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Scraps and Jarts. ? The naval terms between the Allies and Austria as now completed are far more stringent than the naval terms in the treaty with Germany, as the Austrian navy is completely extinguished. All the large ships are to be surrendered to the Allied and associated powers and no nucleus for the fleet will remain. Only craft of any kind which the terms give to Austria are those for use on the Danube, but they will not be available outside the river. <Apma a ra restricted to the surren Alio 1V1 1UO M4 V VW?a - _ der of the Austrian battle cruisers, destroyers and other ships without providing for the disposition to be made of them. ? The federal grand jury in completing its work at Macon, Ga.. last Friday, after returning 136 true bills reported to Judge Evans a recommendation that the severest penalty be inflicted in all liquor cases holding that "stump rum" of Georiga is not unlike the "vodka" of Russia and that this type of liquor breeds Bolshevism. The resolution adopted by the grand jury says in part: "A small percentage of viciousness with a moderate dose of ignorance combined with a liberal supply of stump rum or vodka are the elements that produce those infectious diseases to the body politic known as Bolshevism, Socialism, I. W. W.ism and anarchy which are destructive of all those things for which civilization has striven for thousands of years." ? Fifteen million Americans bought t iKortv nntes in the campaign V ItlVl J JLMMV* _ _ which closed Saturday night, according to the estimates received by the treasury from federal reserve banks Sunday. This compares with about 21,000,000 purchasers in the fourth loan 17,000,000 in the third. 9,400,000 in the second and 4,000,000 in the first. A few additional reports of subscriptions came in Sunday but no attempt was made to tabulate them and the treasury announced that the official total probably would not be known before May 26. The total accompiled still stood at $3,849,000,000, but late reports emphasized tl)e earlier indications that tho loan had been heavily over-subscribed. Banks will have until May 20 to report their subscriptions to federal reserve, banks and the federal reserve banks will report to the treasury by May 24. "Reports from all districts indicate that in practically the entire country the quota was taken without material assistance from the banks," said a treasury announcement. Vivtory loan subscriptions from 48 shipyards of the country received Sunday by the shipping board showed a total of $15,248,000 raised by employes. The American shipbuilding company of Philadelphia and the submarine boat corporation of Newark, N. J., subscribed more than $2,000,000 each, while two others, Skinner and Eddy, of Seattle, and the Cramps Shipbuilding company, Philadelphia, raised more than $1,000,000 each. ? Fifteen persons were killed early last Friday night when one of the worst tornadoes ever experienced in A m 4Ka lnrrnr Pin 80Utnwesi lexas 3 WCpV HIT? iv??vi ***v Grande valley, demolishing farm houses and doing great damage to growing crops, according to telegrams received here tonight from the storm stricken area. The storm took its heaviest toll of life at Mission where a shed in which J. L. Vick, his wife and four children and a number of Mexicans had taken refuge from the hurricane, collapsed. Mr. Vick and two of his children were instantly killed while Mrs. Vick was seriously injured. The other two children, a boy of 12 years and a baby escaped uninjured. Mrs. Vick is not expected to recover. Nine Mexicans are also reported to have beep killed when the shed collapsed, although this could not . be verified as wire communication west of Donna is down. Six miles west of Mission at Madera seven persons and two children are known to be dead, all of whom are Mexicans. A Mexican and two children were killed six miles north of Donna, The wind was accompanied by a heavy hail which did great damage to crops. Many farm houses and other buildings in the path of the tornado were deroofed. The damage to property in the upper valley where the storm spent its greatest fury, is estimated at * ?vn? it lo imnnaaihle close to $xw,vuu wiiiio ? ? .? to estimate the damage to crops. ? Because of his exceptional record in the army overseas, Edward "Monk" Eastman, once notorious as one of New York City's worst gangsters, has again become a citizen of his state through the action of Governor Smith. Restoration of his citizenship came after Colonel Franklin W. Ward, commanding the 106th infantry, and First Lieut. Joseph A..A. Kerrigan had recommended Eastma'n to the governor as worthy of this reward. "Monk" Eastman, now more than 40 years old, enlisted as a volunteer in the 106th Infantry at the outbreak of the war, and his services and the fighting qualities he displayed in the American drive which broke the Hindenburg line .won the commendation of his offers. Colonel Ward wrote the gov ernor that "Eastman's record throughout the war has been exceptional; his service has been honest and faithful." Eastman won the admiration of his officers in the attack on Vierstaat ridge, which Lieutenant Kerrigan details in his letter to the governor. "Eastman was wounded and evacuated to a casualty clearing station," wrote Kerrigan. "He remained there only three days for, upon hearing that the regiment expected to go into the line again, he escaped from the hospital, equipped himself from the salvage dump nearby rejoined his company and was in action throughout the entire Hindenburg line show. His conduct has been exemplary and he has never been reported for absence without leave or any other offense and I shall give him an excellent character on his discharge." ? Maximilian Harden, editor of the Berlin Die Zukunflt, writing on the peace treaty says: "The peace condiA*? ?*? than I expected. nuns aiw uvt They were unpleasant to the greater part of the people. But could one have really expected them otherwise? The Germans have not given very convincing mental guarantees during the six months since the revolution that they have changed their system; on the contrary, the present government and the press have used the same methods of incitement, the same tricks of bluff as under the old rule of the petty nobility. The government's proclamations and speeches are only bad copies of the kaiser's time. The whole press resounds in protests and has started a campaign or iduuciuciu against the allies, couched in violent language. It is agitating for refusal to sign the treaty, and to what use? All must know that the allies, by keeping up the blockade and occupying the coal districts, can force Germany to sign whatever they want. The allies have been threatened that Germanywould join the Bolsheviki. But that would be suicidal. The only way to rescue the country is by openness and honesty. The revolution has been a great disappointment. Germany should have sent men who would have laid cards on the table and got the allies to understand that some of the conditions were unacceptable. If Germany showed Tts good will to do what is in its power to comply with the allies' requests, the allies would see that conditions were changed in favor of Germany because