Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, February 02, 1922, Image 3
THE FIGHT.
Synopsis.?With his grandfather,
small Ramsey Mllholland Is watching
the "Decxjratlon Day Parade"
In the home town. The old gentleman,
a veteran of the Civil war,
endeavtrs to Impress the youngster
with the significance of the
great conflict, and many years afterward
the boy was to remember
his words with startling vividness. j
In the schoolroom, a few years
afterward. Ramsey is not distinguished
for remarkable ability,
though his pronounced dislikes are
arithmetic. "Recitations" and German.
In sharp contrast to Ram- |
sey's back wariness Is the precocity
of little Dora Yoeum, a young lady
whom In his bitterness he denominates
"Teacher's Pet."
O =0
CHAPTER III.?Continued.
Here was a serious affront, nt least
fo Ramsey Milholland's way of thinking;
for Ramsey, also now proved
sensitive. He quieted his friends?
"Shut up!"?and advanced toward
Wesley. "You look here! Who you 1
callln' 'pups'?"
"Everybody!" Wesley hotly re- '
fumed. "Everybody that goes around ,
mentionitig ladles' names on the pub- ,
lie streets are pups!"
"They are. are they?" Ramsey as
hotly demanded. "Well, you just look j
here a minute: mv own father men-i
tions my mother's name on the public
streets whenever he wants to, anil y i
Just try atllin' my father a pup, and
you won't know what happened to
you!"
"What'll you do about ItT*
"I'll put a new head on ycfc," said
Ramsey, "That's what I'll do, because
anybody that culls my father or mother
a pui>?"
"Oh, shut up! I wasn't talkin' about
your ole futher and mother. I said
everybody that mentioned Dora Yocuin'g
name on the public streets was
a pup. and I mean It! Everybody that
mentions Dora Yocutn's name on the
pul>?"
"Dora Yocum!" said Ramsey. "I got
? perfect right to say it anywhere I
want to. Dora Yocum, Dora Yocum.
Dora Yocum !?"
"All right then, you're a pup!"
Ramsey charged upon him and received
a suffocating blow full in the
face, not from Mr. Bender's fist hut
from the solid bundle of books at the
end of the strap. Ramsey saw eight
or ten objectives Instantly: there were
Wesley Benders standing full length In j
U'iuIOI. !
I li?* <111 uu I?'|I wi vuiri ?' * o?v,i A?* i
dors, and more Wesley Benders zigzagged
tint sidewise from still other
Wesley Benders; nevertheless, he
found one of these and it proved to he
flesh. He engaged it wildly at fistintfTs:
pounded ii upon the countenance
and drove il away. Then he sat down
upon the curbstone and. with Ids dizzy
eyes shut, leaned forward for the better
accommodation of ids ensanguined
nose.
Wesley laid retreated to the other
side of the street, holding a grimy
handkerchief to the midmost parts of
his pallid face. "There, you ole d?n
pup!" he shouted, in a voice which
threatened a sob. "I guess that'll
teach you to be careful how you mention
Dora Yocunfs name on the public
streets!"
At this. Bamsey made a motion as
ii to rise nod pursue, \\Hereupon Lesley
fled, walling hark over his shoulder
as lie ran, "You wait till I ketch you
out alone on to* public streets at !
111?"
His voice was lost in an outburst of
hooting from his former friends, who
sympathetically surrounded the
wounded Ramsey. Rut in a uiehsure.
at least, the chivalrous fugitive had
won his point. He was routed and
outdone, yet what survived the day
was a tumor, which became a sort of
tenuous legend among those interested.
There had been a fight over Dora
Yocum. it appeared, and Ramsey Milliolland
hyd attempted to maintain
something derogatory to the lady,
while Wesley defended her as a
knightly youth should.
The hoys, unmindful of proper gallantry.
supported Ramsey on account
\ of the \ui\ lie had persisted in lickin'
ihe stuttiif out of Wesley Render after
receiving that preliminary wallop from
Wesl '"s blackjack bundle of hooks.
