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Scraps and .facts. ? The chancellor of the British exchequer, David Uloyd-George made a pointed reference to the United States in a speech at Benger. Wales, last Sunday. "If Germany is triumphant over this country," he said, "she would be practically dictator of the world. And where," he asked, "could we then look to a chivalrous country to protect us?to America? If countries like France and Russia, with huge armies, and we, with the most powerful navy in the world, could not face this terrible machine, how could America step in? It would be more than America could do to derena ner interests in her own continent. America is more unready than we were." ? A dispatch sent out from Christiana, Norway, last Saturday, by way of London, says that wreckage picked up near that city, appears to indicate that there has been a disaster to the celebrated U-9. The U-9 is the submarine which in the early days of the war, performed the remarkable feat of sinking three large British cruisers, the Hogue, the Crecy and the Aboukir in the North sea, all in the space of three hours and returning safely to port. Dispatches of a like nature, containing little or no definite information are constantly finding their way into the columns of the newspapers, and more frequently than otherwise they are without foundation. The rumor of the probable loss of the U-9 may be true and it may not be. ? A report of five Japanese cruisers guarding south Pacific lanes of travel and looking for the German cruisers Dresden and Prince Eitel Frederick, has been brought to San Francisco by Captain William Stevens, of the British steamer Maital, which arrived last Friday from Sydney, Australia. Capt. Stevens said he had been in communication with several of the Japanese warships while in the South seas, and that he had been told by radio to have no fears for the safety of the Maital, as the cruisers were within easy steaming distance. At Tahiti, Captain Stevens said he had learned that the Japanese cruisers made frequent calls at the French Society islands. The cruiser Dresden was the sole German survivor of the naval battle fought off the Falkland islands with English ships. The Prince Eitel has been variously reported on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. ? The long fight on the question as to whether the action of congress last summer, amending the law as to the pay of rural carriers really meant to grant a fiat increase to $1,200 a year on standard R. F. D. routes and proportionate increases in proportion to length and condition of routes, or that the $1,200 was only to go to the longest and most difficult routes, was settled with the passage of the postofflce appropriation bill last week. Formerly the standard route carrier received $1,000 a year, and those below the standard and above the standard, were paid in proportion. Postmaster General Burleson persisted in construing the law so as to make $1,200 the limit for the longest and heaviest routes, and inaugurating a new schedule of pay that practically nullified the new law. Then the congressmen representing the rural districts set to work to make Mr. Burleson realize that the house meant what it had tried to say it meant. Mr. Finley, ranking member of the committee on postofflees and post-roads, led the fight in 1 n law U'Ant me nouse, ?uu wc aiucuuvu .. through by a decisive majority. The senate committee cut out the Finley amendment and Chairman Bankhead reported the measure as thus changed. The senate, however, put the amendment back by a vote of 62 to 10. Senator Tillman voted against the increase for carriers, and Senator Smith was absent. ? Great Britain, France and their allies have advised neutral countries that they hold themselves at liberty to stop all shipping to and from Germany and the countries of her allies. Public announcement of this action has been made. The text of the declaration sets forth that this decision is necessary because of German submarine attacks, but that Great Britain and France will respect the lives of crews and passengers in any steps they may take. The declaration is not a reply to the American terms looking to a cessation of German activity and the admission of food to Germany for civilians. The declaration will not affect cargoes shipped before the date of this advice to neutrals. The exact date carried by the declaration has not been announced but it probably is February 26 or 27. No special articles of commerce will be mentioned in the British-French declaration. Cotton and foodstuffs, for example, will not be specified, but the terms will be general. The situation created will be entirely justified, according to the English view, because of Germany's unprecedented action in attempting a submarine blockade regardless of danger to the crews and passengers of ships. Shipping in the Baltic will not be affected except as Great Britain and her allies prevent supplies from entering Norway, Sweden and Denmark for re-exportation to Germany. Holland, by making its prohibited export list conform with the British contraband list and by the creation of the Netherlands inter-seas trust?to which virtually all cargoes entering Holland are consigned with the government guarantee that they will not be exported to Germany?has put its shipping in a position which will be slightly affected by the declaration. It is believed that the Scandinavian countries doubtless will take similar action to insure continuation of supplies from America and elsewhere for home use. While Denmark, Sweden and Norway have repeatedly modified the lists of prohibited exports, their regulations for the prevention and reexportation apparently have been unsatisfactory to Great Britain, or the administration of the regulations has been unsatisfactory as cargoes have not moved to the Scandinavian countries with the same freedom as to Holland. ? wasningion, reoruary so: iwu discoveries, each of vast importance to American industries, one of them regarded also as a priceless military asset, were announced today by Secretary Lane of the interior department. They are chemical processes, developed after years of research by Dr. Walter F. Rittman. chemical engineer of the bureau of mines. One is expected to enable oil refiners to increase their output of gasoline by 200 per cent: the other makes possible the production from crude petroleum of tuluol and benzol, bases for dyes and high explosives for which the world has depended almost exclusively on Germany. Dr. Rittman has applied for patents on his processes to prevent the possibility of any monopoly in their use and will dedicate them to the American people. "These processes," said Secretary Lane today, "are fraught with the utmost importance. The Standard Oil company has had a big advantage over independents in producing gasoline, having a patented process obtaining three times the amount of gasoline from petroleum than the independents now obtain. Now the Federal government through the efforts of Dr. Rittman, proposes to make free for the use of ail a process expected to increase their yields of gasoline fully 200 per cent, and T^r IHttmnn fluinm his process is safer, simpler and more economical. It is but two years ago that the automobile industry offered a $ >00.000 prize for a substitute that would cost less than gasoline. This new