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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
HARRISON IS new HEAD
OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Fairfax Harrison, president of
the Chicago, Indianapolis & Lou
lsville Railway company, was on
Monday elected president of the
Southern Railway company to
succeed the late w. w. Finley.
Fairfax Harrison is 43 years
old. When "a years old he was
appointed assistant to the presi-
dent of the Southern. Three
years later he became vice presi-
dent of the road and filled this
office for nearly three years, re-
signing in 1910 to assume the
presidency of the Chicago. In
dianapolis & Louisville company
which is controlled by the South
ern and l.. & N. companies.
Mr.. Harrison is a native of
New York city. He is a son of
Burton Harrison, of New York.
and a brother of Francis Burton
Harrison, governor General of
the Philippines. His home is at
Belvoir, Fauquier county, Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Harrison was graduated
from Yale in 1890 and admitted
to the bar of New York two
years later. For four years he
practicoI law, and became solic-
itor of the Southern Railway in
1896 and assistant to the presi-
dent in 1893. He is director in
a number of corporations.
Mr.. Harrison was one of Mr..
Finley's closest and trusted ad-
visers, reads statement given
out by the Southern Railway,
and is thoroughly in sympathy
with the policies which made MIR.
Finley's administration so sue
cessful both tor the Southern
Railway Company and the terri
tory served by its lines"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
November Weather.

November weather has been
rather unusual in number of
ways. The first half of the
month brought practically all of
the cold and disagreeable weather
and the latter half nothing but
mild weather and moderate
temperatures. The lowest tenn
perature in ten years was re-
corded and the number of days
with the full amount of sun
shine has seldom been equalled
or exceeded.
The average temperature, ex-
elusive of the 30th, was about
52 degrees, this being an excess
OF about degree and a half per
day. The month opened quite
cool ana at the close of the 18th
a deficiency in ten perature
amounting to rs degrees, had
been accumulated. Not a day
thereafter was below the nor
NAL, and on the warmest day of
the month, the 23rd, the tenn
perature was l6 degrees above
the normal for that date. On
this date, the highest tempera-
ture was n degrees, which is
only three degrees short of the
absolute highest November tenn
perature in 80 years.
The lowest temperature for the
month "a degrees, was an un-
usually low one for this month.
being the coldeSt November day
In ten years and the lowest tenn
perature at such an early date in
the month in period of 35 years.
The total precipitation for the
month to date is exactly three
inches, 2.79 inches of which fell
on the Sth. Only on two other
dates has an amount of hun
dredth of an inch or more been
recorded. There were two light
tlurrles of snow on the Sth and
10th. Charlotte News.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
Fort Mill Negroes Before Court.

In the general sessions court
at Yorkville the last week,
Elijah Steele and John Davis,
two Fort Mill negroes who sew
eral months ago were committed
to Jail on charges of cocaine SELL
ing, were tried and acquitted.
Will Roddey, a Charlotte negro
who was captured In this town.
ship with a quantity of the drug
on his person and who had been
awaiting trial under cash bond
of $400, plead guilty to the
charge and was sentenced to pay
a fine of 5000 and serve one year
on the chaingang, the latter
sentence being suspended during
good behavior.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
A Toast to HiSsOuri.

An exchange thus grows elo-
quent about the products of
Missouri:
Ii all the wheat in Missouri
were one grain, the oaly place
to plant it would be the Grand
Canon of Arizona, the only hole
IN the earth big enough to hold
IT.. If all the corn raised in
Missouri were one ear, the only
way to shell it would be by steam,
stump pullers extracting one
grain at time from the cob.
III all the cattle in Missouri were
one COW, she would browse the
herbage OF the tropics, whisk
the icycles of the north pole
with her tail and supply milk
enough to fill a canal reaching
from Kansas City to the gulf on
which to ship the boat loads of
her butter and cheese. If all
the chickens in Missouri we're
one rooster he could stand at
Colossus and crow until he shook
the rings off the planet Saturn.
Ii all the hogs in Missouri were
one hog, he could place his hind
teet on the soil of Cuba, his fore
1eet on the Isthmus of Panama
and with one root of his snout
dig sea level canal from ocean
to ocean. If all the mules raj. ed
In Missouri were one mule. he
could plant one foot on the soil
OF Texas, the other in the forests
OF Maine, and with his hind feet
kick the whiskers off the man in
the moon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
BlEASEISM The MAIN ISSUE
IN NEXT YEARS CAMPAIGN

