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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
WITHERSPOON NAY DECIDE
TO REMAIN in GAFFNEY

Gaffney, March 30.-At q meeting of
the school trustees of District No. 10,
held on Friday might, j. Harvey With.
erspoon was reelected superintendent,
and his salary was increased to 5000
per year. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Witherspoon some weeks ago an.
nounced that he would not be q can.
didate for reelection, as he expected
to engage in other business when his
present term expires. At n special
meeting of the trustees held on Satm-
day morning, Mr.. Witherspoon was in
formed that the action on the part of
the trustees was unanimous and that
it is the earnest wish of the body that
he remain at the head of the .Gaffney
schools. He promised the body that
he would give his final answer on
April l. 1t is believed that fully 90
per cent of the people of Gaffney are
anxious for Mr.. Witherspoon to stay
as he has proved himself to be one
Of the most energetic and conscientious
school superintendent in the state.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
BIG INCREASE IN BANK
DEPOSITS LAST QUARTER

'Coiumbia, March .29--Detwecn No
vembGr II, 1919, and March, /, 1920
there was an increase of $5,o92, $4,000
NJ the saving deposits oof the, 38G state
banks. fourteen branches and one str
Vate hank in South Carolina, according
TO the called statement of james II.
Craig. state bank examiner, :mado pub
lie tonight. The statement tis az of
March !.
The saving deposits were $44,747 ,376,
compared with $3ssa54 .908.s5 on Novem
ber IL. The deposits subject to check
show n decrease. On March they to.
tailed 500, l l04, ,6iS.02 and on November II
they were ,s05, ,G32y8l4.25. Tho total re.
sources on November II were $ISs,994,
,7eo.3s and on March I were sos, ,2O4, :
) hiO. .9s, AN approximate increase of slO,-
100000. ......a..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
ssSkeiiff's Case POSTPONED.

Columbia, March 3O.-The case in
volvng the office of sheriff for Anderson
ounty was postponed by the supreme
oart today TO April 20, the frat day of
the second week of the regular court
term. This was on motion of NJ. IL
Bonham, Of Anderson, attorney for
Sheriff Sanders, on the ground that the
twenty days allowed the defendant in
tho order of the court for filing his an
swer had not expired.
The proceedings are brought by Guer-
don King. appointed sheriff of Antier.
son by Governor Cooper to oust J. !oRn
Sanders, who was ordered by the gov
crnor to surrender the Office on the
ground Of immoral conduct.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01

Columbia, March 3l.-Severai thou.
and studcnt soldiers, from r. o. T. G.
af the Southeast, several hundred South
Carolina National Guardsmen, and Ave
'lozen regular army officers from vari.
nus posts of the Southeastern depart.
ment will tome to Columbia during the
.unmrr for special courses in military
running at Camp jackson, according TO
alans ramonHcei by the war department
through the Camp Jackson headquarters
today. There will be three such train,
,ng schools, each to last six. weeks.
The r. o. T. c. training camp will
bring about 220O young men from tn,
various colleges with military training
Phis schoo! will start on June nth and
viii continue till the last of July.
The National Guard achool will start
IN june and there will be about 8M
saardsmsn from various parts of South
Carolina in attendance. Plans for thir
tre now being worked out by Col
Roudicz, instructor inspector for the
state militia, and by the Office of the
sdjutant general
In addition TO these two schools, which
will give intensive trsining to civilian
soldiers, there willpbe - school for Of
feers, being q six weeks course in ,bayo-
net and physical training. This will be
attended by fifty or sixty officers from
various parts of the Southeastern dc.
partmeHt.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
PETIT JoRORS FOR SECOND
WEEK OF SPRING TERM

Following are the petit jurors for the
7econd week of the spring term OF
York court:
John Pugh, York; Marion Wray
Kings Mountain; o. f. Williams, York;
A.FC. Erwin, Kings Mountain; w. T
ncamguard, Kings Mountain; C. NJ
Inman, York; r, j. Brown, York;
!. s. Starr, cCatawba; w. b. Roach
'atawba; w. o. Harshaw, Bethesda
r. c. Gallmsn, Catawba; r. M. Dulin
Kings Mountain; T. w. Speck, York
w. V. Branson, Catawba; r. F. Grier
Sr., Fort Mil; E. NJ Kicker, Broad
River; s. w. Barron, Catawba; L. S
Branch. York; f. C. Bigger, Bethel
j. 4. Burns, York; II. L. Moser, Fort
Mil; w. II. Ferguson, Kings Mountain
Ed fIealan, Catawba; ]. p. Culp, Eb.
enezer; w. f. Sanders, Bethesda; F.
II. Wilson, Fort Mill; c. G. Castles
Broad River; J. F. Lindsay, Bethesda
j. s. Love, Builocks Creek; r. f.
Adams, Kings Mountain; r. f. Nc.
Wesley Martin, Broad River; j. B.
Miller, Catawba; NJ. s. Whitesides
York; Perry Gill, 'Catawba.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
NEWBERRY WILL NOT RESUME
HIS SEAT IN THE SENATE

