Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 30, 1920, Image 1
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j" ' ' SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCBS
Unleee the women of Indhut* tlve
|B?fpff<W their exact ages they will not ~>e pot-.
v> . m It ted to vpte, according to a ruling
*;,2;'j made by the State board bf election
Commissioners. Those who roglster^
tHl as 21 plus will have to register
again or lose their votes.
* Robbed of an even doxen pocketbooks,
purses and walletsMn less than
. . a month's stay In Chicago, Joseph S.
Marks Has left for his homo In Ixm
don, England, with the remains ot
his roll padlocked In a tough pigskin
purse, which, In turn, la secured to
? reenforced trousers waistband by
n manganese chain.
- r Immigration Is rapidly approaching
pre-war figures, according to United
b utes officials ut Washington and
Now York city. An average of between
25,000 and 30,000 v foreigners
jwKjjjj&. linve been arriving at the port of
Now York every week for the last
two months and this number would
be twice as groat if shipping accommodations
were available, according
t* steamship agents abroad.
Houston. Tex., is collecting a fund
of 350,000 to be spent In entertaining
the old men who wore the gray In]
tho War Between the States, when
the Confederate reunion Is held in
that city October 6 to 8. Sixty city
blocks will blaze with fluttering colois.
Avenues of approach from the
throe railroad terminals will lead the
it.coming visitors Into a maze of flags
and hunting in the center of the city,
"Tho Court of Honor." Including
8,000 to 10,000 veterans. Hour\on expects
75,000 to attend the reunion. '
Detailed examination of surrendered
German u-boats built during the
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forecast Important changes in American
submarines, according to officers
of the navy department. Aftor careful
study of the Qermafi craft and a
thorough test In the long cruise across
the Atlai.tlo, American experts
have found only a few unlmporiant
details worthy of incorporation in
new Amortcan undersea craft. In
periscopes and optical fittings the
K German boats were superior to prewar
American submersible*, it wasadmitted.
Periscopes on new navy
submarines, however, are superior to
the best similar fittings found on the
captured vessels.
DELHI A0AIN INDIA'S CAPITAL.
r, ,fr? Restoration of Ancient City ITqdertaken
by English Architect.
The work of laying out the now
capital of India at Delhi is well under
wny, and Sir Edward Luityens. the arohltcct,
has returned to England with
the news that the city will be ready
for occupation by the government in
102(, says Munsey's Magazine.
Prior to 1212 Calcutta was the capital
of the llrttlsh cmpwe. Partly In
deforence to the wishes of a growing
iKdlnn nationalism. It was decided to
restore Delhi to the position It hold
under tho rule of the Moguls. To this
day "our beautiful city" Is the native
description of Delhi from one end of
v India to the other. "The beauty and
ir.ngnlflconcc of the buildings erected
by the sovgrolgn of Hindustan amazed
even travelers who had aeon St. Peter's."
wrote Macaulay In 184 0. "The
decorations which surroundod the
inrono or ix>im dazzled even eyes
which wore accustomed to the pomp
of Vorsmatllcs."
Delhi In also a place of tragic memories,
for when the great mutiny of
4 the native troops broke out In- May.
1857, all the Europeans In the ancient
capital of the Moguls were
mercilessly butchered by the rebels.
. In the following September the city
'? was retaken by Oen. Archdale Wll,,
son nnd John Nicholson, after despernio
fighting In which more thnn
5.000 British soldiers fell ? Qen.
Nicholson among them.
HFfr* The new official capital created by
Sir Edward I,utyons Is being built on a
site about a'mile outside the walls
of old Delhi. The historic palaces
and tomples of the past arc not being
touched, but a modern sanitary
pyatom Is being Introduced in the
ancient town, and 70 Indian princes
are building palaces near the new
seat of government. The council
chamber and the senate house are
moving to ward completion, the secretariat
is nearly finished, nnd the government
Is spending more than $5,fluO.OOO
a year on the work, which
wus interrupted during the war. A
monument to Indian soldiers who fell
during the'wor has been doslgned
by Wr Edwin and nil the races' of
India are contributing to Its erection.
CITY Nl'F.S NKWHIVIPERA.
ChkitRo Mnnldpnllty ClaWis Twenty
Million Dumayrfl. a
r Fomcthjng new In newspaper libel
. suits was started when the city of
Chicago. entered suit for $20,000,000
against (he Chicago TrlbunO and the
Chioago Dally News. The suits were
Htig&K Instituted by the nssistftftt corporation
counsel In thd name of the municipality.
