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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-09-01

sleet may come, but it armors
them in silver; the snow may
, come, but its winding sheet does
not enshroud the dead; the Winds
may toss their leafless limbs hack
and forth, but there are voices in
the winds and we hear our names
called in the night-called by
voices We will not otherwise
hear.
The merciless trend of our
struggle for existence has played
havoc with the trees. Forests
have disappeared; annual fires
sweep over the barrens and de-
ny to nature her right to renew
her favorites; the old-time shade
ttrces near the home have been
rnthlessly cut down, to add an
acre of fresh land to the cotton
patch; the natural enemies Of the
trees have not been cOmbatted !;
the deadly caterpillar hangs cut
hls sign and nobody pays any at
tentlOn or will take the trouble to
destroy the pest; the pinkhead
cuts off limb after limb and no
one will burn the brush, much
less pursue the foe to the tree.
We lose the trees, and then we
stupidity wonder what has be-
come of the birds.
Many of the kinds that were
common when | was boy are
no longer to be seen: they lived
OH the eggs of the enemies of the
trees; or upon the borers which
sought to kill the trees; and in
asmuch as we ourselves have al
lowed the grand old trees to per-
ish the birds have become extinct.
When Byron penned those ex-
qulslte lines to his sister he could
think of no Simile more tender
than the fountain that Sprang in
the desert; the wild waste that
still treasured its tree; and the
bird that sang by the fountain,
amid the leaves OF this tree.
When Aristotle and Plato
taught the sublimest lessons uf
antiquity, they walked with their
students under the trees.
w hen Julus Caesar wished to
win forever the love of the Ro-
man people he gave them his gar
. dcns and his groves OH the Tiber.
When the Babylonian king
wished to deeply please his bride,
mountain girl, he built for her
the hanging Gardens--onc of the
seven wonders of the world in
which every tree and flower
grew; and the wise men tell us
mat at least one of those trees
still tlOurishcs, when the king is
forgotten dust, when his queen is
forgotten dust, when his empire
IS vague memory, and when his
once fertile fields have become
sandy wastes or marshes laden
with the fever which struck down
Alexander the Great.
When the traveller in the deS-
crt becomes dizzy from thirst and
fatigue, the mirage mocks him
from the far horizon. He sees
running waters; he sees the spray
CT fountains; he sees green trees;
If he perisheS, his last vision will
be that which most refreshes the
physical man, and which almost
any of us can enjoy, if that sort
OF music is in the soul.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-09-01

The boil weevil is no longer a
novelty in Fort Mill township.
During the last ten days the pest
has been discovered on number
Of farms it had not hitherto
reached and it now seems practi-
cally certain that it will have in
vaded every cotton field in this
section before the end of the
summer.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-09-01
THE LIFE OF A TREE

