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THEFQRT MILLTIMES Democratic?Published Thursdays. I 1 ' t m W. R. Brudford and J. J. Bulles *<& l: Publishers? ? W. R. Bradford. Editor and Mgr. 1 m ? . ? H The Times invites contributions on t live subjects but does not nuree to publish more than 200 words on nnv , subject. The rigrht is reserved to edit , every communication submitted for j publication. , On application to the publishers. 1 advertising rates are made known to 1 those interested. Telephone, local and lonp distance, ' No. 112. ?- . , Entered at the postoOlee at Fort , Mill, S. C.. as mail matter of tb? , second class. THURSDAY. SEPT. 2. *1920. " 1 !=="' I The lord mayor of Cork, Ireland. has been put in jail for his Sinn Fein r activities. Now he refuses to cat and in reported near death's door as the result of his folly. His ease Is attracting universal Interest throughout England and lreluud and the prediction is made that if he slioulu die all hope of a peaceful settlement . of the differences between the two countries would disappear. Northern Kepubllcun newspapers professed to 3oe III the vote Texas three weeks ago gave former United Stutes Scnulor Joseph W. liuilcy, running in the Democratic primary as a candidate lor governor, a reI V' I pudiatioii of the league of Nations and the Wilson policies generally, since Bailey hud been an active opponcnt of the peace i>lans advo -aled by the president. Dallcy's vote put mIL *' yjS him in the second primary with l'at Neff. Now there isn't much left ol bailey, Neff having won the nomination by more than 100.000 nfajority. Reports from the Statewide prl- ( ahiry held Tuesday for United States sMiator Indicate that 10. I>. Smith has b?un renominated and that a second primary to select the Pemocratle , candidate will not he necessary. Whatever else may l?o said about the Service of Senator Smith, he must l>? given credit for his activity in 'behah of tlio cotton growers of the South. Kor this reason his candidacy appealed to the voters of the State. I South Carolina needs in the senate ' men who are in sympathy with tin cotton growers and understand the i eotton situation. I Whether woman suflranso is wise or unwise 1 s no longer u debatable question. Secretary Colby lias pro- | slnimed tho adoption of the l!Hh iiuiiulmen t to the Federal eonstitu tion and the issue is settled. In the November cicetions millions of American women will eusi their oaiiols. \ most of them, it is to lie hoped, ami it believed, lor Cox tor president Governor Cooper therefore does the wise thing to instruet the registra tlon boards of the State to issue eer- ^ t ideates to women just as they art issued to men who can comply wi?i tho provisions ot the State constitutions. The indications are that relatively few women are interested in , politics and that the number wuo will avuli themselves of the opportu uity to vote this year is small, hut however that - may be they are entitled to vote and .he privilege I should not liuvc been t.nled them. When a Southern man leaves the ' Democratic party it usually is for the party's good. We were pleased \ to read a day or two iiko a communication In one of the dally papers 1 from J. M. DesChamps in which In said he had turned Republican and would hereafter atllliute with that party. It is to bo hoped that bis nasal organs are not so good astheavcrage ftouth Carolinian's, otherwise , he might not be able to tarry permanently with his new found friends. , DcsChamps was a candidate for , governor in tho Democratic primary two years ago and throughout the Stato got about enough votes to wrap up a ten cent cake of laundry J soap. Another rocent development in the way of deflections from tho Dent- ( ocratlc party, according to tho Hock HIU Record, is the announcement of Cole L. Rlcase that he will not vote for Governor Cox?which is to say thnt because Tho State is supporting