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and Acts. ? More cot-ton was exported to Germany than to any other country during March. Census bureau statistics issued Friday show 105,78S bales were sent from the United States to Ger many during the month, while the united kingdom, the United States' best customer for raw cotton, took only 04,490 bales and Japan's imports to- i tailed 87,030 bales. The second larg- j est amount taken by any country dur^ ing the month. Cotton exported to Germany during the nine months ending March 31, has amounted to 830,. 190 bales, valued at about $S5.000,000. ! Prior to the war Germany took aii average of 2,250,090 bales of American cotton annually. ? North Dakota was prevented by a "reactionary group in the legislature" from carrying out her agricultural and industrial program, which had been approved seven times by the people, Senator E. F. Ladd, of that state, declared before the people's vonnnofriiptinri lnntnifi nnnfor^nce in Washington last Thursday. The senator asserted that "speculators and gamblers" in the necessities of life have grown rich through a system of marketing "so devised as to profit l'rom the toil of the farmer." Had it not been for the continued rise in the value of land," he added, "the farmed would have gone bankrupt. The farmer, now. he added, is taking steps that "should and will," I believe, enable him within the next two years to market his products under conditions that will insure for him a reasonable price, a fair return for his labors, and at the same time furnish the ' articles to the consumer at a lower price." ? Representatives who made an unsuccessful attempt last session to increase the size of the house to 4 S3 members, have begun a compromise movement to boost the membership to 460. Chairman .Siegel of the census committee said Thursday there was growing sentiment in favor of an increase and predicted that a membership of 460 would meet with approval. A number of representatives from states that would, lose seats if no increase were nutnorized and who voted for maintaining: the present size of the house, now favor a compromise, he .added. During the last session the house voted to hold its membership 1o 435, reappointed 4on the basis of the 1910 census. The* bill died in the senate. Mr. Siegel said he probably would introduce a bill in a few days to increase the number of representatives to 460. He already has introduced a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would permanently limit the size of the house to 500 members. Representative Blanton. Democrat. Texas, has introduced a bill reducing its size to 301 members. ? The first execution of a woman in . the strife between the discordant factions in Ireland is announced, says a Dublin cable of Sunday. She was taken from her home in the Scotstown district of Monaghan today and shot and killed, on the bank of the river. The woman, whose name was Kitty Maccarron, belonged to the farming class. Kitty Maccarron, who was about 45 years of age, lived with her parents, octogenarians, in a wild mountainous part of the country. About midnight, a knock was heard at the door, and a party of masked men entered and infnrmerl the victim thev had come for her. She struggled in vain; the assassins fastened her hands behind her hack and led her pleading pitifully down a lane about a mile to the Main, by the side of which the body was afterward found with a bullet wound through the cheek, which is the ens- j tomary sign of Sinn Fein executions A card on the body: -was Inscribed $ "Spies and informers, beware. Tried, convicted and executed, by the Irish Republican Army." Neighbors refused to aid in the removal' of the body; such is the terror inspired in Monaglian by the recent series of terrible deeds which have earned for the country the reputation of the worst in Ulster. ?One hundred persons dead, several hundred injured and propeujy damages roughly estimated in the millions made the toll of a series of tornadoes which broke late Friday in northeast Texas and swept eastward Saturday over sections of live states into Georgia. Arkansas, with f>0 persons reported killed in Hempstead and Miller t, counties suffered the heaviest toll. In Alabama, the number of dead was es.? timated at 10, seven were killed in Texas and six in Mississippi. In Tennessee, the other state which felt the effect of the storm, no fatalities were reported. Relief parlies still were searching: the storm swept areas and until they report the complete death list will not. lie known. The storm np' parenlly broke in -Smith county, Texas. swept sections of flood, Gregg. Cass and Bowie counties, and passed into Miller and Hempstead counties. Arkansas. where the reported death list Saturday night had reached. 00. Six of the seven persons killed in Texas were crushed to death when their homes in the village of Avinger were wrecked. Another death was reported at Atlanta Texas. Crossing into Arkansas, the storm skirted the city of Texarkana, and cut a. swarth a. half mile wide through a heavily wooded section of Miller and Hempstead counties. In the vicinity of Hope, Hempstead county, the list of reported dead had reached 20. Fifteen others were said to have lost their lives in the vicinity of the town of IToscott, and a like number north of Texarkana. One fatality was reported in Yellow county. Five persons were reported killed at Steen, a small town near Columbus, Miss. The rainfall in Mississippi was reported the heaviest on record. ? London. April IS: Although the | strike of the coal minors continues, a | distinctly favorable atmosphere is to )>e observed in London regarding a settlement. Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons today was very conciliatory and declined to lie hurried by recent happenings into legislation curtailing the privileges of 1 i". #1 r? iinwxw ml tlii< uiitiieel he was pronounced In the expression ! declaring: "Nothing would provoke I more serious industrial trouble than | an attack on the privileges conceded ] from time to time to the trades unions." The premier was firm on the question of a national pool of profits "which he asserted was impossible hut he admitted that some of the wage proposals of the mine owners were indefensible and ought to be amended. | and in reiterating that the government agreed with the principle of a nat- j ional wage settlement expressed lie- j hope that a plan would be evolved j whereby the miners would have a j "real interest." in the prosperity of! their industry. Moth government and i mine owners clearly are ready for an other conference with the miners: j everything depends upon whether | Frank Hodges, secretary of the) miners' union, receives a vote of con- I fidcnce from the miners Friday. It ' was I lis proposal for a new conference j which the miners refused to accept with tho result that the other two se.-- : lions of the triple alliance, the railroad men ami transport workers withdrew from their threatened general strike. All the news front the coal fields represents the miners as still in angry mood and refusing to listen to any compromise, .some. even Urging 'that the federation withdraw- the safety men fromj'lhe mines. Apartfrom preliminaries nothing will be done before Friday. The proposed meeting of the parlimenlary labor committee and the trade union congress originally fixed 1'or Wednesday has been postponed until Friday evening, after the miners' conference. She ^ovkviUc (Enquire1,'. Entered at the Postofflce at York as Mail Matter of the Second Class. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921. It may go up and then again it may not. The business world is still waiting, mostly. There is still much question as to whether Germany is worse off than England. Mr. Bryan says that if the Republicans insist on a sales tax, there is a good chance for the election of a Democratic majority in the house next year. Senator Dial has introduced an amendont to the cotton futures law providing that a buyer of cotton can demand delivery of half his purchase in any two of the ten specified grades and the exchange seller can deliver the other half in-any two of the remaining specified grades. As it is now, the buyer has to take whatever the seller offers, and that, of course, is always the cheapest cotton, with the result that the transaction can have no wholesome influence on a legitimate market. "What ought to be done, of cuurse, is to abolish future gambling entirely. The most significant price cut that has so far occurred during the readjustment period is that of steel, which occurred last Friday?a cut which will average about $7 a ton. Cotton is as important as steel perhaps, as a barometer of industry; but cotton can be rut with little difficulty at any time. Steel is a monopoly?a one man monopoly, at that, it might be said. Judge Gary is the autocrat of tlie steel trade. He has been saying for some time that he would neither cut prices nor reduce wages. Building has been at a practical standstill all over the country waiting for a cut in steel. As to whether the cut lias been deep enough /s still "a question that remains to be solved; but anyhow the fact that there has been a cut is of tremendous' importance. Everything has now come down a iittle except rents, and they've got to come next. V Judge F,en B. Lindsay of the juvenile court of Denver, Colorado, is making the most of the threat of the county court to punish him for contempt of court under peculiar circumstances. It SCCU15 Willi a wuuiau was un n?tw <i murder committed several years ago, and it became known that the woman's sun had talked confidentially to Judge Lindsay about it. The county court tried to get Judge Lindsay to tell what the boy had told him. The judge refused on the ground that the communication was privileged. The county court judge reminded him that the penalty for refusal to tell was a fine of $500 or a jail term. Judge Lindsay announced that he would lake his medicine. There have been many offers or outside people to pay the fine, but the judge has refused to consent to anything of the kind. lie says he would i gladly go to jail if necessary rather than betray the confidence of the boy. One question ol! immediate importance before, the senate is the ratification of the pending treaty with Colombia and involving the payment of $-5,000,000 to that country by the United States. The treaty was negotiated by the Wilson administration and it has the full endorsement of Mr. Harding, who thinks it is the best way out of an unpleasant situation. It will be remembered that while Iiooucvelt was negotiating with Colombia for a, right of way across Panama there: came a hitch that looked as if It | was going to spoil everything. Colombia wanted more than the United States was willing to give. Then there broke out in 'Panama, u revolution .that resulted, in secession that was commonly believed to have had assistance from ltoosovelt. J loose veil always denied