process adds to the hope that in spite of the wonderful growth in the use of gasoline, there may not be any shortage in the future. When it is realized the gasoline industry each year yields $100,000,000 to $ If,0.000.ooo the importance of this discovery is seen. The second process discovered by Dr. Uittman may prove of much more value than the first, in that it suggests the establishment of an industry in which Germany heretofore has been pre-eminent?the dye industry?and also promises indirectly a *1 1 measure el Oil liuuni oairi,( \>i iikuivulable importance. Among the necessary ingredients of high explosives, toluol and benzol are in the first rank, Heretofore these products have been mainly obtained in Germany and England from coal tar. The Federal government now proposes to obtain toluol and benzol from crude petroleum. These products can be produced from virtually any American petroleum. The supply can be made sufficient not only for the entire American trade, but also for other purposes and at a reasonable cost. The real comforting thing, however, is that if the nation is called on to defend itself, we can manufacture the most efficient and most powerful explosives known in warfare. Were it not for this discovery, it is possible that in such an emergency we might be compelled to rely very largely on greatly inferior explosives and this would spell national disaster. Dr. Rittman concludes from his experiments that this process may become more economical than German methods and it may result in eventually giving the United States a supremacy in the dyestufTs industry that has belonged to Germany. It would tend to prevent disturbances of the great industries engaged in the manufacture of silks, cottons and woolens in such extraordinary times as we are now experiencing." Slu \|otkviltr inquirer. ' Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle as Mail Matter of the Second Class. ? YORKVILLE. S. C.t J TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1915 Subscribers to The Enquirer who < have not yet paid their respective ! clubmakers, are reminded that all , subscriptions must be paid by 6 o'clock 1 p. m., on March 13, and as it is im- j possible for clubmakers to make col- j lections in a single day and settle with i this office on that same day, payments should be made at once. ^ j From the number of people who have expressed themselves to the editor of The Enquirer on the subject, there is apparent a growing uneasiness on the part of the people of the country that the United States is in a fair way to become mixed up in the European war. Their uneasiness seems to have been augmented by the sinking of the Evelyn and the arrest of the Dacia. Of course there is no telling what the days may bring forth under the extremely parlous conditions now so universal; but at the same time, the questions that may have arisen out of the probably accidental sinking of the Evelyn, or the generally anticipated arrest of the Dacia, do not seem to be of a nature that necessarily call for extreme measures. Alabama not long ago passed a law prohibiting newspapers of that state from publishing liquor advertisements and forbidding the sale within the state of papers published without the .state and containing such advertisements. The penalty is fixed at not less than i500 fine, within the discretion of the court Not long ago a large newsdealer of Birmingham, was arrested on the charge of violating the law in the sale of New York papers, and the matter is to be fought out fully in the courts. The Alabama law is being condemned by many newspapers over the country as carrying the prohibition idea too far; but in our opinion if the idea is right, and we believe It is, it should "be carried to the limit In other words the prohibition people must either make a complete success or admit defeat. A new world power in the shape or "big business," has opened diplomatic ; correspondence with the Washington government. The recent correspondence between Japan and China has set ] forth the desire if not the actual intention of Japan, to assume complete control over the Celestial empire. As ! the final outcome of diplomatic cor- 1 respondence, covering a long series of years, the nations of the world understand that China is committed to and is 1 acquiescing in the policy of open ports to all nations. It is known that Japan wants to appropriate Chinese trade to herself, and there is a general suspicion that she believes that to do so in the nresent demoralized condition of political affairs, all she has to do is to reach out and get what she wants. The American Tobacco company and the Standard Oil company have represented to the state department at Washington that they have been conducting a large and extensive cam- ! paign looking to the development of trade in China, and they want to know what is going on with reference to Japan's supposed intentions as to closing the doors of China. Of course the purpose of the inquiries of these two foremost representatives of "Big Business" is to determine whether it will ; be wise to make still further expenditures along the lines they have been pursuing. The steamship Dacia, which left Galveston, Texas, on January 31 for Rotterdam, with 11,000 bales of cotton to he transhipped to Bremen, was , arrested in the British channel last Saturday by a French cruiser. The Dacia, as our readers remember, was formerly owned by the HamburgAmerican line, plying between Bremen and Galveston, and at the outbreak | of the war was tied up at Port Arthur, where she lay interned until purchased by an American, who secured for her American registry and sent her to Galveston, Texas, for a 1 cargo of cotton. Immediately upon the purchase of the ship the British government let it be known that she did not consider the transaction bona tide, and gave it out that she had proof to establish her contention. The owner of the ship furnished the Washington authorities with evidence tending to show the bona fide nature of the purchase, and in due time the ship sailed with the understanding that treat Britain would seize her and take her into a prize court. There is much ( onooiilotJnn uc tr? the nrnhflhlo nut. i come. The fact that the seizure has been made by a French ship, instead of the British, has some little significance. in that Great Britain will have the appearance of not trying her own | case, exactly: but the general effect will be the same. The United States , will probably have nothing to say until the decision of the prize court has been made Known. ? Seizure of the American steamer Dacia. formerly a Hamburg-American : liner, by a French cruiser, which took the vessel to Brest, says a Washington dispatch, places the entire question of the validity of a transfer of flags aft- 1 er the outbreak of hostilities before the prize courts of France for adjudication. Whereas the practice of England, American oflicials have contended. conforms pretty much to the doctrine of the United States, the claim has been set up that France has a traditional and unalterable opposition to any changes of registry whatever, during war. State department officials and senators who have argued the point in congress have pointed out. however, that while this doctrine has been proclaimed by France since < the time of Louis XVI the practice of :he French admiralty has been different and that in many cases France icctuaily has acquiesced in the right jf a vessel to change its registry after :he outbreak of hostilities. The United States will make no move until the French prize courts render a decision, [f the validity of. the transfer is not ecognized a protest will be entered. When cases arose between the United states and France in 1856, the Washngton government controverting the statement that a traditional French loctrine prevented her from recognizng transfers of fiag.ipaid in its diplonatic correspondences Svith the Amercan minister at Paris: "However long nay be the period during which this loctrine has formed a part of the mulicipal code of France, it is manifesty not in harmony with her maritime jollcy, and it is confidently believed jy this government that France will i* ?,r.t nnlv ne-ninst the iUl asoci v IV, iivv v*>v ?