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The Little River news., 1921-10-19
Revival Meeting Opens
 at Local Baptist Church

A series of revival services opened at the Baptist church Sunday morn- ing. The services Sunday were con- ducted by the pastor, Rev. c. s. Wales. Dr. Otto Wilmington of Little Rock arrived Monday and preached the ser- mon Monday night. He will continue to assist throughout the meeting. pr. Wilmington is a strong preacher and is effective in evangelistic work Good crowds are hearing him. The morn ing services are being held from 9:30 to 1O:3O. The song service in the eve ming opens at zoo, preaching at 7:30.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
UP TO PRESIDENT
Only Man Now Who Can Avert Strike,
 Labor Leader Says.

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 16.-The president of the United States is the only person who can now avert strike of railroad workers in the United States October 30. Timothy Healy, president of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Bremen and Oilers, stated tonight.
 Railroad men are determined to strike to man," MT. Healey said. "So intense is the feeling that it will be difficult to keep a sufficient force at work to protect property, as we aim to do."
 "The railroad men are not against the reduction in wages, but the en- croachments upon their rights which are being put into effect by the va rious railroad systems" MT. Healy said,
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
BIG FIRE AT PARIS, TEX.
Property Damage Is Estimated Be-
 tween $500,000 and $1,000,000.

Paris, Texas, Oct. 15-Property loss estimated at from $5OO0O0 to $1,OOO,OOO was caused here last night by a fire which ragged five hours in the business section and spread to the Bonham and Graham streets resi- dential sections, where it finally was brought under control at 4 o'clock this morning. While there was much excitement, no one was injured in the conflagration.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
FAIR OPENS THURSDAY
Arrangements Complete for Hemp
 stead County Exposition.

Hope, Oct. 17.-Final arrangements were made at the fair grounds here today for opening of Hampstead county fair Thursday. The agricul- tural exhibit hall, poultry house and live stock barns are ready for exhibits that will begin to arrive tomorrow. Thursday has been designated as Sol dier's Day.
 A school program with an athletic meet will be staged Friday. Satur- day will be Farmers Day. The out look is bright for the largest exhibit of agricultural products and live stock ever shown in this county,
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
POsSum Club to Banquet.

Mena, Oct 16.-President B. s. Petefish of Acorn, head of the Polk County Possum Club, has started preparations for the annual banquet of the funmakers, by distributing free Charles Bates, local hound dog fan cier has been given the contract for catching and fattening 100 possums for the banquet, which takes place in November.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
Grote Drilling Round
 700 Feet This Week

The Grote management announced that they were drilling at around 7O0 feet Monday and were making pro- gress slowly. The drilling is in gumbo and shale formation, which IS something like drilling through
 chewing gum. The progress, how ever, is satisfactory. The first chalk formation in this test was found at something like 3SO feet while the same formation in the Hale well was found at something like 2S feet At least this is thought to be the same formation. Drillers look for formation by which they can check up with logs of other wells in order to get their bearings.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
RAIL HEADS SAY WAGES FIRST
Otherwise Impossible to Cut Down
 Freight Rates,

Chicago, Oct, 17.-Presidents of rail- roads centering in Chicago in a formal statement tonight declared that the proposal of the labor board public group to translate the recent wage re- duction authorized by the board into an immediate freight rate reduction as possible means of ayerting rail strike was not possible as it would put the railroads back in very pre- carious position financially"
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
HUGHES CALLS HIS AIDS
Summons American Peace COnferees
 For Their Second Meeting.

Washington, Oct 17-Secretary Hughes today issued call for the sec- ond meeting of the American delega- tion to the conference for limitation of armaments, fixing the date as next Friday at 8 D. m., subject to the con- venience of Senators Lodge and Underwood
 Foreign Minister Torretta will head Italy's delegation to the conference it was learned today.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
500,0 RAILROAD EM-
 PLOYES TO WALK OUT
Strike Ordered for October 30 by Five BrOtherhOOds-Othe
 Will Follow.

