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THE FORT MILL TIMES Democratic? Publkhedftandave. W R. Bradford 5 Publiahem. j. J. Bailer ' W. R. Bradford. Editor and Manager. fiumioai prion Kates: Una Tsar HJI Hi* dontht .#5 The rimsninrlteioontributionron lire aabj acts hut toe* not agree to nubltah more than 200 words on my subject. The right la reserved to adit v '/ din-n miration mbmltted for oublieatlan. On application *o the publisher*, advertising rates are n-ole Vnown to thoee interested. Tel ' nr. 'ocalsnd Ions distance. No. 11?. ^ni'Te.1 at the Doatofflce at Fort Mill. 8. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1920. Monday the liquor Interest* of the country received a jolt from which tiiey will not soon recover when the supreme court of the United States handed down a decision declaring the prohibition amendment to the constitution valid and In the same decision uphold the constitutionality of the Volstead act to enforce prohibition. Statt1 laws passed with the view of nullifying the effect of both thr amendment and the enforcement not tiro likewise rendered void by the derision of the supreme court. The lienor crowd dies hard. For years the brewers, liquor manufacturers :<iui saloon keepers were all-powerful in certain Stntes of the union, debauching the citizenship of those flutes as far as possible and making n mockery of decent government. Sonic of us may not ugree that Mr. Ftryan Is a leader whom one can alwr.ys afford to follow with his eyes closed, hut no man In America today has done more to quicken the conscience of the country againBt the baleful influences of liquor and the liquor gang than the Nahruskun. When Mr. Bryan a few years ago announced thut it was time to root liquor out of America und backed up the announcement for a dry nation by campaign after campaign thut carried hhn across the continent and from the flrent hakes to the Gulf, the lea veil began to work as it never 1 ad worked before and State after State fell in line for the prohibition amendment. No other one man, no olhcr half-dozen men, exercised as much influence in the passage of the Federal amendment as Mr. Bryan. Nor is this the only beneficial piece of legislation Mr. Bryan has sponsored since the days when he was cnl'ed "The Boy Orator of the Platte." Mr. Bryan fathered the movement for the direct election of senators of the Putted States, and under the amendment to the constitution adopted eight or ten years ago lltlfelo * mi nt II u* Irvnb t ?v of the people for election to the senate Instead of securing, sometimes I y questionable methods, the support cf ineiiilivrs of the State legislature. Men familiar with the way the Iteptihlicans do things and knowing the crowd t)?ey serve found nothing for surprise in the announcement of the senate committee investigating pre( (invention expenditures of the several presidential candidates in rounding tip tlte voters in preferential primaries and "tixing" the delegates to the party convention, now in session In Chicago. * It is generally understood that none of the candidates is a man of great wealth. So the conclusion Is that some if not all of them used money contributed by other people in making their campaigns. And does any one think that any considerable part of this two and a half millions was contributed . mi i m- iiuiiui i'>|m'rilllK HOI1IP s.irt of return for It? If the Republican candidate about to he naminn ti tl at Chicago la elected in November the American people In one way and another will repay these contributions a thousand times over. People In all sections of the South nil! learn with .pleasure that in Mississippi the main hiKhwuy through the State has been named In honor of Jefferson Davis. Too little is heard nowadays about the president of the Confederacy. Mad the South's fight i lor constitutional government been successful Jefferson Davis* name v-'oulil have been u household word. ID was a great (pan and it can be sr.Id 'n all truth that he more than any other leuder of the Confederacy deserves to be remembered for the Indignities he suffered tn behalf of the people of this section. There is no more disgraceful incident in American history than the imprisonment of President Davis at Fortress Monroe. The rising generation In the South should l?e taught to revere his memory for this one incident If for no other reason. The Democrats of North Carolina ate to be congratulated upon their good sense In renominating In the primary last Saturday Senator Dee S. Overman. For a while It was i thought that Senator Overman Jeopardised hie chances of renomlnatlon 1 y standing Arm against woman suffrage in the recent 8tate convention when a number of the leaders of the party. Including Senator Simmons. Popped over to the suffrage side and lent their .inSuence to the passage by the convention of an indorsement if the Anthony a?mendment to the Oderal constitution. North Carolina has produced many distinguished rten, but none more worthy of the inspect and confidence of the