Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-11-25
LITTLE NEWS STORIES.
Short Items OF Current Interest From
Various Sources.

Various Sources.
Mrs. Margaret Mason, who was
thought to be the oldest woman In
the South. died at her home two
miles from Greer. in her 107th year.
The surviving relatives include chill
dren. grand children, great-grand-
children and great-great- at-grandchil-
dren E ....
Justice John ]. Crutchfield &c. who
for s2 years had presided over the
police court of Richmond. Va. died
Sunday afternoon. Justice Crutch-
field was one of the best known po-
lice court heads in the United
States. He was born in Richmond
September 90. 1914. and was edu-
Gated in the public schools there.
His court was known throughout the
country as Justice Johns court"
and was n regular stopping place for
tourists. His flow Of ready wit and
remarkable insight into human ma
ture brought him into national
prominence and many magazine
stories and stage impersonations
built around the zone John"
Murder stalked through the streets
OF Dublin. Ireland, Sunday and at
nightfall the reports. which have
later been confirmed, indicated that
27 persons had been killed and up
wards of 100 more or less seriously
injured. The days disorders. which
added an appalling chapter to the
tragedy that has been enacted in
Ireland for the past several months,
began with the apparently deliberate
shooting of II men. who, for the
most part, were military officers.
During the afternoon Irish constabu-
larry. or "Baack and Tans." raided
Croke park, where football game
was I'm progress. and in the melee
which resulted at least ten persons
were killed
Nearly a thousand persons were
arrested in Chicago Sunday in the
biggest roundup OF criminals in that
city In many years. The drive was
started ut midnight Saturday night by
Charles Fitzmorfls, new chief Of po-
hce.' as the second step in his an
nounced campaign to rid Chicago of
criminals and followed n recent big
shakeup OF the whole force in which
nearly every member was transferred
to new station. Dozens OF squads
of detectives and policemen spread
over the city early Sunday and all
day long patrol wagons rolled up to
police stations with loads Of alleged
criminals. Nearly every saloon was
visited by the officers and scores of
poolrooms and alleged disorderly flats
were raided.
CongresSTen from tho North and
West are worried ovor reported drive
for blue laws" to be made by
southern Congressman. says Buck"
Bryant. writir~ to tho Charlotte OBJ
server from WASHINGTON. Tho board
OF temperance. prohibition and public
morals 'of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Rishon william F. Mellow
oil president. declared It's views on
this subject to he: "Tho first dav Of
fhe week. as ~ day OF rest md wor-
shin. whom physical toll canses and
moral and religious mowers nro cul-
t'voted. is roc"ssarv force in keep-
ing the ideals Of American life whole
some and compelling. We cannot af-
ford. either nc Christians or hmeri-
cnrs. to have this dnv madc cheap
and contem ntihl1 throueh unneces-
Varv toll. lization. or by
the proclamation Of shows md sports
The Ncthhd'st EpiscoDnl church
stands for one day in the seven ms a
d"v divin"ly given for tho highest
ends. social. economic mornl and re-
'hrious. md y demands thrt It be
Pnarded by sane. enforceable laws
which will r~nservc tho RIGHTS of all
men and infringe on the liberties OF
none"