TO' The amount sited for from ench paper
Is $10,000^000. considered a record
amount, ft Is stated that these
suits are the llrst Instance of city authorltlea
suing newspapers on behalf
of of a municipality. Hitherto the
present corporation counsel's, libel
suits against cttlsens and'newspapers
numcd the mayor himself as
Plaintiff. In the present case the
sulfa are based generally upon allegations
In the two newspapers that
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TO KNLuUtWtWPHAlTAGE.
Methodist to, Erect Administration
Building, at JPpworth.
The. Methodists. oC South Carolina
-are greatly Interested In the movement
to IralN $100,000 with which to
orect an administration building at
Epwerth orphanage, Columbia, and
have named Saturday, October 9.
"Orphans' Work dgy," when every
member of the denomination in the
Slate will be asked to sui>sar|be to
the the worthy undertaking..
worth orphanage has long sine# outgrown
Its present quarters and many
orphans are being denied a home at
the Institution because of the lack of
facilities Xo cam for them.. , The erection
of the proposed administration
I.eliding will permit*- the orphanage
to care for more than a hundred .*-t'onal
children and train Into useful
men and good women little ones who
are now being raised In undesirable
surroundings or poverty: It -wan to'
provide for the welfare of these children
that the movement for the enlarged
quarters was undertaken.
Lopally the. direction ot the cam'rnlgn
for funds for the admlnistrafc
Hon building la under the suparvislon
of A. O. Jones, superintendent of n't.
John's Sunday school, and mr. Jones
bus appointed the following committee
to solicit subscriptions: N. L * Carothers,
Mrs. Bllie Parks. Miss Kathleen
Armstrong and Miss gallic
Griggs. This committee will report
ot a congregational meeting of St.
John's on Sunday, October 10.
Impetus has been given the movement
for the administration building
by a letter recently written by Bishop
U. V. W. Darlington urging the Mothodists
of the State not to fall to do
their duty by neglecting to support
atlie undertaking to provide a home
for as many needy, helpless citn-ren
of the State as possible.
While it is the purpose of the Melodists
to confine the canvas for
funds for the administration bultdinf
to members--of their own church. It
is stated that contributions from
i o v? uuicr vuurcueB luifrumcii
in-the care of orphudn will be grntcfolly
received.
DRUGGISTS TO MEET.
Plmrniaclsts Hold Annual* S<*s*lou In
Hock 11111 Soon.
John M. Hutchinson, Ph. G., of Kort
Mill, secretary, announces the annual
meeting of the Seventu Judicial Cjrcult
Pharinoccullcal''a8soclntloii to ne
held In Itock Hill on October 12.
During the lost few days Mr. Hutch Inson
has sent out to majnhers and
prospective members of fSe association
the following letter directing attention
to the meeting: *v v
Dear Sir: ?
As the secretary of tho Seventh Judicial
Circuit- Pharmaceutical association
I beg to call your attention to
the fact that the annuul meeting of
the usauciatlon. will ba held In ltook
Hill on Tuesday, October 12, and
Chalrmnn W. It. Sims has arranged
a very Interesting program for the
meeting. A number of matters of
special Interest will be brought ,up
for consideration .and you ure earnjstly
urged to be present. " ,
At our' last meeting, held In Chester
on Juna 20. the annual dues were
fixed at $2. Please send me this
amount ho that your name may be
placod ujpon our rolls.
If you are not already a member
you are Invited to Join now and attend
the Itock Hill meotingi As you
know, the association was formed for
the mutual bene'flt of ltg members
and much Is promised to those who
belong.
Don't forgot the, place and date?
HOCK Mill, TUQHtiny. (>CtOD?r 12.
Fraternally yours,
. John M. Hutchinson,
' Secretary and Trensuret.
COTTON GOODS REDfTCKD,
Rock Hill PlantM Announce lily Cut
In Wholeaalc Prices.
The local textile manufacturing
plants have mode outs ranging from
35 to 40 per cent In wholesale prices
of goods, and the Indications are that
other cuts will follow, says the Rock
Hill Evening Herald. The drop has
been more or leas gradual,, though
within* the past week it has been
more nronoiinoeri in unine llnnn* than
in others. The drop In prices amounts
to from 8 to 10 cents per yard for
the cloth, while the drop In prices of
yarns has-been even greater, in some
cases amounting, to virtually 50 per
cent from the high mark of a few
weeks ago.
