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The Fort Mill Times. Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1913. ~ I7TT^: _ "" - BITS OF INTERESTING NEWS THROUGHOUT THE STATE . rjt ] I Ira B. Dunlap, of Rock Hill, , has received a letter from W. W. j Long, State agent and superin- ! tendent of farm extension work, informing him that the agri- , cultural department will give $500 toward employing a trained ; agriculturist for York County. ! The State of South Carolina * has awarded the contract for a loan of $300,000 to the Palmetto National Bank of Columbia and the treasury will have plenty of ( funds on hands to meet the , - - running expenses of the State government until taxes come in. In Anderson, three members of the same family, mother and children, have succumbed to pellagra since June 10. One of the child victims was a boy of , 11 years and the other a girl of , eight. Another child, the fourth , member of the family to contract ' the disease since June, is now ill. The board of directors of the State penitentiary reached a decision to lease the convicts now employed in the hosiery mill to some party, which is to establish either a wood-workingor leathermanufacturing plant within the penitentiary walls, and will advertise for bids to be considered at its meeting on September 10. Governor Blease has ordered elections to be held on the second Tuesday in November on the question of the annexation of a portion of Lee county back to Sumter and a part of Clarendon county to Williamsburg. The elections were ordered after the proper petitions in each case had been 11 led with and passed cm by the attorney general. The municipal and county authorities of Lancaster are making a determined effort to rid the town and county of the blind tigers. Seven alleged tigers, two white men and five negroes, were arrested last week and incarcerated on warrants charging them with selling contraband liquors. They were bound over for trial at the October term of court. That the derailment of one of the cars caused the wreck, was the opinion expressed by the railroad commission of South Carolina Thursday in an order issued, following an investigation of the wreck on the Lancaster & Chester railway July 30, which resulted in the death of three persons. Report of the commission was issued after a personal inspection had been made by two members and after a hearing had been held in which a mass of testimony was taken. I For BREAKFAS For There's Nothing belt PEER It makes good loaf; it makes good pies; it makes makes GOOD HEALTH. Try a bag; it's a little be same. c I La va oai McELHANE FORT Mil First Suit Against L. & C. | A Chester dispatch says that Gaston and Hamilton, lawyers, representing the Rev. J. G. Green, a ne&ro preacher, Friday served papers vyhich lead to the , initial suit for damages against the Lancaster and Chester rail- * way, for injuries received in the 1 wreck on that road at the i Hooper's Creek trestle on July ! JO, last. The amount cited is ] $20,000. It is said that separate similar suits will be entered for i the wife and four children of the i preacher, who, with him, were \ injured. i Attorneys S. E. McFadden and t Glenn will act for the defendant j company. It is said that quite a number i of similar suits will be begun by ' other persons who were injured in the wreck. Fighting the Dispensary. Featured by heated arguments on both sides, the final session 1 of the Sumter county board of canvassers of election resulted \1 in a declaration for the dispensary's re-establishment, the vote as officially declared being: 470 for and 466 against the dis- j pensary. From the time the session opened at 11 o'clock until its adjournment at 4 the court house was thronged with spectators and supporters of both sides. Numerous affidavits 1 were submitted on both sides, 1 charging illegality in voting at 1 various precincts, but at every contested point the dispensary- 1 ites won out. The prohibitionists 1 have given notice of appeal, and i prominent men from the "dry" ranks say they will tight for the i election to the last ditch. This i decision makes Sumter the eighth wet county of the 11 which voted. Sell Pre-cancelled Stamps. Postmaster General Burieson signed an order Thursday which | provides that pre-cancelled postage stamps may be sold to the public on and after September 16. Pro-panppllpH ?tnmn? have printed upon them the name of the post office before they are sold. Sueh stamps will be valid for postage on second, third and fourth class mail, newspapers and magazines m.iikd by the public, books and other printed matter, and merchandise or par- . col post matter. Frank's Long Respite. An Atlanta dispatch says the : Frank case can not reach the supreme court on appeal before the third Monday in December, according to officials of that tribunal, and it is hardly likely | any di ^position of it will be made ! until some time next year. In i the meantime Frank will remain i in the Fulton County jail. B. E. McElhaney, of Greenville, was in Fort Mill Saturday. MNER, l ! For SUPPER, I \er than LESS ' 1 makes good biscuits; it J good cakes; in fact, it t t tter and the price is the i i e by :y & co., Uj x, s. c. I * 1 RAPS COTTON EXCHANGES ON FLOOR OF SENATE Senator Clarke addressed the United States senate Monday )n his amendment to impose a tax on trading in cotton where no actual delivery was intended. Senator Clarke declared that the New York Cotton Exchange "and its parasite" the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, were no more than gambling institutions and those who .speculated in cotton upon their floors were engaged in a wholly selfish and illevral business*. New York, he said, was the chief offender and the New Urleans Exchange was only a "minor afFair." The New York