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The Fort Mill Times. jt * &*] Eitablished 1891. , v FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920. ^ SAW "BAYONET TRENCH." I I Fort Mill Man Retail* Strange Trag- I cdy ?f World War. / "The 'Bayonet Trench' monument? & unveiled at Verdun, France, on L>ecjj, ember 8, marks one of the strangest Is tragedies of tne World- war," yester^ day said a Fort Mill man who did his bit as an American soldier overseas, "Shortly after the armistice was signed It wus my good fortune to be able to visit Verdun and I can testify to the fact that there was at that time the bayonets of 100 French soldiers. In whose honor the monument has just been unveiled, protruding' from the ground where they were buried alive by u wave of mud caused by the explosion of powerful ehnllu nf I Imlr o/im PiiHfiu n ttH t hf> Germans." According: to the story sent out V > from France about the unveiling of the monument, funds for the me, moriul were provided by George F. Uund of Buffulo, N. Y.f who was killed in an aeroplane accident In England lust December. Young Rand was one of the first 1 Americans to Join the Lafayette Escradrllle. As he was hoering over a trench, during the battle of Ver' dun, on tho fateful morning of Jone 12, 1916, waiting to glvo the 100 French pollus in tho trench below [ . the signal to go "over the top." he sudently swooped lower. Just in time to see the treacherous Holds of mud. churned by tho shells of both armies. roll forward and completely engult the men. leaving the 100 bayonets sticking up through the mud. The 100 poilus. watching their ottlcer, who stood watlh In hand, ready to order the advance on Douaumont, where u German artillery regiment was stationed had no opportunity to escape. With their rifles grasped flrmly in their hands they wero literally burled alive. Not a man J moved, and when months after the armistice had been signed. Investigators visited the Held, they found the K 100 bayonets sticking up. each the ::|K breadth of a man's shoulder apart The young American aviator, as he looked down on that unwavering line of bayonets which looked as if they were held nbove the heads of ;t 3 company on Inspection day. made the vow that If he lived through the ?<" day ho would provide funds for a I suitable memorial. When he reached |v.- headquarters that night ho told his K&C*,' comrades of the silent "trench of bayonets" whleh marked one of the Bpf bloodiest encounters of 'he war. and he wrote his check for 500.fio Smk' francs which he sent to general Jif- headquarters. The monument dedicated last ? Wednesday amid most ImpreSiCO ceremonies will probably prove one I j' of the Insting memorials of the 'j World war. It marks the spot, where uunca unaer several reet or name mud, 100 skeletons are still fiic'ru: the enemy, their rifles grasped la their bony Angers, waiting the order I . to "go over tho top." The monument Includes a huge v ' marble slab which Is erected over , V the long line of bayonets. Although many of the bayonets have been stolen by relic seekers, tho rest will he ' preserved* by means of a huge perE Kola strurture of granite whlrh surJtcunds the spot. Ambassador Wallace made the speech and handed over to President Millerand the deed for " > the property. President Millet and accepted tho vi.'l on behalf of i t^SwRance, and expressed his npprechit tjjlnn to the \iaeriean!- who ,hn 1 jtSjfcple possible the monument to the bravo Bretons who were burled In r '"lh# "trench of bayonets" 0- i^ANTS NEW PENSION LAW. Honey Not Uniformly Divided, Says Mr. Wilkerson. Torkvllle Enquirer Mr. W. S. Wilkerson of Hickory Grove, who is chairman of the York . county pension board, was discussing the pension laws the other day with Views and Interviews. "The trouble with the pension law now," V>e went on to aay, "is that there Is no uniformity of division of the pension money in the Severn! pnim?li>o <*f Il.? I State. The present law la all right I with the exception of Section 6. I which I think should bo amended an I follows: "As soon as practicable I aftert the appropriation has been I made ?