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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14

While the parents Of 16-year-old Mar
lin Mathis were preparing to escort
the body Of q youth from Amarillo,
Texas. to Haynesville. La. for burial.
having positively identified him as
their SON. the boy returned home here
after an absence OF several days, and
wired his parents that he was in good
health.
A blow to senatorial dignity is not
soon forgotten. This was shown when,
IN the midst Of belated debate on the
Newberry election case, several SEN
ators rose from their seats and de-
nounced the war department for plac-
Ing the senate far back, as they said.
In the funeral procession for the un.
known soldier last Armistice Day.
Japan promises to prove the center
OF congressional fireworks when dis
cussion of the arms conference treaties
begins. A renewed outburst OF 'yel-
low peril talk already has occurred
In the house and Senator Johnson of
California Is understood to be prepar-
ing to discuss the conference treaties
with particular reference to Japan's
position.
Preparation of deficiency appro-
prtation bill will be begun shortly
by committee of the house appro.
priations committee, Chairman Mad.
den announces. The measure will be
ready for the house In few weeks
and passage will be expedited to re-
lieve urgent deficiencies which have
arisen in various government depart.
ments.
An increase of thirteen in the mum.
ber OF United States district judges
was agreed upon by the senate judi.
ciary committee as a means of re-
iieving the congestion in the nations
fderal courts.
The fatal shooting from the Mexi.
can line OF the border about twelve
miles above Laredo, Texas, on the
Rio Grande river. on February 5, Of
Walter G. Swinney, of Del Rio, Texas,
an American citizen, has been reported
to the state department.
The opening sessions of the house
military committees investigation Of
the Ford contract offer for purchase
anu lease or the governments proper
ties at Muscle Shoals, Ala, revolves
principally about the clauses relating
to manufacture Of fertilizers for the
nations agriculral needs.
The interior department appropria.
tion bill. carrying $295, ,622, ,112 has been
reported by the house. appropriations
committee. The total is $19,513,0 ,037 ST
less than the amount appropriated for
the current fiscal year and s3,754,92O
less than the amount requested in the
budget estimates.
Further efforts are being made by
the senate committee investigating the
charges that American soldiers were
hanged without trial in France, to
clear up the alleged shooting OF a
soldier by firing squad near Cha.
teau Thierry, in July, 1918.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Farm Women Active.

Florence. The Florence county
council of farm women met at the
court house for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the establishment OF
a permanent club market at TN
point.
Mrs. Henry Mccall presented a plan
whereby a building was to be erected
by the town council, this building to
be divided into stalls which were to
be used by the different communi-
, ties. Mrs. Frances Y Killing explain.
ed in detail the organization neces-
sary for the establishment of a sue
cessful market. A marketing COM
mittee was appointed with members
from the various clubs of the county
and from the women Of the town.
This committee Is to meet with the
home demonstration agent, Miss Anne
= B. Moore. when various plans for. a
market house will be submitted. Miss
Moore, with the cooperation OF her
club members. is planning produc.
ton campaign.
The special products put up by The
South Carolina Home Producers as
sociation were discussed One club
decided to specialize in plum jelly.
Other clubs will put up blackberry
jam and artichoke relish.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Domestic