ID Chicago, Oct. 15-Five hundred gen. eral chairmen of the big four brother hoods and of the Switchmen's Union of North America today were given final orders by the railroad union heads to call their men out in progressive general strike beginning at 6 a. m., Oc- tober 30. it was officially announced by union leaders.
 For the purposes of the strike the unions today divided the railroads into four groups. Employees on seventeen roads in group number one will be ordered to walk out on October 30 and the strike will be called on the other groups at intervals of "A hours.
 The five hundred general chairmen who were sent to their homes today will issue the strike orders over their own signatures to the minor chairmen un- der them. There will be no further public statements or announcements concerning the strike from any of the unions, it was said.
 The seventeen roads in groups num- Der one, on which the strike will go into effect at 6 a. m. October 30, are: Chicago and Northwestern, Texas Pa cific, Kansas City Southern, Pennsyl- vania, Missouri Pacific International and Great Northern, Southern Pacific (Atlantic and Pacific lines), Southern Railway, Louisville and Nashville, Vir- ginian Railroad, St. Louis and South western, Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Paul Zines east and west), Northern Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island and Pa cific, Seaboard Air Line, Erie, Dele ware and Hudson.
 Other unions whose member ship brings the total to about D. OOO,O00, announced unofficially that they were tonight preparing to fol- low suit and make the walkout gen. eral, on the same date.
 Under this program the tieup would be complete, according to union predictions by November End.
 The hour fixed for a. m., Octo- Der 30, except for one Texas line, whose trainmen were authorized to go out on October 22
 The railroads listed in the first group on which the strike is to be- come effective, touch AZ of the 4S states with trackage of 73,,OOO miles out of the total United States trackage of approximately 100000.
 The New England States com prise the group that is virtually un- touched in the first walkout.
 The strike orders were issued to the big five brotherhoods, oldest and most powerful of the railway unions, and they specifically included mail trains in the walkout. Their provisions in- structed strikers to keep away from railroad property with warning that violence of any nature will not be tolerated by the organizations"
 The strike was announced fol- lowing an overwhelming vote, said to be upwards of ninety per cent, favOring a strike because of 12 1-2 DOT cent wage reduction au- thorized by the U. s. Labor Board on July 1, and after it was de- clared by the Association of the Railway Executives in session here yesterday that a further reduction
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
NEW SENATOR IS CHOSEN
Pennsylvania State SOlOn to Succeed
 Late F. c. Knox.

Philadelphia, Oct. Ex-Governor Sproul late today announced the ap- pointment of State Senator William E. Crow of Uniontown as United States Senator to succeed the late Philander c. Knox.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
ON BOARD OF PENSIONS
Dr. Dale of Texarkana Is Appointed
 by the Bureau.

Washington, Oct. 15-Dr. R. R. Dale has been appointed member of the Board of Pensions at Texarkana, the Pension Bureau announced today.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19

would be sought by the railroads. It was said that the strike decision was made before the announcement of this further intended cut. Printed instructions as to the conduct of the strike, issued in Chicago, were dated yesterday, October IA.
The Little River news., 1921-10-19
Revival Meeting In Pro-
 Progress at Arden

Rev. Dr. Fitch, who held meeting at the Presbyterian church in Ash down last year, was in the city Mon- day and announced that he had begun a meeting at Arden on last Sunday
 The meeting will continue for two weeks. Rev. Fitch is an able revival ist and the people of the community are fortunate in securing his services.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Play Rinss Around Visitors.

The curves of Andral Ferguson
proved too elusive for the Great
Falls batters Saturday afternoon
and the hoys from the riverside
town went back home with an IL
to D score to think over. Up
to the fifth inning neithe team
had scored and it then looked as
it the game would be close all the
way, but in the fifth the Fort
Mill boys got next to the visitors
pitcher and from then on had lit.
tie trouble in mussing things up
for him and his mates. Wilbur
Ferguson caught his usual good
game for Fort Mill and the other
members of the team contributed
their part 10 making the contest II
One-sided affair. Great Falls
changed pitchers in the seventh
inning, but things continued to
break the wrong way for them.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
BURIAL OF THREE SOLDIERS
Bodies, of World War Victims In
TERED Last Sunday.