Tightness of the money market and
inability of the buyers to handle
{urge Stocks has curtailed the demand,
according to erne view .of the
drop. Another reason is that prices
have been abnormally high and the
inflation was bopnd to- be reduced.
Those holding this theory- aro? of tha,
opinion that a further drop In prices
will come, as they are yet considered
too high. What effect the decreaae
In the price will hnve on the price of
cotton Is regardod as somewhat uncertain.
It Jp pointed out that to date
the drop in the price of the raw
product has n?| boon no great as has
been tfco. drop in tho price of the finished
product.
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Nothing to Ohe Out.
"A newspaper man to Interview
you. airv" said the servant. ,
"Tell him I'm so hoarse that f
can't talk," answered the candidate.
"I told him that." said the servant. 1
hut he said he would ask/ihn/QU**-1
tlons and you dould nod-r-yes or no.'*
"Tell him I'vo a stiff neck and j
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BETi ER PUBUC SCHOOLS
URGED BY YORK BAPTISTS
At the recent session of the lork
County Baptist association, held in
Tork, the folic wine resolution was
unanimously adopted by the. body
urging the General Assembly of 8outh
Carolina to make provision fir hotter
educational facilities for the boys
nnd frirla nf tka !Jt'? ? In the /i.unmnn
school a: *
To our deep humiliation we learn
from reliable surccs, both State and
federal, that South Carolina ran KB
lower than any other State in the
United States, and 4 even below HaT
waii, the Phiilpplnes^and Porto Rico,
la the matter of oducatlon.
J ud*ed by the standard of efficiency,
our stufe school system ranks boiow
taut of uny other State, und judged
oy the suiuduru of literacy, we are at
iue bottom of- the list, with .5 per
cent of our population over 10 years
of age unable to read or writ^ A
carciul study of the facts in the case
indicate* that the weakest place In
our educational system is the realm
ot the common scnool. It has olio
coino to public .notice that the Legislature
does not seem to be giving to
itie common people tho consideration
that their importance would warrant,
l or example, it is reportod that the
^efeisluiuic appropriated from the
public treasury more than twice as
much money for the State Institutions
of higher education that serve
(ess than. 4 per cent of our pupils
than it did to the common schools,
?T litvii aic IUC ouic ucpunuvuwc Ul f a
per cent of our pupils, even for the
rudiments of an education.
Now, whereas we are deeply interested
in the cause of education and
ure pained to learn of the low educational
status of our beloved State,
therefore
Be it resolved. That the York Baptist
association, consecrated to the
Word of Qod and the enlightenment
j>f souls, herelfy exercising the right
of petition in public matters which
affect the vital moral and spiritual
welfare of the poople, does petition
'the legislature through the York delegation:
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First. That our problem of illiteracy
and the needs of our public
free schools shall be placed positively
Lefore every other educational interest
In the appropriation of public
money.
Second. That the Legislature shall
directly give greater authority and
pressure to agenoral campaign whlcSh
shall seek to enlist all educational
fprccs and agencies and the onthuslasm
of ull citizens in a determined
effort to lift the grand old State of
South Carqjipa from Its position under
the pall of Illiteracy. ,
Third. Thut in submitting this pelilon
respectfully through them- to
(he Legislature, we prefer the request
of the York county delegation "tnat
I shall devote itself to the support of
. Aich a movement, and especially for
iUh possible measures of educational
advancement affecting the public
schools of York county.
Fourth. That we further and finally.
confirm our earnest good faith as
a body, devoted to the Increase of Intelligent
Bible reading and church
members and to ail taat makes man
und woman stronger, better*and happier
in the service of God and man,
do herewith pledge ourselves to promote
In every possible and proper
way all efforts In State and county
te secure the Improvement of our educational
status as rapidly as possible.
And in ylew of-the efforts now?
being put forth by the State and
philanthropic Institutions to rid our
State of adult Illiteracy, we call upon
our people who aro able to do so to
discover and to teach the adult {intonates
in their communities.
Fifth. That a committee of three
he appointed to present these resolutions
to t\ie York delegation.
4Signed). The York Baptist Association.
? Jgm. F- .Boyd, Moderator;
B. II. Wuugh, Clerk.
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n. II. Waugh, York; C. 8. Moorehcad,
Hickory Qrovc.
FOB rHBlHTIAN KDUOATIOX.
PrmkytwkMM to Hour OollofN1 F.11(k)H-ment
I)I?cusmnI Sunday.
