Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 03, 1921, Image 2
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THURSDAY. MARCH 3. lttl.
Tlie Pasrii? of Wilson. v .
^Thc last full day of the eight years
of the administration of President
WilsomendB today. As was tlu> u<eo
with George Washington when his
tern, of ntiice uh president expired,
Woodrow Wilson quits the White
House with his popularity ut a lower
ebb perhaps than at any time since
he was inaugurated in 1913. Both
the first president and the one who
will tomorrow retire to private life
were the victims of unscrupulous politicians
who let no opportunity puss
to question their motives or misrepresent
their attitude on public matters.
Washington, unfortunately, did
not live tp see the day when he was
universully proclaimed the republic's
greutest citizen, and >t may be that
Woodrow Wilson also will pass into
the beyond before the day of his patrioism
and greatness will be acknowledged
of all men. But that
day is coming as certainly, we think,
flu thn fntiirn Iirnntiunu u rntlirn to
Banc thinking. Wilson's place is history
Is fixed, and neither the Jealouuy
o* contemporary poltlclans nor the
wilful misrepresentation of the littleminded
will dislodge him in the esteem
of millions of his fellow-countrymen
of today or tarnsh the record
of achievement future generations
will acknowledge to be His. "
A few days ugo the press of the
North wus filled with articles eulogistic
of Abraham Lincoln; the occasion
being the anniversary of Lincoln's
birthday. If one were credulous
enough to oelteve even half some of
his extravagant admirers say of him,
Lincoln was u demi-god and the
wonder In they have not already begun
to worship him as one with
power to save- lost souls. He was
president at the tlnte the South was
overcome by the North In the "60s,
and that accounts for the absurd
Ideas of the man's greatness. No one
after whom we have read has had
the hardihood to imagine any sort of
similarity between Woodrow Wilson
and Abraham Lincoln. We are glad
of this because any such conclusion
would be without foundation in fuct
and unjust to Wilson. Lincoln was
smart for his opportunities, but thut
Isn't saying much, because his opportunities
were limited. Any man who
might have been president of the
United States during the Civil war
and had his life ended by an assassin,
would have been accounted a superman
In the North. Lincoln had no
such stupendous tusks to meet as
Woodrow Wilson successfully met
during the last four years. He could
not have done what Woodrow Wilson
did In directing the country to
victory ovor the Qermans In the J
World war. imagtne Lincoln sb the
chief spokesman of'the allies at the
Paris peace conference! What a
sorry figure he would have cut with
his Jack, of education and culture. It
Is well that the United States was not
represented at the conference 'by a
man of the'Lincoln type.
The South has peculiar reason for
regretting that . President \? llson's
tenure of office is at an end. During
1:1s administration our section has
been treuted fairly. For the Arst
time since the days of Qrover Cleveland
the representatives we have1 sent
to Washington have been given the
voice In the conduct of government
affairs to which they were entitled.
No unjust or Iniquitous laws have
been placed in the federal statutes to
hamper or impede the progress of
our section and our people have been
consulted and their wishes heeded In
the naming of federal office-holders
for this section. The South never
experienced another such era of prosperity
as was ours during 1917, 1918,
1919 and a part of 1920. Who was
In the Whiter House during those
years and to whose administration
are we indebted for the money that '
then flowed so freely in our section?
Because we were not wise enough to
foresee that there would be an end
of the prosperous times and did not
husband the opportunity to lay aside
for "the rainy day." we should not
And fault with President Wilson. W? ,
are in the midst of a business depression
and many are inclined to place
the blame where it should not be
placed. But while our people did
act unwisely in the years of plenty,
the real reason for the slowing down
of industry lies not with the people
themselves nor with the president,
but with theRepubllcan United States
senate that refused to ratify the
Laee treaty. This much at leadl we
B^ve the Republicans to tha^^ for
Mn( the last two yeara Hew much
fare we shall - havo them te thank
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for daring the next four years, time
Job# * will telL All of u* wo foor.
oro going to wlah In vain for a roturn
of til dim of Woodraw WUnon.