-o~ practice of other nations, but against he authority of her most enlightened vriters on public law." THE DARDANELLES. speculation on Results of the Capture of Constantinople. Speculation as to the future political and commercial results of the capture of Constantinople and of the formidable passageway thereto, says a London dispatch to the New York Sun, is overshadowed just at present t>y a consideration of the immediate military benefits which will result from such a situation. Once in possession of the waterway and of the Turkish capital the allies could reckon upon these important developments without delay. The dissipation of Ottoman resistance and offensive against the Rus sians in Transcaucasia and the consejuent release of large bodies 'of Russian troops for service against the Germans and Austrians; the ending of ill fear of a renewal of Turkish efforts to invade Egypt and capture the Suez canal, with the result that Great Britain would be able to employ more than 100,000 troops in land operations igainst the Turks; the checking of Turkish pressure against the Russian ind British influence in Persia; the removal of the Turkish menace in the Balkan states and the Increase of allied influence in the Levant, and the opportunity afforded the allied squadron to dispose once for all of the Turksh fleet. One political consideration s likewise of present importance. That is the effect which an allied triumph n Turkey will have upon peace prop igandists in Russia. However mucn Russia may be wearied and discouraged by past or future German successes in Poland the prospect of a realization of her dream of domination in Turkey will unquestionably assure a continuation of her efforts igainst her Teutonic adversaries. Whether Great Britain will consent to the complete possession of Constantinople by Russia cannot even be prophesied now, since it depends almost entirely upon events to come. Still one more great benefit will accrue from the capture of the strait. With that passageway opened the entrance of war munitions and supplies from Great Britain and France to Russia will be as easy a matter as will be the egress of Russia's great supplies of grain from the Black sea territories to France and Great Britain. Rich in men, Russia is admittedly poor in war material, and military experts in Germany have long prophesied that Russia would be destitute of cannon and rifles long before her supply of soldiers was exhausted. The release of Russian grain will prove of inestimable service also to the one European country with which the allies now desire to be most Friendly. Italy needs wheat even more than France and England and this sitjation would be greatly relieved by importations from the Black sea. In this connection a dispatch from Rome tunight says that the allies informed Italy in advance of their contemplated attack on the Dardanelles, which they told her they proposed to force. Italy >8 thus acting in diplomatic consonance with them. Besides the possible land attack on Turkey with the British troops?Indians, Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians now assembled in the shadow of the pyramids, a military offensive would be feasible from another quarter. This would be on the peninsula of Gallipoll, on the European side of the strait. Troops could readily be landed from the Gulf of Saros, where they could march to attack the remaining Turkish forts from the rear. North of Gallipoli proper a three mile line of defenses, running all along the peninsula, has been erected to prevent such a movement but this obstacle could be overcome. In this situation the allies hold almost any sacrifice reasonable if it brings full possession of the Dardanelles and Constantinople. Among the Turkish defenders of the Dardanelles forts are many Germans. Indeed most of the force are under German commanders and the problem of the allies is thys additionally rlifRnnU ir\ f Vinf t Vl?kir VtOtfA t A onna with Germany's admittedly efficient military and naval managernent. It is stated in an announcement made by the French ministry of Marine today that one of the forts at the entrance to the strait was manned entirely by Germans. Enforcing Neutrality.?A Federal grand jury investigation in progress in New York, to determine if there has been systematic violation of American neutrality and customs laws is backed by a determination by the United States government to make effective its stand against detention of American vessels by belligerents on suspicion that contraband is in the cargo. It is explained unofficially that the government's position in the matter of preserving neutrality would be made more secure, in the eyes of foreign nations by establishing a policy of prosecuting attempts at sucn violations, since such prosecutions would in effect, it is pointed out, serve to place guarantees upon American cargoes that they were not contraband. The documents in possession of the jury contain charges that the Hamburg-American Steamshp line had attempted to use Norwegian merchant ships as auxiliaries to the German navy and in this manner supply coal, water and foodstuffs to German war vessels in the Atlantic, which have escaped capture. Mis-statements in clearance papers as to ports of call or destination, and false statements in many respects as to the contents of the cargoes are alleged and the investigation of the charges is being conducted, it is understood. on the theory that such false statements constitute a conspiracy against the United States government. Complaints are said to have been received by Federal authorities that dozens of tramp steamers have sailed with contraband cargoes after making illegal manifests and untrue statements as to destination. Sailings from other Atlantic ports than New York are included within the scope of the inquiry. Killed by Gas Mystery.?"The legend of the asphyxiating proprieties of the three-inch projectile." a Paris letter quotes a French artillery officer as saying. "has been accounted for. We often found in the trenches bodies of soldiers who appeared to have been struck by thunderbolt?no trace of wound, no blood to be found on their bodies. It was finally decided to clear up the matter and autopsies were made nf such cases. Each time there was found somewhere in the body a small [ragmen or our mree-incn sneu, naving made an imperceptible wound but having penetrated to a vital spot, causing mortal internal hemorrhages. This is due to the marvelous shell which breaks on the average into 2 000 pieces, about half the length of a lead pencil and the thickness of a visiting card." ? fiovernor Manning has appointed the tax commission created at the rerent session of the general assembly. Hon. A. W. Jones, comptroller preneral for the past twelve years, was appointed chairman of the commission and resiprned his office as comptroller to accept the appointment. Carlton W. Sawyer, for twelve years chief clerk under Mr. Jones, was appointed comptroller general. The other members of the tax commission are W. G. Querry of Spartanburg, and J. P. Duncan of Horry. LOCAL AFFAIRS, v ? B NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 j J. D. Land, Yorkvllle No. 1?Offer# a J limited supply of "Land's Improv- 1 ed Prolific Prize Winner seed corn tor sale at $2 a bushel. J. D. Whitesides?Requests Enquirer subscribers on his club to make settlement at an early date. s Sam M. Grist?Is prepared to insure your livestock at fixed rates per jluO of value. 