Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 07, 1913, Image 2
Straps and |'acts. fi
? Columbia State, Wednesday. A ^
communication from Confederate vet- ?
erans read in the house last night ?
brought charges against the manage- "
ment of the Confederate home in Co- F
lumbia. The petition asked the house
to investigate fully the way in which F
the Confederate home had been man- ^
aged during the last two years. The c
communication was referred to the A
committee on ways and means on mo- c
tion of Mr. Lumpkin of Richland.
? Mexico City, February 4: Intense
excitement was aroused today when
the reports of a night session of the
senate were made public, containing j;
part of speech by Senator Caiero, formerly
the Mexican ambassador at
Washington. The senator was quoted as
saying: "For months I lied to the
United States government by informing
the state department that the Mexican
revolution was a trivial affair and
would be over in six weeks, you gentlemen
know it will never end so long |
as Francisco Madero remains presi- |
dent."
? Columbia, February 5:* After two j
and a half hours debate, the house kill- <
ed by a vote of 60 to 56 the Rembert
inheritance tax bill, one of the big
measures before the general assembly, r
The bill if it had passed would have
effected profoundly the system of taxation
in South Carolina. The bill was
opposed on constitutional and other
grounds. Its advocates held that its passage
would lift the tax burden from
the shoulders of the masses. They declared
that the state had a right to b
tax the right of succession, which was i
an acquired and not a natural right. v
? Washington, February 5: To sim- v
plify the parcel post service and make
it more convenient for the general pub- y
lie. Congressman W. W. Griest, of P
Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill to o
permit the use of ordinary postage n
stamps of any denomination on parcel
post packages when the words "parcel 6
post" are written on the cover of the p
package. Since the beginning of the c
parcel service much difficulty has
suited from requirement that distinctive
stamps be affixed. In hundreds r c
instances people have placed the ordi- s
nary postage stamps on packages, and t(
in consequence have suffered financial
loss. a
? Washington, December 4. Despite 1
the check in the movement of the cot- b
ton boll weevil during the last year on j
account of the unusual climatic conditions
of the winter of 1911-12, the insect
has made a net gain of 7,300 b
square miles, according to a repun i
made to the department of agriculture a
by W. D. Hunter and W. H. Price in
charge of the southern field crop insect
investigations. The total area in- o
fested with the boll weevil in 1912 was c
278,800 square miles, as compared with v
271,500 in 1911. Texas with 11,060
square miles led all other states in 1
the area of Infected territory gained t
during the year. Alabama came second ^
with 9,100 square miles; Florida third
with 2,200 square miles and Mississippi F
fourth with 370 square miles. o
? Brazil sent to the United States u
100,000,000 pounds more of coffee in c
1912 than in the previous year, while v
Colombia added 25,000,000 to her quota a
and Venezuela 14,000,000 pounds, according
to figures by the bureau of do- *!
mestic and foreign commerce. The to- *
tal exports from Brazil to this country r
last year were 676,000 000 pounds; Co- t
lumbia, 81,000,000 and Venezuela, 38,- f
000,000 pounds. Of India rubber there
came to these shores from Brazil last t;
year 48.000,000 pounds against onto- t
35,000,000 the year before. On the other g
hand, Brazil bought from the United
States $425,000 worth of agricultural 1
implements in 1912 against $380 000 a
worth in 1911; 629,000 barrels of wheat \
flour against 524,000 barrels; and
of illuminating oil. 24,000,000 gallons B
against 22,000 000 gallons. u
? Spartanburg, February 6: James
.Tnhnsnn alias "Portland Ned," the E
yeggman In the South Carolina peni- ^
tentiary serving a ten-year sentence
for the robbery of the safe of the Enoree
Manufacturing company In 1902 b
and who figured conspicuously in the p
now famous "dictagraph stories" of v
the recent summer as the prisoner
whose rich Chicago relatives were go- P
* Ing to pay C. P. Sims and S. J. Nlcholls v
lawyers of this city 515,000 to get out t
of prison, according to the story told .
by the detective, has appealed to the
peonle of Spartanburg to address com- t
munieations to the governor in his be- o
half asking for a pardon. Johnson t
served a term of seven years in the a
Federal prison in Atlanta for this same j,
Enoree robbery, it being charged that s
stamps were taken by the yeggmen. At b
the end of this term in Atlanta he was t
arrested again, being brought here for _
trial. 0
? The taking of testimony before the d
legislative committee on the charges t
brought by the governor in his inau- v
gural address with reference to statements
made by Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president
of the University of South Carolina,
was begun in the supreme court
room Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, i
Among the witnesses summoned were j.
Dr. Mitchell. Dr. D. B. jonnson, presi
dent of Winthrop college, and ex-Gov. a
Martin F. Ansel. The specific charge t
made was that Dr. Mitchell had tried to q
influence the general education board
to give money to the university and p
deprive Winthrop college. There was
a large crowd present. Senator Weston, s
of Richland county, is the chairman of 1
the committee. Dr. D. B. Johnson president
of Winthrop colege, was on the a
stand for several hours this afternoon, a
The sum and substance of his testi- I
mony was that Winthrop college would \
have received between $250,000 and a
$400,000 in place of $90,000 from the C
Peabody fund if it had not been for e
the interference of the University of c
South Carolina through Dr. S. C. Mit- a
chell and other southern colleges. t
? New York, February 4: John Paul t
Farrell, a janitor, confessed today he a
sent Bernard Herrera last Sunday, the r
bomb which resulted in the death of
Mrs. Herrera and injury to Miss Nina j
Fughtman, a boarder. Then he as- r
tonished the police by calmly reciting
how he had sent the bomb which did t
the killing of Mrs. Helen Taylor, a year t
ago, adding she was his daughter. He t
also testified the bomb intended to kill j(
Judge Rosalsky was sent by a man r
known to him as "Tony." Unmoved by (
the knowledge that his recital might t
send him to the electric chair, Farrell r
placidly took a pencil and drew the t
diagrams, explaining how he had plan- c
ned the mechanism of the bomb. He
said he began the bomb after Mrs. j
Herrera had notified him that a negro a
had been engaged to take his place, j
Like the bomb he sent Mrs. Taylor, c
and Judge Rosalsky, the bomb was en- v
closed in a pasteboard box. Farrell a
frvnfoasc/i that tha man was known as <
"Kid Walker," who, Farrell alleged, to ^
be the traitor of his daughter, Mrs. v
Taylor, was shot down on the Bowery t
nearly twenty-six years ago. v
? Sofia, February' 6: The main ob- c
ject of the Bulgarian armies, apart *
from the reduction of the fortress of
Adrianople, was disclosed in dispatch- a
es given out by the war office today. s
The plan Is to reach the Dardanelles
straits and clear them for the passage j
of the Greek fleet into the sea of Marmora.