they knew there must be a Germany and that it is impossible to destroy the German people." ? Two of the three naval seaplanes that left Rockaway Beach last Thurs day to fly across the Atlantic ocean, were at Trepassey bay, New Foundland, last Sunday, and the other was at Chatham Light, Mass.. getting ready to resume the flight to Trepassey bay. All three of the planes started out in good shape for Halifax, 540 miles away. The Nc-1 and the XC-3 made the trip without mishap; but the NC-4 went down off the coast of Massachusetts and had to be towed into the bay at Chatham Light- There was something the matter with the engines. After a few hours at Halifax the other two planes made another jump off for Trepassey bay. 460 miles. The NC1, piloted by Lieutenant P. N. L. Bellinger of Cheraw, S. C? made the trip through without difficulty in 6 hours and 54 minutes. The NC-3 after flying fifty miles, developed propeller trouble and had to go back to correct it. It started again and reached Trepassey bay about four hours after the NC-1. The plan was to wait for a time on the NC-4, and if it should arrive, then all three would make another Jump off for the Azores Islands, 1,200 miles to the southeast. This was to be the longest flight and severest test of the entire trip. From the Azores, provided they are reached safely, the planes will next Jump off for Lisbon, Portugal, 786 miles east of the Azores, and from Lisbon the next leg extends to Plymouth, England, 775 miles. It is understood to be the purpose of the navy department to follow the airships with a big dirigible blimp, the C-5, which is to sail for New Foundland today or tomorrow. The airships so far have been traveling at the rate of about sixty miles an hour|?hf iforhtiUc l?iiquatrj Entered at the Postofflce at York aa Mall Matter of the Second Clasa. TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1919. The two British airmen who went to New Poundland some three weeks ago to fly across the Atlantic, are still waiting on the weather. The Flume question remains unsettled; but it is not giving a great deal of concern, because it is recognized that Italy will have to come across. The indications are that the Victory Loan subscription will foot up at least $6,000,000,000, a billion and a half more than was asked for. Only $4,600,000,000 will be accepted. The names of W. C. Latimer, R. L. Raefleld and R. M- Steele were left out of the list of Confederate dead buried in the Yorkville cemeteries as published last Friday. They should have been included. It has been understood all along that the Germans would be allowed to write notes- It is not thought that tne Germans expect to accomplish anything by their notes, except to be able to show the home folks that they tried to have things ordered differently. Somehow we are of opinion that Maximilian Harden is about the wisest public man in Germany. He has all the while been looking at things as they are instead of as he would like to have them, and all that he has told the German people has been full of sense. Of course we are anxious w oca a. reduction in the cost of living; but it ought to be apparent to anybody that this reduction cannot possibly come except as the result of a very gradual process. The decrease must come Just as the increase came. A short, sharp reduction would prove ruinous. That race between the Victory ship and the Victory loan was a little unfair to the ship. During the first few days, the ship which was to steam from San Francisco to New York while the loan was being raised, was able to make its schedule all right. But when the loan went through with a rush and a bump the shiD could not quite accommodate itself to the pace. Certainly the Germans object to the peace terms. What else was to have been expected? But they will sign. All are familiar with the characteristic of the German machine gunner. He poured into the charging enemy until the enemy was close up on him and then he yelled Kamarad. When the time limit is about to expire the Germans will sign, or as our old friend, VTm. Burns, puts it, they will "do worse-" It is not probable that this generation will witness another world war. No generation has ever witnessed two world wars?that Is a new world war after the first one has been fought to a finish like this one. But it is very foolish to think that there will be no more wars. It has been handed down on the best of authority that there will be wars and rumors of wars until the end of time. "Stump rum" is the official name that the Federal grand jury at Macon, Ga., has given the kind of liquor that is now being brewed overnight from slops fortified with sugar, molasses, malt, etc. The resulting liquor is said to be about the same thing that is knc wn in Russia as vodka. Of course any kind of alcoholic liquor will kill sooner or later, but this st; mp rum produces insanity of the mos, dangerous kind in a few minutes. It is announced from Columbia that Attorney General Wolfe proposes to take up the task of looking after the enforcement of laws that have become dead on the statute books. To that end he has asked the clerk of the court in each of the 46 counties to advise him of the names of the foremen of the grand Juries and he proposes to furnish these grand jury foremen with lists of laws that have fallen into disregard. If this really be the intention of Mr- woiie ne snouia nave n?c woperation of all good citizens. There are on the statute books quite a number of laws that are more than useless; but the state gets no credit out of ignoring them. The bad laws should be enforced along with the good ones, and in this manner laws that are demonstrated to be bad may be the more no oil v ronpaled. George M. Peek, chairman of the industrial board, which was dissolved last week as the result of its controversy with Secretary Glass and Director General of Railroads Hines. is out in a statement in which he makes a bitter attack on these gentlemen. He would make it appear that his board has been doing all it could to reduce the cost of living, and that Messrs. Glass and Hines have stood in his way. The controversy centered mainly around t.ie price of steel rails as the industrial board sought to fix the same. Director Hines said the price was too high, and insisted that he could get better terms in the open market. He was backed by Mr. Glass. Mr. Peek says that the refusal to pay the fixed price for rails will disrupt business and play smash with things generally. He charges Messrs. Glass and Hinds as being unreasonable and contrary'. Mr. Glass came back in a reply in which he says: "There is scarcely one accurate assertion, or sane deduction in all of Mr. Peek's intemperate screed, and to me it is now perfectly clear why there has been a sad ending of the movemervt which had its initial meetings in the treasury and which had for its purpose the revival of industrial activity through agencies and by methods that were not contrary to the statutes nor obnoxious to the elementary principle of economics. Mr. Peek shows perfectly well that I have never in any way, or at any time, suggested such action as th?.t * '? - i-Jnafrlol hnard. Hence Uy lilc luuugvi wa his reference to me on this point per-J verts the actual