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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
MACkAY ON THE PROJECT.


New York, Dec lS.-ClarcuCc H. Mac
kay, president of the Mackay companies
being asked what he thought of Post.
master-General Burlcson's report that the
government take over the telephone and
telegraph lines said "thc postmaster
general is mistaken in his idea that telc-
phone companies are subject to the post
road at of Congress Of lSif Tho SUI
preme Court of the United states IN the
Richmond case GA l.. 5. 7GD held that
they are not.
"In denominating the telegraph busi-
ness as being 'monopo.stir in its nature
he is also mistaken. If there ever has
been more continuous. keen and even
bitter competition than that between the
Postal and the Western Union would
he pleased to know when and where"
The money question, however, Is the
main question Nine hundred thousand
dollars would not be look in. Tho Bou
Telephone company alone would demand
more than that. Then there are the
thousands of Independent telephone COM
panies and farmers lines scattered all
over the country. The entire bill INCLUDE
ing telegraph lines would be about S9.dp1
100000 which is about two-thirds of the
national dcht al the close Of the civil
War when many intelligent men drspairod
Of the solvenCy of the republic Nor
Is this the worst Judging from Eng
fish experience that vast sum would De
entirely lost because under government
management the operating expenses year
/ by year would exceed the income.
"One of the worst complications that
would arise would be in regard to the
contracts between the telegraph company
and the railroads. England found this
out when It took over tn" telegraph lines
and then had to pay the railroads an
enormous sum to get full control of the
( telegraph lines which were built on the
railroads and in which the railroads had
an interest, the same as in this country
The English railroads were not modest
in their demands and the result was that
a perfectly enormous and unexpected sun
| had to be paid by the government to the
railroads, 10 get rid Of these contracts
And as to service government scrvic,
would be a joke as compared with pres
ent service. If you don't believe it, lust
try the government service, telegraph
and telephone, in Europe"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
GOVERNMENT GAINS MORE
THAN EXPECTED in COURTS
President Wilson Expresses Admiration for t.
titude of Company-BelievesS Such Conduct
Means the Building up of Business on
Sound and Permanent Lines.

stock held 10y the Bell company is under
stood to be about so per ceut Mr. Nc
Reynolds has no desire to force the COM
hinc to clear it's treasury of this stock
in any set period of time.
The authorized capital stock of the Bell
company December 81, 1872 was $500, c,o
ami its bonded Indebtedness at that time
about $l1j.o00ON From October, 1906. to
April Of the current year It has paid
eight per cent annually. The Western
Union had an authorized capital of 800
Oooooo practically all of which has been
issued Late in 1911 the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company held moro
than $2ac0oo)o of this stock. The Western
Union has paid three per cent. since
January 1909
ALL ACCOUNTS KEPT SEPARATE
officials do not believe that either COM
rany will be affected greatly by the an
nouncemcnt tonight. They say that tele-
phone officials have explained that the
connection between the two concerns has
never been such that the earning of one
went to pay tn" dividends Of the other,
and the operating expenses and over
head charges and all other accounts of
each have been quite distinct. Mr., M
Reynolds has been told that the Amari-
can Telephone and TELEGRAPH company.
despite its stock holdings I'm the Western
Union. has treated the Postal Telegraph
company with equa! opportunity for use
of its facilities.
Washington. Dec. 19.-Postma ster-Gen-
cral Burleson and Chairman Moon of the
House committee on postOffices, after a
conference to-day, decided to defer nves-
tigaton of government ownership of
telephone and telegraph lines until Con-
gress reconvenes after the holiday recess.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

