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Straps ami Jarte. ? There was a brief display ?. * verbal fireworks in the senate chamber Saturday during which Senator Sm ot, Republican, Utah, accused Senator Sinunons, Democrat, North Carolina, of having insulted him "at least twenty times" and tho North Carolina senator declared Senator Smoot had made "a?.statement that is not true." The ' flare-up occurred during debate over th<f effect on prices of the recently enacted tariff law and while quite heated ended with both senators agreeing to let the record speak for itself. Senator Simmons attempted to question the Utah senator, who after answering several questions, said the inquiries were designed to oinbarrass him. Senator Simmons denied he had any intention of embarrassing Senator Smoot, who, he added, was "too omniN potehf to 'embarrass." r> ? Nearly half the exports of corn from the United States in 1921?or 58^582,806 bushels?went to Canada, nccormng 10 ine u. o. ucikuhu^h v, agriculture Much of this corn, however, eventually went to Europe, for Canadian statistics showed that only 12,000,000 bushels were reported from this country for home consumption. Exports of corn during each of the first three months of 1922 were larger than during any month of 1921. The second largest foreign market for. American corn was* the Netherlands, where 17,843 bushels were imported. The next largest market, in point of receipts were the United Kingdom, Germany and Mexico. Corn exports for the first eight months of this year exceeded the exports for the entire year of 1921 by 2.48S.743 bushels, according to the department. Total corn exports for 1921 were 128,974,505 bushels. For the first eight'months of 1922 exports were 131.463.24S bushels. Exclusive of 425.766 barrels of corn meal and corn flour, the eqivalent of 1,811,064 bushels of corn. ? Gabriel Narutowicz, first president of the Polish republic, fell before an assassin's bullet at Warsaw at noon Saturday, just one week since his election and only 48 hours after actually taking up the duties of office. The tragedy occurred at an exhibition. of( paintings, and the assassin was an Mirtiat, one Nicwadomski, long regardpy his associates as mentally "deranged. The president had just concluded a brief address and, accompanied by his aide de camp and two of the members of his cabinet, was entering the first hall of the exhibition to view the paintings when Niewa oinski joined the throng eagerly pressing abo^it the chief executive to shake his hand. Instead of stopping In front of M. Narutowicz, however, the assassin circled the crowd to a position in the rear. Then working his way so close to 1tls victim that there was no chance rof-Jihiksing, ho drew a revolver and fired three tirn^fc, all of the "bullets piercing the president's back. M. Narutowicz, terribly wounded, collapsed to the floor and died within a few moments. The slayer soon as his deed was done, turned for flight, but was Immediately borne down by the Imunafcd spectators, who kicked and beat Wm unmercifully. He was rescued \vith difficulty by the police and taken to the police station under exceptionally heavy guard. ? Thif British house of commons was prorogued (adjourned) last Friday under strange conditions. In the first place, the "government" was exceedingly nervous about the whole session. Not sure of itself and very shy oi the powerful labor party in opposition, it rought only to transact routine business that had to ho transacted, and when it got ready for adjournment it ? had to manage the thing almost by force. One of the ceremonies of adjournment is the following of the "black rod" to the house of Ix>rd3 to listen the king's speech, which us ually consists of praising the things that h.ivc been done and holding out promises of other things that should "s^und welcome. Throughout the sesstrtil thre labor members have been insistent on having something done to Jiolp unemployment throughout Groat fy'ttnin. There are more than a million and a half people out of work and conditions aro indeed distressing. So iMlion it cainc to adjournment, Laborite ijiingsbury began to howl for unemploymcnt legislation, and when the > other members started after the "black id*l" the laborltes refused to follow. sQmcthing never heard of before. Af. tea- adjournment Premier Bonar law ('."tiled a special meeting of Unionist lrfbmbers, and among other things told tiffin that the committee in charge was working incessantly to find some means of solving the fearful unemployment problem. ,aml if there was no other way for it,'the government