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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
THE SOUTH LEADS
Section Has More Spindles Than New
England

Time was when experts would tell
you that fine cotton yarns could not
be manufactured in the South, be-
cause in the first place labor OF the
right type could not be had. and In
the second place, because Of unfa-
vorable climatic conditions. says the
Charlotte Observer. In those days the
bulk of the cotton crop was shipped
North, spun into yarns and manufac-
tured into goods, and shipped back
Soouth and sold at the retail stores
The South. which was producing all
OF the raw material. instead Of profit
Ing by the fact. was paying a double
freight I'LL. and putting the profits In
another section. 1t was paying the
freight on the cotton north, then pay
ing the freight Of the goods back
south, and allowing the profits or
manufacture to remain in the Nortn.
Then some bolder spirits besa1 tc
try that which the chemists said
could not be done. They began To
manufacture fine yarns with Southern
labor and in Southern climate The
results have been successful from
the very start. and today thcre are
more spindles making coarse and fine
yarns in the South than there are in
The North.
Everything Is made. from tho
coarsest yarns to the finest countr.
and in very recent years a number OF
manufacturers are finishing the goods
South, rather than shipping them
North to be finished. II fact there
are several highly successful mer-,
cerizing and finishing plants in this
state, and there will be many more.
There Is also tendency among the
Southern manufacturers to sell their
own output direct rather than to
handle through Northern agencies.
and numbers Of groups Of mills in the
South are today selling their own
goods. All of this wonderful change
means immense saving to the South
and II means also that millions Of
dollars which formerly went North
are being kept In the South. to aid in
Southern development. All OF these
thoughts are brought about by the
government census report issued this
week, which shows the marked lead
the South has today in the consump-
tion of cotton and in the increase Of
tits spinning industry. During the
month of June the South consumed
56.4 per cent of the cotton of the
country and of the spindleage in
crease in the United States OF $751;
3s6, practically all. or 539.74S, were
in Southern mills. The tables have
Indeed turned, and the South no long
er grows cotton to ship elsewhere for
manufacture. but each year the ten
dency to manufacture raw materials
at home gains.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
CITlZENS'WILL URGE
RIVER ROAD REPAIRS

Considerable interest is being ta-
ken throughout York county In the
visit to Rock Hill Friday night of
the State Highway commission to
consider at a public meeting the i'm
provement Of roads in this section
which the commission will be urged
to take over as a part of the state
system OF highways. The county
officials of all the counties in the
5th congressional district are expect
ed to confer with the commission
in Rock Hill Friday evening.
The State board soon will take
over the concrete and macadam road
between Winthrop college and the
river bridge and will thereafter as
sumo the responsibility Of maintain
Ing the road. An asphalt surface
will be put over the portion OF the
road on which there now Is macad-
am. The county commissioners will
be asked at the meeting in Rock
Hill tomorrow night to put the road
between Rock Hill and York in such
condition that the State highway
commission will feel justified in also
taking II over for State maintenance.
The statement was made yesterday
that a delegation OF Fort Mill citi-
zens will attend the conference Of
the State highway commission in
Rock Hill tomorrow evening to try
to influence the commission to take
over the stretch of n mile and half
of road between Fort Mil and the
river which connects with the ce-
ntent-macadam road between Win
throp college and the river that the
commission already has agreed to
maintain. 1t was pointed out by one
OF the Fort Mill citizens interested
In the proposition that unless the
road between Winthrop college and
the river was to he used mainly as
a pleasure driveway there was quite
as much reason why Rock Hill
should cooperate with Fort Mill in
seeking to have the road improved
on the Fort Mill side OF the river az
there was why that city should have
wanted the other end of the road
taken over by the highway commits
sion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
Use Ssc.kcrs as Fertilizer.

Suckers are the reason for the
wonderful potato crop around Dry
den. Ontario. this year. suckers by
the million infest Lake Wabigoon,
near Dryden. a farming center.
These fish. weighing two and three
pounds. and not good to- chit, go up
the creeks to spawh. Every little
stream entptying into the lake
swarms with them in May. The
farmers don't waste time catching
them with a hook and line or even
with seine. They use pitchfork or
shovel. It's no trick at all to wade
out into the shadows and shovel out
couple Of wagon loads of suckers
In an hour.
Farmers. at potato planting time,
bury sucker In each hill of potatoes.
The fish are rich in phosphate, the
basic element of all good fertilizers
Potato crops are phenomenal. One
man In the district raised LOLA
bushels to the acre last year. A
number Of others did almost as we'll.
In most parts Of the world 500 BUSH
els to the acre Is considered a bum
per crop. These worthless suckers
are making the formers In the Lake
Wabigoon district rich.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
DIR. NJ. G. Heath Dead.