truth. Indeed, it is not inexact to say that Mr. Peek has persistently and consistently practiced deception in nearly every public statement he has made." Joseph T. Johnson. We are recording: the death of Joseph T. Johnson, which occurred at his home in Spartanburg last Thursday night, with a feeling that the state of South Carolina has lost one of the finest and best specimens of citizenship she has produced during many generations, and that thousands of individuals, including the writer, have lost a friend and acquaintance whom they felt it an honor to know. As nearly as can be said of any other man of his day and generation Judge Johnson was a man in whom there was no guile. Like Abou Ben * " *-- ?Vila invA for God by AQnem, uv piu<cu ... demonstrating his love for his fellow men, and although he was in politics from his early youth until the day of his death, he was never guilty of any kind of a trick, or of the least departure from principle of the highest order. Judge Johnson went into politics about thirty years ago. He had been graduated from college only a few years before and he was married. He decided that he wanted to go to congress. The late B. R. Tillman had already become the supreme dictator in South Carolina politics, and Stanyarne Wilson, one of his lieutenants, was representing the Fourth district in congress- Although really standing for the things that Tillman professed to stand for, Johnson was not a Tillmanite. He was not any other kind of an ite. He was just a big, broadminded, sincere lover of humanity. He stood for things that were clean, ~*>* iir?rfr?ht_ and it was not in 9irai?in auu him to seek or accept office except as the free and intelligent choice of the people, without the sanction or patronage of clique or doss. He was defeated four times in succession and in the fifth race was overwhelmingly elected. Here is a story about Judge Johnson's political career that has not been told; but the facts of which can be substantiated if the story should happen to be brought into question. The writer has it from the judge himself, as well as from the parties who figured. There is no question of the correctness. Among the hundreds of friends "Joe" Johnson made in Spartanburg during his earlier races, were three farmer brothers in the western part of the county. They were not in politics and although quite well-to-do, they were not especially rich. Each time the candidate ran these brothers did everything they could for him in their own neighborhood, which was ?imnot sniidlv behind him; IlilCU U V (MtUVM* ? ? . as was the whole western part of the county. The only Interest they had was their conviction that their candidate was a great and good man, who was deserving of the support of all citizens of the kind who appreciated his quality. Each time Mr. Johnson was defeated, the disappointment of the three brothers became more intensified. After his fourth defeat Mr. Johnson confided to one of the brothers that he would not try again. He gave as a reason that he had spent the better part of ten years trying to get elected; that he was poorer than when he started; that his family was now growing larger and he owed it to his wife and children to devote himself to making a living for them. It became generally accepted during the next year that Mr. Johnson had retired from the race; but the next year, with this conversation In mind, one of the brothers went to their old friend again to try to persuade him to try it one more time. Mr. Johnson's reply was the same as before. The brother came at him like this: "Well, there are three of us. We do not consider ourselves rich; but between us we can stand the expense of a congressional campaign, especially of the kind that you make, and we want you to try it once more. We will put up -'? ? ? ? oolr nf us If cill LliU IllUllCjr jvu ?*on you are elected you can pay it back, and If you are not elected, I'll guarantee that you will never hear another word on the subject." Mr. Johnson was very much affected. He did not say what he would do; but later he entered the race again. He did not ask the gentlemen referred to for any money; and so far as is known he did not ask anybody else for any- He did not spend a great deal in the campaign?certainly not a cent for any improper purpose; but he was elected overwhelmingly, and after that no other man need apply. As to Mr. Johnson's relations with Tillman, they were always pleasant enough. The congressman never changed his opinion with regard to the senator, and he never became one of the senator's lieutenants. There was no hard feeling between the two. But Tillman did not fall to appreciate the ? ?i af Taa Inhnsnn Hp said reai wuii&i vi wV _ while Johnson was still a member of congress, and before he was appointed to the district Judgeship: "Joe Johnson is easily the best representative South Carolina has in congress." Though not of the namby pamby type ihat always has its weather cock up to test the changing breezes, Mr. Johnson was not a trouble maker. He attended strictly to his own business, but nevertheless he was a man of convictions, and he was not afraid to express his convictions on any subject. In the days when the dispensary was the greatest political power in the state, and when he could have gotten votes by supporting it, he denounced it as a source of corruption, and even after he became a district judge he made no hesitation in declaring his personal opposition to the liquor business, both legal and illegal. All that anybody had to do to get hi3 political opinions at any time was to ask for them. By his elevation to the district bench, Mr. Johnson's position with relation to the people was changed from that of servant to master. That is theoretically. Previously he had been every man's servant in that every man with a vote had the right to give or withhold it, as he saw proper, according to his approval or disapproval of the candidate who sought his suffrage. He wai now vested with authority founded on life tenure. But there was no change in Judge Johnson. He continued as kind and sympathetic with friends and acquaintances as ever. And on the bench he was honest, able, sympathetic, merciful and Just. He had no sympathy for crime or disregard of law; but he was without animosity toward the unwitting offender. He was uniformly lenient in the sentences he imposed, and where he felt that compassion would serve a better end than harshness he always preferred to exercise compassion. A great and a good man was Judge Joseph T. Johnson, and well may the people of South Carolina pray the God whom he served to send them more of his kind. STATE CROP ESTIMATE. General Situation as Reported by the South Carolina Field Ag6nt. The government report issued today through B. B. Hare, South Carolina field agent of the bureau of crop estimates, United States department of agriculture, indicates that a recordbreaking wheat crop will be harvested in the United States within the next few months, the estimated yield for South Carolina being one of the largest in the history of the state. Of the 205,000 acres sown last fall 204,000 remain to be harvested. Condition on May 1 was 88 per cent of normal or 4 per cent above the ten-year average, the