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! THE FORT MILL TIMES. Democratic - Puubliahed Thursdays. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. Swmcbiption Rates: Om Yew 11.26 8ix Month*.... .65 The Time* invite* contribution* on liv? subjects hat doe* not Oirree to publish more thai. 200 words in any subject. The rijcht is reserv.-d to edit every comniunicstion submitted for piblicaticr. On application to the publisher, aovertisii^ rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and lonir distance. No. ].'2. Entered at the poatofhce at Fort Mill. S. C.. a* mail matter of the second class. FORT MILL. S. C.. MAY 9. 1912. What the Record Shows. In a recent issue of the Columbia State we find the following editorial paragraph: "Some Congressmen work for Clark because they think he is the best man, and some because they know what would happen to their ju cy committee assignments if they didn't." Fortunately for the people of South Carolina, they are rot dependent upon any one newspaper for their source of information on public affairs: otherwise, the Commonwealth would be in a very bad way indeed, if facts were no more accurately presented than we find in the -11 paragraph quoted aoove. wnne it is pleasing and refreshing to observe that a thick and thin supporter of Woodrow Wilson is liberal enough to concede honesty of purpose to "some Congressmen" who are friendly to Speaker Clark, such catholicity is below its nominal value when considered in connection with the dishonest motives and impossible selfishness which in the same breath are unwarrantably attributed to others. The Columbia State is a little more than a twelvemonth behind the times in intimating that the committee assignments of the House of Representatives are at the disposal of the Speaker. Subsequent by a day or two to the convening of the Sixtysecond Congress a rule was brought in and adopted by the House making it the duty of a *? ' ? " ^ A/\m rvnoorl A f spccim CUIllIIIlllCC, l.VUi^ivovu VA members of the Committee on Ways and Means, to select the personnel of all the House committees. That Speaker Clark neither wished nor attempted tc influence committee assignments is attested by the fact that in all save four instances the committee chairmanships were awarded strictly by the rule of seniority. For sufficiently substantial reasons the exceptions were adopted, In his address preceding his taking the oath1 of office or April 4, 1911, Speaker Clarl said, in commenting upon th< action of the House in transfer ring the duty of making com mittee assignments from th< Speaker to the special committee "I congratulate the House anc the country, and particularly d< I congratulate the members o: the Committee on Ways ant Means, upon the success of th< important and far-reaching ex periment of selecting committee! through the instrumentality of i committee." Time has justifiet the "experiment," and th< Speaker has been relieved of on< of the most irksome duties of hii predecessors. We venture the assertion tha the Congressmen who are sup porting the candidacy of Mr Clark are no more influenced b; ulterior motives than the news papers which are hollering them selves hoarse for Woodrow Wil son?the all in, down and ou candidate. When All Goes Smooth. When all moves along smootl it is easy to forget our depend ence on God, but in times of dis tress and calamity; when an aw ful eternity looms up suddenly before us; when storms and pes tilence, earthquakes, railroat wrecks and the great calamitiei of the sea entrench aDout us then we are brought face to faci with our Maker and we call oi Him.?Selected. Vincent Astor, son of the lab John Jacob Astor. is at present according to the press despatches a subject of great pity. He i soon to have thrust upon him burden that no Astor since th first has borne. By his father' death Vincent is soon to gai possession of the cool sum o $60,000.(KM), with no strings to i and to do with as he pleases even to the extent of playing th races or attempting to corner th wheat market. Vincent is jus 21?the proper age to part coir pany with the cash?and it is pretty safe bet to wager that h will make things lively for atim at least with the sporty elemer of his locality. A bright and newsy sheet t reach our desk the last wee was The Southerner, of M Gilead, N. C. The Southern* was established just one wee A ago by Mr. C. D. McNeely, tl I well known editor of the Wa: haw Enterprise. b A press report sent out from Washington says that the mant agers of the Wilson headquarters I in Trenton, N. J., have all but 1 ! despaired of the Governor's I chances for the Democratic j presidential nomination. The re! suits in Georgia and Florida a few days ago were anything but helpful to Mr. Wilson's candidacy. No better argument for