this* however. Anyhow the United Slates promptly* recognized the independence of Panama and secured concessions that were exactly as do- j sired. J Jut Colombia litis been huffy ever since and the administration believes it is desirable to straighten this out with golden solve. The treaty conies to a vote in the striate tomorrow, and it is believed lhaL it will be ratified. - . The threatened JJritish labor upheaval. over which, clouds of civil war seemed to hang, 'aas .nut developed tuj the proportions that were, l'rarod. and wliile tlie situation sl/11 lacks a great j deal of having been restored to normal, j conditions througlsont the disturbed, country are now far more hopeful. The coa 1 miners, involving more than two million workers an.d dependents, an*, still on strike; 1M the greatest anxiety arose nut of-'the* threatened almost j certainly that-/ho railway and trans-. ' . .. ? rpu:.. ! port workers would join mem. .imrtj would have 'meant some five million i people directly concerned ..^.nd the. wlvojo .population: vitally affected one way ^ or the other -by the resulting paralysis of every business, 'occupation and industry of every kind. But on Friday the railway and transport workers withdrew from the pending* combination and decided not to strike. The exact reason for the withdrawal docs not clearly appear in the dispatches; but the common explanation is that Lloyd George succeeded with his usual adroitness, in working one side against Um /.thh,. -inn nvontim? ;i mnil !T * t llO rail1 way and transport workers doubts as to just what advantage, if any, they could hope to derive. The coal miners' organization is claimed by some of the papers to be so badly demoralized that it will have to start over again on new lines, and while work has not yet been resumed, there seems to be a.common belief that normal conditions are In early prospect. It looks now as if tthe advantage is rather with the mine owners and operators. There is nothing new in what Senator J-aFollette says about "government by influence"; but there is a great deal that is true. Theoretically a -overnment of the people and by the people seeks the greatest good to the greatest number. Actually, it gives most of ics benefits to the few. Why? That's easy. Take a public service corporation for instance. The railroads furnish a good example. They are controlled by a few people; they serve millions. The amount contributed by each patron is comparatively small; but the aggregate figures stagger the imagination. Under such conditions, reason and curnmon sense say that the railroads arc entitled, to sufficient revenue for economical and efficient administration, adequate upkeep and development, with a fair interest on the investment.' Inadequate returns mean bankruptcy, and a slight overcharge means excess profits. The greater the overcharge the greater the excess. A few dollars too much on each of the many patrons means many millions in the pockets of few owners. The interests of the owner and, patron is in proportion to the stake of each. The owner has inducement to put forth tremendous effort to. increase his profit. The patron appre ciatcs the fact that he is being treated unjustly, but the amount of his stake is not sufficient to warrant time,.labor, expense. lie does not see how he can afford to fight. Commissions have been established to moderate justice. The owner can well afford to go before the commission and at whatever expense, make the best possible showing for his side. The patron leaves his interest to the commission, for obvious reasons, and as the owner, is able to make the best possible showing he gets the decision. Take the case of the Southern Bell Telephone company before .the railroad commission recently. The.company had thousands at stak(e, and the patrons had only a few dollars a year. The company acted as a unit, the patrons as individuals. The company was in full possession uf all the facts, and the only thing the patrons knew was that they were being charged too much already. The decision went to the company, with the result'that its earnings, already abnormal, have been largely increased. And so the thing goes all along the li'rtc.. Senator LaFollette is entirely right in all that he says; but since combined wealth and knowledge always fvin over individual weakness and indifference, the great question is, How is the situation to be remedied? Public Service Regulation. Commenting on the suggestion looking to the abolition of the railroad com mission, the Greenville Piedmont says: it does seem, in view of the recent Federal court decisions, that, so far as the regulation of railroads is concerned, the railroad commissions in South Carolina and other states will become useless. The (tutlook is that the regulation of railroads even within the states is to' be taken over by the Federal government. If this is the ease?and it is practically certain to be?then state railroad commissions should be abolished. (" Nevertheless, the power to supervise domestic public service corporations other than railroads, is still vested in the stales. They still have the right to investigate and fix the rates for telephones, gas, electricity and the like. in South Carolina jurisdiction over telephone rates is conferred upon the state railroad, commission. Abolish that body and who will hear and determine what rates should be? Obviously the legislature is not the proper body ti> do it. fur it is a legislative anu not a judicial body. Moreover, it has