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THURSDAY. AUGUST 30. 1917. J?
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Will We Heed the Lesson? "
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After the war. what? After ^
we have beaten back the Ger- w
mans from Belgium and France b
and definitely dispelled the curse h
of military autocracy from Eu- o
rope and the world for the time
being, what are we going to do
about it? Are we going to con- h
tinue right on living in the fool's T
paradise where we slept in a P'
false sense of security before b'
the war, or are we going to profit ^
by our lesson? a'
For two or more years before D
the war was thrust upon us \v* M
were warned of what might ^
' happen, even more, of what was 81
likely to happen. But we shook
our heads and said it was too
bad that a militaristic spirit was
springing up in this country ol h
perpetual peace and prosperity. 01
We re-elected our president be- ^
u ~ i i i i. i. ei
cause lie uuu nepi us uui ui war. '
And then, even he, with his 1
great patience and forbearance, ?
was compelled to accept the fact ^
of war. We were finally com- q
pelled to fight, in spite of our v
unpreparedness and our foolish d
confidence in our neighbors. H
What do you suppose would ti
have happened had this country 0
possessed a military establish- b
ment worthy of national impor- 0
tance and common sense? Does a
anyone imagine that Germany
would have been so ready to
force us into battle on the side q
of the Allies if we had had an a
army of 10,000,000 trained men, ?
as we probably would have hac H
if we had adopted universal mili ^
tary training five jot ten years
ago? Does anyone imagine that f<
our ships would have been sunk d
and our citizens drowned so pro- it
miscuously if we had had a navy ?
commensurate with our position ^
in the world? And still the con- ai
scription bill is passed specifiic- w
ally as a temporary measure, to
and many of the estimable gentlemen
w ho voted for it? because
their constituents demanded that
they should?are loud in their ei
nrof^sfationa fhnt universal mili. ft
tary training is a peace measure!
May coi gress and the people?
for the people are responsible t(
for the deeds or misdeeds of jT
congress?heed the lesson that
this war has taught! May Amer- a
ica come through the war awake
at least! if she does the heart- a
aches and the misery, the wast- ai
age of money and men, will not ^
have been in vain.
The Times is pleased to acknowledge
that city council has
done a great deal of permanent a
street work during the present tl
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nuuiiiici, piuunuiy ao mucil US Si
has been done in any single year n
in the past. Work that was need- p
ed has been done in such a man- 11
ner that it will need but slight ?.
attention for the next few years. ^
However, we fear that the steeet ^
department has been neglecting a
our main street. The paving g
surface along this thoroughfare h
is worn away in places, and b
climbing the depot hill one ex- y
neriences about as rouerh minor h
a# if the street had never been n
paved. It may be that the city ^
iff . * has spent all the money this year
that it can well spare for street C
work, bat we think the wlmiwia | 9
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ation should strain a point and 1
it the street in condition beinter
seta in. With its already
amorous holes it is not pleasant
'-contemplate what the eondit i
on pf the street will be if it ih ]
lowed to stand over until ah* j
ther year without repairs. I
Local buyers of cotton and cot- ;
>n seed can do much toward <
Doming business this fall and '
l.. : ..L m '
iuix:i ujr paying as uiuuu xor
lese products as the buyers in 1
ae surrounding towns pay. It '
rill be recalled that last season '
lany bales of cotton and hun- (
reds, possibly thousands, of ,
ushels of seed were hauled to !
tock Hill by Fort Mill farmers ,
ecause prices in Rock Hill were
Bually about 1-4 cent higher <
ar cotton and about 10 cents <
lore per bushel for seed. We 1
now of no reason why the Fort '
[ill buyers can't pay as much 1
3 the Rock Hill buyers or the '
uyers of other towns and we
ope they will do so the ap- j
roaching season.
No sirree, Manda, no society {
appeninprs in this issue of The i
imes. Trouble is, it didn't hapen.
Fact is. society seems to
e on the blink at present. In- 1
eed, so far as we have been
ble to learn, not a card has
een turned in the town of Fort !
[ill since the Rev. Baxter F. ,
[cLendon appeared on the scene I,
)me two or more weeks ago.
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Pope Leo's Robe.
OO CinItKa^tr nnAiim/1 Pnlnrrtkin
lino UIIJ WVUJ QIVU1IU UUIUIIlUia
ad hands on a robe worn by 1
ne of the Popes? The editor of
he Record has had that privil- 1
gre. On a recent call to the 1
ome of some delightful Catholic
eople in York, county we were
ermitted to see a number of 1
eautiful robes worn by Bishop
>'Connell, now of Richmond,
a., but for many years presient
of the American college in
tome. There are numerous beauful
paintings and robes in the
>'Connell home at Fort Mill,
lit none that imnresseH me more I
n account of its association than
remarkable white brocade robe
roro by the late Pope Leo XIII,
ne of the greatest statesmen
nd one of the best men that the
latholic church has ever had for
Pope. The robe shows that he
ras a man of small stature and
fiat he used snuff, occasionally,
n Bishop O'Connell's collection
f relics are some rare and beauful
things that can occupy one
>r a whole day in studying the
elicate workmanship, and hearig
the legends connected with
ach by Miss Mary O'Connell,
le bishop's talented sister,
hese O'Connells are nephews
nd nieces of Dr. O'Connell,
<ho founded the convent in Co?
imbia. ? Columbia Record.
