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THE FORT MILL TIMES Thursdays? Democrhtlc. W. R. Bradford, Editor and Publisher. The Times Invite* contributions on live subjects, but does not a^ree to publish more than 2W words 011 any subject. The rlKht Is taserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, locm nnd long distance, No. 112. Entered at the postotllce at Fort Mill, b. C? as mall matter of the second class "JHUHSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922. The Fort Mill Times regrets to It arn that Mr. J. T. Fain is about to sever his connection with the press of York cbunty, Monday's edition of his paper, the Rock Hill Evening Herald, carrying the announcement that ?the paper had been sold to Mr. A. \V. Huckle of Lexington, Ky. Mr. Fain has , made The Evening Herald one ol the fairest and most readable pa pers published in South Carolina and his retirement from newspaper work is a distinct loss to this section, lie is not only a trained.' newspaper man but is also an excellent citizen and neighbor. Mr. liucklc is also an , experienced newspaper man and rlhe Times welcomes him to Vors county auu wisncs into success ui his new field. s There have been more than 12,' 000 strikes ami lockouts in this country within the past lour years, according to the tederal department of tabor. This is a fearful record. It shows how necessary it is thai a better way.be found lor adjusting working conditions than by inflicting enormous losses oti tile country and all who live therein, through strikes, including the privation inflicted 011 the wage earner ami his family. Some day u way is going to be found to adjust the differences between labor and capital by agreement, ami these nikiiililimiu m* 111 !.<> I tut--... I .. > Iiwiiui conditions and terms lair to an. Eventually labor will be an equal partner with capital, as it a.ready is in many of the best managed corporations. Probes by the government into expenditures 011 war plants will have the same result 111 each cuse. It will be shown, as most people knew to be the case at the time, that the treasury of the United States was not appropriating money to win the war, but literaiy shoveling it out for that purpose. The government is now investigating the sale of the Old liiekory powder plant near Nashville, Tenn., to a Nashville eon v\ ? u ? fuuii ru it/ xui ^ ?puw 500,000, utter it eoMt the government $70,000,000. There is u great discrepancy between the sale price aud the cost price, if the plant hud been built by a well managed private concern this wide gap between cost uiid sale price might t^uiise surprise, but not where the govern men t was concerned during the World war. Whether ut Muscle Shoals, Camp Jackson, Nashville or elsewhere there was the same reckless cost plus system, the contractors knowing the more they inpnt thn innrt> thov wnuld ori>t nut of the job. Invetigations now being conducted and those to come will serve no good purpose, except ' to show the inefficiency of government control and operation of business enterprises. Meeting today in York, the - county Democratic executive com. mittee after tabulating the rev ' turns from Tuesday's primary < . declared the result of the race for the house of renresentativea the four nominees haying received the following vote: Beaiuguard 3,151, Bradford 3,017, Spratt 2,706, Carotfcere 2,505. . j* la? . 't' .? * - -i / , * *. ;; Mi:'' -' ' HITTING THE BULLSEYE 4 .Between the doings of the gunmen and the McCoruiicks, Chii cago is getting a lot of free pubj licity these days. 44The more 1 see of bathing beauties/4 remarked an old man ilie other day, "the more 1 Hunk of housekeeping." ?llie surest way to invite defeat in politics is to hold an office so long that you bcgiu to think it belongs to you. Father may not be up to snuff on the new dances, but nobody UriO\vs more about paying the fiddler than he does. The Greek in New York who has acquired a million dollars in the boot blacking business is expected to shine in society. Now comes an Indian chief suing for a divorce because his squaw chased him with a knife. Civilization has played the dickens with the noble red man. Is a physician justified in' charging a rich patient more than | a poor one? asks the Asheville .Citizen. Are you justified in I reaching for a piece of pie occaj sionally. I A bill has been introduced in the Georgia Legislature making I it unluwful for any married man to sneak out