Exchange he argued, controlled the price of cotton for the whole world. "I think the New York Exchang , ' said the Senator, "is wholly Pad and has no right to exist. It is a gambling institution and is so regarded by everybody who goes there to trade," Senator Clarke declared that gambling in agricultural products had been condemned by the platform adopted at the Baltimore Democratic Convention and that the Democratic party in Congress must take steps in conformity with that declaration of principle. He said the actual deliveries of cotton on the New York Cotton Exchange were only one-half of one per cent of the sales. Senator Smith of South Carolina answering Senator Clarke, declared that under the amendment proposed, the cotton producer would indirectly pay the tax. He argued in support of his own bill making it mandatory for every contract for cotton to specify the grade to be delivered. He asserted that under present contracts, with 27 different grades of cotton, the purchaser never knew what sort he would get when delivery is made. If the contract provided for delivery of a specilied grade, no man would dare go short on the cotton exchange, the Senator said. Nr. L. Cul. Robinson Dead. Mr. Zeb V. Robinson, of this city, Saturday afternoon received a telegram announcing the death in Charlotte of his brother, Mr. L. Cul. Robinson, who had been ill for several n onths of pellagra. The funeral services were conducted from the home on Louise avenue Sunday afternoon, Mr. Robinson, of this city, attending. Mr. Cul. Robinson was well known in Fort Mill, iiis parents resided in this city for a number of years when he was a boy, and he, himself, was a resident of the town for several months about a year ago, when he was forced to abandon his work by the disease which caused his death. He was a son of the late Joseph Robinson and Mrs. Lessie Robinson, and resided at the home of the latter in Charlotte lor some time preceding his death. Mr. Robinson is survived by his wife and two children, his mother, one brother. Mr. Z. V. Robinson, of Fort Mill, and several sisters. He was a young man of exceptional qualities and his many friends ,..;n * . u - ' mil icgici L<> near oi nis death. Officer Wilson Improving. The Charlotte afternoon papers >f Tuesday stated that Police Officer L. L. Wilson, of that jity, who was dangerously mounded by the negro, Joe VlcNeely, is improving rapidly ind was able to sit on the ve*anda of the Presbyterian hospital for a while Tuesday. His rendition is very encouraging in >verv respect and he is expected o be able to leave the hospital n a short time. Fort Mill's First Bale. Fort Mill township's first bale if new crop cotton was sold on his market Saturday afternoon or 12 cents per pound. The >ale we ghed 456 pounds and vas gathered from the farm of lohn M. Scott, about three miles lorth of town. The cotton was >ought by Mills & Young com>any. BLEASE RECOGNIZES SULZER AS NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR Governor Cole L. Blease has i written to William Sulzer, of j New York, that South Carolina recognizes him as the governor; of that State. Governor Blease expressed sympathy for him and told him to "let the politicians j and ringsters howl and squirm I and convince the people that you are right." He continued, "Trust! in God and the white people and you will always be a winner." Governor Blease says that he is convinced that Acting Governor Glynn is just trying to obtain a little notoriety out of the misfortune of another, "which kind of conduct no honest man ever sympathizes with." The letter was in reply to one which Governor Sulzer wrote to Governor Blease outlining his side of the impeachment case and said that Boss Murphy, of Tarn- | many Hall, had decided to ruin him when he couldn't make him his rubber stamp. The New York executive is I confident, his letter says, of ul- , timate acquittal and that his pob icies will prevail. Col. Banks to Make Change. The announcemet that Col. William Banks will soon resign I the editorship of the Anderson Daily Mail to become editor of The Intelligencer, of the same city, will be read with particular interest by the people of Fort Mill and the community. Colonel Banks is a son of Prof. A. 11. Banks, of Columbia, and a nephew of Mrs. llattie Mack of this city. William Banks spent his boyhood days in Fort Mill, his father being principal ?*f the old Fort Mill academy, a school which in its day ranked among the leading educational institutions in tins section of the State. A number of years ago, after completing his education, he moved to Columbia and received his newspaper training on The State, first as news editor and later as city editor of the paper. Something over a year ago he ac, cepted the position ot editor of the Daily Mail at Anderson, and under his management that' j paper has prospered as few daily ! papers do in towns the size of Anderson. The Intelligencer, over which Col. Banks is soon to preside, is one of the oldest newspapers in the State and has a wide circulation. It is pubj lished semi-weekly and aceordi ing to announcement will be, | independent politically in the i future. The News of Cold Hill. Fort Mill Times Correspondence. We learn that Mrs. W. H. Windie is no better. The ten-months'-old babe of Dave Gibson, who took whooping cough in May, has been a great sufferer since and is in a pitiful condition. The farmers are busy pulling fodder. The corn crop will he [ light and cotton which was quite ; promising three weeks ago has been cut off by the dry weather of late. We have been awfully busy of i of late. A fellow who sits up to 1 three meals per day and from two to three melon feasts between and six to ten smokes as dessert, has peecious little time to work, but as this is our work we feel disposed to push it. Mr. Dave Gibson attended service at Philadelphia church on Sunday, accompanied by his lit- i tie three-year-old son, Eugene. ! The little fellow was dressed up 1 in a fine new alamance coat and i new hat and was- very much en- ; thused over his outing. O11 entering the church he hollered out that he had ori a new petticoat, j and repeated the statement sev- j eral times before he was silenced, j Those fellows over at Yorkville j seem to be puzzled over a loca- j lion for the court house. Gentle- ! men, let us suggest a plan for j you. Just build it on wheels and i you can roll it around from place j to place until you get suited. j We learn that W. H. Crook j will go on a visit to Americus, j Ga., this week. Splinter. Gold Hill, Sept. 1. 