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m j> ' " '' ^ ]' : I Established 1891. V C BANQUETS FOB. SOLDIERS. lirat Annual Affair of Tom Hall Guards Enjoyed by Many. |A delightful affair of Monday evening was the first annual banquet > of the Tom Hall Guards. Fort brfill ' unit of the National Guard of the tgaited States, In the company arm' ofy for twqi oeere guests, including ,k number from Rock HU1. and 76 or 3ore members' of the 'organisation, le 'banquet was spread upon Ions , tables and the men detailed to seo that the wants of every one were tftyPPlled from the excellent menu 'that had bten prepared for the bc| cgston were freely congratulated v upon the wa^" xln whldh thfelr duties .* afore perforated. {Tho guests were for the most part 'farmer service men who had 'done ; t^elr bit overseas %ln the World war. , AtH fho speakers* of the evening j. ' liaised the work done by the Fort ,RflU company aa a port of the 118th rfglmcnt, 3ftth' division, arid expressed the belief, that should the Toto Hall Guards ever be calfed Into >#rvlce and have the opportunity to i^ow the mettle of which It Is made ;it would acquit itself with equal v'cfedlt. "The adjutant general of Bouth Carolina remarked to me a ff\v days nko," said one of thespeakers, "that no other n\iUtnry company, .lii the Stute had as flno prospects as tho Tom Hall Guards," now recruited up to 100 men, <the maximum strength allowed by tHe war department. ' .. K . t Arthur C. Lytle, first lieutenant, to whom much credit Is given for the organization of the company, was toastmaster of the evening. Following a . few ' latvoductorv remarks Mr. I-ytlo Introduced W. R. Bradford I aa the first spaaker qf the evening. lEears ago Mr. Bradford was a member of the old Fort Mill company. t George Fish, general manager of tie plants of the Fort Mill Manufacturing opmpany, made a pleasing talk In-whlch toe referred to his boyhood days in England and told how tfl'thfMdd-M?- heart as it did other yeuthful hearts of that day to see the 'Tomtcitee' come marching by In ttytlP^^plck add span uniforms. Mr. Fltah -said that It made a better man Of any^ young fellow to be a member of a military organisation. "The record made by Fort Mill in the World "TMwar lf?'Iniown-all over the country." > A* said, citlpg^nstances of munufac- I lurera-ln tho sfWth in conversation With him having voluntarily referred to what the community did In the straggle against the Germans. > Major "Lindsay McFadden of Rock flUl, who went overaojig^aa the cap<iln of the Hiirikjompany. told of the pleasure it gaAw.nlin as a former member of the 118th reglmeht to be prosent at the banquet and to agraln rub elbows with the' men he bad seen .aenrvjefe with in Belgium apd France. Major McFadden con dfotulated the Tom Hall Guards upon ita Soldierly appearance and Its pros? pects for a career of usefulness and then told Interestingly _of.the close relationship of the Fort Mill and Hock Hill companies as they wero facing the enemy in Europe. The next speaker of the evening was Capt J. C. Dosler of Itock Hill, distinguished veteran of the World war, who. as a lieutenant with jtho> Fort Mill company, initiated a successful movement Mtstnut the Germans for wraeh he wan "awarded the .^jLv.-ccngj-esstenaK medal of honor, the highest decoration bestowed by Jthe 'American government. 0a pt. Dpzter referred feelingly to thoJmesaber* of the old Fort Mill company who lost their lives In upholding the country's * cause and gave unstinted praise to t" < the gallantry of Sergt. Thomas Hall, who also was-awarded posthumously the ^Sgaessional medal of Yiionor and for whom the local company was named. Capt. Dozler recenty has been elected captain of > the Frank Roach Guards of Rock Hill, another military organisation which has honored the memory of a local boy who made the supremo sacrifice. Thos. B. Spratt, former lieutenant colonel of ll?th< infantry. 