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* c The Fort Mill Times. , VOLUME 19?NO. 42. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1911. {125 PER YEAR COLE L. BLEASE IS GOVERNOR Ik OF PROUD PALMETTO STATE ' Hon. Cole L. Blease was sworn in as governor of South Carolin" Tuesday at noon. v4l ug 1 Martin F. Ansel. 1 ne ceremony took place in the hall of the house of representatives, the senate and house holding a joint session. The oath of office was administered by Magistrate Dunbar, of Barnwell county. At the same time Hon. C. A. Smith was sworn in as lieutenant governor, succeeding Thos. G. McLeod. The exercises were simple but were witnessed bv a large crowd which completely tilled the pal-. leries. Following the administering of the oath of office Gov. Blease delivered his inaugural address, outlining the policies of his administration and making some recommendations to the General Assembly. Touching the matter of legislative appropriations. Governor Blease spoke in part as follows, ; addressing his remarks to the ; General Assembly: "I sincerely trust that in your deliberations you will be liberal, j but not extravagant, and that ; you will reduce expenses, and not make any extravagant appropriations for any purpose, stop the useless expenditure of money by officials, stop the creation of and abolish useless offices, and all other methods of careless, extravagant and useless expenditure of money, and that you will not create an increase in the tax levy, but that you will reduce both the State and the county levies, as all our taxes are too high, and our people are now burdened with taxation. They are groaning under their load and begging relief, and to you and you alone must they look for it, for you and you alone can give it, and if you do not give it the responsibility will rest uuon t you." I Good Work of Corn Cluhi. ^ "There were 75 boyc in South IP Carolina to produce more than j \ 100 bushels of corn on one acre." This statement is made in the annual report of Ira W. Williams, State agent of the United States farm demonstration work, which will be sent to the General Assembly through the State department of agriculture. Referring to the boys' corn ; clubs Mr. Williams says: "This ; ||S boys' corn club has probably been ||PP more successful in the State, acH? cording to reports, than else-1 1^ where and the record breakers of the large number of boys who produced over 100 bushels are Jerry Moore, who produced 228 bushels and 3 pecks at a cost of 43 cents per bushel: and Archie Odom, who produced 177 bushels and 3 pecks at a cost of 23 cents t per bushel These records have m been invaluable to the State and have advertised the fertility of our soil as nothing else could." Death of CaDt. Eli Bailes. Many of the older citizens of this section who remember Capt. Eli Bailes will learn with regret of his death, which occurred in Little Rock, Ark., a few days ago. Capt. Bailes was a former citizen of Fort Mill township and was a brother of Mr. Z. T. Bailes. In the latter '60s he moved to r ? Arkansas and although he had several times planned to visit his & brother in this section, something always occurred to prevent the visit. Capt. Bailes was 62 years of age and was considered one of the best citizens of Wynne county, Ark. Speaking of his death the Forest City (Ark.) Chronicle says: "Capt. Bailes was a Pf fine old gentleman and was highly esteemed and respected by many of our citizens and readers." Major Roddey Reelected. |> The municipal election passed || off quietly in Rock Hil! Thursday. II Mayor John T. Roddey was rewere Aiderman J. ^LMiller in 9| ) the fourth ward and Alderman H t E. W. }i;; e f-.r*.-.. 7. im Oply or?e ?onte*^ that for B ?#4rot. J, K, Parker, waa 'yptr^-d a krv/wn " ^ ftnl/y * kr, */, NO 'MERC* ANTS AND FARMERS;' NOW T'iE FIRST NATIONAL BANK "nere will be no Merchants and Farmers National Bank of Fort Mill. This matter was decided definitely Monday afternoon at a meeting of the stockholders of the recently organized banking institution for this place. The old name?that is. the first name?of the new bank has been discarded and it has been rechristened the First National Bank of Fort Mill. When the bank was organized some weeks ago the purpose of the stockholders waste make it a State institution and the name Merchants and Farmers was selected as suitable therefor. Later the decision was reached to make the bank national, instead of State, in character and along with the change it was also decided to select a shorter name for the institution. Hence the First National Bank of Fort Mill instead of the Merchants and Farmers National Bank of Fort Mill. At the stockholders' meeting Moryday afternoon it was unanimously decided to open the doors of the institution for business on February 15th, and the officers of the