1t is thought by many observ-
ers of things political in this
State that there is going to be a
sharp Drawing of the line next
summer on the question of Bleas-
ism, says Columbia dispatch to
the Charlotte Observer. The
term as understood in politics
means simply advocacy of the
present administration and while
many employ it to give a re-
proachful tinge to a characterize
ton of Governor Blease and his
methods, this is not the accepted
political definition.
There are wise ones who saw
that Governor Blease himself
has helped to make an issue of
Bleaseism in the approaching
campaign in two ways: first by
his attack on the candidacy of
Richard |. Manning of Sumter,
who is running for Governor:
and second, by his statement
that as between Blease man
and an anti-Blease man in the
second race, or as between two
men, one very unfavorable to
the administration and one
neither against nor for the ad-
mlnistration now, he would sup
port the Blease or neutral can
didate.
Some folks are saying that the
campaign next summer is not
going to be as warm as the one
last year, but if the issue of
BleaSeism is made this time. it is
going to be warmer. Governor
Blease has also announced that
he would take no hand in the
first primary in the gubernatorial
race unless some candidate is
attacked by reason of that can
dldate's friendliness to Governor
Blease. So much for the Gov
ernor's attitude and his part in
this cause.
1t is only fair to Governor
Blease to say that, unless his
acts made the issue, he himself
was not responsible for the
making of the issue of Blease-
ism last campaign when things
waXed so hot in this State. The
recollection of the writer is that
Il remark dropped by a CORES
pondent in one of the news
papers was the first intimation
that there existed such a thing
as Bleaseism. AS the Governors
term in office advanced, the
idea was further taken up until
during the heated campaign of
1912, that term was a by-word
in the political vocabulary.
"Dlease" and Anti-Blease. {"
and "Bleaseism" are terms used
thousands OF times in the recent
political history in this State.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
Out for Governor.

Those in the race for governor
at this time are: Chasles A.
Smith, of Timmonsville; John G..
Richards, of kershaw; John G..
Cllnkscales, of Spartanburg; NJ.
l.. Smith, of Camden;- r. A.
Cooper, of Laurens; C. C. Simms,
of Barnwell; John T. Duncan, of
Columbia, and Lowndes Brown
ing, Of Union.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
Annual Conference of Methodists.

The annual conference of the
South Carolina Methodists be-
gan its sessions in Rock Hill
last Wednesday morning at $50.
The conference was opened with
the administration of the Holy
communion, Bishop Wilson being
assisted by Bishop Denny and
Rev. T. C. O'Dell, presiding
elder of the Rock Hill district.
DR.. E. o. Watson was re-
elected secretary and Rev. S. l..
Watt and A. E. Holler were
elected assistants to the secre-
tary.
Rev. Bethea offered resolutions
commencing the bishops of the
Methodist church for their atti-
tude toward Vanderbilt Uni
versity in relation to the church.
Rev. c. B. Smith, presiding
elder Of the Anderson district,
made a verbal report of the
several changes of the Anderson
district. from which it was
learned that the district had
made a good showing during the
year.
The committee appointed some
time during the year to investi-
gate charges preferred against
Rev. S. A. Nettles reported that
they had favored no trial neces-
sary. The conference asked for
a new committee and Bishop
Wilson appointed r. E. Turnip-
seed, E. T. Hodges, j. S. Beas-
ley.
At the reading Monday of the
ministers appointments for the
year 1914, the following were
named as pastors for the churches
comprising the Rock Hill district:
r. l.. Holyroyd, presiding ell
der; Blacksburg, to be supplied;
Blackstock, w. Nj. Hardin; Ches-
ter. j. l.. Daniel; Chester circuit,
w. T. Duncan; Clover, j. N.
Isom; East Chester, J. V. Davis;
supply Lancaster, w. C. Kelly:
Fort Mill, J. P. Patten; Hickory
Grove, H. B. Hardy; Lancaster.
E. 7. Hodges; Lancaster circuit,
G. w. Burgess; North Rock Hill
and City mission, j. A. White,
B. r. Ulmer; supply Richburg.
w. S. Goodwin; Rock Hill, St.
Johns, P. B. Wells; Rock Hill
circuit. j. |. Spinks; Van Wyck.
j. H. Montgomery; Winnsboro,
J. B. Traywick; Yorkville, H,
Stokes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
Endorses Mr.. Minis Suggestion