estimate yield being 2,351,000 bushels. The conditions for the entire United States is 100.5 per cent or 15.1 per cent above the ten-year average, the indicated yield being 899,915,000 bushels as compared with 559,000 bushels of last year. The latter estimates refer to winter wheat only and do not include estimated yields of spring sowing. The acreage of rye in South Carolina to be harvested for grain is 5 per cent less than last year, though the acreage used as a cover crop would show a slight increase. Condition is reported at 90 per cent of normal, or 1 per cent below last year. While plowing and spring planting began from ten days to three weeks late work progressed remarkably well during a greater part of April. Corn is late and shows the effects of the pool weather durinz the last week of April. It is estimated that 85 percent of spring plowing and 82 per cent of spring planting was done by May 1. Of the last year's hay crop 16 per cent is still on farms. The report on the corresponding date of last year showed 18 per cent of the previous crop remaining on farms. The death rate among live stock for the past twelve months is shown to be lower than usual, due largely to the mild winter and ability of the extension department, through quarantine regulations and the use of scrums, to prevent the spreading of epidemics. It is estimated that 25 mules and horses of all ages, 26 cattle, 22 sheep and 29 hogs out of every 1,000 have died from disease during the year ending April 30, 1919. MERE MENTION. The Paris Temps says it is believed that President Wilson will be back in America by June 15 It is reported that the Dutch government has announced its intention to surrender the former German emperor to the Allied and associated powers Demobilization of the war army has passed the 2,000,000 mark, Gen- March announced last Saturday. He also said that the movement from France during the month of April totaled 303,178 men .The report of the farm loan bank at the close of the second year of its operation, indicates that it io nrnu Hr>intr nhmit 1 fi r>Pr Opnt Of all the farm loan business In the country. The total loans made last year aggregated about <800,000,000, and of this the farm loan bank loaned $120,238,000 It has been judiciously established in Berlin that Rosa Luxemberg, the radical Socialist leader, was clubbed to death with the butts of rifles Voluntary enlistments in the regular army now total 27,737 men, and of these 8,000 are to be used to replace the men now on duty in Siberia Chicago brewers announce their intention to continue brewing of beer containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohol The Roumanians and Czecho-Slovaks are closing in on Budapest and the Soviet government of Bela Kun is said to be in a panic Fifty thousand members of the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers employed by the International Paper company, have gone on a strike. Lieut. Jim Europe, colored, the leader of the "jazz" band of the 369th Irufantry, was stabbed to death in a Boston theatre last Friday night by one of his bandsmen, a negro named Herbert Wright- Europe's band was famous throughout France, and he was proud of the fact that he was the first negro officer to command a negro machine gun company in the front line trenches Former President fa ft. nrpHipt? that tariff revision and a programme for aid for the railroads will be high points in the Republican platform of 1920 In a clash with Mexican smugglers near Laredo, Texas, last Thursday night, Charles Hopkins, am immigrant inspector, and three of the Mexican smugglers were killed The resignation of the entire industrial board of the department of commerce has been accepted by Secretary Redfield. This means that from now on commodity prices will be governed largely by supply and demand Captain Kaiservetter, in command of the German submarine which sank the British channel steamer Sussex, on March 24, 1916, is now held a prisoner in the Tower of London Secretary of the Navy Daniels is now on the high seas on his return to America?* ? Charleston, May 11: Two negroes were killed and at least 17 others were wounded severely enough to be treated at the municipal hospital in the rioting here last night and early this morning between sailors and white civilians on one side and negroes on the other, it was established today by city and county authorities. Seven bluejackets alsp are reported to have been wounded. As a result of the disorders, leaves of absence of practically all bluejackets at the navy yard and the naval training camp were cancelled today except to the few who will be permitted to leave the reservation on sneeial Dcrmits. In the meantime the nuval authorities conducting a searching investigation into the disorders. County Coroner John C. Mansfield has ordered Inquests into the deaths of the two negroes, James Talbort and Isaac Doctor, and is collecting evidence in these cases. The police department has taken precautions against another outbreak, even though the sailors are not permitted by the naval authorities to come into the city. The marines which were ordered out last night to patrol the streets were withdrawn early today, but arrangements have been made for them to again take up this duty should it become necessary. Partically nil the rifles taken by the sailors from shooting galleries which were raided during the rioting, have been recovered. Reports concerning the origin of the trouble are conflicting. The police, however, say that, according to the best information they have been able to obtain, the rioting was precipitated when the negro Isaac Doctor was fatally wounded after he had shot a sailor. The bluejackets have refused to say what they know about this ocanon iho nnlfpp sav. The negro prisoners and patients also have professed ignorance of it. Just how word of the disorders spread so rapidly among' the sailors on leave, has not vc' lx en explained, but about 2,000 of them appeared in a very few minutes after their comrade was reported to have been shot, and slarted on a hunt shouting "get the negroes." In the clean-up that followed several innocent negroes fell victims of the ange of the bluejackets, according to the police reports. One was dragged from a Broad street car in spite of the motorman's efforts to save him; another was dragged from a King street car and shot down in front of a crowded and fashionable cafe, while a third, a chauffeur, was yanked from his automobile. This so terrorized the negro chauffeurs that they refused to take out taxicabs until daylight. LOCiU, gtkjp 4k* AJ.RS11 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Walter D. Benfield?Will be at Sharon next Saturday to buy chickens and eggs. E. M. Williams, Executor?Calls on debtors and creditors of estate of Mrs. W. O. Youngblood. deceased, to make settlement with him. I. W. Johnson. Mayor?Publishes ordinance in relation to the assessments to be made on abutting property for permanent street improvements. Loan and Savings Bank?Wants you to know that it aims at Just one thing?the absolute and complete satisfaction of its patrons. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Is ready with a full line of summer headgear for men and boys, priced up to $4.98. First National Bank, York?Reminds you that it is not only a home bank, but it is also a 1?4?