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' 1 fjUj ytlK I M;11 ThanJtyi Dwtoitki^ ^ W HrAL B| 3S89H HI r? Thv TtxMH fnvitfg xoafertbutlona on Uv? ubJecU, but doot not k|r?? to publish mors than 200 words on any subject. The right Is reserved to edit every communication submitted tor publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those Interested. Telephone, locai and long distance. No. U*. Entered at the poetofflce at Kort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter ot the second clafce. . ' ' i 'I 1 " ' ?? THURSDAY MARCH 1?, 1?SS. When the administrative branch of more than one European goviTniucat tiiuis itself out of harmony with the legislative branch it promptly resigns. New men are appointed who will carry out the wishes of the legislators,, who come direct from the people. This has happened recently in France and in\Italy. France is a repub lie,-while Italy is a constitutional monarchy. Each comes nearer being a democracy in many respects than the United States, tfo cabinet has ever resigned in a body during the entire history of this country. No president has ever resigned. But it has frequently happened that the president and his cabinet were at logg< rhcads with Congress. It takes a long time in this country to get the poytftar will, as reflected at 4the polley put into effect. A pres ident elected in November does not take office until the following -vl'a March, and the Congress elected at the same time does not meet until December of the following ^ year, unless the president calls it into special session. We have a ' good system of government, for the most part, but some improve. uu-uts coidd be made in it. We could speed up for one thing. All of use want prices to be reduced, but we want the movement to begin with the other UttV fellow. It is already developing that Japan and perhaps other powers * which signed the Washington /k x treaty and resolutions are arranging to place the money salvaged from the discarded warcraft to the development of just that many more bombing and combat planes. In other words, while itjSEI these powers * entered an agreement to tallica their battleships, they are proposing to center at"HlliiTl *'"T< *"H nhd pn the greater ~ expkhsiow'1 of the hew "SYfd' tflore importan\^var agenoy. The alanteyi-d, half^ivilized Japs seem to have put on* over on the Ameri' can government. New form of insurance: When you buy blind tiger liquor make ihr* aAllfir tnlrfl tho fir>ot rtrinlr nf it ? Many State legislatures as well ? as Congress are casting about for , . new sources of taxation, and some one^ has suggested that there should be a tax on billboards. The suggestion seems a good one. Newspapers and magazines and all other advertising mediums pay taxes. Why should the billboard escape? True, it is a poor advertising medium, but that is one of the best reasons why it should be / taxed. Taxing billboards out of _>Sv>, existence would not be a step in /xhe wrong direction. They are an j .eyesore at best. The more one gp&'^thinks of it the less reason there ^seemt:1 to be for the existence of .... tu iTe^hoped that Willie ^riug about a greater /improvement in the movies than f *te did in the postal service. I A bank in a neighboring State M failed not long ago. The deposiM IB? trill get their m6*iey, howa*teS ?anie if a m man has money burned Or stolen M 'it i?,lost. He can never recover M; ? it "We frequently read of large S; : money being stolen from M t&e persons or homes of people who are afraid of the banks, but itors lose all their money when a BffiraV* favln T>a'silr^i if i> 11Ii 11 Atslnfo o??o < }th - l| ' J y deposit pro. ' The J '*' I "WAfiHlMerOX AS A SOLDIER" The following essay on "Washington as a Soldier,'' written by Miss Leila Baggett, pupil in the Pineville public school,was awarded firM place in the recent contest of the First National bank of Fort Mill, which offered cash prises to' the pupils of the various schools in the Fort Mill section for the best papers on the subject. The judges of the contest were the Rev. it. H. Viser of Fort Mill, Mrs. O. W. Potts of Pleasant Valley antf Prof. J. M. Holbrook of Pineville: George Washington, our first president. was an American hero whose fama was not wholly accounted for by the record of his life. He was greater than anything be did. AmbiUoft and opportunity never tempted him from the path of honor. At the gge of 21 he was. made major of tfl'e Virginia militia. At a time when the colonies were preparing for war with France. Governor Dinwiddle entrusted Washington ijrlth a message to a French post. 