in the evening witli! out telling his wile where he is (going, 'lhose (Jeorgia women, if J they are like some South Caroli1 I'll women, iron 1 need legal help in this connect ion. China's Great Wall CmmVilinor liecent visitors to the Great I Wall of China, which is accessible ut Nankow, 40 miles from 1'ciking, deeribc it as slowly crumbling. Many ol the turrets which command the saliem points as the wall climbs over tn.e mouii! lain tops arc in runts, and tourists una natives alike wrench the si one blocks from the superstructure to throw into the valleys below. Vet it is maintained Uiat the great structure, extending from ShanhaiKuaii on the sen almost to the borders of Tibet, has many centuries to live, although no eJforts are made to preserve it. Construction of the wall was begun 200 14. v . by bmporor Chili Ctiang Ti, a contemporary of Hannibal, w iio conceived tins bar... ... 4 _ I ... - ? fit A ? i :ci iu neep uut nit* lanurs., as u*te. lime 4'JJ.uSiO criminals ami prisoners ol war were engaged in tiie work. The main part ol the Mull, however, was not undertaken until the 7th century, when, it is said, u mill ion workers were employed. Wilson Denies Charge. A message from former President Wood row Wilson denying charges that he had "handed out io Catholics 80 per cent of the ! oliices while he was president" lias been received in Dallas, Tex., ny it. C. Merrit, attorney. The charge was made by the Key. It. C. Parker, admitted cyelops of the Dallas Ku Klux Klan, in a political speech. "Vou don't know the groat unsuspecting Woodrow Wilson gave out to Catholics 85 per cent of the offices while he was presalenl, tto you T'' asked Mr. Parker. Slit AHt Itr ^ I " 1* - ?1 uuui IIJ UIIVI iur. I U1KCI h speech Mr. Merrit wired the former president asking if the statement was true. The text of Mr. Wilson's reply follows: "Of course the statennneut is grossly false. 1 thought it incoujsistent with the principles of our i government to consider church connections of any one appointed to office." Weather Prophet's Forecast. W. P. Houseal of Columbia, the "Dutch Weather Prophet," says that the thunderstorms of August 17 and August 20 indicated the end of the wet season uliieh began in January and bus caused the most phenomenal rainfall in 80 years or more. The appearance of certain clouds on Tuesday* the 22d, confirmed previous indications that hay making weather had arrived. So a week had intervened up to Monday without rain and these j conditions will continue with the i probability of seasonable showj era. he says. J Hot weather like that of last tyear will not prevail throughout : September, ami temperatures are t more probably to be even lower than/have been enjoyed in August, with a very cool period with* September 14 as the central date. THe date of the earliest frost is centered around October 14 The winter will be colder than 1921-22. One snow of extensive proportions is also one of the indications for the coming winter. % THE FORT MIL: Second Primary in Mississippi. ] Mississippi Democrats this week j are campaigning for the run-off ( primary, September 5, for United ! States senator between former! Senator James K. Vardamaft and former Congressman Hubert D. Stephens to succeed Senator John j Sharp Williams. Hundred's of I speakers are busy inid meetings are being held in every county in ,the State. In "the fi: st primary oil August | 15 Vurdainan received <4,573 votes. Stephens 09.930 and Miss .Hell Kearney 18,285. Miss Kearney, in u public statement the.day utter the election, espoused the cause of Stephens. Supporters of ; Stephens claim that he will receive three-fourths of the Kearney vote. On the other hand, Vardaman men claim that with a lead of 8,583 votes, Vardaman will add enough of the Kearney vote to secure his election by a comfortable majority. t I There are more than 200,000 J registered voters in the State, of; iwhom only 156,838 voted ill the primary 011 August 15. Vurduitiuu's friends resent bitterly the interference of Wood! row Wilson in the race, the for! mer president having written u letter a few weeks ago in which I | he urged the defeat of Varda- j man. Friends of the former sen- ; ator says that they do not need i a boss in Washington or any|where else to tell them how to J vote. Road Building in South. Southern States have added the j immense sum of 40 million dolllnrs to their higfhway improvej inont funds this summer according to reports to Chicago auto- ! I mobile associations. The report |says that improvement work is J i going forward at top speed in i Ievery State south of the Mason and Dixon line. /' Outstanding contracts for work to be done at once in South I'aro 1 ina amount to $1,104,000. ? September. j The golden rod is in the field, The corn is in the ear, * The birdlings all have tried ttheir wings " For Autumn time is September once again has c$me A harbinger of Fall, And leaves will turn from green to brown Upon September's' cull. 1*1... I - !