The girl* pelted and championed Wesley;
they talked outrageously of ids
conqueror; fiercely declaring that he
ought to he urtcMed: and for weeiis
they maintained a new manner toward
Mm. Thev kenl their facial exnres
sloiis hostile. Inn iVrhaps this was
more for one an<>> !n?r's benefit than
for Uamsey's; iiimI several of/them
wmit so far out of tln ii way to find
even private opportuin for reproving
him that ail alert might
* have Stispeeled theill to ha'e Iteell less
indignant than they seem hut not
Itainsey. !I*? thought they all hated
him. and *uhl he was glad < :
I>oru was a non-partisan. Tin- little
prig was so diligent at her books she
gave never the slightest sign ot ?miiptvheiiding
that there had Imvii a tight
i i.out her. Having no real eogni/aiue
of .Messrs. Itender and Milhollaml ex
ept as impediments to the advanee of
learning, she did n< i even look demure.
CHAPTER IV.
Willi Wesley Hender. Ktuusey win
? :i?:iin Upon l'si11- terms before I In- wilii
r hail run il^ course; tin- two were
neighbors iirnl. moreover, won* drawn
together l?y a community of interests
w lilch made their rooniiciliation u ue4
?ly sjj?j
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ceBslty. Ramsey played the guitar ntul
Wesley played the mandolin.
All ill feeling between them died
with the first duet of spring, yet the
tinkling they made had no charm to
soothe the savage breast of Ramsey
whenever the Teacher's I'et came into
litu thmii'hts Hp diiv-dreamed a thou
sand ways or putting her la her place,
but was unable to carry out any of
them, and had but a cobwebby satisfaction
in Imagining discomfitures for
her which remained Imaginary. "Just
once!" he said to Fred Mitchell. "That's
all I ask, just once. Just gimme one
chance to show that girl what she
really is. I guess if I ever get the
chance she'll find out what's the matter
with her, for once in her life, anyway."
Thus It came to be talked about
and understood and expected in Ramsey's
circle, all male, that Dora Yocutn's
day was coming. "You'll see!"
said Ramsey. "The time'll come when
that ole girl'll wish she'd moved out o'
this town before she ever got appointed
monitor of our class! Just you wait!"
They waited, but conditions appeared'
to remain unfavorable Indefinitely.
Perhaps the great opportunity might
have arrived if Ramsey had been able
to achieve a startling importance in
any of the "various divergent yet
parallel lines of school endeavor"?one
of the phrases by means of which
teachers and principal clogged the
minds of their unarmed auditors. I.ut
though he was far from being the
dumb driven beast of misfortune that
lie seemed in the schoolroom, and, In
fact, lived a double life, exhibiting in
his out-of-school hours a remarkable
example of "secondary personality"?
a creature fearing nothing and capable
of laughter; blue eyed, fairly robust,
and anything but dumb?he was nevertheless
without endowment or attainment
great enough to get him distinction.
He "tried for" the high-school
eleven, and "tried for" the nine, but
the experts were not long In eliminating
him from either of these competitions,
and lie had to content him
"For Heaven's Sakes," Heinie Krusemeyer
Demanded, "Can't You Shut
, Up?"
/'lianrl mr inctnnil nf rrottlncr
...
cheered. He was by no mnnner of
means athletic, or enough of anything
else, to put Dora Yocum in her place,
and so lie and the great opportunity
were still waiting In May. at the end
of the second year of high school,
when the class, now the "10 A," reverted
to an old fashion and decided to
entertain Itself with a woodland pic-,
nlc.
They gathered upon the sandy hanks
of a creek in the blue shade of big,
patcliy-bnrked sycamores, with a dancing
sky on top of everything and gold
dust a twinkle over the water. Hither
the napkin-covered baskets were
brought front the wagons and assembled
In the shade, where they appeared
as an attractive Jlttle meadow
of white naper.v, and gave both surprise
and pleasure to com tit unities of
ants and to other original settlers of
the neighborhood.
From this nucleus or headquarters
of the picnic, various expeditions set
forth tip and down the creek and
through the woods that bordered it.
Two envied boy fishermen established
themselves upon a bank up-stream,
witli hooks and lines thoughtfully
brought with them, and poles which
they fashioned from young saplings.
They took mussels from the shallows.
;OLD LEGENDS C
Really Poetical Beliefs Held by Primb
tive People Concerning the
Sun and Moon.
There :?r?* many legends of the moon.
I Almost every aneieiit people has its
moon story, hilt that of the Kskimoi
i* partiettlarly interesting and poetical.
It tells how. long ago. before there
were a sun and a moon in the heavens,
a brother and sister lived alone in an
igloo. One day the brother grievously
ill-treated his beautiful sister, who
became so enraged tlint, picking up
a Hand tig brand, she chased hltu out
J of the igloo and into the sky. And
or halt, ami having gone to all this I
trouble. (Inclined to share with friends I
less energetic and provident tlie perquisites
and pleasures secured to |
themselves.