8 James Bros.?Say that people who r have seen their last shipment of spring mules say that they are as fine as ever came to this market. r W. E. .Ferguson?Tells you that his I business is steadily growing since t he moved to the big glass front j store room. Carroll Bros.?Offer stalk cutters and diso harrows at reduced Drlces to 8 close them out. Repairs for Oliver plows. Flour at right prices. Ferguson & Youngblood?Say they make a specialty of feedstuffs for livestock, cattle and poultry. Seneca poultry powders. J. J. Keller & Co.?Want you to know that right now is the very best possible time to build as lumber prices are as low water mark. Carroll Supply Co.?Talk about the superior qualities of Imperial turn plows. It wants to supply you with fertilizers, corn, oats, supplies. York Drug Store?Asks you to see its line of hair brushes and combs and tooth brushes. All qualities to suit all people. First National Bank, Yorkville?Suggests that you do your banking by mail. It gives such accounts especial attention and satisfactory service. Thomson Co.?Points out the advantages of Gossard corsets, and talks about ginghams, sheetings, calicoes, children's socks and ladies' hose. J. M. Stroup?Has a new line of Arrow brand shirts and collars and new ties. He wants to supply you with seed potatoes, hardware, etc. M. S. Carroll, Filbert?Can furnish thoroughbred Plymouth Rock eggs, for hatching, by express or parcels post, at $1 per 15. 1 r? 1- an..n r irsi INttUOnai Dank U1 ouniuu aajra I that while conditions are bad they ( are not as bad as they could be, ? and wants to help you make them t better. J. H. Bigham?Asks all subscribers to The Enquirer on his club to please make settlement at once. The Enquirer's club contest closes * next Saturday week at 6 o'clock p. m. t Weather conditions of the past week have made the farmers feel that it is time to "commence farming." Many of them are expressing impatience on the subject. Senator Beamguard has kindly reminded The Enquirer that there is already a statute providing for the condemnation of sand for road purposes, along the line recently suggested by Mr. J. M. Brice. t The open season for patridge shoot- < lng in York county closed March 1. t The game law approved March 5, t 1914, ends the open season for the ] patridge on March 15, in most of the ? counties, but York and Chesterfield ? are excepted from the general provisions of the act, and in these coun- ] ties, the open season closes on March I 1st. 1 When the hail storm devastated a ) wide section of country throughout ? the eastern part of the county last summer, the minds of many people ; naturally turned to potato planting as s one way out of the trouble; but the season was late and potatoes were c scarce and little was done. Now there ? is plenty of time for planting potatoes ? without limit, and It is worth while ] for people generally to do some ex- t perimenting along that line. 1 Although there seems to be a steady j improvement in the spirit of the peo- ? pie as to the outlook, many farmers i still hold to the idea that cotton rais- j ing will not be pushed on so large a scale in this county this year as usual. All admit that there is grave doubt as to what the price of cotton may be next fall as this will depend very largely upon the progress of the war; but there are still other conditions. The supply merchants are' not c disposed to take the risks they have 6 been taking, especially in view of, the burdens some of them are now carrying, and generally they insist that In s the case of renters, landlords must bear their share of the risk by waiving rents. Some of the landlords will do this; but others will prefer to let , their lands lie out. Farmers who are able to support their own operatives C seem disposed to abandon the cropping system as far as possible and C work their lands with standing wages or not at all. It is reasonably certain ( that there will be a very great reduction in the use of commercial fertlliz- > I ers, and altogether all agricultural operations are to be conducted on a I very economic oasis. EASTERN TEACHERS MET. There were about sixty teachers in attendance upon the meeting of the Eastern Division of the York County Teachers' association, which was held in Hock Hill, Saturday, the meeting taking place in the Wlnthrop Training School building. Prof. J. P. Coats of the Fort Mill schools, president, presiding. The programme of the day was quite different from the usual programme at such meetings since there were no special speakers for the occasion. The teachers were divided into three groups and the programme consisted of a demonstration of methods of teaching reading in the first grade, conducted by Miss Withers of the Rock Hill schools; arithmetic in the sixth grade, by Miss Quattlebaum, of Rock Hill, and the study of United States history in the tenth grade, the demonstration being conducted by Miss Burrls. After observing the demonstrations tne teachers entered t into a discussion of the methods employed, the discussion being lead by I Misses Russell, Stokes and Brown. The teachers were guests of Winthrop F college at dinner. Superintendent Carroll was present a at the meeting Saturday, and urged the teachers to bring their schools to C Yorkville on Field Day. A number of teachers signified their intention of 5 bringing their pupils. The Western Division of the Teachers' association 5 meets in the Yorkville Graded school auditorium, Saturday morning at 11 c o'clock. MEETING OF PENSION BOARD York county's pension board, which 1' is composed of Messrs. W. S. Wilkerson, J. P. Blair, J. B. Robinson, J. J. % Hagans and Dr. W. G. White, met yesterday for the purpose of revising the pension roll preparatory to send- v ing the same to the state board of pensions. The roll required considerable p revision, a number of pensioners hav- v ing died or moved out of the county ( during the past year. A count of the ^ persons not on the pension roll which has been collected through The En- ? qulrer. showed that there were 132 ^ veterans and 110 widows. The names of the following persons '' who made applications for pensions, e were added to the roll which will be sent to the state board in Columbia, v (his week: ' Bowman Merritt, Fort Mil); James P. Epps, Fort Mill; W. R. Conrad, a Outhriesville; Mrs. M.