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r Scraps and |acts. ? Last Wednesday night Constable J. fe. Shugart arrested a negro named Bitting, for the alleged theft of a gocart. near Huntsville, Yadkin county, N. C.. and on the way to the jail with his prisoner, was overpowered by six blacks who took Bitting from the officer. Sheriff Poindexter was notified of the occurrence and, arriving on the scene with a posse, attempted to arrest the negroes who had attacked the officer and liberated the prisoner, but was met with armed resistance. A pitched battie ensued and a negro named Bitting was killed outright, though it is not known whether it was tho prisoner. Another negro was badly >wounded by the officers, who escaped unhurt. Sheriff Poindexter succeeded In capturing three of the leadem and landed them safely in the Yad kin Jail. ? Joe Andranaco, happier than he has been for years, is in New York waiting the arrival of his daughter, Tillle, who, until a few weeks ago. he believed, was lost in the disaster at Messina. It was nine years ago that Joe kissed Tillle good bye?she was then 3?and left her with her grandparents in Messina. Then the earthquake came and no trace of the girl could be found. She was mourned as dead. But Andranaco often dreamed .that his child was alive and two months ago when he procured his naturalization papers he told United States Commissioner Mark A. Foote, about his dreams. The commissioner sent a letter to the consul general at Genoa, who finally located Tillle In the city hospital there. The consul general learned that Tillle had been caught In some wreckage and washed to a hillside Dy tne tiaai wave ai mcBsina. There she was found three days later by Queen Helena, who accompanied Red Cross nurses to the scene of the catastrophe. ? Gastonia Gazette, Tuesday: As was noted in the second edition of last Friday's Gazette, the Jury in the case of "Irish Jimmy" returned a verdict of guilty. The defendant was sentenced by Judge Connor to the state penitentiary at Raleigh for eight years at hard labor. His attorneys. Messrs. Mangum & Woltz, gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. The appeal bond was fixed at $50 and the appearance bond at $2,000. A period of sixty days was allowed by the judge in which to perfect the appeal. Whether "Irish Jimmy" can raise the required bond -of $2,000 or not is problematical. Sentiment in Gastonia seems to be that he cannot and that if ?hi? to raise this amount he would never be seen In a court room again. This case has attracted unusual attention in Gastonia and the surrounding locality. Crowds which taxed tbe seating capacity of the court room were present at every session of the court. Probably on account of the fact that he was being convicted largely through the testimony of a ^squealer," "Irish Jimmy" had the sympathy of a large part of the spectators. The presence of his wife also aided the prisoner. Mrs. Golden left yesterday afternoon on No. 38 for her home in Brooklyn. She says she is going back home and go to work in further efforts to aid her erring helpmeet. *? Joe McNeely, a negro, was lynched at the Good Samaritan hospital in Charlotte, last Tuesday morning, shortly before 3 o'clock. On last Friday. McNeely waylaid and shot Policeman L. L. Wilson. The policeman " ?" ? *> ** <"v+r\v? nvola was riding aiuug uu a wvwi v^w when the negro commenced firing. Policeman Wilson went down at the first shot; but succeeded in drawing his pistol, and bringing the negro to the ground. The negro was shortly afterward taken to the Good Samaritan hospital. Talk of lynching began to develop at once, and orders were issued to have the negro transferred to the jail; but for some reason the ordter was not compiled with. PoliceThen guarded the negro in the hospital. A mob, ^variously estimated at fifom twenty-five to thirty, broke into the hospital and overpowering the guards with more or less difficulty, took the negro into the street, shot him to death, and dispersed. The affair has of course raised a big row. . Judge Shaw told the grand jury of the affair in a charge, called it murder, said the murderers were at large and instructed that the thing be probed to the bottom. The city government ofTered a reward of $1,000 for information leading to the conviction of the lynchers. Governor Craig, who was at Asheville, announced his inten tlon of vigorously prosecuting tne thirty-five men who, according to his information, had participated. As yet none of the lynchers have been identified. ? The Denver Post of Wednesday, prints statements of nineteen governors attending the conference of governors at Colorado Springs, on President Wilson's message. Most of the statements are favorable. Governor McDonald of New Mexico, declared that the president was right in his views as to the hopelessness of Huerta's attempts to restore order. "As to armed intervention," he added, "I cannot say that I am in favor of it." Gov. Colquitt of Texas, remarked: "Wilson seems to have come around to the opinion of the Texas governor when he says peace and Huerta are at opposite poles." Governor Slaton of Georgia, said the United States would not be Justified in intervention except under the necessity of protecting its own'citizens." Governor Spry of Utah, said: "It is easy to tell Americans to get out of Mexico. None of us want to see war, and personally I don't think the whole of Mexico is worth the lives it might cost, but if we have to go in there with an army, I am In favor of doing the job right and taking over the entire country for ourselves." Ultimate war with Mexico is forecast by Governor Byrne of South Dakota, who says the Wilson plan "looks to ine to be rather a weak policy." Governor Ulster of Washington, said: "It seems to me that the president's position is logical." Governor O'Neal of Alabama: "Huerta can never pacify the country and it would be disgraceful for this country to recognize a man like him. I see no occasion for intervention by this country." ? Harry Thaw won out in the first tilt between the New York lawyers and his own Canadian lawyers, involving the question of deportation. Thaw was arrested in Canada on the charge of being a fugitive. His Canadian attorneys, after getting matters in shape made arrangements to secure his release on a writ of habeas corpus; but when they realized that his release would mean that he would be turned over to the immigration authorities, they changed their tactics. The case came up at Sherbrooke, Quebec, on Wednesday. The court room was "rnwrtcd with Canadian sympathizers wltn Thaw. The New York lawyers appeared with the idea of taking charge of the prisoner; but the judge ruled that New York had no standing in the Canadian court, and there was loud cheering; lead by a woman with the slogan of "Fair play." Then counsel for the state (Canadian) sought to have Thaw arraigned before a magistrate and tne commitment on which he was held quashed. The effect of this would have been to turn the prisoner over to the immigration officers and there would have been little more in the way of his deportation. The judge refused the