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Established 1891. gg DEMOCRATS OF YORK MEET IN CONVENTION The York county democratic- convention, which was called to order at 11:30 o'clock thU < 1111 in the courthouse at York by retiring County Chairman J. A. Marion, was a most harmonious meeting and the business of the convention was transacted with dispatch. Only two contests arose in the course of the meeting. One of these was over the election of the York county member of the State Democratic - Executive committee, a three-cornered contest in which W. B. Wilson, of Rock Hill, defeated James 8. White, of Rock Hill, and Dr. I. J. Campbell, of Clover. The other contest arose over the resolution introduced by James D. Crist, of York, providing that ? (he delegates to the State convention be Instructed vto vote to admit the white women of South Carolina to the democratic primary this year. After a lengthy discussion this resolution was killed by a decisive vote. In'calling the convention to order Chairman Marion mude a brief speech, in which he reviewed the seven years of democratic administration of national affairs under President Wilson and stated that the party is now going before the country to ask that the unparalleled record of success which the party has achieved be endorsed by the election of another democratic president. Following his brief speech Mr. Marion a * 1. ? i.. i : uucmitru INC wuTviHiuii rrmiv lift uutti* nru. Temporary organization was effected by the election of ('apt. B. J. White, of Rock Hill, as chairman and Dr. J. H. Baye, of Sharon, an aecretary. Mr. White took the chair and thanked the convention for the honor conferred. A committee on credentials was elected by the various precinct delegations, one member from each club. The committee on credentials retired and made up the roll of convention membership, after which the convention was called to order again and the temporary organisa tion waa made permanent. Col T. .F . McDow moved that each township delegation be empowered to aeleet a delegate to tho State convention and that the delegate from the county ^ at large be elected by the convention The motion was seconded by T. W. Boyd. The township delegations retired and reported the following delegates and al teroalea to the State convention, which will be held in Columbia on the third Wednesday in May, thu Itttli of the month: . ^ Bethel?R. S. Riddle. Bethesda?J. T. Crawford. _ Bullock Creek?R. M. Mitchell. Catawba?J. T. Uoddey. Alternate, J. T. Spencer. Kbeneaer?VV. VV. Miller. Alternate. J. H. Foster Fort Mill?\V. R. Bradford. Alter Bate, 8. H. Epps. Broad River?W. 8. Wilkerson. King* Mountain?J. D. Smith. York?Jaraee D. Griat. Tho convention then elected T. F. MrDow as a delegate at large and voted to allow each delegate to select hia own alternate in the towmdiipa in which no alternate had been elected. The contest over the election of a member of the State executive committee then arose. T. F. McDow nominated W. B. Wilson, of Rock Hill, for this position. W. M. Dunlap nominated J. 8. White, of Rock Ilitl, and R. M. Mitch* 11 placed in nomination I>r. I. J. Campbell, of Clover. The vote by ballot resulted in 34 votes for White, 36 votes far Wilson and 30 votes for Campbell. The chairman declared no election, as no candidate had secured a majority of the I votes. Mr. White then asked that his name be withdrawn, which was agreed to, and a vote by ballot was takeu which resulted in 04 votes for Mr. Wilson and 40 votes for Dr. Campbell. J. A .Marion was unanimously re-, elected chairman of the county executive committee, without opposition, and the delegates to the Htate convention se lected dames D. Grist to serve on the credentials committee of the State convention from York county, which action of the del agates was ratified by the convention. petition signed by nearly half a hundred voters of the Coatee Tavern club waa presented, asking the convention to change the primary voting place in this precinct from Coatee Tavern to Catan ha, and thin wan done without oppneitim The chib roll waa called and the fob lowug named gentlemen announced, an tboae elected by tho various clubs to - compose the county executive committeat Bethany?B. 8. Smith. Bethel?W. W. Stanton. * k Blairnville?H. J. Rherer. r Bullock Creek?J. C. Kirk. Clover?A. J. Quinn. Catawha?W. H. Spencer. Kbeaeser?John F. Williams. Filbert?J. Q. Hall. Fort lflll?C. P. Blankennhip. Forest Hill?8. 