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The Fort Mill Times.
^^^^^^Hlished in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY-8, 1913. *1 or t>??- v-?
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R obert for governor;
l six others in the race
EThe retirement of Attorney
^Wneral Peeples from the race,
^Ir governor to succeed Governor,
"leaee may strengthen the'
fiance of Representative George
r" Rembert to obtain the Blease
yc?tes, says a Columbia news j
Mr. Rembert, who has'
served Richland county in the
*(|wer house for several terms, :
alid is known as the leader of i
tye Blease forces, is an avowed
cundidate tp succeed Governor
E lease.
He was present when Attorney
^General Peeples announced his!
withdrawal from the race and,
while Mr. Rembert has not comlknonf/>rl
it i?3 i ?i t 1%*% ?>?
Ioiaiitru, it 1C* tCI tail! Hldl I1C VICWJ5
ifthe withdrawal of the attorney
Jffeneral as strengthening his
chances for success. He himself
Isaid that he thought it too early
lto be making positive announcements
for governor in 1914, but
nevertheless it is known that he
contemplates making the race.
! The other announced candidates
for governor in the next
Jcampaign are Lieutenant Govjjernor
C. A. Smith, of Timmonsl/ville;
Speaker of the House M. L.
II Smith, of Camden; Railroad Com-,
^.missioner John G. Richards, of
Liberty Hill; Former Senator
F'chard I Manning, of Columbia;
4 dicitor R. A. Cooper, of Laurens;
Prof. John G. Clinkscales,
of Wotford College. All of these
are strong men and it will make
the race next summer and interesting
one.
Ani interesting political announcement
is the candidacy of
Assistant Attorney General Fred I
H. Dominick, for congressman |
from the 3rd district next year.
Mr. Dominick was campaign
manager for Governor Blease;
rvlast summer and is at present j
^psistatit attorney general. He i
Rill run Wvatt. I
Riken, the present crnngressmftfCj
rom the 3rd district and a warm i
ifigfTt is in prospect for the office. ;
I .Chester Negroes Held for Murder.
H^B A Chester dispatch of Thursday
to The State says: Dave |
B^B Davis and his wife, Anna Davis,
negroes, both aged 29, were arSH
rested early tins morning near
Cornweli, Chester county, on
H strong circumstantial evidence
H and likewise on the charge-of
^B another negro, Buster Shealy.
^Br^aged 19, of the atrocious crime
^B of the murder of John Lewis, a
H wealthy planter and recluse,
H Thursday night. They were
H captured by Sheriff Colvin, DepV
uty Sheriff Bindeman and two
detectives sent here by Governor
Blease, on the eve of their deB
parture. Their grips had been
packed and in a few hours they
I would have been miles away.
V All three of the negroes were
[ put in jail this morning about
[ 11 o'clock, the Davis negroes
' deny any implication in the
tragedy, but Shealy, the material
witness, says that they know all
about it.
A Rock Hill negro was one of
the main tools used by the local
authorities to unearth the eviHpnw
ntriiinQf f hp nllpnrpH mni>.
derers. There is absolutely no
doubt in the mind of Sheriff
Colvin about the guilt of the
parties. It is thought that Dave
Davis did the killing with the
deceased's own shot gun and
then cleaned it out.
Big Reward for Negro Murderer.
Rewards aggregating $2,500
have been offered for the capture
of Richard Austin, the negro
desperado who one week ago
shot and killed three and wounded
two other prominent citizens
of Barnwell county and then
made his escape to the swamps,
where posses have since attempted
to capture him. Governor
? Blease Tuesday issued a proclamation
offering $500 and similar
rewards have been offered by
the towns of Allendale, Luray,
Fairfax and Hampton. The governor's
proclamation specified
that the reware would be paid
for the body of Austin "just so
there is enough of it to be recogJj*
nized as him."
It is the general belief that, if
captured, the negro will be
burned at the stake.
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Rock HHPs New Chief of Police.
As forecasted in The Herald
Thursday, First Sergeant J. M.