bank were authorized to secure temporary quarters if the bank building which is in course of erection is not ready for occupancy by that date. The building committee reported, however, that gratifying progress had been made on the building during the last week and that the indications were that it would be finished not later than February 15. Postmaster Massey Reappointed. Mr. B. H. Massey has been reappointed postmaster of Fort Mill for another four-year term, beginning on the 22d inst. His nomination was sent to the senate Tuesday by President Taft and confirmed Saturday. The announcement of the reappointment of Mr. Massey is certain to meet with the hearty approval of a majority of the patrons of the local office. He is a Democrat and has been postmaster of Fort Mill since January 1, 1894. Durinir the 1(5 vears Mr Mas?pv hn< been postmaster he has given almost universal satisfaction in his conduct of the office. The reappointment of Mr. Massey is due to the pood work of Congressman Finley, whose activity in behalf of Mr. Massey is duly appreciated by the community. Early Farm Work. A considerable number of farmers in this section have already begun plowing and otherwise preparing their lands for the year's crops. The spring-like days of the last week caused the I soil to dry rapidly from the recent rains and with the temperature 1 above 60 the weather conditions were too inviting to be disregarded by many who wished to get an early start. Local dealers say that the prospect is for a large consumption of commercial J? 4 *1' .1 * * . i ieruuzers in rnis section tms year. There is no way of telling whether the corn acreage will he increased materially, though it is practically certain that there will he no decrease. The cotton acreage varies little from year to i year. Mr. Wilson Reelected County Attorney. One of the matters which came before the recent meeting of the board of county commissioners for disposition was the election of a county attorney for the years 1911 and 1912. It is generally understood that Supervisor Boyd was opposed to the reelection of Mr. W. B. Wilson, .Jr., of Rock Hill, but Mr. Wilson was able to hold thp nftirp Iw fhp grace of the votes of the county commissioners. Supervisor Boyd, according to his friends, found sufficient reason to justify his opposition to Mr. Wilson's reelection on the ground that the duties of the office could be attended to with more celerity by an attorney living at the county neat. But Mr. Boyd is understood to ha ve had another reason for wishing Mr. Wilson retired. In the campaign last summer Mr, w displayed considerable against, him, U. REPUBLICAN SENATE CONTROL HANGS BY A SLENDER THREAD Five deaths in the United States senate since the adjournment of the iast session has directed attention to the fact that Republican control of the senate throughout the Sixty-second Congress hangs upon a slender thread. A deadlock in one or two Legislatures and a couple of deaths among senators known to be in rather feeble health would result in the retirement of the Republicans from power. rpi i^J i iic senate touay consists 01 92 members, of whom 59 are Republicans and 33 Democrats, a Republican majority of 2G. In the Sixty-second Congress the Democrats will make a net Rain of nine, electing men of that party from the following States now represented by Republicans: Indiana. Nebraska, Montana, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Maine, Missouri and Vvest Virginia. two being chosen by the Legislature of the latter State. From North Dakota a Republican will be sent in the place of the Democrat now serving under appointment of a Democratic governor. This Democratic gain of nine reduces the Republican majority to eight. A change of live senators would give the Democrats control. Senators Brown, of Nebraska; Frye, of Maine; Root, of New York; Briggs, of New Jersey; Burton, of Ohio; Nixon, of Nevada; Bradley, of Kentucky, and Dixon, of Montana, will represent States in that Congress which have elected Democratic Legislatures and if death should invade the list mentioned a Democratic successor would be chosen. Food Prices Going Down. Millions of pounds of butter, eggs, cheese and poultry held in cold storage warehouses in Chicago will be thrown on the market before May 1 and a general tumming oi ioou prices is expected at once, according to Chicago commission merchants. Numerous Chicago commission men are said to be facing failure as a result of their efforts to maintain an artificial price on the necessities of life. The inability further to uphold this price is said to be due to a combination of circumstances, chief of which are the open winter of 1911 and the banner crops of 1910. Hurt by Fall From Wajjon. L. L. Kimbrell. a well known farmer of Pineville township, was painfully hurt a few days ago by