30th division, tol0$t <ff the distinguished work of th*"TOTf lwn l Company In the World war, "According to tho records, 'the 30th division made a . name . for Itself overseas. To the U*th regiment, of which 1 had the honor to be one of the officers and of Vhlch the Port Mill and Rock Hill companies were units, must go the credit, of first breaking through the ttliVdenbiirg lino. Tho Fort Mifl Company lost more men In killed and woundod than any other; company in the ,regV*\ent. It is beside the quest,*1fCtfk of/hO ^jh-?llvtsi0* ;(tf *w T0ra)^bBng the division,.tO bat-'' ter down the Hlndenburg line. After .the 30th had broken through the line, the New York dJvlsiSn ,got through at anothor po'nt tee Aoari later." Any claim to thMohrAfji said Col. Spratt, was not worth considering. Col. Spratt said the officers j of the Com Half: Guards were duo Jf rahch esedU for.."having put the. com-. pany oh life faet in so short a time i and ho Wa*s tfurs the record of tlie I company Would not Be disappointing, m Short talks also were made by Dr. B 1. X*. ^pratt, Alderman J. Cv McElM haney, whose wit brought forth spontaneous laughter, Chpt. P. M. B Made. JJ. Mnssey White.. Qol. W. H. ^B Nims, W. J. Cork of Rook Hill. U/ H U. Massejr. Mayor F, E. Andrey and ' Frsdorick Nims. Jr., captain of the Tntn Hall Guards. ' JEJpv. C. J. Srhompson of Co j^^^^l^PSaach^t^cet^h* F?^ ^ ORT i FOBT MILL, 8. C- THPE8I FORT MILL'S OLD INDIAN FORT. I .Structure Begun for Catawba Indiana by Colonial Gvrcntor. ( WrUton fnr TKn Tlmnn \ ? ib- Hf F TO DISCUSS ACREAGE CUT. Farmers of York County Will Meet' Next Monday. ? At the suggestion of the South Carolina Cotton association. Govern-or Cooper hns issued a proclamation asking the people of the Stato to meet at the various court houses Monday, January 3, to decide whether they will reduce their cotton acreage 59 per cent for 19211 The request was originally made by the American Cotton association and similar meetings arc to be held over the South generally on that day. Figures taken from government statistics. It is stated, showi that there is a big amount of unapun cotton on hands and that the one thing to do to save the situation is to reduce the ncredge next year. Supplementing the call of Governor Cooper, Dr. J. B. Johnson, president of the York County Cotton association, says "this will be the most important meeting that has ever been held in the various counties of the rotton-growlng States, because It will thh nrlnn a p nhAuf Af ahp 1920 crop as well as for the years to come. "Wo bog to insist upon the repEoscntntive men of this county In all lines, he he banker, morchant. teacher or preachor, to meet with us and help devise ways and means so that we. In a safe,an sane way. may protect the Interests of this Southland of . ours." The meeting will he held for the accommodation of western York nt the court house at 11 a. m., next Monday and for the convenience of the pc<ylc eastern York that afternoon In the chamber of commerce t oorna In Itock Hill at 3 o'clock. BEST FRUIT TREKS. Elst of Varieties Best Adapted to Tills Section. In last week's Issue of The Times the writer .stated that he would furnish a list of varieties of fruits suitable to this section. The list presented here is recommended 'by the horticulturist at Clemson college, who is an authority on fruits grown in South Carolina. If the reader desires further Information on the subject, inquiries may be addressed to the department of horticulture, Clemson college. The fruits, plaritbyr distances and varieties tollow: Pears?30 by 30 feet; autumn, Tv m'ffnr Apples?30 by 30 feet; summer. Enrly Harvest, Horse, June; autumn, Delirious; winter, Stayman. Terry Winter. Wlnesap. .Cherries?20 by 20 feet; Early Richmond, rout; . Montmorency, sour; Tartarian, sweet. Plums?20 by 20 feet; Climax. Shlro, llurbank. Poaches?18 by 18 (feet; MayJune, Mayflower, Greensboro; JuneJuly, Mamie Ross, Carman, Hello of Georgia; July-August. Elberta, Burk Cling; August-September; Solway, Matthews; September-October, Elton's Gold", Stlnson. Kips?18 by 18 feet; Celestial, Magnolia, Brown Turkey. "* Grapes?18 by 30. feet; Muscadine. Scuppcrnong, Thomas. James, Grapes - Bunch, 8 by 10 feet; early, Moore's Early, black; Brighton, red; mid-season. Delaware, red; Concord, h'eek; Niagara, white; late, Catawba, red. Blackberries?6 'by 4 feet; Snyder. ?, Dewberries?6 by 4 feet; Bucretla. M. R. S. : k ? m TTEFI.IX SEES HIGHER PRICES. Senator Adyton* Farmers to Hold Cotton and Plant None. T^e advice which W. A. Winbum. president of the Central of Georgia railroad, extends to farmers of the South, that .they sell their cotton und philosophically nccept whatever losses come to them In the transaction. Is termed