stood ready to spend large sums of various public workers to the end of giving the unemployed a means of procuring bread. He assured the meeting how- 1 < ver, that the trade slump is now over and business will be getting bettor from now on. 1 -jt Marion, Illinois. December 1 r?: The attack on the Herein "strip" mine, the death march through the town with the captives ;md the hunting down of a jfew fugitives, was described today bv witnesses at the trial or five men head in connection with the killings. AU lxit one of the defendants were named as having been seen with a ' gun during the progress of the rioting, ' lit all the witnesses so far heard, h;fve declared they could not identify i ctvy persons they had seen in the act i of" shooting at the victims. In an argument between opposing counsel regarding the exclusion of a portion of ; thy testimony to which the defense i objected. Judge I"). T. Hartwell. ruling in ?favor of the prosecution, said: "1 i want tlje whole thing to come out and -i I 4? want to exclude any tosii- , niony qn a piero technicality." Ti.e defendants who have been pointed out by witnesses as having been seen carrying guns during the rioting are Otis Clark, Bert Grace, Joseph C.iranghi and I/evi Mann. The name of I'eter Miller, the fifth defendant, has not yet appeared in any of the testimony. Donald M. Ewing, a Chicago newspaperman, who wrote the first account of the killings for the Associated Press picked out Grace from among the defendants as a man who had threatened him with a gun when he attempted to bring a drink of water to two injured men who were lying on a sun-baked road surrounded by a crowd of armed men just outside of Herrin. The witness said there were six dead or nine lvltlP* On tho I'Vlflfl -'ill Of numiucu n.v.. ...^ __ them bound together by a single rope tied about their neeks. "Grace put his foot on one of the wounded men and pushed," the witness declared, and quoted the defendant as saying with a curse: "You'll <get no water here." Three other Witnesses testified as to various incidents in connection with the tragedy. At the close of the afternoon session, Judge Hartwell announced an adjournment of court over Saturday and Sunday. She \!orIu'iitc inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce at York, as Mail Matter of the Second Class. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1922. A merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to everybody. If it was necessary for the United States to interfere as between Franc* and England on the one hand and Germany on the other, would it not become all the more necessary for it to inter fere as between France and England France and England are about all thai arc left of Europe Just now, and a conflict between them would result Ir worse chaos, even than would hav< resulted in the conquest of France anc England by Germany. At a conference of government representatives end producers and distributors of calcium arsenate held in th( Hotel Astor in New York, lost Wednesday, it developed that the price ol calcium arsenate which sold at C cents a pound last January will sell at If cents a pound next month. Calciun arsenate is a by-product of the treatment of certain ores mainly. The requirements of the cotton producer! amount to 12,000 tons nnd it is claimed that there will be only 7,000 tons available for next year's operations. A part of the rise in the price of calcium arsenate is claimed to l?e due tc speculative buying and selling by certain Japanese gamblers, who have nol been making deliveries. It is announced in the despatches that Ambassador George Harvey is or his way back to the United States, and altnougn tne suggestion is inrowu om that the health of Mrs. Harvey ha* something to do with the trip, the nowsparcrs persist in holding out the impression of great political significance. Intimations are coming fron high up sources, that the administration is at last being forced from its assumption of absolute aloofness from European political affairs and that there is increasing probability of sudden announcement that the United States has decided to accept the role that Great Britain, France and Germany have all along been urging it to accept. There is an exceedingly tense situation around Marion, Illinois, in connection with the trial of the Union miners accused of participation in the Herrin massacre. While the Union miners were the only active participants in the affair, the people around? farmers and business men?were cognizant of all the facts before, during and after the wholesale killings and they are being