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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. j, A. Fenton start
ed yesterday morning for Long
Beach, Calf, whore they will
spend the winter. Miss Esther
and Fred are already there, and
the family will rent furnished
house for use during their stay
there.
The first quarterly conference
Of the year was held at the NJ f.
church Monday evening, District
Superintendent DIR, Gillian being
present, The gathering was also
the occasion Of farewell to Mr.
and Mrs. Fenton, and all wished
them an enjoyable trip and early
return to Meridian. The ladies
u the church furnished an elegant
lunch for the evening.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-17
NOTICE.

II. T. NEAL, Clerk
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Can't Sell Cap Pistols.

The sale Of caps and cap pis-
to!s In South Carolina is a viola
ton OF State law, according to
a statement from the attorney
generals office a few days ago.
Section 5l2 of the criminal code,
l9l2, reads in part as follows:
1t shall be unlawful for anv
person, firm. or corporation. in
tins State, to sell, keep for sale
or offer for sale. or give away,
any toy pistol in which caps or
cartridges are used, or any caps
or cartridges for SUCH toy pistols.
Every person, firm, or corpora
ton violating the provisions of
this section shall, upon convic-
ton, be fined not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or be impris-
oned Tin the case of an individ-
ua) Tor a term not to exceed
thirty days"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
MethOlist Conference This Week

The South Carolina conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, convened this
"wednesday morning for it's
annual session, and will con-
tinue through December |.
The business deliberations of
the body are being held in the
Methodist church at Rock Hill.
The annual conference is only
one of the five conferences that
GO to make up the system of
church government with the
Methodist people. Their five
conferences are the general con-
ference, the annual conference.
the district conference, the quar-
terly conference and the church
conference, making a most
democratic system, thoroughly
representative in every detail.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
THANKSGIVING CLEMENCY
FOR 100 STATE PRISONERS

Ninety-nine paroles and one
pardon were announced Satur-
day by Governor Blease as his
Thanksgiving gift to prisoners
in the State Penitentiary and on
the public works in the several
counties of South Carolina, says
a dispatch to the Charlotte OBJ
server. This is undoubtedly a
record for executive clemency.
A hurried compilation gives
the following as the nature of
the various crimes for which the
prisoners were serving SEN
tenceS:
Murder, %; manslaughter, 26;
bigamy, l; violating dispensary
law, 3; burglary and larceny, Z:
assault and battery with intent
to kill, 10; assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature. A.:
housebreaking and larceny, 5:
highway robbery and larceny, l.:
larceny of live stock, l; obtaining
goods under false pretenses, 2;
gambling, disorderly conduct
and petit larceny, l; rape, g.;
breach of trust, l; breach of
trust, fraudulent intent, L; man
slaughter and carrying concealed
weapons, 2; larceny of bicycle,
l; grand larceny, l; safe crack
ing, l; larceny and forgery, l.;
total 100.
With the issuing of the large
batch Of Thanksgiving pardons
and paroles, Governor Blease's S
clemency record approaches the
800 mark.
The records in the Secretary
of States office show that up TO
Saturday he had issued 257 par
donS and communications and 525
paroles, making a grand total of
1872 pardons, combinations and
paroles.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Wade Springs Marriage.

Interest this week centers in
the wedding at high noon Satrr-
day Of Mrs. Lena Jones Wade.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Meclwether Jones of Pulaski.
Tenn. to Colonel Leroy Springs
OF Lancaster, S. c., which is to
take place at the home OF the
parents OF the bride-to to-be. Mr..
and Mrs. John Nj. Scott and
Mrs. George Jordan of Charlotte
Will be among those present at
the wedding. The affair will be
very quiet with only the rela-
tives and few intimate friends
present. Immediately after the
ceremony. there will be a lunch
con given in honor of the we'd
ding party, after which the bridal
couple will leave for the North
on their honeymoon. Enroute
to their home in Lancaster. thew
will stop off in Charlotte for
several days to be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Wade
is pleasantly remembered in
Charlotte by reason of her for
mer residence here, while a
member of the faculty of Queens
College. Colonel Springs is one
OF the most influential and
wealthy cotton manufacturers in
the South. Charlotte Observer
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Sunday School Convention.