Washington, March 2O.-Senator New.
berry of Michigan, who returned here
today, will not resume his seat in the
senate until questions as to his status
arising from his conviction lin the
Michigan election conspiracy cases have
been disposed of.
Il shall not resume my activities i'm
the senate" he said, until all matters
growing out of the proceedings in,
Michigan are cleared up'' -.
The senator did not appear today
ut the capitol. He was understood to
have conferred with some republican
leaders and will return to Michigan
Tor the Easter holidays without any
definite plan rs to wben he viii be
back in Washington.
Dcinocratic senators, who were -ae-
tive in pressing for investigation Of
the Michigan senatorial contest. ad i.
United they had been prepared should
air. Newberry have put In an appear.
ance IN the senate to seek his expul.
sion on the ground of his conviction
on criminal charge. His decision OBJ.
Viates That action and it was assumed
the next step would be in the commit
toe on elections where the Ford New.
berry contest In pending.
Even should Mr.. Newberry not par.
tieipate lin any roll calls or be paired
on any vote. the republican control of
the senate by majority of one would
continue the political alignment, being
4S to AZ.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
HIGHWAY sCCsaNaSSI0N
TO BE CHOSEN SOON

columbia, March 3O.-The new state
aighway commission has not been
named yet and will not be named until
the governor returns to Columbia from
New York, where he went today with
State Treasurer Carter to borrow nearly
a half million dollars to operate the
state government on for the rest of this
year. The governor had expected to
name the highway board Saturday, but
ne found 1t impossible, because of the
fact that one or two men he had in mind
would not consider the appointment.
The governor stated before leaving Co.
lumbia Monday afternoon that he did
mot care to announce any, of the selec
tions until the ,entire personnel is Sc
lected.
1t is understood that c. o. ,Hearon. of
Spartanburg, is to be one of the .ap.
lpontees. Who the other members are
TO be is not known.
The highway commission will be com.
posed of one member from each Cen
grcSsional district. The governor has
received suggestions from O number of
prominent citizens and he il desirous of
appointing the best possible board. One
OF the first things to come before tho
new commission will be the election of
IN executive secretary. There are al
ready several aspirants for the position.
A'ehtef'engineer is Also to be selected, to
succeed Capt. Roy Pennell, who has an
Hounced that he will retire, to enter
new engineering firm forming in Co.
lumbia, 1t is~hkely that the new com.
mission will be appointed the first part
|of next week.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
COTTON MANUFACTURERS TO
MEET NEXT IN eASHEyILLE

Spartanbmg, March 29.--'rhe next
meeting of the South Carolina Cotton
Manufacturers Association will be held
n Asheville, June 10-fl, according to an
rsgrecment reached by the executive com
'niittee in a meeting here. The manu-
ifactrers discussed the report that some
Of the mills of the association have been
running more than 'fifty!fve hours a
week in violation It 'is said of an agree
'ment entered into some time ago. It ia
understood a protest will be sent to
mills reported as offending in this mat.
ter. j. d. Hammett, of Anderson, pres.
ident of the association, presided over
the meeting.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
HOOVER WOULD RUN
ON REPUBLICAN TICKET

