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i Established in 1891. FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY,* OCTOBER 22. 1914. *i or t>?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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THE YORK GOUNTY FAIR
WAS A GRAND SUCCESS
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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blues, grays and black. IQ
lines only $6.50. |jjj
ilues only 4.50. H
lines only 2.75. H
Sweaters IS
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