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SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST to TIMES READERS. Next Tuesday, August 27. is the day of the primary election in South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Meacham and children, of Greenwood, are visiting relatives in Fort Mill. Mrs. E. W. Kimbrell and children returned Fridav morning from a stav of several weeks at ^Syracuse, N. Y. Messrs. Robt. Downs and John Miller, of Pineville, were in Fort Mill Saturday to attend the county campaign meeting. If your name is not on your Democratic club roll when today (Thursday) closes you cannot vote in the primary next Tties day. Mrs. Edw. S. Reaves and chi'dren, of Honea Path, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Reaves' mother, Mrs. M. A. Meacham, in this city. Miss Ida Clanton returned Tuesday morning to her home in Charlotte, after a pleasant visit of several davs to Miss Estelle Massey in this city. The Times is requested to state that the ladies of the Methodist church will give another fishing naitv and entertainment in Confederate park next Saturday evening. The public is invited to attend. Congressman P. E. Finlev has the thanks of the editor of The Times for a neat and substantially j bound little book containing the platforms of the two great political parties from 1856 up to and including the present vear. Mr. VV. W. Warren has the thanks of The Timer for a large and exceptionally fine watermelon sent to this office Saturday. Mr. Warren grows the "Georgia Rattlesnake" variety of melons. Miss Carrie Parks, of Reidsville, N. C., is expected here during the week to visit relatives. Miss Parks has. since the closing of the Baptist Theo. Seminary, Louisville, Ky,, been doing mission work at Reidsville. * . . 11! Quite a iarge crowd attended the annual Gold Hill picnic given : Friday in the grove near the . home of S. H. Epps, Sr., Fort Mill being well represented in the gathering. All those attending the picnic report the occasion as being one of much pleasure. Rev. W. A. Hafner announced from his pulpit Sunday morning that he would assist the Rev. Mr. Swan in a meeting at Bowling Green during the week and on account of his absence there would be no services at the Fort Mill Presbyterian church next Sunday. The Rock Hill Herald of Saturday tells us that the speeches of N. B. Dial, candidate for the United States Senate, and W. P. Pollock, candidate for Congress, which were to have been delivered in that city Friday evening were called off on account of no crowd being present to hear the speakers. In a recent issue of The Times mention was made of Mr. W. L. Plexico of Rock Hill, as being a candidate for sheriff of the county. This was erroneous. Mr. Plexico is not a candidate for office in York county, but has a brother, Mr. S. S. Plexico, who is standing for election to the office of sheriff. The Times gladly makes this correction. The Times is requested to call a meeting of the local chapter of 1 the Daughters of the Confederacy for tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. F. Grier, at which time arrangements will be made for the picnic to be given to the veterans of the township at Confedetate Park on Thursday, August 29. All veterans of the township are cordially invited to attend the picnic on the date mentioned. Red Spider at Work. Mr. W. H. Windle, of Gold Hill, on Saturday showed The Times man several stalks of cotton from his fields that had been stripped of leaves, bolls, etc., as a result of the ravages of the red spider. Mr. Windle also showed several of the bolls and squares that had dropped from the stalks. The red spider is about the size of a chicken mite, or probably a fraction larger, and they come in armies of thousands. They cover a cotton stalk completely, as in these cases, and suck the sap, and in a short time the leaves begin to drop off and the squares, also. After destroying one stalk they journey to another. Another frightful feature of the pests is their laying of tiny white eggs, which hatch in a short time, augmenting the already thousands. The foregoing spiders are red in color, true to their names. Of Interest to School Patrons. The Fort Mi|l Graded and High School will open on September the 2nd at 9:00 a. m. All the patrons of the school are respectfully requested to send their children on the opening day, for. as we stated last year, this is of vital importance to all concerned. We expect a large opening and from all reports this is going to be one of the most successful years that the school has had. We hope to have special opening exercises and every patron of the school, as well as every other person that is interested, is cordially invited to be present on that occasion. F. W. Moore, Supt i \ ? MR. FINLEY'S RECORD AS A REPRESENTATIVE. : Fourteen years ago, Mr. Finley began his service in Congress as the representative of the Fifth Congressional district. He, like all new members, took his position at the foot of the ladder, but unlike many of chem, he has ascended to a place of prominence in the House of Representatives. During his years