jttfimriitd 18M. THE NEXT LEGI8LATUBE. Uwim wl Fvaert Predominate 1m Bath Hnw and 8eut?> Wilton Thomas Q. McLeod, who next Tuesday wilt be elected governor of *' South Carolina for the two year term beginning about the middle of next January takes the oath of office he wju find to help, or hinder him in his recommendations for legislation a General Assembly composed of men of vdrlous professions and occupa- , tions. While there will be many lawyers in both the house and senate, a majority of the membership, of neither body will be men of the legal profession. So far as the house H coucerned, a .smaller percentage of the members for the next two "5 earn will be lawyers than in any Legislature in recent years. ? Of the 124 house members 40 are . classed as lawyers, three of whom, however, do not devote their whole time to their legal work, one being a latoyer and farmer, another a lawyer and editor and the third a lawyer and realtor. Of the remaining " house membership. 46 are classed as farmers. But as in the case of the lawyers, not all these claim to -be slmonpure tillers of the soil, more than half a dozen stating in Gibbes' list of the membership of the General Assembly that they are engaged in other work in conjunction with their farming interests. In the next house there will be two locomotive engineers, one railroad conductor, one street car conductor, two druggists, one lumberman, two physicians, one manufacturer, one farmer and minister, two dentists, two editors, one banker, three or four law students, with the remainder of the membership made up of men of various occupations. Among the hopse members will be a former governor, of the State, John Gary Evans of Spartanburg, who Berved one term in the office, succeeding the late Senator Tillman nearly 30 years ago; a former circuit solicitor, George Bell Tlmmerman of Islington, apd at least three former State senators, J> B. Beamguard of York, G. U Toole of Aiken and Eugene S. Blease of V Newberry. Twetlty-utne house members who will take their seats in January were reelected in the primary last August, while a number of other member* Uo to be sworn in at tnat time nave bad previous legislative experience. Anonx the older houie members in point at continuous service who will serve the people again during 192324 are Ira A. Oresham of Greenville, Thos. 8. McMillan of Charleston, John K. Haihblln of Union and W. R. Bradford of York, the latter being the ranking member of the body. fllghteen of the 46 members of the senate who will serve during 1923-24 are lawyers, but in the senate as in j the'house a large percentage of the membership is composed of men who class themselves as farmers. Senator Chrtstensen of E'eaufort, Senator Johnstone of Newberry and Senator Black of Bamberg are veteran members of the bbdy who are expected to be on hand when the presiding officer, the lieutenant governor, for the first time calls the senate to order In 1928. A new member of the senate who will take his seat when the body next convenes is Senator S. A. Graham of Williamsburg county, an old house member who has had much dxperience as a legislator. 8till another new senate member will be R. L. Freeman of Bennettsvllle, Marlboro county, editor ot the Pee Dee Advocate. Sweet Potato Crop Short. '"The sweet potato crop of the members of the Fork Potato association, * in lower Fort Mill township, is much loss than we had thought it would be np to the time the potatoes were dug fast week," a day or two ago - aald L. M. Massey, secretary ot the association. "We had hoped to get no average ot 200 -bushels per acre," he continued, "but the yield was much leea than that. We attribute the short crop to the encessive rains which tell shortly after the plants were put out, which made It impossible (or as to give them the work they should have had. All the potao toeahave been put la M|r warehouses aud are now being cured, by artificial Lv heat, a process which takes about two weeks." Anctkn Sale et Lumber Ffaat Jb . ' At the fhctton sale Tuesday of the eSop fixtures, a quantity ot paint, j Cam hardware, doors apd sash and - the msrihluery ot the Fort Mill Lam? two U* truck, W. B. Ardrey was the yuecsee > ftp bidder, tte whole being knocked S dewjtja htortar *MW. Th* sale >* *' * " * v ; _ ; .V:": "HE F THE LATE w Some time before he died in Washington a few weeks ago, United States Senator Tom Watson wrote for uis psper, the Columbia (Ga.) Sentinel, the following article, which he printed under the headline "The Late:" Reader, did you ever run over the pagos of a magazine, scanning items of news, dipping into heated contro* versies, pausing at the love stories, and suddenly find yourself at the last page, *here the editor chronicles the line ? 