Why thoro should liaVo been - any
hesitancy on til part of Governor
Cooper in signing the bill passed by
the Qenerai Assembly . extending; the
time for the payment of State and
county taxes The Times confesses Its
inability to understand, unless the
governor was Impressed by the claim
that the measure would result in the
impairment of the State's credit by
reason of the allegation that there
will not be enough money in the
treasury to iineet obligations of the
Htate when they fall due a month
or six weekn hence. Extending- the
time for the' payment of taxes in
Couth Carolina presents, nothing new
in the conduct of the State's business,
lit 1915 there certainly were no better
reasons for granting an extension
of tax payments than there gre now.
and that year, when a measure similar
to the one Governor Cooper has
Just signed was passed by the Gen- .
oral Assembly and promptly signed
by-the governor, no such condition
was brough about, as the opponents
of the present act claimed will now
befall the State. The truth Is, the
mPHBiirn wui fniiirhl in thp Cteneral
Asentbly by members who wore not
In touch with conditions. Of course
there will l>e hundreds, perhaps
thousands, who will not hnve paid
their taxes when the time expires on
April 30; but other thousands will
hnve been benefited by the extension,
and It Is hoped that not a few of the
number Will have paid their taxes
from the Increased prleo at which
they will meanwhile be able to sell
their cotton.
TRI.IjK OF ixOTrrvnoNs.
Wrlfaie Hoard Reports on York Jail,
Cluiingaiig and County Home.
The following report on th? York
county jull, chuingung and county
home was recently submitted to the
legislature as a part of the annual
report of the State board of public
welfare. The Jail was Inspected
by the secretary of the welfare board
or. September 29, 1920, following
which he Inspected the county home
on the same date and the chaingang
nil l lolohnr 1 1 U ') A
"The score of the York county Jail
has increased this year, duo to fewer
prisoners and the giving of three,
rather than two, meals a day. The
well ventilated and lighted prisoners'
quarters were In very good condition.
The attitude toward the prisoner*
shown by Sheriff Quinn and Deputy
Thomas Qninn h moat excellent,
classification fiicllltescmfw fw.vp PPP
"The chef objection to the plant uf
tins iii-ititut.on is the lack of |>r. per
classification facilities. It , la only
wlfh great difficulty that the Jailer
can keep the races, sexes and adults
and Juveniles separated us the laws
of the State require. This condition
would be greatly Improved If the
'debtors' room.' that Is removed from
the main prl-iqn section, should lie
fitted with water and sowerngo connections
and used for fcmules. At
present, whenever women are confined
In the Jail, It Is necessary to keejthe
other prisoners locked up In their
cells. This hardship could he avoid[
ed and the requirements of the law
fulfilled If this improvement could
be mode. The expense will bo small.
"Some of the other needs of this
Institution are: Screens for the prison
section; the putting In of drain
pipes to the bathtubs so that they
caif be thoroughly emptied of dirty
wuter, and the repair of the plumbing
so that the toilets will not have
to be flushed with wuter from the
spigot. *
"The most serious fault of the York
county chalngang |b its failure to separate
the white and negro prisoners
as icqulrod by law Both races sleep
In the same portuhle house, separated
only by a partition about three feet
high. Consequently the whites are
thrown Into constant contact with the
negroes. It Is therefore most urgently
recommended that the York county
authorities either send their white
prisoners to the State penitentiary or
provide them with separate quarters,
as praetlcaly every county in the State
does.
"The present method of sewage dls.
posal is not good. A deep pit should
he dug and the soil buckets emptied
Into it each morning. The waste should
then he covered with at least three
taches of earth to prevent the breeding
of files and the spread of disease.
Once a week the pit should he burned
out with oil or struw.
"Some of the other needs of this excellently
equipped camp are: The repairing
Of the screens on the nlneninir
cars the addition of fresh meat rcgularly
once a week to help the variety
of the bill of fare: the use of water
and disinfectants in the soil buckets,
and tha keeping of a supply of clean
biankents so euch newly committed
prisoner can be given unsolled bedding.
"York county stilt has one of the
best almshouses in the State. The
food Is exceptionally good; eight cows
and several hundred chickens are1 kept,
on the farm and contribute greatly to
Uie variety of fare. Three nieala are
served, although the supper Is a light
one, as It should be, consisting of
bread, butter and milk. The superintendent,
Mr. I.' P. Boyd, Is genuinely
Interested in his charges and does all
that he can for them, but at present
he is badly handicapped for lack of
help. One of the most urgent nbeds
of the Institution is the hiring of additional
asaitance in caring for the
Inmates, most of whom are feeble
and Infirm.
