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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Fail to Auee In Jones Case.

Lancaster.-After being out II
hours, the jury which had been trying
the case Of the state against Charles
d. Jones, charged with breach of trust
and misappropriation of funds. report
ed that they were unable to agree and
Judge Bowman ordered a mistrial.
The jury called for the Judge at 2.30
o'clock and announced their inability
to agree. but upon requese Of counsel
Of defendant, they were ordered to
make one more effort. They returned
at 4 o'clock and announced a hope
less disagreement
After ordering g mistrial. they were
discharged by the court. 1t is said
that the vote stood hve for conviction.
and seven for acquittal. This trail
is one Of the Ave indictments returned
by the grand jury.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Swift Faces CHARGE.

Chicago.-Louis F. Swift, Jr.. son
Of the packer, was free on bond but
scheduled to appear before the police
magistrate on a charge Of driving an
automobile while intoxicated. Mr..
Swift was arrested after his automo-
bile had collided with another car and
was held four hours at the Evanston
police station until his brother VIII
liam appeared and furnished bond.
Mr.. Swift denied the charge of in
toxication. He explained that the &C.
cident was unavoidable. due to a
slippery pavement.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
To Abandon Rented Warehouses.

Washington. - Vast quantities OF
seized liquors stored by the govern,
ment in rented warehouses through.
out the country are to be transferred
to army buildings as an economy
measure. ..
Assistant Prohibition Commissioner
Jones made this announcement on his
return from an inspection of liquor
conditions in Chicago. where prepa.
rations have nearly been completed
for the transfer OF millions of gal.
Ions OF liquor held by, the govern.
ment in rented storehouses into army
buildings. Mr.. Jones said this step
In Chicago would mean a saving of
about $4,000 a year in rentals.
In New York and other large cities,
the assistant commissioner declared,
the same procedure will be followed
and a large saving to the government
is expected to result as the prohibi.
tion bureau will only be called upon
to bear its proportionate share of the
heat. light and caretaker charges of
the army buildings. .-.
TIE plan for utilizing available
army buildings as liquor storehouses
wos worked out by the budget bu.
reau, the war department and the
prohibition unit as part OF the bud.
get systems economy program.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
COMMITTEES ARGUE.
SHOALS PROBLEM
ADVICE OF AMERICAS FOREMOST
ENGINEERS WILL BE
souGTH.
WILL LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON
Lot Of Evidence Obtained In Washing
ton Found by the Committees to
BE "camoufiase." e..

Florence, Ala.-The foremost engi-
neers Of America will be called to ap-
pear in Washington before the senate
agricultural committee to aid In solv-
ing the Muscle Shoals problem, Sem
ator Norris, chairman of the commit
tee, announced here after the govern
ment's plants had been inspected.
Members of the house military af-
fairs committee, which with the SEN
ate committee, is inspecting the nj
trate and waterpower projects, ex-
pressed the view that Muscle Shoals
actually and Muscle Shoals on paper
looked quite unlike, and Representa-
tive Hull declared the house commit
tee would never consent to the plants
being scrapped.
Mr.. Hull said the plants might well
be used in time of peace for making
fertilizers but that they must "ever
be kept in readiness in case of emer-
gency"
Chairman Norris did not share the
view Of few OF his colleagues that
the Muscle Shoals problem might be
speedily disposed OF on return to
Washington OF the committee. He
said he would invite the presidents
Of fouT chemical and technical or
ganizations to appear before the COM
mittee at once. They are the Ameri-
can Society OF Electrical Engineers,
American Society of Chemical En-
gineers, American Society of Civil
Engineers and the American Society
OF Mechanical Engineers.
I'VE have a tremendous RESPONSE
bility before u.s." asserted the chair
man, "and we are going to endeavor
to thresh 1t out along businesslike
and sound scientific lines"
In saying that the visit Of the
committees has shown many new an
giles to the situation not covered by
the hearings in Washington, Mr.. Hull
declared I'VE had a lot of evidence be-
fore us which we have found here to
be mere camoufiage." 1t was his
opinion, ne said. that much OF the
ground must be gone over again.
The entire day was spent in a tour
Of the two nitrate plants and other
properties of the reservations. Data
before the committeeman showed
that the government spent $S1. .237, ,656
on the nitrate plants and that the sal
wage value as scrap was estimated at
S,S50,O00., They were told that plant
No. was obsolete and that $4,000 600
would be required to make it modern.
After an inspection OF the site for
proposed dam No. 1. II miles east OF
Florence. the party will leave for
Washington.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
GR0WERS OF MELONS MEET
Questions Of orsanIxatisn and Mar
kstIns Discussed BY Number
OF spscIallsts. !,

