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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
'3,353,c74 BALES
COTTON G|NNE6
CENSUS BUREAU REPORT OF GIN.
MING PRIOR TO JANUARY
FIRST, 1914.
COMPARISONS BY STATES
Compares with 12,so7 ,4o5 Bales, Which
Were Ginned in the Year
of 1912

Washington.-Tbe eighth cotton gin
ming report of the census bureau for
the season announces that 13,333,074
bales OF cotton, counting round as
half bales, of the growth of 1913 had
been ginned prior to January 1. to
which date during the past seven years
the ginning averaged 1914 per cent. of
entire crop. Last year to January /,
there had been ginned 12,9O7.4O5 bales
or 95.7 per cent. of the entire crop,
14,317,002 bales, or 92.1 per cent, in
1911, and 12.465, ,29S bales, or 953 per
cent, in 1908.
Ginnings prior to January l by
states with comparisons for last year
and other big crop years, follow:
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Three Dead and 2s Hurt.

Macon. Ga.-1hree lives were lost
and more than twenty-five persons in
jured, six of whom are seriously hurt,
in a wreck Of passenger train No. 8.
on the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad, 60 miles south of Macon.
The wreck was on Gum Creek trestle.
After the locomotive and baggage cars
passed over a broken rail. the day
coach appeared to have been lifted
skyward, then over the embankmant
and heavy Pullman plowed into the
rear Of 1t.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Wilson Benefited by Vacation.

Pass Christian, Miss.-The presi-
dent looks forward to busy week,
in which work and exercise will be
carefully balanced. Mr.. Wilson is now
as well as ever. He reveals in his
countenance the glow of health and
the vigor with which he executes long,
perfect driyes on the golf links testi.
fies how fully he has recovered from
his recent illness. His return to nor
NAL is best indicated. however, by his
assiduous work. He Is disposing of a
number of important matters of Off
cial routine
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
BATTLE CEASES ON BORDER
Dead Bodies of Soldiers Lyina In
Trenches.

Maria, Texas.-Fighting between
the northern division Of the Mexican
federal army. defending Ojinaga, Mex
leo. opposite here, and General Orte-
gas 5000 rebels ceased as suddenly
as 1t began II week ago. Without any
federal activities to provoke his move,
General Ortega withdrew his army
seven miles to the west, along the
Rio Grande, supposedly to await the
arrival of reinforcements.
Although both armies, after six days
OF fighting. had been resting, General
Orsega suddenly divided his army into
three formations and started to move
along the border away from Ojinaga.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Swan Around In a Circle.

p1rogue around, the Creole awaited
lhe charge that was not long in COM
ing kneeling in the bottom of his
chaft. he endeavored to keep his light
focused in the eyes of his quarry. but
In this instance it only served to &C.
ce!erate the gators movements. Gath
ing all It's force, the gator headed for
the boat, and although the occupant
skilfuily evaded the shock, the tail
swished out OF the water and sent
him sprawling into the stream.
Standing waist-deep in slime and
water. the hunter caught hold of his
half-sunken pirogue and held 1t before
him. His light still burned and. he
saw the gator preparing to resume
the fray. AS 1t neared the pirogue it's
hulk fairly rose out OF the water. and
Its yawning jaws caught hold of one
side OF the vessel, crushing II to
splfnters. The musky breath was
near enough to sicken the hunter. but
ne managed to summon enough
strength to deliver crushing blow
with his hatchet. 1t caught the gator
squarely on the top of his scaly head,
infiicting gaping wound, but having
no effect upon the reptiles furious
spirit
Then the gator drew off to make
a final attempt to crush it's terrified
opponent. Holding on the fragment
OF his pirogue and keeping his light
In the blood-shot eyes of his enemy,
the Creole decided to make an effort
to gain the bank and escape the inn
pending rush. Backing cautiously
through the slippery footing he man
aged to gain the land. but before he
was able to get out of the water he
was Obliged to brace himself and
meet the gators onslaught.
Fortunately, the blood streaming
from the wound In the gators head
served to blind his vision, and the
coup de grace was administered
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Assert Thaw Is Not DANGEROUS.

