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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23

MAI. Cen. George o. Squier. chief
signal officer Of the army, has filed
suit against the American Telephone
and Telegraph company charging in
fringement on several patents he holds
for wiraless devices.
Between $4,000 and 100000 In
negotiable Liberty bonds are missing
ffpm the Liberty bond branch Of tho
treasury, w. H. Morgan, chief Of the
secret service. says.
Chairman McCumber Of the senate
finance committee, says It is the hope
OF the committee to have the perma-
nent tariff bill ready for the senate
within q few days.
Az q means Of relieving unemploy-
ment. the American Federation Of La
Dor soon will put before congress and
urge the enaction Of bills appropriate
ing funds for development of the Mis-
sissippi river basin by control of flood
water. increasing Of navigability and
drainage OF lands.
A dispatch from Chicago says that .
number Of leading theaters and the.
atrical productions of the United
States will be merged under on GEN.
tralized management, newspapers in
that city printing what is termed plans
for q 100000, 900 cobine.
Retail food costs for the average
family in the United States during
February were 0.3 per cent less than
they were during January. according
to compilations made by the United
States department Of labor.
Declaration that the United States
should insist upon payment of its bill
OF $241.000,000 for keeping American
soldiers in Germany were made in
the senate by both party leaders-Sen-
ators Lodge Of Massachusetts, and Un-
derwood OF Alabama-and Senator Bo-
rah Of Idaho.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
TO TRAIN VETERANS
At CHICK SPRINGS.
UNITED sTArEs vETGRANs' su.
REAu Leases oREENvILLE
f. PROPERTY.
TO Be EFFECTIVE MAY FIRST
District to be ssrvsd VIII Include
the Two Carolinas and the
State Of Georgia.

Greenville.-A government training
center for disabled soldiers will be
established near Greenville within go
days. official announcement having
been obtained here that the large
Chick Springs property. now used 40
. sanitarium, has been leased by the
United States Veterans Bureau for
five years and that an additional
large brick building is to be erected
there by the leasing companies, the
Chick Springs Water company and
the Steedley Sanitarium before the
grounds are turned over to the gov.
ernment May /. Leasing Of the prop
erty represents an outlay by the gov
ernment, 1t Is understood. OF around
$150.00O.
The signing of the lease brings
to a successful conclusion Q great
amount OF work in behalf Of Green
vile, covering a number OF months
past, by Major g. Hayward Mahon,
Jr.. J. A. Bull, Fred ". Graham and
others connected with the chamber
Of commerce and the American legion,
The training center will be the only
one or It's kind In this district ana one
Of the largest in the South.
Two hundred and fifty men and In.
structors will be brought here when
the property is taken over, and this
number will be increased later. The
new training center Is to have no con
nection with the public service hos
pital at the old Camp Sewer site
Veterans of the world war. sent to
this training school. will be taught
a number OF trades. They will come
here from points through this district
which comprises North and South Car
olina, Georgia. Florida and Tennessee
The present building which was for
merly the Chick Springs hotel, will be
used for q dormitory, and the new
building will be used for class rooms
and workshops.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Suggests Federal Control.

San Francisco.-Edward N. Hurley,
former chairman of the Shipping
Board, in a statement made public re.
Gently. urged liberal government pay.
ments for actual services performed
by shipping operators as a means of
reviving American trade.
Mr.. Hurley offered five questions
for federal support. They were:
Federal control and operation by
government employees Of the wireless
service on American ships; the inau.
guration Of system of cadet train.
ing for merchant ship officers under
federal control. the establishment, of
federal training schools on every mer.
chant ship to provide engineers and
other specialists for those ships; lib
eral payments for mail service on
American ships and the adoption of
a super-cargo system to provide gov.
ornamental agencies to follow up car.
goes and encourage purchase of
American goods.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
TROOPS ON RHINE
TO Be WITHDRAWN
THE ENTIRE FORCE OF APPROX
MATELY 1000 MEN TO RE-
TURN FROM GERMANY.
TO Be OUT BY JULY FIRST
Orders Issued by Weeks, He says, In
Compliance With Policy Already
Announced.

