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THE FOBT mi TIMES KwKp * Pwnrntlr-PibHafcxITbOThn. . W. BRADFORD - - Edit*- sad Proprietor ossomptiom katk: On* Year Il.tt 91* Months................................ .66 T 1 1 ' " " ' The Times invites contributions on livejobject* bat does not agree to publish more than >00 words o i soy subject. The right is reserved to edit rerv communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rttes are made known to those interested. Telephone. I oca land longdistance. No. 112. Rntered at the oostofllce at Port Mill. 8. C.. as mall matter ot the second class. THURSDAY. OCT. 18. 1917. *fillman and the Sen&torship. Senator Tillman is not only ' talking about again running for the United States Senate, "but his mind is already made up on the subject?he'll run if he is alive. The statement he gave the press a few days ago in which he said he would be a candidate provided the people expressed a desire to have bim was so much bunc. If anything more had been necessary, the suggesgestion confirms the opinion we have held for years - Tillman is in his dotage?he is enfeebled in the head as well as in the body. If he were not, he would not be so puffed up with self importance as to think that the voters of South Carolina are willing to forget that he stated positively five years ago that if he could get one more term in the Senate he would not ask for another. Now ? he puts that statement behind him and is bidding?we almost )irl trrrinnr ? fnp a form nn MV66.I.6 XWA U iltl.ll XVIII. VII the plea that the war has come * on since his last election and that it will not do to elect any man to the Senate whose loyalty to the country has not been tested. Which is one way?albeit a foolish way?of saying that he is the only man in the State to be trusted. This paper is as loyal as Ben Tillman or anybody else. It won't do for Tillman to swing to President Wilson's coattails and it won't do for the unthinking to suggest lack of loyally nn the nart nf thosp who oppose Tillman, as he himself is apt to do. We are opposed to giving Ben Tillman another term in the Senate. He has served his day, if indeed he ever had a dfey. For a long time he had us t fooled ?as he today has a lot of other South Carolinians fooled. A?good many years ago we thought he was a great man. j Now we are ready to concede; that we were wrong. He never J has done anything for the peo-> . pie. He claims credit for the establishment of Clemson and Winthrop; he established neither. But he did establish, with the assistance of a docile, submissive Legislature, the most iniquitous institution that ever neia sway in souin Carolina - tne State dispensary. We are done with Ben Tillman; have been done with him for a long time, and there isn't an intelligent, respectable white man in South Carolina we would not sooner vote for than to vote for him. Duy a Liberty Bond. Your duty as an American citizen is plain, definite and imperative. Your opportunity to subscribe to the second Liberty Loan comes at the. time when you have just oegun to realize mat your country Is at war. You have watched, with a swelling heart, your boys and their comrades march proudly away to do th? ir bit in the war to save civilization and preserve liberty. You will realize before the war is over that they are fighting forjuu, and to save your country from the domination of a base machine governed by inhuman, faithless, covetous rulers. You who cannot go to thej K. front have many duties to perform. You have been called * on to give money and will be called on again hut it is more than a duty?more than patriot-1 ism?it is a privilege to buy Liberty Bonds, la buying liberty Bonds you are tatting money to your government to be paid back to you with 4 per cent interest Your bank, any bank, will take your subscription without any fee or charge for service. Subscribe promptly, freely and generously. "The time has come to conquer or submit. For us there is but one choice?we have made it."