1 ?> ! UV AUO 1AIICI Who are "The LateT" They are the men who have lived their part, and have left the stage. They are the dead. Last month they were full of life ? working, quarreling, loving, hating, scheming, dreaming, planning for. indefinite futures, as though all Time was theirs. They read the magazine last month, just as you are dolug this month. They scanned the news, dipped into the discussions, laughed at the Jokes, lingered with the lovers, and sighed over the chronicles of "The Late." Then they closed the book?and now their litebooks are. closed; and the yjoin the lists of "The Late," which you and 1 are, this month, to read and siph ovet. How sad it all is. Last month here was a scolar, delving deep into the hidden lore of granite rocks, of dust laden manuscript, of ruined temples, of monumental inscriptions leading back into the hoary ages 'of the Past?and now his nerveless hands are crossed, and his eager feet hurry no longer after knowledge. Uist month he was a palpitating actuality, all ablaze with hope and purpose: this month he heads the list of "The Late.''On the other hand there was an author, one who had long been suitor to fame: one who had toiled nad fought grim poverty and coid neglect Year after year he had strug giea upward to tne lignt?railing back again with many a sickening disappointment. But at last, as the silver threads began to Btreak his head, a sudden sunburst of fame was his- The storm lifted and the haven was there- The wilderness ended and the labor of isaval -was -ever- Pawrty IM aad golden ducats rained. Neglect vanished and th^ world crowded upon him with plaudits, wiCh the eager offerings of unlversab fame. All this wab last-month. ? Your heart went out to the stormtossed mariner who had so Joyfully^ made port. Your hands clapped in unison with si! the others to/ the brave soldier whb had at last won his fight , This was last month. Where is the author now? Dead. You will read his name in the li^t of "The Late." His fame still rings around the world; but, alas! his ears are too dull )a hear. You may hand him over so many crowns of laurel, ever so many wreaths of flowers; his closed eyes cannot see,. his frozen hands cannot hold. Yonder, again; was the statesman, the politician, if you like. Last month what a robust figure was his! How he bustled, hnw ha ahnvari hnni tie aspired, how heHntrlgued! With what' immense vitality did he strive to lift his voice above the other voices, his head above other heads! What schemes did (ill his busy brain! Throughout all the walks of life there was not a man more active, more rear olute, more full of pluck and.ambition. He clashed against bis toes with a force that made the * arena ring. He would shiver a spear with any ohallenger "Who struck his shield. Ardently he sought honors, fiercely he oombatted opposition, tirelessly he served friends?hoping that they would serve him, in turn- '* That was last month. All eyes followed him as he gallantly rode down the lists, armed, from golden spear to plume-dreised helm, seeking in honorable strife* to ' bear away the prise, and live a space in the bosses of bra#e men, in the smiles of lovely women. That was last month, and now It Is all over. Death struck him as be rode. The lance fell from his hand, l^is good steed gallops on. riderless. The brave knight will seek the prise no more. His' name appears in the list of The Late." i n J It ?It ..J - ?? ? auu au II mil ftUOB Btiu, ucm ibreakingly ud. And it cannot be helped. We hare trodden down the dead of last month: the living will tread ns down, next month. Preach peace as much as jron will and preach love and charity* May their kingdom come. May they rule the world. They do not rule it now. However moch we wish to disbelieve it, the race is mostly to the swift, ^ke battle to the strong. The strong nation oppresses the weaker; the strong man, the weaker man. Ton hold, year place lis life, ns in a battlefield. . Ton hold it by' being able to' hold M. Whan yaar strength falls, yon retreat. SB-. COgattyaed on 9aga l> ^ ' ~ _ t <m ORT ] 4 /, FORT MILL, S. C., THUI NEWS OF 10BKCOIJKTT. Items of General Found >u the York? Me Enquirer. A fertiliser factory is the latest industry proposed for Clover, according to reports in circulation there^ J. F. Purs ley, prominent business man, is promotiug the enterprise and a number of other prominent business men are to be associated with him in the matter, according to reports. Lumber for use in building ?KU HI ?