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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
Recalls Burned Building,

1T would be interesting to know
what percentage Of the people now
living in Fort Mill know that prior
to the erection Of the old brick gin
house on Academy street, about two
blocks from Main street, the site 1t
occupies was formerly the site of a
large frame building which was used
as uour mill and which was burned
about 35 years ago." yesterday said
Fort Mill citizen. THE flour mill
was the property of the late Capt. s..
E. White and was built when the
old White mill on Steel creek, two
miles from town, was abandoned
many years ago. remember dis
tinctly that the flour mill caught
fire one day about noon and was in
few minutes reduced to ashes. At
the time I was a pupil at the Fort
Mill academy and Prof. Banks allow
ed us to leave the building to watch
the blaze"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21

A meeting of the York county Leg
islatiye delegation, composed of Sem
atoI John r.. Hart and Representa-
tiyes w. r. Bradford, Erwin Caroth-
ers. J. e. Beamguard and ]. l.. Spratt,
fs being held to day at the Chamber Of
Commerce rooms in Rock Hill to
give citizens Of the county an oppor-
tunity to express to the delegation
their wishes respecting matters they
want brough up for consideration at
the session of the General Assembly
to begin on January 8. Heretofore
the delegation meetings held in Rock
Hill have been attended by few citi-
zens, but this year there is said to
be considerable interest in the Rock
Hill community and other communi-
ties In the eastern section of the
county over several matters Of public
concern and as consequence the
meeting today was expected to be at
tended by large number of people
The annual meeting of the delegation
at the court house in York will be set
for Wednesday, January 8, it is un-
derstood.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
8. NJ. Massey Worshipful Master.

At the November Communication Of
Catawba lodge, No. 56, A. f. NJ, l.
M. Massey was elected worshipful
master for the Masonic year begin
ming on December 27, to succeed Dr.
j. b. Elliott, who had been worship
fui master Of the lodge for the last
two years. Mr.. Massey is one of the
younger members of the lodge and
has shown much interest in it's work
since he became a member several
years ago, having gone up to the
chair through the successive sta
tions. Other officers elected at the
November communication were: F.
M. Mack, senior warden; w. Fl. Minis,
junior warden; A. l.. Parks, treas
urer; G. s. Link, secretary. The ap-
pointive officers announced at the No
yember communication were: A. c..
Lytle, senior deacon; S. A. Lee, jun
ior deacon; ]. b. McCandless and r.
o. McKibben. stewards: ]. L. Lilies,
tiler. All the new officers were In
stalled at the November communica-
tion of the lodge.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
Recalls Battle OF DraIns,Ille.

A. IL. Merritt, Confederate veteran
of Fort Mill, this morning recalled
that yesterday yas the 61st anniver-
sary of the battle of Drainsville, Va,
in which he received a wound that
necessitated the amputation of. his
left arm, the battle having been
fought on December 20, 1861. So far
az Is known by Mr.. Merritt, he and
James p. Epps, ST.. are the only sur
viying Confederate veterans living in
this section who participated in the
battle of Drainsville. Z Both wero
members OF Company b; Sixth South
Carolina regiment, which was made
up largely Of Fort Mill men.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
ROAD BONDS SOLD.
Chicago Concern Pays Premium for
Fort Mill Township Issue


