Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 01, 1914, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
StotaMUlwd in 1891. FORT MILL. S. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1914, Jl 25 Per Year fel,
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ST1TE HEWS ARRANGED
4' FOR QUICK READING.
Rev. W. E. Thayer* pastor of
the First Baptist church of Chester;
has received a call to the
First church at Sumter.
Chas. Walker and Sam Dooley,
negroes, are in the^1 Orangeburg
.iail charged with brutal murder
Sunday afternoon *of Lawtbn
Jackson, a young white man.
Jackson was murder on the public
road near the Calhoun county
line.
Members of the railroad commission
will visit Yorkville today
for a hearing into the matter
of the C. & N. W. schedules.
The Lancaster and Chester railway
is to be inspected by the
commission on Saturday.
Encouraged by the demand for
warehouse facilities, 18 companies
for the storage of cotton in
ten counties of the State have
been commissioned by the secretary
of Slate since August 31.
These companies represent $50,700
in capital stock.
Representatives of the French
government visited Anderson recently
and purchased about 500
horses. The animals will be
shinned to Canada and from there
sent to France for use in the war.
(lover nor Blease Thursday issued
one pardon and two paroles.
The paroles were for negro manslay
ers one convicted of murder.
with recommendation to
mercy, and the other for manslaughter.
Mr. ,1. H. Riley, Union county's
"potato king," which title
he won last year by producing
332 bushels of sweet potatoes on
A one acre of land at a net profit
of $225, again comes in the limelight,
and while his yield this
year will hardly come up to that
of 1913 because of the severe
drought, his profits will total almost
as much.
South Carolina Banker's as
sociation, through its committee
on agricultural development and
education, of which the chairman
is' R. I. Woodside of Greenville,
has issued an open letter to
the farmers, advising them to
"start now" toward curtailment
of cotton production "by sowing
all the cotton land to oats, wheat
and other small grains."
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In accordance with the recommendations
of the war department,
made in April, five companies
of the National Guard
have been mustered out of military
service in this State, by
order of the governor. The
companies are: B, First infantry.
Liberty Hill; E, Third infantry.
Barnwell; H, Third infantry,
Conway; K, Third infantry,
YValterboro, and the Second
company, coast artillery reserves,
Lancaster.
Seek Money for Farmers.
The hill which members of the
South Carolina delegation in conirrouu
hnuo l>unn iirftt*binr* An f/\n
the past week with a view of relieving
the cotton situation was
introduced in the house Monday,
says a Washington dispatch to
The State. The main provisions
are for the sum of $500,000,000
in denominations of not less than
$1 and not more than $100, which
would he loaned either to actual
producers of cotton or to those
upon whose land it is grown.
Solvent hanks, either State or
national, could receive this money
under proper supervision of the
government authorities. Loans
O would not exceed market value
of the cotton but the value of
the staple shall be equal to that
of the loan. The rate of interest
is placed at 4 per cent, and loans
would be secured either by bill
of sale or warehouse receipts after
the cotton is properly graded,
stores! and insured.
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Wouid Tav Cotton Lands.
Convinced by the history of
the "frock Hill plan" of 1911, '
which was of his devising:, that
pledges of cotton acreage reduction
are practically worthless,
and believing that the financing
of the present crop is relatively ;
a simple matter, the important
thing being the restriction somehow
of next year's crop. John
0. Anderson of Rock Hill has
proposed that the South Carolina
general assembly, called to
meet in extra session October (?,
take the initiative in regulating
the planting of 1915 by making
cotton growing subject to State
license.
Mr. Anderson is in Columbia
io conduit win) nmuennai people
regarding the feasibility of
his plan. He has laid it before
Senator Smith and several other
members of the South Carolina
delegation in congress and has
asked Wade Stackhouse, M. l> .
of Dillon, president of the South
Carolina division. Southern Cotton
congress, to present it to the
cotton conference meeting Tuesday
in New Orleans. Besides,
he is mailing to his t radc throughout
the State copies of a statement
from him accompanied by
the letter of VV. B. 0ruber, of
Walterboro, printed recently in
The State, holding such a business
license law as be proposes
to be constitutional. The State,
Monday.
Big Mills Resume Full Time.
Each of the 16 cotton mills in i
this State of the Barker Mills
Co., operating 550,000 spindles,
have resumed full-time operation
and two of them arc working
46.000 spindles day and night in
the effort to lill urgent orders.
The average monthly consump- i
tion of these mills is between'
5,000 and 6,000 bales, and em-j
plo.vment is given about 5,000
The remarkable improvement
, last week in the demand for cot'
ton goods from domestic. South
American and European sources
i resulted in enormous orders bei
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and President Lewis W. Parker
instructed from New York the,
resumption of operation of his
mills, which have been suspended
or working on reduced
time for several weeks.
