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THE FORT MILL TIMES J Dumocratic - I'ubliahrtl Thuraduva. ft. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. lUkscRtrnow Kara: One Tour .....*1.26 . flit Months ............. .66 , The Times Invite* contribution* on live subject? bat does not scree to publish more then 200 word* ta any subject. The right I* reserved to edit : every communication submitted for pablicatlon. j On application to the publisher, advertising j rate* are mail* known to those Interested. Toleuhone. local and lon?r distance. No. 112. Entered at the oostoffire at Port Mill, S. C.. as mnll matter of the second clans. THURSDAY. JAN. ?\ 1915. - - - - - The American Potentate. There are men in this world ? j yea. there are men right here in j this town, and in every other town? who would be mad, and^ would really feel insulted at be-! ing set down as thieves, but to j whom such a name would in reality be a most polite appellation?a very gracious compliment. They are the class commonly known as "dead beats." They are meaner than the common thief, just in the proportion of the confidential clerk who robs his employer is meaner than his less cowardly brother in crime who breaks into the man's home and robs him. And yet what a difference the law makes in the two! A fellow goes into a store and pompously calls up the clerk or proprietor and orders what he wants, telling them that he is able and willing to pay his bills and will do so at stated periods, or when the bill is presented. He knows that he is a liar and a sneak; that he has beat everybody who has had to do with him; that he never pays a debt unless he thinks it policy to do so in ordes to get in deeper*and t-Hnt whatever money he has he squanders it in extravagance or dissipation; anyhow, he lives beyond his means, or for some reason does not get enough to support himself or family in the style desired and instead of getting aid from the proper sources, if needed, or sending his family j to the poor house, he picks upon j certain, individuals to support j them without any recompense: whatever. And if this grocery mentioned, after going to all the expense of help to Avait on this fellow, kook-keeping, delivering the goods, etc., to say nothing of I the goods themselves, wants its i pay as promised, what does the j law say about about it? Simply that if the man has a large: amount of surplus property to be; available he can be made to pay, 1 but if he is sharp enough to keep his income collected up reason amy close ne is responsible to! nobody or nothing on earth. He may assess any man whom he can .deceive for the support of his wife or children or himself. I feed them with food and dress them in clothes belonging to if- someone else. Such is the province of the only American potentate. who need account to no one* the "dead beat." One step won't take you very I far -you've got to keep on walking; "one word won't tell folks what you are-you've got to keep on talking; one inch won't mako you very tall?you've got to Keep on growing; one little "ad" won't make you rich? you've got to keep 'em going. ' There was a considerable quantity of corn made in this vicinity last year al>ove the requirements of the farmers and inquiries have recently been received as to the quantity offering 4 for sale by dealers in various cities. The faimers are holding for a good price but it is probable that several car loads will he St .sold and shipped within the next few weefca. .. . Compulsory Bill Before House. "Hou bill No. 1" in the Gen- j eral Assembly is a measnre to compel the attendance at school of all children between the ages of 8 and 13 years, after a majority of the electors of a county have voted in favor of compulsory * education. The bill, the first presented in the house, wis offered by Mr. Harper of Dar lington, who fathered the compulsory school atiendance bill passed at the last session of the house. The new bill by Mr. Harper provides for holding elections, at some day to be fixed, in which the electors will vote "For compulsory attendance" or "Against compulsory attendance." In counties in which a majority vote in favor of compulsory attendance is cast, the law shall go into effect. ? The bill authorizes counties that reject the law at y?e special election to vote upon it at subsequent general elections. The Harper Mil says that Children of the ages specified shall be kept in the public school nearest their home for the entire term unless excused for physical i^isahilifu nr nnlouo fVtn lnl\n? nf i V* U 4 VOO bkiv 1CIUVI V/1. the child is necessary to the support of its parents. The school trustees of the district are au- ? thorized to buy books and suit-, able clothing for children whose parents are unable to pay for for them. A penalty is placed upon parents woo do not send their children to school. The law is to be operated under the direction of the county superintendent of education and the school trustees of the districts in the counties that adopt it. Please Return the Books. To the Friends and Patrons of Fort Mill School: It has been reported to me that quite a lot of the School Library books are scattered around in the homes of Fort Mill people. We are relisting and labeling the books, and are very - 1- _11 - 1? A 1 % anxious 10 na^e an 01 mem oacK in the library so we may complete our work. I ask you to look and see if you have forgotten to return any of these books. We are going to enlarge the library, but before we do this, we would like to know just what books we have. If you have* a good book that you would irive the library, we would be pleased to accept it. J. Pierce Coats. A Letter From Alabama. Editor Fort Mill Times. All the talk here is war and hard times. Some say we will be as badly whipped financially when the war ends as Germany will as a nation. I hope not. I believe that Alabama made her full share of this bumper cotton crop but she is holding it. Very few farmers in this section have sold any of their cotton as yet. The cotton warehouses are full and the premises stacked with cottop. In Montgomery, .some of the streets are almost blockaded with cotton, leaving only enough room for the street cars to pass. But we are going to do our part to remedy the situation by diversified farming. 