mill, S. C.. (not including that done without the State, and not including government business) per year. 25 00 Railroad Company, or agency, for business done exclusively in the town of Fort Mill. I IS. C.. (not including that done without the State and exclusive of government business) per year 50 00 Telegraph Company, or agency, each, for business done exclusively in the town of Fort Mill. S. C., (not including business done without the State and not including government business) per year 10 00 Kerosene Oil Company, or agency, each, receiving. storing, selling or delivering oil to merchants either by wagon or otherwise. per year 2T.no Fire Insurance Company, or agency. represented by cither local or transient Agents, for either soliciting or selling insurance, each, per year 2 50 Life Insurance Company, or agency. represented by either local or transient agents, for cither soliciting or selling life insurance. per year 10 00 Tn-isicnt dealers in fruit or produce, provided this license shall not apply to people living within the surrounding country who make their own fruit or produce, in the town of Fort Mill, per day. . 1 00 Magic Lantern Shows, for each performance 600 Opticians and dealers in eye glasses, per year. $1. non-resident, per day. $5.00. per year 10 00 Theatrical performances, for each performance 5 00 Palmistry, for each and every person plying such vocation or calling, per day 6 00 Lightning Rod Company, or agency, each per year 100 00 Itinerant traders, venders of any kind of wares, merchandise or patent medicines, worm medicines, or patent rights, each, per year 50 00 Circus or Equestrian shows, or menagerie, or carnivals, per day. (in the discretion of the mayor) $5 00 to 100 00 Sewing Machine Companies, or their agents, selling machines within the town of Fort Mill, per year 10 00 Photographers, per year 6 00 SEC. 2. No license shall be transferred from one person, firm or corporation, tn another except with the sale of the stock of goods, or business, and with the consent of the Mayor. All licenses ahall be ;?id by the 1st day of March. Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corporation refusing or neglecting to pay any license required by thin ordinance shall be fined in the sum of not less than $10.00. nor more than $100.00. or imprisomxl for a term of not less than ten (10) days, nor more than thirty (30) days. SEC. 4. The charges for licenses for any business not enumerated in any of the above sections | shall be determined by the Mayor. Sec. 6. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Done and ratified is open council this the 1st day of February, 1910. L. A. HARRIS. Attest: Mayor. B. W. BRADFORD. Clerk. Why Pay Rent' When $2.50 a week will J Buy a Home? For Particulars see L. A. HARRIS. ess ^ IB! ^ : your business a OLUTESECUR ? TT-1 N 1 i i EOPLES IN T. L. JOHNSTON, ?> <? i ' f *+ i $ < ? ? i ?> *$> < J ^ ' / V ^ Wood ? Cast ci- We aie prepared promptly for all kin $j? terial at very lowest o* carrhid at all times, ||? happen to have in A in our planing mill ^ Write o- ^one us a! B or give your orders t Lyour local dealer, am Syleecau Mf Rock Hill, Why Not? Why not buy you?* Shoes here? Wo gurantee every pair that goes out of our store to give perfect satisfaction. No matter what the price may be, they cost no more than others; then, why not buy one that is guaranteed "good wear or a new pair''? We also carry a full line of Dry Goods, mouons, Gents' Furnishings, and other goods. Come to see us before buying. Our prices are right. We want to figure with you on that spring suit. Respectfully, P. H. Stallings. CLERK'S NOTICE. Office of trf. Clerk of Court of York County, S. C. Yorkville, S. C., Feb. 2, 1909. To toe Public: Please take notice that the fee for recording Deeds, including Auditor's fee, is reduced from $1.25 to $1.00 on and after Feb. 1st. For the last three years the fee has been $1.25 and several years ago the fee was $1.50, and $1.75 with dower. This fee applies to Deeds, of usual form and length, and if the Deed is unusually long, the fee is in proportion to the length. Yours truly, J. A. TATE, C. C. C. Pis. ;ucces /avjtgyrf?rfmyn^^ W1? ??p?mhbmw?y?mou??a?t?a?a?B?3??KM vith the assurITY and FAIR ** m* * <* [ATIONAI isident. ' " ' : Iron ? Steel ?br*" ; 1 to rii your orders ds c i Building Mapr'jes. A large stock % to5 and what we don?t 8 ;ock, we can get out b ? at once. : No. 115, Rock Hill, 0 V. B. Blankenship, 1 he will send them in. g. Company, 1| s. c. I When. j? There is much be said when fj|| comes to buying ?8 buggy. Of cour: there are all kin< PiU of hi lOrcnes. hi if if !1 is a Rock Hill Bu | gy you can rest a I sured that it is p careful as to the i I that leaves their 1 1 higher in price bi | that is the thing t g what they want. H also some nice dri I FORT : . a <t>. c . v. ^ -t 'J. o O 2> > * <?. ^ SFUL ^v.aaii iii ?HI igaagqat&aw || " Money dep ment draws in if left three mc . BANK < ] ?T__ ,i ' m t i ' !Of Interest I T To Working Men I j It's a mighty good thing to have money I in the bank when dull times come or I n when you are out of work for any reason. J RpttPl' InV nsiflo n fou1 flnllni'C! oi'ohit limolr I "-"%T w XV ff vivimi o J >VUVI\ or month and be on the safe side. You'll t receive 4 per cent, interest' on all your fj deposits in our Savings Department. The Savings Bank oi Fort Mill W. B. Meacham, Cashier Buyinga Buggy | : g a good one, for the manufacturers are ||z material which goes into every vehicle ||| actory. Rock Hill Buggies are "a little j|5 it"?the wearing qualities are there, and ||x 0 consider in buying a buggy. ||| 1 We have left a few of the good ^ horses and mules we have been tell- ^ ing you about. They are going to i|i w ft he sold and that right a way, for stock ||| it does not stay long in our stables ||| ^ now. Our customers come from far ||? * and near, for they know we have 111 We still have some mighty fine mules, ||1 ving horses. See our stock before buvinsr. MILL MULE CO. | ^ (y > <> > ^ ?> ^ v t> < . . o . < $ v +... J2?i i ? ?? ?~x'"~~'^ : * ' ^ osited in our Savings Depart- ? ( terest at the rate of 4 per cent, it 8 J >nths or longer. =? || D-^L- u:n c n 8 ji iwciv a. nil, j, \_x. ff- ft C. L. COBB, Cashier. ttttiT tt tt tttttttt tttttf trtftf tttttftttttf titfiiiii iiit? 'Vi .s:-, . " I