Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 19, 1911, Image 4
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FORT MI1.L. S. C.. JANUARY 19. 1911.
The Trip to Winthrop.
It was the one best bet, as The
Times stated last week, that the
General Assembly would accept
the invitation of President Johnson
to visit Winthrop college.
The invitation has been accepted
and the visit to the college is to
be made today. There never
was the least doubt that the
invitation wouhl meet with the
hearty approval of a majority of
the members. The temptation
of a day's outing at somebody
else's expense was too strong to
be withstood. For years the
General Assembly has found one
pretext and another to visit the
State-aided colleges. That the
visits are expensive and of no
practical value to the people is
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in the senate Wednesday
afternoon when the Winthrop invitation
was under consideration.
Twenty-three senators voted to
accept the invitation; 17 voted
against it. In the house the invitation
encountered little opposition.
It was accepted with
avidity.
Of course The Times is under
obligations to the Rock Hill Herald
for the information it imparts
for this paper's enlightenment
regarding this joy-riding,
viand - spreading entertainment.
The observation that the information
would have been more
illuming had The Herald given
the source of its knowledge we
trust will be pardoned. May we
not ask, Who told The Herald
that "there is money for
such purposes [visits of the General
Assembly to Winthrop] that
has not been appropriated by the
Legislature." If there is a special
fund "for such purposes," as
we are led to infer from The
Herald's information, whence
came the fund, and if money
is so plentiful in WintHrop's exchequer,
why does the president
of the institution bombard
the General Assembly with requests
each year for more money
than was asked for the previous
year? The difference between
the fund "for such our
poses" and a direct legislative
appropriation for the excursion
is the difference between tweedledum
and tweedledee. The money
comes from the pockets of the
taxpayers, of that all may be assured,
and the taxpayers pet
nothing in return for the expenditure.
But, says The Herald, the
General Assembly should visit
the State-aided colleges so that
the members may "see whether
or not the money they appropriate
from year to year is being properly
and wisely expended." And
we opine that the morning after
the members have visited VVinthrop
they will know no more
about the affairs of the college
than thou l;no\r hnfouo cin/m tl-in
w**M tuv-f I\IIV f* WV.1V/I V, OlllUC HIV,
program of the day's outing does
not include an auditing of the
books of the institution and a
mental examination of the students
in the presence of the General
Assembly so that they'mav
know whether the money thej
appropriate for YVinthrop is buy
ing gold bricks or being "proper
ly and wisely expended." Wha
would the American people thinl
should the Congress go en massi
every year to West Point an<
Annapolis and the numerous nav;
yards of the nation simply be
cause these institutions are ;
part of the Federal government
The Herald may answer. Mean
while we risk little in assertinj
that there is as much necessity
for such congressional jaunts as
there is for the junketing trips
of the General Assembly to the
State-aided colleges.
Stated succinctly, the purpose
of the authorities of the Stateaided
colleges in extending invitations
to the General Assembly
to visit their respective institutions
is to place the members
under obligations to the colleges
so that larger appropriations may
be expected for the colleges.
The York county friends of
Lieut. Col. John R. Lindsay, disbursing
officer of the National
Guard of the State, are hopeful
that Governor Blease will not he
influenced in appointing Col.
Lindsay's successor by the untrue
reports which have been
circulated against Col. Lindsay
with the view of defeating: him
for reappointment. The statement
has been made to Governor
Blease that during: the campaign
last summer Col. Lindsay made
an active campaign among the
militiamen of this section against!
Governor Blease. The statement
seems to be wholly false. If i
the word of responsible members ;
of the three militia companies of
York county is credible, Col.
Lindsay not only did nothing to
impede the progress of Governor
Blease's campaign, but did let
it be known that he intended
to vote for Governor Blease. The ;
governor will ere long find it
necessary to appoint the successor1
of Col. Lindsay. If he will doj
the York man the kindness to
thoroughly sift the report of
partisan activity made to him
against Col. Lindsay, we are
cop Aden t he will find no foundation
in "fact for it. but will learn
| that it is a piece of dirty work
directly traceable to a York county
source with which the governor i
is not unacquainted.
"When Judge Memminger is on
the bench justice hangs like a
plummet." -Yorkville Enquirer.
Yes- sometimes. He is the judge
who fined a York county man
$500 for assault after the jury
I had recommended mercy, in the
same case failing in his duty by
I neglecting- to instruct for the
prosecution of a self-confessed
pistol-toter. And he is the same
judge who sentenced as beastly
j a murderer as ever set foot in
I shoe leather to two years in the
I penitentiary, and afterwards, it is
said, indorsed the pardon petition
of the murderer. He would
make an ideal supreme court justice
sometimes.
The Charlotte Chronicle and
other North Carolina newspapers
whose opinions are not apt to
count for much with the Democrats
of the Old North State in
selecting the successor of Senator
Simmons two years hence have
already let it be known that they
will oppose the candidacy of
Governor W. W. Kitchin, who is
said to aspire to the seat. During
Mr. Royste
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the consideration of the tariff bill
in Congress some months ago
Senator Simmons voted with the <
"interests" on several occasions, 1
which means that he voted to
take money from the pockets of
his constituents and put it in the
pockets of the money-grabbers
without giving a fair return
therefor. Being more or less inclined
to sympathize with the
predatory policy of the "interests,"
The Chronicle can with
very good grace support Senator
Simmons for reelection. But
what about the voters supporting
him? That is the horn of the
matter which doubtless is giving
Senator Simmons much concern.