motion. Then Thaw's counsel asked for leave to withdraw the habeas corpus proceedings and this was granted. The spectators made a big demonstration and the judge, threatened to put somebody In Jail. He afterward declared that in all his experience he had never before seen such conduct in a court room. Thaw was jubilant. Sheriffs and dep utles had been strung uui amug uiC New Hampshire and Vermont borders for the purpose of arresting the prisoner as soon as he should be put across the line. ? Atlanta, August 26: Leo M. Frank today was sentenced to death for the murder of Mary Phagan. Judge Roan fixed October 10 as the date for the execution. Attorneys for the convicted factory superintendent immediately made a motion for a new trial and October 4 was announced as the date for this hearing. This renders it certain that Frank will not be hanged on October 10. since, even if the motion should be overruled, it would take considerable time for the appeal to go through the higher courts. After sentencing Frank, the court or dered Newt Lee, the negro night watchman at the factory, of which Prank was superintendent, to be set at liberty. Lee had been in custody since April 27. James Conley, the negro who confessed to having aided Frank dispose of Mary Phagan's body, still is in jail. It Is believed that upon his indictment as accessory, he will enter a plea of guilty and be given a term of less than three years in the penitentiary. When Leo Frank was brought into court this morning he reaffirmed to the judge his protestation of innocence. He heard his sentence without displaying the least emotion. Only a few persons were present. Frank's wife was hurrying to the court room, but did not arrive until I after the prisoner was being to>;en back to the jail. She followed him to his cell, where she threw her arms ahont him and kissed him repeatedly. Attorneys for Frank in their motion for a new trial set forth that the verr diet was contrary to the evidence; that it was contrary to the law; and that the court, after overruling motions of the defense, allowed certain testimony which was relative to other crimes not mentioned in the bill of indictment. It Is supposed that the latter claims refer to evidence of Frank's moral degeneracy. ?he ^ortuiiile dnquitft. Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILXE, S. O.t FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913. Wilson's message is a message of peace; but it requires the other fellow to be good. The question now is whether Mexico can be good without having to take a spanking. "It is rumored!" Where is the limit to the stories that may be told with that kind of introduction? Those Americans who remain in Mexico will do so on their own responsibility. Of course they should get out at once. We admit that the process is slow, sometimes dreadfully slow; but nevertheless we are a firm believer in the proposition that right will eventually win. We note that although a number of papers are commenting on the GraceTlllman correspondence, only a few are printing It. Why not let the people know the facts? And so Congressman Ragsdale comes In for a part of the glory that attaches to recognition of "farm" paper on the same basis as "commercial" paper. We think that this justifies Mr. RagBdale's election. The city of Charlotte would probably have been as safe In offering one million dollars reward for the apprehension of the lynchers of that negro, as it was in offering one thousand dollars. If there Is no other way for it, it might be a good idea to hold a county convention made up of members se* llnno fnr IWieu iliuilg icpirsciuawTc Kuco, >V the purpose of selecting a location for the proposed new court house. It Is the common theory over In Charlotte that McNeely, the negro who shot Policeman Wilson, was crazy with cocaine bought illegally, and the question arises as whether the negro or the party who sold the cocaine is the more dangerous man. President Wilson could have made things easier for the time being by recognizing that assassin, Huerta; but then it would have settled nothing. The probability is that it would be only a few months before Huerta's assassin would be presenting himself for recognition. We are printing the correspondence between Mayor Grace and Senator Tillman because it deals with things the public should know about. We are not commenting upon the correspon dence ror ine reason mai we preiei every reader of It to reach his own conclusions. Sheriff White of Spartanburg meant It when he told the mob he would shoot; but those Charlotte policemen who were supposed to be guarding the wounded negro chained to a bed In the hospital did not mean it, and that was the difference. The Charlotte negro was lynched, and the Spartanburg negro wasn't. \"* * ' nn nroJonoo nf hovlnc atllfl led '.hat currency bill as thoroughly as haj. Mr. Glass or Mr. Henry; but we are unable to see anything else than that amendment which provides for certain agricultural securities as a basis of note issue, comprehends about all that Mr. Henry haB been fighting for. If it does not comprehend all that Mr. Henry has been fighting for, and yet Mr. Henry Is satisfied, we do not see why Mr. Glass should care to dispute the matter any further. The board of directors of the penitentiary has announced Its Intention to open bids on September 10 for from 200 to 300 convicts to be employed In th* penitentiary for the manufacture of leather goods and furniture. We had hoped that the knitting mill controversy had entirely put a stop to the use of convicts for manufacturing purposes; but it seems not. Economic dealing with convicts along humane lines Is a difficult proposition; but we do not like the idea of hiring them to Individ uals or private corporations. The Enquirer received this morning a call from Mr. W. J. Erwin, editor and one of the proprietors of the Chester Reporter. Mr. Erwin was on his way to Piedmont Springs with Mrs. Rrwln for a brief and well deserved rest. Speaking of the Reporter, It gives us pleasure to say that during the past half a dozen years It has taken its place as one of the best and most successful semi-weekly newspapers in the state. Under the business and mechanical management of Mr. Jake Perkins. and the editorial direction of Mr. Erwin this paper has steadily and surely forged ahead overcoming numerous difficulties In keeping abreast with the progress of Chester and Chester county, and winning and holding a place as an Institution of which its owners and makers have a right to be proud. The ideal country newspaper is one whose editors and proprietors recognize subserviency to nobody and responsibility to subscribers alone, and while we do not know that the Reporter under its new management has ever been subjected to a decisive test in this particular, we believe that in the event of such a test it would pass . through a fire unscathed. If the people of New York become thoroughly aroused as to that guber4 ~f* ** ?111 m(n ntif naionai tmuuiiun, ouiki win nm ??