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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05

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athletic held Of the University of South
Carolina Saturday of this. week, the 7th
with five colleges of the state parti-
cipating, the University Of South Caro-
lima; Wofford College, at Spartsnburg;
Presbyterian College of South Carolina,
at Clinton; Clemson College. and Fur
man University, Greenville.
The program of track events will be
announced later, There will be team
of approximately ten men from each Of
the colleges. Following the events on
the track the University will tender
the men q banquet in the mess hall on
Green street. This meet promises to
be of considerable interest throughout
the state.Next year it is expected more
colleges win participate, and it is like.
ly it will be made an annual event.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05
TAX EXTENSION.
Office Of the County Treasurer Of
York County.

York, S. c., March |, 1921.
Pursuant to the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly notice is hereby
given that the time for the pay
ment of taxes due between Octo-
Der l5 and December 81, 1920, has
been extended to May |, 1921,
with three per cent penalty ad-
ded to all payments made after
March l. From May to May Is,
1921, there will be penalty OF
I per cent, and after May ID all
unpaid taxes will go into execu.
ton. Unpaid poll taxes will be
placed in the hands of the magis-
trates of the several townships for
prosecution.
All of the banks of the county
are offering their accommodations
and facilities to taxpayers who
may desire to make use of the
same, and l am taking pleasure in
giving prompt attention to all cor
respondence on the subject.
All taxpayers appearing at my
Office will receive prompt atten.
tion.
Note-The tax books are made
up by townships and parties writ
ing about taxes will always expe-
dite matters if they will mention
the township or townships in
which their property or proper
ties are located.
HARRY Z. NEIL,
Treasurer Of York County.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05
"THE NUT" IS COMING.

If you were in love with girl and
the girl was in love with an idea
what would you do? You might de-
eide, as Charlie Jackson did, that the
best way to a girls heart is through
her hobby-and bend all your energies
to help her develop it. And fin a
fire-you got caught in the streets in
your B. v. D.'s-had to carry out yonr
own corpse and in. trying to trick your
sweetheart-balled up the traffic of a
great city-got yourself suspected of
murder and wanted" by the police
would you think the price too high?
Charlie Jackson didn't, and because he
didn't he. earned the reputation of be-
ing 1.-The Nut" SSH.
Doug" Fairbanks in 1.-The Nut
will be the attraction at the Majestic
Theatre on next Monday and Tuesday,
the show opening each afternoon at
4 o'clock
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05
For Final Discharge,

Notice is hereby given that |
have made my final return to the
Probate Court of York county as
administrator Of the Estate Of
Miss Grace Erwin. and on We'd
nesday, June |. 1921. | will make
application to said Court for my
discharge from further liability
n connection with said admins
ration.
A. O. JONES. Administrator.
Fort Mill. $. c.. April 26. 1921.
5tMay26
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05

New York, May 3.-An early settle
ment of the marine strike and complete
victory was being claimed by both
sides in the controversy here today.
The union leaders claim that prac-
tically the entire strength of the union
is on a strike, this approximating 49,
600 men. The owners declared that
only few hundred were out. The
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05

New Hats for ladies and chill
dren just arrived at Masesy's ut
% cents to $3.50. Save half your
money.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05