The adoption of the suggestion
of MIR. Fred Minis to require the
wearing of uniforms by school
children, would in our opinion.
go a long way toward increasing
school attendance. Of course.
we can see many possible OBJ
Jections that may be raised; but
nevertheless we are inclined to
think the idea is a good one. =
Yorkville Enquirer.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
Not q Candidate.

Editor Fort Mill Times:
Relative to the suggestion ir
last weeks issue of The Times
In which my name occurred:
am not a candidate for school
trustee and would not serve if
were elected.
w. r. Bradford.
Fort Mill, Dec. /.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04
news IN BRIEF
FROM over THE STATE

vestEhents this year of fire
life insurance companies in
tn Carolina State. county and
nicipal bonds and first mort
se real estate bonds aggre-
te approximately $11, 900, 600,
tording to the fignres given
! by Insurance Commissioner
H. McMaster.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04

The South Carolina Methodist
inference, in session at Rock
i'll last week, will meet next
bar at Sumter. The last matter
fore the conference was the
e of Rev. S. A. Nettles, who
: Is found guilty of conduct un-
oecCming a minister and was
suspended from preaching for
,hree months.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04

Mr.. w. l.. Hall announces him
self a candidate for mayor in the
approaching town election.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04

@A~A k~@A 0oAAo6 ollO III oO
Ee real estate bonds aggre-
te approximately $11, 600, 600,
tording to the fignres given
by Insurance Commissioner
H. McMaster.
The South Carolina Methodist
inference. in session at Rock
i'll last week, will meet next
bar at Sumter. The last matter
fore the conference was the
e of Rev. S. A. Nettles, who
ks found guilty of conduct un-
becoming a minister and was
suspended from preaching for
three months.
The largest aid best poultry
show ever held i'm. South Caro-
lima came to a close at Darling
ton with a record-breaking at
tendance. This show was held
by the Eastern Carolina Poultry
Association, of that city, and
there were more than /, 200 birds
entered.
Among the prisoners paroled
by Governor Blease in his
Thanksgiving list was one who
has been dead for 10 months.
This was Jack Scruggs who was
convicted of murder with recon-
mendation to mercy at Spartan
bnrg in July, 1907, and sentenced
to life. impri onment in the State
pehitentiary. He died on April
1, 1912.
The annual South Carolina
State Baptist i Convention, repre-
senting thirty-eight different
associaS aStions IN this State, with a
total rembe ership of approx
mately N4O, OOp people, will this
year be held in Bennettsville.
The meeting will convene in the
Baptist ebnrch of that city on
Tuesday morning, December 9th,
at 10 o'clSck.
is having a wonder
full orange lcrop this year. On
every hand trees can be seen
loaded down with this fruit,
which is grown so successfully
there. One of the local gardens
has produced 1,5OO for the first
crop. These are being handled
by one of the fruiters of the
town and are very much in de-
mand on account of their sweet
ness.
A warning has been issued to
the station agents of the Green
vile, Spartanburg & Anderson
Railway to be on the lookout for
yeggman who blew open the
safe at the Mount Holly station
yon Thursday night and escaped
with a small amount of money
and checks. 1t is the opinion of
Interurban officials that an or
ganized band of yeggmen are
operating in this section.
Z Mrs. G. o. Williams, who was
injured in the Lancaster q Ches-
ter railways Hooper's creek
wreck on July 30, died Saturday
night at her home at Corpus
Christi, Texas. Her death runs
the list of fatalities up to five.
Mrs. Williams was one of the
most painfully injured members
OF the catastrophe and that she
survived as long as she did was a
surprise to many.
Burning of his barn with sew
eral head of stock and all feed
stuffs, being bitten on the leg by
a vicious mule. which he sought
to aid after the animal had fallen
into bridge, and the loss of
five bales of cotton, along with
a wagon, by fire-all these
things would serve to influence
many man to leave the farm.
They happened to w. Frank
McLees of Anderson County. and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25