- I ? * vuio ici vmftci mill ur uiiAiug pmui has been purchased. Although they have voted to Issue bonds in the sum of $65,000 to install h sewerage system and to extend the water mains of the town, there is little probability that wvirk win Clover's sewer system will begin before next spring, it Is stated. The public works conwnission of the town, which is composed of Dr. R. L. Wylie, W P. Smiths and Capt. W. L. Brison, are now engaged with the town's attorney is preparing the necessary notices advertising the bonds for sale. Practically the entire force of the Yory county chaingang is now engaged iq building that section of the West road from the w^prworks plant to the asphalt paving on west Liberty street. * The town authorities some lime ago made arrangements with tho county commissioners whereby ihe chaingang was made available for constructing that pbrtion of the West road within tbe town limits. The West road hus been top-soiled to a point in the Locust Hilt section near the home of Mr. R. B. Hartnt*. on York No. 5, which is about three .niles east of Sharon. An industry of the Hickory Grove community which was begun a num>er of years ago on u small scale and vhioh has' been developed until it aow reaches into thousands of gul.ons is the manufacture of sorghum yrup. Perhaps the largest manufac urers in this section are W. S. Wil.erson & Sons, who have so far this .euson made more than 3.000 gallons f syrup and whose total will probably reach the 4,000 marke before tk?y .re through. Other farmers of the jommunity who give much time to the .nanufacture of sorghum syrup are Brow a and Braet and G- W. and Arthur Wilkerson. They will make .everal thousand gallons this year. Attended by members of all the denominations in the town and many people who live in the country, there was much interest in the recent se?N>ies of services coducted in Woodlawn Presbyterian church, ShaVon, by Rev. W. A. Hafner of Gatfney. h'ev? Hafner is well known in thA Sharon section, where he formerly lived. Before going to Qaffney he was pastor of the Presbyterian church in Fort MiH and he has on various occasions preached in most of the Presbyterian churches throughout the county. A minister of the Gospel who preaches .he Word in~ plain and simple phrase, he is generally regarded as one of the .nost forcefull. Presbyterian ministers ut the StateVand the large congregations that heard his sermons at Sharon attest his popularity with the people of that section. Hose Norman, 72, who died Thursday at his home on York No. 5, and who was buried at Woodlawn cemetery, Sharon, Friday, was a unique character, well known among Sharon people. It is claimed that Mr. Norman was the original of the character Hose Norman in Thomas Dixon's novel, the "Leopard's Spots,'' while nthorn nlalmo/l Kal I* w.?w v*?iuiv\ iua v iv w cub iiui uiau a brother, Tom Norman, from whom Dixon drew hie character. Hose Norman and Dixon were great friends in their younger days and sereral years ago Norman went to Charlotte to see Dixon, Who was appearing there with one of his plays which he had dramatised. Norman told this correspondent several y&rs. ago: "fteckon I am the man that Tom Dixon had in mind in his book, but he made me say a lot of things and do a lot of things in that book that I never did.** Although it will probably be-next spring before the Boyd's Ferry bridge is open for, traffic, the contractors are making very good headway- As the structure stands at this time, practtoally all of the steet work has been completed with the exception of the 390 foot span across the stream' proper. , The approaches extend altogether over more than a thousand feet According to spoedomctci measurement the bridge is just 18miles from the courthouse in Yorkville and sign posts up near the river put Charlotte at 16 miles, mak'ng a distance of 38 miles between the two points. 