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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11
FIGURES ON THE FUEL
OUTPUT FOR 1918 GIVEN.

Washington.-The country's coal BIZ
luminous and anthracite output
amounted to 678.211 ,904 net tons val
ued at $1,S2S,423.196 in 1918 the geo.
logical survey announces in a compil-
alton just issued. The number of en-
ployees to produce this coal numbered
762,4'6, and the average number of
days worked were 258.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11
A FORMER CHARLOTTE MAN
DIES IN NEW YORK CITY

New York.-James W. Osborne.
ormer assistant district attorney of
I. sew York and widely known as a
fminal lawyer. was found dead in
med In his apartment at hotel here.
The cause Of death was given as
angina pectoris.
3 Mr.. Osborne. who was 81 years old,
was born In Charlotte. N. c..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11
CHARLOTTE CAR STRIKE
SUPPOSED TO BE SETTLED

Charlotte.-Charlotte street car
strike is ended.
President Il. v. Taylor, acting for the
Southern Public Utilities Company,
and a committee of five men, acting
for the street car employees. will sign
a contract that puts the strikers back
to work on the cars. The contract is
practically the same as that signed by
the Greenville strikers.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11
STIFF FIGHT FACES BRITISH
TRADES UNION CONGRESS

Glasgow.-The most intense inter.
est is being displayed in trades union
congress, the greatest ever held in
Great Britain. Five and a quarter
million workers are represented by
$50 delegates, who have a number Of
questions to decide which will have
the most important bearing on the
future Of British industry.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11
CABINET DECIDES
TO RECOMMEND THE TREATY

Berne.-The Austrian cabinet, after
fully discussing the treaty. has unani.
mously decided to recommend to the
national assembly its acceptance. This
Information is conveyed in a dis.
patch received from Prague.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Rock Hill.-Trustees Of Winthrop
College awarded scholarships for next
session and elected teachers to fill
number OF vacancies in the faculty.
DR.. d. B. Johnson, president of the in
stitution. said 1.15o young women had
been admitted to the institution out
OF 1,400 applicants. The school opens
September II.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Spartanburg. - The Spartanhurg
County Warehouse Company was COM
missioned by w. Banks Dove, secre-
tary Of state. with a proposed capital
stock of 100000. This amount was
subscribed in the recent campaign in
that county for membership in the
South Carolina Cotton Association.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Florence-With Are eating its way
through the mountain Of coal at the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany's large coal chute on the yards
here, and no possible means of getting
at the flames, which are at the bottom
OF the chute. the railroad company IL
faced with the task OF removing Co.
600 tons or more OF coal from the bins.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Batesburg-Followin tho recent
published reports with regard to cases
Of diphtheria in BatesburS, a careful
investigation fails to disclose the ex-
istence of a single case. Several ply
sicians have been interviewed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Columba.-The organized strength
Of South Cardinals National Guard is
but 20 per cent Of its organized
strength.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Beaufort.-After a long and exhaus
packing house business throughout
the South the people Of Beaufort and
vicinity have decided to buiid pack
ing paint and make a hcmo market for
live stock
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Brig. Gen. w. w. Moore, adjutant
and inspector general. will make in
spections of four more proposed COM
panies for the South Carolina National
Guard the next two weeks.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-09-11

Observation-Disclosures are now as
sured for movement in the mex. few
months, taking shipments already
made into account of 100000 tons of
coal for export through this po:t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12
Boy Stories
By Dan Beard

