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Scraps ami .facts. ? George McManus, a respected citzen of the Union church section of Lancaster county, died suddenly last Saturday while assisting in digging a grave tor a neighbor. ? Remarkable figures regarding a new German naval gun are given by a German artillery expert writing in the Artilleri8tiscue Monatrhefte, says a Berlin dispatch. In discussing an assertion by the London Times that the German navy possesses a gun which carries three miles further than the best British weapon, the writer admits that the Krupps are manufacturing a gun whose projectile weighs 920 kilograms (about a ton) and which develops muzzle velocity of 940 metres (about 3,800 feet) a second. The expert reckons from these figures that the gun has 58 per cent more muzzle force than the British navy's best weapon and has a range of about 42 kilometeres (about 28 miles), while the channel at Dover is only 33 kilometres (about 22 miles) wide. He says the figures given, if correct, will permit the Germans eventually to command the English coast from Calais for a distance of nine kilometres (about six miles) inland with the gun. ? West Virginia's share of the debts outstanding against Virginia when the state separated in 1861, was fixed in a special master's report to the supreme court at more than $12,000,000. The report, presented by Special Master Charles E. LJttlefield, after a long series of hearings, is expected to be made the order of the court. The court held in 1911 that West Virginia must pay $7,100,000 of the principal of the debt, which totaled $33,000,000. The questions of interest and participation in Virginia's assets in 1861, were not decided. The special master reported that West Virginia was entitled to share to the extent of $3,400,000. minus some $500 000 already ^ald, in the Virginia sinking fund and turnpike and railroad bonds in which the debt was based, and which were valued at a total of $14,000,000. He also held, however, that West Virginia must pay not only the $7,100,000 principal designated in the court's decree, but interest on it from 1861. Representatives of West Virginia have estimated that Interest at $8,000,000. Bond holders claim it will amount to $14,000,000. ? Columbia State. January 26: Sheriffs from various counties met in Columbia yesterday to discuss legislation pertaining to railroads issuing free passes to the sheriffs. The legislature will be asked to modify the law so as to permit sheriffs to accept free transportation. Sheriff Rector of Greenville, invited the officers to hold their next meeting at Chick Springs. This invitation was accepted and the next convention will be at Chick Springs, July 22 and 23. Sheriff Salley of Orangeburg. was elected vice president yesterday. Sherm Manin 01 wwncston, had been elected president previously and Sheriff Rector of Greenville, secretary. Among the sheriffs present at the meeting yesterday were: Morris of Barnwell, Martin of Charleston, Ashley of Anderson, Lyon of Abbeville, Hill of Calhoun, Thomas of Cherokee, Colvin of Chester, Register of Darlington, Lane of Dillon, Hood of Fairfield, McMillan of Greenwood. Burch of Florence, Lightsey of Hampton, Miller of Lexington, Dozier of Marion. Patterson of Marlboro, Blease of Newberry, Davis of Oconee, McCain of Richland, Fant of Union, and Salley of Orangeburg. ? A German squadron that attempted another attack on the coast of England got the worst of it last Sunday. There were four large cruisers, and a number of smaller craft in the expedition. The Germans went out from their base at Heligoland and were proceeding toward the British coast when they ran upon a British fleet much stronger than their own. As soon as the Germans took in the situation, they decided that it would be suicide to go further and they turned about. The; British ships pursued and some of them being the faster, they soon overtook the Germans and there followed a running fight that lasted four hours. The German cruisers Bluecher went down with her crew of 885 men of whom only 123 were saved. The battle cruisers Derflinger, Seydlidtz and Moltke were more or less damaged, but reached the protection of home mines and submarines before they were disabled. The British followed until close to the German base and gave up the pursuit, because of the almost certainty of their destruction, had they gone further. The British report their loss to have been eleven men, and claim that none of their ships suffered any material damage. ? The case of the Dacia is described by most newspapers in Canada as being too transparent to be seriously considered, says a Toronto dispatch. "Americans are a keen and resourceful people," says the Montreal Star, "and they would think the British government a very foolish organization indeed if it permitted itself to be 'bluffed' by so unconcealed a 'hand' into permitting these German ships to so slip through the blockade. For, of course, if the Dacia got back to German waters it is assumed the entire German fleet now tied up in foreign ports would be quickly transferred to other Mr. Breitungs." The heart of the American people is undoubtedly right in this great world war for liberty and democracy We must not fail to appreciate this fact, in spite of the more or less successful maneuvers of Interested aonar cnasers (a breed not confined to the United States), or of the apparent easiness with which this breed makes the present inexperienced administration at Washington their docile 'catspaw.' " It is probable that when parliament assembles on February 4, an attempt will be made to get some of these questions into politics. The bold tacticians of the Conservative party are credited with a determination to get the United States war policies discussed. ? A record cotton crop for the 1914-15 season was indicated in a census bureau's report last Saturday, showing 14,907,941 running bales had been ginned prior to January 16. Glnnlngs from January 1 to 15, amounted to 460,149 bales, and exceeded those of that period in any previous year. They also took the total ginnings beyond any previous year, exceeding the record production year of 1911 by almost 400,000 bales. Until the census bureau's final ginning report is issued on March 20, the exact size of the 1914 crop will not be known, but it is believed it will be larger than the 1911 record production?15,553,073 running bales. It depends upon the quantity ginned from January 16 to the end of the season, which in 1911 amounted to 1,037,274 bales, and for the past five years has averaged 485,596 bales. Should as much be ginned as in 1911, this year's crop would be close to 16,000.000 bales. Ginnings by states: Alabama, 1,676,081; Arkansas, 941,681; Florida, 88.113; Georgia. 2,596,842; Louisiana, 424.479: Mississippi. 1,14" Y0".; North Carolina, 853,830; Oklahoma, 1,147,497; South Carolina, 1,425,768; Tennessee, 342,982: Texas, 4,120,906; all other states, 136,062. Ginnings of sea island cotton by states: Florida. 33,203; Georgia. 