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vf- ui|i|||B1wpH"llffl|l||l|l|i II Big "Booster Period -np ES Established in 1891. BIG INCREASE IN PAY FOR STATE MILITIAMEN Following: a conference last week ill Wnshintrtnn nnnniincp. ment was made Saturday through the daily newspapers that the militia of this State will receive yearly an additional $130,000 for services rendered the federal government. According to information given out, the militia pay hill now before Congress provides an annual appropriation of $S,000,000 to bo used tor the pence training of tne organized militia. As originally drawn, the bill provided that tins sum be distributed according to State ami Territorial appropriations. Had the bill been approved containing this clause. South Carolina v. ith the small appropriation of $12,000 ?would have received but a meaner amount, as Now York donates $3,jOOO.OOO for its militiamen, and other northern and western States also provide large amounts. Half to three quarters of this Federal pay appropriation would have been utilized in the compensation ol' the militiamen in these States. Under the provisions of the bill?as it will pass, having been approved by" the convention of adjutants general and war department?the militiamen will agree to serve in reserve as in the regular army. The $130,000 will be home service , ay. Train-, ing at home the enlisted militiamen will receive from the Federal government 20 per cent of the regular pay of the regular army, provided theV attend drills. This means that each enlisted man will receive $36 for 45 drills, or 80 cents per drill of an hour and a half. The commissioned officers will receive 20 per cent of army officers' pay for their service per drill, providing they attend 20 drills pt?r year. The staff will receive 5 per cent of army pay, k excepting regimental adjutants, 1 who will get the 20 per cent. The^oulh Carolina National Guard now' receives an average of $75,000 to $80,000 a year from the Federal government. Cnnntv's Eirn^nvp fnr 1Q12 According to the calculations of the hoard of county commissions it will take approximately $59,000 to meet the current expenses of York county during 1914. Of this amount j nearly $6,000 is expected to come from fines, while the remainder will come from taxation. The figures show that the chaingang expense is the heaviest nearly $ 3 J00, v. hile cours ox: pensts are second, about $11,000! The poor will receive about $6,500, including censions for veterans. Th.? county board of commissioners estimates that the snm of $58.7i4 63 will be required to pay the ordinary expenses of the county for the year commencing January 1, 1914, -and of this amount $5,800 will be raised from the fines of magistrates and the court of sessions, and the balance^ $52,984.63, must come from taxation. Nay Increase Parcels Weight. Recent experiments conducted by the Fostoffice Department with the aim of increasing the weight limit of the parcels post have proved so successful that parcels weighing 100 pounds soon may be shipped by mail. The present weight limit of parcels is 60 pounds. "The 100 pound weight limit has no terrors for me," said the postmaster general. He ex-! pressed belief that 600,000,000 parcels would be transported: through the mails during the year beginning July 1 next with a revenue of approximately 10 fcents each. Thaw Must Wait. The question of ^granting bail to Harry K Thaw ^will not be W decided for several weeks. In [ | a rescri] t filed Friday with the I clerk of the Concord, N. H., K federal court Judge Aldrich said m there w< uld be no hearing on I tie matter of bail until the final H hearing on the question involved M in the extradition and habeas B corpus proceedings. I 1 a V v ' / . ?. S * 1" Ends Saturday, Ja _ ^ - ~ V. I ' i;"11 | j, . i *~ , c.^T-,LJ_ " " ? - " idi. ? " ?v-r:-^?