people than Senator Overman, who in season and out of season has stood for the best Interest of his State and the country. There are too few men of he caliber of Senator Overman in public life and it would have been well nigh disastrous had he been defeated. State officials who are dissatisfied with the compensation of their offices &rf of course entirely within their rights when they anounce their intention to seek more remunerative employment, but they do themselves no credit when they criticise the legislature for refusing to increase their salaries, an! especially is this true when it Is recalled that at the 1919 session of the legislature the salaries of all State officials were Increased after the men who had been elected In 1918 were about to begin their terms of office. If the action of the Legislature had been contested In the courts It is doubtful whether the increases granted State officials last year would have been allowed. as there was a constitutional riuestlon Involved. People whit think that the citizens of York county are not alive to the responsibility of providing better educational facilities for their chlldren are not in possession of all the information to be hud on the subject. The Yorkvllle Enquirer in Its issue of Tuesday carries no less than rlne advertisements of special school tax elections to be held In the coun <y in inr lit*ai irw wrrRH anu oiner newHpaper* are carrying similar ad. vertisements for other school districts ?which proves that York Is one of the best counties In the State and that those who are responsible for the future citizenship of the county propose to provide for the men and woman of tomorrow the necessary durational equipment vlth which to fi*ht life's battles. MAItTIK MADDKN'S Hit AY. The eruption of Martie Mudden in 'ongress the other day was occaioned l?y the circumstance that the umrs of l.ee and other Confederate croes were omitted from the Aringlon memorial, writes Savoyard, Washington correspondent. It Is to e regretted that, however noble the pipulse. any Southern man protestc the omission. It recalls un episode i* Unman history when to a roll of fame erected in the forum the name f Oato was denied admission. The equel was that every stranger who xeniined the murhle tablet made iniiiry as to why ?'uto's name did not pp?ar. And thus the Martie Madens of that day contributed to the if iii me grunoesi 01 me KOmans, 'list us the silly Invective of the V'artie Maddens of our day adds to he fante of the noblest of the Amor'cans. Martle. hopeless and helpless Igornnnis that he Is, is utterly unonsclous that his diatribe against '.ee is but the feeble echo of the of pel of hate preached by Cain at lie beginning of hell. It stoned the hristiun martyrs; it founded the tpanlsh Inquisition; it invented the ustrumcnts of torture. It sounded he tocsin of Bartholomew's hideous Ve and nerved the arms and wheted the daggers of Olencoe's doleful tight. It delights ln_ the tlonjohn, he rack, and the stake, and it has fade a thousand governments of the 'hristiun era thousand hells on earth. I shall not heg pardon if here I inoto from u passage I writ years <go in an attempt to pay a tribute to .i\ ftaher's native State: "It is everywhere conceded that t'irginiu is the most illustrious of the | American commonwealths. She gave I 'n civil liberty the tongue of Henry, the pen of Jefferson, the sword of Washinffton. Why. she illumined the j "'hristian civilization and exulted the human race with the lofty character | >( liobert R. l-.ee. The constitution fell from the plastic minds of her Madison and her Mason, and to the republic she gave Kentucky and the opulent empire called 'the Middle Save Moi Buying I 500 Pound ] 1,000 Pou iu Prices without books, 60c p O. T. . }' ' .. ' ?T^3S 1 ** ?. rout mill TMBa '76, she was the citadel of the rebellion of *61, and in her generou* bosom sleeps more burled valor than reposes In the soil of all the rest of our hemisphere besides. When the South was at bajr against what was West.' Leader of the rebellion of practlealy the world In arms and the Old Dominion was bleeding at every pore, the vulture tore her tortured vitals and the vandal carved from her side what Is now West Vir- 1 ginla and made of it a henchman of Pennsylvania. "And then, O Churl! In the prodigality of her transcendent and munificent opulence, she gave to the North In that mighty struggle George H. Thomas, the greatest and most consummate soldier who wore the blue, and the one blade worthy to clash with the sword of L,ee. " 'Ah me, the vines that liear such truit are proud to stoop with It." " If L?ee was a traitor, Willnm the Silent was a traitor. If Lee was a traitor. John Hampton was a traitor. If L?ee was a traitor. George Washington was a traitor. The Ignoble Madden talks about Lee's education ot West Point and shows his perennial stupidity by his citation. l~>ld not the South own her fair share of West Point? And then he paid for his education In Mexico, for General Scott declared that Lee planned and executed the etlre victorious expedition from Vera Crux to the capital. There is not a single community in the United States that would not rather number one Robert E. 1 <ce among Its citly.enshlp than ten times ten thousand Martin B. Maddens. Read the fash Store's Ad this Mirk. RESOLUTION OF THANKS 1. We wish to thank the commit tec who luhored so Ion}? in meeting tiuins and providing homes for our stay during the sessions of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Rock Hill District, Methodist Kpiseopal Church. South. We cannot tind words to express our appreciation of the kind words of welcome given us nor of the many kindnesses of our hostesses in their homes. 