'A wonderful structure will be the bridge when It in finished, a greet doefcto ttpcg way over a wide expanse of bottom, shd-' dp above the high water mark of 1918, It Uxfcs as If It should stand for nil tims, and it is evidsnt that whsn the roods on the York side are pal la shape this [rout* )Mtw?M poteU In York 4n4, I MuMwhri oouUn will htcomn a artery oCtmttio. -V-.lvlI' v' v ^ l?? ? * &. \.Svr:>;v Ml mit. ' j ' 4 . ... Wf '*. '. A-'T s ^ VilLL ' tV* * v 4? V. RSDAT, NOVEMBER 2, 1922. Hunting tall timber. DfmocnitR Hare ReptMlcaiira Run. Watch Ohio Cou? Back. With election uay almost at hand, says a Washington special to The rTimes, the prospects ot a great Democratic victory* which were bright 'from the beginning of the campaign, have become a certainty. The Republican leaders in charge of the machine can't find any place to park. The retolt begun by the progressive Republican States has spread to rock ribbed Republican States and the latter are now also in revolt. The ouly question now is the extent of the Democratic victory. In the president's home State, Ohio, the Republicans will get one of the w.orst trimmings of their, career. Everything indicates the reelection ot Senator Pomerene by a big majority, the election ot the State ticket and a Democratic representation in the next house of representatives that will be a surprise to the rest of the country, despite the extraordinary efforts made by the Republicans, who huve filled the State with thqir topline speakers and flooded it with money. The manufacturing sections of New England will help swell the Democratic victory. The. farm States will return the same verdict as the manufacturing States. The farmer has been trnly described as "gritting his teeth and biding his time." In the great business centers, business men are turning to the Democratic party for relief from the odious Pordney tariff which threatens business conditions everywhere- In fact, no element of the American people is satisfied with the present Republican Congress . In almost every State the campaign has been fought out upon the leading domestic issues of internal and tariff taxation, at which the people have arrived at an understanding by sad experience as well as educational propaganda; upon extravagant expenditures and reckless appropriations; upon the inefficiency and incompetence of the existing Congress and the failure of both the Congress and the administration to keep their election promises; upon New' berryisin and the many other scandals that have dlurrarAS th a loffltlotlva , aud administrative records of the party In power. In the last extremity Republicans of the stripe of Phil Campbell of Kansas, who has Just been repudiated by the dEtepptolleans of his own congressional district, are seeking to make it appear that the Democrats are not trying to carry the house of representatives. This of course 19 pure mendacity and one of the last ruses of an already defeated Republican organization. The signs of Democratic victory are everywhere apparent. The people are disgusted with the Republican do-nothing Congress and dissatisfied with the shiftless, drifting pourse of the administration. They will make tnat disgust and dissatisfaction manifest at the polls on November 7. French to Explore Sahara Desert. An expedition into the heart of the great Sahara desert, the first ever attempted by white men, is toeing planned in Prance, where the p>oject is arousing keen interest in scientific circles. Speedy tractor automobiles, equipped with the' latest type machine guns tb repel hostile tribes in the interior, are to replace th- slow moving camel, the only mode of transportation employed in the past by explorers seeking to learn what-is beyond the great waste of sand. Under the preliminary arrangements the main expedition will start about December 1 and will follow th? course of the preliminary one which is on its way to Insalah, an oasis 600 miles from the rim of the desert. This oasis is the extreme outpost ever reached by a white man and a vast store of supplies will be placed ? there. " ' 1 Deftmse fer C. S. Klmbrell. "Fort Mill people and others who think that Charles 8. Kimbrell will not have a good defense when he faces a jury in the superior court for , Mecklenburg county charged witbr . the killing several days ago of John < bk i a more at tumorous store, just across the line in North Carolina, are certain to learn how badly mistaken j they were in that conclusion," said a , neighbor of Kimbrell's a few days ago. "I do not know, of course, when the <?se will be called for trial,, but when it is called 1 am confident 1 there will be a humber of witnesses os hand to testify for the defendant i As yet he has made no public state- ( meat of the killing, nor has he em- i pioyed ? lawyer to Mend mm. He i will make the statement when the time comes and he will also employ Rood counsel to ilefe&d him." m 9 - i It will wMm something this winter i tt you are lnrtted to a house warn* I lag. iwg 7 '*i : *sii* Jv i vi>?" , ^ * ' y > ? ' *' V ^ 7 . * ' ' TtMEf s?aBgaaataaiBag1 ... LIQUID FOOD SPECIALISTS. / _____ The Volstead act has hatched a ] brood of specialists in liquid food; in one respect these birds are wise, they know it pays to advertise. Wherever < I