Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-19
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES

an augur that bores n square hole.
1t has attracted attention the world
over and foreign countries are seek
. ing the patent rights.
God gave me my reputation and
] intend 10 continue 10 give God my
services" declared Billy Sunday in
explaining at Warsaw, Ind, why he
turned down a guarantee of Sl,0Ou,-
900 year as movie stars
? Federal income tax returns show
that there arc approximately $4,000
persons in the United States who
might be classified as members of
the millionaire group" and that
there arc ut least 10000 million
aires now in the United States. Wa-
profits made many millionaircs in
this country, the number in 1918
being 10000.
A woman residing in Quebec, Can
ada. has made application for admis-
sion to the United States, stating that
she is 30 years old and that her father
was killed during the War Between
the States. Should the applicant be
able to prove that she was born &c
years after her father was killed. she
should be admitted. says Assistant
Secretary Post
Mexican bandit, will cots the Mexican
government $500, 200 in gold accord
ing to estimates. Under the terms of
his unconditional" surrender Villa
will also get hugo estate at Canu-
tilla, Durango, where he will be
guarded for the remainder of his life
by so of his trusted followers. who
Will be paid by the government
George White, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, die
tated the following statement at ma
tional headquarters in New York
city: "The Democratic party is not
going to base its campaign on a beer
and light wines policy. 1t will stand
squarely on the national platform
and for law enforcement. The ,wcts
can interpret this platform any way
they choose
If all tho motor cars in the United
States were evenly distributed over all
the public highways of the country,
they would still be thick enough to
throw dust on each others wind
shields. The total road mileage in
America is about 2.475,OOO. The mum
ber OF motor>cars is close TO 5000
900. the registration for last year be-
ing 7,565,446. This makes an average
,eof little more than three automo-
biles for every mile of roadway in
the country.
White COAL n newly discovered
by-product OF 'the big nitrogen plant
at Mereseburg, Germany, where nj
trogen is taken from the air. is be
ing developed as a coal substitute
by German scientists. intHnt on re
placing the coal that must bC ship
ped to Franco. The new fuel +;
creation OF German scientific gcniua
and It's development is being fur
thered in tho hope that the couu.
try's industries will not sutfcr too
severely for lack of power.
With firm step and IA smile On
his face, Victor Tobey, full-bloodGo
Choctaw Indian of Ardmor", Okla.
walked to the electric char in the
State penitentiary in Little RoC,,
Ark, Saturday morning md WAS pu'
te death. Tobey. one of thc most
Indifferent and stolid prisoners ever
confined in the pcnitent!ary, WaS
convicted of murder. When he
death scntence was read to him ut
Fayetteville, Ark, Tobey nonChalunt.
ly winked at the sheriff, taking the
whole proceeding as a jok2.
Many newspapers Will have to
suspend publication because produc-
ton and shipment of print paper
will have to cease unless the inter
state commerce commission modi-
fes it's priority order allocating coal
and wood cars, according to Philip 7
Dodge. president of the international
Paper company who says tha; more
than 400 newspapers In the United
States directly dependent upon hiS
accompany for thir paper stock are
livipg from hand to mouth"
A wore of yen of Salina, Kans"
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