Denmark.-A very enthusiastic
meeting of truck growers from ali
over the watermelon. district was held
at Denmark. The meeting was called
by the Bamberg County Truckers ~.
sociation and all visitors. numbering
a hundred or more, were the gueets
OF the Denmark chamber Of commerce
at dinner prepared by tho women OF
the Methodist church.
G. w. Garris of Denmark presidsa
over the meeting and the program
consisted of talks on THE Object OF
the Meeting and the Aim OF the Bam-
berg County Truckers Associate =
]. d. Brandon, county agent: Market
ing Statistics and the Present Out
look for Truck Crops" #. L. Harkey.
state marketing agent. A discussion
OF the production OF melons was led
by c. H. Mathis, farmer. from Black
Vile and II. B. Grimes from Lees. Il
was the opinion Of all that this 10 .
year for the production OF better mel.
ons and that the acreage should not
be increased.
The subject Of Organization" was
discussed by Mr.. Garris Of Denmark.
1t was brought out that to succeed
with truck the farmers win have 20
cooperate and meet organisation with
organization. putting up q standard
product in an honest pack.
G. A. Cardwell and ]. N. Mcbride,
agricultural agents from the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad and Seaboard, TO
spectively, offered their full co-opcrn-
ton and said the railroads woul6 sec
that their cars were disinfected for
loading truck.
Disease and Disease Control" was
the subject Of F. c. Meier. specialist
from the bureau Of plant pathology,
at Washington. Mr. Meier has had
wide experience with melons and has
assisted in working out the control Of
stem end rot and melon anthrac-
nose, which has saved thousands OF
dollars to shippers. He urged the
shippers to carefully paint stems OF
melons when loading and convinced oil
present OF the simple method and its
value. At the close of the meeting
enough corrosive sublimate was dis
tributed to treat 500 pounds of seed
for anthracnose.
How We Should Market" was the
topic Of H. s. Johnson. district agent.
Mr.. Johnson. in short but forceful
talk, discussed the needs of q real
organization on the California plan,
embracing the entire district, and he
predicted that the growers would re.
alize such an organization before an.
other Is months passed and that they
were only marking time and standins
In their GIVE light until anch an or.
ganization could be brought about.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
/. Many New Offenders,

Washington.-Only ii per cent OF
the crimes registered by civil authori.
ties in the last six months can be at
tributed to previous offenders, accord
ing to e. e. budding, president OF
the Prison Relief society. Based on
statistics, which he said had been OBJ.
tanned from official prison records, Mr.
budding estimated that So per cent
of those definitely connected with
crime in the past half year have been
new offenders. Some are wealthy and
coramit crime without hope of gain,
he said. ..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30

Chester.-From a communication
received by A. w. Wise. clerk Of the
county Confederate pension board. 1t
will not only be necessary for the
county board to revise the pension roll
for the current year, but the board
itself must undergo some changes.
The attorney general has ruled that NO
man Is eligible to the board who holds
a public office, which will disqualify
County Superintendent of Education
w. d. Knox and Magistrate j. w.
Wilks. All pensioners with a net in.
come Of $1,000 will be taken OF fist.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
oiePATcHEs or IMPORTANT HAP.
PEhiNas GATHERED FROM
OVER TIE WORLD.
fOR THE BUSY READER
TIE Occurrences OF Seven Days Olives
In An EpltomIxsd Form For -
Quick Reading
Foreign