the planting of more corn could be advanced than the fact that the farmer is at present paying $1.15 per bushel for the Western product. And what's worse, the corn is being bought with 9-cent cotton. It makes one real tired to see some of the papers still talking about the "hat in the ring," when the original flimsy rag has been kicked and cuffed around until It hasn't the slightest resemblance of a piece of headgear. The majority of the newspapers of South Carolina are, we are glad to say, opposed to j sending an instructed delegation to the national convention in Baltimore. William J. Bryan went to Florida and made speeches for I Woodrow Wilson?and votes for Oscar Underwood. Neither Jones nor Blease were mentioned in the proceedings of the York county convention Monday. Says Roosevelt Will Kill Party. There are more than 5,000,000 Republicans who will not vote for Roosevelt if the former President is nominated. This is the prediction of former Senator Henry W. Blair, of | New Hampshire, who was interviewed a day or two ago on the political situation. "All this talk and noise about PruAcovolt ie -a rlpflH loss, and IVWUVfViv v. ? , worse, for it divides the Republican party and will elect a Democratic president,'' said Mr. Blair. "Roosevelt is not eligible and has no moral or legal right to be a candidate at all. He cannot be President again, for he has had two terms. He has said so himself. There are more^ than 5,000, 000 Republicans who will never , vote for him for President again. "It is against the unwritten ! law, which is the strongest of any | law. he is impossible. George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, if now running for President, would be defeated. I certainly, 1 for one, would vote against both, 1 and 1 am among the most conservative and hidebound of Re> publicans. I helped to organize [ the party, ana have fought for it through thick and thin, both . in war and peace. A third term is revolution. It leads first to 1 anarchy and then to monarchy and slavery?straight to the re] enslavement of the colored man [ or to the disfranchisement of J both races. "The third term makes the - United States first a Mexico and *? ._ : a ~? a of almost daily occurrence in the bandit infested regions of the west of Mexico, according to American refugees, who arrived at San Francisco, a few days ago on the Pacific mail steamer City of Panama. Women and "hiidren of families of American pa/Hers and engineers, were takei. aboard at Mazatian, Acapui -0, San Bias and other ports. They a dared a reign of terror extending ">ver almost the entire coast and g ve an account of capture of Ac-a ulcobv bandits after thecitizens ad been abietootfer only $10,000 of $20,000 demanded. Mrs. ] eila Steele, of New York, wife >f a civil engineer employed on r large plantation, who boarded vhe wessel at Salina Cruz, said American residents of the Salina district lived ir daily terror for their lives. Mrs. Ida Gerton of Texas, who boarded the vessel at Salirn Cruz, said anarchy prevailed - near Lucretia, whence she came, and that she believed mam Americans were killed. "Rail i road bridges have been blowr t up," said Mrs. Gerton, "ranch houses farms and stores are bein^ i robbed and their defenders shot out of protection." 21 men a ivussia. .-vcuun muuismj; : Koosevelt lor the next President, j like that reported from the col? ored conference in North Caro^ lina, is most lamentable." ; Let Her Writhe. From a Democratic standpoint, s things are going so very well in i the Republican backyard just at 1! this time, it is probably best to i remain a looker-on and not inI ject any remarks or suggestions, * such as "hit 'im in the eye, Bill," 5 or "Swat him Teddy." It's a 1 lovely scrap?a peacherena. II But, to forget for the time be"! ing, the joy and delight the per formance is giving many of us, f it; is becoming more and more ap-1 parent every day that the Colo-: nel has "started something," .; and is to be reckoned with. It I will not be all over, either, until the lights are out and the Republican convention hall is deserted. That the Colonel will stop short of nothing?fair or foul?that 1 will give him the nomination is " now apparent. The stampede will be the last reso?