The Fori! Mill Times.
Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 94 lQin ? - ? ""
j YORK BAPTISTS WILL MEET
IN THE CITY OF ROCK HILL
Arrangements are about com-;
plete for the meeting of the York j
Baptist Sunday School Associa-i
tion at West End church, Rocki
Hill, on Tuesday and Wednesday, I
May 6 and 7. The following
program has been arranged for
the meeting:
Tuesday, May 6.
10 a. m.? Devotional, S. R.
Brock.
10:30?Organization and reading
of letters.
11?Report on Organized Class
Work, Supt. J. T. Rabb: discussed
by S. L. Meacham and
E. S. Reaves.
11:45 ? Verbal reports from
Schools, Quiz by ?L D. Moore.
12:30 - Recess.
2 p. m.?Devotional, J. H.
Machen.
2:15 -Report on Teacher-Training,
Supt. S. P. Hair; discussed
by W. E. Lowe and J. D. Moore.
3 -The Parent, the Child and
the Sunday School, J. H. Machen,
E. S. Reaves.
3:45?Round Table.
4:30?Adjourn.
8 p. m.?Devotional, W. S.
Walters.
8:15?Report on Home Department,
Supt. Jackson Hamilton;
discussed by L. Gunter and J. D.
Moore.
9?The Sunday School and Soul
Saving, Jackson Hamilton, E. S.
Reaves and S. P. Hair.
9:45?Adjourn.
Wednesday, M"y 7.
9 a. m.?Devotional, D. W.
Thomasson.
9:30?Report on Cradle Roll.
Supt. Miss Emma Dowell; discussed
by D. V*. Thomasson and
J. D. Moore
10:15 ?The Church Member
and the Sunday School. WT. S.
Walters and W. J. Nelson.
11?Children and Stewardship,
F: s RuiIVU* And I W MIIU nnn
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way.
11:45?Visiting bv Supt. and
Teachers, \V. J. Nelson and
J. D. Moore.
12:30?Adjourn for recess.
2 p. m. ? Devotional, VV. J.
Nelson.
2:15?The Pastor and his Sunday
School, S. R. Brock, J. D.
Moore.
2:45?Sunday School Possibilities,
E. S. Reaves.
3:15 - Round Table, J. D.Moore.
Miscellaneous and final adjournment.
Senator Works Attacks Newspapers.
Thursday in the United States
senate Senator Works, of California,
attacked present day
journalism and newspapers of
the country in a speech in support
hf his bill to make it unlawful
for the District of Columbia
newspapers to publish details
of crimes, accidents and ;
tragedies.
"Whether the people want
this kind of news or not is not
the one question to be considered.
Looking at journalism as nothing i
higher than a means of making
money, newspaper men main- 1
tain they furnish this kind of
news because people want and j
will have it and therefore it is
the only way of maintaining
their publications on a paying
basis. If this is truo it certainly
is a melancholy fact. If it is untrue
it is a grave charge to make
against the American people.
"Undoubtedly it is true of
some people but I ani convinced j
tnat the masses of the people |
who support newspapers would;
prefer to have such news omitted ;
and many people do not read
newspapers and exclude them!
from homes because of objection- j
able matter."
Suit Against Woodmen.
Members of the local lodge of |
Woodmen of the World will
watch with interest the outcome
of a case which is to be called
within a few days in Federal j
court at Greenville. The case is
a suit against the Woodmen ofl
the World for $20,000 for the |
death of Samuel M. Taylor,
brought by S. P. Taylor, executor.
Samuel M. Taylor was a :
member of the degree team and
was shot during the iniiiadon
ceremony oy a candidate. The
tragedy occurred near Ilonea
Path. j
Murdered Victim May be Identified.
' Sheriff John P. Hunter, of i
Lancaster county, a few days
ago received from a merchant
in Bishopville a letter of inqniry
about the unknown body .found
on the banks of Twelve Mile
creek, near Osceola, about three i
weeks ago. The letter follows: j
"We received news concerning i
a person that was murdered
about 15 miles north of Lancas- 1
ter; and from the information
received from the party he seems
to think that the description the
foreman of the jury of inquest I
gave him was H. Hyman (Harry
Hyman as we all know him).
This party- H. Hyman?is 21
years old, clean face, 'cry dark
skin for a white man, rather
Indian color, a .lew unrt wni?rt-.c
about 135 pounds. He ha i an
operation last fall and one of i
his toes and the nail was taken
off. He was about 5 feet 7
inches tall; or under. If he had
any papers on him or letters
that bear his name they are in
the Hebrew language, or if he
had a checkbook, this might lead
us to think he was Harry Hyman.