>., and we certainly hope so. As we have taken occasion to say before, we cannot approve any corruption of the electorate. It is quite possible, not only possible; but probable, that Sulzer was a party to the corruption of the electorate; but since conditions have come to such a pass that It was impossible to be elected otherwise, how could Mr. Sulzer have been governor? But even If so elected, when put to the test of real manhood he measures up to that test, why should he not be sustained? If he Is not sustained, how can there be any hope of lessening the corruption that festers throughout the politics of the great state of New York? The Presbyterian Standard is telling the Charlotte Observer that what it does not know about the efficacy of prayers for rain is a plenty. We have our notions about this whole subject; but we do not see where any good is to he accomnlished in airing them. A story, however, told by a Yorkvllle minister, furnishes a very good Illustration In point. When a certain congregation sought to make as a condition precedent to the call of a new pastor, a guarantee that the pastor's prayers for rain would be promptly answered, the pastor stipulated his willingness to go into the contract, provided that he would never be required to deliver the goods except when the entire congregation was unanimous in Its desire. As we understand the Observer, it is not willing to dispute the efficacy of a prayer for rain under such circumstances. The most interesting political development coming to light last night was the statement emanating from the Brown headquarters to the effect that the Johnson workers In Spartan mills onfl tho hnnndnrv district* nf the citv. are strenuously stressing the Blease and anti-Blease issue, which was propagated into the campaign sometime ago. They state that the Johnson supporters are telling the voters in the mill villages that the encumbent mayor is a staunch proponent of Governor Cole L. Blease, and voted for him in the last gubernatorial campaign; that, when they come into the heart of Spartanburg, they either deny or keep quiet on Mr. Johnson's allegiance to Blease. It was impossible to reach Mr. Johnson over the telephone last night to receive his affirmation or denial of these statements. This city has always voted two to one against Blease, and the surprising development of the campaign was that the lines should have been drawn?Spartanburg Herald. Of course the foregoing is given only for what it is worth?Spartanburg's lo. cal politics; but how wonderfully it sounds like a very general practice that was so familiar in this county last summer. The Augusta Herald has rushed to the defense of Judge Emery Speer, who is threatened with impeachment by the house representatives. The Herald asserts that Judge Speer has a record of more than twenty years of honest, fearless service during which he has upheld the rights of the poor and humble with the same conscious fearlessness that he has meted out justice to the rich and powerful, and the fight against him now is merely because he has done his duty all throughout the past. According to the Herald, the, judge's enemies are after him, not because he has been doing any wrong, but because he has been unwilling to allow himself to be used to do wrong. We do not pretend to know a great deal about Judge Speer's case. So far as we know, he may or may not deserve impeachment; but we have seen enough in times past to know that the matter is one in which great care should be exercised. It is a fact that there are unjust judges who are willing to prostitute the responsibilities of their sacred office at the command of unscrupulous men In power and Influence, and we know that Judges who will not yield to the desires of such men have to be extremely careful against the time when they may have to answer for their righteousness. Judge Speer's case is probably one or the other, but which we do not know. The Southern Christian Advocate, which not long ago had something sensational to say about some of the curious new fashions in women's dress, has turned Its batteries on the new fangled dances. In Its current Issue it prints the following: It Is difficult for us to conceive why so many women in recent years are disposed to so deport themselves In manr o n A /lr<iuD o a Q fonr vouru O CTf\ Ti'flll 1H have barred them from respectable society. As intimated some time ago the better element of our people, through the home, the press, and the pulpit, should do all possible to prevent this tendency to licentiousness. We see it stated that Bishop Thomas B. Byrne, a Roman Catholic of Tennessee, has issued orders forbidding his members to dance the tango, turkey-trot, and other dances of that character, and has instructed his priests to grant no absolution for those who indulge in such dances. He declares that It is a principle of Catholic morals that no penitent who is not sincerely contrite for his sins can be absolved. He therefore says: "Should any priest attempt to absolve such a penitent the absolution would be worthless, and the confession would be a curse rather than a blessing." The bishop goes so far as to say that the members who attend these dances will be excommunicated. He uses this strong language: "These Infamous dances are the spawn of the red light district and the means of securing from the homes of virtue recruits for bawdy houses." If these dances are such as has been described to us it is difficult to conceive how any pure minded woman could for one moment consent to participate in such obscenely sensuous pleasures. New* Communications, Etc. Although many a paragraph has been published in the effort to explain the significance of various newspaper communications, etc., it appears that there arc atlll oeoule who simply won't un derstand. There has to he some responsibility for everything a newspaper prints, and that responsibility lies with the editor and the publisher?the personal and moral responsibility with the editor and the financial responsibility with the publisher. There are lots of people who have an Impression that tilings can be published without responsibility; but such people do not think. They merely gathered an idea of that kind and hold to It. The main business of a newspaper is to publish the news, ana every editor of such a paper is glac to get all the hews he can; but if he would have due regard to possible consequences, he must know where that news comes from?where his paper can be Justified In case justification becomes necessary. One very interesting department of The Enquirer Is its "About People" locals. It is not generally appreciated, perhaps, but there is as much careful labor expended In the collection of all these Items as there Is on any other department. This column for instance, can be filled with short notes or long eaiionais inree iimeo uver whii less trouble and labor than Is required to get up half a column of "personals." Most of the "personals" are secured through the alertness of members of the staff trained to the work; but it Is impossible for members of the staff to get jthem all. Many Intelligent readers realize this, and take the trouble to write or telephone us of the coming and going of people in whom they