Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, August 26, 1920, Image 1
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SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES
The handsome home of Col. and
Mrs. William JenninRs Bryan at
Asheville, N. C., has been sold to J.
T. Homey of Canton, N. C., for |30,000.
I.ess than 1 per cent, of 24,000,000
men registered In the United
Ptntcs during the World war were
deserters. occordlnR to the war department.
The actuul figure was
173,911.
Arthur Jackson, 4 6 years old, of
Chicago, stepped into a shoe store
to ask the price of a- pair of shoes
on display In the window. "They aro
114.50 without the war tax." the
clerk told him. Juckson dropped
dead.
After President Wilson leaves the
White House. March 4. he will con
tlnue to nmkc Washington his home,
nccordlng to a report which has
gainod wldo circulation In the capital
and has not been dunled by any
member of the president's entourage.
Ttlchard J. Foran, who survived the
World war with 22 wflunda he got as
n member of the 309th machine gun
battalion, was killed by lightning
near Paterson, N. J., while seeking
shelter beneath u tree in a severe
thunderstorm. Two companions had
left Fornn a moment before he was
killed.
t President Wilson has issued the
call for the tirst meeting of the
League of Nation*. The date set
for the meeting Is November 15. und
It Is understood that Geneva will he
the meeting place. The call has
been sent to Sir Krlc Drummond.
the league secretary, who must make
the text public.
Sentence of one year In the fedcrnl
prison at Atlanta and a $200 fine were
given L?. K. Bullock, former chief of
police of Covington. Ky. Bullock
resigned as police chief after his convlctlcn
on Indictments charging complicity
In the theft of 14 barrels of
whiskey from a distillery at Latonla.
Ky., last January.
At least 25,000 immigrants a week
are expected soon to begin passing
through Kills Island, according to
Frederick A. Wallls, Immigration
commissioner. Steamship companies
hnvo. reported, he said, that the Incoming
tide for the next few years
will be limited only by the capacity
of the westbound ships.
Contingent* of the United State*
army aro being maintained In ten
widely separated sections of the
world. Out of a total strength of
203,870, units In continental United
States comprise 153,000; In the Phlllpplnes,20,000f
Germany, 15.690; Hawnll,
4,600: Panama, 4,350; Porto,
Rico, 1,500; China. 1,500; Alaska.
890; France. 138, and England 13.
Francisco Villa, surrendered Mexican
bandit, lived within a stone's
throw gf some of Pershing's troopers
when the American punitive expedition
was made into Mexico In
1916. Villa has once more confirmed
reports that he was wounded, saying
that his leg was broken In three
places by Carrnnzlstns within live
days after the Pershing expedition
had entered Mexico.
Weary of the stifling quarters In
the hotels at the foot of Pike's Peak.
Colo., hundreds of Osage Indians
hnve been granted the right to live
In tepees on a plot of land reserved
for them at Austin's TtlufT, Colo. The
Indians, rich from the returns of
their oil lands In Oklahoma, though
possessed of high priced motor cars.
n,nd able to afford the luxuries of
the finest hotels, have chosen to
n|iniu lllt'll nillllllivr 111 HIP open.
The super-cannon with which the
Hermans began shelling Paris, March
22, 1918, wan Just piece* of old wornotia
guns put together, Instead of
atnrtllng new Invention, according 1o
American army officers who were
permitted recently by the Hermans
to vlalt some of their huge armories.
It was actually Just a neat hit of
patchwork that startled the world
when the terrific explosions bogan
detonating In the streets of the city
of Paris.
Authority to destoy the 50.000.000
l gallons of liquor now stored In bondk
ed warehouses In the United States
Bh will be asked of Congress, when It
reconvenes, by Prohibition Commlssinner
Kramer, who would take this
measure to remove temptation from
whiskey thieves nnd bootleggers and
to mnkp It easier to enforce the
|B t'olstead act. It wotild he necessary
for Congress to compensate the ownH
ers of the liquor If It granted too
request of Commissioner Krnmer.
V TIio AnnnpnliH "Tea Party."