Dental work on the uper left molars
In his mouth served to identify the
charred body taken from the ruins of
the Lexington hotel. Richmond, Va, as
that of Captain Frank Linwood Shaw,
"a years old. native OF Goshen. and
veteran conductor of the James river
division OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway.
Eighteen of the crew of the Furness
line freighter. Thistlemore, which
went aground on Peaked Hill, near
Highland Light, Mass. bars were res.
cued by breeches buoy.
Four hundred gallons of whiskey
consigned to Washington, d. c., was
seized In car on the Norfolk and
western railway at Roanoke, Va, by
revenue agents on morning recently.
The mayor of Pascagoula, Miss, has
requested the naval air station at Pen.
sacola, Fla, for airplanes to search
for John Westfall. ex-service man who
has been missing for some time, hav.
Ing bene blown out to sea on the fish.
ing smack X-Ray.
The fire which destroyed the liner
Northern Pacific off Cape May, N. j.,
with the loss OF four shipyard men,
started on the lower deck amidships.
and burned for hours before it was
discovered. The origin Of the fire re-
mains a mystery.
The British steamer Thistlemore
went aground on Peaked Hill bar, four
miles north of Highland light, at the
tip OF Cape Cod. Mass coast guard
crew went to the rescue.
Sale of the Missouri and North Ar.
kansas railroad which suspended oper.
alton last July, by its receiver. has
been ordered In decree issued by
United States District Judge Jacob
Trieber at Little Rock. Ark.
Eight men killed. two badly injured
and one missing is the result of q
mine explosion which wrecked
mine OF the Marietta Coal company
on Pond creek, Pinson Fork. KY.
Six known dead, thirty reported
missing or unaccounted for. twenty.
eight known injured, fourteen of whom
are believed to be fatally hurt, Is the
toll Of the fire which swept over an
area OF half city block at Richmond,
Va, destroying the Lexington hotel
and several other buildings. and en-.
failing a loss estimated at from $780,
600 to S500.000.
Private T. w. Willis of the United
States marine corps, who shot and
killed Wiley Clark at Blanchard, La,
while serving as mail guard on a
Kansas City Southern passenger train
several weeks ago. will be tried by
general courtmartial at the naval air
station at Pensacola. Fla. on a charge
OF manslaughter.
Officers trying to solve the mystery
of the murder Of William Desmond
Taylor, motion picture director at Los
Angeles. CAL. report that they have
made only slight progress In the case
thus far. a.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Washington

Construction work on fourteen cap
1tal ships was suspended recently by
order OF Secretary Denby under direc
tion Of President Harding. The step
was taken In anticipation of ratifica
tion of the naval limitation treaty
which resulted from the Washington
conferene and under which only three
of the vessels involved will be com
pleted as war craft.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for es
tabiishment by the department of agri
culture of an experiment station to de-
velop pecan nut culture was introdac
ed by Senator Harris, democrat, Geor.
gia.
a legislative program, contemplat.
ing ratification OF the treaties grow.
Ing out of the arms conference and
passage OF the tariff. soldiers bonus
farm credit and merchant marine
bills. with adjournment of congress
ABOUT June 1, was said to have been
agreed upon at white house dinner
recently.
The house cooperative marketing
Dill, measure designed to aid the
agricultural interests and pressed by
the farm bloc passed the senate, there
being recorded only one vote against
the measure-that of Senator Gerry OF
Rhode Island. who is Democrat.
Funds to pay the soldier bonus will,
be raised by direct taxation, imposing
burden OF at least $40O, 900 600 a
year for three years. The house wavs
and means committee has reached this
conclusion, and Is now seeking the
taxes that can best be utilized. In.
cluded In the general scheme Is the
raising of first class. postage from 2
cents to 3 cents.
Means OF lending the aid of the gov.
ernment's credit to the railroads of
the country are under consideration IN
administration circles.
The bill creating q commission and
otherwise making provision for the
conversion OF the eleven billion dollar
debt owed the United States by the
allied powers has been signed by the
president.
The field OF possible soldiers, bonus
taxes has been virtually narrowed to
eight sources by the Republican mem.
bors OF the house ways and means
committee.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Highway Engineer Resiqns.

Charles III. Moorefeld, state high.
way engineer, has placed in the hands
of the chairman of the state highway
commission, r. GOODWIN Rhett, his
resignation, effective at the pleasure
Of the commission.
Mr.. Moorefield's action grows out Of
the construction put upon a letter
written by him to Thomas H. Mac
Donald, chief of the federal bureau of
public roads, a copy of which was
submitted to members of the ways and
means committee of the house last
week. when highway matters were un-
der consideration before that com.
mittee.
Certain leaders in the general as
sembly have insisted that such a let
ter was an indiscretion on the port Of
Mr.. Moorefield. In rendering his res
ignation to Mr.. Rhett, chairman OF
the highway commission, Mr.. Moore
field expressed his willingness to re-
tire IL his elimination would harmon
ize elements here. that have been op-
posing the highway department and
its program. 1t Is understood that cer-
tain leaders in the house and the SEN
ate have assured Governor Cooper
that Mr.Moorefield' retirement would
eliminate the fight on the highway
department
Charles 0. Hearon, Of Spartanburg,
member of the state highway COM
mission, who was in Columbia recent
ly expressed surprise at the turn the
fight on the state highway department
had taken in the demand for the res
ignation of Mr.. Moorefield, state high
way engineer. 1t is possible, he said,
that Mr.. Moorefield's letter might have
been an indiscretion, but in no way in
dicated disloyalty or lack OF interest
in the development Of highways in
South Carolina.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Chicago Has Second "ponzl."