as ridiculous by Senator Thnmnu Jf 14 nfl i n nf A lr? hn rtr r? "Mr. Wlnburn," said the senator, "evidently looks at the situation from tlfu standpoint of transection. His . arpumehU that any Cumber of hales carried over will depress the next year's crop Is absurd for the fact that the next year's crop will not be onehalf as great as this year's crop. "There is no question hut that immediately after the holidays the value of cotton will materially increase. It Is defintely concluded by Southern producers to reduce their acreage another year by half. There will not bo sufficient cotton for tho requirement** of the world. The price will range between1 40 and 50 cents. # i"lv addition to advising. farmer^ -to-Mold their cotton I would advise them to produce no cotton next season. : If that which Is in tho hands ot the farmers today is held. It will Ahrrlng perhaps $1 per pound, and will ''restttt In o profit as great as that to Kn r?htr?4noH frnirt thrnd rrnnu nf nnr. ntnl proportions." Ll r>R. j. n. KLijoTT HOKOKKD. ' Glrctrd Worshipful Muster of Catnwbn l-odgc No. M, A. F. M. At the annual "communication last Thursday evening of C-ntawlin lodge No. 66. Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina, officers to serve the lodge for the coming year were elected as follows: J. Ft. Klllott, worshU^ul master; L. M. Massey, senior warden; F. M. Mack, junior warden; A. L. Parks."treasurer; C. S. Link, secretary; W. H. Nlms. senior ilcacon; F. It. Softer. Junior deacon; H. 1>. liarksjf and it, F. Grier. Jr.. stowards; J. ^ Utep tflsr. The Rov. J. W. 11. 1 I>whhs,*r?. 11., was appointed >haplalfl. \FoliOjfing the election the offiicers were installed in aecordanco |with the cuatoui?of tho craft. ] - i The ohl Indian fort, one mile south of Fort Mill, about which there la a general lack of information, was built in 1756-57 by order of Governor Dobbs of the North Carolina colony. The erection of tho fort was under the direction of Lieut. Hugh Wnddell of the British army, who was then detailed for duty in-, the North Carolina colony. Thomas D. Spratt stated that he had heard an old Indian squaw, Saljy New River, say the Red Coats bui't the fort several years before the Revolution, whon she was a little girl. On December 21, 1756, ' commissioners appointed for the purpose by Governor D<^bbs recommended a site for tho fort near the Catawba nation. Four thousand pounds sterling was appropriated for the erec- j tion of the Fort. I find in "Tho Conquering of the Old Continent." by Archibald Henderson, that Governor Dobbs stated, January 20. 1757, "We are now building a fort In the midst of their (Catawbas') towns at their own request." In May, 1756, King Halgler. a chief greatly adored by the Cataw bns, with 15 of the leading Catawbns and 13 younger warriors, marched through Salisbury and sought a conference' with Chief Justice Henicy, pledging their allegiance to the English cause in case the settlers were attacked by the French or by the Northwestern tribes at the instigation of the French emissaries. They asked that a fort bo built near their town for the protection of their families. The fort was never completed. After 1,000 pounds had been spent upon its construction, the Ca*awbas changed their minds and wanted the governor of South Carollra to build the fort. The line between the two Carolina s was not established farther than the Pee Dee river, the lino from the Pee Dee to the coast having been established in 1738 under the administration of Governor Burlington of North Carolina. In 1772-73 CoU. Thomas Polk, employed by Governor Martin of North Carolina, extended tfie boundary line westward. The Catawbas' lands were left at their request in the State of South ."