600 miles distant. That journey was a severe test of character and ability. It took him ocross mountains, through trackless forest Infested with wild beasts and hostile savages. A treacherous Indifart irtilHn nttom nlod tn ogouaalnatA him. He narrowly.escaped drowning when crossing the flooded Alleghany. In the French and Indian war Washington was made an alde-decamp to General Braddock. His advice as to ihethods employed by the Indian border warfare was Ignored and Braodock suffered a terrible defeat. In 1758 he carried the British colors into the smoking ruins of Fort Duquesne and helped to rebuild It at Pittsburg. Thus In 1758 his youth came to an end. , During the war with Great Britain supreme command was given the Virginia colonel. He began with an army of 17,000 untrained men. With only a few supplies he had to attend, not only to his military duties, but to serve 14 masters?Congress and the 13 colonies?and to pursuade them to support his operations and furnish men and supplies. On March 17, 1776, when the British were driven out of Boston, Washington became a military commander of first rank. During the severe wlnte{ that (ollowed, Washington is given due credit for maintaining his army at Valley Forge. He and his troops had to brave the cold with scarcely enough food, and clothing. At night he had to stay hy a cntnpflre to keep from freezing. Washington's fame as one of the greatest generals of history does not rest on the battles he fought. Washington's retreat across New Jersey, the manner In which he turned nnd struck the pursuing enemy at Trenton and established himself on the heights of Morrlstown, and the resistance to British occupation of Philadelphia at Chad's Ford, all mark him as a consummate military genius. "Washington's a watchword such us ne'er Shall fa" "-bile there's nil echo left to air." The winners of the various prizes set aside for the schools comoetimr in the bank's contest follow, with the name of the school preceding that of the winner of | Tne prize: Plnevtlle?Ellle Grler. Fort Mitt?Elmor? Mnrtln Alexander. ' MasFey's?Margaret Rennott. Observer?William Hamilton. Rarbervllle?Edith Pettua. , Gold Hill?Mnttie Norwood. Owola?Myrtle Yarbrough. Pleasant Valley?Paul Potta. ftelalr?Lucy Traxton. Marvin?Eugene Yarbrough. Button?Grace Blckett. Carolina Academy?Mary Helma. Smallpox in Fort Hill. Mrs. Mat tie Jones of Charlotte, N 0.. daughter of J. F. Hucks, who lives in the village of mill No. I of the Fort Mill Manufacturing company, is at the home of her father suffering from a case of smallpox. Mrs. Jones came to Fort Mill from Charlotte Friday evening and immediately went from the train to her father's home. She is said to have comnlnined Friday- night and Saturday of being ill, but did not take to her bed until Sunday morning, when a physician was called in who pronounced her illness smallpox. J. F. Hucks conducts a soft drink stand at his home and it is said that Mrs. Jones assisted him in serving his customers Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday the Hucks home was ordered placed under quarantine by the local board of health and Tuesday and Wednesday more than 200 residents of the mill village were vac. cinated as a precaution against the spread of the disease. Many people living in that section of town, however, are fearful that the quarantine comes too late to protect those who had come in contact with Mrs. Jones. Boll WmtII Talk. < Farmers and business men of Fort Mill township next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock will be given the opportunity to hear a praetical farmer talk on the boll weevil and give his ideas of the best way to meet the ravages of the insect when J. P. Quinerly of Lee county comes to Fort Mill and speaks in Confederate park. Mr. Quinerly lived until a few years ago in the weevil infested section of Alabama and is therefore in position to give much valuable information concerning the pest. &He will come to Fort Mill with a party of Chester citiaens who wilf try to arouse interest in ?bi* community in the Chester ..... ,, :vr, . / p! PENNflS CHEWING TOBACCO Interest in Baseball. With the coming of spring there is a noticeable revival of interest i locally iu baseball ami plans are under way to reorganize the Fort Mill team for the season. A few nights ago Fort Mill was represented at a baseball 'meeting in Koek Hill at which the proposition was discussed to revive the old Catawba league, composed of teams representing various towns in this section, but nothing definite came of the mci-.itig. Discussing the proposed league and the