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Scraps and Jarts. ? Atlanta, Ga., June 22: The trial of Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of Mary Phagan, 14 years old, whose mutilated body was found in the basement of the'National Pencil factory here April 27, will be'set for June 30, according to the statement of Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey today. The defense, however, may ask for and secure a brief postponement, but It Is regarded as certain that the baffling murder mystery will come to trial soon. Frank was the superintendent of the factory where the girl's body was found. His former home was in Brooklyn and it was recently reported that the solicitor general had rone there to Inquire into the defendant's past life. Solicitor General Dorsey, on his return from New York today, denied this report. ? Bearing a personal plea for immediate action by congress to revise the banking and currency that business may be aided in meeting the tariff revision, President Wilson for the second time went to the house of representatives yesterday and personally read his currency message to both houses in joint assembly. The president appealed to every member of congress to lay aside personal considerations and sacrifice comfort, even health, if necessary, to secure immediate reform In the nation's financial system. After reading his message the president freely discussed the Glass currency bill with the newspaper correspondents and indicated his intention of backing it as he has been backing the tariff bill. The general principles of the bill the president thinks are clearly defensible. He believes bankers eventually will be glad of direction by Federal reserve board over which they have no control, but which would sareguard their interests. The president regards the provision compelling reserve banks of one region to rediscount assets of reserve banks of another region, as imperative to prevent a concentration of the funds in the hands of a few. ? With th? acceptance in principle of the president's peace plan by eighteen nations. Secretary Bryan has felt encouraged to develop some of the details of the plan which so far have been only generally outlined. On last Sunday he made a statement touching the composition of the proposed commissions to Investigate controversies, designed to meet suggested objections that it would be impossible to provide unbiased bodies of investigators whose findings would command respect of the principals. The statement is as follows: "Mr. Bryan in stating to the newspapermen that eighteen nations had now accepted the principles of the president's peace plan, the last nation being Spain, gave one of the details suggested for the completion of the plan. The plan contemplates a permanent International commission and the president suggests that the commission be composed of five nations, as follows: One member from each of the contracting countries, to be chosen by the government; one member to be chosen by each of the contracting countries from some other country, and the fifth member of the commission to be agreed upon by the two governments, the commission to be appointed as soon as convenient after the making of the treaty; vacancies to be filled according to the original appointment. This is merely a suggestion. This government is ready to consider any proposal that the contracting parties may desire to make." ? The Webb law, forbidding Interstate shipments of liquor into "dry" states, ht not a criminal statute and violations of it cannot be prosecuted in United States courts. Attorney Ueneral McReynolds so declared in instructions sent last Thursday to every United States attorney in the country. The law merely prohibits such interstate traffic and contains no penalty for Infractions. "Its purpose," said the attorney general, "is to permit state laws to operate In respect to Intoxicating liquors moving in interstate commerce." The law simply deprives shippers of any privileges they might claim on the ground of Interstate commerce and permits the application of state prohibition laws to interstate commerce. This Is the first time the department of justice has construed the Webb law, which was declared unconstitutional by former President Taft and former Attorney General Wickersham. President Taft vetoed the bill on the ground that it violated the interstate commerce clause of the constitution by delegating the regulation of interstate commerce to the states. Attorney General McReynolds' interpretation Is said to mean that the Federal government Is not called upon to enfore a law for the violation of which no penalty is Imposed and that the Interstate commerce forbidden by the law is "outlaw" commerce in regard to which the states are free to apply their statutes. The attorney general did not attempt to pass upon the constitutionality of the act and it is believed that this question ultimately may reach the United States supreme court. ? Ten thousand veterans, who are planning to take part in the semicentennial celebration and the Blue and Gray reunion on Gettysburg battlefield next month, will find themselves without quarters or subsistence unless the celebration commission can arrange to provide for them. The war department has been notified that 50,000 veterans will attend, but there are funds to care for only 40,000, and Secretary Garrison on last Saturday notified the commission that he would not accept responsibility of entertaining the additional number. The secrctnrv iu>nt thin tAlnirram tn ttiA rnm mission: "It you have arranged that 10,000 in addition are to attend, you must provide