Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 09, 1911, Image 4
The Fort Mill Times.
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FORT MILK. S. C.. FEBRUARY 9. 1911.
The Marriage License Law.
Perhaps the General Assembly j;
did the best it could and should i
not be too seriously condemned ' j
for the abortion it passed a few ]
days ago in the shape of a mar- ]
riage license law, but a careful
reading of the law certainly reveals
the fact that it is as far
from the State's needs as Baton : j
Rouge is from Boston. There i,
are a number of serious defects j'
in the law? so many, in fact, |
that it will have to be almost re- ['
written before it affords relief 1
from the deplorable conditions j1
pointed out by those who urged 1
legislation on the subject. One (
of the particularly absurd and 1
harmful provisions of the law is 1
that permitting the marriage of '
girls 14 years of age. Why a 1
sensible body of men elected to (
make laws for a great Common- (
1x1. 1 % Y 1 '
weaun snouici nave permittea ;'
any such provision to slip into '
the law is past understanding, j
If there is a member of the Gen- '
eral Assembly with a daughter;1
14 years of age who would give 1
his consent to the child's mar-;(
riage, he is a disgrace to the 1
county which elected him, and 1
unworthy the parentage of the *
child. We are surprised that the 1
York delegation, all men of ma- *
ture years who are doubtless de- (
sirous of doing something sub- ;
stantial for their constituents, '
did not have the vicious provision 1
stricken from the bill. j1
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A Barbarous Exhibition. t
We are loathe to believe that 1
there is in Louisiana a commu- 1
nity in which "almost the en- '
tire male population" is so vi- (
cious that the public safety can
only be assured by the doors of
the penitentiary opening to receive
a majority of its citizens. ^
Yet that is the only conclusion |
one can reach as to New Iberia, i
La., if he accepts the press dis- r
patch sent out from that city \
Saturday afternoon detailing a 1
fight held there Friday night ^
hofiifoun "i hiill/l/\? .^...1 r 11 _ I
uv.knv>.ll U LSKI1UWK >11111 it KOrillH.
Of course the gorilla disposed t
of the dog without much ado; in j
2 1-2 .seconds from the time the ^
fight began the dog was dead, f
torn all to pieces. i v
It requires no great exercise i r
of the imagination to gauge the 1
mental capacity of the men who Jwere
at the ringside as witnesses
of the sickening scene. They ]
must have been about as low in ~
the scale of human civilization as
men ever are. Scrape off the
veneering of civilization they
have acquired by contact with
refined humanity, and it is all
but certain that you would find
fit associates for the gorilla
whose victory they doubtless aci.
?. i *
citumeu. g
But what do the Louisiana .an- I
thorities intend to do about the a
brutal exhibition? The governor ?
of I/misiana siiould take a hand 1
in the matter. Unless he wish- ?
es the country to believe that in 1
his State there is a town to avoid I
as sedulously as one avoids the H
plague he cannot silently acquiesce
in such a degrading exhibition.
I
A Just Commutation.
The Times is very glad indeed
to note that President Taft has
commuted the sentence of Fred
D. Warren, Socialist editor of
The Appeal to Reason ((iirard,
Kan.), of six months' imprisonment
and $1,500 fine by striking
out the imprisonment and reducing
the fine to $100. Warren
was convicted and sentenced under
a postal statute for sending
envelopes through the mail on
the outside of which was printed
an offer of $1,000 reward to anyone
who would kidnap ex-Governor
Taylor and return him to
the Kentucky authorities to be
tried for the murder of Governor
Goebel. While there can be no
doubt that Warren was technically
guilty of violating the law,
I -li i '
ne was aoie to snow in tne course
of his trial that inasmuch as the
supreme court of the United
States had held in the case of
Moyer and Pettibone, labor leaders
who were kidnaped in Colorado
and taken to Idaho for trial,
kidnaping was not a crime of
which the Federal court would
take notice, he had committed no
serious offense in offering a reward
for the kidnaping of Taylor.
Warren is a strong writer
and has hit some sledge-hammer!
blows against the deception and
rottenness of things Republican
and it is not surprising to learn
that his prosecution probably was
inspired by Roosevelt, while the
latter was president of the Republican
Darty.
Pistol Legislation.
It is doubtful whether any legslation
which could be devised
igainst the pistol-toting evil
would have the desired effect.
However drastic the legislation
night be, there probably would
lot be lacking in every eommulity
not a few persons who would
lefy the law and run the risk of
junishment for the offense. Pisol-toting
is a menace, but the
lest thought of the legislators in
lone of the States has yet been
macted into a law which can be
Maimed to have suppressed the
evil. Over in Georgia the Le^isature
recently wrestled with
:he subject and brought forth a
aw which possesses the merit of
iniqueness at least. The law
provides that if any person shall
:arry a pistol openly, without
irst having secured a license
rom the ordinary, he shall be
ruibv of a misdemeanor, and
ninished accordingly. In addiion
to that lie must give to the
ordinary a bond in the sum of;
>100 and pay a fee of 50 cents.
