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n&> wKfip^-'; 1 * 'N ? '- : - _ _ : . s * The Fort Mill Times. i Established in 1891. FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY,* OCTOBER 22. 1914. *i or t>? I L STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING. Governor Blease has paroled John Reeder, convicted of murder in 1904 at Newberry and sentenced to life imprisonment. J. W. Sexton, a Spartanburg negro physician, received the Congressional nomination at the Fourth district Republican convention at Spartanburg Thursday The receipts of the Spartanburg posfcofhce for the quarter ending September 30. show that in the face of the general business depression there was a gain of $051.90. After considerable debate and wrangling: the last week, the House of Representatives by a vote of 3(5 to (>8, adopted the Creech concurrent resolution providing $200 and mileage for each member of the General Assembly At a meeting Saturday of city council of Lancaster the contract for paving Lancaster's street* was awarded to a Charlotte con struct ion company. There were IS bids for the work submitted to council. The governor has granted a full pardon to W. E. Taylor, who was convicted in Spartanburg county in July, 1H13, of non-support of his wife and children and sentenced to one yehr in the penitentiary or to pay a fine of $200. T. Henry Hitchcock "and chauffeur have returned to Orangeburg from a three months' auto tour of Eastern United States and parts of Canada. The d sfancc coyemM>y Mr. Hitchcock in his travels was more than 4,500 miles. Among the hills introduced at the present legislative session i.one providing for a rigid Statewide prohibition law. It provides, among other things, that dispensaries shall make no more purchases after dispensing of the present stock. Mrs. Frank Leslie, who died some time ago, leaves in her will $5,000 to Charles R. Folliiu and $10,000 to Mrs. Robert Sin mis. both of Charleston. Personal effects were also loft t< other Charlestonians. Mrs. Loslie was some years ago a well known publisher. Judgment below, in the sum ot $f>.000, was affirmed Saturda> b\ the supreme court in the case of (). 10. Black again* t The State co: ipany of Columbia. This wn an ;i? ti?>n for libel. The plaint ill sir d for $50.(MM), the jury awarded him $20,000 and the trial jingo reduced this verdict to $5. KtO. ! loward and Noland, celebrated . yepginen who having been serving i long term on the Spartanhn g eeunty chaingang for h.'owi tit - tiie safe of the Knoree Mannf. riming company, have, upon the order of the governor, been tah> n to the penitentiary. No re.eion was given for the transfei ?!' t!?e men to the penitentia y. ! i the case of Elizabeth A. Mi- bo-no. as administratrix, vs. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co. et al., the jury in Richland civil court Monday returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $10.(MM). The plaintiff sued for $100,000 damages on account of the nllewpH wrongful death of her intestate as a result of a railroad collision on May 4. 191?. Cobb is A|ain Champion. I For the eighth year in succession Ty Cobb has won the batting championship of the American league. Figures published fina! though unofficial-give Cobb a percentage for the season of 368, In the Nationnl league, Jake Daubert, of Brooklyn, retained the title of champion. Lancaster's First Fair. Lancaster county will next month hold its first fair, Novemj l>er 2(5, 27 and 28 having been decided upon as the dates for the event. According to a dispatch from Lancaster, the Southern Railway will have its exhibit i train there: there will be a clean class of carnival umuscmenrerun | aviator of high class, balloon ' man. horse races, foot races, etc., land it is said that there will be no end of good attractions for : the sight-seer and pleasure seeki or at the Lancaster fair. Mr. Kllison, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, lias distributed advertising matter concerning fair week throughout the length and I IN ndth of tho rnonlv :iiul the fanners in almost every section, it is said, are becoming intensely interested in the subject of a county fair, and are saving their best products for exhibition. AppYopriate prizes and other rewards will be offered for the best in everything. Afjcc Upon Emergency Bill. A canvass of the situation develops the fact that the special subcommittee of five from the select committee from the senate and house has about agreed upon i i bill to be introducer) in the general assembly early next .veek to meet the emergency brought about by the low price of cotton, says Sunday's State. Phere are three members from 'In4 senate and two from the house on the subcommittee. The main features of the bill 1 are as follows: 1. Issue of $25,000,000 5 per cent- live-year bonds,'which can he called at any time by the State. 