Seventy three thousand dollars
worth or the $4,000 Fort Mill town
ship highway improvement bond is
sue voted in June, 1921, was sold by
the highway commission Wednesday
to, the Hanchett Bond company or
Chicago for par, accrued interest and
premium OF 81 1915. The bonds were
sold at auction at the First National
bank in Fort Mill to the highest bid
der and were knocked down. to the
chicago concern after spirited bid
ding on the part Of ten or more con-
Germs who had representatives at the
sale. The First National bank of Fort
Mill was the only local bidder.
( 1t is stated that the delay in dis
posing OF the bonds was due TO the
iact that the highway commission,
lie members Of which are Col. T. B.
Spratt, w. B. Meacham and w. II.
crook, has been unable until recently
TO get a bond attorney to approve the
entire amount of the ISSUE.
Some sixty days ago the commits
sion let the contract to a Winnsboro
concern for $4,000 for approximately
eight miles OF top soil roads leading
from the town limits to the North
Carolina line and from the western
limits of the town to Bales bridge,
the two local banks agreeing to fl
nance the projects until the receipt
OF the proceeds OF the bond sale.
AS soon as the money is paid in for
the bonds sold Wednesday the con-
tract for the asphalt road which it
is proposed to build through the town
from the river bridge will be let by
the State highway department at CO.
iumbia and at the same time and to
the same contractor the street COM
mission of Fort Mill will let the con-
tract for the paving of Tom Hail
street.
It was stated yesterday that it has
been impossible. for the street COM
mission to do anything toward ex-
pending the $4,000 received from the
sale OF the street bonds last Septem-
ber since two-thirds of this money
will be expended under the supervis-
ion OF the State highway commission,
and the whole project was therefore
held up awaiting the sale of the
township bonds.
The township bond commission ex-
poets that the hard surface road from
the river to Fort Mill will be built
during the spring, and the balance Of
the road fund, consisting of approx
imately $4,000 from the bonds, $780,
900 federal aid and $4,000 from
York county, will be expended during
the summer in improving various
roads in the township.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
Effort to Revive Local 1. o. 0. f

The Times is informed that an ef-
fort will be made within the next few
weeks to revive Fort Mill lodge, No.
Gu, Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, Of which no meetings have been
held for several years. At one time
there were 115 members on the rolls
OF the lodge, many of whom are still
living in Fort Mill, and it is thought
that number Of these, as we'll as
other citizens OF the community, will
welcome the opportunity to become
connected with the order. Hon. Eu-
gene s. Blease of Newberry is the
present grand master of the order in
South Carolina and DR.. f. s. Killings
worth Of Columbia is grand secTe-
tary. The Independent Order of odd
Fellows is one of the, oldest fraternal
societies in the country. In South
Carolina it has grown rapidly during
the last few years and numbers in it's
ranks many Of the leading citizens of
the State.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
McLendOn's Father Dead.

Thomas A. McLendon, father Of the
Rev. B. F. McLendon, better known
as Cyclone Mack" the evangelist
who has held many meetings in THE
State and in North Carolina, died
Tuesday at his home in Bennettsyille.
Mr.. McLendon was II years old and
had suffered for the last six months
from cancer Of the stomach, to which
his death was attributed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
HERE AND THERE.

3 Next Sunday night at the Fort Mill
Presbyterian church members OF the
Sunday, school and of the Christian
'lzndeayor society win Join in pre-
senting a pageant, to which the peo-
pie OF the community generally are
invited.
Yesterday was decidedly the cold
est and otherwise the most disagree
able day Of the fall. Rain fell during
most of the day and freezing almost
as fast as 1t fell, made 1t difficult to
get about over the streets without
danger OF losing ones foothold.
The Fort Mill graded school closed
at noon today for the Christmas holi-
days and will reopen Wednesday
morning, January 3. All of the teach
e==s who live in other sections of the
State are leaving today or tomorrow
for their homes: Miss Vivian Ellis
for Silverstreet, Miss Matte Mat
thews for Rock Hill, Miss Emma An
derson for Rock Hill, Miss Dorothy
Buzhardt for Newberry and Miss
Florence Lawrence for Florence.
Dr. ]. B. Elliott Monday received a
report from the State bacteriologist,
i~1fksSsss ses:ass:s: s-.ers ere in Cnlnmbia.
stating that the dog which ran amuck
In Fort Mill Sunday afternoon, De-
Hcember 10. and bit the seven year old
son OF Furman Wells and a negro
man was suffering from rabies. The
dog was Killed short time after the
boy and man were bitten and its head
sent to the State bacteriologist foi
examination. The boy is now being
given the Pasteur treatment by DR..
Elliott.
While there has been diminution
In the number of cases of influenza
in Fort Mill this week as compared
with the number of cases last week,
the disease is yet to be found in nu-
Inerous homes In the town. In sew.
erai families there have been a num-
ber OF cases at the same time and the
towns two physicians have been
hard pressed to respond to all the
calls for their services. The effect OF
the presence OF the disease In the
copmunity has been particularly no
ticeable in the decreased attendance
ofs pupils at the graded school, which
has been more than 80 per cent dur
ing the last ten days. &
The continued rains OF the last ten
days have caused the roads of Fort
MIL township and the streets OF the
town of Fort Mill to become all but
impassable In many places for either
hcrse-drawn or motor vehicles. Tom
Hall street, one of the principal
streets Of the town. is literally mud
hole from one end to the other. and
tho country roads leading to the Gold
Hill and Pleasant Valley communsties
are IN equally - bad condition, One
reault Of the condition of these roads
WIN be that many people who would
naturally come to Fort Mill to do
their Chrjstnnas shopping win be NM
|able 70 gst here and their trade wfli
lsoltc Charlotte or elsewhere.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
why Owls Come Ont at Niebt.