* ? York County'* N w Court H< cost c\ $75,000. THE CATAWBAS. York villi! Enquirer. I There is ever a peculiar in-; terest attaching to the Indian, j especially among those who see him only occasionally and no1 matter what may be the faults j of the Catawbas, there is a friendly sentiment for him throughout the whole county. It was because of this that the, reporter took advantage of an opportunity last Wednesday to have a short talk with Chief D. A. Harris, who was in York-! ville to appear before the legis-l lative delegation in behalf of his tribe. Harris is a man of rather heavy i build, with dark, straight hair dark eyes and all the other distinctive features that make the Indian. He is about 40 years of age, is quite intelligent and whatever nis knowledge of his; I native dialect, speaks very good j English. lie was iuciint 1 to ne I friendly and sociable and did not I hesitate to answer any qiestion | the reporter saw proper to ask. "No, I do not get. to Yorkville I often." hi' siii.l "I" ?? ????? O ~ 10 ill,) I I I L visjtjnciv in i long time. I like to conic whenever the oppor-' tunny presents; bat my duties 0:1 the reservation require most! of my time ami attention, a:i<i I seldom leave there except when I I have pr< ssing business on be-; naif o! tne tribe away." Chief Harris said that there j are about 125 I idians, including) 65 children, on tbe reservation;! but not nearly all of them are of pure bluod. Some white men have married Indian women i and some Indians have married white worn ?n. He claims that his own blood is unmixed. "Our reservat o 1 is quite small, ' said Harris, "there being j only about 600 acres of ir, and a part of it is too rough and hilly! I to be cultivated. We have some good bottom Jands; but the river often gets over the crops in the J bottoms and destroys everything. This year we made only ! about 30 bales of cotton and very little corn." It is generally known, no doubt, that the Indians have; their own civil government, and ; are not subject to the laws of the S:ate e*i?pt as to matters; between them and citizens of the StaLe, or upon appeal to the! fi*.. 1- - * * * " otate autnormes. They hold their : lands in common, and the chief, | to all intents and purposes, is a petty kit g who can do pretty much as he will, in accordance with pretty well established laws of the tribe. He settles little differences among individual members of the tribe, and represents the tribe in all matters of community interest or importance. "About 30 of our children are in school," said Harris, "and: they are uot only anxious to go, but eagearlo learn and are doing well. We have a fairly good' school house and we also have a1 church of our own. Most of us are Mormons. Denominational missionaries have done and are still doing more or less work amongst us; but," and he con4 nuary 24th. Send ! ORT ] FOFT MILL. S. C., THURS". i1 o i?.> ' *- "r - " * * , '. ?* * *\ Y ou?e To be erected, on the si e ol Attacked on Highway. ! Fort Mill friends of Mr. J. A. ' Shannon, of Sharon, who was a visitor recently at the home of ( his brother in-law, the Rev. W. A. Hafner, will read with ] interest of his narrow escape,; from a serious injury at ther hands of an unknown negro who j attacked him on the public high-h w ay near Lockhart on Sundayi altcrnoon, January 11. Mr. 1 Shannon iiad been to visit the; < family of Mrs. waue Osborne at I Luckhart and was returning! home i:t his buggy, when an J unknown negro approached from ' the roadside and began cursing j him. Mr. Shannon jumped from I, the buggy and, having nod weapon with which to defend ( himself, picked up some rocks j and Lit. ew tnem at the negro, . who continued to advance, t brandishing a long knife. Mr. i j Shannon was able to keep the , negro t>ack faK enough to pre- y vent himself from getting cut, tnough his clothing was badly ( slashed. He finally succeeded;,; in striding the negro a blow ; between tne eyes with the butt1, end of his whip, which so stunned , tin? negro that he was unable to . advance again. Tne negro was r carried olF by another negro who ( came upon the set;no about this ^ time. Mr. Shannon had never r seen his assailant before and U "O'l'fl mti iriiui I hi, ..iR.i.iiu i?:.. w - v* ? w ? ? ?.< v iVrf 111v.