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T Established in 1891. r OUR WEEKLY NEWS LETTER FROM THE STATE CAPITAL Fort Mill Times Correspondence. Columbia, Feb. 8.?It makes us feel good to see so many of our Fort Mill friends in the city reaping the advantages the National Corn exposition offers. Among those fiom Fort Mill who have visited the city recently are Mr. and Mrs. J. H. MoMurray, Miss Louise McMurray, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nims, W. H. Windie, Osmond Barber, J. J. Bailes, W. M. White, S. E. White, Kenneth Nims. F. Nims. Jr.. and Murray Mack. The members of the York delegation in the General Assembly are enjoying perfect health and are looking forward with intense anxiety for the adjournment of the Legislature about two weeks hence. The following bills of Statewide interest probably will come up in the Legislature this week: A bill to regulate the publication of certain articles in newspapers and magazines; a bill to establish a home in this State for destitute children; the McLaurin cotton warehouse bill; a bill to abolish the hosiery mill at the State penitentiary; the two-cent railroad rate bill. A bill amending the road laws in certain particulars probably will be introduced this week in the Senate by Mr. Beamguard and in the House by Mr. Haile. H.M.W. Big Fire at Lancaster. Friday morning at 3 o'clock 4-u? u:~ 1: 1 ?i --e me ui>; nvcry anu &tuo siauie oi the Jones Mercantile company at Lancaster was totally destroyed by fire. In the building at the time were about 40 head of horses and mules which had just been shipped in. The live stock, together with many vehicles, belonging to the Heath-Elliott Mule company, were also burned. The loss ?>' the building, esti^ mated at $2,500, fell upon the Jones Mercantile company, while the livestock and vehicles, as stated, belonged to the HeathElliott Mule company. On the building was $1,500 insurance and tht contents was insured for about 60 per cent, of its value. The origin of the fire was not known. A .1 1AF 1 ft Anotner week 01 torn a>how. At the urgent demand of prominent individuals and commercial organizations, the Fifth National Corn Exposition, which was to have closed Saturday, will continue this week. This announcement was contained in a statement made public Friday bv E. J. Watson, State Commis sioner of Agriculture, and concurred in by representatives of the exposition. "The Fifth National Corn Exposition is to continue through another week, closing next Friday evening," the statement read. "The exposition is proclaimed by all to be too great in its educational value to the people to be closed before those who have just realized its magnitude have an opportunity to visit it." Militia Will Not Go. A message Saturday from the Governor containing a letter he had received from General Mills, one of the marshals of the parade in Washington for the inaugural, containing a statement that nearro troons from thp District of Columbia and from Maryland would be in the parade ahead of the South Carolina troops. The Governor will not let the South Carolina troops attend, because they will be placed behind the negro troops in the parade. Yorfcille's New Paper. A meeting was held in Yorkville Tuesday night at the office of Thomas F. McDow at which the York Publishing company was formed. At the meeting the sum of $8,000 was subscribed. \ The company will publish a news' paper in Yorkville. Application will be made ut once for a oharter. The capital stock will be $12,000. Among the largest subscribers are D. E. Finlev, W. B. Moore, B. N. Moore, S. M. McNecl, J. A. Latta, J. A. Tate, R. T. Allison, J. S. Brice, Thomas F. McDow and W. R. Bradford. I '' i ' war ? , ' j V - .A* * HE F | PROF. ALEX. B. BANKS Fort Mill people, generally, will read with interest the following extracts from an article written by Broadus Mitchell, of i Columbia, and printed in a recent issue of Southern School News: Born and reared in Chester county, South Carolina, in the Rocky Creek section, known 4or its sturdy Scotch-Irish stock, lovers of religious freedom and education. Professor Banks was prepared for college in the noted Oak Grove and Rossville male ac&uemies, where he was under the instruction of such famous teachers as Robert and Matthew T7* 1J IIT r* ttr .. ^ * nautu', vv. o. watts, uaptain Thompson and John H. Buchanan. These were thorough drill masters, and he was well prepared to enter Davidson College . in 18G7, from which he was' graduated in 1871, at the age of twenty, with the A. B. degree. Teaching school near the college, he took his