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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
D,vohter. Of confederacy.

Greenwood.-With, the selection Of
Charleston as the place for the next
meeting and the election of officers
the 18th annual convention of the
South Carolina division Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy came to
a close. The officers elected for the
next year are: President, Mrs. c. E
Graham. Greenville; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. st. John Allison Lawton
lCharleston; second vice president
Miss Alice Earle, Columbia; third vice
president, Mrs. E. j. Burch, Florence
fourth vice president, Mrs. j. L. Nc
Whirter, Jonesville; recording secre
tary, Mrs. c. ]. Milling, Darlington
corresponding secretary, Mrs. w. B
Owens, Clinton; treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
Perry, Lancaster; registrar, Mrs. ]. A
Burton, Newberry; recorder of crosses
Mrs. w. II. Fowler, York; auditor, Mrs
John McCue, Orangeburg.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
WOULD ENFORCE
INCOME TAX LAW
COMPTROLLER GENERAL JONES
WOULD UPHOLD OR DO AWAY
WITH IT.
NEW LIST FOR eREENvILLE
VIII Insist That the Counties Make a
Fuller Report on the Law.-AlI Of
Them Had Not Been Heard From at
Lat Report.

Columbia will ask the general
assembly to repeal or give means to
enforce the income tax law" said A.
w. Jones. comptroller general. In an
nouncing the returns for all Of the
counties. The sum Of $14,3S7.46 was
received from the tax this year. as
compared with s14,755.12, or de.
crease of $367.66. Charleston, Rich
land and Spartanburg lead the state.
0reenville county. one OF the richest
in the state. reports only six persons
liable to the income tax, and as a re-
suit Mr.. Jones will send revised list
70 that county. He will insist that
the law be strictly enforced in that
county.
In 1909 the auditors Of the follow.
ing counties made reports as follows:
Bamberg, $107; Barnwell, $50; Berke-
ley, $2a; Chesterfield, s10S; Colleton,
$35; Darlington, sl73; Fairfield, $117;
Hampton, none; Pickens. 1852; Salu.
da, none.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Two Homicides in One Week

Bennettsville. Another homicide
took place in Marlboro county, making
two in one week The man killed was
a negro by the name of Clarence Grif.
fin. He worked with the Scott Lum-
Der company. II miles south Of Ben
nettsville, and came from Dillon coun-
ty. He was around the camp drink
ing, shooting his pistol promiscuously
and white man, T. E. Carroll, was
shot through the arm. The negro,
Griffin, was shot in the neck and lived
only few minutes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
The State 1s11 CROP Of 1obaeco.

Columbia.-There have been 11,101,
006 pounds of tobacco sold and the
price paid for same was 1882, 1924
from the 1911 crop in South Carolina
as compared with 1S,SO2,SS5, which
brought s1,SO4, ,6S544 in 1910, accord
ing to a report just issued by Commits
sioner E. J. Watson. There were thir
teen markets and twenty-five ware
houses in this state for tobacco this
year, according to this report. 1t will
be noticed that the tobacco industry
is an important part of the agricul
tural resources of the state.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Think They Have nshortx /,

Richmond, Va.-Postoffice inspec.
tors and detectives wht vent to Hous.
ton, Halifax county, to identify two
men held in Jail on suspicion that they
are burglars, searched their baggage
and found a complete outfit of burg.
lars tools. The prisoners were photo
graphed and measured and these
records have been sent to Washing
ton by government experts with the
expectation that they will be easily
identified. The inspectors are of opin.
ion that the men are the notorious
California Shorty" and Baker.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Charity Board was considered.

The South Carolina State Confer
ience of Charities and Correction
brought to a close the most interest
ing and successful session in its three
years history Probably no gathering
ever held in this state has done more
to dfinie in popular terms the work of
the various charitable organizations Of
South Carolina, nor put in saner form
a thoroughly coordinate program OF
concerted effort for the solution Of the
problem Of the best interests OF the
circumscribed and handicapped mem
bers of the social body.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Nearoe,s Skin Turned White.