used as witnesses. It is understood that the miners on trial and others in sympathy have put out the word that they will assassinate any witness who shall give damaging testimony against them, and it is stated that the farmers and others have formed a secret organization through which they have put out word that for every witness who is harmed they will get ten miners. Most of the witnesses who have been on the stand so far have, hern testifying with extreme re luctancc and some have shown terror. One man claimed Saturday that he did not care so much lor himself; but he was concerned as to what would bcnomc of his family in case anything should happen to him. There is considerable agitation In big business to reduce the sur tax <>n large net incomes from r>0 per cent, to 25 per cent, in accordance with a recent recommendation of Secretary Melon. The argument is that under present conditions men of large means prefer to invest their capital in non-taxable bonis and do nothing rather than incur th< risks and worries of employing men in industry. They figure that rather than make 10 or 15 per cent, profit and give half of it back to the government, it is cheaper to take straight interest without any worry. Business, of course, j.s the loser. With reference, to the proposition to prohibit the further issue of non-taxable state :nd municipal securities, they say that will amount to nothing, lor tiie reason that the market is already flooded with .] such issues to the amount of more than $11,000,000,000, running up to 30 years or more, and at serious intima- Ft tion of prohibition other billions will be issued. On the other hand, it is claim- j ed that a reduction of the sur tax to 25 per cent, will make active billions I' of dollars that are now idle with the ^ result that the government will realize y a much larger income than is possible under present conditions. _ V Why the Quarantine. "V As usual, the notice of the local b board of health ordering cloccd specified places in which people congregate, A like the churches, sunduy-schools, picture shows, etc., has provoked dis- * cussion. C Jsome of the discussion is serious, some humorous and some indignant. ^ In the first place, the absurdity of an y effective quarantine in any community c whether large or small is so obvious, that it makes people laugh. Why forbid tho congregation of ? normal healthy people in the church for an hour, and leave the cotton mill C force composed of people in all kinds y of physical condition to grind along day and night? Why undertake to stop the operation of the picture show while the stores ^ are filled with all kinds of people from all over the country? ^ And since nobody claims to know by j. what means Influenza is communicated, whether by contagion, infection or caused within or without, why undertake to impose any restrictions on anybody along this line, anyway? People ask whether the underlying purpose of such a ridiculous travesty c on quarantine is to conserve health or ^ to establish arbitrary authority, and ( unable to find a satisfactory answer to ( the question, they just laugh. 4 C The Law's Delay. 1 Viewed from the standpoint of com- c mon sense, Ira Harrison, one of the I murderers of J. C. Arnette, sentenced j > to die next Friday is as guilty as he t . will ever be and as a man could be; j > but there is no f nd of the technical 0 . quibbles by which he can be kept out ^ of the chair so long as his attorney r I persists in raising such quibbles. t After all hope had apparently gone, f , Harrison began to play o'possum by t 5 sinking into a listless stupor from i which he refused to be aroused until ? he had information of another delay by reason of an attempt to get the case into the Federal court. When that effort failed his stupor suddenly returned. He was In this stupor by the way, when taken before the Richr land general sessions for re-sentence, and experts testified that in their , ! opinion he was faking. * Hut the appeal to the Federal court ( having1 failed his attorney asked Judge 1 Mauldin for a commission to inquire into his sanity, and when the judge s | refused,; 'ho took the maltec up to r Associate Justice Cothran. Justice Cothran ruled that the matter was al- * together within the discretion of the 1 circuit judge on the ground that i he was without jurisdiction to inter- 8 fere. f To the layman, it would appear that I this would settle the matter; hut no. 1 The question as to whether Justice ' ' Cothran's ruling was correct is appeal- c 1 able to the entire supreme court, and o I thy understanding is lhat this will