Washington.-An American troops
will be out of Germany by July l un-
der orders issued by Secretary Weeks
by the direction of President Harding.
About 1000 officers and men are di.
rectly affected. as the remainder OF
Major General Aliens command in
the Coblenz bridgehead zone on the
Rhine already were under home or,
ders.
The announcement Of the decision
for complete American evacuation OF
occupied territory In Germany was
made by Secretary Weeks as his first
act on return to the war department
from a three weeks vacation in Flor
ida.
He indicated that the step was or
dered In compliance with the policy
previously announced OF withdrawing
the Rhine forces as quickly as pos
sible.
1t had no relation, he said. to the
wrangle in congress over further re-
duction of the size Of the army, mol
did 1t result from the correspond.
ence between the state department,
and the allied commissioners over the
American demand for a share in Ger
man reparations payment on account
OF the maintenance OF troops in
Germany.
The war secretary made no expla
nation Of steps that would be taken
to turn the Coblenz sector over to the
allied commanders for policing and
to hold the bridgehead as a means
for furthe hering advances into Germany
to enforce treaty obligations. The
three bridgehead positions were Ia
ken up under the armistice for this
purpose and their occupation con-
firmed in the treaty Of Versailles and
the treaty between the United States
and Germany. ..E
1t was admitted at the war de
partment that the action OF the
United States in completely abandon
ing the Rhineland position nigh,
have some effect on the negotiations
resulting from Secretary Hughes &C
tion in submitting. request that the
United States receive a share in Ger
man reparations payments already
made to cover maintenance OF the
armies on the Rhine. 1t was insist
ed. however, that the step was not
a direct result Of those negotiations
since complete withdrawal was fore
cast before the note calling attention
to the American bill in excess OF
s24i ,e0o,ooo on this account was
transmitted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
, France TO PAY oebt.

Paris. - President Poincare author
lied confirmation of the statement he
made recently to the finance commit
tee of the chamber Of deputies in ex.
ecutive session that France intends to
pay her debt to the United States.
M Poincare's statement presum-
ably was impelled by the utterance
of M. Laucheur. former French min.
lister of reconstruction, in speech
at Lyons last month when he declared
that France would never be able to
pay a cent to the United States On
the French war debt account
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
ARMY OFFICERS TO
Be CUT TO 1900
HOUSE READY TO PLUNGE INTO
FIGHT OVER ENLISTED
STRENGTH.
VILE GO INTO EFFECT JULY |
Vote on Proposal to Slash Personnel
From $4,000 to $4,000 10
Expected Soon.

Washington. - After approving q
clause in the army bill which pro-
vides that by July 1 the number OF
regular army officers must be re-
duced from approximately $4,000 to
1900. the house adjourned as it was
about to plunge into . fight over the
enlisted strength. A vote on pro-
posals to slash the enlisted personnel,
which now appropriates 1873 900, exclu.
sive Of 1000 Philippine scouts, to u.s..
or less. Is expected, to be reached
Standing by the recommendations
Of the subcommittee which drafted
the bill. the house in quick success.
sion rejected three amendments
which sought to fix the officer
strength at different levels. BY a
vote of 142 to 6S, an amendment by
Chairman Kahn OF the military com.
mittee, to provide the coming fiscal
year. was defeated.
An amendment by Representative
Sisson. Of Mississippi. a democratic
member Of the subcommittee in
charge Of the bill, to cut the mum
Der Of officers to 5000 was showed
under, 1S0 to 40. while a proposal
by Representative Hull. Iowa. a re-
publican member of the military
affairs committee, to fix the maxi
mum at 10000. was voted down, liz
t. 65.
When the house quit work for the
day 1t had before it a series OF
amendments which would increase
allowance for the officers reserve
corps. The bill carries $3.50, 900 fol
salaries-an inadequate amount in the
opinion Of Representatives Hill, Mary
land; Crago, Pennsylvania, and Rog
ers. Massachusetts. all republicans
who proposed increases Of the item
In varying amounts.
Once these amendments are dis.
posed OF, the house will be ready fol-
a skirmish over enlisted strength. The
trainers Of the bill have provided for
a reduction to i15.000 men. exclusive
Of the 1000 Philippine scouts. Mr.
Kahn, who has declared his approval
OF the war department recommends
tions for 100000 men. has indicated
he will offer an amendment to provide
pay for force of that size, while Mr.
Sisson has announced he will propose
that the enlisted personnel be cut tc
100000 men. ..,...
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
VIII Succeed Baker.