Chicago.-Raymond j. Bischoff, ta.
ken into custody, after Involuntary
proceedings in bankruptcy had been
instituted against him by creditors.
admitted that he owes about $4,000, 900,
representing the savings Of 5000 Chi.
cagoans. mostly foreigners. Less than
one million dollars worth of oil and
gas stock OF doubtful value is available
to meet the obligations. It was an.
nounced.
Bischoff. whose financial operations
apparently rival those OF Charles Pom.
zi, the Boston wizard" expressed re.
lief when taken into cusody by deputy
marshals. He had received threats
from those he is alleged to have fieec.
ed, he said, and was afraid to venture
into the south and west side districts.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Sumter officers Destroy Stills.

Sumter.-A raiding party consisting
OF Sheriff C. M. Hurst, Deputy Sheriff
H. G. McKagen and Rural Police OF
ficer Minis. found four stills in the
Privateer neighborhood around Big
Bay and Dark Corner. Near Brunson's
Bay big steam-operated whiskey still
was located. The outfit consisted OF
boiler under which was the fire for
generating the steam which was con.
veyed by pipe to the barrel with the
mash already in II. 4
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Appointments by Governor.

appointments py SoScTnoT.
Governor Cooper has made the fol.
lowing appointments:
B. M. Hardy, rural policeman for
Clarendon county.
G.. M. Brannon, magistrate at Har.
deeville, Jasper county.
]. d. Fielder, J. G. Rhoad and T. III.
Carter, supervisors of registration for
Bamberg county.
J. L. Reeder. W. M. Cobb and J.
w. Bowen. supervisors of registration
for Oconee county.
ID. +. Godbold, magistrate at Ma
rion, vice G. b. Whilden. resigned.
Miss Clare Jervey and A. J. Moorer.
supervisors OF registration for
Charleston county, vice w. B. Mitch
ell and G.. 8. Mcdowell. resigned.
]. +. Scott, ]. w. Johnson, w. r.
Gilchrist, w. =. Strom, J. p. Talberty
l.. w. Ridlehover, w. B. White and
c. r. Edmunds, members Of the board
of equalization for Mccormick county.
Mr.. Edmunds succeeds w. III. Palmer.
w. ]. Condor, a member OF the
board of assessors for the city OF
Charleston, ward II, vice M. P. Clair.
H. d. Hartman, member Of the
board of assessors for the city OF
Charleston. ward 0. vice A. J. Kealey.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Brings Suit Against city.

Orangeburg. - Robert Lee Stokes
has brought suit against the city of Or
angeburg for 100000 for damages be-
cause o; the death OF his son, Eddie
Klein Stokes. in June, 1920. The COM
plaint alleges wrongful death In that
the city allowed ows to be tied out
within the city. II appears that young
Stokes was riding on his bicycle and
COW tied to a stake dragged q chain
across the sidewalk throwing the
youth to the ground. inflicting inju-
ries from which he died.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WHAT Mas <occuRhED DURING
WEEK THROUGHOUT coUN-
ray AND ABROAD
EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
oatAsrsd From Al Parts o. Ths
olebs And Told In short
Paragraphs %N
Foreign

