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I Considered together, two events that Occurred Iffmulffiejpstyr; Jit widely separated jpointa?nt th^r country on flfrednegdajii ^xin^l^jlSStS, 'constitute One of tha jftrotH^bifeoincidcnces ever Recorded in American history?the death fikf Edwin Booth, the great tragedian, Srother of John Wilkes Booth, slayer Sf Abraham Lincoln, and the collapse Mf the nlri Fnrri thpfttfjr, tiie budding in jghich John Wilke6 Booth shot Lincoln. 3dwin Booth passed away at the PlayQprs club in New York at 1:46 o'clock inn the morning of June 7, 1893, and on jane afternoon of the following day at Almost the very moment the burial service was being said over his body the !?d Ford theater in Washington coljkpsed, killing 22 government em^nloyees and wounding 68 qflPfaV Years gjkofore his death Edwin said gjp have declared that if it were possible he would return to earth after pia death and destroy the old Ford rtlieater, around which clustered so Many unhappy memories for him. Commenting upon the coincidence, The ./Times printed on Wednesday, June 1893, the following editorial: u "There is no greater argument in fa^jor of the spiritualistic doctrine than the burial of Edwin Itopth.,and the fall of ford's theatre. 'rears * ago Edwin Jlooth, in ap outburst of passion, I' ade the romark- that if, after his !&th, Buch a thing were possible, he ould come jback and tear that old irracks to the ground. "At the time the statement was ven publicity, the-spiritualists took >ld of it end printed it everywhere iroughout the country. The daily ress laughed at the thing, and it was on forgotten. Yesterday morning a iritualist recalled the old saying of Jjkooth'B and spoke of it in that conppction. Booth had sworn to destroy f|e building after his death. It was a ace that made his entire life a nightare. He never went to Washington, o money could induce him to give a ;rformance in that city. If in his pvels it was necessary to go through rashington, he generally arranged to !> at night, when he should be in bed id asleep. If Washingtonians wanted ty see Booth perform, they had to take train and go to Baltimore. There ^Kas not (jnough in the treasury ^6 get the trtigediahYrt the capital. Ik "Now the spiritualists are arguing - ne question, Did Booth keep his word? If the great tragedian's spirit reof last Thursday morning? - Did he cause that ftwhlT knew thie ?teKaCtCr and nfs great heart refuse to accept any such theory. It could notCvViie possible that Edwin Booth would cause the widespread distress that this accident causes. Yet the spiritualiBtrtaftply, 'Hofciade the threat and it hai^a'mY true? "At the ^tsej^ ilea^i i? seems a remarkable;Aq^hcldence.i^:Booth stated tl^tj afterTieath, he Wbuld tear that DuUdttrg do^n, and almost at the very moment .thktihe-burial service is being read over hia- body - the building collapfea. .* ^"With the fall of the old building and-the- death of.^ooth, the Lincoln tragedy passes from' Kfe to eternity, tftqth was the last-of his race. The ttifefjtehas gone fprev^g- > It is singuink What a tragic end moet p?sbjpfv? came^who i connected with the ' assassination' of 'the president. Secr^r^'-^^Iwfdir committed suicide by cutting his throat, and Corbett, the ntan to whom was accredited the killing of John Wilkes Booth, died in a lunatic fcfcylum. These are but singular instances; violent deaths have eome to nearly every one having a direct hand in the "The world will mopnaa !>? ?? ?*?.. MtDVMDa l>IIC iliabVCI | the spiritualists will take courage from it;1 and all .manner'iof 'men will stop to ask: , "Was it coincidence?" WILSON REVIEWS NOBLE ,STUDS V0F THE CAPITAL .Washington, April 12.?President Wilson, 'from the east portico of the wWiie hoilse,'? todayreviewed a long pnradc of wopk ,#?ffptea and domestic animals which wna a part of demonstrations of "he kind to animals week" being observed *f3ixt>f]|fY>out the country under the auspices of humane societies. Thousands of persons lined Pennsylvania avenue and for an hour the district l>ettvecn the rapitol and the white house took on aspects of an Inauguration Plump artillery horsca from* iWsTWW, chubby Clydesdales and lWcb?r?Afci' drawing trucks of business* firms/.Avigs, pet foxes and homing pigeons which had done duty with the American army in France, a11 boftrin? K?' Id ftmmala In return fur their service to mankind. At the end of . the profession came the "horrilde example,'., .'a , pglectcd horse, a picture of dcfttjtirtipii, neglect and despair,. reecuofl f?? the Washington Animal .Itcseuc Tx*ajhic. "the demonstration wia'a' iihdef'tnV'ansfiieea of the IIiimhht"1->JtieA^e?ir Sot-letj.' '* I- .*o:i' ' ' ' < TfehtfflfcfV "XiiVl 1"' 12.'