Governor Cox ho is the wrong man 1 for the presidency. If Rlcase has i made up his mind not to vote for Cox, there is little eause for worry r in the fact, but if the former govemor ever agntn seeks to enter the l>?moeratlc primary either as a can- ( dldato or voter, he should not he al- r lowed to do so. There must he party |i regularity, else the party will go to ?.pieces. However, what Rlease now r "ays or does politically Is a matter ji ?f no great consequence. He snng | his aw an song at Filbert during the \ summer of 1917 when he announced y his opposition to the country taking y jtart In the World war. after Anierl- j. <*n soldiers already had reached the Mag line. I K; fighting Forest kikes. vnnsas City Star. Great smokcclouds billow up from he wooded slopes of the Western :oust and. swirling and churning in he heavy wind, drivo away to the torlzon where they merge into one nighty thrall of gray and black, trctchlng from British Columbia to 'alifornia. A green ih-yel low haze bseutes the sky. Ot. the mountain ides the fog is occasionally broken y a brlfht flush and a pillow of moke. acres in extent, bursts ltrough the dingy blanket and the 1an.es strike snm^ reach of undcrtrnsh and forest, kilned in the stunner drought. Nor Is It only on the roast that the ires which come at tlio end of every, rummer are reaping their annual tarvest. In Idaho and Montana and tntarlo ? everywhere that forests trow and the rains have shunned ? lien are fighting desperately to save he timber and their farms and tomes. Many weeks ago they began to repare for the battle they know mist come tinioss Pr.tvideueo Intervened. As the timb ; dried in the inn. forest rangers rrow more viglant. Campers nnd hunters were varned against building fires among he trees. Tiny after day airplanes introlled the wooded districts of sev>rn! States, watehlng I >r the wisps of mioke that might it 'lleale the bo'Inning of the tire. Throughout all lie tindter Stales, nmn were set to tuard the little pateh-'s of smoulderng underhrnsh that appeared In a hosait.] places. They did what they ou 1<1 do to quench thorn before they dtotilri burst Into flat t. Where the ire hail already p lined too prent ie.nlway for that. ttiey set about b arias* safety zones about it. In' tbo hope that when th winds should inally fan it into a h'-tze, it mlpht be restricted to a small area. And. if nurse, there nlwnvs v.'UH the chance hat the rains mipht conic before tlie vind. Week succeeded week, and still be rains held off. w die occasional fusty days pave warn iik of the time vhen the wind shouM set in to blow n earnest and the forests should he onie an inferno. 'IMio other day it nine, and tlie smoalderinK preen ,vood of tlie underh usli Imrst Into 'Ihmes. Armed with axes and buckets and sncks the armies of lire tiphl rs set to work. farmers whose ionics were inennci -1 Joined forces ,vith the regular forest gua?*d.5, an.l en from the citie\ and more espe lally, men from tlie small lumber ainns and villages In the paths of lie flames, took their stations under he dbection of the skilled lire tiplit - ill-pianos skimmed <>vor the irons endinjT down l>y w''"levs reports of lie progress of (ho flames. i-'or days now tlio liislit lias been ;nliiK on anil the r. ifis. have come -nly to a few wldol> s ?paruted Spots buith Porcupine, i?nt., was one of hese. For 4S hours, without t. t up. hi 11 anil women had In en lialitiiiK an ipparintly losing h.ittli? Willi tin'hunt's. At times embers from the miruiny timber fell In the town and -.ot til o to the roofs of hutlil^iiKx riieSe would seareelx be ?