Then the Greeks will attack v
Constantinople directly from the sea. 1"
From reports of the fighting north of a
the peninsula of Gallipoll, it may be f
seen that one of the columns of King
Ferdinand's troops is marching t
straight for the city of Gallipoli. The 1
column has occupied the villages of
Medeste. Charkeui, Kavak and Bulair, .
on the neck of the peninsula. It had *
not yet, however, come into contact i
with any large force of Turkish troops. %
of which there are said to be 70,000
on the Gallipoli peninsula. These, l
the opinion of military experts, should c
be able to offer a hard resistance to s
the Bulgarian advance from the north. t
The guns of the Dardanelles forts also
can be trained toward the land side.
On the whole, the Bulgarians have a 1
severe task before them. t
? Columbia State, Wednesday: John t
Y. Garlington of Laurens, president of
the Seminole Securities company, serv- g
ing a sentence of three years in the ^
state penitentiary, was paroled yesterday
by the governor of South Carolina t
during good behavior. Garlington was t
convicted in the Richland county court
in 1910 on the charge of breach of trust
with fraudulent intent. James Stobo t
Young, the secretary of the Seminole c
company, was convicted at the same c
time and was sentenced to serve one
year in the penitentiary. Young was v
iater paroled by the governor. The
overnor granted the parole to Garngton
during good behavior and acording
to the statement filed with the
ecretary of state, "on the condition
hat he never leave the state for a peiod
longer than five days and on the
urther condition that he never visit a
awdy house in this or other states."
'ollowing the conviction in the Richmd
court before Judge George E.
rince the case of Garlington and
roung was appealed to the supreme
ourt. A decision was given later afrming
the sentence of the Richland
ourt
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YORKVILLE. . G.t/~<l\
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY L 1931/
As to whether the state warehouse
il'l will become a law is problematical,
n the opinion of The Enquirer it is
ery doubtful as to whether the bill
pould have passed either house last
ear except for reasons of political ex'ediency.
and only then with certain
f the house and senate 'eaders being
norally certain that the measure could
e and would be thrown out by the suireme
court. Then again, at that time
otton was low and now it is bringing
very good price. The same political
onditions do not exist now, and be
ides the measure has been so drawn as
o meet the supreme court objections
nd everybody understands now that If
he bill goes through It wiil really mean
usiness. From what the editor of The
inquirer could learn during a short
tay In Columbia, many members of
ioth the house and senate are giving
he matter very careful consideration,
nd as a rule there is a desire to study
he whole thing carefully. The speech
f Senator McLaurin, the leading
hampion of the bill in the senate, deals
vith fundamental principles rather
han details; but the objections of
hose who are inclined to oppose the
>111 for one reason or another, relate
irinclpally to details. One of the main
ojections for instance, that is being
irged, is the alleged tax of twenty-five
ents a bale for inspection, grading,
weighing, etc. This is c'aimed to be
n unjust imposition. On the other
land those who are inclined to support
he measure assert that the average
niddle men cost on a bait of cotton beween
the producer and the spinner is
rom 17 to 110 a bale, and the so called
ax of twenty-five cents a bale is inended
incidentally to reduce this cost
o as to save a larger proportion of
hat sum for the producer; but actully
to provide means to regulate the
alue of cotton in such manner as will
ive the producer a much larger profit
inder any and all circumstances than
3 possible under present conditions,
iut as yet there has oeen but little
iscusslon of details on the floor of
ither the house or senate. All this will
>e threshed out later, and the whole
iroposition will be disposed of in some
ray. either on the merits of the principles
involved, or in accordance with
arious other considerations that acuate
representatives in the casting: of
heir ballots. It is practically certain
hat if the financial stress on account
f the low price of cotton were as great
oday as it was a year ago, the gener1
assembly would put this bill through
n a shape that would be reasonably
atisfactory to a majority of the memers.
But there is no such stress at
his time, and if the plan is discarded
iow, there will be little more agitation
n the subject until the bottom again
Irops out of the price of cotton, and
hen the people will again be asking
rhy something was not done.
Rock Hill Record Again.
After reproducing the paragraph
hat appeared in The Enquirer recentY
with reference to Editor Schwarar
nd the Rock Hill postmastershlp, and
he democracy of The Yorkville En[Uirer,
the Record of last Tuesday
prints the following:
Now, who knows from that last
entence how much of a Democrat
'ho P!nrmir<?r is?
Has The Enquirer always been a fair
nd impartial paper?giving all sides
i square deal? Does It ever speak a
lind word for its own town of Yorkdlle?
Has it not for over two years
illowed its love and admiration for
'oleman L. Blease to overshadow everything?even
when the good name
>f one of its own fellow-citizens was
it stake? To say nothing of the posiion
of the paper back in the days of
76. or thereabouts, a time which
ried men's souls?a period which was
i most unhappy one for The Enquier.
Of course that is past history; but it
s held to this day against The Enquier's
assumption of pure Democracy.
Coming, however, down to present
imes. In its issue of January 28,
here appeared an editorial in regard
o Senator Tillman's charges that the
egislature is dominated too much by
ailroad influence, in which Editor
Jrist stated that Tillman has no right
o run up and down the country and
nake charges unless he can prove
hem, and he should either show up
>r shut up.
Now, Just two years ago, Governor
Jlease made outrageous charges
igalnst a commission created by the
egislature. a member of which said
ommisslon (Hon. J. Steele Brice)
ras from Editor Grist's own town;
:nd yet, when Governor Blease made
Wacpa ftKorrroe otroinot thic PfimmiRSinn
lobody ever heard of Editor Grist
rriting or saying through his paper
hat Governor Blease should not run
ip and down the state and make
harges unless he proved them, and
le should either show up or shut up!
Yet The Enquirer claims to be a fair
nd impartial paper and not a partian
sheet! Is that Democracy?
Having inherited a tendency to beng
very matter of fact in all his
lews, and having been taught from
lis youth up to try to be as accurate
is possible In all his statements of
act, the editor of The Enquirer has
leoome accustomed through force of
labit to pay very little attention to
oose and extravagant statements that
le recognizes as having no foundation
n fact. Consequently we have paid
cry little attention to the frequent
nore or less venomous fulmlnatlons
>f the Record, whether we had occailon
to regard them as representing
he real sentiments of the editor or as
laving been inspired by designing
jeople who, having failed In efforts to
tse us, would play for even by trying
o injure us.
The question as to whether we ever
tpeak a kind word for the town of
forkville is respectfully referred to
hose who are best qualified to answer
he same. We will observe, however,
hat if we have ever said a kind word
hat is not true, we were not aware
>f the fact, and if the fact should be
ailed to our attention even now, we
rill do our best to correct It.