^GnroJlna. This Is more probably the cause of the irregularity in the State lino than that the surveyors followed a whiskey wagon. In those days every farmor condensed his own surplus corn?there was a Jug to be found in every cupboard?but today a whiskey wagon would be apt to cause a surveyor's needle to vary a little. .'The Catnwbas were always loyal to South CaroMnn and the settlers. They have expressed with prldo that the blood of the white man was not '.loon the henrls nf the < fntnwhas. They allied thomselvos with the set'lors. helping the pioneers to repulse the frequent attacks of hostile tribes. The Co,tawhns often fought the Iroquois on their own grounds In Ohio and Pennsylvania. I find in Washington's correspondence mention made of the 27 Catawba warriors arriving at Fort Cumberland. Md.. when he was In command preparing an attack on Fort Puquesne during the French apd Indian war; also several times he mentions the Catawbas as being at [Fort Loudoh. Pa. T believe the Catawba chief. New River, was given this name in the rampaign against the Northwester^ Indians during Lord Dunmore's war in 1774. The pioneers, of backwodsmen, summoned by Lord Dunmore, governor of the Virginia colony, assembled at the Junction of the Qrecnbrier and New rivers, that form the Kanawha, which they descended under the command of Col. Henry Lewis. They followed this river 150 miles through an unbroken wilderness, drawing their rations with their flint locks?the venison and turkey ns the forest in abundance issued them. They had no salt, however, during the three months that they were in this back country, neither did they hear a word from their homes on the other side of this wilderness. They met the Northwestern Indians at tlio motith of the Kanawha where it enters the Ohio.jind in one of the largest. most extensive, stubbornly contested hattlf* ever fought between the white man and the red man defeated them. During the colonial wars French intrigue and propaganda among the Northwestern tribes caused them to make many attacks upon the English settlers and the Indians friendly to them. Bancroft says, "History li?nw? thn Cntnwbas chleflv as the hereditary foe of the Iroquois tribes, before whose power and numbers they dwindled away." In 1701 n party from the colony at Charleston, headed by John Lawso"n, that traveled into the unexplored interior of the Carolina* passed through a number of Indian towns, the largest and most powerful tribes being the Kadaupaw (Catawba) and the Ksaw. He came into these towns just after ha had Itftsseil the town of the Waxhaws. He stated that these Indians - were subject to attack by skulking parties of the Iroquois, who were mortal enemies of all the Carolina Indians. The customs of the Indians as described by John Lawson and Adair are .exceedingly Interesting. They seldom saw a crippled Indian, never a bald one. The Indian did not wear any head covering, but kopt .-jfcL . * a. fllLL ' )AY, DECEMBER 30, 1920. J. M. CHERRY DEAD. Prominent Rock Hill citizen 111 Only Two Days. Following: an illness of only two days J. M. Cherry, prominent citizen Of Rock Hill, who had been identified with the business ?Interests of H<,t * * ~ " " ! ? ?? vnj mi mc nisi iu years, uted Tuesday afternoon in a Charlotte hospital. Recently he had been suffering from erysipelas and was taker to Charlotte Sunday night. The funeral was held in llock Hill yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cherry was 63 years of age. He was born in Chester county, but removed to Rock Hill as a young man & nd had since been prominently Identified with the commercial life of that city. He was the owner of the Cherry farm, situated on the public highway between Fort Mill and Rock Hill. Some months ago the farm was subdivided Into small farms and building lots and sold at public auction. Mr. Cherry Is survived by his -widow and two children. Mrs. A. 11. Rynum of Rock II111 and Mrs. Jas. s. Beatty of Winnsboro. and one brother, Hon. W. J. Cherry of llock Hill. RIVER RRHHiE UNCERTAIN. York - Mecklenburg Structure May Not Re Built. "The proposcil York-Mchklenlnirg county bridge across the Catawba river Is by no means assured," Monday said to The Times Bad Bumpkin, member -of the board of commissor.ers for York county. "We were under the impression that work on the structure would be begun before a great while." continued Mr. (Lumpkin. "but word now comes from Charlotte that the attorney for the Mecklenburg commissioners saythat the act of the North Carolina Legislature, passed last July, permitting Mecklenburg to pay twothirds the cost of the bridge is unconstitutional. If this view is accepted, the bridge may never be built." The commissioners represoting the two counties had agreed upon what Is known as the "Buster" Boyd site for the bridge. At that place a considerable expenditure for an approach to the bridge on the York side would have to he made, but