--President Wilson. The Liberty Loan, by its very | nature, is a prior lien on everything in the land and the very > best investment that the citizen oan have. It is the patriotic duty of everyone to put some money into the new loan. Having embarked in^his great enterprise. ! to falter, to temporize, or to | count the cost, is equivalent to cowardice on the firing line. The Good of Bonds. The farmers of the country ought to buy largely of the second issue of the Liberty Bonds. It would be bad taste to "load up" on the bonds, but there is scarcely a farmer in this section ! who can not buy one or more bonds without missing the money : and they shopld buy just as I heavily as they can afford. The buying of Liberty Bonds is not an act of charity; it is a matter of duty and a matter of business. On the score of duty, says an exchange, there is not much to be said; everybody knows the arguments, or rather the facts, and it is not to be argued. Our country is at war. For a successful termination of the conflict much money is needed. The government must depend upon its own people for the money. The purchase of government i l_ 1 i % nonas ib gooa Dusiness. in ordinary business transaction, one figures Interest at six, seven or eight per cent, and the bonds pay but four. But they are absolutely safe. Moreover, that interest will be paid ptomptly each time it falls due and it will be paid for a long term of years. There will lie no lapses between ihe lime the money is paid'in and put out again, as there is in ordinary investments. Only last Saturday we saw a farmer drive into town in a new Ford, and doubtless many others will put their surplus money into autos, but this is poor business. An auto that costs $400 in October is worth about $200 in March as a selling price. As security at the bank it is worth about $100 if Ihp nwnpr is n nroMu straight fellow anyway. That mule that you value at $150 is security for $75," if you have it insured and allow the other fellow to hold the papers. But five hundred dollars' worth of United States bonds is the best kind of security for five hundred dollars in October. March or July, and this ought to put you thinking. W. A. Wilkinson in Trouble. Fort Mill people will read with interest the following from Friday's Chester News: The result of a visit by Deputy Howze and Policeman Grant to tbo Knmn nf WT A U/ilbi??^.? wmv iiviiiv vi If A* VV lixviliauil, who has charge of the city's pumping station near Sandy river, is that Wilkinson is a fugitive from justice. Ed Gibson is out on a $200 bond and Sallie Justice is in the county jail, so far being unable to give the necessary bond, Last Monday night Deputy Howze and Poliueman Grant went to the home of Wilkinson and found a man and woman, whom they arrested and put in jail. A warrant was sworn out for Wilkinson, charging him with running a disorderly house. He was arrested by Constable H. C. Wilks, who took him to see se\| eral parties about going his bond. Being unable to get anyone in town they started to see a party living a few miles out of the city and when they reached the j Wilkinson house Constable Wilks let Wilkinson out of the buggy for the ostensible purpose of locking the house, which he claimed he had not done before leaving. Mr. Wilks waited some ; time for his return and an investigation proved that Wilkinson 1 had left for parts unknown. The mau and woman caught in the house will be given a prelim-| inary hearing next Tuesday, according to present plans. This morning a party called! Constable H. C. Wilks and informed him of the whereabouts of Mr. Wilkinson and he is now in the county jail. J ( ' ^4?K . > ?? TO-DAY= Mr. J Amei . fci Mr. Walthall says of th time my best work is the EIGHT Shows start promptly Postal Rates Indreased. Orders hove been received at the local postoffice reprardinp: the increase in postal rates, which is one of the means adopted by the United States for raising revenue with which to meet the expenses of the war. The or ders, of course, are of direct and vital interest to every' class of the public, and it is the desire of the postoftice department to disseminate as widely and as quickly as possible knowledge of the changed procedure which, beginning on November 2, must be followed by all who use the mails. Pursuant to the amended regulations, postmasters shall, on and after November 2, 1917, see that postage is paid at the rate of three cents an ounce, or fraction thereof, on letters and other first class matter except drop letters. All drop letters, that is, letters mailed lor delivery from the office at which posted, including those for delivery by city, rural or other carrier of such tffice, are required to have postage paid on them at the rate of two cents an ounce, or fraction thereof. Post cards are required to be prepaid two cents; and, therefore, the one-cent postal card must have a one-cent stamp affixed to them in addition to the stamp impressed on such cards. Post cards (private mailing cards) bearing written messages must have two cents postage prepaid on them. Postmasters at offices of address shall be careful to rate up with the proper amount of postage due all mail