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The Fort Mill Times. 4 , ? ; ?l?: _ ? !_ ii- _ VOLUME 18?NO. 50. FORT MILL. S. C.. THITRSTIAV. MARf'Vr t? loin a.?4, ...? J* WANAMAKER'S MONUMENT ^ MUST TAKE SECOND PUCE Fort Mill is the Home of First am Only Memorial to North American Indians---Erected in 1900. If Roderick Wanamaker, son of John Wanamaker, the merchant prince of Philadelphia and New York, wishes to spend a few thousands of his dad's millions upon a monument which he | proposes to erect in New York harbor in memory of the once powerful North American Indian certainlv thprp is no ohipr.t.ion to such an enterprise by the people of this section. On the other hand, they wish him godspeed and shall be disappointed if he does not build the monument of Parian marble and make it buss the sky. What there is objection to in this little upper South Carolina city, however, is the claim which Mr. Wanamaker is setting up as being the pioneer in such an enterprise. He should take a day or two off and come to Fort Mill and visit Confederate park. There he would see a monument commemorative of the identical virtues of the North American Indian which it is his purpose to perpetuate. He is invited to come to Fort Mill and bring with him all the friends he may choose and there will be a committee to meet them at the depot and escort them to the park, less than a hundred yards distant, where will be pointed out to the party the one and only monument of the kind in the Western Hemisphere. This is the Catawba Indian monument wKipVi Panf Q T? WKito arirl fKo " 1IIVII VU p V? k/t -A?A I T AAA Iv (4 A A V A IAAV late Mr. J. M. Spratt caused to be erected on Saturday, July 31, 1900. And there it has stood ever since to tell the world of the once mighty prowess of as noble race of red men as ever lived on the American continent, a race which fought side by side with the American continental and later followed the fortunes of Lee and Jackson in the strug^ gle for Southern independence ! in the '60s. The monument is of Indiana L limestone and consists of a nedestal 12 inches high, having beveled upper edges. On this is a second stone, similar in shape and height, but narrower, and on the western bevel of which, in raised letters, is the word "Catawba," while on the face below appears names of noted men of the nation, and on the eastern face the names of some who fought in the Confederate army. On this stone rests the die, which is almost square and 27 inches hi??h, and having on the western face a forest scene where native wild turkeys are enjoying their freedom; on the north side is engraved a legend stating the removal of the nation from Canada in 1000 and their friendship for the white People; on th< side a galloping buffalo, roaming over the plains near the mountains, and on the south face the "iii memoriam." A neat capital stone is above and projecting over the die, on which is the figure of an Indian warrior kneeling with drawn how and ai row, ready for game or an enemy. The whole structure is about 12 feet high. ? - . . * Mr. McNinch Republican Candidate? The Fort Mill friends of S. S. McNinch, former Democratic i mayor of Charlotte and well known here as president of the Charlotte Brick company, whose plant is two miles south of town, will be surprised to learn that a movement is on foot among the i i Republicans of the Ninth North I Carolina district to induce him to become their candidate fnr H Congress in the election next November. The district is now ' represented by E. Y. Webb, jH Democrat, of Shelby. Mr. McNincn is a leading business ?| man of Charlotte, and it is said II to be the purpose of the Regs publicans in that district to try g| to influence him to accept the 9- domination in the hope of: alienating the business interests 9. of Charlotte from the Demo9< cratic party. The Charlotte K Observer is authority for the statement that Mr. McNinch is 9' a Republican, that he voted the 9 Republican national ticket in 9 1908 and previously. I ^^9i T; m RURAL FREE DELIVERY SUBJECT OF SPEECH BY NR. FINLEY Fifth District Congressman Points Onl Advantages to the People From Operation of System. Congressman Finley, member of the committee on postoffice and postroads, in the course of his speech on the postoffice appropriation bill recently, gave out some interesting facts and statements relative to the rural free delivery service. Being a member of the sub-committee that frames this enormous ap A-' 11? TV ? 