Chillicothe. Mo.-"he case of ne
gro who termed white is to be report
&c to the National Medical Society
with the hope that something may be
learned of the peculiar skin disease
which has baffied physicians Of north
west Missouri for 5evral years. The
negro who is dead here, was Dudley
Payne. coal black and typically Afrl-
oan in feature. The splotches at first
appeared on his hands and later spread
to the upper part Of his body. The
change came gradually.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
GUARD MEETS HERE
SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IN THE MONTH
OF JANUARY.
PROGRAMME IS ARRANGED
4 Number Of Interesting Addresses
VIII Be Made BY Prominent Men
Who viii Be Present.-AII Officers
Eligible to Join Association.

Columbia.-The programme for the
annual meeting Of the National Guard
Association of South Carolina. to be
held here on the evening Of January
l6, has been arranged. This meeting
according to statement by an officer
Of the association, gives promise OF
being an interesting one, mot only on
account OF the interesting programme,
but owing to the general dissatisfac-
ton among the officers with the pres
ent administration; there having been
great deal OF friction and in some
cases some criticism. The fact that
no encampments have been held dur
ing the summer has disorganized a
great many Of the companies, because
the trip and the outing on such oc.
casions is the only return the ma
jority OF the enlisted men derive from
their services. and when this is elm
mated there Is small inducement for
continuing in the militia"
The officer says that the above ex'
presses the general sentiment o. the
association. All officers OF the Ma.
tional Guard Of the state are eligible
to join the association. The annual
fee is 81. No recognition will be
given to the floor unless the officer
is in uniform.
According to the program the meet
ing will be held in the city hall cham
Der, commencing at o'clock on the
evening of January 16, when the elec.
ton Of officers will take place. A
number Of well-known officers OF the
National Guard will deliver addresses
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Jurors Drawn For Third Week.


Jurors to serve during the third
week of court of common please in
Richland county were drawn. The
Jurors are as follows: F. B. Koon, A.
p. Richardson, H. p. Blackman. E.
Van Benthuysen. H. C. Walker. James
H. Davis. G. P. Roberts. H. T. Smith,
w. H. Dent, A. C. Campbell. Geo, l..
Baker, M. l.. Stevens, C. ]. Lynch, e.
C. White, B. r. Hayward, B. F. Ber-
fott, L. ]. Frink, ]. E. Eberhardt, r. j..
Winn. w. H. Webster. w. ]. Barfeld,
e. c. Allen, w. NJ. Shanna, A. o. Gil
more. w. F. Chandler, w. A. Derrick.
T. A. Magill, H. A. Gardner, Harry
Stiller, w. s. Brown. w. H. Aughtry,
J. R. Howell, ]. A. Harmon. H. H.
Frost, D. B. Sloan, w. T. ]. Lever.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Smuucllnu Chinese.

Chicago.-Four Chinese, believed to
have been smuggled into the United
States, were found here secreted in a
box car on the Chicago Rock Island
G. Pacific Railroad Secret service
operatives of the Department OF Jus.
tice, who made a number of arrests on
charges OF Chinese smuggling, found
the Celestials. The find was at the
same place where a week ago Emil
Hegenbeck was shot by railroad
watchman as he apparently was trying
to break into a freight car. The car
was found to contain two Chinese
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Orders Special Election.

Gov Blease has ordered an election
at Edgefield for Tuesday. December
1S, to I'LL the vacancy in the Office Of
Judge Of probate, caused by the recent
death of Judge ]. D. Allen. Z. j.
Norris, chairman of the board Of CON-
missioners for county and state cleo
tions. has received the official notice
and will duly advertise the election
and appoint the managers at once. AS
there are three years Of the ter- yet
unexpired. 1t is probable that there viii
be several candidates for the place.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
VIII Stop "shanahallna.n

Washlngton.-Dete to end the
practice OF ',shanghaiing" men and the
enforcement OF system which virtu-
ally amounts to peonage aboard ves-
sells. especially on the oyster feet" In
Chesapeake bay. Secretary Nagel has
ordered fast boat to go after the Of
tenders and police the waters. The
boat will start out il day or 30. This
action by the Secretary OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor follows
a recommendation OF Commissioner
Chamberlain of the departments bu-
reau OF navigation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Are In Earnest and Want Road.

