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The Fort Mill Times.
Established in 1891. FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1914. , 11.25 Per Year.
.STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
Announcement is made that
Capt. .J. S. Caldwell, a well
known military man of Charleston,
will on January 15 succeed
Col. J. \Y. Babb as assistant to
Adjutant General W. W. Moore.
After canvassing the returns
from the recent gener\i election
tlif? STiitn hnnvrl of cnnuneecra
announced fhat all rt the 11 proposed
constitution?". amendments
had carried by s'ie majorities.
rfohn l McLaurin. the State
..ouse commissioner, took
over nine warehouses in Dillon
county Saturday, with a total
capacity of 12,150 bales of cotton.
Certificates of receipts on
these-warehouses will now be accepted.
The one hundred and twentyninth
session of the South Carolina
Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, convened
in the city of Sumter Wednesday.
The sessions are being
held with the First church, of
which Rev. D. Melvin McLeod is
pastor.
M iss A. Edwards, of Kingstree.
has sent to Commissioner
Watson's office a sweet Dotato
that is "some taters." This im#
mense yam, weighing 26 pounds,
received the first prize in the
Vyilliamsburg county fair. The
gigantic potato will be put up in
preservative for the permanent
State exhibit.
Alleging that Thos. B. Felder,
an Atlanta attorney and club
man, "unloaded" $2,500 of personal
stock in the Provident
Trust and Security company on
him, J. Fraser Lyon, formerly
.Tttorney general of South Carolin:i
hnc tilnrl ciiif uormncf EVlrtar
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in the Atlanta courts to recover
tin* amount with interest.
While playing with a revolver,
it is said, in the presence of
Miss Belle Foster, S. V. Gulp, a
planter of Chester county was
accidentally killed by the discharge
of the weapon Saturday
afternoon near Chester. Coroner
,1. Henry Gladden went out
Saturday night to hold an inquest
over the body.
In a difficulty Saturday in the
Tabernacle section of Lancaster
county Bayes Steele shot and it
was thought mortally wounded
.lohn Cnmnhelb The eansp of
the shooting was not stated and
Steele was not arrested, promis.
ing, it was stated, that he would
surrender himself in the event of
Campbell's death.
Three young white men of
Florence, A. D. Taylor, J. E.
Richtcr and R. S. Harrison, were
instantly killed Saturday night,
when the automobile in which
they were riding crashed through
the railing of a creek bridge near
Florence and plunged into ten
feet of water below. J. W. Wil
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JM ?ll, MMII I 11 (III (II lit ! Ill IIK- illllO
party, escaped injury.
The competitive examination
for appointment by Senator E.
D. Smith to the vacancy at large
in the U.S. naval academy will
he hold in Columbia tomorrow,
the 27th. The contest is open to
all young men of the State, between
the apes of 16 and 20
years, who can qualify under
academic regulations as to ape
and physical condition.
Recently there was a burial arranged
for in a cemetery at Union,
says The Times. The grave
had been dug and the funeral
procession arrived at the cemetery
when it was discovered by a
bystander that the new grave
had been dug in an old one.
Bones and fragments of cothing,
shoes and pieces of the casket
had been unearthed by the grave
digger. A new grave was dug.
Mr. Blair Makes Reply. |
Editor Fort Mill Times:
I notice in your issue of November
12 that Dr. L. L. Campbell,
of Clover, has taken" issue j
with me in regard to an inter- j
view which I had with a correspondent
of "The State," and ,
which was later copied in most
of the county papers.
In regard to same will say that; |
Dr. Campbell has a perfect right <
to challenge what I had said '
about the hailstorm district, and 5
U'hnt wr?SJ nvowlrau-n 1
and as welLas 1 remember was \
not printed as I pave it to the i
correspondent of "The State." 3
I As to the hailstorm being a bless- <
! ing in disguise, the idea that I '
really meant to convey was the i
spirit in which the people met <
the disaster by going ahead and j i
planting another crop and sue- j
ceeded in making a fair crop of [ \
corn and forage, wherein if they (
' had lain down on their jobs, ]
thinking it was too late to make j
a crop and depending entirely ; i
I upon the liberality of others, : j
! they would have been in much j j
' worse condition. I have my first
! man to tell that the hailstorm ]
i people are in good shape, as I ! ]
know they had the experience of ;
' making a crop which was com- <
! pletely destroyed and haven't a ]
bale of six-cent cotton to pay a ;
debt. If I remember rightly in i
my interview I said that I knew ,
one man who had five acres of
peas which would make 20 bushels
per acre, and not an average
of 20 bushels per acre over the
entire district. I also knew of (
some corn (the better corn) that i
would make 20 bushels per acre
and some peavines that would .