The Rev. J. R. Black, pastor of the
Kort Mill Presbyterian church, has
received word that a ropresentuttvo
of the general assembly of the Soutncm
Presbyterian church will be present
at the morning service of the local
church nxt Sunday to prsenc to
the members-of the congregation the
plan of the million dollar fund for
Christian education in South Carolina.
The1 campaign for raising the"
ivillion dollar fundTwns indorsed at
the last meeting of the Synod of
s>?uth Onrollna, meeting In Anderson
last November, and has since bo?n approved
by all of the proshyterieir of
the State.
When the million dollars la socured
It will he npport.uned among
'nlotnhlA Theological seminary.
Preebyterlan College of South Carolina.
at Clinton. Chlcom College for
Women, at Columbia, and ThornweW
orphanage, Clinton. Pledges amount,
lag to mqre than $800,000 already
have been received hy the committees
and it Is. expected that the goat will
He fetched hy December 1.
The officers of the Fort Mill PrethytOrlan
church are hopeful that
there will be a large attendance of
^the .members of thO church Sunday;
to hear in* representative of the
synpd present the need of-the ci>-.
' dowment fund.
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GRADED SCHOOL NEWS.
Medical Inspection* of Children tc
Begin at Once.
Prof. Verd Peterson, State supervisor
of urlcttltural Instruction, was
In Fort lalll one dar last week and
while here held a conference- with
the school authorities relative to the
continuation of the agricultural de
purimeni in m< men scnooi here.
It way decided to contlnuo the work
thp eosutog year.and .It ia hoped that
a Clemaon graduate will be secured
to succeed Mr. Strtbllng, recently
elected superintendent of the aohooV,
by the time the class rooms in the
new building, are. ready tor use. It
is possible that yt shop may be fitted
up and the boys given the opportunity
to take manual training In addition-io
the course In agriculture.
Miss Hoffman. State supervisor qC
home economics Instruction* under the
Smith-Hughes act. spent Monday
here Inspecting the ~ homo economics
department of the high-school. Miss
Hoffman expressed the opinion that
the school would have a successful
year In this work. One of the peculiarities
of the course offered Is that
three periods per day must. be dove.ted
to cooking and sewing and related
subjects to be taught by Miss
Kmma Anderson,'who Is In charge of
the work.
A meeting of the Parent-Teacher
association will he held at the school
building Friday afternoon at 3.-:i0
o'clock.
To comply with the State Inw
massed last winter tall school children
must undergo a medical arid dental
Inspection to ascertain the presence
of any contagious or Infectious disease.
or any disease detrimental to
the child. The inspection will be
conducted by the Fort Mtll doctors
and the results will not be mode pub.
l|r. h"t will bo considered confidential
by the authorities, except that
he results of the Inspection may be
communicated to the parents or
guardians of thfe children. Any parent
refusing to alio* the medical or
dental Inspection ns provided by the
inw Is subject to a fine of $5 or 10
days' imprisonment for each offense^
The Inspection will begin at the
sc hool house this week.
jwi auaiairr kkiah.
Cox Woakl Have Supported Nchraskan
for Prestdency.
At Omaha,i Neb., Monday night
Governor Cox gave out a statement
saying tbat ho would have supported
William J. Bryan for the presidency
had the former" secretary of state
been nominated by tho Democratic
party for the presidency and added
that he was fostering progressive
ideas gained under Mr. Bryan's leadership
"I have known Mr. Bryan politically
and personally for many years,^
said the governor's statement. "Ho
has been an- Influence for jtood. 1
supported him three times for the
presidency with my newspapers, my
voice and my vote and* would have
done so agntn this year had he been
the candidate, of the Democratic party
instead of myself.- As a matter of
fact, as a young man I gained from
*-> / > innuu^Hiuy mBny or me
progressive Ideas which - I since hove
endeavored to propoxate."
The statement t>f Governor Cox was
In response to an Inquiry Jrom a
local newspaper man regarding the
position In the campaign of Mr. Hryan.
who has withhold support from
Governor Cox.
Thirtieth Reunion Rnd#.
The,second aVinuul reunion of the
20th, (Gld Hickory) reui&on. came to
a close In Ashevlllo, N. C., yesterday
with the election of Col. Albert Cox
of Raleigh, N. C., as president of. the
Old Hickory association and the selection
of Nuahvlllo. Tiaa,, as -the
1921 reunion City.
Col. T. B. Hpratt, Fed *J. Dunlap
and Joe M. Smith are 30th division
veterans who attended the." reunion
from this section.
Textile Workers Organise.