The municipal employees OF Berlin
recently voted to continue their strike
unless the municipality agrees to ex.
tend the present scale af wages to the
end OF December. instead Of to June, as
proposed by the arbitration court.
Cardinal Achille Ratti. archbishop OF
Milan, has been chosen supreme pom.
tiff OF the Roman Catholic church to
succeed the late Benedict XIV. His
coronation as Plus XI will take place
February IL.
The British government has receiv.
ed a note from the French govern.
ment making strong representations
that the Genoa economic conference
should be postponed three months.
The celebrated pearl necklace, which
once belonged to Maria Theresa
queen of Hungary, which was pawned
by ex-Emperor Charles before his last
attempt to regain the throne of Hun.
gary, has been sold to Jefferson Davis
Cohn OF England for a million dollars
Dispatches from London report that
the British Indian police fired on a
mob OF ten thousand natives during
serious riot at Tiruvannamalai, about
',ight-five miles southwest of Madras
In the Tanjore district, killing three
persons and wounding eight others.
Dissolution of the Italian parlia
ment and the holding of general cleo
ton has been practically decided upon
In the event of the failure of Pre-
mier Orlando to form a governmen,
to succeed the Bononi ministry, which
recently resigned. Signor Orlando
has been invited by the king to at.
tempt the formation Of a new cabi
net.
Count Admiral Sukenori Kabayama
2 member Of the Japanese privy coun
Gil, and former minister OF war, died
at his home at Toxic at the age of S5
= years. He had been suffering from
cancer for some time.
II is unlikely that the French gov.
ernment's request for three months
delay in the opening of the Genoa
conference will be met by Great Brit.
ain, II Is stated in London.
The Irish situation has taken a
startling turn with the news of whole
sale and organized kidnapping raids
against prominent Ulster unionists in
the early hours Of the morning. In,
cluded among the numerous victims
are many special constables who had
been dispatched to aid in stopping the
raids. some of whom are said to have
been spirited to unknown destinations
Statements made openly In official
quarters in London, coupled with dis.
patches from India, indicate that as
result of the increasing disturb
ances throughout the eastern empire
and the stubborn defiance of Mahat.
ma Gandhi, prophet" of the non-co-
operative native elements. the govern.
ment is about to adopt an iron policy,
possibly beginning with the arrest OF
Gandhi-to restore order.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
VIII Stage Winter Exhibition.

Greer.-A midwinter farmers and in
dustrial exhibition will be held in
Greer from February Is to 25, under
the auspices Of the Greer chamber OF
commerce. Roy McCarter is mana,
ger of the exposition and is being as
sisted by Fl. w. Link, secretary of the
Greer board of trade. The decorating
company of Charlotte has the contract
for decorating the streets, stores and
booths. During the ten days of the
fair there will be special daily sea-
lures and exhibits. .,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Cash Mills Of eaffney Sold.

Gaffney.- The Cash mills. of this
city, which were placed in the hands
Of receivers several months ago, were
sold at auction tn c. M. Smith, presi.
dent of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank. OF this city, for 100000. Mr..
Smith said he was representing him
self and associates. and would operate
the property. The mill was capital.
lied at 100000. and when the re-
ceivers were appointed had liabilities
OF $S00,00O There was only one bid
der and the property was bid in at
the minimum price fixed by the
court.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
I0-HOUR WORK DAY
IS. .RE,ESTABL|SAED
NEW RULING OF LABOR BOARD
WILL AFFECT. $4,000 RAIL.
ROAD siGMALMEN.
OVERTIME PAY is ELIMINATED
Time and one-HaIf Pay For Regular
iy Assigned Work on Sundays and
Holidays Also Eliminated.

Observation-Disclosures OF a ten.
hour day at the usual hourly wage
and elimination OF time and one.half
pay for regularly assigned work on
Sundays and holidays, new rules gov
erning railway, signalmen. were an.
nounced by the United States railroad
labor board to replace on February 16
the. national agreement made under
federal control.
The boards rules affect more than
10000 rail workers. According to fig.
ures based on interstate commerce
commission statistics, the annual la.
Dor bill Of the railroads will be cut
about 100000 by eliminating the over.
time pay provisions of the national
agreement.
While the new set of rules retains
the principles of the eight-hour day
the door is open for a ten-hour day.
Overtime pay is likewise eliminated
for employees paid a monthly salary
by new formula for determining the
monthly rate, based on the standard
hourly rate.
Other minor provisions which will
affect the signalmen's pay envelopes
are substitution of straight time for
the former time and one half rule; pro
vision for minimum of three hours
straight time instead of two hours at
time and one-half for working less
than four hors on Sunday, and com.
plete elimination of the old rule al.
lowing half pay from 10 O'Clock al
night to a. m, for men travelling on
boarding cars.
Other rules were changed to elimi
nate any fixed hour for starting work
and any specified lunch period. The
time limit for Investigations into dis.
charges, decisions and appeals was
extended from seven to ten days
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Millions Starving In Russia.

