Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 18, 1915, Image 1
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^ Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915. $1.25 Per Year.
"STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
George D. Brown, superintendent
of education for Newberry
county, has accepted the
position of State supervisor of
mill schools and will enter upon
his new duties July 1.
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Gov. Manning Friday issued a
a requisition on the governor of
^ Georgia for J. F. McCrakin and
Quinn Galloway, who are wanted
in Richland county for alleged
"obtaining goods under false
pretense."
Out of a quarrel over payment
of a small debt in potatoes arose
the killing Saturday at Killian
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oi win jones, wmte, oy nis
cousin, Jerry Jones. The dead
man was Hibout 35 years old.
His slayer is a few y#ars
younger.
At a meeting of Chester city
council Wednesday the concern
that has charge of the billboards
of Chester was requested to
remove the present whiskey
signs. The council likewise
? agreed that in the future no
bill poster's license be granted
to persons who will post liquor
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v auverusing.
The act of the last legislature
prohibiting the shipment into
prohibition counties of this State
more than a gallon a month of
flk intoxicating liquors to any person
became effective Friday.
The acUwas signed February 23,
and became effective 20 days
after it was signed by Governor
Manning.
Fire at Columbia on Friday
cleaned out the Masonic temple,
inflicting loss exceeding $90,000,
against which was insurance of
some $80,000. The brunt of the
firp fpll nri Hp ef-pplr nlfint
of the R. L. Bryan company,
stationers and printers, whose
book store is said to be the
oldest in the South.
In a pitched battle on the
* streets of Pageland, Chesterfield
county, Friday afternoon
one man was killed and five
others more or less seriously
wounded. The shooting affray
followed a trial in a magistrate's
court. Between 50 and 100 revolver
shots were fired by the
ten or more participants.
City council of Spartanburg on
Saturday held a special session
to pass an ordinance embodying
the provision of the State law
known as the "Gallon-a Month"
law which went into effect Friday
in South Carolina. The
ordinance makes it unlawful to
keep or store intoxicating liquors
at ?ny club or any place of
business within the city.
Dr. C. Fred Williams was on
Thursday elected vice chairman
and secretary of the board of
regents for the State hospital
for the insane. Dr. Williams is
a son of Probate Judge L. R.
Williams, of York county, and is
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^He was formerly State health
officer and secretary of the board
of health.
By a recent act of the national
4 congress, the Lutheran church
at Oj^mgeburg is to be paid
$983.33. These claims are for
.^damages inflicted by Federal
troops during the War Between
the Sections, in Sherman's historic
march upon Columbia. The
bill was passed March 3 and received
President Wilson's signature
the following day. Churches
of other denominations in South
Carolina are to receive amounts
ranging from $1,150 to $2,500. |
Will Cut Off German Commerce.
Great Britain made known to
the world Monday in a formal
proclamation signed in council
by the king and issued from
Buckingham palace, how she
proposes to cover the arteries of
sea commerce to and froth Germany
during the war.
The term "blockade" was not
used, and no prohibited area is
defined. Nevertheless, the text
of the order makes plain England's
purpose to prevent commodities
of any kind from reaching
or leaving Germany during
the war.
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ucopciujiics iruin aalliilglUIl
say that administration officials
are deeply concerned over the
order and it is believed that a
protest against the order will be
made by the Washington government
within a few days.
Stiff Warning to Carranza.
The United States Thursday
sent another note to Gen.
Carranza in reply to his response
Wednesday night to the notice
that he and Gen. Obregon would
be held personally responsible
for the safety of Americans and
other foreigners in Mexico City.
This latest note is understood
to have emphasized the imnortnnpp
nf kppnintr riiilwav
communication open between the
capital and Vera Cruz. It was
dispatched so quickly after the
receipt of Carranza's reply that
the impression prevailed in
diplomatic quarters that the
United States had determined in
advance to make representations
for the unrestricted passage
of Americans and other
foreigners from Mexico City to
Vera Cruz.
On a Hike to Trisco.
William Donald Warner, a 15year-old
Rock Hill boy who is
making his way to the PanamaPacific
exposition at San Francisco,
reached Atlanta a few
days ago and attracted considerable
attention in that city.
William had only ninety cents in
his pocket when he arrived in
the ftnto P.itv r?f thp Srmfrh Knt
he was not at,all worried by this
shortage of funds. One of his
first acts was to take up the bet
of a man who thought the South
Carolina boy would be unable to
get his picture in a local paper
and offered to back up this
opinion with a ten dollar bill.