1 propnauon annuauy, rar. riniey is conversant with his sublect. He is not classed with that number who attribute the loss of $28,000,000 in the postal service annually to the rural delivery system. On the subject he said: "It is said that last year the rural delivery lost to the government something like $28,000,000. My only regret is that everybody who made that statement did not take the figures and go over them. According to the postmaster general's report the estimated revenue originating directly on the rural routes is $7,250,000 during the ppst fiscal year. It is also estimated that mail originating elsewhere going to the patrons on the rural routes amounted to something like $12,000,000 last year. I am satisfied that this estimate is toe low. Now all the years that 1 have been here I have tried to study this one proposition particularly and the best information I have gained from observation and from facts obtained wherever I could find them is that for every dollar of mail originating on a rural route two and one-half times that amount is originated or created elsewhere on account of the existence of the rural route. But at any rate, $12,000,000 or $13,000,000 origiwl 1 XT?. 1.. ucilcu ciacvviicic. nui ouiy is this true, not speaking at all with reference to the great benefits this service is to the country in the way of spreading intelligence, knowledge and information, and keeping the people informed as to what is going on in their neighborhood, but in the outside world, a benefit which cannot be measured; but there are other benefits that are so great that they can hardly be calculated, although they have a value in dollars and cents. There are 41,000 new and old rural routes in this country serving a population of 20,000,000 and upward. I took the trouble tci make a calculation of the time saved. Tal e the time saved bv the country people on account ol the fact that they do not have tc go to the postofiice, because the postoffice is brought to their door, at $10 per year lor each family, and it amounts to more thai $40,000,000 annually in saving of time. In addition to this, patrons of rural routes live oi farms comprising more thai 200,000,000 acres. The institution of the rural delivery has I brought a vast increase in tlu value of farm lands. I hav* made a calculation on this, and il amounts to the astounding sun of one thousand million dollars increase in land values in th< United States on account of th< rural delivery service. Four pei cent, on this would more thai pay the annual cost of the rura delivery service." To Manufacture Automobiles. That Rock Hill is to lead th< State in the manufacture ol automobiles is the latest announcement of the Rock Hil Buggy company. That wideawake and most progressive concern, which is just now working overtime on its buggies and turning out 155 jobs pei week, will go, or has already gone, into me manuiacture oi automobiles. It is the intentior to build high-grade, four-cylinder machines to be known, probably, as the "Rock Hill 30," and of these they expect to builc a hundred this year. The township board of asses sors, composed of VV. L. Hall D. G. Kimbrell and S. H. Epps met yesterday morning for th< purpose of equalizing the 191( tax returns for this township. y J ? ? ? ? JOHN CALDWE i In the two houses of Congress ? I Saturday joined hands over the g] ; occasion?.was the unveiling of the ; aratist which, sixty years after th i struggle for State rights, was se s tol. The unveiling ceremony at i cipally by South Carolinians. T1 > drapery around the marble figure ! ton, of Guthriesville, York county i D. A. R., and Miss Gist, of York> Former Lieutenant Governor Mau The statue depicts its subject in the south side of Statuary hall, fa I houn's antagonist. The ceremonie , senate and house after the comple It was in the two houses that r< I bellum belligerent States met once i ator Lodge and Representative i England commonwealth, and Sena Carolina representatives for this ? The Calhoun family was represe rick and John C. Calhoun, grands 1 hnnsp in Uflflifirvn fn MrtPoll'c ..wv?ww iw uu\iltlv/U WW ?V1 A WV?U o ... by Representative Lamb, of Virgi Finley, Lever, Johnson and Ellerb Events at the State Capital. Special to Fort Mill Times. Columbia, March 15.?The i death of Col. W. VV. Lumpkin, i who was known and liked all ' over the State as an orator at veterans' reunions and as candi: date for the United States senate | a few years ago, has caused ; genuine sorrow among all those ; who knew him. Col. Lumpkin 1 had gone to Asheville on a visit to his daughter in order to re\ cuperate from a spell of the grip, ; but his condition