the funds to take care of them. There are no funds available to me for this purpose, and I am positively prohibited by express acts of congress from incurring one dollar's worth of expense over and above the amounts specifically appointed for this particular purpose." Discussing the situation Secretary' Garrison said: "The appropriation from congress and all previous arrangements have been based upon an estimated attendance of 40,000 veterans. If 60,000 should come a most serious situation would be encountered." Six Confederate veterans and three Union veterans were included in the committee which will represent the house at the Gettysburg celebration. The house has formally accepted an invitation from Pennsylvania to participate and authorized the speaker to appoint a committee, headed by himself. In making the appointments, Speaker Clark discovered that there was not a single Union veteran on the Republican side of the house. The speaker shook his head sadly as he commented on this and recalled that when he came to Washington in 1893, there were a dozen civil war generals and a score or more colonels, majors and captains in congress. ? While committees of both houses of congress are preparing to press immigration reforms at the next session, Speaker Clark is giving attention to the other side of the question. Emigration, the speaker said in a statement recently, is costing the United States millions of dollars a year in actual money aside from the loss involved in giving up a real American to be replaced by a foreign immigrant. a i. U(Mu ?? j ir. M4W?4 in uigri win?, su.iu mi. tioin, umi more attention be paid to the Influence of emigration upon our future. These Americans who are leaving us understand our Institutions, our ways and our aspirations, while most of the Immigrants who enter this country have to be taught these things. In one week not long since 1,845 American farmers with $388,500 in cash and $145,000 in personal property, crossed into western Canada to settle permanently in British North America. That's an ^verage of $388 per capita and that week was below the weekly average into that region alone. How many go to other countries I do not know. These emigrants are among our best citizens. I am personally acquainted with 200 or 300 of them. There is not a bad or shiftless man in the lot. They are seeking to better their condition. The principal reason they expatriate themselves Is the lure of cheaper lands and a less stringent land law as to homesteading, etc. Congress should make our homestead conditions as easy as possible, compatible with safety and should increase the area for home building by judicious encouragement of both irri gatlon and drainage. A statistician has figured that the average adult citizen is of the money value of 11,000, considered solely as an asset to the country. If this is true, the 1,846 American farmers who crossed the Canadian border depleted the assets of the republic that week by 12,378,600, which multiplied by flfty-two would make the grand annual total of loss to the republic $123,682,000 gone to Canada alone." Stlu $0tbviltr tfnquiw. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVUXE, 8. C.i TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1213 There are those who want currency reform; but who would rather wait until the next generation. Tariff reform without currency reform would indeed be a picnic for those who occupy positions of vantage in the financial world. The country has not had a president who knew his business better than Woodrow Wilson knows his. The salt water beating on the burning sands would make things pretty dreary at the IbIc of Palms this week, If It were not for the fact that there is plenty of good Goose creek ice water to be had. The man who can grasp and comprehend a new idea after it has been formulated, stands next to the man who is capable of separating and rounding up such an Idea, yet there are still floating around loose, as many new ideas as have yet been corralled. \ a m 9 Prominent Americans in Cuba have sent President Wilson an extensively signed testimonial as to the patriotism, ability, fairness and fitness of Arthur M. Beaupre. the retiring envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to fiihn and raniiMHrnr tha retention of that official In the Cuban position. The paper set forth how well and faithfully the minister was representing the interests of the United States, and how acceptable he was to the Cuban people, but at the same time care was taken to set forth that Mr. Gonzales, the new minister, is persona grata. Mr. Beaupre, of course,- is a Republican. Senator Jones from Washington state has been holding up the business of the senate during the past ten days in an effort to force that body to give him an additional clerk. Under the rules of the senate, a member cannot introduce a bill without unanimous consent until after notice has been given at a previous session, and Jones is objecting on every notice. In the house no notice is required of intention to introduce a bill. The member simply walks up and places his bill in a basket opposite the speaker's desk, and the bill is then buried in committee or reported as those in control see proper. There is a probability that if Mr. Jones persists in his foolishness, the senate which has already broken several musty old precedents at this session, will break another as to the introduction of bills and adopt the plan that obtains in the house. The attention of th? entire country is being called to the ..illy and unreason able filibuster or senator Jones, ana the sentiment that is being aroused