Toxic, Dec, T.-Japan has decided to
inauguratc steamship service with its
terminus at Boston, By way of Panama
The steamers will call at New Orleans
and New York.
London, Dec. 2L-Robcrt Bertram
Slack a well-known English aviator. was
killed in an automobile accident between
London and st. Adams to-day.
Brisbane, Australia Dec gl.-Cannibals
in Neumecktenberg, an island in the Bis
marck archipelago. have massacred ~.
Deiniger and another German scientist
together with IA natives who accompan-
led them
New York. Dec. 2l.-The death of Mrs
Marshall p. Wilder. wife of the author
and entertainer, in Local hospital here
on Saturday was announced to-day, Mrs.
Wilder elaborated with her husband in
most Of his writings. She was 35 years
old
Washington, Dec, l9-The signing of the
American-Domincan peace treaty, which
Secretary Bryan and DR., Peynado, Dom
inican minister, had expected to accom-
plish to-day. was postponed until Mr..
Bryan's return from his holiday vacation
in the South.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Counsel for Gen
eral Lelaya, the Nicaraguan exile, whose
presence in the United States is objec-
tionable to the state department inform
ed Solicitor Folk to-day that the former
dictator had booked passage to sail for
Barcelona, Spain, next Monday.
Washington, Dec. 19,-Secretary Bryan
| and Mrs. Bryan left Wa shington tonight
to spend Christmas mt their winter plac,
| in Miami. Fla They will make briet
stops at Ashcville, n. G., and Jackson
Vile, Fla, On route to Miami They ex,
pect to return in time to give the annua
tate breakfast to the diplomatic corps OF
| New Years day
Washington, Dec 19.-President vii
! son has directed the return to the civil
! government of the Philippines of the mill
| tary reserva ton at BonSao, one Of IN,
| small Islands of the Jolo group The lane
will be subject to disposition under tn,
local lava for the benefit of the inhabi
| tants The reservation has been con
! denncd by the military authorities "A,
J unnecessary for army uses
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
AGED MAN ENDS HIS LIFE.
Abrnm 4. Merrill. % Years Old, Very
Sensitive at Growing Helpless.

Rutland, Dec l9.--Abram y. Merrill,
aged 90 years, drank four ounces of
laudanum with suicidal intent at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Matte a.
Merrill, here last night and died this
evening. The man was alone in the house
with his grandchild, Ethel l.. Nuttlng.
He went to bed, drained the bottle of
audanum which he had bought and
then ate lemon to rid his mouth Of the
disagreeable taste. 1t was two hours be-
fore a doctor was secured. This was too
late to administer antidotes and the man
became unconscious but he reganed his
senses to-day.
1t was learned to-day that Mr.. Merrill
had sent personal belongings to out-of-
town relatives so that he had prepared
to die. He had been rapidly growing help
less because OF his age and was very
sensitive about it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
KEEPING II QElET.

Two sailors were seated AT table be-
fore a co'o one sailor had a letter be-
fore him. ana was reading aloud, while
at the Same time the other sailor held
his hands over the readers ears. The
friendly waiter, impelled by curiosity,
paused before the table.
why" he asked, do YOU hold your
hands over your friends ears while he
reads that letter out loud to you?"
"Brc0usc," was the disniied answer,
the letter is from my sweetheart Jack
is reading il because can't read my
self Ehat - all right, but / don't want
him to hear a word of what is written"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
CARS CRUSH CARRIAGE.
Two Women and boy Jump in Time
10 Save Lives.

BrattlCboro, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Bert j.
fIoughton, her son, Hugh. aged l6, and
Miss Lula Cook, all OF Putncy, jumped
from their carriage at the Putney station
this morning just in time to avoid being
crushed between freight cars. The car
riage was reduced to klndling wood.
They had driven TO the station and We're
crossing the side track on which freight
train, divided at the crossing, was stand
ing.
AS the horse passed between the cars
one section of the train was suddenly
backed, catching the buggy All three oc-
cupants had to jump The two women
carried out their original intention of tax
ing the nine O'Clock train for Brattle-
hOro. Hugh rode the horse home
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
TWICE CAME BACK TO LIFE.