San Franeisco, March sSO-;Herbert
Hoover today photographed Ithe Hoover
Republican club of California that he
would accept the. republican nomination
for president, "if 1t were that the is
sues necessfsate It, and 'it was demand.
cd ofsme" ~
The telegram, addressed to Warren
Gregory, president of the Hoover repub.
Ecan club of California, follows: :
II had not wished to enter, nor could
l hitherto see any real public service in
entering into pnrtfsan political DISCUS.
sion, more especially pending sthe sclari-
fication of the ,diverging views sof the
different groups in the parties in the
great new issues.
The recent developments over the
treaty, stagnation in adjustment of
our great economic problems and par.
tfcuiHriy the many urgent representa-
irons chat I have received as to the sit.
uatien IN my own state, convince me
that it issuny duty TO confirm the action
that my Republican friends there have
already taken without consulting me.
II understand there .is q great wish
among the republicans of California to
have opportunity to express themselves
IN favor of the league of nations with
proper reservations safeguarding Ameri.
can traditions and interests as opposed
to the extreme view advocated against
any league at all i differ Just ,aa
strongly with this view as differ with
the extreme position taken by the Pres
ident on participation on purely Euro
pean affairs. This issue il whether
with reservations protecting our posi-.
tion, we should Join the moral forces OF
the world to reduce the dangers again
growing around US, or whether we will
byfpretense of an linsulafity that -wc do
not possess, sit by in the face, of growing
| armies, 'nsries, national antagonisms
reaction, or, in reverse, the spread of
bolshevisn, through much of the world.
This would be the defeat of the hopes
Tor which our sons were sacrificed In
this war. Entirely aside from this
moral idealism of the league and the
danger TO our own ultimate peace, the
solution vof our domestic problems, such
- tho size of our armament, reduction
IN taxation and the prevention of cagri.
cultural and industrial depression and
consequent unemployment, is dependent
upon stability abroad and upon our &C,
cess to the worlds markets, which to-
day are endangered by discrimination
against ~us through our inability to ex.
ercise our veto under the treaty. j
believe it is the transeendent service
which the republican party can rende,
to the nation to settle a league efficient.
~ designed to give us these national
projections.
mo one should be able to dictate the
1olicies of great-parties, yet every mar
tnd woman has right to decide what
issues and 'meo sres he will support.
-(SignedD "IiERBERT HOOVER"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
.BAPTISTsP PLANNING
FOR GREAT ASSEMBLY,

Columbia, March 3l.-The Baptists tof
South Carolina are looking forward with
eagerness to their great. summer meet
ings to be held at 'Greenville June %.
July 10, inclusive. The FIRST of these
gatherings is the Baptist State Sunday
School convention at Greenville June
2S-July l. A round thousand delegates
are expected to attend this first annual
State Sunday School convention. "A
number of the leading Sunday school
specialists in America, including several
great leaders in the general field of re-
ligious eduction, will appear on the
program. Among those already secured
for the convention are: Rev. r. L. Scar.
borough, d. d., president of the South.
western Baptist Theological seminafy,
Fort Worth, Texas; Rev. Rufus w.
Weaver, president Mercer university,
Macon; Prof. l.. p. Beavell, choir Sun.
day School pedagogy, Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, Louisville; Rev.
Byron H. DeMent, d. D., president Bap.
tist Bible institute, New Orleans; Miss
Annie L. Williams, Birmingham, and
others. Every Baptist Sunday school in
South Carolina will send representatives
and the greatest attendance ever Sc.
cured for Baptist gathering is as.
sured.
Following the above convention, July
"a will be the 23rd annual convention
of Baptist Young Peoples Unions in
South Carolina. Five hundred young
;Baptists will be there and the program
will be the Richest ever offered in the
history of the young peoples movement
in this state.
On the evening Of July 4th the Bap.
tist General Summer ,asssusbly will con
vene in Greenvilie. The assembly of
1920 will present a varied program along
all lines of denominational life and &C.
tivity. The buildings of Greenville
Woman's college and of Furman uni.
ycrsity will be used to house the as.
sembly guests, and the richest feast of
good things for the mind and the heart
are-in store for them. .
Rev. Thos. j. Watts, general secretary,
will be glad to respond to~all inquiries
relative to any or all of the above va.
therings.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
Will Aid Commission.

Columbia, March 3l.--A representa-.
tiv" ofithc nttouey rrn"raps Office will
probably aid the legislative commission
when 1t begins its investigation of af-
fairs atsthe state reformatory at Flor
cnce. The commission, headed by Sena.
tor Thomas b. Pcarcc of Columbia will
probably go to Florence within the next
few days to start what win probably
develop into an important investigation
A commission of two senators and two
members of the house of representatives
was named by the recent legislature to
make the investigation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
MAS0NS MAY EHLARGE THE
PLANS FOR TEMPLE BUILDING