41.214: South Carolina. 5,067. ? Attorne" General Peeples in his annual report to the general assembly asks for authority to investigate the status of the Columbia canal with a view to ascertaining *he rights of the state in that property. It is definitely known that the present owners of the canal originally bound themselves to make very considerable expenditures in return for their holdings and it is known also that they really did very little. There has been more or 1< ss monkeying on the subject by the legislature at different times and the exact status of the situation is not known On this subject the attorney general says: "There has been some litigation and investigation in regard to the status of the Columbia canal and the question as to whether the present owner has reasonably performed its contract of purchase. This is a much mooted nuestion and a matter affecting the public interest to a considerable degree. In order that proper legislation may be enacted relating to this subject or proper legal proceedings to secure the rieht of the state therein may be instituted I recommend that this office be authorized and empowered to make full and complete txamin ation into all matters concerning the i Columbia canal in which the state has j or may have an interest, with a view of reportig to the general assembly at 1 its next session what action in the i light of such examination is to be de- < sired on the part of the state." He rec- , ommends that sufficient appropriation be made to meet the expenses of such 1 Investigation and litigation. i . vt ? ri tfinc vnujuuu. Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. O.i 1 TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1915 ! North Carolina has had a modification of the Torrens law on her book for some years; but has been unable to put it In operation. This fact sug- ' gests the question: "After all, what's 1 the use?" 1 Why not call It Yorick? Then you could always say, "Alas, poor Yorick." * - -New berry Observer. i Considering the influences that have i dominated this proposition, there is < more of the tragedy in the suggestion { of the Observer than there is of the i Joke. I The British report of the Sunday's t naval fight in the North Sea, claims ( the sinking of a German cruiser, but , denies serious injury to any of the , British vessels. The German report t admits the sinking of a German cruis- c er and claims that a British cruiser f was also sunk. t The matter of amending the constl- t tution so as to provide for biennial i sessions of the legislature Is up again, ] but whether it will pass or not re- t mains to be seen. It will be remem- j bered that the people of South Caro- < lina voted to amend the constitution t so as to provide for biennial sessions; j but the legislature disobeyed the or- i ders of the people on the subject, and f rerusea to rainy me amcuuuicuk = A bill to allow the use of educational funds In the operation of moving * 'cture shows in public schools, has been passed to a third reading in the house with York county exempted from its provisions. The York county members, having some practical knowledge of business, very well understand the impracticability of operating moving picture shows in country schools under present conditions. The Democrats of the senate have agreed in caucus to make the ship purchase bill a party measure and the understanding is that the bill will now be pushed on to its passage with some probability of its getting through before March 4. The Republicans are fighting the bill on various grounds; but are making their strongest point in the claim that the purpose of the proposition is to purchase the German ships that now lie interned in American ports and this will necessarily bring friction with the British government, and possibly result in war. President Wilson does not allow himself to be influenced by such claims; I but continues to favor the bill with all t the resources at his command. s The British government it is understood, claims that while the Dacia was purchased from a German owner by an American citizen, the money was furnished either by the German owners themselves or other Germans, and the purchase was not bona fide. That is the showing the British will try to make against the Dacia in the prize court proceedings. It is claimed in Great Britain that if the Dacia purchase is allowed to stand, the German government will easily find a way to release the German ships now interned in American waters, and the British determination is said to be against any such development. The issue not only involves the exigencies of war; but also the question of future competition in the ocean carrying trade, an exclusive monopoly of which Great Britain demands for herself. We are not exactly able to follow the proposition that the governor is without power to disband the military forces of the state, whenever he may see proper to do so. It is easy to conceive of circumstances where it might become necessary for the good and safety of the state for the governor ? to have such power, especially for the a purpose of complete re-organization. 1 we ao not Know enougn aooui me situation to say whether Governor Blease was justified in his order of January 11, or whether that order was the best thing under the circumstances; but we have had no doubt as to the effectiveness of it. In our view, therefore, it would have been better for Governor Manning to proceed to the re-organization of the militia, rather than declare of no effect the order by which his predecessor sought to disband the same. However, all's well that ends well, and if the militia does not claim liberty under the order of Governor Blease, it will be just as effective maybe as if no such order had been issued. A bill has been Introduced in the general assembly looking to the abolition of the state home for Confederate soldiers. The understanding is that the matter originated with the United Confederate Veterans, and quite a number of different camps have adopted resolutions calling for the abolition of th? home. The Enquirer is not at all surprised at this development. It will be remembered that we opposed the establishment of the home from the beginning. We took the position that while there were many veterans throughout the stute who were in need of state aid. there were very few who j would riot prefer to remain in their t familiar surroundings, no mattter how t humble, rather than go to such a home I as the state would provide. We pointed out that notwithstanding the ex- t pressions of patriotic sentiment with f which the Old Soldiers' Home move- r ment was being pushed, the only thing ^ behind it was the selfish object of hav- r ing the state make additional expendi- c lures for the upbuilding of Columbia, c But the home was established never- t theless, and it has been a failure from j the beginning, just as was predicted, s As a matter of fact, if it were not for t large numbers of foreigners who were > in the Federal armies and who never ( I nail any