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r" ? y 1 ' T r Established in 1891. : HUERTA MU5 o a \rn ir/\i ti dAId IUU1 President Huerta has been told he must resign the presidency of Mexico without loss of time and that he must not leave as his successor Gen. Aureliano Blajiquet, his minister of war. or any other member of his official family or of the unofficial coterie whom he might be ex pected to control. This ulti- matum from Washington was conveyed Monday to President Huerta thitough his private secretary, Senor Rabago, by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the American charge d'alFaires. acting under instructions^ lTgm the State department. Senor Rabago late Sunday presented the memorandum to his chief but up to Monday evening President Huerta had returned no answer, and as far as could be learned had guarded nnntonfo f ?-nm n I >!) ? WilWIlVO AlV/til illlUU^t cl I I I I I official and intimate counsellors. Those who learned of the Washington note regard Gen. Huerta's position as one in which he would be forced to give one of two answers?point blank refusal to comply with the demand, possibly going so far as to hand the diplomatic representative his passports, or the official elimination of himself. Those most intimate with the president insist that the latter course will not be taken for many reasons, chief among which is that such action would be tantamount to submission to the rebels. Official Mexico no longer is in doubt that the Washington administration favors the constitutionalist cause, and is convinced that this is the means adopted by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan to assist Carranza to win. No Sale of Court House. Owing to the fact that no one cared to invest the upset price of $16,000 in the property, there was no sale of the old court house and lot in Yorkville Monday, although the sale as formerly advertised attracted a large crowd to the premises when the property was offered for sale at 12 o'clock, noon, by J. W. Fer^ C A 4.1 4-. &uaim, ui /\LuuiLa. ine sice was first offered in separate lots and tht amounts bi I in this manner aggregated a total of only $13,225, with $500 for the building. The property was then offered as a whole ahd after much talk by the auctioneer the price was worked up to $14,500, but as this was $1,500 short of the upset price, the sale svas declared off. The last and highest bid was by Dr. D. B. Johnson, of Rock Hill. Immediately after the sale the commissioners held a meeting in which it was debided to build the new court house on the present site. The designing architect was notified of this action of the commissioners and as soon as the plans are perfected work will begin on the removal of the old building and erection of the new $75,000 structure. New Stamp Books. Postmaster General Burleson is the author of what is expected to prove one of the "six best sellers" among the books of the coming season. Announcement was made that it was off the press and soon could be had at \ thousands of postoffices and subpostoffices throughout the country. The book, its attractive title being 24, lc-2c, is embellished with beautilul engravings and will sell for the nominal sum of 73 cents. The demand for such a book was recognized by those who approved of that other sterling little volume issued by the government and which con tained twelve 2c stamps, the V price of which was 25 cents. \ The new volume is to contain twenty-four 2c and an equal v number of lc stamps. ' \ The department has issued instructions to the postmasters throughout the country concern ing the issue of the new stamp book. it. + m" 'fr ' r % . . . HE F' VT RESIGN, R UNCLE SAM MILEAGE ARRANGEMENT UPHELD GY COMMISSION. The sale of interchangeable mileage books with the requirement that the coupons be exchanged for tickets before a journey is begun Friday was held by the interstate commerce commission to be neither discriminatory nor in violation of the law. The decision was reached in a ; proceeding prompted by a com- ; plaint of the railroad commission , | of South Carolina directed ; against the practice of the) , Southern railway and other | roads operating in the South. | which requires that mileage' 1 shall be exchanged for tickets instead of being used directly J jfor checking of baggage or for! I transportation upon trains. The Legislature of South Caro- ; Una passed an act requiring I railroads operating in this State to receive coupons from mileage books on trains for transportation and for checking ot bag-1 gage. A similar act passed by the Georgia Legislature was vetoed by the governor. The1 railroads tHereupon adopted a regulation