Gold Hill News.
Gold Hill. Aug. 27.?Mr. Stephn
Coltharp and lady, of Kenjcky.
are visiting: relatives in
lis community.
S. L. Coltharp, who has been
a a visit to relatives in Darling>n,
motored home today, bringtg
his relatives with him.
Miss Ruth Nivens has bought
new Ford.
The straw hat boys have been ;
ailed from refreshment to labor
nd they are now busy pulling
>dder. The crops of both corn
nd cotton have been cut off by
le dry weather and east winds.
/e think there is a lot of com
urt by being left too thick on
tie ground. We have in mind
certain field where there is
tiree stalks left and where one
balk would have made a lot
lore corn. We will mention no
ames, because we are not huntlg
a fight and we will not run,
ither. Now, this will sound
ke old-fashioned talk to some,
ut bless you, bud, a lot of oldashioned
things are good yet
nd deserve respect, for here is
his old headache of ours which
as stuck closer to us than a
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rouier now ior seventy-five
ears, and we can't help bat
ave some respect for it. If its
ame has ever been changed, we
on't know it Splinter.
Roy Spratt of Mt. Holly, N.
L, was among the visitors to
tot Mill Sunday.
mi ffiLL FEELS PftfOD ]
OF HER SOLDBBOT RECORD 1
There are perhaps few towns ^
tr the countfy no Ifefger than !
Port Mill which have furnished
is many officers for the army as
lias this place, there now being
LI men from here holding com- j
missions in the various branches i
of the service. Not only has
Port Mill tbe distinction of furnishing
an unusual number of
officers for a town of its size,
but it has the added distinction
of sending into the service an infantry
company and a supply
company, besides the several
men in the regular establishment
as non-com missioned officers who
call this place home.
Topping the list of Fort Mill
_ /b t i. m r% a a
imliters is u?ui. toi. x. d. opraic
of the First regiment, N. G. S.
C., who has been promoted successively
from first lieutenant of
Company G., First regiment, to 1
captain of that company, then to
major of the second Battalion,
First Regiment, and recently to
lieutenant colbnel. Colonel Spratt
is an old Citadel man who has
been active in the National Guard
since 1900, when company G., '
then company K., was organized ;
with W. R. Bradford as captain.
Until recently Capt. Spratt was 1
cashier of the First National 1
bank of this city and has large
farming interests in the township.
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The Fort Mill man next in 1
rank is Caot. S. W. Parks of
company G., First regiment, <
whose military experience is coextensive
with that of Colonel
Spratt. Captain Parks has been
at the head of his company for
several years and although he
was without military training
previous to the formation of his
company, when he was elected
second lieutenant, he is accredited
with being one of the most 1
efficient officers in eithei of the
State's regiments. Previous to 1
the stay of the First regiment on
the Mexican border last year.
Captain Parks had been for years
engaged in the drug business in
this city.
Lieut. J.add M. N^issey, of
Fort Mill, has been in the First
regiment for several years. He
is adjutant of the Second Battalion,
with rank of first lieutenant.
Richard A. Fulp is first lieutenant
of company G., to which
he was promoted from second
lieutenant, after tha USrof ?nr?5
VIIV A IAOK XC^lment
returned from the Mexican
border last fall.
The second lieutenant of company
G. is Murray Mack, who i
was transferred from company
H. (Rock Hill) to his home company
some weeks ago. Lieutenant
Mack is a member of the
well known Mack family of this
city. His father was the late
Rev. J. B. Mack. D. D., who in
his day was one of the best
known Presbyterian ministers of
the South.
This completes the list of Fort
Mill men wTho are officers in the
National Guard. Recently, however,
five Fort Mill men won
commissions at Fort Oglethorpe,
and there is one Fort Mill man a
captain in the regular army.
Capt. James D. Fulp, U. S. R.,
after finishing the course at Ogleii
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uiurpe. spent a lew cays with
his family here and left for Cambridge.
Mass., where he is receiving
additional instructions
under French officers. Last year
he was superintendent of the
Fort Mill graded school. It is
stated that Captain Fulp barely
missed a majority at Oglethorpe.
Capt. George W. Potts, U. S.
R. has been connected with the
National Guard for several years.