Local No. 14St, United Amcrtooli
Textile Workers, was formed in Fort
Mill Monday evening with the follow.
Inir ofHcors- .1 C MnW.IVin nnv nrAui
dent; S. P. Johnston. vice president;
J. W. Johnston. llnnnctal secretary;
F M. Allen, treasurer; Charles Bailee,
recording secretary. The union pinna
to hold weekly meetings, every Monday
evening.
FOKT MILL 20 YEARS AGO. ,
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(Fort Mill Times. Sep*. 22. 11)00.)
Mr. A. A. Bradford. Jtr.. has moved
with his family to Rock^HIIl.
Itev. Dr. Bays, presiding elder .of
the Hoek Hill district, preached In
the Methodist church at this plaeo
Sunday morning.
Mr. J. Lee Sprntt left Monday even!n?
for Baltimore, Md., to resume
lis Aejttal studies nt the University oi
Maryland.
Mr. W. T. Hongland hns bought the
vacant lot on Booth street opposito
the small brick atore room of Mrs.
Kllsa Fulwood and will at once begin
the ereotlon thereon of a drdproof
, livery stable. Th<y stable which he
Is, now using will he occupied this
winter by Messrs. L. 8. Nlvens and W.
F. Harris.. .
A protracted meeting Is to hogln
I r.t the Baptfbt church In this place
on the flrst Sunday In October. The
pastor, the Rev. Mr. Finch, will he
assisted by Rev. F. O. p. Curtis of
I-aurlnburg. N. C. Mr. Curtis was poster
of Flint Hill church; near tort
Mill, a few years ago.
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WORLD POWtR DREAM
OUT OF WILHELM'ft HEAD
William Hohensollorn in now a
i broken down old man who taken litI
lie interest in current events and
cherishes ho ambition to conquer tho
i world, according to reports from
Doom, Holland, where the former
, hedged in by the high walls of hts
.German kaiser is llvinic a retired life.
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According, to Dr. ,T. II. Fokkcr, consul
general at large of The, NcLher>
iundH, Holland did dot greet with
1 open arms the former cifcteror- when
lie fled mo suddenly* from, his own
olintry. The government ' notlffbd
fount Bentinck, with whom the former
kaiser was staying, that, entertainment
should be provided "for
only a few days," but Wllhelm stayed
, it the Hcnttii?k castle in Anterongon
. t?ir more than a year. ^
' When the former German emperor
purchused the custie at Doom lie Indicated.
hlH intention of remaining in I
' 11oltuud for the rest of his life. He]
Itus also purchaseu a home for his
npysteian and a Villa for his court
marshal. Ills retinue of 20 persons
includes members of the old regime
' ;m Merlin.
Little is to bo seen of the extensive
measures for ^guarding the former
ruler from thMroofputh running parallel
with the h)gh wire fonco widen
iii-rounds the etftntc. No visitors are
permitted to veiper the gates until
they have been Identified. Armed ,
guards patrol the vicinity and a second
barbed wire fence is concealed
li side the Tnaln barrlcadeT Wilhelm,
who hits probably sawed more wood <
than any other man In Euiopc, has
flvcn up his more strenuous exerc|se?
and is engaged, it is said, ii writing
his memoirs. i
Doom castle Is an old-time, roomy
Dutch house, reminiscent t of feudal 1
days. The dining room, drawing
room und smoking room are on the 1
"'Irst lloor. A largo door gives access 1
to the socalled Gobelin room, where 1
iliiierniflnnnt rinhoi ? 1
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I hellish the walls, and here tho lloor
is covered with the famous silk car- I
pets valued nt $12.r>.ni)0 which tho
Turkish saltan proscntod to tho kaiser.
The former kaiser has his study,
brd room and hath room on the second
lloor. l
In the left wing of the house arc
the rooms of the former empress, for
whom an olevntor was put In, as she
is unable to walk upstairs on account
of Illness. The former kaiser sloeba
It n bed with a canopy.
Every morning at 8 o'clock the
whole personnel assembles in a hall
and attends divine service. The pnste.r
of the Moravian Hrotherhood In
SSeista. a small village near Doom,
has been chosen by thc.-l'umous exile
to preach at Doom.
With the former em ?|>.or living
likelihood of the pence of the world
being disturbed by the Ilohottzollern
family, for the former crown prince
In snfi lv Internet in thn iot? ...? -
Wlerlngon, situated in the Zuidcr Zee. i
! ^*jiob this modern St. Helena tho'<
Dutch government has stationed a <
slrpng( military guard. strengthened r
hv a torpedo boat, which patrols the '
little Inland day and night. n
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Fxperlraents Doing Miulo With Xcw ?
