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Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 191A $1.25 PPr Y r "
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
, FOR QUICK READING.
John W. Richardson, a mem- (
ber of the detective force of the {
Columbia police department, has (
been elected chief of police, sue- j
ceeding W. C. Cathcart, whose ^
resignation became effective on i
September 30.
N. B. Dial, banker and law- j
yer of Laurens who made the
race for the United States
senate two years ago, has ac- 1
nounced his purpose to be a J
candidate to succeed Senator '
B. R. Tillman.
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I.
Members of the Gaffney bar !'
have signed a recommendation ,
that Mendel L. Smith of Camden '
succed the late Ernest Gary as j
circuit judge. Mr. Smith's |
ability fill the place creditably
is recognized by the Gaffney bar, <
and the recommendation was j
unanimous.
According to an order sent to |
the office of the secretary of
State, the governor has suspended
C. L. Knight from the
office of magistrate for Dor,
Chester county. The order was J
issued "for incapacity, misconduct
and neglect of duty."
N. A. Nicholson, charged with i
the murder of J. P. McKissick I
o n September 16, was convicted '
of manslaughter with recom- i
mendation to mercy at Union
Saturday. Motion for a new
trial was made before Judge i
Moore and was refused. A
sentence of ten years was im- 1
posed. The convicted man is
65 years of age.
There will be no dispensary
election in Newberry county on
November 3. Petitions asking
for the election were circulated
"* last spring and filed with the
county board of commissioners in
May. The petitions have been j
found to contain about 40 names
short of the required number,
however, and the election will
not be held.
One hundred and sixty-three
fires reported to the State department
of insurance during
September caused a loss of $91,396.89.
During the same period
last year 110 fires were reported
with a loss of $125,126.42. Since
the first of the vear 1.117 tires!
have been reported by the insurance
companies with a total loss
of $824,517.81.
Joseph J. Gentry, formerly a
lawyer of Spartanburg, has been
elected general superintendent j
of the South Carolina Baptist |
hospital, hospital, Columbia, according
to a statement given
out by the Rev. Louis J. Bristow,
president of the board of trustees.
Mr. Gentry has accepted ;
the position and will move his1
family to Columbia within the I
next few days.
The Synod of South Carolina, !
which is the court of the Pres-,
by terian church embracing the j
entire State, will meet in the
First church. Union, South Carolina,
on the evening of October
13th. The exercises will be
opened with a sermon by the
moderator. Rev. Dr. George A. i
Blackburn, pastor of the Arsenal!
u:n rvu.i~.lv;,.
illtl VIIUIL1I, VA/lUIIIUia.
Sergeant Mason, in charge of
the Spartanburg recruiting station
for the United States army,
reports extraordinarily heavy!
business for the month of September.
Thirty-six applicants
were received for the month as
compared with the report of 37
^ applicants received in August,
1913. Seven applicants at the
station are waiting authority to
accept on a slight deficiency in
weight.
Mr. J. N. Atwater, of Spartanburg.
is spending a few days
with relatives ia tfcis city.
Legislature in Extra Session.
The extra session of the South
Carolina Legislature, called by
Governor Blease some weeks
igo, convened at the State capi:ol
Tuesday at noon. This is the
irst extra session in the last 32
/ears and the 16th in the history
>f the State. The primary rea:nn
for fhp PYtm spasinn was to
consider the cotton situation, but
:he proclamation of the governor
was so worded that the lawmakers
may also transact any
Dther business. S. T. Carter,
State treasurer, says that the
expense of the session will be
upwards of $50,000 and that
special provision for meeting it
will have to be made before
adjournment, since funds for the
purpose are not available. Each
legislator, regardless of the
length of the session, will be
entitled to draw mileage plus
?200 pay; there is nothing in the
law, however, to prevent any
member from returning this
money or part of it to the
treasury.
Deputy Sheriff Killed.
J. F. Lindsay, a deputy sheriff
at the Duncan mills in Greenville
was shot and instantly killed
Monday morning at 4:30 o'clock
by W. S. Chadwick, an itinerant
mill operative, who is said at one
time to have been a minister.
The killing occurred when the
deputy sought to protect Chadwick's
wife from an attack by
her enraged husband. At the
appeal of the frightened woman,
Deputy Lindsay went to the
unaawieK nouse ana toia unaawiek
to consider himself under
arrest. Chadwiek, it is alleged,
drew a .38 calibre revolver and
without speaking a word fired a
shot into the deputy's brain.
Lindsay fell to the floor of the
porch and Chadwiek ran into the
dark mist. He had not beer
captured at last reports.
York County Homes.