became worse, I . ending in his death Sunday morning. His funeral took place! \ today at noon with interment in | the local cemetery. James Cansler, of Tirzah, or rather, "Tirzah of Cansler" was lr in the city a short time ago and. reannounced his biennial race for railroad commissioner. Rep1 resentative Dixon, of Faii'iield, 1 who has been mentioned as a possibility, stated recently that; " lie would not be in the running. | .1 Mines A 1 /O' - ... ./VMIM.IV I U , W I Ul? IIland, has not formulated his plans as yet, and makes the 11 statement that he cannot tell; just at this time whether or not | he will run. He made a tine I showing in both of the campaigns in which he was a can-1 j j didate and it is not at all im-> probable that he will enter again. ! The subscribers of The Times in the city are much pleased with the decided improvement, s in the general "get-up" of the: j! paper. Very few places the size of Fort Mill, in fact much larger I I towns, can boast of a newspaper as readable as The Times. M. Fell in a Well. Friday afternoon R. N. Capps, | . a citizen of Steele Creek in 1 Mecklenburg county, N. C., who is well known in Fort Mill, met 1 with a peculiar accident. Capps and a negro were cleaning out a ; 155-foot well on the place of the . former. The negro was at the bottom of the well and Capps was on the ground about the mouth repairing the curbing. - Capps lost his footing and fell , to the bottom of the well, carry, ingwith him a quantity of earth, j rocks and timber. Neither Capps ) nor the negro was seriously hurt. tma, mil A* 9 A 1/A\/? ^ *'V ' ' Ny r*^^:w'^,, v w??y^- *' t- lH| jSjfi A!_';S^P ) UL CALHOUN. 1 ( >outh Carolina and Massachusetts rave of John C. Calhoun. The I statue of the South Carolina sep-, e period of his long continued 11 t up in Statuary hall at the capi- j, 11 o'clock was conducted prin-; he cords holding together the were loosed by Mrs. K. M. Brat, ex-regent of the South Carolina dlle, Governor Ansel presided. Idin made the principal oration, strident attitude. It stands in cing the effigy of Webster, Cal- j s of acceptance took place in the tion of the exercises in the hall. , ^presentatives of the two ante- j j s more to bury the hatchet. Sen- ( McCall speaking for the New |, itor Smith and a number of South , State. inted at the proceedings by Pat- ( sons of the statesman. In the j i speech addresses were delivered ( nia, and Representat:ves Aiken, ( ?e, of South Carolina. Lewis C. Baker Kills Himself. j Thursday morning at his home * in Charlotte, Lewis C. Baker drank an ounce of carbolic acid and died in great agony a short while thereafter. It is said that he had been drinking heavily a few days before his death and was in a despondent frame of mind. Mr. Baker was well known in Fort Mill. Until a few years ago he resided here for several years, being in the employ of the Fort Mill Mfg. Co. as a machinist. He was a man of kind and affable disposition and consequently made many friends here, all of whom will regret to , near or his death, lie was married about 20 years ago to Miss Dovie Wilkinson, who is a daughter of (1. W. Wilkinson, a former citizen of this town- 1 ship. Among the surviving: relatives of Mr. Baker is a brother, -J. W. Baker, who resides in Fort Mill. Mr. Baker was a member of the Masonic order, having: joined the local lodge several" years ago. The interment was in a Charlotte cemetery Friday afternoon. Messrs. Springs Win $48,000 Suit. Two former Fort Mill citizens, now prominent cotton factors in New York city, were the re- I spondents in an important decision rendered Saturday by the appellate division of the supreme court of New York State. The gentlemen were Eli B. and Richard A. Springs, sons of the late Col. Baxter Springs, years ago a ^,1 w u.. : c -prwiiimtm, anu wc*?uiii\ vTLretni ui this township. The Messrs. Springs are members of the cotton firm of Springs & Co. and as such sued a Georgia planter named Blakely for $48,000 due on a cotton transaction. Blakely had refused to pay the claim on the ground that it was contracted through a gambling transaction upon which there can be no recovery. The lower qourt ruled against Blakely and he appealed to the higher court, j which has sustained the ruling of the lower court and the report of a referee. The decision of the*supreme court, which was" unanimous, is that the New York cotton exchange is not a bucketshop, but a legitimate market , for trading in actual cotton, Mr. Jones Rales on Tax Questions. In answer to questions by a :ounty auditor of the State, Comptroller General Jones has given three decisions of importance on the tax question in this State. The comptroller general was asked for ruling on the following points. 