CorobtiMtile for Automobiles.
A Bub obtained by the destructive
distillation of wheat, oat and rye'
straws is now being prhiluoed upon a 1
small scale at the experiment farm |
Qj the United States department of |
rftriculture at ArlinKton, Va. Al- t
though an nutomohllo has heon ope- 1
rated with tho new eomhusttle, and t
li has been used for Illuminating pur- s
p? ncs *as well as for rooking, the pos- ! c
nihilities of straw gas are nat yet ( '
fully determined. t
The work can he carried on hut'
slowly, hut It Is planned to do mpct> I
J tl pt will determine the quantity and c
I nature of til* pun tVint ninu l.n
I tnInert from wheat, ont, hnrley, rye j
and rice strnws. nrirt from cornstalks, \
corncobs nnrt other vegetable mntter s
usually burned nn waste. |
While It has been possible to ope- t
rate an automobile with straw pas, i
nod It Is known that 50 pounds of j
straw will prortnee about .100 enhle t
fret of Ran?an nmount nutllelent to
drive a light roadster 15 miles?the ^
problem of reducing1 the pas to ll<t- f
uld form or eonilensinp It ftufflelontly t
to nllow It to be carried eonveniently t
lr- an essential one thnt mttst be sol- '
vert before' straw pas ran bo consld- j 1
ered as a possible motor fuel. This r
task will he taken up by the do- %
j.artment of aprlenlture. i
CJIVK TO PAHTY FUND. ]
Prmorra's rentrlbute tn Campaign of !
Co*. And Hot^evcll.
As a result of the appeal In The
Times of last week for funds to nsn?#t
the Democratic party in its flpht
' 'a elrrt Co* and Roosevelt, the fol- |
lowing Fori IJomorratn have \
mpde I ho contributions noted opposite
thdlr names:
Woman II.an ,
S. L. Meneham 1.0W
J. J. Ralles l.no
It, D. Nunn 1.00 ,
A, O. Jones 1.00
N. Jj. Carothers 1.00
D.. A. I.oe 1.00
i.i O. Wripht . l.oo
.1. R M'lls 2.0<t
T*. A. Harris 1.00
1 *\ p Pattrr.on 1.00,
J. R. DeaPorte* J' 1.00 i
. .T M. Hutchinson J.00
'J. M. White 1.001
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, NEWS OP YORK COUNTY.
Items of General- Interest Clipped
IVom ibe YorkvUle fcnquirer
"I began work grading cotton in
Rook H^ll Saturday morning." said A.
R. Smith, federal dotton grader for
York county, last Saturday aftornoon.
"1 graded ton bales the first day, *
Mr. Smith wont on to say.
Deputy Sheriff Torn Quinn, who
had hin right leg badly scalded several
weeks ago when he stepped into
some hot mash at ?
Kind's Mountain township which ho
was assisting In raiding, Is still suffering
a great* deal from the Injury.
The leg Is not healing aa rapidly i f
hud boon expected and the flesh remains
raw. "My father," remarKed
Mr. Qulnn the other day, "said he
did not see what 1 meant stepping In
that stufT anyway, and 1 assured hint
that 1 would never do It anymore."
The condition of the East and West
road between Yorkvlllc and Rock Hill
Is more wretched than It has been at
thla season for years, and It Is constantly
growing worse. From the best
information nvnMnhlo, there Is but little
hope for early relief, because apparently
there Is nobody responsible.
The trouble seems to l?e that at the
last session of the Ocneral Assembly
there was passed act which took
out of the hands of the county hoard
of commissioners the money with
which the road might have been tlxed
and put that money under the control
of the State highway commission
without dovolvlng any special
obligation on the State highway commission
to do the work. Under the
law as It stands the State highway
commission has jurisdiction over all
rounty-to-county roads and all roads
that continue Into other counties or
States, and It has authority to do
what it thinks proper In the building
und maintenance of these roads, conditioned
on the approval of the
county authorities.
The money heretofore available to
the county authorities Is now subject
te the warrant of the State highway
commission, and nlthough the State
highway commission cannot do anything
except wlih the approval of the
jounty authorities, evcn,wlth that ap
<Minui i?ic mnie niKnwny commission
Is not compelled to net. f The State
highway commission hns both the
irioney nnd the discretion and appar-*
?rtly ! has small If any rosponslbtl?y.
