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Scraps and |acts. ? The vice president last Saturday night announced the appointments of Senators Aldrich, Allison. Burrows, Hale, Knox. Daniel, Teller, Money and Bailey as members of the currency commission recently authorized by act of congress. Mr. Knox is the only senate representative on the committee who Is not a member of the committee on finance. The speaker appointed members of the commission on behalf of the house as follows: Vreeland (New York); Overstreet, of Indiana; Burton, of Ohio; Weeks, of Massachusetts; Bonynge, of Colorado; Smith, of California, (Republicans); Padgett, of Tennessee; Burgess, of Texas; and Pujo, of Louisiana, (Democrats). Of these Weeks, Burton and Pujo are members of the committee on banking and currency. ? Chicago, May 30; James H. Patten who is credited with having ciearea ji.uuw.vw m mc tui mm ket within the past two weeks, has celebrated his success by presenting $150,000 to Northwestern university for a gymnasium. Announcement of the gift was made by President Harris last night at the annual convocation of the students. Patten's deal in May corn began last October when the price was down around 48c. Yesterday corn reached 82Jc.. the highest ligure in many years. At times Putten was carrying fully 20,000,000 bushels. Patten's deal in oats was not so successful, however. He had a holding of 15,000,000 bushels at one time, it is said, and stands to lose fully $500,000 on this deal. J. Ogden Armour has had absolute control of May wheat, and probably took a profit of $750,000, although his loss in corn would reduce these winnings by a half. His holdings in May wheut were as high us 115,0u0,OOO bushels, it is said. ? Emanuel Cedrino, a noted automobile driver, was instantly killed on Pimlico race track, Baltimore, last Friday evening. He was preparing for races which were to be run on Saturday, and was making some very fast miles. One had just been finished in 51 seconds and he had passed the grand stand and rounded the first corner of the track when spectators saw his car shoot into the air and turn an irregular somersault, landing on the track upside down. Those who rushed to the spot found Cedrino stretched upon his back, dead, with a horrible gash in the buck of his head. He was some distance from the car, from which he had apparently been thrown as it went over, and it is supposed that his head struck the fence. The accident appears to have been caused by the collapse of the front wheel on the right-hand side of the car. It was a wooden wheel and small fragments of It were all that could be found after the accident. The tire was found practically intact. The machine was wrecked. At the time of the tragedy Cedrino had gotten his car to the speed of a mile in fifty seconds. ? New Orleans, May 29: Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement issued today shows for the 29 days of May a decrease under last year of 16,000 and a decrease under the same period, year before last of 108,000. For the 272 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 272 days of last year 2,218,000 and ahead of the same days year before last 283,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 87,463 bales, against 85,640 for the same seven days last year and 118,976 year before last. The movement since September 1st shows receipts at all United States ports 7,950,747 against 9,608,584 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern milis and Canada 692,112 j against i.no.oia last yeai", micuvi stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 186,379 against 173,035 last year, southern mills takings 1,931,000 against 2,069,287 last year. These make the total movement since September 1st 10,760,038 against 12.97",584 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 45,105 against 44,602 last year, making the total thus far for the season 6,904,812 against 7,999,560 last year. The total takings of American mills, north, south and Canada thus far for the season have been 3,566,347 against 4,492,764 last year. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 11,108,044 against 13,275,354 for the same period last year. ? Washington, May 29: Almost simultaneously in Washington and New York indictments were today returned against Theo. H. Price, a prominent New York cotton operator, Frederick A. Peekham and Moses Haas, both of New York, and Edwin S. Holmes. Jr., of this city, formerly assistant statistician of the department of agriculture, for alleged participation in government crop report leaks. Price is charged with having conspired with the other men to furnish advance information regarding the crop reports of the department of agriculture and Price, Peckhatn and Haas are charged with conspiring to bribe Holmes to shape the official reports to suit their interest. There were four indictments brought in by the Federal jury in both cities. All but Price have heretofore been indicted under true bills. returned here in October, 11?o5. following the sensational exposure of the crop report leaks. After a long legal fight Peckham and Haas succeeded In preventing their extradition here from New York. but Holmes was placed on trial in June, 1 HOT, the jury failing to reach an agreement. The indictments were returned here late today. According to one of them Price made $7?U,U00 as a result of his advance information regarding the report for December. 1904. and paid Haas $125,000 out of this sum. While not stating how much Holmes received as his share the indictment charges that Haas paid Holmes $1,000 for information on the June report of 1905. The indictment, which sets out seven overt acts, says that on May 31. 1905, Price and Haas conspired by promising, offering and giving to an official of the United States a sum of money to induce Holmes, in violation of his duty to furnish such advance information. It recites the conference in New York on May 31 between Price and Haas, following which Haas came to Washington, met Holmes and promised to pay Holmes for advance information; that on June 1 and 2, 1905, Haas received such information from Holmes and it was conveyed to Price and that on June 2 Haas paid Holmes $1,000. The second count of the indictment says Haas and Price conspired to bribe Holmes to arrange the June report so as to show a greater cotton crop than the information in the statistician's otlice justified. The other indictments charge the three New York men with bribery: charge Holmes. Peckham and Haas with conspiracy to defraud the government by getting information in advance, and the fourth indictment charges Peckham and Haas only with conspiracy to bribe Holmes to give out advance information. $hf \(orkviUc tfnquim. (Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. . ... YORKVILLE. S. C.t TUESDAY, JUNE 2, IMS. Sknatok Aldiich took advantage of a blind man in