llUliir iirw ill una uiuuuj, there never would have been any need t for the various magnificent homes that have been established by the national government. And even as it is, the old soldiers who live in these homes are only able to make existence bearable, through running about from one home and to another, etc. That it is the duty Df the state of South Carolina to look after her old soldiers there is no question; but the only way the thing can be d me with real satisfaction and credit to the state, is in the homes of the old soldiers themselves. This fact has been fully demonstrated, and the sooner the home in Columbia is abolished, the better for all concerned. The Greenville Piedmont undertakes to speak in a commendatory manner of the comments The Yorkville Enquirer saw proper to make on Governor Manning's Inaugural address, and to be somewhat patronizing about TXfA nrA 4iic+ o lltlln ail V. LUC OOiUC. TT c aic juov a i??mv ??.. prised at our contemporary, considering the age and experience of the editor, his knowledge of journalism and Pis familiarity with the course of The Enquirer generally. Thii ( newspaper las always had its opponents and always expects to have them. The principal and most aggressive opponents of this paper are a few people vho are obsessed with the idea that ilthough the paper be owned and pubished by L. M. Grist's Sons, they ihould be consulted as to the edltorihlp. They seem to think that our failure to accept them at their own estimate is something akin to crime; ind that for us to do our own thinkng is assumption that approaches im-. sudence. Their objection does not ipply to political matters alone; but ;o social and business matters, and sven matters affecting our good faith vith our readers. It was these people vho sought to whip us into line under :heir domination by undertaking to characterize us. They knew they were fuilty of the grossest misrepresentaion; but they cared nothing for that. What really worried them was the rue character of this paper?that edtorlally it stands for true, honest journalism and that it is the organ of no >no. The Enquirer tried to give Gov. Vnsel a fair show, it tried to give Governor Blease a fair show, and it will :ry to give Governor Manning a fair ihow; but it will be a blind partisan of 10 one. Our subscribers all underitand that, and for that reason, astaults against us, whether secret or >pen, and there have been plenty of >oth kinds, have only served to increase the confidence the people have n our honesty of purpose. We have emarked that the suggestions of the Piedmont have surprised us, and have laid why. The record of this newsjaper is an open one. The Piedmont las seen every issue during the time he Piedmont has been in existence, et it reproduce so much of the record is will show that we have tried to )ias our readers for or against any>ody. We have often been Impressed vith the fairness of the Piedmont, and nore than once we have remarked ;he fact; but we claim that The Enjuirer is always as fair as is the PiedTiont, and we believe it is as non>artisan. And furthermore, if the Piedmont thinks that The Enquirer vill undergo any change of conviclons as the result of a change in adninlstration it will find itself very nuch mistaken. Attack On the Warehouse We are reproducing on the first >age of today's issue a broadside that he Columbia Record has fired at the itate warehouse commissioner and >ver the head of the commissioner, at he state warehouse system. While we are not at all impressed >y what has been said, and do not :onsider the article worth the space it >ccupies from any standpoint, still lince we desire to make a few comnents, we do not desire to do so un;il we have given the reader a fair md full opportunity to see what we ire talking about. The editor of the Columbia Record s an able man, working for able and ihrewd men of masterful spirit and rroat flnanolal nnuvr and nuite a con renial combination it makes, because vith both it is means to an end and ,'ery little regard on the part of either as to what means are necessary. In this case, we consider that the jroprietors of the Record told their employe, the editor, to sail in and kill he warehouse system with the legisature, and although he has undertak:n to obey orders to the best of his ibility, so far as we are able to unlerstand, this first broadside is not an iltogether creditable effort. Let it be known to begin with, that he largest stockholders and dominatng owners of the Columbia Record, ire rich and powerful bankers, who ire owners of the Standard Warejouse company, which has for years )ast been making big money storing ;otton for the farmers and negotiating oans thereon, and who see in the state tystem an effort to save to the cotton jroducers themselves the big profits hat have heretofore been going to the :ompany. In this editorial we note a preended complaint against Commissionir McLaurin for not having furnished he general assembly with a detailed itatement of the business transacted luring the past eight or ten weeks luring which he has been trying to jet the new system in operation, and irilll'isiii iui unci ins insicau auuinuuil facts and argument as to why the indertaking should be put on the >road and useful basis originally conemplated. There is no effort to show hat the warehouse system is not naking fine headway, and we are indined to think that if the editor had 'acts on which he could make such a ihowing his editorial would not have >een written, because he and his emjloyers would have had no occasion or worry. We do not hesitate to say that alhough the state warehouse system las not yet made nearly as much >rogress as we are hoping for it, Mr. dcLaurin has already accomplished a rreat deal more than we thought was jossible with such means and powers is trie general assemmy proviueu m he act under which the system has teen started. We beg to remark too, for the ben>fit of the Record, that although the 'act may not be susceptible for demnistration by figures, it is a fact nev rtheless, that the new system has already been worth far more than it has :ost by the effect it has had on the jwners of private warehouses, in put:ing them on their p's and q's in givng such improved service as would leem to make the state warehouse sysem unnecessary, and as the whole dtuation develops this benefit will be ome more and more marked. From what we have seen and know, he efforts of the Record to throw off on Mr. McLaurln's recent trip to Washington as a Junket, Is entirely gratuitous. The editor of The Enquirer was along on that trip, and he Is prepared to testify that Mr. McLaurin worked faithfully and intelligently, and accomplished results that have already become apparent In the securing of recognition from the Regional Reserve bank authorities of the proper claims of the warehouse certificate as collateral, and we are Inclined to think that this Is another point at which the shoe is pinching the owners of the Record. The editor of The Enquirer does not pretend to have