The bodies of three soldiers who
lost their lives in France while
fighting with the Fort Mill com
pany, 11Sth regiment, 30th divis-
ion, arrived Saturday from over
seas and We're inferred Sunday,
following exercises in their honor.
Sunday afternoon several hun
dred people attended the exercis-
es at Confederate park for Pri-
vate Clyde w. Stevens of Fort
Mill and Corpl. Fred Y. Miller of
Lundo, which began with a prayer
by the Rev. j. w. III. Dyches.
William -Ardrey, himself and yex-
service man, then paid a tribute
to the memory of the young sold
iers, after which the bodies We're
taken to New Unity cemetery and
inferred in the plot of the Fort
Mill post, American Legion un-
der whose auspices the services
were held. 1t was estimated that
as many as 200 citizens of the
Lando section of Chester county
came TO Fort Mill for the eXer-
cises. Corpl. Miller, whose home
was i'll that community, was a
popular young man and a faith
full soldier He joined the Fort
Mill company while it was sta
toned at Chester doing guard du-
ty in this section. Private Stevens
also had an excellent record as
IA soldier and his many friends in
Fort Mill welcomed the opportu-
nifty to honor his memory by at
tending the funeral.
Sunday morning the body OF
Corpl. Carey l.. Faris, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. |. l.. Faris of the upper
section of Fort Mill township, was
inferred at Flint Hill church. The
exercises at the church in honor
of Corpl. Faris were under the
auspices of Fort Mill post, Amer.
lean Legion, and tribute was
paid to his memory by Capt. Geo.
Potts. The pastor of the church,
the Rev. j. r., Smith. also took
part i'll the exercises. Corpl
Faris was the first Fort Mill sol.
dler to lose his life in. action over,
seas. Appreciation of his record
as a soldier and the great sac,
rifice he made for his country was
attested by the large number a,
Flint Hill church Sunday to honor
his memory.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Magistrate Glenn Dead.

Thomas B. Glenn, magistrate Of
Ebenezer township died Sunday
at his home in Tirzah from the
effect of injuries he received re
Gently while working on an en-
gine at the ginnery of which he
was manager. His condition was
not considered serious until Sat
urday, when he grew rapidly
worse. The funeral was held
Monday morning and the inter
mcnt was in Ebenezcr church
yard.
Mr.. Glenn had served as magis
trate of Ebenezer township for
many years and was one of the
most popular officials in the conn
ty. Surviving are his wife and
six children. his mother. Mrs. s. j.
Glenn of Chester. two brothers
and two sisters.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Gold Hill Honor Roll.

The honor roll for the Gold Hill
public school. Miss Ruth Shulcr
and Miss Ida Lee Parlcr. teachers.
for the month beginning March
Is and ending April Il is as fol-
lrws:
First Gradc-Sammic Osborne.
Second Gradc-Minnir Aber-
nathy, Thclma McKenny.
Fourth Grade-.Joc Abrrnathy.
Sammie Boyd, James Boyd. Chas.
tunnmp, Agnes Osborne.
Fifth Grade-Raymond Patter-
son.
Sixth Gradc-Iucy Crook. Es-
sic Cunnup. Mardrie COltharp,
Lillian Warren.
Seventh Grade-Mac Eoyd, Lou
Use Warren.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Death of Young Woman.

Miss Ollie Bell. II year old
daughter OF Mrs. Bessie Bell, who
lives III the village Of mill No. =.
Fort Mill Manufacturing compa-
ny, died AT her home Saturday
afternoon at t 80 o clock. follow
ing an illness of several months,
which began with IL severe attack
OF Influenza she suffered more
tLan year ago. Miss Bell was
IL member of Il Methodist church
III Lancaster and the intrrmcut
was IN that town Sunday after
noon. Announcement of her
death caused general regret in the
village and to her friends in town.
She is survived by her mother
and Il sister, Mrs. Callic Smith.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Sucking SIGNATURES.
Road Bond Petitions Now Being
Circulated.

Tuesday afternoon at a meeting
OF the committee appointed sew
eral days ago to solicit signatures
OF freehold voters of Fort Mill
township to petitions requesting
the board of county commission
ers to order an election to deter
mine whether the township would
agreee to vote bonds for road i'm
prOvements, the amount of the is.
SHE the committeeman decided to
ask the qualified freeholders to
allowable voters generally to pass
upon was set at $4,000. The
committee also decided that it was
not within its province to incor-
porate anything in the petitions
relative to the order, in which the
roads should be improved as had
been suggested, taking the posi-
tion that the law specifically says
the expenditure Of money arising
from the sale of township bonds
is left to the discretion of the
commission appointed for that
purpose. The committee propos.
es to complete the canvass for
signatures to the petitions by
Monday afternoon If possible.
The act providing for township
bond Issues for road Improvement
specifies that one-third the free.
hold voters Of the township must
petition the board of county COM
missiOners to order the election.
There are about 375 freehold vot-
ers in Fort Mill township and it
will therefore require the sigma
tures of 125 of these before the
county commissioners can order
the question to an election. 1t is
thought that with the proceeds
ot tha &7b.000 ,hond issue. the sac.
OtN the county has agreed to give
the township and the $4,000 fed
eial aid recommended by the State
highway commission, practically
all the important highways Of the
township can be put in first class
condition, .
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
VOTE ROAD BONDS.
Mecklenburg Citizens Appove $2,.
100000 Issue.

