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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
SIX MILE TUNNEL.
Western Railroad to Send Trains
Through James Peak.

Six hundred men will begin
work OH August Is OH the long
est railroad tunnel in America,
to be built for the Denver & Salt
Lake railroad through James
peak, about $50 miles from Desi-
yer, Colo. The tunnel will be a
little more than six miles long
and, will cost approximately $6,-
100000. Almost three years will
be required for it's construction.
The object of the tunnel is to
reduce the grades which must be
conquered by the locomotives
toiling up and across the Cont
mental divide. The result will be
a cheaper service and one with
fewer Interruptions.
The tunnel is to be known as
the Moffatt tunnel. 1t will elm
mate all snowsheds and treacher-
Gus roadbeds, two present tun-
nels and all the heavy grades on
the line in that vicinity.
The Denver & Salt Lake rail
road, sometimes called the Moi
fatt road, is an unusual road. Thu
road was built by David III. Moi
futt of Denver, who paid from
his own money for the marvellous
engineering feats that were nee
rssary. Traffic is possible at ~
miles an hour at any place OH the
road, despite the steep grades
and dangerous curves.
The tunnel, which will make
the road one of the most up to
date in the Rocky mountain area
will be "a feet high and l6 feet
wide. 1t will slope from the cen
ter to each end so that there will
be ample drainage. Electric 10,
comotives will pull trains through
it. There will be only one track
The actual cost Of cutting the
long tunnel will be about %3,2SS,
600. The rest of the work will
raise the total to almost $6,7O0,
0O0,. or about $l,OO0,00O mile.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
Joe Paxton Killed.

h Joe Paxton, rural police officer
Of Mecklenburg county, N. c.,
was almost instantly killed in
Charlotte Sunday afternoon when
the motorcycle he was riding ran
into a trolley pole. The speed
Ometer of the motorcycle is said
t. have registered 81 miles per
hCur when. picked up by a citi-
zen who witnessed the accident.
Paxton's skull was crushed and
both his legs broken. He was ell
route at the time to his work, be-
ing required to report for duty
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
Married Sunday Afternoon.

A marriage OF interest to the
many friends of the young eou-
pie was solemnized Sunday after
noon at 3 o clock when Miss Ruth
Mclaughlin became the bride Of
A. Melville Cathcart. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
j. w. ii. Dyches. Mrs. Cathcart
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G.. Mclaughlin of Fort Mill.
Mr.. Cathckart Ia from Winnsbero
but for the, last two years has
made his home in Fort Mill as the
foreman az construction for the
Fort Mill Manufacturing compa-
|nx. Mrs nd Mn. Catheart have
s ~ 2sss'
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
PLANS YoRK CAMPAIGN.
Committee Fixes Dates and Lev
les Assessments.

The campaign itinerary of York
county candidates was arranged,
the, assessments fixed and the
time for the filing of pledges
named at a meeting of the county
Democratic executive committee
i'll York Monday.
An examination of the enroll
ment books by the, committee dis
closed fewer mistakes than usual
had been made and that only a
few names would be stricken off.
Following is the campaign itin
erary: McConnellsville, Wednes-
day, August 8; Ogden, Thurs
day, August 10; Rock Hill, Sat.
urday, August II; Fort Mill, We'd
nesday, August l6; Forest Hill,
Friday, August Is; Clover, Sat
urday, August 19; Bethany, Tues
day, August %; Hickory Grove,
Wednesday, August 23, Blairs-
vile, Thursday, August "a; York,
Saturday, August 26.
The assessments were fixed as
follows: House OF representatives,
$25; supervisor, $40; treasurer,
$40; auditor, $50; probate Judge,
$40; superintendent of education,
$50; county commissioners, $15
magistrates of Bethel, Bethesda,
Broad River and Bullock s Creek
townships $40; of Catawba, $25
Ebenezer, SIS; Kings Mountain,
$3.50; Fort Mill, SIS; York, $40
The time limit for the filing OF
pledges and the paying of assess
ments was fixed as Tuesday, Au
gust 8, at IL o'clock noon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
Printing Postal Cards.