been of any value to Mr. McLaurin during the trip, but as to whether he was or not the Record has absolutely no concern, for the reason that the editor's expenses were not paid out of the funds of the warehouse appropriation; but entirely out of the funds of L. M. Grist's Sons. And note that cheap throw off on Mr. Price, who has nothing whatever to do with the matter. Mr. Price if a cotton speculator. Sometimes he is a bull. Then he is popular in the south. At other times he is a bear, and then U ~ i? XfM U/.T A.tr lie la uiipupumi. wiiru ivix. lutuaui' In was in New York during the latter part of November, Mr, Price was a bull, and practically everybody on the Stock Exchange was making fun of him and claiming that he himself did not believe what he was talking about. Whether he did or not, the fact remains that cotton is now selling a full cent and a half a pound higher than it was at that time. Bull or bear, popular or unpopular, abused or praised, It is a fact that Theodore H. Price is probably today the leading authority of the world on cotton, and while he Is by no means Infallible, getting burnt about as often as he burns, he is capable of giving valuable pointers on this subject to anybody. But we are not hunting any controversy with the Columbia Record on the subject of the warehouse or anything else. Since James K. Hoyt was driven away from it, in the way he was driven, we have had absolutely no respect for that paper, and we do not care to waste time or thought or effort in arguing with it, about the warehouse question or anything else. MERE-MENTION Dr. H. M. Hamil, chaplain-general of the United Confederate veterans, died at Tate Springs, Tenn., last Thursday night The state of Alabama will become prohibition territory after July 1, 1916 Harry K. Thaw is again in the hands of New York authorities, having been returned from New Hampshire. He will soon be tried on a charge of conspiracy, the charge being based on his escape from Matteawan insane asylum more than a year ago...... ^uuui ivau oiucixvu, pi cwuci ui Austria, has tendered his resignation to Emperor Franz Joseph Lonnie Rowland, confessed slayer of a Jacksonville policeman, was hanged in that city, last Thursday A portrait of President Wilson, painted by Seymour Thomas, was hung in the White House gallery Friday, with the portraits of other presidents A dead whale which drifted ashore a few days ago on the northern part of the Dutch coast, was found to have been killed by three-inch naval shells. Presumably it had been mistaken for a submarine by some of the patrolling warships More than $6,000,000 have been placed at the disposal of the Italian authorities for alleviating conditions in the earthquake zone. Extensive relief work is being done. Forty-four acts of heroism, largely those of young men and women in widely scattered places in the United States and Canada, were recognized at the eleventh annual meeting of the Carnegie Hero fund commission held in Pittsburgh, Pa., last week, by the award of eleven silver medals and thirty-three gold medals An Austrian aviator bearing messages to the besieged fortress of Prezemysl Friday morning, collided with a Russian airman, who was trying to intercept him. Both machines were hurled to the ground and the aviators killed Gov. General Harrison of the Philippine Islands, on Saturday, directed that Gen. Noriel, a noted insurgent leader of the Philippines, be executed on January 27, for the murder of a native, the murder being committed in 1902 Isidre Cortes, a citizen of Mexico City, has been arrested by Mexican police, charged with having fired the shot which killed Gustave Madero, brother of former President Madero, at Mexico City, February 19, 1913 German airmen attacked the town of Dunkirk, France, Friday night, throwing bombs and killing and wounding a number of people The postofflces at Lowell and McAdenville, N. C., were broken into and robbed at an early hour Saturday morning. Several hundred dollars' worth of stamps and about $135 in cash was secured by the robbers Garland Pearson, a negro butler of Greensboro, N. C., has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for using Indecent language over the telephone The United States cruiser Washington has been ordered to proceed to Haiti on account of a revolution in that country A Seattle, Wash., firm has been awarded a contract for 15,000 railroad cars to be used by the Russian government.... Miss Katheryn Clark at a special election in Oregon, last Thursday, was elected to the state senate over two male opponents. She Is a Democrat and the first woman to be elected to the Oregon senate The American steamer Matanza, left Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, carrying 6,300 bales of cotton to Bremen, Germany Edward V. Metcalf. former president of the Atlantic National bank, and Henry deKay, a New York broker, were convicted at Providence, R. I., Saturday, of mis-appropriating $219,000 of the bank's funds Two 16-inch guns, weighing seventy-five tons each, were lashed to the deck of the steamer Transylvania, when she left New York, Saturday. The guns were consigned to an Irish ship-building company Paxton Thomas, cashier of the Citizens' Bank and Trust com pany of Batesvllle, Ark., locked himself In the hank's vault and shot himself. Saturday. Ill health Is said to have caused the act It has been discovered that Ed Johnson, a Vicksburg, Miss., negro who was lynched by a mob last week, was an innocent man. Johnson was charged with stealing and making away with a cow. Forty-eight hours after the lynching the cow. which had strayed away, returned to its owner, who had not even accused Johnson of the theft Figures given out at Washington, on Friday, stated that there were 280,000.000 bushels of wheat in the United States available for export. Professional crop reporters of Chicago, say that the government estimates are from 100,000,000 to 180,000,000 bushels too high Low water in one of the boilers of the United States cruiser San Diego, caused an explosion while the vessel was in the Gulf of California, Thursday. Five men were killed and eight injured. .. .The American steamship Wilhelmina cleared from New York. Friday with a cargo of 2.000 tons of grain, flour and general food supplies, valued at $200,000, for Hamburg. Germany, for the con sumption or civilians Mrs. Anna C. Sharp, wife of Rev. Arthur B. Sharp of Richmond. Va., committed suicide In Philadelphia, Friday, by jumping from a fifth floor window of a hospital, in which she was being treated The army appropriation bill, carrying a total of $104,124,511. was passed by the national house of representatives. Friday night. ? Rev. J. M. Trogdon of Clinton, has accepted a call to the First Baptist ehurch of Lowryville. ? The annual meeting of the State c.onierence 01 n,pwonn i^eapues win be held in Columbia, June 16-20. ? The body of G. Buist Lucas who was drowned in Wando river near Charleston on December 23, was found last Friday. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS W. E. Ferguson?Assures you of the freshness of the goods he sells. A fresh shipment of Stone's cakes. He sells "Luzzianne" coffee. James Bros.?Are doing some business almost every day and say that business looks good to them. New stock to be shipped In. Bank of Clover, Clover?Is ready to do everything foi- you that it is pos sible for a good bank to do. It solicits your business. York Drug Store?Talks about correspondence stationery, Kodaks and supplies for amateurs, and asks you to call Phone No. 24 for service. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Offers a lot of reduced prices on goods that are in season just now. Bargains in shoes at |1 a pair. H. C. Smith, Jr., Yorkville No. 3? Will appreciate return of pocketbook and money, lost in Yorkville, Saturday last. Carroll Supply Co.?Sells "Luzlanne" coffee, has best flour and can give you close prices. Thomson Co.?Thursday opens up a special white goods sale for 10 days. Que :n Quality and Boston Favorite shoes, 98 Cts. a pair. Klrkpatrick-Belk Co.?Continues its white goods and clearance sale and emphasizes the savings on goods bought now. First National Bank, Yorkville?Relates an incident in the life of Andrew Carnegie, to illustrate the need of taking care of little things. PoqK Qtnra?To molrlnff n ohnw. ing of early spring styles In ladles' coat suits, and invites the ladies to come and see them. F. F. Dalley Co., Ltd., Buffalo?On page four gives further information about the good qualities of "2-ln-l" shoe polish?10c in easy open box. Lyric Theatre?Mentions programmes for part of this week. "The Treasure Train," will be the main card on tomorrow. Also a Crystal comedy. York county citizens who contemplate making application for appointment as notaries public, are reminded that their application must be endorsed by at least one member of the county delegation before it will receive consideration at the hands of Governor Manning. Announcement has been made that Postmaster General Burleson expects to try cold storage plants in the parcel post service and if the experiment proves successful it is believed that the department will apply to congress for appropriations to establish cold storage outfits in every postofflce building of any size in the country. It is proposed to make the experiment at the Denver postofflce, which is a new building. It develops that by oversight the architect failed to provide in his plans for an augur stairway leading from the clerk's office to the basement of the new courthouse, and as it was not up to the contractors to put the same in, the stairway must be provided otherwise. It has been suggested that the oversight will be corrected by making provision for it in the appropriation to be made on furniture account. Some, however, think that the architect should correct his own oversight. What on earth does anybody want to Bend their dollars away from home to a mail order house when they can get as good or better at home for the same price? Make a round of the various stores of this county and we dare say there can be found any staple article that a mall order house can furnish, and on terms that are as fair. Send : the money off to a mail order house, and it Is gone. Spend the money at home and a part of it remains here, ' with a good show of either getting t it back into your own. pocket, or your } getting additional direct or Indirect . benefit. There is no need to go to the mail order houses for anything. i Every reader of The Enquirer who ' finds pleasure in a first class serial 1 story should make it a point to read the opening chapters of "The Call of the Cumberlands," in today's paper. This story is undoubtedly one of the best we have had the pleasure of printing for many a day. It is founded on fact and follows closely the history of a famous feud that existed over many years in the Kentucky mountains. There is a hero who is worth while and a heroine who is fully his equal, and both characters are remarkably true to life. We are quite safe in promising that no reader of this splendid story will be disappointed in any part of it. The Enquirer has been advised that it is the purpose of the Loan & Savings bank of Yorkvllle to withdraw the suit it filed against Treasurer Neil for the return of taxes paid under protest. The First Trust & Savings Bank of Rock Hill has written the treasurer withdrawing its protest on account of 1913 taxes. As to whether the National Union and the First Trust and Savings bank propose to continue the case as to 1913 taxes, we have not been advised. It will be remembered that these protests were brought to test the right of the state to tax otherwise non-taxable bonds when the same are the property of a banking corporation which makes its returns on a basis of the value of its capital stock rather than on the basis of the value of its assets. The banks have lost so far in the litigation; but secured a decided gain last year from the board of equalization In reduced assessments. The main question on which the protest was made remains unsettled, and manv public officials are hoping that the litigation will be pushed to a conclusion in order that there may be a final determination of the issue. There are a great many people in Yorkville who look upon the circulation of that petition for the change of the name of the town as childish. It is dawning on some of them that, although they had no idea of such a thing at the time, that this scheme was the underlying object of all that recent smoker entertainment and the pretty programme of speeches. No one doubts the good faith of the speakers; but the suspicion covers the idea that the change of name people anticipated that as the result or tne speeches those present would agree to any proposition, however absurd, that might be made In the name of "harmony." It is a fact that while a goodly number of representative citizens have refused to sign the petition at all, there are many people to whom it has never been presented, for the reason that the circulators thereof know they will not sign. It is a fact also that some of the people who have signed the petition are expressing regret that they did so and declaring that they would not so sign if they had it to do over again. Also that if they get a chance to vote, they will vote no. So far no one seems to advance any ar- > gument, or even sensible reason why 5 the name of the town should be j changed, after a hundred and thirty ( years of honorable existence. More " than anything else the thing looks like a another joke on the innocent credulity t of many of the most earnest and con- j. sciencious people of the town. OPENING OF BETHANY Sunday, February 21, has been se- r lccted as the date for the formal open- t ing of the handsome new Associate ^ at RetV<? .1/ and an interesting programme for the occa- ^ sion is in the making by Rev. W. P. ^ Grier, the pastor, and a number of the r congregation. Rev. Dr. R. M. Stevenson, former pastor, now editor of the Associate 1 Reformed Presbyterian, will deliver an e address, based