The Yorkvllle Enquirer was the
flr^t paper In South Carolina to propode
the name of Wade Hampton for
governor, having done so as far back
as 1868. If ever In all Its history before
or since, it ever gave Itself over
more completely to the promotion of
any political cause than it did for the
election of Hampton and the redemption
of the state from negro rule, the
complete tiles of The Enquirer do not
show the fact. And after the fight
was nearly over with the result still
more or less In doubt; with two governments
in Columbia, both claiming
to be the duly constituted government,
and both claiming the right to tax the
people, and many people hesitating
about what to do for fear of losing
their tax money, The Enquirer not
only urged the people to pay the
Hampton tax; but the then proprietor
of The Enauirer was the first man to
pay his own taxes to Hampton's tax '
collector. Not only that, after the '
proprietor of The Enquirer had paid 8
his taxes in full, when it was obllga- e
tory to pay only half, and after all c
had been collected that could be col- 8
lected, he went down Into own pocket 1
and made a further voluntary contrl- 9
bution to make York county's quota *
even $5,000.
It Is easy enough for thoughtless, 1
careless people who have nothing? 1
not even a reputation at stake, to c
lightly make charges about The En- 1
qulrer's past political record. It has <3
been done more than once; but no- 8
body has ever been able to show up 8
anything discreditable to that record 1
and back the showing with facts. And
nobody can do It now, although the
flies of The Enquirer are open to ^
those who desire to try. Ordinarily
public opinion does not undertake to
hold the sons responsible for the alleged
shortcomings of the father. But *
we waive that, and accept that law c
which says that the Iniquities of the e
parents shall be visited upon the chll- (
dren even unto the third and fourth r
generation. If there is anything real- '
ly discreditable to L. M. Grist's conduct
of The Yorkville Enquirer In the
past, the present publishers will glad- .
ly welcome the penalty on their own e
heads. But we hope the people who 8
undertake to make the charges will D
accompany the same with something
more substantial than grudges that
have been handed down to this from
the last generation.
Now, as to that stuff about, "(Hon.
J. Steele Brice) from Editor Grist's
own town," we do not see what that
has to do with it Surely the editor
of the Record does not assume that
The Enquirer is called upon to act as
guardian for Hon. J. Steele Brice, or
anybody else. We do not think it
necessary; but the fact that the Record
has blundered into this matter
again, makes it appropriate for us to
make a little explanation of one of
the many cases in which we had been
wronged and wherein we had decided
to keep quiet.
After a visit to Columbia about a
year ago, the editor of The Enquirer, ?
without any regard for the probable c
political effect, saw proper to write a
letter in which he gave his impres- c
sions of the general situation down
there as he saw it, and very much to t
the surprise of the writer, Hon. J. S. 1
Erice replied in a long communication r
in which he used this sentence: a
"As I now recall, you published r
Blease's outrageous and false charges s
against the commission about a year
ago in your paper, without comment, 1
thus leaving the public to draw the
conclusion that they were probably t
true."
Although we were quite well aware ?
that Mr. Brice's memory was at fault,
we did not see proper to say so In r
our purposely moderate reply; but 8
Instead wrote Mr. Brlce a note calling f
his attention to the error and suggest- \
lrig that he might look over the flies a
of the paper and see It for himself if ?
he desired. Our Idea was that he c
could make the correction himself f
If he desired to do so. In reply he s
sent a courteous note that was mark- t
ed "Personal," and we let the matter l
drop; but now since the Record has f
seen proper to revive It, we beg leave j,
to reproduce for Its special and par- c
ticular benefit, the following paragraph
from an editorial In The York- J
ville Enquirer of January 27, 1911, the g
Issue in which we printed the message I
in which Governor Blease made al- ^
t
leged charges against the Ansel wind- *
ing-up commission: d
"Although all the acts and opera- J
tions of the winding-up commission *
have not been in accordance with our c
Idea of what should have been done, s
we have entertained no suspicion of e
dishonesty, and we entertain no such 1
suspicion now. On the contrary we v
believe this commission has been discharging
its duties in accordance with '
its own best judgment, and in that ?
judgment we think it has been honest ^
and conscientious." j
The foregoing is our reply to what r
the Record has t say. If we have 8
dodged anything we are not aware of ^
it. We have tried to be full, fair,
frank and specific. However, any 1
question that may not have been *
properly covered will receive further *
attention if the same be made to ap- a
pear necessary or desirable. But now r
since the Record has been trying for v
so long to put us on the defensive ?
with its small bantering, we propose c
that the hunted shall turn hunter for
Just a little while. t
While at a meeting of the county e
board of commissioners recently, look- 1
ing after the collection of a bill against *
the county, the manager of The Enquirer's
advertising department, being c
this same writer, noted a bill of the '
Rock Hill Record against York coun- J
ty for advertising the treasurer's tax
levies. The said bill was for 22
squares, $22. The itemization was (
correct. The law fixes the price to be
paid for advertising at $1 per square
lor me ursi maei uuu emu uv wuw Pv. ^
square for each subsequent insertion. e
The law also fixes, or attempts to fix
what a square is, in such a manner
that the same advertisement will cost
exactly the same in each newspaper,
regardless of the size of the type. The
writer turned to the bill of The Yorkvllle
Enquirer, which had been in the
hands of the commissioners for some
days previous, and looking up this
advertisement found that The Enquirer
had it charged 14 J squares, $14.50.
Remembering, as the writer did, that
this advertisement was first printed in
The Enquirer, and reprinted in the
Record, this struck the writer as a
little strange. He made certain other
investigations that showed that the
charges of the Record were in the
same relative proportion to the
charges of The Enquirer on all other
advertisements. The thing looked serious.
The writer knows that The Enquirer's
charges for legal advertising
have been the same during all the
dozen or more years since the present
law fixing the rate for legal advertising
has been in effect. The writer
knows also that unfriendly persons
have all along been doing a lot of ir
esponsible talk about the alleged
10ft snap that The Enquirer has had
n the matter of legal advertising, etc.
The constant effort is made to show
hat The Enquirer gets more of it than
mybody and charges more than any>ody.
As a matter of fact this writer
cnows that The Enquirer has never
mt forth any special effort to get this
)U8lness at all, and also he knows
hat The Enquirer has not charged
iny more than the Record. But an
dea occurs to us.- Since the law fixes
:he price per square to be paid for
idvertising, and since the law fixes
vhat a square is, and since both the
Record and The Enquirer have on file
svery advertisement that either of
hem has ever printed, exactly as it
vas printed, and since the county
>oard of commissioners has all the
>ills rendered and paid, let us have a
ittle investigation of this matter. An
investigation by the grand Jury will
lo. And let it be understood that If
ilther paper has undercharged the
:ounty, the county shall make good,
ind if either paper has overcharged
he county the paper so overcharging,
ihall make good. But the principal
eneflt of the investigation will be to
establish what is legal and right, to
he end that both papers may hereafer
live up to the same. Now, of
:ourse, this little matter has nothing
o do with the more or less political
luestlons discussed above; but after
l11 the real test of anything is right,
ind there are few better tests of right
han the busihess test.
BASIS OF THE CHARGE.
overnor Blease Tells Why He Attacked
Dr. Mitchell.