make two tons per acre. Now.
who the agent was that advised
i the people to work out their cot- <
' ton I don't know, as I can't re- <
i member my telling any man to h
work out cotton unless it was a
small plots just for an experiment. 1
What was said about the agent's
advice in the article was merely .
thrown in by the correspondent, ,
as I am sure that my advice in <
a time like the hailstorm disaster 1
would not amount to a great deal |
toward making a bumper crop.
In conclusion would say that ]
I Dr. Campbell ^s perfectly right :
in having challenged my interview,
as it would have given the (
outside world the idea that the
hailstorm people are in good con- i
1 dition, when they are in distress
1 and -need. J. R. Blair,
County Demsonstation Agt. j
Sharon, Nov. 21. 1
Prohibitionists are Active.
A movement for State-wide ,
i
prohibition, launched the latter
part of October at a mass meet- i
ing of citizens of Columbia has
assumed more definite proportions.
the committee appointed
at the meeting having named a
central committee to press the <
matter along and take active
management of the campaign.
The central committee, which ;
will direct the campaign all over
I the State, is as follows: I). VV.
Robinson, FraserLyon, Dr. E. C. i
I Quattlebaum, A. C. Hammond,
W. B. DeLoach, L. S. Trotti and
Rev. C. E* Burt*. D. D. J. K.
Rr^eden is th*? spfrofrnrv t-Vin
committee. He will have active 1
charge of the details of the
campaign'.
The general executive com- ,
: mittee, working in connection
with the central committee, is i
another branch of the forces, i
i with a representative in each of
1 the counties.
The purpose of the campaign
1 is to seeing petitions from the
qualified voters of every voting
precinct in the State addressed
to the incoming legislature^ asking
foy the enactment of a law <
which will authorize an election
on. State-wide prohibition, to be
held in this State about the middle
of September, 1915, and also
for the enactment of stringent
laws to enforce prohibition when
t voted.
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NO AGREEMENT REACHED
IN COURT HOUSE MATTER
At a meeting: of the court
louse commission and the legislative
delegation held in Yorknlle
Thursday to determine the
imount of money to be carried
in the county supply bill of 1915
:o furnish the new court house,
practically little was accomplished
toward a settlement of the
vexed e.ucstion. Some weeks
ago a meeting was held and the
legislative delegation was asked
to provide $lf>,000 for furnishing
the building. This the delegation
refused to do without a
statement of the cost of the
various items to he used in furnishing
H1f. building. At Thursday's
meeting the architect of
the building attended the meeting
and stated that he expected
to receives percent, commission
3n the cost of the furnishings.
Holding that there was no obligation
on the part of the county
to employ an architect to suggest
furnishings for the building,
Representative W. R. Bradford
offered to that end a resolution,
which was voted for by
himself and Senator Beamguard,
Rpnrpspnfntivp? T occllo on/1
Cherry voting against the resolution,
giving as their reason for
so voting that they did not care
to embarrass the court house
commission. The resolution,
therefore, failed. Both Senator
Beamguard and Representative
Bradford stated that there was
no inclination on their part to
embarrass the commission, but
that they supported the resolution
because they did not consider
the services of an architect
necessary and that to furnish
the building without employing
one would mean a savinir of
several hundred dollars to the
county. The resolution follows:
"Whereas, it is a fact recognized of
every one, that due to the European
war, the business and prosperity of
this section of the country is seriously
impaired, with no immediate prospect
t>f improvement, the war promising to
lontinue indefinitely, and in view of
the depressed financial circumstances
of our people, it is more than ever the
duty of those who must make provision
for and those who must ex|>end th?
public funds, to practice strict economy
in discharging their obligations,
therefore,
"Be it resolved, by the York county
delegation to the general assembly,
that in making provision for furnishing
the county's new court house, we
think it advisable that no part of said
money shoukl be expended for the
services of any architect or any person
_oi persons who may suggest or
plan what is in his or their opinion
the most suitable furnishings for the
building."