Washington. - Trusteeship for .
third OF the worlds gold supply
changes hands when F. e. .Scobey, of
San Antonio, Texas. succeeds Ray
mond T. Baker as director OF the mint
Gold assets of the mint service insti.
tutions aggregate $4,000. 100000. The
world gold supply is estimated at ap.
proximately $4,000. 100000 Mr.. scob.
ey, when he takes the oath of office,
assumes supervision of the govern
ment's coinage institutions. and tons
Of precious metals. bars of gold and
silver coins comes under his charge.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Must Muxzio Dous.

Manning-Two small children were
recently bitten by a mad dog while
they were walking along the street.
Arrangements were quickly made to
give the Pasteur treatment by local
physicians, and the results have been
satisfactory. The town council has or.
dered all dogs appearing on the streets
without being muzzled to be shot. 4
number of dogs were bitten by the
mad dog that bit the children and Of.
ficers are aiming to clear the town
of all dogs without muzzles.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Raiders start ciesnziln

Miami, Fla.-Forty special govern.
ment agents, eight flying squadrons OF
five men. acting under the personal
direction Of Col. L. c. Mutt. head of
the narcotic division of the internal
revenue department. launched ma
tion-wide liquor cleanup. with Miami
as the starting point. The raiders
worked fast. covering territory of
20 square miles, and at nightfall had
seized liquor In 25 places and expected
to visit score more before they quit
for the day.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Postof.lce Appropriation Bin Pa..s,

Postofslce Appropriation Bill Passed.
Washington.-The postonice appro.
priation bill, carrying S6z3, ,77S. 900,
was passed by the senate after heat.
ed fight. The measure carries $685..
30S,000 more than as passed by the
house, $50,000.0O0 OF the increase 60
ing for federal highway a.a.
The bill also carries provisions for
restoring to service the New York
pneumatic mail tubes and for contin.
uing the New York to San Francisco
air-mail service. The vote on the
tube amendment was SO to 10 and
came after bitter attack had been
made on the proposition by several
democrats. The $50.000.000 was &C.
cepted by the senate without debate
and without a roll call
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Reduetlon In Naval E.tlm..e.

Washington.-Drastic reduction in
navy department estimates for the
next fiscal year have been made by
the house subcommittee on appro-
prtations In framing the navy bill.
Instead of providing funds for an
enlisted personnel OF $4,000. as urged
by Secretary DENLY. the committee, II
was said, fixed the total at $4,000 and
authorized the commissioning OF about
l36 OF the 641 members Of the June
graduating class.
In round numbers the bill will car
~ something like 100000. 900.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
NsuhmIta Re.lanatlon.

Washington.-William Grubert, at.
tached to the Staunton, Va. prohi.
bition enforcement Office. whose name
has been mentioned in connection
with disclosures regarding the opera.
ton Of an Illicit still there. has sub
mitted his resignation. Commissioner
Haynes announced. Action by pro-
hibition headquarters upon the dis.
closures will depend upon recommen.
dations to be made by Federal Pro
hiBition Director Fulwider. Of vfr
ginia, Mr.. Haynes added.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Must Make REQUEST Soon.