1 i PENALTY ON COTTON BALES OF IRREGULAR SIZE Beginning with last Monday, the penalty of $1 a bale each on cotton bales which do not conform to the standard 27x54-inch size, will be assested by the railroads and steamship companies, says a Washington dispatch. Notice of this penalty was given six months ago, and the hearings have since been held by the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, I of which Representative Adamson of Georgia is chairman, with) 1 V-w* vimi' : _..v, , .x.?? v\> actuniig an agree-1 ment anions all parties as to the size and density of cotton bales. Despite all this advertising, some persons only awoke Monday to the fact that tho penalty would be exacted. Congressmen from the cotton-growing States were urged by telegraph to take the matter up with the Secretary of Apiculture and the Interstate Commerce commission, to see if something could not be done to avert this penalty. After looking into the matter further, several senators who originally agreed to join the delegation changed their minds. They believe the uniform bale is a good thing. They say it is a comparatively simple matter t|or ginners to change their gin boxes to conform to the new regulations; that the ginners had ample notice and could have easily met the requirements of the transportation companies. A great many gins did so. but those which did not will cause a loss to the farmers on the bales ginned and baled in the old way of $1 a bale. Fort Mill School Opens. The Fort Mill graded and high school opened Monday morning with Prof. .1. l\ Coates in charge, and all of his assistant teachers in their places. The number of scholars present at the opening' exceeded that of any previous term, and the number has been augmented each morning since So large lias ilie attendance become that tlu> trustees have found it necessary to employ ^another teacher and Mrs. .J. N. Atwater, of this city, has been chosen to lili the place. | Silks, Silks Ask to see our big r ? Serge and Persian Silks ji; latest patterns and Stripe Beautifully Striped Messt r?s and garnets a handsome qui ? Our Serge Silks are the \ jgg and the price is only $1.00. jfg-t and they come in the very lat j? PERSIAN SILKS?Our a 1 complete and v\e can show y pretty patterns as you can fin to see this assortment. We 1 you to make a selection. We still have a few childi are selling CHEAP. And we have just opened derlnnd Suitings?a 15c valui ttgj 12 1-2 cents. G You'll want some of our \ 6 yard regular. 8 l-3c quality. CHAMBRAYS-in tans, t $9 cents the yaid. | E. W. Kiir |g "The Place Where l3SK?IS?8g!S?9BSi? M ?i.Zd Per Tear. BOARD FACES REMOVAL IF CONVICTSARE LEASED A strong and significant warning to-the penitentiary board not ? to make any contract leasing the convicts now employed in the hosiery mill to any party or corporation agreeing to establish a leather or woodworking plant within the penitentiary walls was given to the members of the board of directors of the State penitentiary Saturday in a letter from Governor Blease. He told them he would not stand for the convicts to be leased to anybody for any kind of work, and emphasized the strength of his opposition by referring them to that provision of the State constitution giving the governor the right to remove the board of directors and superintendent of the penitentiary front office until the next session of the general assembly. "A word to the wise." the governor says, "should be sufficient." The penitentiary board de? cided the other day to call for bids for leasing the convicts at their next meeting on September 10. The hosiery mill contract expires November 1, and some disposition must be made of the 200-odd convicts now employed therein. Good Rains Help Crops. This section was visited Friday evening and night by a very helpful rain. The crops in this vicinity had been suffering for water, the corn "burning" and the cotton shedding squares and half-grown bolls, but it was thought the crops had not readied that state where rain would not help it and the showers of Friday evening and night doubtless were of great value. The crop as a whole in this section is not, however, near so promising as it was several weeks ago. Their Work is Over. Within a month from now the government will bo w .w.tapvKVU IV lace the problem of handling about 10,000 laborers whose work in the various departments of the Panama canal construction will have been completed. Vo* SSAHS+OS+V JU&VUEWJMS?* <>* OP , Silks. 1 imnHHBi issortment of Messaline, $*[ ist receive;!, in the very effects. $g dine in 1 lues browns, grays ggj dity at 90c and $1.00. ' +>, prettiest we have ever seen, These are .splendid values est h hades and patterns. ?* ifiMOrtrrtftnf r>f C"!ll- -~ ?w.....v.iv ui 4 ci.-mii ojiit is qs ou as good values and as Pg d in the larger cities. Ask will take pleasure in helping taj en's School Dresses that we SB up a beautiful lot of Won- K e that we are offering at ]S 4ew Gingham at only 6c the 1 >lues and grays at only 10 lg! ibrell Co., 1 Quality Counts." taj