1. Is the wife of a citizen, deriving her income entirely from investments through a trustee in another State, subject to the income tax in South Carolina? Answer: The income of a married woman, resident of this State, derived entirely from investments made through her trustee in another State, are subject to the income tax in this State. The residence of a married woman is the same as the residence of her husband, so that if her husband is a citizen, resident of this State, she must oe treated as such also. 2. Are houses in process of construction and nearly completed, but not habitable on January 1, taxable for the current year? Answer: Houses in process of construction and not completed or habitable on January 1 are to be assessed for taxation at their value on that date. 3. Is property shipped into the State and on the ground on January 1 taxable ad valorem though not yet actually in use? Answer: Property shipped into this State which has arrived in the State on January 1 is subject to taxation, although it has not been put to any use in the State since its arrival. A news item from Washington says that the speeches in the house and senate on the acceptance of the Calhoun statute will be collected in book form md each member and senator from South Carolina will have a certain quota. How many will oe made is not yet known. At the proper time some South Carolinian, probably Mr. Finley, will introduce a resolution to make more than the usual 700 or 300 copies. IWai wseraniaw Every lady in 1 I rounding count ry 1 i>oods and shoe sto sure that you will come miles to se $\ fresh snrim*' i?;oods li| * . ^' to us to show you | whether you make V-'e Inn e ai 1 t he gj in Tokio Silks, (1ii; I/inw.f T.? < O.f.i S.) I <111 V 1 ((I H 1 ' ' } | Mercerized Poplin, ow Plaids, Soiset. White I/men, l>r Linen, Homespun, dian Head Suiting ity Ginghams. l()e Quality P< I Of fcfc ' M Iioc k4 c\ Calico, 5c. (ii Plaid Honiospii ing*, 5t\ Slioetii Screen, 5c. A Remember the place, drug store. Come often; I can with us. MILLS & ; qii.xo rCK itAK. t" li . r SANATOR TILLMAN IS MISSED . ; ? } FROM HALLS OF C0HCRE?.? * * r ASouth Carolinian's Absence Has Main " # a Gap in National Capitol?-His ? * ' Personal Influence Counts. V . In senate circles in Washington it is said that it would cause no great surprise should Senator Tillman, because of his impaired ?% * health, retire from public life at the end of his present term. While the senator h?l what is termed a close call, his death being expected at aity hour, he happily pulled through and seems now to be on the road to recovery. His close friends say that he will not retire unless he should become a confirmed invalid, and this is not anticipated. The gossip of the possible retirement of Tillman is in line with the gossip that arises whenever a statesman is taken suddenly ill and not expected to recover., Senator Tillman has hid 15 years of service in the ' upper I branch of Congress and no mepvhpp nf tViat Vwl" V?oo FambJ VA vi?uv wuj uno lUI^CVI ; IA/ the front more steadily than the. senator from South Carolina. He has a personal influence that counts for much for the State. He is one of the few solons who can fill the galleries and draw, from the house when it is known that he is down for a set speech. He has been missed since his illness. It is believed that he would have had something inter-, esting to say on the postal savings bank bill which recently passed? - , and that he would have something to say on the inter-state commerce bill just reported may be better imagined than described. It will be recalled that he handled the last important piece of railroad legislation enacted into law a few years ago. It was the railroad rate bill recommended by Roosevelt. But ? * this time it is doubtful if the senior senator from South Carolina will be able to take a hand in shaping the new legislation. Indeed, it is doubtful if he is again seen in the senate this session. itedl Epocrosi Kort Mill and suro visit our now dry re. Wo arc quito novor ros?Tot having1 | o our now lino of I li is a plonsuro I through this lino, | a |Mirolniso or not. I vory latost stylos I inn Silks, Black and \ 1 tin Stripo I'oniico, j| iMnhromeml 8>Siad, Jacquard Poplin, own Linen, Irish (jia hit on Clot h, I n, A. V. (\ and Ut.ilITOHIO, S I -2c. adras, 8 1-"2c. Iinmhray, 7 I -2e. one door below Ardrey's I spend all the time you fOUNG CO. | J ^