The governor on yesterday sent in
he following message to the general
issembly, giving the reason for his
harges in connection with the Mitchill-Johnson
controversy:
Jentlemen of the General Assembly:
Look and listen while your clerk
eads:
To the Trustees Peabody Education
Fund:
"At a meeting held in Atlanta, Ga.,
in the 16th of April, 1909, there were
>resent representatives of eight southirn
states. At the meeting there were
lix presidents and four heads of
chools of education.
"It was the unanimous belief of
hose present that there is no greater
vant in the held of southern educaion
than the need for high school
eachers. We could produce statistics
- - - -4-UII-U *Uin
tnd other evidence 10 eawuiiBii iu?
iroposltion, but we believe the facta
ire already well known to you.
"It is quite true, and we believe
hat it is quite evident, that this will
:ontinue. though we trust that adeLuate
provision will be made to sup)ly
the demand after some yeara
"In every one of the universities
epresented, a beginning has been
nade to supply this need. These beginnings,
in spite of the very meagre
lupport which the universities have
teen able to supply, are full of promse.
It was apparent from the intefhange
of opinions that the specific
:onditions and needs of the several
iniversities varied, and on this ac:ount
we do not present in detail a
>lan for expenditure.
"It is our opinion that the widest
ind most permanent good will be acompllshed
by encouraging the schools
if education in the several states.
"We believe that the school of eduatlon
in the state university is the
tatural medium through which this
teed of high school teachers should
te supplied, and we feel assured that
t is the most economical method of
neeting the demand. Separate teachrs'
colleges we consider beyond the
ibility of the states. The excellent
lormal schools supply a training inufflclent
in extent, and in some cases
lo not admit male students to regi^ration.
"We believe that the young man
rained in the state universities and
1 in ltd c^hnnl
IOiVIIIK laivcu LUC VUUIOV tu <vU
if education, Is best prepared to serve
lis state as high school teacher.
"If, as we confidently believe, the
teed of high school teachers is urgent,
and a school of education in the
tate university Is the best and most
easlble method of supplying this need,
ve most earnestly request your honortble
body dontte $100,000 to each
tate university in those states particpating
in this fund, for the training
if white teachers and the remaining
or the training of negro teachers in
ame states.
"The use of the Peabody fund up tq
his time leaves a record of beneficence
n the well established systems of nornal
schools throughout the south, and
his proposition, if accepted by you,
I'lll widen and perpetuate this beneflent
Influence.
"(Signed) Frances P. Venable, Prescient,
University of North Carolina; S.
Mitchell, President, University of
iouth Carolina; Patterson Wardlaw,
)ean, Department of Education, Uni'erslty
of South Carolina; Brown
lyres, President, University of Tenlessee;
John W. Abercromble, Presilent,
University of Alabama; A. Casvell
Ellis, Professor of Education,
Tniversitv of Texas: Andrew A. Kis
annon, Chancellor, University of Misissippi;
Alex B. Coffey, Dean, Teachrs'
College, Louisiana State Universiy;
David C. Barrow, Chancellor, Uniersity
of Georgia."
Did you catch the words, "And the
emaining for the training of negro
eachers in same states"? Did you
lear the second name to the paper, "S.
'. Mitchell, President, University of
iouth Carolina" Is "the training of
legro teachers" "education of free negroes?"
Please refer to that part of
ny inaugural address, published in
'our Journal, referring to this matter.
I send you this message, incorporatng
the paper quoted above, because,
rom what I have seen, I fear you
vould never, never see it unless I
hould send it; and I am satisfied that
i great many people of this state will
lever see it, anyway.
If this agreement is carried out,
vhere would your girls' college, the
;reat Winthrop, come in for her share
>f this money?
There may be a paint brush used,
md it may have white paint on it;
here may be all kinds of quibbling
explanations and references to Mr.
3eabody's will, but the words, "For
he training of negro teachers in same
itates" will never die.
All praise to Dr. D. B. Johnson, the
llstinguish ;d president of Winthrop,
or his mr. ily fight for the noble wonen
and lovely . daughters of South
Carolina against the unholy alliance.
Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease, Governor.
Columbia, S. C., Februuary 6, 1913.
Dictagraph Reed Disappears.?After
ighting six months for fame and forune
by organizing a national detective
igency, E. S. Reed, dictagraph expert,
ias disappeared from Atlanta. Behind
le leaves a trail of unpaid bills and
>ersonal debts which caused his furliture
and rugs in his Candler building
)fflce to be levied on and carried away
Monday by a bailiff. Reed made his
ludden exit avowing his intention of
jeginning work In other fields and regaining
the money lost in his venture
n Atlanta. He declared that he would
epay every man to whom he owed
noney and many say they believe he
vill. From Nashville, Tenn., he wrote
o J. Lee Barnes, proprietor of the Hoel
Majestic, saying he would remit as
loon as possible for the bill of $85 he
wed. Mr. Reed had been living at
he Majestic for about four months.
Irs. Reed, who was with him, attract d
great attention in society. The career
of Reed has been a most varied
ind romantic one. From his early
'outh he has done extraordinary detec?
1. + r%naf /A?.
ive worn, turn wnuiu mc jmoi tc?v
'ears has gained a great reputation by
lis work with the William J. Burns
gency. Posing as a millionaire conractor,
he laid the plot that brought to
Ight the Atlantic City graft scandal,
iy his operation of the dictagraph he
nade exposures in the Blease invest! ration
in South Carolina that attracted
lation-wide attention. It was Just folowlng
this occurrence that he came to
Ulanta last July and started the esablishlng
of his detective agency.?Atanta
dispatch, February 4.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
C. E. Spencer?Offers several varieties
of long staple cotton seed, including
"Lewis," "Hartsvllle" and "Webber"
for sale.
Jackson Bros., Clover?Announce the
close of their special sale and return
thanks to customers for their
patronage.
D. M. Hall, Yorkvllle 1?Has mules
horses, shoats, pigs and milk cows
for sale for cash or on good paper.
J. C. Wallace, Yorkvllle No. 7?Wants
to rent or sell the T. P. Moore residence,
near the Lockmore mill.
First National Bank, Sharon?Publishes
its statement of condition at thej
close of business February 4th.
First National Bank, Yorkvllle?Prints
Its statement showing condition at
the close of business February 4th.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.?
On page four publish a number of
testimonials in regard to the curative
qualities of Doan's kidney pills, sold
by York Drug Store.
Yorkvllle Opera House?Will present
next Monday night, "The Yankee
Doodle Boy," a musical comedydrama
in three acts.
Clinton & McElwee, Clover?Invite old
time fiddlers and dancers 10 a nadlers*
convention at Clover opera
house on February 14th, 7.30 p. m.
Thomson Co.?Wants you to remember
that its syndicate sale closes tomorrow
and invites you to spend the
day with It.
Loan and Savings Bank?Aims to satisfy
its customers, as a pleased patron
is its best asset.
Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Will close its
big sale tomorrow night, and tomorrow
will have a special sale of
fleeced underwear.
First National Bank, Yorkville?Says
that as you devote your life to earning
money, it is a good plan to save
a part of it for use in later years,
when earning days are passed.
Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Announces the
coming of an expert cutter with a
line of samples from Strousse &
Bros., high-art tailors.
Cloud Cash Store?Clearance sale ends
tomorrow. Special sale of shoes all
day at 25 per cent discount.
Shieder Drug Store?Gives prompt attention
to parcels post orders, and
wants to talk to you about paints,
oils, varnishes, etc.
J. M. Stroup?Invites men who would
dress well, to visit his store on Feb.
11th and 12th, and see the tailoring
display of Strauss Bros., tailors.
Palmetto Monument Co.?Suggests to
you that you place an order for a
monument now to be delivered before
Memorial day.
Yorkville Hardware Co.?Makes a few
remarks about the good qualities of
Lynchburg turn plows, and all sorts
of farm hardware.
D. E. Boney, Manager?Prints a letter
from Gaston & Hamilton, Chester,
relative to the payment of a life Insurance
policy.
W. H. Herndon?Sells Covington seed
planters. It is a time, seed and
money-saver. He wants you to see
It before planting time.
Sam M. Grist?Reminds you that your
property may be burned and advises
you to insure it against loss.
York Supply Co.?Can furnish you
with building supplies, including
celling, shingles, paints, locks, iron
roofing, etc.
Quinn & McGill, Clover?Want you to
see them before you buy mules or
horses. They have them and they
are for sale.
Old George, the Butcher?Offers stock
powders at reduced prices. Coffee
at 4 J pounds for a dollar, and asks
a question.
McConnell Dry Goods Co.?For Saturday
and Monday quote special prices
on overalls, hickory shirting, outings
and men's overcoats.
I. W. Johnson?Invites you to come
to his store for coffee and tea when
you want the best. AIbo sells cot
lOiene, snowanu, io.ru, eic.
The bill introduced by Senator
Beamguard Intended to put in the statutes
a general law to cover the matter
of providing public cotton platforms
and weighers to preside over the same,
has been killed In committee.
Mr. Hutchinson has Introduced In
the house and Mr. Beamguard has introduced
In the senate, "A bill to enlarge
the discretion of the county supervisor
of York county as to building
and working certain public roads in
said county. The Enquirer has not yet
been able to get a copy of this bill for
publication.
The fall sowing of oats in York
county Is so far advanced, that many
farmers whose oats are now showing
up nicely and giving fine prospects, are
fearful that a freeze or very heavy
frosts will seriously damage or destroy
the crop. Some of the farmers are considering
the advisability of either grazing
the oats or mowing them back to
retard the growth.
It is important to patrons of the parcel
post to know that only postal money
orders will be received in payment
for parcel post guides and maps,
stamps, checks, bank money orders being
non-acceptable. The guides and
maps of the parcel post can be secured
by writing to the Chief Clerk, PostOfflce
Department, Washington, D. C.
They are not for sale at the Yorkville
postofflce. Parcel post guides cost 55
cents each and the maps 20 cents each.
However, patrons must be Informed
that the maps are useless without the
guides and the guides are useless without
the maps. Postmasters, upon request,
will furnish to the public Information
relative to changes in the parcel
post guides and regulations.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? Mr. Truman D. Turner, proprietor
of Turner's stable, says that while of
course he cannot say whether or not
those alleged Charlotte tigers referred
to in the last issue of The Enquirer,
operated at his place as stated, he does
know that if they did so operate, he
knew nothing about it, else he would
have run them out.
? Raymond Wilfong, a negro laborer
in the employ of the Victor Cotton Oil
mill lost an arm yesterday while feeding
the seed crushing machine. His
hand was caught between the rolls and
his arm was drawn in up past the elbow
where it was cut off by the ma
cnjne. surgical auenuun wtu piuvided
as soon as possible, and everything
was done that coujo be done for
the injured man, who though still in a
serious condition, will probably recover.
JURY CASES NEXT WEEK
On the call of Calendar 1 during the
first part of the week, cases were announced
ready for trial as follows:
No. 6. David Lee vs. W. L. Hill.
29. Edna White vs. Seaboard A. L.
railway.
33. E. L. Baker, admrx. vs. W. Bonner
McGill, et al.
35. J. H. Thacker vs. J. M. Hughes,
et al.
Cases Nos. 36 to 48: Sam'l. McCullough
et al., vs. E. G. Neely, C. A. McCord,
D. L. Cochrane, W. P. Locke, J.
H. Hayes, D. P. Lesslie, Jno. T. Snecer,
A. H. Jordan, N. B. Williams, et al.,
J. T. Cornwell, Jr., M. H. Lesslie Jas.
M. Simpson, J. C. Sterling, et al.
Attorneys, W. M. Wilson, McDow,
Spencer & Spencer.
STORY OF OLD CASE
A member of the York bar, who by
the way has no personal Interest In the
matter, has undertaken to unravel the
history of the case of Dickey vs. Orr,
which has been pending on Calendar 2
for twenty-four years, and which was
mentioned In The Enquirer of last Friday.
The result of the attorney's investigations
have been sent to the Columbia
State by the Yorkville correspondent
of that paper as follows:
On the first Monday (salesday) in
March 1867, R. H. Glenn, as the sheriff
of York county, by virtue of certain
executions against Andrew Wherry,
sold as his property a tract of land lying
in York county, known as Sand
Tuck, on the headwaters of Fishing
Creek, bounded at that time by the
lands of Robert McCreight, D. R. S.
Blake, William Wylle and others and
containing 170 acres.
Under an arrangement previously entered
into between R. L. Crook and
William A. Dickey, Crook bid off the
land for himself and Dickey, Dickey
furnishing the purchase money. The
sheriff conveyed the land to Crook.
By direction of Dickey, Crook conveyed
one-half interest in the tract to
S. J. Dickey, the sister of William A.
Dickey.
In 1868 William A. Dickey died, leav
ing as helrs-at-law hie widow, Martha i
Dickey, William E. Dickey and Mariet- r
ta Dickey, now the wife of E. L. Corn- p
well. John S. Dickey and William E. t
Dickey were the children of a former s
marriage. e
John S. Dickey died a minor, leaving 1;
as his only heir-at-law William E. c
Dickey, his brother. r
Martha M. Dickey died, leaving as s
her only heir-at-law her child, Mariet- t
ta Cornwell. t
April 6, 1868, John Dickey, the father 1
of William A. Dickey, was appointed by p
the probate court of Chester county as 1
his administrator. John Dickey, as ad- c
ministrator received as part of the as- r
sets of the estate certain unpaid notes
against R. L. Crook. c
R. L. Crook, by the direction of John e
Dickey, in consideration of notes to I
the value of 1300 conveyed to S. J. 1
Dickey March 1, 1871, all his interest t
in the tract of land, to be held in trust r
for the heirs-at-law. 1
S. J. Dickey, June 17, 1872, conveyed \
to John Dickey, in consideration of $1, <
one-half interest in the tract to be held a
n trust for the benefit of his nephew.- c
William E. Dickey and David Dickey 1
Chambers, until they should arrive at a
the age of 21 years. t
John Dickey died May 16, 1887, leav- t
ing a will, in which he attempted to t
devise the land to A. T. Orr, wife of i
W. D. Orr, and after her to her chll- t
dren. A. E. Orr is now in possession, c
The suit is against A. E. Orr and F.
