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.. THE NEWS IN BRIEF
FROM OVER THE STATE
Dispensaries in South Carolina
sold $317,425 worth of whiskey
during the month of December,
according to the statement of
State Dispensary Auditor Harvey
W. Mitchell.
The total value of the princi%
pal crops of this State for 1913
aggregated in value $149,626,132.
This was indicated by figures
made public by the State department
of agriculture. The figures
show that the value of the cotton
crop was $94,621,000; the corn
crop, $37,357,000, which were
the two principal crops.
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i nere are ooi muians in tnis
State at present, according to information
contained in the Federal
government census of the
Indians. There are 165 males
and 166 females. There are only
11 full blooded Indians, three of
whom are females.
Hugh Long, of Aiken, will introduce
in the Legislature a bill
providing for the permanent
ownership by the State of the
firesent asylum property in Coumbia.
\The bill will provide
for the renting or leasing of the
grounds to private parties for
long terms of years at 6 per cent
of the valuation.
Sampson W. Smith committed
suicide at his home, eight miles
north of Saluda, Sunday afternoon
by shooting himself. The
weapon used was a shotgun. He
had arranged it in some manner
so that he could pull tne trigger
by means of a string which was
found tied to his hand and connected
with the gun.
Mr. John T. Mackey, banker
and planter, issued a call for all
farmers in Kershaw County
interested in the planting of
tobacco to meet in Camden, and
as a result there is a certainty of
~ 136-acres being planted this year,
with a possibility of the acreage
being increased to 150 or 175
acres.
Aiken County Commissioners
made a big step forward in the
building ot good roads when
they decided to accept the Governments
offer of $10,000 for the
building of a good road in the
county. This offer by the Government
was to the effect thai
if Aiken County would furnish
$20,000 the Government would
give it $10,000.
Mr. William II. Bailey of
Greenwood has made a gift of
$5,000 to the Greenwood Hospital,
making it possible to wipe
out the indebtedness of this
institution. Mr. Bailey intimated
his intention to do this
some time ago to the ladies who
have labored so long and earnestly
to establish the hospital, and
some days ago he told them he
wished to make the gift now.
Of Interest to Militiamen.
Militiamen throughout the
country are interested in the re?ort
from Washington that
ecretary Garrison is in favor ot
additional compensation for the
State militiamen and a wider
jurisdiction of the government
over the militia. The Secretary
would include in the latter a provision
giving the government the
nnuror tr? oonrl tKo Qhalo milititi.
men to foreign soil in case of
hostilities. Such a law would
give militiamen the status of
United States volunteers immediately
upon enlistment.
"The Dick bill does not go far
enough," Mr. Garrison said, "I
want a bill which will give the
Federal government adequate,
tangible results in return for the
money advanced. In other
words, I want at least 60 cents
worth of service for every dollar
expended:"
Under existing law the organized
militia cap bi used only
within the borders of the United
States.
Fort Hill Jurors.
The following gentlemen of
Fort Mill township will serve as
i'urors for the first week of the
February term of court: Boyce
Bennett, J. J. Broom, A. B.
Nivens, M. J. Adcock.
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The Governor's Message.
The South Carolina Legislature
; met for the 1914 session at noon
Tuesday and received Governor
Blease's annual message, which
| covered 63 printed.pages. Among
other things, the Governor declares
that he is opposed to any
change in the primary system,
and says that no kick was ever
made against it until he was
nominated. Principal recommendations
contained in the
message are:
; One mill tax for public schools.
Better educational opportunities
rathe? than compulsory education.
Abolishment of historical com,
mission.
Work on State farm be discontinued.
Better enforcement of liquor
laws.
Counties pay for requisition of
, prisoners from other States who
| are returned' for trial to this
State.
That the board of pardons be
abolished or be paid a sufficient
amount for the work to be done.
Reduction of legal rate of
interest.
Prohibit excess rate on per
sonai Oaggage.
Suction Shuttle a Menace.
Charging that the "suction
shuttle," now used in many of
' the South Carolina textile plants,
is a menace to the health of mill
operatives. Commissioner Watson
of the State department of
1 agriculture announces that he
will ask the general assembly to
enact a measure to have all of
| this class of machinery removed
from mills. The commissioner
says that the shuttle requires
1 the mill operatives to suck the
thread through and that it is a
means of communicating diseases.
He said that it is a
greater menace to the health
than a public drinking cup. That
such machinery is being used
was made known in the reports
of the factory inspectors to the
department.