-wi o 11 *r> i name. L Mr. Shannon's assailant was', said to have been Sam Thomp-1, son. a tenant on a plantation in j the vicinity of Locknarr, and his|c attacking Mr. Shannon was j thought to have been due to the j v negro's indulgence in c >c<iine or i j whiskey, lie had not at last re- I ports been apprehended. | j * Suggests R.cail of Petition. J Editor Times: I In talking with different citi- j zens about the proposed bond t issue for waterworks, I have i heard the idea advanced a num- I ber of times, that tne petition i would be more freely signed if I the tax payers knew that who- I ever handled the contract and > paid out the money would get i value received for every dollar i spent. Up to the present only a i few names have been signed to i itf and don't you think it would be u uuoil irl#>n t/i petition and amend it by inserting the names of three well known citizens to act as a com- ( mission w iihout pay to have I cnarge of the work? { I would like to suggest the I names of L. J. Massey, YV. B. ] Ardrey and L. A. Harris for this t commission. I am sure that the ] town's interests would he well i looked afterjby these three hard- I headed business men. 5 Tax Payer. | eluded ihe sentence with a sig- ] nificant smile, "most of us are i still Mormons." t Chief Harris' father was a ] Confederate soldier, who did 1 goo<> service in the Civil War. ] His name is on the Confederate ] monument in Fort Mill, and s Cliiei Harris is quite proud of the ( fact. j Subscriptions to The t Mill DAY. JANUARY 22,1914. ? I I . I lik'. - - ! *.8i% * ->? ? **' tf?.# "rf "* at Xf.':-?. ?,M ,,\i ?t f y*<? ?r*- , u>? . f the present bu (ling, at a ~Courtes> ihc York News. SCHOOL NOTES. By Supt. J. P. Coats. The enrollment of the Fort Mill schools has reached about 280, .with 44 in the high school. This is the largest enrollment in the history of the institution, joth in the grammar school and 1 in the high school. This means i great responsibility for the trustees,, teachers and parents. The enrollment of the first jrade alone is 82. Of necessity, his grade is divided into two ' sections. During the session, jegiuners have been allowed to start at any time they saw fit. This caused several divisions in lie work o.i this grade, one < troup a few weeks behind mother, etc. The hoard ol 1 rustces has b< en compelled to jass the following regulation: 1 io pupil who cannot be put in a trade or class, a1 ready formed, an enter school after the month ?f January. This is no hard- 1 diip for anyone. A beginner ,vho would start after this lime vonld have to do the work over '< icxt year, for no pupil w ill be | ible to do a year's work in four nor.ths. Besides this, the eacher needs ail of her time to I ry to get her regular pupils eady for the next higher grade. Phis regulation has nothing to lo with new pupils who may :ome from other schools. The UlPtu\cn nf fliu r\ueoi?.i^ *1.. 'Ui |/wov Ui tui- imroing Ul I.IIO I 'emulation was to keep from laving to form any more now dasses. If the pupil can be put n a class already formed, the school will lie giad to have him it. any time. The work of planting thirty,wo nice trees is no little job. Last week .Mr. Carothers and he Boy Scouts planted thirty-two ine trees upon the school grounds. We wish to heartily hank these public spirited persons for this work. It is the beginning of a work that is leeded as much as any in Fort Vlill. 'We have a nice school juilding, but the grounds are in ?reat need of improvement. This s the property of every person n town. Then let us try to nake it the most attrastive place n town. Masonic Banquet Friday Evening. Invitations were issued Monlay afternoon to J he annual banquet of Catawba lodge No. >6, A. F. M., which is to he leid Friday evening in the Masonic hall. All members with .heir families are expected to be present and a large number of nvitations have been issued to friends of the lodge members. Supper will be served in the ;own hall adjoining the Masonic odge room. Several prominent Vlasons have been invited to id dress the assemblage, among :he number being Hon. Geo. W. Dick, of Sumter; H'?n. 0. F. Dart, of Columbia; Hon. Sam'l E. McFftdden, of Chester; Hon. B. J. White, of Rock Hill. Besides these, several members of Batawba Lodge are on the program for speeches. \ 1 ? s Times Office Befoi Timi "BOOSTER" PERIOD ENDS 1 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH i "Strike while the iron is hot," is a time-worn adage, containing rnnvn tr-nHi i ? ~ uKui pvjfiry, wnicn i should be observed bv candidates in The Fort Mill Times' piano contest. The interest in tins big con-i test is becoming more intense! each day. Each day many read-, ers of The Times discover they , have a favorite candidate in the j contest. E ?ch day more and more friends