as Mecklonblirtr nitmlttoillv wi??j t rv lm the prlncipnl beneficiary of the bridge the commissioners of that county agreed to pay two-thir.ls the cost of the .structure. There were 37,580 bales of cotto.i ginned In York county of the current crop up to December 13. Dust year the ginnlngs for the same period were 41,512 bales. the hair oiled with bear's fat. A powder made from certain dried roots was mixed with this oil, giving 1 It a pleasant odor. These roots were counted very valuable?they only 1 grew in the country up near the mountains?and to obtain them the Carolina Indiuns were liable to attack by lurking parties of Iroquois on the alert to catch small parties away from their tribe. . King Halgler, chief of the Catawbas and their great hero, was wayluid by a party of Shawnees on the road as he was returning from a visit to the Waxhaws, and killed, being shot six times. His servant escaped and told the tribe of the tragedy. They pursued the Shawnees, but without success. Washington said that the Indians are more dextrous and more capable of meeting parties of enemy tribes thun white men. One or t,wo white men that the Indians had confidence in were always sent along with the scouting parties. Adair, a trader who lived among the Indians for a long time, says that when in the country of their enemy they divide Into three or four parties, travel parullel to each other 80 or 100 yards apart, each Indian lifting his feet to avoid breaking down tho weeds or grass or making any but a clear cut track in the snow. A large Indian brings up the rear of each line, making the track nmuviii muKing ns mough 'twas the track of only on? Indian while really the tracks of 18 or 20. These parties, should they pet separated, had signals?mimicking the birds and bensts that frequented that section. Tliey also had guards stationed behind trees, rifle ready, wtille the others advanced. They would often send scouts ahead, and these usually fastened the hoofs of buffaloes or the paws of bears upon their feet to approach the towns of their enemies, making the windings of these wild beasts tor miles. In Smith's Kentucky history we read that during a very severe winter when famine was among the Shawnees and many had died the old chief sent his young son out in search of meat. The 'boy failed to find any. but tells him of seeing the tracks of a buffalo in the snow. The old chief replied, "Ugh! it may be buffalo; it may be Catawba." It has been very interesting looking up these incidents; the senrcn has been "a source of pleasure. I wish I could copy more from the many books from which I havo procured nam?"Col. Henry I.ee's Memoirs," "HJstory of the Polk Family." Hoosevelt's "Winning of the West," Archibald Henderson's "Conquering of the Old Southwest," "I-rfiwson's Acoount of His Kxpedltion Into the Interior and Wilda of the Cnrollnas." and "Adair's Description of the LAfo and Customs of the Indians" were some of the interesting ones. r.r,ck Pprntt. Washington, D.C., Dec. 24. .Time,* URGES NEW BUILDING. Mrs. Oath cart Wants Legialature to ? Act for University. Editor Fort Mill Times: That the women of the State want n dormitory at the University of South Carolina has been proved be-' yond a doubt. The Statewide movement for such a building has been heartily Indorsed by the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, the South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional . Women's Clubs, the South Carolina division of the D. A. It., the South Carolina division of the U. D. C., the State League for Women Voters, the South Carolina Christian Temperance Union. the Dillon' County Federation of Women's Clubs, and hundreds of. other clubs and Individuals throughout the State. Graduates of every woman's college in the State, both ex-suffragists and ex-antis, are en tnusiasucaiiy backing this movement. As you know coeducation has been in existence at the University of South Carolina, by act of the Legislature. since 1894, and In the entire 26 years the State has mude no appropriation for a dormitory for women at the university. Notwithstanding this condition, the attendance of young women at the ^university has increased 200 per cent in the last few years. Hundreds of other young women leave the State every year to obtain university training and degrees