# A. Harman, c Clover; Mrs. Sarah E. Fartlow, Rock Hill; Mrs. R. H. Mills. Fort Mill; Mrs. t Mary J. Poap, Rock Hill; Mrs. Fannie Harris, Hickory Grove; Mrs. Octavia Felts. Fort Mill; Mrs. Mary Miller, Clover No. 2; Mrs. Mary L. Smith, v' Yorkville R. F. D.; J. W. Taylor, Rock ' Hill; Mrs. Myra E. Dickson, York ille; Mrs. David C. Anderson, Fori >1111; W. T. Sturgis, Rock Hill; J. S snead, Rock Hill; D. L. Glenn, Rock lill; Mrs. Sarah Coltharp, Fort Mill; r. H. Stewart, Rock HtU; L. L. Smith rorkville R. F. D. IMPROVED SEEDS Several good farmers have beer idvertising improved seeds in The Enjulrer, of late, and our readers arc idvised to give the claims of each seious attention. Personally the editor of The Enquier knows nothing of the Summero'i lalf and Half cotton seed, advertlsec >y Mr. R. M. Wyatt of Smyrna; bui le knows Mr. Wyatt, and is willing tc indorse whatever Mr. Wyatt sayc ibout anything. From what this genleman says about the seed he is advertising, it would seem worth whlU or those who may be interested, tc visit him and get information in mor< letail than he has felt warranted lr ncorporating in his advertisement be:ause of the expense. Mr. Wyatt'i luccess with "Summero's Half anc lalf has been remarkable. Sheriff Brown is offering the Cleveand Big Boll. Everybody who knowi he sheriff, and that includes every>ody in York county, knows also tha mless he had been very much im>ressed with the especial value of thli variety, he would not offer his seec 'or sale except for crushing. HI) 'aith, however, being based on actua (xperience of a most satisfactory na ure, he does not hesitate to back hii lesire to help the spread of a gooc hing by staking his reputation foi mowing what is what. Mr. J. D. Land, who is advertisinf 'Land's Improved Prolific Prize Win ler" seea corn, is wen miuwu iu m< eaders of The Enquirer as havinj >een one of the leaders of the count] n corn production, both as to quallt] ind quantity. He has won especia iistinction at every corn exhibit helt n this county during the past sevei >r eight years, and has been maklni iteady improvement in his corn al he while. BURR CLOVER AND CORN Mr. J. Frank Ashe of McConnells rille, had considerably better lucl vith late planted corn than people o: he storm-swept district of Bethel ant 2benezer townships. While in- Yorkville yesterday, Mr Vshe left at The Enquirer office som< ipecimens of a corn crop that wai jlanted on July 6, the day of the bif itorm, and although the ears art imall, the grains are hard and sound ind look like they measure up to ev ;ry requirement as food for elthe: ttnolr nr man. Mr Ashe was not In the storm dls rict, but had a nine-acre patch In bur lover, which he was unable to ge turned under until late because o: Irouth. There was a rain on July ie turned the clover under on July 4 md planted the corn on July 6, th< lay of the stor. "When I first read the statement o ifr T J Matthews about the com Sete iallu" of the lata planted cor. n the Ebenezer neighborhood, sa fke thfa" handing over Uta apecimam r,: ltM?aAahe waa one of the flrat^futn irs to Introduce burr clover Into Yorl oun?y When asked as to whethe itock aeemed to ""e the clover h. ^et'ty'well anfthe aa, ? rliSofe\rn?og;domichrg^.0uan. esa you have a little Bermuda o. SBsss mtly rich by this time. THE MARRIAGE RECORD Twenty-nine marriage licenses wen ssued by Probate Judge L. R. WllEST during the month of February Thirteen were Issued to negroes anc me to Indians. This number Is abou .qual to the number Issued durlru February of last year. Since the marlage license law went Into operatioi leveral years ago, 1,780 licenses have ,een issued by the probate judge o fork county. Licenses were Issued he following persons last m?nthFebruary 1-John Hind and Nettie "St l-Rrel Matthew, and Alio. 1 Feb 1?John Wllaon and Mamie Mo :Febe'6-WUUam le Boyd and Carrt. "lSb'P'9?Albert Springe and Rosan, "p^V-Francl. Murray Mack anc Elizabeth White Nlms. . Feb. 11?Isaac A. Chandler anc Tanie McKelzer. ~n(i Lillle Feb. 11?W. Lee Grimn ana utun *F?b. 13?L. Curtis Tucker and DelaFeb!ni3-Elmer Vernon Templetoi 'nFebe?3-?a^efeclnXy and Anne JeFeb.D?3V?risrel?Wi1'son and Delia EdV Feb' n-C^Howard Huffstutler anc ^eW-Lewis Clark and Hattle Teh.' 19?Herbert Blue and Lavenls 1 Feb8' 19?Bachalor Bolln and Diana *?Feb. 20?Claud Bollck and Jessie ^Feb" 20?Marshal Mitchem and Osla JFeb.' 20?Sam Davis and Ollle MilerFebOlO2r0-Chas. C. Dale and Mamie lell Maxwell. Pauline Feb. 23?James Byers and Pauunt Edwards, colored. . m*!' Feb. 23?John Feaver and Idel } Feb.n(24?W. W. Osborne and Teb> 1Feb.U25?John Currence and Lizzie ?Fet>!'26?J^m Moore and Mary Stew rt, colored. Feb. 26?Jackson Darby and Sallle Jeter, colored. Feb. 26?Robert Hemphill and Peai dcClure, colored. Feb. 27?John Thompson, Jr., anc dittie Crosby, colored. Feb. 27?Arthur Chambers and Nany Love, colored. ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. R. R. Allison of Tirzah, Is visting relatives near Rock Hill. Mrs. F. Ray Riddle of Yorkville, Is isiting relatives In Mayesville. Miss M. ry Cartwright of Yorkville, isited friends in Chester, last week. Miss Sue Meek Allison of Yorkville, isited friends in Rock Hill last week. Mr. W. B. Moore, Jr., of Philadelhia. Pa., is visiting relatives in York ille. Mrs. C. J. Youngblood of Yorkvllle, s visiting relatives and friends in Spartanburg. Miss Arpie Barber of Hendersonville, J. C., is visiting Miss Minnie Cody in 'orkville. Mr. Thomas Christenberry, who has leen living in Greer. S. C., has return.1 to Yorkvllle. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Steele of Yorkille, visited relatives in Waxhaw, N. this week. Rock Hill Record: Mrs. J. M. Stewrt has as her guest her sister, Mrs. 'arroll of Yorkvllle. Mrs. J. D. Peterkln of Fort Motte, !. C., is the guest of Mrs. J. R. Ashe, n Yorkvllle. Mr. R. B. Alleln of Whitney, N. C., lsited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. kllein in Yorkvllle, last week. Mrs. W. P. Grier and little son have ; returned to their home in Clover, aft. er n visit to relatives in Chester. : Mr. B. B. Ferguson has returned to ' his home on Yorkville No. 5, after spending a week in Columbia. Mrs. John F. Youngblood of Yorkville is spending some time with relatives in Bessemer City, N. C. i Miss Lucy Glass of Clover R. F. D., . visited her grand-parents, Mr. and . Mrs. M. C. Parrott, last week. Miss Jane Ashe of Yorkville R. F. D. 4, is spending some time with Mrs. M. A. McGinnls, in Concord, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. F. Spencer and 9 son, Charles, of Rock Hill, visited Mrs. , J. D. McDowell, In Yorkville, this t week. Mr. Newton Peters and children of ' Lexington, N. C., visited the family of > Mr. W. S. Peters in Yorkville, this . week. Mrs. Boyce Lynn of Clover, who re, oently underwent an abdomin: ? pe' ration in a Gastonia hospital, is im proving. 5 Mrs. J. C. Wllborn, who has been i visiting her sister, Mrs. S. M. Jones, . in Chester, has returned to h'er home in Yorkville. Miss Irma Tom Ferguson, who has 1 been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Columbia, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Mrs. R. T. Allison, who has been undergoing treatment at the Magdalene hospital in Chester, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Mrs. Sidney Lowe, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Cannon, in Yorkville, has returned to her home in Concord, N. C. Mr. C. F. Smoak of the SmoakErown Co., who lives in Branchvllle, came to Yorkville yesterday and will \ remain during the spring. Lancaster News, Friday: Miss Enola f Barnette Is expected home tomorrow . from a visit to relatives In the India 3 Hook section of York county, t Mr. J. E. Johnson has purchased f the McAdams lot on Lincoln street, ir from the First Presbyterian church. 