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No. 112.
Entered at the postoffice at Fort
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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.
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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 |
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; 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.
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