A. M. two years later. His intention was to study medicine, but owing to difficulties in the days of reconstruction, especially the necessity of removing to Alabama to escape indictment resulting from his Ku Klnx activities, he abandoned his original idea in 1875, and I addressed his energies to the teaching profession, in which work he had become intensely interested. He conducted successively the Archibald Institute at Pleasant Ridge, Alabama; and the Catawba Male Academy at Fort Mill, South Carolina, which he organized and where for thirteen years he sent twentyfive boys annually to college. The student body of the latter grew until it numbered* several hundreds, States from Virginia to Texas being represented. 1890 saw his removal to Rock Hill to superintend the system of graded schools in that place. He remained in this position five years, when he was called to the head of the Presbyterian high school of Bethel Presbytery at Rock Hill. Many of his former students followed him to Yorkville, where he organized the Banks high school. A city superintendency claimed him again in Lancaster, where he worked six years, until his wife's health induced him to take charge of the Hyatt Park high school of Eau Claire, Richland county, which, since his coming four years ago. has grown l'rom 75 to 400 students. Professor Banks was for 14 years a/ member of the State board of education, serving under Governors Evans, Ellerbe, McSweeney, Heyward and Ansel, until in his fourth term he voluntarily gave up the office. He was lieutenant colonel on Governor Simpson's staff. For some years he was secretary and treasurer of the State Teachers' Association. His alma mater he has served long and nobly, having been a trustee and member of the executive committee for 40 years. His father had been chairman olj the board of trustees, and to this position Professor Banks succeeded him when a very young man. On numerous occasions he has delivered addresses at Davidson, notably at the semi-centennial ceremonies. * He has been immediately instrumental in inducing 1,500 young men to enter college, most of these from the Carolinas, but from over the whole South as well. Coaching studants for the United States Military and Naval Academies has been his special pet occupation. Some of the most eminent of his former students may be | memtioned here in the persons of Professor 1. S. K. Axson, | head of the English department in Princeton University; William Mack, LL. D., of New York, head of the largest law publishing house in America, and president of the Law College in the city of New York; James D. Nesbit, one of the most promi- i nent physicians in the country; Professor J. L. Douglas, of Davidson College; Rev. Ed. Mack of Lane Seminary, in Cincinnati; Captain George McMaster, of* I a- TT . me united States army; Dr. Lee Hart, of the United States Naval Academy; W. B. Dove, assistant secretary of State. Professor Banks love? his work with a passionate devotion, be% - WJ* * J f ORT FORT MILL, S. C., THTTB ON SATURDi The Times will agai 500 V On the Parlor Grand Pian tion (cash with order), Re Delinquent Discontinued Quite a number of contec last Saturday and as a re Votes were issued by Th< will again find these youi m the homes and in th< through The Times' mc miss this grand opporti otAndinor Kir iiinf <> f? " L~ JMOV (A *CfY 11U 'to work today and report THE FORT MILL TIM! Pellagra in the United States. There were from thirty to fifty thousand cases of pellagra in the United States within the last six years, with a death rate of about 39 per cent. These figures constitute only a rough estimate of the number of cases, owing to the defective machinery for securing vital statistics. Lavinder, of the United States public health service, has gathered figures on the prevalence and distribution of pellagra in the United States. Figures have been secured from State authorities, from public Institutions and from private sources. A map shows that pellagra has been reported from every State in the union except New Hampshire in the east, and a group of western and noruhwestern States comprising: Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, the two Dakotas, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. The greatest prevalence is found in the group usually spoken of as the Southern States. In only one State is the disease reportable by law. Pellagra cannot be compared in prevalence with such a disease as typhoid fever, for example, yet the large number of cases and the high mortality-rate, together with its wide and apparently increasing