All the automobile license taxes
hat were.formerly at the disposal of
bo eounty authorities are not now at
llsposnl of the State highway commission
and In addition to the license
axes the State highway commission
ioS at Its dlspnsnl the proceeds of a
property tax ot two mills on the dojar
levied on all the property of the
county. It wns understood some
months hack thiit the State highway
*oni mission wns to take over anil
inlnteln the Yorkvlllo-Rock Hill
road when the same should have
>een put In nceentahle condition by
he county authorities, but the trou?lo
Is that the county authorities
lave no money with which to put the
y>n (1 In ncppntahlii nnn.iui? ml
r..,..,v viriHiiiiuu. i nrrr
s no irvalluble njoney. It appears, exicpt
thnt which la now within the
ontrol of the State highway comnisslon,
and the State highway com ulsslon*
It nppcars, Ir not wlUInK to
lilow the nae of the money for that
MM'pese. Just now the prospect for
he maintenance of public highway
'ommunlcntlon between Yorkville
ind Uock Hill through the winter
loes not appear to be very brightEDISON
ON WOMAN KrPPltAGE.
mentor Tfdnks Feminine Voters
Should Remain In Homes.
In roply to questions put to him by
wo women candidates. Thomas A.
SdtRon, at hla laboratory at West
'range, N.' J., recently doclared hlniielf
opposed to womon taking polltl>n
1 ivl?UA ? -? at-- "
rnyn ultj jncw I OTK IVOrld.
They cnn do much moro, good In
he homo," he said.
For several weeks candidates have
>een addressing noon-hour moetings
?f the Edison employees. Two women
il?eakers were recently leaving the
ard when the mayor of East Orange,
vho hccompanied them. saw Mr. Edllon
about to enter his laboratory.
When the mayor presented them,
he mayor asked Mr. Edison If he
vould not give his views on woman's
position in politics. The inventor
tmlled and mild:
"When I was traveling !Y? Utah 1
vns surprised to note the fact that
<nloons were kept wide open, despite
he fact that-woman suffrage In that
ttatc* permitted the women to vote.
This was quite a surprise to mo, as I
iud always been of the opinion that
vomen would support the moral 1biucs
in politics, nnd that Is tho woman's
big opportunity today. I am
lot keen to see women take political
positions when they can aoeompll-?
<o much more good In the borne. Hut
Ihey cnn aid those who vote for better
conditions. They hold the balance
if power, but they are very stubborn."
flighcr Kipress Rates.
The South Carolina railroad commission
hns Issued an order allowing
the American Hallway Express company
to Increase Its charges 12 1-2
pgr cent In South Onrollnn. TIs Increase
Is In line with tho Increase
recently nllowed on Interstate business
by the Interstate' commerce
commission. The express company b
asking for still another 12 1-2 per
rent increase, duo to the recent wage
Increase authorised by the labor
hoard, t>Ut the application for the
Increase hns not yet officially come
brfore the railroad commission.
.C. H. Belk of Charlotte; former
Fort Mth cttlscn. spent Saturday and
Sunday in th? city with r?!atlv?a.
i jm
PRESIDENT HOW^TM
President Wilson is ready to
part, in the Democratic
contest to the extent of mskiH^H
speeches and aft Tin* suggeaMeaw^HMj
for the success of tho party* provMip H
the Democratic national lenders 1m I
vite hint to do so, says a WashingteMH,
dispatch. The president is In :'JCT
better health today than he has
since his illness more than a yeaty* H
ago and Dr. t;ary T. Grayson, H
personal physician, feels that a Itafr&jl
itcd speaking campaign would
only help the Democratic causo b'WraH '
that it would be good for tho preset&J ^
dent physically. !$t|
But President Wilson lias not yft :1 ^
heen asked by the Democratic cone*
mlttce to take an active part- In
campaign. There have been suggeations
from partisan Wilson Dome-,, H
erats, but no ??11 i? i: 11 invitation has. ,!
boon extended the president to take
off his coat and make an old thne-V*k;
Wilson campaign in tho intorost o?? t ji
the party.
It Is said authoritatively that til? ' ^
president will go Just as Tar In the
interest of Governor Cox as he Is invtted
to do l>y tho Democratic lendA- >.
crs. He feels hat his physical eondJr. tlon
is such that he can without.inn t -!
Jury to his health make a number
speeches for Governor ('ox and. theDengue
of Nations.