The United States Census
Department at Washington has
just issued a bulletin dealing
with the ownership of York
county homes. The important
facts contained in the bulletir
relating to th;s county are as
follows:
There are 9,365 homes in York
county. Of this number 5,221
are farm homes. Eight hundred
and eighty-one of the farm
homes are owned by their occu
pants and are free of mortgagee
incumbrance. The mortgagee
farm homes number 382. Renters
occupy 3,942 farm homes ir
this county. Out of a total oi
9,365 homes in the county 4,14^
are urban homes. There are
964 urban home owners in the
county. Of this number 200 are
mortgaged. Seven hundred.anc
thirty-five of the urban ownec
homes are free of incumberance
The census enumerators were
unable to secure data pertaininf
to the ownership of a small per
centage of both the rural anc
urban homes in this county. N
Finley Would Help Faraers.
Congressman D. E. Finley i
few days ago introduced in the
house a bill providing few the
issue of emergency currency te
aid in and facilitate the marketing
of the cotton crop of the
year 1914, and for other pur
poses. The bill, which was re
ferred to the committee oi
banking and currency and or
dered printed, provides for the
iocninnr nf Ko if rv,;n;~~ ?
wuun<5 VTA IIOI1 IIIIIIIVII UUIIA1
worth of treasury notes to be dis
tributed among banks through
out the South, upon request
said bank or banks to give thei]
note to the government to retin
said notes when same have ful
filled their purpose, the bank:
to loan the money to producer
of cotton, or owners of land 01
which cotton is produced, charg
ing not over 4 per cent, interest
and taking warehouse receipt o:
cotton for security.
YORK'S SECOND TAIR
COMES NEXT WEEK
News from Rock Hill is to the
effect that everything is in
readiness for the fair next week.
The fair will continue for three
days this year, October 14, 15
and 16 being the dates. The
indications are that there will be
a splendid array of exhibits,
practically every product of the
soil being represented. The
premium list is quite a large one
for the first fair, aggregating
more than $1,500. Then there
will be several hundred dollars
in purses offered in the races.
The management has secured
for amusements ten high-class
shows, including a dog and pony
show, motpr dome races, ferris
wheel, merry-go-round, etc.
For free attractions there will be
two aeroplane flights each day,
the aviators illustrating methods
employed by aerial craft in the
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c.urupeaii war, anu uvu 111^11
dive acts daily. Of the shows
there will be nothing indecent
allowed and parents need have
no fear of their children visiting
any of the attractions. No
gambling devices of any nature
will be allowed.
For Thursday night a grand
display of fireworks has been
secured, the display to continue
for more than an hour. Among
the scenes portrayed by sheets
of flame will be a naval battle
and Niagara Falls.
Friday of the fair will be
Educational Day, when the
schools of the county will take
part in the grand educational
pageant. Supt. Carroll has entered
heartily into the move and
all the schools in the county will
be given a holiday in order that
' all may attend the fair. All
children taking part in the
! parade will be admitted to the
! grounds free of cost. All schools
1 are urged to have on display
exhibits of articles made by the
pupils in connection with their
work.
i In view of the large amount
t of interest taken by the colored
people the management has decided
to keep the fair open
through Saturday, Saturday bei
iner known as colored neonle's
i day. All attractions seen on
other days can be seen on Satur;
day. It is hoped to arrange for
i a number of races between
negroes of the county, and this
i will prove quite interesting. The
aeroplane will fly on Saturday
I also. While the colored people
1 will be admitted on other days
- of the fair special inducements
i are being made to have all colf
orod people in the county be
I present on Saturday.
Estimates Crop at 15,300,000.
A forecast of 15,300,000 fivehundred-pound
bales of cotton as
the 1914 crop was made Friday
^ by the Department of Agri"
culture's crop reporting board
r in the season's final reporting,
' which showed a condition on
, September &3 of 73.5 per cent,
of normal. That quantity of
cotton makes this year's crop
second in point of size ever
* grown in the United States.
" The record is 16,693,000 bales
~ grown in 1911. Last year 14,156,000
bales were grown and in
lyiz there were 13,703,000 bales.
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S. E. Boney Makes Good.
Mr. S. Boney, at one time associated
with The Times and who
~ is well known throughout South
^ Carolina, is making a great sucs
cess for himself on the afternoon
| edition of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. He is covering the
' war desk, an important assignment
Mr. Boney's friends in
this city are pleased to hear of
~ his good fortune.?Union Times.
Mr. Boney was at one time
^ teacher of Gold Hill school in
this township and is well known
hereabouts.
f Cotton was quoted on the Fort
Mill market yesterday at 71-2c.
Famishing the New Court House. \
A meeting of more or less concern
to the taxpayers of the
county was held in Yorkville
Friday at which the matter of c
providing the furnishings for the c
new court house was considered t
by the court house commission.
the members-nominate of the
General Assembly and the in- *
coming board of county commissioners.