And well may he take notice, for
the Democrats of his State are
not likely to indorse his votes on
the tariff. lie has disregarded
their interests; why should they
not disregard his plea for reelection?
Now comes the new adjutant
general of South Carolina with
the suggestion that the incum- i
bent of his office should be appointed
by the governor instead 1
of having to depend upon the,
favor of the people for election. I
It is perhaps well for General
Moore that the suggestion came
after he is snugly established in
office instead of before the election.
There is no reason why
the adjutant general of South
Carolina should be appointed.
The people of South Carolina are
quite as capable of selecting an
adjutant general as-they are any
other State officer, though if we
hear much talk of this character
from General Moore we will not
be slow to conclude that the people
made a mistake when they
selected him.
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"Citizen" Josh Ashley, mem-|
ber of the General Assembly
from Anderson county, lost no
time in objecting to the bill introduced
in the house increasing the
salaries of the State officials.
There is such a thing as being'
meanly sparing in the use of the
money necessary to defray the
expenses of the government and
"Citizen" .losh seems to have
got acquainted with this brand of
parsimony. The cost of living
has increased so much during the
last decade that in all fairness
the proposed increase of salaries
should be enacted into law.
Furthermore, it is little less than i
grotesque for the General Assembly
to refuse the State's
officials fair compensation for
their services and then about
face and vote thousands of dollars
toward maintaining a bunch of
officeholders such as are to be
found in the department of the
commissioner of agriculture, for
instance?that are not worth a
trifle to the Commonwealth.
Good-bye, Martin F.; we are
glad you are out of the govt rnor's
office, and we sincerely hope
the State will never favor you
with another office. ^You never
merited the political preferment
you have been given.
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No Child's Play.
One of the hardest duties in
the worhl is to fill the news col-1
iimns of a local page with in-'
tereating items when there is
really no news to write, observes
a ueorgia exchange. It is tar
more vexing and perplexing than
a person who has never had any
experience in newspaper work
can well imagine. The paper
must come out on time, and the
reading matter has to be supplied
from some source. When the
brain of the editor becomes
weary, mind inactive and his
faithful scissors dull, is it. do you
imagine, any child's play for him
to probe the gas-bags of his
imagination and bring forth a
column or more of original
"wind" that will both edify, delight
and instruct his readers?
Verily the life of an editor is full
of trials, troubles and perplexities
and like the wicked, he is
doomed to not live out half of his
days.
Card of Thanks.
We take this opportunity to thank
our numerous friends for their presence
in our home and for the many good
things which you left with us the
evening of the 9th of January. We enjoyed
your visit immensely and appreciate
most heartily your many expressions
of good will and your tokens I
of esteem. From the depths of our
hearts we thank you.
Occupants of the Fort Mill Presbyterian
Manse.
Annual Meeting.
Claims Against York County Must be
Presented by Monday, January 30.
Yorkville, S. C. January .1, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the County Board of
Commissioners will be held in the office
of said board in Yorkville on Wed- ,
nesduy, February 1, 1911, at 111 o'clock
a. in.
All persons having past due claims
against York county are hereby notified
to present the same to the clerk of
this board on or before Monday, January
30. 1911.
All claims against tin- county must
be itemized and sworn to in an affidavit
sitting forth they are just and true,
due and owinir: that the labor or ser
vices were actually rendered, or the
supplies actually furnished, and that no
part of the account has been paid by
discount or otherwise.
Claims not presented during the year
in which they originated, or during the
year following, are forever barred.
All persons authorized to administer
oaths are required to probate claims |
against the county free of charge.
By onier of the board.
T. W. BOYD,
Supervisor.
ANN IK L. WALLACE,
Clerk. l-12-3t
Aii Ordinance.
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Be it ordained by the Mayor and Wardens
of the town of Fort Mill, S. C.,
in council assembled and by authority
of the same:
Section 1. That on and after the 3rd
day of January, 1911, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to rattle
olT any article whatever, whether anything
of value be given with the chances
or not.
Sec. 2. That the act of drawing or
disposing of the article by any method
ol' chance whatever shall be deemed a
misdemeanor.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons violating
any of the above sections shall
upon conviction be fined not less than
$10.00 nor more than $100.00, or imprisoned
for a term of not less than
5 days nor more than 30 days, at the
discretion of the mayor or town council.
Done and ratified in common council
this the 3rd day of January. 1911.
L. A. HARRIS.
Attest: Mayor.
J. L. SPRATT. Clerk.
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$4.00 Skirts for _ _ $2.50
$5.00 Skirts for 3.25
$5.50 Skirts for _ 3.75
$6.00 Skirts for 4.50
$8.00 Skirts for _ 6.50
Cloaks.
Just a few long cloaks left.
$10 Cloaks, latest styles and patterns $ 4.00
$4.75 Cloaks, " 44 44 44 3.25
Children's curly Bear Skin Cloaks, light blue, white,
red and apricot 1.75
$15 Coat suits (just a few) at 11.00
$14 44 4; 44 44 44 44 1 1 .00
Gingham.
French Mercerized Gingham, fancy plaids, at 25c per yard.
45 pieces pretty plaid and striped Gingham, the kind that
does not fade, at 10c
E. W. Kimbrell Co.
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