Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-06-01
news Of THE WEEK
LATE NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
SOUTH, EAST, NORTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands. Through
cut thu Nation and Particularly
the Great South.
Southern.

The frst Of the seasons cotton crop
reports from correspondents Of the
Memphis Commercial-Appealo Of date OF
May % and "a, indicate that there is
an increase in the area planted to cot
ton in 1911 over that planted IN 1910
OF approximately As per cent, which
Is in round figures 35,000,0O0 acres In
all. Over SO per cent, OF this area the
cotton has come up to stand. Plant
ing is practically completed. save in
western Oklahoma, where, If rains fall
soon, oats land will be put in cotton.
Universal peace among the nations
of the world is only question of time
War is I relic of barbarism: 1t is
no longer essential either to iepel in
yasion, to achieve liberty or to fur
ther conquests. In the light OF a
greater and nobler civilization arbitra-
tion is the only acceptable method for
settling disputes that may arise in
future between the nations Of the
world Such, in brief, was the SUBJ
stance Of striking address deliver
ed in Atlanta by Senator Theorore
Burton of Ohio, chairman Of the
American Peace Society. and one OF
the most ardent supporter, of the
worldwide movement to secure the
abolition OF war and the substitution
OF arbitration in the settlement OF all
differences that may arise in future
between the powers of the earth.
The Florida senate passed the An
gle bill, abolishing the convict lease
system by the vote of Il to Z. The
bill was recently passed by the house,
and now 1t only remains for Governor
Gilchrist to sign the measure to sound
the death-knell of the lease system IN
this state. The bill was passed by
the senate only after long and nard
fight Only one change was made IN
the bill as 1t passed the house, and
this in nowise affects the sense OF the
measure as it was originally drafted.
The bill has been placed in the hands
of Governor Gilchrist, and 1t is eX-
pected that he will take some action
in regard TO it within the next few
days. Speculation is rife as to whetn-
er the governor will sign the measure,
although there are enough votes IN
favor OF the bill TO carry it over the
governors veto.
President Taft, in Washington
touched an electric button and ss
nailed the start of the parade In Mo
bile, Ala. to celebrate the two hun
dredth anniversary of the founding
OF Mobile by the French. The march
ers went around the old limits S the
city as marked out by the maps drawn
by Bienville and Aberville. INCLUDED
in the parade were 300 bluejaekets
and marines from the fleet at Pensa
cola. They were under Rear Admi'
raj Ward and Rear Admiral Lucien
Young.
The executive committee OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
voted unanimously for strike OF the
flremen on the Southern railway
should the company refuse to accede
to their demand for & 20 per cent in
crease in wages. The committee will
confer again with President Finley,
and if he refuses the demand Will
a. once order a strike. When inform
ed of the action President Finney de-
clined to make any statement. a
strike will affect 2.400 men on 5000
miles of road.