Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-05-27
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES

offered by the government of the State
of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Officials of the United States navy
department have admitted that the
navy ordnance bureau has completed
big gun capable of carrying 10 miles.
Alleging that he was bitten by a
wild, unframed monkey" on board
ship, Andrew Nilsson, sailor, has filed
suit in New York city against the own
ers of the vessel for $25, 900 damages
King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of
Rumania, who planned to visit the
United States during 1920, have post
poned their visit until 1921. because of
grave problems facing their govern
ment
The house of representatives, by
vote of 33 to l0l, has refused to give up
the free seed distribution plan, which
permits each congressman to send out
annually certain amount of vegetable
an flower seed.
Attorney General Palmer has ruled
that the practice of some grocers i'm re-
quiring that u certain amount of other
commodities be purchased with each
pound of sugar is a violation of the
Federal trade commission act.
Six thousand arrests have been made
III 10 large cities of the country under
the Volstead prohibition enforcement
act since January II and more than
25,OOO arrests have been made since the
prohibition amendment went into effect.
Prohibition enforcement is paying for
itself, according to Congressman Up
shaw of Georgia.
President Wilson has asked Congress
for authority for the United States to
accept mandate over Armenia. The
president said in his message to Con-
gress that he thought the wish of the
American people was that the United
States become the protector of Arme-
MIA, whose people have for centuries
been ruthlessly prosecuted by the Turks.
Henry Layer, farmer, has confess
ed to the killing of Jacob Wolf, his wife
and five children and chore boy, Jake
Hofer, on the Wolf farm, three miles
west of Turtle Lake, N. D., late in
April. Ill feeling of long standing. cul-
mlnating in quarrel over injuries ad-
ministered to Layers cattle by VOLTS
dog, was responsible for the crime, ac-
cording to Layers confession.
Congressman Kreider of Pennsylva-
MIA, shoe manufacturer, strolled into
shoe store in Washington where he
noticed some shoes from his factory.
lie tried on pair and asked the price.
That shoe costs you $780," the
clerk replied, and added, 1T cost us
$6.75." ''You're liar" Kreider said,
land your store will never buy another
shoe from my factory. That shoe cost
you 1885,"
The question of harvesting the ma
tons wheat crop during 1920 is causing
farmers in the wheat belt, particularly
in Kansas and Oklahoma, more than
usual concern, the labor shortage this
year being very acute. According to
Wade ii. Skinner of the United States
wheat belt have agreed to pay a mini
mum of 70 cents an hour to harvest
hands. in addition to food and lodging.
Women will occupy all positions in
the government of Jackson, Wyo.. as
result of their defeat of men candi-
dates by two to one vote in the recent
city election. There were two tickets
In the field, one composed entirely of
men and the other of women. the only
issue IN the campaign being the ques-
ton OF sex. One of the women candi-
dates for councilman, Mrs. Rose Crab
tree, defeated her husband, Henry Crab
tree.
Forty-siX Germans, ranking from
prince and an army corps commander to
a private, figure in the allies first list
of specified war criminals to be ar
raigned in the Leipsic supreme court.
Among them are Prince Ernest of Sax
ony and General Buelow, commander of
the Second army corps, who. together
with number of their subordinate of
hccrs, are accused of cruelties i'm Bel
gium. Germans charged with abusing
prisoners of war, numbering captives.
spreading typhus among prisoners and
committing atrocities in French villa
ges will also be placed on trial.
Chicago. home of The Tribune, black
Republican newspaper that never tires
of abusing the South for alleged lawless-
ness. is maintaining its record of "a
murder day." One hundred murder