Albert l'axton wtts one ' person j
who proved his enterprise. Having vis- |
ited the spot some days before, lie hud !
hired for his exclusive use throughout
t'ne duration of the picnic an old row- j
bout belonging to a shanty squatter;
It was the only row boat within a mile
or two and Albert had ills own uses
for it. Albert \yas the class lover and,
after first taking the three chaperon
teachers "out for a row," an excursion
concluded in about ten minutes, lie dis- 1
embarked them; Sadie Clews stepped I
into the boat, a pocket camera In one
hand, a tennis racket in the other; and
the two spent the rest of the day, except
for the luncheon Interval, solemnly
drifting along the banks or grounded
on a shoal. Now and then Albert
would row a few strokes, and at almost
any time when the populated
shore glanced toward them, Sadie t
would he seen photographing Albert, o
or Albert would he seen photographlug
Sadie, but the tennis racket re- f
ntuined tin enigma. They were six- ^
teen, and had been "engaged" more
than two years. r
On tlie borders of the little meadow
of baskets there had been deposited ^
two black shapes, which remained undisturbed
throughout the day, a closed
guitar case and a closed mandolin
case, no doubt containing each its E
proper instrument. So far as any use Q
of these went they seemed to be of the t
same leisure class to which Sadie's
tennis racket belonged, for when one ,
of the teachers suggested music, the j,
musicians proved shy. Wesley Bender
said they hadn't learned to play
anything much and, besides, he had a
couple o' broken strings he didn't know
as lie could tlx up; and Ramsey said
lie guessed It seemed kind o' too hot to
play much. Joining friends, they organized
a contest in marksmanship, g
the target being a floating can which ^
they assailed with pebbles; and after ^
that they "skipped" flat stones upon .
the surface of the water, then went to
Join a group gathered about Willis '
Barker and Heinie Krusemeyer.
No flsh had been caught, a lack of ,
luck crossly attributed by the fishermen
to the noise made by constant advice
on the part of their attendant
gallery. Messrs. Miihollnnd, Bender,
and the other rock throwers came up
shouting, and were ill received.
"For heaven's sakes." Heinle Kruse- c
mever demanded, "can't you shut up? c
Here we just llrst got the girls to keep *
their mouths shut a minute nnd I alfliost
had a big pickerel or something ,
on*my hook, nnd here you got to up
and yell so he chases himself away! f
Why can't nobody show a little sense
sometimes when they'd ought to? A
flsh isn't goln', to bite when he can't
even hear himself think! Anybody
ought to know that much."
But the new arrivals hooted. "Fish!"
Ramsey vociferated. "I'll bet a hun;
dred dollars there hasn't been even a
tninny In this creek for the Inst sixty
years!"
"There is, too!" said Heinie, bitteri
ly. "But I wouldn't be surprised there f
wouldn't be no longer if you got to
keep up this noise. If you'd shut up
' just a minute you could see yourself
( there's fish here."
Ramsey leaned forth over the edge
of the overhanging hank, a dirt precl- '
pice live feet above the water, and '
peered into the indeterminable depths
below. The pool had been stirred,
partly by the inexpert pokings of the 1
fishermen and partly by small clods
: and bits of dirt dislodged from above
, by the feet of the audience. The water.
consequently, was hrn brownly
I translucent and revealed ,Its secrets re- :
! luctar.tly: nevertheless certain dim lit- '
tie shapes had been observed to move
within it, and were still there. Ramsey
failed to see them at first.
"Where's any ole fish?" he inquired,
scornfully.
"Look!" whispered the girl who
stood nearest to Ramsey. She point- j
i'd. "There's one. Right down there J
by Willis* book. Don't you see him?"
Ramsey was impressed enough to
whisper. "Is there? I don't see him.
I can't?"
The girl enme closer to him and, flip
better to show him, leaned out over
the edge of the bank and, for safety In
maintaining her balance, rested her
left hand upon his shoulder while she
pointed with her right. Thereupon
something happened to Ramsey. This
touch upon his shoulder was almost
nothing, and he had never taken the
slightest interest in Mllln Rust (to
whom that small warm hand belonged),
though she was the claSs beauty, and
long established in the office. Now, nil
at once, a peculiar and heretofore entirely
unfamiliar sensation suddenly
became important in the upper part of
his chest. For a moment he held his
breath, an involuntary action?he
seemed t<? be standing in a shower of
flowers.
