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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30

tFort Mil Times. sept %. 1900,

tfOrt Mill Times, sept. Z2, 1900
Mr. A. A. Bradford. Jr.. has moved
with his family to Rock Hill.
Rev. Dr.. Bays. presiding elder of
the Rock Hin district, preached in
the Methodist church at this place
sunday morning.
Mr.. j. Lee Spratt left Monday eve
nina for Baltimore. Nd. to resume
lis dental studies ut the University oil
Maryland.
Mr.. w. T. Hoagland mas bought the
vacant lot on Booth street opposite
the small brick store room OF Mrs.
Eliza Fulwood and will at once be-
gin the erection thereon of fireproof
livery stable. The stable which he
Is now using will be occupied this
winter by Messrs L. 8. Nivens and W.
II. Harris
protracted meeting Is to bogin
ct the Baptist church in, this place
on the first Sunday In October. The
pastor. tho Rev, Mr.. Finch. will be
nssisted by Rev. +. q. 8. Curtis OF
Laurinburg. N. C. Mr.. Curtis was pas
tor OF Flint Hill church. near fort
MIL. few years ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
GAS FROM STRAW
Experiments Being Madc With New
COmbustilc for Automobiles.

gas obtained by tho destructive
distihation of wheat, oat and, rye
straws Is now being prHduced upon a
small scale at the experiment farm
OF the United States department OF
agriculture at Arlington. Va. Al
though an automobile has been ope-
rated with tho new combustiIe. and
II has been used FOR illuminating pur-
poses sas we'll as for cooking. the pos
sibilitics of straw gas arc not yet
fully determined.
The work can he carried on but
slowly. but 1t is planned Ia do much
ttnt will determine the quantity and
mature or the gas that may be oh
tained from wheat. cat, barley, rye
and rice straws. and from cornstalks,
corncobs ard other vegetable matter
usually burned as waste.
While II has been possible to ope-
rate an automobile with straw gas,
aitd 1t Is known that so pounds of
straw will produce about 800 cubic
sref OF gas-an amount sufficient to
driye light roadster Is milcs-the
problem OF reducing the gas to liq-
utd form or cnndensing 1t sufficiently
tn nlIow IL TO bc carried conveniently
IT. an essential one that must be SOL
Vcd before straw gas can he consid-
cred rs n possible motor fuel. This
task Will be taken up by the de-
partment OF agriculture.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30

49, SaASCs
Prof. verd Peterson. State super
visor Of agricultural instruction. was
In Fort Mil one day last week and
while here held q conferences with
the school authorities relative to the
continuation OF the agricultural de-
partment in the high school here.
It was decided to continue the work
the ensuing year and 1t Ia hoped that
a Clemson graduate will be secured
to succeed Mr.. Stribling. recently
elected snpeStntendent OF the school,
by the time the class rooms in the
new building are. ready for use. It
is possible that q shop may be. fitted
up and the boys given the opportu-
nifty to take manual training In addi-
ton to the course in agricuiture.
Miss Hoffman. State supervisor OF
home economics instruction under the
fSmith- Hughes act. spent Monday
here Inspecting the home economies
department OF the high school Miss
Hoffman expressed the opinion that
the school would have n successful
year In this work. One Of the pecu-
liarities of the course offered is that
three periods per day must be de-
voted to cooking and sewing and re-
lated subjects to be taught by Miss
Emma Anderson, who islin charge of
the work. -
A meeting OF the Parent Teacher
association will be held at the school
building Friday afternoon at 1880
o'clock.
To comply with the State law
PASSED last winter all school children
must undergo medical and dental
Inspection to ascertain the presence
of any contagious or infectious dis
ease, or any disease detrine entail to
the child. The inspection will be
conducted by the Fort Mill doctors
and the results will not he made pub
lie. .bntswil he considered confidential
Icy the sscnse@ authorities. except that
the results Of the inspection may he
communicated to the parents or
snardians Of the children. Any pa
rent refusing to allow the medical or
dc ental inspection as provided by tho
law Is subject to fine of SIS or 10
days imprisonment for each offense,
The inspection will begin at the
sc hool house this week.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
THE C.iRPET-BAGGERS.
Nulturcs Who Flockcd TO the, South
TO Prey Upon IIelplcSs People. tNiN