Two ingenious presses, each OF
which can print, color, stamp,
cut, trim and count 4 million pos
tai cards a day, have been de-
vised and improved expressly for
the use of the government print
ing office in Washington. They
are the only kind of presses of
their description ever made.
Huge rolls of post card paper,
each of which weighs thousand
pounds, in turn are fed into these
presses. Each roll is converted
into 200, 1000 postal cards. Hard
ened steel plates-there are Sc OF
them on each of the press cylin-
ders-print the impression and
lettering OH the postal cards.
Rapidly working knives auto
matically cut and trim the cards.
Another attachment counts them
and delivers them in neat stacks
Of so each, ready to be wrapped
and sealed for distribution to the
small postoffices. There is an.
other attachment on the presses
which is adapted to print reply
iexrdss
W. v,.sweS 1rnn,v hnsu wast
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.

-Watermeions and cantelOupes
arc now plentiful on the Fort
Mill market and the price has
fallen considerably. during the
past week.
Fort Mill people will have no
reason to become excited when
the fire alarm rings tomorrow af-
ternoon-it will mean only aprac-
tice drill Of the fire department.
Monday evening $2,400 was
paid the members of the Tom
Hall Guards by the national gov
ernment for their service during
the last six months.
Mrs. Mildred l.. Wooten, child
placing agent for the State Board
IF Public Welfare, came to Fort
Mill Friday and arranged to take
to Columbia with her two little
girls who will later be placed i'll
DE la Howe School In Mccormick
county.
Considerable interest is eX-
pected to be aroused among the
voters of Fort Mill township by
the announcements carried in The
Times this week of candidates for
ma gistrate of the local district.
Magistrate j. r. Halle is a candi-
date for reelection, with +. S.
Parks, former magistrate, also
offering for the Office.
The sepcial train bearing the
Tom Hall Guards from Camp
jackson to Fort Mill arrived
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
A large number of the militiamen
met the train at the, depot to
welcome them home, after stay
OF two weeks at Camp jackson
participating in the annual en-
campment of the llSth infantry
Fort Mill was well represented
Wednesday at the State cam
paign meeting held at Filbert for
York county. Newspaper men
entimatcd that there We're about
1900 people at the meeting and
the best of order prevailed dur
ing the entire day. All the candi-
dates were given an attentive
hearing except John Duncan
with Cole l.. Blease seeming to
be- the favorite of the six candi
dates for governor.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03

tor Curtis, Republican wnlp,
whose duty it is to shoe Republi-
can senator's in from the cloak
rooms when vote is about to be
taken, are about the only sena-
tors who are present during the
major part of the time the bill is
being debated.
But when voting time comes
and the bell is rung, i'll flock the
senators from the cloak rooms,
the Republicans to vote as they
arc told to vote by Senator Nc
Cumber or Senator SmoOt or
Senator Curtis, and the Demo
Gratis to vote as their leader or
leaders tell them they should
vote. Sometimes they know and
understand what they are voting
about, but more often they do
not, or at least lit is difficult to
understand how they can or
could know, because for the most
part the cloak room is about as
near as they get to the subject
that is being debated until the
bell rings and voting time ar
rives.
That is how it happens that a
tariff bill is written by few
men, and is rewritten by an even
fewer number. The ways and
means committee of the house,
where the bill is written, mum
bers 20 members, Of whom II are
Republicans and 8 Democrats
Nine constitute majority of the
majority, and may dictate the
bin. Under the house gag rule
methods, what these nine say
shall be in the bill is usually what
is in it when it is passed. Their
ii goes to the senate and is there
referred to the finance commit
lee; which numbers 16 senators
of whom 10 are Republicans ane
|six Democrats. There six are 1
majority Of the majority. The,
write, or rather rewrite, it, anC
it goes to the senate. The bill il
changed in the senate. and to ad
.ljust these differences with tn,
house it is sent to conference
! For the house, the three ranking
ma iority and two ranking mi
nority members Of the ways ant
means committee are named ol
the part Of the4senate, the rels
{ tive ranking members Of the q
sInEnce committee are named. tn
lsix majority members Of the tw
!committees iron out tho MEinkle
land : party vote aalDt9 s. &.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-03

Celebrating her birthday, Mrs.
Ellie Parks Friday evening enter
tained a number Of her married.
lsdy friends at . tacky party ct
her home in the upoar section Of
town. Refreshments were serv-
led by DE hosteas, assited BY Ms
2. F. Lytls IT. 11l. M :
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
Obituary-Gerald Callahan