may chance to look, in paper, mag- < azine or book, these hawks are try- ) ing hard to whet my appetite for \ somethig wet. Regardless of the way A I feel, or bow I fill my leather peel, < If nty complexion's green or pink, 1 '1 am assured that I must drink a pint i of this, a quart of that, to make me . tnin or n\nxe me rat. Whatever my condition is I need some new and potent fizz that will relieve my aches a"hd pains and clean -my grates and water-mains- They tell me when I've filled my tank with some concoction, brown and rank, I'll lose my calm and thoughtful miei\ and go and gambol on the green- Instead of walking slowly round I'll caper like an unleashed hound. My life will ^be as full of joy as when 1 was a bareicot boy and chaperoned a pair of mules among the burrs and cactus stools. They do not care u tinker's d what sad distemper pesters me. if I'll absorb their fluid cheer, I'll scamper like a yearling steer. 1 may be such a fearful wreck that nothing works except my neck, but if I'll drink the stuff they sell I'll promptly strut forth sound and well. Today is not like yesteryear when men could buy a keg of beer to put some tallow on their slats, or drink champagne or rough-on-rats as they saw fit; those days are fled and we drink mustang oil instead. Along the dry and dusty roads where men must tote their weary loads, no moist oasis bursts in view, well stocked with ice and mountain dew, but rows of bill boards tell with pride about the worth of or&nge-ide. We buy a barrel of hornet juice to wake us' up but, what's the use? The old kick simply isn't there and so we moan and tear our hair. Baptist Enjoy Home-romlng Pay. Last Sunday was a red letter day in the history of the Pleasant Valley baptist church. The weather was .deal and the crowd which had gathered in response to the invitation to "HomH-roniinir ll#v" wim ? ppi ord breaking one for the* church. I v rora Charlotte, Monroe and other 1 nearby towns and all the intervening territory the people came in great ~ number to mingle wiih relatives and friends and enjoy the exercises of the day. Excellent music was furnished oy the local choir and the Fort Mill baptist male quartette. Two cornet solos by Arthur Bartlette of Charlotte, .ormer bandmaster in the British army, and two vocal solos by H. I. Tucker of Pineville were greatly enjoyed. The Rev. Dr. T. J. Taylor of Warrenton, fs.. C., preached from First Timothy 3:14-15. The sum of $345 in cash and subscriptions was raised for Sunday school, rooms, which are to be added to the church at once. After an excellent d?inner, served on the grounds, the Rev. W. S. Hamiter, pastor of the Pineville Presbyterian church, delivered an address on t*4The Bfble."- Dr. J. W. H. Dyches, pastor of the church, read several interesting bits of the history of the church, taken directly from the minuter as they were written by the clerks aud pastors, beginning with the organization of the church in 1858. The Rev. D. W. Thomasson, a former pastor, was a welcome visitor and added interest to the occasion by his reminiscenses. A. L~ Helms presided over the exercises, all of which were enjoyed by the large congre Bttll UI1. Mrs. EUubeth Seville Erwin Dead. Mrs. Elizabeth Saville JSrwin, widow ot James B. L'rwin, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Q. 8. Lemond, in Fort Mill early Monday morning, following an illness which had extended over several monthsMrs. Erwin was in her 76th year and hat1 spent practically all her long life In the Fort Mill community. She was the mother of R. M. Erwin and James Erwin, both of whojp have been (Je*d several years. She Is survived by several jpandchildren and a umber of great-grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted at the home Monday afternoon by her pastor, the Rev. R. H. Vlser of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church, of which she had been a member may years. The interment was in the city cemetery. Rev. J. U Harley Dead. The Rev- J. L. Harley, former pastor ot 8t. John's'Methodist church. Fort -MilT, whose serious illness was noted in The Times last week, died it his home In Spartanburg last Wed nesday. Mr. Htrley Is survived by. | number of sons end daughters. "Forget-me-not day," In honor of ? the Word vrar veterans, will be otn ? served at the Fort Mill Baptist church t next Sunday and a cordial Invitation t is extended the public to attend the i f ^ 4r ' *.t - *bs' 1 4 hi 1 ^ fc 1 v. v N "w ' V . V %'Z ' * iSsL. ^ ' . v "... .* *" ' "i ; " " * " - * . : ?K , i w + ** "N x $1.60 Per Tftf. ROW OVER "RINGERS.