Starchy's proposal to camp in the
woods while the raft was being built
met with such hearty appreciation
that the boys set about putting his en-
tire program into effect at once. Even
Pickles had been won over and was a
strong believer in the new partner.
The first item on the program was the
selection of a name for, the firm and
each of the boys strove to hit on some
thing original and at the same time
suitable. But none of the suggestions
seemed appropriate.
I'VE are like a lot of sailors lost on
| the sea at night" said Chuck. but
sailors have the North Star to go by"
began Tom. There o arej a peach
of a NAME" cried Starchy. whats
a peach of a name?" asked Chuck.
why North Starr we'll call our firm
! the North Star Company n it's no
SLOUGH of a name, either" returned
Starchy.
The question Of a name settled. the
boys began a discussion as to who
would be a suitable person to hire to
attend to their hauling. 1--WE have
only one regular job to attend to so
who will work cheap" said Starchy.
IT know just the fellow-Lucky
Gibbs-He's able 30 get about pretty
we'll now and wants a job" said
Squinty. you mean that niger SOL
der that was wounded2" inquired
Starchy. YES" replied Squinty, "bu'
I would not call him niger "Oh,
that doesn't make any difference te
Lucky" declared Starchy. why he
comes from away down south and
those southern darkies are used to 1t
They feel sort Of lonesome If you don't
call 'em niger once in a WHILE" he
added. The other boys, however. In
sisted that was not right TO speal
of any colored man in that manner
and particularly n who had been
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WHO CAN STOP oTTo's AUTO

wounded in his country's service, so
Starchy dropped the discussion.
Lucky had been wounded in France,
losing g. leg. A government hospital
had supplied him with an artificial
limb and he was rapidly regaining his
strength. He was raised in the south
and had come north shortly before the
United States entered the var Then.
wLon the first call for volunteers
came, Lucky enlisted at the age of
seventeen years by the simple expedi-
emit Of adding a few years to his ac-
tual age.
The boys left the shed and hunted
up Lucky. He readily accepted the
offer of employment and in order to
acquaint him with the job the boys
took him on a Journey down h river
with a load of supplies for the group
of men who were camping some dis
lance below the city. Lucky was
skilled in handling the oars and the
only difficulty he experienced was a
little uusteadiness in getting In and
out of the boat because he was still
a little awkward IN his artificial leg.
With Lucky initiated in his new du-
ties, the boys were free to prepare for
their camp up Duck creek where the
raft was to be built. Starohy said thai
all business men have their periods OF
recreation and that therefore the
| raft building venture should combine
business with pleasure. Az his sug-
gestion the boys prepared for a stay
Of three or four days at least.
Accordingly a supply of -four, ba-
con, condensed milk, coffee, sugar,
potatoes, butter, lard, pepper and salt
was purchased and Starchy insisted
on paying for the whole supply. He
| declared that as he was a new mem
Der 1t was up to him to lay out a little
money t. get into a going concern
This spirit of square dealing RAISED
; him still higher in the estimation Of
his companions.
Then there were tools needed and
on Pickles suggestion they procured
a spade, a woodman's axe, an auge
and one sharp Ratchet. Besides these
some Of the boys had axes
Nov I guess we have everything
said Tom surveying the pile of pro
visions and tools. Guess again." sal
> Squinty, dryly. What else do W
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Toddy's Story
For Children
BY THE sTORY lady

III
Peter started out in very good
spirits one morning. He went to the
store to get Mama some thread. He
came back with hanging head and
was very glum the rest of the day.
Papa noticed that he was very
quiet when he came home for supper
and asked him what the matter was.
"Awi I hadn't thot how near 1t
was to school time till today. An /
went to the store to get Mama some
she says bout ready to start to
school?' An 1 says yes cause she's
goin' to be my teacher you know, an
when I come home Mama said she
was goin' to start on my school
waists today an made me stand up
to be measured IN I went over 10
Corny's an he was a-gatherin' up
his school books-he likes to go to
school-an' I come back home an
the twins was APPLYING school an
everywhere / go they're attacking
about school an they won't let me
forget it."
do you hate to go to school that
bad 2"
'sWell, it's just like taking a cold
bath, 1t amt so bad after you get in
but it's just getting started. Geel /
wisht I was big like o an didn't
haft to go to school,"
Eyes, and when you are big like
me you will wish you were a little
boy going to school.
'.Shoot! Amt anybody ever hap
HELEN CARPENTER MOORE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12
Tobacco Habit
DANGEROUS

gays Doctor Common, formerly of Johns
Hopkins Hospital. Thousands of men
suffering from fatal diseases would pc
the deadly drug Nicotine. Stop the
habit now before it's too late. It's, a
simple process to rid yourself of the
any up-to-date drug store and get
some Nfcotol tablets; take them as d.
rected and 10; the pernicious habit
quickly vanisnes. Druggists refund
The money IL they fail. Be sure to
read large and Interesting announce
ment by Doctor Connor soon to appear
in his paper. 1t tells Of the danger 81
nicotine poisoning and how to avoic
il. In the meantime try Nicotol tab
lets; you will be surprised at the re-
sult.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12

