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~ Vm. * r - * - - *" . ''-a 1 The Fort Mill Times. Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914. . J1.25 Per Y^r i ???? u STATE NEWS ARRANGED s FOR QUICK READING. A ship carrying supplies for the relief of the Belgians will leave Charleston in January, the ship to be supplied by the efforts of this and adjoining States. Will Coggans,. colored, con..:.i i i - - 1 vicieu ut muruer at iNewuerry in | 1913, and sentenced to be elec-. trocuted on December 11. has been reprieved by the governor I until March 4th, 1915. A central creamery for South Carolina, to be established by the State, will be proposed in a bill which will be introduced at the forthcoming session of the South Carolina General Assembly. According to report.. Governor Blease will open an office in Anderson for the practice of law. He will associate himself with Wiche and Foster, under the iirm name or tsiease, Wiche and Foster. The Hon. R. I. Manning has announced that he would appoint Herbert A. Moses, who has been his secretary for a number of years, as his private secretary, upon his inauguration as Governor in January. Rock Hill will have a community Christmas tree this year. The movement is designed to furnish a tree for all the children of the city, some of whom may, otherwise, not be remembered by Santa Claus or be able to have a tree of their own. The executive committee of the South Carolina School Improvement association will meet in Columbia December 18 to award prizes, aggregating $1,250, to the 40 schools in the State mak- i ing the greatest progress during *^ie year. t t n - i lj. j. i-erry, a Dusiness man ol Chester, was held up by three negroes early Friday morning and robbed of all the money he had on his person, $4.10. One of the negroes held Mr. Perry while the second one threatened him with a pick handle and the third went through his pockets. Heirs of the late Mrs. Martha Peck have filed suit for $50,000 damages against W. T. Finch, i proprietor of the Finch Hotel at Spartanburg, the ground of the suit being the killing of Mrs. Peck by an automobile owned by Mr. Finch and driven by Paul Alexander, an employee of the hotel, on the night of November 5th. Nay Clear Penitentiary. The governor will very probably depopulate the State peni-! tcntiary before the end of his term says, a Columbia dispatch. He has hinted at such a step and at one time suggested that the prison be turned into a negro hospital. The governor has left j about 160 prisoners in the State's prison and Christmas is only a few days away. Gov. Blease does not hold the record for a single day's pardons, that distinction belonging to the governor of Texas. The chief executive of that State turned out 158 prisoners. Gov. Blease's record in this State is 105. There will not be enough prisoners left to work the State farms in South Carolina, and many acres of land will be idle because of the love of the chief executive for the work of turning out criminals. The governor j has granted clemency in more than 1,400 cases since he was inducted into office nearly four years ago. ^ Frank's Fate With Governor. Leo M. Frank. pnnvii>^/i murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta factory girl, has been sentenced to hang January 22. Frank's only hope now is executive clemency. Must Not Fire Across Border.. TKe United States has served formal notice on both Provisional President Guiterrez and Gen. Carranza that unless they prevent their troops firing across the American boundary such force will be employed by this country as is necessary to protect American territory. In the most threatening ex-";' pressioa from the Washington government since diplomatic corresponcence with Gen. Huerta before the occupation of Vera Cruz, the chiefs of the two factions opposing each other at Naco, across from the Arizona town of the same name, were warned that firing across the line must cease. The messages were to be con veyect by American Consul Canada to Gen. Carranza at Vera j Cruz and by American Consul | Silliman to Gen Guiterrez at! Mexico City. Carranza Gets His Back Up. A Washington dispatch of Monday stated that General Carranza had formally notified the State department that any use of force by United States troops at Naco, Ariz., in their efforts to keep Mexican bullets from American soil "will be an j act of hostility, however well .1: 1 . i- - utnpuseu uie government may be." Carranza says General Hill lias controlled his fire and that he is sending fresh instructions to the Sonora commander to avoid firing that would endanger persons across the border. He deplores that Americans have been killed and wounded, but suggests such accidents have been due to carelessness on the part of Americans or "imprudent curiosity." Further demonstration was made by the United States gov-j ernment Tuesday of its determi-1 nation not to tolerate continued j firing by the Mexican factions i at Naco, Sonora, into American territory. President Wilson, after a brief discussion with his cabinet, instructed Secretary Garrison to comply with the request of Brig. Gen. T. H. Bliss at Naco, Ariz., for reinforcements to handle a possible emergency situation. Three regiments of infantry and three batteries of artillery were ordered to Naco. T. F\; i* i - - io uiscuss rroposea Legislation. Child labor and compulsory education measures to be submitted to the 1915 session of the general assembly will be discussed at a conference to be held in Columbia during the holiday season. Leaders in the legisla- i! ture who favor the passage of a compulsory school attendance law will be asked to attend the 1 the meeting. Plans for the meeting are being arranged by- Jos. A. Mc- ( Cullough, member-elect of the i house, from Greenville. It is < practically certain that a compulsory education measure will , De introduced at the next session ', of the general assembly. The leaders hope to agree upon i a measure at the conference that i will meet with favor.?The State. I; Returns to Columbia. Fort Mill friends of Prof. Alex R. Banks will read with interest the following item sent out from Anderson: I The board of trustees of the 1 Fraser Fitting school announced < today tht> withdrawal in the 1 faculty of Prof. A. R. Banks. 