2. Radical reduction of acreage for these who secure the beneits of a loan or a purchase. 3. Retire as nearly as possible by this means one-third of the crop in each county in South Carolina. A. This, it is estimated, with I In* r? l irrment of about (100,000 hales i.i (k r the St. Louis plan. vi!! ir.kt fit tlo market 1.200.0 <0 bah s of eott< n in Sou h . 0 uolina. - -oo Refused to Grant Trial. 1?< Liank. under sentence ?>i lent it fur il e murder i11 Atlanta n Aj 1 il of Mary Phagan, an i'P !>!? >? ?>!' the pencil factory >1 wi ici Fiank w as M.perintend nt, lias been denied a new trial >y the ('.corgia supreme court. This was Frank's fifth attempt j to ohtaiii a re-trial or annulment ! >f t!.e verdict which was re-. .rned August 25, last year.- He still has pending before 'the State supreme court an appeal i from the lower court's denial of a motion to set aside the verdict on the ground that he was not in the court room when it was returned. Mrs. Carothers is Dead. The death Saturday morning at Columbia of Mrs. Mannie Carothers, wife of Mr. Nile L. (Carothers, of this city, caused very general sorrow in Fort Mill i and vicinity when a telegram was received announcing her death. Mrs. Carothers had been ill for* several months, and her d^ath was not unexpected, yet when it was announced that the end had come, many were cast down w ith grief. Mrs. Carotherswas a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Wolfe and was about 28 years , of ifge. She is survived by her husband and one child, a daughter about one year old, two brothers, W. 1). Wolfe of Fort Mill, and M. A. Wolfe of Rock Hill, and a sister, Mrs. J. M. Harris of lMeasant Valley. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of W. I). Wolfe in Sprattville, after which interment was made in New Unity | cemetery. SCANT NEWS FROU WAR; BIG FIGHT PROGRESSES < During: the last wtek the veil 11 of censorship has been drawn i still closer about the news dis- i patches from the Eastern war, s and nothing that would indicate ! material advantage gained by 1 either of the warring "factions;? has come through. Yesterday's dispatches stated : < that fighting of the most desper- s ate character was in progress in i ' West blunders and Northwest 1 France. The l'clgian army, sup- 5 port t (I by the Allies, is holding ( stubbornly to the line of the 1 river Yser and thus far has halt- ( ed determined efforts of the 1 Germans to advance along the ( const. ' This was announced in a French official communication and admit- 1 ted in the report of the German : general headquarters, which says ' fighting has been going on since ^ isundny in tlie vicinity ot Nieu- 1 P'M't, which stands at tlie cross- ' ing of the river near the sea. Kurt her to the south the Allies ( are attempt in to advance toward Lille for the relief of that city, ! which has been in (lei man hands ; for some time. They are als< I pushing on to the north and 1 south of Arras. Their latest ef- { forts to advance on Lille, whert 1 the Germans hold strong posi- 1 dons, were repulsed, according 1 to German reports. Sweden has ordered all iislits : on her coast extinguished so the\ ' cannot he of use to the navies of the beligerent powers. The food shortage in Belgian is growing more serious and I Aniiicnn < fticii ls are n akinj. . efforts to l.iniy relief, especially c to Brussels, where the need is c greatest. Beer to Fay Half the War Tax. < The war revenue tax of approximately $50,1(0,(1.0 on tin ( annual output of heer is said to b< ' agreeable to the brewers of the ^ country, although tb.is industry * already pays a yearly internal 1 revenue tax of $1(55. Out), 000. The stamp tax on