So you love to read PATSY" beside
| Louisa May Alcott whose books dc
you like to readf Do you expect to be
a writer or what are your ambitions ?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12

would have written to you ooner
I am quite a stout girl, but as the
old saying goes, laugh and grow TAT
an1 that is how I grew stout. 1 go
to Higl. School and take the CONNER
cial cours,. 1 like shorthand ar6
very fond OF history though.
1 have an oversee cousin who lives
In England. I have never seen her,
but we got acquainted through the
Evening World Riddle Club. We
write to each other very often and she
tells me very interesting things abou
England. If any Of the girls Would
like to write to her I will gladly give
her address In a letter. She also sent
me the address of one of her friends
which I will also give. l have quite
a few of my girl friends writing to
her while I am the only one writing
to my cousin.
Well Helen, It being my first time
maybe 1 shouldn't write so much. but
I have so much I would like to say.
| BY the way, T am q girl scout 'of the
| Violet Troop. we have an awful lot
Of fun going on "hikes." h Sunday
| before Labor Day we went on an over
! night hike to Morgan's Beach. Here
| we pitched our tent and stayed until
Labor Day. 1t was only an overnight
hike" but OIL what fun. We kept
| our fire burning all night and had
| guards, which were changed every
two hours.
Our family once camped at Nor
| gan's Beach for two years. We had
a bungalow and went swimming ev-
cry day. I can swim. but l cannot
| dive very well. Just lately swan hall
the length of Morgan's Beach with
a girl friend.
Helen, I have noticed nearly all the
| girls have told us their ambitions in
life. ] have one. too, but I don't sup
| pose / will ever become what 1 want
to. I want to be a poetess or author
| ess. I have written several poems
| and also many stories. If I can't be-
| come either OF those I I'M to be 9
| stenographer when I finish High
School. I wrote a poem last year en-
titled History" but maybe I better
not write 1t, you might think !! wan
| to Drag too much about myself.
Goodness! Helen, I have writer
! more than I really thought / had ant
+, I D 1t will merely bore some, OF
| you awfully to read 1t. Please Helen
ask the girls II they would like t.
| write to my oversee cousin or hel
friend in England. I am sure she vii
be delighted.
"JERRIE."
( Send me that poem "Jerrie"
would like to read 1t. AS for tina
cousin that you are corresponding
with I should just think 1t would b.
hne to have some of our girls writ
too and see IL we can't make u let
teres even more interesting h a tn
girls writing from the other club
Then those OF us girls who are writ
ing can send in the letters that the,
get from the little English girl and w
will have them all published. Won
that be fun?
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AMONG US GIRLS

Dear Girls:
Have you ever noticed how the
weather affects some people? Now
yesterday you will remember was
simply miserable in the morning. 1t
looked as If 1t wanted to rain and
couldn't. You know Just what I mean
Well the people that I came across
in the morning acted Just like that.
When you want to start conversa-
tton with someone you usually say.
Nice day isn't it." New when it's a
day like yesterday started In to be
that puts the "1iver" on everything
People said ,"some day" Then II
by chance you happened to say, Il am
soliciting funds for SO and So" you
! can imagine just how generous the
patron will be.
Then on the other hand yesterday
afternoon. Now. girls. wasn't it nice
| just nice and warm not hot-mind
| you. How different everybody felt.
| Remarks like "well isn't this an Ideal
day." etc. Made a person feel gen
erous (even If In these high cost of
living times hea couldn't afford it,
Hence from this I have come to the
| conclusion that 1t is up to us to do
the most of our smiling on dismal
days and as some poet or other said.
| Sunshine In the house remained
| while torrents streamed without"
HELEN"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12
Perth Amboy.