Rut the Democratic committee Is.
afflicted with Unnnctnl dllHcultioe.
and more than thnt, there seems to", "f?
be few if any members of the organ!- '~2
zatlon who have tho same idea about pyj
tho way to run ;? national campaign.
Especially is this true regarding the .<
president taking an active part ttt ,
the campaign. Those opposed to.-the* '
president argue that the country has ^
had enough of Wood row Wilson and' '
to inject his personality into- UMRa'* v
cniupnlgn would tie llttlo short' ott*
suicide for tlie party. They contend'- jjj
thnt Governor J 'ox must win without?)
Wilson's active participation in ttUH*
campaign or not win at all.
On tho other hand it is argued! ,v. . '.^.-5
that Governor Cox has already ndap*. n
tml Htn ?? ? ' ? 4u" -*"1
..... ...? ........ .oon. <>i i u? LiuniiiiiB^-iVr j '
accepting the Wilson ponro treaty*.
The president has thousands of- >
friends and ninny enemies. Thone*.
fore his fiion.l- -,iv t hero ran he no
question illnnil Wilson looping thor
nemocratie cause by making spooch?r .ffiFjo
es and working for the oloetion-j ?t .:
Cox.
Tin: ( \iti'iCT-iiA<;<a;itfc.
Vultures Win; 1'looked' to tike fioulDl
to 1'rey I" pun Helpless I'oopje.
The question is frequently asked by, ,
young men and young nun who have, ,
grown up since the era o? reconstruo-..lion
In the South following tho ciopo : ,
of the War J'.etwe.on thu States as to
who the carpet-baggers were tinA,
whence they en inc. The oarpeUbagegers
were corrupt and often ignorant,- ,
pojlitieinns from the North. AftOlT. thfi,close
of the war nearly ull the whiten^ ,
In the South were deprived by Con- Kress
of the privilege of voting, be-*
cause they had taken part in- t^jH>1 <
war against the federal government;
This condition w-.s taken udvan*ag>*'
of by unscrupulous politicians and ad- <
venturer* trom the .North, who tQOM'\
up a temporary residence In- tho*
Southern State* that they might cook - trol
the negro Vote and be elctttoU t.
to otiiee. The name cornea from tfcKfc- $2
olu-fushioncd traveling l>ug, which " ?
wuh made of carpet witti leather-mountings.
The carpet-bag suggested
the temporary character of the- real*
denee of those adventurers fromthe-- North.
The State governments ai*. ',.
ministered under those condition*.
were of the worst sort imaginable. .
ICnornious taxes were levied and the
money frequently was spent in e??: <
travaganec and speculation, leaving
the State* hurd< ncd with debt. South
Carolina suffered perhaps morn than,
any other S<t-thorn i>'at? from tlto i
depredations of this horde of thieves
ami rascals.
HOW TUN IK >1.1.All WOHKfW
Franklin's Fund of $5,IMMi (J row - to
ill One Hundred Yearn.
How the dollar Invested worksi for
the individual himself h:is bean beelc
illustrated hy that nrsl great American
toucher of thrift, Bendaesfcrw
Franklin, says The World's Work*.
In 17it 1 tie bi-queatnod 15,000 tQ thoMnn-onwealth
of Masaachusetth and
10 the city of lioatun as a mark of
.lis appreciation for having appolatr .
ed him as agent in tihigland ati tho
''handsome salary" of 10,000 and to-,
matte his .bequest really valuablO"
with his great foresight, FrankM* j
provided in liis will tliat this fft.OOU
should he pal out at f> per cent Jn?
terest for 10<* years, that at the end
of that time 21-121 of the fund accumulated
should again he put .out
at interest for another hundred- yearae
and then the fund he divided one*
fourth to Boston and throo-fourttie
to the State.
Let us show how well that' $6,000
of Franklin's has worked. At the
?nd of the llrst hundred years it-had
jrrown to s 4 :t l. k -'t. f> *. it wee then .divided
in pecordaneo with the WlM;
$229,200.4* was set aside-fer "public
vork" and $l?2.1 xft.1 ft v,asstarted on
its course of cnrnln Interest* fer another
hundred years. That- was in
1201. January 1. 1912. this num.had.
grown to $2R7.X0S.1ft and at JtUe.rate
of Increase the fund, should amount <
o nt least 16.900.000 when. the boc-t
end period Is completed, and may be
considerably more.
Otto I lord of King's Mountain. **
C? wns killed In n ralroard wreck at ^
Orpver, N. C., Wednesday.