The question is frequently asked by
young men and young men who have,
grown up since the era of reconstruct,
tion in the South following the close
of the War Between the States as to
who the carpct-baggers were and
whence they came. The carpet, ,bag- )
gers were corrupt and often ignorant )
politicians from the North. After. the
close of the war nearly all the whites
In the South were deprived by Con- .
grcss of the privilege of voting. be-S
cause they had taken part in. therl
war against the federal governments
This condition w"s taken advantages
OF by INSCRIPTIONS politicians and 3D.
venturers from the North, who toosc !
up a temporary residence In tho
Southern States that they might CON-
troll the negro Vote and be electcdil
to office. The name comes from uthos-
olu-fashioned travelling bag, Wilhelm
was made of carpet with feathers
mountingS. The carpet-bag suggestede Z
the temporary character of the resi@ts
dence of these udventurers from the,l
North. The state governments adj,
ministered under those conditions :
were of the worst sort imaginable.
Enormous taxes were levied and the q
money frequently was spent IN ex~a
-travagance, and speculation, leaving !,
the States burdCned with debt. South
Carolina suffered perhaps more than:
any other Sd'thcrn i''at': from the Z,
depredations. of this horde of thieves
~ rms Sf,f.lu .
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
EDISON ON WOMAN suF'FnAeE.
inventor TninksS Feminine Voters
Should Remain In Homes.


Should Remain In Homes.
In reply to questions put to him bv
TWO women candidates. Thomas A.
Edison, ut his laboratory at West
Orange, N j.. recently declared him
SELF opposed to women taking politi-
cal office, says the New York w orld.
/ They can do much moro good In
the home" he said,
For several weeks candidates have
been addressing noon-h hour meetings
or the Edison employees. Two women
speakers were recently leaving the
yard when the mayor of East Orange
who accompanied them, saw Mr.. Edi
son about to enter his laboratory.
Wheii the mayor presented them.
the mayor asked Mr.. Edison III he
would not give his views on woman's
position In politics. The inventor
smiled and said:
when / was travelling IN Utah
was snrprised to note the fact that
saloons were kept wide open, despite
the fact that woman suffrage in that
state. permitted the women to vote
This was quite surprise to me, as I
had always been of the opinion that
, women would support the moral is-
sues I'm politics. and that is the wo-
mans big opportunity today. I am
not Keen to see women take political
positions when they can accomplis..
so much more good in the home. But
they can aid those who vote for bet
/ ter conditions. They hold the balance
OF power, but they are very stubborn. Z"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES

Unless the women of Indiana give
their exact ages they will not 3e pers
mitted to vote, according to o ruling
made by the State board Of election
comniissioncrs. Those who register
ed as 81 plus win have to register
again or lose their votes.
Robbed OF an even dozen pocket
books, purses and wnlletssin less than
months stay in Chicago. Joseph s..
Marks has left for his home In Lon
don, England, with the remains of
his roll padlocked in q tough pigskin
purse. which. In turn, is secured to
"A REINFORCED trousers waistband by
manganese chain.
Immigration is rapidly approaching
pre-wnr figures, according to United
Sates officials at washington and
New York city. An average OF be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 foreigners
have been arriving at the port of
New York every week for the last
two months and this number would
be twice as great II shipping accom-
rlodntions were available, according
u steamship agents abroad.
Houston. Tex, Is collecting fund
of $4,000 to be spent in entertaining
the old men who wore the gray in
the War Between the states, when
tie Confederate reunion Is held in
that city October to 8. Sixty city
blocks will blaze with fluttering col
ors. Avenues of approach from the
three railroad terminals will lead the
Incoming visitors into maze of flags
and bunting in the center OF the city,
Tho Court of Honor Including
5000 to 10000 veterans, Houston ex-
poets $1,000 to attend the reunion.
Detailed examination of surrender
ed German u-boats built during the
World war has produced nothing to
forecast important changes In Amer
lean submarines. according to officers
OF the navy department. After care
full study of the German craft and a
thorough test In the long cruise
across the Atlantic. American experts
have found only few unimporlant
details worthy of Incorporation in
new American undersea craft. In
pcriscopes and optical ! fittings the
German boats were superior to pre-
war. American submersibies. it was.
admitted. Periscopes on new navy
submarines. however. are superior to
the best similar fittings found on the
captured vessels. ~.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
CITY SUES NEWSPAPERS.
Chicago Municipality Claims Twenty
Million Damages.