1 The understanding is that he will 1 erect a handsome residence thereon. 1 Mr. H. Hassel Brand of Sumter, [ died at the home of his mother In 1 that city, Saturday, aged 40 years. He was a brother of Mrs. John A. McMurray of Bethesda. IN THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE c There were only a few people out to f hear the two addresses of Mrs. Amy 1 C. Weech, state organizer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the state of Virginia, in the First i Presbyterian church, Friday afternoon 9 and evening. Mrs. Weech made an 5 interesting address to the small audli ence Friday evening, In which she i, portrayed the evils of the whisky hab it and told of the methods used by the r liquor dealers in bidding for voters to support the wet ticket. She stated that the liquor advocates r would make a powerful fight to defeat t the statewide prohibition law to be voted upon September 14 next, for the ' simple reason that since the liquor . dealers have been run out of nearly ev- J ery state In the south, they desired I I South Carolina as their southern " "dumping ground." In reviewing the decent campaign f In which prohibition was carried al. most unanimously in her own state of j Virginia, Mrs. Weech told of the efl forts of the liquor interests to make ? political capital out of the "personal liberty" phase of the proposition. She [ declared that while there was nothing , so dear to the hearts of Americans as 3 the word "liberty," there was noth, Ing of the personal liberty element in the sale of a commodity, the inevitable result of whose use is death and j misery. r The temperance advocate ridiculed > the dispensary system of South Carof Una, declaring that it was rotten to t the core. She declared that the same people who were in charge of the dis| pensarles were prominent in the " church councils of their communities and that the church and liquor shops 1 were institutions which could not be , managed together successfully. She s told of several instances in dispensary counties where fathers, whose children are not in school because of the alleged poverty of the fathers are spending many dollars each year in the county dispensaries. In conclusion the speaker urged the voters and wives of voters to cast their * ballots for the proposed statewide law . next September and besought them i not to heed the "personal liberty" and other plans which would be persuast >?al? nut hofnrp thf>m hv the adVO 1 * *- * J >?? ? J cates of whisky. She said she would . use the language of another temperj ance worker in concluding her remarks: "If you knew you were going J to face your God immediately after t you cast your ballot, how would you j vote?" Following Mrs. Weech's address, a collection was taken and an effort was 3 made to organize a local branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance 3 Union. Owing to the slight attendance on the lecture, organization was ' impracticable and it was decided to attempt perfection of the organiza3 tion at a meeting to be held in Trinity Methodist church Thursday afternoon 1 at 4 o'clock. 1 LAYMEN CONDUCT SERVICE. 1 Quite out of the ordinary were the services at the Yorkville A. R. P. i church Sunday, the exercises being . conducted by a number of laymen rather than the pastor. It was the 1 first time that such a service had ever been held in the Yorkville church, and came as quite a surprise to most of the congregation who were not I aware that such a service was in contemplation. Following the reading of s the Scripture lesson, (a portion of James il), the pastor stated that he 1 had for a long time had under consideration the idea of having the lay1 men conduct services. From his earliest childhood, he said it has been 5 his observation that a preacher was always called on to offer public pray1 er and lead in devotional exercises. There were however, a number of xi ...L. L/tA members in tne congreKauun wuu uo.u talents along this line and, the service ! to follow, which would be a kind of church welfare service, would be coni ducted by laymen, two of whom attended the recent Layman's conven1 tion in Charlotte. Mr. J. F. McElwee, chairman of the board of deacons, presided, and introduced Mr. D. T. Woods, who presented ! the congregation with statistics composed by officials of the recent Laymen's conference In Charlotte, relat( ing to mission work throughout the ! world. J. A. Marion, Esq., delivered a brief address on the subject, "How can I . best advance the Christian cause In 1 my own community?" The speaker said that since Christianity is Christ, the cause of Christianity can be advanced by each individual modeling his own life as nearly as possible after the examples set by Christ. He urged greater activity in church work and urged that church members attend church not because they feel i such attendance to be a duty, but in order to get the greatest good from such attendance. The acts of men and women, both external and internal, should be like those of Christ, and external acts should be manifested by good deeds towards those who might need such service Mr. Rodney Love, having been assigned the subject, "How we may ad* * - /tUtir/tVi '' , vance me mieresia ui uui v?u>v?> i stated that the interests of the institution could only be advanced through financial and spiritual unity and urg| ed that the congregation get together for the purpose of accomplishing greater things. J. S. Brice, Esq., reiterated the suggestion of the other speakers in the matter of better church attendance. He thought the congregation should make more liberal contributions to , church work, stating that some mem- , hers worth $2,000 only gave $10 to church work, while others possessing a similar amount gave much more. He j suggested that members of the con- , gregation entertain visiting ministers rather than devolve that duty upon the local minister. He thought it would be of advantage to the congre gation to hold social meetings occa-1 slonally. 1 Following the remarks of the fore- 1 going speakers, statements concern- st ing the flnanclal condition of the ti church were made to the congregation w by Messrs. O. E. Grist and J. F. Mc- m Elwee. . The service was concluded ir with the benediction pronounced by _ the pastor, Rev. J. L. Oates. " r< WITHIN THE TOWN L ? Dr. James A. Hayne, secretary of B the state board of health, has accepted an invitation to speak in Yorkvllle jr next Friday evening. ^ ? By a schedule which went into ef- t( feet yesterday, south-bound freight F train No. 53 of the C. & N.