Washington. May 3.-President 'Har-
ding today notified all members Of his
cabinet that they must keep the expen-
ditures within the amounts appropriate.
ed by congress for the conduct of their
several departments.
In letter sent to each secretary the
president deplored the dangerous ten
dency" of governmental departments
to exceed the amounts congress has al
lowed them and then put in requests
for more money.
Berlin, May A. Seventeen persons
were killed at Antonien Huette, upper
Silesia, yesterday by Polish rioters, ac-
cording to reports received here today.
The district is said to have been quiet
ed by Italian troops, who suffered some
casualties.
The disturbance grew out of false re-
ports that certain portions of upper ST.
lesia had been awarded to Poland by
the allied supreme council, the message
stated.
Washington.May 4.-President Hard:
ing today won the contest of house lea
ders to delay action on the disarmament
proposals now pending in congress. The
proposed hearings on the Rogers reso.
luton. which proposed an international
disarmament conference. will be called
off as a result of the agreement between
the president and the sponsors of the
resolution. who will make no attempt
to push it until the president indicates
he is ready.
Despite the announcement of the
presidents position. Senator Borah to-
day offered in the senate his resolution
authorizing and directing the president
to call n naval disarmament conference.
to be participated in by the United
States, England and Japan. :.
Seattle, WASH, May 3.-Nine persons
were missing and one is known to have
pcrished, following the sinking of the
Japanese steamer Toku Yo Maru, 45
miles off the mouth of the Columbia
river.
Sixty survivors were picked up
by the transport Buford.
The vessel caught on fire and was
abandoned by the 20 members of the
crew and five passengers before the Bu.
ford arrived.
Columbia. May 3.-The first inter
Collegiate Track Meet ever held in
South Carolina will be staged on the
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05

Tomato Plants, all varieties. Soc
per hundred, ~ per thousand; ;
transplanted, 81 per hundred.
Ready now. Phone 125-B. Med
lin Plant Farm, Fort Mill. sc. 4
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-05

Lots of new goods just arrived
az Massey's at new prices, which
are much lower.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
The Outgoing CiUiLian
District Commissioners
By BILL PRICE

Whether or not Commissioners HENDRICK and
BOARDMAN renamed by the incoming President, they
have gained the good will and respect of the community
for earnest and untirng efforts in behalf OF the National
Capital and its people Both know Washington and love
this beautiful city. They understand needs and have
abored to gain them. They have long been identified
with the District that not complaint made as to their
citizenship qualifications.
There will be lingering, but unjust prejudices to
woman holding important executive office like that
of District Commissioner, but Miss BOARDMAN has
demonstrated fitness and capacity in her work. coupled
with the modesty and dignity beftng the nobility OF
womahhood Despite objections that will be made to her
retention almost solely the grounds that she is woman,
there strong presumption that she will be nominated to
succeed herself
AS to Commissioner HENDRICK, he appointed
Democrat but his political associations have been virtual
ly non partisan He stands FIRST for Washington He
cepted the Commissonershp for the good he ght do for
the city So unselfish this acceptance of public
service that he knew in advance that he might get
penny in salary. He willing to forego monetary
consideration if he could accomplish useful results
And Commissioner Hendrick will continue in
tire from office with the hearty good wishes of the people
of Washington.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
PROBLEM ANSWERS.

Answering the girder-corridor prob
lem OF "MASSAC," our old friend
PATENT OFFICE" Says the corri-
dor must be 11.22 feet wide, which is
the correct answer. KELLY A..
LYNCH gives substantially the same
answer. Rouse" says the problem is
somewhat impracticable, but is about
correct in his figures.
On the church steeple problem
FRED HAFELFINGER and Q. f. d.
both agree that the Lutheran Church
steeple is 10 feet high, but Q. e. d.
says the answer depends upon how
high the author of the problem stands
above the ground. J. c. j., of Alex
andria. Va, and ''SHLIMEEL" give 70
feet; R j. l.. ~ feet
The coal problem of ~ STREET
JIMMY" is worked by many maths.
FRED II. and Q. Il. ID. say that 90
minutes, or 80 1-3 seconds, would be
required IL A and b worked together
in putting in a ton OF coal. other cor
rect answers are by "SHLIMEEL. ~
ILL BITS pete" "RITZY,"
HELEN H., r. J. L., "NUT SCOTTIE,"
K. II. S., ID. T., Twining School.
On the salt problem OF "VIRGIE."
the answer is 1000 boxes. and this is
given by AGNES c. ROLLINS, age -,
"EDDIE'S FRIEND" 1. NJ. EZ., G. l..
j., LAILA BOWMAN, age IL: MAS
SAC" "REDLEGS," SWEET KID"
and FRED II.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
Those Foreign
LOunS---IV
no Belgium the Wilson Treasury
Department loaned $349, ,214,