8. Uletyt. l(lckory drove?J. 8. NVilkeraon. Hopewell?J. W. Smarr. Leslie?D. P. Leslie. McOoaneltsville?W. B. Kerr. Newport?No report. Now Zion?No report. Ogdcw?W. 8. PereinU. Rock HiU No. 1?W. M. Dunlap. Koch Hill No. S?W. B. Wilson. Sharon?J. H. Saye. " W. BLACKBURN WILSON DIES AT ROCK HILL HOME W. Blackburn Wilson, Sr.,' widely known and highly esteemed York county lawyer, died Friday morning at his borne in Kock Hill, following an illness of some months. Colonel Wilson was taken ill early in the year, but some weeks ago appeared to be slightly improved. Last Wednesday he grew suddenly worse and continued to sink until the end came. The funeral of Colonel Wilson was held Sunday afternoon. Following a short service at the home, the funeral was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd, in York, and was conducted by the Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. The interment was in the family plot in Rose liill cemetery, York. Moving to Rock Hill from York, his native town, in 1876, Colonel Wilson at once identified himself with the spirit of the community and was always an ardent advocate of forward movements for the town. He was one of the men who worked successfully to have Winthrop college located in Rock Hill. He was a devoted member of the Episcopal church, a Mason and a member of the State Bar association. At one tiire Colonel Wilson represented the county in the Legislature and later was a candidate for Congress. In December, 1875, Colonel Wilson was married to Miss Isabella H. Miller of Raleigh, N. C., who survives him, together with the following children: Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson of Gastonia, N. C., W. B. Wilson, Jr., Miss Fannie Wilson, Miss Mary Wilson, Mrs. W. M. Wylie of Rock Hill, W. M. Wilson of New York, Dr. Oscar B. Wilson of Spartanburg, Mrs. C. P. Walker of Charlotte, Mias Louise Wilson of Raleigh, York Wilson of Lancaster, and the following brothers and sisters: Dr. Stanyarne Wilson of Richmond; Va., Mrs. Alexander Long, Rock Hill, James Wilson, whose home is in the West, Dr. de Foix Wilson of Spartanburg, Misses Annie Latta Wilson and Florence Wilson of Rock Hill. Manorial Exercises Monday. Confederate memorial 'exercises are to be held af the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock under the ahspices of Florence Thornwell chapter, U. D. C. FollawinS the services at the church the graves of the veterans in the city cemetery are to be decorated. Members of the chapter rwnnnaf fKof on ????? ??? J i - . ..... bo ...oiijt as coil uu hu contribute flowers. Kentucky for Cox. ! Louisville, Muy 5.?The Kentucky tate convention today voted to send n lelcgation of 24 democrats to the n:?I tional convention, all pledged to (loverior Cox, of Ohio. Smyrna?C. (1. Castles. ' Tirzah?W. K. (lettvs. York No. 1?\V. R. Lfctta. York No. 2?A. T. Hart. The second fight in the convention 'hen aro<e over the resolution introduced by James D. Crist, providing that the delegates to the State convention be intructed to vote for the admission of white women to the democratic primary next summer.. The introduction of this resolution precipitated the mo-t protracted fight of the convention. Many talks wenmade for and against the resolution After the discussion had proceeded for a diort time, John T, Roddey attempted lo shut off the discussion by a motion to table the resolution, which was seconded by Col. W. W. Lewis. These gentlemen finally agreed to withdraw the motion to table and allow the discussion to proceed. Among those who favored the resolution w^jre Senator J. E. Beamguard, Representative W. R. Bradford, Col. T. F. MeDow, J. B. Creighton, .J. C. Wilboin, and others. Some of the gentle men speaking against the resolution were J. A. Marion. John T. Roddey, Dr. F. W. Oregg, W. M. Dunlap; and there were several others who opjtosed it'. The vote indicated that the convention was overwhelmingly opposed to the resolu tion. W. R. .Bradford introduced a resolution strongly endorsing the Wilson administration .which was unanimously adopted, as was also a resolution introduced by J. A. Marion calling for improvement in our school system and for an effort to stamp out illiteracy in South Carolina. J. A. Barrett and R. A. Jackson, of Clover, presented a resolution endorsing W. Q. McAdoo as the deocratic candidate for president and asking that the county delegation he instructed to go to Columbia pledged to work for McAdoo, hut that an uninstructed delegation lte sent from South Carolina to the national convention. The convention appeared to be aomewliat at sea as to