One of the most largely at
tended and most enthusiastic
conventions in the history of
Sunday school promotion and de-
velopment in York county was
brought to a close Thursday
night in the Methodist church
OF Yorkville, when the conclud
ing address of the convention
was delivered by Honorable
Martin F. Ansel Of Greenville.
Mr.. Ansel spoke on ''The Sunday
School and Citizenship" and his
address was a mastery one: at
the conclusion OF which he was
rendered vote of appreciation
and thanks by the convention
for his presence and inspiring
words.
About one hundred delegates
and visitors were present at the
convention, which convened
Wednesday evening, and many
of the people of Yorkville at
tended the sessions, the Metho-
dist church edifice being filled at
all the meetings. The conven-
ton was an inspiration to all who
were interested in Sunday schools
and was source of edification
to the people of the city who
availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity of attending it's sessions.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Belair News.
Dondenca. Fort Mill Times

Correspondence. Fort Mill Times.
Miss Eva Collins has been
right sick for the past week, but
is improving.
Mr.. Tillman Wilson, who is
attending the high school in Rock
Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday
with home folks.
Belair school opened Monday,
November 10th, with sixty-three
pupils on roll. This is the best
attendance the school has ever
known for the beginning. Teach
ers and patrons are making every
effort to make this the most
successful year in the history of
the school.
The oyster supper given by the
Ladies Aid Society was a sue
cess. A large crowd from Osceola
Marvin, Pleasant Valley and sur
rounding community were pres
sent and enjoyed a pleasant
time socially. X.
Belair, Nov. 10.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL

Joe Sparks, the Columbia COR
respondent of the Augusta
Chronicle, sends2 his, paper the
following political dope:
Administration correspondents
are circulating the story about
Lieut.. Gov. c. A. Smith and the
governor. Neither will fight
the other, according to the re-
porters in the confidence of the
governor.
There will be a merry scramble
Tor places on the railroad COM
mission. The term of Banks l..
Caughman will expire, ana he
will not ask for reelection. c.. ID.
tortner, of Spartanburg, mem
ber OF the House, and John f.
Bolt, of Laurens, are the only
announced candidates. Mr.. Bolt
is one of the leading citizens of
Laurens county.
Charles G.. Simms, of Barn
well, seems to be the leading
administration candidate, al
though an overnight conference
would entirely switch the situa-
ton. 1t is said that the leaders
of the governors forces are
looking out" for another man.
They may fight on John G. Rich
ards, Jr., because he is the most
receptive man in the race for
governor.
Il believe that John L. Nc
Laurin will yet be a candidate
Tor governor. He might have
entered the senatorial race if
Senator Tillman had never de-
lvered his opinion. This is the
statement made by a man high
in the confidence OF the admins
tratlon. 1t is not believed that
the governor will lend his sup
port to Senator McLaurin.
Ira b. Jones, former chief
justice of South Carolina, set a
precedent when he resigned
from office TO offer Tor the gov
ernorship of the State. There
are many people in South Caro-
lima who are wondering if John
q. Richards Jr., will follow the
precedent by resigning from the
Office of railroad commissioner in
his race for governor. Mr..
Richards has kept his mind
closed on this point.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Suggested School Trustees.
Editor Fort Mill Times:

Editor Fort Mill Times:
If | am not misinformed there
is to be held in Fort Mill a few
weeks hence an election for three
trustees of the local school board.
| presume that the voters will
want to select men for member
ship on the board who are inter-
ested In the success of the school
and who can be depended upon to
do only that which will be benefi-
cial thereto. beg to suggest as
men suitable to serve as trustees
w. B. Ardrey, w. R. Bradford
and E. S. Parks.
School Patron.
Fort Mill, Nov. 22.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Will Sledge Married.

The Chester Lantern of Fri
day says that Mr.. w. l.. Sledge
received a cablegram yesterday
from Honolulu announcing the
marriage of his son, Mr.. William
2. Sledge to Miss Carolyn Full
cher on Monday.
Mr.. Sledge has hundreds of
friends in this city that wish him
and his bride much happiness.
Mrs. Sledge is from Lookout.
Cal, and has been teaching on
the Island for the past few years
where she and Mr.. Sledge formed
an acquaintanceship, which later
ripened into love match.
Mr.. Sledge holds a reponsible
position with the United States
Governments electrical depart
ment and has been rapidly pro-
NOTED in recent years.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Court House Offer Rejected

Certain citizens of Yorkville
nave dug downin their old jeans
and fished out SIG, 600 which they
have put up for the purpose of
huylng the old court house lot
and building, rather than see
the present structure torn down.
The Commissioners. after due
consideration, refused to reopen
this question of resale, and it
is understood the matter is
definitely settled that the new
court house will be built on the
site OF the present one.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
BY Supt. J. P. Coats.