* ?! onH ronHv tr% aprvp VOll tO gumutuuiu ? ? , ? .? your beat interests. York Automobile Association?Suggests that you reserve July 4 on your calendar to come to York for the big good roads rally and basket picnic. Many special features. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Warns you to take advantage of present prices on cotton goods, as prices are surely advancing. A few specials in cotton goods. Peoples Bank & Trust Co.?Nothwithstanding the fact that it waa not apportioned the sale of Any Victory bonds, is pleased to announce that its sales totaled more than >42,000. York Furniture and Hardware Co.?Announces a reduction of approximately 16 per cent in prices on Goodyear tires and tubes. Carroll Supply Co.?Requests fertilizer buyers who want to take advantage of cash prices i to come and pay up at once. Feinstein Bargain House?Is showing the latest styles of Wirthmor and Welworth waists for ladies?$2.60 and $1.60 each. Qpio. W. Williams, W. M.?Reminds the Masonic fraternity of regular communication tonight, including F. C. work. Will Clinton, York No. S?Offers 100 bushels of corn in the shuck for sale at $1.76 per Arashel at his home. ($nthia Ingram?Wants information as to the whereabouts of an estray black and Avhite shote. Jh B. Johnson, Pres.?Gives notice of scholar"ship and entrance examinations for Win?:hrop college on July 4th and 6th. ?&r Theatre?Has its usual serial and com*edy for today. Gail Kane and Courtenay Foot on Wednesday, and Francis Ford on Thursday and Friday. York Supply Co.?Has drag, spring tooth and Adisc harrows, all of them tteasonable articles ^for the farmers' use. Sherer & Quinn?Call special attention to fine evaporated peaches and prunes, and also to vFulton and Magic yeast for bread makers. First National Bank, Sharon?Wants you to know that it stands always ready to give its patrons real help in financial matters when needed and desired. Standard Oil Co.?On page four points out a few of the advantages of a Perfection blue flame oil stove. Yprk Hardware Co.?Gives further reasons why hnnld use Ru-ber-oid roofing on your "buildings. Page four. Wrigley?Tells of the long lasting qualities of Wrigley's chewing gums. Three flavors. See page four for particulars. f . ; The big Fourth of July celebration is |of to be in any sense local. It is to be lbunty-wide and state wide. It is to oe in the interest of good roads generally and especially in the interest of The main highways. A central idea is to establish communities of interest along each of the highways. The people living along the roads feeding the main highways are expected to unite and co-operate with the people in charge of the main highway with which they are connected. The bulk of the labor and responsibility is to fall on the York Automobile association, of course, and that association will meet its task and responsibility with pleasure. But from the nature of the undertaking of course, "all the people of all the roads will do their respective parts. The great crowds that are to be in attendance are to be fed, as well as otherwise entertained, and as a matter of course it is assumed that everybody from all sections will help in this. The idea is to make July 4 a day to be remembered, both on account of pleasure and profit. Those who come on 'hat day with that expectation, will not be disappointed. HERE AND THERE Mr. C. Frank Sherer, a local automobile dealer, went to Charleston on Monday of last week after a Cole car for use in stock, and drove it across the state to his show room during Tuesday. He says he left Charleston at about 8 o'clock in the morning, made no effort at speeding, stopped two hours in Columbia, and got to Yorkville about 7 o'clock, p .m. YORK GETS HONOR FLAG. York county is entitled to an honor flag for meeting her apportionment of the Victory Liberty loan subscription, according to a bulletin received from the Honor Flag bureau of the War Loan Organization, Fifth Federal Reserve district, Richmond, Va., last Sunday evening, the apportionment having been met on May 9. Complete detailed figures were not available yesterday; but approximate figures were secured as follows: For the banks of Rock Hill and Fort Mill about $650,000. Detailed figures of the other banks are: Bank of Clover t 61,800 Bank of Hickory Grove 11,900 Planters Bank of Sharon 12,600 First National Bank of Sharon 6,200 Loan & Saving Bank of Yorkville 39,860 Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Yorkville 40,150 First National Bank of Yorkville.. 17,000 WITHIN THE TOWN ? The Yorkville cotton oil mill had purchased about one hundred tons of cotton seed during the week up to yesterday and will continue to buy through today. ? Confederate Memorial Day was observed last Saturday, May 10, as usual, under direction of the Winnie Davis Chapter, U. D. C., Mrs. W. D. Glenn, president The exercises were commenced in the courthouse. Mayor Johnson presiding, with singing, prayer, short addresses, reading of the roll of the dead, and concluded at the cemeteries, where a wreath was placed on the grave of each Confederate soldier who was buried there. The singing was by a choir of school children under the direction of Miss Iva Mahaffey. Rev. T. T. Walsh offered the opening prayer. He was followed by Rev. J. E." Mahaffey with an address in which he cited numerous facts and circumstances to demonstrate southern leadership in the thought and action of the nation. Rev. Dr. Gillespie followed Mr. Mahaffey in an appropriate address, in connection with which he recited an original poetic tribute to southern and American patriotism and valor. Rev. B- H. Waugh set forth the general duty and propriety of memorial occasions, and after the reading of the roll by Col. W. W. Lewis, the closing prayer was offered by Rev. J. L. Oates. From the courthouse the assemblage proceeded to the cemeteries and decorated the graves. BOND ELECTION CARRIES. There is no lorierer anv Question of the fact that the sentiment of the qualified votes of King's Mountain township is overwhelmingly in favor of good roads. When people are willing to give up their good money for anything, the circumstance is to be taken as meaning that they want that thing and want it badly. All of King's Mountain township wants good roads, and in the proportion of about three to one they are willing to vote bonds upon themselves in an effort to get what they wantThe election last Saturday on th question of issuing sixt- thousand dol lars worth of bonds for use in perma nent road construction, carried overwhelmingly?157 for to only against The result at the different precincts was as follows: Precinct Against For Bethany 2 57 Clover ? _33 67 Filbert 9 13 New Zion 12 20 Bethany, it will be seen, went practically solid, while there was more or less division at the other boxes. It is not understood, however, that there was any real opposition to the bonds anywhere. Some held to the idea that in a proposition like this there should have been provision for an abuttiiu i property tax, so that the land owners i who got most direct benefit from the i (expenditure might pay their fair pro portion of the cost. Some hesitated because of doubt as to whether $60,000 could be spent on permanent road improvement anywhere in the township so as to give direct benefit to a majority of the taxpayers. The common Idea of those who supported the tax was that the experiment was a worthy and creditable one and they were willing to pay their part of the cost for a look-in at the results whether they got any direct benefit or not. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mattie Smith of Hickory Grove, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. G. Baber, In Yorkville. John R. Hart, Esq., of Yorkville, left Sunday afternoon for New York, on professional business. Mrs. D. E. Findley of Yorkville, attended the funeral of Judge Johnson, in Spartanburg, last Saturday. Miss Lucile Hugglns of Winthrop college, spent the week-end with the family of Mr. J. B. Parrott, at Filbert. Mrs. J. E. Dobson, of Brunson, Is ..idfino> itio fam 11 v nf tier father. Mr. S. T. Ferguson on Yorkville No. 5. Miss Mary Roberts of Winthrop college, spent the week-end with Miss Margaret Bratton, in Yorkville. Mr. J. T. Comer and son, Carl, and Mr. Swint, of East Tellassee, Ala., are visiting the family of Mr. J. C. Comer, in Yorkville. Misses Mary Booth and Elizabeth Young of Winthrop college, spent the week-end in Yorkville, the guests of Miss Margaret Finley. Miss Margaret Finley of Winthrop college, has recently been elected president of the senior class for the session of 1919-1920Misses Camilla Beard and Isabelle Caldwell of Winthrop college, spent the week-end in Yorkville with Miss Beulah Ferguson. Mr. Cecil Simmons of Goldsboro, N. C-, spent several days last week in Yorkville, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. .Simmons. Mrs. T. D. Turner of Yorkville, has a card announcing the arrival of her brother, Wm. Paul Anthony, of the expeditionary forces, in New York. Miss Sally Smarr, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. J. Youngblood, in Yorkville, has returned to the Spartanburg hospital, where she is a trained nurse. Mr. Paul Whitesldes went to the Fennell infirmary yesterday for an operation for appendicitis. He had two attacks of the trouble while in France, and another attack last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manning, of Clio, S. C., have announced the approaching marriage of their daughter, Georgia Ella, to Mr. Oscar Calvin Plexico, of Pittsburg, Pa., formerly of Yorkville. Rev. rjid Mrs. B. H. Waugh, Mrs. C. W. McGee, and Miss Nellie Moore, of Yorkville, left yesterday for Atlanta, Ga., to attend the annual meeting of the soutnern rsapusi cuuvwuvu, ... session this week. Mr. J. Albert Riddle, of Clover No. 2, was in Yorkville last Saturday. He reported that the latest Information from his brother, Mr. T. H. Riddle, wl o is ih a Baltimore hospital, is still more encouraging. Mr. T. H. Riddle was able to sit up during the latter part of the week and it was fully expected that he would be able to walk about during the next day or two. He was entirely free of fever. Mr. Calvin Youngblood, who has been assisting with the nursing a case of erysipelas, with which his father, W. O. Youngblood, is suffering at his home on Yorkville No. 2, has himself contracted the disease. Although warned by the attending physician to be exceedingly careful, the son last week developed the disease in his mouth and later it extended to his nose, and his condition has since been very serious. During the past few days Mr. W. O. Youngblood has been better. Mr. S. E. Dowry, carrier, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 3, who had his leg broken in a runaway accident on March 3, and who was shortly afterward removed to the Fennell infirmary at Rock Hill, has sufficiently recovered to warrant his return to Yorkville. He came over on last Friday and is now occupying a room at Mrs. Bowen's boarding house. He is able to walk about his room on crutches an;: is getting along as nicely as could be expected. Greenville Piedmont: Announcement was made Wednesday morning of the formation of the law firm of Mauldin & Love, with offices at 608-510 Masonic building. Members of the firm are Capt. Oscar K. Mauldin and J. Lyle Love, both of them well known -tin.noKi nf nr^pnville. Both mem pia.CUUVllviu y. ?? bers of the firm saw military service, Captain Mauldin having returned to his home in Greefiville a few weeks ago after seeing much service overseas. Mr. Love saw service in several camps in this country and was discharged at Camp McArthur, Texas, with the rank of first lieutenant- Since their return from the service both gentlemen have been pacticing law individually; they only in the past few days having decided to go into partnership. LOCAL LACONICS Rainbow In Colombia. About four hundred men and thirteen officers of the 117th Engineers (Rainbow Division) reached Columbia last Saturday. Wallace Marshall and Callie Plaxco, of Yorkville, are among them. These young men, who have been in the fighting from the beginning, expect to be home today or tomorrow. Holiday for Wlnthrop. There was a holiday at Wlnthrop yesterday in accordance with custom and in honor of the birthday of Robert C. Winthrop, godfather of the institution, who was born in Boston, Mass., on May 12, 1809. All regular college exercises were suspended, and the faculty and students gave the day over to rest, recreation and pleasure- The natal day of the college, as such, was November 15, 1886. Memorial Day In Fort Mill. Memorial exercises were conducted in Fort Mill Saturday afternoon in honor of the Confederate dead under the auspices of Florence Thornwell chapter, U. D. C., the exercises taking place in the Presbyterian church. An address was made by the Rev. W. R. Bouknight, pastor' of the Methodist church, and the roll call was made by K. Shannon, after which a procession was formed and marched to the town cemetery, where the graves were decorated. The exercises were well attended nnH wcpo simnle and beautiful. Automobile Assessments. Auditor Love received a letter from the state tax commission Sunday, stating that it had forwarded to him byexpress a list of the automobiles owned in York county, together with the value of each car as assessed by the commission for taxation- The list had not beet* received up to yesterday, and in the absence of instructions Auditor Love was not able to state definitely what would probably be done, whether he would be expected to notify automobile owners who had been raised as much as one hundred dollars, etc., or whether he should put the assessments on the book as furnished by the commission. Drum Corps for Rock Hill. Rock Hill, May 11: A drum and bugle corps, containing about 20 members, has been organized among the Boy Scouts of this city, by Brice Dickson, \V. A. Huey, and Joe Roddey, Jr., three young men who have recently been released from military serviceTho instruments for the drum and bu gle corps have been furnished by the boys' department of the Y. M. C. A. Messrs. Dickson, Huey and Roddey will instruct the members of the corps in the use of the drums and the bugles and in military drill. The boys will meet regularly for practice and their 'earlers hope to build up a good organization. Making Stump