Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-17
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MAYN SOURCES

more tnan S4,OOO,OOU,OOO was ap-
propriated by the last Congress to
pay the, expenses of the Federal gov
eminent for the 12 months begin
ming July 1. This is approximately
four times the amount required an
rually before the war.
Mrs. Garrett Ballinger. member of
prominent family of Spartanhurg
county, died while sitting In a church
pew at Inman Sunday. She was 60
years OF age and had not been III
previously. Heart failure is sup
posed to have been the cause of her
death.
BY resolution, the Utah state
Democratic convention went on rec
ord Monday as favoring William g.
McAdoo. former secretary of the
treasury. as the Democratic nominee
at the San Francisco convention
June 2s. Eight uninstructed dele
gates and eight alternates were chos-
en-.
The reason given by Edward w
Mishaw of Chicago for robbing Il
churches In the past three months
was that there was more money i'm
robbing churches than in working as
an electrician" Church property
valued at s112 was found in his pos
session when he was arrested in "A
German Raptist church.
Feminine America has thrown her
hat into the ring! From the Allan
tic to the Pacific. from Canada to
Mexico, candidates and campaign
managers are turning anxious eyes
TO the more than 25.0GO,00o women
voters who will have a large part in
determining the result of next No
vember's presidential election.
Twelve months will see the govern
ment bonded warehouses drained of
every drop OF the approximately co.
100000 gallons of whiskey on hand
when national prohibition went into
effect, unless there is an immediate
check on the withdrawal both under
bogus and genuine certificates. ac-
cording to Washington officials.
The super-dreadnought Tennessee.
the largest lighting ship afioat, has
been placed in commission ut the
New York navy yard The entire
personnel of the ship from Capt,
r. III. Leigh down. Is composed of
racn recruited from the State of Ten
nessee, The ship was constr Icted at
cost of $20.00O,000, is G25 feet long
and has a displacement of 32.5OO
tons.
A small tornado Monday Afternoon
struck two-story building Mt the
crossing Of Laurens and Washington
roads in the suburbs of Greenville
and literally tore the structure to
pieces. Miss Ammy Stone, an elderly
woman residing on the second floor
roVer the store, who was in her rooms
at the time, was dropped to the
ground with debris, but was not Sc
rlcusly hurt.
Because OF the decreased acreage
planted. there is little prospect OF a
decline In the prices of foodstuffs
for at least one year. in the opinion
OF e. G.. Montgomery. head of the
foreign markets section of the de-
partment of agriculture. Prices will
stay up despite the fact that. ex-
portation of foodstuffs has decreased
approximately SO per cent during
April. as compared with April last
year, Mr.. Montgomery said. The de-
crease In the acreage planted is due
to the shortage of labor on the
farms
Organized labor OF the United
States was appealed to by Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor in Montreal Monday TO give
Its support to the non partisan po-
hiieal program OF the federation and
10 urge upon Congress the adoption
OF the League of Nations. Chrr;;c-
terizing the failure of the United
States to ratify the covenant as
''pitiable." Mr. Gompers. speaking
before the annual convention of the
federation, said: IF the question
was submitted to the people without
any other entangling problems, 1 am
positive that the people Of our coun-
try would say by an overwhelming
vote that It desires the League of Ma
tions."