In the election held in Neck
lenburg county, n. c.. Tuesday.
the proposed road bond issue of
$22,O0O,OO0 was carried by a ma,
Jority Of 2,10l votes in total
vote of $500. The city of Char
lCtte voted strongly for the bond
issue, but in the county eight Iof
the II townships voted against
the proposition. Pineville and
Providence being among the dis
senting townships. Steel Creek
township, just across the line from
Fort Mill township, gave ma
Jority, of ~ for the bond issue.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Magistrate Marries Couples

Magistrate j. r. Halle Sunday
afternoon performed his first mar
riage ceremony since assuming
the duties of his office two months
ago, the parties being Miss Nan
ME Belle Railey and Gurnie G.,
Freeman, both of Fort Mill. We'd
n6sday morning he received Il
hurried call to come from The
Times office to his store to offici-
ate at the marriage of Miss Docia
Sweet of Rock Hill and Giles Ma.
son of Charlotte, n. c., who ex-
pressed desire to have the knot
tied as expeditiously as possible,
as he was not sure the young la
dy s relatives would not arrive to
mterpose objection.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
MONEY POWER SCORED
BY SENATOR LAFoII,ETTE
Wisconsin Member of Congress
Says Interests Have Taken
-.. Control of Goyernment

Speaking in Washington city
Saturday night at meeting Of
the Peoples Legislative Sery'
ice, Senator Robert Nj. Lafollette
OF Wisconsin declared that nh,
great issue before the American
pople today is the control of THEN.
own government.
A mighty power has been
builded III this country i'm recent
years, SO strong. yet SO insidiuus
ana Tar reaching in it's influence.
Senator Lafollette said. "tho,
men are. gravely inquiring wh,th-
er its iron grip ON government
and business can ever be broken.
Again and again it has proved
strong enough to nominate the
cnndldatcs for both political mar
tlrs. 1t has dominated the organ
lzation OF Legislative bodies. State
and national, and of the commit
tees which frame legislation. It's
lnftucnce has been felt in cabinets
or III the policies of adminis,ra.
tlonS and has been crcarlv seen
in the appointments of rrosrcut-
lEg attorneys and Judges. This
great power which has taken
from the people control of their
own government is the product Of
monopoly and organized greed. "
declaring that never before
had the national capital attracted
So menacing an army of lobbyists
seeking from the representatives
of the people unjust concessions
to special interests. Senator La
toilette named the ~ great com
panles or financial powers which
maintain extensive organizations
IN Washington
SENATOR Iafollcttc CHARGED thai
- the first weapon Of these ormani-
cations is "prrsonal influence
aid added: 1.-The high Salarird
agents of the packers. coal aSSo-
cations and other great trusts
ard mOnOpolicS cultivate the ac-
qlamtancc of the individual!
member of Congress-. They show
er him with compliments. They
give him flattrring publicity in
their trade Journals. They flood
his Office with data and statistics
plausibly setting forth their side
OF every public question.
Adoption by Congress of Il
f%cd percentage return. (which
forced the Interstate commerce
commission to Increase the annl-
a! transportation bill of the ma
ton by huudrcdS of millions Of
dollars, Senator LafulIritr said
was Il striking rXumplr of the
normouS power which can j..
marShai!rd by Il Sinmir interest. "
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
Games for Pineville.

The season of the Mecklenburg
County Baseball league is sched-
nled to open OH Saturday, May
IA with Hunterville playing at
Pineville, North Charlotte at Mat
thews, Cornelius at Dixie and
Paw Creek at Atherton. The 9th,
er dates for the Pineville club are
as follows: May 2l at North Char
lotte; May %, Matthews at home ;
June 4, at Atherton; June II, Paw
Creek on home grounds; June 1S.
Cornelius on home grounds; June
25, at Dixie; July 2. at Hunters
vile; July 8, North Charlotte on
home grounds; July 16. at Mat
thews; July %, Atherton on home
grounds; July 30, at Paw Greek
August 6, at Cornelius; August
10, Dixie OH home grounds; Au.
gust 13, Huntersville on home
grounds; August II, at Hunters
vile; August 20, Matthews on
home grounds; August "a, at Ath.
erton; August 81. Paw Creek on
home grounds; August 81, Corne-
Illus on home grounds; September
%, at Dixie.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
MRS, T. w. oULP DEAD,
Pleasant Valley Woman Succumbs
to Long Illness.