*ch year by the general as- I aetobiy. the pension commissioner Of the State shall apportion to each I county the pension fund In propor- I Uon to .the number of pensions I Therein. Thon It shall be the duly of I the several county pension hoards to I classify all the - pensioner* In their respective': counties Into two classes I dhly to WMl Class A * R, Class A I to bo composed of all pensioners I whp have attained the age of 80 I years, or those who have lost an nriu I oV a leg, or who are blind or parnly- I led or otherwise totally Incnpnrlta- I x ted and whose Income docs not <>veood $tt0 per annum. This Class* A I shall eac || receive the sum of * 1 o?>: and all the balance of the fund Rhall . be equally divided among all the I Other petitioners known as Class It. I Put In th#^ event thnt at any time I hereafter Class : n shall receive more I nthan 119 them the amount shall he I apportioned at the rnte of from $75 I to $ltd. All pensioners as soon as I thfj trrttui at the age of "^11 provided thetr Income does net exceed IS??. The pension odmmisslon v-^Vdhatt the amount npporIty to the ludtto of I ' the pension law | ; 1'S^jraMt finnrested are made." I >-Wither son "1 believe 1 pqflslon yaw wlli then be FINDS CROSS OF HONOR. ropfwk'rotc Veteran AkiiIii in I*os- 1 session of Tri'iisumf IHtYirallon. A Fort Mill Confederate veteran was telling a party of friends a few days ago of the mental disturbance j he underwent one day last week ! when he thought for a time he had i lost the cross of honor which was | presented to him many years ago by the local chapter of the Daughters of the Cnnfedomov. Flnnllv af tor looking everywhere In his home he Imagined the cross might he, he j located It Just where he afterwards * recalled It had been put away in the family Ilible several months ago. "That cross," said the veteran, "may stand for little in the estimation of the present generation, but it means much to me?much because I believe as tlrmly today ill the righteousness of the cause for which we fought so many years ago as 1 did then and for the further reason that it is the only tangible evidence 1 have of the four years of my young manhood I spent in ' the Army of Northern Virginia, and naturally I value it very highly. It was presented to me by the Fort Mill Daughters of the Confedercy just 20 years ago last Monday, to be exact on the 10th of December. 1000. Similar cresses were presented by the Daughters at that time to about 60 other Confederate veterans. I would very grently appreciate a list of my comrades to whom the decoration was given on that occasion, hut I know of know way to get it," concluded the veternn. There was a waj to get the list to which the veteran referred, however. It was printed in the Fort Mill Times of December 12. ll?00, as follows: Thos. Alexander. J. M. Armstrong. \V. T. Alderson, J. \V. Ardrey, It. T. Bailey. John Hnync. W. F. Boyd. P. S Bennett, ltoht. Burns. J. P. Batles, J If. Coltharp. L. N. Culp. J. \V. Felts, W. A. Fisher, W. 1. Jones, I""". II. Johnston, C. J. Jennings. J. It. Kimhrcll, J. S. Klmhrcll, S. A. Kell. A. U. Merritt, Bowman Merritt. Thos. Merrltt. It. A. P. Merritt. J. B. Mack. S. F. Massey. T. B. Mcacham, I*. W. Mull. J. T. Nlvens, W. II. Nicholson. I.'. O. Pearson. W. F. Patterson. A. J. Patterson. S I?. Patterson. W. T. Pettus, W. C. Perry. K. Shannon. Ira G. Smythe, T. P. Spratt, W. di. Stegall, S. A. Stewart, Crocket Saville, J. If. Thornwell. A. S. White. S. E. white, M. M. Wolfe. O. \V. Wilkinson. J, H. Klmhrell, J. Q. Cousart, J. II. Osborne, Z. T. Balles. J. P. Epps, S. II. Kpps, W. S. McCUellnnd. I. A. Patterson. LONDON' TltlF.S ItimilFK IIOADS. ! Heavy Motor TrnlHo Fiirrrs Experinu nt hi l'avliig Material. Load surfaces and their proscrvatioi\ beeoine day after day a matter of more urgent consideration l?y municipal engineers, for there nevei | was a time when the strain upon the highway was so great as it is now. says London Answers. The tendency. furthermore, is for that strain to grow because road transportation by ga; ollne driven vehicles is continuously increasing and with It the power and capacity of the vehicles themselves. In the Borough Hlghstreet, a thoroughfare much vexed by divers forms of tralllc, an experiment in road making of the utmost Interest is in progress. This is the substitution of rubber for wood blocks or stone sets. Here and there in London there are patches of roadway of a few yards covered with rubber to deaden the sound of wheels?these are' to bo found near hotels where the latter adjoin railway termini, at the entrance to a courtyard which is the common approach to many lints, or outside the wards to a hospital. Hut