*t in the conven tion, and if that fails, the bolt 7j will be justified. .: The flimsy justification of his ] present candidacy for the nomis nation goes to show that the Col. onel will need no really valid excuse for bolting the Republican e, ticket. If he cannot get a square 1 deal in the party he will "appeal to the people." The people must rule, you know, and if they are e not allowed to rule by the Re. i publican machine, they oil be i, given an opportunity to rule a..ys way. And by voting for Roosea | velt is the only way the people e' may show any disposition whatc ever to rule. a I . r? mi 1 il f* But wny worry: i ne a earn 01 - the Republican party is long past * due, and who cares what agonies t attend the final hours? Let her writhe.?Spartanburg Herald, e . , t Southern's Fast Train Wrecked. it A A score or more persons were injured when train No 31. on the a Southern, from Washington to e Jacksonville, was derailed about e three miles north of Columbia it Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Two sleeping cars and the diner turned turtle. No persons were 0 killed, but several were seriously k injured. A relief train was sent t to the seme of the wreck and / this brought the injured to the ^ city, many being carried to the k Columbia hospital. Most of the ie passengers were able to proceed k-. to their homes or on their journeys to other citiesL As to Endorsing Candidates. We print in this issue of the paper meetings of many local democratic clubs over the State for the purpose of electing delegates to the county conventions,1 says the Abbeville Press and Banner. It is noted that in many instances resolutions were passed endorsing Woodrow Wiison for the Presidency and Judge Jones for Governor of South Carolina. Now as to endorsing any man as the democratic nominee for the presidency we think it unwise for the local, county or State conventions to do so. Our delegates should go into the National Convention untrammelled. Not since the war has South Carolina had a fair deal in the affairs of the national government. During Cleveland's administration South Carolina had a smaller per cent, of Feder t Hi ? . ! al patronage than any Maie in the Union. Not since the war has she had a representative in the President's cabinet. It is true that if we stake our all on one man and that man should win we would be in a favorable position. But it is time enough to lay the stake when our delegates have surveyed the field in the National Convention. Something should be left to the intelligence and integrity of our delegates when they are on the ground with the conditions before them. It may be that Wilson will sweep the field, in which case our pledged vote would count for no more than the vote of any other State. It may be that Harmon's geographical advantage will bring him into prominence, then we should be free to consider that advantage. It may be that the tariff will be made the main issue and that the party will stand or fall on this issue. Then Underwood should stand out pre-eminently as the party's candidate. He, of all men in the party is the chief exponent of the tariff. His masterly handling of the democratic majority in the lower house has made victory a possibility. Perhaps the party may conclude that he is entitled to some of the fruit of his own planting. In that case are we to stand by with our hands tied and see another reap where he has sown? Senator Tillman is "Hands Off." Senator B. R. Tillman has issued the following1 card about the gubernatorial race in this State: "My attention has been called to a statement by the newspapers and rumors in some parts of the South Carolina, that I have said I would support Governor Blease for reelection. There are also rumors and statements that I am going to vote for Judge Jones. "I want to say once and for all that I announced early last fall that I would Be 'hands off' in the coming fight for governor, and I take this occasion to repeat that statement and to assure the people of South Carolina that if I should see any reason to change my attitude of impartiality between the two candidates, I will announce it over my own signaI ture. "I beg them to give no heed to any statements, reports, rumors or assertions coming from any source contrary to the above. It is none of my business. The peo, pie are perfectly competent to : decide what man they want for governor, and I shall leave it to them." ' Another Candidate for Governor. The Orangeburg News of recent date published the following stor.v: Orangeburg county will have a representative among the candidates for State offices this summer. f For the first time in many years the county will put forth a candidate for the position of Governor. A representative of the Evening News, while in conversation wti a citizen cf the citv this morning, was tolu that the Hon. L. S. Connor would enter the primaries this year as a candidate for Governor. Mr. Connor has been in county politics off and on for many years, and has always made good. He has served as county commissioner, as member of the House of Representatives, as Senator and as member of the Constitutional Convention. Reign of Terror in Mexico. Murder and arson are crimes If ii . 