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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
REBELS Want RECOGNITION
VICTORY CAUSES A CHANGE IN
DEMEANOR OF REBELS IN
MEXICO.
Hale Must Present Credentials Before
Carranza Will Continue Any
Negotiations.

Nogales, Sonoro. MeXico.-Fra1cis-
tions in the Carranza CABINET, asked
Willard Bayard Hale, President Will
sons agent, to present his credentials
before continuing further with the
conferences which have been under
way here informally for several days.
This was interpreted by many as
virtual demand for recognition of the
Constitutionalist revolution before the
exchanges between the Cararnzists
and the Washington government are
concluded.
For our part unofficial negotiations
are ended, "Escudero said. I'VE have
asked Mr.. Hale to present his formal
minister of foreign relations and trans
NIT them to my chief.
I'VE have been very glad to meet
Mr.. Hale on terms of friendliness,
knowing of his previous Investigations
in Mexico and in view of his relation
with Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Bryan. The
cabinet members on previous occasions
met as individuals only. Each was n
member of the cabinet true. but the
cabinet did not meet. The exchange
of impressions now has ended"
The announcement of the Constitu
tionalists' demand was surprise No
one on the American side expected a
request for formal recognition of the
Insurgents. even in the event that per-
mission to import war munitions from
the United States were granted. At
the beginning of the negotiations Gen
eral Carranza asserted that the Con
Stitutionalists were not seeking recog
nition-in fact did not desire it-and
only wanted the embargo on the i'm
portation of arms lifted.
Washington.-No official comment
was forthcoming in Washington on
the action of General Cara-nza's for
eign minister, Francisco Escudero, in
asking William Bayard Hale TO pre-
sent credentials before continuing the
conferences which have been in prog
ress at Nogales between Mr.. Hale and
the Constitutionalist leaders.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Bomb" Strikes South Dakota

San Francisco.-As the United
States cruiser South Dakota steamed
in through the Golden Gate. Silas
Christofferson. in IA biplane. swept over
the warship and dropped sand
bomb" that struck the vessel square
ly amidships. This was a feature OF
an aviation meet at the Panama Pa
cihc Exposition grounds that was not
on the program. Ii happened that the
cruiser entered the bay at the time
the aviators were preparing to take
part in a bomb-throwing contest at
a target in the water.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
GINNING REPORT
SHOWS INCREASE
1o,434. .Ss7 BALES GiNNED PRIOR TO
NOVEMBER IA,
1918.
COMPARISONS ARE MADE
1O,299.6 Bales Were Ginned Up to
Corresponding Time Last
Year.

Washington.-The fifth cotton gin
ming report of the census bureau for
the season, just issued, announced that
10,434.3S bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales, of the growth
of 1913 had been ginned prior TO Fri
day, November IA, to which date dur
ing the past seven years ginnings have
averaged 30 per cent. of the. entire
crop. Last year to November IA there
had been ginned 10,299,646 bales. or
76.4 per cent. of the entire crop: in
1911 to that date, 11.313,236 bales, or
72.7 per cent, and in 1905 TO that
date 9,595,S09 bales, or 1913 per cent.
Including in the ginnings 74,127
round bales, compared with 62,76S
bales last year, 1888 bales in 1911,
93.364 bales in 1910. and 123.757 bales
in 1909.
The number of sea island cotton
bales included were 52,679 compared
with 40,3S9 bales last year, 71.2O4 bales
in 1911, 6S,495 bales n 1909, and So
701 bales in 1905
Ginnings prior to November Il by
states, with comparisons for last year
and other big crop years. ginned
prior to that date in those years. fol.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
THE INCREASE WOULD EFFECT
ROADS IN THE NORTHEAST.
ERN TERRITORY.
WANT 5 PER CENT INCREASE
Roads in Other Territory Would Be
Effected However-Railroads Claim
That "High Cost Of Living" Makea
1t Necessary To Raise Rates.