To Celebrate 101st Birthday.
'Squire Harvey Garrison, Mecklenburg
county's only centenarian,
will celebrate his 101st birthday
on January 24 at his home
in Mallard Creek. He was born
near where he now lives on
January 24th, 1813. He is in
go >d health and maintains a live
interest in all that goes on about
him. On his last birthday, many
of his friends in the county and
many from the city gathered at
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ma numb to neip mm celebrate
the attainment of the century
mark and he has remembered it
is a v^ry pleasant day. One of
his neighbors and kinsmen was
in the city yesterday and stated
that Mr. Garrison was looking
forward with pleasure to the
celebration of his 101st birthday
and was expecting his friends to
be with him on that day. Excepting
a little failing of vision,
he maintains his faculties to a
remarkable degree. His memory
is good and goes back to many
incidents in the history of the
county, which he alone of all
people now living can recall.?
Charlotte News.
Texation of Securities.
Editor York News: >
I heard a gentleman advocating
before the York delegation
in the General Assembly on yesterday.
the enactment of a law
requiring all persons holding j
notes and securities to return
same to the Auditor for taxation, !
and, on its face, such a law
looks just and proper, and per-!
sonally, it is immaterial to me!
whether such a law is enacted or
not. But the advocates of such
a law overlook the fact that the
result of the passage of such a 1
law would be to drive capital out
of the State to seek foreign,
non-taxable securities; and theyl
everlook the further fact that
there would be written or printed
in every note and chattel mortgage
and real estate mortgage a
provision that the borrower of
the money should pay the tax on
said ? loan. Therefore, I am
afraid an additional burden would
be laid on the poor man who is
forced to borrow money, and the
poor man would pay this tax- instead
of the rich man.
J. S. BRICE.
Jan. 8.
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FORT MILL. S. C., THPRS
[HERBERT IS ACQUITTED;
6ARLINGT0N PARDONED
Governor Blease announced
; Saturday evening that he would
| pardon John Y. Garlington, form!
er president of the defunct Semi|
nole Securities Co. Garlington
is now out on parole, having
been released February . 4, 1913.
J. Stobo Young, the secretary of
the company, was recently granted
a full pardon by the governor.
Governor Blease's announcement
followed the decision as to
C. J. Herbert in circuit court
Friday, when the former sales
agent for the Southern Life Insurance
Co. and Seminole Securities
Co. was acquitted by a Richi
land jury.
"If home juries acquit men
like Herbert who resisted extradition
to this State and the men
higher up are not punished,
there is no use making home
boys stay in jail or remain on,
parole. Therefore, I am going
to grant Garlington a pardon
Monday.
"There is no use trying any
more Seminole cases while I am
governor of this State." These
were Governor Blease's comments
in stating that he would
pardon Garlington.
Garlington was convicted of
breach of trust with fraudulent
intent and was sentenced to three
years' imprisonment. Young,
the secretary of the company,
was sentenced to one year.
Pineville Gets Farm School.
At a meeting- Monday afternoon
of the Mecklenburg county
board of education it was decided
to locate the Farm Life school at
Pineville. The announcement
that this decision had been
reached by the Mecklenburg
board was received with genuine
pleasure in Fort Mill as all our
people were anxious to see our
sister town across the line win
out in the matter. The decision
was reached after a warm discussion
between the delegations
representing Pineville and Deritav
and did not meet the approval
of the latter delegation,
who stilted that they would carry
the matter before the State department
of education in an
j effort to secure the school.
Indorse Government by Commission.
An enthusiastic meeting of
1 cirizens of Rock Hill was held in
that city a few nights ago and a
resolution was passed indorsing
the commission form of government
for rhat city. Representative
Hutchinson, of the York
delegation in the General Assembly,
was asked to have Rock
Hill stricken from exemption in
the general commission bill, and,
in case this is done, shortly thereafter
an election will be ordered
in which the voters of Rock Hill
will decide whether they desire
the regular commission form of
government, or the commission
manager plan, or whether thry
rlooi rn frv a ?? ? ? ? ? ?
uwuc i/u vuiiiiuuc me prestjui
form of government. In case
they adopt either the commission
form or the commission-manager
plan, the pre^snt city charter
will be abolished.
| Regulate Hours in Textile Plants.
