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The Fort Mill Times. Established"! 1891- TORT MILL. S. C.. THURSDAY. MAR^H 20. 1913. ~ Sl^PeT^T^ * NORTH CAROLINA HAZERS GIVEN FOUR MONTHS EACH At Hillsbsro, N. C, Saturday, Ralph Oldham, William Merriain and Aubrey Hatch, students of the State University., were found guilty of manslaughter in con-1 nection with the death of Isaac Rand, a fellow student, and were i each sentenced to four months in ! jail. Saturday night they were j released by order of the Orange j county commissioners. In pro- j nouncing sentence Judge Peebles I instructed the county commis-1 sioners to hire the prisoners out j "to whomsoever they please in j the State." Saturday night the ; fathers of each of the students ' were permitted to pay $175 to the commissions and secure the discharge of their sons. This amount would have been ob tained if the prisoners had been J hired to other persons in the State. Discharge under this arrangement leaves the students without citizenship. A movement was started at Raleigh, however, to petition Gov. Lock Craig for their pardon. The verdict of the jury was returned at 3:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon after three hours' deliberation. The fathers of the defendants were in the court when the minimum sentence for manslaughter was pronounced. No evidence of emotion was displayed by them nor by the prisoners. An array of counsel represented the defendants in the proceeding, which began last Thursday. As a result of the tragedy which preceded the trial, 26 students in the University of North Carolina were suspended or expelled after a sweeping investigation into the practice of hazing at the institution. Endorse Compulsory Law. The meeting at Columbia of ^ qi I f i.* l me oiate xeacners association came to a close Saturday evening with the election of officers, A. H. G isque of Florence being chosen president for the ensuing year. The next place of meeting will be decided by the executive committee at its meeting next November. Compulsory education was endorsed by the association Saturday morning in executive session in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Resolutions of thanks to the city of Columbia and to the Legislature for the use of their halls were adopted. The association endorsed the proposition to establish a State board of examiners for teachers and do away with the county boards. This will be urged for passage before the next General Assembly. Dr. Strait Not in the Race. A T 4.^ 4.^ 1.1 A ljancaster umpaicu lu tiie Charlotte Observer says that Senator T. J. Strait has announced that he would not be a candidate for Governor. Senator Strait, who has served two terms in the lower house of Congress, and for a number of years a leading figure in State politics, said that many friends had urged him to enter the gubernatorial race, but that hp saw no necessity for doing so. "If there is a change in conditions," said the Senator, "I may cast my sombrero in ring, but at the present time I have no idea of becoming a candidate." Catawba Reached Flood Stage. On account of the heavy rains of the last week, the Catawba i river Saturday morning overflowed its banks and by the af I ternoon a large part of the bot torn lands along the river in this Viption were several feet under u\ter. It was thought by some that the water would reach even a higher point than that of March * 16, 1912, but the stream began to recede Saturday night and by Sunday evening the water was again within its banks. Saturday's freshet fell several inches short of that of a year ago. Little damage by the water < has been reported, other than the washing of land which had been prepared for the season's crop. THE NAN WHO IS DOWN. The man who is caught and held down by some bad habit, or who sinks a little lower than grafters and the crowd which seeks to make money in all sorts of ways, and becomes an open ; violator of law, deserves more pity and help than he usually | gets. The very good people, who are almost, if not entirely bad, have no sympathy for such violators of law. It is the humble, modest, really good people, ! who would be willing to give them another chance. If the outcast, Mary Magdalene, had been turned down, as you good people treat lailen ones in this! day, she would not be held up to J all the world to teach the people how they should deal with un-1 fortunate people. When a man is down and bruised and helpless, too many of us are willing*to! cast stones at him. States like corporations, have no souls. Witn all executive officers the case is over when sentence is pronounced: "Ten years in prison." When the judge utters these words they carry no mitigation, no promise of help, no1 hope to the prisoner. The same want of mercy and remedial treatment may be seen outside of prison. Our very sober people, proud of their virtue, have no patience with the young man enslaved by the drink habit. One-half the people feel more like kicking than helping him. Did you notice that young man, whose eyes were red from last