Something new in newspaper libel
suits was started when the city OF
Chicago. entered suit for $4,000, 900
against the Chicago Tribune and the
Chicago Daily News The suits were
Instituted by the assistaft corporation
counsel In the name OF the munich
pality.
q The amount sued for from each pa
per ID $io,000seO0. considered a rec
ord amount. It In stated that these
ss,tts are the first instance of city au-
thoritics suing newspapers on behalf
Of OF municipality. Hitherto the
present corporation counsel's libel
suits against citizens and newspapers
have named the mayor himself as
pl81ntiff. IN the present case the
s,ligs are based generally upon nlle-
RAttona In the two newspapers that
the ctty Of ChtcaKo is .sbrok4'' and
ds,4ble ~ pay ia, bills. ),
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
no ENIlAIsGEf oRPHANAGE.
Methodist to, Erect Administrataon
Ruilding- ~ Epworth.

! A4Is<ft4& &AR~SOkt&ls
The. Methodists sof South Carolina
'afe greatly interested In the move-
ment to raise 100000 with which to
Greet an administration building at
!Epwsrth orphanage. Columbia and
/ Orphans Work day" when every
member OF the denomination In the
State viii be, asked to subscribe to
the the worthy undertaking.. .-.-
worth orphanage has long since out
grown its present quarters and many
orphans are being denied home at
the institution because of the lack of
facilities to care for them The erec-
tion of the proposed administration
a6uildingA will permits the orphanage
TO care for more than hundred ...-.-
'tonal children and train into useful
men and good women little ones who
are now being raised In undesirable
surroundings or poverty. 1t was to
provide for the welfare of these chill
drcn that the movement for the en-
iarged quarters was undertaken.
Locally the direction Of the cam
'paign for funds for the administraS \
tion building Is under the suparvisionl
of A.. o. Jones, superintendent OF st.
Johns Sunday school. and gnr. Jones
has appointed the following commit
tee to solicit subscriptions: N. L.. Ca
rothers, Mrs. Ellie Parks. Miss kath-
leen Armstrong and Miss ,iallie
Griggs. This committee will report
ct congregational meeting of St
Johns on Sunday. October 10.
Impetus has been given the move-
ment for the administration building
by letter recently written by Bishop
u. ". w. Darlington urging the Meth
odists of the State not to fail to do
their duty by. neglecting to support
the undertaking to provide home
for as many needy. helpless chi.-ren
Of the State as possible.
While 1t is the purpose OF the Me,..-
odists to confine the canvas for
funds for the administration building
to- members of their own church. II
Is stated that contributions from
n,smbers Of other churches Interested
in. the care of orphans will be CRATE
folly received.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
FOR CHRISTIAN EDuoATIoN.
Presbyterians to Hear College En-
dOwment Discussed Sunday

f~seof"sS tO h0tF SOfIo4e@ En-
dowmcnt Discussed Sunday.
The Rev. j. r. Black, pastor of the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church, has
received word that representative
Of the general assembly of the Soutn-
ern Presbyterian church will be pres
mt at the morning service of the To-
cal church mkt Sunday to prsenpl to
the members of the congregation the
plan of the million dollar fund for
Christian education In South Caro-
lima. The campaign for raising the
pillion dollar fund was indorseds at
the last meeting Of the Synod or
south Carolina, meeting In Anderson
last November. and has since been ap-
proved by all of the presbyteries of
stke State.
When the million dollars IL, se :.
cured II will be appor,.oned among
Columbia Theological seminary.
Presbyterian College of South Caro-
llipa, at Clinton. Chicora College for
Women. at Columbia. and ThornwelI
orphenage. Clinton. Pledges amount
ing to more than $500, 900 already
have been received by the committees
and IT IL, expected that the goal will
be reached by December 1,
The officers of the Fort Mil Pres
byterian church are hopeful that
there will be large attendancs az
the members OF the church naxt sun
day TO hear the representative OF the
synpd present the need OF. the cn-
downent FUND.
fHa r.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
DELHI AGAIN 1Np1As cArrrAn.
Restoration of Ancient City Upderta-
ken by English Architcct.