- -I- ?:?> I i iic itnrvi-NiiTs are 111 me xieius. The children buck at school And once again the breezes blow A gentle air so cool. Oh. surely when September comes The earth seems glad and gay. j For Summer heat is gone at last | And Winter's on the way. Exports Painting An Automobile We make it look like a NEW CAR, ..especially when it has been rubbed down and sandpapered and the finest quality of coach ;paint and.varnish has been?used. ' When we paint a car in any desired color it looks like new and the paint will last indefinitely. It will also protect it and you get protection and beauty combined when it is painted J)y I JOHHSOH'S pa,2hop JAS. A. JOHNSON, Munuger. Auto Painters. Hody and Top Builders ROCK HILL, S. C. Never as Good: ! I as Now - i We have constant daily reminders that Our Optical I Service was never as cojmplcte as it i^ today. Williams' ability, quality and in| tegrity goes into 'each and j every pair of Glasses furnished by us. nc& M . Optometrists and Opticians Ixard Building Ground Floor Hampton Street BOOK HILL 8. 0. ' a L (S. 0.) TIMES IfjrBu IN the past two mo has built and mark than in any similar peric This steadily increasi crcnce is proof of the car owners of the gre fered by Firestone. It Firestone men?all stoc company?all actuated ing principle of Most M The high average ] Firestone Cords is with annals of tire making by the general tende: Firestone for hard sei and bus lines, buying ti jrlf Si. 1 THE QU Is governed to a g from which it is many people comi Everything we sel merit. Long exp taught us how to i ers get the benef why they remain A VTA V 1TA1IJ ANNC To The Bi We are equipped and any kind of ! . and cordially invil We carry Framir Lime, Plaster, Ce i - Icluu wc can manu Rock Hil Phope 615 1 tMflHHHHBHHHHHHIBHHHHHi i ?????????? How a Notod Vot. OeU Bid of R&ti?Fanners Heed. I Dr. H. H. Hotter says, '*1 use ftAT-SNAP around my hospitals very three months, whether 1see rats or not. It does the work imph tor1 inths Firestone are universally eted more tires stone Cords. >d in its history. _ There are mar ing public pref- quality of Fire recognition by among the speci; ater values of- esses are doub is a tribute to eliminating inter :kholders in the ing each cord st by the operat- insuring a well[iles per Dollar. shaped product. performance of Don't specula out equal in the find the right co and is reflected quality in Firesi ncy to specify us tell you ab rvice. Taxicab Cords, are giv res by the mile, whom you kho> e$tc ^DIPPED C Sold bit rOUNG & WOLFF A.LITY OF reat extent by the qi made. That is on e here for their floui II in foodstuffs is of erience in the groc judge and how to bi it. And that, we i customers of ours f: I Cooperative E.S. PARKS, Manager. s IUNCE] lilding Public of to make quick deli1 Building material ri te your inquiries. kg, Flooring, Ceiling, ment, Moldings, Lai facture anything in 1 Lumber ( Oakland Avenue ?RAT-SNAP gets them every time. I recommend it to everybody having rats." Don't wait until there is a brood of rats, act immediately you see the first one. Three sices, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold by Lytic Drug Co. and Moorcfa t V # Wcrtue^jB equipping with Fire* I H ly reasons for the high I stone tires but chief | al manufacturing procle gum-dipping, thus nal friction by insulatrand, and air-bag cure, balanced and perfectly ite in tires?you will mbination of price and tone. Come in and let out the service these ing other car-owners v. ? A ...ja BREAD uality of the flour e reason why so . tL- l - r me same oraer or ery business has ny. Our custommight remark, is rom year to year. e Store It K it T r~w-\ I LV1H/ IN 1 Fort Mill ireries of Lumber ght at your door Siding, Shingles, the, Doors, Sash, Millwork. i Company ROCK HILL, S. C. ????J Drug Store. Wear one pair Humming Bird Silk Iloae and you will alwaya call for them. They last longer and look better. 4(1.50 at Massey'm _ a