Concord, N. H.-The release on bail
of Harry X. Thaw would not menace
public safety. two of his custodians de.
clared at public hearing before the
commission appointed by the federal
court to pass upon Thaw's mental con.
dition and its relation to his liberia
tion under bonds. Holman A. Drew,
sheriff of Coos county, and Clark d.
Stevens of the local police force, who
have had Thaw in charge since Sep
tember. favored his admission to bail.
Thaw and his mother were present
with counsel
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
ThaW Wins Victory.

Concord, N. H.-Harry X. Thaw.
elated by the report of the federal
court commission that his release on
bail would not endanger public safe.
ty, remained I'm his apartments here.
receiving messages OF congratulations
and planning series of visits within
the state In the event that Federal
Judge Aldrich allows him his freedom
under bonds.
The next move in the case will be
filing by Thaw's counsel of the petition
asking that the amount of bail be fix.
ed, and a date for hearing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
American Athletes Break Records.

San Francisco, Cal.-According to
cables, Power of the Boston Athletic
association and Templeton of the San
Francisco Olympic club. members of
the All-American track team. broke
records in the meet at Wellington.
New Zealand. Power established a
New Zealand SS0-yard record with 1
minute So seconds, fifth better than
the record made by Burke in 1905.
Templeton broke the New Zealand
and Australian pole vault record, lead
ing IL feet and 2 inches, which dis.
places the former mark of IL feet.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
"a Men Doomed to psn

Chicago.-Sentences of twenty.four
of the LABOR union officials convicted
In Indianapolis of conspiracy to trans.
port dynamite were confirmed by the
United States circuit court of appeals
CT the seventh district Six of the
thirty who apepaled were granted new
trials. Counsel for the twenty.four
within thirty days viii petition the
court of appeals for rehearing on
new legal points. il that Is denied
they will take the case 20 the federal
Supreme court
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
4 United States seamen Drown.

Norfolk, Va. - The capsizing in
Hampton Roads of a motor cutter from
the battleship Wyoming. flagship of
the Atlantic fleet. resulted in the loss
OF the lives Of four seamen of the
Wyoming's crew. The accident occur
red near the very spot where n launch
from the battleship Minnesota went
down in 1907 with the loss of eleven
lives, mostly young midshipmen re-
turning to the Minnesota in storm
after midnight following a social af-
fair at the jamestown Exposition
grounds.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
COMING ANTITRUST LEeIsLA-
TloN LOOMS LARGE BEFORE
THE MEMBERS.
WEBB STARTS THE ACTION
North Carolina Members Introduce
Bill and Amendments Putting
Teeth in the Sherman Law Many
Other Bills Are Introduced.

Washington. Congress settled
down to it's long regular session after
recess dating from the passage
OF the currency reform bill just be-
fore Christmas. The coming Admin
istration antitrust legisl alton program
loomed up as the big business of the
winter; both houses turned actively
to other matters.
In the house, return to work was
celebrated by prompt passage of the
first of the annual supply measures.
the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill, and the introduction of the
usual opening day batch of miscellan-
eous measures. The Senate began
debate on the Aalaskan Government
railroad bill.
Antitrust experts in both houses
began a period of extraordinary act
ivity, to end when the antitrust pro-
gram is written into law before the
close of the session. Actual commit
tee work will be delayed pending
President Wilson'S address. A rough
draft OF the address was brought
to Washington by the President and
later in the week Chairman Clayton
of the House Judiciary Committee,
and Chairman Newlands of the Sen
ate Commerce Committee probably
will be called into conference with
the President and Attorney General
McReynolds.
Meantime Chairman Clayton and
Representatives Carlin and Floyd of
the house committee are reviewing
the long list of antitrust measures al
ready before the committee II is not
probable that any of these bills will
be accepted as part Of the administra-
tion plan, but all the ideas embodied
in them will be considered Senator
Newlands of the senate commerce
committee expects to take up the anti
trust program.
In the house Representative Webb
OF North Carolina introduced his bill
to strengthen the Sherman law by de-
claring ellegal every contract, combl-
nation or conspiracy in restraint or
amy part" of trade or commerce, in
cluding agreements, oral or written,
designed to reach so-called gentle
mems agreements or understandings.
His bill would shift to the defendants
the burden of proof as to whether
such combinations, contracts, con-
spiracies or agreements injure COM
petitors, act as n detriment to the pub
Vic or whether they are not unreason.
able
AS ranking member of the house
Judiciary committee which will take
up the question tomorrow, Mr.. Webb
purposes to fight for action along the
1}ines of his bill.
Representative Mccoy of New Jer-
sey. another Democratic member of
the jr+liciary committee introduced
his bill to prohibit interlocking direc-
torates among banks and trust compa-
MES.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Mrs. Grace Said NothIna.