The work of laying out the new
capital OF India at Delhi is well under
way, and Sir Edward Lutyens. the ar
chitect, has returned to England with
the news that the city will be ready
for occupation by the government In
1926. says Munsey's Magazine.
Prior to 1912 Calcutta was the cap
ital of the British empife. Parity In
Difference to the wishes OF n growing
Indian nationalism. II was decided to
restore Delhi to the position II held
under the rule OF the Moguls To this
day "our beautiful city is the native
description OF Delhi from one end Of
Indin to the other. The beauty and
magnificonce or the buildings erected
by the sovereign of Hindustan amazed
scNon travellers who had seen st. Pc
ters," wrote Macaulay In 1870. The
decorations which surrounded the
throne of Delhi dazzled even eyes
which Were accustomed to the pomp
Of Vcrsmailles."
Delhi Is also place of tragic MEM
0fics. for when the great mutiny of
the native troops broke out In, May,
1887. oil the Europeans in the an
Client capital of the Moguls were
merciiessiy butchered by the rebels.
In the following September the city
was retaken by Gen. Archdale Will
son and John Nicholson. after des-
pcrate fighting In which more than
5000 British soldiers fell - Gen.
Nicholson among them
= The new official capital created by
Sir Edward Lutyens is being built on
q site about a mile outside the walls
of old Delhi. The historic palaces
and temples of the past are not be-
ing touched. but modern sanitary
system Is being introduced in the
ancient town. and 20 Indian princes
are building palaces near the new
seat Of government. The council
chamber and the senate house are
moving to ward completion. the secre-
tariat is nearly finished. and the gov
ernment Is spending more than $5,-
100000 a year on the work. which
wes interrupted during the war. A
monument to Indian soldiers who fell
during the war has been designed
by Sir Edwin and all the races OF
india are contributing to it's erection.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
Thirtieth Reunion ENDS.

Thelssecond annual reunion of the
aoths Cold Hickory reuiaonsscame to
close In Ashevillc. N. c.. yesterday
with the election of Col, Albert Cox
Of Raleigh, N. c., as president OF. the
old Hickory association and the Sc
lection OF Nashville. Tenn. as the
1921 reunion city.
Col. T. b. Spratt, Fed j. Dunlap
and Joe M. Smith are SOth division
veterans who attended the reunion
from this sectioB, &4 3
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
HOW THE DOLLAR ,WORIxssiS
FrankIin's Fund OF $4,000 Grew to
S431 1888 In One. Hundred Years..

FunkbnS OI So,UUOi SEcwf VI i
$431 1888 In One Hundred Ycars.s
How. the dollar invested worksl fors
the Individual himself has been. best.i
illustrated ny that nrst great Ameri-l
can teacher of thrift, Bentauftns
Franklin. says The Worlds Work.
In 1891 he bcQueatnod $4,000 toe th0-,
commonwealth OF Massac huaetts an64
10 the city OF Boston as a mark Of
his appreciation for having aappoiDt-s
cd him as agent in England att the
..handsome salary" OF 100000 and tor
make his ,bequcst. really valuable
with his great foresight Frankltnr
provided in his will that this $1,000
should be put out at per cent In
terest for 100 years. that at the end
Of that time 3l-13l OF the fund ac-s
cumulated should again be -,put sout
at interest for another hundred years.
and then the fund be divided onel q
fourth to Boston and threo-fcuYths
to the State. e
Let us show how well that IS, COO
of Franklin's has worked.p At the
end of the first hundred years its had .
grown to s431, 1,3s3.62. 1t was s.tl1ea .dis
vidcd in accordance with the Will;
1923. .300.4s was sct aside.sfor = puhllc,t
work" and s1O2.1s5.15 was started on
its course of earning intcrasti Tor nm.
other hundred years. That. was In
1891. Japunrv, ! 1918. thia sun, had .
grown, to s267.SO5.15 aud ut this rate
OF increase the fund. should amount
70, at least $6.0O0.000 when the Soc
cnd period is completed. and may be
considerably more.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
Textile Workers organIzc.

Local. No. 1886. United American
Textile Workers. was formed IN Fort
Mill Monday evening with the follow,
Ing officers: j. C. McElhaney, presi-
dent; s. p. Johnston, vice president;
j. w. Johnston. financial secretary:
M. Allen. treasurer: Charles Bales.
recording secretary. The union plans
to hold weekly meetings. every Mon
day evening. tt.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
HIghcr Exprcss Rntcs.

The South Carolina railroad COM
mission has issued an order allowing
the American Railway Express com
pany to increase It's charges 12 q
pen cent In South Carolina, Tis In
crease is In line with the Increase
recently allowed on Interstate busi-
ness by the Interstate commerce
commission. The express company t.
asking for still, another 12 1-2 per
cent increase. due to the recent wage
increase authorized by the labor
board. but the application for the
Increase has not yet officially come
before the railroad commission.
&C. III. Belki Of Charlotte. former
Fort Aiili citizen, spent Saturday and
Sunday In the city with relatives.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
BETTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
URGED BY YORK BAPTlSTS

