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m *** " " 75' 15 " T" * r>: . * A. 4 * % The Fort Mill Times. VOLUME 19?WO. 48. FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1911. J1.25 PER YEAR MAJ. JOHN BLACK MAY PAY FINE f INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE PEN [ Governor Blease commuted, g Monday, the sentence of Major t John Black, of Columbia, former director of the State dispensary, to five years in the penitentiary r or a fine of $2,000. Major Black t was tried at Chester in the fall ^ of 1910, on the charge of con- j. spiracy to defraud the State, and j upon conviction?the co-defend- j ants, Jodie M. Rawlinson and J. t Lee Solomons being acquitted? | was sentenced to serve five years t in the penitentiary. Governor Blease's action of Monday effect- : ed the commutation of this sen- i tence by allowing the alternative of a fine. ( Acceptance of commutation by Major Black terminates, auto- . 1.: ?11.. i-* ? 1 i i maucaiiy, ins peiiumg appeal 10 j the supreme court. The law j books say also that "acceptance t of a pardon has the same legal ^ effect as a confession of guilt or j of the existence of a state of { facts from which judgment of , guilt would follow," and the same j authority says: "Since the ac- j ceptance of a pardon admits the ^ recipient's guilt, when a pardon j is accepted, pending an appeal, j its acceptance operates as an ad- , mission that the criminal was j rightly convicted and therefore i constitutes ipso facto a waiver of exceptions taken at the trial." Pardon and commutation are j classed as of a piece. In this j case the appeal had not been perfected and thus the practice , outlined for dismissal of the ap- | peal need not be followed: "So where a pardon is granted, ac- | cepted and brought to the atten- j tion of the court, pending an | appeal, the appeal will be dis- i missed." "The criminal," says the law books, "cannot be forced : to accept a pardon." L Fort Mill Robbery Recalled. E it i i f * * Iw lunn me last lew weefcssatecrackers have again become ac- , tive in various parts of the South. ( The latest bank robbery reported ( in the South Atlantic States oc- ' curred at Clover, Va., 40 miles ] east of Danville, Monday morn- j ing and the robbers escaped with ; between $3,000 and $4,000, all the money in the building. The ] Clover robbery was in some re- , spects similar to the robbeiy of ? the Savings Bank of Fort Mill, in , November, 1901, an incident in | the town's history which is now , seldom thought of in the busy ] life of the place. It will be re- ( called that the safe in the local , bank was cracked by a party of , expert yeggmen one November j morning nearly ten years ago and . that every dollar of the $4,500on ] deposit in the institution was j carried away by the robbers. A few silver coins believed to have belonged to the bank were afterwards found in a field near town where the cracksmen had evi- 1 dently divided the swag, but 1 practically the entire amount was 5 lost to the bank. Several months 1 after the Fort Mill robbery a < number of safe-crackers were t tried in South Carolina and sent 1 to the penitentiary and it is be- ? lieved that they were the men who robbed the Savings bank, but no one has ever been haled into court charged with the crime. Organizing Fanner's Union Locals. J. B. O'Neal Holiday, State organizer for the South Carolina Farmers' union, is spending the week in York county reinstating the local unions which have ceased to exist during the last few years through lack of interest in the organization and working up new locals. Mr. Holiday does not hope to conclue the work in York county before Friday of next week and he is said to have met with considerable success thus far. The meeting for the reorganization of the Fort Mill union will be held at Gold Hill i academy Thursday, March 2, and the farmers who are interested j in again putting the local on its ; feet are requested to bear in ? mind the date. It is said that 1 before Mr. Holiday came to the i county the first of the week there j ^ existed only two of the score and i more local unions which were ] organized several years ago. < Hy four votes the proposal for 1 the direct election of United j States senators failed Tuesday. 