! Acting upon complaints of
! more than 1,000 mill operatives
in South Carolina, Commissioner
Watson will ask the general
assembly for a stringent measure
to govern the number of hours
in textile plants. He said that
the question of making up lo.^t
time was giving a great deal of
trouble and that the matter was
left entirely in the hands of
superintendents. He said th;t
the measure would not work a
hardship on the mills, but wou'd
give protection to the operatives
jfrom abuses by an overseer or
superintendent.
The measure will specifically
define just how "lost time" must
be made up. Under the present
condition there is no means by
which a mi 1 may be prosecuted
if the onei'mives art> -/mir^/i
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work more than they "lose"
the commissioner said.
FOR SALE?A K<xxl, sound family
Horse. Apply to J. L. Ratterree, R.
P. LJ. 1.
i NOTICE- Wilson's Grist Mill will,
until further notice, be operated two
days in each week?Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Mill
SPAY, JANUARY 15, 1914.
The Municipal Election.
The election held in Fort Mill
Monday to name a mayor and
six aldermen for the years of
1914-15 probably eclipsed in
point of interest any election
ever held in the town. Chief 1
interest centered in the election ]
of mayor, and the friends of the
three candidates for the place,
Messrs. J. J. Bailes, W. L. Hall ]
and A. It. McElhaney, were on
the alert from early morn until {
! the close of the polls at 4 o'clock ;
in the afternoon in behalf of i
their respective favorites. Much
interest also was shown over the 1
alderman-at-large ticket, there
being five candidates for the two 1
places to be filled. The voting
! for alderman from the several 1
wards and the members of the
local school board elicited little
attention and cfuite a number
did not vote in the latter election.
The result of .the election was
shown to be as follows:
For Mayor.
J. J. BAILES... 43
! W. L. HAUL 26
A. R. McELHANEY 55
For Alderman-at-Large.
C. S. LINK 82 <
! S. L. M EACH AM 30
T. G. MOSER 25
S. W. PARKS 59
J. L. SPRATT 61 1
For Alderman ? Ward 1.
*v. Li. rc<KuusuiN 71
H. D. HARKEY 8
W. J. STEELE. _. 12
For Alderman Ward 2.
| M. J. ADCOCK ; 29
J. T. YOUNG 8
For Alderman ? Ward 3. (
A. A. BRADFORD 18
O. T. GULP 21
For Alderman ?Ward 4.
J. B. ELLIOTT. 10 '
A. C. LYTLE 14
For School Trustee ? District 28.
B. W. BRADFORD 62
W. P. CRAYTON 73 1
R. F. GRIER 73 j
T. B. SPRATT 92 1
It will be seen from the above ,
that the city council for the next ,
two years will be composed of .
the following gentlemen: ,
Mayor?A. R. McEIhaney (re- '
elected). i
Aldermen?J. L. Spratt (reelected).
C. S. Link, Arthur C. ,
Lytic, W. J. Steele, M. J. Ad- .
cock, 0. T. Culp.
It is understood that the new
council will assume control of ,
the town's ajfairs this (Thurs- ]
i day) evening. 1
Cheaper Express Rates.
Local representatives of the
j Southern Exprese company have 't
received from headquarters
J schedules of the reduced rates
for express transportation to become
effective February 1. The
new regulations also provide for
improved methods for the ser- j
vice. Experts estimate the aver-1
age reduction in charges willj
approximate 17 per cent. One
official of a large express com;
p iny estimates that the holiday
express ousiness for 1913 was
25 per cent, less than it was in
1912. He attributed the loss to ,
the parcel post.
Pay for Injured Carriers.
All letter carriers, postoffice
clerks and special delivery messengers
will be extended the
right to compensation for injuries
received in the service
under the provision of the postoffice
bill that will be reported
to the house after recess. Railway
mail clerks, sea postclerks
and postal inspectors are now
entitled to such compensation,
the government's position being,
that these duties are hazardous, j
The plan is to extend those
i provisions to the classes named.
, Compensations of $2,000 death
1 benefit and full pay for injuries
for one year; half pay for the
second year if disability continues.
Bey Scouts for Yorkville.
The efforts begun at Yorkville !
i a few days ago to organize a
troop of Boy Scouts of America
has been quite successful. Three
patrols, consisting of eight boys
each, were secured without anv
solicitation whatever. The troop
will probably be confined to this
number of patrols for the pros- ;
ent, as it is thought that a scout.
master can do better work with j
a small group of boys than a
large one. The Rev. j. L. Oates |
has consented to become scout
master, and a successful future
is predicted for the Yorkville;
i Scouts. '
Hmes Will Give Aw
Timt
everybodyIalking about ]:
the great prize contest '
Like everyone else in Fort Mill 1
ana vicinity you doubtless have <
2:iven some thought to the Times i
voting contest. The remarkable
value of the prizes has astonished
many of our readers and many
have made interesting inquiries
3r sent in their nominations.