distribution, make it a disease of national importance. Hail Wagons Must Be Red. A dispatch from Washington says that the postmaster genera! has issued orders to employees of the postofRce department to paint everything red. Wine colors and pale, sickly reds will not do; R-E-D is the word. Every delivery wagon, city, parcel post and rural iree delivery vehicle must be red, and even the mail boxes throughout the country must take on a bright reddish color. The only protests that are apt to be heard, it is thought, will oe from the rural carrier*, who will say that in their red wagons they are likely to be chased by all the bulls and turkey gobblers along their routes, to say nothing of the scores of dogs. The Literary society of the Fort Mill high school will give special public exercises, to which the public is cordially invited, at the auditorium the afternoon of Friday, February 21. cause he loves humanity and wants to touch it for th? hp?t in the most vital way he knows how. He is preparing 25 or 30 boys for college each year now. He says he feels that he is doing his best work now, that he is only at the present time in possession of his fullest powers and getting most benefit from his long experience. In many respects he is the last representative of a type of teacher too long passed from among us. But he has left and is leaving in the lives of his students the great principles of honor, self-reliance, earnest application and courage of convictions. By more than one person of knowledge and judgement he has been called the greatest teacher in u r> i:~ - ouuuii v_,urouua. * i I ? ' Mill LSD AY, FEBRUARY 13, 1913, \l feb. 15, n allow, a bonus of OTES o for each New Subscripnewal; or dollar paid on Subscriptions. itants busied themselves suit many thousands of ; Times. Next Saturday ig ladies on the streets, ? stores piling up votes >st liberal offer. Don't I unity to increase your urs' pleasant work. Go next Saturday, Feb'y 15. ES - - Fo?l Mill, S. C. The Piano Contest. Tf'o ...1 4- J~ i-J-? ?i o w uctt yuu uo iouay mat counts, not what you are going: to do tomorrow. The Times is taking a great pride in the piano contest and the number of young ladies who, by brave effort, are trying to win the beautiful instrument, j The object of The Times in ar ranging to issue votes in the' piano contest is to increase the circulation of the paper and up to the present time results to this end have been most gratifying. The contest means that the winner will be the young lady who appreciates resourcefulness, pa- j tience and get-there-quick qualities. It is a business proposition 1 for young ladies who like excitement and attainment of business principles. Competition is the life of success and it also makes achievement worth while. The contest offers a reward of such great value and desirability that contestants who are in to win should spare neither time nor' effort to keep well ahead in the race. The contestant who at the beginning exerts the greatest effort has a decided advantage over the one who lags along until near the close and attempts to overtake the leaders. In The Times this week is offered a bonus of 500 votes, or a total of 625 votes, for each new subscriber, or renewal, sent in i on Saturday, and is expecting to enroll even a greater number! than was added to the lists on last Saturday. Contestants should make an effort each day to inthplr t'rionrlc tn cnkon?iK.? I -? ? w it ivuuu tv OUUOV^l 1 Ut to the paper and promise to save j the coupons which will appaer in each issue during the contest. ] Begin a canvass of your com-; munity today and, if you prefer, I hold the subscriptions until Sat-1 urday in order to secure the' bonus votes, but be sure to send in what names you may have on that day, as the people who sub- j scribe want their paper at once, i The Times also requests that1 each contestant to whom it issues > votes turn them in on Wednesday i in order that they maintain aj good standing in the list which j is pos ed each Thursday morning | at the store of McElhaney & Co. Eighth Grade Honor Roll. Following are the names of I eighth grade honor-roll students I of the local school, the same having failed to reach The Times office for publication, along with those of the other grades, in last week's paper: tyillie K. Barber. Cornelia Harris, Alice HaVHs, Alice Bradford, Pauline Erwin, Ocey Hood, Kathleen Armstrong, Violet Gulp, Mary Armstrong, Heath Belk, Ernest Patterson, David Gaston, Willie Rogers. Through an oversight on the part of The Times the name of Master Arthur Young, one of the bright pupils