the use of rubber as a substance employed to resist the ravages of traffic is a new idea in London highway construction. The work is being done by the Southwrk Horough council, and a great number of experts have already been to inspect it. Onq side of the road only Is being faced with rubber, so that a definite and convincing comparison in efficiency made be made between the new and the old surface material?. The rubber is laid in flat slabs three-quarters of an inch thick, attached to steel plates. Broadly flanged studs project from the olr.to? and these are sunk In ?hp moist concretc foundation. which In hardenIre grips and firmly holds them in pin Co. Mrs, A. W. Fray or kfrail. A telograni was received Ity Mrs. K. AV. Klmbrell of Fort Mill Inst Tuesday telling of the death Monday. I>ecomber 6, of her mother, Mrs. A. W. Frnvor. in a village on Paget sound, near Olympla, Wash. Mrs. Frnvor had been ill for some time, hut the seriousness of her condition \v:fs not known to Mrs. Kimhrell. She was 65 years of age and had for years heen a member of the Presbyterian church in Bablv. lnsvllle, N. < ., where she and Mr. Frnvor lived prior to their removal to Washington State somp time ago. The body was taken to Raldwlnsvlllo for' interment. nnclil,,.. U? l-'l-.l 11 ? mm. rviiinni'ii, .>1 r.t. rrnvor ? survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. K. It. Andrews of Olympla. Wash., and Mrs. Will Bafcer of BnldwlnsviHe, and one son. Charles H. Pravor of RaldwinsVille. Mrs. Pravor was well known In Port to her daughter here, and the announcement of her death brought sorrow to many. Three thousand liquor stills were put out o( business in North Carolina last year. m:\vs of vouk county. Current Items of Ocucral Interest From tlie Yorkvllle Knqnircr. There are eight prisoners in the York county jail, all of whom have been committed sinco the recent term of the court of generul sessions on charges of a minor nature. All of the prisoners are negroes and none of theui lias been ablo to give bond, despite considerable effort IllUUe oy II1CI11 to UOlUHt uonusmuu. That there are many birds in that part of llcthcl township near the York-Gaston county line is the testimony o\' Messrs. Robert Herndon and Lewis &1, Grist of Yorkville, wlio spent Saturday in tliat section hunting with Mr. T. M. Riddle. The party discovered eight coveys of partridges and had to stop their sport for the day when they had killed all tite Idrds that the law allows for a day?a total of 4 5. That portion of the Yorkville-Rock bridge and Tirzah is in the worst condition known in years, according to persons who have recently had occasion to travel it. The road, it will l>c remembered, was taken over several weeks ago by the State highway commission, which plowed it up with a view to rebuilding'it. Since that time heavy rains have had the effect of softening it and heavy trucks and autoihobilos have cut deep ruts, making it in sevctui places well nigh impassable. The road is particularly bud at a point near the residence of Rob Ward, colored farmer living near Tlrzali. Two burial plots in Rose Hill cemetery. Yorkville, have been donated by the Yorkville Cemetery association to Mecca Stewart post No. t?G of the American Legion with the understanding t lux t Hie plots be used feu the burial of soldier dead oT the Into Wllt'lil Will' wtwwn IuwIIau Mtntr tit luuuu KinIIy 01 Kraft are liehcudQd out of hand. is is said; railroad tariffs have been raised on condition that the increase go to the relief funds, and 20 per cent of their salaries for three months in deducted from the incomes of till government employees. Itcports made to the Methodist and Presbyterian boards of foreign missions and appealing letters received from missionaries in the stricken areas recite that the j suffering is so widespread that even | oft-smitten Cathay is 1 appalled by ' the immensity of the tragedy. ?