London-More than 1000 children
are starving in the Chuvash region OF
Eastern Russia, to say nothing of a
half million adults who have lost all
hope Of holp. according to a telegram
from the Russian famine relief com.
mission of the international Fedora.
ton OF Trade Unions received by Ar
thur Henderson, prominent labor mem.
ber of the house OF commons
The telegram says a total OF 10000
600 workers and peasants in all Rus.
sia are starving and that thousands
are dying daily.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Increase Of Stock.

Columbia-Authority to increase its
capital ctock from $4,000 to $4,000,
to change the par value of its stock
from 800 to 5000 and to change it's
name to the Reyner Borkson Co.. was
granted to the Reyner Jewelry Co.
Of Columbia by the secretary OF state.
The Marco company of Charleston
was chartered with capital stock of
$1,000. The firm will deal in real es-
tate. Officers are: E. M. McSweeney,
president and treasurer; T. Allen I.e-
gare, secretary
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
LumpkIn Visits Florence.

Florence-State Commander NJ. G.
Lumpkin, Of the American Legion.
was the guest OF Fred H. Sexton, post
No. I, at a splendid banqoet served a.
the Florence hotel There were over
so members Of the post present. The
fun started as soon as the company
unfolded its napkins, the resulting
barrage from the loaded linens caus-
ing much merriment. Trick water
glasses gave some of the ex-service
men cold tricklings In their throats.
One Of the features of the evening was
the singing Of the legion quartet.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
ereenvlIle Polloeman H.Id.

Greenville. - Notice was given by
counsel for w. G. Turner, former chief
Of police of West Greenville. that
they would apply before Associate
Justice Cothran for bail for Turner,
who is held on a charge OF criminal
assault. At preliminary hearing
Turner was held for trial on the
charge. In his affidavit Turner makes
absolute denial Of any criminal act to-
ward the girl. who Is about Is years
old. and whom he and another officer
arrested on a road several miles from
Greenville in company with q young
man.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
800 Students Have Ptomaine Poison

800 Students Have Ptomaine Poison.
Columbus, Miss. More than 300
students Of the Mississippi state col.
lege for women here are suffering
with ptomaine poisoning as result
of eating chicken salad which was
served at the evening meal at the col.
lege.
Every physician in Columbus was
called to the institution and 1t is
stated that all the students are out
Of danger although a large number
are still very i'll.
DIR. ]. c. FAINT, president of the in.
stitution, stated that the poisoning
was undoubtedly caused by the salad,
as those who did not eat it were not
affected. DR.. Irene Fatheree, the col.
lege physician, made the same state.
ment. A thorough investigation will
be made by the college authorities, It
was announced.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
Four Thousand Employees Released

Four Thousand Employees Released.
Washington. The number Of EN-.
ployes released at the navy yard by
the suspension Of capital ship con.
struction has now passed the 1000
mark but no further material reduc
tions are anticipated. 1t was sail at
the navy department. Employees re-
tanned are believed sufficient to carry
on the present building program and
handle repair work, provided tho ma
val treaty is adopted, and no hope
OF re-employing the men released ID
no wheld out by the navy department..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
To ReInstate Teachers.

Dublin.-School teachers of Irish ma.
tionality, who have been dismissed for
politica! activities in recent years, will
be reinstated by the Dali Eireann, the
ministry Of education announces. In
determining the status OF such teach.
ers and the salary they are to receive,
they will be considered as having
served continuously.