[11 110 case is the ordinary permitted
to grant a license to carry
1 pistol to any person under 18
r'ears of age. and even after outlining
the license, a person is
imenahle to the law and liable!
o punishment for a misdeniean>r,
should he carry the pistol 1
loncealeil.
Blow at Squire Bailes.
A long felt want is going to he
mpplied by that marriage license
aw. says the Chester Reporter.
There has been altogether too j
nueh laxity in South Carolina;
inftl i ? I
livn ititiciiv-t iu me murriage I
:eremony, it being possible for
:hildren under legal years or
or other persons not legally or
norally qualified to marry to have
hemselves joined in marriage,
den like the notorious Bailes of
fork county have been able to
lourish owing to the ease with
vhich their customers could marv
and to the non-existence of
aw requiring license; but this,
hanks to the marriage license
aw. will all be a thing of the
>ast now.
Old Reliable M
Rubies, Surries, Harness
Klad to have you call and see c
B. D. SI
Phone 28
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FREE WOOD.
Pine and other kinds of
wood given away for cutting
sprouts, piling brush and
moving wood off of land, at
home place of Osmond Barber.
2-9-4t
AT WINTHROP COLLEGE
Saturday afternoon, February
11, at 2:30 o'clock
THE FAMOUS
CREATORE
AND HIS BAND
Prices: Reserved seats, $1.00;
admission. 75c.
Tickets may be secured from
the Standard Drug Co., Rock
Hill. S. C.
FOR RENT A four room dwelling
in good condition. Large stable, 1 1-2
acre lot and good garden. Situated on
Confederate street. Apply to ALEX
BARBER.
When Yo
Drink pure, eh
CAKAJA <
Largest seller ii
WHITE IIOL
is the wor
Good Grocers
Are Yon
of Buil
If so, see
Lumber and
rial necessary
house togethei
My prices a
John J.
litriielhMonarcl
?*AClNtHWlS.
, Rubber Tires, Farming implomen
>ur line.
^INGS & COM
2? S. College St.
STATEMENT
Of the condition of the Saving* Bonk of
Fort Mill, located at Fort Mill, S. C., at
the close of business Feb. 3, 1911.
RESOURCES.
Loan* and Discount* ... $60.329..'!?
Overdrafts Sfi.KI
Bonds and Stocks owned by the Kank 7.000.00
Furniture and Fixture* 1.2S6.60
Due from bank* and banker* 33.MM.37
Currency . 6.U00.00
Silver and other minor coin ?.' *" tK
Total S109.t>25.4n
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in $25.t*in.OO
Surplus Fund 11.000.00
Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses
and Taxes Paid 7O4.50
Individual Deposit* subject to check 7l.ti32.76 1
Cashier's Check* l.WM.14
Total . . $109,635 4u
STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA. '
Oil' NT Y OK YOKK. t
Before me came W. It. M ear ham. Cashier of the
aliove namnl I wink. who. Iwinir duly sworn, says
that th?-alsrve and fori-KoiiiK statement is a true '
condition of said liank. as shown by the Issik* of
said bank.
W. B MEACIIAM.
Sworn to and subscribed Wore me. this 7th
day of February. 1911.
JOHN W. M< ELIIANY.
Mnjristrute. j
Correct- Attist
SAM'L K. WHITE. )
J. II McMUKKAY. f)irrcu>r?.
S. L. MKACIIAM. *
FOR SALE IW.WlO frost-proof Cabbage
Plants, Early Jersey and (.Charleston
Wakefield varieties. | I
2-2-tf B. M. FARIS.
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DOFFE'E,
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I
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Ill's best.
Everywhere.
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re right.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C. jj
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E. W. KIMBREL
THIS*WILL INTEREST YOU,
We shall expect you
uxi us within the next fe
to quote you some intere
tilizers. Our fertilize
nished uH t Vi -i ~ ~ i
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coming season on all t
grades. If you don't th
to figure with us, drop
you a thing or two. Our
prove attractive to you,
cheaper.
Right now is the t
good Turn Plow. Our st<
Oliver Chilled and Vulca
even the necessary repai
comes to the price, why,
Have just received
Red Bliss and Irish Cobb
ffe bought a big lot of t*
bought them right.
Call in to see us r
dollars to you.
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If you want tlio host
kct buy a "Rook Hill" ;
Farm W
O110- and two-horse
dzes an<l of the best in
such as Studebaker, (
rhornhill. See us if y<
Mules and
We have just received a new
ouri Mules and Horses, the bei
;ver had. Come and buy your
intil spring you certainly will
>est posted stockmen of the We
nules will be higher in the sprir
ind get your mules before the p
Mills & Youn;
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MR. FARMER:
Mr. Farmer, to call
w days and nllow us
sting prices on Ferr
people have furting
prices for the
he most popular
link it will pay you
in and let us show
prices are sure to
because they are
jluio you win need a
ock of Chattanooga,
n Plows is complete,
r parts, and when it
we'll watch you smile,
a fresh shipment of
ler Irish Potatoes,
lese Potatoes and
ight soon. It means
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Horses 1
' shipment of choice Misit
to select from we have
mules now. If you wait
pay more for them. The
:st tell us that the prices of
ig than ever before. Come
rices advance. A
g Company.