"O belgium Lne WILSON treasury
Department loaned $349, ,214,
= 467, on which $25, ,339, ,O95 inter
est is due.
To Czecho-Slovakia, $67, ,329, ,041,
on which $3,996,S96 interest is due.
To Greece, $4S, ,236,629 to Serbia,
$26,7SO,4 ,465, plus interest due of
$1,99S,0OO, and to Rumania, $25, ,000,-
600, on which she owes ST 1,6O5,121.
Here is total of $527, 1911
which we may as well kiss good-by
and get ready to pay ourselves. 1t
will add another two dollars to the
thirty-three dollars a year imposed
on the average American family, if
we have to amortize the foreign
loans already reviewed. The chances
that we shall have to do so with all
but one or two grow stronger daily.
If we consulted sympathy alone,
the loans to Serbia and Belgium
might have excuse in their intense
suffering under invasion; but why
loan good American money to
Greece, pawn of Britain, forced into
the war by British money and
French bayonets; to Rumania, pawn
of France, and toward which we had
never the slightest obligation; or,
most ridiculous of all, to Czecho-
Slovakia, the improvised founding
in the abandoned house of the Haps-
burgs'
The loan to Cuba of 100000 900 is
understandable, for Cuba entered
the war at our request and did as
we desired. The loan of $5,000,000
promised to Liberia, of which, fortu-
nately, only $4,000 has yet been
paid, however ludicrous, has at least
the explanation that Mr.. Wilson
thought he might need the votes of
the Libcrian delegation in the
League Of Nations, and proceeded to
insure them by the familiar political
process Of paying the freight
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
Counting the
Cost of Wars
rROM the dawn of the first year
of the Christian era to the first

of the Christian era to the first
of next April, GO, 597 ,244, 800 sec
onds of time will have elapsed.
The part they took in the recent
war seems likely to cost the Ameri-
can people from dollar and a half
to a dollar and three-quarters for
each of those seconds.
Take pencil and paper and jot
down these entries:
Our war debt plus our $1O,OOO,-
100000 foreign loans make roundly
$35, ,000,000,00O. The chances are
slight that any of us will live to see
those foreign loans repaid. In which
event, we shall have to pay the
$35, ,OO0, 100000 ourselves.
By the time this shall be done the
interest will have equaled the prin-
cipal, making $70,OO0,0OO,0OO.
There are other costs. There is a
wage loss of at least $2,OOO,OOO,OOO
in the normal average earning pow
er of our 100000 enlisted men over
what the Government paid them
while in service.
Ycu can add loss of $3,000,O ,O0O,-
600 to $5,OOO,0O0,0OO incurred by
them in getting restored to normal
earning power after their discharge.
Capitalize the value of the lives
lost; allow for the care which our
100000, more or less, disabled ser
vice men will need during the re-
mainder of their lives, and you will
get a great sum-perhaps $1O,OOO,-
100000.
Then figure the aggregate burden
of war-caused high prices on those
Americans whose incomes did not
rise proportionally. Of course you
cannot do this accurately, but the
best guess will be tremendous-per-
haps as much as $15, ,OOO,OOO,OOO.
Here, then, are hundred billions
of war cost; sum which, if it had
been spent on internal education and
material improvements, would have
made our America a wonderland.
What have we to show for it!
Restricted liberties, reaction and
depression, the worry of extreme
taxation and democracy not a bit
safer either at home or abroad!
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
HUM ANISMS
William Atherton Du Puy.

