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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09
HITTING THE BULLsEYE.

Lloyd George was not defeated-he
got tired and quit.
1t will be too much If Turkey be-
gins to crow over her victory.
Few Jokes are as dry as those
cracked about prohibition. y
Honesty is the best policy, fer you
Gan never tell who may be watching.
Give some men plenty of rope and
still they refuse to hang themselves.
Send your Christmas presents early
and you may get something in return.
Being poor, The Times is seldom
bothered by book agents.
1t seems to be against Germany's
principle to pay the interest on her
war debt. t..>
We still cherish the hope that some
day the press dispatches will tell of
an Armenian. killing Turk.
II may De mean to say it, but here
goes: Football stars do not as rule
shine much in after life
You have noticed, of course. that
there Is usually "a drop in the price
o. overcoats just after. you have
bought one.
Re patient. A trade paper says
coal will be cheaper and more plen-
tifui next spring.
The one comforting thought about
the Near East is that it is SO far
Sway ..... s..
The world do moves Charleston
has invited Billy Sunday to hold a
revival there. -.
statistician, as we understand 1t,
is bookkeeper who has landed on
the government payroll. -..
1t Is hard to tell whether the idle
rich or the idle poor are the more
dangerous to the country.
1t is encouraging to read in the
daily papers that our grand old DEM
ocratic statesmen are making the
Republicans hop about in Ohio.
When a husband objects to playing
second fiddle there is apt to be dis
cord in the family.
Beware of the man who does you
favor that he may be able to ask
one OF you q little later. II he lends
you dime he Is apt to want to bor-
row dollar. -
You are making some progress
when you can tell the difference be-
tween your conscience and the fear
OF being found out.
When man begins to talk Of
moving to another town where the
people are not so narrow-minded you
may know that he has been caught
up with.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09
Sunday School Presran,.

The following II the program for
the Fort Mill Baptist Sunday school
next Sunday morning, November r.:
1. soaiet music. :
u Song BY school.
!, ;. Prayer.
z I. Scripture reading. A. J.. -harkss
s. Song BY children. S
:. Sentence sermons BY insArmedi-
atss.
7.s -4sowI We Shall Spell at Our
,Heaasss" ~ Hslsn Ferguson.
{ .. sEsaaing, 'sSome One, By Miss
Elisabeth Mills.
.. Special music by choir.
q. u2ass SsDss1cd and e announce-
I a. lss6aas i n ); =.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09
Lloyd George Last Of .Bis Four.r

David Lloyd George, whose term
as premier of Great Britain ended
with the disruption OF his coalition
ministry on October 10, outlasted all
the statesmen who guided the great
allied nations through the World
war. In the turmoil OF readjustment
that followed the great conflict, he
kept his Office when those all around
him were losing theirs. The men
with whom ne sat at Paris as the
"big four" of the peace conference
loEg ago were toppfed over. Premier
Orlando OF Italy was the first, to 60.
His cabinet resigned in June, 1919.
The following January, Slemenceau.
'The French Tiger" was cast aside.
United States refused for a second
time to ratify the peace treaty Wood
row Wilson had brought home from
Versailles, and not long afterward
his party was beaten at he polls.
After all OF the other three had
been put aside In their countries
Lloyd George became probably the
most outstanding figure among all
the men of the world who were en-
gagged in public affairs. His position,
constantly in danger from possible
dropping away of one Of the groups
forming the coalition on which his
government rested, was Strengthened,
50 far as history is concerned, after
all the other, war statesmen had
gone, because It was he who acted
as Great Britain's spokesman In the
parleys last winter with the rebel i
fious Irish leaders-parleys which led
to the creation OF the Free State, and
peace, after TOO years OF strife be-
tween England and Ireland.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09
KLANsnEN VISIT cHURlH.
ka Klux Present Purse to the Rev.
w. R. BOukulght.