enough to do within its own appropriate province. Should the courts, usually heavily burdened, perform this duty? This hardly seems practicable, for the regulation of public utilities is partly an administrative duty and. involves long and careful examinations into complicated facts, such as are usually referred by the court to a master for his report. .The Piedmont believes that the way out is to strengthen the State Public Service commission created some years ago and still in existence, although it has insufficient power or funds to accomplish much. Make it a strong public service commission like the North Carolina and Virginia state corporation commissions. Require high qualifications for its members and let them he appointed by the governor. (.Jive to such a commission supervisory and regulatory power over all public service corporations operating within tlie state and such jurisdiction as may lie deemed desirable over oilier corporations. If the state railroad, commission is abolished, something .stronger and hotter should be substituted. Seine sort of public service commission is indispensable. Neither the court nor the legislature is the proper body to oxer rise such power. ? A roll to every town and city in South ('arolina that is served hy the Southern Hell Telephone Telegraph Co... to hold eonferenee in Columbia Tuesday. Apiil INI. wns issued Snturd;ty liy tie- slate committee .which was organized in ;t meeting last week in Columbia, with t.he railroad commission. The meet inn' has heen set lor in o'clock in the morning at the Jefferson hotel. . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Loan'and Savings Bank?Ride! Chapin-Sacks Corporation, Charlotte? Velvet lee Cuea\n. York Furniture Company?It is so , easy to have wqll painted floors. John E. Carroll;' Superintendent of Education?Notice of Teachers Examination. The City Market?"Jinrmie's," No. 74. Williams Optical: Company, Rock Hill ?We never advise, glasses except when necessary. Perriwinklc Tea Room, Rock'Hill? Short orders and regular meals. Trinity Methodist Clrurch?Sam Small, famous evangelist Thursday night. York Supply Company?Keep out the flies. 1 Star Theatre, J. Q. "Wray, Manager? Bebe. Daniels today. J. M. Stroup?Men's .Correct- Clothing. Feinstein- & Krivis?Specials1 for this week only. W ' Sam M. & S. Earl^ ritarist. District Agents?New Insurance.firm. Clover Hardware Co;, .Clover?Granitoid Floor Pairit. ^ ; Arrangements are beinej. made for the running of special trains on account of the groat "Winthrbp -pageant 1 on May C. The visiting crowds are expected t$ be the largest that Buck Hill has- ever s?en. ; The state highway comrhission has approved a request for $10,000 Federal aid on the road between Catawba river bridge and Fort Mill. The $10,000 is to be matched of course by an equal amount from the township and county. People who have not yet paid their taxes, for last year will do well to remember that the 7 per cent. . penalty goes on after May 1 and that. .Unpaid taxes go into execution on May 15. The unpaid taxes in this county aggregate quite ^'considerable sum. T^ere are probably more cotton seed ' in the county at the present time than ever'before at this season. The people have not sold so generally because' or the falling prices and then again the requirements for farming have been lighter than usual. There is still a market for cotton seed but the mills are not especially anxious to get them for the reason that they can no longer get nearly enough for oil to pay for the crushing and the demand foo meal iund hulls has not been brisk enough to take care of the heavy stocks on hand. j , , ' v : REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Since the last publication of the record in The Yorkville Enquirer, the. following real estate transfers have been indexed in' the office of the coun- , ty auditor. Bethesda?J. E. Crawford to J. E. Harsh aw, 1 lot, $1,000. Catawba?Rock Hill Buggy Co. to Anderson Motor Co.. 5 lots full value. (Revenue Stamps show $63,000.) Ebenezer?Mrs. Isabella H. Wilson to Rufus if. London, 1 lot, $300. ! THE, MARRIAGE RECORD Since the last publication of the record in The Yorkville Enquirer, the following marriage licenses have been issued by the judge of probate to the following:'/ April JLl-p-C.vp I'ride, 31 and Claudle Sanders,..%9,'colored. Rock Hill. April 12?Willie Lewis, 24 .McConnellsville and T'luma Boseman, 23, colored, Guthriesville. * -?M f oi fin/I wvpril L . I 1 CCIWUII) ?A tvwv. j Nannie l^illie Railey, 17, Fort Mill. \ April 16?Avery C. Craven, 25. Char- I lot tr'* and''Frances J. Smith; 22, Fort Mill. April 16?Fred Henderson, 27 and Sadie Hoe Graham, 25, colored, York -Vo- - THE CEMETERY FENCE A neat fence around the old Methodist cemetery in YorKville, similar to the one around the Rose Hill cemetery will cost approximately $343. This is according to estimates made on a basis of careful calculation by a reliable contractor. The Yorkville Enquirer is volunteering- to take such voluntary contributions as may be made for the purpose of fencing in this I enclosure, and if provided with the! I necessary funds will look after the work. The following subscriptions have so far been offered: C. F. Sherer, Yorkville S10 00 J. A. Sherer, Yorkville 10 00 ' F. E. Moore, Yorkville 5 00 F. L..Fecmster, Yorkville 5 00 C. A.iBoney,;. Yorkville 3 00 Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Galbraith, Spartanburg 25 00 Total" .. .". $58 00 Those who are interested and