are interested, and this is very much appreciated, even though sometimes we may have already had' the information. Sometimes persons send a personal in writing and neglect to sign a name to identify the sender, and of course such information is not used unless it has previously been procured from some other source. When the sender fails to make himself or herself known, there is no guarantee of the genuineness of the information, and it Is only In rare cases that the editor would be Justified in an attempt at verification. Following the distribution of the last Issue of The Enquirer, there was received an article on the subject of the location of the court house. The article was anonymous, and aside from that was unobjectionable; but the writer should have known that it would not have been published except over his signature. In last Friday's Issue of the paper was a statement of facts as carefully as the same could be collected with the means at hand, In connection with an alleged miscarriage of Justice. The object of the publication was to let whoever might be Interested know what was going on. Mr. J. E. McAlllley of Bullock's Creek township, had reason to believe that he knew the circumstances of the case as they were and came out with a statement of things as he saw it. His statement was published gladly, of course, because whether he Is mistaken In any pui ut UIUI ui HUI, IIICIC m IIU qucaLiuii of his honesty of purpose, nor Is there any question of the fact that he threw more light on the subject, and light Is what Is wanted. Where a writer wants to give his views on any question of neighborhood interest, or of public moment, it is perfectly proper for him to send a communication to a newspaper, If he so desires, and what he has to say should be published over his signature; but it is a mistake to think that the editor has no responsibility In regard to such matters. In the case of matters that happen to be silly or absurd, the editor is subject to criticism for giving it publicity, and In case of matters that happen to be libelous, the editor and publisher are subject to the same personal and legal responsibility as the writer. It is not the custom of The Enquirer to print the name of the writer of nnrelv new a statements for reasons that are obvious. It Is of no concern to the reader to know the writer; but he is concerned only as to the reliability of the Information. The newspaper must assume responsibility for this, and on that account must know where to go In case of question. BLEASE AND SULZER Governor of South Carolina Upholds Governor of New York. Governor Blease some days ago'-received a letter from Governor Sulzer of New York describing the situation in that state, the New York governor alleging that Boss Murphy, of Tammany, is trying to make a rubber stamp of him, Sulzer. Governor Blease replied to the letter under date of last Tuesday as follows: "Hon. William Sulzer, Governor, "Albany, N. Y. "My Dear Governor Sulzer:?Your letter of August 23 has been received. I am in full sympathy with you, and sincerely hope that you will be able to convince the people of New York and the people of the United States that you are absolutely innocent of any wronsrdoinK. I mvself last summer went through Just about what you are going through now, except that they did not attempt the impeachment proceedings. I convinced the people of South Carolina that I was being persecuted and they stood by me, and the main thing for you to do is to let the politicians and ringsters howl and squirm, and convince the people that you are right, and they will never forsake you. Trust in God and the white people, and you will always be a winner. "So far as South Carolina is concerned you and you alone are looked upon as the governor of New York. 1 think Mr. Glynn is showing very much the 'dog-in-the-manger* spirit, and the best element of the people of this country, I am satisfied, think about Glynn as I do?that he is a cheap politician endeavoring to get a little notoriety out of the misfortune of another, which kind of conduct no honest man ever sympathizes with. "With best wishes, "Very respectfully, "Cole L. Blease, Governor." Sulzer*s Letter. The letter from Mr. Sulzer follows: August 23rd, 1913. Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Governor Blease: Just a few lines to inform you regarding my struggle here to give the people of the state of New York honest government. I feel confident your sympathy will be with me; and anything you can do to help will certainly be appreciated by the decent citizens of our country. You have no conception of the obstacles in my way. Neither have you any idea of the obstacles that beset me. When the political boss found out that he could not control me, and make me a rubber stamp, he did everything in his power to destroy me politically. However, I have no fear of the ultimate result. The truth will prevail, and right makes might. In the future as in the past, you and all my friends can rely on me to do my duty, as I see the right, and God gives me the light, regardless of personal consequences. mu ~ ~ U /mi n/11 n <y ma tfr lilt? Biuivrin ate iiuuuutiiQ me, iui. Murphy and his hirelings are traducing me, and trying In every conceivable way to get mud to throw at me. However, I can assure you there is little, or nothing, In the charges made against me. Most of the stuff Murphy and his agents put in the newspapers about me is baseless, and pure fabrication. They know this, and they know It will not in the last analysis hurt me: but they also know It disconcerts and worries Mrs. Sulzer. When Boss Murphy told me he would destroy me, If I would not do his bidding, I defied him to do his worst, and declared I could continue to do my best. No matter what becomes of me, the fight for good government will go on?and ultimately triumph. With the aid of the decent people of the state, I shall go forward. 11 cannot do otherwise. With best wishes, believe me, as ever, Very sincerely your friend, Wm. Sulzer. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Loan and Savings Bank?Says that success is that point to which all efforts are directed and tells you one way to attain it. Cloud Cash Store?New fall goods are arriving slowly. You are Invited to see the new goods. Klrkpatrick-Belk Co.?Saturday and Monday will sell $2 jointed dolls at 98 cents each. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Have iron and composition roofing, and roofing paint and want to supply you. York Drug Store?Has complete lines of supplies for school children, and asks you to let It supply you. Committee?Announces the production of three-act drama, "Molly's TIf?" of Qhn rnn ooViaa! M a? Hqv TWVLJfi Ui UIIUIVII OVIIVUI, UIUUUUJ evening. J. J. Enloe?Is coming with a full line of samples of Wear-Ever aluminum cooking utensils. Carroll Bros.?Want husbands to remember that if they want good bread, they should buy Perfection flour. J. J. Keller & Co.?Emphasize their ability to furnish anything and everything in lumber and building > supplies. J. C. Wilborn?Oifers selections from a number of new offerings of farm lands in different sections of the county. City Market?When you want choice meats this market wants your orders. Cattle, eggs and hides wanted at all times. York Supply Co.?Wants you to remember it when you want anything in lumber. It has bagging, ties, cotton baskets, sheets, field seeds, etc. I. W. Johnson?Asks you to see him for lard, Snowdrift and Cottolene. He has a fresh supply. Palmetto Monument Co.?Says that Its monuments are dally demonstrating their Buneriorltv in aualltv?it em phasizes quality. J. H. Witherspoon, Supt.?Gives notice to parents that school children must be vaccinated. Yorkvllle B. & M. Co.?Has a fresh shipment of Melrose flour, and also carries a complete stock of the best groceries. D, E. Boney, Agent?Warns you not to leave your property uninsured. Information from the Beersheba section is to the effect that there Is good promise of a corn crop out that way. Cotton is only fairly good. That is an excellent paper that Miss Brandon read at Wednesday's meeting of the Bethel Improvement association at Forest Hill, and the reader will be especially struck with the broad and comprehensive view the author takes of country life. M nnrlau in registration dav again and it is up to those who have not already gotten certificates to turn out and get them. People who have certificates and who realize the Importance of having every white man who is entitled to register to do so, should Interest themselves in the matter of securing a full turn out. All The Enquirer's readers may be reached by other means than through The Enquirer; but there is no other way by which they can be reached as effectively. This is true of any newspaper. Every newspaper that has lived and labored long enough to make enemies, also has friends, and a newspaper's friends are more strongly influenced by a given advertisement in Its columns than they would be by the same advertisement reaching them through some other medium. Thousands of the most intelligent advertisers recognize the correctness of the principle here laid down, and govern themselves accordingly. It is on this basis for instance, that certain classes of New York business men use all the papers of the city in certain cases, mine III UllICI VUOCD V..VJ w?v v?v tain papers. WITHIN THE TOWN ? The first bale of new cotton sold on this market last year was on September 4. ? The new Presbyterian manse, now nearing completion. Is quite a handsome structure. ? And nothing has been done toward concreting the Liberty street sidewalk from Congress street to the Southern depot. ? Manager Wray of the Yorkville opera house, has booked Mutt and Jeff and Coburns minstrels for the next few months, and he says these are the only two shows he will have. ? The Congress street sewer became clogged during Tuesday and began to be offensive to people living in the vicinity of Congress and Madison street corner; but as soon as Superintendent Wray learned of the trouble he cor reeled ji. ? Mr. B. N. Moore bought the first bale of new cotton on the Yorkvllle market, Wednesday morning, from Mr. T. H. Roof, who lives on Mr. Robert Wltherspoon's place. The bale graded strict middling, weighed 519 pounds and brought 12 cents. ? The proposed change of schedule of trains Nos. 7 and 8 on the Carolina and North-Western that was to have gone into efTect on September 7, has been recalled. The change had been tentatively decided upon; but the statement in The Enquirer was premature. ? Those who were hoping for the establishment of a public cotton weigher system In Yorkvllle are still hoping; but there seems to be no probability of such a thing this season, notwithstanding the fact that the sentiment among i cotton sellers Is stronger now than It has ever been. ? Mary Easterllng, an old negro woman who lives near Yorkvllle, was quite painfully hurt this morning when a mule which she and a negro boy were driving became frightened In front of the McConnell Dry Goods Co.'s store. Both the woman and boy were thrown out of the buggy, and the woman re- . ceived a wound In her head and painful bruises to her right leg. The boy, in endeavoring to stop the run-away I mule, was dragged under the over- ' turned buggy for a distance of twenty-five feet or more, before stopping the frightened animal. BETHEL IMPROVEMENT ' The Bethel Improvement association met at Forest Hill academy last i Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with a good attendance, with Mr. R. T OouId tha nronldent. In the chair. Several new members were enrolled, bringing the total up to fifty- ] three, and it was decided that the next meeting be held at Oak Ridge school 1 on Saturday, September 6, at 3.30 1 p. m. The ieading paper read at the Forest Hill meeting was by Miss Helen | Brandon, on Country Life. It was as follows: | In looking back over the develop- i ment of our country, we notice that the progress of western civilization, i the modern city, the center of thought, has been dangerously onesided: that and force of influence in national af- , fairs, has been developed to the neg- J lect and In some ways at the expense of the country. On the other hand we agree that the welfare of the rural ' population is a matter of paramount 1 importance to the city population, and to the nation at large, and that 1 the remedy for rural backwardness is l to be sought for In the rural mind. Better farming simply means the application of the teaching of modern science to the practice of agriculture. Better business is the application of economic principles and modern commercial methods to the business side of the farming industry. Better living is the building up in rural communities of a domestic and social life which will withstand the growing attractions of the modern city. If common work and social intercourse with a circle of friends is to prevail in the long run over the lure which the city offers, to eye, ear and pocket, there must be a change in the rural home, rural school and rural church. Let us notice if any changes have taken place in these institutions in our country. The home has been decided upon as the most fundamental agency working toward the UDbuildinor of conntrv life. It is the center of all Interests and the heart of the whole farm. All social movements In any way related to the welfare of country living must be rooted in the home. The school and church, to gain life and permanency, must establish vital connections with it. The home, in other words, absorbs the efforts of all other socialising agencies and redirects these efforts into the lives for whom it is maintained. The immediate need for the improvement of farm-home life is for the better control and decrease of household labor. This, in turn, calls for the better planning and reconstruction of farm houses, and the vocational education of country women. The chief occupation of the country home, as we all know, is farming. The fact remains that rural life is undergoing a rapid expansion. Materially, socially and Intellectually the farmer is broadening. The plowman is no longer content to keep his eye forever on the furrow. Thousands of farmers are farming on a scientific basis. The