How long has this body
been dead, and on what day was
it found? If this party does not
answer to the description, and if
he was a Jew, please let us
know. Also-^inform me when
and where you buried the body."
Sheriff Hunter, after receiving
this letter, renewed his efforts
to unravel the mystery. The
governor has offered a reward
of $75 for the apprehension of
the party or parties guilty of
this murder, and Sheriff Hunter
has personally offered a reward
of $25 for the same purpose.
State's Attitude on Webb Law.
The attitude which the State
of South Carolina will take on
the Webb law, will come up for
a hearing before the Supreme
Court the first Monday in May.
At that time the cases of the
Abbeville people, whose liquor
was seized under the Webb law,
will be argued on a return to a
rule to show cause, which was
issued by Chief Justice Gary.
At the time the Attorney General
will file a brief in this mat
ter, setting forth the opinion of
the State.
Governor Biease has stated
that as soon as he gets the opinion
of the Attorney General, and
if the latter decides that he can
enforce the Webb law. he will
seize all liquor or beer shipped
into the State, except for the
dispensaries. All people will
have to buy their alcoholic beverages
through the dispensaries
in this event, or they will lose
tneir purchases.
Schools Get State Money.
J. E. Swearingen, State Superintendent
ol Education, has pmu
out $81,645 State aid of 126 lngn
schools in 41 counties. Sixtythree
rural graueu schools m 17
counties received $12,01)0.1)4. All
ol these schools are located in
rural districts, or in incorporated
places with less Loan 800 population.
A district levying a lourmills
tax, employing two teachers
and running its schools six
months receives $200 btuLe aid.
A district levying a iour-mill
tax, employing tnree teachers
and running the school seven
months receives $800. Eiityeight
such schools received aid
la.->I November, and hence were
not entitled to additional assistance
this spring.
Plans for Dry State.
Attorney General Peeples will,
it is stated, file a briel on the
Webb law when the cases arising
from the seizure of whiskey
under this law comes up before
the supreme court at Columbia
on the first Monday in May.
Governor It ease has stated
that if the attorney general says
he has the right, he will seize
every shipment of beer and
liquor coming into the State,
other than to the dispensaries.
Are You a Cold Sufferer?
Take Dr. King's New Discovery. The
Best Cough, (old, Tnroat and Lung
medicine made. Do not hesitate?take
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King's New Disc very cured iny terrible
cough and Cold. 1 -aineo io pounds."
Buy it at Ardrey's Drug Stor?\ i'urks
Drug Co. am. t ort Mill Drug Co.
HAPPENINGS OF THjE WEEK
IN THE GOLD HILL SECTION
Correspondence Fort Mill Times.
The Gold Hill scHool came to
a close last Friday[ The programme
wan an interesting one,
and the exercises \yere enjoyed
by a large ctowd.' The most
interesting feature jof the morning
exercises was. i with the ex-1
ception of Mr. Humbert's address,
the debate, 'I^he affirmative
side won by a vote of two to one
over the negative; but, as Mr. ,
j Rembert said, excellent speeches
were made on botlji sides.
After the debale, the crowd
(listened with kjeen interest,
! M'hilo \T?* r>^f i \
f. mmv mi . iicunirjl i?l VjillUlllDlil >
delivered a most encouraging
and enlightening address on
education. Then dinner was
served on ihe grounds, at the
| conclusion of which the crowd I
spent their time in numerous!
ways, as there was no programme
for the afternoon.
A much larger crowd witnessed
the evening exercises than the i
morning exercises. The plays,
drills, and "Tom Thumb's Wedding"
were interesting and were
enjoyed by everyone present,
i The commencement as a whole
was greater th an any that has
j been held at G:>ld Hill in a numi
ber of years.
j The prizes g ven by the school
to the best pupils were won by
| Brice Windle and Winnie Crook, j
; The fishermen of this section j
i spent a very enjoyable evening !
down on the river Saturday, j
They ate so many fish that some j
of them think that they can ;
"swim in the air."
Messrs. C. B. Kimbrell, of
Charlotte, and G. C. Blankenship,
of Rock Hill, spent Satur-(
j day night and Sunday at their
homes in this community.
A light shower of hail fell in j
this section last week, but fortunately,
we are glad to say, it
was too light to do any damage.
The Gold Hill people think
Magistrate Harris acted wisely
in selecting W. F. Windle as his j
constable. It is believed that
Mr. Windle will make as good a ,
! constable as anyone that Mr. i
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I narns could have selected.
An unusual large crowd was
I present at Flint Hill Sunday
I afternoon to hear the excellent
sermon delivered by Rev. Mr.