this headline and he sent me a
copy of it with the request that
read what he said.
There are some reasons known
only to me and the trees why
will never read this speech, how
ever much l honor and under
stand the feeling of the congress
man who made it.
The tree of life and the green
fields in which it is blooming
used to be the burden of the song
of my mother in her widowed old
age. When she began to Groom
the line
In the green fields of Eden.
Where the Tree of Lite is
blooming,
There is rest, rest for me-"
| would pick up my books and
walk out of hearing, for the tones
were those of one who was living
Wltn TIE ueau.
Being less than II years of age.
and firmly bent OH fighting my
own way upward in the world, it
did not discourage when my
pocket had no money in it, but it
did depresS me to listen to this
hymn of the men and the women
who lived in the past.
Even Napoleon said that the
time comes when nothing inter
ests us, and when that time
comes we are virtually dead and
buried.
Keep the old folks busy at
something. no matter what it is
keep them believing that they are
doing useful things-if you truly
love ihem and wish them to lin
ger with you yet "a while.
AS to trees, they waved in
Paradise and Heaven cannot be
imagined without them.
One great soldier is commemo-
rated throughout the world by
cuttings OF the willow under
which he used to rest, AS he med
ltated upon the world he had
lOSt.
Another great soldier said with
his last breath, Let us pass over
,he river and rest under the shade
of the trees.
Still another great man. whose
monument towers above all 9TH
ers Oh earth, spent his last af-
ternOn of outdoor life marking
the inferior trees which were
20 be felled in order that the
grandeur of Mount Vernon might
not be marred.
Napoleon said that the most
beautiful sight to his eyes was IL
lovely girl, clad in white. walk
ing OH the green grass, under the
trees.
Byron s poetry never reached
i higher, purer mark than when he
pictured the clump of trees un-
der which he and Mary Chaw-
worth plighted the vows which IA
change in the dream of life
brought to nothing.
There iS-Or was. not MANY
years agO--a rose tree at Cologne
which for ten centuries had bios
Somed for every generation of
lovers. and had given it's flowers
and its fragrance to every touris;
of the Rhine.
There iS-Or was. not many
years ago-an oak in England
whose foliage screened the fugi-
tive Prince Charles Stuart when
Cromwell's squadron of Ironsides
were seeking him and his life.
There are yet living some OF
the trees that sheltered Robin
Hood and some of those which
formed the bower of Fair Rosa
mond.
The immortal sermon Of Chris
ma was preached under "a tree,
and these noble words of lofty
minded mystic are strangely like
those OF our Sermon on the
Mount.
Men become attached to trees.
having for them peculiar affec,
ton, and the youthful dreamer
dreams under the trees; and, un-
der them. the old men see visions.
There is no music like that of
the wind in the trees. the weird
lIlnA Of fLa ninaS H. ...:ll eI...
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-09-01
THURSDAY. SEPT. l, 1921.

battlefields of Erope find it nee
essary to enlist in the socalled
Spanish Legion to fight the Moors
to keep from starving. Yet that
IS what is happening in New
York city and perhaps other big
cities III the North. For going
thousands of miles to face an Ell
emy with whom the Spaniards
recently have shown their inabil-
lty to cope, these Americans are
TO be paid the munificent sum of
800 as bonus money and 80
cents per day for their service in
the Spanish army. Could any
thing more convincingly illustrate
the unworthy attitude of the
United States government toward
the World war veterans than the
condition of these menG Denied
the small annuity the American
Legion has asked Congress to ex-
'cnd the cN-Scrvice men general
~, these soldiers. homeless and
Jobless, with nothing to eat and
perhaps no one upon whom to
call for assistance in their distress.
are forced by hunger to offer
1Eelr lives under foreign fla.
thousands of miles from home.
VI course many Of them will take
their last look at their native
land when the ship on which they
sail puts out to sea. But what
difference does that make so long
aa there is money in the United
States treasury to pay the rail
roads millions they have not
earned and war contractors other
millions they are not entitled to?
For the time being nothing can
be done to right the wrong the
Republican president and the
Republican Congress are doing
the World war veterans, but ii
months hence there will be a ma
uonwide election in this country
and If after March 4, 1923, the
Democratic party-the only party
III America with enough appreci-
alton OF its obligation to the peo
pie to conduct the affairs of the
government honestly-does not
again come into its own in the
national house of representatives
1t will be because the country is
Wiling TO be robbed that the
pro1lteers anu treasury lOOtcrs
may continue to rake i'll the mil
lions, while the people, including
the former soldiers. convict them
selves at the ballot box of deserv-
ing nothing better.
Now that several European
governments have accepted Pres
ident Harding's S invitation to hold
a disarmament party in Wash
mgton. beginning November IL,
entertainment of the distinguish
Ell visitors is giving the state de-
partment considerable anxiety.
The foreign delegations probably
Will include scores of experts and
clerical assistants who must be
properly housed and fed. Prece-
dent indicates that Uncle Sam. as
the host, will be called upon to
pay the entire bill. which prom
iseS to exceed the amount HELEN
maria Dawes of the budget COM
mission proposes to take from
government employees. This ex.
traordinary expenditure comes a
all mopportune time for the ad
minstration, which is working SO
earnestly in the columns of the
daily papers to reduce the high
cost Of government. Then. again,
there is no telling how long the
guests will remain in Washing
ton. They may like Washington
lodgings and food SO well that
the bill will run into the millions.
The item of printing alone is es-
timated at around q quarter of
million.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-09-01