^ Mr*. It. V. Cross Married. I Cast Wednesday afternoon at her I home in the upper section of Port ! Mill, Mrs. ii. M. Cross was married i by tile Itov. .1. B. ltlnek n-istnr nf ! the Fort Mill Presbyterian church, to K. \V. Andrews, formerly of Fort I Mill, but who had made his home j in Atlanta for some time. F'.evcn milts were cut from the dl'/nnee between Washington and | Atlanta in the reconstruction and I double-tracking of the line of the southern railway, lteginning January 1 passengers between these two clti Iob will he given tho benefit of the ^docreoscd mileage. | future be brought back to the home soil (rum Kurope. Information was received several days ago by relatives of the late Private (Mark Grahaui, who lost his life while lighting tvith the 11 stir infantry of tire (loth division to the effect that his body would soon be shipped to the United States. It is the desire of relatives that the remains be interred in Hoso llill cemetery here. The funeral will be iii charge of Meech Stewart post of the American Legion. No definite information has yet been received by post ollicials as to when the hotly will arrive. There is a strong probability that the positions now held by Mr. John K. Blair and Miss Juanlta NecJy as farm demonstration agent and home demonstration agent, respectively, will be abandoned after January I, according to information gathered by the repbrter. At least two members of the York county legislative delegation, it is learned, arc inclined to favor a discontinuance of appropriations by the county lo support the work on, the ground that because of general ilnancial depression and a taxation that is about double that of a year ago, it is necessary to use the pruning knife on ay;>ropriations wherever possible. Whf n aske 1 about the matter in Bock llill last Saturday afternoon Farm 1 >en.castration Agent A. A. Me!'cown said that while he had heard that some members of the delegation favored discontinuing the work in York county, lie had no definite information on the subject and til at so far as bo know ttm would l?c continued in York county. < IIIN.VK ST.VKVI\C? MILLIONS. Inimc-.i c Number In Northern Prov< i-iet's Paring Death. Kuro,JC''s starving millions have Wen en our. i to -Rive the parliaments cd' charity pause, but now comes word that China is scourged by mo worst famine in 40 years and calls to liuma dty for aid. Deduced by want, tens of millions in the northern provinces face death from hunger because they ear.net be rtached, and others, even if now I assisted, cannot lie kept fed until the Juiu harvest. Many instances of canniballt.un and wholesale suicide are reported by missionaries, who are sending out a general appeal to relieve what the Peking and Tientsin Times describes as one of the greatest catastrophes that have befallen the world. Kven the slowinoving Chinese government is so alarmed by the peril that it is resorting to drastic measures to sue< or the stricken peoples, Olllciuls MUST ATTEND SCHOOL.. I'u rents" Kxcusrs for t liihlrcn Frequently Not Satisfactory. In making the monthly report of absentees to the county attendance otllcer it was found by the superintendent of the Fort Mill graded school that considerable laxity existed in the excuses sent in by parents to explain the absence of their cnuaren. "That was absent because 1 kept her at home" may, satisfy the teacher. l>nt it does not satisfy the law, and parents are made liable to the penalty. Certain points of the law are quoted so that all may understand the requirements: "Every parent, guardian or other person having charge of any child between 8 and 14 years of age must send such child to a public, private or parochial school, or to a competent tutor, subject to the approval of the couhty superintendent of education, for four consecutive months. "Upon written petition a majority ui u.e quauneu electors residing in any school district requesting the attendance of pupils on school throughout the full term, the county hoard of education shall order such 'attendance hereunder. "That any private or parochial school attended by any child between 8 and 14 years of age shall first he approved by the State hoard of education. Such school must give its instruction in the English language, and it must teach such subjects as are required in similar public s< hools in South Carolina. "The county hoard shall appoint such attendance ollicer or ollicers as the needs of the public schools of the county may require. The duties of such attendance otlicer shall he to take annually a school census of all the children in each district between the ages of x and 14 years and to tile with the county hoard of education a report giving by school districts the name of each such child, the race, the sex. and the names and local addresses of each child's parents. of each attendance oilicer to rceeUr** from the superintendent or