of service in that body, Mr. Finley has made a splendid record, discharging his duties faithfully and voting with his party on all questions. Not only nas Mr. Finley become a leader in the House, being chairman of the Committee on Printing, vicechairman of the Postoffice Committee, vice-chairman of the i Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, and senior House , member of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Printing Jn-!, vestigation Commission, between the House and Senate, but Mr. Finley has eminent standing in , the Democratic party. He is vicechairman of the Democratic National Congressional Committee, flfSL' * i - mK2 Congress-nan D. E. Finley. and this fall will direct the work < of the eastern headquarters, or Washington branch, ?f the committee for the approach.'?? No- i vember elections, as he did in j the campaigns of 1908 and 1910. While Mr. Finley has taken an , active part in all questions per- | taining to legislation, he has devoted his attention largely to the j postal service, with a view to j giving the people of the district, and the people of the country ; generally, the best mail facilities , obtainable. When Mr. Finley j was first elected to Congress the ( people residing in th^. rural dis- | tricts received their mail through > a country postoffice two or three } times a week, or they erected a ) receptacle on a tree or post near j the road side and hired the mail ? carrier on the star route to de- g posit their mail in this. Often ^ the carrier was some ignorant \ negro unable to read or write and the people sometimes got f their mail and sometimes they j didn't. However, the carriers t were in a few instances white . men and gave the people bet- t ter service. Today nearly every t farmer in the Fifth district can, ( and does, receive his mail from j a rural route. The exceptions to , this rule are people who reside ( in isolated districts. The service , will eventually be extended to j them. ( In this connection it will' be < gratifying to the people of the ( district to know that their Con- . gressman has secured the instal- ] lation of a greater number of . rural routes than are in any of the other districts in the State, j according to the Orlicial Postal Guide for 1H12. When Mr. Fin- ( ley went to Congress in 1899 rural delivery service had been , given but little consideration, j It was merely an experimental \ service and the appropriation for ] it was only $50,000. The service j has n-rown since that time until < now more than -10,000 rural let- , ter carriers are collecting and , delivering mail daily throughout , the country, and the appropria- ] tion has increased to more than , forty-four million dollars. j Not only has Mr. Fin ley aided , in making the service efficient, ( but he has done what he could j from time to time to secure an ( increase in the pay of rural car- , riers, in order that they might | be adequately compensated for i the service they perform. In 1902, when the rural delivery j service was made a permanent ( branch of the postal service, the salary of the rural carriers was fixed at $600 per annum. The salary was gradually increased < in the postoffice appropriation ' bids until 1010. when the salary < was raised to $900 per annum. ? on standard routes of 24 miles in , length. While the postoffice ap- , propriation bill of 1910 was in , committee before the House, Mr. Finley was instrumental in securing an amendment to the bill increasing the pay from $900 per annum to $1,000 per annum. In the bill of 1912, or the pres- ' ent postoffice appropriation bill, ' Mr. Finley had an amendment adopted in the committee, before the bill was reported to the . House, increasing the pay of rural carriers to $1,074 per annum. Mr. Finley also did what he could for the other postal em-, ployees and he is held in high regard by them. On April 27, 1912, Mr. Finley delivered an able speech on the postoffice appropriation bill in the House of Representatives, and presented the views of the Democratic members of the committee. He clearly defined and carefully analyzed every section of the bill, both old and new legislation, consuming an hour and fifteen minutes in delivering his speech. Inasmuch as there is considerable interest throughout the country in the parcel-post proposition, Mr. Finley's view of the matter is worth looking into. In his speech Mr. Finley stated that he was in favor of a proper parcelpost system?a system that would give the people, the farmers as well as other citizens of the country, relief from the outrageous charges of the express companies. The question involved, he said, was one of cost of sending merchandsie and products other than mail through the mails, and that the country could well afford to wait until - " T\ 1 i* the 1st ot uecerriDer ior an investigation and report as to the proper rate to be charged. The present rates paid to the railroads for carrying the mails are so high as to largely prohibit the shipment of any parcel through the mail except highclass merchandise. The so-called Bourne parcel-post bill, as it passed the Senate, fixes