"Don't you see it, Ramsey?" Mllla
whispered. "It's a great big one.
Why. it must be as long as?as your
shoe I Look!"
Ramsey saw nothing but the thick
round curl on Milln's shoulder. Thar
curl was shot with dazzling fibers of
sunshine, lie seemed to be tremlding.
h . Il '
The old resentment rose?
he'd 'show' that girl yet, some
day." *
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(TO BE CONTINUED.)
lapaaDDDDal j
)F THE ESKIMOS "
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ever since then she has heen chasing t
him. She is the sun and lie the moon
Since the first astrologer foretold t
the future, and the first gypsy warned a
of a "dark stranger." the full moon li
at the Idrth of a female child lias heen a
supposed to portend an unfortunate t
career, t'pon those male children horn r
at the .'nil of the moon a healthy, j c
vigorous hod.v and longevity were lie- i
stowed. Children of hotli sexes, horn a
on the wane of the moon or on the t
increase, would assuredly die young. ' o
or if they did outlive expectations it d
would he because they were guilty ?
of some great crime. I o
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tFTER A HARD FIGHT SEN*"
FINALLY PASSES INHERITANCE
TAX LAW.
AX PROBLEMS ARE DEBAII
levenue Measure is Being Work
Out Slowly, But is iJearly Complet
ed?Many Amendments.
t
Columbia
The senate passed the inneritar
ax bill and sent it back to the hoi
if representatives as attended in t
enate, this being the first of the m
evenue bills to get by the upi
louse in two years. The vote cai
.fter what may be termed a "w
light,'' as opponents of the measi
tarted off the night with an evidt
letermination to prevent a vote.
A fiilibuster was started and it lo<
id as if it would be impossible to <
ircome the opposition but the pro;
lents of the measure wore down t
pponents and the amendments beg
o be adopted and the entire bill w
;iven final reading. The passage
he measure ends a hard fight on I
iart of a number of senators to sta
iff the bill.
Three important amendments w<
.dopted by the senate. One was
trike out the retroactive features
is to make the law take effect wh
ligned by the governor instead
eaching back to 1921. With f
imendment stricken out Sena
?hristensen said it tfowld be 1923
or anything was realized to any
ent. Another amendment to inch
lifts to colleges, schools and churcl
md such institutions for the tax v
nbled and gifts to these institutk
ire exempt from the tax.
Still another amendment w,as
nake a gift or deed within two yei
if a person's death taxable. This v
iriginally ten years as proposed, I
vas changed to two years. Anotl
imendment ofTered by Senator H
:ut the fees of probate judges in hi
SeveAl other minor amendments w<
idopted.
Senator Moore's bill to amend I
lighway law so as to allow Abbevi
jounty to use the automobile licei
und and the two mill tax money
irdinary county purposes was rei
ed to the judiciary committee uj
notion of the senator from Abbevi
Senator Miller's bill to require i
renders of cotton, corn, tobacco
>ther commodity to disclose the na
)f the true owner thereof was pas:
ind sent to the house as amended. 1
:ommittee on agriculture amended i
neasure so as to make it read "ui
equest'' and Senator Harrelson
'ered an amendment to exempt tob
jo warehouses from the terms of I
neasure. Both amendments were
epted.
Representative Bryson's bill
imend the present law so as to
juire the state flag to be displayed
he "inside" instead of the "outsh
)f schools and other state buildii
vas advanced to a third reading wi
Mit r>hif?rtinn
Senator Miller's telephone nieasu
t companion bill to the railroad cc
nlsslon bill, was also advanced tt
:hird reading with notices of gene
imendments. This measure would i
he telephone companies on the sa
rnsis Jas they existed prior to i
jrder of the railroad commission
1921. refusing to allow the compan
o furnish interurba ntelepiione ? 8
.'ice without additional cost to a re
ar subscriber.
J. K. Hamblin s bill to require t<
traph and telephone companies
;ransmit intrastate messages over l
thortest routes was sent to third re
ng without opposition as was 1
jene S. Blease's measure to prohi
he exhibition of certain travel!
ihows and carnivals in the state. 1
)ill would exclude all tented sho
except circuses and carnivals showi
it state and county fairs.