he I t done. v ' An appeal to the supreme court q stays execution. That of course is o ' what the attorney is driving at. He t does not care two cents whether Judge n i Mauldin made a mistake in refusing n to allow the. appointment of a sanity o commission, nor does he care two n i nnnfu whether .Mixtion Cothran was V . correct in holding that the matter was v entirely within the discretion of Judges u I Mnuldin. All he cares for is to have t! 1 the electrocution delayed licyond next t< Friday, for that accomplished, his man p cannot he put to death until after the h convening of another term of the Rich- a land court of sessions. b The absurdity of all this quibbling is too obvious for controversy; but the question is, will it ever be stopped and how ? q ? The drafting of the treaty of Lausanne now is in progress. TJie ex- (< pel ts are working, however, on clauses that involve no disputed points and, although the sub-commissions are making rapid progress it seems impossible that any complete document can ever be made by Christmas. Rumors now are in circulation that Jan- s< uary 24 has been fixed as the tentative date for signing the pact. Any E considerable vacation over Christmas 01 c! seemed unlikely, largely because ol Turkey's determination that there shall be no lull in the conference until definite terms of peace are agreed ... ..... . i n upon at least in principle or until it is ~ clear that there can he no agreement. The Turks haw insisted so vigorously ^ upon continuing work throughout the approaching holidays that the other delegations virtually have abandoned plans for an extended recess. Ismet n Pasha has been instructed by his gov- ^ eminent not to i>orinit any break in the conference until some definite decision is reached. Turkey has 250,000 men limlcr arm* and practically in the T trenches. She does not propose to la keep them in suspense unnecessarily tl in order to allow Kuropenn diplomats r? to spend Christmas and New Year n? with their families. "Our soldiers arc need"d at home and on the farms and hi villages which must he reconstructed et and restored," said Ismet. "We want in to know as soon as possible whether g; we can release them for the rocon- ti struction Turkey so badly needs." hi ? w ? On the recommendation of the chief justice, Governor Harvey has np- h< pointed Hon. Mendel L. Smith to pre- aj side over the court of genera! sessions for Allendale county, beginning yes- b< torday. I ni [.ocaj, affairs, < . ? ?i v NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. t ank of Clover?By the way. r einstein's Department Store?Holiday ( sale continues thn ugh Saturday. ^ M. Brian Company?Keep Brian in Blind. 1 copies Bank and Trust Company? i Smiles. M. Stroup?Only four more days, ork Furniture Company?Give a real gift. '. \V. Speck?You'll find it at Speck's. ] I. G. Reid & Son, Rock Hill?Iloosier makerf Christinas cheer all the year, ork Drug1 Store?The gift supreme. \ outhern Railway?(Greatly Improved service betwecp Augusta, Aiken, New , York and Washington. IcConnell Dry Goods Company? Beautiful Dress Ginghams. < ork Hardware Company?Easy to select, easy to buy. !ity' Pharmacy, Clover?This is the place. V. E. Ferguson?Ready for the big crowd. 'ork Supply Company?Thank you. larroll Brother*; ? North Carolina ' buckwheat. I. Ij. Smith. Clover?Overland five ( passenger Sedan for sale. ). M. Parrot!:, Clover?Gifts for him and her. !ash and / Carry Company ? Your Christmas groceries right here. I. L. Ford. & Sons, Clover?Christmas gifts many and numerous at our store. E. B. Garrison?Your Xmas fruits may be bought very cheap, lackorell Drug Company?All ivory goods very cheap. 'copies Furniture Company?Last call for Xmas. 'irst National Bank of Clover?Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to friends and customers. j. B. Garrison?Your Xmas fruits may be bought very cheap. Mr. M. L. Smith of Clover, tclephond last night to say that the Gaston otinty road commissioners "had decidd to open the road from Bowling Jreen to Gastonla from tomorrow unil next , Monda}' night. Mr. Smith aid that the detour from Bowling Jreen to Gastonia was now practical y impassable because 0f weather :onditions the past few days. In this last Issue of The Yorkvlllc inquirer before the holidays, we desire o again request our clubmakers who lave not already done so, to get busy ind make a thorough canvass of all of heir neighbors. A lot can be done by ight kind of work and there are many ?on-subscribers to The Yorkville En luirer in York county who ougni 10 )e* subscribers. A peculiar black cloud that overiprcad