F Much publicity has been given the
"Boston Tea Party," which was plc^
turesque as well ns significant, but it
was not the only "tea party" of that
time. Annapolis, the capital of Maryland,
had an equally good one with
the same Intents and purposes and
fully as spectacular.
In the summer of 1774 the brlgantlne
"Peggy Stewart" entered the
port of Annapolis with a cargo of tea.
fThe people of the city regarded the
L* shipment aa an Insult nnd a defiance
J of their will. They gathered In the
f street to denounce the tocnl Importers
and to organise for the destruction of
the tea.
The local Importers appealed to
Charles Carroll of Carrollton for protection.
His answer was that the
only way by which they could escape
personal violence would be to burn
both ship and cargo instantly, and In
plain sight of the Infuriated populace.
This was done, and the burning ship
and cargo In Annapolis harbor was
quite aa spectacular ns the emptying
Of a cargo of tea Into Boston harbor.
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TRIP TO BATTLEGROUND.
Rncunpmont of Boy Scouts M
s Kiltie's Mountain a Sucwm,
(Written for The TlmeV)
The encampment of the Fort Mill
troop of Boy Scouts recently held
at Klni^s Mountain battleground
wan a decided suocewi, Judging from
the reports of those who took part
In the encampment. Contrary to
plans, the troop left town without a
cook, but necessity proved a good
"mother" and the scouts returned
home looking as well as when they
left.
Eighteen tenderfoot and second
class scouts left Fort Mill on the
morning of August 3, under the
leadership of -the scoutmaster, J. C.
Stribllng. ouch cnrrylng his haversack
on his hack containing his
moss kit, cup and toilet articles. The
blnnkcts. tents and extra clothing
were carried In a wagon with the
supplies and cooking utensils. The
scouts marched the entire distance
to the battleground. The first night
was spent on the school grounds at
Newport. The next stop was at
Tlrznh to attend the cotton association
picnic. After dinner the troop
continued the hike to York and
Kpent the night In a pasture near
town. It was here that the first of
the ninny rains the troop encountered
fell. Part of the day waa
spent In camp, hut after dinner the
hike was resumed and the third
night was spent near Bethany.
The fourth day about noon the
troop bef^nn the ascent to the historic
battlefield or King's Mountain.
and camp was established Just
east of the large monument erected
by the natlonnl government to commemorate
the turnlpg point of the
Revolutionary war.
The fifth day was spent In exploring
the region and looking for a
swimming hole. A trip was also
made to n nearby mountain home
to purchase vegetables and chickens
for the Sunday dinner. After cleaning
up and taking a few nlcturas
Sunday morning, a short Sunday
school was ronductcd on the base of
the monument. Progress on the,
Sunday dinner was halted when all
the salt was put In the lemonade.
One scout quickly did his turn, however.
by running down the montalnslde
und borrowing some salt. As
usual dinner was late, but with an
ample supply of snap beans and
corn, fried chicken and gravy, stewed
apples, bread and coffee, the
lemonade was forgotten. During the
slay at the battleground much excitement
was aroused by the experience
of one of the smallest of the
"tcndcrfeet." H<? went to the grave
of Colonel Ferguson, the British
commander who was killed there,
and when he had knocked on the
tombstope three times asked. "Is
there anything you want, Colonel
Ferguson?" Colonel Ferguson's reply
was, "Nothing."
Uatn fell on the sixth night of
the encampment, so the tents were j
rorsaken and the scouts slept In the |
pavilion. It continued to rain the
next day and as there was no bread |
in camp the troop hiked to the town
of Kingls Mountain, N. C. Returning
to camp an old deserted house |
was found at the foot of the mountain
and there the night was spent.
This house was .in the danger zone
of tho artillery that practiced near
there during the World war and
the chimney was demolished and
shell holes were found In -the walls
and roof.
The next morning practically the
entire party climbed to the pinnacle
of the mountain In the rain, but the
clouds blow away for a time and
some good pictures were taken. The
scouts on duty in camp hnd a largo
boiler of hot vegetable soup ready
for dinner and It was enjoyed despite
the rain.