"The excellent building Is now
showing signs of deterioration. The
plastering Is coming off In several
places and the outer walls are beginning
to crumble % slightly. In n
few rooms the roof Is leaking. The
county commissioners should see
that the building- Is put in repair hefcra
the loss becomes grenter. The
barna and stables also need reshingllng.
A cement door to the basement
would prevent the dampness from
rusting the machinery of the water
and lighting system.. Hereena have
been purchased for the kitchen and
d*ntng room; they should certainly
be Installed before the coming of
warm weather."
Dr. T. S. Klrkpatiick returned to
MU1 Monday morning, following
a visit of several days at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Allen Graham, In
QrtsnvkUe. _ _
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BIUL OF PARTIOITLARS FILED.
Relatives of Rose Womb AtMstpttif
to Thk* Blf Estate Rms Mtpwa
Trial of the celebrated Ilea* will
case. Involving an estate- said to be
worth more than 1111,9*0, which was'
bequeathed to two necrose by Misses
Bailie and Mania Rosier the Marvin
Cctlon of Union county. N. C.. 12
ilea from Fort Mill, is under way
at Monroe. N. C., and more than 7i
witnesses are expected to so on the
r.tand before the case is disposed of.
Relatives of the women, scattered over
many North Carolina and a number
of South Carolina counties are trying
to recover from the nefroes, Bob. Ross
and his daughter, Mittle Belle Houston,
several thousand dollars In cash
and 800 acres of the best land In the
Marvin community.
In the bill of particulars filed by
the attorneys for the relatives of the
women who are seeking to break the
will It is alleged, among other things,
that the wills of the women bear
"overwhelming evidence of the dominating
influenoe which the said negroes
had acquired and were exercising
over the two aged, weak and defenseless
women, for not only did the
sold Mtttle Belle and Bob Ross obtain
the bulk of said prpperty for themselves.
but had bequests Inserted for
the benefit of their relatives, vis: the
father, mother, grandmother, husband
and Infant child of said Mittle Belle,
whereas the said alleged will Ignored
relatives of said women and the
white people of the community who
had helped tljem in their sickness
end trouble, ignoring even their cousin,
Mrs. Tlntah Coan, who lived In
the same community, who had helped
them without charge in ttme of
sickness and death, who had vtalted
In their home, and worked for them
without compensation, and whom
they had professed to love aa a stater,
and had led to believe that she would
be remembered by them at their
deaths, although their said cousin
was In ill health, old and poor and a
tenant on t>ielr land; Ignoring also
other relatives for whom they cherished
sincere affeotlon, who were people
of high oharacter and respectability
and some of whom were In
needy circumstances, and giving more
than 800 acres of valuable land In a
white community, most of which they
had Inherited from their own kin people,
and large money legacies and
other personal property to two negioes
to whom they were under no
obligation whatever, and who had alrcudy
obtained from them large sums
o' money and property."
( TO TAIiK ON FRUIT TREF-S.
ClentHon College Man Will Deliver
AddrvsN at School Friday Evening.
People Interested In growing good
fruit ure advised to be at the auditorium
of the Fort Mill graded school
Frlduy evening at 8 o'clock to hear
A. F Schilletter, extension horticulturist
of Clemson college, talk on
the subject. Mr. Hehllletter will discuss
every pliase of vfrult growing
from the selection of varieties to the
harvesting of the fruit. ' There are
many things most people should Uke
to know about fruit?-tfuch as how to
prune the trees, when to spray and
how, and many other Important
things.
Another talk also will be given In
the school auditorium the same evening
by J. K. Blulr, York county form
demonstration agent, whose subject'
will be "Present Fertiliser Problems
und How to Solve Them." Mr. Blair
Is unxinus thut those Interested In
the subject ask questions bearing
upon it to bring out Information he
Is anxious to give the people.
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We still have some good Shoes that
we are almost giving away to make
room for new goods coming In at
Massey'8.
More new goods at new prices at
Mussey's. Ginghams and Domestic 10
to 20 cents.
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Better Than Trap* For Rate
Writes A4*wf DmgCer, Trass
7W wt" RAT4IMAF Is doing the work
sad thsratusdertalMfiara u busy sspop
oern oo s hot stove.Try It on your rata.