The allied council OF ambassadors
has decided to withdraw the interna.
uona. troops occupying Scutari. Alba
MA. The decision is said to be due
to civil strife in Albania.
Pope Plus, In speaking to a dele.
cation OF the Roman nobility and a
group Of Americans. led By ex-senator
Phelan OF California, said he wanted
all women OF prominence and influence
10 make a crusade against the i'm.
modest fashions Of the day.
The British submarine HAP has
peen lost with all hands in the Med.
Herranean. says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Gibralter. She
colleded with destroyer during ma.
neqvers.
The "open threat of revolution sig.
nified by the decision of the anti-free
staters 70 hold the forbidden Irish re-
pupncan army convention, has Great
edia precarious position" the London
Times correspondent here declares. IN
dispatch to his paper.
The elaborate arrangements for the
capture or destruction Of the anachron.
istic creature reported to have been
seen In an Andean lake, have been
made by the expedition which left, re.
Gently for Patagonia under the aus.
piees OF the Buenos Aires Geological
garden. - :
Two members OF the cabinet have
resigned as the result of differences
In the ministry over the governments
determination to eliminate three let.
ters from the Bulgarian alphabet.
which was announced several weeks
ago. ..
United States as we'll as central
Europe must be on guard against the
introduction OF cholera and typhus
through immigration OF Russian refu-
gees, says a warning issued by DR..
A.. Schlestnger, of the German Red
Cross. Hordes of these refugees are
pouring into Germany over the Polish,
Letvian and Esthonian borders, and
many are seeking passports to Amer.
lea, where they have rela yes and
friends who are financing them for
Lne Journey. a.
The conditions under which the rem
arations commission will grant Ger
many a partial moratorium were an.
naunced.. They include perfect auto.
nomy for the Reichsbank and new leg.
islation to prevent evasion Of Ger.
man capital, the legislation to be
ready for application upon fixed rate.
Ditpatches from Ireland reporting
continued disorders on wide scale
along the Ulster border continued to
pour into London. affording the house
OF lords opportunity for a Vigorous
debate on the Irish bill in which the
question Of lawlessness and civil war
were frequently injected by both sides.
A Central News dispatch from Ven
Ice says that tidal wave recently in
undated the city. the water rising to
depth Of more than 8 feet in some
OF the public squares.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Plan Campaign For Education.

A special campaign for education
will be conducted in Orangeburg and
Anderson counties by the extension
department of the University of South
Carolina with the cooperation and as
sistance Of the teachers and school au-
thorities of the two counties. Tenta-
tive plans for the campaign were pre-
sented by representatives Of the uni
OF the two counties at the university
stewards hall. The plans as pre-
sented were approved by the teach
ers and arrangements made by the
university to put on the campaign as
early as possible. the exact date to be
determined and announced later.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30

Henry st. George Tucker Of Virginia
has como back into the house after
an absence OF fifteen years. He was
elected from the Tenth Virginia dis
trict to succeed the late Henry d.
Flood.
Release OF all war prisoners serv-
ing terms for expression of opinion
and not for overt acts was urged in a
petition recently presented the pres.
ident signed by fifty members Of the
house Of representatives.
The American government recently
sent to the allied powers another note
supplemental to the one previously dis
patched and designed to support its
claim for equality with those powers
IN the payment Of costs arising from
the Rhineland occupation.
Prohibition officials declare that
plans are maturing for a ten thousand
mile wall about the United States to
stop the flow Of alien rum into this
country.
Stocks Of potatoes in the hands Of
farmers and dealers March in the
fifteen leading potato states are esti-
mated at 90.946,000 bushels by the de-
partment OF agriculture. OF this guam
tity 73,4S6,000 bushels were held by
farmers and 17.46o.000 bushels were
held by local dealers. OF the hold
lngs In the hands Of producers $685.
600 bushels are expected to move off
the farm and 42,556, 900 to be retained.
All naval vessels except combatant
craft arriving at the Hampton Roads
naval base from foreign ports will be
searched for suspicion packages un-
de orders issued by Rear Admiral Rod
man. commandant OF the fifth naval
district.
Business is gradually approaching
normal. according to figures compiled
by the department of commerce and
while the favorable movement among
the different industries has not been
evenly distributed the Improvement of
those Industries which constitute the
backbone Of American business" has
been very marked" over conditions
OF few months ago.
Frank Piano. ST., who killed his son
to save his SOUL" was acquitted by a
jury at Chicago. The father testified
that his son was hanging aro,S,d
pool rooms with gang Of boys he
reared would lead his boy into trouble.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
IS MILLION ADDED
FOR WATERWAYS
HOUSE INCREASES APPRoPRIA.
TIoN FOR RIVER AND HAR.
soR IMPROVEMENTS.
ADOPTED BY VOTE OF 3 TO /
Discussion Of Army Appropriation
Bill so Protracted That Vote
10 Not Reached. -