Hair. Mr. Farmer, you can do
a mighty good thing by sending
that boy or girl of yours out to
Flint Hill to hear the excellent
sermons delivered from Sabbath
1 to Sabbath by Mr. Hair.
If the weather stays like it has 1
been for the past few days,
much will be accomplished
towards the planting of our crops
by Saturday night. G. W.
Gold Hill, April 21.
Groceries Will be Cheaper.
i Should the tarifT bill pass as
! introduced in the House it will
! materia'dy reduce the price of
many articles that are used by
jail the people of this country.
Charles Thorpe, editor of thej
Grocers' Advocate, in speaking
I of the hill, says that sugar will
j come in practically free. This
| he says will not mean anything
| to the retail grocer, but to the
j consumer it will mean a differ
ence 01 two cents less per pound.
Flour will also be greatly reI
duced in price to the consumer
and the difference will be about
: $1.40 less a barrel for average
grades. There will be similar
Inductions in rice, buckwheat
flour and other staple groceries.
| Common soap should, in cases
where it now costs seven cents a
cake, he reduced to something
nearer five cents a cake. ImI
ported biscuits should also come
down a similar amount. These
are only a few of the articles
that will he cheapened by the
bill. These reductions will help
the poor people, the very class
that needs help. most.
George Culp, a well known
young man of the town, sustained
a very painful injury Monday afternoon
in falling from a wagon
in Confederate street. Mr. Gulp,
wich a companion, was driving
along the street when the wagon
ran upon an obstruction and he
was thrown to the ground, his
shoulder striking first with such
f< rce as to cause a fracture of
h.s collar bone..
Whaley Defeated Hughes.
Richard S. Whaley was on last
Wednesday nominated for con- j
gressman frotai the First South j
Carolina district in the second \
Democratic primary election, de- j
feating Edward W. Hughes by
about 550 majority, on the face ,
of the returns, only eleven boxes |
being unreported. A total of !
12,000 was polled in the district, ',
comprised of Charleston Berke-1
ley. Clarendon, Colleton and
Dorchester counties. The general
election, when the choice
of the Democrats will be formally
ratified, will be held, as
ordered bv the governor, on
Tuesday, April 29. The Charleston
county executive com-|
mittee will meet on Thursday
at noon to consider the challenged
votes and declare the
result of the primary. The re
turns will be forwarded to tbe
State democratic executive committee
at Columbia, where the
result for the district will be
officially announced, after the
canvass.
Astor's Estate 85 Million.
Col. John Jacob Astor, who
perished in the sinking of the:
Titanic last April, left a gross
estate of $87,340,917, according
to official schedules made public
by expert appraisers, on which
the State tax appraiser will base
his report. They showed an increase
of nearly $15,000 000 over
any previous detailed account of
Col. Astor's wealth.
The appraiser makes several:
interesting revelations as to the
nature and extent of Col. Astor's
holdings. The schedules
show also for the first time the,
amounts of Col. Astor's antenuptial
settlements upon his first
wife, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, j
and his second wife, Mrs. Madeline
Force Astor. These settlements
were for life and on the;
death of the beneficiaries they
will go into his residuary estate.
The property turned over to the
support of Mrs. Ava Willing Astor
by the ante-nuptial settlement
has been appraised at $787,397.
Mrs. Madeline Force Astor by
ante-nuptial settlement was made
the beneficiary of two trust
funds, one appraised at $1,384,415
and the other at $311,336.
Long Terms for Barn Burners.
In the general sessions court
at Yorkville the last week Son ,
Gregory, colored, alias Will
Gregory, plead guilty to firing!
the barn of A. C. Wallace, on
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upper Fort Mill several mouths
ago, and was sentenced to 15
years in the peniLentiary.
Ned Wilson, another negro,
was tried and found guilty of
being an accessory to arson, the
charge being sustained that 1 e
furnished Son Gregory with j
gasoline; with which to fire the:
Wallace barn. Wilson was
recommended to the mercy o
the court and sentenced to 17
years in the penitentiary.
A plea ol' guilty was enter* d
in the case of Ike Brown and
Tom Welsh, negroes who live at
Grattan, t his township, the
charge against them being one
of assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature. Ike
Brown paid a $50 fine and 'i ?ni
Welsh was sentenced to sixty
days on the chaingang.
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
wardens of the town of Fort Mil), S. C.
now sitting in open council ami by the
authority of the same:
Section 1. That all able bodied male
residents of the town of Fort Mill, S.
C., between the ages of 'l\ and 50
years, and who are not exempt by
State law, shall, betw en the 15th day
of April, 1913, and the 15th day ot
May, 1913, pay unto the town treasurer
commutation street tax in the sum of
lit 00 or norf/irm '"*?' ? *
n?r iiayn litutil on
the streets of saiil town.