the whole county last Sunday norning from 9 to 10 o'clock, caused nuch comment. It seemed portentous >f something, It was difficult to say sxnctly what. One had a feeling that here should be a thunder and lightling accompaniment; but the temperauro was hardly low enough for that. The phenomena was not fully des ribable; but "Was impressive, and )eoplc seemed to instinctively .feel that lomething was going to happen? lomething more than a downpour of a in and subsequent heavy fog. Saw an interesting old letter the oth;r day from tho father of Dr. W. W. YnneH, written froin Cincinnati back n 1840, When the elder Fennell was tudying medicine there. The older peo?le of Chester county, especially in the tichburg community, remember Dr. 'enneil. Ideally ho had as great a cputatiou in his own county as a ountry doctor as his son has through>ut the state as a surgeon. Solicitor lenry says of the old doctor that he ifas the only man he ever knew to ac _ A 1.1 uire a morougn sen-lausin Miu?.<?hC >f tho Greek language. In this letter lie doctor told how ho Aid it. It was tecessary in those days, more so than ow, to have a knowledge of Greek in rdor to understand the technique of nedicino as then taught, and along /ith his medical lectures he took priate lessons in Qreek. He kept this up ntil he was able to go it alone. Hut lie most striking part of this old leter was that in which the doctor cxrossod his impatience to get back omo, not to begin the building up of ( n estate; but in order that he might e of service to his people. WILL OMIT TWO ISSUES. The next issue of The Yorkvillo Tinuircr will be that of December 29. As previously announced the issues 1 hat would otherwiso appear on Deember 22 and 26 are to be omitted. The paper will appear as usual on ecembcr 29. 1 OVER FIFTY YEARS. Mrs. M. J. Neely of King's Creek, | pnds the following: I "Mr. A. J. White and Mrs. Mary , Elizabeth Robinson were married Do- , ember 28, istjj, ana nave iuur mm* < tiildren. "A. C. White married Isabella Craw>rd. They have eight children. "H. F. White married George Anna lopgett. They have ten children. "H. L. White married Lizzie Kizer. hey have two children. "Louella White married J. E. Bigers. They have three children. "The descendants of this couple now umber four children, 23 grand-chilren and 28 great-grandchildren." GAFFNEY AND THORNWELL. The. game between Gaffncy and the hornwell Orphanage teams at Chester st Friday afternoon, failed, to settle le up-state football championship. It suited in a scoreless tie?nothing and ; otliinp. The field was muddy and disagrerale and the pame was necessarily play- I 1 under serious difficulties. Consider- I ip the difficulties the excellene of the j imo was unusual; but at the same me while there was some pood foot - j ill, there were also features that ould not come up to that estimate. j Gaffney's players were considerably j ( avier than the Thornwell boys, aver- , jing 1C3 pounds against 145 pounds. 1 There were numerous fumbles on 5th sides because of the wet ball: but eveithejess there was some good work in both sides. The outstanding feature < towever, was tlio disappointment over 1 he fact that there was no decision, the i lecision being especially important be- i ?ause of the arrangement by which the vinner was to play Charleston in Coutnbla next Friday for the state chain)ionship. THE MARRIAGE RECORD Mnrriage licenses have been issued by the probate judge as follows: Dec. 11?Otis Crosby and Katie Pickett, Rock Hill, (colored). Dec. 13?William E. Hinson and Sarah E. Waters, Rock Hill. Dec. 13?[Alien Douglas and Ilessio [livens, Rock Hill, (colored). Dec. 14?Joe S. Hope, Clover No. 2, >nrl T.rmni/> ir.nwkinq. flastonia No. 3. Doc. 15?II. H. Jones, Yorkvlllc and Alma McFarland, Bostic, N. C. Den. 15?Frank M. Cook atid Mary J. Castor, Concord, N. C. Dec. 16?Charlie C. .Carroll, Tlrzali find Myrtle Hope, York township. Dec. 16?YV. Herbert Threatt, Rock Hill and Lola Wright, Lancaster, Dec. 16?Karl Merritt and Tillie Mae Blair, Fort Mill. Dec. 16?J. Clarence Hammett, Cowpens and Mabel Hambrlght, Clover, Dec. 16?Oscar Wolfe and Geneva Maddox, Rock Hill. WITHIN THE TOWN ? The flu situation in the Cannon Mill and Lockmorc Mill villages appears to be improving, there being but few cases of the malady in either village at present. ? Sam M. Williford, formerly a member of the Rock Hill police force is serving as night policeman for Yorkville during the illness of Night Officer Wlshert. Mr. Williford will also serve as an extra officer during the holidays, it is stated. ? Friends of the Blalock family, four members