on his pastorate of twenty-five years. Rev. J. L. Oates . will speak on the "Effect of the Temporal or the Spiritual," and J. S. Brlce, E Esq., will speak on "What May be Ex- s pected of Bethany During the Next j Twenty-five Years." The other features of the programme 1 have not been definitely decided upon; ( but they are being arranged with due regard to the unusual importance of the occasion, and the programme will be announced later. STATE SUPERINTENDENTS County Superintendent of Education John E. Carroll returned from Columbia, Friday night where he attended a meeting of the superintendents of education of the state. The association recommended to the legislature a local option compulsory education bill as suggested by State Superintendent Pwearlngen. The superintendents also recommended the establishment of a state board of examiners for school teachers instead of the county boards which now exist. Appropriations for the public schools of South Carolina were recommended as follows: High school aid $60 000 term extension, $60,000; rural graded schools, $90,000; libraries, $20,000; buildings, $25,000; contingent fund not less than $50,000. Superintendent Carroll was one of a committee appointed to appear before a joint committee' of the house and senate on education to discuss the proposed local option compulsory education law. "Taken all in all the superintendents had a good meeting," said Superintendent Carroll yesterday, "and I believe some improvement along certain lines of school work will grow out of the discussions in Columbia." WITHIN THE TOWN ? March 24 has been set as the date for the inspection of Co. L, N. G. S. C., of Yorkville. ? A thief or thieves etered the home of Mr. H. B. James on West Liberty street last Thursday night and took a quantity of meat from the pantry. Mr. James had recently purchased a hog and had stored away the meat for future use. The thief evidently knowing of the purchase, took all the meat which was missed Friday morning when a servant went to get a portion to cook for breakfast. ? Business conditions in Yorkville are improving acordlng to a number of business people who were consulted yesterday. One said that last week'3 business was the best he had had in six months, and others stated that they had little cause for complaint. The number of traveling salesmen always present at this season, are making their appearance, and are securing orders from Yorkville merchants equal to those they have been used to having. A representative of a Baltimore tailoring concern was in Yorkville at Thomson Co.'s last week and secured about as many orders for tailor-made spring su'~s as he did at this season last year The tailoring companies which are represented in Yorkville by the Kirkpatrick-Belk Co., McConnell Dry Goods Co., HarshawCloud Co., Carroll Bros., J. M. Stroup and others expect to send their representatives to Yorkville within the next few days and are confidently expecting as much business as usual. IRA HARDIN PASSES. Mr. Ira Hardin died at his home in Blacksburg, last Friday night, following an illness of only a few days. Old age is supposed to have been the cause of his death. Although 84 years of age, his health has been good until a few days before his death. Practically all his life was spent in the open air and his profession (surveying) led him into every section of York, Cherokee and adjoining gountles. The deceased had many friends in York county and quite often came to Yorkville to meet old acquaintances, who were always glad to see him. Up until the past few months he has been actively engaged in his work. Mr. Hardin was a veteran of the war betwen the states and his comrades say his record was that of a grood soldier. He was for many years a member of the Blacksburg Baptist church, and was always considered a strong pillar of that institution. His funeral was held at that church Sunday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev. J. D. Bailey of Cowpens, and the interment was in the cemetery at Blacksburg. Mr. Hardin leaves a widow and the following children: A. T. Hardin, New t? if t a a n 1_ xuitv, r. iu., xj. a, aiiu n. u. naiuiu of Atlanta, Ga., and Hon. N. W. Hardin of Blacksburg. PLENTY OF CLOTHING The movement started by Mr. I. P. Boyd, superintendent of the county lome last Friday, for the relief of suffering people In the hall stricken secdon of Bethel township has been successful up to all reasonable expectations, and the practical results are all that could be desired. Acttng upon Mr. Boyd's suggestions the pastors of the various churches, tfter agreeing that the excellent Boy 3cout organization was just the thing ivith which to make a thorough canvass of the town, made announcement if the plan from their pulpjts on Sunday morning, and the whole under:aking was carried out with effective horoughness. As soon as they got out of school yesterday afternoon, the boys having ilready agreed upon a systematic division of the town by streets, made a 'anvass of every home and every home nade liberal response with all the clothing that could be spared. The donations included almost everything in the line of wearing apparel for men, women and children, and nany of the articles donated were ^radically as good as new. When It vas all collected together it made up l bulk that was easily sufficient to nake two good two-horse wagon loads. The Scouts turned over their collecions to the committee of ladies that las been doing such handsome work in he collection and forwarding relief 'or the Belgians as well as for the hail mfferers and this committee with Mr. 3oyd has this morning been engaged n assorting and classifying the various irticles so as to get them in proper shape for shipment. All the numerous articles collected >y the Boy Scouts and by the ladies of he Belgian relief committee on account of the hail sufferers are to be lacked in suitable boxes and shipped vithout delay to the Bethel relief comnittee at Clover. WESTERN TEACHERS MEET The first meeting of the Western Division of the York County Teachers' issociation for the year 1915, was held n the Yorkville Graded school last 5ULUIUa>, ct I iu IIUIII puiiiL ui aucnumce and interest in the proceedings,' he meeting was one of the best ever leld. Teachers were present from inme of the most remote schools in he division, rough and muddy roads lotwithstanding. Miss Cammie Roddey of the Clover Traded school, who is president of the iVestem Division, presided, and the xercises were opened with prayer by lev. Henry Stokes, pastor of Trinity dethodist church. Several musical lumbers by high school students and >th -rs which were rendered at various imes during the meeting were much njoyi d by the teachers. Prof. R. C. Burts. superintendent of he Rock Hill schools, made an inter-sting address to the teachers on the lubject of "Athletics and Organized 3lay at School." The speaker told of he athletic training which the ancient ?reeks and Romans gave their chil dren and of the benefits such training was to them. He