principal of iny school within the district or territory the name of every child between 8 and It years of Tie absent from school and ascertain from the parent or guardian of such child the reason for such absence. If due to other than providential cause or to such cause as would seriously endanger the health of the child, such pare it or guardian mdst be untitled to appear before ttie nearest magistrate at a special time to show why he or she should not lie punished for his or her neglect: Provided, That the attendance oilicer may In his or her discretion excuse any alisoncc. A full record of such excused absence, together with the reasons therefor, shall be tiled monihly with the county superintendent of education. "'1 hat any parent, guardian or ] other person having charge of any , child subject to the provisions of this I act who wilfully neglects or refuses to comply with these provisions shall lie guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction before a magistrate, be lined not less than $5 nor iftoro than $10 for each offense. 4'hat such fines are to he paid into the school fund of such district in which the said offense was committed. "That it shall be the duty of each toucher, principal or superintendent of tiny school to notify at once the attei dunce oilicer of the absence of any child between 8 and 14 years of age from school, and any teacher wilfully neglecting or refusing to report any absence to the attendance ofllci r shall have deducted front his or hor salary for the current month $5 for each offense. "In case of a widowed mother or a crlppldU father any child above 12 years of age whose labor may be ; necessary for the support, in whole or in part,, of any person may be excused. The parents of children unable to purchase the necessary books for attendance upon a public school shall, upon the order of the county board of education, be furnished these books out of the public funds o? their district." The county attendance olllcer has written the following about excuses: "Work is not considered a legal excuse, and neither is illness in the family unless serious. Children will not be excused for visiting, going to town, caring for baby while mother is away, etc. We will not accept trivial excuses of any kind. All childcrn 8 to 14 years of age must attend school every day unless illness or something mukcs it impossible for them to do so." The citizens of the Fort Mill school district voted1 that the compulsory j attendance term be nine months and consequently all the children of the district within the provisions of the luw will be required to be present at school every day for the nine months unless providentially hindered. Each teacher has a copy of the compulsory attendance law and a supply of excuse blanks that will be useo in explaining' absences. Parents are urged to fill out these blanks carefully und thus cooperate with the authorities in this important matter. Unless their excuse is vnlid, the absence will be reported to the proper ofliccr at York and he will investigate and see that ihe law is enforced. The school will close next Wednesday, December 22. for the Christmas holidays and will reopen Mon- . day, Januury 3, An interesting Christmas enter tninmcnt will be tflven Tuesday | AOHUTl/I'l RAL lXFORMATION. (ickOil Reading Mutter Kee?nimemletl for Farmers. There are several ways by which farmer may Ket agricultural information, namely: by talking with others, by observation, by personal experience and by reading. By these four wavs none Is so Inmnrtnni >" the one which is most neglected? that of reading. This may be due to indifference in sonic cases, but in many cases it is caused by a lack of knowledge as to the place for securing information. There are four sources from which the fai mer may get much valuable help: k'irst, from good farm papers and oilier papers. It is better to secure a paper dealing with subjects on local conditions, rather than one pertaining to farming in a different section of the country. If you are not already subscribing to ono or more such papers, why not send in your subscription, beginning with the new year? If a farmer is on the alert tie can often tlnd articles of mui n agricultural interest and help In the newspapers. Then each State has an agricultural experiment station which publishes Information denllmr with nvnnplmoiiio phase of agriculture. These bulletins* are