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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
THURSDAY. JANUARY Is, 1917
Greetings to Council.

Congratulations to you, Mayor
McElhaney and the newly elect
ed city council. Nav vn- au-
ministration be pleasant and may
you accomplish much for the
good of Fort Mill. You have
a great work before you and we
trust that each member of your
honorable body will feel it a
personal duty and responsibility
to put forth every effort for the
uphuilding and betterment of
the town.
Now gentlemen, establish a
reputation for doing things.
Enforce the laws, regardless
of whom it may affect.
Repeal the iniquitous privilege
tax" law.
Increase the salary of the chief
police officer to figure which
will insure the retention of a
good man for the place.
Raise the city tax levy to a
figure which will bring into the
towns Golfers a sufficient amount
of funds to run the town and
make permanent improvements.
Make the levy five, eight or ten
mills, if necessary.
Buy the Nivens property at the
head of Main street and open VI
a new residence section, as wei
as providing a building lot foi
the town if in the future tn
municipality should need one.
An extra levy of a few n ills
wonld pay for this property
in one year and nobody would
be hurt.
Allow small compensation
(if legaD for the attendance of
councilmen upon the meetings of
the body. with a limit as to the
number of meetings to be held
within the year.
Repeal the dog tax" law
raise the small amount realized
thereby by direct taxation.
Resolve to allow no carnivals
or other shows which have
"accessions" s"-gambling devices
Ito operate in the town during
your administration.
Push the proposition for a
local waterworks system aud re-
lieve the people of the exhorbi-
tant insurance rates which they
have to pay at present.
Use your best judgement Cwe've
had our say) as to the Sunday
sale of articles other than drugs
and medicines.
Reduce the street tax to two
dollars make up the deficit by
taxation of property. %
Continue the street paving,
requiring property-owners to pay
one-half the cost, as heretofore.
Instruct your police officer to
arrest persons who make a
hitching post of the telephone
poles along Main street.
Provide a hitching lot for peo-
pie who come in from the coun.
try. (The Nivens lot will
answer this purpose.)
Widen Confederate street from
Main street through to the Bap.
tist church property.
Fix a maximum fine for the
sale Of intoxicants or dope" anc
make no exceptions.
Arrange to have the towns
Main street lighted the entire
night and place lights in the lot.
to the rear of the business
houses. burning the lights the
entire night, as a protection
against burglars.
And last, but not least. realize
that in The Times you have ar
institution that is eager at al
times to assist you in any pos.
sible way to advance and carry
through any plan where the
towns welfare may be benefited.
Get busy, contestants. and
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15

Get busy. contestants. and
put the test" in The Times
contest.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15

We were just wondering how
long before the Southern Power
company would announce it's de-
cision to build an interurban line
out Of Gastonia through York
vile, Chester, Great Falls, Rock
Hill, Fort Mill and thence to
Charlotte.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
X-RAYS EXPERIMENTER
IS MARTYR TO SCIENCE
Henry Green Kept Up Work in
Hartford After He Knew
He Was Doomed.

HARTFORD, Conn. March 4.--The death
took place here to-day OF Henry Green,
pioneer manufacturer OF X-ray tubes. who
had seen a half dozen OF his friends
sacrifice themselves and who told
THE SUN reporter. eight years ago. when
giving out biographical sketch OF his
partner. John L. Bauer who had Just
died Of the deadly rays: -,
yes. itlI get me sooner or later. Look
at these hands. where they are cut away
and won't heal. John was surely martyr
70 his work and suppose they'n be
writing pretty things about me some day"
Green was born in England fftyfour
years ago and began making small in
candescent lamps IN Hartford In lsss.
With Roentgens announcement in 1905
OF his discovery OF the N-ray wonders
Green began experimenting. and he and
Bauer were the first to commercialize the
new product
Green had to cease work last year be-
cause SO much OF his flesh had been cut
away at numerous operations to eliminate
the cancerous growths caused by frequent
greatest specialists in the world acknowl-
edged his case was hopeless Green stuck
at his lob and perfected the tubes. He
is survived by wife. three daughters
and four sons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
MRS. MINTURN LEAVES
ESTATE OF $1,467,995
Three Children Get $50. 900
Pearl Necklace, Rich Jewels
and Bulk Of Fortune.