order to procure a vote on the currency bill, and many people say that Senator Aldrich is shrewd. Theodore Price lias long enjoyed the reputation of being one of the smoothest and brightest citizens in the cotton gambling business, and the government is now making an effort to establish this reputation as a fact IK Theodore H. Price is convicted of using a cold deck, it will not mean that there has been anything unusual in the practice; but only that Theodore is one of the few that has been caught. There are those who claim that Smith stock for the senate fluctuates with the price of cotton. There is no denying the fact that Smith did some good educational work for the farmers, and whether cotton ~oes higher or not he is entitled to recognition. The principal office of the new currency law seems to be to provide a lawful means for the issuance of clearinghouse certificates. It is possible, however, that after the law becomes effective, means will be found to extend its operation to other uses. At a meeting of the state presidents of the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union, commenced at Memphis, Tenn., yesterday, an estimate of the cotton acreage planted to May 30, was given out at 28,832,000 acres, as compared with 31,311,000. the government estimate for 1907. Hon. W. J. Bryan says that the emergency currency law is merely a wedge looking to the change of the basis of security for national bank circulation from government bonds to other collateral, and he regrets that ^ u-v ,u,l r>/af lilt? JL>euiui;i u ir> ui 111c sniaic uiu nwv exert themselves to defeat it. The Knquirer begs leave to acknowledge the receipt of several letters from the Flint Hill neighborhood commending our write up of the church occupation and expressing appreciation of what the writers are pleased to characterize as a fine piece of work. To the writers of these letters, one and all, we have no hesitation in saying that their letters give us much pleasure. Cottox is now worth close to 12 cents; but those people who think that all the cotton that is being held or a considerable part of it. can be rushed on the market at that price, will if they try it. find themselves badly mistaken. Give the spinners enough to satisfy them for two weeks ahead and the price will immediately show a decline. The way to keep cotton up is to market it slowly, letting it go in quantities barely sufficient for the needs of the spinners. Still better than that, it is well to hold until the maximum price is reached. Debt. The most satisfactory way of get ting rid of a debt is to pay it. The best way of keeping out of debt is to buy nothing on credit that can be dispensed with. The man who contracts a debt in the absence of a definite idea as to how he is going to pay it, is very dishonest or very foolish. There are men who think it smart to get the money of their fellowmen under pretense of a loan to be repaid: but there are other men who think this practice very criminal. The suspected sneak thief stands pretty low in the estimation of honest people; but he stands several points higher than the known debtor who continues to use money for his own pleasure and enjoyment while his honest debts remain unpaid. Of the people who hold that the world owes them a living, some understand that the living is to be secured through honest work: some think that they are justified in resorting to burglary. sneak thieving and highway robbery: others more contemptible and cowardly than the last named class, prefer to resort to the practice of betraying the confidence of unsuspecting fellowmen. The sneak thief and the highway robber can be reached by the law when they are caught: but- the fellow who depends upon borrowing that which he does not intend to return is safe from every form of punishment except the well merited contempt of honest men. The servile beggar is far better titan the man who borrows with the deliberate purpose of swindling. Mmti P.iirrAnrx/ I ?ya/_ The Vreeland-AUlrich currency bill, which has been taking up the time of congress during several weeks past, became a law during the closing hours, despite the most strenuous opposition. This Vreeland-Aldrich bill has not commanded the support of the country. Smaller bankers everywhere have been opposed to it. It is only the larger bankers, the men who dominate the financial policy of the country, who have stood behind it. and they have won out. After the bill had been agreed upon in conference committee, the Democrats of the senate, who had opposed it all along, laid down on it: but Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin, made an effort to kill it single-handed. His phin was to talk it to death. After he had held his ground for some eight or ten tj hours. Senator Stone of Missouri, and blind Senator Clore of Oklahoma, came to his aid. and in relays, they kept up the fight until a late hour Saturday night, when Senator Aldrich, with a simple parliamentary trick, took advantage of them and forced a vote. If the Democratic lender. Senator Culberson, had been so disposed, he could have Insured the success of the filibuster, anil there was much criticism of him for his failure to do so. The Vreeland-Aldrich law is intended to provide emergency currency, and the underlying idea of it Is practically the same as has heretofore governed the issue of clearinghouse certificates. National banks in contiguous territory with aggregate capital of not less than $5,000,000, are authorized to form what are to be known as National Currency associations, and upon the deposit of approved securities such as bonds of various kinds, are to be al lowed to issue notes against such securities to the extent of 90 per cent of their value. At the time of issuing these notes the banks must pay 5 per cent tax to the government and then 1 per cent a month thereafter until the total payment aggregates 10 per cent. The notes are furnished by the government which, secured by what is presumed to be ample collateral, will guarantee their payment. The whole idea - seems to be to provide against currency famines in time of panic, and at the same time to impose upon this emergency currency such burdens as will discourage the continuance of its use after the necessity of it has passed away. The act expires by limitation on June 14. 