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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
FORT MILL YOUNG MAN
is COUNTY CHAMPION

Zenas Grier, 17-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. F. Grier of
Fort Mill, justly lays claim to the
championship of York county at
checkers. The series of games
in which young Mr.. Grier won
the championship came about as
a result of challenge issued by
his friends through the columns
of The Times some weeks ago.
On Monday, June 5, Mr.. Grier
met number of the county's
best players in Rock Hill, but
came out second best in a con-
test with G. M. Carroll, of York
vile, with whom he played ten
games, losing four, winning
three and tieing three. Dissatis-
fled with the result OF the games
with Mr.. Carroll. young Grier
went to Yorkville the following
Wednesday for a second contest
with the court house player.
Ten more games were quickly
arraged between them, but at
the end of the tenth game the
score was a tie. 5 to 5, necessi-
tating another game, which the
Fort Mill man easily won. Pre-
ceding the games with Mr.. Car
roll. he met and bested S. E.
Jackson, of Yorkville, who had
before been looked upon as the
county's best player. This was
series of II games, Mr.. Grier
winning ten of the games to sew
en- for his elder opponent.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
Vaughn Will be ReSentenced.

The State supreme court has
handed down an order remand
ing the case of 7. U. Vaughn, a
white man in the State peni-
tentiary convicted of statutory
assault upon a 16-year-old charge
in fraternal orphanage at
Greenville. of which he was
superintendent. to the Green
vile, county court for resentence,
which will be death by electro
cution under the State law.
According to this order it
appears that Vaughn has lost
his last chance in the courts to
obtain a prison sentence or ac-
quittal, after fighting his case
through the courts of the State
and the federal supreme court
since his first trial at Greenville
in 1912. The crime for which
he was convicted was alleged to
have been committed in 1908.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
Becker Must Paw Penalty.

The last hope of Charles
Becker that he might escape the
electric chair is practically gone.
His high card the application to
the United States supreme court
for a writ of error-was played
and lost Saturday afternoon
when Supreme Court Justice
Hughes, at Rangely, Maine,
denied the writ of error, saying
he could see no basis for federal
action.
There is one avenue of escape
yet open to him, but even the
most optimistic of his friends
and attorneys admit that it is a
forlorn one-so much so, in fact,
that it may not be tried. 1t is
the application to the United
States supreme court for the
re-opening of the case on a writ
of habeas corpus, but in view of
Justice Hughes decision it offers
little.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
DYESTUFFS SITUATION
SEEMS MORE HOPEFUL

A Washington despatch of
Monday stated that negotiations
had been begun through the
trade advisors in the State De-
partment and the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce
Tor cooperation between dye
manufacturers of the United
States and Switzerland to meet
serious scarcity of dyestuffs re-
sulting from the cutting off of
German coal-tar dyes.
American manufacturers seek
to utilize the Swiss dye ..ks
pending th" --,,.vpment of
the industry in the United
States. The Swiss plants have
received from Germany supplies
of so-called intermediate" coal
tar products to be converted
into the finished dyes. Germany
now threatens to cut off this
supply on the ground that the
finished products were being ex-
ported by Switzerland to France
and England.
The new American dyestutf
industry fostered by the De-
partment of Commerce since the
beginning of the European war
is now in a position to furnish
substantial quantities of inter
mediates" and the plan is to
have this product shipped to
Switzerland for the finishing
process.
A statement of the situation
issued by the Bureau of foreign
and Domestic Commerce Mon
day asserts that the effects of
the dyestuff famine are becoming
more and more apparent.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
Announcement is made TIL

Announcement is made that
Rev, j. L. Harley, at one time
pastor of the Fort Mill Metho-
dist church, will deliver a
temperance lecture at the stand
in Confederate Park this Thurs
day. evening at 8 o'clock. Mr..
Harley is president of the State
Antl-Saloon League, and is con-
sidered among the most able
workers for temperance in the
entire South.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
Farmers More Hopeful.