Spartanburg, March 3O.-Subscrip.
itions to the stock of the Masonic Tenn.
iple Corporation have exceeded 100000
according to statements made, and can
'Sasscrs feel sure that the 'temple will!
he a building perhaps many more stories
than were frat contemplated.
The Masons of ;SpartRnburg have
owned valuable land on West Main
street for several years with a view to
'its development, and have now plans for
TN eight story Office building. the upper
floors of which will be devoted to the
use of the order
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
WILSON WILL SPEND THE
SUMNER IN MASSACHUSETTS,

Washington, March 29.-President
Wilson will spend the summer at
Woods Hole, Mass, where the sum-
nier white house will be established
on the estate of Charles r. Crane, the
Chicago business man recently ap-
|pointed minister to China.
Arrangements already are being made
for moving the president and his
family and "A good part of the executive
Offices there for at least the last two
weeks of june and all of July and
august. The Crane estate is an ex-
tensive country place which overloolrs
Buzzards Bay and Vineyard sound and
|is closed by Martha's Vineyard, an
island which figures in colonial history.
President Taft and his family spent
their summers at Beverly, Mass, not
|so very far away.
The decision to take the president
away for the summer Is interpreted at
the white house as further evidence of
the continued Improvement in health
which DIR. Grayson, his personal ply
sician, has been reporting. Up to a
few weeks ago it had in fact been
practically decided not to take the
president away for the summer, be-
cause 1t was felt that he could be bet
ter cared for at the white house. The
Epfan to spend the summer on the New
England coast DR.. ,Graysor said, meant
that the president could continue the
program of motor riding, possibly some
short yachting trips on the Mayilower
and might even get in a few holes of
golf If his improvement continues.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
TALK
OF NEW EDUCATION LAWS

columbia, March 3l.-New laws hav-
ing to do with the educational system of
South Carolina are being carefully
stadied by thirty-one county superin-
tendcnts of education who assembled in
Columbia yesterday. Two sessions were
held yesterday and third is scheduled
for this morning.
The sessions yesterday were presided
over by John +. Swearingen, state su-
perintendent of education, and many
points of interest with regard to the
new laws and their Interpretation were
raised.
The discussion ranged all the way
from units of entrance required by COL
leges to Juggling" with enrolment of
pupils SO that schools could qualify for
equalization funds. The ancient aues-
tion of congestion in lower grades and a
life of ease for teachers of the higher
grades came up for prolonged discus
sion. and it was during this discussion
that the superintendents applauded re-
marks by Lueco Gunter, rural school SUI
pcrvisor.
In discussing rural schools which
teach French and solid geometry in
order to prepare a few pupils for col.
lcge while the lower grades are con-
gested to the point of discomfort, Mr..
Gunter said, "Our burden, as county su-
perintendents, is to, get all the children
of al 1.-The people up through the seventh
or the eighth grade. So long as we
permit the lower grades to be congested
and favor the few pupils up in the prin-
'lpaPs room, just 40 long will be have
the problem of near illiteracy which
is almost as bad tas absolute illiteracy,
and just so long will we do superficial
work" .-
1t was in this connection that r. T.
ilallum of Pickens county said that this
year there were four pupils in the
eleventh grade in Piekens county, vet
he said hetfeit sure that 26 pupils would
leave the county next fall and enter
colleges. He did not know where col.
leges would get pupils unless they ad-
mitted them from grades below the
eleventh.
Others, notably A. H. Gasque, of Flor
cnce, and j. f. Carroll, of York, held
that the pupils of the higher grades
,iso deserved some consideration, and
thought that they should be encouraged
to continue their education. Mr..
'innter then explained that he did not
intend to advocate the disseminating of
all high school grades. but held that
when it was a choice of special work for
he few, the lower grades should be
favored.
The equalization law came in for
much consideration and seemed to be
regarded as step forward. The opin
:on seemed general that II was n good
'asis to fix the salary of one. teacher
'h"ols in eight mill districts at a GER
tain figure and then to permit the dis.
riot itself to increase the salary IL it so
desired. The salaries of all teacher
wore given much consideration and
''rnetically all present were in favor a..
more wages for their teachers. Mn,
aid that they would not bc able next
all to retain their prcsent teachers ,un.
'"ss salaries were increased. ...
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01

London, March 3l.-Prime Minister
Lloyd-George's home rule bill for Ire.
land today passed second reading by a
Fariand, York; j. o. Robinson, York !;
vote of 3is to o.. During the final de-
bate Sir Edward Carson, Irish unionist
leader, said he had been warned by
Scotland Yard that ak elannagaei mem.
bers had landed from America with the
avowed intention of assassinating him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
A cake baked to celebrate the ann