what course this resolution should take, and the matter was soon disposed .of by the adoption of a motion to adjourn the convention, which was carried, and there was no discussion of the McAdoo resolution. H>w'- ; / ;v. : ' ." ' * *~V ; -w''f ORT] FORT MILL, S. C.t TWO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS NEXT YEAR'S TEACHERS Thursday night at a meeting of the board of trustees of the" Fort MUI graded school the election of. teachers for the 1920-21 term was entered into and before the board 'adjourned the corps was Oiled with the exception .of a principal for the school. It is understood that the superintendent was instructed to secure the services of a male principal, if possible,' who will be formally elected at a meeting of the board. _ The trustees, The Times is informed, are expecting to see the work beirun on the unfinished school auditorium within the next 30 days, so that the building, in which there will be five class rooms in the basement, will be ready for use at the opening of the fall session the first of next September. Bids already have been invited for both this work and the installation of a modern sewerage system for the use of the school. The statement also ts made that the completion of the auditorium and the installation of the sewerage system are not dependent upon the immediate sale of the $20,000 in school bonds voted at the recent election, the trustees having arranged otherwise to finance both undertakings and sell the bonds at a later date if it ip thought advisable. Meanwhile, however, the bonds are offered for sale and are considered a first-class investment. The teachers elected at the meeting of the board Thursday night .are: Miss Marv Stribling of Gaffney, Miss Elizabeth Hutto of Denmark and Miss Min-nie Garrison of Fort Mill, first grade; Misses Julia Armstrong and Agnes Link of Fort Mill, second grade; Misses Es ttier Meacham of Fort Mill and Lucile Gibbons of Springfield, third grade; Misses ThelmaOtt and Ethel Armstrong of Fort Mill, fourth grade; Miss Carrie Spencer of Rock Hill, fifth grade; Miss Dorothy Bergstrom of Fort Mill, sixth grade; Miss Carolene Carothero of Fort Mill, seventh grade. , In the high school during the nextyear there will be four grades, the Uth grade, which the trustees hope to make permanent, being added and necessitating the employment of another teacher. Miss Margaret Boyd of Cornwall will be one of the high school teachers. W. H. Ward some time ago was reelected superintendent of the school and has signified his intention to actept the position for another year. Bruce H. Stribling has been reelected as instructor of the agrictulural department and Miss Valindo Hamilton of Pacolet the home economics department. Hereafter in the Fort Mill school, as in the other public schools of the State, a condition precedent Co the employment of teachers, beginning with the term opening next fall, is yearly attendance at an accredited summer school, with a report by the summer school authorities to t.he public school of satisfactory jvork done. The Indian Idea of Justice. W. H. Meacham, Sr., was telling a day or two ago' an interesting story of an incident alleged to have Occurred in this section during the early days of colonial life in whic^i the noted Catawba chieftain, King Haigler. in response to a protest made to him by colonists over the death of one of their number, said to have been killed by one of Haigler's braves, exemplifled the Indian idea of retributive justice. A party of white men went to Haigler's village, located a few miles north of Fort Mill, and asked him to punish the allege murderer. Haigler readily agreed that the request was a reason able one which would receive his immediate attention. Suiting hia action to the words, he went to the opening in his tepee, rifle in hand, and gave the war cry of the Catawbaa. A band of braves at once came bounding out of the underbrush tdwird his tepee, Haigler raised his rifle and fired at the foremost one of the Indians, killing him instantly. Then he turned to the colonists and said he had repaid them for the loss of the pale face. Investigation disclosed the fact that the Indian killed by Haigler had nothing to do with the death of the colonist. Indian Charged With Desertion. Yorkville Enquirer. Richard J. Harris, a Catawbajfncllon. was arrested in Rock Hill Wednesday by Constable Frank Allen charged with desertion from the medical corps of the United States army at Camp Jackson. Harris, who is the son of D. A. Harris of the Catawba