Youngblood, of Charlotte, will
succeed U. M. Partlow as chief
of police of Rock Hill, said The
Herald Saturday. Mr. Youngblood
was elected at the special
meeting: of council held Thursday
night, following the acceptance
by council of the resignation of
Chief Partlow.
Mr. Youngbfood is said to bear
a good reputation and to be an
able and conscientious officer. It
is believed that he will make
good here and give satisfaction.
It has not been ascertained when
he will arrive in Rock Hill to assume
the duties of his position,
but he will probably come soon,
as Mr. Partlow has severed his i
connection with the city and the '
administration will probably not
care to remain long without a
chief of police in charge.
Decision on Webb Law Monday.
The test case under the Webb
whiskey law came up in the
State supreme court at Columbia
Tuesday morning. The attor- :
neys submitted their cases and !
Attorney General Peeples was
given until next Monday to tile
his brief in the case, and the
matter went over until then.
The case was brought by W. i
M. Atkinson against the Southern
Express company, involving
the refusal to deliver whiskey.
It is understood that this test j
case is being watched by the'
National Department of Justice,
and that it is awaiting its outcome
before bringing any test
cases.
"Splinter" Writes Interestingly.
Today, the 6th of May, marks
the 79th anniversary of our pilryrimacrtJ
alnrnr fKij *Ai?tn ^
^,1 MllU^V. UKMIA blllO 1UUIC. X CO, "
on the 6t.h of May, 1834, we first
saw the light in the city of Little
York, down on Sugar creek.
The city was made up of just
three families at that time, those
of. John Coltharp, a Mr. Clarke
and James Johnson. Clarke and
Johnson were merchants. Johnson's
storeroom was 14 by 16
and sheltered his family as well
as stock of goods. We remem-1
her to have seen Bill, a son of I
James Johnson, a few years pre- i
vious to the war. He was a man
who cared little or nothing for
old bacon after blackberries got
ripe. For further information
concerning Johnson we refer you
i to Uncle Joe Parks.
We are needing rain badly.
Some of our neighbors have been
using whitehead cabbage from
their gardens since the 15th ult.,
and our carrier advises that cabbage
are much better eating if a
chunk of bacon is cooked with
them. Of course, he means the
home-made bacon that has been
^sti^ked," as the Irishman said.
! This town meat is too pale-faced
i and has just a little more grease
! about it than a last year's corn
stalk would have.
Brother Hyder has put a new
dress on our boulevard of late
and you auto folks auto have
your dry-weather wagons running
while the sun shines. And
another thing you auto do, you
auto stop and take a gentleman 1
in with you occasionally. No
doubt but that would boost you
I up some, at least it auto.
And now, these impudent, dej
spisable, abominable, filthy- flies
i have been introducing themj
selves to-us and they are so intensely
sociable and sympathetic!
May they live forever when the
devil gets them! And a stray
i i ? -
: saeeter came along the other
! night humming that old, famil!
iar tune. If there is any Parai
dise for him, he is certainly geti
ting it.
Mrs Lucindy Coltharp is quite
i sick at this writing. Splinter.
Chester Mill Damaged by Fire.
Fire of unknown origin Thursi
day night badly damaged 450
bales of cotton and 153 bales of
manufactured cloth in one of the
warehouses of the Eureka mill,
in the northern outskirts of
Chester. The estimated loss
was $32,600, which was said to
be fully covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered about
9 o'clock Thursday night and
burned slowly for several hours.
Supt. H. F. Jones, formerly of
Fort Mill, in his efforts to check
the flames, had one of his arms
dislocated.
THE NEWS OF A WEEK |:
IN GOLD m SETTLEMENT
Fort Mill Times Correspondence.
In the writer's letter of two |
weeks ago, he failed to mention
the prizes of the primary depart- ,
ment of the Gold Hill school. |;
The winners were Master Togo i
Gibson and little Miss Nellie i
Cranford.
Mr. Dennis Boyd and wife, of (
Oklahoma, are visiting at the
home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Boyd, of the upper
section of Gold Hill.
Miss Louist Black welder has
just returned from Polkton, N.