1 FORT MILL'S OLDEST CITIZEN. Saturday, February 25. was the 7th birthday of Mr. Jos. Parks, j he oldest citizen of the Fort Mill 1 ommunity. Mr. Parks was born l few miles north of Fort Mill on February 25, 1824, and except he years he was in the Conederate army has spent all of lis long life in this section. He s still in good health and is a j aminar ngure on tne streets ot j he town, his physical vigor being i ess impaired by advancing years han that of many men 60 years >f age. Mr. Parks was a private ; n Company B, Sixth South Caro- j ina regiment, C. S. A., and is1 me of the few soldiers of the i Confederacy living in this section vho was with Gen. Lee at Appo- j nattox. Monday morning Mr. Parks remarked to The Times :hat he saw more men at Apponattox on the fated 6th of April, L865, than he had ever seen before or ever expected to see igain. Mr. Parks not only saw service in the Confederate army limself, but is one of the very few surviving participants of the :itanic struggle between the secLions who also sent a son to the iring lines for the South, the son being the late Ledbetter Parks, who died in Illinois in L891. Mr. Parks has been marked four times and is the father >? 24 children, 12 of whom are iving. His father, the late Wm. Parks died in 1852. He had an ancle, Jos. Parks, for whom he vas named, who was a soldier in Lhe Revolutionary war. This ancle was a few years younger :han Mr. Parks' father, though nis death occurred many years aefore thelatter's. Many of Mr. Parks' friends congratulated him apon reaching the 87th milepost n his life and all hope that many /ears will yet be spared him. Death of Mrs. Isabella Bell. After an illness of several months, Mrs. Isabella Bell, widow :>f Chas. Bell, died at the home 5f her daughter, Mrs. W. E. founts, in Charlotte, Wednesday night. She is survived by a number of sons and daughters. Mrs. Bell was 75 years of age and had spent most of her long life at the family home in the Steel Creek section of Mecklenburg county. She was related to many of the prominent families of Mecklenburg county and had been a demoted member of Ebenezer A. R. P. church for years. The funeral :>f Mrs. Bell was held Friday morning and was attended by many friends and relatives of the ?ood woman. Dr. J. B. Elliott, i nephew of Mrs. Bell, went from Fort Mill to be present at the funeral. Loctuts Coming? All the States east of the Allegheny mountains, from New England and New York south to i.1. i! - . ? Mnun Carolina, are to ue visited :his year by the 17-year locusts, according to a bulletin issued by :he department of agriculture, [n addition to the 17-year kind, a brood of 13-year locusts is exDected this year in the lower half )f the Mississippi valley, extendng southward from middle Indiana and Illinois as far eastward is central Tennessee and westward to Kansas and Oklahoma. At the last appearance in 1894 careful study of the 17-year locust was made in New Jersey and New York, but some of the records obtained in Southern States were doubtful, especially in North Carolina, because of the simultaneous appearance of a brood of 13-year locusts, which are mistaken in many localities for the 17-year kind. The bulletin says: "It is therefore very desirable that all observers in South Carolina report occurrences this year ;>f the 17-year locusts to clear up these doubtful records." There seems to be some doubt is to whether the brood will reach is far as South Carolina, although some scattering locusts may at east be expected. In the past :hey have been reported in large lumbers at regular periods of 17 fears in all the States east of the \lleghenies as far south as South Carolina, while scattering insects lave been reported in western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and lower Michigan. FOR WEEVIL-PROOF COTTON D GEORGIA HOLDS OUT HANDS The boll weevil will be forced to get flying machines if it ex- tl pects to do any damage to a new e species of cotton which is on its c< way to Atlanta for examination tl by the State department of agri- s< culture. n A letter has just been received h by an Atlanta citizen from a man c< named Billow in Guatemala. Cen- ir tral America, proclaiming the nr wnnHprfnl miQliti.it; nf " ?? *? W??v?w AMI V| UUIIVIVO U1 tl I1C W | Q species of cotton which grows p from 15 to 30 feet high and bears