Rutland, Dec, 19.-Having given the
papers a notice of the death Of his
daughter. Gorlta aged three months.
which was published, Louis Cristian went
to an undertaker's and bought a coffin
last night and then went home to md
that the supposed dead child had como
to life, Later in the night the baby died"
again but AGAIN was revived, To-day
death actually occurred and the ohAld
was buried this afternoon. She suffered
from a liver trouble,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
THE MAN WHO NEGLECTs HIMSELF

when his condition points to kidney
trouble takes an unwise risk. Backache
pain and soreness over the kidneys, nerv-
Gus or dizzy spells, poor sleep, are all
symptoms that will disappear with the
regular use OF Foley Kidney Pills They
put the kidneys and bladder in IA clean.
strong and healthy condition. j. W..
O. Sullivan. (AdV)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
YOUNG WOMEN, NUMBER sURPRIS

The number of young women who sufr
fer with weak back, dizzy and nervoU
spells, dun headache and WEAKNESS Il
surprising. Kidney and bladder ills cause
these troubles, but II Fole Kidney Pins
are taken As directed relief follows
promptly, and the Ills disappear Cone
tain no habit formins drugs. j We
O'Sullivan. (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
VERMONT NOTES.
Harold f. Staples OF BrattIeboro Wins
Scholarship mt Harvard.

Harold E. Staples, son OF Charles j.
staples, bookkeeper in the Vermont Ma
tonal bank a Brattleboro, has been
awarded a group I scholarship at Har-
ward. He is member Of the senior class.
The group I scholarship includes STU
dents whose work entities them TO VERY
high academic distinction"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25

General McReynolds tonight made
public details of an agreement for re- !
organization of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, the
telephone trust" which Will prevent
litigation to dissolve that corporation
under the antitrust act, and under
which competitive conditions Will be
restored throughout the country an
the combine will dispose of its hold
ings in the Western Union Telegraph
company
The organization plan originated
with the company although it follow
ed many reports that a suit against
It might bc fled. Tho plan met not
only the approval of the attorney
general but was approved by Pros
dent Wilson. In a letter to Mr.. Nc
Reynolds the President expressed his
admiration for the attitude of the
telephone company and his conviction
that such conduct on the part of bus
mess men meant a building UP of
business on sound ana permanent
lines
Following. as il does the announce
meut that Postmaster-Gener Burle-
son is seriously interested in govern
ment ownership of telephone lines
the action of the department
o. J"S''ce 'ooh on an auue" sig
ni''"hce anu some "Hic'als went so
Ia. as 10 tApreSs ,ne opinion 'h"t II
.iUi'''eu 'i'at ieglsi'''oh 10 acquire
Piioi'e "usii.'eH N".iu
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that the plan gave the government more
than it could have hoped to obtain in
court officials were particularly pleased
with the last part of the agreement, by
which the Bell company gives long dis
lance service to subscribers of other
companies, and did not deny that they
never had hoped to gain such a point by
suit under the antitrust act.
The agreement will not affect the suit
entered several months ago to dissolve
the connection OF the Bell company with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
CHECKER PLAYERS TO MEET.

The annual tournament Of the State
Checker Players association will open at
odd Fellows hall at Ludlow Monday
afternoon, December .. Games will be-
played under the two-move restriction
rule. The headquarters OF the club will
be at the Ludlow House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
c + EATEn SAFETY
ON THE RAIL- WAYS
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion Asks for Enlargement
of Its Powers.