washington. = Requests from near.
est relatives for the return of Ameri.
can dead overseas will not be favora.
bly, considered after March 81, the
war department announced. The gov.
ernment. 1t was stated. had afforded
all reasonable consideration 10 inter
ested relatives in permitting them to
have nearly four years in which to
decide whether the bodies wouf' be
returned to this country or rect in
France. .
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
ossPArchEs or IMPORTANT HAp.
PENlNos oArHGRGD FROM
OVER THG.WoRLp.
FOR THE BUSY READER
Foreign

viscount Peel. former British under.
secretary OF the war and air ministry,
and chancellor Of the duchy of Ian.
caster in the present ministry, has
been appointed secretary OF state for
India.
A full grown Jackal ran wild through
the streets in the heart or Vienna re-
Gently. terrorizing the population. The
beast pursued pedestrians charging
right and left and biting many persons.
1t finally was killed. An examination
revealed It had been suffering from
rabies.
Lady Alice White, who was found
unconscious In her room in a London
hotel recently. died. A burglar Is be-
heved to have inflicted the fatal in
jury. q fracture Of the skull.
Official announcement was made
from the vatican that Pope Plus had
extended to extended to fifteen DAYS
the interval to elapse between the
death Of pope and the session of the
sacred college to elect his successor.
Spanish forces continue their sue
cesses against the Moroccan rebels
despite stiff resistance. The latest
official statement says: Three col.
umns commanded by General San.
1urejo have occupied Ichti Side Salam
aud other positions which dominate
Aroaf and Tikermin. The enemy
fought desperately along fifteen kilo-
meter front but was repulsed and pur.
sued. Tanks and armored trucks aid.
ed In the pursuit and defeat of the
enemy, whose resistance was tena-
cious.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
Marquis Curzon, secretary for foreisn
affairs. will be among Great Britain's
delegates to the Genoa economic con.
ference, 1t was announced.
The proclamation OF the sultan.
Ahmed Fuad Pasha, as king OF Epypt.
was accompanied by the firing of
salvos OF 101 guns In Cairo, AIexan.
dria and Port Said, and of 2l guns
IN all the other provincial capitals.
Party strife again threatens to
plunge Ffume into anarchy. Immedi.
ately after the fall OF the Zanella gov.
ernment, partisan feeling subsided, all
Joining in choosing Major Giovanni
NGiuriad as head Of the government,
but now that he has refused the DO
sition, each party is again riyalling
the others for control OF the city.
Premier Poincaire Of France said,
at banquet at the. close of "Wine
Week" In Paris, that II wine were bad
for the health It would have been
known since the days of the Romans,
the Greeks-since Genesis"
Military occupation Of Fiume has
been ordered by the Italian govern
ment. Occupation of Fiume is CON.
sidered as necessary to the applica-
ton OF the treaty of Rapallo. which
charges Italy with the policing of Fl.
ume. =.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Death Penalty For Two,

Greenville, March 15.-In the court
ot general sessions here Judge Frank
D. Gary imposed death sentences upon
Clin Hawkins. white. convicted OF the
murder of William Morgan, on the
night OF July 9. 1921, and upon viii
Wood. negro. convicted Of the murder
OF G. w. Smith. at Poe Mill Septem-
Der 21. 1921. Both had been under
death sentence pending appeals to
the supreme court the appeals being
dismissed. Both we're re-sentenced to
die in the electric chair on April 2,
between the hours Of Il a. m. and
,. m.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
To Seek inJunctIon. !.

Greenville.-H that the bal
enacted by the general assembly pro-
hibiting carnivais showing In soath
Carolina except during county and
state fairs Is in violation Of the pre-
visions Of the United States ccnstttu-
tion. in that It impairs obligation Il
contract" and Of the state .constitu-
tion because the act 10 discrimina-
tory. attorneys for two carnivals sefv-
ed notice that they will seek IN NJ
junction before Judge Frank b. Carl
OF Abbeville to prevent officers snfospk
ing the law. thereby making tssd
case and sending II to the suprsms'
court.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
columbI, Man Ends LI., n.