The two mills which are running
night and day are the
Capita! City mill in Columbia and
the VV.vlie mill at Chester.
The Warrior and the Peasant.
A little while ago I stood by :
the grave of the old Napoleon
j a magnificent tomb of gilt and
gold, fit almost for a dead diety.
I thought of the orphans and
widows he had made?of the j
tears that had been shed for his
glory, and of the only woman
who ever loved him. pushed from
his heart by the cold hand of
ambition. And I said I would
rather have been a French peasant
and worn wooden shoes; 1
would rather have lived in a hut
witn a vine growing over the
door, and the grape growing
purple in the kisses of the autumn
sun: I would rather have
been the poor peasant with my
loving wife by my side, knitting
as the day died out of the sky
with my children upon my knees
and their arms about me. I
would rather have been that man ]
and gone down to the tongueless
silence of the dreamless dust
than to have been that imperial
impersonation of force and murder,
known as Napoleon Bona
parte, tsy Kobt. O. lngersoll.
Bulletins for distribution in
the State have been issued by
the department of agriculture
concerning the law in regard to
condimental feeds and tonics j
passed by the 1V)14 session of
the legislature and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
The law will go into!
effect October 1 and is designed
to protect the public from de-1
c option
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RESULT OF BIG BATTLE
MAY DETERMINE VICTORS
Furious fighting- continues in
northern France where the
Allied French and British armies
are at grips with the German;
forces in what is characterized
as the crucial action of the battle
of the Aisne. Beyond admilting
this fact the official
statements are vague. Few details
of the struggle which may
he the. turning: point ot the
Western campaign have been
given the waiting public.
One sentence: "There is no
change in the situation," epitomizes
the official reports from
London. Paris and Berlin. The
Allies claim to have made slight
advances here and t here, notably
011 the heights of the Meuse.
The German official statement,
however, declares that reports,
concerning a victorious advance,
of Ihe enemy are untrue.
Both the British and the
Fivneh ollicial statements reft r
to the violence of the attacks!
made by the Germans, who
seem to have redoubled their
efforts in an attempt to hurl
back the Allied line. The reports
indicate, however, that;
the French and British have
given no ground.
A very rigorous censorship
evidently has been imposed at
virtually all points, particularly
in London, regarding the operations
at the front as very little
news is being permitted to come
through. The war officials probably
hesitate to raise the hopes
of the p< ople without some decisive
result having been attained
and fear that the publication
of even the smallest details
of the operations might be
of aid to the Germans.
Scouts Receive Lovftig Cup.
Displayed in the show window j
of Ardrey's drugstore is a hand-1
some silver loving cup which was '
received a few days ago by the
Fort Mill troop of Boy Scouts.
The cup bears this inscription:
"Y. M. C. A. Swimming Meet;
Pnol/ T-l ill TV! ill ITV\vi I
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Mill Winner." This contest was
held in Rock Hill on September
4th and the following Scouts under
Assistant Scoutmaster F. M.
Mack, competed for honors in i
which they were successful: Joe
Nims, Heath Belk, Luther Belk, j
Douglas Nims, Malcolm Link, j
Herbert Raker, Robert Young j
and Middleton Young.
Rules for the Election.
Instructions and directions for
commissions and managers of
election for 11)14 have been com
piled by R. M. McCown, secre-j
tary of State. ' The election will
be held November J. Managers
and commissioners have been
appointed by the governor.
The managers are directed to
provide a separate box for the
amendments to the State constitution
submitted to this election.
The box should be plainly
and distinctly labeled. The returns
of the election should be
made in duplicate, as in the
election of State and county
officers and separately attested
by the managers: tickets being
returned to trie county board of
canvassers as in other elections.
Electors qualified to vote for
members of the general assembly
are qualified to vote in this
election.
The managers for York county
are: Federal, J. A. C. Love of j
Clover, W. R. Ryers and G. Ret;
Smith of Rock Hill; State, I. ,J.
Campbell of Clover, J. Brown
Neil of Filbert and Louis Grist
of Yorkville.
As a result of the recent advance
in the price of piping it'
is stated that the installing of
the water mains for Fort Mill's
water system will cost something
like more than the
p?*ice named in the contract
awarded some months ago.
The Day of Prayer.