The architect of the c
new court house, W. A. Edwards,
of Atlanta, appeared before
the meeting and submitted
an oral estimate of the cost of ;N,
the furnishings, placing the. fig-!
ures at $15,000. The estimate
was objected to by Mr. Brad- J.
ford of the legislative delegation
as tod indefinite. The obiection .
was seconded by Senator Beamguard
and Mr. Cherry, also of c
the legislative delegation. Prac- 1
tically nothing was done at the
meeting moi*e than to call for a ^
detailed estimate of the cost of 1
the furnishings, which is to be n
submitted at a second meeting .J
to be held about November 1.
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American Horses in Demand. c
Horses, as well as men. are j
required to fight a battle. This
is evidenced by the fact that
England alone has placed an *
order with American livestock *
dealers for 30,000 head of horses. *
The order has been placed with 3
Atlanta, Kansas City, Cincinnati
and other dealers, and according *
to the brokers, the order means ?
approximately $1,500,000 to j
Southern farmers, $150,000 of
which may be gathered in by t
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee v
stock raisers if they will place ^
their surplus stock on the mar- x
ket at a reasonable price. <
Inquiries at the stock yards, ,
however, brings out the infor- \
mation that, although buyers c
have scoured the entire State of .
Georgia for horses, only one
| carload of twenty-three head (
was shipped to Cincinnati, and (
out of the twenty-th^*ee only c
eighteen passed inspection. They ]
were immediately shipped to (
Toronto, Canada, and from that j
point transported to England. s
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measure of comfort there is i
New shipment of the newe
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and service and show the vei
dow. Prices. $2, $2.50, $o, $
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rORK COUNTY SCHOOLS
SHOW SOME IMPROVM'NT
The following: information conerning
the schools of York
ounty has been made public by
he report of Superintendent
. E. Carroll in his report to the
>tate superintendent of educaion:
The total enrollment of white
hildren in the schools last year
vas 5,470; the enrollment of
legro children was 7,043. In
he town schools there were last
rear 2,413 boys and girls: in the
ountry schools there were 3,063,
Yhile there were only 1,605
iegro children in the town
ichools, 5,438 attended the
ountry institutions. The nurn>er
of white boys in the schools
>f the county was 2,833 and the
lumber of white girls was 2,643.
The average attendance in the
vhite town schools during the
>ast year was 1,785; in the
:ountry schools it was 1,181.
rhe average for the county was
1,666. The average attendance
>f negroes for the county was
1,135. This is an improvement
>ver the report of the previous
rear.
There is no deficit outstanding.
The sum of $9,204.06 was on
land on June 30, 1914. The
otal revenue of the fifty-four
school districts during the last
rear was $109,166.35; the total
expenditures was $99,962.29.
The State board of education
ippropriated $5,560 for high
school aid in York county last
rear.
Receipts from the poll tax of
he county, which is used for
school purposes, amounted to
>7,528.81 last year; the three
nill constitutional tax raised
>21,309.89; and the dog tax
imounted to $2,114.27. Special
evies raised $29,103, and the re:eipts
from the dispensary fund
imounted to $1,371.14.
There were 151 white teachers
imployed in the schools of the
:ounty last fall. They received
salaries amounting to $55,504.33.
Minety-one negro teachers were
imployed in the county, and
hey received an aggregate
salary of $7,710.
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*y latest in Ladies' Footwear. 'J
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NOTHING DECISIVE YET
FROM EASTERN WAR
Yesterday's press dispatches
said that the sixty-third day of
the great European war saw a
repetition of what the people of
all the countries concerned have
forced themselves to expect,
perhaps for months to come-no
decisive conflict on land or sea.
From Berlin to London came
nothing in the way of German ,
claims to progress or reverses.
From Petrograd came what has
flowed without interruption for
weeks ? consistent, claims of
progress for Russian arms.
From Paris, at the usual midafternoon
hour was issued the
usual communication, so-called,
interpreting the situation along
the battle line of the Western
theater of war in the light of
those in opposition to the German
invasion.
Above all stands out the presence
of what was described as
large masses of German cavalry
near L'lle, hardly 10 minutes
from the Belgian frontier, as
the crow flies, and behind them
German forces moving on a line
between Toureoing and Armentieres,
the latter point right at
the Belgian border.
At the same time the official
communication makes it plain
that the Allies have not been
idle and have been extending
their line on the left wing more
and more widely. Blow for
blow evidently is being dealt
around Arras, the scene of
sanguinary fighting recently.
The Tax Budget.
Auditor Love has completed
his abstract of the taxable
property of York county for the
year commencing .January 1,
1914, and is ready to take the
receipt of Treasurer Neil therefor.
The auditor's book calls for
taxes to the amount of $227,535.28,
as against $22(1,377.93
last year, an increase of $1,157.31.
The assessed valuation of all
the taxable property in the
county last year was $9.200.12(5.
and this year it is $9,436,738,
a decrease of $63,382. Yorkville
Enquirer.
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