1 who came here last September 1 from Columbia to teach in the ; institution. Financial conditions 1 of the institution made neces- ] sary the curtailment of expenses. I and as Prof. Banks was the 3 jrimuKCBi in point oi service on 1 the faculty, he asked that he be ; allowed to withdraw in favor of ' the others. Prof. Banks will : return to Columbia. i < WANTS YORK COUNTY TO HELP THE BELGIANS The Times has received the following with a request that it be published: VV P rPi m n n P ??. av. i iiiiiiiuiis, orv.icivll .v 'Jl the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed by Bruce Ravenel, of Columbia, as chairman of the Belgian Relief Fund in York County. To assist Mr. Timmons in this work President John T. Roddey, of the Chamber of Commerce has named the following committee: VV. W. Fennell. J. E. Bass, R. C. Rurts, F. W. Cregg. T. L. Johnson, VV. J. Cherry, H. K. Jucker. New clothing will be gladly received and forwarded to the Belgians, if left at the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce. All funds received will be noted in the County papers and turned over to State headquarters in Columbia. All checks should be made payable to Mr. Timmons. chairman and sent or mailed :o him at the Chamber of Commerce. The students of Winthrop College have already given $500 to this fund and it is believed that this much more can be secured. Early in January a ship laden with provisions, clothing, etc., j for the Belgians will leave Char-! leston. Will the people of York | county allow this ship to sail without having had a part in loading this vessel for the relief of the sulfering in the war torn ! country of Europe is a question the committee is propounding to the citizens. It is believed that such a call will be responded to in a most liberal spirit. Biggest Cotton Crop Ever. The United States this year, has, according the government's estimate, produced the greatest crop of cotton in its history. More than 16,000,000 I 1 ^ __ 1 r AAA 1 1 a ? uaien, or id,uoo,uuu oaies 01 lint cotton and linter cotton, unofficially estimated at from 600,000 to 650,000 bales, constitute the crop. Last year 14,342,367 bales including: lintors were produced and in the previous record year, 1911, the production was 16,-: 250,276 bales, including: linters. The production of lint is estimated at 7,637.113,000 pounds or 600,000 pounds more than in 1911. While the production exceeds | any crop ever grown, its value; will be far less and smaller than j any other year during the past five. Based on the average price of; 6.8 cents a pound on December 1, the lint is worth $519,323,584, while last year it was valued at | $887,160,000. Probate Judge is 111. People all over York county will learn with regret that it has become necessary to take Judge of Probate L. R. Williams to Columbia, where he will enter! a hospital for treatment. This popular official has been confined to his home for some days. Dr. Fred Williams, a son ofj the patient, came from Columbia! to Yorkville Thursday and car-1 ried his father back.? York; News. For Statewide Prohibition. Representative Bradford, of York, does not hesitate to say that he stands for statewide prohibition. says the Yorkville En- j rjuirer. He thinks that it would | be for the highest welfare of the 11 State, and he would like to see the people give a prohibition majority at the polls so as to secure the benefits of the Webb law. In his opinion prohibition is now the most important question before the people of JSouth Caroii ?J ' - - - una, auu ne says tnat it they j are allowed the opportunity they i will vote for prohibition just as j surely as the sun rises on the day of the election. TURKS MEET DEFEAT ON LANDJKD ON SEA Turkish reverses at the hands of Russia on land and of England on sea were chronicled in Tuesday's official war dispatches. Russian army headquarters in r-y - ? me v^aucasus reports the Turks, whose strong resistance to the invaders from the north compelled them to retreat, now have been repulsed everywhere and are being pursued beyond the Euphrates river, suffering heavy losses. The British admiralty announced the old Turkish battleship Messudieh, which carried 600 men, had been destroyed by a British submarine. To accomplish the feat the submarine penetrated the supposedly impregnable Dardanelles. Recent successes of the Servians, partly confirmed from Berlin, are said at Nish to have been extended. It is asserted j the Austrians have been unable to check their retreat before the advancing Servians, who are sweeping them out of their country. A statement attributed to ITialrl M K-l IT-- * -? . uiaigimi von iiei" tiOitZ indicated