Word was received in Fort Mil q
few days ago Of the death in Rich
mond. KY. Tuesday Of last week OF
DIR. M. c. Heath. former well known
citizen Of the upper section Of Ian.
caster county. DR.. Heath was broth
ei OF the late B. ID. Heath and o. p
Heath and was a grand-uncle Of ].
n. and w. 8. Belk Of Fort Mil. DR..
Heath was an aide on Colonel Nc
Masters staff in the War Between
the States. having run away to enlist
at the age Of ~. He was graduate
OF the University OF South Carolina
and practiced at Bellevue hospital.
New York city. prior to taking up
his practice In Richmond. He leaves
two children. DR.. Heath was rs
years OF age and the last Of family
Of 15 children.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
Lives with Broken Neck

Physicians have discovered, in Lee
Henslee. IT years old. Of Pine Bluff.
Ark. ..one OF the most remarka BILE
cases in surgical history The boys
neck was broken in a fall from a
house. In July. 1919. and 1t was not
until few days ago that an X-ray
examination disclosed the fact. He
apparently recovered from the fall in
n few days and since then had been as
physically active as other boys, run
ming. swimming and indulging in
other sports, including breaking
horses to ride.
Recently he complained OF pains In
his back. Finding no cause, .pfiysi-
clans decided to take an x-ray photo
graph. The negative revealed that
the third. fourth and fifth veftebrae
had ben fractured and dislocated. an
injury which physicians said usually
causes death at once. Surgeons warn
ed the boy that fall or sud6en jar
might result fatally They are con-
templatig cutting q piece Of bone
from his shin bone and grating It up
on the third and Nth vertebrae II the
fractured bones do not knit together
properly under treatment beinb given
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
81. Louis Negro to Conercssp

st. Louis Is faced with the posi-
niiity OF nominating a negro for con-
gress from its 18th district and the
nomination. many believe, means
election. There are two negro can
oidates and two white men. Con-
gressman L. c. Dyer. present incum-
bent, who is seeking denomination,
IL In japan with a congressional COM
mittee. investigating Japanese trade
conditions Dyer Is opposed by Dr.
W. B. Clarke. a white man.. and Geo.
l.. Vaughan. negro lawyer, and w.
a. Vanahie. negro educator. Waugh
an has been making a particularly
active campaign and reports are that
he has mustered strong support II
fs estimated that 80 per cent of the
voters Of the 18th district are negroes
Dyer never had had any trouble with
the negro vote unit a year ago. when
he sought election to the State COM
mittee. Negroes demanded that the
place be given to one Of their race.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05

ScatSS Tavern IN 1S1S.
Following are the candidates who
hied their pledges and paid their as
sessments to the county chairman be-
fore the lists closed Monday Mt noon /:
state senate. John r. Hart; super
visor. Thos. w. Boyd. r. F. Lee.
Hugh q. Brown. Glenn F. Gordon :
house OF representatives. w. r. Brad =
ford. r. w. Pursley. r.. M. Mitchell.
Erwin Carothers: clerk of the court,
w. X. Latimer. F. f. Clinton, r. E.
McMackin; coroner. Paul G. McCor-
kle: sheriff. Fred f. Quinn, J. Cal
steele: county commissioners, Ladd
J. Lumpkln. John c. Kirkpatrick;
magistrate. Bethel township. John
M. Ford. ]. d. Boyd magistrate.
Fort Mil township. e. g. Parks. J. r.
Halle: magistrate. York township J..
c. Conner. Fred c. Black: magistrate.
Builock's Creek township. J. l.. Dun
can; magistrate. Broad River town.
ship. r. L. A. Smith: magistrate, Ca
tawba township. ]. F. winsate: mag
istrate. Bethesda township, F.. A.
crawford; magistrate. Ebsnezer
township. T. 3. Glenn; magistrate.
Kings Mountain township. A. ].
Quinn.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
MAKING BIG MONEY!
Fort Mil Man Said TO He Selling
Much LiuuOr