/ ''e 49, ASVsANsA6mse
The organisation oG q laymens
evangelistic club at 1.-THE Fort Mill
Baptist church last Sunday evening
was momentarily interrupted, while
Alexander Long OF Rock Hill was
speaking, by four men wearing the
reeatia OF the Ku klux Khan enter
ing the church and marching, two
abreast, down. the aisles and deliver
ing to the Rev. J. w. II. Dyches, pas
tor OF the church, letter addressed
to the Rev. w. X. -Bouknight. pastor
OF st. Johns Methodist church. The
letter, which was read to the audience,
spoke in complimentary terms OF the
work Of Mr.. Bouknight as a minister
In this community and contained q
substantial check made payable to
him.
So quietly did the members of the
khan enter the church and SO quickly
was their mission performed that
several who were at the time glancing
over paper that had been distribu-
ted In behalf OF the laymen's club
did not know OF the presence OF the
klansmen until they had departed
and the reading of the letter was
begun. :
Aside from the surprise caused hy,
the visit OF the klansmen to the
church. 1t was perhaps equally sur
prtsing to many to learn that there
Is such an organization 10 Fort Mill.
Several months ago an effort was
made to organize q local khan here,
but the. effort apparently failed and
SO far as some OF those who were
then invited to join knew had been
been abandoned. 49,
The letter of the klansmen to Mr..
Eouknight follows: --.,.
I'VE as committee of the Ku Klux
klan or Fort Mill township, including
In our membership representatives
from all the churches of the town,
desire to donate the enclosed sum
to Rev. w. r. Bouknight.
The local khan also desires to ex-
press It's highest appreciation for the
great and noble work which Mr..
Bouknight has carried on in our COM
munity for the past four years, and
also extend to him its very best
wishes for the future, now that he
must be separated from us. We
hope and feel sure that he will con-
tinue to serve our Master In the
same faithful manner he has in the
past, and may Gods richest blessings.
be bestowed upon him as his reward
for this service.
THE Ku Klux Klan may be defined
as follows: "A number of real men,
each Of whom is the embodiment OF
true American manhood, of kindred
purpose, actuated by unselfish mo-
tives, dedicated to manly mission
and pledged to q noble ideal. and
who are voluntarily and strongly
bound together by an unyielding tie,
wholly determined to SC, live an act
as to safeguard and enhance each
others interest and welfare in all the
several relations of life and being
"The principles for which the
knights Of the Ku Klux stand are:
Enforcement Of the laws. free speech,
free public schools, free press, sepa-
ration Of church and state, liberty,
white supremacy, just laws, and the
pursuit OF happiness"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09
COUNTY TICKET DEFECTlyE.
Names Of Four Democratic Caudi-
dates Omitted In Printing.

apaes Of Four Democratic Caudi-
dates Omitted In Printing.
A serious error occurred in the
printing OF the Official York county
ballot for use In the general election
Tuesday by the omission therefrom
OF the names Of Hugh G. Brown, cam
didste for supervisor: John E. Car
roll. candidate for superintendent of
education; j. l.. Houston, candidate
for probate judge, and w. X. Brad
ford, candidate for the house of rep
resentatiyes, all OF whom were nom-
mated In the recent primaries To. go
In the general election as Democratic
candidates.
Before the ballots were distributed
Monday from York to the various
election managers throughout the
county, the omission OF Mr. Brad
fOrd's name as a candidate for the
house was discovered and the mana
gers were Instructed by the clerk Of
court to write his name on all
the party ballots. which seems to
hive been done generally. Eut It
was not dntii several hours after the
polls opened Tuesday that the dis
coyery also was made tnat the bal
lots did not carry the namss of the
; candidates for supervisor, superin-
tendent OF education or probate
judge. Telephone messages were then
sent from York to the various pre-
cincts requesting friends OF the can
didates to see that few ballots we, q
prepared and voted with the names
OF these candidates on them along
with those OF the other candidates.
The request was complied with and
thus the expense and trouble of hold
ing second election vas obviated.
The defective ballots seem to have
been printed in Columbia, as tele-
gram relative thereto from w. Banks
Dove, secretary of state. says that
upon advice Of c., C.. Muller I am
sending telegram to H. N. Edmunds,
secretary State Democratic Execu-
tive committee. Muller Is the mana
ger Of the job printing department
OF The State company. Columbia, and
the inference is that The State CON-
pany printed the ballots. otherwise
there would have been no occasion
for Mr.. Dove to consult Muller about
the error.
Prior to 1914, when the act specify
ing the size OF the ballot to be used
In general elections in this State was
amended, the omission of the names
OF the four candidates from tie ball
lot would have necessitated second
election; but the General Assembly
that year changed the law to read
that the name OF the candidate to
go on the ballot shall be written or
printed or partly written or partly
printed thereon In black ink" Thus
was York county enabled to elect
Tuesday three county officers and q
member of the General Assembly who
/ Otherwise would have had to make
1 the race in another election.
In Fort Mill there was much criti-
! cism of the carelessness which pro-
duced the error and number Of citi-
Gems were heard to remark that II the
) ballots had been printed in York
county the error would not have oc.
scurred. Nothing Of the kind had ever
before happened In York county poll
ittcs, so far as any one recalled.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09