H. Barber and W. P. Ferguson, executors
of John Dickey. A. E. Orr is being
sued for possession and $100 damages
for withholding possession, and F.
H. Barber and W. P. Ferguson for $3,000,
the value of the land and rent from
June 7, 1872, to the death of John
Dickey.
This case has again been continued.
Mr. Cherry, who has also been retained
in the case as counsel, expects to revive
it at the spring term of court
ABOUT PEOPLE v
Miss Eunice Orist, of Torkville, is
visiting relatives in Bennettsvllle.
Mrs. Henry Stokes of Yorkville, is
spending some time in New Orleans.
Miss Lizzie Craig of Rock Hill, is
the guest of Miss Nannie Smith in
Hickory Grove.
Mrs. S. M. McNeel has returned to
Yorkville, after spending several days
in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. J. M. Ferguson left Tuesday
for Baltimore, Md., where she will undergo
treatment.
Mrs. Henry B. James and children,
left Tuesday morning for their home at
Yadkinville, N. C., after spending a
month with Mr. James in Yorkville.
Dr. J. D. McDowell and daughter,
Miss Mary Alice, of Yorkville, are
spending several days in Baltimore
and Washington. j
Dr. B. G. Black of Yorkville, is suffering
from a serious attack of appen- $
dicitls and physicians are considering 0
the desirability or tatting mm away ior v
an operation. \ v
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THE COURT HOUSE BILLS
Two bills have been Introduced by y
the' York delegation to correct over- I
sights in the act under which the coun- e
ty of York voted 175,000 worth of bonds I
for the erection of a new court house, s
One of the oversights already referred r
to, was that the original act provided (
a levy of one mill to pay interest on
the bonds and retire the same, when ?
only one-half mill is necessary for the
purpose, and another oversight result- ?
ed in failure to give the commissioners j
power to condemn land for a new site ^
in case one should be deemed necessary
or desirable. The bills which will pass
virtually as prepared for the delegation ,
are as follows: ?
Fixing the Levy at One-Half Mill. u
Section 1. That Section 2 of an act "
entitled, "An act to provide for an elec- ?
tion on the issue of $75,000 in coupon
bonds by York county, for the purpose I
of erecting a court house, and to empower
the board of county commission- c
ers to condemn land for a site for r
same," appearing as act 512 of the e
statutes at large of South Carolina for $
1912, be amended by changing the pe- ^
riod at the end of Section 2 to a com- f
ma, and adding thereto the words, ^
"And said bonds shall not be liable for 8
state, county or municipal taxes," so t
that when said section is amended it .
shall read as follows:
Section 2. In case a majority of the 8
votes cast at said election be in favor
of their innuin&r of the said bonds, the ?
county board of commissioners shall \
issue coupon bonds of York county in t
an amount not to exceed $75,000, payable
twenty (20) years after date, and (
bearing a rate of Interest not to exceed
four and one-half per centum per an- r
num, and said bonds shall not be liable v
for state, county or municipal taxes. t
Sec. 2. That section 6 of said act be c
amended by striking out the word p
"one" between the words "or* and r
"mill," on the third line of said section, c
and inserting in lieu thereof the words, c
"one-half;" so that said section, when t
amended, shall read as follows: I
Section 6. For the purpose of pay- a
ment of the interest on said bonds and *
to provide a sinking fund for their re- I
demption and retirement in case they c
are issued, a levy of one-half (J) mill i
be, and the same is hereby, assessed on t
all taxable property in said county un- fc
til said bonds and interest thereon -j
have been paid, retired and cancelled, i
Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of a
acts inconsistent with the provisions of \
this act be, and the same are hereby, y
repealed. c
Giving Power to Condemn. r
Section 1. That the present court
house commission of York county, towit:
John G. Anderson, W. S. Wilker- '
son and J. S. Brlce, and their certain J
successors in office, be and they heresy J
are authorized and empowered, if in *
their Judgment the same be deemed ad- *
visable, to obtain by condemnation, if 11
necessary, or by purchase, or other- r
wise, if advisable, a site for a new ?
court house building for the use of York d
county, or said commission, if deemed *
expedient and necessary, may by pur- d
chase or otherwise, or by condemna- d
tion if in their judgment the same be *
advisable, acquire the lands adjoining ?
the present court house site, or so much '
thereof as may be necessary for a site F
for a new court house building. If the v
said commission find it necessary to ?
condemn any property for said court 1
house building, then and in that event v
the said commission shall condemn the 0
said property by the same method and ?
mode of procedure that is provided in d
Section 1933 of Code of Laws of South a
Carolina 1912 for condemning rights of C
way for public highways, and the lands
so condemned shall be vested in York h
county in the same manner and as ef- a
fectually as lands are now vested in d
said county for county purposes; that ti
is to say, that the absolute fee of the b
land so condemned shall be vested in ti
York county. s
Sec. 2. That if in the Judgment of v
said court house commission it shall be j
deemed advisable to obtain a new site y
for the new court house building, then M
the said court house commission, to- p
gether with the supervisor of the coun- j
ty and J. Thornwell Crawford, and in p
case he refuses to serve, then some ti
other citizen of the county to be named v
by the supervisor of the county, or a f,
majority of the said named five per- tl
sons, shall, after due consideration and n
due notice in one or more newspapers e
of the county, sell said present court b
house building and lot to the highest p
responsible bidder for one-half cash ti
and the balance on a credit of twelve j,
months, with interest thereon from the h
date the purchaser is given possession ;?
of same, and secured by a bond of the f<
purchaser and a mortgage of the t<
nromlqoo On sn]H with loDVP tfl the DUT- n
........W.w ww -w ...... w,
chaser to pay his entire bid In cash, g
The bond and mortgage, if given by y
the purchaser, shall be executed to the u
court house commission, their certain 0
successors in office and assigns, and {,
may be sold and assigned by said com- ^
mission and converted into cash for ^
the uses and purposes herein stated. 0
And the court house commission shall jr
have the right to reject any and all bids ^
if said property does not bring the up- g,
set price as agreed upon by the said a
five persons, or a majority of them.
And the county commissioners of York
county are hereby authorized and empowered
and required to execute a deed
to the purchaser upon his bid being ac- si
cepted, and, upon the purchaser com- lj
plying with the terms of sale, and, M
upon being informed by the said court- t?
house commission when possession of q
said property can be given to the pur- ft
chaser. In case of the sale of the pres- N
ent court house site and building, the gi
proceeds of sale realized therefrom tr
shall be turned over to the said court ci
house commission to be used by them m
n the purchase of a new site for said
tew court house building, and the sur>lus
of said proceeds of sale shall be
ised by the said court house commlsilon
in the purchase of furniture and
quipment for the new courthouse
milding. And the said court house
commission are hereby required to
nake a full and complete itemized
itatement of their receipts and dis>ursements
of said proceeds of sale to
he board of county commissioners of
fork county, a copy of which said retort
of receipts and disbursements
lereunder shall be filed in the clerk of
court's office and made a permanent
ecord therein.