The appraisal Of the estate OF Mrs. Lou
lisa Minturn. who died on October 4 last.
and was the widow OF John W. Minturn.
founder # the Minturn Hospital for Con-
tagious Diseases. was filed yesterday and
shows that she left si.i67,ss5. She owned
jewelry worth s1l6.0o0. the most valu-
able article being a pearl necklace APP
praised at $4,000. 1t contains nfty-one
pearls with a diamond clasp Mrs. Min
turn left the necklace to her three chill
dren. Mrs. Susan Tuckernan. Mrs. Kath-
crime Mary lie Roy and John Wendell
Minturn. in equal shares. and gave the
rest OF the jewelry TO her two daughters
Other jewels she owned were diamond
earrings. $4,000, and diamond neck
lace diamond brooch and diamond and
sapphire brooch. worth $4,000 each.
Mrs. Minturn owned mortgages worth
ss54.0o0. securities appraised at sl35,77+
and had s2T.s3s due from the estate of
her husband. A trust fund for her benefit
under the will Of her father. William ii
Aspinwall, amounted to s203,053 The
total beIuests TO the three children were
Susan Tuckerman. s27o.204; Katherine
Mary lie Roy. s2s2,569. and John w
Min,urn, s2s1.575 Mrs Minturn left
s25. 900 each TO her daughter-in-law. Sarai
]. Mnturn. and TO her sons-in-law. Pau
Tuckermap and Edward A. lie Roy Jr
She gave s74.355 each TO Dorothy T
Draper and Roger Tuckerman. grandchil
dren, and s6s.4s7 each TO Edward a. L.
Roy 80 and John Mnturn lie Roy. grand
children.
Mrs. Minturn gave $4,000 to her ''dea
| friend" Meta A. McMchael and $4,000
/ to her friend Marie l.. Cottenet. Tw'
cousins, Anna and Lucy B. Shaw. 20
sl3.75O each. The only charitable be
quest was SIS, 900 to the Minturn Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
SAYS THREE DIED IN INN FIRE.
Detective says A. n. Allen ana Fam.
fly Nave Not Beeu Seen.

HAcKENsAcK, N. j., March when
County Detective John W. Courier. who
lives at Campgaw, reached the Prosecu-
tors office at Hackensack this morning
for the first time this week. having been
showed In at his home, he made the
startling announcement that nothing has
been seen of A. N. Allen, his wife and
aged mother since the Brookside Inn near
Oakland was destroyed by fire during the
blizzard Sunday night. 1t Is feared they
were burned.
The story Is told that Mr. Allen had
thrown his wife from an upper story win
dow and jumped out after her. both
being in night clothes. The exact time
of the fire is now placed at $50 o'clock
Sunday night, but how It started Is a
mystery.
The property was two story and
basement frame structure containing
twenty-eight rooms and valued at $4,000
Two explosions followed the fire. sup
posed TO have been from gasolene tanks
In forty minutes the place was consumed
81 expect to get a number OF men to-
gether tomorrow and II we can dig our
way through the drifts We will start a
search In the ruins for the bodies oil
the hotel keeper and his family" said
Detective Courier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
Attitude in Mexican Tangle
Fails to Meet With
Approval.
10 PROGRESS MADE HERE
rypedition to View Body Of
Villas Victim to BE
Called Off.

Great Brltain's attitude In the Benton
,.se does not meet with approval In
Germany. one OF the highest Govern
ment officials declared yesterday that IL
me man killed by villa had been Ger
man subject drastic action would have
been taken by the kaiser's Government.
The commissioners who were to go to
chihuahua to view the Benton body ad-
mi, that their work Is at an end and that
The expedition will probably never start.
Great Britain has apparently lost all
interest In the trip.
Mr. Bryan alone processes still to be-
,ieye in the rebels' willingness to pro-
duce Benton's body. The Secretary says
he is satisfied with the outlook. but
other Washington officials are seriously
alarmed over Carranza's defiant atti-
,ude.
carranza is at Nogales and Is ex-
pec,ed 60 return to Hermosillo without
seing Villa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
FINDS MASTERPIECE OF
FIRST AMERICAN ARTIST
'Last Supper" by Hesselius,
Long Lost and of Great
Value, Is Discovered.