William won, and with his
pocketbook replenished by this
sum he expressed the belief that
lie would have no difficulty in
reaching New Orleans and there
he hopes in some manner to
make another raise that will
enable him to continue his westward
journey. Before leaving
Atlanta, he extended to all the
friends made in his brief stay
tnere including the victim of
the bet?the invitation to drop
in and see him at 'Frisco about
a month hence.? York News.
Thaw Was Acquitted.
Harry K. Thaw, acquitted
Saturday of conspiracy in escaping
from Matteawan, faced
a renewal of the determined
efforts of New YnrU- Qtoto
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send him back to the asylum.
In his cell in the Tombs he was
enthusiastic. His keepers said
he was whistling like a boy and
seemed to be the happiest man
in the city.
Almost endless litigation seemed
to be in sight as the result of
the verdict.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
shown us during the recent illness
and death of our beloved
mother, Mrs. Tirzah Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Coltharp.
CAUSE OF THE CONFLICT
AMONG WARRING NATIONS
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For the information of those
who are nbt familiar with the
circumstances which brought on
the big European war, we print
' the following from The State's
Washington correspondent:
June 28?Archduke Francis Ferdinand
of Austria aud his wife,
the Duchess of Hohenberg, are
assassinated at Sarajevo, capital
of Bosnia.
July 23?Austria sends an ultimatum
to Servia, demanding
nromnt nnnishmpnt r?f tVio oc_
sassins.
July 24?Russians join Servia
in a request that Austria grant
an extension of time for the reply
to the ultimatum.
July 25?Servia gives in to
Austria and most of the points at
issue but Austria is* not satisfied.
July 28?Sir Edw. Grey, the
British foreign minister, proposes
an international conference
to bring about peace.
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.juiy ?o? uerniany ana Austria
refuse Sir Edw. Grey's proposal.
Austria declares war on Servia.
July 29?Austria bombards Belgrade.
Russia, Germany, France
begin active preparations for
war.
July 30?Emperor William demands
that Russia cease her mobilization
within 24 hours.
July 31 ?The kaizer decrees
martial law. Czar Nicholas, Emperor
William and King George
exchange personal telegrams in
an eleventh-hour attempt to stop
the war.
August 1 ?Germany declares
war on Russia.
August 2 ? Russia advance
guard invades Germany and there
are reports of fighting on the
French frontier. Germans enter
| Luxemberg and Belgium, menaced
by Germany appeals to
England.
August 3?The first sea fight
of the war between Russian and
German vessels in the Baltic is
reported in the vicinity of the
Aland islands. Sir Edward Grey
declares England is pledged to
pfotect the coasts of France
from attack, but lays the question
of declaring war before
parliament.
August 4 ?England declares
war against Germany and sends
orders to the fleet to "capture or
destroy the enemy," The Kronprinzessin
Cecilie,- with $11,000,000
in gold in her cargo, finds a
refuge at Bar Harbor. President
Wilson proclaims the neutrality
of the United States.
August 5?Belgians meet the
attacks of the invading Germans
around Liege.
Mr. Powell 83 Years of Age.
Mr. B. F. Powell, of Fort Mill
and Charlotte, alternately, ar- ]
rived in the city yesterday on
j nis way to naiiour, near Hen-1
dersonville, where he will make |
j his home in future with his son,
Mr. Will Powell. Mr. Powell is
also the father of Mr. Ben Powell
of this city.
On December 18, Mr. Powell
was 83 years of a>?e. He is a
native of Fort Mill. S. C., and
with the exception of the years
he lived in Charlotte, has spent
j his life there. Although 83 he
is hale and hearty. ?Charlotte
News.
Gov. Manning has received
several petitions asking that the
death sentence imposed upon;
Albert Tolbert, the Greenwood
. mill operative, be commuted to j
life imprisonment. Tolbert was
convicted several weeks ago of
murdering his wife. The date I
for his execution is April 2.
Gov. Manning has taken the
1 petitions under advisement
Fertilizer Sales Light.
The 1915 fertilizer business in
Fort Mill, and the same condition
exists in the other towns
of the State, will probably be
50 per cent, certainly not over
GO per cent, of last year's business.