desire to- subscribe may send checks for such sums as they desire io contribute. All checks received will be duly acknowledged and deposited to the credit of ' the fund indicated and if, after a reasonable time, say by June 15. ..a sufficient amount has not been raised, all subscriptions will be refunded to the subscribers. FORT MILL SOLDIERS BURIED The bodies of three additional members til' Company G. llStli Infantry. Thirtieth Division, originally of Fort | Mill who lost their lives during the fight ing in France in October, 191S were bulled in Fort Mill township Sunday, in the presence of large numbers of friends and aciiuaintances. Funeral services for Corporal Carey I.. Farris. Company G.. who was killed in action October G, 1018, near liellicourt. France wore held at Flint J-iill Ha fit is t church in Fort Mill township at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. The services were in charge of Fort Mill l'ost of the American Legion and members of the Fort Mill military company assisted by Hoc. J. It. Smith, pastor of Flint Hill church. The first | Part of the service for.the deceased J I was hold in lhe church and were con- | j eluded at the jrra.ee with a salute of ; three volleys and the sounding of taps joy the liujfler. Captain (ho.jrc W. I'otts, formerly of Co. < >. 118th Infantry delivered the funeral address. In the presence of n crowd estimated at more than 1,500 funeral services for Corporal Fred 'I'. .Miller and First C'iiss I'rivate Clyde \\\ Stevens of I Company (!. who were killed in action j in October 101S were held at Conl'eder- | ate park ia Fort .Mill Sunday after- I noon. The funeral oration was dc! livercd by Sergeant William It. Arj dory. Jr., of the Fort Mill mi'itary j comiKiny. The funeral was strictly niilitur.v. in charge of Fort Mill post of the American l.egion and members of tin- military company assisted by Uev. Or. J. W. 11. Oyches. Corpora! Miller's home was at Landn. Chester county; but at the request of his par- ' ants the body w&g;iotora(V^niAmerica a T.6#diiilol in Nejw Cnitsyjcemctery in 'Fort'Mfll. ' ' ??. / ? : CATAWBA ORATORICAL. Jack Kagin, of the Rock Hill High school, declaiming "The March of .the Flag," won first place in the Catawba Oratorical Contest, held, in Rock Hill, Friday evening. The .declamation of Thomas Scntel, of .Winnsboro, "Eulogy on Mothers," was awarded, second place while Ben Plyler, of. Lancaster, declaiming "The Power.'of Peace," was awarded third honors. In the contest for girls, Marie Horton, of Kershaw..was awarded the trophy cup and first honors with "Echo and the Ferry."' Frances Alexander of Winthrop Training school, whose subject was "The Hippodrome Race," was awarded second honors, and third hon- , ers were .awarded Annis Dorsett, of the Yorkville High school, whose subject was '.'Quo Vadis." A. gold medal wont to the first win ner and a, silver medal to the aecona. Third,, place received honorable mention. The trophy cup will be kept by the'winning school for a year. Superintendent W. D. Magginis, of Winthrop Training school, presided over the exercises, which were held in the High school .auditorium. Each speaker was limited to eight minutes. Judges were Prof. Reid Smith, University of South Carolina; Pi*of. A. C. Flora, principal Columbia High school; Miss Florence Chubback, Queens college, Charlotte. FRANK ROACH BURIED In the presence of several thousand people the body of Sergeant Frank Roach of Company H, USth Infantry, Thirtieth Division who was killed in France October 7, 191S, was buried in Laurehvood cemetery. Rock Hill, Sunday afternoon with fult military honors. The casket containing the body of the deceased soldier was received in Rock Hill, Saturday,- coming from Antwerp, Belgium via Calais France. Upon arrival in Rock Hill the flag draped casket was taken to the arm-' ory of the Frank Roach Guards, named for the deceased soldier where it lay in state until Sunday afternoon. Then it was carried to the lawn of the First Presbyterian church where ( ri.nni-oi ?orvinps were held in charge of Chaplain W. E. McCord, assisted by other ministers of Rock Hill. Col. T. B. gpratt of Fort Mill do-' livered the funeral oration. The funeral procession from lh& armory to the church lawn and from there to the cemetery was a long line. It included a military band from Camp Jackson, a military escort, clergy, caisson, pallbearers, relatives, I the Frank Roach Guards and more | than 200 members of the Frank Roachpost and other York county posts of the American Legion, women's patri- | otic organizations, men's organizations, of Rocic Hill, school children and the general public. Former sergeants of Roach's old company acted as pall bearers as follows: Burgett Crook, James Watkins, Fred Dobbins, Luke Rivers, Earle Ferguson, George Matthews. ABOUT PEOPLE 'Mr. A. O. Jones of Fort Mill was,a visitor in Yorkville yesterday, i iss Willie Parrish of Yorkville was a visitor in Gastonia, Sunday. Dr. M. J. Walker, of Yorkville, is in Columbia on business. Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Gallman of York No. 6 are visiting Mr. D. L. Gallman in Hock Hill this week, s Messrs. R. Y. and J. W. Grist of' Columbia, visited their sister, Mrs. H. K. Neil in Yorkville, Sunday. Mrs. J. F. Allison of King's Mountain, spent Sunday in Yorkville, with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Youngblood? ' Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cauble", and. Miss Kathlene Cauble. of Charlotte spent the week end with Mr. .and Mrs;. B. A. Correll in Yorkville. Miss Ellen Poe Mays, of Tampa. Fia, is visiting Miss Florence Cody, in Yorkville. 