Philadelphia.-Mrs Daisy Ulrich
Opie, whose husband. Eugene H..
trace, died at Newman. Ca, from a
bullet wound inflicted nearly two years
ago. declined to have anything to say
regardfng his death. Mrs. Grace could
nor be seen at her home in West PhiIa-
aeiphia but sent out word to inquirers
that she would not make any state.
ment at present
Mrs Grace has been living here
since she was acquitted of the charge
% the attempted murder OF her hus.
band.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
HUNTS ALLIGATORs.
IN LOUISIANA LAKE
Creole Wins Title of Champion
in Battle With a Giant
Saurian.
HE HUNTS AT NIGHT,
In Small Craft Called a Pirogue,
With Bicycle Lamp on His Head
and Primitive Weapons, He Is Most
Successful.

New Orleans, La.-Daniel Tread
way. who has charge of the govern
ment light Off the entrance to Bayou
Lacombe, stream emptying into
Lake Pontchartrain, is the champion
alligator hunter. Treadway is a typi-
cal Creole. and when not engaged in
attending to his lighthouse duties he
hunts gators. In telling of these
hunts, one of Treadway's friends
said:
Might is the best time to go after
gators" says Hennessey. "Treadway
invades their swamp homes armed in
the most primitive manner. In addi-
tion to a small craft called a pirogue,
resembling a canoe, he is equipped
with blunt hatchet slung to his belt,
and a ten-foot pole with keen knife
fastened to the end. bicycle lamp
pletes the outfit. This light illum-
mates the dark recesses Of the swamp
and exerts hypnotic influence on his.
prey.
On the night that he encountered
his prize trophy, Treadway had spent
several hours in unsuccessfully pad
ding his pirogue through the many
small streams that intersect the
swamp adjacent to Bayou Lacombe.
He was on the point of giving up the
hunt when his attention was suddenly
attracted by loud splash a short dis
tance ahead.
Lowering his head SO as to permit
his lantern to shine on the dark wa
ter in front, the Creole glided softly
into the darkness. AS the light swept
the surface he noted the ponderous
hulk of saurian as it swan across
the stream. Treadway gave his
pirogue lusty shove in an effort to
intercept it. BY this time the gator
was aware that an enemy was near
First it swan around in a semi-circle..
and then without a moments warning,
headed straight for the approaching
pirogue.
This was an unlooked-for maneuver
and the hunter scarcely had time to.
turn his craft before the monster
swept past. Bringing the bow of the
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Biography of Great EVANGELIST.

Winona Lake, Ind.-While Rev.
Billy Sunday. the noted evangelist,
was resting here recently, after
strenuous campaign in Johnstown.
Pa, he received word that the new
biography, THE Spectacular Career
of Rev. Billy Sunday" was off the
press. 1t is the work of T. T. Frank.
enberg and the evangelist says 1t is
q truthful account of his life.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Man who Arrested czoloosz pead

Kansas City.-John McCauley, who
arrested Leon F. CZolgosz, after the
latter had shot President Mckinley at
Buffalo. n. Y, died here. At the time
of the assassination McCauley was a
police sergeant in charge of eleven
patrolmen who were to assist secret
service men in guarding the president.
Until recently he had been connected
with the Kansas City police depart
ment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Orders Troops Retained.

Washington.-All the Mexican Fed.
eral soldiers, now in the custody of the
United States border patrol forces at
Presidio. Texas, will be transferred TO
Fort Bliss and interned there indefi.
nitely. Secretary Garrison ordered the
transfer. with permission to the refu.
gee women and children to accom-.
pany the soldiers IL they desire.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-15
Fire in Charlotte

Charlotte.-Shortly after noon n fire
which started in the residence of Mr..
G. X. James on Pegram street in Bel,
mont, wiped out over half a block of
residences including one store-room
and but for the prompt work of the
city fire department a much greater
section of Belmont would have been
reduced to ashes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
PIRATE RECRUIT
AT HEAD Or CLASS
Hinchman, Leading Batter in
American Association,
Hits .343.