He was recommended by Capt.
Parks as one of the two members
of company G. to attend the
Oglethorpe camp. Captain Potts
is an alumnus of the College of
Charleston.
First Lieut. Frank G. Potts,
U. S. R., is a Fort Mill man, j
though for a number of years he
has been a member of the facul-,
ty of the University of South
Carolina.
Like Captain Potts, Second
Lieut. R. Holt Ardrey, U. S. R..
was recommended by Captain |
Parks for the training course at
Oglethorpe. Lieutenant Ardrey
is a brother of Capt. Erskine Ardrey,
U. S. A., and iff a son of'
the late Capt. Wm. E. Ardrey, I
who wm bm a mwnhw from]
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Mecklenburg of the North Carolina
legislature.
Lieut. Marshall Boyce, U. S.
EL. won his commission at Osie
thorpe. He is a son of Wm. W.
Boyce, whose home is in the upper
part of Fort Mill township.
Capt. Erekine Ardrey, U. S.
A., is a graduate of Wept Point
and has been in the ajroy for
several years. He was recently1
promoted from first lieutenant.
McLeadoa Meeting Closes Soday.
The Rev. Baxter F. McLendon
announced from his pulpit Sunday
morning that he would close
his series of revival meetings in
this city next Sunday night.
Thus the meetings will have run
continuously through four Sundays,
a period of three weeks.
It is generally felt that these
services have been productive of
much good, as large numbers of
the congregations have professed
conversion and many others have
reconsecrated their lives to Christian
service. The attendance
which has been uniformly large
at the evening services indicates
the interest in the movement
taken bv the neonle of the whole
community. The criticisms heard
during: the first few days of the
revivalist's methods have long:
since quite disappeared and the
consensus of opinion now is that
he is an earnest and consecrated
man, having: power and the unselfish
aim of serving his fellow
man.
Last Sunday morning a considerable
number of people were
present from Rock Hill, York
and Clover, as was indicated by
a show of hands at the call of
the evangelist, and it is expected
that at his closing meeting
next Sunday the attendance from
these places will be even larger.
The services Monday evening
for the negroes filled the tent to
overflowing, numbers of white
people being compelled to stand
on the outside of the tent.
It is not known at this time
where Mr. McLendon's next
meeting will be held.'
Fort Hill Soldiers.
Following is the list of Fort
Mill men who were yesterday
drawn for war duty:
Will Sutton. Lonnie Kager, C.
B. Kimbrell, Jame^ Collins, Guy
Bradford, Oscar Hammond, Jno.
L. Cassidy, Bernard Blankenship,
Walter Clawson, William
Gray, Clemson Faris, John Gaddy,
Jacob White, Fonzie Wright.
Walter Pope, Edward Glover.
These men, with others yet to
be selected, will be called to the
service beginning with Sept. 5.
Tightens Up on Child Labor Law.
Perhaps the most striking legislation
reproduced in the annual
volume of labor laws of the national
bureau of labor statistics,
which has just been issued, is
the act of congress establishing
eight hours as a standard work
dav for employes operating trains
on steam railways in the interstate
commerce. Next to this
may be placed the federal statute
excluding from interstate traffic
the products of the labor of
children employed in mines or
quarries under the age of 16, or
in mills, canneries, factories,
etc., under the age of 14 years;
the hours of labor of children
under 16 years of age must not
exceed eight per day, nor may
such children work between 7 p.
m. and 6 a. m.
State laws affecting the employment
of children are also
strengthened, as in South Carolina,
where the age for employment
in factories is raised from
12 to 14 years.
Round Trip Excursion Fares j
Via Southern Railway System
from Fort Mill, S. C,
Atlanta, lit., 910.30.
Account National Baptist ConvenVention
(colored), tickets on sale Sept.
2. 3, 4 and for trains scheduled to arrive
Atlanta before noon September 5,
final limit returning Sept. 14, 1917.
Cleveland, Ohio, $31.00.
Account Elks of the World (I. B. P.
O. E.) colored, tickets on sale August
25. 26 and 27, with final limit returning
September 5, 1917.
Muskogee, Olds., $42.50.
Account Annual Session, National I
Baptist Convention (colored), tickets
on sale September 2, 3 and 4 with final
limit returning September 15, 1917.
Proportionately reduced fares from
other points. Summer excursion tickets
now on sale to various resort points.
Call on local ticket agent for details or
communicate with S. H. McLean.
Division gj??' Amnt fldta?
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Specials for Saturday, Sept 1st.
2 10-pound bucket Snowdrift Lard $195 I
10 lbs. Granulated Sugar, 1.00
Wesson Oil, per can, 35 *
3 pounds Caraja Coffee ..85
? 6 bars Octagon Soap. 40 *
Lots of other things such as grape juice, vinegar, pickles, ?
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