number of specialists among farmers is increasing, and new methods are being rapidly developed. It is the business of the educational welfare, to turn their attention to the improvement of the rural school. The country population has a right to hold its old advantages. No amount of mere preaching to rural school teachers will make the country schools sufficiently better. The situation requires economic advantages and social pressure to produce results. Our experience shows that country life and institutions have been modified by far W.U11U111U110 ctunuuiiv, ouuiai, political, legislative and administrative. They must be re-created by the use of the same large forces. If wealth has gone to the cities, at least a small part of their riches must be returned for the education of country youth. This means the doing away with the antiquated principle that schools must be supported by local funds. Expenditure for the education of a child differs materially from that used for building roads or for supplying fire protection. The efficiency of a child has a potential significance for the country at large. Tomorrow he may become a citizen of a town or city. The training of country boys and glrli is not a local problem; it is the responsibility of the whole state. The past decade has been an especially fruitful one In the field of public education. The country school has not been omitted in the process of reconstruction and criticism, and probably no question has received more thought and attention during the past decade than, "How to improve the rural school?" Hundreds of articles have been written, addresses made and reports printed on this subject Efforts have also concentrated in the quality of the teacher. This certainly was needed and there is still much room for improvement along this line. The result is that after almost two decades of agitation for improvement, the rural school stands about where it was at the beginning. The teacher is a little better and the course of instruction contains a little more that Is really worth while, but the school still lacks almost all of the elements which go to make It a strong educational factor In the lives of country children. Country church conditions vary in different localities quite as much as home conditions. Here and there in exceptional communities are found prosperous country churches almost ideal in every way. In hundreds of rural localities the church problem is rather one of over-churching than of under-churching. There are no local churches. Church attendance is irregular and Infrequent. In other instances church buildings are old and dilapidated, congregations small, pastors unpaid, and all local church history is but a pitiful story of struggle for life. It Is the general impression that farmers as a class, are extremely sectarian. That this Is frequently true in individual Instances, must be confessed; but upon the whole farmers are far more liberal minded in matters of religion than is commonly realized. But the new farmer is a man of marked spirituality and generous charity. These new farmers, who have outgrown all petty creeds, are only waiting to welcome the religion of common humanity. Just what this religion shall be cannot now be determined. Rural life, extensive and intensive alike, has been revolutionized in an parts of our country. In every quarter there are individuals and communities that have won such prosperity and happiness as the soil never before yielded. The application of new scientific knowledge have made the tilling of the earth a new industry. The organization of rural life has in some places brought it to a degree of efficiency and comfort never before known. ABOUT PEOPLE Miss Mamie Smith of Hickory Grove, Is visiting In Rock Hill. Mrs. W. S. Hogue of Yorkvllle R. F. D. 2, is visiting in Pageland, S. C. Miss Mabel Berry of Yorkvllle, Is visiting relatives in Shelby, N. C. J. S. Brlce, Esq., of Yorkvllle, went to Union this morning on business. Mrs. P. B. Parks of Rock H411, is the guest of Miss Annie McPheeters in Yorkvllle. Miss Lottie Bell Simril of Yorkvllle R. F. D. 7, is visiting relatives In Old Point. Mr. J. E. StrouD of Yorkvllle, Is spending several days at Piedmont Springs. Capt. J. J. C. Steele of Waxhaw, is visiting his son. Dr. S. L. Steele, In Yorkville. Mrs. W. W. Dixon of Wlnnsboro, is visiting her sister Mrs. W. F. Marshall In Yorkville. Mrs. Lilly Withers of Charleston, Is the guest of Mr. T. W. Speck's family In Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moore of Yorkville are spending several days in Blacksburg. Miss Marie McCants of Wlnnsboro is visiting her aunt Miss Fannie Wardlaw in Yorkville. < Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Dunlap of Yorkville R. F. D. 3, visited relatives in Old Point, this week. Miss Lillian Harris of Rock Hill, Is visiting the family of Mr. T. F. Dunlap, I on Yorkville No. 3. , Mrs. S. M. McConnell and daughter, ( Miss Kate, of Chester, are visiting relatives in Yorkville. Mrs. R. D. Dorsett and children of i Yorkville, are visiting relatives and ] friends in Newport. j Mr. and Mrs. D. Crosland of Aiken, I are visiting their daughter Mrs. F. C. I Riddle, In Yorkville. Mrs. W. A. Coltharp of Fort Mill, Is 1 visiting the family of Mr. J. C. Burge j on Yorkvllle R. F. C. 3. Misses Addle and Beulah Matthews , of Clover, visited Mrs. Ada Thomasson ( In Yorkvllle this week. I Miss Eliza Thomasson of Char- | lotte. Is the guest of Mrs. Ada Thorn- 1 asson's family In Yorkvllle. < Mr. R. B. Lowry of Yorkvllle, is | spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Lowry Guy, on Chester No. 4. Rev. E. B. Hunter, who has been 1 spending his vacation In Arkansas, has I returned to his home at Sharon. 1 Mrs. W. C. Latimer and daughter ] Miss Ethel of Yorkvllle, are visiting 1 Mrs. W. E. Dendy In Monroe, Ga. Editor YV. J. Erwin, of the Chester Reporter, and Mrs. Erwin passed through Yorkvllle this morning on their I way to Piedmont Springs where they expect to spend ft short while. Miss Aggldel Moore of McConnellsvllle left for her'home yesterday after a visit to Miss Wllmore Logan, In ! Yorkville. Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Mrs. ! Amelia McFadden of Flint street, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. P. W. Love, of Yorkville. Mr. E. I* Stewart, formerly meat cutter at the City Market, has taken a position as meat cutter at Mr. Q. W. ? Sherer'a market Master John Dupre who has been spending several weeks with relatives in Bpartanburg, has returned to his home in Yorkvllli.