Liquor. They are making liquor on the cooperative plan down in Bullock's Creek township?stump liquor?Russian vodka?the poison that has the effect of cocaine?that makes drinkers crazy and Irresponsible in a little while. Ti sheriff has information of a bunch of five or six, all negroes except one, who manage by taking charge of the stilling outfit In rotation. There Is only one still In the combination, and It is transferred from one home to another, and put in operation in Are places and on cooking stoves. Officers went after the outfit the other day; but all they got was some slop, corn meal and malt mixed with molasses, and said to be for hogs. The still could not be found that day. Dr. O. F. Williams Critically Dl. Information was received In Yorkville last week of tho serious illness of Dr. C. F. Williams, superintendent of the state hospital for the Insane. Dr. Williams had been feeling unwell since the previous Friday; but on Wednesday came the news that his malady was tubercular meningitis, a disease which is always fatal. On Sunday, however, it was stated that the diagnosis was based mainly on symptoms; that the tubercular germ had not been identified, and possibly It was not there. There Is no question, however, about the meningitis. Information yesterday was mai uie puucui nos umi wuscious all the while; that there was evidence of improvement Sunday and yesterday, and altogether relatives and friends were more hopeful. Rev. Hlckson to Jail. The case of Rev. F. C- Hlckson, who was convicted before Judge Wood at Rock Hill, of making seditious utterances in violation of the espionage law, and sentenced to six months in the penitentiary, has been heard by the United States court of appeals. Judge Pritchard has rendered an opinion in which he declares that according to the showing made, there were no technical errors made at the trial, and the verdict is upheld. The Judge, however, fine's that Judge Woods made a mistake in sentencing the defendant to the penitentiary when the statute provides that all offenders sentenced for less than a year must go to Jail instead. The case is remanded back to the district court with instructions that unless there is a pardon, Mr. Hlckson will be held in Jail for six months. CLOVER CULLINGS. Correspondence of The Yorkvillo Enquirer. Clover, May 10.?Rev. O. L. Jones went to North Greenville this week for his daughter Miss Rachel who has been attending school at that place. The following delegates from thio place attended the Sunday school convention at Hickory Grove this week: Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Hopper. Mrs. Nancy Brown, Mr. J. C. Faries, Misses Avalonla Griffin and Annlo May Smith and Mr. L. A. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Webber were summoned to Worthville, N. C. last Monday on account of the serious Illness of Mrs. Webber's mother, Mrs. S. S. Winslow, whose death occurred Monday night. She was burled Tuesday. Mr. Webber returned home Thursday but Mrs Webber and the children will remain a few days longer. The Clover school ball team was defeated on the home grounds Tuesday afternoon by the Bowling Green team. The score was 12 to 15. Misses Ruth Davis and Anltta White of Pecsemer city, also Miss Jonsie Stacy of this place spent several days this week with the family of Mr. Starr Stacy on Route 3. Mrs, J. E. Berryhill has as her guest her mother Mrs. Malloy from Robinson county, N. C. The graves of Confederate veterans buried in Woodside cemetary were dec | orated on Friday afternoon. The list is as ronows: Joseph A. Adams, William E. Adams, Sr., Capt. Joseph Wl Beamguard, James C. Beamguard, William M. Brackett, J. A. Bell, Dr. A. P. Campbell, Lieut. Samuel L. CamRbell, John M. Ford, John N. Ford, James Fitchett, Joshua D. Guinn, Samuel B. Howe, Col Andrew Jackson, John M. Jackson, Capt. William T. Jackson, J. B. Jackson, C. Perry Manning, J. Nelson MoCall, Reuben McCaHl, Curtis M. Parrott, Robert Robinson, James B. Robinson, R. J. Rlggins, Capt. W. B. Smith, John J. Smith, Robert T. Smith, Dr. S. Aven Smith, Lacey Stewart, Joseph A. Thomas, John Randolph Wallace. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. . ? The McCormick Messenger says it has reason to believe that there are more than 100 stump rum plants doing business in McCormick county. ? At the earnest request of the board of trustees of the Columbia Theological seminary, Dr. Thornton Whaling has withdrawn his resignation as president of the institution. ? Among the candidates for the United States district judgeship for the western district of South Carolina, to succeed Judge Johnson, deceased, are M. F. Ansel, John Gary Evans, J. William Thurmond, Thomas P. Cothran. ? Hon. John L. McLaurin has received a pressing invitation from A. C. Townley of North Dakota, to go out to that state in June to make some speeches in behalf of the state banking system which the N'on-Partisan League is advocating. The Non-Partisan league has taken up the state banking idea that Mr. McLaurin advocated so strongly for South Carolina in connec tion with cotton financing. Mr. Townley and colleagues see how the system can be used to strengthen the grain producers and live-stock raisers among the Non-Partisan Leaguers and they want Mr. McLaurin to explain the whole subject to the people as they feel that only Mr. McLaurin can explain it. Mr. McLaurin will probably accept the invitation. ? Columbia, May 11: Senator E. D. Smith and Speaker T. P. Cothran will be members of a large delegation leaving this afternoon for New Orleans, to attend the cotton convention to be held in that city on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Senator Smith will leave Columbia with the party, which [will be composed of approximately 25 persons traveling in a private Pullman. Speaker Cothran will Join the party in Greenville. Governor Cooper will leave Tuesday afternoon for the convention. The delegation leaves this afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Southern, going via Spartanburg. Chairman J. Skottowe Wannamaker, of the South Carolina. Cotton association, Mrs. H. R. Clinkscales, secretary of the association; B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture; B. F. McLeod, J. H. Claffy, J. T. Mackey, D. W. Watkins, R. M. Mixson and T. G. McLeod, member of the central committee of the association, have already gone to the Louisiana city. Most of them are members of important committees which meet prior to the convening of the convention proper. T. J. Britt, a member of the committee will leave with the party this afternoon. Before leaving for New Orleans Saturday, Chairman Wannamaker gave out a statement in which he reviewed the progress of the movement for holding cotton and for the reduction of acreage. In this statement he declared that but for the fight which had been made cotton would today be bringing 12 cents per pound, basis middling, in the south. He declared that manipulators had planned to buy the new crop at 10 and 12 cents petpound. He urged the farmers not to sell at the present prices, saying, "I frankly believe that cotton will sell at the highest prices seen in a decade before this time next year." Concerning the acreage reduction, Mr. Wannamaker