See. 2. That after the 15th day ??f
May, 1912, all delinquents will be punished
as provided by law in such cases.
Done and ratified this, 4th, da> of
April, 1913.
A. R. McELIIANEY.
Attest: Mayor.
S. W. I'AKKS. Clejfc.
DOG TAX DUE.
Not'ee is hereby given to owi t r- of
flogs within the incorporate limns of
the town of Fort Mill, .s. that lie
annual dog tax of $1.00 per head lor
iinio . an . ?2.00 per head for females
is due ind pt.vah'n t.i the c'.ty treasurer
on or bet' May 1, 19i;j.
l.v oider of city council.
?%. \V. PAUiCS, Treasurer.
THIS NEGRO A CANDIDATE
FOR THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
The1 wife of a prominent Florence
citizen and her son, a hoy
of about 12 years, were murderously
assaulted by a negro,
Herman Kelly, about 10:30
o'clock Saturday night, says a
Florence special to The State.
Kelly applied at the home of his
victim to buy a pint of milk for
a restaurant accustomed to buy
from her. She delivered the
milk in her own pitcher, none
having been brought. In a few
minutes Kelly returned the
pitcher, paying for the milk, and
as the lauy reached for it, he
c- ught her by the left arm and
swung a long handled wrpnrh
used l>y car inspectors, striking
her 011 1 he head. He forced her
into 1 he room, striking her
several times with the heavy
wrench, she screaming aloud.
Her son attempted to dash from
the room lor assistance and
Kelly caught him, dealing him a
fear Jul blow on the head with a
wrench and following him to the
yard, striking him again. He
then dashed towards the hack
fence, as the lady's cries were
attracting persons from all
around, tor the home is near the
old Jacohi hotel on Front street.
In trying to get. over the back
fence his feet slipped and his
arms were skinned, but he got
away before the crowd reached
him. He was captured at the
restaurant next door several
hours later, with every evidence
of being I lie right negro, even to
blood stains and fresnly washed
cuffs and skinned arms. He is
now in jail. Both the lady and
her son are in a serious condition.
The victim is tho wife of
a well known yntd conductor ot
the Atlantic Coast Line.
No Need to Slop Work
When the doctor orders you to stop
work it staggers you. I can't, you say.
You know you are weaK, run down and
failing in health day by day, imt you
must work as long as you can stand.
What you need is Electric Bitters to
give tone, strength and vigor to your
system, to prevent break down and
build you up. Don't hr weak, sickly or
ailing when Electric Bitters will benefit
you from the first d.<s<?. Thousni ds
bless them for their glorious health and
strength. Try them. Every bottle guaranteed
to satisfy. Only r?()c at Arorey's
Drug Store, Parks Drug Co., and Fort
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Want Your Income Taxed?
Now that there is a fair prospect
of the passage of some sort
of income tax law, an article in
the current issue*of Farm and
Fireside proves interesting. Following
is an extract:
"At the outset there are two'
opposing views. Shall it be made
to affect a very wide range of
incomes?say, all down to $5,000
?or a small rango?say. all above
perhaps $25,000? If you raise
$100,000,000 a year from incomes
above $25,000, the rate will be
much higher than if you spread
[ it over all incomes down to $5,000.
The people with the very
Oig incomes want it made 'popular'
that is. applied to the
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wiaesi possible range; a device,
jot' course, that would really make
it unpopular. It'll never be very
popular at best with those who
pay. On the other hand, many
people want this tax to hit those
with the big incomes; they want
it to keep the great fortunes
from growing too fast: to make
I them pay a big share of the govjernmental
burdens.
"Objections to income taxation
as inquisitorial is little heard
in Britain nowadays, because
they have a careful system of
taxing the income 'at the source.'
That is, if you draw $25,000 salary
as president of a railroad,
the railroad reports that fact to
the government, pays your tax
for you, and takes it out of your
pay envelope."
Miss Jessie Wilson, of Flori
ence, several days ago notified
the local school board that she
would accept the position of high
school teacher in the Fort Mill
school, to which she was recently
elected. Miss Gwinet.h Brat.
ton. of Chester, another of the
newly elected Teachers, has not
: signified to the l>oard her intention
of accepting or declining
the position offered her.
| The moving picture theatre on
Main street was crowded Friday
afternoon for several hours with
men, women and children.
Through the courtesy of Manager
Montrose, the ladies of the local
chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy were allowed a
large per cent, of the receipts of
Friday afternoon and the people
desiring to aid the ladies visited
qVwwv in prr*ti' .lo TUn TT r\
. ..-w III viwnuni X I1C U . U?
Cs. received a nice sum from
the afternoon's show.
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