C( bolls 7 inches long and 5 to 8 p inches in diameter. In the letter from Senor Billow t the writer requests the State agricultural department of Geor- y gia to suuply him with one of 11 their recent publications on the . subject of cotton as it is grown F in that. State. He also mentioned u the fact that great success had p been made in Central America 1 by Dr. Thomates, an Italian scientist, who has produced a new ^ species of cotton called the "caraI vonica" by hybiidizing a variety " of cotton found in Mexico with another variety which flourishes n | along the tributaries of the upper ^ Amazon, in South America. | The hybrid plant, according to S( ; the statement of Senor Billow, u has been raised with great sue; cess in both countries and the 11 plant grows to a height of 15 to ^ 30 feet, bearing bolls of enormous j;i size which are filled with clear . lint. |v The writer also called atten- s_' . tion to the fact that the floss of r" | the hybrid plant was very silky and that the plant itself had t: proved to be a prolific yielder. From experiments conducted in j the seetion of Central America around Guatemala it was stated that from 1,200 to 1,600 pounds j ? per acre of clear lint had been grown, which amounts to two ? and a half or three bales to the acre. Also that the ratio of the . product was 48 to 82 per cent p lint to the seed cotton, which is a j much higher ratio than the cotton now being grown in Georgia and 1 * the other cotton States. ?v *.? b Local Interest in Possible Champ. Among the Fort Mill followers Z of the prize fight game some in- L terest is felt in the fortunes of a Carl Morris, the Oklahoma giant 'i who recently knocked out Marvin Hart, former world's champion, ^ in three rounds. Carl Morris is ^ a first cousin of W. J. Morris, an i ^ operative at the Millfort mill, and moved to Oklahoma from Ran- j ^ dolph county, N. C., about ten L years ago. He is a locomotive' V fireman who decided last July ! I that he would fight his way to n | the top of the heavyweight heap S ; with a view to finally conquering j S Jack Johnson. Morris, though I G an unknown at the time, drew ? 4,000 persons to the ringside S ! when he disposed of Hart at j Sapulpa, Okla., several weeks ? | ago. With interest in the big r ; fellow now increasing by leaps E and bounds Tulsa, Okla., is prej pared to build an amphitheatre ?1 capable of seating 25,000 specta- ? tors, it being estimated that Mor- r j ris' next battle will net at least $25,000 in receipts. Morris has physical advantages over every other heavyweight in the world. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall, has a reach of 801-2 inches, and so far he has trained down to 235 j pounds. He weighed 300 last ? June and is 26 years old. c Still in the Hospital. 1 A Kansas editor recently an- p nounced that he would try to tell J the truth in his paper for one g week and he is still in the hosni- t< ! tal. He didn't get past the first h ! day. The following item ap' peared in Monday's issue and now ii the boys are getting out the ti paper. This is what he said: ii I "Married, Miss Sylvia Rhode to s James Cannaham, last Sunday p evening. The bride was an ordinary town girl who don't know o any more than a rabbit about a cooking and never helped her s mother three days in her life. She is not a beauty by any means c. and has a gait like a duck. The f groom is an up-to-date loafer, has n been living off the old folks all; o his life, and don't amount to s shucks nohow. They will have v a hard life while they live to- r 'gether." d at. ? . EMOCRATS WILL NOT HESITATE TO TACKLE TARIFF PROBLEM Word comes from Washington lat President Taft, in calling an xtra session of the Sixty-second ,: Digress, to convene shortly after < le adjournment of the present < *ssion at noon Saturday, may 1 ot limit the purpose for which 1 e calls the special session to a Dnsideration of the bill carrying lto effect the reciprocity agreeient with Canada. In addition e may suggest that congress j, roceed at once to the revision of ?rtain of the schedules of the ayne-Aldrich tariff law, notably < nose schedules affecting foodLuffs and clothincr which havp n i irect bearing on the cost of ving. It is known that the president i being advised to take the : litiative in inviting tariff re- : ision. instead