Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-05


and brokers shows that San Francis
cans have lost at least $25 ZOO. 900 spec
ulating in German marks. It is esti-
mated that Californians have lost more
than one hundred million dollars as
a result OF the fall Of the mark.
The first marine and naval aviation
detachment for the Pulitzer air races
which will take. place at Detroit in
October have left Quantico. Va. in
Martin bomber of the aviation ma
rine force.
Five bandits, heavily armed, rode
into Eureka Springs. Ark, in two au-
tomobiles to rob the First National
bank. The bodies of two Of them are
In an undertaker's establishment, one
bandit is SO badly wounded that his
death Is momentarily expected, and two
other members OF the gang are in the
guarded jail, slightly wounded, as the
result OF the reception given them by
| the citizens.
Mrs. J. C. Tolbert, who shot and
killed Matt Green, an innocent bystan-
der, at Oklahoma City, Okla, when
she went cunning for her husband,
who, she claimed, had sent her to a
hospital with a broken rib as the re-
suit Of beating. was exonerated by a
coroner's jury.
David E. Carlson, former cashier Of
the Cottage Grove Avenue State bank,
Chicago. missing ten days, cleared him
self within an hour of his return of
blame In what was reported to be q
100000 deficit in the banks accounts,
according to the state bank examiner.
The army dirigible C-2, after arriv.
ing at San Francisco, sailed gracefully
on towards the landing field at Pre-.
sidio. Three army airplanes escorted
her. The C-2 began the flight from
Ross Field, Arcadia, and made the
journey none the worse for the trip.
Prohibition officials in Philadelphia
say that certain type of photogra-
piers are getting rich by selling pho
tographs Of prohibition officials to sa-
loonkeepers in the City of Brotherly
Love.
Tales OF phantom iceberg which
| agreed in only the most superficial de-
tails were told by many of. the 500
steamship docked in New York from
Cherbourg and Southampton.
Baldwin, Brown & CO., Inc, dealers
In hardware and building material.
Richmond, Va, have gone into volun-
tary bankruptcy after operating unin-
terruptedly for 120 years. Business de-
preston and other reyersals are respon-
sfble 1t is stated. The petition filed in
federal court listed the liabilities of
the concern at $54.47s with assets Of
$1S,234.
Reduction Of street car fares from
eight to seven cents and gas from $1.45
per thousand cubic feet to $1.30 were
announced by the New Orleans Rail.
way and Light company. effective Sep.
tember "a. 49,
Representatives of state railroad and
utilities commissions Of Kansas, Mis-.
souri,, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota. Minnesota, Wisconsin,
North Dakota, Arkansas, Texas and
IoI:s::.: are !: conference ct Kan.
sas City, Mo-, and are discussing tho
ways and means to support the com.
piaint filed by the Kansas public utfl.
tiles commission recently against the
freight rates on grain products and hay
In the western railroad group.
Lige Cumban was instantly killed
and r. H. Padgett seriously injured
when a freight train crashed into an
automobile truck at DeFuniak Springs.
Fla.
Five workmen were injured. one per.
haps fatally. lives OF forty others i'm.
periled and windows In neighboring
skyscrapers shattered by an explosion
Of an air compressor In the new Iii.
nois Merchants Trust Bank building
In Chicago.
Another national bonus bill win be
passed within the next three months"
Hanford MacNider. national comman-
der Of the American Legion, said at
Davenport. Iowa, the other day.
According to reports from New York
Wholesale dry goods men are having
trouble selling long skirts In the South.
Southern women were slow In adopting
short skirts. and probably win never
change the style.
Thomson, Ca, 10 palled by the loss
Of its most distinguished son, Senator
Thomas =. Watson, whose funeral IL
regarded aS the most remarkable In
the history OF Georgia.
"A large section Of Pittsburg fog was
completely put out OF business the 9TH
or day by scientists. weather officials
experts from the United States sngi-
neering department
Suspension Of Edward Brady 4 Co..
Nav York and Boston stock brokers.
from membership in the New York curb
market, b announced. Failure,to meet
oblisations b alleged.