The habits of the members of the
animal kingdom are governed to a
large extent by their surroundings or
those of the prey upon which they
live. Seagulls, for example, can dive
q considerable distance under water
and catch the fish which form the
principal part OF their diet, while a
chicken would starve II forced to de-
pend upon this method OF obtaining
food. So II is with owls, which gem
orally make their appearance only
after dark. Owls feed mainly upon
mice and other small creatures which
are active at night. Therefore, the
owl, which has developed soft plu.
mage that makes its flight almost
,noiseless, comes out after sunset in
search or its food. 1t is also because
of this habit that the OWLS eyes.
like the cats, are so made that the
pupil can be dilated until the bird is
able TO make use of every particle Of
light available and while owls can.
not see In absolute darkness, they are
able to utilize the faintest rays Of
light to such an extent that they can
spot and catch their prey unerringly
- ~. ~
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
Ice Mile and a Half ThIcL.

Greenland Is land of ice. Ice has
been accommodating In the interior 81
Greenland since the dawn of history.
1t is estimated that at present tbc lee
fields cover an area Of 100000 miles
and are on an average Of a mile ara
q half thick.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21
Permission has been granted BY .

Permission has been granted by <as
authorities of Fort Mil for the dis
charge OF fireworks In the tc @n o..
December Is and 26. It IL stated tt
tho police officers have been hlstFuefrl
ed to make cases against persc'
who discharge firsworks in town
fore or after these dates.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21

sln Ideas q lcisiIIsation Fast
ss; s k1nR 4Iold III Mor6eec.

<lko1nent OF Raisulf from active
h6Is| lEfy in Morocco Is only one more
Indication of the sudden impact OF
Western ideas upon ,a.ohammedan
STRONGHOLD which remained untouch-
ed by outside Influences up to ten
yenfs ago. says = bulletin or the Ma
tsonAf Geographic society.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21

! ember the good old days when
used the flour sacks to make
81 ear for the children?
woman who married old Bill
her day should have worn
~ blossoms.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-12-21

The automobile driver who crashes
into q telegraph pole always claims
ais horn.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
ENFORCEMENT RETURNS
GREATER THAN EXPENSE
Department More Than Pays Its Way
During Past Year

Advices from Washington indicate
that Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes will ask for an appropriation of
$o,I25,ooo with which to meet the ex-
penses of the enforcement OF the Eight
eenth Amendment the coming fiscal year.
This is approximately the amount
which the Prohibition unit has had dur
ing the present fiscal year and Commis
sioner Haynes says that by following
careful economy the unit will be able to
meet all its expenses and carry along
its work in an effective manner. Prohi-
bition estimates, officials OF the depart
ment declare, are being kept within the
minimum in line with the administra
tons determination to keep the expendi-
lures of the government with the expec-
tation of revenue receipts.
The Prohibition unit has been able to
make most creditable showing to the
country at large, compilation of figures
indicating that the funds collected in
fines and other penalties the past year
have much more than met the operating
expenses of the unit.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
FARM BUREAU EXPERT
SAYS BEER AND Wine
PLAN IS A FAILURE
Opinion Based on Study in Ten Euro
pean Countries