matter reaching their office with the postage insufficiently prepaid. "The Truant Soul." Following is a brief. synopsis of "The Truant Soul," Henry B. Walthall's great play, which is being shown at the Majestic Theatre today: Dr. John Lancaster, famous surgeon, is beset by a hidden menace. It drags him to the j A. i _ r j At ueptns 01 uepravity. a Druve little nurse, recognizing the genius, shoulders the burden of his battle. She has nursed him back to health when a man seeking the surgeon's ruin sets lire to the hospital in whieh he sleeps. As the huge building burns, the fiend is shot to death by a maniac. The sunreon escapes. That life which the brave little nurse had brought back to him, he gives into her keeping. Old newspapers for sale at The Times office. No "Slack* Ninety-Six Bovs 7 * In es for their eon row enough mom fers von as seonri cent intersst. If we will loan you Capt. Parks teleg have subscribed f age of over $ 1 (H).( $30.00 per month Do we Fort Mill sell 28-cent cottoi den? Call and le closes on the 28t The First Na ? ' V- k. i . " a ' Henr 'ica't Most Famous Emoti< THE T I is production: "The Truant Si happiest incident of my life." REELS - SCREE I* at 3 p. m., 5 p. m., 7 p. m.; Predicts New Draft Act. Representative Kahn. of California, the Republican who led the administration forces in the House tthen the army draft law was passed, says that a new draft law will have to be passed at the next session of congress to reach the many young men who have become 21 years of age since May 18. last, and that it probably would amend the existing law so as to register young men from 16 or 17 to become automatically subject to call on reaching the age of 21. Mr! Kahn also said" he intended to . make a fight for a universal training law ?rd an act to deal with alien slackers without violating treaty obligations. Old Bill Got the Birds. "Speaking of good shots," said Truthful, "the best shot 1 ever saw was Bill Silvers, who used to hunt out here in the early days. BUI learned the gunmaker's trade when he was young and I want to say that he was some mechanic when It came to that. "He invented a gun which he niRde himself that heat any of these hers modern guns for long distance and accuracy. He might have made a fortune out of It if he had put It on the market, but BUI Just naturally didn't care for money and Just made one gun and quit at that. "One day there was a flock of pigeons flying across the country. In those early days there was a terrible lot of wild pigeons. There ain't any more of them now. but people who are able to recollect back 40 years remem-1; her when there were millions and millions of them. This flock was flying so high that they weren't visible to the naked eye, but Bill used long-distance field glasses when he shot with that' gun. The fellers In.the camp said they would tike to have a mess of birds and Bill said he would just -go out and shcot a dozen or so. "As I said, this flock was flying so high that the birds weren't visible to the naked eye and when BUI said he would shoot a dozen or so the cook gave a derisive laugh and said, 'You doggoned fool, there ain't no pigeons within a thousand miles of here.' "Bill didn't say nothing In reply? I Just took his gun and field glasses and began shootin' in the air. The cook looked at him a minute and then said to the other fellers. 'Ol Bill has sure been flllln' up on loco weed and gone plumb crazy. Just look at the old fool out there shootin' holes In the air.' "Bill paid no attention to the remarks of the cook?went right along shootin' until he had fired 12 shots? then he came In and put up his gun In the corner of the shack. That was Just about seven o'clock in the morn* lng. At a quarter past eleven the birds began to fall. There was 12 of 'em and every one of 'em shot through the head. They was so high when they was hit that It took 'em Just four hours to hit the earth. "All the cook said when he picked up tho birds was. 'Ol' Bill wasn't so durned crazy after all.'"?Farmers' Mall and Breeze. irs" Among X < ill the Fort Mill conn mtry. The governmeii 3V to equip and feed tl ty a United States bon you are unable to pay the money at 4 per cei raphs this morning; t)u or #10,(XX).00 worth of X) per man, payable on ! 1 " ? people intend to sit at 11 and let these young rr t's talk it over to-day. h. tional Bank < V; ***' " :^IP??: -S *? * MAJESTIC s y B. onal Screen Artist, assist* iU ANT du1" is the most difficult worl I TIME 2 HOURS and 9 p. m. ? . TAX NOTICE-1 SIT. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. York, S. C.. Sept. 17, 1917. Notice is hereby given that the Tax Books for.lfork Coyinty will be opened on Monday, the 15tn day of October, 1917, and remain open until the 31st day of December, 1917, for the collection of State, County, School and Local Taxes, for the fiscal year 1917, without penalty; after which day One Per Cent penalty will be added to all payments rpade in the month of January, 1918, and Two Per Cent penalty for all payments made in the month of February, 1918, and Seven Per Cent penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1st day of March, 1918, to the 15th day of March, 1918, and after this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers I will attend the following places on the days named: At Smyrna, Thursday, October 2.r>. At Hickory Grove, Friday and Saturday. October 26 and 27. At Sharon, Monday, October 29. At McConnellsville, Tuesday, October 30. At Tirzah, Wednesday, October 31. At Clover, Thursday and Friday. November 1 and 2. At York from Saturday, November 3^ to Tuesday, November 6. At Coates's Tavern, from 8 o'clock a. rip Wednesday, November 7, to 5 o'clock p. m. At York, Thursday, November 8. At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10. At Rock Hill from Monday. November 12th, to Saturday, November 17th. And at York from Monday, November 19th, until Monday, the 31st?day of December 1917, after which date the penalties will attach as stated tiuove. Note The Tax Hooks are made up l>y Townships, and parties writing about Taxes will always expedite matters if they will mention the Township or Townships in whieh their property or properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. # Our Business is to furnish you with Lumber of the best quality at the lowest prices. If you are thinking of building a new house or repairing your old one You Can Do Better here than elsewhere, as many of our pleased customers will testify. We are as anxious that you should get good stock as you are to buy it, for we want our reputation and your house to wear equally well. Fort Mill Lumber Company. [ Our Boys ipany offer their it wishes to borlese boys, and ofid bearing 4 per cash for the bond it. it. Oft /if* /nil* lw?vu V V vr W??A "l/\/ T n bonds, an avert of their paltry home in comfort, ien hear the burThe campaign of Fort Mill. ' shp* ? . ' W . . W ' ?^iiim???^??v' ER sgk? ' ' TO-DAY . 'if Walthall, % id by Miss Mary Charlescn, in SOUL." % t I have undertaken, and that it should be at the same ADMISSION 20c AND lOc. Please come in the afternoon, if possible ' ! JUfc. aMM Kimbrell's - - - Kimbrell's I j At Kimbrell's ou will find the I j Hat you need?Tailored, Dress and I 1 Sport Hats. We have a lot of hats, I remarkable values, choice $1.50. | \ Shoes. y .We are proud of our High-Tcp I I Ladies' Boots at such low prices? f $5, $5.^0, S6 and $6.50. 1 Fall Silks. A choice line Corticelli Satins in I stripes, solid shades, taupe, Navy, 3 old rose, black, white, garnet, gray 1 price per yard, $ 1.50. I Snort Coats. I I We have only a lew Ladies' Sport I 1 Coats that are remarkable values. I I Don't fo get we have the goods to I i make coats of?price $1.73 and S2. I I pzwian I . I E. W. Kimbrell Ctmpany I nHBUHH BHCKSEfi'tilQBJLl r-acv7X'rA? t Seeded Raisins. I .liist. rppfivpfl nil)' Full chinninnt r\f ( 1iv.-?"C? ** -- w*.. . .... "..iKi.n-ui, wi v amui met own maid ^ brand fancy seeded raisins in packages at ir?c, ai d in tins at 10c. Also lots of other fancy groceries such as Cherries, in glass bottles.. . .10 * Cooked Brains, per can - ? ? .25 $ Grape Juice, in bottles, _ . _ . io j Veal loaf, pork, beef and veal, per can, .25 j 4 Salted peanuts in sealed glass jars, .10 4 I ^ Salmon, tall cans, .20 T 1 Strawberrv Preserves, per jar, 25c and .35 1 Large size Tomatoes, 3-lb can . .20 $ i Large can Sausage 20 Full Cream Cheese, per pound, .10 # 4 Wesson Oil, per can... ... .35 ^ i Clean Easy Soap, per cake .05 ^ Nice yellow sweet potatoes, per peck. . .35 4 Lots of other things which we will be glad for you to in- % j ^ quire about. Only too glad to serve you. Phone us your 1 - needs, and get what you want when you want. | Samuel A. Lee. t % j We Take a Delight I 1 | ' ========= I ' i ; In pleasing the particular house- 1 i ; keeper. For a general stock of I i ; groceries of tested merit we believe I J ^ that our store cannot be out-classed. I I | Our prices are always at the bottom . and we are prepared to serve the i public with the best of everything in * itnr linn * | Phone us your wants. We are al^ ways "011 the job." <; _ ?* 4 s O I , | Parks Grocery Co., I Phone 116 ;; # N , |