Washington.-Daniel Willard pres
ident of the Baltimore & Ohio; Fred
erick A. Delano president of the Wa
bash, and George Stuart Patterson.
general solicitor of the Pennsylvania
appeared before the interstate com
merce commission to argue for au-
thority to increase rates on all classes
OF freight traffic approximately five
per cent east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers
Though the proposed increased
rates are asked by the railroads in
the territory east of the mississippi
and north of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers, the hearing is of the utmost
importance to all the railroads Of the
United States, for should the commits
sion grant the authority for the in
crease it might extend the authority
to other roads OF the country.
The commission will inquire wheth-
er present rates yield adequate reve-
nues to the common carriers and
much testimony will be taken. When
the hearing began it was expected
only the opening arguments by the
tplcSelldllNSS Oh lIle rallTOaQS would
be heard
That the railroads of the country
have felt the burden of the increased
cost OF living like all other eaier-
prises and individuals, "but unlike all
Others have not been permitted so far
to raise their prices or adjust their
charges lii recognition of that burden"
was the declaration of Mir. S.l..4
referring to the refusal of the com
mission In 1910 to grant ten per cent
increase and the promise to re-inves-
tlgate the rate question in the future
should conditions warrant ii MIR. VIII
lard asserted that operation of the
railroads during the last three years
was not such as to inspire confidence
OF private capital or encourage the
support of private enterprise.
In presenting the facts upon which
the railroads rely to prove the nee
esslty Tor an increase in rates Mr..
Willard asserted that during the mast
three years the railroads in the ter
ritory affected had spent in property
investment some $60O,OO0,OOO or at
the rate of $200O0O,OOO per year. New
erthe!ess,' he added, because of the
fact that operating expenses had in
creased faster than operating revenue
these railroads earned in the wear
ended June 30, 1913. by less Sl6.2l1.-
"Zl than for the year ending June 30.
1910"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
U. S. Army Chargers Win.

New York.-America won the first
two places and the fourth. the third
going. to Great Britain In the inter.
national contest for army chargers at
the national horse show at Madison
Square Garden. Poppy" a chestnut
gelding. exhibited by the mountain ser.
vice school and ridden by Lieut. j. T.
Taulbee. second cavalry. took the blue
ribbon award. "Deceiver," exhibited
by the same school and ridden by
Lieut. Waldo G. Potter. First field ar
tillery, was second. and Col p. A..
Kenna of the British army took third.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
NO NEW YEARS RECEPTION
Society Suffers Greatest Shock of the
Wilson Administration.

Washington-Snciety received the
greatest shock administered since
President Wilson assumed office. OF.
fetal announcement was made that the
annual New Years reception, which
has been held at the white house for
nearly a century. will be abandoned
for the present.
Whether it will be resumed in 1915
is not known. but friends OF the pres.
dent and Mrs. Wilson do not believe
it will be.
Capital society got its first jolt from
the president when he called off the
inaugural ball. There came another
when 1t was learned that many of the
leaders here would not be invited to
the wedding of Miss Jessie Wilson.
and third when the annual diplomatic
reception was called off, but the latest
announcement capped the climax of
societys grief
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Export Gain of 500, 900. 900.

Washington.-An increase Of $1OO..
100000 in the exports of manufactur-
ers of the United States in 1913 is pre-
dicted in a report by the department
of commerce. For the nine months of
the year ended September 30, for
which figures now are available. the
exports of the manufactures ready for
consumption increased S37. 200. 900 over
last year; manufactures for further
use in manufacturing gained S26.0OO.-
900. and foodstuffs. partly or who'll
y manufactured. increased $1,000.
600. making the total gain $4,000, 900.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
CAN'T TELL WHEN
CANAL WILL OPEN
NO DEFINITE DATE is YET SET
FOR OPENING OF THE
PANAMA CANAL.
G0ETHELS ISSUES REPORT
Colonel GoethaIs, in Report, Makes No
Prediction of When Ships May
Pass Through.