|. Interest In the football game to be
played In Rock Hin Friday afternoon
between the high school taams OF
Rock Hill and Chester is at fever
heat in those towns and has spread
to other towns in this section. OF the
State. Rock Hill and Chester have
been rivals for, athletic honors for
several years and when teams repre-
senting the two towns come together
either on the diamond or gridiron
public interest In the contest al
ways is aroused In those communi.
ties
: This year the football teams Of
the Rock Hill and Chester schools
are said to be unusually strong and
close and stubbornly contested
game Is expected in Rock Hill to-
morrow afternoon. Neither team has
been defeated dhring the season and
each has had what appeared to be an
easy time in disposing of the other
teams in the Catawba Athletic asso.
citation.
Interest in the result Of the. game
this year has recently been height
ened. II anything by newspaper pub
licfty both teams have received from
the charge that each has number of
ringers" in Its lineup. Douglass
Minis Of Fort Mill, who is playing
with the Rock Hill team, is one OF the
number who has been accued OF In
eligibility because of the alleged
fact that he is professional athlete
As the story goes, he accepted COM
pensation for playing professional
baseball with the Columbia and
Charlotte teams Of the South Atlantic
league and with Lumberton in the
Eastern North Carolina league. Su-
perintendent Eurts of the Rock Hill
school denies emphatically, however,
that Douglass is professional ath-
lete and says that he Is regularly
enrolled high school student in that
town. Schultz. another Rock Hill
player, also is accused Of being q
ringer" .a ~ :
The home Of Collins, a Chester
player, is said to be in New York,
where, It also lis charged, he. has q
wife and two children. A furth er
claim set up to prove the charge OF
ineligibility against Collins IL that he
Is an ex-servfce man. Another Ches-
ter player. whose right to participate
in games of the Catawba athletic as,
sociation has been questioned is said
to have been brought to Chester
from Great Falls solely to play on
the schools football team, and that
he is not therefore bona fide stu
dent Of the school.
But whether these stories are true
or not, they do not seem to excite
much interest in either Rock. Hill or
Chester, although there usually is
some one connected with the two foot
ball teams to deny them as often as
they are made. Outside Of Rock Hill
and Chester, however, and especially
In the other towns whose schools
have teams in the Catawba Athletic
association many people believe that
the stories are true and that neither
school is represented by an eleven
some OF whose members will bear
close scrutiny. sThis year will Just
about wind up the Catawba Athletic
association yesterday said q Fort
MILL man. "And at that It won't be
a misfortune" he continued. "for the
end of it will afford, the pupils Of
the various schools little more time
to study their books"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09
Gray Lie Grswiny Thin.

Only 76, COS C0atederate soldiers
sAfs SIN liyinss accordiHg 70 sstatsstics
NosSDilsd BY Col. Ffancis y. Barrovs
~ Washington. serving cu the staff
ss6aea, Jultan 8. Carr, commanding odi-
3eer q the United Goafederats vets-
Ssans ofGsntsation.
7SxSs lssde IN he tulnhsr e 1ar-
ssitnes Win 1l,Ss0 On ~ spepstcn
krl1I1 S4d 1se y komss, 1sofgiakAnd
- a1ai9 stands NEXT VIM e.o00 On
- ~ a1s anA lae, ssspsctivs-
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-09

Fort the first time In severai years
all the prisoners in the York county
jail are negroes. There are n,He
prisoners In the Jail at present and
not one OF them II white. according
to statement made day. or Two
aeo ~ Sheriff Frod =, Quinn. On
several occasions last year white
prisoners In the York jail were - M
msroas - nssros=. I
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Highbrow
Essays
BY Joy Sutherland.

IN HE upper berth IL an instru.
ment OF torture stuck %
u the ceiling Of q Pullman car
by the railroad people to get sven
with the public for cussin' their
schedules and slow trains.
It ccnsists pf . long. narrow
space on which IN underfed mat
tress has beenstrsined to balance
itself and stiii back like q wild
west broncho every time you SET
stretched out, comfortably. With
this mattress goes one blanket
the size Of Q half dozen ladies'
handksrchiefs and about, a. use
full, and q timid pillow which
hides in q corner and refuses p
be coaxed out.
On each side Of you 10 q steel.
plated wall with bumps ON them
which lean over and slam you on
the left ear each time the train
hits q curve. And when you
brace your feet and head against
the snds to keep from being
thrown into !, the fat woman.s
berth on the opposite side DOWN
stairs. the car comes to a sudden
stop and with such force that
your spine telescopes up like q
fishing rod when the game war.
den heaves in sight.
Unless you happen to be .
steeple-ja Jack or q second-story
man you can never get into, an
upper berth without the aid Of .
nervous stepladdsr and its col.
!ored custodian whip considers the
upper berth owners far beneath
his consideration. Once you do
catch his back turned swipe the
ladder and start wtggiing inward.
hut then he takeS II. Ear away,
leaving you suspended in mid air
with legs fiying like the grand
finale of musical comedy chorus
and hanging on, to the blankets
with grim determination. -
.. With q last effort you make II.
and take inventory Of your losses.
which include. all six buttons on
your vest. an elk's tooth watch
fob. temper. religion. reading
glasses and five square inches Of
perfectly good skin on each shin.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Discreet Bishop.