Several weeks ago there was
a feeling prevalent throughout
this immediate section that
there was a very poor prospect
for the growing crops. A long,
almost continuous spell of cool,
wet weather kept farmers out
of their fields and the weeds and
General Green" as grass is
generally called hereabouts, was
about to take possession of the
cotton and corn and no farmer
that was consulted on the crop
outlook seemed to be optimistic.
This was the second attitude
the mind Of the farmers had
assumed, for before the long
wet spell, when the weeds and
joint grass begun to flourish.
they were exceedingly hopeful
for a big crop for the year at a
much reduced cost over pre-
ceding years on account of a
reduction in the amount of COM
mercial fertilizer used. Within
the last ten DAYS or two weeks
the third attitude of the farmer
in this vicinity is like unto the
the first. The recent warm
weather with occasional showers
has brought all growing crops
nearly up to the average at this
season. Cotton which ten days
ago was thought to be about
70 per cent. of a crop has Jumped
to something like 80 per cent.
and the same is said of corn.
The grain crop of this section
was satisfactory, it is said, and
has all been harvested, and
many of the farmers this week
are busy laying by" their
corn.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15

This handsome dedicated Tuesday with appropr
ate The building of brick with the Indian
effect and handsomely finished and furnished through
out The basement has Offices and the heating
toilets ETC. The first floor is given the Offices
dor running north and south The the
floor together with the judges and lawyers retiring
jury The has light side walls with curved
ceiling tinted Opera chairs in the auditorium The entire
building splendidy lighted and ventilated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15

The Second regiment, South
Carolina National Guard, is now
in camp at Greenville. The First
regiment goes to the isle of
Palms on the 10th inst.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
Collections of fines in the po-
lice court of Greenville during
the month of June aggregated
1924. 80.

1874. 80.
The State board of charities
and corrections proposes to ap-
point local boards in every coun-
ty in the State.
Spartanburg county has five
split log drag associations, two
having been recently formed.
The purpose of the members of
the association is to encourage
the use of the split log drag,
Gov. Manning has accepted an
invitation to review the First
Infantry, National Guard, at
Charleston, July %. EIe has
invited his staff to participate
in the review.
George Massey, a negro, is a
prisoner in Lancaster Jail, being
charged with the murder of his
own child some days ago. The
child's dead body was found on
the floor of it's parents home
A suit to test his right to the
office of sheriff has been filed in
the Kershaw court by w. w.
Huckabee, former sheriff who
was dismissed from Office some
time ago by Gov. Manning. Isaac
c. Hough was appointed sheriff
by the chief executive.
Announcement is made that
the division headquarters of the
transportation department of the
Southern railway will be moved
from Columbia to Spartanburg as
soon as the new freight terminal
at the latter place is completed.
Gov. Manning has granted a
parole to Bertha Hopper, who
was convicted in Union county
of vagrancy and sentenced to
serve 80 days or pay a fine of
$40, on the condition that she
consent to enter the Rescue
home at Greenville.
Joe Malloy, Jesse Mcneil and
John Pearson, negroes, have
been sentenced to electrocution
for crimes committed in Marl-
bory county. Malloy is be cleo
trocuted August 18, while Pear
son and Mcneil will be placed
in the chair September 2.
Gov. Manning very probably
will this week decide on petitions
for clemency in several impor-
tant cases. The report of the
State board of pardons on 25
cases was sent to the governor
Saturday. One of the most no
table cases is that of Willie Be-
thune, the Clarendon county ne
gro, who is asking that his death
sentence be committed to a life
term in the penitentiary.
That Sheriff A. D. Hood did
not FIRE the first shot in the
Winnsbors court house tragedy
on June ID was stated in the
testimony of five or more wit
nesses at Mondays inquest held
over the body of the lamented
officer. By the jury's verdict
the death of Sheriff Hood is
charged to Clyde Isenhower,
Ernest Isenhower, Jesse Nor
rison and Jim Rawls.
In all probability | will be in
the race for Governor next sum-
mer," said former Governor
Cole L. Blease Saturday morn
ing when asked the question by
newspaper men, who directed
his attention to story in an
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15
County News Item.
(Yorkville Enuuirer.)