Tho homeward Journey was begun
after rfinncr and Clover was the
first objective. A fresh supply of
bread and peanuts was secured and
the stop for the night was made at
the Miller school house, four miles
from Clovor. The third patrol laid
claim to n record when they prepared
and served breakfast In an hour
and a half the following morning.
Things were soon packed and the
last day's Journey was begun in
good spirits. An hour's stop for
dinner, a can of nnrk nnH v>*nna ?
bucket of lemonade at the Cherry
spring, a swim In the river and n
happy entry to Fort Mill were the
principal events of the last day of
the homeward hike as well aa having
walked 25 miles In the rain and
mud. |
The troop was away nine days,
walked about 80 miles, did their
own cooking on their own Improvised
stove, had hut one accident
and but one ense of homesickness
and were still game when they
reached home.
Among the souvenirs of the encampment
are kodak pictures, a
large snnke hide, chips from the
monument, fragments of sheila from
the artillery range near the mountain
and a canteen of water from
the medielnal springs at the foot of
the mountain.
An insect believed to be a Mexican
boll weevil wns found in a cotton
Held of 8. C. Faris in the Oold Hill
community Sunday afternoon by J.
O. Smith, a neighbor of Mr. Fnria*.
i The insect was brought to Fort Mill
Monday morning and was pronounced
a boll weevil by several who have
seen the woevll at work where there
wns no mistaking Its Identity.
I-. A. Harris has heen the guest of
friends In Concord. N. C., for several
days.
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FOBT MILL, S. C., THTJRfi
LIGHTNING MAKES JUNK I
OF HISTORIC OLD CANNON
"What has beco?M of the old cannon
that for years waa partially ti
planted, rouule idownward, at the s
Savings bank corner. of Main and p
Confederate streets?" asked a day c
or two ago a former Port Mill cltl- r
sen who had not visited the town f
for several years until he returned f
from his homo In the West one day u
last week to spend a forthiaht her*
with his relatives and friends. r
."I'll tell you." replied a citizen A
who knows something about overy- j
thing that has happened in Fort r
Mill for the last half century or u
more. "You will tlnd a considerable t
part of the old cannon underneath t
the band stund In Confederate purk, h
where It wus put Beveral years ago j
after lightning struck it and de- t
stroyed Its usefulness as u marker i
for the geogrnphtcal center of the n
town. |
"The history of the old cannon, f
as I have been able to learn It." a
continued 'the citizen. "is about as V
follows: When Stoneman made a ji
raid through this section with his K
1 federal cavalry during the War He- r
tween the States he abandoned
the cannon In the bottoms of the sS
Catawbu river, near the site of the .
railroad bridge, three miles south
of Fort Mill, after setting tire to und t
destroying the bridge. The cannon 0
remained In the bottoms, hulf cov- .
oted with mud and slime, for about
a dozen years, or until the Hamp- ,,
ton campaign in 1X76. Then a c
number of enthusiastic young Fort _
Mill Democrats, sensing victory tor -j
Hampton and the bulance of the
party ticket, conceived the idea of (
rescuing the cannon und bringing It c
to town to celcbrute the restoration ,
of white government In South Caro- (
l'na. Those were strenuous days in
this State, for the people were determined
at any cost to regain con- T
iroi 01 mc government, but thut'H '
another story. A few days before
th election In November of that year ^
the cannon was hauled to town,
cleaned up and made ready for ser- *
vice in celebratinK the victory ull *'
were conildent was near at baud. *
It wus mounted in a crude sort of 1
way in a vacant lot where the Pal- 1
metto hotel now stands and a few '
nights ufter the election, when it
was definitely known that Hampton I
had been elected, a torchlght pro- t
cession, with hundreds of mounted
citizens In line, was held in cclebra- J
tion of the victory and the cannon I
was tired repeatedly as a concom- "
itant to the applause of the ussem- c
hied populuce.. The enthusiasm of c
the young men who were tiring the ?
cannon finally got the upper hand of <i
their judgment. however, and a ?
charge of powder too big for It to t
accommodate was put in und when '
the spark w.\s annlled the i'.imii.n i
burst. Fortunately the explosion
Injured no one.