BAT-SNAP is s "money brisk" guaranteed
sors Idler. Comes ree<lr for uss ; bo mixIn*
with other foods. CAth and do*s won't
touch It. Bets dry op sod Isava as smell.
Three rises: He far ooeroaee: Ms fas
bourn ev chicken yard :fT* for bams and
outbuildings. 8 tart jrllHSg rats today.
Seld and GnmSMl bp wmmmmm
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The mMtiif In Vert .1*111 Saturday
of tto tutvn division of the York
County To*chore' association waa a
succesful on* both n attendance and
interest. Pipf. H. C. Burte of Hock
Hill, president of the association,
was out of ,the county and the ylce
president. Prof. B. H. Stribllng of
Fort Mill, presided.
The meeQng was qpened with
.prayer by the Rev. J. W. H. Dychea
and the high school .girls then gave
a musical program and drill. Dr. W.
H. Edmunds, superintendent , of the
Sumter city, schools, made a, forceful
and timely address on "The Qualifications
of an Ideal Teacher." Dr.
Edmunds' address was followed by a
business session of the asociation.
Ninety-five teachers were present.
Among the visitors were J. E. Carroll.
superintendent of education tor
York county; J. D. Fulp, superintendent
of the Abbeville city schobis and
i Prof. and Mrs, Gary Windle. teachers
iu Mecklenburg county, N. C.
Announcements for the afternoon
session were made and a recess of an
hqur for luch was then taken. The
Parent.Teacher club of Fort Mill had
prepare^ the lunch, which was served
,.uy io? advanced section of the doPlantin
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of a bountiful supply of chicks'1
salad, pickles, beaten?buscult. ham
sandwiches, coffee, cake, doughnuts
and salted peanuts.
After lunch the primary teachers
assembled In Miss Minnie Garrison's
room, where number work was discussed.
Miss Mary Roach of Rock
Hill, drat Rrade; Miss Ida Bynum of
Rock Hill, second grade, and Miss
Mary Clark, third grade, discussed
the topic from these various view
points. Several of the primary .grade
children were present so that demonstration
lessons could be given.
The intermediate grade teachers
met In Miss t'larolene Carothers* seventh
grade room and Miss Kthel
Armstrong presided at their meeting.
Miss Mnrgurite Tolbert of Rock Hill
led the discussion on the teaching of
arithmetic.
The high school teachers met In
Miss Ednn Tindnl's room, where Mrs.
W. J. Cherry of Hock 11111 led the discussion
on the teaching of geometry.
Following these conferences the
touchers were invited to Inspect the
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The domestic science department hnd
on display some of the sewlnff the
class has done under the direction cf
Miss Emma Anderson which wnt the
subject of numerous compllmen'ary
remarks. The new auditorium was
admired by all.
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TAX NOTICE?1020-21
OIIW* of the Oonnty Tri-asurrr of York
County.
Notice le hereby given that the
Tax Books for York County will be
opened on Friday, the 15th day of
October. 1020, and remain open until
the 31st day of December. 1920, for
the collection of State, County.
School and Local Taxes, for the liscal
year, without penalty, after which
day One Per Cent Penalty will bo added
to all payments made in tho month
of January, 1921. and Two Per Cent
Penaty for all payments made in the
month of February, 1921, and Seven
Per Cent Penalty will be added to all
payments made from the 1st day of
March, 1921, to the 15th day of
March. 1921, and after this date all
unpaid taxes will go Into execution
and all unpaid single polls will be
turned over to the several Magistrates
for prosecution In accordance with
law. ;
All of the banks of the county will
jffer their accommodations and facilities
to taxpayers who may desire to
make use of the same, and I shall
take pleasure In giving prompt attention
to all correspondence on the sub
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All taxpayers appearing at my office
will receive prompt attention.
Note?Tlie Tax Hooks will be made
up by townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite mat.
ters If they can mention the township
or townships In which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY J2. NKI1 .
Treasurer of York County.
Pyramid Paint Shop
ROCK HILL, S. O.
PAINTING
If your car needs painting we will
paint it for you and do It in such a
way that you will bo surprised at the
difference it makes In the looks of
your old car. Our corps of painters
are the best that can be obtained and
only those who are experienced in
car painting arc on our force. The
looks of your car is just like the
looks of your person. It goos a lang
way.
JAMES A. JOllNHON, Proprietor. .
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