1 Mrs. W. S. Marlon, of Chester, is visiting the .family of VJ. A. .Marion, Esq., in Yorkville. David Hamilton, Esq., of the Chester bar, was in Yorkville yesterday attendant upon the court of general sessions. T. B. Butler. Esq., and T.'/M. Caldwell, clerk of court for Cherokee county were in Yorkville yesterday in attendance upon the court' of general sessions. Milus Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs John E. Carroll of Yorkville, had his right ankle badly hurt Sunday afternoon when he fell while attempting to swing a passing automobile.Friends of William Drakefprd, formerly of Yorkville and now of Durham, N. C., will be glad to learn that he is recuperating after an illness of several weeks with influenza. Miss Isahelle Kennedy, formerly of Yorkville who for some time past has * - lorcftn is visiting the ucen living in family of her 1 ?ther,'Dr. R. M. Kennedy in Newberry. IVTr. R. S. MeConnell of Yorkville, was taken suddenly ill at the home of Mr. A. A. I-atighridge. near Bethany Sunday afternoon while returning from (Srover. N. 0. Mr. ,VcConnell Tiad stopped .it the home of Mr.-Daughridge for gasoline while en route home when he was seized by an attack of indigestion and fell insensible. Ho was carried into the home of Mr. I.a ugh ridge where he was made as comfortable as possible. His condition was" reported- yesterday as being improved. Mr. John A. McOill. of the Hickory Grove neighborhood, who had his leg broken in an automobile accident near Sharon, on March 3 and who has since been in the I'cnneJl Infirmary, passed through Yorkville yesterday on his way home, accompanied by hit; son. Irliy Mc-Gill and/.his nephew, John 13. TThitesidcs. Mr. McGill appeared to be in good shape, considering what he has been through: but of course, was much pleased at the idea of getting home. He says the people at the hos- I pital and friends generally were i mitrhtv good to him during his long confinement with his broken leg, ana he was feeling good toward everybody. Tie had a new pair of crutches; but said that he had not yet made an effort to see how they would work. GENERAL SESSIONS With Judge John S. Wilson of Manning presiding, the April term of the court of general sessions convened yesterday morning and the indications are that there will be plenty of eases to keep the court busy most of the week. following the convening of | the court this meaning with Solicitor I J. K. Henry, representing the state. I Sienogia.pher Allies Wood, Sheriff Quinn. ami the other court officials in their accustomed stations a poll of the grand jury showed all the members of that body present. Judge Wilson's charge to tlie grand jury was brief, his Honor contenting himself with advising the jurors in a general way as to their duties. That body was organized with the election \ i of C. J. Henry as foreman. Following ore the six hold-over mefribers: C. J. Henry, L. G-. GourlCy, W.' P. Smith, C. S. Moorchead,;T. \V. Wilkerson, W. D. Plaxco. Following: are the twelve members of the grand jury drawn this year: J. E. "Byers, V. 0. Stroup, .). P. Williams. J. G. Barnwell. H. A\ Quinn, .J. G. Walker, A. E. Burns, A.-F. Plcxico, M; W. Boyd. J. R. Mcrritt, A. C. Sutton,, S. L. Love. 'The following pert it jurors wore for various reasons excused by the court yesterday morning: Kelly Jnman, F. C. Wood, E.. M. Walker. Cf S. Pratt*A special venire of petit jurors was drawn up-'follows: R. E. McFarland, J. Y. Lucas; W. E. Morton, J. A. W. Mitchell, G. H, Hart, W. J. Brown, T. P. Youngblood, J. B. Plaxco, T. C. O* Parrel: Hezekiah, Garner, negro, was the the first person to receive sentence at the ter,m. , Hezekiah pleaded guilty to indictments charging him with larceny and receiving stolen goods. He drew Vyear on the chaingang. ' Samnel^ Miller negro, plead guilty ( vosterdav to indictments charging as sault and battery and housebreaking and lajrceny.. Miller ,is the negro who, shot, and seriously wOundeu the young son bfi\f. I'. Barnes of the Guthriesviile section several weeks ago when young Barnes caught him in an attempt to rob his father's store. Judge Wilson sentenced tjie negro to serve three years and six months on the chaingang. . Adam Wilkes, negro pleaded guilty yesterday to housebreaking and larceny. He was sentenced to setve two years on the chaingang. William McCree, negro, pleaded guilty of larceny. He was sentenced to serve two years on the chaingang. Ed Matthews, negro, pleaded guilty to the larceny of a watch and chain. Matthews who served in the late world, war with the rank of sergeant arfd was wounded twice during the fighting in the Argonne forest, said that he took the watch and chain from off the bureau of a negro woman in Rock Hill while he was in an intoxicated condition. He said that he had later surrendered'the stolen property. He was sentenced to one year on the chaingang. James Fair, negro, pleaded guilty to car Wreaking and larceny. Fair, a rather sullen negro, told the judge as how he didn't steal a can of lard and a cake of cheese and other foodstuffs from a Southern Railway car in Rock Hill but that he looked on while two other negroes stole the stuff. He didn't know the names of the other'two negroes. All hie was guilty of,, he said, was being'along; but since he had no ! .lawyer because he had no money he had decided to plead guilty. He was sentenced to three years'on the chaingang. [ ' Andrew Dunlap, negro, was sentj enced to serve three years and six months on'the chaingang this morning 'following his plea of guilty to two indictments, charging housebreaking and larceny. Dunlap robbed two stores inFort Mill, some time'ago. ~ " ? ?