ana these noble words of lofty
minded mystic are strangely like
those OF our Sermon on the
Mount.
Men become attached to trees.
having for them a peculiar affec-
ton, and the youthful dreamer
dreams under the trees; and, un-
der them. the old men see visions.
There is no music like that of
the wind in the trees. the weird
dirge of the pines. the wild flut-
ter OF the naples, the whisperings
of the white birches and the
hoarse roar of the oaks.
Nothing more beautiful can be
seen than the red beech bursting
into its Easter-dress; nothing
more regal than the hickory s
blaze OF yellow-gold in the au-
tnmn sun; nothing more gorge
Gus than the Tyrian purple that
the Spanish oak wears-wears
proudly when other trees are
rcefing their sails for winter and
their sere leaves have come sigh
ing to the ground.
Spring and summer and au-
tnmn have power to glorify the
trees and winter is powerless to
strip them of their beauty. The
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Bar For
Aliens
Favored
rouse Passes Imml-
grafton Restriction
, Bill: Amendments
, Are Rejected

Washington, April %. - The
,.mieration restriction bill was
rrssed today by the house. BY an
overwhelming vote the house re-
iected an amendment under which
Dolitical refugees from foreign
countries would have been permit
ted TO enter the United States.
Another amendment permitting
DOnal ]. OCallaghan, lord mayor
Of Cork, to remain here, was
thrown out on point oi order.
Representative Mondell of Wy
Oming, republican leader, pleading
for defeat OF the political refugee
amendment, declared its adoption
would open the gates mot only to
william, the damned, but the en-
perOr of Austria and all the hordes
from Russia and elsewhere.
The measure went through
without a roll cali and goes to the
senate where early action will be
urged
Under the bill immigrants from
Europe will belimited for fourteen
months after next May 10 to 8
per cent of the number of nation
alities in this country at the time
Of the 1910 census.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Etheridge Is Given
Pardon For Past
Actions In East

Portland, Ora April 22-John L.
Eetheridge, former head Of the
bond house of Morris Brothers,
Inc, was granted pardon by the
New Jersey court Of pardons last
week for offenses committed by
him in 1905 and 1907 in New Jer-
sey, according to announcement
here today by his attorney, w. p.
Laroache. Etheridge served terms
in the New Jersey prison in con-
nection with each case.
Laroache explained that the
pardon was not essential to Ethe-
ridges enjoyment of the rights of
an elector, as the offenses, which
consisted of issuing checks for $45
and SIS without sufficient funds
in bank, did not involve turpitude
under the New Jersey constitution,
but the pardon was granted so
could not be made to
suffer further embarrassment from
these offenses committed when he
was in his early twenties."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
JeweIry Store
Robbed; Loot
Is 100000

Chicago, April 22.-Leo Rein
gold, brother of J. J. Reingold,
the iewelry shop proprietor who
was robbed today of diamonds
said to be worth over $20O,O00,
was arrested by Chief of Detect
ives Hughes, after questioning.
Young Reingold was a clerk in
his brothers. shop but was absent
at the time of the robbery. Rein
gold was said to have stated that
all Of the diamonds were covered
by insurance.
Chicago, April 22.-Two armed
bandits today entered the ]. ].
ReingOld jewelry concern on the
fifteenth floor of downtown
building and after forcing the
owner and a salesman into a pri-
Tate office, escaped with cash and
Pewels valued by the owner at
E;2OO,OOO.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
officials Fear Haywood InuMay Day PIoi
Who Robbed
Clothes Line.
Cops Query

Whether man, woman or
child was responsible for the
three clothes line robberies re-
ported to the police last night, Of
ficers cannot say. There is no
clew. The type of clothing taken
gives no indication of the thief's
sex.
Here are some of the articles
reported stolen from the clothes
lines of A. l.. Keeney, 554 North
Liberty Mrs. Frank Bishop, 497
North High street, and from
neighbor of Mr.. Keeney's:
Five aprons, one petticoat, two
waists, one nightgown, one pair
bloomers, two suits of
underclothes-one gents, one wo-
mans; four bath towels, one
shirt.
Police are in search of the prop
erty.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Lindsey Asks
FineOrderBe
Suspended