because their own uhtvcrsity'has mado no provision for them. The State has splendidly equipped threo institutions for men?the University of South Carolina. Clemson and The Citadel. Why are the women of the State discriminated against? A lot. easily worth 5.000, opposite the university Infirmary and entirely npnrt from the men's dormitories, has been designated as a suitable site by the board of trustees of the university for this building. If It Is not right to erect a dormitory for women at the University of South Carolina, after 26 years of waiting, the State had better close the doors of the university entirely to women and let all of them that nro ambitious enough to^seek a university degree leave the Stato to get A bill for this appropriation will I bo introducod at this session of the Legislature, This matter has never boon forclmy brought to the attention of our legislators before. Now that they realize the necessity of a j dormitory for women at the University of South Carolina, what will they do about It? Mrs. James A. Cathcnrt, Chairman of Woman's Building Committee. Columbia. Dec. 28. Married Christians Day. The marriage of a popular young Fort Mill woman took place. Christmas day when Miss Lllilnn Pamellallowie, dnughter of S. D. Howie, be-1 came the bride of James W. Nunn of Koclc Hill. The ceremony occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Mcllwalne, grandparents of tho bride, and was performed by her' uncle, the Rev. R. J. Mcllwalne, Preshyterinn minister of Monroe. N. C. Mr. Nunn is a chief gunner's mate I in the navy, stationed at Charleston,! and was spending the holidnys at the' home of his mother. Mrs. M. A. Nunn. In Rock Hill. \ For some time. Mrs. Nunn had been an operator In' the Rock Hill telephone exchange. Up to a few months ago she was I simtiarlly connected with the Port Mill telephone exchange. Mrs. Nunn has many friends in this sec- j tion who will regret to learn that her < home will henceforth be in Charles- I ton. One of the many presents received by Mr. and Mrs. Nunn was a hand1- | some chest of silver, sent by his ships mates as -a token of the esteem in which he Is hold by them. Finds Stork Contract. For many yenrs Congressman Smull of North Carolina has by agreement been preuenttng to R. C. Bland, one of his farmer constituents. a n? w suit of clothes for each | additional child born In the Bland I family. Having presented 18, suits. * and being recently notified to send the 14th, Mr. Small has informed Bland that the contract will be off with Vxici rut iriiinen t fcAm f^An wrooo nn I March :>. next. < Small .und Bland j made the contract a number of yearn ago when Small was making a campaign speech at Bobersonvllle. N. Q. Bland then had 20 children; ho now has 34. Hard Times Down Cupid. Nothing in York county seems Immune from the baleful Influence of old man Hard Times, not even j mercurial and volatile Dan Cupid. A year ago the office of J. L. Houston, probate judge, was crowded during the pre-Chrlstnias days with a throng of seekers of marriage licences, whereas this year the applhxints were reported few and far between. "Hard times, i suppose," was Judge Houston's terse explanation of the slump. "But," he added, "though Cupid appears worsted at present, my prediction is that he will stage a comeback?Just watch and see." The exercises at the Fort Mill Baptist church Saturday afternoon In connection wbh the Christmas Iree were greatly tnjoyed by a largo audience, each til whom received a bag of fruit, candy and nuts. A collection was taken ut |the close of the exercises for the suffering peoples in central Europe and China and about $200 was contributed. I | ^ ^ * * ^ *- ' Lml v- - *S * tUTflPBrTtar CH^UBSvAT 1XWMT, MOUSE. New Supenriior and Clerk of Court . Soon to ft?pini:i Office. Two JUnportant chances soon are to take place at the court house In ? York?Hugh G. Brown will sucoeed Thomas W. Boyd as county supervisor and T. E. McMackln Is to become the successor of John Ft. Logan as clerk . of. court. .Mr. Brown is expected to bee*1* hla new duties Immediately following the annual meeting next Wednesday of the bourd of county commissioners, but several weeks will perhaps elapse before Mr. McMackln takes Charge of the clerk's office. Each of the. retiring officials has a lonsr r?nnr^ a# a..ku- ? a