-?? mo "sentenced to uary iviuas, ucgiu, _ four years on the chaingang this morning. following his plea of guilty to two indictments charging housebreaking and larceny. Walter Jones, young negro, was sentenced to eighteen months on the chain-., gang following his plea of guilty,to a charge of larceny. WITHIN THE TOWN ? There was frost again yesterday morning; but not quite so much as there would have been except for the high wind. There was more frost this morning. ? A total of 150 bales of cotton were sold on the Yorkvllle market last week according to a statement made vesterv day by R. E. McCluiv, public weigher for the town. A total of 65 bales were sold here Saturday. ? There was quite a heavy wind and rain storm iri Yorkville last Saturday night. an,d. .during fifteen minutes rit looked as if things were to be torn up considerably; but there was no important damage. ? There should be some kind of accommodations at the ball ground for the spectators who go to see the game. The number of people who go out regardless of lack of accommodations is not' nearly so large as the number that would go if thero were some benches to sit on, to say nothing of a wire netting protection and a little shelter. ? Installation services for the board of deacons were held at the First Baptist church of Yorkville last Sunday morning instead of regular preaching services. There was a good congregation in attendance. Miles Wood I was ordained as a deacon and the fol lowing deacons were regularly installed: W. T. Moore. J. C. Burge. R. W. Bailcs, Miles Wood, C. W. McGee. ? Jack King's Comedians com-, ploted a week's engagement in Yorkville Saturday night and the company left Sunday 'for Lincolnton, X. C. where they play this week. The tent on South Congress street was comfortably filled during each night of their stay here and the presentations of the comedians were far above the average. Members of the company before leaving expressed their satisfaction and pleasure at the week's stay in Yorkville and expressed the hope that they might soon return for another engagement here. ? Rev. B. H. "Waugh, for about four years past pastor of the First Baptist church of Yorkville who recently resigned to accept the pastorate of the First Baptist church at Lamar, Darlington county expects to leave for his new field of Labor next week. Rev. Waugh and his family are now engaged in packing up with a view to moving. He said yesterday that he would preach his farewell sermon to his congregation Sunday morning and would deliver a farewell message to the people of the town Sunday night. No action lias yet been taken by the Baptist congregation looking to a sue -\r?. W'oitfrh cessur iui .m. ? What is being done about the cleanup campaign? Heretofore the custom has been to talk about the necessity of a general cleanup to preserve health, and then appoint a committee to do nothing. It is easy enough to find, people who will take I authority provided they do not have to | assume responsibility; but that never gets anybody anywhere. What is needed is a committee of sufficient intelligence to discover and identify plague spots, and sufficient force and firmness to have such plague spots eliminated. There are plenty of such plague spots in town including a number on Corfgress street. Some of them have already caused many deaths not to say murders. What is going to be done? Will the town ever reach the point where it will strive to hold the welfare of the whole community above the comfort and convenience of individuals? . ' ? Although the dramatic company playing in town the same night split the crowd and the auditorium was not overcrowded by a great deal, the audience that attended Divorce court in the county court house Friday evening under the auspices of the American Legion had an evening of fun. The suit for divorce was brought by Airs. Georgette McCelvey Mackorcll versus her husband. Theodore Mackorell, the two having been married onlya few short weeks before. A jury of women of which .Miss Fredriea Undsay <wa;v. fojewpman, returned a :orclic?v for "the. plaintiff. Kon. J. A. Marion Represented the plaintiff and Ion J. iH.' Brice the defenddn't while , Hon, John H. Hart helped both sides. 'Judge" t Fred , Black presided., The Ireastiry of Meech .Stewart Post was lenefltedmore than1 $50 by* the en- ( ertainment.1 ? The 'American Legion baseball :cam cleaned up the teain of the Jack King Comedy company last Saturlay afternoon to the tune of S to 2' ivith little effort. The cornedy .company came here boasting of having played twelve games in the different towns- it had visited so far this season f ind won them all. It defeated the , iigh school hoys without much effort \ti W/%rlnnc/I;> v ITrv tn thfit tim? t_h? Legion boy,3' had not played as a team; but they1 decided to see what they could do' \V!th the comedians 011 Thursday, with the result already noted.' It waS dot much of a game; . j but the Com'ediains were clearly outclassed. There twis ho game on Friday, mainly). bechuse Jack King had been badly spiked on a base in the previous game and 'was too sore to play. Really he was not'in good shape Saturday. Thursdays game having afforded the Legiohairies an opportunity for a little team; work, they came out in better shape', and made quick work-* of it. The Comedians, though game enough, were'generous enough to admit that they ,yjere., not only badly \ outclassed; but considerably surprised. Raseball experts generally who know the .Legiouftries, and who have seen them play are confident that the town now has the best team it has ever had, n?t excepting the semi-professionaliLthat it used to employ in the did days, and they figure that neighboring towns that l aspire baseball honors uils summer are going to be entitled to all they can get off the, legionaries. . ' LOCAL LACONICS Catawba. Presbytery. .