4^1 SCHLOSS BROS&CO. X? B*llimore tod N?w York ? i Bleached Flour Must be Labeled. All flour bleached by any of 4 the various processes, offered for < sale in South Carolina after < July 1 of this year, must be < clearly and distinctly labeled in letters not less than one-half inch in height as follows, "Bleached." . This notice has been issued bv the State department of agriculture to all manufacturers, agents, jobbers and merchants offering commodities for sale in South Carolina. The power to issue the order is given the department and the State board of health under the pure food and drug law of 1907 and the act of 1912, authorizing the executive committee of the board of health to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for the betterment and protection of 4 the public health. i Under the terms of the rule all | sacks of bleached flour will be M labeled. The inspectors of theM State department of agriculture | < have been instructed to strictly < enforce the law. < We're Out of Raagc. There is a habit among a few < of our people of going to some nearby town or city to shop, , believing perhaps that they can buy goods cheaper. ?Fort Mill Times. That's the very reason j so many people come to New- j i berry to trade. They know that' | they can buy goods cheaper i! here.?Newberry Herald. ??? To Mothers - And Others. You can use Bucklen's Arnica Salve; to cure children of eczema, rashes, tetter, chafings, scaly, and crusted humors, as well as their accidental injuries? cuts, burns, bruises, etc., with perfect safety. Nothing else heals so quickly. For boils, ulcers, old, running or fever sores or piles it has no equal. 25 cts at Ardrey's Drug Store, Parks Drug Co and Fort Mill Drug Co. By direction of the President, First Lieut. J. M. Cummings, 18th infantry, is detailed as professor of military service and t'ctics at Clennon Agricultural College. Nineteen Miles a Second without a jar, shock or disturbance, is the awful speed of our earth through space. We wonder at such ease of nature's movement, and so do those j who take Dr. King's New Life Pills, i No griping, no distress, just thorough I work that brings good health and fine | feelings. 25c at Parks Drug Co., Fort ( Mill Drug Co. and Ardrey's Drug Store. NOTICE OF INCREASE IN CAPITAL STOCK. Notice is hereby given that books are now open for subscription to increase capital stock of Mills & Young Co., from $25,000 to $35,000, at their office in Fort Mill, S. C. J. H. MILLS, W. D. WOLFE, President. Secretary. Fort Mill, S. C., April 25, 11*12. TO^ that wiil please all customers , and meet the demands and re quirements of the most exacting builders is no small undertaking. L You cannot find a Lumber yard j stocked with BETTER LUMBER [ and Building material, that will 1 come nearer to meeting all demands than our yard. Do not make a purchase without first ob' taining ouf estimates. It will be J money in your pocket. r J. J. BAILES. 1 Try a Special Notice in The Times. 1 il Dressy Vol Have made this store t'hei; for years for the reason that th? trouble or delay just the propei occasion. Just now we are sh i New Straw Hats, Fashionable New - Schloss' Ready-to And all that's newest and be: Furnishings. Every year s< 11 ri f v psnpris ?1J1 "'5? ? j ? ?i | to be right up to the minute "1 English Model, a natural and 1 ! everywhere now in the larger < WE INVITE our out-ofbe in Fort Mill this week to headquarters. McElhaney & "Store of Style am According tc A NATIONAL BAI its business according by the UNITED ST MENT at Washington * Restrictions for the > ors are contained in tl * government, through j > vestigates National Ba | THE FIRST NATION! i T. S. KIRKPATRICK, ? President. | MEACHAM & EPFS lviimu This department is very bus; just in by Express. They com to see Miss Frank. She is glai Bath In neat, dainty stripes, dots ar the yard, comes in short lengtl May is And you will think of White G many lines and kinds. Linen Kimo Long Kimonos in Lawn and Short " Did it come from Epps MEACHAM ^J555SMT?T?mms.ri? iMiNiiTi j SAVINGS THE OLD R | I !! Capital Surplus and Profits Liability of Stockhoi | Total Your account will be ap and your interests will alwi If you are not a patrol bank in Fort Mill, let thi become one. II LEROY SPRINGS, Pi W. B. MI Si |?1?? WC??? B??W AN ORDINANCE. Be it ordained by the mayor and wardens of the town of Fort Mill, S. C. , p now sitting in open council and by the , authority of the same: Sec. 1. That all able bodied male res- 0 idents of the town of Fort Mill, S. C., : j, between the ages of 21 and 55 years, , 0 and who are not exempt by the State a law, shall, between the 15th clay of ^ April, 1912, and the 15th day of May, ^ 1912, pay unto the town treasurer com- t mutation street tax in the sum of $.'1.00, p or perform five days' labor on the ^ streets of said town. n Sec. 2. That after the loth day of L May, 1912, all delinquents will be punished as provide by law in such