Twenty-eight men in the American
Association hit for three hundred or
better last season, according to the
official averages issued yesterday. The
leader of the league was Hinchman, Of
Columbus, who batted for 1866 in 1863
games. He will play with the Pirates
next season.
Kirke. of the Cleveland A. A. team,
who finished the season with the Maps,
was second, with an average of .349,
and Killifer, of Minneapolis, who goes
to the Reds, came third, with a mark
of .344.
The last named was well up in steal
ing bases, having AZ thefts to his cred
it, but the leader in this department
proved 20 be Compton, of Kansas City,
with 90. Old John Titus, once Phillie
and also a Brave, can still pound the
ball a bit. He hit for .343. Griffith,
another Boston discard, did well with
indianapolis, reaching $40 mark.
Jack Knight, the ex-Yankee, hit 1903,
and Niles, another man who once
played on the New York Americans,
hit 300. Ezra Midkiff, who was Mais-
els predecessor at third base, hit .271
in SO games with Louisville. Jimmy
Sheckard could only reach .253. Lurid
Lou Richie, who used to be such ter
ror to the Giants when he pitched for
the Cubs, had the honor of bringing
up the rear of the league in hitting.
His mark was .049.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
c. H. Hadlock High
Gun at Gedney Farms

Considering the hazy weather, some
excellent scores were made yesterday
by the twelve men and two women who
faced the traps of the White Plains
Gun Club, at Gedney Farms. The
match was a 100-bird handicap, at Is
Yards rise. The winner of the high
handicap prize was C. H. Hadlock, who
broke rs, which, with his handicap Of
%. gave him a total of SO. F. c. Sayles
was the runner-up, with 90. The high
scratch man was T. II. Lawrence, with
a score of SO. J. r. Talcott and j. p.
Hyland tied with SO for third place in
the handicap match, and in the shoot
off Talcott won. Talcott also captured
the shoot-off in a distance handicap
match, at i8 yards. with Mr.. Sayles.
The scores follow, showing handicap,
break and total, in that order:
C II. Hadlock t23). 70. 9s: +. c. Sales (2p.
SO o.; ]. r. Hyland 0oj. IS. SO; y. flaming
Io . 81. 81; F. 4. RO6ser; tiG.. 3. S.: T. q.
ia IS. 81 Miss L. II bodies u2j. Sc. IS: b
Carpenter uol. s5. rs. Tom Davis toj. es. s.:
Guy Ward az. 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Why StaHingS
Shifts Outfeld

Georse s.allInss Is convinced that much Of
the success Of the Braves was due to the double
outheld system. The Idea Of using a right
handed or a Iett-handed trio OF bzttsr as tht
pitching situation might require came I" stall
Inss carly In tn, year. A, that time he did not
have outheidtn enough Of both peuun'sns "
put tho scheme Into practice. Later. by trading
P.rdus. h. secured Gather and whlttsd. t~o
rIoht. handed hltters, and was able to put the
shit In operation.
most Of tn. other Managers did net approve
Of my scheme Of shIftlns men. and soms Of the
newspapers began 10 kid the club by 'sy'ns
nobody could determine the regular lineup from
day 10 day." writes Stal,inss. and he adds but
I hay. a notion that some Of the other manager
will pay attention to the shift next year. because
n IA a ereat way to beat Isft-handef. enc of
the best. when he sees almost an entire team
marching up to the plate and faclns him from
IN. rIoht side Of the pan. Even some OF the
manae.rs who limited that George staIlins' was
crazy when first pulled II may Do some 1'
p.rImsntlns with IT,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Prospects of Feds Better
than Rival, Says Ward