Samuel Adams, president of the Amer
lean Agricultural Editors Association,
recently returned from Europe where he
had spent many months in Investigations
made for the American Farm Bureau
Federation. Mr.. Adams declared that
when he left the United States it was
with an open mind OH the beer and wine
question. As an unbiased observer he
made a careful study of this question in
the various countries visited by him.
Upon his return to this country MIR.
Adams made the following report of his
conclusions to J. X. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton
The sale of light wines and beer was
one of the subjects that ! Investigated
for the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton on my trip this summer to ten Eu-
-rePssp- sosatries .a-s-.-.-----
IL found that in the countries such as
Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Finland,
where the sale of whisky, gin, brandy,
etc, was prohibited or the sale was sup
posed to be controlled by a permit sys-
TEN, or sale allowed only in bottles not
to be opened on the premises, that the
strong alcoholic drinks were sold lille
gally and freely at cafes, hotels, beer
gardens. and other places that were Ii
censed to sell only light wines and beer.
MY investigations show that it is i'm
possible to separate the sale of light
wines and beer from the strong alcoholic
drinks, and that in the places where light
wines and beer were permitted to be
sold were to be found many immoral
women who frequented them to secure
their victims.
''In other words, the places that could
legally only sell light wines and beer
were fagrantly violating the laws OF
their country and were securing large
part OF their revenue and profit from the
sale OF unlawful liquors"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
LITTLE BALLOT PICNIC
ALL TO THEMSELVES

On September 80 Attorney
General Brundage of Illinois
delivered an opinion TO Seore-
tary of State Emerson holding
that the beer and vino ques
iion must go on the ballot
for a statewide referendum on
November !.
The Anti-Saloon League has
issued an appeal 10 the voters
not 10 vote on this question as
submitted. This advice will
undoubtedly be followed by the
rank and file of Illinois drys.
The booze crowd therefore will
have little referendum all by
themselves. They will treat
themselves TO a make believe
beer and wine law which will
put a make-belieye stein OF beer
within easy reach OF them all.
And after II is all done, they
will be more thlrsty than when
they began. II Is truly pathetic.
After the count is in on this
fake proposal the Eighteenth
Amendment and the Volstead
law will still be intact and
applicable to the state of
Illinois. which is part OF the
Union.-National Edition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
ENDORSEMENTS In CONGRESSIONAL
AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
The AntSaoon Leagues Endorsements
Candidates Record and Attitude Prohibition
Enforcement of the Law

The Antsaoon League has Board Of Directors numbering about
hundred members who officially chosen by the bodies of
w This Board Directors meets annually At the annual meeting
the Headquarters
committee holds regular monthly meetings with the Superintendent One OF
the duties o tins COMMITTEE the endorsement OF candidates All the no
nation possible gathered through the District Supentendn
nent r na.da aaa arr;od =, ,h aoo (hnt ,h .r;a t -
organizations by mail and the work OF the field force the Anti
The Anti Saloon League is non psrt and as well nonaiops This
shown conuively in the complete endorsements made The list below
will
observe
been the
An independent candidate nominated by petition In only dis
given encouragement
pendent
primary failed drys
became the interest of the additional cand
dates In other districts Independents running either endorsed
refused endorsement just the same the Republican or Dmoerae
candidates endorsed refused endorsement and tested out
the fundamental principle of the League their record and attitude
Prohibition and the enforcement the law This that ab
lutey non-partisan
hardly that the Antsoon League
da absolutely with the individual
candidates regardless of the iadon Wet leaders candidates
when seemed their best effort weaken the Anti
d. was @ nenet ,ta, n.rsts have a,o .% whom i en,ed f.
AnSaloon
the Republicans than to the Democrats But after more than twenty years
work Illinois those who know best the Leagues work will
that the Ani-saloon League is absolutely bipartisan.
The AntSon League also nonfaetona Some of the wet leaders
Antsoon League several times with Icing friendly faction than
another They have done this merely their on
any
individual candidates within will
individual
should endorsements
that candidates
field held by AnSaloon
the other that the
OF
let this endorsements in the least
These
have been made careful and ncu
have been reached without either faction but
the o. hearh of dry
for Legislature Congress and for the the
actively
the National Association Opposed Prohibition which has the old leaders
head their They keeping this political
worldwide syndicate Paris
spending money world nuy the Eighteenth Amendment
this We compelled
senatorial legislative congressional Every boot
will the polls Many citizens think
fields
November No how busy be and and work for
candidates
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
CONGRESSIONAL
ENDORSEMENTS
Congress At Large