of which including the father and mother have recently died of influenza and imeumonia, were engaged yesterday in raising a cash subscription for the remaining members. The family lives in the Lockmore Mill village. ? Merchants who sell fireworks here at Christmas time, and there are a number of them, say that sales during the past few days have been as large as had been expected. Many youngsters have been having a big time of it popping off little ones and big ones. The roar will not stop until after New Year's day. ? Ladies of the First Baptist church of Yorkville gave a bazaar in the Brat ton building at th<J cornor of South Congress and East Jefferson streets last Friday. Candies, fancy work and dolls were sold. Despite the fact that the weather was unusually bad sales for the.day totaled more than $70 and the ladies were very well pleased with the success of their efforts. ? The drunks on the streets Saturday afternoon and evening .were quite noticeable, both because of the number and the stage of drunkenness which had been reached by some of the imbibers of rotgut booze, medicinal beverages, ginger, etc. Some of the drunks carried their sprees over to Sunday or else made a new start, sis there was some evidence of hangover drunks from Sunday. ? A. C. Ramsey, Southern railway section boss, has made a decided improvement in the crossing of the railroad on East Lil>crty street. IVIr. Ramsey's force on. Saturday took out a number of the old ties at the crossing, replacing them with new timber and then put down heavy planking on the inner and outer side of the rails to the height of the steel, making the crossing level instead of the spring breaking crossing that it has been for quito a while past. ALONG THE WAY Florida oranges, grapefruit and tangerines, bought in Florida at Christ- | mas time by the car loan ny enterprising York county fruiterers and sold in the various towns of the county by the peck come higher this year than it did last, according to a number of these dealers who were asked about it yesterday. I/ist year oranges could be bought at 55 cents and 55 cents the peck from these fruiterers but tilis year about the lowest price is 75 cents the peck. They run little more than two dozen to the peck. The prevailing price for Christmas lurkeys this week in Yorkville has been 30 cents a pound. Some people svlio have had turkeys for sale have obtained 33 1-3 cents a pound and mine others have received 25 cents a pound. However, the majority of turkey sellers have been content with 30 3ents a pound. One of the largest turkeys seen here this Christmas was purchased by a Yorkville man the Dthe day for 30 cents after he had refused to pay 35 cents for it. The gob>ler weighed 25 pounds. "Yes. I have been having my hands j 'nil with the boys who persist in ! ihooting firecrackers before the time j prescribed by the town ordinance , vhich is "Monday," commented yestor- | lay Chief of Police P. E. Steele. "I j "I"" HI.11 1111.1 !>L Wljo nil OI.UVI.IVI i hem now nnrt have been shooting [ bom. Of course, I can't keep up with : ill them all; but I give fair warning hat if I catch any of them violating i he ordinance, they are going to pay < or it unless it should be that the I nayor should see (it to let them off." Duck eggs that had lieon packed in I lay for several months, was the eu- ! 1 ious Chinese delicacy that Jim Lee. j ' he laundryman presented to members j' f the Yorkville Enquirer st iff yester- 1 lay. With the celestials these consti- ; ute, a choice tit hit for the holiday I eason, and promoted by. the spirit of < he season Jim generously divided his ! t tore. The - eggs came direct from 1 'liipar and had .just been received. Of ' r I zoursc the newspaper folk were just a littlo dubious al)Out sampling such a ! doubtful proposition, especially since there was a suspicious rattle.to the eggs, but Jim was excitedly vociferous in his assurances. "Mo' lattle mo' good," he insisted. "Hoil him twenty minutes and eat him. Him fiine. Mellcan men in New York eats lots of them. Like him, give some more. Molly Christmas and happy New Year." "No, we could not have hoped that the patrons of this office would have begun their Christmas mailing of parcels and packages earlier," said I'outmistross M. E. Nichols of Yorkville yesterday when asked how the local postoffico force was getting along with the holiday business. "They started this morning," said the postmistress, "and throughout the day we navo dccii not oniy nusy out more than busy. Then again, we are slightly handicapped , because James G. ly handicapped, because James G. out