that coupons from mileage books would not be accepted in exchange for a ticket for a journey wholly within the State of South Carolina. A new form of mileage book was issued lor intrastate travel in this State. The State authorities complained to the commiision that South Carolina was being discriminated against. In its de-' cision, however, the commission holds that the complaint "was based upon a desire to secure discriminatory advantages." In the belief of the commission and Commissioner Marble, who prepared the opinion, such inconveniences as are caused to travelers by the use of the exchange nuleagt* books can be removed easily by increased efficiency in station operation. V7' Bieaseites Hold Conterenee. Columbia dispatches of Thursday told of a conference in that I city Wednesday evening at which j more than 200 followers of Governor Blease were present-' IA number of the governor's I strongest supporters from different parts of the State were! ; present ana made talks. GovI ernor Blease was lauded when he declared that he would light IR. 1. Manning in his race for governor, bitterly opposed restricting the primary and announced, "We are going to control the next State convention i no matter what the cost." He! charged that the Jones people last summer committed fraud and that his majority was really 20,000 and that Manning helped to collect the campaign fund, which he said was used in an effort to defeat him. "I tope no Blease man will disgrace himself by voting for him for governor," said Governor Blease amid yells of delight. S. J. Nichols, Representatives Sawyer and Sapp talked "hot stuff," and preached .Bleaseism and called for the nomination of an out and out Blease man to run , for governor. Successful With Alfalfa. That alfalfa is a better moneycrop than cotton has been proven 1 this year by Mr. Edgar Jones, a well known farmer of the township, on his plantation one mile west of town. Last fall Mr. Jones put in one and one-half acres of alfalfa and from this; acreage has this year cut and aoiu seven tons or tnecrop. The 1 price received was $21) per ton or a total of $140. The alfalfa was cat five times, averaging at each cutting a ton to the acre. Mr. Jones is so well pleased with his experiment with alfalfa that this fall he has 'sown 16 additional acres and says that next fall he expects to further enlarge his crop by putting in 20 acres more. 4 \ ) f t / ORT . FORT MILL, S. C., THURS. Matters of L Death of an Infant. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. A. Fite died TuedSay at the home of its parents in this city and was buried Wednesday in the city cemetery. Will Build Warehouse. Dr. T. S. Kirkpatrick has arranged for the erection of a warehouse near his home on J Booth street, the size of the: building to be 26x75 feet. The j house will be used principally as cotton storage room. Won $10 in (iold. Miss Vena Patterson, daughter of Mr. June Patterson 'of Pleasant Valley, was the winner of 810 in gold given away by E. W. Kimbrell compaifli" Saturday night, the winning number being 1881. Miss Patterson is a pupil in the local graded school. Fort Mill Juror#. The following Fort Mill men have been drawn as jurors for the first week of the term of; York court which convenes Mon- j uay, XNOveniDer Z4: 1>. C. Fer-1 guson, J. E. Armstrong, V. B.; Blanker.ship, A. B. Sheppard, B. S. Giles. Has Moved to Town. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Merritt, | well known residents of the township, have moved from the; Gold Hill community to Fort MiH and are occupying the cot-! tage on Church street bought some time ago by Mr. Merritt. Is Seriously III. Mrs. Wm. Gulp, of upper Fort Mill township, has been dangerously il! at her home for several days. Mrs. Culp's son, who was printully injured some days ago by tailing Irom a horse while on his way to Fort Mill to summon a physician, has about recovered from his injuries. City Tnxc.i Due. In accordance with the law, City Treasurer Parks several days ago opened his books for the collection of city taxes for the year 1913. Contrary to j general expectations that the levy would be increased this, year, the property owners are i paying the same as last year? three mills on the dollar. Checks Sent Prize Winners. 'I ! ?