cases, t Done and ratified this 1st day of i: April, 1912. f A. R. McELHANEY, Mayor. '? ? II rng Men 1 r favorite shopping place ey can find here without r thing3 for ari> dressy owing Shirts, -wear Suits, st for Spring in Men's jjj )me particular fashion gj ; illy with those who wish 1 his year it is the * becoming style you see :ities. * ; 1 town friends who may make this store their 1 |? \ I )$ h n ; > Law. I s ; J VK must conduct j; to laws laid down - [ ATES GOVERN- * | ?! safety of deposit- f I lese laws and the 1 I Si I its examiners, m- 7 i | inks regularly. ? j ______ I J ,L BANK, r-1 T. B. SPRATT, ; Cashier. ? j MEACHAM & EPPS 4~ iery. I y. A Li'k shipment of Hats S ie at a bi*r discount. Call g il to talk llats with you. ste. | id floral patterns, worth 15c I hs, special at 10c. Here loods. Our stock is full in and Cotton 5c up to 75c. ?nos. Challies, 50c, 75c and $1.00. | 25c and 50c. '? If so, don't worry. I I & EPFS. rw mm 11 11 mmmm nnm , ? " s BANK,| ELIABLE. || $25,000.00 12,569.36 || ders 25, GOO.OO $62,569.36 predated by this Bank ays be carefully guarded. n of this, the strongest 5| s be your invitation to 8 resident iACHAM, Cashier. | SETS SwmS TrnmSSSm Winthrop College - * ? r-kixn i Mrr a 5CH(_)LA. tbllT and tr* 1 n EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vaant scholarships in Winthrop College nd for the admission of new students rill be held at the County Court House i. Friday, July 5, at 9 a. m. Apilicants must not be less than 15 years f age. When scholarships are vacant fter July 5 they will be awarded to hose making the highest average at his examination, provided they meet he conditions governing the award, applicants for scholarships should write | o President Johnson before the examiation for scholarship examination lanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free uition. The next session will open ieptember 18, J912. For further inormation and catalogue, address Pre#. >. B. John*or? Ttock Hill, S. C. II Wi "Here arc your ; | . ~ ' . ' Almost any shoe looks well wl singly quick most of them lose RALSTON Shoes are a bit nn 1 and $5 Shoes and they have olding their shape. They feel 1 ew and look like new shoes wh( The reason? Ralston foot moul( E. W. Kim "The Place Where Qi 1|5a?.-?5Z52555aE5faS?5H55E5H 1 Eff _ j Parks Gro< n il a n 3 If you i r I Good Thing i I 'Phone a u S Parks Grocer | E. S. PARKS, 3 1 EE It Don't Pay to N Paint is the only thin# that lengt Paint costs very little-much less invested in paint will save many d we seii ACME QUALITi we can recommend it as the best i back of us. It costs less because Don't delay painting it's exp "Home Beautifying" Booklet-it' Parks Drug Agency for Nyal's I The Trl = Constat ATLANTA Tuesday, Thursday, SatL Every Week. TheFarniCi Paper?Almost a Daily, ford to Miss It During Tl Only $1.0C THE presidential canvass, co and discussed, election of press, m w governors, state legi line to the smallest local official! that dcxanis the hearing of eve Tri-WeeMy Constitution in farmers, the most extensiv ' < paper in the world, mee1 news, gives special artiri. departments and regular i*. at men.her of the family?the fat! even the hired help. Agents wanted everywhere postoffice, village and hamlet, in every farming community, club offers, small mail preniiu sions and contests. Send foi you can work. A free sample to anyone s the names and addresses of ten quest for same. Send ?1.00 for a yearly subs paper started at once, three time: Address all orders to Tri = Week!y C Atlanta ^7^'" - ^ t: x 111 I i I & f I ^i IH Im m ^ I: / t 1 yn P' ' i M ien new, but how discourtheir shape! )re stylish than ordinary i the added advantage of like old shoes when they're ;n they're old. led lasts. Let us show you. breil Co. lality Counts." a55-d5B5Z5H5E5-a5asna555H?q m eery Co. s vant I 1 1 ;s to Eat, I 116 | lh i o B y Company, j v Manager. p) i iZ5S5*f 25HE55H5Z5135H5Z5H fo eglect Painting. hens the life of a building, than lumber. Every dollar ollars in the value of lumber. < HOUSE PAINT because made?and the makers stand it takes less and lasts longer, ensive. (let a copy of our s free. I CompV) amily Remedies. Weekly ; mutton K F? A i rday. Three Times r's Every-Other-Day No Farmer Can Afiis Presidential Year ) a Year nventlont?. issues involved "1 ' president, of a new conislatures and on down the 3, will n al e a year oi news :ry voter. the horres of over 1? ' 0 drculated tri-weehly newsie needs of the people for nusual value in its turiotis ures, ar.d interests every her, mother, children, and over the South, at every on evo"y rural ro; to and Splendid Inducements in ims, agents' cash comir.is an outtit toda>. free, if endin* his own name anil neighbors by post < urd reicription now an-I get your 3 a week. Almost a daily! omstitution ,0'' ' #