Another meeting of the delegation
is to be held in Rock Hill
next Mpnday, at which the
amount of monev to ho an
propriateil for furnishing the
building probably will be definitely
decided.
'"Wumgush."
In the American Magazine this
new word is? given by Gillette
Burgess as one that is very much
needed in the English dictionary.
Wumgush is defined as An insincere
alfection of cordiality;
hypocritical compliments. Women's
flattery of women; pretended
friendship. A feminin$
fib. Do women criticise each
other to their faces? Do they
find fault with their chocolates,
their looks, their clothes, their
jests? No, not until the front
door is closed; till then they slobber
wumgush, so says this same
author. And yet, if one man offers
another-a cigarette, the tobacco
may be called "rotten"
without peri) or danger. Men
have small use for wumgush;
their compliments are profane
ridicule and simulated enmity. A
man calls his best friend "a
damned fool;" a woman calls her
worst enemy "my dear. " Wumgush
is the frothy foam of society
chatter. Wumgush is the sunshine
through which fly the
wasps of sarcasm.
Cotton on the local market
yesterday sold for 71-4 cents.
Burned to Death in Bed.
A telephone message to Fort
Mill Saturday afternoon conveyed
the information that Mrs.
Lizzie Bennett, an aged woman
living on the farm of Dr. T. S.
Kirkpatrick, five miles north of
town, had been burned to death
in her home. The fire was discovered
by a neighbor, W. H.
Crnnford. who found when he
entered the house that the bed
in which Mrs. Bennett had been
lying was on fire and she was
floor! A .. 4-U- -l-r - - P .1 ' *
?^uu. ns mo Mil lis oi trie oea
had apparently burned first it is
presumed that fire had popped
from the fireplace near the bed
and had ignited the bed clothes
underneath. 'Mrs. Bennett was
a paralytic and was unable to
save herself.
War Tax on Shipments.
Of interest to the public is the
section of the recently enacted
war tax law as applies to tax on
shipments of goods by express,
freight or otherwise. This law
becomes effective December 1
i and imposes a tax of one cent on
j each shipment of goods where
transportation charges exceed
five cents. Following is the law:
"It shall be the duty of every
railroad or steamship company,
carrier, express company, or corporation,
or person whose occu
i pauuu is 10 act as sucn, to issue
for transportation, where a
charge exceeding 5 cents is
made, a bill of lading, manifest,
or other evidence of receipt and
forwarding for each shipment
received for carriage and transportation,
whether in bulk or in
boxes, bales, packages, bundles,
or not so inclosed or included;
and such shipper, consignor,
agent, or person shall duly attach
and cancel, as in this act
provided, to each of the said
bills of lading, manifests or
other memorandum, a stamp of
the value of 1 cent.
First Snow of the Season.
The first snow of the season
fell in Fort Mill and vicinity
Friday morning beginning shortly
before day and continuing for
| several hours. The snsw melted
I almost as fast as it fpll
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m Are you ready for
jjj Thanksgiving Values to
Ri Wearinor Annarel at
I Several pieces of the '
and purple. Beautiful ^
Pretty White Shirt W
Splindid Wool Ssrge I
prices only $6.50 to $7.!
than you can make thei
K.URZON?One of th
black and white. Also
S Beautiful patterns Fk
Plaid and Persian Silk
W price $1.50, now $1.00 I
; jjj New shipment white,
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1=1! To see our preetty lin
^have better values and |
and we are now offerin)
You are always welco
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UNCLE SAM'S SOLDIERS
QUIT PORT OF VERA CRUZ
The Mexican flag again flies 1
over the port of Vera Cruz. :
Brig. Gen. Funston and his '
command of (>.000 infantrymen
and marines, which landed there '
April 20, last, got under way late ,
Monday and Gen. Candido Aguilar's
men took charire of flip nifv '
I The United States transport
Cristobal, bearing the first contingent
sailed at 1:50 p. m. for
home.