negotiable instruments. stocks and bonds, deeds, bills of la diner, pullman car and steamship tickets and insurance | policies is expected to yield $30,U >0,000 and the remainder will be raised by a levy on tobacco, patent medicines, perfumes, cosmetics, theatre and amusement tickets, and etc. The beer tax will yield a revenue more than ten times greater than* that of any other single commodity. No Cotton on State Farms. The board of directors of the State penitentiary at a meeting t Un loot 11T A/\h rt J " - L. I tuc nci-|\ (IUO|>lL'U rl rt'SUlllI tion eliminating the planting of cotton on the farms in 1915. The business of the farms will be confined to the planting of grain and supply crops, such as feed for the stock. The resolution emphasized the raising of stock as one of the new plans adopted for the farms since the directors decided to eliminate the planting of cotton. There are two farms operated by the penitentiary one in Kershaw and the other in Sumter county. The line between the two counties passes through the farms, which are adjoining, and embrace from 4,400 to 4.500 acres. The usual cotton crop on the two farms is from 700 to 1 OAA I 1 1 aaI ow oaies. nut me present season | only about 21)0 bales will be! j gathered, as the crop was cut at; j the planting season. - I What Clemson is Advising. I Clemson College is urging tour i practices upon South Carolina i farmers for this season. They are: 1. Sow oats and wheat. 2. Have a vegetable garden. ;i. Raise all tho hogs you can. 4. Give as much attention as I possible to poultry. Hunting Season Opens Nov. 15. Huntsmen throughout South Carolina are looking forward to ho 15th of the coming month .vitl considerable interest. This ; s the day upon which the season opens, according to the i >tate law for hunting the popuar partridge, or as the State statute calls the birds, quail. There are many restrictions md regulations placed upon the iport of hunting, and all who ire not fully familiar with these provisions of the State law are idvised to secure a copy of the ode of laws on these subjects uid learn what they can and annot do, otherw'se they may fall unawares into the clutches )f the game wardens and be. hau'cd before a magistrate. The open season on deer in his State begins on September 1. u.d continues until January 1. \s to partridges and wild turkeys the open season commences m November 15 and continues tntil March 15. The open sea on mi tiovt s is now on. and will 1 ontinue in.til March. Among some 01' the important I . revisions et' tlu* hunting laws, ; ici( ulir.g to tlu code ol' 1.0i KTson is allowed to kill more hin twenty-five partridges, wenty-five doves or two wild urk< \s dining any one day durai y one season. No person s alburn to hunt 011 lands of mothei \ iilioe.t o\\ ners consent; mil it is i nlawiul for persons to Hint witii fire by night. Villa Ready for Peace. (Jen. Villa has informed the 1 lied States government that, r.dcss something unforeseen occurs, hostilities in Mexico will :ome to an end and that he will support any provisional governnent formed by the national i nvention at Aguascalientes. \ iiia said he would not accept hr. Carranza as provisional resident, but was satisfied be , .vould not be chosen. It is generally understood that Car- 1 ar.za does not desire to be provisional president, wishing to be ree to enter the presidential < ace at the succeeding election, j ZjlE5a55Bra5iaSB5H5H5agH5agaS I AT' ji II a jj ? Tfnvo von soon nilr "Rnn - ~ J ?? ~ fore shown sucn splendid in assisting yon in makin ?* Special $16.50 values ii Special $14.00 values ii All made up in the best range from $12.50 to $7.51 Children's Coats from $7.5 These tunic effects are 1 We have almost any size Our $10.00 values Our 7.00 values Our 5.00 values All Wool ll 5 For Mon, Women and Chi] J in the very latest styles a jj buying. Ask to see our C Ie. W. I araasasansasHsasasass^ ' > i ~ " -.4V- ' *. THE YORK GOUNTY FAIR WAS A GRAND SUCCESS < The York County Fair Assoei- i ution Saturday closed its first annual fair. The event was a success from every standpoint, des- . pite the had weather and other conditions with which the man- 1 agement had to contend. The 1 fair is the result of a good deal . of earnest effort on the part of 1 President