the charges on the basis of these rates and makes no provision for carrying farm products through the mails. The farmer could have high-class merchandise shipped ' to him through the mails, but he could not ship products of his farm except such products as bulbs, dried fruits, queen bees, etc. Senator Gardner, Democrat of Maine, president of the National Grange or Patrons of Husbandry, is bitterly opposed te the Bourne parcel-post bill on these grounds, as is Mr. Hampton, legislative agent or representative of practically all the farmers' organizations in the United States. Both Senator Gardner and Mr. Hampton think it much better to have the ques;on investigated and reported jn ! v a committee than to take the K urne bill with all its objectiom hie features. Parenthetically it lay be stated that Mr. Pollock, . indidate against Mr. Finley, in . is speech in Fort Mill Saturday a ternoon, indorsed in every parti ular the Republican Bourne bill. 3 preferable to that )f the House Democrats, showing that he eitl ir knows nothing ibout what he party is doing vith respect to parcel-post legis-; ation or that he is with the Re-1 )ublicans in their effort to enact i law in this connection almost >olely for the benefit of the New : fork and Chicago mail-order louses. Saturday the postoffice approbation bill, containing the Bourne amendment, was considered by the House and the Bourne imonrimpnt uu? ctrifkpn nut nnH he Moon amendment substituted iherefor. The House conferees, )ne of whom is Mr. Finle.v, were nstructed to insist upon the Moon imendment being agreed to in inference. The Bourne amendment discriminated against the farmers. The Moon amendment Joes not; it comprises the zone system and provides a much cheaper rate than the Bourne imendment. For these reasons Mr. Finley favored the Moon imendment. The Bourne rates for short hauls were so high as to be prohibitive. For a haul of 150 to 200 miles the rate was out if reason, and for hauls of 500, 1,000, and 1,500 miles and more :he rates were much less, giving the advantage, of course, to the 3ig mail-order houses of the STorth and West. It is regret-j ;abie tnat tne use 01 contrioucors :o the fund to lobby the Bourne imendnient through Congress is lot available to every voter. The writer has seen the list and he knows that practically every fiame on it is that of a mail-order louse or the representative of a nail-order house. The Domo,'ratic House proposes a parceljost law that will be fair to the entire country. Their proposition will obtain or there will be no larcel-post until after the 4th of March, 1913. Mr. Finlev has secured four public buildings for the district, me in every public building bill for: 1 offer for sale a Be ^ "Westland Prince, 26," 1 f 26, 1912; Sire, Westlam ^ Lessie Mills, 134701. If you want a good boa ^ for further particulars. i J. E. McCLURE . . . . passed since he became a member of Congress. There is not a second-class postoffice in the district that has not been provided with a Government building. There is no statutory law authorizingthe erection of public build-! ings at second class postoffices, and a public building can only be procured by the introduction and passage of a bill in Congress, as in the case of each of the buildings in the Fifth district. There j are many towns and cities in the j United States with a population of from 15 to 30 thousand peo- J pie that have no public buildings, and every building Mr. Finley has secured for the district he j has had hard work to put the bill through Congress. As chairman of the House' Committee on Printing and senior House member of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Printing Investigation Commission. Mr. Finley has since April 4, 1911, brought about reforms and restrictions in the printing and binding at the Government Printing Office which have resulted in a saving to the Government of more than $250,000. ; Through Mr. Finley, the Fifth Congressional district of South Carolina ranks high in the affairs of the National Government and occupies a place of leadership in 1 the House of Representatives that has been obtained only by years of honest and faithful ser- : vice. Are our people willing to 1ACO WJ hut fhpv have to eratify 11 IV/UV ?? ItMV V..?^ - - - w . the ambition of any man? Are they willing to part with a dollar' for a dime? j Christ the First Democrat? Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina, principal speaker at Thursday night's rally of the Women's National Democratic League, in Washington, took the breath of some of his auditors 1 when he declared that Jesus1 Christ was the founder of the Democratic party. ' 'Christ first promulgated democratic principles among mankind," said Senator Smith. "Throughout the world church spires in every land commemorate Him who was born in a manger, while the mighty emperor of that day, who ruled over all the then known world, has for his sole monument the j name of a month?August." Senator Smith urged his hearers to take an active part in the political affairs of the country, j declaring it is right and properj for women to identify themselves with the campaign, and saying that the power which may be exerted by the women will be of immense benefit to the Democratic party. Flying Men Fall victims to stomach, liver and kidney j troubles just like other people, with like results in loss of appetite, backache, nervousness, headache, and j tired, listless, run-down feeling. But, there's no need to feel like that as T. D. Peebles, Henry, Tenn., proved. \ "Six bottles of Electric Bitters," he _ writes, "did more to give me new _ strength and good appetite than all , other stomach remedies I used." So they help everybody. Its folly to suffer v when this great remedy will help you from the first dose. Try it. Only 50 cents at Ardrey's Drug Store, Parks Drug Co. and Fort Mill DrugCo. New Mill for Lancaster. b Col. Leroy Springs has award- c; ed the contract for a new cotton mill to be erected at Lancarter on a site adjoining the present _ mill which Col. Springs controls. ? The cost of the new mill be ap- I nroximatelv SI.000,000. The main building will be two stories in height and there will be a single story extension with commodious basement. The new mill will cover about six acres of ground. The Trials of a Traveler. "I am a traveling salesman," writes E. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire, Vt., "and was often troubled with constipation and hdigestion till I began to use Dr. King's New Life Pills, which I have , found an excellent remedy." For all stomach, liver or kidney troubles they are unequaled. Only 25 cents at Parks Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug Store and , Fort Mill Drug Co. ONE CENT A WORD MINIMUM CHARGE, 25C. WANTED ?To make an estimate on your building and repair work. Best of work and prices reasonable. H. J. PATTERSON. FOR Sale-A good Drop-head Singer Sewing Machine, practically new. Will sell for $25.00. REUBEN GREENE. I" on Springs' lower Quarter. ~ WANTED The people to know that R the City Pressing Club is satisfactorily t serving many of the people of Fort J Mill and desires to add new patrons to its list. All kinds of clothes, for both ladies and gents, nicely cleaned and pressed and delivered promptly at your home. Phone 05 and let us serve vou. T. EI). M ERR ITT, Prop. SALE j rkshire Boar, known as ^ I 67058. Farrowed April I i Prince, 135139; Dam, ^ r, better write me at once ^ ,, Pineville, N. C. X |i' \ 0 I WATCH TH FOR NEW FALL J From now on almost every da up something new. Some of the r 1 * /r .1 l r\ 1 I i arrived are Men s ^>iotning ana wa I Odd Pants, and we believe this t< i i goods that we have ever shown. Shoes, Si We have already gotten in for seventeen hundred (1,700) pairs o several hundred pairs to come. T | 2,500 pairs of new Shoes, over ar which will give us the largest stock nity, and they are the right kind. I but we do sell good shoes cheap. I A Word to What about the School Dre Pants for your boys? Had you th long till school takes up again. Sei children and the problem will be I Mills & Youi Clothing, Dry Goods an ? I HAVE MOVED f 3 My barber shop and clothes cleaning business * om the Postoffice building to the new Belk 0 uilding on Main street and invite the public to M all and see me in my new place. HARRY D. HARKEY. jj Turnip Seeds. | = ? We have just received a fresh shipment of the fol- Q lowing well known varieties of Turnip Seeds: 9 Improved Yellow Ruta Baga, g Red or Purple Top, Yellow ? Aberdeen, Early White Flat g Dutch, Southern Seven Top, ??=* Mammoth Red Top Globe and Amber Globe?7 varieties. I _=^===_= Parks Drug Comp'y, t Agency for Nyal's Family Remedies. SAVINGS BANK, j THE OLD RELIABLE. Our purpose is to make our bank a material benefit to the community in general and our | patrons in particular. It would be a pleasure to j| + have your name on our books. We invite you to || ^ I start a checking account with us. The advantages Ij ^ we offer will be a convenience and benefit to you, as it has been to others. LEROY SPRINGS, President W. B. MEACHAM, Cashier. ** SmE5SW?SS5522S3SSS?555EMJ j 5P9 IP iHI I IS SPACE I lERCHANDiSE y you will find us opening |j lew things that have already 11 d Pants, Boys' Clothing and |! o be the best line of these |j hoes. I our Fall and Winter Trade |j >f Shoes, and we still have ij hink of it! We will have ij id above our regular stock, I ever carried in this commu- I We don't sell cheap shoes, ? Mothers [ sses for your girls and the 1 w ?r ? 1 I i > ought about it? Won t be W'i ; ' e what we have for school ;! easy to solve. \ DHK3BB3R9?ZHUHEKB9BK3KnHHH^HnmM ig Comp'y d Shoe Store. I? 1 iOiao(?io?(ooi? oo ****** JO* Blease or Jones? | However you vote don't 'li fail to elect JONES your (I ? grocer. No graft in our ? goods or prices. ? JONES, the grocer. | 5hones 14 and 8. * JCr oooo ? OOHOCH oooomxi 1 ?^^trnmmmgg ._| In Season I loo Cream Freezers, Oil Stoves, {< > lie (liberators, Hammooks, <: * , Porch Hookers. :: Kememher, we keep everything f?> T < * that goes in the home. Our prices are right and terms f| it * to suit von. if 1 Harris Furniture Company,:! | "First on the Square." 'he Times wants to do your.* < OB PRINTING 'Phone 112. '