-W., which r has been due in Yorkvllle at 1.24 p. m., now reaches this place at 9.10 a m., 11 and north-bound freight No. 52 hereto- U; fore due in Yorkvllle at 5.48 p. m., now w reaches here at 1.24 p. m. c< _ a ? Salesday for Marcn yesterday, c, orought quite a large number of peo- n pie to Yorkvllle. There were quite a a number of horsertraders present as 8) is usually the case on first Monday, 8j and there was some lively trading In some of the back lota One man C brought two hound dogs, a bicycle and two old mules to Yorkvllle for trad- n ing purposes, and managed to trade or o: sell the entire lot. There were quite Y a number of farmers visiting local C mule dealers with a view to purchas- c lng animals and several found what o they wanted. The merchants of York- C ville also did a pretty good business. F p ? Wonder if a Jitney line would not f; pay In Yorkvllle? The Jitney Is an ' automobile operated over a regular route and charging a 6 cents fare like V the street cars. In many of the cities of the west the Jitneys have made C themselves felt to an extent that has drawn complaints from the street car a companies. The Industry is growing ^ all over the country. Yorkvllle could ^ be very well covered with a Jitney a line of two cars that could pass a glv- u en point every fifteen minutes. It is c probable that a very practicable and ? desirable route could be laid out in a such a manner that It could be cov- j, ered every five minutes. The only n way it can be definitely determined n whether the undertaking will pay i, will be to try It. v ? The anti-narcotic law went Into 1? effect yesterday, and there were a lot y i of people who use narcotics of various kinds who were turned down by local druggists. Some of these failed to ob- t tain a physician's prescription before b attempting to buy opiates through ig- e norance and some others seemed to & have the idea that the law didn't S amount to anything anyhow. It was tl a case of "show me your preecrlp- c tion" with everyone, however, and a o number of Yorkvllle doctors wrote c prescriptions after the users of the g various kinds of dope had been turned 1 down. One physician stated yester- s day that he was approached by a mor- n phlne user early yesterday morning ~ for a prescription for the drug. Knowing that the man could hardly live without the stuff, the physician said d he issued him a prescription calling a for 100 tablets of morphine, an d amount calculated to suffice for several 1 daya Discussing the matter of fees a for Issuing such prescriptions, the j1 physician stated that he made no || charge in the particular case mention- s ed for the simple reason that the un- a fortunate man was a subject for a charity. In fact most of those ad- J dieted to the use of morphine and 1 opium are persons In poor clrcum- a stances, unable to pay for pre scrip- e tions authorizing the use of the drug. J It is likely that the York County Med- c leal society will take steps toward f, fixing a general fee for the issuance of such prescriptions. ^ ? The first of the series of four n I meetings to be held in Trinity Metho- f dist church, of Yorkville, for the study p of missions?home and foreign?was n held last night with a good congrega- n tion, made up from all the local n churches, in attendance. The devo- s tlonal exercises were conducted by c Rev. E. E. Gillespie. The speaker of G the evening was Rev. R. L. Holroyd, J presiding elder of the Rock Hill dis- v trict, who based his remarks on the c general subject of the "Call of the b Home Land." Mr. Holroyd said that a missions was the greatest question of a the age. It was great because it had e to do with man. He said that in the s United States there were 26,000,000 t Protestant Christians, and 14,000,000 n Roman Catholics?approximately 40,- r 1000,000 of the 100,000,000 population b (of the United States, in the churches, c leaving 60,000,000 who had no church g | affiliations. These people were the especial problem of the home mission boards and workers. The speaker F also illustrated the need of the home missionary work by giving figures applicable to Yorkville. Giving the . town a population of 3,000, and t allowing 1,000 for the colored portion Q of the town's inhabitants, left a white . population of 2,000. Of these, accord- 0 lng to the latest available figures, 976 _ were members of the various local ? churches, leaving a balance of more F than 1,000 people in Yorkville who g are outside the churches, and then j, showed the need for home mission ^ work even in Yorkville. But he ex- 8 plained that home missions, to the ? Methodist church, included all the jj territory outside of South Carolina; t] that within the state, the mission work p ti/oB cnvowH under the head of Con ference Missions. Mr. Holroyd point- ? ed out that with 40,000,000 church members and 60,000,000 without any c church affiliations the question might ^ be well asked, "Is the United States w a Christian nation?" With the mil- a, lions of foreigners already in the 5 United States and other millions who t, will most likely come to our shores after the end of the great European war, the problem of the evangelization of the home land was most stupendous, but the speaker expressed his faith in the belief that this could be |( done, because if it could not the task ^ would not have been given to the fol- ' Iqwcrs of Christ. The meeting tonight will be addressed by Rev. J. C. c< Roper of Chester. Wednesday night fi Rev. P. B. Wells of Rock Hill, will be T the speaker. On Thursday night, Rev. Marlon Stokes, a son of Rev. J. Le- 0; macks Stokes, a former Yorkville pas- b tor, who is now a missionary to Ko- c< rea, will address the meeting. . g! LOCAL LACONICS. ? New Bridge Over Allison Creek. w Supervisor Boyd last week, let the " contract for the erection of a new ? bridge over Allison creek, on the old Clover road, to Mr. H. B. McGuirt. The 'c bridge is to replace the present one w over Allison creek between Clover ana Filbert. sc Some School* Affected. ^ As a result of the slow tax collec- sj tions, several school districts in the county are without funds to pay " claims against them. There is noth- jv ing for the school districts to do save to hold up the payment of claims until V tax collections are made. Will Build New Schoolhoute. Patrons and trustees of the Philadel- ni phia school district are making plans Y for the erection of a new school build- ni Ing at Philadelphia A number of tr patrons are desirous of securing a al new site for the building, but nothing _ definite has been agreed upon yet. w Registration Board Met. The York county board of registra- ^ tion held their regular monthly meeting in their office in the courthouse yesterday. The board's work was ~ very light, however, not a single new m registration certificate being issued, although there was several renewals. flr ca Negro Died Suddenly. at W. M. Walker, a negro school teach- at er, died rather suddenly near White _ Hill church Saturday, me negro naa dt complained of feeling bad the day be- th fore; but his condition was not con- th sidered serious. No inquest was held, cli the physician in attendance stating ar that his death was due to natural fu causes. Bridge Wanted on Turkey Creek. ex A petition has been put in clrcula- UJ tion asking for the building of a bridge or over little Turkey creek, on the road m that connects the Pinckney road with ar MeConnellsville. The bridge is es- ^ pecially desired because of the occa- hr sional high water interference with nf the crossing of the carrier on R. F. D. No. 4, out of Yorkville. w Many Sent to Asylum. jn Five persons were sent to the state Bi asylum from York county during the of mourn ui rcuiuttiy, nur iiu?u ber of persons to be sent to the in- di itution in any one month for some me. Three of the unfortunate persons ere white and two colored, and in lost cases pellagra was the cause of