Columbia. Austin McCreight. prom
inent citizen OF Columbia. aged 50, was
found dead In the cellar. OF . hardware
store with which he was connected,
with hts head badly shot as the result
OF the firing OF q shotgun In his own
hands. No coroner,s inquest Wa n
as the family was satisfied Il swAA
case Of suicide. NJ 4
Mccreight Is said to have bssp
spondent for the past few week. u.
cause Of poor health
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
TRY ljrysh potatoes.

y NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the difficulties
Of growing cotton under boil wsyili
conditions as money crop. . crest
many OF the farmers In this section
have turned to Irish potstoes for Imam
cisl relief. Approximately 500 acres
of these tnbers are now under coIti-
walton In the vicinity of-Andrews. Thte
10 large increase over lasG tsAYss
acreage, as only > vsry few planted
then. A it ~
The acreage In sweet potatoes win
also be materially .increassd aiUEnA
hero this year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Marion Sails Bonds.

Marion-The municipal bonds to the
amount of 100000 for paving and
other Improvements In the town Of
Marion brought 81 with a 5 per cent
rate of interest when the bidding was
opened at the city hall. The bonds
actually went at Sc. SS: :he hcnss Of
fered by the Marion National bank
for the deposit brought them UP to 81!
A. r. Bell & Co.. Of Toledo. Ohio, was
the Arm that purchased the BONDS.
., Representatives from some seven or
eight Arms were present and made
offers ranging from 92h to 94h. As
soon az the money is placed with the
Marion National bank, the town coun.
Gil will be in . position to go ahead
with the letting of the contract for the
construction work
The engineering firm Of Johnson &
Roberts has been engaged to super
wise the work.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Takes en Mere .lASn.

Charleston, - An Indication that,
business is getting better IL shown In
the fact that the Southsrn railway
shops here have recently taken on !,
larger force of skilled mechanics thaA
they used before the reduction was
made in personnel several weeks ago.
About 100 men are now on the pay
rolls heresformerly not more thar TB
were employed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23
Washington

Sewage may solve the gas engine
re ulproblem. Word has reached the
department Of commerce that success.
ful expericents have been conducted
In Birmingham. England, with suldge.
the mud Of common drain pipes.
Rates on grain and grain products
from st. Louis. and Cairo and Thebes,
ILL.,, to Little Rock. Pine Bluff and
Fort Smith, Ark, and Memphis, Tenn.
were held to be unduly discrimina.
tion against other cities In Arkansas
under d decision issued by the inter.
state commerce commission.
General Semenoff, anti-Bolsheyist
leader. who has been permitted to land
at Vancouver. B. c.. win be required
to appear before immigration inspec.
tors and satisfy them A. to his eliei.
bility before he can enter this coun.
try.
Recently there have been Just two
developments In the soldiers bonus
muddle, One was, the filing by the
chairman OF the ways and means com.
mittee OF the majority report of the
compromise bill, which It was estimat.
ed would cost the government a to.
tai OF $4,0Ss.719,350. The other was
the circulation Of petition by Repre-.
sentative Lineberger Of California. a
former service man, for q conference
Of house republicans to discuss the
bonus legislation.
The retail price Investigation of ,ha
department OF Justice is practicaIIr
completed. A. few prosecutions are
anticipated but the benefits claimed
for the investigation have been large.
ly psychological. officials said.
For every dollar per capita which
the United States 10 spending on her
army. France II spending seven and
Great Britain Is spending four. ac.
cordink to figures made public By the
gsnaral staff.
Herbert Hoover has declined Ia .c.
cept the director sensralship Of the
Quicentennial exposition to b held IN
Philadelphia In 1925.
The vote in the senate on the pro-
posed Robinson amendment to the
tour-power Pacific treaty has confirm.
cd belief that the decision ON ratiY,.
cation win be extremely close. Whils
not conclusive the vote rsvealed ~
extent Of the oppositiou to the nact
The amsndment was rejected s. - "A
e}noe only . majority was roouired
~ deteat q tAe amendment ~
etlevh1lmtne. \
TAe Ge.fral - OsesSia railroad -.
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