advocated the giving of more attention to athletics by the teachers of the public schools of York county, asserting that athletic practice was one of the best ways of teaching the laws of health and at the same time arned the teachers that they must guard against the tendency of some pupils to give too much attention to athletic sports. Prof. B. C. Riddle of the Yorkville Graded schools read a paper on the subiect of "Good Teaching," in which he discussed ways and means whereby teachers might give the best instruction to students in their charge. The matter of having a county Field Day some time this spring on which occasion the sixty-one schools in the county would be represented, was discussed at some length by Prof. Riddle, oupennienueni Barron, rroi. curia and others, and all the teachers heartily endorsed the proposition. The teachers propose that the Field Day exercises shall be a kind of county picnic at which not only the school children but their parents shall be welcome. Athletic and mental contests will be staged and the teachers propose to arrange a programme whereby ill eh schools shall compete against h,t"h schools of similar numerical strength, grammar schools against similar schools, etc. The president appointed Miss Mary Cartwright and Messrs. R H. Holliday and R. E. Allen as a representative committee of the Western Division to meet with the Eastern Teachers' association in Rock Hill next Saturday, for the purpose of agreeing upon a time and place for the monster county field dav. Shortly after twelve o'clock lunch was served the teachers, the same beiner provided by the county board of education, which body was represented ai ine teacners meeting Dy uouniy Superintendent John E. Carroll and Mr. T. E. Mc Mack In. After lunch the teachers were divided into the various departments of school work in which they were enpaged and entered into round table discussions of their work, each teacher telllnc the other of his or her experiences in teaching and making suggestions from which benefits might be derived. VETERANS AND WIDOW8 The Enquirer has offered its assistance in collecting information as to the names of surviving veterans of the Civil war, and the names of surviving widows and veterans who are not now on the pension roll. It is proposed to collect this information by having the veterans and widows of veterans or friendly disposed citizens who are interested in them to send such information as they have to this paper. What is wanted in the case of a veteran provided he is not on the pension roll, his name, postofflce, company and regiment, and what is wanted in the case of widows who are not on the pension roll are the postoflic addresses and the names, companies and regiments of their deceased husbands. This effort has nothing whatever to do with names that are now on the pension roll, and such names should not be sent to us and the sending will only make confusion. This information should be completed before the first of March and veterans, widows and friendly disposed people who are willing to assist, will please govern themselves accordingly. The names received since the previous acknowledgement are as follows: Bsthsl. T. E. Harper, Company H, Eighteenth Regiment, S. C. V. Mrs. Mulvina Cook, No. 8 Yorkville, u'ihaw f\t fho lot a T d paaI/ Crtrwnft "??W ? w? V. Ak. wvn, vviuyaiij H., Eighteenth regiment, S. C. V. Youngblood, W. 0., Company H, Eighteenth regiment. Catawba. Mrs. M. A. Strait, Rock Hill, widow of John R. Strait, Company A, Seventeenth regiment, S. C. V. York. L. L. Smith, No. 1 Yorkville, LaFayette S. C. Artillerv W. A. Bums, Smyrna 2, Company A, Twelfth regiment, S. C. V. F. D. Davison, No. 3, Yorkville; Company H, Seventeenth regiment, S. C. V., and wife Mrs. H. C. Davison. Broad River. Caldwell J. M.. Co. F, 17th S. C. V. Fort Mill. The following names have been sent by Capt. J. W. Ardrey, who has tried to leave oft all who are drawing pensions, but not having a pension list at hand, is not altogether certain: Veterans. Ardrey J. W., Co. C, N. C. Cavalry. Boyd W. F., Co. I, 1st S. C. C. Coltharp J. H., Co. B, 6th S. C. Reg. Epps J. P., Co. B, 6th S. C. Reg. Epps S. H., 1st Ala. Cavalfy. Kimbrell J. S., Co. H. 1st S. C. C. Kimbrell Harvey, Co. C. 3rd Battallion Reserves. Massey B. H., Co. E, 5th Batalion Reserves. Shannon Kirkland, Co. K, 7th S. C. Cavalry. Savllle Crockett, Co. K, 30th N. C. Blankenship S. B., Co. Hi. 11th N. C. Spratt M. J., 12th S. C. Regiment. Mendenhall M. J., 12th S. C. Reg. Smith Kohab, Co. H, 12th S. C. Reg. Potts Hames H. G., N. C. Battery. Torrence R. S., Co. H, 23rd N. C. Regiment. Merritt Bowman, Co. B, 6th S. C. Regiment. Widows. Laura J. Drakeford, wife of Capt. J. .T nrakpfnrrt Rebecca H. Mills, wife of Simon M. Mills. Creasey Alderson, wife of W. T. Alderson. Octavia Felts, wife of J. W. Felts. Mrs. Frank Johnson. Alice Mull, wife of P. K. Mull. Rebecca Carothers, wife of Thomas Carothers. Mary Meacham, wife of Thos. B. Meacham. Hattie Mack wife of Dr. J. B. Mack. Minnie Sophia Darnell, wife of Wm. Darnell. Ellen Jones, wife of John Jones. Anna Miller, wife of James Miller. Ellen Bailes. wife of Z. T. Bailes. Sarah Coltharp, wife of John J. Coltharp. Marv McCelland, wife of Wm. Mclelland. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. I. H. Norris of Chester, Is in Yorkville, today. Miss Mary Williams of Yorkville, is visiting relatives in Columbia. Mr. Sam M. Grist of Yorkville, is in Columbia on business, today. Mrs. E. B. Hunter of Sharon, is visiting relatives in Rock Hill. Mrs. W. G. Duncan of Rock Hill, visited relatives near Yorkville, last week. Mr. William Allison of Charlotte, N. C.. visited relatives in Yorkville, this week. Mrs. W. G. White of Yorkville. spent several days this week, with relatives in Chester. Mrs R T Rcame-iiard and children of Yorkville, are visiting relatives in Rock Hill Mrs. Kate Fewell has returned to her home in Rock Hill, after a visit to Yorkville relatives. Mr. John A. Jenkins of Spartanburg visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jenkins in Yorkville, this week. Mr. Milas T. Oeahler of Paul's Valley, Okla., is in Yorkville, on a visit to his neice, Mrs. D. T. Woods. Miss Florence Cody of Yorkville loft yesterday afternoon for Tampa, Fla., where she will visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bomar Whlsonant of Blacksburg, spent several days this with with Mrs. G. G. Eaves, in Yorkville. Dr. M. J. Walker returned to his home in Yorkville, Saturday night after a visit to relatives in Denmark. S. C. Misses Pauline McCreary and Catherine Earle of Winthrop College, visit ed Mrs. D. E. Boney In Yorkville, this week. Mr. Boyce Eaulkner of Clover No. 4. visited the family of his brother Mr. Robert Faulkner near Yorkville, last week. Friends of Mr. Walter B. Kerr are circulating a petition asking for his appointment as supervisor of Bethesda township. Mr. Dock Howell of Hickory Grove, visited his nieces, Mrs. J. J. Matthews, at Ebenezer, and Mrs. R. R. Allison, at Tirzab last week. Miss