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BURGLARS CAPTURED;
GOODS RECOMERED
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Sam Hood and Dudley Jackson,
two young negroes, each apparently
about 20 years of age, 1
are prisoners in York jail, where
they will be held until the next
term of the court of general
sessions to answer to the charge
of entering and burglarizing the
store of the Mills & Young company,
of Fort Mill, the night of
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were captured in the vicinity
of Griffith, N. C., Hood being
caught Thursday afternoon and
Jackson on Saturday morning.
The capture of the negroes and
their connection with the Fort
Mill robbery came about through
the finding Thursday morning
of a pocket knife on the floor of
a Pineville store, which the negroes
had entered some time
during Wednesday night. The
knife was brought to Fort Mill
by Policeman J. M. Parks, of
Pineville. and was found to have
been one of the number taken
from the store of the Mills &
Young company. This led the
authorities to believe that the
burglars were somewhere in the
vicinity of Pineville. Officer
Parks, accompanied by Special
Officer V. D. Potts, of this city,
boarded the northbound train for
Griffith. Just before reaching
Griffith the negroes were seen a
short distance from the railroad
and the train was stopped to
allow the officers to alight. The
negroes on seeing the officers
made a break for the thickets.
Officer Potts, armed with a shotgun,
fired on Jackson, the load
of small shot taking effect in the
negroe's legs and knocking him
down. Thinking the negro too
badly wounded to make a getaway,
Mr. Potts continued the
chase after Hood and succeeded
in catching him after a short
race. When the officer returned
to where Jackson had
fallen the negro was not there.
Bloodhounds were secured from
the Mecklenburg chaingang
camp and the dogs at once took
up the trail. Jackson was
chased for several hours, but
finally eluded the dogs and
nothing more was known of his
whereabouts until Saturday
morning when he appeared at a
farm house near Griffith station.
The gunshot wounds in Jackson's
legs had rendered the negro almost
beyond traveling, and the
officers found little trouble in
effecting his capture. He was
brought to Fort Mill Saturday
afternoon by Officer Potts, and
on Sunday was taken to York
jail.
In a hearing Friday morning
before Magistrate R. P. Harris,
Hood made a confession of his
complicity in the robbery, and
gave a detailed account of the
entry to the store and of the
movements of himself and Jackson
after quitting the town. He
placed the blame for his complicity
on Jackson, saying that
the latter had threatened him if
he did not assist mm in the
stealing. ^He also stated that
^ the two witended to carry the
stolen goods to Spencer Mountain,
N. C., and sell them.
On being examined by a Fort
* Mill physician, it was found that
upwards of sixty shot from Officer
Potts' gun had entered the
legs of Jackson from the knees
down, and that he could have
given the hounds such a long
r chase after receiving the wounds
was considered almost a mystery.
The stolen goods, consisting
of clothing, shoes and various
smail articles of hardware, were
recovered when the negroes
were first discovered Thursday
SOUTH CAROLINA.
By George Firch. Humorist.
South Carolina is a State of i
perpetual irritation, situated be- '
tween Georgia and North Caro- j,
lina, and somewhere between the |
Revolution and the War Between '
the Sections. It is the fighting I'
State in the Union, and is the '
unsafest spot between the Atlantic
and Pacific in which to dis- :
cuss the emancipation proclamation
or to edit a newspaper with :
a trenchant pen.
South Carolina is about as big
as the front yard of a Texas cat- (
ticking. It contains 30,000 square
miles, is shaped like a 5-cent cut I
of pie, and has 1,500,006?people,
including Republicans, Chinese
and Indians not taxed. The population
is almost equally divided
between whites and negroes, but
one white Carolinian, when he
gnashes his teeth and draws in
his breath with a low, hissing
sound, can make 100 colored residents
go away in search of a
rest and a change of climate
without waiting for the next
train.
South Carolina was settled
about 250 years ago, but has remained
unsettled ever since. It
has always been noted for its
nervousness and willingness to
use up anu smue me universe
on all occasions. The British
were having an easy time in the
Revolution when they struck
South Carolina, but Gen. Marion
soon made them look iike a Republican
who has criticised Gen.
Lee in Charleston. The State
helped win the Revolution, but
threatened to take its doll things
and go home in Jackson's administration,
and in 186^> it opened
the War Between the Sections by
seceding with a prodigious explosion.
(Later it contributed Tillman
to the United States senate
and has listened to the uproarious
results with pride ever since.)
South Carolina was severely
shaken by an earthquake in 1886
but did not secede at that time.
South Carolina raises cotton,
rice, sweet potatoes, and supplies
turpentine and rosin to the
world at large. It begins at the
Atlantic ocean in a modest way
about six l'ect below high water,
and for many^niiles inland is so
moist that the farmers keep life
belts handy on their wagons. It
has many tine old towns, full of
polite and chivalrous citizens,
but the population peters out in
the western mountains, where
the people eat clay instead of ice
cream and lobsters, and empty
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day shoes by pounding the soles
with a stick. There are three
religions in the State?Protestant.