2. We wish especially to thunk the women of the Church and Missionary Society for their work and hospitality In entertaining the conference, and our thanks especially are due to Mrs. Duncan Wolf. Mrs. R. N. Nunn and the pastor. Rev. W. R. Bauknight, for their jntlring efforts for our comfort and pleusure. 3. Inasmuch as we have received untold help, inspiration and spiritual power from the presence of our council officers, Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Bourne and Miss Simxill. we acknowledge to them the depth of our gratitude for their presence and their splendid work. 4. Dastl.v and greatest, we return humble thanks to our Father for the privilege of the work He lias given us and for the faithful service of every conference officer who has made the meeting a blessing to every cne of us who has been previleged to attend. MRS. D. O. ANDERSON. CORINNE JONES. MISS COKER. ALOA CARTER. June 3. 1920. SCHOOL. TAX ELECTION Notice is given that mi election will he held at Massey School House In MasseV School District No. 4 on Friday, June 26. 1920, for the purpose of determining whether an additional tax of four mills on the dollar shall he levied for- school purposes in said district. The polls will open at 7 o'clock a. ,m. and close at 4 p. m. Voters will exhibit tax receipts and registration certificates. I,. M. MASSE Y. W. M. WHITE. M< iY('K BKNNETT, Trustees. XuTlCK OF APPLICATION KOIt DIRCHAROK Notice 1* hereby given that C. H. Iluiles has tiled in this court his final return aa guardian of Mm. Sadie I.. Italics Wilson and hue applied for a final diachurge of hi* an id duties toward her. thia June 1920. Charlotte. N. C. STRAY Ell OR KTOljEN ? One I hrown Shetland Pony." Any Information regarding same will he very much ai>preciated hy J. It. Mills. Jr.. I Fort Mill. S. C. ney by ce Books Books, $2.50 1 Book, $5.00 >er 100 Iki; effective June 1 Gulp , TOM MILL, 8. 0. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in the University of South Carolina and for admission of new students will be held at the COvnty Courthouse on Friday, July at 9 a m. Applicants must not bo less than ixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 9, they will be awarded to those making the highest sverage m examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Currell for scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President t'urrell by July 2. Scholarships are worth $100. free tuition and fees, total $158. The next session will open September 15, 1920. For further information and catalogue, address President W. S. CURRELL, * " Columbia, S. C. - - a v DR. A. 1_. OT"T , DENTIST Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. in. (Dr. Spratt's office) Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C. TAKE at our New Spring smart as can he ; wearing quality. 1 of little leather and buying his summer procrastination. Fort Mil V\ It cai The Sioux lndi Union Pacific Uai PAT READ | THE TIMES $1.25 PER YEAR 0 K CONKLIN FOUr Wc hnvc just received a the famous CONK LIN SELF PENS, lor ladies and gent sizes and style points. If yon want a first-cla leak, let ns sell you a CONIi Hutchinson's Fhonii Ho A GOOD L Shoos for mop and won and have added value totter take t he look tod; soaring j>ri1 ho per? foot wear will ha\ o to p i o - i Cooperative /- G. GRIFFIN, Manager. n't be < inns who stretched n Irond in order to stop TERSC A. L. PARKS, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND FUNERAL EQUIPMENT - MOTOR HEARSE j FORT MILL, S. C. \ ITAIN PENS l complete shipment of -filling fountain lemen, in the various ss Pen, one that won't :lin. Pharmacy, . 91 .OOK ion. They art1 as | 1 in llioir oxtra iv. 1111lioso (lavs >on who puts off a\ lor his or her k_/ LWI ^ ???H kj lone lariat across the the running of rains weren't any lore ridiculous han t lie folks who hunt about high rices when the ost of producing iiercliandise itui n 1 < f lii'iuiivli i in atiirsiI causes. Schloss Baltimore UIUIIIB5 I >r Spring are a little igher because the lings that go into them re higher. We simply would not iwer their standards to leet a fixed price. Schloss Baltimore lothes are made to teasure up to ani deal as inflexible and unampromising as lionor self. )N'S JESSE L.HOWIE General Contracting Estimates Cheerfully (liven Phone 168 Fort Mill, S. C.