-:i i i when I lames would hoyii. to lit U at tin alnt on the sides of buildings at the dyes of the town, and everybody vi Hi Id rush to beat tliem back. I' litiil ceased to lie merely a battle to ave property?II was a li;;ht for life Poles enryiny electric power to tin timpiny station :it the i dye of the own were burned down and tin . tun ps stopped. A little s<iuad of olunteers fouyht their way throiiyh he tire to replace them and restrimt lie ealdes that Hie water mi ;lit not ease altogether to flow. And liiet. nine the rain. Not i-ueli :i drizvle. >ut a sonkittK rain such as tlic parch d timherhiiul dwellers h:ul I rn ylny ottier Stales so long. And the own was saved. In the neighborlood of Kamloops, l'.ii;i-.h t'o'unilna, at are was not so kind. There tires .vhieh had been smouldering uinee MiKii.'ii i were innreu ny a nea\.v >%*ind into a Idaxini; front of main llles, Wlticll delied I tin efforts of the ire lighters. Seveial ranches were ompletely wiped out A lumber ?-:ilit)> as destroyed, which, with its sawed lumber, piled loi;s and machinery. \ns worth $100,000. So intense was he heat that the rails of railroads nek Into the timber were warped. The lire warden of Washington orlercd all saw mills and other inlustrles employing eoal engines in he forests in the State to close down aid issued a warning to hunters and ,-aeationists to Iniild no tires. lie intructed a patrol of lire lighters to 'allow every locomotive traveling lirotiKh the timber lands of the State ind put out any tires set by sparks ilong the right of wnv. A great conflagration near WenWnuh nt iino tniin t \\r#*n I I <> ilexlroy a billion fool of timbor. ut was brought under partial oontrol mil with a cessation of tho wltnl It ivns thomtht it uti^lit bo completely damped out. Anil so it is throughout all t,iu> tuber States. <?nlv drenching rains an brim; porinnnont relief, but In ho meantime thousamls of men are iskinK their lives to save their folows and to prevent the spread of the Inmes. Miss Alice Harris Married. Mr. and Mrs. 11. I* Harris of for' dill have Issued cards annnuncint; he marriaire of their dauelrer Mbs Mice Hlizabeth Harris, to .las. llon y 1 larv ey. In Westerly. It. I., on tUKiist 20. Mrs. Ilarvey 1 the second laughter f Mr. and Mrs. Harris and hi r mariaKe Is an event of much interest to tor numerous Fort Mill friends. Some wccrs oro she left Fort Mill or a visit lo her sister. V rs. <\.se, n Westerly, where Mr. liar cry also Ives, and it is presumed that the eddimt occurred at the hotu of 'rs. Case. Mr. Harvey lived in Fort HI! for several months last year and * pleasantly remembered here. Mr. nd Mrs. Harvey will make their iome In Westerly. \i I FORT Holds Pilate'* Old Ullicr. ' Jcrttsalc in?The olilee of governor J of Jerusalem once occupied by Pon- i I tius Pllnto Is now held by Col. Hop i -'Uiirs, n graduate of Cambridge university niul son of the dean of lloehester college, Knglund. His tarn is one to test the administrative ability of any man. Jerusalem is a city of disunions, whero wliat' Ml muy come ?>t the fulure, t o . loinent Zi<M i.-i.* and Arabs ' < *< natoly d<vid**d. and to steer I jo:-' ; tb bet v< < n tb'oo and indole. thrj i to Join him on that path Is tha"klegs work. !t is ;o that task. Iiowfever, that Cnlon?' '-'tarrs ohh flv devotes himself. Twine a week he baa meetings of his favorite pro-Jerusaleiri "octet y v here French. Italians. Ilrlt- f' ish. Americans. rabbis, Zionists. ( leader*!, eonimereiai men of stand-| Irg and others who are in any way prominent in the life of the city are brought together and in the course of debute led to see that they have in common a single citizenship. Ills motto as governor Is "unify and bo friends." Colonel Starrs was one of the prime movers in the establishment of an independent Arab kingdom, lie b; !'S years old. 6(56 has more imitations than ? any ,oth t Chill and Fever Tonic on the market, but no one wants imi t *jf :n rt c Tk?.r J-- I ! nHi?aiivai0? i iic y me ucinKeruus things in the medicine line. - A,lvBLACKSMITH SHOP FOR SALE I ollor my I'.laeksinlth Shop i i Fort Mill for sale. Tlic shop is iloinfj a trooil business suul in it arc fneliiilril two sots of to.ils ami a j lull supply of material. 