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: \ 'V ' '^,'^1%-., . 'St THE FORT MILL TIMES 1 Thursday*?Democratic. W. R. Bradford. Editor and Publisher. f ^ . i i> . The Times Invitee/contributions on 4lve subjects, but does not agree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. The right Is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those Interested. Telephone, lo<*!u and long distance. No. US. Entered at the postofftce at Fort Mill. 8. C., as mall matter of the second class. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1922. Newpapera that use the service of David Lawrence, Washington correspondent, are printing just now a series of articles he is writing from a States of the North and Nortwest relative to political conditions in those States. Mr. Lawrence is an entertaining writer, but the articles he is sending out lack a good deal of being a non-partizan forecast of what 4 a. 11 Ur.lt. Vinnnat. -In tkn In 1 I r.1 as unci; w ua^pcu hi iuv tan tions and are therefore (ar lrom pleasing to many people. Hie view/ point is that of a Republican, but lib is considerate enough to admit that in most of the States he lius visited within the lust ten days the Republicans have lost some ground since tlio elections of 1920. In Ohio, for instance, he concedes that the Republicans have a fight on their hands, ? but narking back to the 400,000 majority given Harding iu that State two years ago he concludes that there isn't much prospect of Democratic success, there this yoar. The Republican leaders in -Washington and Ohio, however, do not seem to share in Mr. 1-awrence's conclusions, otherwise on^f would not hear the Macedonian cry going up Irani that State to tue Washington udiutu. istration for the ablest speakers ut the command of the udmiuistratioii to help save the ottlces and the president the disappointment and humiliation of seeing his own batliv/ick turn against him next month. In 10 ponse to the appeal, several members of the president's cabinet are to take the stump and do what they c~a iu iuui uie ptjpiu iiuo uoiiuviiib. ua the Republican spellbinders uudpru.j of that party did twp years usu, mat black xls while- Mcauwbile opim >n that la quite us trustworthy us Mr. ' Lawrences as to wti&t is upt to lu?ypeu in the Ohio elections this year is that the Democratic candidate tor governor is on apparently sate ground as is United Slates Senator Ponterene, who is up for reelection. 'Republican leaders ure udmitt ng I L * I I | JL^l I X A ride in a Unco r * % ' m % T*v * 7 . ' , Jtjf> >5 T : a^ .among themselves?not for publication, of course?that the situation in Ohio is far from good and that their party is certain to loee out there a number of seats in the lower house of Congress. The tax levy for State purposes in South Carolina this year is 71-2 mills, for York county purposes 6 mills and for purposes of the town of For^Mill 20 mills. One of the Charlotte papers prints the statement that "there will be no mere fight or wrestling shows hore for a week or more.' Why any more "tight or wrestling shows" at any time? Fighting aud wrestling are a low, degrading form of amusement 'Which any community is better off without. E'oxers and wrestlers give nothing except memories of brutality and indecency in return for the money mm 1.1 nni'u in son. Ihom norfnrill Will* yuunv O VV 4VV vuvit* I?va They ought to be at work doing useful service, such, for instance, us chopping cord wood or digging ditches, instead of deceiving the unthinking into bolieviug that there is cither skill or honesty in the "shows"~ thcy put on. The wrestling "game" especially is as crooked as a fishhook. | The contestants usually arrange in advance of the match who the winner is* to be and frequently bet on or against themselves in accordance with the frame-up agreement. The Lest that cau be said for the professional boxers and wrestlers is that they are a bunch of vagabonds who ure producing nothing. They are expert work shirkers and the odioluls of cities ought to prefect the public against them, since the public does not seem inclined to protect itself. !t used to be said that there v.as a sucker Lorn every second. Now it can be truthfully said that thcie are anywhere from eight to ten cr a dozen suckers born e?eiy second. Out i\ T. Llarnum died be.ore tr.e reuuv good days (or humbugging tne public had arrived. Short-measure selling of gasoline is estimated by u national author* i> to be costing the motorists of the ! country not less than iM) million dollars a year, it is estimated that bach f the lit million motorists in the i United biates buys two gollons r. dii> and tho average theft amounts to twe pints in each five ballons, a total loss of 1 million gallons, valued a* upprcx.niHtoly $250,000. One of the national automobile associations aanouiuca its intention to combat the short-measure selling. "No evidence has been found," says a statement 1 It.- Ilir i^iutu uy IMU uaaui iuiiuu, vuuv traud is countenanced by the oil companies/' This Js a very serious matter, in view of the fact that such enormous quantities of gasoline are erquired for daily use hy motor cai owners. The cost is sufficiently heavj even when they receive all the gasoline which they pay for. A dailj theft of $250,000 from the pockets ol motor car owners should not be tol ^ rVxV hind ^jpl b is one Continuous enjoyment. Changes bring scarcely any Dem the smoothness ^ __ if travels. \ ' / I sdatbothe&dttfinSl i a^ctss fsj a mmtrr kw a T THE TQBT ML1 eratcd. Dealers in other commc llties | are required to give full measure and ! as much should be required of those selling gasoline. As a general thing, the retail gasoline, -dealer is honest, but whero there is reason to believe that some are dishonest and they art, not giving their customers the full! amount of gasoline they have bought! and paid for, they should be punished.! In these days of economy even our^ cuffs suffer reverses to save laundry bills. FOR SALE?Five shares stock of the First National Bank of Fort Mill. Apply to W. F. Patterson. R. .F D. 2, Fort Mill, S. 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