isanity. equisition Honored. Governor Manning has honored a equisition warrant from Governor ocke Craig of North Carolina, for arrlson Jonas, who is wanted at essemer City, N. C., on charges of ambling and jail breaking. Jonas is ow in Jail in YorkvUle^ having been rrested last week. He will be taken > Bessemer City this week. or 8chool Purpose*. The sum of $27,000 was spent by le schools of York county from Janary 15 to February 15. The money as paid to teachers and for school luipment, etc. "The school fund Is mounting to a big thing in York Dunty now," remarked Treasurer ell yesterday. There Is a great mount of money being spent for :hool improvement and that is as it tiould be. ulp-Boyd. A marriage of Interest to a large , umber of friends and acquaintances f the contracting parties throughout ork county, was that of Miss Carrie 'ornelia Culp to Mr. W. Lb Boyd, the eremony being performed at the home f the bride's mother, Mrs. Augusta !ulp, in Fort Mill, Friday evening, Lev. W. A. Hafner officiating. Mr. loyd was formerly superintendent of ie Fort Mill cotton mills. Aiier me eremony the young couple left for a rip to northern citiee. They will reIde In Charlotte. i?ath of Mr. T. L. Williamson. Following an Illness extending over period of several weeks, Mr. T. L. Williamson died at his home near Tewport last Friday, and was burled t Hopewell cemetery, Lesslle, on Satrday afternoon after funeral services onducted at his late home by Rev. lenry Stokes. Mr. Williamson was bout 70 years of age and was born i Mecklenburg county, N. C. For a umber of years he had been living ear Newport, where he was engaged I i farming. He was a member of Oilet Methodist church. The deceased javes a widow and several children. Vsighing Party at Filbort. There was a "Weighing Party" at he home of Mr. J. B. Parrott at Fllert last night, the first of a series of ntertalnments Inaugurated by Miss fary Eva Hite, field agent of the State School Improvement association for he benefit of Filbert school. The fun omes in through guesses at the weight f the young people, and the revenue omes from the penalty on Incorrect uesses at the rate of a cent a pound, 'he proceeds were close to $10, which um will be used for purchasing furilture for the schoolhouse. Iherokes County Man Dead. Gaffney Ledger: Mr. A. J. Burgess lied at his home in this city Sunday fternoon after being ill for several lays. Death was the result of an atack of pneumonia. Mr. Burgess was ixty-one years of aga He la survived iy his wife and four children, as folows: Mrs. Lila Medlln, Mrs. Ida Icoggins, F. H. and G. E. Burgess. He J so leaves two brothers, Messrs. J. B. nd J. T. Burgess; four half-sisters, Irs. Alice Hicks, Mrs. Ella Eubanks, Ira Leila Heffner, Mrs. Virgie Parrls, nd three half-brothers, Messrs. Robrt, Will and Forest Burgess. The fu>eral services will be held today at ,'orinth church. 1r. John R. Mitchell Dead. Mr. John R. Mitchell died at his ome near Hickory Grove, Saturday lorning. He had been in bad health or a long while, suffering from a comUcation of diseases, and his death was lot unexpected. Mr. Mitchell was early 62 years old, having been born tear Sharon, March 12, 1853. He is urvived by his wife and the following hlldren: Mesdamee J. N. Hogue, W. 1. Brown, E. B. McCarter, and Messrs. . T. and Daniel J. Mitchell, all of -u Jn/.nnfv THa rilUUl I COIUC Alt A vin wuuv* eased is also survived by several rothers and sisters. The funeral ervice was held in the Hickory Grove l. R. P. Church, of which Mr. Mitch 11 was an elder, Sunday morning, the ervices being conducted by his pasor, Rev. B. G. Pressley. The interlent was in the cemetery a. Hickory Srove, in the presence of a large numer of friends and relatives of the deeased. Second Contest Held. The Catawba Township Scholastic ssociation held its second contest Yiday night in the school auditorium t Less lie, and the interesting exerlsee were attended by a large audience omposed of patrons and friends of he four schools which are members f the association. There were two onteets?one of declamations and the ther of readings, and prizes were lven to the best boy declaimer, the i est girl declaimer and the best reader. ] leva F. W. Gregg, P. B. Wells and A. I. Rogers of Rock Hill, were the jdges. The boys' medal was awarded o Roy Williams of the Mount Holly chool, and the declaimer** medal for 1 iris was awarded to Miss Lucile Less- A e of the Lesslie school. The prize to -sjfl he best reader was presented to Miss /ols Williams of Mount Holly. The i our schools which are members of the ssociation are Friendship, Catawba, .esslie and Mount Holly. The next ontest among the schools is to be eld at Friendship, Friday night, then the question of increasing the trength of the United States navy will e debated by the Friendship and Caiwba schools. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ? The Magdalene hospital of Ches?r, has been chartered by the secreiry of state, with a capital stock of 20,000. ? Chesterfield, Marion and Florence ounties were on yesterday released om the quarantine on account of the exas cattle fever. ( ? Kev. vv. jn. k.. renaieron, jjuaiur f the Episcopal church of Spartanurg, has received a call to the Eplsapal church of Macon, Qa. ? Dr. L. M. Able, a prominent drugIst of St. Matthews, was stricken 1th appoplexy on the streets of that iwn Saturday, and died shortly afterards. ? Florence council Junior Order nlted American Mechanics, has inugurated a night school in Florence >r the benefit of the order and others ho wish to attend. ? Two negroes were shot by Ander>n county officers Saturday night, hile resisting arrest. One of the neroes is dead and the other Is so badly jot that he will die. ? Governor Manning on Saturday ranted a second reprieve to Tommy rice, a Florence county negro who as to have been electrocuted yesterjy. Stay of execution was granted atll June 1. ? An Atlantic Coast Line train, run- % ng between Jacksonville and New ork, was wrecked near Dillon last ght in a collision with a freight ain. No one was seriously injured, though several cars were smashed. ? The governor's mansion, which I as recently overhauled by a legisla- ' ire committee, is ready toe occupan'. Governor Manning will very likely ove his family to Columbia within week. -The Baptist church at the Poo ill in Greenville, was partially deroyed by fire Sunday night. The e originated from defective electrl,1 wiring. The building was valued about $10,000 and will be rebuilf once. ? The Spartanburg city council has lopted an ordinance designed to put e jug-a-month law into full effect in lat city. The text of the ordinance ssely follows the text of the statute, id provides the machinery ror me Hest activity of the local police. ? The city of Anderson on Saturday :perienced one of the most exciting id eventful days in the last decade its history. A brutal assault was ade upon Frank Divver, employed at i Anderson woodyard, by a negro. * ho struck him over the head with a # ick. Dug Williams, a well known igro, dropped dead on the street. A ?gro named Cornelius Gambrell was rested charged with a murderous / ..U ..mam rv? L1 U Doel/o O rv rA? 1 _ / M1UU upuil Ul . u> All * ut no, a pi vui ent Jeweler of Anderson last week. 4 urglars attempted to rob the home J. M. Padgett, but were frightened ray by sons of Mr. Padgett. In adtion there were two alarms of Are.