has tiilS week Deen engaged In
assisting at the threshing of
this years oat crop raised at the
comfy home. A total Of about
900 bushels was secured. Last
year total crop of about 1,400
bushels was raised on the poor
house farm.
Mr.. |. P. Boyd. superintendent
of the county home, has moved
his family into, the new building.
The inmates of the present home
have not yet been transferred
from their old quarters. 1t is
said that the contractors will
have about fifty leaks to repair
in the roof of the building be-
fore it will be formally accepted
for use by the county.
Coroner j. l.. Strait of Rock
Hill, who was in Yorkville We'd
nesday, remarked to an En-
quirer reporter that the city
gang recently inaugurated in
that town was having a good
moral effect which could be
plainly noted. According to the
coroner the city recorder of Rock
Hill does not hesitate to fine
offenders in his court good and
strong. The idea of wearing
stripes in the city of Rock Hill
was not pleasant to a number of
people who had appeared in
police court before.
1t is rumored on the streets
that there is strong probability
that Ernest ISenhower, James
Rawls and Jesse Morrison who
are charged with the murder of
Sheriff Adam Hood of Fairfield
county during the trouble at
Winnsboro several weeks ago,
will be tried in York county.
The rumor has it that it is
practically certain that a change
of venue will be secured. The
prosecution for obvious reasons
will not consent to the case
being tried in Chester county
and it will therefore be more
convenient for all parties con-
cerned to come to York county
than elsewhere in the Sixth
| judicial circuit.
Scores of South Carolina teach
ers are attending schools outside
of the State for further training,
despite the fact that Winthrop
and Coker colleges, University
of South Carolina and other
institutions within the State are
offering this same special train
ing. Among the York county
teachers who are attending sum-
mer school at the University of
Tennessee OR the Peabody col
lege, the first named institution
being located in Knoxville, and
the second in Nashville, Ten
nessee, are Miss Aline Barber,
Fort Mill; Miss Stell Glasscock,
Catawba Junction; J. P. Coats.
Fort Mill; H. l.. Dickson, T. N.
Faris, Clover.
The York county legislative
delegation has agreed to en-
dorse Mr.. D. T. Woods of York
vile, for the position on. the
York county board of registra-
ton made vacant by the death
of the late Mr.. r. NJ. Wallace.
Mr.. Woods name has been for
warded to Governor Manning
and he will doubtless receive
his commission in a few DAYS.
1t is understood that there
were about a dozen applicants
for the position. The position
pays salary of 500 per annum
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Downs, of
Pineville, spent Sunday with
relatives in Fort Mill.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-07-15

Mr.. Chas. M. Brown and
little son and Mrs. Sarah Barrier,
of Salisbury, N. c., were guests
Monday in the home of Jas. T.
Young, in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
LOCAL OPTION BILL
STAYS IN COMMITTEE
Law and Order Body Votes
Against Reporting 1t Out by
Fifteen to Ten

The Williams local option bill will
stay in the House law and order com
mittee until the statewide campaign
in support of the Governors stand for
the measure is organized. The COM
mittee late yesterday afternoon voted
10 TO 10 against reporting out the
| measure, this action being taken after
debate of two hours behind closed
doors.
The committee started to discuss the
bill after considering couple of others
and motion to keep it in committee
was pending when motion for eXecu-
tive session was made and the doors
were closed There were eight speeches.
Mr.. Cans. Philadelphia, moving for IL
report out of the measure, which mo-
tion was hotly debated. Mr.. Wicker
man. Allegheny, strongly espoused the
cause of local option and will figure
as the man on the floor in charge of
the bill with Chairman Williams. Mr.
Flynn. Elk. argued for reporting out
the bill. The debate was spirited. Mr.
Barnett, York, came TO attend the
meeting, although he had been sick
Messrs. Shaaber. Berks. and McClin-
took, Philadelphia. lined up for the
Governors plan and Mr.. Jones, Lack
awanna, favored reporting out. On a
showdown the people in favor of hold
ing in the bill had q majority OF FIVE.
Whether hearings will he held is
not known. The liquor lobby is anX-
ious to get the bill out OF the way
early, which the Governor does not
want and there was lot of tall talk
ing going on about the Capitol last
night. The Governor is master of the
situation and the bill will stay in until
the plans to show the legislators what
the people of the State think about it
are worked out.
The committee deferred action on
the Rudisill bill to restrict signers of
liquor license applications to one paper
and the Gingery bill to stop wagon"
sales. Their sponsors appeared for
the bills.
The Evans bill making an IL o'clock
closing hour and for the morning
opening hour was aftirmatively re-
ported 8 10 IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
FORMER RECTOR WILL SPEAK
AT ST. PAULS EPISCOPAL.