Anderson.-Beyond acquainting the
officials OF the Southern railway with
the fact that the people between Char
lesion and Walhalla are anxious to
nave the Blue Ridge railway extend
over the mountains TO Knoxville,
Tenn, and that these people are ready
and willing to do anything within rea.
son to get the extension, very little
was gained by the railroad conference
which was attended by 100 or more cit.
liens representing the towns and cities
along the road
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Thouaht to Be oldest Woman In state.

Mrs. Nancy Wilson, aged 105 years
and 8 months. died at her home near
Central, after a brief illness. Mrs.
Wilson was the widow OF Robert Will.
son, who died more than quarter
century ago. She was native OF
Old Pendleton. moving to the Central
community sixty years ago. In her
young days at Pendleton she was an
intimate friend OF the Calhouns and
in her latter days she delighted to
tell "reminiscences of John C. Calhoun.
She was a Miss Hopkins, daughter Of
o prominent family.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
A VERY BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY
A Coast Line Mail Coach Was RIned
Near coIumbia.-A Lone Man Old
the Daring Deed.

Columbia.-A masked white man
robbed the mail car of Atlantic Coast
Line train No. 55 between Royster
and this city. took the registered let.
ters, stopped the train and jumped Oh
just before the train reached the city
limits.
The value of the registered mail
stolen is not known but the letters
are said to contain several thousand
dollars. There is no clue to the iden'
tity of the robber.
The train, westbound from Will
mington. reached the Royster block
house, 2 miles from Columbia on time.
1t stopped there moment, then pro
ceeded toward the. city. The robber
Is supposed to have boarded the train
at Royster.
Within a few minutes after the
train started, he made his appearance
in the mail car held up the two mail
clerks at the point Of pistol and
took the registered letters. He then
pulled the bell cord and leaped on as
the train stopped. In the darkness
there was no use to pursue and the
train continued on its way to this city
where the robbery was reported.
Detectives are now on the hunt for
the robber but have found no trace Of
him at the last report.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
s..obenson VIII Not Lose Seat.

Washington.-With the declaration
hat no instances of vote-buying were
discovered but with words of cersure
Tor the use of large sums of money in
MS campaign the Senate committee
which Investigated the election Of
United States Senator Isaac Stephen
,oa is expected to report shortly after
The opening OF Congress. Senator
Stephenson, according to a well-found-
ed report here, will be declared fully
entitled to his seat.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Morse Is Out OF Prison.

Atlanta, Ga.-Charles w. Morse, the
New York banker, exchanged his bare
cell at the Federal prison here for
q more commodious ward in the army
hospital at Fort Mcpherson by order
of Attorney General Wickershain, who
recently made a special visit to Allan.
ia to investigate the condition OF Mr.
Morse. The transfer was made early
in the morning, Morse making the
trip of several miles in an ambulance,
accompanied by Major Baker, chief
surgeon at the fort. He stood the
trip very well.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Plaad Not Guilty Of CHARGE.

New York.-Joseph Cassidy, Demo.
cratic leader OF Queens county, Louis
r. Walter, his lieutenant, and William
Willett Jr., pleaded not guilty to in
dictments charging that they conspir.
ed to buy Willett's nomination 10 the
Supreme Court Each was admitted
TO $4,000 bond
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Campaign Is Now On.

The campaign launched by the stu
dents Of the law school OF the Univer'
sity of South Carolina for the erection
of a $4,000 separate law building on
the university campus is now well
under way. After the proposal OF the
idea to the assembled law classes and
its unanimous adoption with the i'm
mediate subscription Of $4,000 by the
students themselves as q nucleus for
the fund q committee Of i've students
to carry on the work was appointed.
This body has spent some time care
fully preparing the details.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Campaign Is Making Headway.

The campaign inaugurated in this
section by the Rock Hill Buggy COM
pany Of sending paid canvassers In
automobiles to personally secure
pledges from the farmers to reduce
cotton acreage by 40 per cent and hold
present cotton for 13 cents, has result
ed in over rs per cent Of farmers in
territory covered signing. In few
days arrangements will be complete
for putting the plan into operation in
other townships.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Ar. Invited to Attend vnveiIIns.