* The" spring session of Catawba Presbytery of; the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church is in session in the A. "R. J?.. flhurch of Rock Hill, today, Presbytery having convened last night. , . ' . Pension Distribution. The dist'rlbilrflori' of the 1921 pension ' fund..is to.'be commenced by Probate Judge Hodston' this week. T'he total apportionment,for" York county is *16,920 to be distributed among 282 beneficiaries; inoludlng;422 veterans and 160 widows. ' Heavy Rain at.Lesslie. , ' Engineer McNair, of the Southern reported ,one of the heaviest-downpours of rain he had ever seen as he came through the Lesslie country last Saturday evening. The heaviest part of the lain, lasted about Ave minutes and Lesslie was close to the centre of it. < Clover 8el!a Bonds.-; There were four bidders for the $40,000 worth of 6 per cent, bonds offered by Cloyer school .district laht Friday. As usuaf-the bidders , injected condi- ' . tions not inclutjejdj'in the specifications and the propositions varied. The Bank of Clover was awarded the-bo'hds for the sum .of $37,325. The bank offered to pay. par for a',7, per cent; bond; but the committpe in' charge decided that the bid for. the j> her cent bonds was the most, advantageous. /i Big StII|-~'Captured. Prohlb'ition officers operating in Broad River township Saturday captured a big'stilf on the. .old McElwee place and destroyed the galvanized iron still and about 400'gallons of beer. The worm had been' removed when the raiders approached. The still was of about 50 gairons' capacity. Officers in the party were Magistrate A. J. Quinn, Constable Geo. Sparrow, Constable H.L. Johnson. Constable' Mc- / Knight and 'Policeman Dick "Lanier. Officers found a smhll still in the same vicinity on Friday. ' ' Chester Soldier Buried. .. The body of Private J. L. Agur Love of Chester county, a former member of the Supply company, 118th Infan- ' try, Thirtieth Division, who .lost his life overseas,,was buried in the cemetery at Old Mount Pleasant. church yard in Chester county Saturday afternoon . in the, presence of a large . company. The' burial service was conducted by, R&v. J. B. Swann, former pastor /of the deceased assisted by Revs. F. H. Wardlaw, F. Ray Riddle, J. B. Traywick and J. H. Yarborough. Young Love met his death on August'14 in,'a little Belgian town, being killed by the explosion of a shell that the Qermans had thrown into the town. According to Kip Wood, of Rock Hill, a jnember of the sjjme company and an eye witness to Lbve's death, the soldier was fully twelve miles behind the 'lines at the time he was killed. The shell which killed him also killed several other soldiers and civilians. " Track Meet at Rock Hill. AtVilotoa fVnm 'NtHa Viifrh schools of Chester, Yorkville,'Great Falls, Winnsboro, of Fort Mill, Winthrop, Lancaster, Kershaw and 'Rock Hill Saturday afternoon contested for the trophy cup and got medals in'the seventh annual track meet of the Catawba Athletic 1 association. About 75 "were entered in the events. The- cup went to -Winthrop training school whose representative scored 38 jidints. Second place went to Chester with 29 points, and third Rock, Hill with 17 points. Individual scoring, .Clinton for the training .school, and Collins fot Chester tied with 15 points each, and each will receive a gold medal. In an unofficial'contest, Hope of Rock Hill broke the association .record for pole vault with nine feet and ten inches. The contests were}'rwitnessed by an immense crowd from the city and' surrounding counties, each school having a loyal following. Winners of the various events were as follows: 100 yard dash, Clintorf, Winthrop training school;, running high jump, Davis Chester; SSO yard dash, Fewell, Winthrop Training school, shot put, Collins. Chester; pole,vault, Steele, Winthrop Training -school. Discus throw, Robinson, Winnsboro; 220 yard run, Clinton, Winthrop Training-school; i->n v-m-H hurdle. Davis. Chester; broad jump Davis,. Chester: 440 yard run, Clinton. Winthrop. Training: school; mile relay, Rock Hill. ? Perhaps the first women in. the state to he appointed on the board of health were made members of that body last Friday by Mayor George W. McKerrall of Florence. "* Mrs. Frank Watson and Miss Lelia Johnson were the recipients of' this unique honor. Other members appointed to the board are as'follows: Dr. C. S: Howell, Charlie Dozier and W. B. Cox. Due to a rupture between the board of health and the town council, the board handed in its resignation some days ago and it became necessary for the mayor to appoint another hoard. Some months ago the women of the town expressed the desire that they have representatives on the board. Many of them were of the opinion that their sex should have some part in the "housekeeping of the town." In compliance with their wishes the new mayor is giving therjt a tryout.