C., where she has been visiting
her brother, II. M. Black welder.
I am reliably informed that
Mr. John L. Ratterree and Miss
TI1P7 Smith will hf? nsslfnrl Irt too/>h 1
the Gold Hill school during the
next term. Mr. Rutterree and
M iss Smith worked manfully in
behalf of their pupils, and is the
general opinion that the trustees
will make no mistake in reelecting
them.. . i
The farmers of this section
are, generally speaking, about
up with their work and are expecting
to spend a day and night
of this week in real camp life
near the banks of Catawba river.
The time will be spent in fishing
and feasting.
The writer has in mind a plan ; i
which he believes will prove of
some help to the Gold Hill school j
if some of our influential men i
will take hold of and put it in
operation. Why not organize a
Savings bank at Gold Hill and
let it be in charge of the teachers?
Several prizes could, with
the help of the patrons, be given
the pupils who have the best
records at the close of each term.
The conditions 011 which the j
prizes are to be given need not
necessarily be known to the pupils.
Let the conditions appear
as pertaining to his conduct at
home and at school, his tardi
ness, regularity, number of times
absent, and the amount of money
he deposits in the bank. This
would give each pupil an equal
chance at the prizes, without assurance
that the pupil having
the most money in the bank
would get a prize. I believe
such a plan properly executed
would patronize regular attendance,
better conduct, eagerness
to learn more, and economy on
the part of the pupils.
What do the patrons of Gold
Hill school think of this plan? If
you think it a good one, take
hold of it and put it in operation.
Quite a crowd is expected to
be present at Fiint Hill next
Saturday to celebrate" Memorial ,
Day.
| I, in behalf of the people of
this community, congratulate
Miss Kathleen Biankenship. Sue J
won the prize given in this district
by the Herald Publishing
company, which was a $400
piano. It will be remembered
mat miss tsianKenship Mad already
won a trip to Washington j
and a diamond ring in this contest.
G. T. W.
Gold Hill, May 5.
Asks More Pay for Rural Carriers.
A bill increasing the salaries
of rural mail carriers from $1,100
to $1,200 has been introduced in
Congress by Senator Hoke Smith.
; The increase is intended to cover
i the expenses incurred by the
carriers in maintaining their
teams.
The senator introduced also a
bili increas ng the rate of inter1
est paid by banks on postal
savings deposits from 2 1-4 to 3
per cent per annum. The government
pays depositors 2 per
cent interest on their deposits
and it is estimated that it will
require an additional 1 per cent
to bear the expense of the government
maintaining postal banks.
Wonderful Skin Salve.
Hucklen's Arnica Salve is known
everywhere as the best remedy*made
for all diseases of the skin, and also for
J burns, bruises and boils. Reduces inflammation
and is soothing and healing.
1 J. T. So8saman, publisher of News, of
Cornelius, N. C., writes that one box
helped his serious skin ailment after
j other remedies failed. Oniy 2ii cents.
Recommended by Fort Mill Drug Co.,
Massey's Drug Store and Ardreys .
I Drug Store.
STATE SUMMER SCHOOL !
AT WINTHROP NEXT MONTH <
The State Summer school will j
be held at Winthrop college June L
L8th to July 31st for the benefit \
of teachers who have never had (
a college training, those who feel i
the need of broadening their ed- <
ucation, those who want an op- <
portunity of associating with
other teachers and students who (
wish to make credits on a Win- J
throp college diploma.
Bulletin No. 3 for March contains
the members of the faculty i
and information for those who I
desire to pursue any of the courses.
The serious work will be in- i
termingled with recreative sport, |
such as tennis, basket ball and <
hnuilino' TU? J
ww.. i iiu tm cf uuriimories (
offer rooming facilities for 7<;
students, while the dining hall
will seat more than 1,000. The
Carnegie Library at Winthrop
contains more than 14,700 volumes.
The college owns a farm from j'
which juilk and vegetables are (
supplied for the table. The class j'
rooms are large, airy and cool.