The most extensive debate came
he bill to require the agreement
inly three-fourth of grand and pt
urors in the trial of civil cases in I
state, the bill being defeated by
ote of 48 to 33. ,
Of special interest among the lai
lumber of new bills introduced wei
V bill, fathered by Representatli
Jughes, Edgar A. Brown. Ellerbe a
^ukcingham, to abolish the presi
lighway commission and create
lighway department to be headed
i highway commissioner and a me
ire. of which Jesse S. Leopard is )
luthor to create a state bof
if chiropractic cxamim-.rs. rne nr
vay commission bill was referi
o the ways and means committ
chile the Leopard bill was sent to 1
:ommittee on medical affairs.
The bill introduced last session
i\ n. 7Jarris of Spartanburg to
ine and prohibit the operation of pi
lulls was committed to the ways a
neans committee where amendmei
vill be proposed to make it a rover
iroducing measure, carrying a tax
100I rooms.
Representative Claud X Sapp's 1
? ljuuSmw to ii* o ,?r ?
O coniorill HIV III (JIIIIULti'aa ?? *? O ui x
tate with reference to dispensing
oholic beverages for medlral p
loses t<? thp laws of thp Unit
states was tabled upon the motion
he author.
The three ways and means comtr
pp revenup measured, the domes
nd foreign corporation tax and t
lydro-elpctric tax hills, which are si
in the house calendar, upon the r
ion of Representative Hushes of y
ion. chairman of the ways and mea
ommittee were set as special ord?
mmediately after the third bills a
re expected to come up for d??lK
his time. The presence of a numT
f other special orders on the cab
lar. the pool room hill, the faithful i
;rn pension hill and others, may. he
>ver. occasion some delay In rea<
ng the reverse measure.
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The Kichland delegation bill, preventing
public service corporations
from denying service to a patron in
case of dispute over charges demandSed
and providing for the investigation
of the true charges, was also among
the number of measures agreed to on
third read.ng without debate and sent
to the senate. T-lis bill, which was
thoroughly discussed in the house on
- ecor.d rearing provides that in the \
event any dispute should arise between
an individual consumer and any
public service corporation or company
over the amount of a bill for gas, water
or electricity, the consumer may 1
If| appeal to the courts. The measure
-U wouW also require the public service
coiripany to continue its service unin- j
terrupted to the consumer during the
e investigation of the charge.
The abolition of the present state
highway commission and the substitu
tion therefor of a highway commissioner
with limited authority is tho
lce purpose of a hill introduced in the
lse house by Representatives E. T. Hughes
he of Marlon, E. R. Ellerbe of Latta and
9W E. R. Buckingham of Ellenton. The
)er bill was referred to the ways and
,n means committee on the motion of Mr.
Hughes, chairman of the committee.
,re The measure Is expected to encoun;nt
ter determined opposition once it
roaches the floor of the house since
jjj plaas are now being made to IntroQV.
duce a bill to enlarge the present
pQ. highway commission.
he Considerable argument was also oc
an casioned over the bill to require all
ra8 persons, firms or corporations engaged
ot in the business of canning, packing,
,he pickling, preserving, boxing or in any
lVe way preparing any food for sale and
shipment to stamp, brand and label
;re the package "South Carolina Product."
t0 The bill, of which Representative B.
P. Carey of Charleston is the author,
ien would order the food inspector to regof
ularly inspect these foodstuffs to guarIjjg
antee the enforcement of the meastor
urejje.
The bill to require all railroads enex.
tering the city of Columbia to ereci
|(|e an "adequate" passenger station here
les was recommitted to the committee on
,as railroads. The bill is fostered by the
ms Richland delegation.
The Barnwell delegation measure to
to take the supervision of the expending
ture of the moneys collected under
(.as the two mill road levy from the hands
)Ut of the state highway commission and
ier to devolve this power upon the vaart
rious county authorities, was fixed as
alf a special order.
ere The measure is one of the numerv
ous bills aimed at the state highway
the system carried over from last year and
:n? it is expected to come up for debate
IIIC
18e after the discussion of a general bill
for to abolish the present state highway
;er. commission, which will soon be in)on
troduced by Representatives Edgar A.
He. Brown of 3arnwell and E. T. Hughes
Marion.
or The killing of the bill introduced
me at the last sesion by Representative
}e(j O'Rourke of Charleston, to repeal the
"he act allowing appeals from the dethe
cisions of city democratic executive
)0n committees; the passage to third readof.
ing of the Richland delegation bill to
ac. prevent the use of milk bottles owned
the and marked by one company or perac.
son by any other person or company;
the rejection of the measure to allow
t0 members of the national guard comre.
pensation of $3 per month after six
on months' service and the introduction
te1' of a bill to permit persons unavoidlgs
ably out of the state on the day of
ith- f?ny primary election to cast their ballot
by mail were the features?if any j
re features there were?of the otherwise
)m" unproductive session.