of the office by reason of the fact that one of his children is seriously ill. Chief Clerk Putnam has been detailed to carry the town mail for Mr. Johnson in addition to his regular duties here and we are having quite a time of it. However if patrons of the office will mail their packages as rapidly as possible I am sure that we will get along." ABOUT PEOPLE. R. C. Howe has moved from McConnellsvilld' No. 1 to York No. 4. Mayor E. A. Hall continues ill at his home in Yorkville. J. W. Simpson is reported critically ill at his home in the Lesslie :* ction. R. F. Parrott, supervisor of the street force in Yorkville, has been ill at his home for seveial days. Clerk of Court T. E. McMackin of Yorkville. remains ill at his home with influenza. His condition is improved. Geo. H. Hart who has been quite ill at his home in Yorkville, for several days past continues to improve. F. L. Hinnant is confined to his homo on Cemetery street with an attack of the flu. Messrs. J. W. Shealy and Ralph H. Cain, of Sharon, were in Yorkville Saturday on business. Mrs. Jas. A. Sherer has been quite sick at her home in Yorkville with influenza, for the past several days. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hartness of Gastonia, N. C., visited tho family of Mr. R. R Hartness on York No. 5, last week. Magistrate Fred C. Black who has been ill at his home on York No. 6 with influenza for several days was able to be back in his office yesterday. Mrs. H. B. I jaws and son Harry Laws who were confined to their home on Lincoln street last week with influenza are able to be out again. Clyde Smith was confined to his room at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Stowe on Lincoln street for several days last week with influenza. Col. J. R. Lindsay who has been quite sick at his homo in Yorkville for several days past continues to improve. Mrs. H. W. Cummings has returned to her home in Columbia, after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dickson on York No. 1. J. It. Lindsay, Jr., oi ureenvuit:, m spending: several days at his home in Yorkville, on account of tho illness of his father. Col. J. R. Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stroup and two sons, James and Charles, have been having: a siege of flu. All of them are improving. Miss Margaret Wray who has been quite sick at the home of her father Mr. J. Q. Wray in Yorkville, for several days past is improving. Broivn Ferguson for several years past in the employ of tho York Furniture Company In Yorkville, has accepted a position with a Gastonia furniture concern. Messrs. Henry Herndon and Robert Rratton, who are employed in Pittsburgh, Pa., are at the homes of their respective relatives in Yorkville for the Christinas holidays. Alf Carroll, a student at Georgia School of Technology has returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Carroll in Yorkville for the Christmas holidays. Miss Willena Neil of Clover, former chief operator for the Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph Company in Yorkville has accepted a position in Lincolnton, X. C. Of interest to many relatives and friends in this section is tnc appruucu- | ing marriage of Miss Sallie Wray of Yorkville and Mr. John K. Wells of Columbia, which is to take place December 28. Mioses Ixjslie White of Yorkville and Sarah Plaxco of York No. 1, students at the Due West Woman's College are at the homes of their respective parents for the Christmas holida ys. Mr. C. W. McC.ee, cashier of the Peoples Dank and Trust company, who has been confined to his homo for ten clays with an attack of flu. is expecting to be out again within the next few days. Mrs. Mrf.ee is also recovering after an attack of the malady. Mrs. D. D. Thoracis who has been it the bedside of her mother, Mrs. W. it. Hartness at Lincolnton. N. C., for some tiirte has returned to her home in Yorkville. Her friends will be glad lo know that Mrs. ^iartness is improving. , Jas. A. Barrett, for several years 1 ; past postmaster at Clover has been elected assistant conference superin- \ endent of Sunday school work in the i l.'pper South Carolina Methodist con- ' "erence. Ho will assist Rev. T.. D. Cil- | lcsple who . has his headquarters In Spartanburg^. The following Yorkville students of Erskine College, Due West, returned to thel hopes here Sunday for tho holidays, the college having been closed four days earlier than scheduled on account of flu: Joe Woods, Georgo W. Williams, Jr., James McDowell, Joseph Moss, William: Inman. : y LOCAL LACONICS Closes Next Thursday. Winthrop College, Rock Hill, closes for the