"Whut was left of the cannon ?
rfter the explosion lay for years In
Confederate park. Finally the late
Oapt. S. E. White had it set In tho
pavement at tho Savings bank corner
to mark the center of the town and
there it remained until it was shattered
by lightning several years
ago."
MOTOK TOIjIJ HEAVY.
A u to mold It *< . I&UI . Throe Times .as
Many People aa Industrial Plants.
The perils of commercial aviation
do not compare with the devastating
motor menace, which is exacting a
terrific toll of human life throughout
America, a report issued by the exectlve
committee of the National
Safety council, in session in Atlantic
City, states.
There are obvious reasons why the
problem of making the public hlKhways
safe for the people who own
them shold be given immediate consideration
by the automobile makers
of the country, unless they expect
soon to be confronted by a great volume
of hostile public opinion, stretching
from coast to coust, said the see-,
retary of the Natlorial Safety council.
"Statistics for the current year in
this country show." said the report,
"that three times as many people are
being killed by automobiles as in all
the factories, mines, railroads and
other industries in America.
"One person Is killed by an auto- ;
mobile In the Fntted States every 3f?
minutes, and the menace Is growing (
nil the time, almost In proportion to
the Increase of the machines In use.
"It in estimated that there will he
10.000.060 automobiles In this coun- (
try by the end of 1910. and the num- ^
her probably will continue to grow
tremendously.
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Taken Prisoner to Virglnlu.
K. A. Rich, arrested In the Car- ,
hartt *0)111 village In Rock Hill Sun* .
day night. August 15. by officer \
Potts of Fort Mill, charged with the (
theft of an automobile at Rig Stone \
Gap. Va.. about three weeks ago. wus |
taken to Virginia last Wednesday
by a deputy sheriff to stand trial In
that State for the nllcgcd offense.
The theft of an automobile is u serious
offense In Vtrglnlu and If Rich
Is convicted he may be given a lung J
pcnltentlury sentence. Rich Is understood
to have admitted that he 1
did not own the car he was accused 1
of stealing and to have stated that 1
he drove It to South Carolina expecting
to return It to he owner.
Office? Potts says that when Rich
was arretted the car was found in I
the transfer service on the streets of i
Rook HUl. A reward of 460 wan I
offered for the arrest of Rich and i
the location of the cor. The reward \
has been paid to Officer Potts. i
VIlLL
DAY, AUGUST 26, 1980.
IOW UNCLE SAM HELPS
STATES TO BUILD ROADS
The unprecedented stimulus given
ilghway construction in the United
tates in the four years that have
usscd since the federal government '
ntercd upon its policy of aiding
cad improvement is shown by the
act that road operations under the
i-deral aid road act thus far inmted
aggregate in length nine times
It A tllolntton X' V?.l. ?? XN.tr.
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^ancisco, according to Thomas n.
4acDonuld. chief of the bureau of
lubltc roads. The federal government's
share( In this stupendous" unertakliiK
Is greater than the cost of
l.c Panama canal. The purtlclpalon
of the national government tn
lighway Improvement marked a dear!
ure from a policy which had
-pen followed for nearly a century,
'cderal cooperation with the States
>n approximately a "50-60" basis
?as counted more than any other
actor, says Mr. MocDonald. In inltltlng
highway construction that Is
elng carried on under adequate sulervlslon.
and In accord with a pro;ram
coordinntln local. State and
lational needs.
Second only In Importance to the
ize of the present road building
irogram is the excellence of the
haraoter of the roads being built,
iixty per cent, of the total allotment
1 federal funds which has been ap?roved
to date will be spent for
oads of such durable types as bituninous
concrete, Portand cement con.
rete and vitrified brick. These
oads, when built, will increase by
.600 miles the total of 14.400 miles
t? roads of this class which existed
n the United States before the fedral
aid road law was passed. But
hese figures by no means represent
he total mileage nffected.