that in his opinion the war may drag on for a long- time. He is quoted as saying that Germany is prepared to carry on the war for years, but is certain to triumph eventually. Method in Madness. Buy a bale o' cotton. Bill, Buy a heavy ham Buy a bar'I of apple sass Buy a jar o' jam. Buy a box of oranges Buy a car of oats Buy yourself a suit of clothes Buy some rubber boots. Buy yourself a ton o' hay Buy a load of bricks Buy a pair of overshoes Buy a llock of chicks. Buy yourself some chewing gum Buy it by the box Buy a great big- auto Buy a gross of sox. Buy a year's subscription Pay it in advance. Then your friend, the editor, Can buy a pair o' pants. ? Selected. lE5a55HSHSraSH5H5a5E5HSB5Hf I Here's We are making Ladies terests you, because it afl K In the price of everything (n Coats and Misses' and Ch jjj made in this department nH values and dandiest barg; nJ these pretty garments wil I Santa nj| We have everything th In]I present down to the tiniej nJ ly low prices on every sin ? CONFECTIONERIES-g tioneries and Fruits at Xri |3 cheaper than we have ev i jt ! E. W. 1 "w BBasasasasasaasasasasasaS -r': , SCHOOL CLOSES DEC. 18; I OTHER SCHOOL BOTES The Dime Reading that was held in the school auditorium on . Friday evening was quite a sue- : cess financially. The total re- j ceipts were $25.35. The only expenses will be the lights and i printing. The balance will be used for enlarging the library. The State will give some aid, and we hope by this means to make quite an addition to the number of books. I wish to thank everyone who ! helped in any way to make the 1 evening a success. Without the untiring efforts of those who 1 took part in the entertainment, ? we would have made a failure. The patronage was good. Cooperation is the keynote of sue- 1 cess for a school. The authorities have decided to give two weeks holiday for Chnstmas. School will close December IX nnd nnun ! >" uary 4. J. P. Coats. Fort Mill Man is President. The Eastern Division of the York Teachers' Association met in the auditorium of the Rock Hill High School Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, about fifty out of the sixty teachers in the district being in attendance. The sessions were both instructive and interesting. The following officers were elected. President, J. P. Coatcs, Fort Mill. Vice-President, O. C. Kibbler, Leslie. Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Claude Godfrey, Rock Hill. Member Executive Committee, R. C. Hurts. The session was opened with prayer by Rev. VV. J. Nelson, ,u:_ i- -i i1 ii una uemg ionowea ny a violin solo by Miss Oleson, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Friedheim. I A resolution was adopted asking the executive committee of | the county association to go before the county legislative delegation and urge that they champion the compulsory school < attendance law and the medical inspection bill at the coming session of the legislature. i T2ES. 5H5H SEES. 5H 5H5B SEEcLSSSZ the Big ' Coat Suit and Long Coat hist :ects your pocket book. Vnother Big Cul \ in this department. All Ladi lildren's Coats at the greatest r since we began business. The >iins we have ever seen and yo II go fast at these Special Sacri i Claus Spe at you will need for Christmas it little toy for the baby, ^pd v gle article. We always make a specialty c nas time and can offer you er seen them. ist Ask Us for Prices I jt i Kimbre /here Quality Reigns ^5H5gSH5^5a?a5H5H5gSasei A 4. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. General News. Carranza says lie will consider my action by the United States it Naco. Ariz., as hostile, regardless of motive. Servian army is victorious. Rattle in Poland continues. Colonel Goethals asks for torpedo boat destroyers to protect the Panama canal laws. Congress is pushing work to avoid an extra term next summer. Official report of the income tax has been made public. Harry K. Thaw again seeks liberty through the courts, and Jerome is again opposing him. Final estimate of census bureau says year's cotton crop is over 1<> million bales. Waterways men in convention in Washington advocate big appropriation. England's navy only surpasses that of the United States, says Admiral Fletcher. Twenty American nations run vened in Washington and disapproved of conflicts in American waters. State News. Tobacco growers will ask the Legislature for some laws in their behalf. Richland and York school teachers favor compulsory education. Clemson College is now issuing reports on State products. W. W. Long urges farmers to save their cow peas. The 1118th session of the Masonic grand lodge mot in the city of Charleston. May Pardon Clement. Clyde C. Clement, the Wollord Fitting school student, convicted at Spartanburg last February of the murder of his infant child oi>/l c?rv?% t ^ I!!??. - * " uuu srniciict'u n> nit? imprisonment, will be among those to bo pardoned by Gov. Blease before he retires from ollice in January, is the impression created in ' Spartanburg by requests made by the governor's office for records in the case. Clement is a prisoner in Spartanbvrg jail, where he has been held since his conviction. Noise. 1 ory, and that is what in- K ru Y P C P a ies' Coat Suits and Long |Q eduction we have ever fl ;se are all the greatest j] u must act quickly as jj fice prices. jj cials. | >, from the handsomest [J re have placed extreme- (J [a jj >f the choicest Confec- ri 4.1 a? mcse inings at prices (Jj 11 Co., | 99 jjj I + <