1919. The sponsors for the new law hold that this country now has all the currency that it needs, and thai the new law will till every requirement as a safeguard against failures caused by panicky conditions. REPUBLICANS UNEASY. Political Outlook Is Not at All Encouraging. Republicans in congress are in a bad humor, says a Washington dispatch of Wednesday. Things legislative and political have not broken well for them during the last winter. They are disappointed and anxious, and the leaders are trying to foist the responsibility for existing conditions from one to another. Many blame President Roosevelt. The president, on the other hand, blames the congress. Xo doubt exists that the Republicans are concerned over the presidential and congressional elections that are to take place next autumn. They are not scared, but the fact that the legislative programme which was recommended by the president has not bee. cairied out leads to the belief that something may happen during the aprn-ntiohinir pamnaiEn. An apprehension is felt that Secretary Taft, if nominated for the presidency, may be defeated. The realization is that Taft will be nominated, and it is not going too far to say that the Republicans, in and out of congress who have carefully gone over the situation, are fearful of the result. President Roosevelt regards Taft's nomination as a foregone conclusion. He, too, entertains some misgivings about the result next November, but he lays the blame for the condition that may bring about such a result at the door of congress. He points to the fact that the leaders in the two branches of congress have taken this year to settle some old scores with him. There is no doubt of that fact. With an assurance that Roosevelt would succeed himself, congress undoubtedly would have treated his recommendations with greater consideration during the last winter. It was taken for granted, however, that he was to retire early next year, and the congress has played horse with him. More bitterness of feeling than ever before has been created between the house and the senate. Criminations and recriminations have been made by the one branch and by the other. Speaker Cannon has been charged with all sorts of things by the senate and the leaders among the Republicans of the senate have been charged with ignoring the public will and standing only for their own selfish desires. Thus, a serious condition of political affairs has been created. Generally, it is believed that Taft and Bryan will be the opposing candidates. A short time ago, it was expected that the Republican candidate would have practically a* walk over at the election, but in the last month there has been a notable change in sentiment. Among both Republicans and Democrats it is conceded that Bryan has a strong chance of winning this year. Some Republicans even are pessimistic about the November results if Taft be nominated. It is realized that there will be a spirited contest with the result much in doubt. It is perfectly evident that the Republican physicians have not been able this year to prepare the country for the great operation next fall. In a speech on the financial measure a few days ago, Senator "Bob" Taylor, of Tennessee, told this significant story: "I am confident that before the Republican financial physicians get through with the job they will have the country in the condition of the old man in my state who was very sick: 'Old man. you are dying; have y<?u any wish to express before you pass over the river?' " 'Yes,' whispered the feeble old man. 'T wish I had got another doctor.' " THE MAY CORN CORNER. James Patten and Associates Made Big Money Out of Deal. The corner in May corn which has been run by James A. Patten, of this city, and his associates, came to an end today and the "Patten crowd" is generally credited with having made about $2,000,000 on the deal, although it is admitted that all estimates are largely guess work. Mr. Patten personally declared today that he did not know how much had been made. The market today was highly irregular and nervous in wheat, corn and oats. May wheal ranged between 100 and 111 and closed at 1101. Corn sold anywhere between 771 and 82g and closed at 522. Rvoif^ment ran hi ell todav in all of the grain pits when the weakness was greatest. Values changed with such bewildering rapidity that traders were puzzled. Shorts were anxious to cover. and brokers for the bull leaders had, at times, plenty of grain to sell. It is said that the shorts have del'vered to Mr. Patten and nis friends not far from S.imio.uOo bushels of corn and close to N.xltO.uftO bushels of oats. "The corner." has been largely in May corn, and Patten's holdings of this option were accumulated at between Sf? and 60 cents. Subsequent buying necessary to support the market at critical periods raised the average purchase price by about 5 cents a bushel. The deal began early in October, 1907. In that month May corn sold up to 65J cents. The financial troubles which set in about that time tumbled the price to cents. After the financial flurry had abated the price of May corn advanced slowly. During February it sold up to 62i cents and in March at 6Xi cents. Since then it has continued to climb and shorts have scoured the country for corn to deliver on their May contracts. Immense quantities of the grain have been delivered to Patten but he has paid for it all and apparently stood ready at all times to take more. Marly in May the shorts began desperate efforts to (ill the Chicago elevators with corn, and many of the western railroads issued "rush" orders to apply on all corn shipments. Despite this, however. Patten and his associates were not compelled to let go. nor was their hold on the market weakened to any apparent extent.? Chicago dispatch of May 29. LOCAL AFFAXR9. r NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CJ. H. O'Leary?Is announced as a candidate for mayor of Yorkville. J. E. Lowry?Announces himself as a candidate for the office of mayor of the town of Yorkville. subject to the choice of the voters in the coming election. J. Frank Ashe. Pres.?Olives notice of a Farmers' Union rally to be held in Yorkville on Thursday. July 2. President B. Harris of the State Union will make an address. Palace Theatre?Tonight will show "All Baba and the forty thieves." Thursday and Friday night it will show in pictures the famous "midnight ride of Paul Revere." on& of the best moving pictures ever produced. John J. Hunter?Announces himself a candidate for recommendation for reappointment to the office of auditor of York County, subject to the action of the voters in the primary election. Blue Rock Mineral Springs Co.?Is ready to supply the trade with wa ter from its ramous spring, me water of which, analysis shows, to be equal to the best spring waters for medicinal purposes. J. L. Williams & Co.?Have picked up some extra bargains in white and figured lawns, ginghams and calicoes, that they put on sale tomorrow. Loan and Savings Bank?Invites you to investigate its banking facilities, when you have any banking business to transact. J. W. Dobson?Says he has very select lines of crockery and glassware that he is selling at very close prices. Also has nice stock white j lined enamel ware. York Supply Co.?Has grain cradles, grass blades, snaths, etc. Full line of fruit jars and rubbers. Shipment of guano in this week. Cane and pea seed. M. W. White?Points out that cotton Is jumping in price and that real estate will follow. He wants to help you make money in real estate. Luther Baber?Will do work for ladles in their homes on request at a moderate extra charge. Thomson Co.?Offers specially low prices on ladles' trimmed hats?big variety for selection. Sam M. Grist?Explains that it makes no difference, under some circumstances what kind of fire insurance you buy. But when you want real protection it is well to be sure of what you buy. York Drug Store?Asks you if you have decided about the paint that you are going to use on your buildings. If not. it wants you to consider S-W. paints. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Tells you to get some of his ice cream salt, which helps to save ice better than common salt. Full variety of field seeds for late planting. First National Bank?Advises you to have a bank account, even if you start it with only a dollar. It pays 4 per cent on savings deposits. Strauss-Smith Co.?Is showing a full line of gents' furnishings. Including "Monarch" shirts, underwear and all other articles necessary for comfortable dressing. National Union Bank?Tells you that creating a reserve is not difficult, If you start your saving systematically and select a safe bank for your funds. It shows why it is safe. York Furniture Co.?Offers $12 and $15 pedestal extension tables?golden oak?6 and 8 foot lengths, at $6 and $8. for cash. Only has a few of these tables. Yorkvllle B. & M. Co.?Extends the time of Its 10 per cent discount sale of dry goods, shoes, etc., to June 15. There will be an eclipse of the sun visible In this latitude on Sunday, June 28. The pin advertised in the last Issue of The Enquirer by Mr. Jep Campbell, was found by Mr. Thos. F. McDow. Yorkville is proceeding quite rapidly in the direction of a general license tax on all businesses for revenue purposes. ^ The York county rural carriers h&e the road situation sized up about right. The question now is, what are the people going to do about it Along the roads there are acres and acres of cotton that look as if it has never been thinned. Closer examination shows that the hoe has been through; but that it was while the cotton was very small and the thinning lacked a good deal of growing down to a stand. The speculators have already commenced an active campaign for future cotton. They are offering about 10 cents for October delivery. It was these future sales that did so much to hamper the market last fall. Except for these future sales, prices or spots would have ruled much higher. Altogether there were only about fifty entries recorded in the state corn prize contest, and that makes the number of entries in the York county contest look pretty good. And there is another encouraging feature connected with the contest. It is conceded, that corn land generally has been better prepared and is being better worked than is usual. CORN PRIZE CONTESTANTS. Yesterday, June 1st, was the last day for new entries in the corn prize contest, and Mr. A. L. Black, secretary and treasurer of the Farmers' Union has kindly furnished us a list of qualified contestants as follows. J. L. Wood No. 6, Yorkville. J. E. Beamguard Clover. W. E. Land No. 1, Yorkville. D. J. Forbes Clover. N. S. Black No. 5, Yorkville. M. C. Willis Yorkville. M. A. McFarland ....No. 4. Yorkville. C. W. Wallace No. 1, Filbert. E. U. Caldwell No. 1. Filbert. W. A. McKinney No. 8. Yorkville. C. II. Smith No. 4, Yorkville. J. H. Uaughrldge No. 5, Yorkville. R. N. Whitesides No. 1. Filbert. J. Frank Ashe McConnellsville. J. A. Steele Sharon. S. F. Black No. 1. Yorkville. JUNE SALESDAY. Yesterday was salesday for June, and it was undoubtedly the dullest salesday that the town has known for a long time, probably for years. There were a few people In from the surrounding country; but hardly more than on ordinary occasions, and not enough to make a show of there being anything unusual. The county board or registration, consisting of Messrs. Black, Wallace and Beamguard, was in session in the county commissioner's office, but did nothing in the way of issuing certificates. the people generally understanding that there is little use to apply for new cert ideates until t lie re-enrollment commences on the first of July. There was but one auction sale of real estate. This was a tract of eight acres under a tax execution, the owner allowing it to go to sale in order to protect the title. Even the horse traders were conspicuous for their absence, and business generally was dull. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Several small lots of cotton were sold in Yorkville last Saturday at 12 cents. There was a good deal of inquiry for cotton during Friday and Saturday and the inquiring continues strong. ? The Winnie Davis chapter U. D. (\. has arranged to celebrate the 103d anniversary of the birthday of Jefferson Davis on the court house lawn tomorrow. June 3. with a picnic dinner to the Micah Jenkins camp U. C. V., and other local veterans. The programme is to include the bestowing of Crosses of Honor on veterans and descendants of veterans. ^invitations to the number of sixty-five have been sent out to veterans. ? Announcements were made from the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning of a series of services to be held in that church, beginning next Sunday morning and continuing for a week or ten days. Rev. William Black, the evangelist of the synod of North Carolina, has been secured and will do all the preaching. He will be accompanied by his singer. Mr. Andrew Burr, a native of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Two services will be held each day, to which the public is cordially Invited. ? The labor trouble on the sewerage work has not yet been corrected. It Is altogether a matter of pay. The contractors have been trying to get the work done for $1.00 a day and the laborers want $1.25. A number of negroes came here from surrounding towns, Gaffney, Gastonia and elsewhere to go to work. Some have gotten down in the ditch, worked a few hours and gotten out. Some have satisfied themselves with the advice of others that the work is "too hard for a dollar," and declined to try. It Is probable that the contractors may resort to machinery. THESE GET CERTIFICATES. As the result of the recent examination of applicants to teach in the public schools of York county, certificates will be issued as follows: Whites, First Grade?Miss Lessie Patrick. Miss Florine Carothers, Walter H. Quinn, Miss Bertha Black. Miss Ina I. Ashe, Miss Lillie May Foster. Miss Clara Rivers, Mrs. S. A. Mitchell, Miss Mary Williamson, Miss Bessie Sherrer. Miss M. M. Creighton. Miss Louise Fewell, Miss Nellie S. Moore, Miss Ella Carroll, Miss Jennie Currence. Miss Eula Jackson. Miss Winnie E. Fitts, Miss Eorine I. Nabnette, Miss Lillian Mitchell, T. N. Farls, Miss Florence Malinda Whiteside. Miss Maty Dobson. Miss Nan Blaine, Miss May Russell. Miss Mary Ethel Clinton. Miss Nina M. Gettys, Miss Margaret McKenzie, Miss Annie Foster, Miss Julia Foster, Miss Delia E. Steele. Whites, Second Grade?Price M. Fails, Claud B. Faris. Miss Blanche R. Cain, Claude L. Faris, Miss Nannie Ferguson, Miss Ruth Ferguson. Miss Alice Clark. Miss Farie Quinn, John M. Hutchinson, Miss Salllo McMackin. These, too young to qualify, won second grade certificates: Miss Ruth Crosby, Miss Ruth Ferguson, Miss Rose L. Jackson, Miss Marie Moore, Miss Claire M. Crosby. Colored. Second Grades?Jennie Spencer, Allie Vincent, Delia Garvin, S. A. Giles, M. E. Guthrie, Lizzie Hood. Paralee Hill. James Meader. Mary M. Mitchell. Maggie Hardy. Colored, Third Grade?R. S. Beckham. Amanda Bigger, Lena Gibson, Bessie Hall, Geneva Hall, Ida Heath, Nannie Ervin, Burnette Jacobs, Daisy Knox, Francis Lowry, Pauline Lowry, Eugene Lowry. Elizabeth McClelland, Mary E. Moore. Maggie Moss, Mary Nelson, Madeline Orr. Amanda Pen(lergrass. Cora Roach, 'William Ross, Ada J. Tate. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mamie Rose is at home from Davenport college, Lenoir. N. C. Miss Sarah Doggett of Charlotte, N. C'.. is visiting Miss Mattie Caldwell. Miss Leon White Is at home from Chlcora college for the summer vacation. Miss Emma Neil has returned to Yorkville from Chicora college. Green-' vllle. Miss Agnes Walker of Gaffney, is on a visit to the family of Dr. M. J. Walker. Mrs. D. L. Shleder and children left Saturday on a visit to relatives and friends at St. George. Misses Connie Baber and Essie Lindsay of Gastonia, are the guests of Mr. R. E. Montgomery's family. Miss Emma Rogers, who has been teaching a private school In Yorkville, left Saturday for her home at Society Hill. Mr. Sumter L. Lowry of Tampa. Fla., arrived in Yorkville, Saturday, on a short visit to his brother, Mr. J. E. Lowry. Dr. Henderson L. Cartwright of Burkesville, Ky., Is spending some time with his brother, Dr. A. Y. Cartwright, in Yorkville. Miss Emma Kennedy, who has been teaching in Hardeeville, is spending the summer months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy. Miss Grace Whlsonant is spending a few days with her sister. Mrs. J. P. White, on her way to her home in ohpmkpp countv. from Lancaster. Miss Ola Caldwell, returned to her home In Yorkvllle last week, after closing her school at Wilson, N. C., and will spend her vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Caldwell. President W. S. Weber of Cen'enary college at Shreveport. La., and a son j of Dr. S. A. Weber of Yorkvllle, has I been honored by the Wesleyan college at Winchester, Ky., with the degreei of L. I,. D. Mr. Lindsay Caldwell of Yorkvllle, who for the past eight months has been the agent of the C. & N.-W. rail-j way at Hudson, N. C., has accepted a position with the Atlantic Coast Line at Florence and left for that city on yesterday. Mr. John R. Schorb. who has been quite ill for some weeks past, seems to be improving steadily and surely, much to the pleasure and satisfaction of his family and friends. Mr. Schorb is In the 89th year of his age. He has enjoyed the best of health during his long life until very recently, and when he became ill his family and friends were naturally very much alarmed. He was able to go out to his studio yesterday, and there seems to be reason now to I hope for his speedy recovery. , Dr. M. J. Walker-has been named as! a member of the local advisory committee of the American Health league, as representing Yorkville. This is a sub-committee of the "Committee of One Hundred" of the "American Association for the Advancement of Science," with headquarters at New Haven, Conn., having for its purpose Federal regulation of public health. The ultimate plan of the movement is to create a Federal health department to be presided over by a secretary of health. Dr. T. A. Crawford has been named to act as member of Rock Hill's local committee. THE R. F. D'S. AT CLOVER. The Rural Free Delivery Curriers' association of York county met in annual meeting at Clover last Friday, and had quite an interesting and enjoyable session as well as a very pleasant day with the good people of this most delightful little community. There are about forty rural delivery carriers in York county?thirty-eight to be exact. Of these twenty-four are members of the association, and eighteen were present at the Clover meeting. which is unanimously declared to be the most interesting and profitable that has yet been held. The meeting was called to order by President E. W. Comer, and after the invocation of divine blessings by Rev. Mr. Hardy, Hon. J. E. Besimguard delivered a hearty and appropriate ad dress of welcome, which was responded to by Carrier Robert J. Robinson of Edgmoor. M. B. Jennings, Esq., of Yorkvllle, by special invitation delivered an interesting address on the road question, and after quite an earnest discussion of the whole subject. Carrier John W. Miller, of Yorkvllle, proposed the following address: ["Fellow Citizens of York County: "Of you. for you, serving you dally, and under endless obligations to you for the countless kindnesses and other evidences of appreciation that you have shown us at every opportunity, we, the members of the Rural Carriers' association of York county, beg your sympathetic consideration of this appeal in behalf of better roads. "We do not feel that it is worth while to enter into an argument as to the benefits to be derived from better roads. It would be a waste of words to expatiate on the comfort and convrArilArtoo tn h^> uppnrpd thrnnch rnflfl improvement. There is no need to tell you of the great saving of live and rolling stock, and it would be equally useless to attempt to estimate the extent to which real estate values would be enhanced. You appreciate all of these things as well as we do, and It gives you as much pleasure as it does us, no doubt, to dream of the blessings that macadamized roads would bring to every citizen of our beloved county. "All of us have been talking better roads for years and years; but besides talk we have done next to nothing. You know why, and we know why. A frank confession of the plain truth will compel .us to admit that we have been knowingly and wilfully trying to deceive ourselves. As men of the high intelligence that all of us claim, we know that we cannot improve roads without expense. We know also that other people are not going to bear this expense for us. There never has been a time when we did not understand that we ourselves must do the work if it is done at all, and we know also that the only way to do It is by taxation. "Heretofore our representatives in the legislature have refrained from providing a practical road law, adequate to the end desired. The real reason for their reluctance we are not warranted in assuming; but we can suggest an explanation that is not altogether unreasonable. There is an old story that seems to illustrate the point. A negro preacher, very devout so far as mouth service went, kneeled behind a stone wall, and in the midst of a loud and fervent prayer said, "O, Lord: If I do not love thee better than all the earth, I beg thee to throw this wall over and crush out my hypocritical life." Just about that time a sacriligious negro who happened to be on the other side of the fence pushed down two or three large stones. The preacher jumped out of the way and ran for his life, shouting "Lordy, Lordy, can't you tell when a man is only joking." ''But now, fellow citizens we have a law. Dr. J. H. Saye has taken us at our word and provided means whereby the roads can be improved. Shall we stand to the issue and do our dutyas becomes the great people we aspire to be, or shall we stampede in Ignominious flight and protest that we are only joking? 