Washington.-Disre the rec
concentrations of the budget bureau
and Of the appropriations committee,
the house by three to one vote ad.
ded $15,000,000 to the amount carried
in the army appropriation bill for
river and harbor improvements.
An amendment to increase the lump
sum allotment from s27,635, ,26O to
$42,S15,6 ,661 was adopted by a vote of
15S to 81 after three hours of acri-
minious debate during which 40 mem.
bere aired their views. The vote en-
the amendment was along sectional
rather than party lines, republicans
splitting on the proposal while most
& OF the democrats favored II.
The discussion was so protracted
that final vote on the bill could not
be reached.
The phrase pork barrel legisla.
tion" frequently was injected into the
debate which had all the earmarks OF
congressional wrangles OF former
years over rivers and harbors appro.
priations.
The amount originally recommend.
ed in the bill was sligstly in excess
OF the sum approved by the budget
bureau while the total proposed was
the amount requested by the chief of
army engineers, in charge of the i'm.
provement Carried as a lump with
the amount to be expended on various
projects not specified, the appropria.
tion would be aportioned by the army
engineering corps to continue work
during the coming fiscal year on pro.
1ects already authorized.
Representative Mondell character.
lied the movement to increase the
appropriation as the first assault on
the budget system" and as a raid
on the treasury" Mr.. Burton con
tended action of the house in an.
proving the increase showed the mis-.
take of making lump sum appropria.
tons. Such system. he added, caus-
Oh members 20 combine IN support OF
large sums so that projects in their
dis trict would be taken care of.
Mr.. Mann declared that opponents
OF the bill made it appear that "a
band OF rascals" were attempting to
raid the treasury. A number of rep
resentatives who approved the in.
crease advanced the argument that
improvement OF inland waterways
would allow farmers and manufac.
turers in the interior to move their
products by water more cheaply than
they now can do so by the railroads.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Wins Jewels BY Birth Of Dauqhter.

Oakland, Calif.-James C. Blum, Jr.,
by becoming the father of a girl, has
won the right to inherit two necklaces,
one OF diamonds and the other of
pearls. valued together at s1O0, 900.
His mother, Mrs. Rosa Blum, be-
queathed them to be his when his
wife gave birth to a daughter.
Blum, who already had come into
possession Of the rest of his mothers
$33O,O00 estate, brought suit last
year to get the necklace because his
wife had borne a son.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Uses Bad Judament.

Macon, Cav. @. Pate. As, who
claims to be butcher from Deroit
Mich, and who escaped from the city
stockade recently. walked 80 miles
along the main highway going north
before he stopped an automobilist and
asked for a ride. The driver OF the
car, who was deputy sheriff. recog.
nized abe clothing worn by Pate as
the dingy brown Of the stockads.
Pate was returned here to complete
a sentence on charge of lettering.
pending an investigation of the pass.
Ing OF number of worthless checks.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Family Trouble Costs Three Lives.

Columbus. ohio-Dewey Britton, 20,
farmer, living near Torch, Athens
county, shot and killed his 17-year-old
wife and her mother. Mrs. Roy Clarke,
30. and then ended his own life with a
shotgun. Neighbors who arrived
shortly after the shooting, found the
three bodies In the house and yard.
The tragedy occurred when Mrs. Brit.
ton, who had been separated from
her husband. came to the house with
her mother to arrange for division
OF the household effects.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Newberry College Wins Debate.

Spartanburg. - Newberry college
won the triangle debate between
teams from the Presbyterian College
OF South Carolina, Wofford and New
berry. The question was: Resolved.
That a system OF compulsory arbi:ra-
ton of strikes should be established
in the United States"
Newberry, uprolding the negative
side here defeated the Presbyterian
college team. and in debating the af-
firmative In Clinton, won the decision
over Wofford.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Bank Makes Chance,

Barnwell.-At a meeting OF direc.
tors OF the First National Bank OF
Barnwell the resignation of L. p. vii.
son. cashier. was accepted and Ralph
Smith. assistant cashier, was elected
10 succeed him. Mr.. Wilson has re-.
signed to accept position with bank
in Ocala. Fla, at q fiattering salary
A. M. Denbow Of Bamberg was elect.
ed as an active vice president. Col
N. G. w. Walker. one Of the organizers
OF the institution, retains his former
position Of active vice.president.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Paving Contraets Let.