promises to be a plenty. The state appropriated only $1,000 with which to pay the expenses of South Carolina soldiers who desire to go to the Gettysburg re-unlon. As far back as a week ago, Gen. B. H. Teague, of Aiken had received applications calling for nearly three times the amount of the state's appropriation. The Columbia State subscribed $100 and called for subscriptions to cover the balance required. Up to Saturday about $500 had been raised and more was coming in. Governor Blease wrote Gen. Teague offering to borrow as much money as might be needed on an official Joint note, to be paid by the governor and Gen. Teague provided the general assembly should fail to make go*od. It seems that there Is a great deal of confusion in regard to the matter at both ends of the line, in Pennsylvania as well as in South Carolina and the prospect is that the attendance of old soldiers at Gettysburg is to be much larger than anybody had anticipated and it is going to take some extraordinary expedients to meet the emergency. Licenced Newspaper Men. A bill requiring newspaper men to pass an editorial examining board before they can be allowed to practice their profession is being pushed by Lieut. Gov. O'Hara of Illinois. The alleged purpose" is to protect reputable men in the business.?Tucson Arizona Citizen. There it goes again, and we suppose it will always be that way; but who is to pass upon the qualifications of the examining board to pass upon the qualifications of an individual editor of a newspaper? We have always understood Edmund Burke's characterization of the newspapers as representing a Fourth estate as embodying the idea that in addition to the legislative, Judicial and executive estates, there was another more powerful estate known as public opinion, and that this estate, found expression through the newspapers. If this idea be correct, it seems to us that any successful attempt to place the newspapers under the dominition of any kind of a commission would close so many avenues of expression as to amount to suppression. But of course, we do not believe it Is possible to place public opinion under the direction of any kind of commission. Public opinion is the one power that is not to be controlled. We remember reading a story some years ago to the effect that a candidate for admission to the bar applied to a Georgia justice for examination. The Justice asked questions to bring out answers of race, nativity and age and told the applicant to go ahead and tack up his shingle. "Are you not going to examine me as to my knowledge of the law?" asked the young man. "Oh, that's all right," replied the Jurist. " Hang out your shingle. If you prove too crooked, the public will make you take It In; and if you do not know enough to make a living you will starve." There is no business on earth that depends more upon its own merits for existence than does the newspaper business, .and the idea of attempting to control or even influence such a business through examining boards of any kind, strikes us as absolutely absurd. The Jews used to have a law which put in a mighty bad way, a man who brought . an accusation that he was unable to prove. That old law is now virtually obsolete exceDt in its aDDlica tion to newspapers. It a newspaper J brings a charge and tails to prove It, public opinion will always visit due and righteous punishment There may be those who have never thought ot It; but this tact has always served to keep the newspapers pretty straight, and it will continue to operate that way. There is no other one thing that causes a larger death rate among newspapers than untalr dealing. If It were not tor this tact, there would Indeed be need tor government regulation of the newspapers. BA8ESALL IN THE OLD DAYS Clover's Ex-Catcher Writes Interestingly of Great Times in the Long Ago. Editor Yorkvllle Enquirer: Thinking that it might be of interest to some of the young baseball fans, and recall pleasant memories to older ones, I am going to give a few reminiscences of baseball as it started in York county along about 1884 or I 100c. K.?? <n ^ With rn. lOOU, UUl 1U OU UViU5 * v lO nikM *v verance and tender feelings that I mention the names of some good fellows who have "laid down their bats for the last time." The first game worthy of mention that I can recollect, was played between Yorkvilleand Rock Hill resulting In a victory for Rock Hill by a score of 44 to 3, and this was the game that made John Roddey famous, (ex-mayor of Rock Hill) for it was heralded abroad that he pitched a "crooked ball." Of course such a statement was doubted by many good people who claimed that it was as much of an impossibility for a man to throw a curved ball as it was to shoot a curve with a rifle, because such a thing was contrary to the laws of science. However, we young fans took It In and looked upon Mr. Roddey with as much wonder and admiration as the average boy of nowadays feels toward Ty Cobb, Hans Wagner and Speaker. The great victory for Rock Hill led the boys of Clover to believe that we could at least make a few runs off Yorkville, so a team was organised and in a few days a formal challenge came from Yorkville. The challenge was duly accepted and the first game played on the home grounds, was thrilling, dangerous and exciting. mere were mtuiy ctusiuuueo. uui good old friend, the veteran blacksmith, sustained a broken nose as the result of beng struck by a flying bat Col. Lindsay, of Yorkvllle, received a like wound, and Jim Riddle was struck in the stomach, knocked unconscious, and carried off the field. Such minor accidents as broken fingers are hardly worthy of mention. The