---.--
AT the recent session of the ork
county Baptist association, held In
York, the Following resolution was
unanimously adopted by, the body
urging the General Assembly OF South
carolina to make provision fJr bet
ter educational facilities for the boys
ana girls OF the State in tho common
schools: 81
"
10 our deep humiliation we learn
aoie suIces' Doth ou'te il'a tano
tia. oou.n Solha aNs
,y uan . any o.her o'ates ~ .he
,.n.. n.s shu seyen Delow -. an,
,, 'e anu rorto Hsico'
-, 81.
(, " =. -
go, 80. ...s.s,
~, .l,s ,.ta e aS.
10 T,,o, -, - - !. ,.,..f 80
COZ, -, go ,,,., .,... -
NJ asa wn,h,e 20. .eas ,.,.. ~
oa a,a,SS ,,,,a,. w. -. a
,,,,na,,.S 49,. -. - -
our educationar system a. the realm
OF the common scnool N has ala,
come to public notice that the Legis.
lature does not seem to be giving to
Lie common people the consideration
that their imnortance wou,d x,yarr.nf
tor example, 1t is reported that the
Legislature appropriated from the
pubic treasury more than twice as
much money for the State institu-
tions of higher education that serve
less than per cent OF our pupils
than 1t did to the common schools.
winch are the sole dependence of SO
per cent of our pupils. even for tre
rudiments OF an education.
Now, whereas we are deeply inter-
ested in the cause of education and
are panied to- learn of the low elu-,
cadonal status of our beloved state,
therefore 8.a& R@ Vs..
BE Ii resolved That tho York Ran-
list association. consecrated to the
Word of cod and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of souls. hereby exercising the right
Of petition in public matters which
affect the vital moral and spiritual
welfare of the people. does petition
the Legislature through the York del
egation: g.
First. That orr prob,em of init
eracy and the needs Of our n,,blic
free schools shall be placed positively
before every other educat,6nal inter.
est In the appropr,ation of public
money.
s.o,,a
d,rac,I,, r,,,a soa.o W es.n.. s
,,rass,,ra g. aI ",
~ a,1 saor ,an',,ss. ar p.sn a.s!,ni W
forcas a,,,, .s.,,,,a s,'..".
,;sn, Of ~, a;,,.a,,s g. nv s..on.s,ana
efrnr, to u,t tha arana ,s S.a. y,
south Carolina from its nosition nm
a ..,sx
Tn,ra ir,,.. a., ,,,,., ~
-ftio,, rannnts,,,',. .nr .nis pc
OF the York co,,nt, dalasat,on tnat
81 shai, dsvote ;tsa,s %, tha a,,,s... -
,uch n noyemon, ana asnoc;nt,,. ,S,.
all nossibIe n,ea s,,ras ~ p,,'sa.,o, -
1N~.. uS Se u ~ ~eu"SaAohii
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
Nothing 20 Give Out.

IA newspaper man to Interview
you. u.usirs" said the servant ..s go.
Tell him I'm 30 honrse that
can't talk" answered the candidate
II told him that" said the servant.
'ybut hexsaid he woulds ash III q squ4s-
tions and, you could nod--yes or nos
Tell him i've n stiff neck and
can't nod" $xA -fxs
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
DRUGGISTS TO MEET.
Pharmacists Hold Annual Session I'm
Rock Hill Soon.

John M. Hutchinson. Phi. G.. OF Fort
Mill. secretary. announces the annual
meeting of the, Seventh Judicial CIR
cult Pharmaccutical< association to he
held In Rock Hill on October IL.
During the last few days Mr. Hutch
inson has sent out to mepbers and
prospective members, OF the nssocia-
tfon the following letter directing at
tention to the meeting: \
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30
GIVE TO PARTY FUND.
Democrats Contribute 10 Campaign OF
Cox and Roosevelt.

As result of the appeal In The
Times of last week for funds to as
s'st the Democratic party in its fight
20 elect Cox and Roosevelt. the fol-
lowing Fort Min Democrats have
'rade the contributions noted opposite
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30

Otto IIord of Kings. Mountain.. NJ
c., was killed In rairoad wreck at ,
Grover, N. c.. wednesday,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-30

At the recent session OF the York
County Baptist association, held In
York, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted by tho body
urging the General Assembly OF South
Carolina to make provision fyr bet
ter educational facilities for the boys
and girls Of the State in tho common
schools: SfaI H. =
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-09
CARD or THANKS,

We wish 10 thank our many
friends for their kindness and
Beautiful floral offerings during
our recent bereavement.
MR.. AND MRS. RABBIT.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-09
ATTENTION

I hereby announce myself can
didate for the office Of probate
Judge of Bernalillo county, subject
10 the action OF the democratic
convention.
w. MOORE CLAYTON.