#? fni.? Vi'i? ? V 4.MII VV/lllllllWt^W litlO tUIlI" pic ted its work of sending out clucks to prize winners at the recent Yoik county fair.' In the event that an error lias been made in sending the amount due, the committee requests that it be , notified at once 01 the mistake in order that same may be corrected. Every etFort has been made ! to correctly compile the list of prizes, which fact accounts largely for the time taken in making up the lists and sending out the checks. Won Prize for Hand-Painting. Miss Edna Ferguson, of Charlotte, was the winner of the first prize at ;he recent Mecklenburg j fair upon her exhibit of handpainted pictures. Miss Ferguson, who is a daughter of Mrs. Jennie Ferguson of Fort Mill, has made a study of painting for several years and has become quite an expert, which was evidenced in the recent contest in which she was awarded first honors over a number of contestants. York'* Cotton-Ginning Record. Joseph M. Taylor, special agent for York county of the U. S. census bureau has sent The Tirres a report of the bulletin issued Monday by the department by which it is shown that up to October 18th there had been ginned in this county lfi 417 Uulnu nf nnlfni. ..." . ukivu wi vubiun, as tunipared wilh 15,164 bales to the same date last year. Big Trade Last Week. Saturday night, last, closed what was said by close observers to have been the best trade week in the history of Fort Mill, the dry goods and clothing stores claiming the larger portion ol the business. People Irom a radius of probably ten miles were attracted to the town by the several special sales put on by as many of the local merchants, and goods by the buggy and wagon load were carried out of town. Wednesday was \ t w- x Mill DAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1913. ocal Interest. the banner business day, one of the merchants declaring: that the trade of that day was more than twice as heavy as the ordinary week-end sales on Saturdays. Tax Receipts Normal. Despite the fact that the people as a rule are this fall in better circumstances financially than for several' years, Treasurer Harry Neil reported the collection of taxes from residents of this city and community as being about the same in round figures as that collected on his former visits here. A large number of taxpayers called upon I the Treasurer for the purpose of learning the amounts of their assessment, prel'ering to put off until a later day the paying of their taxes. The levy i'or^he portion of Fort Mill forming school district No. 28 is approximately one-fourth higher than that of 1912. owing to the issuance of $75,000 of court house -~.i ?-? auu ci dpucicll 111 111 levv for school purposes. An Inglorious Defeat. The Fort Mill foot ball (socalled) team broke all records for the Winnsboro gridiron Friday when.it allowed the Winnsboro eleven to pile up a grand total of 71 points, while the Fort Milliards were unable to make even one point. The hoys say it was all on account of the much larger boys of the Winnsboro team and the small practice and very limited knowledge of the game by some members of the Fort Mill eleven. The excuses are acceptable to all, but it is to be hoped that no further I attempts will be made to win honors from a real foot ball team until our home boys take on additional tlesh, practice and knowledge of the game. A Pleasant'Valley Marriage. [Contributed. ] One of the most notable events in the social affairs of Pleasant Valley section took place last Wednesday evening when Miss Inez Gulp, one of Pleasant Valley's most popular young ladies, became the bride of Mr. Frank P. Stephenson of Marvin. The wedding took place at the j home of the bride's mother, Mrs. M. L. Davidson. The ceremony was performed by the Kev. VV. F. Mcilwain, of Charlotte. a COllsin To the strains of Mendelssohns wedding marched, played by Miss Sarah Stephenson, a sister oi' the gruom, the bridal party entered. Preceding the bride and groom entered little Miss Sarah Pressly t ulp and Master Frank Henegan Gulp, carrying a basket of flowers, and following, the bride and groom entered and took their places under an arch, very artistically decorated in white and green, where the marriage vows were spoken. The bride was very charming in a gown of cream charmeuse trimmed in pearls and real lace with gloves to match, carrying a bouquet of bride's roses. Immediately following the ceremony a reception was tendered the bride and groom by the bride's mother. A goodly number of guests were present at the reception, which was crowned with brilliancy and attended with high social interest. The bride and groom are both very popular among their many friends and the people of Pleasant Valley will gladly hold them in their midst. In the Race for Governor. Lowndes J. Browning, of Union announced Thursday that he would run for governor. He was a member of the house three terms and chairman of tho Wnuc and Means Committee. He lives at Sedalia in Union county. His platform announces same regulations for voting in primaries as voting in the general election