The Mexicans marched in on '
the heels of the departing troops,
but no serious disturbances occurred.
Residents of Vera Cruz
who had heard of threats made
by followers of Villa, and others
opposed to Gen. Carranza, that
they would resist the occupation
of the city by Aguilar's troops,
breathed more freely as Carranza's
men moved nearer and nearer
to the centre of the city.
The only unpleasant incident
had .o effect on the general situation.
Gen. Carranza was quoted
by representatives at Vera
Cruz as being displeased with
the American method of deliveri
ing over the city and as having
criticisod sharply failure to make
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a luimai irtuisier or tne various
departments.
The occupation of the Mexican
city by United States troops is
said to have cost this country
1 ten million dollars. No indemnity
is to be asked of the Mexi1
can Government.
Remember the Orpnans.
1 The Thornwell Orphanage, at
Clinton, has 300 orphans to care
for, and every Presbyterian in
South Carolina should send a
Thanksgiving contribution to aid
in caring for them.
The low price of cotton is effecting
every benevolent, educational
and public enterprise, but
the cotton is here and will sell
for what it is worth after awhile.
; It sold at four and ? half nontc
in 1898. However, the orphans
cannot wait very long for their
daily bread.
J. P. Lucas, of Baltimore, Md..
was a guest last week of Dr. S.
Spratt in this city.
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Thanksgiving? We have hui
offer you. Big new shipment
remely low prices.
"Different" Ratine. Somethinj
/alues, only 50c the yard.
aists, daintily made up, regular
Dresses in Copenhagen, navy a
50. These are special values
n.
e best $1.00 Kid Gloves made,
large assortment Gloves in woo
;ece lined Kimono Cloth, 15c qi
; Shirt Waist patterns, only f
the yard.
black and Persian Rushing, onl
DON'T FAIL
ie of Long Coats, Coat Suits an
pretties garments in this depart
g everything in this department
me at our store. Come to see
Kimbre
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Sad Death in Rock Hill.
John Joseph McManus, the
five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. McManus, of Rock Hill,
and grandson of J, P. Crowder,
of Fort Mill, was fatally burned
last Wednesday afternoon about
t:30 o'clock, death resulting
Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock.
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon from the residence,
beintr condnotoH hv Potr ai?v
,, V. M.W. * . ilU A.
Martin. The interment was in
Laurelwood.
It seems the little fellow was
at the home of a neighbor when
his clothing became ignited. He
immediately ran for homo, falling
in the yard. By the time he
reached his mother the blaze was
over his head and the body had
been horribly burned. The blaze
was extinguished as soon as
possible and medical aid summoned,
but to no avail.
Mrs. McManus, mother of the
the little boy, was prostrated
over the death of the child and
has since been critically ill.
Meets Next in Greenville.
The State Conference of the
South. Carolina Daughters of the
Revolution at Rock Hill came to
a close Thursday night, after a
most successful session of three
days.
Most of the officers held over,
their terms not expiring. Only
three were to be elected .it the
session Thursday afternoon. The
election for these places resulted
as follows: Second vice
regent. Mrs. W. B. Ardrey of
Fort Mill; auditor. Mrs. J. D.
Johnson, Rock Hill; assistant
historian, Mrs. E. C. von Tresckow,
Camden.
Greenville was selected as the
next meeting place, the conference
to be held during the
week beginning November 15.
next year.
Store Robbers Plead Guilty.
Three years in the penitentiary
was the sentence given in the
York Court Monday morning to
Jim Ingram. Charlie Garrison
and Geo. McGarrity, the three
white men arrested for breaking
into and robbing the store of the
W. H. Hope Mercantile Co. of
Rock Hill some time ago.
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ndreds of New Special uj
of the Newest Ladies' JQ
I new. In white, cream |cj|
$1.25 value, only $1.1)0. W
ind black, sizes 16 to 40, ]ui|
and are much cheaper |}Q]
New shipment in tan, ffij
1 and cotton. |}jj|
uality, special at 12 l-2c t?J
ew pieces left, regular IJnj
y 25c the yard. K
d Children's Coats. We m
ment than #?*/*?* lift
at "Hard-time" prices.
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