In 1916, the *otal expenditure for
oads and bridges by all the States
md local govrnrnents was $267,100.000,
while this year the estlinat
;u II1IHI> ilVilllHIIIt' KM IIIUII1 IMUM
'onstruction are neurly three times
hat amount, or $633,000,000. In
ill, federal funds to the amount of
1266.750.000 have been apportioned
imong 4S States, without a suggestion
>f favoritism, so adequate are the
irovislfkiis for a Just apportionment.
The fcderul government's present
>rogram of hlghwuy Improvement Is
he result of two arts: The federal
lid road act. signed by the president
ruly 11, 1016, and provisions in the
>oMtofliee appropriation bill for 1920,
ilgned Kebrunry 28, 1919, containing
in amendment to the original federal
ild road net. The original approprlitioSi
of $75,000,000 was made nvailible
for rural post roads in Installments
at the rate of $5,000,000 for
he fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1917;
IIO.OOO.OOO for the fiscal year 1918;
115.000,000 for the year 1919; $20.>00,000
for the year 1920. and $25,>00,000
far the fiscal year ending
luno, 1921.
The apportionment of the post
-oad appropriations of the States,
ifter deducting the administrative
'und, which must not exceed 3 per
jent.. is based upon area, population
ind mileage of rral delivery and star
routes in eaeh State. Ench of these
'actors has a weight of one-third.
All of these federal funds may be
expended only for construction and
must not exceed 50 per cent, of the
k'aluc of the ronds. In other words.
the States, either directly or through
lounty or other government units, are
required to bdar something more
than half of the total cost of their
road improvement.
Under the law the secretary of
agriculture is charged with the administration
of the federnl aid act.
He has assigned the details of administration
to the chief of the bureau
of public roads, a branch of the
lepnrtment which Is considered to be
n closer touch with the highway sltu?tion
and requirements of the country
ts a whole than any other agency In
[he United States.
The fcrlernl act requires that road
projects for federnl nid be Initiated by
[he States. As a first step n statement
is forwarded to the district engineer
of the bureau of public roads,
announcing in effect that the State
proposes to build a piece of road of a
certain type and length in a certain
location. This notice, known as a pro|ect
statement, is accompanied by an
estimate of cost. The project statement
is examined by the district engineer
to determine whether the project
complies with the federnl road
act. If his decision is favorable he
sends the stntement to Washington
with his recommendation. There it
Is examined by the chief engineer
und his assistants, and if the latter
concurs In the recommendation of
[he district engineer the project Is
placed before the secretary of agriculture
for his approval. Until the
"ccretnry has acted no further action
Is taken by the State. Over half
r>f the projects handled are passed
by district officers in an average of
Rvc days.
Rrraks Arm Cranking Ford.
Kdward Harris, 13 years old. who
lives at the Palmetto hotel with his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Harris, had his right nfm broken
Sunday night while cranking a Ford
car, preparatory to mnking a trip to
the eonntry in the ear.
The Cooperative store on tipper
Main street Is centralizing in its business
in one of the two rooms It h.??
occupied for some time. The room
that Is hotng vacated by the Cooperative
store will be used, after September
1, by the Potts Supl\ company
for a furniture store.
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NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
ItmM of Geaeral Interest Clipped
From the Yorkvllle Enquirer
It ta understood that an 11th grade
is to be added to the course offered
by the Yorkvllle graded school during
the session of 1920-21.
Five suits of clothes were stolen
from the store of C. A. Iteeee, a
denier In men's furnishings, lu Kock
Hill, Friday night when an unknown
purty or parties smashed a show
widow of the establishment. Five
wooden coat hangers were also taken
along with the clothing.
Two stores at Blacksburg were
broken Into and robbed some time
Sunday night or early Monday
morning, according to Information
reaching the ottlce of Sheriff Fred E.
Qulnn. A quantity of merchandise
was stolen from each place. The
robbers obtained no money. There
Is no clue to the Identity of the
guilty parties.
The Cannon and 1-ockmore cotton
r. Ills are closed this week, the closing
down being necessary. It was
K-ld yesterday, because of the Inability
of the mills to sell their products
at a prom. The condition Is
not expected to Inst a great while.
' owever, und the understanding Is
that the managers of the two local
mills expect to resume operations
rext week.