Washington.-No definite date for
the official opening of the Panama ca
nal is set in the annual report OF
Col. George Goethals, chairman and
chief engineer OF the canal commits
sion. which has just been submitted
to Secretary Garrison. Neither is
there any prediction of when the ships
may first pass from ocean to ocean.
The first day of the canals actual op-
Grafton still depends upon the treach-
erous slides of Culebra cut and how
fast the dredSes can keep the chan
nels open.
1t has been the general belief that
the effect of the water in the cut would
tend to retard slides, and experience
below the Gatun locks fully justifes
this belief" said Colonel Goethals. "On
the other hand, the gelogist is of the
opinion that the water may, to some
extent, develop new slides. Again.
much ado was made in 1909 over the
seamy character of rock on the 18TH
mus, through which water flows quite
rapidly, In consequence of which the
question was raised that the lake
might leak out through seams and
crevlces.
If these things are liable to occur,
the sooner, the better, If the official
opening of the canal is to occur Janu.
airy l, 1915, for If water were mt ad.
mitted this fall, but were deferred un.
Til May J. 1914, the full height could
not be reached until October. 1914
leaving little time for the determine.
of a
erations led to the conclusion that the
water should be turned into the cut
at the earliest date practicable for
getting thed redges to work on the
slides.
The present plans, therefore, are
based upon the blowing up of Gamboa
dixie on October 10, its removal by
dredges Immediately thereafter. the
transfer of two suction dredges and a
ladder dredge to the Cucaracha slide
the smaller dipper dredges to work on
the other slides until the full width OF
the channel is attained. and the pass
age of vessels through te canal as
soon as channels of full depth and OF
sufficient width have been secured
Before boats can be passed il will
be necessary to remove the Gamboa
dixie by dredges and to remove the
slides as already outlined. The pas
sage of commercial vessels is depend
ent. therefore, upon the time when
proper channels can be dredged
through the slides; should additional
ones occur. they will necessarily ad
vance the date when this will be ac
complished.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Ship Firemen Mutiny.

San Francisco.-The British freight
er Santa Rosalie of the Maple Leaf
line, which cleared for Swansea and
Dunllirk. returned to port with twelve
firemen out of forty-one locked in the
forecastle and nine armed men from
the United States revenue cutter Gold
en- Gate and Mccullough on guard at
the hatchways. Capt. Thomas Pritch.
ard said that shortly after he put to
sea nine of his fremen threw down
their shovels, asserting that when
they signed in England they had
agreed to work shifts of four hours.
with eight hours off, but in point OF
fact, sometimes had been on duty six.
teen hours at stretch
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
BROWN RESIGNS POSITION
He Rose From Section Hand to the
Presidency of Great System.

New York.-William @. Brown, who
rose from section hand to the presi-
dency of the New York Central lines
has resigned. The directorates of the
four railroad companies comprising
the New York Central system accept
ed his resignation.
Mr.. Brown is 60 years old, and has
been in railway service for more than
forty-four years. He has been presi-
dent of the New York Central for the
past five years. Prior to that he was,
for two years. senior vice president of
the system, and for five years was
in charge of operation and mainte-
nance. AS president of the lines he
was commander in chief of an army
OF one hundred and sixty thousand en-
ployees.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY PRE-.
DiCTED FOR FARMERS OF
UNITED STATES.
Secr-tary Daniels Says Times Will Ee
Better Under the New Tariff
System.

Kansas City.-A new era OF pros
perity and good living for the farmer
under the new tariff law was predicted
by Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy, speaking at the nineteenth an
nual John Jay banquet of the Kansas
City Commercial Club here The back
to the farm movement now dormant
would be revived in earnest, he said.
under the improved conditions that
are in store for the dweller in the
country
The new tariff" said Secretary
Daniels, (which will remove from the
farm the excessive charges for every
article needed in the cultivation and
in the home. will cheaper living for
the farmer. The new currency bin that
soon will be law will be followed by
wise legislation providing for rural
credits and for effective laws which
will be put into execution against all
form of monopoly. These blessings
are almost in sight and their gradual
unfolding will mean new and better
day for the dwellers on the farms and
of course, when the farmers are pros.
porous their prosperity is OF the sort
that reaches out into the cities and
towns and makes them prosperous also
Products OF the farm are bringing
better prices. and we may look to see
increased interest in the raising OF
cattle, sheep and hogs.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Foreign Meat is Cheaner