^ < V^T /. \ ' Mrs. M. W. White and children of Yorkville returned yesterday after a three weeks' visit to Mrs. White's mother at Riverside. Mesdames R. L. Deylnney ; of No.. 4, Torkvllie, D. W. Carson <*/No. 1, Fil- ' bert and R L. Scott, of No. 3, Yorkville, are at Piedmont Springs. Misses Reaux Jones , of Columbia. Eliza Wylie of Lancaster, and Catherine Zent of Camden, are the guests of IfflsB Elizabeth Finley In Yorkville. Mr. Theodore Spencer of Yorkville* ah efriploye of tne Piedmont Telephone company, had three toes broken l^st Monday by a telephone pole falling on his foot. Miss Mary Fant Hemdon of York- J ville, left Tuesday to visit relatives in Spartanburg. She was accompanied by her gmeat, Miss Rebekah McJunkln, of Dallas, Texas. Mr. N. C. McCorkle, manager of the : Piedmont Telephone Co., left Wednesday for a ten days' stay at Blowing Rock, N. C. Mr. Thos. Hedgpath is in charge of the local telephone lines during Mr. McCorkle's absence. Mrs. H. H. Crossland and sons, Masters Herbert and Eugene, left for their home in Bennettsvllle this morning af ter several weeks' visit to Mrs. urosj-j land's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist, In Yorkvllle. Rev. and Mrs. L. T. Phillips of Rock Hill, and Rev. and Mrs. O. M. Abney of Piedmont, are visiting the family of Mr. R. & Montgomery In Yorkvllle. Rev. Mr. Abney Is a former pastor of the Yorkvllle Methodist church. A large number of friends of the contracting parties gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E* M. Shillingiaw on the eastern out-skirts of Yorkvllle , Wednesday afternoon, to witness the marriage of Miss Ida Ormond and Mr. John Clark Webber. Rev. Ben Hoke, of Blacksburg, performed the ceremony, after which a delightful refreshment course was served the Invited guests. Mr. and Mrs. Webber left Wednesday afternoon for Hendersonvllle to spend I a few days after which they will be at home at Blacksburg. Coneross special of August 25 to the Keowee Courier: The meeting which has been in progress here for the past week, came to a close Saturday with th morning service. Rev. Machen. pastor of the Baptist church in Yorkvllle, left Saturday afternoon and is laboring this week in another field. The meeting here has been a source i of great good to the community and to our church. Rev. Machen Is a man filled with the spirit of the Lord and cannot help telling others about It and tries to bring all sinners to Christ He Is a deep thinker and a highly educated man, but puts the Gospel so plainly I that a little child can understand. The good music rendered by our pastor and Mr. Grubbs made the services more attractive. Besides the revival among the church members there are twelve candidates for baptism as a result of the meeting. ' : : t . . . | LOCAL LACONIC8 I Alfalfa Bulletins. Mr. Sam M. Grist, secretary of the Torkville Alfalfa association, has received a supply of Farmer's Bulletin ; No. 339, which tells all about alfalfa ; growing. Had His Arm Removed. Mr. John C. Jackson, of Yorkvllle, submitted to an operation at the Fenhel Infirmary in Rock Hill yesterday, involving the amputation of his left j arm below the elbow. The operation was because of a malignant sore that I had been troubling Mr. Jackson for a ' number of yeara Information this ; morning is that Mr. Jackson is getting along as nicely as could be expected; j but on account of his advanced age, i family and friends are very much con- ; cerned as to the final result. Clover's First Bale. Clovef's first bale of cotton was sold J on Wednesday the 27 th. It was raised . and sold by Mr. S. J. Clinton, weighed j 417 pounds, and was bought by Mr. I W. P. Smith at 111 cents. In addition | to the amount received from Mr. Smith, Mr. Clinton received a prize of $6.00 in < gold from the Bank of Clover, the I amount it always pays to the seller of ' the firs bale on that market, and the J bale was ginned free of charge by the 1 Clover Cotton Oil and Ginning Co. The j first bale last year was sold September ! 6 by Mr. E. A. McCarter. Mr. Clinton ] sold the first bale in 1909 on September I 3. ; Serving the Sentence. ( E. F. Jacobs, who plead guilty at < the last term of the court of general | sessions to a charge of assault and ^ battery with intent to ravish, is serv- i ing his sentence of one year, on the * county chalngang. Jacob's case had * been continued for several terms, but t at the last court of general sessions, t he plead guilty upon advice of coun- j sel, and was sentenced to pay a fine t of $150, or serve twelve months on the t chalngang. He took an appeal In the ! case in order that he might have time 'f to raise the $160 fine, but being un- ( able to raise the money, he had to take t the twelve months' imprisonment. ' Killed an Otter. J Andrew, seventeen-year-old son of \ Mr. Ellas A. McCarter, killed an otter r on his father's farm on the head-wat- J ers of Allison Creek a few days ago. ( Shortly after young McCarter had gone t Into the bottoms to pull fodder, he saw 1 what was to him a strange animal, [ making its way toward the creek, and . he put the dogs after it. The dogs, of course took up the chase with great ? eagerness; but it was not long until . it began to appear doubtful as to . whether they would succeed In the cap- , ture, and so the young man went after ; his gun with which he killed the animal. He did not know what he had , until he took It to Clover and learned ( from some of the people there. The , otter weighed fifteen pounds. J Yorkville vs. Rock Hill. e Yorkvllle defeated the Community * Boys' baseball team of Rock Hill, In a g game on the Rock Hill grounds, Tues- t day afternoon by a score of 7 to 3. ? Gaulden, the Yorkvll'e pitcher, was in g good form, allowing only four hits and a was well backed by his team mates, f while the Rock Hill boys made a num- c ber of errors. This is the second game t between the two teams, the Communi- a ty Boys winning the first game, a 13- a inning contest, by a score of 6 to 4. v Another game is to be arranged be- n tween the two teams, but the place g and time have not yet been decided F upon. This deciding game will prob- a ably be the last of the season, since E the boys immediately begin practicing a football after the schools begin the fall a terms. The batteries in Tuesday's v fame were: Rock Hill?Comer and a slmrll; Yorkvllle?Gaulden and Nlch- v ols. I Robinson-Neely. * Rock Hill special of August 28, to g Charlotte Observer: Wednesday even- tl Ing In Ebenezer, Miss Lillle Belle Nee- 11 ly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John | Bishop Neely, became the bride of Mr. c William Pressley Robinson of Lancas- g ter. Officiating' ministers were Rev. J. jj r. Dendy and Dr. R. L. Robinson, pres- q Ident of the Woman's college at Due tl Went, and a brother of the groom. About seventy-five relatives and friends were present at the ceremony, but this was followed Immediately by a reception which was attended by several hundred friends. Following this the couple left for a northern bridal trip. The bride is an attractive young woman, a graduate of Wlnthrop, bright and popular. The groom Is one of Lancaster's progressive young men, a lawyer by profession, and has represented his county in the state legislature one year. 8erious Baseball Accident. A serious accident occurr^ at the baseball ground at Union yesterday afternoon about five o'clock, whgp Mr. W. C. Quinh was knocked uncongfclous %Y\ coming'in contact with Robert Ladr-i rence In an endeavor to catch a M ua.ii. union ana i/iover were piaying baseball and Mr, Qulnn waa catching and Mr. Lawretice pitching. A fly was! knocked between the home b&8? and the] pitcher's box. Both the young man' tried to catch the