prospects oL a team lor Fort Mill, a baseball enthusiast of the town yesterday said he thought the best thing to was to make .application for a berth in the Mecklenburg County league, which already is a going institution and which can he depended upoir to last through the season. I It was pointed out that all the towns in the Mecklenburg County league are easily accessible to Fort Mill, most of them are about the same size of this town ami put in the field teams Fort Mill could hope to compete with without going to the expense of hiring players. Expects Democrats to Win. "Gene'' Hutchison of Rock Hill, reading clerk of the house, keeps in close touch with national politics and it is his opinion that the next house of representatives in Washington will he Deinocratie. Mr. Hutchison says that many Republican members of Congress do not hesitate to admit in pri-. vate conversation that their party has made a botch of running, the national government since President Harding was inaugurated u year ago. "We've got 'em on the run for fair," he says. "They are between the devil and the deep blue sea over the proposed bonus bill for World war veterans and don't klfow what to do. If they pass a bonus bill they are afraid the business interests of the country will turn against them, and if they do not pass such a bill they face the ire of the millions of ex-service men. Anj other thing that has got them in water almost us hot is the seating of Senator Newberry. In" the debatable States of the North and West the Democratic party can be depended upon to make the .nost of that issue." Officers Seize Still. A party of raiding officers, led >y Sheriff Fred E. Quinn, Sunday mvt uing ? laiU'U Lilt? socuun uf Fort Mill township ami captured a whiskey making outfit in j house saul to have been occupied by a man named haircloth.* No arrests were made in connection with the seizure of the still. Die automobile in which the ofti;ers were traveling was unable to go through a mud hole in the pub. ic road near the house in which he outfit was found and it is bought that Faircloth, taking advantage of the delay the incident caused the officers, ran away and thus evaded arrest. The still, said to be of small capacity and rude construction, wus taken to the court house in York by Sheriff Quinn. _ ? Bratton Kimbrell Dead. Following an illness which extended over more than a year, j daring which he vajnly souglti to j recover his health in the moun- ] tains of North Carolina, llr.itton Kimbrell died at his home in the Providence section of Mecklen- , burg county last .Wednesday. He was in ids 30th year and is sur j vived by his widow and one child. The fuheral services were cm\- \ dnoted by his pastor, the Rev. Mr. Bocknight, and the interment wu , Thnraday ^afternooin^ Up U> /a j livsd io Fort Mill for th? ro?r m ? SER1 OI CUST( This bank is in care of its custo Si IV V fl W e keep our shape tjhat we c to meet all leg of our custome If you are not your business v Bank, you are your account w Your business ated and we ai ice will please 1 First Nati Operated Under the ! United StaU If you have anything to sell purchaser at very small cost. STANDARD TYPES OF PrestBATT Seventy-threo of the standa now equipped at the factory wit! have the local agency. If you v best moderate priced Battery to Lite for you. We recharge and repair all prices. j MASSEY I Phone 73 v THE FARMER INSURANCE CO AND LANCAS Has been in succeasf thirty years; it is coi sive; has promptly pai not owe a cent to any lion dollars insurance reserve fund on ham better than any othei era?their faith la w buildings insured wit D. E. BONEY. Agt i a? Barred Plymouth Bock Eggs, setting of 15, $1. Tom Jones. i a?a? Rtfl?g <>bb is a prescription for Colds, lever and LaGrippe. It's the most speedy remedy we know . ..I . Economize! Get Masaey\ prices on Phonographs, N ew Home Sewing Machines and Pianos, and save money for a rainy Aay. Luke Rielly Says, "The Stat Wed Before Beaching the "Since moving near the river 2 years ago, we 've always used RAT-SNAP. Watched ? vicious water rat nibbling at RAT-SNAP outside the house. About 15 minutes later he darted Off for the water, to cool his burning stomach, but he died before reaching it."