night's carousal, and who was anxiously awaiting to repeat the same indiscretion when night comes again? ' Kicking will not help him on his feet again. He wants the touch of a friendly hand, the sympathy of one who really desires to help him. He is not a bad man. He is just a little worse than you are, or some of you think he is. The world, alter all temperence lectures and denunciations of the drunkard, is slow to learn how to deal with the young men who are not able to stand alone. It is a relic of barbarism to punish lawbreakers without any effort to reclaim them and make men of them. It is little better than the Black Hole of Calcutta, i'here are young men in every community who need a little propping up by good people. No one need go at it 111 a perfunctory, pious, professional way. That will not uplift them. The methods suggested and practiced by the Great Teacher should be practiced by every one who is anxious to reform criminals and to keep others from joining that class.?Spartanburg Journal. Tax Collections. Tax collections have been about up to the usual standard this year, the receipts being unusually heavy during the latter part of February, and dropping off to a lighter volume upon the attaching of the 7 per cent, penalty after March 1. There has been a straggling line of belated tax payers during the past two weeks, coming across with the regular assessments, with the 7 per cent, added; but none of these have been large tax payers. It is not practicable yet to I state approximately the aggre! gate amount of taxes that will i be refunded on account of the storm in King's Mountain and Bethel townships last summer, except that it will probably foot ?...L AAA ujj ouniew uere uetween JJh3,UUU i and $4,000. Most of this money has been refunded. There is nothing in the act to fix t e I limit by which all applications must be filled; but it is reasonably safe to assume that no more taxes will be refunded on account of this act after the first of next July. It is probable that the number of executions that will issue after tomorrow will be about the same as usi^al. That a large Tiumber of double entries will be included goes without saying.- Yorkville Enquirer, Friday. The regular monthly meeting j of Catawba lodge No. 56, A. F. M., will be held this (Thursday) evening. Work in the second degree I will be disposed of. iauL WILL BE SECOND PRIMARY I TO NOMINATE MAGISTRATE A second primary will be necessary to determine who the Democrats of Fort Mill desire to 1 hold the position of magistrate of the township to succeed John W. McElhaney, deceased. This was the announcement made Saturday afternoon at the close of the election in which four candidates sought the nomination. Under the primary rules of South Carolina to secure a nomination in the first primary ; it is necessary for a candidate to ; receive a majority of the votes cast, and as this was not accomplished by any of the four in Saturday's election, Mr. J. W. Ardrey, acting for the county npmnrra)i<> OVOPUHVQ nnmtvn't?/.n I Y s called a second primary to be i held Saturday, March 29. The vote in Saturday's primary was: R. P. Harris, 109; W. L. Hall. 105; S. W. Parks, 50; Ira' G. Smythe, 17. From these figures it will be reen that the second race will he between Messrs. Harris and Hall. An election in which more interest centered than in that of Saturday probably has not been held here in a number of years. Each of the four candidates are popular citizens of the town and the friends of each were busy during the entire day in behalf of the candidacy of their reI spective man. The polling of I a total of 281 votes was a sur, prise to many, considering the very bad state of the weather Saturday. The poll list of Fort Mill township contains the names of something over*' 400 voters and the total of Saturday was pronounced a heavy vote, conditions being considered. It is believed that the second primary will bring even a larger number of voters to the polls if the weather is good, as thej interest which was so much manifested during the first race seems not to have abated since the primary of last Saturday. The Aliens to Die. T^l 1 All I 1 rioyu mien, leader 01 tne outlaw band in Carroli County, and his son, Claude Swanson Allen, will be executed in the State Penitentiary March 28. for their , part in the Hillsville court house | murder March 14, 1912, Governor Mann having refused to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. The prisoners were to have died March 7 although the Governor granted a respite . of three weeks. The respite was accepted by the Aliens as an 1 indication that the Governor would extend mercy. The rejection of the petition, however, means that the case is officially closed, as there is no way by which it can be again opened. Miss Nellie VVisler, a mountain girl to whom Claude Allen was! engaged, made an unsuccessful! effort to see Governor Mann with a final plea for commutation. The News of Gold Hill. Gold Hill, March 18. - An oyster supper was given at the home of W. H. Windle Friday evening for the