MuCn Liquor.
Go away from home to learn the
news OF your home community. A
day or two ago a Fort Mill man was
in York and while there was fregaled
with the following bit OF information
by a citizen Of that town:
What has become of Mr.. So-and-
So of Fort Mill?" asked the York
man. rs he still doing business at
the same old stand? Fort Mill is a
fine community and I should like to
live over there. but / sometimes xon-
der II a considerable number Of your
law-abiding people do not sleep the
entire "a hours Of the day. The Mr.
So-and-So to whom I refer has been
reported as doing n land office husi-
ness selling liquor recently and 7 am
told has deposited several thousand
dollars In the bank. There isn't
anything surprising about the report
that this man is selling liquor. though.
for he Is an old hand at the business;
but there Is occasion for surprise in
the fact that so many Fort Mill citi-
zens think he is a high-toned man.
VIII the officers get him? I should
not be surprised IL they do. Just
wait and see." concluded the York
man.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
APPROVES BRIDGE WORK.
Repairs to Bales Structure Plcas<
Pleasant Valley Citizen.

Repairs to Bales Structure Please
Pleasant Valley Citizen.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
Permit me a little space in The
Times to add my approval to the
article written by wv. r. B." In last
weeks Issue of your paper.
Z We. the people of the Pleasant
Valley section rejoice with those that
rejoice in that Bales bridge has
been repaired and Is now In good
condition. In our rejoicing let's not
forget to commend Osmond Barber
for the valuable service he has rem
dered the public in the erection OF q
handrailing to the approach OF the
bridge on the York county side. We
feel that We are under many obli-
cations to Mr.. Barber and W. b.
Hoke. Possibly there were deaths
there that could have been avoided
and suffering eliminated had these
improvements been made years ago.
The world is crying today for
thoughtful and active men. II is
time for Lancaster county to look
around. w. c. M.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
SCOUTS ON ENCAMPNdENT.
Members of Fort Mill Troop Spend
ing Ten Days at battle-ground.

.shNbhs'~sS y" HXh>nu-
ing Ten Days at battle-ground.
Eighteen members of the local
troop Of Boy Scouts under the lead
ership of the scoutmaster. b. II.
Stribiing. left Fort Mill at noon
Tuesday for ten-day encampment
at Kings Mountain battle-ground. in
the northwestern section of the coun-
ty. Kong's Mountain battle-ground
Is about 35 miles from Fort Mill
through the country and as the
trip was too long for the scouts to
make In one day they planned to
spend Tuesday night at Tirzah and
be there for the big cotton associ-
alton picnic Wednesday. resun,ing
In the afternoon yesterday the hike
to the battle-ground. The scouts
camping paraphernalia included ev-
erything necessary to make their stay
afeld pleasant and comfortable. The
following scouts compose the party
on the camping trip: b. w. Brad
ford. Jr., John Mckee Spratt. Ell
Holt Harris. Thomas Harris. Joe
Broadnax. Dan Broadnax, ]. B. Mills.
Mike Link. Henry Link. Clyde Nc
1ntyre. Evans Wolfe. James Fergu-
son. b. c. Ferguson. Jr.. Eugene
McKibben, Earle Steele. Lee Caroth-
ers.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items OF General Interest Clipped
From the Yorkville Enquirer

Items OF General Interest Clipped
From the Yorkville Enquirer
Mrs. Emma Epps. 35. of Fort Mill
township. who was committed to Jail
recently on a charge Of attempting
to poison her husband by putting
paris green In his coffee. will be COM
mitted to the State Hospital for the
Insane, 1t was learend yesterday.
Omcials said there was no doubt Of
the fact that the woman's mind is
weak.
]. Meek McGill. prominent business
man Of Hickory Grove said yesterday
that Broad River township had raised
its quota of the funds necessary to
secure the services Of q federal cot
ton grader for York county. Broad
River township was assessed $3.50.
That there Is need in Fort Mill for
the constant services Of federal
officer to look after violations Of the
Mann white slave act was the state
ment made by a prominent Fort Mill
citizen to the reporter yesterday. The
Fort Mill man went on to say that
the white slave act was constantly
violated I'm Fort Mill. many white
girls being carried across the State
line to and from Fort Mill and Char
lotte for immoral purposes
A large section OF country in the
Neely's Creek section of Catawba
township was swept by n terrific hail
storm last Sunday evening at about 6
o'clock. inf1icting damage on the
growing crops to the extent of many
thousands of dollars. The crops of
the following. including between 800
and 500 acres OF cotton and corn
were virtually wiped out: Will White.
5. w. Draffin. ]. A. Shillinglaw, J.
r. Stewart. -. =. Rockholt. l..
Boyd, Mrs. Mary Roddey plantation.
Mrs. w. M. Martin. -. -. Fowler,
w. Hall Spencer. w. ]. Roddey. Mrs.
It. M. Anderson. The crops of the
Following. though not suffering SO Sc
riously as those first named. were
considerably damaged: l. +. Walker,
II. w. Boyd. ]. III. Williams. j. M.
Simpson. J. w. Simpson. Robert f.
Gettys. j. G. Walker. ID. T. Gettys G.
A. Gettys. w. e. Walker. H. d. Ken
nedy, Joe Ratterree. Bud Ferguson.
Will Ratteree. T. f. Patten.
There are s.S77 names on the
Democratic club rolls of York county
this year. compared with 4.086 names
on the club rolls in 1918 and 4.7O6
In 1916. according to the revised
rolls which were passed upon by the
Democratic executive committee dur
ing long session in the court house
Monday morning. The enrolment
for 1890 Is 209 names short OF the
enrolment Of 1918 and S29 names
short OF the enrolment of 1916. The
enrolment by~ precincts. according
to the returns OF the executive COM
1918 is as follows::
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05
WORKING FOR WAREHOUSE
Commissioner Rivers Tells Of Effort
to Develop SYSTEM

