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p The Fort Mill Times. E?tabli?hod in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C? THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1916. t'l.25 Por Y??r STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING. ^ Revenue officers^estroyed two large illicit distilleries in Pickens county last week. Two men who were operating the plants were captured. The city of Spartanburg is to build a new school building in the northern part of the city ^ right away. The building will cost about $35,000. Governor Manning has accepted an invitation to address the South Carolina firemen at their annual tournament, which will be held in Greenville in May. During the first fifteen days of February, twenty-one men enlisted for service in the United States army through the Greenville recruiting station. Congressman A. F. Lever has accepted an invitation to deliver the address to the graduating class at Winthrop college on June 1. The city of Union a few days ago voted an additional $25,000 of bonds for the purpose of extending and improving the waterworks system. The issue carried, 251 to 20. The city of Charleston is contributing something like $30,000 to the war sufferers of Europe. This is aside from the food and clothing sent. Most of this money goes to the Belgians and Germans. The Bailey Military Institute of Greenwood, has received 20,000 rounds of ammunition from - the United States war department, the ammunition to be used by the cadets in target practice during the spring. E. E. Hall, demonstration agent of Richland county, last week, received 7,000 peach trees which will be distributed among farmers of that county. The sprouts were purchased from a Tennessee nursery and the price paid was about 21-2 cents each. The "gallon a month" liquor bill was ordered enrolled for ratification Friday night. The measure invokes the authority given under the federal Webb law to prevent wholesale shipment of liquor into dry counties. Ed Abbott, a white man widely known in sporting circles in the Carolinas, shot and killed a negro, Ben Twitty, in the western part of Spartanburg Sunday afternoon. Abbott immediately surrendered to Sheriff White and is in jail. Abbott is said to claim that he shot in self-defense. It is announced in mill circles that the demand for the plain white goods of the Wallace cotton mills at Jonesville has become so great that the mill needs a full force of help for night work. As an extra inducement the mill ^ ouera vu give six nignts pay ior five nights' labor. . Capt. Chas. Petty, a venerable ' citizen of Spartanburg, a Confederate veteran and the dean of the newspaper profession in this State, died at his home Tuesday afternoon, after a brief illness. He was a little more than 8O1 , yeras of age and until within the last 10 days had been an active member of the staff of The Journal, Spartanburg's afternoon paper. His death was due to a general physical breakdown, following an attack of grip. Teachers' Meeting at Winthrop. The Eastern Division of the York County Teachers' association will hold its next meeting j at the Winthrop training school i on Saturday, February 27. The following program will be car l ried out: 11a. m.?Call to order by the president, J. P. Coats. Prayer. Music by hiprh school department of the Winthrop training school. Demonstration lessons: In 1st grade reading, by Miss Withers; in 6th grade arithmetic, by Miss Quattlehaum; in 10th grade U. S. history, by Miss Burriss. All of Winthrop training school. A discussion of each lesson: In reading, led by Miss Russell, of Winthrop training school; in arithmetic, led by Miss Stokes, of Ebenezer school; in history, 1 nA ir<?4 **:u icu ujf unco uiuwii, ui run mill. Business session. Luncheon. Frank James Dead. Funeral services for Frank James, last survivor of the once noted James outlaw band, who died last Thursday, were held Saturday on his farm near Excelsior Springs, Mo. John F. Phillips, a former federal judge, who defended James when he was tried for murder and acquitted at Gallatin, Mo., 30-odd years ago, delivered the funeral address. The body was cremated, in accordance with James' last wish, and the ashes placed in a safe deposit vault. He said he did nnf wnnt hie orrauo fn Kn o moo. Tl M1IV I1IU f?y 114* V/ |*V MV C* Ill^V/ ca for sightseers. Will Operate Special Train. People In all parts of the county interested in the success of field day which is to be held at Yorkville in April, will be glad to learn that the Southern railroad has agreed to operate a special train from Fort Mill, by way of Rock Hill, to Yorkville and return for the field day exercises. This train will take the hundreds of school cl.i'dren from Fort Mill and Rock Hill and intermediate points to Yorkville for the day and it will enable many to make the trip, whereas otherwise it would have been impossible. For Compulsory Education. It is believed that there will be a general rush among school districts in the Piedmont section of the State to apply the compulsory school attendance law passed by the recent General Assembly. Already there is talk of the Spartanburg city schools adopting the law. The Legislature passed the law but left it optional with the school districts i-u~ cii.