of leaving it to the democrats, who will be in control | f the house, to proceed with leir revision program without ny suggestion from the execuve. The Democrats, through Chairman Underwood, of the the new rays and means committee, and peaker-to-be Champ Clark, have erved notice that they will take j p the tariff question if an extra ession is called. They did this i answer to the report that they | :ere far from ready to underake any tariff tinkering, and hat if a special session was conened they would content themelves with passing the Canadian I eciprocity agreement hill again, j nd would do nothing with the ; ariff. Graded School Honor Roll. The honor roll of the Fort Mill raded school for the month of 'ebruary is as follows: Tenth Grade, Distinction List? dine Barber, Isabel Massey. Ninth Grade, Distinction List? | lamie Jack Massev, Lula Haile, M ! kUtu lVltTcU~I Idlll, lVlUIlIUtr YY UllU, .ono PnrlfQ Eighth Grade, Honor Rolllae White. Distinction list, iUcy Merritt, Joe Belk, Ike Yarorough. Seventh Grade, Honor Roll ? ienas Grier, Frances Smith. )istinguished list, Esther Meachm, Margaret Spratt, Katie Wil-1 ams. Fifth Grade, Distinction List? I William Erwin, Andrew Hafner, ignes Link, John A. Boyd, Mary lcLaughlin. Fourth Grade, Honor Roll? j larjory Blankenship, Malcolm -ink, Ruth McLaughlin, Charlie j yhite. Third Grade, Honor Roll ? At-! lar Adcock, Harry Bradford, ! tephen Epps, Beulah Parks, j adie Rodgers. Distinction list, trace Erwin, Pearl Anderson, William Grier. Haile Ferguson, arah White. Second Grade, Honor Roll ? lattie Belk, Pettus Blankenship, 11 TM - /\11* - TT 1 lurence rieming, vjme tiooci, ! Ilanche Moser. First Grade, Honor Roll ? Ar-1 hur Young, Maude Robinson, Lai lie Griggs, Bessie Cray ton, Yavor Kimbrell, Hope Harris. ? ? Grab Your Shot-gun! When some vaccination fanatic omes prowling around, to inject ester into the pure blood of yourelf, your wife or your child, on't waste breath arguing with im, urges Tom Watson's Jefferonian. No fact or argument ould penetrate a head like his. I 'o impress such a lunatic as that, hysical force is indispensable, ust grab your revolver or shotun;and tell him that if he dares o enter your door, you will blow is crazy brains out. If municipalities would spend, n cleaning up and staying clean, he monev thev lavish r?n crmft. ig doctors and poisonous pus, mallpox would entirely disapear. Compulsory vaccination is one f the most heinous crimes gainst humanity. It is simply a urvival of medieval ignorance. The idea of stabbing a healthy hild, and injecting a deadly oreign substance is worthy of a lad-house. There isn't a man n this earth who can demontrate that vaccination ever preented small-pox. The whole otten system is based on traition, and nurtured by graft. v "THE KNOW-IT-ALL." Charleston News and Courier. Do you number him among your acquaintances, "the man who knows it all?" He is encountered very often and is one of the most annoying obstacles to overcome, not that what he says really matters very much, but his self-assurance and counterfeit superiority provokes one to the limit of endurance. He assumes to himself the power of dismissing as trivial topics which do not happen to interest him particularly and substitutes in their place subjects the merits of which he believes himself fully competent to discuss. There is no getting away from such a rv/ivoAn until Ur? t^iovsu uuui nc nan wau ms s<t> , and if by any misfortune we do not happen to agree with all he says he proceeds to direct the full strength of his batteries upon us until he, at least, is satisfied that he has convinced us of our errors. It is impossible for such a person to ente?