WASHINGTON. March THE master
piece Of Gustavus Hesselius. the first
American painter. lost since 1913. has
been discovered in the little town of
Rockville, Md, a suburb OF Washington.
with Charles Henry Hart. an art critic
OF Philadelphia, as authority for It's au-
thenticity Mr. Hart discovered the paint
ing to-day. To TIE SuS correspondent
Mr. Hart said:
More than fifteen years ago wrote
the story OF Americas first painter. Gus
tavus Hosselius. a native OF Sweden. who
settled In l1ll I'm the province of Della
ware. then "A Swedish dependency. But
little of the work of Hessellus remains
to-day, but II is Of high value.
I'm 1870 Hesscl,us received a commits
sion from the Church OF St Barnabas in
Prince George county. Maryland. TO paint
an altar picture The subject was The
Last Supper OF Christ and the Apostles
The picture was painted and proved a
labor OF more than thirteen months.
1T was a lensthwise panel. nine feet
long and two feet deep. The composition
showed the long table In very much the
same arrangement ms that In Leonardo da
Vincis better known work.
"Three or four years ago 7 received
n letter from Mrs. John Gassaway, now
a resident OF Rockville. who told me that
she had in her possession an ancient oil
painting of the Last Supper. the author
ship OF which was entirely unknown ia
her.
AT first l Was disposed TO regard her
communication as simply one OF a class
to which the attention OF art critics il sc
often called. but after having had a
second letter from Mrs. Gassaway. / went
to Rockville and saw the painting.
1T Is In a good state OF preservation
| It Is undoubtedly the work OF Hesselius
and certainly I should not attempt to SCI
value upon II to-day. II represents Tho
masterpiece OF this painter without doubt.
''Hesseius was born In Sweden in 1852
He came to the United States with hi,
brother. Gov. Hesselius of the province
OF Delaware In III. The picture OF tn,
Last Supper was painted between May
1920. and June. 112l. Hesselius died IL
Philadelphia In 1915"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
WEEKS DEATH RATE MOUNTS.
Heart Diseases show Greatest In
creN.~ In Mortality.

A total OF l.s12 deaths, rate OF 1893
per 900, were reported during the past
week against 1899 deaths and rate
of 1850 in the corresponding week OF
1918. an increase of ll3 deaths and an
Increase NJ 40 of a point in the rate
equivalent to "A relative Increase OF forty
six deaths.
The following causes showed material
increases: Scarlet fever. diphtheriA and
Group, typhoid fever. cerebrospinal menin-
gifts. influenza, diseases of the digestive
system. diseases OF the nervous system
and organic heart diseases, the Increased
mortality from the last mentioned being
more than the sum from all other causes.
The death rate for the first nine weeks
OF 1914 was 1905 per 1000, as against
15.47 for the corresponding period of 1913.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
SENATE TO GET DATA.
"at- Department Prepares InfOr-
nation ON Mexico.

WARRINGTON, March 4.-The centre OF
interest IN the Mexican situation shifted
@'day from the State Department to the
Uap'0L Several Developments occurred
'".eh indicate that Congress Is to take
smore active part from now on In the
"hsd'rst!on Of the Mexican problem.
for one thing It was learned to-day
n0m Senators that the State Department
now preparing Information for the
shtit OF the Senate concerning the cases
American citizens or foreigners who
ave been killed or imprisoned In Mexico
4 AAa other Information in the possession Of
We Department Several resolutions al
fsay are pendlng In the Senate calling
wv ms Information Senator Fail Of
NeN Mexico is the author OF one OF these
wa me- IL likely to speak within q few
's!s on this subject.
me preparation OF this information by
He state Department will mark a new
.eparluie IN the handling Of the Mexican
1'&ton. Apparently the Administration
prepared to inaugurate n policy NJ
eoser cooperation with members Of Con-
p,ss
another development to-day, In which
seat Interest was expressed. was the
anT..
cc'9eafance before the Foreign Relations
.sommittee Of the Senate OF two represen-
.uyfs Of Gen. Felix Dlaz. The commit
heard them at the request OF Senator
Hl The Mexican visitors were Pedro
". NIllar and Ceciiio Ocon.
me Mexican ENJOYS apparently were
Eager to get some expression from OFFICIAL
.sourees as to whether Felix Diaz might
s.~ Tor recognition from tho United
a'es Government In the event revo'
.uoh should place him In power tenn
s,'alny In the city OF Mexico. Members
INC committee asked some pointed
s suS'uons as to the resources, financial
.p military, OF Gen. Felix Dlas. who ID
NV N New York. and the representa- tives
.Ne assurances OF what they thought
ny NY could accomplish. all OF which made
W. hearing Intensely interesting and
nI,ea the acting chairman. Senator
snNsiy' TO clamp the "sxecutivs I'D" ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
GERMANS FOR INTERVENTION.
Dy.tsin's Attitude In benton Case IL
Not Approved.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE srN.
BrgLiV, March 4.-One OF the highest
sficlals Of the German Government said
to-day. according to information re-
eeived by the correspondent OF THE SUN
rom reliable source, that the killing
Of one German in Mexico would prob
ably strain Germany's patience With the
wilson Bryan policy to the breaking
point.
He said also that IL Benton had been
German, instead OF an Englishman,
the German press would not have
adopted the attitude assumed by Great
Britain.
Il is pointed out that the German
Government is most friendly toward
Washington and has done nothing
which might embarrass President VII
son In any way whatever, but the anti
American campaign which is being
vaeed by the German newspapers on
account Of President Wilson's Mexican
policy would result in such an outburst
uat the German Government would Dc
compelled to take strong action.
The newspapers are making no at.
tempt to conceal disappointment at the
Nitude OF Great Britain In the Benton
49,. The Abcndpost refers 10 the
peech OF Sir Edward Grey. the British
Foreign Secretary. as "Grey's ege
Ance.' It says Great Britain is In g
aaemma between giving up her ira
ciuonal policy of exacting revenge fol
NE death OF one OF her citizens ant
Stamping on the Monroe Doctrine.
The Neuste Ndchrichten In an edi
'sr'al refers sarcastically to proud Al
aon's abd!cation Of the right to protec
Der citizens"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
GOV. WALSH REFUSES A RAISE.
Would Postpone $4,000 Increase for
Hts Successor.