tribe, is charged with having deserted at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, on April 3, 1920. He enlisted at Camp Meiritt, N. J., on September 18, 1919, according to the record. ,, u 'jty & /V- i ' %$. Mill BSDAY7 MAY 6, 1920. METHODISTS GIVE FUND TO BUILD NEW CHURCH Following the congregational mating of St. John's Methodist church last Sunday morning, the pastor, the Rev. W. R. Bauknight, stated that the liberal subscriptions of the members, together with subscriptions voluntarily made by members of other denominations, assured the erection Nat an early date of the new phlirph KnilAnn _ . *? | the congregation has had under consideration for some time. Two Rock Hill architects are drawing plans for the building and it is thought that these will be in the hands of the building committee within the next ten days. The contract for the building is to be awarded as soon thereafter as a satisfactory bid can be secured. Following an inspiring service Sunday morning at which eight children were admitted to membership in the Methodist church, Mr. Bauknight stated that it was his purpose to immediately call a congregational meeting to solicit subscriptions for the church building fund. After stating that the congregation had outgrown the present building and that unless the usefulness of the church was to be hampered, a newN and more commodious building was necessarv. a buildinc rnmmitt?o composed of the following members of the church was appointed by Mr. Bauknight: A. O. Jones, chairman; E. T. Whitesell, secretary; L A. Harris, treasurer; A. C. Ly tie, Lee Armstrong, C. W. Eason and N. L. Carothere, with the Rev. Mr. Bauknight and T. F. Lytle, ex-offlcio members. Subscriptions were then called for and the responses were gratifying alike to the committee and the pastor, who had stated that he would rather be pastor of St. John's church than a bishop of his church and that he would not exchange places with the president of the United States. Practically the entire amount sought?was subscribed before the congregational meeting was dissolved and all doubt as to the ability of the congregation to erect the new building was dissipated, Mr. Bauknight stated, though he added that the subscriptions of many doubtless would mean a sacrifice for themselves and their families. It is the purpose of the building committee to utilise as much of the present chlirch structure as can be satis factorily daaic in the erection of the new church, which is to be of brick veneer construction, of attractive design, with an ^auditorium seating 600. The building is to contain 14 Sunday school class rooms and the heating system is to be of modern design. Much credit is given Mr. Bauknight by members of St. Jphn's for his apparently successful efforts to provide the congregation with a modern, attractive and commodious church building. Goermey Calf Added to Premium. It will be of interest to those interested in the York county butter-making contest to know that a pure-bred Guernsey calf will- be awarded to the contestant making the highest total score. The calf will be taken from the Carhartt farm, near Fort Mill, and was donated by Hamilton Carhartt. Mr. Carhartt has a fine herd of Guern sey cows on his farm and take* great pride in having the very best bree< that can be got. The calf is a valuable prize, said to be well worth $200. Miss Juanita Neely, home demonstration agent, says she has the best list of premiums for a contest of this kinc in the State. Miss Neely also sayssh* is certain no other county agent has had better cooperation than she hah received from the people of York county. The Fort Mill women who have thub far entered the butter-making contest are: Mrs. W. H. Windle, Mrs. K. G. Faris, Mrs. W. J. Colthurp, Mrs. F. M. Wilson, Mrs. J. P Crowder, Mrs. A. O. Jones, Mrs. J. T. Garrison and Mrs. J. W. H. Dyches. , *. I Committed to luuc Asylum. William Steele, well known carpenter who made his 4*me in Fort Mill at 1 one time but who had lived in Rock ' Hill in recent years, was committed to the insane asylum in Columbia a few days ago. Steele is said to have de- 1 clared that his family wished to get rid of him because of domestic troubles < and that his commitment to the asylum i was a frameup. Steele is a member 01 a York county family that at one Lime was considered wealthy, his father 1 having owned a lurge tract of land < opposite what ia now the canipua ol I Wmthrop college. Steele himself is said to have owned a valuable farm which he received from the