A cake baked to celebrate the anni-
versary. Of store at Bonner Springs.
Kan, contained so dozen eggs, LOO
pounds Of sugar. 'e0spounds of butter,
12s pounds of -four, 10 Raliona Of milk,
seven pounds Of baking powder and q
iquart'of vanilla. The first layer Of the
cake wss % inches In diameter, the
second 36 inches and the third 26 IN
ches. When II ives cut 1000 custo-
mers were given slices. ..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
FIRST DIVISION SOLDIER
RETURNS TO FORT MILL

never expected Ito returnito Fort
Mill, hut here arm again, all safe and
sound" said Private j. Fred Ritch,
who has just returned to his home,
after completing an enlistment of four
years in the regular army, most Of
which he spent in France and Germany
as machine gunner with the famous
First division, which, next to the Sec
ond division, lost more men in killed
and wounded than ony other American
division engaged in the World war. Mr..
hitch was mustered out of the service
at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville,
KY, on March 20, and lost no time in
coming to Fort Mill, for the first visit
he had been able to make to his home
IN very yneariy three years.
Like most American soldiers who
went across and did their duty, Mr..
Ritch had little to say of his war OK
periences, but one may learn from
reading the record Of his service in
his discharge papers that he was q
first class soldier and that. it is little
short of miraculous that he took part
in all the engagements of his immediate
command, Company C, Third Machine
Gun battalion, from the time it was
rushed to the front and got in touch
with the enemy on the Luneville sector
on October 81, 1917, to the end Of the
Meuse-Argonne offensive on October.
IL, 1913, and is again at home without
having received! even . scratch tn .indi-
cate the active part he took in the war;
including many occasions when men
were being moved down all around
him like grain falling before scythe.;
Mr.. Ritch'is q son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. ,Ritch and is native of Fort Mill.
Early in 1916 he enlisted in the regular
army and after war was declared on
Germany in the spring of 1917 his COM
mand was one of the first American
contingents to be rushed to France.
After completing his preliminary train
ing overseas, Mr.. Ritch was sent with
the First division to the Luneulle sec
tor, where he was engaged from Octo-
Der 81 to November 20. 1917.
The record of the battles, engage:
ments, skirmishes and expeditions in
which he took part from that time nm
til the close of hostilities and his
subsequent service with the army of
occupation in Germany follows: Minor
operations, Toul sector, defensive
january Is to April 8. 1918; Cantigny.l
offensive, May % to 80. 1918; Saizerais
sector. defensive, August z to "a, 1885,
major operations, Montdidier-Noyon,I
defensive, April 25 to July z, 19l8;i
st. Mihiel, offensive. September i2 to
13, 1918; Meuse-Argonne, Offensive
October ! to 12, 1918; served tw .th
A. E. F. from June Id, 1917, to Sep
tember s, 1913; served with American
forces IN Germany from December l.,
1918, to August 20. 1919. Mustered
out March 20. 1920, at Camp Zachary
Taylor, Louisville, KY.
For courageous devotion to duty at
.Cantigny, Mr.. Ritch received the fol-
ilowing;citation: SAT Cantiany, France,
May 1920, 1913. for courageous devo-
ton to duty. His corporal having be-
come casualty and the remainder Of
his gun crew out Of action, he procured
help and resumed fire with his gum" j
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01
Vesuyius In Action

Naples, March 3l.-Great columns of
smoke, which issned from the mouth of
Mount Vesuvius today, alarmed the
population of this and adjoining cities.
The director of the Vesuvian obscr-
vatory, however, stated there was no
cause for fear. He characterized the
phenomenon as the usual spring mani
festation of the volcano.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01

Eighteen members of. the Royal
Irish constabulary, six Dublin police,
two soldiers and one other government
empioye have been assassinated in
Ireland since January l, 1919.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01

The State Press accociation will hold
II annual convention In Rock Hill on
Juue 8 and 10.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-06-29

Tho sunday schools OF the South
Wuf and En~t Methodist chWCho. o'
lhc CITY viii iom iu hn' inc 900 ACTOR
noon picnic al Nurth Reach Bath
nnusr n.Xt "Wednesday afternoon 1na
Hftor lunch ut f.1N thorc WiN lU
NcApor service ON M, beach