The movement of fertilizers
usually commences early in
February. In fact, some fertilizer
is carried by the railroads
late in .January, and by this
time of the year every freight
train on every line is carrying
fertilizer "tonnage," and the
country roads are traveled by
hundreds of wagons to and from
the stations. The sidetracks are
crowded, too. But this condition
does not exist this year, and
according to local fertilizer dealers
it will not exist during 1915.
It is stated that there are at
i least three causes contributing
to small movement of fertilizer.
| In the lirst place the farmers are
I not buying any great amount of
i fertilizers. In the second place
I they are buying cotton seed meal
i and acid phosphate, and muriate |
oi potasti, when they can get
it, and are doing their own mixing,
and the third reason is the
j shortage of muriate of potash?
At this time last year potash was
I being delivered at $43.75 per ton.
I Now it is being sold at $130 per
| ton f. o. b. the ports.
If the entire population of the
world resided in Texas, there ,
would be an average of only ten
persons to the acre, according to
figures compiled by John Adams'
of Fort Worth. The population ;
of the world is about 1,000,000,-!
1)00, and if all these people lived
in Texas the density of the population
would be about equal to
the density of Fort Worth's population,
which is 5,440 a square
| mile. There are 265,780 square
j miles in Texas.? Dallas News.
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MARCH IS FEATURED BY
STUDY COLD WEATHER
Abnormally low temperatures 13
have been prevalent during the ^
first half of the present month,
as the following facts and figures t(
from the Charlotte office of the ^
weather bureau will show:
'"Everv dav in the month thn? s<
far has been below the daily nor- n
mal, without a single exception, ^
the daily deficiencies ranging K
from fwo to fourteen degrees. p
The total deficiency for the first ^
15 days amounts to 94 degrees. c
While this has not equalled 0
the unusually cold weather of the g
first half of March last year, it p
has approached qnite near to it. ^
The deficiency for the same pe- IT
riod of time last year was 131 $
degrees, but the cold for that
period was more intense on a
few days which increased appreciably
the total deficiency. ^
The lowest temperature thus ^
far in March is but 23 degrees,
yet the warmest night in the gl
month to date has brought a 01
temperature of 36 degrees with ^
heavy frost. ir
Of frosts there have been a- %
plenty. Every night during the ^
past week there has been frost,
either heavy or killing in nature.
These low temperatures while p
unfavorable to the growth of r
grass crops, have been instrumental
in keeping back most of H
the fruit buds till they yet ap- y<
pear to be unkilled. Some peach
trees that have been protected ^
from the cold winds have been
in full bloom for a week or more 1)1
have undoubtedly been injured d<
by the frosts and low tempera- tc
tures, but on the majority of the H
trees the buds are just now ai
showing a generous amount of it
pink.?Charlotte Observer. P
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FHELAE
to a special invita
our store and see
wring buil
arrived. In the lot
styles and color
3 please the lady
and serviceable si
ample suits and v
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orial Review Patt
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Of Interest to Veterans.
W. H. Edwards, of Chester,
dio is a member of the State
ension board, has given out the
allowing statement regarding
tie pension fund: "From letters
a the State pension board from
tie county pension boards, and
rom private individuals, it
eems that there is a widespread
lisunderstanding in regard to
tie acts passed by the last
eneral assembly in regard to
ensions. The law as to eligiility
to pensions, was not
hanged in any particular. The
nly change made by the last
eneral assembly in regard to
ensions. was to add $50 000 tn
ie pension fund, out of which
lust come, in round numbers,
17,500 for the maintenance of
le Confederate infirmary. The
und this year for pensions is
282,500, and the fund will thus
e distributed by the comptroller
eneral by the direction of the
tate pension board. The penoners
mav exneet thp mnnnu
n or before April 15. There
as absolutely no change made
1 the pension law by the last
eneral assembly." ? Yorkville
nquirer.
Former Pineville Nan Dead.
Mr. M. E. Culp, formerly of
ineville, died at his home in
harlotte Tuesday night at
):30 o'clock. Mr. Culp was 49
ears of age and had been in
eclining health for several
lonths. He was a druggist by
rofession and during his resienee
in Pineville served the
>wn for several terms as mayor,
e leaves a wife, two brothers
[id three sisters. The funeral,
is understood, will be held in
ineville today.
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who wishes ?
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/ill be in our ?
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ad styles. ?
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