ball and ran Ityor each other. Mr. Qutnn's cheek bo&e] was broken and he was knocked un-'., conscious, in which state he. has rp-J mained since the accident occurred./ Mr. Lawrence, although stunned for a Uttle while, escaped injury. Mr. Quinn was removed to the residence of Mr. Tom Wood .and medical attention waa Immediately given him. This morning he was resting easier, but the doctors had been unable to ascertain the extent of his injuries. , The Depot at 8haron. t The business people of Sharon feel that they are entitled to better accommodations at their railroad station than they now have. The depot now in use is the same one erected when thei road was completed about twenty-six years ago, and does not offer the conveniences for handling freight or the comfort for passengers that the importance of the town would seem to warrant, and those especially interested In the matter recently forwarded a petition to General Manager R H. Coapman setting forth the facts In the case and asking for improvements in keeping with the importance of the town as a business point. Mr. Coapman replied promptly and courteously and assured those to whom his letter was addressed that the matter would be looked into. It is claimed that more solid car loads of freight are received at Sharon than at any point, with poe slbly one exception, on the Marlon and KingviUe division between Blacksburg and Camden, and it .is also a fact that each year around Ave thousand bales of cotton are shipped from there, and that the town.:is probably one of the largest shippers of cotton seed of any point in the upper part of the state. How 8tones Grow. There is no accounting for the way stories grow. With many papers a small basis of fact is plenty on which to build, and others require no facts at all. Not long ago, without the previous .knowledge of the gentleman referred to; but on good authority, The Enquirer printed a statement to the effect that Mr. C. M. Inman intends if be can get satisfactory seasons to sow one hundred acres of crimson clover. From the Marlon Star of this week, we clip the following credited to the Wilmington, N. C., Star: "Mr. C. M. Inman, a progressive farmer of Tork county, 8. C., Is gplng to demonstrate how cattle and stock can be fed without depending . upon "ranges" to which frequent reference is made in the newspapers when the cattle and dairying industry is mentioned, as a future possibility for the south. Mr. Inman has made a fine success in the growing of alfalfa* and he is going to plant a thousand acres in clover, alfalfa, vetch sufl forage crops. He is going to dem nstrate that cultivated pastures and forage harvests beat the so-called an^. largely mythical cattle ranges of the west" We assume that the foregoing is based on the statement in The Enquirer. That more or less Imagination, .has since been brought into play is quite evident MERE-MENTION. W-M&vg Erasmus Vassalo, a Sicilian, has been released from an Italian prison at Ancona, after serving thirty-eight years for a murder be did not commit. Two pther prisoners charged with the same crime and equally innocent, died in priBon.. .'.Five persons were killed and four seriously injured at Hammond, Ind., Sunday night, whn an express train hit an autojnobile on a grade crossing... .William J. Alcdck, United States consular agfent at Huelva, Spain was seriously stabbed in his office Monday,, by an insane Spaniard^. P. Drew Caminettl's trial on charges of violating the Mann White Slave law, was commenced at San Francisco, Tuesday....... .Prince Arthur of Cbnnaught, son of the P"ke of Connaught, present governor general ot Canada, is to be appointed to that office to succeed .his father Prince William Frederick Hermann Otto Charles of Weld, has been selected by the powers to occupy the throne of the newly formed Balkan state, Albania v.. Fishermen at Lav&lette, N. J., on Monday, landed a 20-foot man-eating shark. When cut open the foot of a child with shoe and stocking was found in its stomach The proposed appearance of Jack Johnson, the negro prize tighter, at London music tails, Has been indefinitely postponed because of protests made by other performers as well as the public \ man who claims to be the original Charlie Ross, kidnapped from Phllalelphia in 1874 and never found, Is exiting a little InU -est at Cleveland, 5hio Governor Hatfield of West Virginia, has appointed W. W. Sanders i negro, to be state librarian At he Kansas City, Mo., stockyards Monlay, 38,000 head of cattle were recelv;d, the largest single day's receipts in he history of the yards. The heavy tales were due to drought In the western states Under a recently passed aw, convicts of Illinois are to be put o work on the public roads of the itate. The convicts are to be put strlcty on their Individual honor not to try o escape when working away from the itate prison In case of sudden emergency there are 1,000 marines at t he League Island navy yard, Philadelphia who could be aboard ship and -eady to sail within two hours after eceipt of orders..... .Hew York state viii get an iniieriianve uix ui uiipiujunately $5,000,000 from the estate of the ate Anthony N. Brady, If present esImates of the estate are correct...... Thas. Mayer, a former mail clerk on he battleship Alabama, was landed in Philadelphia, Monday, charged with obbing letters passing through his lands of $139. Mayer was arrested In London on June 28, after a chase cov ring 15,000 miles Seven cotton nills, employing between i.OOO and 7,>00 operatives began work Monday afer a shut down of fifteen weeks )ne thousand longshoremen of the iamburg-Amerlcan line at New York. vent on a strike Monday Spread ng rails wrecked a Chesapeake and )hlo train at Bremo, Va., Tuesday, in* uring twenty-one persons Shernan B. Porter and his wife, were killd at South Deerfleid, Mass., Tuesday, vhile crossing a railroad track in an .utomoblle. The chauffeur failed to totlce the approach of an express rain The postmaster and aslstant postmaster at Columbia. Pa.. lave been placed under bonds of 1,000 each, following their arrest on , charge of stealing $591 of pcstofflce unds Dr. G. Stanley Hall, of ?!arke university, Worcester, Mass., old several hundred school teachers t Boston, Tuesday, that unruly pupils hould be whipped while the teacher in the full tide of righteous Indention James Boyd, a young nero, shot a negro woman to death in 'hlladelphia, Tuesday night. When negro policeman attempted to arrest i loyd, the policeman was shot to death. ' ??aK r\f 1 AAA nocrnoa Aailffht Rovd nd were about to lynch him. when he ras rescued by two white policemen nd locked up Mrs. Wm. Velie, ife of a wealthy citizen of Moilne. 11., was held under $1,000 bail bond t Hoboken, N. J., Tuesday, on a harge of attempting to smuggle 3,000 worth of jewelry and linen into he United 8tates The 1913 meetfig of the American Good Roads conress is to meet in Detroit, Mich., on eptember 29 to October 4 A amden, N. J., boatman took ninety rains of quinine in eight hours, to ure chills. It put him blind The late of Washington will spend $8,00,000 building public roads during he next twelve months.