A pupil must make an average
OF 50 per cent on his studies,
95 per cent. on department, and
95 per cent. on attendance for
his name to be on the honor roll
Of the Fort Mill graded school,.
The following have the honor
for November:
First Grade-Marion Jones.
John Mckee Spratt, Effie Ritch,
Kate Mclaughlin, Edith Parks.
Louise Patterson, James Fergu-
son, d. c. Patterson.
Second Grade Elizabeth Ar
drey, Lawrence Armstrong, Will
liam Hafner, Mary Kimbrell,
Katherine Massey, Margaret
McElhaney, Clyde Mcintyre,
Mary Moore, Bertha Moore,
Stephen Parks.
Third Grade Frank Jones
Mae Thompson.
Fourth Grade Elma Bradford
Annie Parks, Marian Parks
Arthur Young.
Fifth Grade -Atmar Adcock
Blanche Moser.
Sixth Grade Beatrice Parks.
Melvin Blackmon, William Grier,
Grace Erwin.
Eighth Grade = Marjorie Mills,
Mary Mclaughlin, John A. Boyd.
Ninth Grade Ernest Patter-
son, Fred Patterson.
Tenth Grade Sadie Yongue.
Francis Smith, Margaret Spratt.
Esther Meacham, James Young
ZenaS Grier.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Retires From Hotel Business.

Mr.. W. NJ. CuIp, who for a
number of years has conducted
the Central hotel, has decided to
retire from the hotel business
and within a short time will
move with his family to the cot
tage on East Booth street which
was purchased recently by Mr..
Culp from MIR. w. p. Norman.
" neither the Central hotel will
be continued under new manage
nient could not be learned.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Ducks Plentiful on Catawba.

Parties living in the vicinity of
the Catawba dam say that some
fine sport is being had in shoot
ing ducks along Catawba river.
The fowl is said to be plentiful,
and especially so in the back
water above the dam. The sea-
son for shooting ducks in South
Carolina opened last Thursday
and since that date several sue
cessful hunting trips to Catawba
have been reported.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
SIX COMPANIES DEFICIENT,
SAYS WAR DEPARTMENT

The war department the last
week wrote Governor Blease a
letter bearing on the recent in
spectlon of South Carolina troops
and while the department de-
cllned to make public the con.
tents of the letter before it was
sent to the governor, it was un.
derstood in Washington that in
plain terms it called attention to
the very unsatisfactory condi-
ton of the troops at the present
time, according to a dispatch to
The State. Lieut.. Col. David c.
Shanks OF the army made the
inspection of the troops in COM
pIlance with orders from the sec.
retary of war between October G
and q, 1918.
The object was to determine
the condition of the twelve com
panles which had been inspected
and reported as unsatisfactory at
an inspection made in March and
April, 1913. Il do not wish to
make any recommendation in re-
gard to these companies" saws
the report. There may be COM
sideratlons affecting them or i'm
portant reasons for retaining
them that are not fully known
to me.
The letter from the depart
ment goes on to say that the
United States desires to encour-
age military instruction in every
way and it does not want to
withdraw opportunity for mill
tary instruction in any case
where 1T seems reasonable to
to suppose that the government
may receive even a fair return
for the money invested or the
efforts made.
A Washington dispatch of
Monday TO the Columbia Record
says that in second report to
Governor BleaSe the war depart
ment recommends as totally in-
efficient and hopeless the COM
panies stationed at Chesterfield.
Bamberg, Barnwell, Benefits
vile, Conway and Lancaster.
These companies will receive no
more supplies and military as
slstance from the national gov
ernment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Fifth Ginning Report.

The fifth cotton ginning report
OF the census bureau for the
season, issued at 10 O'Clock Fri
day morning, announced that
lO, 434, 387 bales of cotton, count
ing round as half bales, of the
growth of 1913 had been ginned
prior to Friday, November ID.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Will Move Next Week.