Just now the cotten seed market
is being quoted at SO cents n bushel,
against $1.30 a bushel during the
uiiuuii- ui iup pusi winter; riui 11 i"
reasonably certain that If there jvere
any seed moving the price would he
lower rather than higher. The
present condition of the seed and oil
market is anything hut encouraging,
either to the producers or cruahera
of need, and there seems to be very
little comprehensive- information us
to the difficulty. Oil which brought
26 cents a year ugo Is now being
quoted at 9 $>r 10 cents and nieal
that brought >70 a ton in the West
is now going begging ut $60. Every
oil mill In the country. both East
and West, has linters piled up around
It. and Is unable to sell them ut any
price. About the only thing in connection
with seed products that haa
not gone down in the same proportion
as oil is lard substitutes that
are made from the nnine oil. Cotton
seed hulls could probably be sold in
this market at from $20 to $26 a ton
1* there wore any to be had. but
there nre very few to be had in thia
section at any price. Western hulls,
those of Texas and Oklahoma, are
being offered at $6 a ton ugainst $10
a few months ago, but they are not j
snieaiue uec-nuse or tneir inranor
nunllty nrwl because of dicrlmlnatory
freight rates.
FORTY MKN KM, I ST.
National t.uaril Koui|wu>' for Fort
Mill Almost Aksured.
Considerable progress Is being
made toward the organization of the
company of the National Guard of
the United States which recently wag
proposed for Fort Mill. To date <U
nten, 11 of whom saw service In the
World war, have signed the application
blanks, and it is thought by
those behind the organization of the
company that at least IS more applications
will be received within
the next week or ten days. Fifty is
the minimum number of members
that will be accepted to muster a
crmpany into the National Guard.
When this number has been secured
a meeting will be held and the company
formally organized.
The term of enlistment in the National
Guard is three yeura and three
years In the reserve. The applicant
must declare that he la not married
and that no one will claim dependence
upon him for support In case
he is called or drafted Into the service
of the United States.
Yesterday the statement was made
by Arthur C. I.ytle, who is interested.
in the formation of the National
Ounrd company and who nan a sergeant
In Company <1 (Fort Mill
Light Infnntry), 118th regiment.
HOth division, that the adjutant general's
department In Columbia had
given ^insurance that the company*
will he able to retain the company
letter of the old Fort Mill organization.
Mr. Lytic also said that he
thought the company would vote
to retain the local name or the
old company, which made a record
In the'World war of which the community
is Justlv proud.
The Fort Mill Light Infantry was
organized in the spring of 1000 and
continued in the service from that
time until it was mustered out at
Camp Jackson during the summer of
1918 with the other companies of
the 118th regiment.
Neglect* Children for Hogs.
The United States government la
more Interested In saving hogs than
children. In 1920. the government appropriated
S280.0O0 for the work of
the children's bureau. In 1010 the
national appropriation for the eradication
of hog cholera was (440.000.
Nearly twice as much spent on hog
cholera as the eradication of all children's
diseases.
The government spent nearly three
times as much to eradicate cattle
ticks as were given the children's bureau.
The sum of $1,600,000 wa*
spent by the national government la
one year to do away with tuberculosis.
It was spent by the bureau of
animal husbandry for the prevention
of tuberculosis In animals, not In I
children.
One million dollars scent on the
foot and mouth disease of animals In
one year by'the national government
and one-fourth that amount spent on
25.000.000 children. '
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$1.76 Per Tear
NO VOTE FOR WOMEN
IN PRIMARY TUESDAY
N.
Governor Cooper hue written a
letter to Mrs. Bertha T. Muneell of
Columbia, vhalrmau of the South
Carolina League of Women Voters,
declining to comply with the request
of the league that he call an extra
session *of the General Assembly to
amend the law to enable women to
vote Lu the Democratic primaries to
be held throughout the Stute next
Tuesday, August 31. In hi? letter to
Mr*. Muosell Governor Cooper says
that an extra session of the General
Assembly "would result In nothing
so far aa enabling women to vote in
the primary Is concerned." With
the governor's letter the hopes of
the leaders of woman suffrage that
they would be able to vote In the
primary are dead. Governor Cooper's
letter to Mrs. Munsell follows:
"I have received your letter in
Which you as)t that 1 put forth my
beat efforts to enable women to vote
In the forthcoming primary elections
Thin Bubect bus received my
careful thought and I have also consulted
with others Who are anxious
to do the right thing. . As you well
know I was opposed to the Susun It.