~i.~ ?i- - ux me oiai-e as 10 wnetner or not they will accept it. In the rural school district a petition of j qualified electors is necessary to call an election on the question but in districts containing towns of more than 1,500 inhabitants the school board may order such elections. Scores Education Board. In the course of the debate in the house Thursday morning on the bill to grant additional authority to the State board of education in the crrantinc of rortif icates to teachers for the public ; schools, Representative Bradford of York, submitted the observa1 tion that if the State board was no more competent, to select teachers than it had proven itself to be in prescribing certain text books now in use in the pubj lie schools, he congratulated the judiciary committee on its work of curtailing the activities of the board.?Columbia Record. 18th. WAR NEWS OF THE DAY BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED Both Germany and Russia agree there has been a severe defeat of the Russians in East Prussia, but they differ with reference to its actual importance. Whatever has happened to the Russian Tenth Army it at least has been driven back many miles and one army corps, numbering 40,000, has been badly cut up. ? Since the end of January the Teutonic AJlies, according to official reports from Berlin and IT? _ 1 i 1 -* JA nnA Vienna, nave captureu i4u,euu men. including 71 officers. Among these are seven generals. These prisoners include those made in East Prussia and in fche fighting in the Carpathians. In addition 193 guns are said to have been taK^n. In the West Zeppelins have come into action. One has bombarded Calais, dropping 10 bombs which killed five people. A German dirgible, whether the Zeppelin which bombarded Calais or another, has dropped bombs on the railroad running from Dunkirk to St. Omer, according to a news agency. The official statement issued by the French War Office records the bombardment of Rheims by the Germans and the loss of a considerable number of lives. At the same time it renorts ad vances for the Allies in the neighborhood of Souain between the Argonne and the Meuse and in Alsace. The British Prime Minister has informed the House of Commons that the Allied Governments still are considering methods of reprisals against Germany for its naval policy and that he hoped to announce the scope of the measures at an early date. Only 15 men from the American steamer Evelyn, which was,, sunk off Borkum Island, have been definitely accounted for. They were picked up by a Dutch pilot ship. Another boat, believed to contain 13 members of the crew of the Evelyn, has not been heard from. Much anxiety is s^id to exist at Cuxhaven over the absence of two large submarines which are tfwo days over due at their base. The Scandinavian Government representatives are holding a conference on Germany's sea war zone proclamation. The Prussian Diet has appropriated $25,000,000 to be used in alleviating the sufferings of persons afTected by the war. Died of Hydrophobia. . Simon McDonald, a resident of Huntersville, N. C., died Sunday morning at a Charlotte hospital of what was said to be the first genuine case of tabies, or hydrophobia. treated in that city. Mr. McDonald, according to those acquainted with the history of the case was either bitten by a dog or only scratched by it. The dog also bit two of his children and shortly thereafter was killpd This was in I ionnm . . A *<?W T? HI i/VWIll- 1 ber but no signs of infection I showed up with Mr. McDonald I until a few days ago. I Neither of the children has I developed any symptoms of the I disease but both are to be sent I to Raleigh where they will be I given the Pasteur treatment. I It is stated that two other chil- I dren in the neighborhood were I also bitten by the dog. They I will also be sent to Raleigh to | take the treatment. , Mr. McDonald was a native of , Rock Hill, and his body was taken to that point Monday for 1 burial. I SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BILL BECOMES LAW The senate adopted without i objection the report of the free ] conference committee on the 1 compulsory education bill. The < substitute, which will become a ! statute upon its being signed by ' the governor, provides that the i school district is the unit and 1 may in one of three ways accept 1 the provisions of the ??.t, as i follows: On a petition of a majority of qualified electors; on < an election ordered by the county 1 board of education on petition of ' one-fourth of the qualified electors; or