"aShington.-The navy department
stocked the supply ship Culgoa ab,ut
TO said for the Gulf of Mexico. with
Argentine beef at a saving @ o.
Wnat more than half a cent pound
pe'ow the lowest estimate made bv
american packers. A consiga. IN.
OF zSo.ooo pounds was bought at II .eG
ce"tS per pounds, the lowest price for
american beef being I249 cents
The Culboa sailed from New yorL =
,ew DAYS ago, The navy also mas
just saved S9,52S by buying canned
corn beef In the Australian market
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
COMMISSION WILL DECIDE
Will Argue for
Increases.
Railroads

Washington.-The interstate com.
merce commission will begin hearing
which will probably evtend for several
months on the proposed freight rate
increases of approximately per cent.
filed October Is, last, by railroads
and north OF the Ohio and Potomac
rivers
Though only the railroads in the
classification territory included within
the boundaries specified are directly
involved in the hearing. actually every
railroad in the country is concerned
Should the commission permit the
roads to apply increased rates, the
same authority might be extended to
ether carriers to increase rates
The railroads two years ago asked
Tor an increase of about ten per cent.
After an inquiry the commission re-
fused the request. When the tariffs
provided for the present proposed in.
creases were filed, to become effective
November Is. they were suspended by
the commission pending investigation
until March II. 1914. In May 1913.
the railroads filed n petition for re-
hearing of the former freight rate case
and the commission on June u last
issued an order directing that inquiry
be instituted as to whether the pres
ent rates yield adequate revenues
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Presidents Message Conn, -.

washington. - President Wilson's
annual message which he will read to
congress is finished. but lust whom
II WIFI De delivered will depend upon
'"e convenience of both houses in ar
ranging a joint session. Hitherto the
Presidents message has been read
the day after the convening OF con.
EreSs. 1t is expected that the presi.
"eht VIII dwell considerably on the
need for early action on the currency
Dill and htat he will develop in gen
era way the attitude OF the admins
tratioa toward trust legislation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Huerta Government crumh,i,c

Washington. - President Wilson's
behef that the government of Provi-
sional President Huerta is slowly
crumDling was reiterated at the
White House. Discussing the situa
tloh generally, the. president pointed
out that the local press in Mexico CITY
could print, uncontradicted. baseless
statements as to the future intentions
OF the United States AS evidence Of
the ability of the Huerta government
TO spread any impression 1t pleases
through the Mexican press the presi-
dent referred incidentally to optimis-
ucai predictions during the last few
days In Mexican newspapers that rec
oshition OF the Huerta government by
m me united states was forthcoming.
The Washington government. il ia
known, is irrevocably determined IN.
der no circumstances to recorniza
Huerta.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Tramp Saves Many Lives.

Jesup. Ga.-Scores of passengers left
the coaches of Southern railway train
sixteen miles north of here to wiring
the hand of n tramp who saved many
lives in n melodramatic manner The
trah,, carrying four crowded sleepers
and several day coaches. was rushing
toward broken rail at speed OF fif-
ty niles an hour when the tramp ap-
peare1 in front of the locomotive wild
ly waving his arms. When the engine
man stopped the train IL was within
few feet of a misplaced rail
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Penalties Increased on Cotton.

New York.-The revision committee
of the New York cotton exchange at
its meeting here increased the peua:.
ties on low grade cotton by from IL
70 SO points, making low middling i25
points under middling and placing
good ordinary cotton at discount of
800 points, comparing the old diff
ferences of so and 215 points respect
lively. High grade premiums also were
increased slightly. The committee ad-
iusted the difference to meet the re
qujrements of a low grade crop.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Funeral Coach Beyond Speed Limit

New York. - A funeral procession
was halted in Long Island City and
the chauffeur of the automobile coach
that headed ii was arrested and con.
victed of exceeding the speed limit.
The arrest was the outcome of many
complaints that New York funeral pro.
cessions on the way to Calvary GENE.
terry have been so speedy as to endan.
ger the lives of persons crossing the
streets through which they pass. 9th.
er arrests, 1t was announced. will fol.
low II the speed of funeral vehicles is
not slackened
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Phone Message Is Sent 1000 Miles.