Christmas holidays on Thursday. Fort Mill Lost, The girls' basketball team of Fort Mill was defeated by the girls' team of Winthrop Training school, Rock Hill Friday. The score was 21 to 17. Chester Masons Elect. Chester Lodge No. 18, A. F. M., haa elected the following officers for the % ensuing year: J. C. Stewart, W. M.; D. E. Estfes, S. W.T T. W. Barrett, J. W.; A. CJ* Thornton, treasurer, and w. n. weir, secretary. Treasurer on the Job. Treasurer Neil, who was kept at home several dayi last week on account of a bad cold, has been on the Job again since Friday at noon. The office is now open for the accommodation of all comers. \ I .1 f, Removed From Death House. On being served with notice of appeal in the case of Wm. C. Farles, on last Thursday, the superintendent of the penitentiary had Farles removed from the death, house in which he had been placed on his arrival at the penltentiafy. Odd Fellows Banquet. ^ Odd Fellows of Keck Hill enjoyed a banquet and later conferred degrees on a number of candidates In Rock Hill, Friday evdhing, Present as guests of honor were Deputy Grand Handske and Grand Secretary S. F. Killlng8Worth o(f Columbia. The banquet was served, at a Rock Hill hotel. The Rock Hill Lodge of Odd Fellows now bas about 100 members. Many Prisoners Committed. I .t% Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn who la also jailor for York county said this morning that so far thiis'year a total of 164 prisoners had been committed to the jail. At the present time there are only two prisoners In Jail, one state and one Federal. The Jailer is hopeful that there will "be no increase In the Jail population during the holidays. Yorkville-Rock Hill Road. The rains of Saturday night left the Rock Hill road In a very sloppy condition. The worst places are within tho corporate limits of Yorkville, through the village of TInsah and through Ebenezer. Generally the best places aro where tho rood is best drained. The general condition of the road Sunday and yesterday was suggestive of the miserable conditions that are to be expected throughout the winter, especially if there is a great deal of rain. Institutes Held Saturday. The first of a series of institutes or schools for teachers to be held in Yorkville, Rock Hill and Clover during the school year were held last Saturday in each town. Attendance on the opening institutes on the part of teachers of the county was rather disappointing, it was stated. In charge at each institute were teachecs from Winthrop College and others. It is expected that about ten of these institutes will be held during the school year. j May Retain One. Unofficially it was learned yesterdny that the York county legislative delegation has tentatively decided to retain the services of the woman's home demonstration agent in York county for another year and to discontinue the services of the county farm demonstration agent. However it was stated that the matter will not be definitely determined until after the annual meeting of the delegation with the citizens of York county to be held in YorKv.ue in January. Enforcement of Speed Laws. State Constable Horace L. Johnson said the other day that he had been instructed by Governor Harvey to look into violations of the speed laws on th,. concrete highway between Rock Hill and Catawba river. The character of the road tempts speeding and. many automobilists yield to the temptation. The situation is quite generally understood, and the governor is in constant receipt of coipplaints, anonymous and otherwise. Hence the instructions to Constable Johnson. Tatlock's Condition Grave. Information* this morning from Mr. Squire Tatlock of Gastonla who was seriously injured when the steering gear of an automobile in which he was riding with his son Mr. Robert Tatlock near Latta school house Tuesday evening locked and threw him out, is that there is a slight change for the better in his condition. A specialist who operated on him a day or two ago took out a pi^ce of broken vertebrae which was pressing on the spinal cord, thus relieving the pressure. This pressure. This pressure had caused paralysis. , Change of Schedule. rr* I- 11T Kou/itAfrtnft loovlnry i rum i>u in, nEitiviuiv <? Yorkville for Columbia over the Southern railway at 7:25 a. m., has been changed .to leave at 6:55 a. m.f instead, connecting at Rock Hill with trains to and from Columbia. Train So. 118, which has been coming to Yorkville from Columbia at 7:05 p. m., has been so changed that It will now reuch this point at 7:30 p. m. Phis train will make connection with :rnins from Charlotte and from. Co* t