The commission In charge of erect
ing monument to the South Caro-
lima women o. the Confederacy has
sent invitations to all the colleges and
high schools in the state with the
special request that they be repre-
sented by as large delegation as pos
sible at the unveiIing OF the memorial
to women in Columbia on December
IA. 1t now seems probable that some
of the larger educational institutions
in South Carolina will have very large
representations at the unveiling Of
the monument
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30

Cut Out Hearts OF Their Prisoners.
Hong Kons.-Trafic on the West
river has practically come to stand
still. Steamers to Flu Chow from
Hong Kong have been withdrawn but
those from Canton ere being contin-
ued on the assurance given by the
British authorities that the river will
be patroled Communication with Wp
Chow and Nanking is entirely cut of.
Several passenger motorboats are
missing. At WI Chow revolutionary
soldiers are ayenging the recent mas
sacre They have already beheaded
sixty prisoners.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Fowler Eorces 10 Descend.

Fort Worth, Tex-Aviator Fowler
had trying experience when bis en-
zine broke down in midair and he
was forced to. descend in the midst
Of drove of steers. He was In
sight of Fort Worth when the accident
occurred. 1t took dexterious manage
ment to avoid alighting in the midst
of the stampeded cattle. The descent
Of the aviator was about mile from
Iona station. The aeroplane was drag
ged into Iona, where 1t was safely
housed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Convention OF Association.

At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the State Teachers Associa
ton. held in Charleston, arrangements
for the annual convention Of the as
sociation, which will be held in this
city March 2S-29, next, were discussed
Mr.. A. Burnet Rhett was appointed
chairman OF the local executive com
mittee to prepare for the entertain,
ment of delegates and arrange Other
details connected with the convention
Mr.. Rhett announced that within the
next week Of two he would name mem
bers of number of sub-committees.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Ioin To Assist Stricken Poor.

The plan for a tuberculosis hospital
for the care of the poor Of the city
infected with the disease, has been
taken up by the various denominations
os Columbia, through an invitation for
cooperation extended by the Daugh'
ters OF the Holy Cross Of Trinity,
with whom the idea originated. AT
meeting of the daughters held in Sat
terlee hall the report of the chairman
of the camp committee was heard,
the principal interest contained there
in lying in the fact that the minis
,ers heartily endorsed the plan.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Organizer Keller Addresses Union.

acknowledgements 3. F. Keller
met the local Farmers union here.
He addressed the farmers on the sub
ject of holding cotton, curtailing acre
age, and diversification. The question
of building cotton warehouse was
also discussed. and committee com.
posed Of C.. P. Moorer, Cyrus Minis,
c. A. Pendervis, II. NJ Bell and l.. D.
Canady was appointed to solicit sub,
scriptions to the capital stock. While
no pledges were made large amount
of cotton is being held for higher
prices.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
A Report on Columbia Schools.

The report on the condition OF thu
city schools in Columbia was issued
in printed form by f. S. Dreher, the
superintendent This is the 2Sth an
nual report and shows that there hai
been much progress in educational az
fairs in the city during the past year
Superintendent .Dreher was assisted
in making the report by the princi
pals of the various departments of tho
city schools. There is some interest
ing data contained in the report show
ing the work of the city schools.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Charleston COMING to the Front.

The medical inspection Of pupils,
which is about to be inaugurated in
the schools, will rank Charleston in
certain respects among the foremost
and progressive cities in the country.
About 130 cities in the United States
have instituted medical inspection IN
public schools. The many inquiries
which have come to the authorities
from cities in this and adjoining states
show that others are seriously consid-
ering It's adoption.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
TO LIMIT POWER OF BOARD
GreenvlIIe Citizens Seek to Change
School Book law.-To Circulate
Petitions.