f A, tbtshop was addressins .
larve assembly Of Sunday school
cHfidren. and 'woupd up BY ask
lng IN very condescending way:
sAnd, nov. 10 there any little boy
q, siri who would, Ike to ask me
q squestsopr:: After . pauSe: he
rspeatsd the question, whereupon
. little shrill voice cried ont,
''PieAss. ,sir, why did' the angels
walk up and down jacobs ladder
when they had winx.f"
''oh, ahi I see." said the bishop.
sAnd now b there any little boy
or Sjri who would like to answer
llary's qusstioni.'-seiscted.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Logical.

Isabel, aged nine, had just been
told the story Of Daniel In the
lions den. Then mother asked
And what do you think Daniel did
the very first thing after he was
saved from the lionsf
without much hesitation. isabel
rep,ied--why. he must have teie-
phonsd home to his wife to tell
her he was all right-Nammson
News.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Mortality Statistics.

Pblneas. shark. the eminent sta
tistician and mathematician. esti'
mates that II al the sassty soaes
in the United states !wers placed
side by side. thsrs would SIN be
pedestrians to stand .outsiAs OF
them and automobile drivers who
would drive through them.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Tkose Lesible Sisnsauresi

"riA.bsg your pardon. I SIR. bot
wiaf - your namef" the teller
politely asked the man prsssntins
. check. .
',Nanse," echoed the Indignant
eapstsnaAr.. don't you ssss5 my
signature son the checkf"
,.'I' DO" answered the teller.
srhat's what aroused my .curios-
ity." t.' ~. h-Exchange.
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On Her, Too.

Doctor to patients wife on SEC
tond rvisit--How'S your husband
this morningf =
p. w-"Ah. doctor. I fear ne
IL worse. The directions ON the
medicine bottle say to shake well
bsfore using, and he cannot stand
the strain. It's too rough Npn
him" ..
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
His Difficulty.

Real Eststs Assnt--This tobacco
plantation Il. . bargain. I don't
see why you hesitate. What are
you worrying aboutf
Z Prospective. But inexperienced
Rurchaser-I was just wondering
whether I should plant cigars or
cigarettes" .t.- ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Kind Not Made in Heaven.

..It's rot 20 these days." com
plained q young man. that yeu
can hardly ssts married unless
you can show the girl two H.
censss." ~,
1.-TWO iicsnsesf" exclaimed the
friend.
."Yss-marriass : and .sutomo-
-IAdiss' Home Journal.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
Passing the Buck.

.swhy do We, permit Paris to
dictets our fashionsf
I'VE wouldn't dare make the
kind Of clothes we IKE to wear"
answered Miss Cayenne. 80 we
pav Paris a little extra for TAX
ink the blame" ."-Nammson News.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
;Medb,ulry
Says /,
By John r. Msdbury.
|cAHr,EoRAM from MAl