Gerald Leroy Callahan, only son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Leroy Callahan, was
born at Salina. Kansas, Dec. 20
1914. Most of his life was lived in
Abilene on East Sixth street where
he grew to be quite a favOrite among
the neighbors. The latter part OF
January he was taken seriously Ill.
and developed diphtheria, with COM
plications. resulting in his passing
away on Friday evening, Feb. 3,
1929, being years, | month and
IA days of age.
Funeral services were conducted
from the front porch Of the Gala
han home. 800 East Sixth street
Monday afternoon. by Rev. Troy P.
Bess of the Christian church. Burial
in the Abilene cemetery.
He is not dead. the child of our affec-
tion,
But gone into that school
Where he no longer needs our poor
protection.
But Christ himself doth rule.
In that great cloister's stiffness and
seclusiOn,
BY guardian angels led,
Safe from temptation, safe from
sins pollution,
He lives whom we call dead.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
HIGHWAYS FINAL LINK
Then Transportation in Country Will
Be Complete

Highways constitute the final link
in the transportation system OF the
country necessary before full indus
trial development is possible, accord
ing to NJ w. Watson, state highway
engineer. This, he believes, is po-
tent influence behind the present
nation wide road building movement.
Watson estimates y Of million
dollars is invested in transportation
in Kansas, of which the highways
can be credited with about so per
cent. This estimate includes the
total value of all railroad property
and highway rolling stock together
with the allied industries, connected
with the motor vehicle, such as
garages, repair shops, motor car
dealers and accessories.
Figures gathered by the State
Highway Commission from the State
Tax Commission and other sources
indicate the trolling stock" on Kan
sas highways is valued at approxi-
mately 225 million dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
CAN'T CHOOSE HIS SCHOOL
FORMER Abilene Man Lost Case In
Court

John #. Obernhelman, formerly OF
Abilene but now Of Silver Lake, must
send his daughter to school in the
home district, where facilities are
equal to those of an enjoining
school. The supreme court took this
view of the case Saturday when 1t
sustained a motion to quash a man
damus proceedings against the board
Of county commissioners Of Shaw
nee county. Suit had been filed to
compel the county board to pay tui-
tion for Oberhelman's daughter in
the Topeka high school when she
lived in rural high school district.
The Oberhelmans are residents Of
the Silver Lake rural high school
district The father preferred to send
his daughter to the Topeka school.
He sought to collect the tuition al
lowed under the high school act.
The voucher was approved by the
county auditor but held. up by the
commissioners. The supreme court
holds the law does not give discre-
tionary powers to parent in select
ing the school which child shall
attend when the home school affords
equal facilities.
1t may be that the county high
school will be construed as being a
local school for all districts that have
no high school, in which case Dick
insn county high schools could not
collect from the county 81 week
tuition for pupils from outside their
districts as provided apparently by
the law. The county commissioners
here have refused to pay the bill OF
the Abilene board of education Tor
such tuition until the matter is for
mally decided.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
FARM PRICES COME BACK
Marked Change In Markets Since
First Of the Year

Chicago, Feb. 14.--Over-shadow
ing all else az II business factor a
the present time IL the advance IL
the price Of corn and livestock
Trade conventions held here the last
week showed cOnservatively Opti-
mistic feeling regarding the future,
and, while business Is rather quiet
in some OF the agricultural regions,
there are increased indications OF
improvements.
Hog prices are the highest since
last August, while lambs averaged
$13S5, up to 60 cents for the week,
and compared with 500 "A year ago.
and the supply is less than the de-
mand. Very few good cattle are
coming forward and the average
price of $72O was 80 cents lower
for the week. Farmers. In the main,
are holding back their livestock In
order to put OH more weight, as the
corn il selling very low in compar-
ison with hogs.
Wheat prices at the high point this
week showed May up 304s cents
from the inside figures Of the season
made last November and, at $1.33B,
was within sM cents Of the best OH
the crop. with July up 20h cents to
a new high. May corn has advanced
9A cents from the seasons low and
oats 5M cents. and while the up
turns are small as compared with the
big decline, they have brought about
a much betetf feeling in the general
trade.
There has been sudden change
in the tactics on the par OF the Farm
Bureau and agricultural interests
and less is now heard regarding the
farmer being bankrupt, good part
OF this coming from the advance In
grains and livestock and also due to
a realization that readjustment Is
under way between agricultural pro-
duets mad manufactured commodi-
ties. This has been decidedly marked
since January I.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
GOES WITH NEAR EAST RELIEF
Sister of Mrs. o. A. SterI Sails For
COnstantin0pIe Feb. rs