Dear Helen:
After reading the letters in to-
nights paper, I could not resist any
Although this is my first letter I
feel as II we were the closest friends
tina ever were.
I read Curly Locks story and
enjoyed 1t very much n look for
ward to hear from her again.
/ will now close wishing this col
umn the best of success.
With love.
PATSY"
p. 81 am a book wren n read
a lot of Aloott's books.
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sunrise.

She struggled to Q certain hilltop
and saw before her the silent innood-
ing Of the day. Out Of the cost 1t
welled and whitened; the darkness
trembled ints light; anS the stars
were extinguished like the street
lamps Of d human city. The wilderness
Frightened into silver, the silver
warmed to gold. the gold hndled into
pure and living ire; and the face Of
the east was barred with elemental
scariet.-R. l. Stevenson
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12

need 2" asked Chuck. ''Why we have
MT a gun or fishing pole or match in
that outfit" replied Squinty. "Oh, gee,
amt we the chumps," exclaimed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12
ALTMAN
BY AHEARN

to get fishing tackle. Meanwhile
Chuck and Pickles brought SMALL
bore rifles also. Starhcy bought a
new fishing outfit. What about q
tent?" piped Tom. Jaw, rats, we'll
build our own tent sale Pickles.
Copyright, 1919, Sol Metzger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12

Reason for Optimism.
Some men are optimists," said On
Gle Eben, "foh de reason dat It's most
times easier to sell a man sumpin' by
tellin' him q funny story dan it is by
tellin' him de truth"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12
Perth Amboy.

Dear Helen:
This Ia the first time I have writ
ten, but I have read the things In
the column every night n have en-
joyed them ever SO much. ! am
quite busy these last few days or ]
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-09
BERLIN: THE MADHoUSE
Curtain Still Up On Great Tragic
Comedy.

Berlin, Jan. lie p. MA. P.)-
The curtain is still up on the great
tragic comedy Berlin: the mad
house." as a majority socialist editor
called it yesterday. =.
The Unter den Linden, Wilhelm
strasse and the Seigesalle and all the
streets in that section have been
jammed all day by masses of people
who from time to time fled madly
into the streets and sheltering door
ways to escape the rain of bullets
from both sides.
The shooting reached considerable
proportions three times during the
afternoon but the casualties appear
to have been few
The Ebert cabinet has been in ses-
sion nearly all day with Cautincy,
(Kautsky?), Herr Breithcheid, Will
helm Dittmann and Oscar Cohen, in
dependent socialist. The government
insisted that it would not consider
any proposal from the independents
until the. government buildings and
newspaper plants were vacated by
the Spartacans. The conference was
resumed late this evening with ad-
ditional representatives called rev
olutionary foremen," composed Of
foremen in the factories of Greater
Berlin under the leadership ofGeorge
Ledebour.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-09
PLEDGE WILL BE KEPT

uncte Sans Soldiers to Get Every
Cent Due Them.
Washington, Jan. 9.--Every cent IS
to be paid. every allotment settled.
all compensation and insurance claims
will be arranged Justly and promptly
by the United States bureau OF war
risk.
and their families were given this
ley, u. S. A.. newly appointed director
of the bureau,
Col. Lindsey has ordered the papers
of all the millions of soldiers and
sailors to be checked up and mistakes
corrected. The war risk bureau, since
the early months of the war has been
the target of criticism from soldiers
and civilians for alleged inefficiency.
Complete reorganization of the bu-
reau to prevent any possible delay in
mailing of allotments to dependents
or anxiety to the folks at home during
the final months of demoblization. is
Col. Lindsley's first aim.
Just back from overseas. where he
saw the most difficult problems of the
war risk bureau first handed. Col.
insurance from red tape that not
dollars worth of the S3s. 900. 000, 900 al
ready written will be dropped.
THE biggest insurance company in
the world intends to see that its poll
cy holders are protected in the easiest
and cheapest way possible" he said.
Within the next sixty days. the
kinds of policies into which the pres
ent term insurance" carried during
the war by men in the service may be
converted. will be announced.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-09
ENJOYS HOLD
PEACE r PARLEY
d.
President anu 0iHsF Digni-
taries Discuss Coming
Conference
DATE SOON TO BE NAMED
Order of Procedure Tenta-
lively Agreed Upon-Jap-
anese Envoys Coming.
DATE SOON TO BE NAMED