Denver, Colo, April 22.-In a
formal application filed in the
district court today, Judge Ben b.
Lindsey, of Denver'3 juvenile
court, asks that the $500 fine i'm
posed upon him for contempt of
court November Is, 1915, either
be remitted or suspended. A copy
was sent to the district attorney,
Phillip S. Van Cise, who said a
date for arguing the motion would
be set within few days.
Permission to file the applica-
tion was granted last Saturday
when Judge Lindsey appeared
with attorneys and made an oral
plea for clemency.
Judge Lindsey was convicted for
contempt following his refusal 10
reveal a conversation with a small
boy, ward of his court, whose
mother was on trial for murder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Bingham
Dog Law
Circuit Judge Dis
misses Suit Brought
by Colonel Hofer To
Test Statute

On the issuance of an order
signed by Judge Bingham sustain
ing the demurrer and dismissing
the complaint in the case of Col.
E. Hofer against county officials
to test the validity of the state
law enacted by the legislature,
1919, for the licensing of dogs to
create dog fund, Allan Bynon,
attorney for the plaintiff, an
nounced this morning that the
case would be carried to the su-
preme court.
The plaintiff objects to the en-
forcement of the law on the
grounds that it is unconstitution-
al for the reason that it is dis
criminatory because It provides
a fund to recompense sheep own
ers for any loss they may expert
ence through dogs, and that 1t is
a double taxation because, under
the statutes of the state, dogs are
recognized as personal property
and as such are assessed. Also
that the state is interfering with
the rights of a municipality to
regulate it's own business.
When discussing the case IN
Judge Bingham is report
ed to have announced that it was
against the policy of the circuit
court to declare a law unconsti-
tutional unless it was so on the
face of 1t.
In the law no one but sheep
owners can gain any recompense
from the fund created by the IL
,ensing no matter how large the
1amage is.
The county clerks in other
throughout the state, in
nany instances, are not requiring
he payment of the license.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Suit of Editors
Maybe Placed
On Trial Docket

Motion was filed in the circuit
court this morning to reinstate the
case of Harry Grey against r. j.
Hendricks and Carle Abrams, pub
fishers of the Oregon Statesman
and Pacific Homestead upon the
trial docket again.
The suit was brought in May
1918, when the plaintiff filed a
complaint against the defendants
operating under the corporation
name of the Salem Land company,
charging that they had not lived
up to the conditions Of bond
signed by both defendants in
which they agreed to take care of
a certain orchard tract near Wood
burn purchased by Greg from them
until mortgages of S12,500 and
$4,000 were returned.
Thel and was a plat Of five acres
near the Woodburn Orchard com
pany's tract, and was the purchase
involved 10000. Grey claims that
Hendricks and Abrams allowed the
orchard to deteTiorate by permit
ting weeds to grow on the plot and
that they removed trees so that the
property was damaged to the ex-
tent Of $500.
The case was dismissed from
trial on the demurrer Of the de-
PENDANTS in aJnuary, 1921.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Otjens Request
Court Dismiss
Divorce Suit

Through a stipulation signed
by their respective attorneys,
Grace l. often and Beurnhard f.
often have asked the circuit court
to grant an order os5missing the
divorce case brought by Mrs.
often shortly after her husband
attempted to commit suicide when
she removed from his home with
the declaration of seeking di-
yorce.
Mrs. often based her suit on
the grounds Of cruelty and inhu-
man treatment, and stated that
her husbands attempt to commit
suicide when he shot himself twice
was done for the purpose Of ha-
RAISING and humiliating her.
often was given a ten dollar
fine and five days in Jail by the
Justice of the peace for carrying
concealed weapons when his case
appeared for trial.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Ship Sinks,
Riot Staged;
1OOODrown