The Rev. John NJ. Gilbert formerly
rector of st. Paul's Protestant Epis-
copal Church of this city. and now
rector of the Holy Trinity Church,
West Chester will speak this evening
in the st. Paul's Church at the lenten
services. This is the first time since
the Rev Mr.. Gilbert's resignation.
more than n year ago, that he has
been in the city.
Next Wednesday evening the Rev.
G. !. Browne, st. Johns Church. Lam
caster. and the Rev. Mr. Gilbert S
predecessor. will conduct the services.
Wednesday evening, March II. the
Rev. G.. f G. Hoyt. of st. Paurs
Church. Columbia, will speak. and on
the oath the Rev. Fl. 3. Pulsifer. of
st. Johns Church. Marietta. will have
charge Of the services.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
HOUSE WORKS HARD
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Would Prohibit Sending Up Fire
Balloons; HabgoOd Adver-
tising Bill Out

Members of the House worked until
after o'clock last night to clear the
decks for adjournment to-day and to
get committee reports on file. Among
the thirty-two bills reported out were
the Hess bill prohibiting the sending
! up of any balloons containing fire, to-
gether with the Rininger bill making
third class city treasurers elective by
the people. the Habgood bin providing
that before any state advertising is
given out rates shall be filed by news
papers. the Allegheny county court
bills. the juvenile court amendments,
Vickerman bill for schools for juvenile
delinquents and the bill FOR preserVa-
ton of county records.
The new Philadelphia housing code
was defeated. So to 10, and three bills
were passed finally. as follows:
Regulating awards to foreign ex-
ecutors.
Amending Philadelphia art bureau
act.
Regulating administration where
guardians. wards and trustees are resi-
dents of foreign countries.
Bills presented were:
Mr.. Stein. legheny-Appropri
100000 TO Duquesne University,
Pittsburgh: providing that notaries
public appointed during recess of the
Senate shall be commissioned until the
last day of March during the next
session of the Senate.
Mr.. Phillips, Clearfield-F'iXing $40
as the limit OF price per acre 70 be
paid by the State Forestry Department
for forest land.
Mr.. Brownlee, ashineton-Maklng
il a misdemeanor to trespass or pol
lutte waters stored for domestic use.
Mr.. Hollern. Cambria - Requiring
cars at bituminous mines to be uni
form in size and weight and making
inspector arbiter OF disputes; provid-
ing for inspection of bituminous mines
by committees of miners.
Mr.. Milliron. Armstrong-Regulat
ing transfer of school districts from
one class to another when annexation
occurs.
Mr.. Spanlger. Notwithstanding time
for filing reports of limited partner
ships. Joint stock associations or cor
porations with the Auditor General.
The resolution presented by Mr..
Cromer. Allegheny. to fix March II as
the last day for introducing bills was
sent to the rules committee on motion
of its sponsor. who declared that the
House had not done as much as II
should have done. The House. he
said. was largely composed of business
ana PROFESSIONAL iltcI. WHO were SlNlHB
of their time. He then reminded the
Senate that the Legislature met here
and not in Atlantic City or San Lucie,
Florida.
The Woodward resolution empower
ing appropriation committee chairmen
and five members of each branch to
investigate charges published In Pitts
burgh about charitable institutions re-
ceiving State aid was adopted
Four bills came out with negative
recommendations One of the latter
provided for election OF boards of edu-
cation in first class districts instead of
appointment by courts and for appeal
to courts from action Of school boards
dismissing teachers for certain Of
fenses.
The House adjourned after adopting
resolutions presented by Mr.. Geiser on
the death of eX-Attorney General w
L. Hensel and an address by Mr.. Hess
Lancaster, eulogizing Mr.. Hensel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
Records of Graduates Attest
to Success of Technical High
Men Are All Making Good in Their Respective Lines;
Many Have Entered Business Field Without Fur
ther Vocational Training; List Shows That Big
Majority Are Working For Local Firms