of the local school, was omitted from the published list last week of the honor roll of the third grade. Miss Juanita F>win returned Monday morning from a visit of several weeks to relatives in Greenville. V i " * Ttmi NE6R0 BURNED AT STAKE IN MISS. COURTHOUSE YARD Saturday at Houston, Mississippi, while a court Ktor.mrrsir?h?i* took his testimony admitting his joruilt. Divil Rucker, a negro, 30 years old, in the presence of 1,000 persons, was condemned to death and, while the sheriff and his deputies looked on, powerless to act, was chained to a steel pump in the courthouse yaid, oil soaked wood was piled about him, the match was applied and the body was incinerated. A member of the mob fired four shots into Rucker's body before he died. The lynching of Rucker was the second in two days in the town of Houston and followed the killing of Mrs. J. C. Williams who was cluhbed to death at her home there in the daytime Thursday, her body being thrown in a pit under the house after it had been stripped of a diamond ring and other jewelry. Andrew Wil ? " iiu.no, u. ut:>iru, was nrst arrested charged with the crime. He was taken from jail by a mob and hanged Friday. Local Lodge of Boy Scouts. Mr. W. M. Carothers. a well known citizen of the town, has organized a branch here of the Boy Scouts of America. The organization now has a membership of about twenty. A fewnights ago Mr. Carothers took his troup of scouts to the woods west of town where a big fire was built and for an hour or more the boys were made extremely happy. The object of the order is to take the boy when he thinks he is having a good time, and when he really is, and teach him valuable lessons on various subjects: and, also, to instill in him a code of morals from which it is likely he will never depart. One of the moral precepts is a pledge that binds him to be honest, unselfish, courteous, and to desire to help others and do some kind act daily. The basis of the movement is in no way militarism, the idea, however, is to keep the boys divided into squads so that i a close scrutiny may be kept on j their actions. E. W. Kimbrell Co. | Beginning and contin April 6th present i 75c C For every single pair o from us. With every p give you 50c in Cash, pair of $1.00 Shoes yo present of 25c in Cash fer applies only to casl We make you this ha we need more room. best styles are picked < E. W. Kimb "THE PLACE WHERE <1.25 Per Year. THE WEBB LIQUOR BILL SOON TO BECOME A LAW The United States Senate Monday night passed the Webb liquor bill, already passed by the House as a substitute for the Kenyon-Sheppard bill. The Webb bill would prohibit shipments of ?. intoxicating liquors from one State to another when intended to be received or sold in violation of the law of the State to which the shipment is made. Friends of the legislation will now seek to have the House concur in the Senate bill which differs from the bill passed by the House only in number. Should that be done the bids will not be considered in conference, but the measure passed by the Senate will go to the President for his siirniitlirn The nioncnro wfill 0 - ??v ?I?VUUUA V. mil UC" come operative July 1, 1913. An Approaching Marriage. Invitations reading as follows were issued in this city Monday: "You are invited to be present at the marriage of Leila Mamie Belk to Mr. Charles Sargent Kimbrell Thurseay evening, February twenty, nineteen hundred and thirteen at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kimbrell, Fort Mill, S. C." ivliss RMk is thr> ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. C. Belk, of the township, and is well known and admired throughout this section. Mr. Kimbrell is a carrier on one of the local rural mail routes and is universally popular. The marriage of this couple on the 20th instant will bean event of much interest in this city. Pythian Banquet Tonight The annual banquet of Electra lodge No. 87, K. of P., will be held this (Thursday) evening in the lodge rooms and town hall. Quite a number of invitations have been issued and it is expected that a large crowd will be present. The principal speaker of the evening will be Hon. f lilno T Dof f ' vnitii d. i ukiciauii, a prominent attorney and Pythian of Chester. A number of local Pythians also will address the assemblage on "Pythianism." E. W. Kimbrell Co. " i ; Feb. 4th wing until we will you with Ik A ^ I I * mk 9 n f $3.00 Shoes you buy >air of $2.00 Shoes we and with every single u buy we make you a Of course, this of_ i purchases, ndsome offer because Buy today before the >ver. rell Comp'y QUALITY COUNTS." 'M.y