said, "Committees, together with experts, are completing reports for South Carolina and the entire belt A personal canvass in old South Carolina proves that the people of this state have been true and loyal, that they are sticking to their pledges to reduce, and that the statements in the New York papers that they had violated their pledges and committed perjury is a der." ? Charlotte Observer, Sunday: In the presence of a large gathering of j mill operatives, four men alleged 10 have participated in disturbances at the Mdcklenburg mills in North Charlotte Friday afternoon, were tried before Magistrates J. W. Cobb, W. S. Huggins and George M. Phifer. The trial began at 11 o'clock yesterday morning and a recess until ? o'clock was ordered at 2.30 o'clock. A session of about an hour began at 4 o'clock when a decision of the magistrates was made. Leonard Rouse, whose occupation was given as a barber, was found guilty of simple assault on a Miss Blanton, who was reported to be a mill operative, and was fined $10 and the cost. The charge originally was of malicious assault He was declared not guilty of a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. John Simmons was lined $10 and the costs when convicted of a simple assault on Miss Bessie Wallace, who also was said to be an operative In the mill. Frank Brooks was declared not guilty of assault on C. L. Eppley. Riley McRea, a discharged soldier, was bound over to higher court under a $50 bond when probable cause was found on a charge of Interfering with Special Officer Mosteller In making an arrest. Will Barrett was bound over to court under two bonds, amounting to $100 when found guilty of two charges, one assault on C. L. Eppley and one of trespassing after ? being forbidden. The operatives gathered in North Charlotte before the hour for the trials and marched through principal streets of the business section to the courthouse, where they remained throughout the hearing. No disorder was created. Mar-^ vin Ritch, who acted as attorney lor' . the four defendants, appealed in the cases of those fined. The trouble at the Mecklenburg mill Friday was said to have been brought about in consennenre of words hetween the defend ants, who were picketing: the Mecklenburg mills, and non-union operatives. ? The United States has undertaken to assist the transportation of the Tzecho-Slovaks from Siberia to Tzecho-Slovakia, at the request of the authorities In Prague, It was learned yesterday. As rapidly as ships are made available, the Tzechs will be transported until all are repatriated. Three ships are on their way to the Orient now to bring several thousand of these soldiers across the Pacific. Tzechs have all been withdrawn from the fighting front in Russia and are assisting the Kolchak government at Omsk and along the line of the Siberian railway to Vladivostok. There are at present in Siberia approximately 40,000 Tzechs soldiers, representing what is left of the troops who deserted from the Austrian army and fought first against the Central powers and then against the Bolsheviki. The expense of transporting these soldiers to . Tzecho-Slovakla is borne by the Tzecho-Slovak Republic but the United States will assist in getting them to Europe by directing the transportation from Vladivostok across the Pacific, the American continent and the Atlantic. special gotten. Curd of Ibanks. In behalf of brothers and sisters as well as myself. I take this method of expressing our deep feeling of love and gratitude to friends and neighbors on account of the kindness and consideration in connection with the death and burial of daughter and sister, Bessie. John B. Plaxco. Card of Thanks. We desire to express qur deep appreciation to the people of the community for the kindness shown us in connection with the death and burial of our wife and mother. May God bless and reward you all. F. M- Poteat and Family. Sharon, May 12, 1919. Card of Thanks. In behalf of the family and ourselves we desire to make this public acknowledgment of the kind sympathy and practical help of neighbors and friends in connection with the long illness, followed by the death and funeral of our father, M. J. Wallace. All of us are mindful of the deep sense of pleasant obligation under which we are now resting. It W. M- Wallace and Wife. HYMENEAL Married?On Saturday, May 10, by J. O. Comer, Magistrate, In Yorltvllle, Mr. MARVIN LACKEY of Rock Hill, to Miss ELLEN WATTS of Yorkville. OBITUARY Deed?At her home on No. 2, Sharon, Friday, May 9, 1919, at 9 a. m., of epilepsy, Mrs. F. M. POTEAT, aged 37 years and 2 days. Besides her husband she is survived by the following children: Willie, Grady, Clarence,^ Lucy, Mary and Flossie Poteat. The interment was at Sharon, after funeral services, conducted by Rev. E. B. Hunter. In Yorkville, Monday, May 12, at 4 p. m., Miss ELIZABETH M. QUINN, aged 78 years. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Rachel Quinn and Mrs. Susan Wallace. Interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery this morning at 11 * o'clock, after funeral services conducted at the house by Rev. E. E. Gillespie. art. M .11... .1 Aime iluuuii MONDAY, MAY 12, 1919, Sharon 28| Yorkville - 28J MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. CORN' FOR SALE A BOUT 100 bushels, in the shuck, delivered at my home on York No. 3, ^ at $1.75 a bushel. " WILL CLINTON. STRAYED jpROM my premises, 29 Maiden * Lane, on Black and white, belted Shote, about 75 pounds in weight. In- -< formation appreciated. 38 2t* CYNTHIA INGRAM. MONEY TO LOAN AT Seven Per Cent, on First Mort" gage on approved Real Estate. THOS. F. McDOW. 84 tt tf FOR SALE /AR trade, one "Cole 8," In perfect v condition. Can be seen at Mutual Supply Co., Clover, S. C. Phone 63. 37 t.L 3t C. J. FORBES. CHICKENS AND EGGS. T WILL buy Chickens and Eggs at A Sharon Express office next Saturday, 17th, but will not be able to handle any more turkeys. * It WALTER D. BEN5TEJ/D. PHILANTHROPIC LODGE, No. 32 T3EGULAR Communication thisTuesday evening at 8.30 o'clock F. C. degree work. Full attendance urged. Visitors welcome. GEO. W. WILLIAMS,TV. M. W. R.LATIMER, Sec. It Musical RectiaL Misses Eberhardt and Howze will give a Recital In the Graded School Auditorium Friday evening, May 16th, at 8.30 o'clock, for the benefit of the Ladies' Society of the A. R. P. church. Admission, 36 Cts. 38 2t CommitteeTO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. A LL persons Indebted to the estate ^ A of Mrs. W. O. YOUNGBLOOD, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned at once, and persons having claims against said estate are advised to present the same within the time prescribed by law. E. M. WILLIAMS, 38 t 3t Executor. * U. S. ARMY TENTS PYRAMID style, 18x16 feet, side walls, 4 feet, and comb, 14 feet high. Original price 8106. Good for camping, for automobile covers and all other purposes. I have fifteen that I will sell at 812.60 f. o. b., Lowryville, 82 cash, balance C. O. D. ? 37 tf 3t* O. A. DARBY. Lowryville. CLEANING AND PRESSING TT Is real economy to have your Clothes Cleaned and Pressed frequently, and resides Clean Clothes, if rightly pressed, add much to one's appearance. Satisfaction guaranteed. ROYAL PRESSING CLUB. R. D. DORSETT, Proprietor. /