THE FORT MILL TIMES
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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
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'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.
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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.
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DENTIST
Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. in.
(Dr. Spratt's office)
Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C.
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of little leather and
buying his summer
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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
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Shoos for mop and won
and have added value
totter take t he look tod;
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/- G. GRIFFIN, Manager.
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FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND FUNERAL
EQUIPMENT - MOTOR HEARSE j
FORT MILL, S. C.
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lemen, in the various
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>on who puts off
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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
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>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.