-?A ppmx i mat el v , l.CdlO employes of (hq Pennsylvania rail- ( road system struck today at the Coal amrt and Barracks yards here .and at the West Morrisvillc, Pa., yards. iMM^uni^^BMCTBMPjjSTjCvirwfiy^**R^TT - > - '\ ." ? STOLEN GEMS VALUED AT HUNDRED THOUSAND The value of the jewelry said to have been stolen two weeks ago from Hamilton Carhurtt at his bungalow, three miles south of Fort Mill on the Catawba river, is placed at $100,000 by a private detective agency working on the case. The stolen gems included diamonds, rubies, sapphires and a pearl necklace which were in a large-jewel case in a cloeet in the bungalow. Jewelers and pawnbrokers in cities over the country have been notified to be on the alert for the appearance of the stolen gems, a complete description of which has been furnished them. Included in the stolen property were several gold coins. Mr. Carhartt and his wife, it is undersiood, had been at the bungalow only a few days before the robbery, they having spent the past winter in Florida. According to the Yorkville Enquirer, three negroes are under arrest on suspicion of being impHcutod in the robbery. They are Rosa Williams and Marshall and Sam Gettys. One theory is that the jewelry was taken by Marshall Gettys from the^ closet in which it had been placed and passed by him through a window to Rosa Williams and she in turn hid it in a truck driven by Sam Gettys, but it was admitted Monday that the evidence on which the three negroes are being held I is not as strong as it might be. MILAN STRAW HATS ARE IN VOGUE THIS SPRING New York, April 13.?Hats of milan <traw, in the natural shade, are coming !mek into vogue for sports wear, according to the bulletin of the Retail Millinery Association of America. One of the leading wholesale houses here ie ilso developing these hats for tailored wear. In some of the new models the natural material is combined with navy blue. Of these and some of the other hats in the line the bulletin says: "Smart faille ribbon ends make a lasbingn front trim on a model with a tiny rolled brim. A tab- of straw attached to the brim front covers the ~t al. * - * miui ui viie ih?w, wnu'ii gives a rather musual effect. A little tam with a Mushroom crown, the fullness of the rown being toward the back, has a iinall scalloped ruffle of taffeta hanging over the edge of the narrow brim. An outline of white embroidered floss ,'ives a pretty finishing touch to this little ruffle. Simplicity and smart lines arried these hats beyond the ordinary class. "Still more attractive, however, is a blocked off-the-face shape of milan faced with navy taffeta. A 'fancy* of burnt goose, attached under the brim it the side, sticks out at an unusual .ingle and supplies the trimming. A urther touch of brightness is added by the use of considerable embroidery in white silk floss on the navy facing. "A spun-glass straw, known as risette,' is used with considerable success by the concern in question on small models. Sometimes two shades of the" material ure blended and interwoven into braids or basketry designs. In one ase a striking effect in black and wliite s developed in an extreme off-the-face l>rim made of soft white 'frisette,* and a crown of black cclopliane laid in narrow stripes on a white background. Mailine is always used to protect frisette,' and it is stitched down in regular rows, so that it will hold its |K>sition." SINN FEIN PRISONERS ARE SHOWN MEASURE OF CLEMENCY London, April 14.?T6e Irish executive has issued eerta fna[ orders relating to the Sinn Fein prisoners held at Mt. Foy, granting them concessions in the nnture of ameliorative treatment, Andrew Bonar Law, government sj)okesman in the house, told the house of commons today. Arguing against the custom of allowing the raising of hogs in incorporated towns in North Carolina, an exchange from that State has the following to say on the subject: "Granting that the individual would suffer, it is better that he Buffer than that all his neighbors suffer that he may escape. Some iamines may have a surplus of scraps that they can not dispose of. Better bury the scraps than to establish a public peat to dispose of them. We hope the day will come when no hog will be allowed to live in any North Carolina town. He is a country animal and not suited to the back yard of a house with a hundred feet to root in. If an ordinance were passed at once, people who have bought pigs could dispose of them before they eat their heads off and also before they begin to spread malaria among the families who have hogs. . DEMOCRATIC CLUBS TO MEET. To the Democratic Clubs of York County: The Democratic Chibs of York County are hereby called to meet on Saturday. April 24, for reorganization, the election of a president and secretary, the election of a member of the County Executive Committe and the election of delegates to the County Convention. Each club is entitled to one delegate to the couuty convention for each 26 votes cast in the 1918 Democratic primary. J. H. MARION. Chairman York County Democratic Executive Committee. J. H. SAYE, Secretary. TOUT MUX THUS, f NEV < "TOO I m/\ * *i I IV Lli < < > < > '< < You will usually find the c t this bank busy, but they sure ^ you in a human way and trs t as one human with another. % The friendship of your ba % dence in ycu, is usually quite a interests. You may sometir * formation in regard to some < the officers of this bank canr want directly, the connectioi \ that almost any kind of]J fina ? secured on short notice. We will be glad to see yoi any other day when it sui ? come in to see us. ! The National I 1_ W * ivuck ni I Cash Capital of $300,000.0 JOB PRINT With the beginning of eve and professional men find the ery about exhausted. THE F . excellent assortment of type and knows how to use it. Sei office and a proof will be sut proval before the job is put to pleased with it any changes without extra charge. The cc of practically everything else i last year or two, but THE ^ its customers from 15 to 25 pe CITY TREASUR For Quarter Ending RJECEUI Prorvrtu T?r /iqio i?