In the primaries last fall down in Ada, Okla
homa. Representative Tom D. McKeown got
1900 votes while his rival, Joe Pringey county
clerk, got only 5000 But the voters produced
a mighty surprise on the Republican candidate
by eecting him.
Apropos of which Mr.. McKeown tells of the
Indian courts that used to sit when he first went
down to Ada They would try a brave for mur-
der convict him. sentence him to be shot, set
the date, and turn him loose. He would go on
raise a crop, do what he chose until the day
set and then invariably would come to town
and get himself executed. One such man had
job picking cotton the line in Texas
One Saturday night he asked his boss to pay
him off.
Don't you like the work." asked the farmer
Him all right" said the Indian.
"Then why are you leaving?" said the farmer.
me go get shot" said the Inan, and he did.
That" said Mr.. McKeown ais what will hap
pen in the of Prngey two years from now"
When Representative Carl Hayden went to
Panama on a Congressional junket he bought
back the scalp of crocodile. This was an un-
usual feat because it is next to impossible to
kill a crocodile dead that it will not wiggle
into the water and sink. Mr.. Hayden got his
by shooting him in the eye at just the angle to
blow out his brains. He died on the> spot
This Congressman once made seven bullseyes
at 900 yards in a National Guard shoot, and the
army rifle is his pet once also while sheriff
OF Maricopa county. in Arizona he chased two
train robbers across the desert, they being on
horseback while he was in automobile. He
kept patting his army rife anectionately and
thinking what he would do IL he came in sight
of those robbers
Finally he turned a bend in the road and there
were his men stopped for a rest He jumped out
OF the machine, covered his victims and effected
the capture.
Afterward he examined his rife and found II
was not even loaded. The mechanism did not
throw in the shell as II should. He could not
make II throw in shell. He made his cap
ture bluff He did not even know enough of
the situation to realize that he was buning
"Robber chasing" he says, "is not unlike
politics after all"
There is probably better type OF pure
scientist in America than Dr. Robert S. Wood
ward, until recently president OF the Carnegie
Institution. He writes letters to the heads OF tn
great institutions OF learning all over the world
discussing such matters the Einstein theory
OF relatively.
weighed most heavily the minds of these
men who represented the worlds most advanced
thought, so | asked DR.. Woodward
Tho composition OF the ether, he said, was the
great, unsolved problem. There are vast voids
between the bodies that are scattered through
IL Is referred to under the name OF ether. What
Il is nobody knows. That something ~ there
liz proved by the fact that IL vbrstes and its vi
brations can be measured. The enigma OF the
ether is not yet solved.
(Copyrght, 1891, by Public Ledger Col
We used to have whipping posts where crimi-
nails were punished. That practice was so bar
ia IL
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
IN PASSING.

Some girls wear 81 perfume
and then cook bean sandwiches.
over a one-jet gas stove.
It's the same disease that af-
ficts the fellow who buys a SIS
muffier when he has holes in his
socks.
Nights. life. skirts, everything
is getting shorter. TEX
He-And where do you live?
e She-In Georgetown.
He-Are all the girls there as
pretty as you are?
She-I don't know. I only notice
the boys. EAMON s.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03

I've heard lots Of knocking lately
Of cakes and the Soda Fountain
Cowboys. You can't meet a better
bunch OF fellows anywhere. These
Georgetown students are jealous be-
cause we get all the girls. r. l..
Dolly--what made Miss Perkins
accept Charles after first refusing
him?
Daphne--Oh! he looked SO cheap
when she turned him down that she
couldn't let the chance for a bar
LGain escape her. Ia c.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
X. MILLER
Batting for B. Bder.)
EARS