Berlin. Germany.-The transmission
nearly 1000 miles of a wireless tele-
phonic communication from Neustadt.
Am-Ruebenberge, Hanover. TO New
Jersey, accomplished on October %, by
German wireless company, accord
ing to a report submitted by Admiral
George August Emsmann TO the Ger.
man Shipbuilding society. The mes.
sage was sent ~ d received in the mid.
die of the afternoon. a time consid.
cred unzavorable for wireless com.
munication. The two stations are
owe 500 feet high.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Claims Relationships n "m.,

Lancaster. Mass.-Richard X. Pow
ers' VINO claims close relationship to
Mary, who is the heroine OF ? nur.
sery rhyme about a persistent little
iaihD mas Just celebrated his 1O3d an
hlVersary here. Mary" whose full
name was Mary Sawyer, was a consin
OF Powers. he AYERS, and her l,mh
was was one OF twins born on the Sawyer
farm in March. 1914
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27
Government to Make Goods for Navy

Washington Secretary Daniels is
preparing to begin the manufacture
of cotton clothing for the navy in
the Charleston. S. c., navy yard.
There are unusued' buildings at the
plant available for the working force
and IL has been found that there is
plenty of labor and raw material In
the neighborhood. Only a trifling ex-
penditure will be required. II is said
to provide the necessary machinery.
Before deciding upon this move. Secre-
tary Daniels had made thorough In
vestigatin into the conditions.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

Even the dignifled United States
bureau OF agriculture will have its lit
tie joke. Investigators employed by
the bureau report that a crow Is a
crow just becaws.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

A New York girl has broken the
typewriting record by averaging 1876
words a minute for an hour. IL was n
marvellous performance. even If incom-
patibility Pnd transubstantiation did
not occur often In her copy
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

BY being sponsor at a baptism. best
man at a wedding. and pallbearer at a
funeral, a New Jersey man claims to
have run lifes gamut in day But no
man can make such a claim unless. In
addition. he has been a witness in a
divorce case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

According to Doctor Schmoll. four
m;lligrams of radium. properly har-
messed. would generate $4,000. 900 900
horse power a second. These hg-
ures send wild. sweet hope surglng
through the breast OF the young man
with the racing automobile habit.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

A big money prize Is to be offered
al the San Francisco exposition for
the best baby in the world. The pro.
ject will cost n great deal of money;
for every family in the country has
that baby
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

A Chicago man who tried to commit
suicide by drinking hair tonic is ex.
pected to recover. Hair tonic hardly
ever does what people who use II ex
pect IL to do for them.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

Since the oyster is becoming less
popular I'm society It has more oppor-
tunities to pass an evening now and
then at home with It's family
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

a Frenchman seventy-two years old
has challenged another one seventy
seven years old TO n duel. There's no
fool like an old fool
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

Partisan costumers say the trouser
skirt is soon to come; that means no
doubt that they'll wear em literally
as well as metaphorically
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

II the whale that rammed the Dan
ish tanker belonged to any particular
school OF fish. II ought TO qualify as
center on the football team
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

y phonograph is bad enough nt best.
but there ought to be law to sup
press those that never change their
tunes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

Consider the majestic confidence OF
the man who eats free lunch sausage
and never asks n question
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

A 1c-ton Sphinx has been received
in Philadelphia from Egypt Thus
has the population OF the stone heads
increased by one.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

Cannibals are now said to object
TO white men as having an unpleasant
salt and peppery taste. They are alto
gether too choosy.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

for winking twice at n pretty girl
Moral: Only wink once. It's cheaper.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

There are 160 dramas and 81 melo-
dramas based on the life of Joan of
Arc. Evidently there was nothing
funny about her.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-11-27

Wooden shoes, which are gaining in
popularity. must be fine to throw at a
serenading cat