** Rock Hill and Chester Football Play* erg Said to Ke Ineligible. ' There's a big row brewing in the Catawba High School Athletic association, it was learned Monday night, and a smouldering volcano is likely to erupt any minute, says the Yorkrille Enquirer. Probably it will erupt along about Friday, when Yorkvilie high and Rock Hill high are scheuuled to play football here. Other schools in the association are complaining more or less about -theater and Rock Hill. The charge is going the rounds that both football teams Include several "ringers," or boys who are really not eligible to play high school football. Under the rules jf the association, u player must bo in school taking at least four studies lor u period of 40 minutes a day each. He must be under 21 years of age and he must have en rolled us u student 30 days before the football season opens. According to some of the high school students, Hock Hill and Chester are not living strictly up to the lules. Two of the members of the Hock Hill team, it is cluirged, were lormerly enlisted iu the United States navy. One fellow, it is claimed, hus a job with an express company in Hock Hill und is being paid to go to school and play football. Another player, and a peach he is, b the way, is a Fort Mill lad who was brought to school in loock Hill this fall just to pluy football. It is charged thut Hock Hill students are taking turu about boarding him. in their respective homes and he is being paid good money to pluy football. This man,, it is claimed, is a professional athlete and un ex-soldier who tried to land u berth on the baseball team of the Charlotte club of the South Atlantic league lust summer. And he is bound to be more than 21 years of^ ? age, is the claim. TlidSdory is tb?t Chester is equally guilty. It is claimed that one member of the team was brought to Chester from Great Falls just to play football, and there are two or three others whose eligibility is questioned E. A. Montgomery, superintendent of the Yorkville school, said yesterduy that he hud informed H: C. Burts, superintendent of the Rock Hill school, that proofs of eligibility""!)* each Hock' Hill player would have to be submitted to him before the game here Friday. Mr. Montgomery said Itiu* l)ln?n> T"V I VT1 _? n 1. a ta/vi L/uagiuaa imiiim ui ituiiv Hill would not be ullowed to play against the locals under any circumstances So much for that Tho "big two" of the Catawba association this year are Rock Hill high and Chester high The dope here is that when the two elevens meet in Rock Hill on November 10 nothing will be said about eligibility, because both are guilty of playing "ringers." rhe big idea with each team, or rather each town, is to beat the other,'and contracts, rules or regulations of the association are merely scraps of paper." But Fort Mill is sore about It. Yorkville is core about it, und so are itber schools in the association. The result of it all may be the dissolution if the Catawba High School Athletic association Nothing to 8?ijr AaguWist Opponent. "I have nothing to say against my ipponent," said the candidate as he rose and cleared his throat, "only this: He is a liar and the truth isn't In him. He may not be dishonest, but he thinks dishonestly. I don't want ;o prejudice Hhis audience against him it all, but he is a blackleg, a secondary man, a burglar, a bootlegger ind a bum- Now, of course you musn't think -I have anything against this nan, and I don't w^nt to plant any 'alse impressions in our minds, but I lappen to know that he is a forger, i blackmailer, a receiver of bribes, i wife-heater, an incendiary and a (tick-up man. All this, you may say, s not tb his credit. Well, perhaps lot exactly to his credit, but do not ludge him too harshly by what I lave said. You may have thought tfell of him, but 1 am in a position to ireve that he is a crook, a doper, a >otze-fighter, an embezzler, a tax lodger and a gunman. He would tarry his grandmother up nine flights >f stairs and throw her out of the vldow for a quarter of a dollar. Outtide of that he probably is all right, ind, having proven to you the soluion of the great problems that content us and pointing the way to beter things, 1 bid you, one and all, food night."?Augusta Chronicle William H.'Greer. Clemson college itudent, came to Fort Mill Thursday irening and spent tha week-end with lis parents, Mr. and# Mrs. R. F. Grler. Of coUrse It's a pity to have sneb i nice young man as Albert J. Bartridge facing defeat In Indiana, * but here Is consolation In the thought hat we already hare a number of ilce young men In the United States / tenate. \ # %