President Wilson's proclamation
calling for a national day
of prayer on October 4 for the
cessation of war in Europe
probably is without precedent in
this or any other country. But.
if so, it is the most beautiful
precedent that has ever been
set in any nation. There are
prayers for peace in our prayerbooks.
and days of prayer for
the speedy termination of wars
have been often fixed by official
proclamation in countries engaged
in them: but for a neutral
nation of more than 95.000.0(H)
of people to get down on its
knees and pray for peace in
other countries will he one of
the most impressive, as well as
one of the most unusual, specta
ever presented on earth.
We believe everybody in the
United States will offer up a
prayer on that day in the earnest
spirit of altruism, which the
President's message suggests.
And it' anything can make a
path for peace "where men can
see none," we believe unselfish
supplication from the heart of a
great country can open the door
of a divine compassion.?The
Haiti more Sun.
Thinks Lever's Chances Fair.
"The Fort Mill Times picks
Congressman Lever as the successor
of Senator Tillman in the
United States Senate. No doubt
Congressman Lever will offer
for Senator Tillman's seat when
it becomes vacant, and doubtless
a number of other gentlemen
will do so. However, as Lever
is a farmers' man, like Senator
Smith, his chances of success
would seem to he fair. The
farmers outnumber the voters of
all other classes in South Carolina
and can elect almost any
man to office."?Rock Hill Evening
Herald.
The protracted services at the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church
which began on the 20th under
the Rev. J. A. Smith closed Sunday
night. All the services were
largely attended and it is he-;
lieved that much good was ac-;
complished.
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WILL USE n SOXES
IN GENERAL ELECTION
Seventeen boxes will be used
at each precinct in tbe general <
election which will be held in
South Carolina, November 3d.
Ten of these boxes will be used (
for voting proposed amendments
to the constitution, while the
seven remaining boxes will be 1
ior tne votes on the officers,
either nominated in the primaries ;
of the Democratic party or
placed in nomination by the ,
other political parties in the
State. The constitutional amendments
to be submitted are mostly
of local interest only.
The only change in the ballots
to the Democratic party is the
provision made for the election
of United States senator. His
name will be placed on the ballot
for congressman, according to an
act passed by the general assembly
of 1914. This will be
the first year in which the United
States senator shall be elected
by the direct vote of the people.
He has been elected heretofore
by the general assembly.
There will be separate tickets
made for the following officers:
Governor and lieutenant governor.
other State officers, circuit
solicitor. State senator,
members of the house of representatives.
county officers. The
law also provider for a ticket
for presidential electors, but
such will not be necessary this
year.
Twenty-Third Sob.
The Ford is my auto, I shall
not want. It maketh me to lie
down-under it in green pastures:
It leadeth me into much trouble
and draweth on my purse. I go
into t he shadow of death for its
sake; yea, though 1 fear much
evil for the radius rod on the
axle might break. It has a
blow-out in the presence of mine
enemies. I anointed its cylinders
with oil. The radiator
hnilpth nv?*r* 5n?*olu ?Kic
will not follow me thru life or I
will dwell in the house of the
poor forever. I equippeth my
Ford with a cuckoo clock and
when it reacheth the speed of
20 miles per hour, the bird
cometh out andsingeth, "Nearer
My God to Thee." ?Exchange.
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Plans For York Fair. jjfcfci
The editor of The Times has
received a copy of the premium
list of the York County Fair
association. A perusal of this < ? '
booklet shows that around $1,500 t j* ^
is being offered to the farmers
of York county for exhibits to be
placed at the fair, which will be
held on October 14. 15 and 16.
The premium lists cover every
nrodlirt of flip QTkit ?irwt ni-ominn"'
are also offered on live stock,
t he judging of which will he one
of the features of the fair. In
the woman's department there
are premiums offered on practically
every article that can he
made in the home, both in the
culinary and art department.
In a letter accompanying the
premium list, the management
of the Fair Association states
that the prospects are fair for a
most successful fair. Hundreds
of farmers through the county
will have exhibits and several
hundred horses and mules are
being entered. The grounds of
the association are new. having
been recently completed. In addition
to the exhibits, one of the
fastest one-half mile race tracks
in the State has been built to a
standard grade. There will be
quite a number of racing events
each day. The amusements will
be varied, and the management
states in the premium list that
only high-class amusements have
been secured. There are a number
of free attractions, including
two aeroplane flights and two
high dive acts. It would seem
that every effort is being made
to give everyone who attends the
fair more than their "money's
worth" of entertainment, and it
is expected that the attendance
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forth by the fair management.
Beginning next Sunday the
Fort Mill Methodist church will
begin a series of meetings which
will continue for a week or
longer, the services to be conducted
by the Rev. J. B. Attaway,
of Oswego, who is expected
to reach Fort Mill
Monday. Services will be held
twice daily, at 10 a. m and 7:45
p. m.
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