commissioner Rivers Tells Of Effort
to Develop System.
Writing to the editor OF The
Times In reply to recent letter
commencing his efforts to develop
the state warehouse system. Cliff
to Rivers. warehouse missioner, r,
snys:
II appreciate your kind words and
assure you that I am turning over
the cards with the face up to de.
veiop the State warehouse system
1t Is capable Of great good to all the
people OF the State and from the
signs l see and the enthusiasm
which the folks are showing you
will see more cotton stored this year
than ever has been since its insti.
tuition. We are working night and
day on its p5oblems and am glad
to be able tOssay to you that we are
solving them and putting the system
on sound principles and scientific
operation" -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05

Monday was the 18th anniversary
or the unveiling OF the Catawba
Indian monument in Confederate
park, Fort Mil.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-05

number OF Fort Mil people were
among the hundreds who yesterday
attended the big cotton association
picnic at Tirzah.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-19
AMERIZANICATION WORK.
Commencement at Stanton School Shows
the Success il is Meeting With.

Stanton, May 10 Commencement
exercises were held Mt Stanton Americaniza-
tion School, Saturday evening The come
mtteo on arrangements consisted 81
County School Superintendent Wilbur VI
jump. Marguerite r. burnett, supervisor
immigrant education, and Helen Hart.
director Of the Delaware Americanization
Committee.
The members u the Stanton American
ization Class are Jennie DiBono. Antonio
Caserini. Maria DamianO, Romeo DaIni-
ano, Antonio lombard, Michael Il0m-
bardi Lorenzo L0renzoni, I,oretto Piazzi
Talisi VannicoIa and Theresa Vannicola.
The Honor Pupils, those having been
present Mt each Of the 81 lessons given. are
Antonio Lombard, Michael lombard,
Iorenzoni and Luisi Vannicola.
The following program was given
Professional the graduates bearing The
flag Of their mother countries and America;
salute q pledge allegiance 70 the flag,
and 10 the Republic for which II stands
One nation, indvisible, with Liberty and
Justice for all." address Of welcome,
Chas p. Dickey voices Of the new America
Lorenzo T,Orcnzoui, Antonio LOmbardl,
TaIisi Vannicola. presentation nt diplomas
by Miss Marguerite II Burnett, songs
"Our Delaware and 'Star-Spangled
Banner
After tho exercises there WAS q party ior
the graduates. Ut which time they much
enjoyed playing "Trip 10 Jerusalem and
"Jolly Old Miller" with Miss Annabe
Groves furnishing music
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-19
SHE ADMITS KILLING
HUSBAND, BUT IS FREED
Woman Proves Self-Defence and
Jury Acquits Her of the
Crime.