Catholic and State rights.
Between the Savannah and the
Pee Dee rivers J,ohn C. Calhoun
is still the greatest man in the
world and history closes in 1865.
Charleston, a beautiful petrified
city on the seacoast, is the
metropolis of South Carolina.
The hope of the State is in its
public schools, but the cotton
mills, which are spreading all
over it like a heavy rash, are
driving hundreds of teachers out
of employment. ?Wisconsin State
Journal.
Origin of the Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scout movement was
begun in England in 1907 by Sir
Baden-Powell. The aim of the
founder was to prepare boys for
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|jcai.c wiin me f>tiniG cure unci i
zeal that has so often been expended
in preparing men and
boys for war. It is hence a nonmilitary
organization and not to
be confused with Boys' Brigades
and other kindred organizations.
The term "Scouts" is used advisedly.
but the emphasis should
be placed on the word only when ;
coupled with the conditional word ,
"peace." The boys are "Peace s
Scouts," and their training is for
"peace scouting."
In 1910 the movement was introduced
into America by W. I).
Boyce, of Chicago.
Report has it that the plant of
the Charlotte Brick company, at
Grattan, which has been closed ,
down for some time, will begin i
full-time operations tomorrow j
morning. 1
DESIRES FULL VOTE
IN WHISKEY ELECTION
Publication of the following
statement regarding the prohibition
election to be held
September 14, is requested by
the Rev. J. L. Harley, State
superintendent of the AntiSaloon
league:
"This election will be held
Tuesday, September 14. There
will be two ballots, as provided
by the statute, one 'For the
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iiKiuu latiui c ciuu ?ait; ui ciicuiiuiic
liquors and beverages in South
Carolina,' the other. 'Against
the sale and manufacture of
alcoholic liquors and beverages
in South Carolina.' ^
"There will be but one ballot
box. If the result of the election
is against the manufacture and
sale, the county dispensary will
be closed after December 31, and
the sale of alcoholic liquors and
beverages within the State will
be unlawful after that time.
"This law has nothing to do
with the gallon-a-month law,
regulating the importation of
liquors from outside the State.
"All persons who are eligible
and desire to vote in this election
must have a registration
certificate and receipt showing
the payment of all his taxes for
the year 1914.
"To vote in this election, a
person must have registered
more than 30 days before the
election unless he becomes of
age within 30 days. The only
Mattie Matthews, of York
county, was awarded the scholarship
endowed by Dr. W. Gill
Wylie, of New York.
Negro Burned at Stake.
Will Stanley, a negro arrested
Friday in connection with the
killing of three children of Wm.
R. Grimes, a farmer living near
Temple, Texas, last Wednesday,
was burned to death by a mob in
the public square of Temple late
Friday night. Several thousand
persons who had thronged the
streets awaiting the outcome of
an examination of Stanley and
and two alleged accomplices witnessed
the lynching.
remaining opportunity to register
for this election will be in
August. The books will be open
for at least three days in August
in every county and at such
places in the county as the
board of registration may designate
by two weeks' public notice.
In those counties having 50,000
people or more, the books will
be open for the first 15 days of
August.
"It is earnestly desired by
those favoring prohibition that
the election shall be a full expression
of the sentiment of the
people, both for and against
prohibition. And for that reason,
all person who are eligible
to do so are urged to register
and vote."
The Winthrop Examinations.
President D. B. Johnson of
Winthrop College has submitted
to the State board of education
a report upon the scholarship
and entrance examinations held
$t the county seats on July 2.
The total number of applicants
for entrance to the institution
was 538; applicants for scholarships,
440; applicants for entrance,
98; applicants who failed
on the examination, 330; scholarships
awarded out of 25 vacant
cn VlV\l O rvc* t rv A*-v?-vlI/?r??>
UV.MUIUI OIII^CI LU Cljipiictlllis living
in rural communities, 15; scholarships
awarded to other applicants,
10; applicants completing
12th grade in school, 4; applicants
completing 11th grade in
school, 58; applicants completing
10th grade in school, 344; applicants
completing ninth grade
in school; 69; applicants completing
eighth grade in school,
8; applicants from colleges and
private seminaries and ungraded
schools and other schools undesignated,
55.
Miss Christine Holler, of Rock
Hill, was awarded the vacant
York scholarship, and Miss
BECKER PAID PENALTY
FOR GAMBLER'S DEATH
Charles Becker's three-year
fight for life, which ended Friday
morning: when the big steel
lever in Sing Sing's execution
chamber crashed on the current
that drove the life from his
body, was the most bitterly
foUfifht in Npw Vnr-L- PAtlvf r?r\r?r?lo I
w ? .. v* ?v wui t aiuidld.
