Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-21
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES

TNOM MANI SOONCES
Should the usual 4s offices OF le-
saIly Incorporated town be filled
from the inhabitants OF Georgia's
smallest Incorporated town there
would Be but three prsons left outside
Of the Office holding class, according
70 census figures just announced.
This minority would constitute the
diNnterested electorate. This small
est Incorporated town in the State is
Reno, with q total population Of 46
people. It is one OF the II incorpo--
rated towns OF the State possessing
populations under 100.
Ira Fouts or New Washington, Ind,
has a sclock which has run since It
was made In 1916. 1t is hanging in
brick house built in 1925. The clock
was made by william Thompson, an
Eng,ishman. according to q state
mant pasted in the back of the clock
in 1908 by the father of the present
owner. Mr.. Fouts said Thompson
brought his tools and brass plates
from England ~and cut out all the
wheels, and machinery, piece by
piece. The grandfather OF Mr.. Fouts
started the clock running May IL.
1876, and II has run 1o4 years, keep
ing good time.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith,
speaking before the first session of
the convention of the American
Bankers association in Washington
Tuesday. charged that the farmers
were being denied needed credits.
while the luxury producers were get
! ting credits. The farmers will lose
two billion and half dollars II fore
ed to market their crops at the pres
ent prices. he said : The farmers in
planning their crops. for the spring of
1922 were faced by labor shortage
and tho high cost of everything used.
Now the crops are harvested and the
prices paid the farmers are going
down Ps
About ono year ago practically the
entire Boston police force went out
on strike and delivered the city into
tho hands of hoodlums for n day and
two nights They struck for the
right to serve their union ahead OF
their community; they never were
permitted to return to their posts.
What became OF these men has been
matter OF some discussion. I'm
doubtedly a great many OF those
without some trade drifted into the
private police>and guard forces main
tnined around powder mills, facto-
ries. ETC.. but the traction strike In
New York brought many OF them
10 liht, according to The Wall Street
Journal. 1t has been discovered that
a large number OF the Boston police
mon who were suspended for union
1zing are now working as strike
breakers on tho Brooklyn Rapid
Transit
Congressman Frank Doremus. In
charge of Democratic Middle Western
headquarters. in Chicago. in state
ment Tuesday night reiterated previ-
GUS statements that "the Republican
campaign is about to collapse" and
predicted that the Republicans would
have to fight desperately" to win IL
linois. 'The latest evidence OF the
collapse comes from Ohio where hys-
terical cries have gone forth % save
tho State for Harding the statement
said. eff any one doubts this let him
ask VIII Hayes. The Republican
lenders have suddenly realized that
even the support of those who cannot
forgive n Donlocratic president for
driving the German kaiser from his
throne cannot overcome the tremen-
,dous Republican and Progressive
swing to Cox. The Republicans will.
have to fight desperately TO save -Ilh-
nois. Mr.. Harding's vocillating
method of dealing with the greatest
moral question OF the age is bearing
its legitimate fruit. With Foot aud
20 distinguished associates proclaim
ing that the election of Harding
means the adoption OF the League of
Nations. covenant and with Johnson.'
Bornh and several other senators de-
claring that with Harding that
The league covenant and all reserva-
fions are to he 'scrapped,' the aver
oge Republican .voter wonders who is
trying to foot him. Who are the
cheaters7' is rapidly becoming the
question:"