DELIVERED A, DETROIT CAR.
H. C.. Rhud returned Thursday from
Goodrich, where he delivered a De
troit car, which he sold to parties at
that place.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25
GALLOWAY FROM eRiTTIN.

F. e. Galloway, the leading mer-
chant of Brittin, vas in the city yes
terday on business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25
new ! ' Town
IS STARTED
Ar harmon

With the public lot sale which was
held Thursday afternoon at Harmon,
a new Missouri Slope town IL miles
south of Mandan on the Stanton line,
was established.
A we'll appointed special train left
provided for by w. T. Mcconnell, the
townsite owner and promoter, left Bis
marsk at noon, accompanied by the
e~xcursionists from Bismarck and
Mandan and also had on board the
Bismarck band, which furnished
music throughout the day.
Though the attendance was not as
large as has been on former town
sales the bidding was not stinted, and
as a result many OF the best business
lots were disposed of and Messrs. Nc
Cornell and A. S. Tubbs who are
promoting the ne wtown have reason
to believe that in a short time that
this new Morton county town will
be a prominent commercial center.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25
THAT SEATTLE o

The riots in Seattle discredit ev-
cry body concerned. The Times Of
that city has unquestionably violated
journalistic proprieties more than
once says the New Yorw Post, but the
mayor followed a bad Paterson prece.
dent in endeavoring to suppress this
newspaper. Suppression OF free speech
is no business of u mayor, whether he
DC the head of the government of Lit
tie Falls, Lawrence, or Seattle. Z The
violence of the sailors il actuated by a
desire to protest against Socialism
and |. w. w. methods, shows them
to have been as devoid Of Judgment
as CT respect Tor the law. If the have
regained their senses by this time.
can only have the result of awaken
ing sympathy for those whom they
attacked and of discrediting the uni
form they wear. We're the l. w. w.
and the Socialists much worse than
they are, they are still entitled to or
ganize to open headquarters, to agi-
tate, to mold property free from law
less attack. AS for the Secretary Of
the Navy he is apparently the victim
OF an outrageous Interpretations;
should this Seattle experience lead
him to choose his words a little more
carefully it will do no harm. They
are joking about some OF his utter
ances abroad; it will not do for him
to say things which lend themselves
readily to misconstruction even by
young sailors who are full of patrio.
tism and perhaps of righteous indig-
nation at men who seem to them
bent or overturning society.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25
COMMUNICATION

Concerning the New Marriage Law.
Editor Tribune: So much has been
said in The Tribune Of late relative
to the new marriage law, besides civ
ing an account Of the persistent Nc
Clusky couple who, because of the
law, pursued loves blind course and
got married anyway, suggests the fol-
lowing comment: -#g
A department OF the Society for
the Friendless is prevention of crime
tom the point of view of education,
and SO, as a matter Of fact, In Il
preachments over. the state months
prior to the sitting of the 1913 legis-
lature, arguments were produced IN
public speech why. restMcnon efsnaf-
riage in North Dakota Fesswsisess Be
sides, private interviews Wefe% had
with many locally prominent people
regarding the subject, and ftnay say,
in no cast was there dissent from the
position that North Dakota would do
the wise thing should she by legls'
lative enactment regulate marriage
Just recently a very intelligent lady
after hearing an address from us,re-
lated the following incident in her
own life: Years ago at a time in her
life when she was about to be mar
ried, her family physician strongly
advised her not to marry the man OF
her choice, inasmuch as both she and
he were afflicted with serious troIble,
the doctor off :ering at the time tile
warning that in all likelihood their
children would be born blind. Meth
er paid any heed, in fact, pooh-pooed
the idea. Now she knows better, for
their three adult children each have
eye troubles and one so grave that
| fears are entertained regarding the
final outcome.
We do not know the principals in
the McClusky case, but we do know
there is a heap O. ignorance" in the
state. We hope not, but the McClus-
ky couple may have a day of sorrow.
full reckoning when in after years
they may find themselves wiser but
sadder. Recently we heard a man
say that rather than not be well born
he d prefer never to have been born.
And so say all of us."-Supt. G.. 3.
Newcomb, of the Society for the
Friendless.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25