Announcement is made that
Mills q Young company will on
next Monday begin the removal
OF its clothing, dry goods and
grocery stock to its new stores
two doors north of the firms
present quarters.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
FROM OVER TAE STATE

w. B. Switzerland of Hickory,
N. c., has been appointed as
agent of the freight station at
Rock Hill, succeeding H. w.
Mcmillan, transferred to Johns
ton. The change will become
effective on December l.
Railways in South Carolina
will not be allowed to pull more
mileage than is equivalent to the
cash fare under an order to be
issued by the Railroad Commits
sion, in accordance with an
opinion from the Attorney Gen
eral.
At GreenviIle Thursday Con-
gresham Lever gave out
statement in which he declared
he is not in the race for the
United States senate and it is
not his intention to run; how
ever, he may change his de-
cision if circumstances demand
it.
Governor Blease characterized
as a lie the report sent out
from Washington, and published
In several South Carolina news
papers to the effect that the gov
ernor would not be candidate
for the United States senate,
but would seek third term as
governor.
The colored Baptist church
and school house of Bowling
Green, York county. were com
pletely destroyed by fire Sunday
night. Lighted cigarette stumps
carelessly thrown about is sup
posed to have caused the fire.
The buildings were Insured for
$1,000.
Denial Of a combination with
,Ehep pBleaSe forces. or any other
combinations, was made Thurs
day night by John G.. Richards,
Jr., who is a candidate for gov
ernor. He says that he feels
that the candidates for the
United States senate are amply
able to take care of themselves
without interference on his part.
H. c. O'Shields, cashier of
the Deposit Bank of Fort Lawn,
Chester county, committed sui
eide Saturday morning by shoot
ing himself twice in the region
of the heart. Death was i'll
stantaneous. Mr.. O'Shields left
two notes, one stating that ne
could not keep an appointment
with a friend at the bank, and
another the contents of which
are unknown.
Four men, w. r. Belcher.
Jesse Wolfe, Bob Wilson and
Robert Ward were presented
last Thursday by the grand Jury
of Spartanburg county charged
with being members of the mob
that attempted to dynamite the
county Jail last August in an eff
tort to lynch the negro, Will Fair,
who was charged with criminal
assault but afterwards acquitted.
Beginning at Spartanburg Fri
day and ending at Rock Hill
December 8, there will be a Sun
day school campaign touching 10
of the principal cities of the
State, Spartanburg, Greenville.
Newberry, Union, Columbia,
Charleston, Sumter, Florence.
Conway and Rock Hill. This
campaign is being conducted
under the direction of the South
Carolina Sunday School Associa-
ton, and is the first tour of the
kind ever inaugurated in the
State.
nUt-L II
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Price of Cotton.

Price of Cotton.
The best price paid for cotton on the
local market yesterday was l3i cents
Seed sold for 40 cents.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

w. B. Switzerland of Hickory,
N. c., has been appointed as
agent of the freight station at
Rock Hill, succeeding H. w.
Mcmillan, transferred to Johns
ton. The change will become
effective on December /.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
O'NEAL WILL HEAR
PETITIONS FRIDAY
Fate of Four Sentenced to
Death April 4 Will Be
Decided Then

Montgomery March 24.-tSpecial)-
Governor O'Neal has designated next
Friday. March 2S. as the date on which
he will hear petitions for commutation
of death sentences in the cases of Wal
ter Jones, Arnold Gilmer, white men,
and John Adams and Coleman German,
negroes. all of Montgomery.
The four men are under sentence to
be executed on Friday, April 4, just one
week from the date of the hearing of
petitions for executive clemency. Gov
|ernor O'Nea1 will have with him at the
hearing the members of the state board
of pardons and it is very likely that
decision in the cases will be an
nounced shortly after the session of
the board.
Governor O'Eeal has repeatedly re-
fused to grant hearings to any per-
sons interested in the cases until such
time as he should select. On last Sat
urday he announced that he would ap-
point a day some time this week for
the hearing and this morning he stated
that he had selected next Friday for
the purpose of giving consideration to
the four cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
FOR NEW MEMBERS