Sec. 3. In case the said court house
commission deem it practicable and
expedient to erect the new court house
tuilding on the present site, then and
n that event the said commission are
lereby authorized and empowered to
nake such disposition of the old court
louse building as in their Judgment
vill be to the best interest of York
tounty. They may use the material of
laid old building, in case it can be
lone, or any portions or part thereof,
n the erection of the new building and
tell and dispose of the remainder of
he material to the highest bidder, or
urn over said old material to the couny
commissioners of York county for
ise of the erection and construction of
mlldlngs on tne poornouse lann, u?
lispose of said material In any other
nanner as shall be deemed most advantageous
and to the best interest of
fork county.
Sec. 4. In case the present site Is seected
for the erection of the new court
louse building by the said commission,
hen the county commissioners of Tork
county shall rent & temporary court
louse, and shall provide quarters for
he court house officials and the county
ecords, and provide for temporary
court room proper, and the county
>oard of commissioners are hereby auhorlzed
and required to pay such expense
so Incurred out of the ordinary
:ounty fund.
Sec. 6. That in the 'event the said
commission acquire property under the
irovlslon of this act by condemnation,
he costs of said condemnation proceedings
shall be paid by the said court
louse commission.
Sec. 6. In case lands be acquired
lereunder by condemnation, the said
commission shall not be required to accept
and pay for the lands so acquired
except at the option of said commlsilon.
And In case of refusal of said
commission to accept said property afer
it is condemned, said condemnation
>roceedings shal be null and void.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect from
he date of Its passage, and all acts
ind parts of acts inconsistent therewith
are hereby repealed.
LOCAL LACONIC8
Jeath of Mr. T. P. MoConnell.
News has been received of the sudden
leath of Mr. T. P. McConnell, which
ccurred at his homo near McConnells'ille,
yesterday morning. The deceased
vas a brother of the late W. H. McDonnell
of Yorkville, and served
hrough the civil war in the samo com>any
with his brother. He was 71
ears of age. The funeral took place at
jowryvllle this morning. He is surviv)d
by two sisters, Misses Sallle and
dattle McConnell of McConnellsvllle,
ind one brother, Mr. Sam McConlell
of Chester.
Charged With Flogging Viola Rogars.
Fort Mill Times, 6th: Ike Brown and
Tom Welsh, two negroes, were arrested
it the plant of the Charlotte Brick com >any
Monday afternoon by Constable
r. C. McElhaney and Police Officer Colharp
upon a warrant charging the
legroes with having taken part in adninistering
the severe flogging to Villa
Rogers one night several weeks
igo. Brown and Welsh were given a
tearing before Magistrate McElhaney
md afterwards taken to York Jail to
iwalt trial on the charge named.
ntsrested in Alfalfa.
Columbia State, Thursday: Citizens
>f Rock Hill who wanted to And out
nore about how to grow airaira, visnd
the National Corn exposition yesterlay
for that purpose. Among them was
V. P. Adams, superintendant of the
arm operated by J. M. Cherry, a well
mown planter and business man of that
iectlon of the state. Mr. Cherry bears
he reputation of being the largest
rrower of alfalfa in South Carolina,
ind both he and his superintendent are
mxious to keep up this reputation.
Vhile here yesterday at the exposition,
tfr. Adams held a long conference
vith one of the agricultural experts on
he general subject of alfalfa growing.
Confederate Pensions.
While in Columbia Tuesday night a
epresentative of The Enquirer met up
vith Capt. Iredell Jones, chairman of
he York county pension board. The
aptain has been undergoing a very
>ainful and difficult operation that was
tecessary to save his eyesight, and the
iperation is believed to have been successful;
but it will be months before
he captain will be permitted to read,
n the meantime Captain Jones is only
ible to find his way about the statelouse
and other places he wants to go.
le is remarkably cheerful, however
onsiderlng his condition, and his mind
s on the old soldiers. He was anxious
hat The Enquirer give expression to
tis request that the old soldiers of
fork county at once prepare and send
n to the pension board the names of
ill the pensioners?soldiers or their
vidows who have died during the past
rear. He wants each man who knows
?f a death to send in the information.
>eath of Wm. A. Fishor.
Fort Mill Times, 6th: The death
Wednesday of Mr. Wm. A. Fisher
roved a shock to the people of Fort
dill and vicinity. Few people, except
he members of his family and nearby
riends were aware that Mr Fisher was
II. His death resulted from pneunonia
from which he had suffered only
, few days. The funeral service, conlucted
by the Rev. F. L. Olennan of
he Methodist church, was held Thurslay
afternoon at the late home of the
leceased in the western side of the
own, and the burial was made in the
ity cemetery. Mr. Fisher was about
6 years of age and spent the greater
art of his life in this community. He
fas a veteran of the war between the
tates and did valiant service during
he four years of that great conflict He
as a member, and for many years an
fflcer, of the Fort Mill Methodist
hurch. Mr. Fisher is survived by a
aughter, Mrs. W. T. Parks, of this city
nd several grandchildren.
>eath of Wm. Dickson.
Mr. William Dickson died at his
ome in Yorkville Thursday morning
fter a protracted illness with Bright's
lsease and was buried Thursday afernoon,
the services being conducted
y Rev. Henry Stokes with the assisance
of Rev. T. P. Burgess. Mr. Dickon
was a native of Salisbury, N. C. <
fhere he was born in November, 1829.
re moved to Yorkville while still a
oung man nearly 60 years ago, to t
fork at the tailoring trade, and on
"ebruary 4, 1863 was married to Miss
lyra Howell, who survives him. When
'ort Sumter was fired upon he voluneered
his services to his state and
rent away with the Jasper Light Inmtry,
the first'company to leave for
he front. He was not permitted to see
luch actual fighting, however, or rath- j
r to participate in it. Tailors were
adly needed and at Charleston he was ,
ressed into service to work at his (
rade; but spent most of his time mak- |
ig caps for the soldiers. After the war j
e resumed his trade in Yorkville, but j
iter moved to the country and farmed
ir a number of years, finally returning .|
> Yorkville and going into the merantile
business. He has not been enaged
in active business for several j
ears past. Mr. Dickson was a quiet i
nassuming gentleman, with the good \
Id-fashioned notions of honesty and |
itegrity and of a kindly disposition j
lat was willing to suffer itself rather ,
inn take the risk of being unjust to <
thers. He is survived by the follow- i
jg children: Messrs. Joseph G., James i
[.. Charles W., W. W., and W. S. Dick- <
in, Mrs. R L. Smith, Misses Mary Lou 1
nd Margaret EX Dickson. '
1
MERE MENTION
James C. Gallagher, the man who j
lot Mayor Gaynor of New York, near- (
r two years ago at Hoboken, died
[onday in the New Jersey state hospi- "
ll for the insane. At the mayor's reuest
Gallagher was never prosecuted .