1 W. M. HAPPY. 1 i Annount d, ..... t wiir new nmiilint; ; pie ted a iuI we wish t< ? are now equipped to d ^ of Automobile l'aintin We also make Seat lit) f (Airtnins and Sij?ns. | Pyramid P ROCK HI1 t 4 Overhead llridi?e <!*> WE ARE NOW OUR NEW Which Is inoilcrn in every respect, a n work ? hop of lis Kiml in this part of AUTO t'lir trimmers are experts ami we y?-ur < :ii lo us for a new top or for :i PAIN' We specialize in auto painting nr, as i-'oinl joh as you net on a new ear TRUCK 1 Wr ran build a body for any ma t'lal renin nicats W hen in iirol of our .-*or-'ic-? \v i J. C. HARD Itl.'irk SI rrccl ... Country P Housewives will alwtr in addition to tlie stoc eoriesainl Moats we cai tiling in COUNTRY V ! Let us supply your tali ; .A.. O. J"< FORT MILL'S OLI BULL TIMES, FORT MILL. S. 1 Torpid liver || 5 Black-Draught "has no equal < ?C a lor headache, sour stomach, tor- !pa 8 pld liver and feverish colds .^ ? > declares Mrs. Annie Whitmore, < KJ ! ! of Gate City, Va. "It is easy to ! |g J [ take and docs not gripe, as a j * [ lot of medicines do," she adds. < R ! > "It is good to take in a hot tea < g 12 [ for colds, or can be taken in a L j J dry powder. 1 can't say enough <*j 2 i for Black-Draught and the sick- ft 6 oess it has saved us." 8! j 1 Thedford's I black-draught; j & has been found a valuable liver 95 I medicine,in thousnndsof homes. ?]? : "I do not use any other liver jg|'[ , medicine," says Mrs. Mary O. Brown, of Europa, Miss. "It is <|k i , splendid for sour stomach, a Jijjij 1 bad taste in the mouth or torpid < j n j i liver. I keep it all the time, use ij!j! I it with the children and feel it jijij has saved us many dollars in < j?j1 j doctor bills and many days in j I j j j Insist on the genuine?Thed- Ji[ j | ford's. E.S2 Xg IOOSS3OOSOOS8OSSSS888mo cement ! now about com [> announce that we 4 o the highest grade * :? and Top Huilding. J 1 laiMDUIIS, r>lilC 4 aint Shop \ LL, S. c. Look for the Sign. 4 ?-V?. LOCATED IN BUILDING <1 \v?? ln'liovi' the most up-to-date the St;.t??. TOPS use only tin- lust materiaIs. Kruu: iiiy kind of iiplmlsteriiiK. riNG id arc in position to (jive you ju-t riKiit from the manufacturers. BODIES ke truck and otus to suit your sprite for our prices or coin t? see us. iTHT ft 'UN & C,U., - IKH'K llll.I., S. C. 7 roduce y? find at this store,! k of first class (*rorry, the best of every-j ltODUCE. de wants. i dusties )EST GROCERY I . I ' ? vT-T - . . 0. You Can't Sit Still When a D A O R D is playing l^lp needles to change YOUNG & WOLFE j oil nuJuA oj" { DR. A. I OTT , DtNTIST Olliee hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. (Dr. Spratt's otlico) Hoik Huihiin^r, Fort Mill, X. 666 quickly relieves Constipation Biliousness, Loss of Appetite, and HeadarKp rli?o I** TJ ' ? ?i ?uv m i ui piu j |tl 1 JOIN Join the throng of this store whore Q treatment a policy. Yon will always i possible price. Fort Mill I The Ne p We are now sF Goods for Fall, coi "Stetson" "Schlc "I Something new < Fall Season. v tan us onen?i home here. | PAT' A. Li. PARKS, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND FUNERAL g EQUIPMENT - MOTOR HEARSE i FORT MILL, S. C. | A V FALL TURN1 Every home sh< fall garden contain We have just rece ment of the famou: nip Seed and wou to fill your orders. Hutchinson's P Phone No. 9 THE THRO ^.mNaeTOiiaK ' thrift \ people who t ra<h I AL1TY is prineiple eeeive the host Quality I Cooperative 5 pV. S rARNi^S.Managcr. IP 11 w i all Ire Here lowing our first shipi isisting of Hats, >s?" Suits, Crossett" Sh and "Ide every day from now oi this is your store?mal * TERSO IOB PRir iT THE TIMES OFFICE 1 -i. % , " ,'V y v , [P SEED Duld have a ing 1 urnips. :ived a ship- * 3 Buists Tur1 be pleased % 'harmacy, 1 I >NG * regularly with and courteous ; at the lowest | itore, 11 * I 1 Goods * ment of New / oes " Shirts n through the 1 ** *e yourselt at % N'S 0 SITING - - PHONE 112 i