Now is the best time to enter
and win one of the gifts offered.
It will require a little time and
energy to win but think of the
reward. If you enter and work
3teadily you are almost sure to
win the $300 piano or one of the
smaller prizes. If you delay the
votes that might easily be yours
today may by tomorrow have
been promised to some more energetic
candidate.
A number of persons have
written to the contest department
that they are willing to
subscribe to The Times, but that
they desire to wait until someone
in their section enters the contest.
Here is an opportunity for
candidates, all over the territory
of the contest. This means that
there are votes to be had, not
only for the asking, but simply
by sending in their names.
Persons at a distance from Fort
Mill need not hesitate to send in 1
th^ir subscriptions as the votes <
will will be mailed to the confoafanf
i??Un?v> 4.U. *
wukHiiv JVI \t infill Llicy iirti UOsired
or to the subscriber if so
desired.
Keep a cheerful and confident i
spirit. If it apparent that you
expect to win, you will get many
interested who would not like to i
see you disappointed. They wish i
to be of use to someone who will
make the most of whatever aid |
is given them. Persuade them 1
that you are that person, then i
make up your mind not to disap- I
point them or yourself. Votes I
are given on old and new sub- ]
scriptions, paid in advance, also
for those paying arrearages.
Work and win. 1
If you have any complaint to i
make kindly send same to the 1
contest manager The Times. We ]
want everybody to be satisfied. <
Above all, pay no attention to i
rumors. They usually are circu- '
lated by your competitors, or
their friends, for the purpose of <
discouraging you. <
Once entered, do not drop out. I
What if someone should be a few 11
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cold weather goods
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warm and comforta
Don't fail to see t
gains TO-DAY.
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otes ahead today? You put
some sand on the track and naps
:hem tomorow:
Following is a list of the con- "i
;estant8 with the number of !
^otes secured by each at the
;lose of the last week:
Miss Francos Smith 20,000
" Lossye Epps, R-l, 30,000
" Nannio Stroun, R-l, 10,000
" Miss Emma Epps 25,000
" Mvrtlo Patterson 10,000
" Eulah Patterson 10,000
" Lizzie Blackwelder, R-2? 10,000
" Annie Patterson, R-2, 10,000
" Bertie Coltharp -? 10,000
" W. S. Darnell, R-4, 1,000
" Fred Rogers 10,000
" G. W. Wilkerson \ 15,100
Miss Marjorie Mills 1,000
" Sarah Gulp 10,000
Miss Blanche Moser ... 1,000
" Grace Erwin 1,000
" Mary Carothers -- 1,000
" Ola Cray ton 1,000
" Daisy Robinson 1,000
" Bessie Armstrong .. 1,000
Mrs. Thos. Bailey . 1,000
" M. J. Adcock 1,000
Miss Edna Ferguson ... 10,000
" Ocie Hood . ..... 10,000
' Nannie McElhaney .. 1,000
Mrs. C. W. McNealy - 1.000
" Sargent Kimbrell - 1,000
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i?uhs i arric Aicrrilt, tharlotte 1,000
" Minnie Wallace, Fi;ber? 1,000
" Mary Campbell, Clover, ... 10,000
" Mamie Therrell 10,000
" Jessie Baker 10,000
Adopt Novel Plan for Collecting.
In order to protect themselves
against persons who can, but
will not, pay the doctors of the
Greenville county medical association
have decided upon a
"black list." Each doctor will
from time to time submit the
names of his wilfully delinquent
patients, together with with the
amount due him, and these names
will be listed in a common book
for the reference of all the doctors.
Calls from these patients,
unless in emergency, will not be
answered, and even then the
payment must be in cash and
the patient or patient's family
made to understand that no fur- f " /
ther calls will be answered until
the amount due the doctor is
paid.
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The case of John W. Gunn,
who was charged with assaultng
Alva C. Parks, was tried
uefore Magistrate R. P. Harris
Friday and resulted in a verdict
3f not guilty. Mr. Gunn was
represented by Attorney B. J.
While, while W. B. Wilson, Jr.,
was the attorney for the prosecution.
The case was before the
zourt for several hours and attracted
a large crowd to the city
hall where the trial was held. '
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this week. Big rets,
Sweaters, Wool
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