'Fellow citizens, the roads are goon now. They are always good in the summer when there is less business need of them; but they were fearful last winter and they will be fearful again next winter. They will continue to be fearful until we go at them like grown men and fix them as they should be. "Of course the Saye law may not be perfect. It would be far wide of the mark to say that there ever was a perfect man made law. But this Saye law is the only road law that we have ever had that was worthy of the name. "And now what we want to ask of you fellow citizens, patrons of the rural routes, is to stand by this law and see that it gets a fair trial. Of those who offer as candidates for the office of supervisor and for the office of county commissioner, we beg you to support the men who seem best qualified to enforce this law in letter and spirit. It all depends upon you, fellow citizens, and by your faithful attention to this matter, you will confer a great boon upon your humble servants, the rural carriers and inestimable blessings upon yourselves and your posterity." The proposed address met with general approval except that some of the carriers feared that it might be construed as an attempt to interfere in local politics, and upon motion a resolution was adopted disclaiming any such intention. It was resolved also that the address be printed at the expense of the association for free distribution among the people of the county. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: D. C. Clark, president: John M. Smith, vice president; B. R. T. Bowen. secretary and treasurer: E. VV. Comer and W. H. Pursley delegates to the annual meeting of the state association in Aiken on July 3 and 4. and John "W. Miller and W. T. Sims, alternates. Before adjournment it was agreed that the next meeting of the association will be held in Yorkville on the First Monday in September, Labor Day. The delegates to the convention were very much pleased with the warm hospitality of the Clover people. All visitors were assigned to homes and when they got together again in the afternoon each declared to the others that he had enjoyed as fine a dinner as he had ever sat down to. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st, 1909, for $1.16. Call to Mr. Anderson. At a congregational meeting of the Bowling Green, Beth-Shiioh and Allison Creek congregations yesterday, a call was made out for the pastoral ser vices of Rev. R. S. Anderson of Gastonia. Mr. Anderson is pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Gastonia, located on the Loray mill property. Rev. Mr. Anderson has not yet given the committee any intimation as to what he would probably do. Foxes For Bethany. King's Mountain Herald: Mr. W. B. McGill of the Bethany section, York county, S. C., received Tuesday a crate of gray foxes for his place. There were ten in the 'crate and it is understood that Mr. McGill will turn them loose on his place and give them a chance to multiply. The animals came here from Shelbyville, Tenn., being shipped from the yards of the wellknown breeder. J. D. Stodghill. Mr. McGill is associated with others in his neighborhood who are trying to make fox hunting a lasting sport. There have been quite a number of foxes turned loose recently and if the number is kept growing by additions foxes will be plentiful in York. ? Due West, May 31: Yesterday afternoon the annual senior's farewell of Due West Female college took place on the college campus. The exercises Kent the large audience in J a continued roar of laughter. In the programme, however, there were sew eral senior papers, which were heard with deservedly good attention. After the salutatory by Miss Mary Lindsay and roll call by Miss Clara Blake. Miss Kathleen Boyce gAve "Who's Who." The historian, Miss Julia Moffatt; the poet. Miss Eleanor Reid, and the prophet, Miss Ona Choat, each contributed a share to the programme. "Jokes" were read bv Miss Bess Lightsey; Miss Anna Steel McCaw gave a recitation to the iuniur class, "College Events" were furnished by Miss Lizzie May Carmlchael and "Statistics" by Miss Marion Lightsey. Miss Irene McCain read the valedictory essay. In "The Faculty" Miss Pauline Orr severely scored the instructors. The reading of the class will by Miss Lavinia Kennedy and the customary bonfire closed the programme. DEATH OF GEN. S. D. LEE. Official Announcement From Army of Northern Virginia. The following general order has been sent out by Gen. C. Irvine Walker: Army of Northern Virginia Dept., United Confederate Veterans, Charleston, S. C.. May 28. 1908. The department commander announces with a sore, sad heart the death of the distinguished commanderin-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, Gen. Stephen D. Lee. It is fortunate that our beloved chief ends a life well rounded and of good to himself, more particularly to his fellowmen. It was good that he lived. Mankind has been bettered by the influence, example and leadership of this pure, true, noble man. To us, his comrades of the United Confederate veterans, with which organization he has been more prominently associated from its very birth, he endeared himself by his wise and u i K.f tha conservative guiuauce, aim uj hearty, loving cheer he always had ready for the humble as well as the high. He was always true to his Confederate convictions, and while he met those of conflicting opinions with frankness and liberality, he never wavered in his devotion to and advocacy of the holy memories of the hallowed past. He was a Confederate during the war; he was a loyal Confederate veteran, and he died with an unutterable conviction of the jilstice and righteousness of the Confederate struggle. On no bier can the Confederate flag more consistently rest than on that of our friend, our commander, our chief. C. Irvine Walker, Commander A. N. V., Dept. U. C. V. Richard B. Davis, Adjutant General. Chief of Staff. A GIANT WHITE OAK. It Is One of the Largest Irt York County. A big white oak. which stands at the Mrs. James Gordon's place, five