estate ol hia father. Muskogee, Okla., May 5.?The town of Pogg*. Oklahoma, destroyed by a tornado Sunday sustained a death lint of 6A persona. * ' / Time? OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL FOUR MILES FROM TOWN Following the discovery yesterday afternoon at his home in the upper section of Fort Mill township of a 25-gallon liquor still by Sheriff Quinn, H. L. Johnson, State constable, and J. F. Lee, magistrate's constable, George Blackburn, white farmer, about 60 years old, paid to the State a fine of $260, after admitting to Solictor Henry over the telephone that he was guilty of violating the prohibition laws and promising not to do so again. The officers visited Blackburn's home, on the nlar.e former ly owned by Bowman Merritt; and there discovered the still rigged up for business. The still was seised by the officers, then brought to town and later ?aken to York. It consisted of a galvanized iron tank, which was set up in the fireplace, a mash barrel of 50 gallon capacity, the necessary doubler?a 10 gallon keg?and a copper worm. Constable Johnson Baidthe still was one of the most ingenious devices for liquormaking he had seen and gave it as his opinion that the best corn whiskey could be made with it. Very little seems to be known in Fort Mill about Blackburn, who is said to have moved only recently to this community from North Carolina. Less than a quart of liquor was found at Blackburn's home by the officers. Winthrop Teacher* Get Increase. The board of Winthrop college, in order to meet competition of other institutions in securing and retaining instructors, and to enable the professors and instructors of Winthrop to meet the high cost of living, has raised salaries to equal those paid by the other State colleges and institutions similar to Winthrop elsewhere. The salaries of the men heads of departments have been raised from $2,400 to $3,000 and a home, or $300 for rent of home; of women heads of departments from $1,000 to $2,000; of assistant instructors from $1,000 as a minimum to $1,200 as a minimum, and from $1,200 as a maximum to $1,400 as a maximum. No assistant will be paid less than $1,200 hereafter. The 1 salaries of the matrons, housekeeper bookkeeper, secretary, registrar, librarian, stenographers, nurses and other officers and workers about the college lave been raised on an "average of 169 per cent. Suggests Pavilion on Catawba. "There is an excellent opportunity for some enterprising citizen to make money for himself and at the same time provide the people of this section recreation and pleasure by building a pavilion and running a soft drink Btand and confectionery in connection with it at the Rock Hill en\i of the Catawba river bridge." said a Port Mill citizen a day or two ago. "There ie an ideal site for such an enterprise in the grove near the banks of the river and 1 dare 4ay hundreds of people would patronize it during the summer months. Already many automobile parties drive out from Rock Hill and Fort Mill to enjoy the cenei^ and bathing and Ashing in the river near the bridge and I dare say their number would be greatly augmented Bhould such a pleasure resort as 1 have in mind he built. Another inexpensive luxury could be afforded the people of this section by a number of motor launches being put on the river in connection with the pavilion." Fleming Taken to Asylam. R. M. Hogue, an attendant at the omk nuspiui in v^oiumma, came to Yorkville Thursday night for Monroe Fleming, who was arrested in Fort Mill last week on a charge of passing worthless checks and later committed to the county jail in Yorkville, says , the Yorkville Enquirer. Fleming escaped from the State hospital some | Ume ago, according to Mr. Hogue. * ess { Emigration Exceeding Immigration. Emigration is exceeding immigration .11 the United States for the first time ( ince 1907, figures compiled by the i Immigration bureau show. In July, i August, September, October and No- 1 vember immigrants to America num- 1 bered 125,000* while the emigrants totaled 144,000. The same tendency ( existed in November, incomplete figures show. During the five months 1,060 Greeks landed in America, where- i M 11.500 of this race returned to the I old world. Emigration to Italy is also 1 heavy. > ? s I Washington, May 4.?Rear Admiral I Benson, chairman of the shipping board. < today told the senate naval investigating (ommittee that all preparation* for i war, ''short of mobilising the fleet," were i made hy the navy department before 1 hostilities with Germany were commenced. i x - \ .rM 5. <1.25 Per Year BAPTISTS BRING TO END COUNTY CONVENTION The twelfth annual meeting of the York Baptist Sunday School convention m <jame to a close at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after being in session two days. About 15 of the 20 Sunday Schools in thn Ynrlr ??