I>uuui; SHI VII'O. ftir. l.ogan was sheriff from 1896 to 1904 and is now completing: a four year term as clerk of court. Ill health caused him to deollne to offer for re. election last summer. Both an sher? Iff and clerk of court he made a conscientious, capable official. Thomas W. Boyd has been county supervisor for 16 years, though his service has not boen continuous. This is said to bo the longest period any one has filled this office In York county. The. fact that Mr.' Boyd'" tenure of this trying office wus longer than that of any of his predecessors attests the public approval of the manner In which he dlsbhnrged his duties. The new clerk of court, T. E. Mc- ? Mnckin, served as county superlntendent of education of York county from 1906 to 1910 and is therefore no strangor to the public. His friends will welcome him hack to public llfo and arc sure thut he will meusure up to uli expectations. The new supervisor. Hugh O. Brown of Filbert, also Is a former county official, having held the office of sheriff from 1904 to 1916. As sheriff he madft a splendid record and his service as suprvlsor Is expocted to be marked by strict attention to the detail* nf thu mii.1 tho good Judgment he Is known to possess. RKSKNTH COAL. GOIJOINU. CuDKmu Apimrciitly Determined to Knd -tProflUn'ring. Profiteering In coal may become unprofitable before the present Congress adjourns. Sentiment among the members of both the senute and house, without regard to party. Is said to be almost unanimous In favor of legislative action designed to prevent producers and distributors of the necessity from continuing to ex- . plult the public with Impunity. Tho churge contained In the report of the special committee of tho senate, headed by Senator Calder of New York, that profiteering has been rampant In the coal industry, couplod with the recommendation that operators, wholesalers. Jobbers and retailers be required to file regular reports of sales, tonnage and prices with a federal agency, bus crystallized this sentiment Into an urgent demand for immediate legislation, according to newspaper stories sent out from Washington. Tho declaration of Senator Kenyon of Iowa that unless other measures prove effective he would fuvor government control and operation of the mines, finds a response in many senate and house members. Complaints and protosts against coal profiteering huv* become so numerous anil general that they are convinced thut drastic action is Justified. J. Ed Sadler Diiul The Hock Hill Herald of Tuesday, afternoon told of the death Monday night at hid homo In thut city of J. Kd Saddler. . Mr. Sadler had been In poor health for u long tlnvo and for several weeks his condition had l>ern critical. The funeral was hold Tuesday afternoon from Oakland Avenue Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Hudler had been a faithful member. Interment was In Iaiurelwood cemetery. some years ago Mr. Sadler bought the Hhundpn hotel In York and resided there for several years as / munager of the hostnlry. lie was about 63. years of Age and In survived by his widow, who was Miss ldzzie llrown of Uethesda township, nnd one sinter. Mrn. Kute Kewoll of ftock Hill; also by two nieces. Misses l.lllle and Mary lx>ve. World'* Kiutallest llailroud. The smallest railroad In the world is located In New York city. It Is the Governor's Island railroad owned nnd operated by the United States army. There ore about eight miles of truck connecting with each of the 6? warehouses and the Governor's IsI land piers. The railroad has two float bridge*, two locomotives, two locomotfve cranes, 41 t|uarle"iuuster freight cars and two concrete 17-pur railrond floats. The road has hattled all government cars on the island since January, 19IX. ? Wan Shot* Itcalfv Stint? A duel was fought between John H. Knot and Alexander Shott. Knot was shot and Hhott was not. In this cuse It would havo been better to havo been Shott thun Knot. At first '? ? ...... not ii wun * mm cviiw*. ???? M?? shot and Shott hvows thut he shot not, tfhlch proven that the shot Shott shot, wa> solved Into Its original element* and Shott would he hot notwithstanding It may be made to appear on trial that the shot shot and Knot.would be not. It Is thought, however, that the shot Shott shot shot not Shott but. Knot. Who was shot? v | V V m