1 know of none who expect to use any commercial fertilizer on the j cotton fields this year. There will be less than one-half as much cotton planted-this year as there was last in this section. Our county farm demonstrator . estimates mat there are 134,000 acres sowed down in oats in this county. What are the farmers of York county going to do? What has become of "Splinter?" of "Jaygold?" The people here'seem to think that Bleaae has flooded South tlarolina with criminals (some of them the vilest type) and then 11 taken away tut? only protection (militia) the law-abiding citizens j have. Weil, Bleaae. the Demo- i era tic party ia pure and can't be j * ? < g ^ ^ ^ corrupted, so you'd better go ov^r to the Republican side, where you will make a more miserable failure than ever, for South Carolina is Democratic for - ni - * - 1 ycma lutuiiif. oieaseism isaeaa, so bury it, with all its mistakes and corruption. Bury it deep and watch the Great State soar back to her high place in the honor and esteem of the world. . P. M. Faris. , Pittsview, Ala., Jan. 14. York County News Notes. (Yorkville Enquirer.) The sum of $1,000 or more will be necessary to buy furniture for the new county home, which is nearing completion. The amount j for the furniture is included in j the county supply bill, under the heading of County Home expenses, the total amount of which expense this year is estimatecV-at $7,615.53. Governor Blease on Wednesday paroled Elsie Bratton and Samuel Fewell, negroes serving lifetime sentences for murder. rv., II .i ucyvcii was cunvicieQ ai me Aprii, 1911, couri of general sessions for York county and Bratton was convicted at the July term in the following year. Mr. Sam M. Grist, York cdun(ty executive committeeman, on' yesterday forwarded the petitions bearing the names of York county voters requesting the calling of an election on State-wide prohibition, to the secretary of the prohibition movement in Columbia. More than 1,100 York county voters signed the petitions. N * Members of the several Baptist associations of South Carolina met in Columbia last week, for the purpose of discussing the church's foreign missionary work. The York association composed of seyeral Baptist churches of the county, was represented by Rev. W. J. Nelson, pastor of the First Baptist church, Rock Hill. Despite the fact that a number of convicts have been released on parole by order of the governor, the York county chaingang is still large, in point of numbers, 45 hands doing road work at present. Five of those on the chaingang are white men. The chaingang is now working the road near the home of R. L. Campbell, in Bethel township and if the weather permits will be ready to move to the Rock Hill road In ten days or two weeks. York county's new coroner, Mr. J. L. Strait of Rock Hill, has tiled his bond and assumed the duties of his office. Mr. Strait was elected in thp ?#?r?dnH mary last summer, defeating Mr. R. D. Sealy. He succeeds Capt. A. M. Black of Rock Hill, who was appointed coroner by GovLet Us W Fire Ins We reprej of the stroi panies in 1 Rates too I to take the Bailes~i District * i ernor Blease. upon the death of | Mr. L. W. Louthian, more than j a year ago. Committee Appointments. The York delegation in the General Assembly fared well in the distribution Thursday, of committee appointmjfrits. ' Representative W. R. Bradford was assigned to the Ways and Means committee; Representative Cherry to the judiciary, while Representative Nunn is to serve on the following committees: Commerce and manufacturers, claims and engrossed bills. Representative Lesslie was assigned to roads, bridges, and ferries, game, forestry and 1 penitentiary. Opposes Compulsory Law. Representative W. R. Bradford, who. some time ago announced his purpose to vote for a bill to submit the question of State-wide prohibition to the voters of the State, said yesterday that it was also his purpose to vote against any and everything that savored of State-wide compulsory education. Mr. Bradford has very pronounced views j on most public questions and-he ' does not hesitate to 4et it be known where he stands. ? Yorkville Enquirer. TAX RETURNS FOR 1915. Office of the County Auditor of York County, South Carolina. Yorkville, S. C., Dec. 1, J914. As required by statute, my books will be opened at my otlice in Yorkville on Friday, January 1, 1915 and kept open until February 20, 1915, for the purpose of listing for taxation all Personal and real property held in ork county on January 1, 1915. For the purpose of facilitating the taking of returns and for the greater convenience of Taxpayers, 1 will be at the following places on the dates named: At Sharon, on Thursday and Friday, January 14 and 15. At Bullock's -Creek, (Good's Store), on Saturday, January 16. At Tirzah, on Monday, January 18. At Newport, on Tuesday, January 19. At Fort Mili, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 20, 21 and 22. At McConnellsville. on Monday, January 25. At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 26. At Coates Tavern, (Roddey's) on Wednesday, January 27. At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January. 28. to Wednesday. February 3 And at Yorkville, from Thursday February 4, until Saturday, February 20. AU males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soldiers over the age of fifty years are liable to a poll tax of $1.00, and all persons so liable are especially requested to give the numbers of their res|>ective school districts in making their returns. BROADUS M. LOVE, County Auditor. 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