free for the asking. Write and have your name placed on the mailing list of the agricultural experiment station at Cetnson college ami on the mailing list of other experiment stations. A paper known as Weekly News Notes Is published at t'leinson and is available for free distribution. It gives timely dots on various agricultural subjects. Another source of, help to the farmer is the numerous free bulletins of the i'nited States department of agriculture. Write your emigre: sinan to send you a supply of these and to place your name on the mailing list for future bulletins. Tbes bulletins cover every subject of agriculture imaginable and will lie found interesting and helpful. Within the last few years many useful books have been published on agriculture. It is now possible to got i>m> or more book* on any sub* jed of espedul Interest to the reuder. Fur instance, there tiro hooks dealing with farm crops, livestock, orcharding, care and management of poultry, soils and fertilisers, diseases. insects, etc. All professional men have their Ihrarles or reference hooks and the time has come when the professional farmer should have his. M. It. S. ELITE SKY SHEDS" COSTLY. The famous "hluc sky shed" in which so manv farmers house theH farm machinery, implements and equii nvnt, while being a cheap shed. Is : very costly one. There is iier ; '\ two hillion dollars worth of r achirery on the farms of the Enlteil Kit tes and the annual depredation of this machinery is estimated at frot i 1to 2 1 per cent because the mac hinery is not sheltered. FYcquenlly one sees a plow. grntn h'nd r or mowing machine left In the held just where If was uphltehcd from. It stands there a whole year with the rain and snow soaking Into the .vood parts, freezing nnd thnw nir ;:rd rotting them; rusting the iron portions, deteriorating the mnchlnc much more than the few days' work it is jnit to In the course of a year Tl " '"nlted States department of ari'-nlt lire says that good farmers take ear.- of their Implements. The department has Issued bulletins shewing how to eare for the various farm implements, saying that the tin e to care for such implements is when its work is finished. Plows should he put in a dry place where the i mid boards w Ml not become pitted wi'li rust. All machinery with bearit gs needing grease and ?U should be liberally supplied with tlu.'c lubricants before storing in winti a Muarters. <;ru r-ason 'or *0 much unhoused machinery and Mich a great national loss each year from deterioration is tiie foot that nearly 50 per cent of tho farmers in this country nre tenants and if the landlord will not build u suitable shed there is little for the tenant to do but allow the machines to stand out, as he cannot afford to build a sited to shelter the machines for perhaps only one or two seasons and then have the shed heron e the property of the owner of the farm. Pome farmers believe that the detr'duration of the machines from exposure Is less tlin.it the interest and overhead charges on a building to protect them front the weather. The ........... hi .i i iiimnri rniK department <>f the I'Diversity of Wisconsin states that a $100 implement shed will pny interest at the rate of 22 per pent a year when housing $1,000 wonth of machinery. The Ftaptist Sunday school will give an interesting program In connection with the Christmas tree to he displayed in the church at 3 o'clock Saturday i fternoon, December 25. The otlieer.s of the Sunday school extend a corelial invitation to the public to attend the exercises. night, December 21. by the first and second grades. The program will consist of speeches, songs, dialogues, etc., of a Christmas nature and promises to be a success. A small admission to defray expenses and help improve the school will be charged. It is hoped the attendance will be largo and thereby ehcourige the little folk In their first appearance of this ..... ..... rer xear INTEREST IN REVIVAL. Mooting of l?r. Thomas at Presbyterian Church Well Attended. Interest in spiritual matters that Ko?