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THE FORT MILL TIMES Democratic?Published Thursdays. SV m: a. BndfoH. Mllcr *s4 PsklUkM. The Ttmes Invites contribution" on live subjects but does not agree to publish more thnn 200 words on any subject. The right is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher. | advertising rates are made known to those Interested. Telephone, local and 19ns distance. No. 112. Entered at the postoffice at Fort f Mill, S. C? as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. JULY 28. 1921. United States Senator Tom Watson of Georgia is perhaps one of the best informed men in publie life today, but he made a slip that one would not have expected of him in explaining in his paper, the t'olumbiu Sentinel, of July 11 why he refused to vote for the confirmation of Mr. Tuft as chief justice of the supreme court. For one thing. Senator \yatson did not like the elevation of Associate Justice White over Associate .Justice Harlan to the chief justiceship of the supreme court, for which Mr. Taft. as president, was responsible. "llarlan of Kentucky," says Senator Watson. "was an ex-Confederate soldier, us Edward White had been, anil he was a Democrat, as White had been." It is a fact that Associate .Justice Harlan was neither an ex-Confederate soldier nor a Democrat. He was an ex-Union soldier and a Republican. In the first campaign the late Senator McCreary of Kentucky made for the governorship of his State llarlan was his Republican opponent. McCreary was elected, but Harlan made a campaign which won for him a seat on the supreme court bench, to which he was appointed hv President Hayes. Years ajro .Justice llarlan was a member of the law faculty of Columbian university, Washington ami more than once in his lectures he was heard to refer to his service in the Union army, but - never with any trace of bitterness toward his countrymen who served in the Confederate army. Four members of tin* board ot' aldermen ??f an American city recently stopped their home paper because the editor criticised the way in which street paving for which they were responsible was being done. The criticism bore evidence of disinterestedness and apparently was written solely with the view of serving the public. Loss of the four subscriptions did not cause the paper to suspend publication, however, as the aldermen perhaps thought Would be the case. Most newspapers whose editors express their views of public matters, especially public matters affecting their immediate communities, make enemies, but in the long run if their criticisms arc fair and devoid of the mean spirit too frequently displayed in editorial utterances, the people recognize the good intentions of the editor and for every subscription or advertisement bis paper loses three or four are gained. The newspaper with an editor who lacks the initiative or courage to express his opinion of public matters in which his readers are interested has little Inl' gvittlmum I In.i rouu/m why so many country papers appear week after week without any editorial expression other than that to he found in their local news eolutus? -where it does not belong?it* because the editor is afraid of his readers?afraid lie will say something some one will not like. Bnch an editor never succeeds in building up a newsi paper that the puhlie takes seriously. The weekly newspaper is under quite as much obligation as the daily is to express its opinion of current matters affecting the public welfare. J Distinction for Wilson. When Woodrow Wilson left the White House as president of the United States on March 4. he was the first chief executive in almost 50 years to complete two [full consecutive terms of office. The last one before Wilson was iiiant. whose term of office ex-I pired in 1877. His first inaugu- i ration was in 1869. his second in 1 1873. Since his time the man who ! came nearest to serving two full consecutive terms was Roosevelt. He was president 7 years, 5 months and 48 days, following the death of President McKinlev.j September 14. 1901. Of the 28 presidents (counting Cleveland twice) there have been only seven, including Wilson, who have served two full I terms of four years each. Washington served 7 years. 10 months and four days, from April 20. 1789-. when lie was inaugurated in New ^ ork. His second inaug mation was in Philadelphia. The first president to sei'v? eight years was .Jefferson, who vas followed in turn by Madison and Monroe, willi eight years I each. Then came John Qninex Adams, who ha?l one term only. He was followed by Jackson, with * wo full terms, ending? in 1887. Then came a break of 40 years, until 1877. before President ttran' retired after eight years of occupancy of the White l!onst Cleveland served eight years. 1885-89 and 1898-97. but his two terms were interrupted bv tha' of Benjamin Harrison. 1S8:)-!?". Two Sea Mysteries. j The disappearance of the Amer i? an bark Marie Celeste furnishes one of the greatest of sen mysteries. Three months after she left Europe in 1S7'2 the craft was found off the Azores with all sails set. undamaged, in calm weather, but with the crew missin g. 4 1 1 ? - ' ."v ooarumg party troui tlx* ship which sighted the hark found the tahlc sot for dinner, with coffee in the pot. and everything aboard the ship in the same condition it would have heen had the crew left only a few minutes before. On a sewing machine was a waist which the captain's wife had been making, while toys used b\ the captain's son were on the floor. In the forecastle was a 'able with playing cards distributed around as though members of the crew had leisurely left a game of cards. Besides the captain, his wife and son. there were ten men on the ship.- The vessel was taken to port and again put in service, but about six years later she dis appeared completely with her crew, and no word has ever come ft oiii her. Another mytery id' the sea is that of the American frigate Wasp, which, after defeating a British frigate in the War of 1S12. sailed away from the scene of battle never to be heard from again. Lee Family Reunion. A reunion of the family of M and Mrs. I). A. Lee at which all of their children except their eld. st soil, dailies II. Lee of Fort | Worth. Texas, was present was o ld last Wednesday at the home of their second son. It. F. Lee. two miles south of town. Besides five sons and two daughters of Mr. ami Mrs. Lee there were pres flit a number of tlifir grand children ti lit I other relatives a"d the day proved a most delightful one for all. A homitiful dinner was served. The sons and daugli ters of Mrs. Lee at the reunion were as follows: B. M. Lee of I' ort Mill. I). F. Lee id Chester, the Rev. I>r. K. (i. Lee of Chester. I ('apt. T. K. Lee of Birmingham. I Ala., S. A. Lee of Fort Mill and i Mrs. T,. Young and Miss Fair I I Lee of Fort Mill. NOT ICR OF KLKCTION. Notice is hereby given that an ; election will be held in the town of Fort Mill. S. ('.. on Tneiulay. : the 15th day of August. fb'21. t j at the store of Young & Wolfe | f ? 1. ?' ; itir i lit* purpose or elect mg nil 'A I 1 jderiunn from Want 4. and that >1. ; IT. Young. >1. C. Saville ami .1. M. I li.dk are appointed managers of ! tile said election. The hooks of registration will . he opened at the office of dinTown Clerk for the purpost* of registering voters on the loth iday of .Inlv, 192T. and will re-j main open until and including . the 4th day of August. 1921. By order of Town Council, this 12th dav of .Julv. 1921. F. K. ARDRKY, Mayor. Attest: C. S. LINK. Clerk. 1 1 f\ V ' FORT MILL TIMES THM I COIN I I firVv\ It/our small change Somebody is savit comes back to us i easy if you have < us to show you. < THE SAVINGS BA YORK COUNTY'! GOOD TH (iiiKvrles, Market, Couutrj I'rotlmv. 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