Burke county. A loop, many hundred
of miles in length goes west from
Hankinson striking the Missouri at
Bismarck, thence going ~north~ard to
rejoin the main line at Drake some
forty miles southeast from Minot.
Another heavy feeder traverses the
northern tier Of counties, while many
other branches are in course of con-
struction or already completed, the
whole furnishing or promising ade'
quate 800" facilities for almost ev-
cry part OF the state. Such aggres.
sive initiative is meeting with the ap-
probation II deserves from all classes
for the toot of the first 800" train
has come to be recognized as a har-
binger of wealth and prosperity
wherever it is heard. a
That the Third State Exposition at
Bismarck has been again chosen by
the shrewd management Of this great
c. rporation as a worthy method of ad-
vertising and for the conveyance OF
its message of encouragement to
North Dakotans is a compliment in
deed to those who have the exp0si-
ton in charge and another assur-
ance that the coming event is going
to be the most successful Of its kind
yet held.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-25
Waiter Novak Confesses 10
a Career Of Many ReCk.
less Deeds
Tells a Chicago Officer lie
Has Been q Thief Since
Nine Years Old
Does Not Care Whether lie
Goes 10 The GdIloWS or
Escapes Moose

Chicago, July 24.-ln a statement
made to Detective Edward Sullivan,
! Walter Novak. 20 years old, arrested
! with four companions today after they
had fatally wounded ,Patrolman sam
mel w. Sewers and beaten PatrolmRn
| Frank Walpole, admitted having tax
en- part in more than thirty robberles
in two months and boosted OF MS
career of crime. 49, WIN p,
81 was born a thief and I've been Il
thief ever since" said Novak. IL
don't care whether ] go to tine salloWWs
or not. l started when l was y years
old, stealing pennies from Kids. =
have been put in all kinds OF lnstltu
ticns to reform me, but they only
made me worse. 81" NJ Il
II don't want any member of MY
family to come and see me. 1T they
come | will kick them out. There is
only one good thing | can say for my
self and that is | never robbed a man
dressed like a workingman.
~ suppose l have committed more
than 500 robberies since | started out
in this business. | was a pal, to
Frank Sommerling, Frank S~hiblawski,
Ewald Shiblawski and Thomas Schultz
who were hanged last February for
the murder of Fred w. Guelzow, the
truck gardener, | did several jobs
with those boys before they were
caught
Hiding in the bed occupied by
two friends was the novel but
Intellectual method adopted today by
two hold-up men to escape arrest al
ter one of the party of four had shot
and probably fatally wounded Police
man S. w. Sewers at Milwaukee ave.
nue. and Noble street.
When the four men attacked Pc
liceman Frank tWalpole, and began
shooting at himbe seized n OF them.
Adam ChlebanoWski, and used him as
a shield, calling at the same time for
help. Policeman Sewers ran to his
assistance. Wa1pole's assailants then
turned on Showers and shot him in
the abdomen and in the right thigh.
Three Of chem than ran, and n is
still at large.
Acting on information furnished by
Chlebanowski, police searched the
home of Frank! Rozinski and there
found George Smith and Walter No.
yak in bed with two others, who were
pretending to sleep and were trying to
hide the suspects from the police
When Smith and Novak were ar.
rested Rozinski and his wife were
also held pending examination. Smith
is charged with the shooting Of Show.
erS.