Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-06-15
SHORT NEWS STORIES,
Items of Interest From Various
Sections of Country.

were constructed by the United
States shipping board at a cost
OF 100000 each while the World
war was in progress have been
sold to a New York city firm, for
a total of $l55,OOO.
President Harding. has been
personally invited to attend the
hobo convention to be held in
Buffalo, n. Y, OH July 4. The
Invitation was extended by James
Eads How, millionaire leader OF
the hoboes.
One thousand American troops
will remain i'll Germany indefi-
nitely, according to orders issued
by the war department. The
present force is slightly above
the thousand mark and recon-
mendatiOns will be made for the
return of about 400 men and 6U
officers.
With his teeth capped with
diamonds worth 81 700 Joe Krauss
Of Otaman, Ariz., boasts of the
hardest set of molars in the coun-
try. The diamonds are from Aus
tralla and are of the kind used
IN drills in mines. the hardest va
rlety of mineral in existence.
Two Baptist ministers and
like number of Methodist minis
tcrs competed at Knoxville,
Tenn, in contest to determine
who could tie the speediest mar
riage knot. The Rev. h. Pedigo,
Baptist, pronounced Ernest Mes
Ser and Ruby Ferguson man and
wife in Is seconds. He won.
Tearing through window, a
showcase, section of pressed
ham and an apron, revolver
bullet fired outside the meat mar
ket Of Samuel Croft at Dover,
Ohio, landed in Groff's vest pock-
ct without breaking the skin.
The shot was fired by one Of two
men who had robbed the market,
stealing $50 and rifle.
President Harding shakes hands
with about 10000 persons each
year, his close friends estimate.
lie is breaking all White House
records with his open door policy
toward guests. The handsha king
Is said to average about 5000
week, counting the White House
receptions to official society and
the scores OF conventions that
meet i'll Washington each year.
TO awaken from peaceful
sleep and find rattlesnake with
nine rattles coiled at the foot of
his bed apparently preparing to
spring upon him, was the expert
ence of r. +. Wood of Porter
vile, Cal. Wood took revolver
from beneath his pillow and shot
the rattler, but his foot was in
the line of fire and the bullet
that ended the snakes life clip
ped Off the tip of his~big toe.
The war department has sub
nntted statistics to Illustrate it's
claim that the United States is
leading the world in land disarm-
ament. This nation, the depart
ment says, raised an army of 4
million men for the World war,
but now stands 14th in the list Of
armies of the world in point OF
actual numerical strength, and
IL 25th place if the size Of the
army is compared to the total
population of the country.
The United States government
proposes to build the greatest
river dam i'll the world OIL the
short border line between Neva-
da and Arizona. 1t will rise 1886
feet above bedrock, create a res
ervoir with a surface of 10000
acres, and back up the turbulent
waters of the Columbia river for
a distance of 80 miles. 1t is con.
sidered one of the most stupen
dous projects ever undertaken
and promises to make an i'm
mense barren waste marvelously
fruitful.
Prohibition leaders in Washing
ton are satisfied that the battle
Of the "wets" to bring about the
election of Liberal" members of
Congress with the purpose of
L n y.