Boston. March 4.-Gov. Walsh sent a
letter 10 the legislative COMMITTEES on
public service this afternoon In regard
to the bill now pending before It to in
crease the Governors salary from $4,000
to $4,000 a year. The Governor says
that the people OF the State chose him
as their Chief Executive at time when
the compensation fixed by law was
$4,000: that he knew this when he be-
came a candidate, and, implicitly at least,
he pleads that the sum then fixed was
that (which he should draw from the
public treasury during his term OF ser
vice. The Governor also writes that II
the committee sees Mt to Increase the
salary. Il request that your recommends
ton become operative In some future
year."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
BEAN VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS.


Samuei Dworkin. the student In the CO.
lumbia school OF pharmacy who was
poisoned OH Tuesday by chewing
jequirity bean. was unconscious In the
Harlem Hospital last night. DR.. Kahn.
the house physician. believes he has an
even chance of recovery. Tho beans are
also known as chicken eyes and love
beans.
Physicians said they had never heard
of another case Of poisoning from this
bean, a product of the East INDIES. From
IL are produced abric acid and abrin toxin.
The poison acts on the system In some
what the same way as bichloride Of mer-
curry. The only antidote for Il 10 jequitol
serum, which has been injected into DwOr-
kin.
He rot the bean while In q class. dur
inG which Q few Of them were passed
around. He put II In his pocket and on
the way to his home. laa East ll1th
street. he absentmindsdiy put Il In hi'
mouth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
STRANGER ON EXCHANGE FLOOR.


John Connolly. veteran doorkeeper nj
the Stock Exchange. let q stranger get
by him yesterday afternoon. A. 8.
Mickens is his name. He is not mem
her OF the exchange, but he bowed famil-
iarly to Connolly and walked out over
the floor.
Members of the exchange greeted him
like an old friend. One of them even
offered TO sell him stock. He was having
a rne time when another man came stroll
ing in.
Members looked at him and at A. g.
Mickens, rubbed their eyes and looked
a, each other. This second man was
w II. Mlckens, one of the new members.
He and A. g. are twins and several
friends Of A. q. had persuaded him to
try TO get by Connolly as joke.
There were explanations all around
rvervbody had q laugh at Connolly's ex-
pense. He thinks that some of the laughs
are on others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
BRYAN TO TOUR SOUTH AMERICA.
Main Visit VIII he to Chile, at Pan.
Americas Conference.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Secretary Of
State Bryan will visit the countries Of
South America this fall, provided public
business will permit.
This announcement was made tonight
by John Barrett. director-general Of the
Pan-American Union, and followed the
acceptance by Mr.. Bryan Of the invitation
from tho Chilean Government to attend
the NTH Pan American Conference, which
is to be held In the capital of that coun-
try next September.
Mr.. Bryan will probably leave WASH
ington about the middle Of Augvs, going
through the Panama Canal and down tho
west coast Of South America, with stops
in Peru and Bolivia, and thence to SAN
tiago de Chile. The conference will prob
ably continue for a month. and Mr.. Bryan.
at its conclusion. will cross the Andes
and visit Argentina, Uruguay. Paraguay
and Brazil. He will be back in Washing
ton about December 1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
YOUNG CLEVELAND Is ILL.
Son Of EH-President and 80 Other
Exeter Boys Have Measles.