) a Frequent requests from divers memraT
bers for the passing over of various
pU? hills, so delaying the ac*tion of the
me house, incited some criticism during
the the session. Speaker Atkinson of j
in , Spartanburg pointing out to the mem
jes bers that the house's only hope of
ier. avoiding an extension of the session
?u. lay in the taking up and disposing of
bills as they were reached on the calendar.
Representatives R. B. Belser
? ?
oi suinier ana j. w. uauiuwiu ui
*? Winnsboro also voiced their opposi1
c tion of the evident program of procrastlnation.
EJu*
t* "The members of the house." Speak- i
er Atkinson said, "should reflect that ,
it costs the state something to meet
0 here every day and should not delay
ws the session by continually passing
IDR over measures that might as well be
disposed of when they are reached on ,
on the calendar." "The house/' Mr. Bel*
ser thopght. "Is not making progress."
while Mr. Hanahan in agreeing with
Mr. Reiser also took various members
a of the house to task for their too
frequent absence from the sessions
"&e After a long delay Mr. Wightman ,
re: moved to strike out the enacting 1
,-es \vords and by a vote of If! to 16 the !
,n(l bill was killed only to he revived
?nt again on motion of Senator Pearce
a that the senate reconsider its vote ,
^ and refer the measure to the juliciarv j
&S"
,^e committee. This motion passed and j
ir(j the bill was sent back to the judiciary j
gh- committee. Many of the senators said
ed the bill was along the right line, but j
ee. too full of detail and cumbersome. |
:he They'favored amendments, which are
to be proposed.
by
de- Tbree New Charters.
The Farmers Fertilizer company of j
I Ciimtap tvna chai'torpfl hv thp SPOTC- i
tary of state with a capital stock of ,
its $ift,000. Officers are H. J. Harhy. pres- '
iue ident and treasurer: H. W. Harhy vice- t
on president.
The Ross &. Daniel Insurance apen- ]
>111 cy, incorporated, of Oaffnoy was char- j
he tered with a capital stock of $.r? 000. |
at- Officers are D. C. Ross, president: T.
ur- n. Daniel, vice-president,
ed A charter was issued to the Sum- i
of ter Rrokerape company ?>f Sumter
with a capital stock of jif?00
tic Crime Increase in State.
ho Crime increased in South Carolina 1
till in 1921 40 per cent over 1920. accord- ;
no- jnp to the annual crime statistics subla
milled by Attorney General Wolf in
ns his annual report.
?rs The total number of crimes for
nd which indictments were broiieht by
it" the 14 solicitors of the state in the
ter circuit courts for 1921 was 2.719. The
m- total number of indictments for 1920
Be- was 2.040.
w- Of the total lumber of cases tripd
"h- ' in circuit court last year. 2.604 do
fendants were found puilty.
YORK COMPLETES CITY HALL
More Than Three Hundred Braved the
Inclement Weather to Attend the
Opening Exercises.
York.?Justifiable pride in the handsome
new structure, loyalty and devotion
to the White Rose town and
firm faith in its future were the dominating
notes in the talks made at the
formal opening exercises of York's
completed city hall. More than 300
braved the inclement weather to attend
the event, which was staged in
the spacious auditorium on the second
floor of the building. The assemblage
was one thoroughly representative
of the town and stirred by the
occasion, the inspiring music and the
Eloquence of the speakers, civic pride
ran high.
John R. Hart, town attorney, presiding
over the exercises in the absence
of Mayor E. A. Hall, who was
sick, and the opening prayer was
made by the Rev. J. L. Oates. The
presentation of the building was then
made by Mr. Hart and accepted in
behalf of the citizens by Thomas F.
McDow, both making appropriate
talks, spiced with wit and humor.
Short talks were made by Mrs. M.
L. Carroll and W. B. Moore, J. O.
Wardlaw, J. R. Lindsay and E. A.
MontgomeiVA
pleasing feature of the exercises
was the musical program, solos being
rendered by Miss Esther Ashe and
Miss Elizabeth Wllborn and a violin
solo by Miss Louise Oates. Miss Hare,
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teacner 01 expression in uie ta;
schools, captivated her audience with
a recitation given with rare grace and
skill.