benefit of Gold Hill school. Considering the I inclement weather, there was a large crowd on hand to enjoy : the hospitality which is always found at Mr. Windle's. The roads are muddy, muddy, ; muddy and then muddy some; j | although, a good per cent, of Gold Hill's politicians were able , to get to the polls to cast their i ballots Saturday. For several days the good people of Gold Hill have quit farming on account of so much rain, | and have been spending their time indoors, reading the Pro- [ gressive Farmer. When reading would become tiresome they would ring up their neighbors, and discuss everything, even to the last sermon they had heard. The students of Gold Hill are 1 working hard on their exercises for the close of school. They are anticipating a nice time and 1 expect to have with them several prominent men, among whom will be Gov. Hlease. J. L. R. Miss Nora Hamilton, of Union, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. : Kenneth Nims, of lower Fort ' Mill. SUPT. J. E. CARROLL'S VISIT TO FORT MILL'S SCHOOLS Yorkville. Maich 18. ?Contin-| uinj? my journey, I next reached Gold Hill, which is also in Dis-, trict No. 39 and under the supervision of the same board of trustees as Flint Hill. Mr. John L. Ratteree and Miss Inez Smith are the teachers in charge. There were some fifty or sixty pupils in attendance ramrinp: all the way in size from six-vear-old tots to grown-up boys and girls. The building is above the average in size and arrangement but it needs a fresh coat of paint inside and out. The grounds could be improved wonderfully! with a little work, and the heating is poor. In the primary room the stove was out of commission and an open fire-place was carrying 95 per cent of the heat up the chimney. The open fire-place is fine for ventilating purposes but for heating a good sized schoolroom it is just about as effective as a ten-cent brass lamp. New blackboards and more books for the library would aid the teachers in their work. So far as I was able to judge in the short time at my disposal the teachers are doing their work intelligently, and the number of children in the higher grades is encouraging. I would like very much to see the local improvement association get busy and stir up the enthusiasm of former years, when Gold Hill was the leading country school in this section of the State. I can rcmpmhpr n tima u-Vinn commencements were the bis: event of the year for the surrounding country. Eureka was the next place inspected. There I found Miss Mabel Smith with ten or twelve children in attendance. This little school is down among the river hills in District No. 26. The trustees are Messrs. W. H. Jones. S. P. Sutton and R. S. Torrence. The building is comfortable, but there is no equipment. The children need the broadening influence of large numbers. They should be transported to one of the neighboring schools at the expense of the district. It is impossible to get up the necessary enthusiasm among eight or ten pupils. At Riverside, my next and last stop, I found a modern building, very well arranged and properly equipped with good desks, globe, maps, blackboards, etc. The trustees have done well by this school and it is up to the patrons and the teacher to do the rest. With anything like regular attendance Miss Epps ought to get good results this spring. I believe she will. n ? i. ? i * * vienerauy speaKing, mescnoois of the township are about on an average with the country schools in other parts of the county. There is much room for improvement but the conditions are favorable, and Fort Mill is too progressive as shown by her improved roads, good churches and well-tilled farms, to allow her schools to lag. I thank you, Mr. Editor, for this opportunity to reach your readers and tell them frankly my impressions of their schools. it would have been easier perhaps, to quietly pass from school to school, praising the efficiency of the teacher ai.d the brightness of the pupils, interspersing it all with a few idle compliments lor the trustees and the neighborhood in general, but 1 prefer to point out defects and suggest a remedy. John E. Carroll.; County Borrows Money. The Peoples National bank, of Rock Hill, Friday made a loan of $80,000 to the county commissioners of York eounty, the rate of interest being 5 1-2 per cent, j This loan was authorized by the recent Legislature of this State, so that the county could pay ofl its current accounts, which haci been standing for some time or account of the county being with: out funds to meet them, this being caused by the loss sustainec t by the county last year frorr freshets, there having been 6i | bridges washed away. . \ I V. : HISTORY OF LETTER POSTAGE i I It will probably surprise some of our readers to learn that it is only since 1863 that the postage rate letters in the United States has been uniform for all distances. The first postage law, that of 1792, fixed the rates according to distance, and according to the number of pieces. A "single letter" was one piece of paper. Envelopes were wholly unknown. The