Greenville. - There is launched
throughout Greenville county a sys-
tematic and determined campaign de.
signed to reduce the unlimited pow
ers' of the state board oe education
and prevent in the future a repetition
of the unprecedented and useless
change in text books which was re-
quired during the past school year"
]. B. Davis, county superintendent
of education, has caused to be placed
with each board of trustees OF the 105
school districts in Greenville county
copies of the petition. The trustees
Of each school district have pledged
themselves to see that every citizen
OF that district Is given an oppor.
tunity to sign the petition. With the
petition being circulated throughout
the entire county simultaneously 1t is
believed that better results Will FOL
low than If the county were canyassed
by piecemeal Copies OF the petition
were forwarded the trustees OF the
various school districts several days
ago, with the instructions that they
begin Immediately with the work oil
circulating them. Though the county
superintendent Of education has fixed
no particular date for the petitions to
be returned to him, the trustees are
supposed to canvass their respective
districts within few days. The peti'
tions will be turned over to the county
superintendent of education, who will
then formally present them to the
county legislative delegation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
South Carolina New Enterprises.

SOutn CdrOilHd NcW EHeSi P''e
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the &C. H. B." Company OF
Columbia, with capital stock o. $5.'
900. The company proposes to do
general real estate bargain business.
The officers are: Charles II. Barron
president and secretary C. H. Baldwin,
vice president and treasurer. A char.
ter has been issued to the Southern
Wood Products Company of Conway
with capital stock of 100000. The
company proposes to transact a gen
eral naval stores and chemical bust
ness, to buy and sell standing and
fallen timber and timber lands, to
manufacture and sell lumber, bark
and wood pulp. The officers are. Ar
thur Mann, president, and James c
Rogerson, secretary and treasurer. A
charter has been issued to the Hamp
ton Park Terrace of Charleston with
a capital stock OF $4,000. The com.
pany will do a general real estate
business. The officers are: T. s. VIII
bur, president; B. B. Gilchrist, vice
president, and w. c. Wilbur, secre'
tary and treasurer. The charter o.
the Carolina Bank and Trust Company
of Spartanburg has been amended sc
as 10 change the names to the Mag
ness Trust Company. The amend
ment also authorizes the division OF
the capital stock into shares of the
par vaMe of 500, instead Of $25, anc
also to change the Office of cashier
to that of secretary and treasurer
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Effort To smuquIe Chinese,

San Francisco, Cal.-News was re-
ceived OF the capture of twenty-three
Chinese, who were attempting to land
from the steamer Kamrat. at Monte
rey, Cal Two OF the ships officers
were arrested
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
Lexington County Corn Show.

That Lexington county soil will pro-
duce corn equal to that of the other
counties OF the state was proved by
the large number OF, exhibits at the
third annual corn show. held under
the auspices Of the Lexington County
Corn Growers' association. With a
yield Of 147 bushels, ]. A. Eleazer of
the Dutch Fork section won the cash
|prise Of s25 offered by Congressman
"a. r. Lever at the beginning of the
season. with q production of 1S7
bushels L. (. Eleazer c. the same COM
carried OF the second prize.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
A welI Managed poore House.

Anderson county probably has the
best managed and best equipped pool
house or county home in the state
Jas. L. Cochran, the manager, hai
just gathered his corn crop, which
was raised on the county home farm
and it amounted to 5000 bushels. Las
year, on the same acreage, the croI
was 1000 bushels. There are at pres
ent 33 inmates at the county home, q
whites and IL negroes. These arc
housed in the cottages erected fol
the purpose near the main dwelling
and the care of these houses Is left te
the inmates. The food is prepared IL
the kitchen of the main dwelling ano
is served to the inmates in their OWL
quarters, their rooms being furnished
with table, chairs, etc.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
seleotlna Site For Station.

The Clemson College committee on
the selection o. site for the estab-
lishment OF branch agricultural sta
tior were at Florence and went over
all of the proposed sites . --kin-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-11-30
To Ask For a More Liberal Charter.

At a meeting Of the stockholders oi
the Farmers Union Warehouse Com.
pany the directors were authorized &c
apply to the secretary Of state for
more liberal charter for the com
pany. At present the company has
power only to store cotton, and 1t is
desired that new charter be secured.
so that general commission business
may be carried on, and also to deal
in lands, If this be deemed advisable
and to the interest Of the farmers o.
the county, thus resulting in a saving
to the buyers.