Becker was sentenced to death
for having instigated the murder
early in July of 1912 of
Herman Rosenthal, a gambler.
Twice had he withstood the ordeals
of long trials; many times
had he had his hopes raised to
the highest pinnacle, only to see !
them crash about him. At both
of his trials he was the cynosure
of eyes that continually looked
for the slightest trace of a
breakdown, but he never quivered,
and so far as is known his
long confinement in the death
house, with its gloomy surroundings,
never shook him.
Becker's career as a policeman
was a tempestous one. He
was leader of the "strong arm"
squad, which had charge of controlling
vice in the Tenderloin
district, and especially gambling.
?T
ne was in numerous scrapes of
different kinds.
Toll of the Great War.
It is estimated, according to
the best information obtainable
by American military and other
authorities, that of the 22 million
men engaged in the European
war 3,000,000 have been killed.
8,000,000 wounded and about 1-3
of the latter so seriously that
they will die. The money cost
is estimated to have already been
$25,000,000;000.
} SPECIE
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? large, but we will
? the following:
? One piece black Crepe
v 39c the yard.
v One piece Black Stripe
a 39c the yard
a Two pieces Tan Palm I
K price, only 19c the
X Two pieces 40-inch Co
X One piece each Blue, P
g Blue and Pink Lace Cl<
? A few pieces of Crepe
jsP only 11c the yard.
? We still have a few M<
? going at HALF PF
? Also a few Children's ^
? It will pay you to see
? shopping that this is "T
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STATE HEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
J. R. Miles, a white man aged
about 35 years, has been lodged
in the Richland county jail for
alleged attempted criminal assault.
Miles is a married man
with a family, and the alleged
victim is a white girl, said to be
10 or 12 years old.
Gov. Manning has offered a reward
of $50 for the apprehension
of Chas. Robinson, a young ne- i
gro, who is wanted in Abbeville!
county on the charge of killing
Lucius Crittenden at Lowndesville.
The negro was reported
to have been lynched, but this
proved incorrect.
The voters of the Fourth congressional
district will hold a
primary on Tuesday, August 10,
for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Congress to succeed
Jos. T. Johnson, who resiirnpd to
become judge of the Western
federal district of this State.
Eugene S. Werts, auditor of
Newberry county, has been ordered
to show cause by Governor
Manning today why he should
not be removed from office. Mr.
Werts is charged with "misconconduct
in office."
The superintendent of the old
soldiers home at Columbia says
that the institution will be unable
to take in additional veterans until
a vacancy occurrs. The institution
is affording a home for 82
veterans.
Mrs. E. R. Patterson and little
sons are visiting relatives at
Richburg, Chester county.
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LL CUT 1
ays at Mills & Young
i .ill
lays we will place on
Pi ices. Our Summ
give our customers .
de Chene, 36-inch, 50c quali
:d Wash Silk, 36-inch, 50c qus
Beach cloth, 32 and 36-inch, f
yard.
lored Voile, 25c quality, spec
'ink and White China Silk, 50
Dth, 25c quality, special price
in Tan, Blue and Lavender, 1
;n's and Boys' Slippers left.
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"dippers we are closing out at
s the above. And, always rei
he Store."
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ENGLAND DISREGARDS
AMERICAN PROTEST
Great Britain's reply to the
American notes concerning the
detention of neutral commerce
and declining to be bound by
British orders-in-council have
been mad* public. With regard
to neutral commerce. Great
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iDiiiciiii it*i uses to accept tne
contentions of the United States
and justifies to the British
orders-in-eouncil as being wholly
within international law.
Great Britain, it is declared, will
continue to apply the orders-incouncil.
but with every effort to
avoid embarrassment to neutrals.
It is denied that international
law is violated by the blockading
of neutral ports to cut off an
enemy's commerce with foreign
countries and Great Britain de- *
clines to allow the free passage
of goods originating in Germany
and territory under German control.
Americans Die in Haiten Riot
Two American bluejackets were
killed Thursday night in an attack
by natives on Port au
Prince, Haiti, held by Rear Admiral
Caperton with 400 men
from the cruiser Washington.
The attacking party was beaten
off :ind nrOpr was rpefnrprl in llio
city. No saiiors were injured and
the loss of the attackers was not
reported.
The two Americans killed were
Wm. Gompers, seaman of Brooklyn,
and Cason S. Whitehurst,
ordinary seaman of Norfolk.
Miss Bess Spratt has returned
from a week's visit to relatives
in Chester.
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PRICES
; Company's ?
sale a lot of Sumer
stock isn't very ?
Special Prices on ?
ty, special price only ?
ality, special price, only *
SUc quality, special sale X
ial sale price, 19c yard. X
?c quality, sale price 39c
15c yard. ?
5c quality, sale price ?5
Remember, they are ?
25 and 50c the pair. @
member when you go ^
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