being caught under a load of hay falling from his wagon. He had started with the hay, packed in bales, to the Charlotte market and had gone only a short distance from his home when the load slipped from the wagon and fell on him. Friends removed the hay as quickly as possible and carried Mr: Kimbrell to his home. At first it was thought that he was seriously injured and might not recover, but his condition lias since improved and he is now said to be out ot danger. York's Treasurer Not Included. I York's treasurer, Harry E. Neil, is not one of the count.v treasurers of the State who maj have to pay 5 per cent, penalt.v for failing to send in to the State treasurer by December 31 all the taxes collected during the month of December. Twelve of the county treasurers of the State have been reported for failing tc comply with the law on the subject and it is not unlikely thai these will have to jmy the penalty. County treasurers are re ; ] CI- - .1 1 . . i quircu lu me a mommy Slate| ment as to finances with th< comptroller general. Militia Inspections. General orders covering the dates of the inspection of th( companies of the National Guard of South Carolina have been is sued by W. VV. Moore, ad] >tan1 general. The York county onv panies. all in the First regiment, are to be inspected on the following dates: Company K. Fort Mill, April 7; Company II. Rock Hill, April 10; headquarters of Firs! infantry and Company I#, York ville, April 13. # BILL TO CURTAIL CHILD LABOR TO BE PRESSED BY COMMITTEE A matter of much interest to I both the cotton mill operators, ! and operatives of South Carolina is the bill introduced in the house Saturday by Representative Os1 borne, of Spartanburg county, in 1 behalf of the State child labor committee, to repeal all exemptions to the child labor law. The i bill was drawn by Mr. John Porter Hollis, of Rock Hill, secretary of the committee. It is certain there will be a contest over the bill and that it will take a preat deal of time in both houses. Under the present law, exemptions are provided where the children are those of widowed mothers, or are compelled to work, and in such cases the commissioner of labor is authorized to issue permits. It is claimed mai mis privilege is aouseu in I certain instances, and children have been imposed upon. The total number of such children working in the cotton mills is said to be about 300. The bill provides that children i under 12 shall not be allowed to work in any cotton mill. The bill also provides that in case of night work the age limit shall be 16 that is, no person under 16 shall be allowed to work at night in cotton mills. The child labor committee will j also present, as a companion bill, i one seeking to require marriage | registration so that the ages of children njay be arrived at with accuracy, as under the present conditions parents often give incorrect ages for their children that they might be employed in the cotton mills. Heavy Railway Traffic. ; While there is no official information available in Fort Mill as I to the freight and passenger traffic of the Southern railway between Charlotte and Columbia for the year as compared with the traffic of former years, if the number of trains which pass i over the line is an index to the company's business the railway officials can scarce find fault with the public patronage. Persons who for years have observed the passing of the Southern's trains through Fort Mill say that not within their recollection have as many trains been seen on this division as within the last two j months. Freight trains pass through at almost any hour day or night and the three passenger trains each way daily are usually I crowded. Train No. 31, the vestibule limited, which passes 1 Fort Mill, southbound, at 5:35, not infrequently contains ten coaches, more than half of which are Pullmans, in order to accommodate the thousands of Northern tourists who are destined for Florida and other southern points. K. of P. Officers and Banquet. ; Monday evening at a regular . meeting of Electra lodge, No. 87. K. of P., the following officers i were installed for the year: V. B. Blankenship, C. C.; J. H. McMurrav V C U M F??