Paris, Jan. 9.--U. N. S.)--Premier
Clemenceau has made an engagement
to confer with Col. T.. M. House, of
the American peace mission, at AIS
o'clock this afternoon, just before the
time set for the scheduled confer
ence of President Wilson, Premier
Clemenceau. Premier Orlando of It
ally, A. j. Balfour, the British foreign
secretary, and Col. House himself at
the foreign office.
The engagement was arranged by
telephone, the prenier's secretary
acting for him.
= It was regarded as likely that, after
a brief talk, Premier Clemenceau and
Col. House would then drive across
the Seine fsom the Crillon to the for
eign office, trip of but five minutes
duration.
This conference is the first formal
meeting preparatory to the actual
peace preliminaries. One of the OBJ
jects is to select the exact date for
the opening of the prelininaries next
week.
so pliablc were the arrangements
for the conference, however, that it
was explained that the plans for the
meeting might be broken up before
the hour of meeting.
PrsSident Wilson spent the morning
makihy a study of data turned over
TO hia by Col. House. This deals with
genera. plans for the preliminary con-
ference.
Late "Wednesday he visited the Crillon
hotel where he talked at length with
Secretary Lansing and Col. House. The
latter conference lasted over an hour
AS he was leaving, he had gone as far
aus the door when he turned and re-
traced his steps, saying.
'ust minute, House.
There was a second but briefer con-
versation.
Doub twas expressed today whether
a program for the preliminary confer
ence would be arranged without further
delay, but in many quarters belief was
prevalent that this would be possible
if all elements pulled together.
As matter OF fact whereas a fort
night ago sentiment was apparently for
delay, today all parties seem TO feel
the necessity of doing something.
The general arrangements indicate
that the questions will be taken up in
this ORDER
!. League of nations.
2. Agreements on collateral questions.
3. lndemnities and the method of
payment.
4. Territorial Boundaries
Suggestions are expected from the
Japanese delegates, who are now on the
Atlantic on their way to Paris.
1t is certain that one of the collateral
questions that will be settled first deals
with the widespread sentiments of boil
shevism throughout the central powers.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-09

- ASoAA AAoOA oSA u - W.
No Chance Of Understanding.
Negotiations between the govern
ment and the Spartacans have failed
and representatives of the former
maintain that there is no chance Of
an understanding being reached.
However, Chancellor Ebert and his
advisers are confident that they will
succeed in overcoming the rebels and
are powerful enough to prevent any
coup.
A cavalry regiment has reached
the outskirts of Berlin. 1t was said
to be enroute to the eastern front,
but its real object, it is believed is
to protect the national assembly
when it meets.
The terrorist movement has spread
into Silssia where the Spartacans
prevented the miners at the Beuten
colIieries from going to- work. Thcy
are well armed with machine guns
in Silesia.
Would Declare State of Siege.
Copenhagen, Jan. 81. N. ST.
With the government troops being
rushed up to reinforce the Berlin
garrison. Chancellor Ebert is pre-
tai in a state of seige.
This information was received
from Berlin today. Severe fighting
took place in the streets of Berlin
on Wednesday.
Reds Hold Railroads.
The railways are still held by the
Spartacus soldiers at last reports
and the government troops are be-
ing transported to the capital by
motor cars.
Government troops have been Or
dered to Berlin from nearly all of
the garrisons in Germany.
Independent socialists and the
Spartacus leaders issued a procla-
nation appealing to workmen to
gather on Wednesday morning at
to complete the victory of
the proletariat."
Firing of rifles and the explosions
Of hand grenades were heard
throughout all of Berlin Wednesday.
Both railway and street car traffic
was stopped entirely.
Three Hundred Killed.
London. Jan. 9.-Three hundred
persons were killed in the fighting
between Spartacus and government
troops in Berlin, said a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam this aft
ernoon.
The Spartacans lost fifty men in
the attack on Anhalt station.
The government is still master of
The situation in Berlin. and the lead
ers of the Spartacus group are said
to be losing hope.