The new city hall is a two-story
brick structure situated on a corner
of East Liberty street, next to the Carolina
& North Western station. It
was erected at a cost, including furnishings,
of approximately $22,000. On
on the first floor Is a spacious lobby,
municipal court room and offices for
the mayor, treasurer and chief of police,
as well as quarters for the fire
department. On the second floor is
an auditorium with a seating capacity
of 500, with a stage and other equipment
for the rendering of theatricals
and other similar affairs.
Narrow Escape For Autoists.
Dillon.?B. T. Byers and Thad W.
Hamer, two young business men, had
a narrow escape from drowning at the
Pee Dee ferry when their automobile
in which they were returning home
from Florence, ran backwards into
Big Pee Dee river into about 20 feet
of water. When the car was being
driven out of the flat, it seems thatit
struck the ferryman causing him to
loose the chain which held the flat to
the bank. When about half way up
the steep embankment the driver tried
to change gears. As he did so he lost
control of the car, which went backwards
against the flat. As the flat
was not fastened the impact shoved it
toward midstream and the car plunged
into the water, the depth of which
at this point is about 20 feet. It was
with difficulty that the two young
men cleared the car, as they were sitting
on the front seat with the driver.
Had they not been good swimmers
they would have drowned. The negro
chauffeur was drowned.
Vote to Abolish County Solicitor.
Greenville.?Following the passage
by the Greenville Bar association of
a resolution recommending to the
Greenville delegation that the office
of solicitor of the county court be
abolished, W. E. Bowen, county solicitor.
issued a statement declaring
his belief that the action was "born
of personal animosity," and pointed
out that the bar's action, while purporting
to be in the interest of saving
money, would increase the salaries
of the circuit solititor and
county judge by an aggregate of $1,600.
whereas the county solicitor's salary
is only $1,500.
The bar association recommends
that the duties of the county solicitor
be bandied ny me circuit suutuui,
David Smoak. and that $600 be added
to Mr. Smoak's salary for this reason
and the salary of the county judge be
increased from $2,500 to $3,500.
Strychnine in Well.
Orangeburg. ? Upon examination
made of water taken from the well
of the Rev. J. F. Player, a negro minister.
chemists at the state colored
college found traces of strichnine.
Youth Ground Under Wheels.
Columbia. ? While attempting to
mount a wagon delivering wood into
his yard here, -Leroy Adlcks, aged four
years, was thrown under the vehicle
and fatally injured, according to Coroner
J. B. Scott, who investigated the
dpath of the youth. Buncomb Harrison.
the driver, said the coroner, was
exonerated of blame. The youth lived
only a few minutes. He lost his
hand hold while attempting to ride
the wagon as it was attempting to
go into his yard. He was thrown
beneath the wheels.
Statistics on Women.
Anderson.?Miss Jennlson of the
women's bureau of Washington has
been here gathering statistics in regard
to the work of women *- this
city and county. Miss Jennison came
to this state early in the fall in answer
to a call from the governor, and
has been in the different parts of tho
state since that time. The work of
this bureau, which is under federal
control, is to get statistics, present
them to the governor of the state for
action and make a report on the general
condition to the bureau.
nococia uiuci uiui?.
Ratesburg.? Thieves forced an entrance
into the IIope-DavisCook establishment
and made way with the
petty cash remaining in the register
and some dry goods. The amount or
goods removed has not been ascertained.
hut is not thought to be very
large.
Entrance was gained hv forcing the '
hack door with an iron bar. It is a 1
double door and the iron was forced
between the doors and one of them
prized far enough out to admit th?
thief or thieves.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SundaySchool
' Lesson'
(By REV. P. B. FlTZWATfcK. D. D..
Teacher of English Bible lu the Moody
Bible institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 5
ELIJAH TAKEN UP INTO HEAVEN
LESSON TIJXT.?II Kings, 2:1-15.
GOLDEN TEXT.?Be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of
life.?Rev. 2:10.
REFERENCE MATERIAL?Mark 9:2-8;
II Tim. 4:1-8.
PRIMARY TOPIC?God Takes Elijah to
Heaven.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Elijah Taken Up Into
Heaven.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?Jehovah's Champion Exalted.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
?Divine Approval of Faithful Service.
I. God Reveals to Elijah Hia Approaching
Rapture (v 1). ' ,
It was made known to Elijah that
he was to go to heaven by a whirlwind.
