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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
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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.
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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