Mrs. Blocker Bales Culp, wife
OF Thomas w. Culp Of Pleasant
Valley, Lancaster county. died at
sanatorium i'm Asheville Satur-
day evening, following an illness
OF several months and the body
was brought to Fort Mill Monday
morning for funeral services and
interment that afternoon at
Pleasant Hill Baptist church, the
services being conducted by the
Rev. w. r. Bouknight and the
Rev. j. w. II. Dyches.
Mrs. Culp was a daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Bales
and was 43 years old. She had
spent her entire life in the Pleas
ant Valley community, where she
had many friends who were dis
tressed to hear of her death. Mrs.
Culp had been i'll for several years
and some, months ago went to
Asheyille, in the hope that the
mountain climate would help her
regain her health. She is s,lrviv-
ed by her husband, three broth
ers, j. j. Bales Of Fort Mill, Sem
aior f.. 5. Bales and j. u. Bales
OF Lancaster county, and one sis
ter Mrs. Robert Bryant of Will
mingtOn, n. G..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
NAMES ON PENSION ROLL.
Fort Mill Veterans and Widows
to Receive State Aid.

The total amount of money to
be divided among the 122 Confed-
crate veterans and the 2S2 wild
ows of veterans living in York
county when the pension roll was
prepared few weeks ago is $l6,-
92O, according to a statement sent
to The Times by H. F. jackson.
pension clerk in the comptroller
generals office, Columbia. Of the
number OF veterans and widows
to participate in the pension fund
the following live in Fort Mill
townsh: .. .... ....-.. .-I..
j. M. Armstrong. VIM. H. Arm
strong, John D.. Ashe. S. p. Blan-
kenship. VIM. f. Boyd, Robert
Burns, j. II. Colthrap, James p,
Epps, b. H. Epps, j, s. Kimbrell.
b, Henry Massey. A. H. Merritt,
Bowman Merritt, R. A. p. Merritt.
j. &. saville. X, Shannon. Ira G..
smythe, James Spratt. Dallas
Stephens, r. S. Terrence,
Widows of veterans: Mrs. Cyn-
una Abernathey, Mrs. Lucretia
Anderson, Mrs. Mary Massey Ar
drey, Mrs. Ellen Bales. Mrs. Ma
tllda Bayne, Mrs. +. j. Bennett,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bennett, Mrs. Laura
II. DrakefoM, Mrs. Oetavia Felts,
Mrs. Alice Irene Harris. Mrs. Eli,
"a johnson. Mrs, Ellen A, Jones
Mrs. Bette kimhrell. Mrs. Mary
h.-MoClelland, Mrs, Harriet Banks
Mack, Mrs. r. II, Mills, Mrs. Alice
Null, Mrs. Susan Patterson. Mrs.
Rebecca +. Shaw, Mrs. ID. l.
Smith. 'r
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
DEATH ENDS ILLNESS.
A. Baxter Bales Passes Away at
Charlotte Hospital,

Following an illness of several
weeks, A. Baxter Bales, wen
known citizen and Confederate
veteran of the Pineville section of
Mecklenburg county. whose, home
was a few miles north of Fort
Mil, died at Charlotte hospital
NJ onday morning, aged 70 years.
Mr. Bales was born on May 3.
1912. a son of Billy Bales and
Mrs. Polly Blue Bales of York
county. At 1S years of age he
volunteered for service in the
Confederate army and was Sc
verely wounded at the battle of
Gettysburg.
Mr.. Bales spent nearly all his
life on his farm near Pinevillc and
was noted for his generosity and
knd>heartedness. He was first
married to Miss Nancy Russell.
who died many years ago. and of
this marriage is survived by the.
following: children: w. O. Bales.
ID. Vic. Bales and Sam Bales, all
residents of this section. Follow
ing the death of his first wife,
Mr.. Bales was married to Miss
Dixie Blankenship, who, with the
following children, survives: Mrs.
w. 5. McClelland of Charlotte,
Miss Ida Bales. teacher i'm the
public schools Of Gastonia, A. b.
Bales, Jr. Mason Bales. Lillian
Bales, Elmie Bales, Leonard
Bales and Boyce Bales,
The funeral services were held
at the home Tuesday morning and
the nterment was at Flint Hill
Baptist church,