At a meeting last night a special mem
bership committee from the Young Men $
Christian association launched a cam
paign for new members which will begin
today and close April Is. The following
committees were appointed.
Lawyers, Borden Burr, chairman: doc
tors, DIR. w. 7, Berry chairman retail
ers committee S.. p. Fowlkes, chairman;
wholesalers, r. A. Porter, chairman;
manufacturers committee, L. L. Stephen
son. chairman; transportation. Fl. F. Lati-
mer, chairman; bankers, Frank Stevans
chairman; insurance and real estate. E.
s. Moore, chairman; steel, iron and coal
Leroy Holt, chairman, and the general
committee, C. e. Burgoon. chairman
The following figures on membership
were presented In April, 1912, there were
on the association rolls 7s9 while on
March l, 1861 were registered. The goal
of the various committees during this
compaign is 1900 or 200o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
EDUCATORS HAVE
SPLENDID MEETING
-<
Willingham Declares Recent
Convention Best in His
E. tory of State


Montgomery, March 24-tSpecial.)-Tha
the recent annual meeting of the Alabama
Educational association is the opinion of
cessful in every detail is the opinion of
Superintendent of Education Henry j.
Willingham, who declared today that thu
big convention would go in the history of
the state as one of the most interesting
sessions the association ever held.
There was in the aelghborhood of 800
teachers present at the annual convention,
and the programme is declared to have
been probably the most interesting ever
given at a similar meeting of the kind.
The weather during the three days of the
convention was as ideal as could have
been desired, and officials of the educa-
tional department feel that the greatest
good to the state at large will result from
the recent meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
STILL IN DARK ON
LACY WHEREABOUTS
Officials Still Have Hopes
He Will Be Caught and
Money Recovered

Z Montgomery March 4.-(Special)-So
Tar as can be learned state officials are
as much in the dark concerning the
whereabouts of Theodore Lacy. defalting
Iclerk of the convict department. who
ESCAPED 10 days ago with $4,000 OF the
etate's money in his possession, as they
have ever been, although the opinion pre-
walls that sooner or later Lacy will be
cartured and much of the money re-
stored. The search for the absconding
clerk. however. continues with increased
Nigor. Detectives are tracing down every
possible clue that might lead TO his cap
aure. and they hold out the hope that
Ehey will land him behind the bars before
The end OF the present week.
4 Lacy has been reported to have been
eeen in several places-Atlanta, Marietta.
Birmingham and other cities-though all
reports, according to accounts, lack con
hrmation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
Paid for Transportation

state paid for medical attention received
by county conyicts.
Paid for Transportation
He said a warden had figured that it
cost the state 1913 per month to feed
each convict.
He was followed on the stand by w.
B. Sellers of Samson, of the firm OF Sellers
& Bullard turpentine dealers. Witness
said his company had employed convicts
since 1906; that they employed 10 convicts,
and that a new contract was entered into
on December, 1912. Under the old con-
tract three classes of convicts were en-
ployed. Witness said the board and his
company had a verbal agreement under
the old contract that certain men were to
be used for $40 and SIS month, although
the written contract called for $50 a
month for each convict. He explained
that the state gave him some bad" con-
victs and was unable to furnish good ones
instead.
Witness said in September, 1911, James
G. Oakley presented bill for the diff
ference between the amount the company
had paid and the $50 required under the
contract. A compromise was made and
the company paid $4,000 for back indebt-
edness from September 1911 until the ex-
piration of the contract with the state,
for the full price of $50 month,
Following the testimony of Mr.. Sellers
the investigation adjourned until tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
GOT CHECK FOR $58o4.o2
AND T. LACY CREDITED
STATE WITH BUT $1Oo2.4 ~
H Y Brooke Discovers Lacy Entered only $06247 Cash
Book and the Paper Was Deposited By JAS. G. Oakley
in Bibb County for s5894.62
ny L. $. BETTY

Montgomery, March 24-tspeeial.)=-
damaging evidence against James G.
Oakley, deposed president of the state
convict board of inspectors. was dis
closed today in the discovery by Examiner
of Accounts H. Y. Brooke of false en-
try made upon the cash register of the
convict department by Theodore Lacy.
defaulting clerk, of check paid by
Goodin, Reid e Co. of Cincinnati. and de-
posted by oakley in the Bibb county
Bank and Trust company at Centrevllle
The check was for $5S9462, drawn by
the Cincinnati cotton brokers on August
80. 1912, and entered upon the cash regis
ter of the convict department by Lacy
for S1O62. AZ.
The paper was deposited by Oakley in