* into an argument; his opinions must be correct because he himself has formed them if for no other reason, and therefore, they do not admit of criticism. He never suggests that so and so may he the case, hut always asserts his views unqualifiedly and maintains them almost to the point of offense, regardless of the fact that others may differ with him and that they have as much right to an expression of their opinions as he has to the expression of his. He is a familiar type, this man of many claims and small accomplishments, and just so long as he is tolerated and allowed enough leeway to move about in comparative comfort he will be with us to magnify his own importance and to minimize the achievements of others, and to hang like a millstone around the necks of those who lack the moral strength to throw him off once for all. "School Butter." A little case of disorderly conduct near one of the city schools was brought before the mayor of Spartanburg last week. Long before we had mayors and city councils in this Piedmont region, men or boys who disturbed a school or insulted the scholars were dealt with by the larger boys, says the Spartanburg Journal. It was a great insult for a person in passing a school house to shout "school butter." When he did that the larger boys dropped their books and hastened out to catch the man who would dare insult them. The teacher, if active, would join in the race. If they caught him the penalty was carrying him to the spring branch and ducking him. It was generally difficult to catch the disturber because he would not dare cry out "school butter" unless he was mounted. The origin of the phrase is in doubt. It evidently came down from early colonial days, if not brought over from England. The only plausible explanation is that it is a cor?*uDtion of "the school's better," signifying that he was superior to the boys. We have some doubt as to the correctness of that supposition. Auctio On Saturday, M< p. m., I will sell at the highest bidder the head of Main s 3-4 acre and has b it. This lot is si business or residen J. J. BAIL! SCHOOL BOARD'S STATEMENT AS TO COST OF NEW BUILDING At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Fort Mill graded school held about two months ago a resolution was introduced instructing the chairman to appoint a committee of members of the board to make public a statement of the cost of the new school building. The resolution was adopted and the committee, composed of A. O. Jones, S. A. Epps and R. P. Harris, was appointed to prepare the statement. The Times is pleased to comply with the request of the committee that the following statement of the cost of the new school building be published in its columns: RECEIPTS. Sale of school bonds $10,000.00 Interest on bonds .... 000.00 State school building fnnd. 300.00 County " " " .. 300.00 Sale of old school building 725.00 Total $11,925.00 DISBURSEMENTS. Building lot $ 1,200.00 Recording deed for lot. 1.00 Well and pump 72.00 266 new desks.. 700.00 448 auditorium chairs 423.36 Heating plant, complete 1,035.00 Wiring, switches, etc. 127.17 Slate olackboards, etc 113.65 Eight tables and freight 27.44 65 window shades, etc 43.91 12 chairs for teachers 16.50 $8,000 insurance on building and furniture for 3 years 120.00 School building complete, painting, etc. 7,959.51 Total expenditure .. . $11,839.54 Cash on nand _ 85.46 Grand total ... $11,925.00 Gold Hill Items. Editor Fort Mill Times: Our people are generally well, I think, and the farmers are quite busy preparing their lands, hauling fertilizers, etc. Early gardens were hard hit by the freeze of last week and much replanting will have to be done. Mr. C. T. Crook, who has been on an extended prospecting tour through Georgia and Florida, returned home the past week. He gives a glowing account of the fine country he passed through ? as if there was any better place in the world than this same Gold HiH section. The Misses Inez and Myrtle Smith and May Coltharp, of Winthrop college, spent from Saturday evening until Monday eveniing with their parents here. Neighbor Sam'l Boyd has added another little boy to his squad, so you see our population is increasing. The fact is we are progressive and adhere strictly to the scriptural injunction which says multiply and replenish the earth. The corn crib of Mr. S. H. Epps, Sr., was burned Sunday night, together with his wagon, harness and a lot of guano. The origin of the fire is unknown. S. Gold Hill, March 1. Negro Assistant Attorney General. Tuesday President Taft nominated William H. Lewis, of Boston, a negro, to be assistant attorney general to the departinpnt. nf instine. This is fht* first time that a nepro has been named for such a prominent position in the department. n Sale. arch 4, 191 1, at 4 : public auction to the Bailes Lot at w treet. Lot contains lacksmith shop on jitably located for tial purposes. lS, Broker. ??? ????______