There Is a striking correspond
ence between Ills life and his homegoing.
Much of his life was characterized
with the rush of the storm, so
God chose to take him home to himself
In the whirlwind. As a reward
for his faithfulness, God lifted the
prophet over death into heaven.
Elijah did not choose the time of his
home-going, but was ready.
II. Elijah's Closing Ministry (vt.
2-8).
Knowing that the time of his homegoing
was near, he did not change his
manner or method of life, but thoughtfully
and calmly pursued his customary
duties. We should so consciously
be in the will of God that when the
time of our departure Is at hand we
need not with feverish haste or distraction
get things in readiness.
Elijah's last days on earth were busy
ones.
1. Visits the schools of the prophets
(vv. 2-8). At the Lord's direction he
went to give his farewell counsels to
the young studen^ whom he had been i
training and upon whom the future
of the nation politically and religiously
so largely depended. He made
regulur rounds in visitation and instruction.
Schools were located at
Gllgal, Bethel and Jericho. His educational
work shows him to have been
not merely an iconoclast, but a statesman
of a high order.
2. Trains Elisha to be his successor
(vv. 2-8). There was a real friendship
between Elijah and Elisha,
though the one was old and the other
young. Elisha cnme into the life of
Elijah In the field when Elijah called
him from the jjlow (I Kings 19:19-21).
Elisha clung to hts master to the very
Inst in spite of three urgent requests
for him to remain behind. These
tests were somewhat yke those of the
Master with Peter (jonn zi:id-ii;.
The great object was to get him ready
to take up the work which Elijah was
to lay down. The order of progress
of the Journey Indicates, says Scofield,
"the experience of every child
cf God who enters into a vital experience
of God's Best. That walk began
at Gilgal. The typical significance of
Gllgal cannot be mistaken by any
reader of Joshua. Gllgal was the place
where a redeemed people rolled away
the reproach of Egypt (Josh. 5:1-11).
"The next stage was Bethel?house
of God?the place of vision, of spiritual
Insight, for Bethel was the place
where Jehovah gav^ Jacob the great
ladder vision (Gen. 28:1-19). He
must go on from Bethel to Jordan.
Jordan stands for the New Testament
tiuth, crucified with Christ. There,
on the resurrection side of Jordan,
the gift of power awaited the prophet."
III. Elijah's Rapture (vv. 9-11).
1. Elisha's request of Elijah (v. 9).
The walk of Elishn with Elijah from
Gllgal to Jordan has prepared him for
the final question of Elijah before his
rapture. Elijah now knew that it
was safe to allow Ellsha to choose for
himself. Ellsha made a noble request
- -did not ask for riches, honor or position.
He supremely desired the qualifications
which would enable him to
worthily succeed Elijah. Curiously
enough, however, Ellsha performed
twice as many miracles as Elijah.
2. The condition of receiving was
steadfastness and perseverance (v.
10). He must have faith In the In
visible life In order to nave powet; ror
public ministry.
3. Elijah's rapture (v. 11). It
seems that he went to heaven In a
chariot of fire enveloped by the whirlwind.
Elijah underwent that change
which nil believers shall experience at
the appearing of Christ (I Cor. 15:51,
52).
IV. The Spirit of Elijah Upon
Elisha (vv. 12-15).
1. Ellsha's cry (v. 12). He cried
after Elijah. "The chariot of Israel
and the horsemen thereof!" This
shows the value of a godly man to
his country. It Implies that Elijah *
wns the true national defense. God- 1
llness and character are more Important
than armies and navies.
2. Elisha uses the power (vv. 13,
14). He had faith to put the power
to test.
o n'i>? oiifit r\t r'lllnli on Kllshn (v.
15). Tliis was confirmed by the sons
of the prophets.
Help Cometh. ,
Every true life of failh has scenes
in It when help comes?as It did to
Elijah at the brook Cherlth?from an
unexpected quarter. The raven lights
at our feet with food, and the dry
brook begins to sing again with water.
I do not believe that there is such a
thing in the universe as a neglected
prayer ever breathed by docile, submissive
faith. Emptied of self, I ani
sure of being filled by Jesus.?Theodore
I.. Cu.vler.
Exhortation to Be Ready.
Seeing then that all these things
shall be dissolved, what manner of
persons ought ye to he in all holy conversation
and godliness, looking for
and hasting unto the coining of the
day of God, wherein the heavens being
on tire, shall he dissolved, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heatl
?II Peter 3:11. LI.