Weeks and the members of the board of directors and that the nucleus formed this year will rapidly develop until the annual fair is the feature of the year in York county is not doubted by any who know anything of the resourcefulness of the management. All i -I J ? I 1 nw iuiu mere were arouna 1U,000 persons, including: school children, attending the fair and but for the had weather this number would have been twice as large. The exhibits were admitted by experts to be as fine as can be seen at any fair, especially in the live stock department. The interest taken was much greater than was expected and t he heads of the several de- 1 pariments put in a solid week, 1 neglecting personal business, in the interest of the county fair. While all the bills have not yet 1 been received it is believed that i the fair will be able to meet all the expenses from the gate re- 1 ceipts, without drawing on the < reserve account. Considering the conditions ex- 1 isting during the week this fact ' is considered remarkable apd it J is to be doubted if another coun- 1 ty fair in the country was man aged as economically as was the one here. However, the small expense account is largely due to the fact that many men have < given freely of their time in ' making the occasion a succes.? ' Rock Hill Herald, Monday. Herbert Rimer, a young farm- s er of Richland county living 11 miles north Columbia, was in- 1 stantly killed Saturday, when he I fell from a tree limb, about 20 ] feet, to the ground. He had 1 climbed the tree trat n anmV. l ?* J rel. i msmsBSBSHsasHsasasasa TENTH utiful Long Coats and Coat Su values in this department and g a selection. Coat Suits. l blues, blacks, grays and bro^ 1 Copenhagen, grays and black Long Coats. ; Broadcloth and Serges in the 0. We also have an excelle ?u down to $1.25. Skirts. beautiful, made up in browns, and length you may wish, only $7.50. Our $8.00 vs only 5.00. Our 6.00 vc only 3.50. Our 3.75 vs Knitted Coats and ? Idren. We have some great v; nd shades, it will pay you 1 Children's Knitted Caps. Kimbre inhere Quality Reigns v?wv & & car. Adopts Ten-Cent Plan. The Times a few days ago received a letter from headquarters in Atlanta of Hamilton Carhartt. the overall manufacturer, in which it was stated that the Carhartt company will huy 5,000 bales of cotton at ten cents per pound. Mr. Carhartt. head of the Carhartt manufacturing enterprises, has taken a vital interest in the cotton situation. The Southern merchant owing the Carhartt company and being unable to pay the bill owing to present conditions may pay the Carhartt company in cotton at ten cents per pound, it being understood that the merchant buys the cotton from the farmer at 10 cents per pound. To the Southern merchant, who wants Carhartt overalls and is afraid to buy them for fear he can't meet his invoice when due, the Carhartt company offers to take cotton in half payment of the invoice at 10 cents per pound until further notice. D. A. Tompkins Dead. Daniel A. Tompkins, co-found iit T rw ^ - "" cr wiui ,j. r. ualdwell of the Charlotte Observer, and for more than 25 years a central figure in the industrial world of the Carolinas, died at his summer home at Montreat, N. C., late Sunday. He was 62 years old. He hed been an invalid for about three years. Mr. Tompkins was appointed by President McKinley as a member of the industrial commission, and by Former President Cleveland a director of the Equitable Life Insurance company. Slaughter is Terrible. "It is not a war; it is a holocaust. The greatest slaughter in the world's history is going on behind that censorship curtain. * When the world learns the price that has been paid it will be staggered ? sick at heart." That is the way the war is viewed by the Rev. James Maloy, an American who arrived in Mew York a few days ago from Prance, where he had gone from Mew Zealand as a chaplain in the irmy of Gen. Sir John French. iasasasasgsasgsasBSHsBB B| )N! I ] a its? We have never be- 0 will tuke great pleasure 3 a a vu8, now only $15.00. jj , now only $12.00. g a P leading shudes. Prices jQ nt line of Misse&' and n 1 Q blues, grays and black. IQ lines only $6.50. |jjj ilues only 4.50. H lines only 2.75. H Sweaters IS ilues in this department ml to see this line before Bq| :11 Co., J