miles east of Yorkvllle is one of the largest In the county. About two feet from the ground this tree measured 16J feet in circumference. It is about twelve feet from the ground up to the flrst limbs. From the extreme end of the limbs on one side to the extreme end of the limbs on the other side it will measure over 100 feet. The big limbs run out straight from the body of the tree. Several questions or problems are suggested by this giant oak. If it could speak verily it could a tale unfold, reaching back over a period of perhaps 100 years. If it was cut down and split Into wood how many cords would it make and what would it be worth? If the trunk was sawed up how much lumber would it make and what would be its value? If the immense mots were dug up and made into hames how many and worth how much? If the bark were stripped off and sold to a tannery how many cords and how much would it be worth? (Of course all of these questions can be answered approximately.) And if the value of time can be estimated that has been spent by scores of people beneath Its wide-spreading branches in social converse or gossip, or in quiet repose?blissful ease-?or "balmy sleep"?how much corn and cotton would the time thus spent represent and what would be the equivalent in money? This noble tree suggests the beautiful poem "Woodman, Spare That Tree," Etc. W. S. Gordon. MERE-MENTION. Olga Nethersole, the actress, last week got a verdict for $2,500 against a Cleveland, O.. newspaper for libel. She sued for $ 100.000.... Representative Burton of Ohio, will make the speech nominating Mr. Taft for the presidency, at Chicago. I. J. Dunn, assistant city attorney of Omaha. Neb., will nominate Mr. Bryan at Denver The bluejackets of the * ?, tiooKt Movflou/or nrpvpnt - ' prcmuciii o javui, rnwj mw it v> i t- * ? ed a serious disaster at the Washington navy yard Friday night, by removing nearly two tons of explosives from a burning powder magazine.... Two persons were fatally Injured and several others more or less seriously, at Memphis, Tenn:, Friday night, in a collision of an automobile with a carriage... .Delia Fox, an 18-year-old girl, was sent to prison at Atlantic City, N. J., for sixty days last week, for flirting with men on the boardwalk The flfty-two hounds, and twenty-eight puppies of the Myopia Hunt Club of Hamilton, Mass., imported from England and valued at $2,500 were killed last week, because of rabies.... Eugene C. Chadwlck, 20 years old, was acquitted at Atlanta, Ga., Friday of the charge of killing his father in October, last Wilbur Wright of flying machine fame, is now in Paris, where he will build a flying machine for demonstration to the French government... .It will cost the United States government $90,585 to furnish Indian school children between the ages of 6 and.21 years, with shoes during the year 1908 The appropriations of the last congress are considerably more than a billion dollars. Appropriation bills carrying more than a billion dollars were killed... .Crops in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Illinois were badly damaged by storms Friday. One man was killed by a tornado near Topeka, Kan Frank Merritt a New York man, has permitted himself to be inoculated with tuberculosis germs, in an experiment by Dr. Craft Carroll, who seeks a cure for the disease... .The names of General Clement A. Evans of Atlanta, and General W. L. Cabell of Dallas, Texas., are mentioned us successors of General Stephen D. Lee as commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans Ten persons died in Pittsburg, Pa., Friday, as a result of the excessive heat The attorneys representing Hearst in the recount proceedings in New York, claim that the final count will show that Hearst was elected mayor by a plurality of at least 15,000 Thousands of peasants in the famine districts of Portugal, are living on olives, which is their only food. . . .Aek Hale, charged with murdering his sweetheart, Lillie Davis, was convicted at Bristol, Tenn., Friday, and sentenced to life imprisonment... .Cotton mills giving employment to more than 10.000 operatives, went on full time in Ithode Island yesterday, on the strength of better conditions in the textile industry... .J. Theodore Ross a Portland, Ore., banker, has been sentenced to serve five years in prison and pay a tine of $576,094 ufter conviction for wrongful conversion of state school funds. . . .The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad company last week tiled a mortgage on its property for $300,000,000.... Victor Shanley, a New York lawyer, was sentenced to prison last week for not less than five nor more than ten years for forgery Indictments were returned against nineteen NightRiders at Frankfort, Ky., Saturday. More are expected... .A sale of 111 head of imported, blooded cuttle at CoopersDurg, fa., amuruay, urnugni a total of $38,400, an average including calves, of $320. Last year at the same place the sale of cattle averaged $752 a head The Pennsylvania railroad is considering plans for electrifying its track for several miles out of New York upon the completion of its tunnel work.... Lee DeForest, the wireless telegraph inventor, has succeeded in talking a distance of seventy-eight miles by wireless telephony The famous Belmont stakes, worth $20,765, were won by Jas. R. Keene's horse, Colin, at Belmont Park, X. Y.. Saturday. Colin's winnings total $160,000 for his owner, having won fourteen important races. ....As the result of a new Maryland liquor law, the number of saloons in Baltimore is reduced to 1,812 as compared with 2.152 a year ago....John D. Rockefeller h;is given an additional jr.00,000 to the Rockefeller Institute ? for Medical Research. New York. His total gifts foe this purpose are $4.5oo 000 Yesterday in Indiana 16..too coal miners resumed work after several weeks of Idleness on account of a strike. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Columbia, June I: All doubt that he tire and life Insurance companies doing business In the state will tight the payment of state, county and sehool taxes, amounting to over seventy-tlve thousand dollars a year, on the ground that these taxes are unconstitutional, is removed by a letter _ received today by Comptroller General Jones from General Counsel Mcintosh, of the new York Life, who says that his company will not pay for this reason. I He will be here tomorrow for a con- ^B ference with the state officials. Comptroller General Jones is preparing attachment proceedings against the Columbia office furniture of the company. This company's tajces amounts to four thousand dollars a year. Jones | finds that the code of 1902, providing 1 a penalty of five hundred dollars for W violating any chapter ana tne revocation license for failure to pay, was so amended later as to apply the penalty only to solicitors for unlicensed 29 companies. ? Columbia State, Saturday: Practlcally every county in the state will f be represented In the corn contest this year. The prizes . offered are very liberal, there being an appropriation of 5500 by the state legislature, a national prize and several prizes offered by some of the counties. The record made by this state last year in the corn contest attracted general , attention and it is certain that some growing and producing records will be broken. The list of those enter- ' *" ming the race as compiled by Commissioner Watson are: J. W. Bethea, Marlon; X. L. Broughton, Plnewood; Alex Bethea, Marion; W. D. Caughinan, Jr., Lykesland; Wm. Cooper, Cooper postortlee; A. J. Clark, Lan- \, caster; J. R. Fairy, Fort Motte; J. F. Garrett, Laurens; J. C. Graham, Jordan: R. H. Hayes, Page's Mill; G. C. Hatchel, Tlmmonsville; J. J. Harby, Sumter; J. P. Haselden, Lambert; T. J. Hamble, James Tsland; B. F. Kennedy, Jonesvllle; C. F. Moore, Cheraw; X. J. McKlnnon, Horrell; W. P. Pollock, Cheraw; F. C. Rogers, Marion; Frank Rawllnson, Jordan; Jas. M. Starr, Yorkville; W. B. Strlngfel- ^ low, Chester; J. A. Sligh, Sllghs; W. T. Thrower, Cheraw; J. C. Whittlngton, Horry county; W. M. Webster, Cowpens; R. B. Watson, Ridge Springs; D. L. Whitaker, McColl; J. W. Waters, Gaffney. The list of counties gives the following: Marion 4, Clarendon 3, Richland 2, Williamsburg 2, Lancaster 1, Calhoun 1, Laurens 1, Florence 1, Sumter 1, Charleston 1, Union 1, York 2, Chesterfield 3, Chester 1, Xewberry 1, Horry 1, Spartanburg 1, Saluda 1, Marlboro 1, Cherokee 1, making a total of thirty. About twenty additional entries have been filed with the members of the state commission resident at Clem- A son. A ? Columbia, May 30: Gus Deford, ^ the noted yeggman, is thought to be on the high seas bound for London, and the secret service sleuths, who have been following him for years, are counting on nabbing him when he lands in England. Deford, it will be recalled, escaped from the train at Cade's S. C., on the 19th of Feb- ""^1 ruary, 1905, while he was being taken from Xew York to Charleston in the custody of a United States marshal and an assistant. His escape must have been well planned and timed, and he doubtless had confederates on the train or on the outside, for he disappeared and all efforts to recapture him have failed. Now, however, the authorities think he Is ^ on his way to London and are preparing .to have him arrested when he arrives. He will be met with extradition papers from the national gov ernmeni ana me siaie jsoveriuiicin ui South Carolina has also been asked to take out papers so that when he Is brought back to this country he can be tried on each of the many charges that are laid against him. Under the treaty between this country and Qreat Britain a criminal "extradited can be tried in this country only on the charges named in the papers of extradition, and for this reason it is necessary to have all the crimes specified for which the prisoner is to be held. There are several postofflce robberies for which DeFord M can be tried in the Federal courts, ^ but in addition there are several state indictments against him in this state and in Massachusetts. DeFord was one of the most daring of the gang of safe-crackers who operated in this state, with headquarters in <J| Columbia, in the year 1902, nine of ^ whom were afterward convicted in the state courts and sent to the penitentiary. One of the nine, Edward Duggan, died in the prison. The gang spent a brilliant life in Columbia and left their fame in the tenderloin, where they spent money freely, a circumstance which led to their capture. DeFord was one of the gang which blew open the mill company's safe at Enoree, Spartanburg county, on November 26, 1902. For ^ M. this crime his pals. Tom Nolan and ' Charles Howard, were convicted at Spartanburg last year and sentenced to ten years each in the state penitentiary, having already served five years under sentence of the Federal court for the same robbery since the ^ postofflce at Enoree was in the mill store. The gang got about J 10,000 out of this job. The same gang was also charged with the robbery at Mullin'8, the same year, but they were acquitted .when tried at Marlon Just before the trial at Spartanburg. DeFord was also in the safe robbery at Fort Mill, the same year, and doubtless there are other crimes for hn nAiiM hn trifiH if all tha were known. There Is a reward of $250 for his capture, and he is advertised as a desperate criminal. * ? Atlanta, Ga., May 31: The governorship of Georgia will be decided Thursday, June 4th, when the Democratic state primary is held. With the count complete Gov. Hoke Smith 0 will know whether he succeeds himself for two years from January 1st, 1909, or whether Joseph M. Brown, the man he dismissed as railroad commissioner, will take the gubernatorial chair. The Democratic state primary in Georgia is the election. The Republican and other parties do not bother with a state ticket. In the last contest live Democratic candidates developed strength and hunted the governorship. This year the governor and Mr. Brown are the only ones in the field. The campaign has been heated, but in a unique way. * Hoke Smith has traveled from Brunswick in the south to Trenton in the north, speaking everywhere, while Mr. Brown has remained in his Marietta home, with an occasional visit to his headquarters in Atlanta. He says himself he cannot speak to an 0 audience and he has confined his campaigning to newspaper articles. Not once has he appeared on the platform. The fight is unique also in that both candidates stand on similar platforms. Both declare prohibition shall continue, that they favor the disfranchisement of the negro, these being perhaps the two most important questions which have been under discussion. An interesting phase of the campaign is the fact that when j Governor Smith was inaugurated for ^ his first term Joseph M. Brown, his present opponent, was a member of the state railroad commission?probably the most important board In Georgia. Within a very short time the governor had dismissed Mr. A Brown. The reasons for this dismiss- ? al have been under discussion ever since. An element of mystery pervades the matter because of a mysterious. sealed letter which is continually referred to in the present campaign, Mr. Brown declaring that he sent this letter to the governor, and the governor replying that it was returned unopened. What the letter contained no one seems to know. It was sent before the dismissal of Mr. Brown and it has been suggested In 4 various quarters it contained his resignation. The contest therefore has a personal side. The primary also elects to the state convention, where the delegates to the national Democratic convention will be chosen, but the national contest practically has A been forgotten In the warmth of the state campaign. The state convention will be held June 23rd.