There will be a conference of ;
superintendents June 23-28, at '
which subjects connected with ,
school, administration curricula
problems will be discussed. The j
lectures include subjects such as > (
sanitation, literature, school con- ,
ditions, forestry methods and de- ,
Vices for rural schools.
April Weather. !
The average temperature for !
April, according to records of ! <
the Charlotte weather bureau i
printed in the Observer, was j
slightly above 59 degrees, which 1 <
is the normal or average tern- i i
perature for the month. The , i
excess for the month was but a ! I
fraction of a degree a day. The i
accumulated excess in tempera- <
ture since January is about 3G0 ,:
degrees. <
One peculiarity about the I
\>v.-atn?ri iui me iimniii was IIU* . I
coldness that prevailed during :
the first part of every week i
and the relative warmth of thej
latter part. Every Monday I
morning showed a temperature ! i
of 44 degrees or lower, and 1
frost was deposited on two out ':
ol'the four Monday mornings. I
The lowest temperature for .
the month was 41 degr^s on the 1
Oih, and the highest was 83 on I
the 19th.
The total precipitation for the j
month was but 2.72 inches, this i
being 0.72 inch less than the I ]
normal April rainfall. At the ;
close of the month there was an I
accumulated deficiency in pre- i
cipitalion since the first of the j
year, amounting to 1.95 inches. :
Practically ail of the rainfall !
occurred from ti e 7th to the 1
16th; during the greater part of 1
this period cloudiness prevailed.
The remainder of the month ,
showed a groat deal of sunshine,
there being 12 days on which the
sun shone continuously through
the whole day. There were a
grand total of 262.7 hours of
sunshine during the entire
month, out of a possible 31)2.5
hours.
Light frosts occurred on three
dates, the 7th, 14th, and 22d; !
these were thought to have done
but little if any damage to vegetation
or fruit, most of the latter
being killed by the freeze which;
came late in March.
In the past record of 35 years!
the latest date on which a light
frost has occurred is June 1. but'
only in 10 years of this period j
did any irost occur during May;
only twice has frost occurred'
later than May 15.
Constipation Cured.
I)r. King's New Lifo Pills will relieve
constipation promptly and got
your bowels in healthy condition again.
John Sunsic. of Sanburv. Pa., savs:
"They are the bent pills I eve r used,
and 1 advise everyone to us.- them for
constipation, indigestion a id liv >r complaint.
" Wili help you. Price 2~>c.
Recommended by Fort Mill Drug Co.,
Massey's Drug Store, and Ai*dre>'s
DrugS tore.
DOG TAX DUE.
Notice is hereby given to owners ol
dogs withip the incorporate limits ci
the town of Fort Mill, S. C., that the
annual dog tax of $1.00 per head foi
males and $2.00 per bean for females
is due and payable to the city treasurer
on or before May 1, 1013.
By order of city council.
S. W. PARKS, Treasurer.
Memorial Exercises Friday.
Arrangements have been perfected
by the local Memorial
Association for the observance
)f Memorial day in Fo?*t Mill
.omorrow (Friday) afternoon at
1 o'clock. The exercises will be
leld in Confederate Park, and
:he business houses*of the town
ire requested to close their places
if business and join in the exer:ises.
The following program for the I
lay has been arranged?
Prayer by Rev. F. L. Glennan. I
Song. "The Bonnie Blue Flag." j
Roll Call.
Address by J. D. Fulp.
Song. "Dixie."
Remarks by visitors.
Song. "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground."
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iuaiuii in iiik ti'men'ry ana
decorate graves of Confederate
dead.
To Destroy Chicken Mites.
There are several preparations
for the eradication of mites, of
which two good ones are here
given:
Cresol Soap -Shave or chop
one 10-cent cake of laundry soap
into one pint of soft water.
Heat or allow to stand until a
soap paste is formed. Stir in
one pound of commercial cresol
find heat or allow to stand until
soap paste is dissolved. Stir in
one gallon of kerosene. For use
dilute with 50 parts of water,
which will make a milky colored
solution. Commercial cresol is
\ coal tar by-product and may be
obtained from the druggist at
about 30 cents a pound. Care
should be taken not to get any
of it upon the hands or face, as
it will cause intense smarting.