proceed in the development Of young
players. When it is taken into consid-
GRAFTON that clubs in the National and
American leagues with more than fifty
players enrolled must reduce to TWEEN
ty-one and twenty-five, respectively, by
May /, it can be understood that SPLEEN
did baseball prospects will be eager to
enlist with the present third major
league. The number Of veteran play
ers signed on long term contracts
leaves such a narrow margin between
the total Of men thus held by organized
baseball and that of the player limit
of twenty-one as to make it impossible
for %. b. major league clubs to le-
gally hold enough promising young
players to answer the public demand
for new faces"
As veteran player, manager and
student Of the game, Mr. Ward de-
clared that the Federal League is in a
letter position to supply high grade
baseball in the future than are its
rivals.
"The period of activity of stars is so
comparatively short that a league, in
order to keep its playing up TO the
highest point of speed, must have
young players in process of develop
ment," he explained. "The National
and American leagues have so many of
the older players on long term CON
tracts that under a player limit there
is no chance to hold men who next
year or the season after may be stars.
No limit was placed on Federal League
player rosters because we realized the
need for development of future stars.
There will be constantly increas-
ing number of new stars shown In the
Federal League because, by its retrench-
ment policy, organized baseball has cut
off its source of supply. Between going
to minor league on string or sign
ing with the Federals, promising young
players will not hesitate long. Because
such system is expensive can be the
only possible criticism of it, but as in
all other lines, the Federal League is
building for the future, and therefore
rapidly gaining the faith of the fans"
Mr.. Ward refused to explain in de-
tail his reference to the possible ex-
pansion of the Federal League, but he
called attention to the present roster
of the Federal League with Brooklyn,
Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Buffalo. Indian
apolis, Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas
City, and that of the American League
in 1900, when Chicago. Cleveland, De-
troit, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Kansas
City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis were
members. In 1901 Boston, Philadelphia
and WASH .gton were brought into the
American League, ard year later New
York was enrolled.
In a communication from Federal
League headquarters, James A. Gilmore,
president of the new league. answers a
statement attributed TO William +.
Baker, president of the Philadelphia
Nationals. Mr.. Gilmore writes: "Mr.
Bakers statement about K. b. Ward
being suspicious before he signed Mar
guard, and consequently obtaining an
affidavit from the pl ger, was somewhat
of a joke, especially in view of the
fact that every man we have taken from
organized baseball was compelled to
sign such an affidavit before doing bust
ness with u.s."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Compares League with
Johnson's Organization
in Its Early Years.
HAS NO LACK OF
ESTABLISHED STARS
Also in Better Position to De-
velop New Players than
Organized Baseball.

Comparing the progress of the Fed
cral League in its fight against organ
lied ball with that of the American
League as an infant, John NJ. Ward,
business manager of the Brooklyn Fed
erals, declared yesterday that in one
season the Feds have accomplished
more than Ban Johnson's organization
did In its first two years.
Nj. Ward, who will retire from base
ball on February 10 to devote his en-
tire attention to his law practice, in
sists that the new league has now
reached point where it is prepared to
pick carefully players sought from the
ranks of organized baseball, instead Of
recklessly rsiding. In less than a year
more than seventy captures OF big
leaguers have been recorded. In the
first two years of its expansion--in
fact, up TO the time peace was declared.
in 1903-the American League got only
1O9 players from its established rival
at a time when all leagues were
sprinkled with high class talent, forced
out when the National League was re-
duced from a twelve to an eight club
circuit.
zone of the reasons urged last spring
against the Fedora, Leagues chances
Of success" said Mr.. Ward, twas that
there were not enough players for
three big leagues. By recent legislation
the leading leagues in organized base
ball have prepared to unload players.
How to get rid of the surplus and keep
the men in line for organized baseball
provides problems that perplex the
same men who last spring said there
were not enough players available. The
Federal League is in position. to take
advantage Of the effects of business
depression which has resulted in gen
eral curtailment of expenses by club
owners who contended last spring that
the new league was joke.
Until last February scarcely any
one in the metropolitan district had
ever heard Of the Federal League. II
was not until what was practically its
fourth season and its third year of ex-
istence as a recognized opponent of the
National League that the American
League was able to even consider New
York as a member of its circuit. The
expansion of the Federal League is as
sured because of he foothold gained
after the most remarkable fight against
tremendous odds that was ever chron-
icled in the history of sport.
1.-THE Federal League in my opinion
now has enough established stars to