Anna Cherry Schorb, who Is teaching at Bullock's Creek, spent several days last week with Miss Sara Logan in Yorkville. ' Dr. W. M. Kennedy who for several years past has practiced dentistry in Chester, expects to move his family to Yorkville about Feb. 1, where he will locate for the practice of his profession. County Demonstration Agent John R. Blair, and Mr. A. A. McKeown, agent of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce, leave this week for Clemson College, where they will attend the meeting of demonstration agents of South Carolina. Speaking of the fearful condition of the rjad bejtween his home ^and York vine, lasi rriaay, air. a. o. nwiu ui Yorkvllle No. 2, said that he came to town on horseback and that his pony pulled three shoes nearly off In the road on the way. Following are the teachers who attended the meeting of the Western Division of the York County Teachers' association in Yorkvllle, last Saturday: R. E. Allen, H. A. Brakefleld, Jr., Clarence Castles, Ebenezer Oettys, J. Roy Grayson, C. D. Guess, R. Hi Holliday, R. M. Love, S. R. Moore. G. C. McKelvey, B. C. Riddle, J. W. Shealy, M. L. Smith, Bess Adams, Sudie Allison, lone Ashe, Llllls Ashe, Kittie Blair, Annie Bolin, Mary Cartwrlght, Jennie Currence, Louise Dobson, Marl 11a Ewart, Myrtle Falls, Maggie Faulkner, Ruth Ferguson, Mabel Flannagan, Bessie Gettys, Mary Gettys, Willie May Grayson. Ava Greene, Edna Henry, Lena Howell, Annie Jackson Mattle L. Kirby, Lillian Klrkpatrick, Mrs. Maud Lee, Anna Lewis, Fredrlca Lindsay, Wilmore Logan, Gerald Lowry, Margaret Marion. Annie M. Miller, Mrs. S. A. Mlicneu, Aggiaei movrc, Marie Moore, Maggie Belle McCarter, ; Ella Neely, Annie Lee Neil, Eva Little, ' Minnie Palmer, Mrs. J. M. Plexico, Cammle Roddey, May Russell. Anna C. Schorb, Lela Stephenson, Euselia V Wilson, Kittle Blair, Nora Williamson, W Prank Orayson. 1 Capt. Thos. J. Bell, of Savannah. Oa-T^X^Sl has been visiting in Torkvllle some days, the guest of his sister, Mra J. M. Brian. He Is a native of Tork county and grew to young manhood in Yorkvllle, but went to Savannah many ^ years ago where he became a stevedore, and Is now in the employ of the Merchants and Miners' line. He talks quite interestingly of his work and of Savannah which he says is now third In importance of all southern porta. New Orleans ranking flrst and Galveston, second Savannah, he says, is the greatest port in the world for naval stores. and of course everybody knows that immense quantities of cotton are exported from there. At this time, however, business Is very dull as compared with normal seasons, and it has been so since the breaking out of the war. Several German steamships are interned at the port and many large coastwise steamers are lving Idle for lack of business. The business of the stevedore is to superintend the loading and unloading of ships. In loading he takes instructions from the captain of the ship as how his vessel is to lay in the water after the cargo has been put aboard?how much water the vessel Is to draw, and how much drag there is to be astern. It is up to the stevedore to put the freight in so these requirements will be complied with and so there will be no listing and no a# a a# tViA Aflr or/% In uan^ci ui a ouuuug u* v??v v??Qw rough weather. After the loading of the cargo the stevedore prepares a chart showing where the different items of freight are to be found, so as to facilitate in loading in whole or in part. Capt. Bell is fond of his work and sticks to it closely. He has made but few visits to Yorkville since he became permanently established In Savannah and says he would hardly be here now except for the fact that he was badly shaken up as the result of a fall sustained recently, and being unable to work, he decided to run up and see the relatives and friends in York. He is the youngest son of the late Thos. J. Bell, Esq. " ' LOCAL LACONICS York County Ginning. Joseph M. Taylor, special agent of the census department, reports that there was ginned in York county, prior to January 16, 38,122 bales of cotton against 39,980 bales up to the same date last year. Registrar Appointed. Dr. Edward Brlson of Clover, has been appointed registrar of births and deaths for Kings Mountain township. Since the filling of the vacancy in this township, the corps of registrars in the f nine townships of York county is complete. Seats Havo Arrived. 1 The seats for the handsome new A church at Bethany have arrived, an^ M workmen are now engaged in arrang ing them. With the exception of a few minor details the new structure is now completed and will be formally opened in a short while. Bridges Down. As a result of the heavy rains, several bridges have been washed away in the county and others are in need of repair. Two of these bridges are over Crowders' Creek whose waters have been higher at various times during the past two months than for several years previous. Oyster Supper at Filbert. There was a large crowd of people at Filbert, Friday evening for the oyster supper, previous notice of which had been given through the columns / of The Enquirer. The supper was given under the auspices of the Ladies' Missionary society of Chapel church, and more than $26 was raised. Tax Levy to be Increased. It is likely that the tax levy for county purposes will be increased by about one mill this year, owing to the hail storm of July 6, the matter of furnishing the courthouse, etc. Exemption from taxation of people in the hail storm district totals quite a large sum and the only way to meet the deficit in the county's expense fund is by increasing the levy. Much Cotton Sold at Clover. There was a considerable amount of cotton sold at Clover last week, many cotton holders selling at eight cents or more because they believed the market would not go higher in the near future. As a result of the selling last week, considerable money was released and according to several Clover merchants, business in that town last week was very good. ^ Making Improvements. 4 Inquiry among a number of school teachers in Yorkvllle, Saturday, developed the fact that quite a number of schools have made improvements of late through the purchase of maps, globes, blackboards and other useful equipment. It was learned also that several schools are badly in need of desks?in some instances as many as three pupils being seated in one desk. Would Make New District. Citizens living in Mount Holly school district were in Columbia last week for the purpose of presenting the legislature with a petition asking that a new school district be created in their community. The complaint of the petitioners is that in some instances children are from four to five miles from the nearest school. The legislative delegation has not yet acted on the petition. m uymnaaium building Proposed. York county's delegation in the gen- ^ eral assembly Introduced a bill Saturday authorizing the construction of a suitable gymnasium building for Wlnthrcp college and carrying an appropn \tion sufficient to cover the cost of