>r the shooting Eugene Fox, a "
ew York policeman, charged with
rafting, has made a confession to Dis- i
1ct Attorney Whitman and compli- l
ites men "higher up" in the depart- i
tent The New Hampshire legis- 1
lature is deadlocked over the election
of a United States senator. Henry T.
Hollis, Democrat is leading Three
men were killed and six injured in a
water pipe trench in Detroit, Mich.
Tuesday, when a ten-ton Watergate
fell upon the men in the trench
Governor Wilson of New Jersey, has
declared himself in favor of a radical
change in the primary election laws of
that state, so as to allow a voter to
vote for a first and second choice
President Taft on Tuesday signed a
bill limiting the interest charges of
Washington loan sharks to one per
cent a month. The money lenders
whose victims were principally government
clerks, have fought the passage
of the bill by congress for many
years Dr. Mary Walker, the noted
Washington woman, who wears men's
attire by right of an act of congress,
was arrested in Chicago on Monday for
appearing on the streets in male attire.
She was promptly released
Chas. L. Brlggs cut his throat in attempting
to commit suicide in a Cambridge,
Mass., court Tuesday, while the
judge was sentencing him to serve four
months for larceny A Camden, N.
J., boy died Monday from spinal meningitis
caused by a blow with a stone
received back of his ear, during a
street fight The suffragettes of
Tvwn/fnn throHten civil war if thev are
not given the right of suffrage without
unnecessary delay. The contents of
thirty mall boxes were destroyed Monday,
the perpetrators making their escape
The Pennsylvania house of
representatives has passed a resolution
to amend the Federal Constitution so
as to provide for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. The vote was 193 to 3 At
Foo Chow, China, Tuesday, twenty
persons were killed by a bomb explosion.
The bomb-thrower was afterwards
arrested by the civic governor of
Foo Chow, at whom the bomb had been
aimed....Herbert E. Hemphill, an Atlanta,
Ga., policeman, committed suicide
by shooting himself Tuesday, in
a fit of despondency There are
107,262 licensed automobiles In New
Tork state, of which more than 20,000
are registered In New York city
The present grand jury of San Mateo
county, California, Includes six women.
A Frenchman claims to have invented
a small machine, which Is so
powerful as an air current disturber,
that It will capsize an aeroplane up to
a height of 9,000 feet Two St. Louis
children, born four hours apart, have
been engaged by their parents to marry
Andrew Carnegie is advocating
the completion of several links of railroad
that will connect North and South
America from Chile to New York
Colonel Qoethals, chief engineer of the
Panama canal, recently placed an order
for two dredges for use In the canal
after Its completion, In the event "f
landslides on the Culebra cut. The two
dredges are to cost 3500,000.
? There was passed to a third reading
in the house yesterday, a bill creating
a banking board, consisting of
ho irnvomnr th? state treasurer and
the comptroller general. The board
will have control over the state bank
examiner. The bill was introduced by
Mr. W. P. Stevenson.
AT THE CHURCHES.
FIRST PRE8BYTERIAN.
Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST.
Rev. Henry Stokes Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
BAPTIST.
Rev. J. H. Machen, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
XSSOCTATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. J. L. Oates, Pastor.
Sabbath Services?Sabbath school at
10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7.80 o'clock.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD 8HEP
HERD.
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, Rector.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10 a. m. No other service.
goto.
Hebron.
Rev. J. L. Oates will preach at Hebron
Sabbath afternoon at S.30 o'clock.
Olivet
Sunday school at Olivet, (Tirz&h) at
3 o'clock. Preaching1 at 3.30 o'clock.
Henry Stokes Pastor.
York Mill.
Rev. E. E. Gillespie will preach at
York Mill Sunday evening at 7.30
o'clock.
Preaching At Hickory Grove.
Rev. C. Bynum Betts will preach at
the Hickory Grove A. R. P. church
next Sabbath, 9th, at the usual hour.
Horses and Mules.
When in need of anything In this
line, do not fall to see us. We have it.
Come up the driveway between Thomson
Co's. and Stroup's.
James Broa
7 .ft tf
Card of Thanks
We wish publicly to express to the
neighbors and friends our deep appreciation
of their many acts of kindness
and tender consideration, during the
recent Illness, death and burial of our
dear mother.
May the loving Heavenly Father who
tr?- ?n mi.n DrAvMonp# has seen
Ill Ilia Oil nwv A ? W? V*W..VW| ?
fit to take her from us, richly bless and
reward each one.
(Signed) H. E. Hood,
W. A. Hood,
J. J. Hood,
Geo. E. Hood,
Mrs. N. J. Beard.
TouchJgj|d Hicks and Get $2.50
He front of The Yorkville
E^Hi between 7.30 and 8
o'clock,night, February 10,
1913. out and win the reward.
have a copy of the
Friday's ^^^Rpr in your hand and if
you dlscoA^^H actor you win $2.50.
On Mond^^Hmt, Feb. 10, Bud Hicks,
the "Yani^fRDoodle Boy," will stop
in front o^^he Enquirer office, read
whatever may appear on the board at
that time, after which he will turn and
walk to the Yorkville Opera House,
where he will appear in the big
Comedy Drama With Music, "The
Yankee Doodle Boy." To be eligible
for the prize you must have in
your hand a copy of The Enquirer.
Mr. Hicks will appear in front of The
Enquirer office between 7.30 and 8
p. m., and it will be worth your while
to try for the prize. It will be lots of
fun as we don't know if Mr. Hicks
Is a tall, skinny fellow or a short, fat
guy. He may be dressed as a Rube,
and again he may appear In full
dress. He appeared in some towns as
a fashionable young lady, so you see
you will have to be on the lookout
for every stranger you see between
7.30 and 8 o'clock, Monday evening,
between The Enquirer office and the
Yorkville Opera house.
Mr Hicks will tell some of his very
funny experiences. He says that in
?ome towns the crowds are so great
that It requires tne ponce 10 Keep
them back. He also says that It is
surprising how the ladies always try
ind pick him out, and we give a
juiet tip to the girls that he is not
married, and being very fond of the
'air sex. he always escorts the lucky
>ne to the theatre where he has the
jest seat reserved for his guest.
Well, anyway, this will afford lots of
fun on Monday night, so be sure and
)e somewhere between The Enquirer
)fflce and the Yorkville Opera House
'rom 7.30 to 8 p. m. But don't forget
:o bring a copy of Friday's paper.
HYMENEAL
Married?By Rev. J. L. Oates at his
esidence in Yorkville, Sunday afterloon,
Feb. 2. Mr. HARLEY DICKSON
ind Miss OLL1E STOWE, both of
fork county.