Westminster. Md, May 1o.-After de-
lberating for one hour yesterday afternoon
n Jury in the Circuit Court of Carroll
county acquitted Mrs Dominica fabrlzzl,
who had admitted killing her husband,
Dominirk Fahrizzi, at Union Bridge on
January 9. The State had asked for YER
diet Of murder in the first degree.
While the jury was celebrating over
its verdict the trial of Ernest PotcnzianI,
n boarder at the Fabrizzi home when the
crime was committed and who was ne
used of assisting Mrs. Fabrizzi IN the
murder. was started When the jury de
clared Mrs Fabrizzi not guilty State
Attorney Theodore +. Brown stopped the
trial of Potenzlani. In view OF the verdict
in the case of the woman he entered plea
of not guilty also for the man. Mrs
Fabrizzi in n signed confession before her
trial started and on the witness stand this
morning exonerated Potenzlanl.
4 dramatic scene was injected INTO
the trial this morning, when Mrs. fab-
rizzi, with an interpreter n the place oi
her dead husband re-enacted the shoot
ing and the placing OF the body ON the
railroad tracks. using the same shotgun
which she admitted was used in killing
her husband Her plea was self-defense.
While giving her testimony she stepped
down from the witness stand went over
to the table in front Of the state At
tornev and from under il took the shot
MN She motioned to the Interpreter,
Orlando Angellucci, farmer OF t5nIan
Bridge, and had him stand N front ot
bnr She rehearged the threats she said
her husband had made and then told
Anpelucci to turn his back.
The woman clearly proved selt-defcnee
AS the motive for the killing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-19
NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Laurel Man Undergoes Serious
Operation for Results of Fall
Several Years Ago.
MAY BE SITE FOR SCHOOL
L,stice of Peace Held to Have No
Jurisdiction in Cases Under
School Code.
ror, Fyerv Evenings Correspondent is

From Every Evenings Correspondents.
Dover. Nav ia case before Justice
of the Peace T.. +. Wood, involving an
INTERPRETATION of the new School Code,
which was to have been heard yesterday
afternoon. had to be taken TO the Court
Of General Sessions, as justice OF the
peace has no jurisdiction to hear such
cases. although alleging a mlsdemeanor.
The action was against WI liam Rash
of West Dover hundred, on charge OF
permitting his two boys, aged II and /, II
wears. to remain away from school Inc
suit was brought by County School Super
intendent, H. V Holloway.
At the hearing Rash was presented by
John B. Hutton, who raised the question
of the right of justice of the peace TO
hear such a case for two reasons; FIRST,
the Constitutional reason that justice
of the peace can only hear cases pre-
scribed by law where two-thirds vote
If all the members of the Legislature has
concurred therein; second, that the code
nowhere provided for the hearing OF
such cases by justice OF the peace
Deputy-Attorney General Satterileid also
held that under the laws a magistrate
could not hear the case.
Rash was then held IN S100 bail for the
Court of General Sessions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-19
COLLEGE RELICS.

Newark, May 19.-Miss Bertha f.
Whitaker of Southold, Long Island has
sent to DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell. president
of Delaware College, articles concerning
the college found among the papers of her
father, Rev. DR.. Epher Whitaker, before
his death, recently who was the Oldest
living alunus of the college.
Among the articles received are com
mencement programs of 1855 and 1857,
printed on highly calendered cards about
FIVE inches long and about three-and-a-
half inches wide; large folding program
of the commencement exercises for the
wear lS49: program of the Junior exhibi-
ton held on July IA, 1916, and of the
Delta Phi Literary Societys anniversary
exercises held on July 4. 1856. Commence
ment in 1856 lasted from July 3 to July 4,
In 1857 from June g to July l, but com
mencement day of 1849 was as late as
july 1S.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-19
MEDALS FOR VETERANS.
Members of Jr. o. L. A. NJ. Honored al
Meeting Last Night.

Eureka Council No. /. Jr. 0. I. A. NJ,
LAST night observed veterans night,
when ali members Of the order who have
been active in the fraternal sphere were
presented with medals Of honor. Those
who were decorated were: J. II. Green,
Joseph H. Bartlett, Herman Glanding, J.
f. bunker, Charles kesler, J. W. Robert
son, d. r. Perry and Charles Edwards.
State Councillor A. II. Caulk, who
was present, congratulated the men for
their long period OF service while affiliated
with the organization. The other speakers
were ". J. Downey and Rev. Zach ".
Wells. Music was furnished by the Eureka
Lodge orchestra. A large number OF lodge
men were present.
Final plans for the annual excursion
to be held at Augustine Beach June 9,
were discussed by the committee in charge
of the affair. The steamer Thomas Clyde
has been chartered for the day. The commit
tee is Harry Corrigan, chairman; Irwin
+. Spirer, Frank Siegrist, John Comfy, Jr.,
and Z. T. Rodgers.