Congress AT Large
(For entire State)
Richard Yates (RepD. Springfield.
Henry X. Rathbone (Rep.). Kenil-
worth.
Third District
Elliott w. Sproul (Rep.). 1922
Longwood Drive, Chicago.
Sixth District
John J. German (Rep.). 1925
Washington Blvd, Chicago.
Seventh District
M. A. Michaelson (Rep.). 3018
Palmer Square, Chicago.
Tenth District
Qncludes Lake County,
Carl R. Chindblom (Rep). 1744
Foster Ave, Chicago.
Eleventh District
(DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Will
counties)
Frank r. Reid (Rep.). Aurora.
Twelfth District
Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall,
LaSalle and Winnebago counties)
Charles +. Fuller (Rep.). Bel
videre.
Thirteenth District
Carroll. JoDaviess. Lee, Ogle,
Stephenson and Whiteside
counties)
John c. Mckenzie (Rep). Eliza
beth.
William G.. Curtiss (Dem.). Stock
ton.
Fourteenth District
(Hancock, Henderson, McDonough,
Mercer, Rock Island and Warren
courties)
William J. Graham (Rep.). Aledo.
Fifteenth District
adams, Fulton, Henry, Knox and
Schuyler counties)
Edward ]. King (Rep). Gales
burg
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20

keSpec1Iully yours,
(Signed) Joseph Siman,
superintendent.
County Jail Had 73o; Now Has 5e3
Chicago County Jail
September 20, 1922.
@ g. Christgau, Editor,
The American Issue,
1900 Security Bldg,
Chicago, Illinois,
Ny dear Mr.. Chrstgau:
Replying to your inquiry of the
18th instant, the population of this in
stitntion today is 593 and on the 20tf
of September in 1917 and in 1918 We
had 730 and 527 respectively.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) w. II. Westbrook,
Jailer
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
SWISS-AMERICAN HOTEL
GILROY, CALF, CLOSED

A signal victory for enforcement by
the use of the paddock provision was
the order issued by Federal Judge
c. VanFleet closing the Swiss
American Hotel at Gilroy, Calf, for
one year because Of violations OF the
liquor laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
The Bridewell Has 6l8 Less
Than in 1917
COUNTY JAIL ALSO
HAS FEWER INMATES
These Figures Fail to Uphold Wet
Arguments
JOLIET JAILOR FAVORS DRY LAW

Here are the figures. They dis
pose of another wet argument The
beer and wine boosters have been
saying that our jails have more in
mates now than ever before The
point they have been trying to make
is that because drinkers are unable to
get beer and wine they load up OH
moonshine and then for ono reason
or another have to be imprisoned.
The wet argument has been more
liquor through modification of dry
laws will reduce crime. The dry
answer has been less liquor through
enforcement will reduce crime. In
order to learn what the effect of
partial enforcement has been on jail
population particularly in Chicago a
letter was sent to the Bridewell and
to the Cook County Jail by the Amer
ican Issue. Figures from 1917 were
asked for as this was the last normal
wet year before Prohibition. A COM
parison with the present time was re-
quested. Here are the letters received
IN reniy
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
More In Joliet

Penitentiary statistics because of
long term sentences delayed trials,
new laws and other causes do not
show the effect OF Prohibition so
clearly. Here are the figures for the
Joliet prison with an opinion by one
of the greatest criminologists in
America
ILLINOIS STATE PENITEN-
TIARY
John L. Whitman, Acting Warden
Joliet,
Sept. Is, 1922.
Mr.. o. G. Christgau,
Editor, American Issue,
1900 Security Bldg,
-hicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
4 Your letter of the eighteenth instant
in which you ask for statistics show
ing the number of prisoners at the
present time and at the same time
during the years 19l7-19l8, has been
called to my attention.
am writing, therefore, to say, the
following statistics taken from our
records show
On Hand Males Females
Sept. |, l922...... 1878 A
Sept. |, 1917. -. 1893 80
Sept. |, 1918. -. l,400 Al
Our population during 1917 and
1918 was low on account of the war
and the very large number of young
men in the army both here and over
seas: number of prisoners received
during that period consequently be-
ing lower than usual.
In my judgment Prohibition has
had no part in the increase of the
prison population in this state. There
are many other causes in this state
which account for the increase in
prison population. One reason is new
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-20
Great Decrease in Bridewell

CITY OF CHICAGO
House OF Correction
September 20, 1922.
American Issue.
200 Security Bldg,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
In answer to your letter of Septeni-
Der 18th, | am pleased TO give you the
Following figures showing the popuia-
tion at this institution:
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