eral government 10 provide greater SJfct. /
for travellers and ctdruyes upon Amr'i-
can railroads. the interstate comm,rcr
commissions I'm it's annual report aup-
mittcd to- tougrc~s ',-daN makes ,i-u;-
Gus rcc1mmcndaticLs for additional |
powers over the physical construction ana ,
operation of the roads. The commission ,
also recommends that It b" giv"n az !
thority to sUp"rNis" TIC issu" of rail- !
road securities ana some measure OF !
control over TN" capitalize ton
Conditions disclosed 10y the un!syi'n's /
investigation of railroad accidents dH'uH !
the year present a situation which. 'l" I
commission believes, ought 80 I've tHc s|n- |
iect of immediate legislation. Seventy
six accidents investigated comnHSrH OF ,
collisions and - d"railmcu'-. ana GAYS 4
the death of 2N3 ana the injury "i ''>'
persons Commenting upon THESE IA '@ .
;he report saws.
"Thc commi-fion a""n is compelled To-
note the exceedingly larE" proportion 90
train accidents due to d'r'h''l"n "i ''tN
ON tho part OF 'N' employees F'I,E-'.'
of the accidents investigated dur. = .H'
year or nearly = per cent "I tho Wh'."
number. Wor" directly CAUSED 9N me-
takes of employees These mistakes We're
OF the sam, nature as those noted 10y thr
commission n its last annual report
namely disregard of fixed signals; inn
proper i'aF-InS. '"""r' '' "'''
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TER "'IS''''
ing MAJ" ''''N OIL ''''''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
GOOD REASON.

"Why have YOU never sued any OF
your divorced husbands for alilnony?'
by the time I'm ready to leave a
man, he's always bankrupt Judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
RECESS TAKEN IN
PHONE HEARING
Attorneys for State Have Much
Work Ahead on Great Mass
of Testimony.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-25
RESERVE is NOT CONSTANT

$50, that is lust the point the reserve
is not necessarily more or less constant.
You have reserve of a considerable size
which results to the investment OF that
amount I'm giving your company a part
Of its plant that has been paid out #
the puhlcs money. That, however, is
only a temporary investment In IA good
many cases, II the necessity comes for
large replacement then the money has
to bc paid back to the fund and has to
inc capitalized. That is, | have seen cases
in some companies whore one year they
might have "A reserve Of II or -, per
cent and they then might enter upon a
year when they had large requirements
Of sWitchboards and general equipment
and they would use up about all Of that
reserve. That is. they would have 10
meet their liability and pay It. and
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

in two or three weeks, our money
came back to us the same old
gray-back. 1t hadn't improved
with age. like some things do.
If there is any soldier or citizen
that can tell us anything more
about that money deal, we would
be glad to hear from them. We
don't remember to have ever
heard of it again. Our rations
there for some time had been
nothing but parched corn, but
one day we drew some rough
ness. Itwas cane seed. oats and
peas, ground together. Some
called it mixed feed, others said
it was the new issue, while others
said that sawdust would make
as good bread as it would, and
some said it would need but
little shortening. We never did
find much fault with the quality
of our rations, we were more
concerned about the quantity.
If the Lord was willing,
wouldn't it be a good thing for
Harry Thaw to Thaw?
Splinter.
Gold Hill Nnv 10
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Rev. MIR. Lee TO Marry.

tNeV. W.T. Lee 10 WARY.
Fort Mill friends Of Rev. Robt.
G. Lee will be interested to know
that he is to be married this
"wednesday afternoon at 3 o.
clock to Miss Bula Gentry, of
Greenville- The ceremony will
be pronounced at the home of
the bride in Greenville. Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. A. Lee, the groom's S
parents, and Mrs. j. T. Young,
sister of the groom, are attend
ing the wedding.
Rock Hill Pastor to Washington.
Rev. Edward r. Hardin's
friends, of whom there are many
in this section, will be interested
in the announcement that he is
to leave Rock Hill December /,
to take charge of Mt Vernon
Place Methodist church, Wash
ington, d. G.. The removal of
Mr.. Hardin to Washington is CO.
incident with q movement by the
Southern clergy in the erection
of a new church representative
of the South to cost about $500, :
900, of which Mr.. Hardin will
have charge when completed.
After Non-Resident Hunters.
Constable Windle says he is
determined to enforce the game
laws in this township, and he is
on the alert for the breakers of
the law, says Fort Mill writer
in the York News. A great
many people have been in the
habit Of crossing the line from
North Carolina under the pre-
tense Of being invited, therefore
escaping the penalties of the law;
but in recent opinion of the
attorney general, he says that no
one can hunt in this State eX-
cept a qualified elector, unless
he pays a license.
Dies at Age of LOG.
Parties in Fort Mill Saturday
from the Harrison neighborhood
of Lancaster county reported
the death at her home in that
community on November Is of
Catherine Bailey, coIored, who
probably was the oldest person
in this section of the State. Ac-
cording to statement often
made by the old woman, she was
born in 1907, and the white peo-
pie who have known her for
years do not doubt the truth of
her assertion. A son Of the old
woman died about three years
ago who was past 70 years of
age.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
after COUGHING Two YEARS
Waycross, Ga, Woman Found
Relief in Vinol.