sheet of paper was folded and the address 1 written on the back. For a I single letter sent a distance of j 30 miles or less the rate was 6 cents. This rate was increased to 8 cents for distances of 60 J miles or less; to 10 cents for 100 miles or less and so on. The system was continiiprll with unimportant changes which increased rather than reduced postage, until the year of 1845, when part of the present system came into use. A letter which weighs less than one-half ounce was to be deemed a single letter. The postage was made uniform at 5 cents for distances of 300 | miles, and 10 cents for all greater distances. In 1851 prepaid single letters were charged with 3 cent post| age, and letters on which the receiver paid the postage with | 5 cents, for all distances under 3,000 miles; double rates for greater distances ?which referred only to letters sent to and from California. In 1855 prepayment of postage i was made compulsory and the rate was fixed at three cents for less than 3,000 miles. Finally yi 1863 the uniform rate of 3 cents was fixed, and a few years later this was reduced to two ctnts and now we are promised the reduction to one cent in the very near future. Eye-Glass Swindlers. Reports in the papers indicate I that there are eye-glass swindlers at work in some sections of the State. The man posing as a specialist goes around and persuades some one to have a new pair-of eye glasses and offers to take old frames as part payment on new gold ones. The new trold ones n?'?? mifo hfooc ^.^1 c, ~?-?? -w f/wi v mi auu his prices are outrageously high for plain spectacles. There's S< in A perfect hurricane of the t Spring Goods at I KIMBP We are opening up every da exclusive patterns in the newt MARCH 15 Beautiful Ramie Suitings, s] I the yard. Wonderland Suitin 15c the yard. Linen Crash, Coat, Separate Skirt, and a sp es' Coat, at 30c yard. A coi suitable for all occasions in tht Pretty patterns in French C \ and 25c. 32-inch Gingham fo | quality for 10c. Good qualit 1 bargain, at 7 l-2c yard. Pret cales, light and dark, 36-inch Our 5c Have pou seen our 5 cent co gains in fadeless Gingham in terns, good Window Curtain various other bargains. Ask Our Silk business has been ever before, but we still hav Striped Serge Silk and Pretty at a big reduction. i We are this morning openii .Tolinta m nrl Pnllni?o In IV MMV/W J UIIU V7U llfll o. All I rttl, that a well-dressed lady could 'I = i EW.Kiml "THE PLACE WHER YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION r TO MEET AT ROCK HILL The fifth Sunday meeting of the York Baptist Association will be held with the Park Baptist church, Rock Hill, on March 2930. The following program has been arranged for the meeting: Saturday?2 p. m., Devotional Service, Roll Call and Organization. 2:30, State Missions. (1) The Sunday School and State Missions, Jackson Hamilton. (2) State Missions Among Our Mill Towns, S. R. Brock. (3) State Missions and the Rural Churches, J. H. Machen. 3:30, Home Missions. (1) Work among the Negroes, S. M. Grist. (2) Work Among the Aliens at Our Doors, W. J. Nelson. (3) Work gv?.: 1* rr" vti vyui i luiiuii, u. vv. i nomssson. (4) Housing Oar Homeless Churches, S. P. Hair. 5:00, adjournment. Saturday?8:00 p. m., Foreign Missions. 1. Missionary Education. (a) The Religious Press, a Factor, W. S. Walters, (b) Mission Study, W. E. Lowe. 2. Missionary Activity, (a) Enlistment of OurForces,L. Gunter, S. P. Hair, (b) The Best Plan to Raise Our Apportionments, S. R. Brock, W. J. Nelson. 9:30, Adjournment. Sunday? 10:00 a. m., Stewardship, Jackson Hamilton, W. J. Nelson, S. P. Hair. 11:15, Missionary Sermon, Rev. J. H. Machen, Yorkville. W. J. Nelson, S. P. Hair, Committee. ONE CENT A WORD MINIMUM CHARGE. 25C. FOR SALE?About 80 bnshels of Providence Yam Seed (Sweet) Potatoes at $1.25 per bushel. J. L. K1MBRELL. EGGS ?From my pure bred White / and Brown Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds at 15 for $1.00. Fawn Indian Runner Dnck eggs at $1.00 per dozen. T. E. MERR1TT. FOR SALE? I have several good mules that I will sell cheap, for cash or on time. A. R. McELHANEY. WANTED?You to add 625 votes to your standing in the Piano Contest by sending in a new subscription or a renewal subscription to Tne Times on next Saturday. Offer good for one day only. )mething the Wind >reeziest and most up-to-date LELL'S. y big shipments of the most ?st fabrics. Read this list of SPECIALS: pccial value, only 20c and 25c gs, best ever, at 121-2c and for the Norfolk Suit, Auto lendid cloth for the little Missmplete line of White Goods, newest and prettiest fabrics, iingham, extra value, only 15c r aresses, last colors, a 12 l-2c I y ,'JO-inch Dross Gingham, a [ ty patterns in the New Per- * width, at 10c and 12 l-2c yard. Counter unter? It is loaded with barApron Checks and Dress patScrim, Calico, Sheeting, and to see this counter. bigger this past season than e on hand several pieces of Wash Silk that we are selling rig up a new lot of Ruffling l -1 we nave in jsick'k everything wish for SPRING. >reil Comp'y E QUALITY COUNTS." .