Miss Ella IIardcastle, sister or
Mrs. @. A. Sterl Of this city, will
sail February 15 for Constantinople
where she will join the Near East
relief commission, working with
them as a photographer, taking pic
lures of their activities. Mrs. Sterl
has been visiting her at Carrolton,
Ills.
ZIP to the time she contracted
with the Near East relief association
Miss HardcaStle has been with the
Y. w. G. A. headquarters In New
York and has worked in conjunction
with n publicity writer. securing pic
lures to accompany articles setting
for the activities OF the organization.
Her work in Turkey and Armenia
will be to obtain the pictures for use
in publicity campaigns. She expects
TO spend two years or more there.
Miss Hardcastle will be remem-
bered by many people in Abilene who
met her on frequent visits with her
sister here
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
TRIMMED EN-
TO TUNE OF
SIX MILLION
Two More Fake Con
Germs Robbed In
vestors Right
[Associated Pressl

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Police believe
the Western Land Operators Com
pany, a third concern raided by
authorities within three days, swim
died foreign born citizens out Of
more than million and half dol
lars. The police also are seeking
Leslie Harrington, said to be the
moving spirit of the American Nova
culite Company.
Authorities believe close cOnnec-
ton existed between this concern,
the Western Land Company and the
operations Of Raymond J. Bischoff,
and assert the total losses Of in
vestors In the three concerns will
not be less than six and half mil
lion dollars.
Harrington. the man now sought,
started practically penniless with
desk room in an attorneys office. He
hired many of Bischoff's former
agents, gave dinners to ex-service
men on Thanksgiving and Christmas
and gave a picnic to 10000 Lithuan-
ians. A meeting Of Harrington's
forty field agents last Sunday was
interrupted by Lithuanian police
man who had lost $1,000. He walked
into the room, fired several shots
into the ceiling departed with his
81 900 cash
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
GIVES A FINE REPORT
High Schoor Inspector COmmends
Abilene School Strongly

The Abilene high school received
"most excellent" grade in the re-
port of Claire w. Mitchell, state in
spector, who visited 1t last week.
After a thorough inspection the in
spetor gave report to the state that
puts the stamp of commendation on
every feature. The physical equip
men of the property was commend
ed and the attitude of teachers,
pupils and community praised. The
students were listed as courteous
and orderly" and the teachers work
declared excellent and cO-opera-
tive Supt. Stacey and Principal
Olney justly feel proud Of the in
spection report which indicates that
the school is on high plane and one
that shows for itself in constructive
and helpful work.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
TO IMPROVE CLUB HOUSE
Commercial Association Headquar-
ters to Be RemOdeIed

The Abilene club house, the head
Business Mems Association, is to be
remOdeled by Its new owners, the
Abilene Commercial Club Realty Co.,
which held a meeting Monday even
ing to make plans. The company
which is composed Of "a business
men recently bought the property Of
the Kirby estate and will turn 1t
over to the Commercial club wnen
the latter can buy 1t. The club al
ready owns some shares in the COM
Dany which has sold $1,000 In stock.
The remodeling will include removal
Of partitions, throwing three rooms
on the west side into one, laying Of
hardwood floors and making 1t suit
able for general use. G. L. Brown
is president Of the company, w. A.
Chain vice president, r. II. FOrney
secretary and treasurer and II. c.
Lifts and A. L. Duckwall additional
directors. The authorized capitai is
$4,000 and additional stock will be
sold to care for the improvements.
The following comprise the pres
ent stockholders: C. L. Brown, w.
A. Chain. Il. II. Forney, e. L. Gar
rett, II. c. Lifts, G. A. Rogers,
Shockey & Landes, c. G. Wyandt,
T. l.. Welsh, G. G. Anderson. Abb
lene Commercial club, Carr's, G. A.
Case, A. L. Duckwall, Duckwall
Bros. H. B. Felty, c. H. Pinkham,
e. NJ. Harger, II. w. Wilson, w. H.
Simmons. Smith & Lucier, Sterl
Bros, J. f. Keel.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
MINERS WANT MORE PAY
Operators Would Pay Less and
Strike is Threatened


Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 14.-De-
mands for increased wages, backed
by a formal declaratian favOring q
strike of half million coal miners.
will be considered by the special
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America, which opens here to-
morrow. The increase to be sought
probably will be 20 per cent over
present agreements all of which ex-
pire next March 81.
While the miners course will be
made definite by the convention,
their general policy is already known
as likewise that Of many operators,
in various parts of the country, who
not only ask wage reductions, but
also refuse to continue the collective
bargaining movement with the union.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
MERCHANTS BUDDING MAYORS
Frequently Elected to Office in Kan.
sas Towns

Merchants have the best chance
of becoming mayors or councilmen
of Kansas cities, according to figures
cmpiled by the Kansas League of
Municipalities based on question
naire returned from 41O cities of the
state. Seventy Of the mayors were
found TO he merchants and so were
499 of the twenty-five hundred
councilmcn. Seventy-two occupa-
tions were represented among the
mayors councilmen and commits
sioners of the state cities including
almost every occupation known to
Kansans and ranging from laborcr
to capitalist and musician to black
smith.
In cities of the third class farm
ers show up strong, there being thir-
ty- three farmer mayors and thirty
one merchant mayors.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
TEST CASE IN SHAWNEE
Union Pacific Objects to Paying
Taxes For Kansas Road

Is a hard surface highway Il com
petitor to n railroad to such an ex-
tent 1t would be unfair to tax II rail
road for the improvement? That Is
the question raised by the Union Pa
cific railroad in suit against
Shawnee county to avoid the pay
ment of the improvement taxes on a
part Of the Fort toFort highway
west of Topeka.
The highway is now being paved
with concrete. 1t parallels the Union
Pacific tracks a part Of the way.
The railroad property has been
placed in the benefit district and re-
quired to pay share Of the cost of
the highway. .
The suit filed by the railroad COM
pany states the building Of the high
way is a detriment to the railroad,
as it will take from the company a
great deal Of the short haul bust
ness, both passenger and freight,
thereby causing 1t to lose money in
stead of receiving any benefit from
the construction of the highway.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
woRLDrwAR nIkERs HERE
Two Veterans Pay Expenses Of Trip
By Selling Gum


There should be no shortage OF
chewing gum In Abilene after today
In addition to the local merchants
bidding for the sale Of such confec-
tiOns, two World war veterans have
entered into the friendly spirit OF
competition.
The gum salesmen are l.. +.
Smith and II. II. Sterling, who left
New York October on an overland
hike to Los Angeles. The number
Of mixers was increased to three last
week at Topeka, when Mr.. Smith
married New York girl who met
him there.
The coast to coast pedestrians are
under contract to make the hike,
making their expenses through the
sale Of chewing gum. The identity
Of the person making the offer or the
remuneration forthcoming at the end
Of the journey has not been made
public, according to the mixers. They
can not accept Gifts" from automO-
bilists or other sources except after
dark or when the roads are impassi-
bly, muddy. Four months Of hard
hiking has given them health that
can withstand blizzard's cold.
what was the most interesting
experience of your trip so far?" the
men were asked by a reporter "Try-
ing to sell chewing gum to a deaf
and dumb woman without any
teeth" came back the laughing re-
ply. A 28-mile walk in Iowa mud
and below zero weather are other
high lights Of the journey.
The trio Of walkers expect to
walk into Los Angeles May 5. Mrs.
Smith, the new member Of the fra
ternity, to receive her walking pa
per-" expects to overcome her ten
ierfootedness before the western
Kansas prairies are given a farewell
0ok. Mrs. Smith rode the cush-
ons" part Of the way from Topeka.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-02-16
HAD NO MARKERS ON ROAD
Car Ran Into Concrete Mixer on
HeringtOn Road

The absence Of markers or lights
on the paved road from Hope to Her
ingtOn caused w. II. Palmer OF Abb
lene in Regal car to run off the
pavement and into concrete mixer
Sunday night about O'Clock at the
place where new bridge Is under
construction over Lyons creek. The
car went over ditch about two feet
deep and into a mixer. The mixer
was on wheels and was moved about
ten feet from where 1t stood The
car was damaged to the amount or
about 500. Mr.. Palmer and Chas.
Bryan who was with him, were only
slightly bruised.