Peking, March 49, (Cor-
respondence of the Associated
Press Sinking of the steamer
Hong Koh, bound from Singapore
to Annoy with approximately
1,1OO Annoy and Swatow Chinese
and 10000 bags of rice aboard,
lust outside Swatow preciptated
a panic in which the passengers
fought each other with knives,
axes and hatchets for places In
the boats, according to consular
advices from Swatow. About
thousand passengers and most or
the native crew were drowned or
killed in the rioting.
The Hong Koh was drawing %
feet OF water when she ap-
preached Swatow. A pilot went
aboard but refused to bring her
into port because of insufficient
water over the bar at the harbor
entrance. The Swatow Chinese
were told that they must go on -
Annoy and return. They threat
ened a riot but the captain and
officers cleared for action wfeA
firearms and a hot water hose
and the trouble was averted for
the time being.
When the vessel struck 'he
rocks, a panic followed and many
were killed-with knives, axes and
hatchets and there was much
looting. The boats and RATS that
could be launched were swamped
from overcrowding or wrecked
against the steamers side by the
heavy swell. The captain. Harry
Holmes, was drowned, but the
other officers, who were foreign
ers, escaped. The steamer flew
the British flag.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
ariff Bill
Is Attacked
ByImporters

Washington, April z2.-Repre-
sentatives of importers attacked
the emergency tariff bill today be-
fore the senate finance committee,
asserting that currency reyalua-
tion provisions of the measure
would serve TO put more govern
ment in business than ever before
and in direct opposition to the ad-
vice of the president"
Spokesman for the National
Council of American Importers
told the committee that enactment
Of this provision would turn the
American market over to Japan
and set a virtual embargo on ship
ments from the central European
states. szS
Discussing food imports, some Of
the witnesses said increased duties
would simply mean ths- the Amer
lean people would pay a higher
price for commodities
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22

document was never executed.
Count Leon married quite late in
life, and was the father Of a
daughter, Madame Mesnard Leoa,
and three sons, Charles, CASTOR
and Fernand. Fernand died Of ex-
haustiOn following hardships he
endured during the great war,
having Joined the colors as an Of
ficer. CASTOR lives In the Vosgos
region and Charles died some years
ago. Madame Mesnard Leon is a
school teacher.
When interviewed regarding
her relationship to Napoleon, she
said:
L would like a little place at
the memorial mass, but who viii
think OF mel"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Pardons Asked
For Convicted
Haywood Aides

Washington, April 22.-Appli-
cation for full pardons for four
I. w. w. convicted in Chicago,
with William D. Haywood were
made today to the department of
Justice by their counsel, Harry
Weinberger of New York, who
declared there was not scintil-
la of evidence" against them.
The men are Charles Ashleigh
of New York, Jack Law Of Pitts
burgh, Vincent st. John of Chi
cago, and Giovanni Baldazzi OF
New York who are ordered to be-
gin their sentence at Leaven-
worth Monday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Granddaughter of
Napoleon MayAid
In AnniUerSaTv

Paris, April 22.-When on May
5th, France observes the centen-
airy Of the death Of Napoleon Bon
aparte. with a memorial mass at
Notre Dame cathedral, IL is prob
able that in the great throng will
be a granddaughter OF the emper-
or says the Petit Parisien. That
newspaper discovered the descend
ant, Madame Mesnard Leon, who
is a daughter Of the natural son
OF Napoleon and Of Eieanore De
La Plaigne, maid Of honor to Caro-
line Murat.
This son was born in 1906 and
received from his father the title
of Count Leon" While impris-
oned on the island Of St. Helena,
made a will in which he
made provision for the son but the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22

Scranton, Pa, April e2.-Three
New Workers who came Lere at the
behest Of the department Of JUS
tice failed today to identify Tito
Ligi. under arrest here, as the
driver of the death wagon" that
figured in the Wall street eXplo-
sion last September.
The trio, who declared they had
seen the driver, had expressed be-
lief. when shown pictures Of Ligi
that he might be the man.
Scranton, Pa, April 22--Tito
Tigi Who was arrested here last
Tuesday on suspicion Of completely
in the Wall street explosion Of
last September was summoned De-