\ J w??v?^ levy; Sanitary Tax Collections Street Tax collections from 1919 levy, ? " " " 1920 levy, License Tax collected Cemetery lota sold, Collections from Police fines, Street work (culvert sold) Election expenses (proportion paid registr Fire Insurance Premium. (Proportion paid Tout Receipts for quarter, DISBURSE! Property Tax (correcting error in Decern! Sanitary Department?Driver's pay, disin Care of Prisoners Street work . Election expenses Sundry Bills (drayage) Interest (Street coupons and discount) Salary Cemetery Keeper for January, Police Salaries... Postage and Printing Lights (December, January and February Printing Waterworks, Rents (Masonic hall and Clerk's office) Salaries v. - Parks and wells Legal Services Health Department Fire Department Charity - Total payments Excess of disbursements over receipts, Cash on hand January 1, 1920 Borrowed from First National Bank.. Cash on hand March 31, Attest: A. L. PARKS, A. O. JONES, T. F. LY TOKT MIX, 8. 0. JUSY" ' < STEN I'. I,. < 1; < > 0 I >fficers and employees of ! | < .; never too busy to meet I > insact business with you % 1 ( v ;; j nk, its goodwill, its confi- \ > . : valuable to your business < > ries need references or in- J 1 financial problem, and if < > 4 iot*give you just what you f is of the bank are such % 4 ncial information can be | I 1 l and to listen?today or I i its your good pleasure to 4 | Hi Union Bank, j ill, s.c. I 0 "Absolutely Safe" ? : - .. ? ] ING ry new year many business ir stocks of printed station'ORT MILL TIMES has an for doing JOB PRINTING id your next order to this j >mitted to you for your appress. so that if yon are not you suggest will be made )st of printig, like the cost man uses, has gone up in the TIMES guarantees to save r cent over city prices. J J J.tl _JgK ER'S REPORT March 31t 1920. *TS. $ , 18 54 : -r.. 196 91 9 00 8 00 jC- 777 00' ID 00' 22 50 27 00 1 are by school) 6 00 by County) 18 85 11,087 30 i MENTS. K?r) $ 17.00 1 fectant, mule feed, upkeep, 776 85 1 191 06 * 526 66 i 20 50 3 50 476 48 , 15 00 - 814 85 - 46 96 ') - 319 11 3 38 t 1 50 ^ - 8 00 230 63 : 8 00 - 15 00 50 k 4 86 3 00 I t $2,981 82 $1,894.52 1,634.00 ? I 600.00 $2,134.00 $ 239.48 C: S. LINK, Treasurer. 1 > i ' ' . > TLE, Finance Committee. % rhird Libert f . ? Tie latt coupon on thur iii tue and it is necessary to ; JONDS for PERMANENT E We have received a c< kmds of this issue and will 1 or owners of this i?n* PERMANENT BONDS rHhin a few weeks and we i ise of our facilities to excha o them. The First H FORT M Operated under strict supei T. B. SPR/ . L. SPRATT, V.-President and Casli )SMOND BARBER. V.-President j The J. B [ . , .* -.* | HEAVY and FA] ; HARE | FEEDSTUF ALL IF WEtiAVElS want We ' ?????????? The J. B. ? [f Your "Bike" Net tOCK HILL CYCLE SHOP ' K. M. RC 3 Hampton Street Opposite . AT LAS So many car ow trying to solve tl We want to hi problem?we thi certainly had a many different i have reached thi We Stake on GOOl . WftHare Gpodjrear He " v. *>' ' * ? >-cU S>* ^ * "' ' -V4 ?<!? ?'?< *i>i ?* swpwee?5?BS-?? floait Bonds Mjg * <. v Itae of Bonds has now becane exchange Che TEMPORARY IONDS. >nsignment of the permanent be glad to maka the change of all issuus will be available invite all bond owners to make nge these bonds without cost [ational Bank, ILL, S..C. "vision of XT. S. Government) k.TT, President ir. W. T. BARRON. Asst. Cashier R. H. ARDREY, Teller A >. Mills Co. | MCY GROCERIES, I )WARE, I FS, SEEDS of j KINDS. I IT WHAT YOU XL GET IT. i ? < > Mills Co. >ds Repairing bring it here. We can do anything wanted, from plugging a punctured tire to putting in a new frame. We have every facility for repair work of any kind. We have the "know how" too. There's no make of wheel or any part of it with which we are not familiar. Good work at moderate prices is our watchword. - - - - Rock Hill, S. C. IBERTSON City H?U Telephone No. 42 5-J :ti a tide* J M i n, M 11VJU ners grope in the dark be tire question. elp you with the Tire ink we can. We have lot of experience with nakes of tires and we is conclusion: oar Reputation OYEAR Tires 5 smaller Clincher size* i* i_ _i__ i ucuiarijr?we nave a y quality tire of unioned worth to meet purse and any demand >ervieef Without Extra oat, Assures?Maxi- > ? , /> \ "itium Mileage lies Motor Co. rORT MILL, S. C, 1 t*'i t. at /. *f . ! , *.? i) ivy Toarist Tabes Too