towns of more than i 1,500 inhabitants Ynay hold an election upon the petition of a 1 majority of the board of trustees of said school district. i The bill does away entirely 1 with the "attendance officer,"] placing the matter of enforce- i ment of the law in the hands ; of the board of trustees, who 1 may, however, employ a clerk i to take a school census. Except : in agricultural districts, where 1 the compulsory school term shall ] not exceed four months, the period of compulsion shall be for the school term. The act shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1915. Section 11 of the Act, which 1 was an amendment proposed by 1 Representative W. R. Bradford of York, provides that there ' shall be no tuition, contingent, , matriculation, incidental, or ] other fee of any kind shall be 1 charged or collected for the at- i tendance of any pupil upon any ! school in the common or public i school department residing in i this State adopting the provisions < of the act. < 1 Come g Give each departn 2 we can save you ii ? money. ? New Dry Goods @ New Goods. ?j Our Slipper Sa Ogling CU1U JUIIIIII 1 Our Gr< 2 In this line we I Always fresh, higf Irish Potatoes, Oni now ready for you Hardw Farmers, this is IKakes and all kind is complete in evei Furnit Here you will fii I Mills & i?0?0?0?0?0?06 New Law Effective March 1. But two more days remain for those liable under the Harrisor anti-narcotic act to register with D. C. Heyward, collector of internal revenue. Up to the close af business Saturday. 930 druggists. physicians, dentists and veterinary surgeons had com plied with the provisions of the law, and despite the wide publicity given the act, there seems to be a probability that many will lay themselves liable to not snly a penalty and fine, but will be debarred from the legitimate use of certain drugs coming within the provisions of the act unless they file their applications for necessary blanks within the next two days. The law provides that unless those required ro pay the special tax and register on or before March' 1, 1915, they not only incur a 50 per cent penalty, but are subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or five years' imprisonment, or both, if they should have any of the drugs mentioned in the act in their possession. American Steamer Goes Down. The United States government was advised officially Sunday night of the destruction of the first American vessel on the high seas since the outbreak of the European war. American Consul Fee at Bremen cabled that the steamer Evelyn and her carKo of cotton bound for Bremen had been "blown up" at Borkum, just otr the German coast, and that her crew had been saved. The cause?submarine or mine was not given in the dispatch. An investigation, to ascertain the cause, has been ordered. 9?? ?? ?? 0??? ? to Our lent a call and let u: a buying the best qu > coming in each w le is still on. Con er Shoes. ^cery Dep; can fill orders that l-class groceries to s on SofQ fn 11 11 VA A A C4 1 Ull AX rare Depai the place to buy y is of farm supplies. ry detail. ure Depar nd everything up-toirtment will rnnvinr ? ? ? f ? v> W A A JL A Young < )00(9?00OO908S WORK OF 1915 SESSION FINISHED EARLY SUNDAY t i The annual session of the . South Carolina General Assembly . ended at Columbia early Sunday, . after an all-night meeting, made [ necejsary in order to pass bills . carrying the appropriations for , the next fiscal year. Important State-wide legislai tion enacted at this session included a law providing for an election on State-wide prohibition on September 14 next; a measure : limiting to importation of liquor for beverage purposes into "dry" counties to one gallon a person a i month; authorization of bond i issues, not to exceed an aggregate of $5,000,000, by the i counties for road improvement; [ a local option compulsory school . attendance law, and the creation - of a commission to study workmen's compensation laws. ? The session was made notable . by reason of the fact that three - different men occupied the ! gubernatorial chair during its life. They were Cole L. Blease, who resigned on January 14, soon after the Assembly con 1- n a . % veiit-u; l,. dmitn who, as ; Lieutenant Governor, succeeded r Blease, and Richard I. Manning, i the regularly-elected Governor, i who began his two-year term ' January li). ; In a transaction consummated the last week Oscar T. Gulp pur1 chased the interest of W. J. Stewart in the grocery concern of Stewart & Gulp, and the bus iness will hereafter be known as the Gulp Grocery Store. Mr. Stewart retires from the business to take charge of his large farm in lower Fort Mill. Store, 1 s show you what @ ality for the same || 69 feek. See us for ? s le and buy your ? ? ? ? _ A artment | will satisfy you. ? elect from. Seed ? ne of Garden Seed @ rtment 1 rour Plows, Hoes, g This department @ tment 1 date in Furniture, g s you of this. 2omp'y 1