Kerosene Emulsion?Shave ort
:hop one-half pound of hard soap, j
add to a gallon of soft water. :
place on a lire and bring to a
Poil to dissolve the soap. Re-1
move from the fire and stir in!
while hot two gallons of kerosene.
This makes a thick j
roarm1 unmloi/-... ..-Uw.U l--- 1
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kept as a stock solution. F?Sri
jse dilute with ten parts of j
soft water. It is better to apply |
t hot if possible.
Extreme care should be taken ,
:hat these mixtures do not come
n contact with orps that are j
-old for table purposes. Ei?gs
-prayed with the cresol soap so-1
lution taste of carbolic acid.
I Springtimi
| Something New i
1 Snsnislx 1
re V V ^ VVliVtl V I
A not he** hid lot of t hose j
j* Drosses in light Percale ai
j. values.
>1 Just received another hi#
? yards for only $1.50 12 l-2c
jSK Pretty Glass Rut tons soi
gSj only 10 cents the do'/., n.
Ratine Crepe in pretty pat
New Ramie Cloth, beautifi
See our pretty Embroidery
SPECIAL Rid lot of Bo:
?P3 c -at, only 50c and $1 each.
Children's Rompers. Just i
Beautiful Plaid Socks fo
jf? White Silk and MerceriTWl, i
|| LACES-Beautiful Val. I
prices, in an immense assorti
m
| Mil!i
W e have sold more Prett
Sc than ever before. WV have
?? latest Spring Hats. See us
enough on your Spring Hat I
| E. W. Kir
/ "The Place Whei
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CALIFORNIA SOLONS PASS
MOOTED ALIEN LAND LAW
The California Legislature Saturday
passed the much-discussed
anti-alien land holding act, thereby
bringing about what is said
to bo one of the most unusual
conditions in the history of the
Nation. The act was sent to
(lovernor Johnson for his signature,
but the chief executive
will take no action ur.til Secretary
of State Bryan has again
conferred with President Wilson
in Washington.
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11nr |m nn i|mi provisions or tne
hill are as follows:
1. Aliens eligible to citizenship
may acquire Rial hold land
to the same extent as citizens.
2. All other aliens are limited
to the specific rights conferred
j upon them by the existing treaties
between the United States
and the Nations of which such
aliens are citizens or subjects.
In the case of the Japanese, the
bill prohibits ownership of farming
or agricultural lands, while
permitting them to own residences
and factories and shops.
:?. Leases of such agricultural
j lands by such aliens are permitted
for a period not exceeding
three years. There is a .question
as to whether renewals would be
lawful.
4. Aliens eligible to citizenship
cannot inherit land. Upon the
death of an alien land holder his
property shall be sold by the probate
court and the proceeds distributed
to his heirs.
5. The State specifically reserves
its sovereign right to
enact any and all laws in future
with respect to acquisition of
real property by aliens.
H. Present holdings of ineligible
aliens are not alTected, except
that they cannot be bequeathed
or sold to other aliens not eligible
to citizenship.
The futility of Secretary Bryan's
mission was shown in tho
vote of his own party. Nine of
the ten Democrats voted contrary
to the advice which he hroug-it
from President Wilmn urhilo
not a single Progressive yielded
to his expressed wishes.
Crops in this section are very
much in need of rain.
m&mmmrnrmmiM
i Fashions 1
\lmost Every Day 1
[Ills Week: 1
>retty Junior and Children's
2d Linen Suiting. Splendid j^j
lot of Family Nainsook, 12 ttg
the yard. f?
nothing new, all colors, at ojg
terns, all colors at 25c. rjk
il quality, 25c the yard.
at 25c, 50c and $1 the yard. %
^'s Wash Suits, blouse and jffi
received, 25c and 50c.
r children, all colors, 15c; &
/ices and Linen Laces, all
inent of patterns. w
rrnru
Lciy, ?|
y H its already this season jg!
many excellent values in the jjB
> before you buy, and save
:o buy a nice dress. ?9"
nbrell Co., g
e Quality Counts."
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