* Three sizes,, 35c, $1<25. Sold by Lytle Drug <0*. and Hutchinson's Pharmacy. FOR SALE?Several lo*d? of Mw Pfstln? Hay. The Cash Stars. White Wyandotte *or uUe ; $1 per 15 at the fart^ #1.50 per 15 delivered. S. .? Itoftee. - feeonam&e 1 See the mew OnFords, Strap Pumps and at lew prices at Masapy'ft. We tftill >aye a few Winter Bhoeft ?ft half uriee. le (g. ay gnaw 9BBHHBHB9BBB9BBBB9BBBS9B9B559S9S59 % t fING % JR )MERS pqsition to'take >mers. affairs in such ire always ready itimate demands rs. now ^transacting Ath this growing invited to place ith us now. I will be apprecie sure our servy ou. ional Bank Strict Supervision of the :i Government The Times will help you find a O-Lite 1I I , rd makes of American oars are i these Batteries, for which we rant your car equipped with the be had, let us put in a Prest-Omakes of Batteries at reasonable MOTOR CO. FORT BOLL, 8. 0 j 5' MUTUAL FIRE MPANY OF YORK TER COUNTIES 'ul operation for nearly nseryative but progrefcd every just claim; t-o -s ope; has over two liulin force and an ample d; it has been stuck to r organization of farmell founded. Are your h us? If not, write to ; & Tr.f YORK. S. C. i Ask Your Soldier Boy How Cooties Got Such a Hold. He'll tell you that the battle. fields of Europe were swarming with rats, which carried the dan' gerous vermin and caused our ' men misery. Don't let rats bring ' disease into your home. When . you see the first one get RATSNAP. That will finish them quick. Three sizes, 35c; 65c, $1.25. Sold by Lytle Drug Co. and Hutchinson's Pharmacy. Rub-My-Tism antiseptic and pain killer, for infected sores, tetter, sprains, neuralgia rheumatism. Barrod Plymouth Hook Eggn per setting of 15, $1. Phone 59-K. C. M. Blackwelder. 28mar Hatching Eggs from tine quality Reds, 13 and 15 at $1.25 and $1.50, respectively. Best utility stock for sale. Cedar Grove Poultry JParm, Port Mill, S.. C. Ira G. Smythe. Mar2S . Economise! see the new goods at new prices at Maasey's. Yard wide ginghaiM ^l-^c^^AmosDOtl -?- ?$*'& W Hvw I' < \ | $ " \X/ #? nrp oKnun r Children's Hiits new styles so it I Miss Woodall ^ the styles and s > I Several dozen i 95c to > r New Sport Skir ^ plain tailored. all. If its Style, ! Pa ^ % THE TIME I The constant endeavor o possible tor their money, of depressed conditions. Our customers are always be had and our service is solicit your patronage on 1 Fort Mil DSlESffi5S9HI?350QflB^| | Tired ? "I was weak and run-down," Rj ll relates Mrs. Eula Burnett, of 4 A Balton, Qa. "I was thin and ^ 8 Just felt tired, all the tlma. JB I didn't rest welL I wasn't M ever hunrrv. f knew. h? M I this, I needed a tonic, and A ffl aa there la none better than? Wk SCARDUI) n The Woman's Tonic I 9 ... I began using Cardul," A continues Mrs. Burnett t "Alter my first bottle, I slept WA better and ate better. I took U ? four bottlee. Now I'm well, A fl feel Just fine, eat and Bleep, R i H my skin Is clear and I hare U| w gained and sure feel that fl t SB Cardul Is the best tonic ever W K made." * ji Thousands of other women M & hare found Cardul Just as A , 1 Mrs. Burnett did. It should R |i help you. ^fl ' At all druggists. ^ LISTEN! Baker's is the Barber Shop that baked the prices, but it didn't do it at the expense of service. Hair Cut 2ftc Shampooing, plain 25c Singeing 25c Tonic 25c Shave 15e Massage, plain 25c Come and see as. We wilV save you money and tend you away smiling BAKER'S BARBEB SHOP. * i Un< I * v>' UKluu . i > "?t 7 j f , . iiattwg ' L_ \'S?? ' ' I I ? v * -* < > i ... I > < > - X _ 15*^ <> ^inrt Jl t ig our first shipment of Ladies', Misses' and ; \ i for early Spring wear. Come in and see the " ! loderately priced. 5 has been in the market two weeks studying i \ electing goods for this department. < < New Blouses ' . o i i iew Spring Waists in Pongee, Silk and Cotton, < > You should see these values. y .. < < M r*\xr m-irto I t A ^ V_^ k^lVll LO 1 >4 ts, Plaids, Stripes and Solid Colors. Plaited or < ; l he very newest fashions. Priced in reach of \ [ we haoe il. ' * ' > < > ITTERSON'S / | c? AvA A-A--A A *AAA ASASA<?>ASA*A$0* DEMAND ECONOMY . dollars Stretch Out Here V f this store is to give our customers the best values /r That is why our business continues tc grew in the face sure of getting the best and freshest GROCERIES to \ prompt. If you are not already a customer of ours, we S this basis. 1 Cooperative Store I E. S. PARKS, Manager. % * V. -A- O. JONES GOOD THINGS TO EAT \ Ghk*Hm, Market, Country PHMIUOC. l'lione Fourteen. * , 1 ' . - ] - . . . - . . > ii-qg? Baseball Supplies \Ve have received a .new supply of Baseball Goods, at the new prices. m mm m mm mm mm m mm*, mm. ILT ILt VKUU tU. 9 The REXALL Store. I FURNITURE BARGAINS V We are offering a number of UNUSUAL BARGAINS in slightly used' FURNITURE, which has been thoroughly worked over and is in about as good condition as it originally was. ? .' , L , We also have other household articles, indndlmr lewin* KTBifVv->'V wUBm' v ' 4b'" I '* T '