Girls. the tip is around that
you can wear your ears
shining out in the wide,
wide. world this year and
not be considered indecent.
Dame Fashion declares
and 1t has been written
that two little white knobs
dangling loose like handles
on a sugar bowl will be
worn by the chattering sex.
For the past six honey
moons. ears have been worn
folded inside of the head.
They have been more-or-
less a matter to be ashamed
OF. When a lady dragged
herself down F street with
her ears in plain view, she
was considered bold IL not
risque.
Funny; that which has
formerly been considered a
liability is now considered
an asset. Six months ago
the worst thing that could
be said of a lady was:
why. she actually has
ears" A little child five
years old discovered it's
mother permitting her ears
to dangle out in the open
breeze and ran to papa to
come and see what's the
matter with mama.
In catch-as-catch-can
match for the superiority
Of the dining. room, kitchen
ette and bath the old man
can grab his fewer half by
the ears. give her a couple
OF twirls around his head
and fling her all the way
from the attick to the coal
bin.
There will be no secret
holds or forbidden clinches
open to one party which
will not be at the disposal
OF the other. Woman must
bring her ears out in the
open and night like a man.
Not that the gals haven't
had ears all the time-far
far. They've had 'em and
they've used 'em, but they
we never showed them. An
adder never shows it's fangs
until IL gets ready TO strike
and a woman never let on
she had ears until she heard
something she oughn't to
have.
Someone told Mrs. Gappcr
that Gapper took his stem
ographer to lunch. when
Gap parked his number. IL
shoes in the house next
evening, Mrs. Gan read him
what he stood accused of.
How do you know I did"
he moaned
"Mrs. Gibber saw you and
told me-" she swooned.
Mrs. Gibber might have
told you. but how could you
hear her, you haven't any
ears have your
with which she took his
head and crammed II down
his number ~ collar with
the nimble assistance OF q
pofato masher and a funnAA
The Washington times., 1921-03-03

I wouldn't like to be just where
I'd bump into a polar bear;
He's hard to see out In the snow.
And I'd step on him and never know.
Before I'd say, Excuse me. SIR"
va find myself inside his fur.
No chance to write a letter home,
No chance to make another poem,
So when l see him inside the zoo,
I'm glad there's bars between us two.
JACQUES L
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
LIN ERlCk

A loving man from Dakota
Got sore at his wife and smoter
with a big rolling pin,
But she ~ into him,
Now the house has one less than It's apstA
A sweet grille out In Racine.
once noticed q young srowine beaa
said she, with q frown,
Baked beans are all brown,
but this one 10 coming M Grees.
u 4 ERukR
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
r STREET PoUT-NEw DANCE
A woman hater is a man who
SCOTS at all womankind, but al
ways gets front row seat at
the burlesque show.
PAUL WHITE.
ANOTHER HIGH SIGN,

As peanuts" wants a simple
but snappy high sign for the nuts
April /, how's this: Put index
finger of left hand to the left
temple df right-handed) and then
snap your fingers three times
when you see somebody wearing
a nut. That'll be snappy anyhow.
p. d. Q.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03

Congress has appropriated ST.
700 for the purpose of Kidding
the Capitol of all insects. Bet
before some Of those bugs voted
in favor OF Il they insisted upon
knowing just what was meant
by "insects" in this particular In
stance. Yuh can't blame 'em, can
yuh? No one cares to select their
own coffin--it's a grave" affair.
indeed.
HARPERS FERRY.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03

A billy goat ate a tomato can
And SIX pounds of iron nails.
Then, to aid digestion.
He ate q peck OF snailr.
With roruish glec he laughed aloud.
As through the streets he ran:
THE nails and snsils can't hurt me,
But perhaps the tomato can"
CLARENDON.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
THE CANOE FANS, APRIL 1.

''STOGIE" indicates that canoeists
who are II and S fans may devise a
special celebration for April 1. He
says he's going to decorate his canoe
and suggests a regatta
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
have a walnut all dressed
up in blue ribbon for April /.
SOUTHERN SLIM.

Say, Bill, I notice EARL GOODWIN
in the Federal National Bank quite
often. Is he making out his will.
tax sheet or making large depositsl
CHEERUPADIST.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03

What has become of the bloke
who used to order two fried eggs
one fried on one side and the
other fried on the other side?
TINEAR.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03
HOGS Is HOGS.

You may talk about road hogA
street hogs and other kinds, but there
is no worse hog than the fellow.
tsometimes a woman) who occupies
three-fourths OF n not-too large street
car seat, and looks at you as IL you
had done him mortal injury when
you timidly inquire IL he would mind
moving his overcoat and newspaper
from the other fourth of the seat
and permit you to occupy the edge
of IL. MARY Il.
The Washington times., 1921-03-03

The man who used to be alb
sorbed in liquor to forget his
thoughts, is now absorbed in
thought planning how to get
his liquor. f. j. SCHWAB