9a.S cABLEoRlAM fron ) MA
.A chester. EnSland. an
"a pcnnces that NINE. ,rstsas-
sihi now sings while In The bath.
tub; That Il prehably what she
tssms;a "saturd@y night cohcsrt."
sT,IiE cabls didn't say wbe. song
she sang, but 1t must baye
Hesn "I'm Forever Blowing Bub-
blss," - ~.
1Azz songs would be the esstest
70 sing because she could 40
eosnpany herself on the faucets.
RUT she'd have . hard time
trying to find out whether 1t
wsst, the hot or cold water that wss
Off key. 49, '"f.
RATHTUB vocaiixins should bs
y -univsrsal idea. While . LOT
Of :, psopie, aren't familisr with
singing. most Of them know some
thing about bathing. ''-,t ("
- : T. r,a.,
Or course. some amateur ,vo-
calists are suoh terrible singers
that the. neighbors would dread to
have them take O bath.
THE only advantase would be
that once in . while one. Of
them might drown.
'Tr'D be great II they'd hold
their heads under water while
they were singing. y +. Z!
TIP tin now. bathtubs have been
used for pretty nearly every
thing else except concert halls.
IT won't b. long before they'n
como under the heading OF
sansical instruments. s
Tors Of people haven't got =
ioornet or q. violin or saxo-
ppone. but almost everybody has
. bathtub.
f1F courss. It would be. bad to
,sst into the habit Of sing
ias in the 'bsthtub. because pret.
a., soon you'd get 20 that you
Wouldnr b able to sing in .
parior. 49, ''~--'.'
YoU wouldn't wast to have to
take . bath every time one
Il your guests asked you to sing
. a'popuiar song. ~ ....,
TT would be m awful strain on
sthe voice to sing to q room
4 FUN Of guests when the bathtub.
- ON the second floor. ...:.
RUT the guests would = b in
constant terror. Some vocal
issss are 20 'awfai that you
wohldn't know whether they were
singing or stranslins. =.
WHILE yop would think they
'',wefe ssinsins. you'd hope for
the'best. !, - " r.
NINE. TErRAzzINr has started
ssomethins, Her idea viii get
people into bathtubs who have
never been In them before.
RUT the idea IL not altosether
new, Last year while Mary
Garden; wAs managing the CHI
skso Grand .OpSra Company. her
singing sotc her into hot w4ter.
several times. -'.'. - - a
tCeptriGht, 1889, ~ King Features
QwNAtea IA Inrl .'
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
sAsCkaass az Dist.j

'Iiamna. 4 want . daik brsak-
fAst.. ! i 4 n
rpsik srs.lfa.ti VIVA. do-yoa
mean. chitdf" !" J.
why. lsst night you I, told
Mary 10 siys me : Hight sappsr.
ira 7 .didnr liks T..
-bssssn Trsnscsspt.
- "a Hssesisn whe ssvs ths sams
cff chrjstian sctsncs sscshtiy. sp-
pied sor citissAs6ip 10 the Uni6sd
st.Ass osurt. ss' 'NswsHsvsa.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
she Probably Got Il.

Lady to clerk 1t hardYare
ccuntsr---I want some nails.
Clerk--what kind eight penny.
tsn pspny. twelve psnnyf
LAAy-0ive me twelve penny. !
always talss the bsst.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
AN BalIsd ! Ulp.

May twatshingf ban samsl-
Where d.. thsy keep the extra
basssf'' ta
RAy-',what forf"
May--.weii, that, man tnst
STOLE third base." 3
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
A Best seller.

Sophomore Did you sec that
movie. 'olivsr Twistf" " Hss.
Frsshxan--Ycs. and say. would.
MT thsk make . peach Of . bookf
---Selected. ~ 90,
The Washington times., 1922-12-09
A Alistake.

l~''Do you know anything about
fiirtins7'' aalEed Cuthbsrt. ~
mo" rsplisd 0nbsrt sAdly. II
thought ia: but the siEi r'trisd Il
ON mazrisd me. Nsmmson News.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

The penitentiary ID fun OF reck-
lees people. and 20 srs the hoe.
pitals.-ExchangA
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

'RUT the idea IL not aitossther
new, Last year while Mary
Garden wAs managing the CHI
sikse urapd .optra Company. her
singing sotc her into hot w1ter
several times. -. - a 80 V:
(csptriSht, 1853, ~ King Features
0yndicats. Incl
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

MINE. TErRAzzINI has started
ssomething, Her idea will get
people into bathtubs who have
never been In them before.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

Tors Of people haven't got .
loornet or =. violin or saxo-
ppone. but almost everybody has
Q bathtub. .-
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

0r course. some amateur vo-
calists are such terrible singers
that the, neighbors would dread to
have them take O bath.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

THE only advantage would be
that once in while one. Of
them might drown.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

WHILE yop would think they
were .sinsins. you'd hope for
the best. i N.. t..' .. ,e
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

RATHruB vocaii.ins should bs
y .univsrsal idea. While q LOT
sf psopie, aren't familisr with
singing. most Of. them know some
thing about bathing. - 81
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

nF courss. It would be. bad to
get into the habit OF sing
ias in the 'bsthtub. because pret.
~, soon you'd get 20 that you
Wouldn~ be able to sing In q
parlor. 49,. ''"-''
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

TT would be m awful strain on
tie voice to sing to Q room
4 run Of guests when the bathtub.
- ON the second floor. s..'.
The Washington times., 1922-12-09

IT'D be great II they'd hold
their heads under water while
they were singing. =! =