* represented either by letter or delegate. A number of the schools sent full delegations. The Rev. J. W. H. Dyches, pastor of the local Baptist church, performed the double duty of host to the convention and presiding officer. In the absence of the secretary, the Rev. G. M. Rogers of Lowryville, who now lives outside the bounds of the convention territory, W. G. Reynolds of Bowling Green was elected secretary and treasurer. A number of topics of vital interest to Sunday school workers were well discussed by the convention pastors and others. Among the speakers were the Rev. B. H. Waugh, pastor of the First Baptist church, York; Prof. W. H. Ward of the Fort Mill gradtd schools; the Rev. C. E. Thomas of Park church, Rock Hill; the Rev. F. A. Lyles of Charlotte Street ohutch, York; the Rev. J. R. Smith of Flint Hill church and the Rev. S. F. Conrad of Charlotte. Able addresses were delivered Tuesday night by Miss Elizabeth Nuckols, J. L. Corzine and Dr. C. E. Hurts of Columbia. Special music was rendered by the choir. Miss Nuckols and Mr. Corzine also delivered addresses at other sessions of the convention. Devotional periods were led by the Rev. S. F. Conrad of Charlotte,^!. D. Harkey, the Rev. J. R. Fizer of Columbia and the Rev. F. A. Lyles. The following departmental superintendents made reports: Home department, the ' Rev. J. R. Smith; the organized class, S. L. Meacham; teacher training, the Rev. J. W. H. Dyches. Diplomas conferring the degree "King's Teacher" on Misses Marian Parks, Elizabeth utii- am *.u - r-v ? * " miiis, MHrmu uycnea ana r?Biner Meacham were given by the BaptiBt Sunday School board at Nashville for the completion of a thorough course in theNew Normal Manual. These were dolilforA^ fho TiloarJo ? ni<*k# Under the supervision of the Rev. J. R. Fixer the book depository of the State mission board mude a good display of boo'- 8. The following officers were reelected for the ensuing term: The Rev. J. W. ' H. Dyches, president; W. A. McAfee and the Rev. B. H. Waugh, vice presidents; W. G. Reynolds, secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will be held with Park church, Rock Hill, Tuesday and Wednesday, following the first Sunday in May, 1921. Yankee Soldier Killed in Fort Mill. "Not very many Fort Mill people perhaps know that a Yankee soldier was killed here during the War Between the States," yesterday remarked J. P. ?pps, a Confederate veteran of the community. "The killing occurred near the depot," Mr. Eppe continued, "and was little short of mprder, I have often heard the late T. D. Fanlkner, who witnessed it, say. A train bearing Yankee prisoners from Columbia to a camp in North Carolina passing through Fort Mill stopped at the depot here and the guard on one of the coaches allowed an old soldier, who was ill, to get off the train. When the train started off the old fellow made every effort to again get aboard, but being weak did not do so fast enough to suit the guard, but ran along beside the steps, all the time holding to the hand rail and endeavoring to mount the steps. The guard either through cowardice or fear that the old man would escape, shot him to death and the body was buried beside the railroad track a short distance from the depot. There was nothing in the pockets of the old man by which any one here could identify him.' OPPOSE SECONP CLASS POSTAGE RATE INCREASE Washington, May 4.?The house postoffice committee today went on record as opposed to the automatic increase in second class mail rates to become effective in the next two years. Final action on a substitute measure was deferred however, !>y the committee. As a substitute for the bill, introduced by Representative Fess, republican, Ohio, at the request of the American Newspaper Publishers' association, the committee adopted a motion offered by Representative Madden, republican, Illinois, to fix a flat charge of one and one-half centa a pound ?>n reading matter aad from one and onehalf to five and one-half cents on advertising. ?-' Later the committee decided, 8 tb 7, that the Madden substitute would remain on the table as unfinished business and subject to future actien. i Mr. Madden said he expected to have a final committee vote soon.