which means requirement of registration certificates. Mayor Wade Hampton Gibbes officially represented Columbia at the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile and is also representing it on the subsequent trip to the Panama canal. r # ? - ? " ' T7T* . * Timt DONE WITH POLITICS, SAYS JOHN L. NI'LAURIN I Former Senator John L. Mc! Laurin announced his retirement from* the gubernatorial race in South Carolina Friday and says he is done forever with politics, says a Columbia dispatch to the Charlotte Observer. He had! been regarded a candidate for; Governor, and by some people | was thought to stand a good chance of election. Dramatically came his statement that he would not enter' the race, following the I>lease! forces' conference held Wednesday evening. At this conference Senator McLaurin delivered a strong speech review ng the history ol Tlllmanism and Dleaseism and stated that Bleaseisni is the child of Tillmanism. Charles Carroll Sinis, avowed supporter of Governor Blease, who announced his candidacy for Governor Thursday night said that Bleaseism was nobler than Tillmanism. In his statement issued Friday afternoon; Senator McLaurin takes -issue with Mr. Sims on that point. "1 find myself out of smpathy with the views expressed by the other speakers," says Senator McLaurin in his statement to The Observer bureau. "1 do not I think that Bleaseism is higher and nobler than Tillmanism." "It is the irony of fate," he i adds "that I, who sutVered most I injustice at the hands of Tillman j | personally should now be the only defender of Tillmanism." In his speech Senator McLaurin traced the tig lit in this State in the early nineties and brought, the matter up to the present date. Alfalfa Association Meets. The annual meeting of the Rock Ilill Alfalfa Growers' association was held Saturday i afternoon at d o'clock in the ! Chamber of Commerce rooms. Charles R. Weeks, the secretary, made a report, which he stated he would have printed andj mailed to all members. The ( present officers, J. M. Cherry, j president; Frank C. Whitner, : vice-president, and Charles R. j Weeks, secretary-treasurer, were 1 reelected. "??? w VJ5J iJR QSn! !g| nEBBBHB lj I HI :='; mmir I Where Shal | Kew Fal || Why, at Kiml ; Our Beautiful Fall M Coal Suits speak for ther see these with your own 1 excellent values we have partments. We'll save you some fit. Pay us a visit before E. W. Kin "Where Qua mim&mwmmzm * ^ -*<5' *jmP1 $1.25 Per Year. 1 SEN. TILLMAN DISCUSSES H M'LAURIN'S WITHDRAWAL Speaking Sunday to The State's | Washington correspondent in re- J gard- to John L. McLaurin'a recent withdrawal from South Carolina politics, Senator B. R. 1 V Tillman had the following, in part, to say: "I read in the South Carolina papers this morning," said Senator Tillman, "McLaurin's farewell address or statement withdrawing from the governor's 1 race and bidding adieu to politics forever. It is a pathetic utterance pathetic because it is the swan song of a very brilliant - la man, who failed to be a very 3 * great man because he lacked the ;f j moral fibre to always be true to himself and bis conviction of right rather than allow ambition and selfishness to warp him. 1 ? ? 11 is life, in a way, is a sermon which young men everywhere U ought to take to heart. Nothing in the State's history is more lamentable. If he had only been true to the Tillmanism to which be says he was converted in 1890, lie would be in the United States st'nate now ana wouia be an ornament to it. L.. "McLaurin says. 'It is the irony of fate that I who sutFered j most injustice from Tillman personally should now be the sole r defender of Tillmanism.' "There are two things about this statement upon which I desire to comment. I never did have any personal ill will towards * John L. McLaurin, and have none now. I denounced him in the senate because I believed he /J? was a traitor to the people of the State who had sent him there. The people were con- . JS vinced that my charge was true 9 and have sustained it whenever they had an opportunity. "When he says he is 'the sole defender of Tillmanism' he means among those Bleaseites to t whom he was speaking." Appeal to the United States supreme court will not be taken in the mileage case, according to a member of the railroad commission. The Interstate Commerce commission Saturday issued an order in favor of the l>ti:-wiiwii lm liiu runways. s mmmmmsmm 9 i I Buy My| 1 Outfit? 1 i arell's, cf course. ? illinery, Long Coats and S nsclves. You'll have to fif| eyes to appreciate the to offer you in these do- gg money on your Fall Out- j? you buy. w ibrell Co., 1 Iity Reigns." ? m mimmmm j *-'' ' . . ' ' ', * L. iD