-ia P J. L. Spratt, M. of E.; O. T. Culp, M. of YV.: L. J. Massey. K. of R. and S. and M. F.; J. P. Crovvder, I. G.; VV. J. Steele, O. G.; T. B. Spratt, trustee. r After the work of installing the new officers was finished, the * lodge decided to have its annual - j banquet on Thursday evening, 1 January 26. The banquet prom^ i ises to be the most elaborate affair of the kind Fort Mill has yet ' seen. A number of distinguished ' speakers doubtless will accept inL vitations to attend the banquet. Report Disappointing to Militiamen Among the members of the Fort Mill company. State National uuaro, and perhaps in the other commands of the State, considerable disappointment has ! been expressed over the failure - of the former assistant adjutant I general, Col. W. T. nrock, to in corporate in his annual report a t detailed account of the various company inspections which he . held during 1010. The failure of Col. Brock to go into details . as to the showing made by the > companies on inspection leaves t the militiamen completely in the dark as to whether they made any progress during tin4 year. $1,000 BAIL GRANTED IN CASE OF W. E. AND HARVEY GRIFFIN After spending four days in the York county jail, from Monday afternoon until Friday afternoon of last week, as prisoners charged with the murder of E. P. H. Nivens, in Fort Mill township. on the evening of December 12. last, W. E. Griffin and his son Harvey were admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000 each to appear for trial at the next term of the court of general sessions, in April. Application for bail; for the men was made before | Supreme Court Justice Eugene re i u:.. u. vjcvt jr ill V;UI II111 iMil r I mil) afternoon. Solicitor .). K. Henry | appearing for the State and W. B. Wilson. .Jr.. of Rock Hill, for the defendants. After listening to the arguments of the opposing counsel. Judge Gary decided to grant the application and fixed the amount of the bond at $1,000 each. Anticipating the decision of Judge Gary, J. M. Gamble, sonin-law of W. E. Griffin, had the necessary sureties sign the bond for each of the accused men and was in Yorkville ready to present the bond to the clerk of court. This was done upon the receipt of a telegram from Columbia announcing the decision of Judge Gary and the Griffins were at I once released by Sheriff Brown. Both men returned to their home in Fort Mill township Friday night. The bondsmen of W. E. I Griffin are W. H. Windle, W. M. ! Adkins, W. H. Crook and S. P. i Wilson, and the bondsmen for Harvey Griffin areC. P. BlankenI ship, V. B. Blankenship. A. R. McElhaney and J. B. Mills. Fairfield Soil Survey. Through the influence of Coni gressman 1). E. Finley, of the ; Fifth district, W. E. Carr, of I New York, and F. S. Welsh, of i Pennsylvania, are in Fairfield I county for the purpose of making a survey of the soil, a report of which is to be published by the Federal government. HOW IS YOUR Is it sufficiently 1 necessary to make i in# the next thre< weather? It' not, with just what you It may he a Suit, extra pair of Tro largo stock to solec cast aside all thou we want now is to of even thing and * goods. If you think ver\ earned cash, you sli pany with it till yo Clotliing, Shoes, I tions. When you i us you have made t I Make our store h always welcome. Mills & \ COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AID FOR YORK COUNTY'S INDIANS Monday Gov. Ansel sent to both houses of the General Assembly a special message submitting the repo*? of the commission to look into the condition of the Catawba Indians. The members of this commission are VV. W. Lewis, C. W. F. Spencer and F. C. Whitner. They report that the Indians have 630 acres of very pooi land. There are 113 Indians and 31 families. The government is vested in a chief, assistant chief and a secretary and x _i.L . 1 i* i 1 iwo otner memoers 01 me committee. Their school runs seven months in the year and 10 of the children have attended Carlisle school and one of them is a trained nurse in Philadelphia. Two-thirds of the Indians can read and the commission recommends an increase of $100 a year in the appropriation for the school. The Indians are now receiving: a pension of $3,500 a year. In lieu thereof this commission suggests one permanent improvement through the following investments: 1,800 acrt's of land ... $34,600 40 mules 8,000 40 sets of wagons and utensils 1,400 New houses, etc 10,000 Provisions, one year ... 3,000 Stock feed for one year 3,000 Total .. $60,000 This would provide for each of the Indians about 20 acres of land. The commission also recommends that a competent man be employed as superintendent at a salary of $1,000 and a house. Extension to Arcade Mills. Progress is being made by the Gallivan company, of Greenville, with its contract for the erection of the addition to the Arcade cotton mills jn Rock Hill. The p/infrunf S?Q11C 4-V\V O wiiwi ttvt vauo i v/i a uvriVA/t caicit sion to the Arcade's present building, so that 6,272 spindles and accompanying machinery can be added to the plant. There will be 200 automatic looms included in the new equipment. WARDROBE? filled with garments roil comfortable dnr3 months of winter . .. ran supply you 1100(1. an Overcoat or an users. We have a t from and wo have ght of profit-*-\vhat make a clean sweep ;vt ready for spring ' much of your hardon Id not part com u <*et our prices on | )ry (inods and No- I spend a dollar with i good investment, eadquarters; you are oung Co. I