EXETER. ~ H.. March 4.-Richard
Cleveland son OF the late President, is
in the Exeter inirmary with the measles.
along with about thirty other Exeter
Academy youths. Among the victims are
several who took part In the schoo!boys
athletic meet in Boston last Saturday,
and II is thought that they contracted the
disease IN Boston.
The ailment was discovered when pa
lama clad youth ran over to the ,nhrmary
and sang out i've got EN-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
WOMAN l0l YEARS OLD DIES.
Mrs. n. sIocum. Westerly, II. l., in
Good Health TIL Week AFRO.

WESTERLY, r. l.. March Mrs Betsy
Slocum died here to-day at the age OF lUl
years and months. She was in good
health until week ago. Mrs. Slocum
was born In North Stonlngton. Conn, OF
an old seafaring family. Her husband.
Thomas slocum, died many years ago.
A son, Peleg Slocum, survives her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
RADrUM SIGN GOOD 2,0o0 YEARS.
sp~ck of Mineral Ltghts an Adver-
ttscment for Colorado.

DENVER March 4.-To exploit Coiorados
most spectacular mineral resources state
Mine Commissioner T. II. Henahen has
made a sign containing the single word
"Radum." 1t is self Illuminating by the
use OF an intintesimal fraction of radlum
treated by process known only to the
Standard Chemical Company.
II scientists are correct the sign will
continue TO give out its Illuminating rays
for 1000 years without attention OF any
kind
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
CUTS WAGES, BUT PAYS BONUSES
Smith Carpet Company Divides
$4,000 Among $500 Employees.

YoNKERs, March Although the Al
exander Smith & Sons Carpet Company
cut the wages OF its 1000 employees 10
per cent. on February Z II paid semi
annual bonuses to old employees.
II became known to-day that on Satur-
day the company divided approximately
$4,000 among $500 employees, including
men and women. The distribution came
as a surprise. for the cut In wages had
been taken to presage an omission OF the
bonus award.
The company has paid s422,o0 in bo-
muses. In the last three years. Employees
of ten years standing received checks
for an amount equal to 10 per cent OF
their wages during the six months ended
December 81. The five year men and
women got per cent. checks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
DEWEY UPHELD IN GERMANY.
Admiral Brussakss Says shot Was
Fired Across Cormorant's Bows.

BERLIN, March Admiral Dewey's
version OF the incident between him and
Admiral Won Diederichs at Manila, when
that port was blockaded during the Span
ish American war. is borne out by Ad-
miral Brussak.s. who commanded the
Cormorant there.
Writing to the Tdoesseitung Admiral
Brussakis says the United States ship
McCulloch fired across the bows OF the
Cormorant. which came to a stop and
received an American office. who came
aboard to inform the German commander
that Admiral Dewey had declared a
blockade OF Manila.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
TOURIST PARTY GUARANTEED.
Locked In Car At Oakland, CAL. o.
Discovery Of Smallpox.

SAN FRANCISCO. March with car
load Of tourist passengers locked In I'M
der quarantine a train from Los Angeles
arrived at the Oakland Mole to-day. Tho
quarantine was declared after the dis
cOvery OF smallpox on board. The pa
tient. who came from New Orleans. was
removed to San Luis Obispo. and the
passengers were not permitted to leave
the coach.
DR.. Allen r. Gillihan. health officer OF
Oakland. and a corps Of ,assistants met
the train and vaccinated ull passenger
on the Guaranteed car. They will prob
ably be held under quarantine until all
danger Of infection 10 paused.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
TIMES" SOON TO BE 2 CENTS.
Price Of London's PREMIER Journal
10 He Reduced, II IL Learned.
Special cable Despatch to Tnr 81

LONDON. March At Is learned on
good authority that the price OF the Times
will be reduced from two pence to penny
(two cents) In a few weeks. The price
OF Lord SorthclIre's paper was reduced
from three pence short time ago, but the
increase in circulation was only about
5000. A much greater increase had been
expected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
AWAIT sTORK AT DERBY HOME.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt with
Daughter At Park Avenue House.

DR.. and Mrs Richard Derby are ex-
pectlng q visit from the stork at their
home, 500 Park avenue.
Mrs Derby was Miss Ethel Roosevelt.
daughter OF Col and Mrs, Theodore
Roosevelt. Her marriage to DR..
Derby Of this city was celebrated In
Oyster Bay. L. l., on April I. 1918.
Mrs. Roosevelt L. with her daughter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05

SOLID STEEL TRAINS 10 FLO1lDA
Yinehurst. Southern plnes, Camden, Atlanta,
Hirwlngham. esseeesd Az Line. 1884 BwAy.