Did you ever cough for a week?
Then just think how distressing it
must be to have a cough hang on for
two years.
Mrs. D. A. McGee, Waycross, Ca,
says: Il had very heavy cold
which settled into chronic cough
which kept me awake nights for fully
two years, and felt tired all the time
The effect of taking your cod liver
and iron remedy, Vinoi, is that my
cough is gone. / can now get a good
nights rest and feel much stronger
In every way. I am Il years DID,
1t is the combined action of the
medicinal elements of the Gods liy.
ers aided by the blooi-making and
strength-creating proper ties of tonic
iron which makes Vinul SO efficient
for chronic coughs, colds and bron-
chitis-at the same time building up
the weakened, rundown system.
Try bottle of Vinol with the I'M
derstanding that your money will be
returned If It does not help you.
p. S.-If you have any skin trouble
try Saxo Salve. We guarantee it
w. r. ARDREY, Druggist,
FORT MILL s c.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
The News of Gold Hill.
CORRESPONDENCE Fort Mill Times.

Correspondence Fort Mill Times.
The condition of the little child
of Dave Gibson remains un-
changed for the better. This is
distressing case. 1t has baffled
the skill Of several physicians.
We learn that w. F. Boyd is
getting on nicely.
One day recently gentleman
who lives over near the river
started to Fort Mill and his wife
gave him a bucket of honey to
sell for her. He took the bucket
and started to town but hadn't
gone far when he met a man
with jug of whiskey, and all
at once he became so drouthy
that he gave his gallon of honey
for one pint of whiskey. He
proceeded to store it away and
got drunk and went home with
out bucket, honey or money.
Mr.. w. F. Harris entertained
a number of his friends at "a
possum dinner at the Palmetto
Hetel recently on his 55th birth
day. There was a lot of good
eatables. besides the possum
and it was a very enjoy able
occasion.
Two of our little cousins. the
Misses John and Winnie Crook,
paid us a snapshot visit one day
the past week. They were Just
giving a couple of donkeys some
exercise.
The farmers are about done
gathering their crops. A lot of
oats has been sown and some
are breaking stubble.
And now we will relate an Incl
dent of the war. In the winter
of '63 and "a, fifty years ago
now, Longstreet's corps was
bivouacked at Camp Hungry,
near Starvation. in the noun.
tains of East Tennessee. One
day an order came around to oul
officers saying that a government,
agent was coming around tt
gather in all the money then ir
circulation. The agent was tt
receipt us for what we turned
over to him and the government
at Richmond was to redeem it il
80 days in anew and more stable
money. We remember that WE
deposited $50 with him. Well
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
REPAIRING

| am prepared to repair your Guns.
Pistols, Bicycles, Clocks, ETC., in sat
isfactory manner and at reasonable
prices. Call at my shop one door north
of L. A. Harris & Co. s store.
A. r. STARNES.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

| hereby announce myself as candi-
date for reelection to the office of
Mayor. have possibly made mis-
takes in the past, but have always
tried TO do what thought was for the
best interest of the town and all par
ties concerned. My platform is any
thing for the up-building of Fort Mill,
and if you choose to elect me again
this shall be my greatest aim.
Respectfully submitted
A. r. McELAANEY.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
or Mayor.

For Mayor.
The Times is authorized to announce
Mr.. j. j. BALES as a candidate for
Mayor of Fort Mill, subject to the ac-
tion of the voters in the January cleo
tion.