Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-23
SHORT NEWS STORIES ffs
FROM MANY; SOURCES


One thousand guns are being de-
stroyed weekly by the German govern,
ment in compliance with the terms ot
the Versailles peace treaty. it Is an.
nounced by the allied commission
Twcnty-seven thousand guns alread.
have been destroyed and 5000 awai
destruction. s,..9..... ..
Employment agencies which wen,
out of business in Chicago during tn,
war. when any sort of laborer could
pick his own job and name his own
hours. and wages, say there is q
mark falling off in the call for labor
both skilled and unskilled, and tina,
the supply now far exceeds the de.
mand.
Employees i'm n road gang of tn,
baltimore d Ohio railroad held up !.
passenger train by shooting crap OIL
the main line near Holloway. Onio
Engrossed in wooing sevens and lev.
ems from the dice, the workmen paid
&c heed to the approaching flyer and
the engineer was compelled to stoI
and "shoo" them away before pro-
cccding.
Internal revenue officials i'm Chi
the presence of S2.225.O0O in the fed.
"ral building vaults with no record OF
It's source. Tho existence of the sur
plus money was discovered when tn,
officials OF corporation called in to
explain why they failed to pay s225,-
oo" taxes. produced receipts showing
they had paid.
cheaper shoes next spring. without
amy corresponding cut in wages OF
shocmakcrs. Is the promise held out
nv Thomas +. Anderson. secretary of
&c New England Leather and Shoe
association. At the same time the
american Woolen company has open-
cd lines for next spring showing n
reduction of 90 per cent in the price
OF many woolen goods. -..-----....-.-
Thc ncw autumn paper suits have
arrived in Washington from Austria
The suits cost $2.63 and have been
placed on exhibition by the United
states bureau of foreign and domes.
hc commerce. The manufacturers
assert that the suits are washab BILE. n
htSlc ordinary soap and watcr max
ing them look like new. Working
mems overalls can bo manufactured
for Ii cents, II Is said
Fare arms, nimsy waists and short
court at Washington, d. c.. according
to Judge Katheryn Sellers. who or
dered that all of the II young
women attached to the court shall
cress with greater modcsty. All save
ono of the girls complied with the
order. She resigned after she had
been told by her honor to go home
ana wash the paint and powder off
Ecr face.
The American legation in Pekin.
'hina. has been informed by Ameri-
can missionaries and business men In
separated provinces that the famine
area covcrs moro than 90. 900 square
miles and that moro than 10000. 600
People arc affected. The crop In the
suffering area is 90 per cent below
rornnol. Many natives already tare
dying or dead and arsenic Is being
used by the elders OF families to poi
son their wives and children in order
that they may avoid starvation. The
chinese government is unable to cope
with tho situation.
Mike HrHGon OF Hammond. Ind.
m" a little store, and recently the
police dropped I'm for the third or
fourth time this year because IL had
boon reported that he was selling liq-
nor there. A jug with about two
Grinlis of mocnshinc in II was found
under the counter and kummel bot
tlc. belonging to Mikes wife, was also
found. In police court Mike said he
Kept tn liquor on hand for the baby.
and that tho infant had consumed
about two jugs OF moonshine during
tho last two days. Tho Judge was
y cpticnl and decided that Mike must
pay $50 and cost. ..
one plavfully stolen kiss is said to
have caused the wa,kout Of 10000
mon cmploved hv the Norfolk K West
"rn railway nj Norfolk Na. Charles
Erady. an employee. stole the kiss
from girl clerk. and Henry Divers
timekcepcr, chfdcd him ahout 1t
rrtil Brady became rcsentful Later
divers repronchcd girl for poor
work and she wont to Brady. sayinr
that Divers had made her /. cry"
Still angry Brady demanded Diver;'
discharge. The company refused to
discharge the timekcepcr and strike
followed. Tho walkout included
clerks. shopmen and brakomen