Greenwood.-Contra for street
paving amounting to approximately
100000 were let by the Greenwood
paving commission. Contract for side
walk paving was let to the Greenville
Paving company for $1.3s per squire
yard. Contract for concrete street
paving was let to the firm OF Case &
Cothran of Atlanta for 81. .9S per square
yard.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Company Flies Bond.

sumter.-The Sumter Gas and Pow
er company has filed with the clerk
OF the United States district court, q
bond Of s25.000 as a guarantee to the
gas users in Sumter that all sums col
lected from them by the gas company
In excess OF the rate nxed by city
council shall be refunded II the United
States circuit court OF appeals MP
holds the decision Of Judge H. A. n.
Smith that the company may not raise
Its rate under the franchise by which
II operates. ~
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
WlII Have creanarx

Sumter.-The Sumter craemery IL
50 far an assured fact that ali the
ss5.O0o capital stock has been sub
scribed and the board Of directors
elected. q. H. Moses IL president; J.
p. Booth, vice president; G. w.
Schmolke, secretary and treasurer,
and other directors are L. d. Jen-
nings, w. 8. Reames. J. J. whiiden
and ]. p. Morrison; manager. C. w.
Schmolke. The charter is to be ap-
piled for at once. This new creamery
will be prepared to handle all dairy
products from this county.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Washington

An Investigation has been instituted
by the Interstate commerce commits.
sion, according to announcement int
the reasonableness OF practically all
rates on coal In the western portion
OF the United States.
The United States Public Health
Service has just concluded confer.
ence of physicians and health work.
ers called to inquire into ways and
means by which public health teach.
ings can be better spread through the
country.
Striking an open switch near Al.
berat, Va. so miles south Of Richmond.
the Seaboard Air Lines Midsnnth
epecial was derailed recently, five
sleepers- leaving the track and turning
over. .
The house, passed the $4,000. .ooo. .ooo
soldier bonus bill. Since no amend.
ments were permitted under the rule.
the measure as passed was In the
same form as reported from the house
ways and means committee.
Despondent because of III <beaitb
Esther Davidson. 28-year-old office em.
pioyee. penciled o will ON a niece
OF scratch papef and jumped from n
twenty-third story window Of The
Times building Broadway and Forty.
second steet.
Radical reductions In the navy dis.
cussed by house appropriations com.
mittee members may result IN nava,
abandonment OF Atlantic watera and
concentration Of the fleet IN thu pa.
cific some navy officials believe, Effic.
lent training or war OF the reduced
establishment. It was explained by one
officer would require such action.
The house gave its approval to /.
provision Of the army appropriation
bin which would require the reduc.
tion BY July Of the regular army en-.
listed strength to 10000 men.
Members Of the senate agricultural
committee, after considering the re.
quest Of senate leaders that senator's
not absent themselves from sessions
during consideration Of the arms con.
ference treaties. decided to follow tha
1rtxsqusly rsaehed plan to leave
WpehinetQn Tor Z visit In company
Mn hQoeo member 70 the MuscIs
pco3ect q AiAbama. = J,
= sesa eottca tot.,,..
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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Plan to Recover Land.

Neutrality-suspicious. for recovering
to the government, through exercise
of the right of eminent domain, lands
at Norfolk. Va. upon which extensive
construction was erected during the
war. are under consideration, 1t was
said in government circles. ,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
10 Prisoners Brought to Penitentlar,

10 Prisoners Brought to Penitentlary.
Nineteen prisoners we're brought to
the penitentiary to begin serving vary
ing terms, this being the largest mum.
ber to be admitted at the state prison
in any one day in long time. Sixteen
Of the prisoners were from Charleston
county, two from Oconee county and
one from Dorchester.
The additions brought the total
number Of prisoners to 435 In the PEN
itentiary and on the farms. This 10
155 more than the number on January
I, 1921.