The success of the Technical high
school as vocational institution
where boys are fitted in a practical
way for the business of life, is made
Very evident by the records of the
graduates after leaving school,
DR.. Charles b. Eager, principal of
the school since its beginning in 1904
IN the old Dewitt building, has kept
track of many OF the boys in the work
they have taken up after graduation.
| OF the approximately 225 students
who have received diplomas during
the eight years the school has been
graduating young men, about SS per
cent. have taken up further studies in
colleges or higher technical schools.
The others have entered directly into
active earning of their own livings.
Many of the boys from the industrial
course have taken advanced appren-
uceships in manufacturing plants
about the neighborhood and n number
now have responsible positions in the
engineering departments of various
companies. y large percentage have
followed occupations directly in line
with the training obtained al the
school. giving direct proof of the prac-
/ teal value of manual and technical
education.
! The following is a brief list of men
who are making good, many of them
in the immediate neighborhood, and
1 must VI l4i0Hl htlnS WHO
had not the advantage of further edu-
cation after leaving the Technical
I high school.
Majority Stay Home
From the class of 1907, the first TO
be turned out of the school, Charles
\. Aughinbaugh entered the service
of the local engineering department
/ of the Bell Telephone Company and
| is now chief draughtsman of the plant
department here. John w. German
| is draughtsman in the State Health
| Department. Ray Compton is a tool
maker for the Elliott-Fisher Company.
/ William +. Clark. started as a city re-
| porter on the Harrisburg Telegraph
and later went to Philadelphia, work
/ ing as reporter on the Inquirer the
| Bulletin, and is now on the Evening
| Telegraph there.
Harry Johns, of the 1908 class. at
tended State College. then worked
| several years for the Pennsylvania
| Steel Company, He is now back at
the Technical high school as instruc-
| tor. Fred c. Orth is a member of the
| city engineering corps. Ross Work
man is a civil engineer for a copper
mining company in Nevada. Peter
Cooper, a colored boy, is a naval
| draughtsman at the League Island
navy yard.
! All Professions Included
| Blande s. Cornell of the class Of
1909 is an electrician for the Penn
sylvania Steel Company. Guy L. Mil
| Ter is a machinist for the Harrisburg
Manufacturing and Boiler Company.
Harold Nelson is an electrician for the
Pennsylvania Steel Company. Charles
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
MINERS WILL GET
TOGETHER ON CODE
Companies and Men Will Each
Submit Amendments to Com
mittee; Both Sides Satisfied

Senator Thompson's suggestion ut
the close of an all-day session of the
Senate committee on mines and min
ing last evening that the miners and
operators in the anthracite region ge,
together and agree upon an amend
ment to the mining code passed in
1891 that will make it possible for the
|. miners to enjoy the benefits of q work
mems compensation act was favorably
received by both sides. 1t was agreed
between Roger DeVer a Wilkes-Barr
lawyer appearing for the men, and
Robert Quinn, of Wilkes Barre, repre-
senting the companies, that they
would each submit an amendment to
the committee. Chairman Thompson
is then to submit both changes to IAN
authority on workmen's compensa-
tion,' whom the chairman said he
already has in mind. and from this
move it is expected the desired result
Will he brought about. At to-days
hearing Attorney Dever, Thomas Ken
nedy, of Hazleton. district president of
the miners. and William Toner. former
member of the House from Luzerne,
made arguments favoring the passage
of the Catlin bill. Opposing them
were Mr.. Quinn. from the Susque-
hanna Coal Company: Harry G.. Davis
and Patrick II. Devers, of Kingston,
from the lackaWanna Coal Company;
w. ID. Owens and George Gallagher, OF
Pittston. representing the Lehigh Val
ley Coal Company. and W. W. Inglis,
of Scranton, for the Erie and Penn
SylVania Coal Companies. Charles
Enzian. of Wilkes Barre. presented a
protest from the Engineers Society of
Northeastern PENNSYLVANIA against
| that part of the Catlin bill which
would disqualify college trained men
from accepting a position as mine
ing five years practical experience in
| an anthracite mine can be made fore
| man. There will be another hearing
before the committee reports out the
bill
Repeal of the law which requires
payment of mercantile licenses by cor
porations and associations which pay
a state corporation tax was advocated