Anthony amendment, but It Is not
my disposition nor policy to sulk
and obstruct when once this amendment
becomes u part of the fundamental
law of the land. ^
"Tho action of the Tennessee General
Assembly has not been certified
to the secretary of state In Wa.slilngton
and In all likelihood will not
WW iur ?uiue gays ut II'ho first
urluu?ry lu Mouth Carolina will be
held Auguet 31. The time iutervenUti:
is very short. Even should the
amendment be certified nod the
proclamation uunounclng It Issued ^
I prior to the primary. the time for
action would be too short to permit
i uuy steps taken by u npcrtal session
uf the General Assembly. I out certain
our legislators would take no
Action before the umeiulmeut is announced.
and I am equally certain
I that they will not have time to act
after It la announcod, even assumtiiK
l that not a single member of our
I senate or house of representative*
I would Interpose obectlou.
"Under the circumstances a call
for an extra session wool I be wholly
unjustihed on my part, us It would
result In nothing so fur us enabling
women to vote In the primary Is
concerned. Allow me to repeat tliat *
when the ltfth amendment becomes
u part of the constitution 1 shall resist
In every way possible the women
of this State In their efforts to meet
this new responsibility and enjoy the
new privilege of cltUenahlp."
Tuesday Governor Huberts of Tennessee
certified by mall to Secretary
of State .Co>by Tennessee's ratification
of the woman suffrage amendment,
after receiving from F, M. Thompson.
attorney general of Tennessee, an
opinion that a writ Issued by Chief
Justice I.ansden of the State supreme
court Monday night and In effect
set uslde a lower court order
temporarily rest ruining the governor
front taking action. Tho tlrst injunction
was obtained by citizens of
Nashville opposed to suffrage.
Issuance of the writ and the governor's
certification serve tp transfer
to Washington tho buttle over legality
of ratification. Anti-euffruge
loaders declared the American Constitutional
league was prepared to
apply to the District of Columbia
supremo court for an order restrain
Ing Secretary Colby from Issuing a
proclamation declaring the amendment
In effect. ^
A Washington dispatch appearing
(n the dully papers of Tuesday said
that Issuance of a proclamation by
tho state department formally announcing
that three-fourths of the
States had ratified tho federal suffrage
amendment was expected by
suffrage leaders within 24 hours.
Their prediction was bused on Secretary
Colby's recent announcement
that h? was prepared to issue tho
proclamation us soon us he received
i iic uiiiviui nourmutinn rrom Uovetnor
iluberla u{ T?nnemi?tt.
PRIMARY NEXT TUESDAY.
UrpuK'tMH to Name Slate ami County
Ofticerh.
The btennlul Democratic orlumry
for State and county otlirurn which
always briny* disappointment to the
many unaucceaful candldatea and
gratification to the smaller number
chosen to conduct the people's buslncss
will he held next Tuesday, August
31. ThrouKhot the State, except
,u*t 31. Throuyhot the State, except
In Charleston, the polls will open at
8 e. in. and oloae at 4 p. pi. The
total enrollment for the State 1*
about 150,000.
In York county there are content*
for several county otlicea and In one
or two districts there are more than
one candidate for uiatflttrate. This
year the legislative ticket will he
nominated with only A sufficient
number of candidates In the race
to till the seat* to which the couniy
Is entitled.
In Fort >1111 th? voting will he
In the town hall, and at thla precinct,
at at all other preulucts In the State
where an many a* 60 are enrolled
for th* primary, the Australian ballot
will lie used. The enrollment lor
Fort Mill la 869.
There are two candidate* for dihr*
let rate of the Fort Mill diatiict, F.. 8.
Parka. Incumbent, and J. K. Halle,
former York contyt member of the
house o* representatlvea.