are becoming interested in the race being made by the various contestants. The time is "ripe" for results now. The iron is hot. The contestants should lose no time "striking" their friends and acquaintances for subscriptions': and votes. Everybody in York ; county and vicinity is willing to , help the candidates secure oneof! the beautiful prizes that will be given away. But in order to! get this assistance, which is! here for the asking, the candi-1 didates must let their friends | l/n?aur fUAtt " * ** 1 11 * uiivu \,nK;y wctiit it. i'copiG are glad to help those who help themselves. If candidates want the "golden apple" they must go to the garden to get it. The "Booster Period" the great special vote offer which was announced in The Times a few days ago, is now on and will end Saturday,# January 24th. The candidates can turn in a twoyear subscription and secure 12,000 votes, as explained elsewhere. It is not necessary to wait. Start out after subscriptions to The Times today. The "Booster Period" of the contest should be of almost as much interest to readers of The Times as it is to the candidates. | It means that you can help your favorite now with a subscription and the same will count more than at any future time in the contest. New candidates can enter the contest now, today, and with a j few hour's work secure enough Votes to place their names among the leaders. You stand an excellent chance of winning a! prize if you enter now, as there j is plenty of room, and subscriptions wili come easy during; the "Booster Period." t ' ' - ' 1 ' Shoes, - Shi The F "RALSTONS" "FARNUMS, "IRVi For men. wome We are compel] for our big line of i Oxfords and are line of Die s Shoe count. You'll find ' made than these at Let us give y6u < fortable fit today at ductions. f. w. m "Where Que " ' ! re the Period Closes $1.25 Per Year.X x =gg=^A May Oppose Mr. Finley. \\ A Columbia dispatch q?i&^g| A day says that VV. F. Stw^^H X .1 of Cheraw, who has V Chesterfield county in \ \ of representatives for tl^^^Hk \ 17 years, said Friday \ intended to run for \ next summer against \ Finley in the Fifth congre^^^^Ht ~ district, unless somethingj^^^Hb K.. X pened which would make^^^^B X I change his mihd. ! | Report also has it j>*-" * I Sapp. member of the \ H from Lancaster county. has^Sn- \ 1 M nniinn...I !< ??- ...Hi ?- f' ... ilmi ur win maiie cne V" race for congress against Mr. Finley. New Couacil Assumes Duties. The newiy elected city council assumed their ollicial obligations - 'If Friday night, llesides the standing committees, appointed by the mayor, the council elected C. S. Link city clerk and treas- ~ urer and 1). N. Gaston chief police. Among the more portant matters considered was^B^P|?,* the proposed issue of bonds for waterworks, and the mayor has I issued a call lor a public mass meeting on the night of January 1 2d for the purpose of getting an expression from the people. STANDING of PIANO CONTESTANTS vV ; Tuesday, January 20. " r' Miss Fraiices Smith ........ .. 76,000 * <s Lessye Epns, K-l, 68,000 " Nannie Stroup, K-l, 10,500 " Miss Emma Epps. 33,500 . " Myrtle Patterson 10,000 " Eulah I'atteraon 10,000 -^?mSR| " Lizzie Blackwelder, R-2 10,000 " Annie Patterson, R-2, ... 10,000 " Itertie Coltharp 10,000 Miss Marjorie Mills 1,000 " SarahCulp 10,000 Miss Blanche Moser 1,000 " Grace Erwin..... 1,000 " Mury Carothers ..... 1,000 " Ola Cray ton 1,000 sj " Daisy Robinson 1,000 " Bessie A rmstrong .. .. 1,000 Mrs. ThoS. Bailey 1,000 " M. J. Adcock ... ... 1,000 Miss Edna Ferguson .. . 10,000 " Ocie Hood 38,250 " Jessie Baker ... 78,[50 " Bleeker Parks, Pin?\il!? 10,000 .... i, ur ii ?i -i - mi?. v . ?v. ivit-iNeaiy 1,000 " G. W. WilkerBon 47,500 ^ " W. M. Darnell, K 4 1,000 " Fred Rogers 10,000 " Sargent Kimbrell 1,000 ' ^ Miss Carrie Merritt, Charlotte. .... 1,000 " Minnie Wallace', Fi.btrt, 1,000 _ ^ " Mary Campbell, Horn. 10,000 . " Mamie Therrell lu,000 John Carothers, ol' Great Falls, was a visitor Saturday and Sun- > day at the home of his futher, VV. i\I. Carol hers, in this city. eductions ties, - Shoes, amoua * - ^ ? NG DREWS," "LENOX," in and children. led to make room Spring and Summer offering our entire at Specie 1 Dis- ft ! no better Shoes regular prices. ^ j., a perfect and com- ^^9 these Special Rej^B iiJr ility e!gnS'^^^p