-? Mill has 'tot known for soveral years has been manifested durliiK the past week In the revival services av the Presbyterian church which are being conducted by the Rev. Trigg A. M. Thomas. D. D., evangelist of the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church, as is Indicated by the attendance at the several services each day?for the women In the morning, the men in the afternoon and the general service at night. Including the service ? ?i oiunouy night, there lmtl been 116 derisions for Christ, the church and u better life, it was stated. Union services were held Sunday evening In the auditorium of the graded school, at which the building was comfortably Idled, despite the unfavorable weather. Services will be continued each day of the week and will conclude with the service on Sunday night, l>r. Thomas leaving early Monday morning for a visit during the holidays ut his old home in east Tennessee. The subject of l>r. Thomas' discourse tonight will be "Old Tlnio Itepentanee;" FMday night. "The Fellow That Clot Married:" Saturday night, "The Unpardonable Sin:" Sunday Morning, "(lod's Unspeakable ("lift," and Sunday night. "Value of the Soid." There vrlll be a special service for men and boys In the church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when Or. Thomas will address the congregation on "The Meanest Man in Fort Mill." A service for young people under MO years of ago Is held each evening at 7 o'clock and there has been or"White" and "Oold." The niem on or two sections, designated ?h "White" nnd "Oold." TThe membership of the club numbered 65 at the second meeting and Is growing in numbers with each meeting. MiY TO ALASKA AM) ItACK. Army Airmen Make Hound Trip fn 112 Flying Hours. Nine thousand miles of flying over uncharted territory ought to leave a , Hying machine pretty well frazzled, it would seem, and its occupants pructlcally all in. This was not thu ease with the United states armj' air service Alaskan flying expedition upon. Its recent return to New York, however, from a jaunt up to Nome. Itoth men and equipment were aa spick and spun as on the day of the start three months before. "We never had a missing cylinder 011 the entire tight between here and Nome, and return," said t'upt. St. Flair Street, commanding ottlcer of the expedition, "and we never changed a spark plug." At that, the aviators were united in tlie opinion that they hail a rough trip. "I never want to go through such weather again," said ('apt. Street, hut the planes stood it magnificently." The commander said it was the worst weather he hud ever flown through. They hail samples of everything?rain. snow, hall and sleet, clouds, fog ami mist. They found that fho p*i?ui>? -" .n..|.s ui llrltish Columbia and Alaska "aren't worth a cracked spark |i1uk," uml that they might uh well have had a photograph of the mid-Atlantic to steer by. While the expedition spent some three months on the road trip from New York ta Nome, the SM>oo miles were nuulo itt only 112 flying hours. The rest of the time was spent waiting for tho weather to clear and in gathering data of various kinds. There wcro four pinchines in the .expedition, each equipped with 400-horsepower liberty motor and manned by two men. 1'robably no flight was ever undertaken over a wilder stretch of territory than that truversed by tho aviators after leaving Wrangell, Alaska. Here they began coming In contact wltb men who still pack guns 011 their (tips. It was the land of the dog sled and caribou, with hundreds of miles of unbroken forest, mountains and glaciers. u herever they went the roar of their motors brought out the men and the beasts of the forest and trail to gav.e with wonder or fright at the birdmen.* Most of the natives had never seen an airplane before, and some had scarcely ever heard of such a machine. HAS ItlUCHT l?lM?SI?l-:(vr. AdJ titani fJcncral Favorably ftit/ prc*M-<l Willi l,?wal Millila Villi. "Already the prospects of tue Wort Mill National (iuard company Is the best or any company in the State, notwithstanding the fact that the company waa organized only a few weeks uko," Friday said Adjutant (Sonera Moore to The Times. "The company luis a live set of officers, judKinK from the reports sent in to my office," added the adjutant general, "and I have been gratified to note that the attendance at the drills has been so good." The membership of the Fort Mill company ia now 98 and therefore lacks only two of having rcacoe.i the maximum allowed by the feuerol government. "We expect to have/ 100 members within the next day or two," snid an officer of the company yesterday. Cotton production for the year la 12,98,000 bales, according to the estimate) of the department of agrlcultlre, made public Monday.