game resulted in a decided victory for Yorkvllle?I have forgotten the score?but It was something like 60 to 12. One amusing incident in connection with this game was pulled off by Barron for Clover (now president of Manchester mills, Rock Hill). Barron was playing left field and he always played to win. Yorkvllle was at the bat, with the bases full. Some fellow knocked a long ball In Barron's territory, which he saw was impossible to get. In this extremity, he decided to use a little headwork and announced to the umpire that "the ball was lost" He followed up the announcement with the demand that the runners return to the bases. This brought a wrangle and the "baseball scriptures" were searched from beginning to end to find Barron's authority for returning runners to bases on a "lost ball." The umpire's decision was against us and he ordered the runners to be scored. There was no quarreling with the umpire in those days, for a few runs more or less, was of little importance any way. From this time on, Barron not only studied baseball rules, but developed Into a good player and helped to win many brilliant victories later on. He was severely crippled in one game and will no doubt tell you now that had it not been for a bottle of "goose grease," (no such thing as arnica was known in those days) he would have been a cr.nple to this day. After this game, in which thfe were so many casualties* many of tht older heads advised that the game ought to be prohibited by law as It was too dangerous. However, It would not down, though we decided not to try Yorkvllle any more until we at least learned the rules. Later a "double header"?that Is, half of the game to be played In the forenoon and the other half In the afternoon was played with Beth-Shlloh, a team under the management of Alex Martin, (now Rev. Alexander Martin, pastor First Presbyterian church. Rock Hill). A great game it was, but it is not known to this day who won, as the scorer got mixed up in his figures and he was never able to straighten them out. Alex and Rodger Martin were the battery for Beth-Shlloh and while Rodger was an excellent pitcher he was very wild and punished Alex very severely. At last the thing got to a point where "forbearance ceased to be a virtue" and Alex was in for giving Rodger a licking; but the umpire interfered. Shortly after this Clover-Beth-Shlloh game, Will Beamguard was "discovered" as having an iron arm and he was duly installed as a pitcher. His speed was the wonder of the fans, and it scored many victories until he ruined his arm by throwing at a dog. For accuracy and speed I never saw a pitcher who had better control than Beamguard. As an illustration, on one occasion we were playing a game with Yorkville. Jim Bell, (now of Washington, D. C.), had struck out a number of times, and the manager of the Yorkville team was roasting him pretty severely for not hitting the ball. Bell replied, "How the devil do you expect me to hit it when I can't see it?" When Jim came to the bat again, Beamguard said: "Jim, hold your bat over the base and I will hit it for you." Bell did as directed and Beamguard hitting the bat fairly, gave this particular batter the only base hit he ever got. During the nineties there were many pleasant games between Yorkville and Clover, and they were played fairly and honorablv. without any trickery or "squeeze" plays. Of the big pitchers of the old days I shall mention Roddey of Rock Hill, Ed McClain of Yorkvllle (now in Texas), Rodger Martin, Beth-Shiloh, and Will Beamguard of Clover. The fans always looked to these to win games. As for first baseman and catcher for the county I think I am safe in saying that "Big" Harry Neil, (now treasurer of York county), easily led. For authority on rules and all round good paying, Collie Moore, (then of York[ ville, now of Clarksvllle, Texas), was the star and was as fair to his opponents as he was just to his home team. M. L.. Smith. Clover, 8. C., June 21. ? Plans for a permanent government on the canal zone will not be put into effect until the formal opening of the canal in January, 1915, Secretary Garrison announced a few days ago. In the meantime the zone government will continue as heretofore, with such modifications as changing conditions may demand. Secretary Garrison has conferred frequently during the past week with Col. Goethals, chairman of the Isthmian canal commission, and he has asked the colonel to submit from time to time recommendations as to the organization of a permanent government. It is practically certain that the government will continue to operate the Panama railroad after the canal is completed. Secretary Garrison said, as it would be necessary to have a means for the transportation of troops and supplies in the event the canal should be out of commission at any time. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Sam Kassler-?A rain reminds you ot the bargains offered in the Wray bankrupt stock. Specials in ladlesf underwear. Thomson Co.?On page four makes announcement of its eighth annual clearance sale to begin on Saturday^ Bargains in all departments. Torkvllle Hardware Co.?Talks about getting the good things of life now, as you travel the road only once. . Kirkpairick-Belk Co.?Suggests that you keep cool by wearing its lightweight. cool clothing. Pants at re duced prices Monday and Tuesday. York Supply Co.?Has fruit Jars In all sizes, rubbers, extra tops, market baskets, buckets, churns, pans, etc. Palmetto Monument Co.?Makes everything In granite and marble and exactly meets your ideas in a monument or headstone. Jas. A. Barrett, Chairman Com.?Invites the public to a big Fourth of July picnic at Clover. Good speaking, games, and feeding. Miss Ella Neely?Will appreciate return of a fan lost on streets of Yorkville. R. A. McGlnnls?Lost his coat Friday, and will pay for its return. J. M. Stroup? Is showing new things - in seasonable dress goods, curtain goods, etc. Burson shaped hosiery. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Wants to furnish you with the trunks, suit cases and bags that you will want on vour vacation trip. Idle Hour Theatre?Tonight's programme includes a western, a comedy and drama. Chief Red Eagle coming. ki. n r* D.I.L/..J m _ mr. n. u. niicnioru, ui lurnviue, R. F. D. No. 3, lost a valuable mule this morning. T^hia is the second mule Mr. Ratchford has had to die this year. The trustees of Bethany school district No. 2, are arranging to sell their present school property, and erect a modern school building that will compare favorably with anything in the county. We would like to have some authentic reports of oat yields of 75 or 100 bushels to the acre, or even smaller yields where the acreage Is large. We have rumors of some pretty good yields; but very little that Is authentic. The common testimony so far as The Enquirer baa been able to gather it, is that while the recent ?veek of chilly weather brought cotton to a standstill and killed some of it, especially where it was too thick, no great harm was done, and cotton generally is now looking well. There is still a lot of cotton to be chopped out, however. There is lots of corn, and much of it Is looking good. In another column we are printing a communication from Mr. M. I* Smith, secretary and treasurer of the Clover Manufacturing company, briefly remniscent of baseball in the old days. The short note accompanying the contribution suggests that if the article is "not worth printing," it might be consigned to the waste basket, etc. But that is only characteristic of the modesty of the writer, who has no idea of the very great interest with which all the older baseball cranks as many of the younger ones, throughout this section, will read what he has to say. While as a matter of fact It has never crossed the mind of the editor to toss this admirable article in the waste basket, if he should do so, it would be a long time before his conscience would become reconciled to the offense. But it occurs to us that there Is one certain star of the old time of which Mr. Smith falls to make mention. We are not blaming him. In the first place we doubt If Mr. Smith ever fully realized the fame of the star wo have in mind, and In the second place, even if he did, he could not very well tell the story. We refer to Mr. M. L. Smith himself. He was the champion catcher of his day, and any one of the players he has mentioned as well as hundreds of others would testify on oath that in their opinion, during a period of about ten years, Mr. Smith could have gojtten employment at big pay, as catcher for any one of the big league clubs of the country. Meek Smith was also a star player, and the whole Clover team was at one time the champion amateur baseball aggregation of the Piedmont The writer hereof very well remembers the pitching of John T. Roddey, and how the Rock Hill team used to beat Yorkville in the old days, and he also remembers the fine pitching of Will Beamguard, and the pride that all the baseball cranks in the county had In the same. Personally the editor of The Enquirer is not now a baseball fan, if he ever was; but he is enough of a newspaper man to know that Mr. Smith has sent in some "mighty good stuff," and hereby returns thanks for his excellent article. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. The following petit jurors were drawn this morning to serve during the approaching term of the court of general sessions, Special Judge Hoiman, presiding: J. M. Ivey Catawba. N. D. Farris Ebenezer. J. B. Pegram York. W. D. Clinton York. J. M. McFadden Catawba. J. A. Williford *... ..Catawba C. C. Stewart York M. K. Moore Fort Mill. J. E. Pryor Catawba. W. S. Lesslie, Jr Catawba. W. Q. Turner Bullock's Creek. E. H. Garrison Ebenezer. J. E. Campbell Broad River. T. W. Jackson Ebenezer. n TIT TM.I.... vv. L/ifMson ivmg a muuiiiam* J. S. Kidd, Bethesda. M. Carlile Catawba. S. E. Adkinson Bethel. C. P. Blankenshlp Fort Mill. D. H. Brown Bethesda. J. D. Land York. R. M. Hood Fort Mill. R. A. Barnett Catawba. F. O. Thomas Fort Mill. Rev. J. L. Oates York W. V. Branson Catawba. J. H. Campbell Bethel. A. C. Isard Catawba. J. J. Bailes Fort Mill. T. V. Roach Ebenezer. J. B. Miller York. W. M. Whitesides Broad River. W. B. Ardrey Fort Mill J. P. Balles York G. W. Whitesides Broad River. E. M. Bankhead .... Bullock's Creek. GENERAL REGISTRATION Governor Blease Is determined that every white man In the state who has not yet secured a registration certificate shall have an early opportunity id gel une. ne in Bcnuiug uui uunvco to that effect to all the county boards of supervisors of registration. The notice received by the York county board is as follows: Columbia, June 23, 1913. You will notice, by a recent decision of the Attorney General's office? which is correct law?that your board, for the purpose of registering voters, is not confined to the first Monday of each month at your county seat; neither are you confined to the county seat. You are, therefore, hereby directed to give public notice in your county papers that on the first Monday of August. 1913, you will open your registration books at your county seat, and that your books will remain open for the entire week at that place for the purpose of registering voters. Let no white man be refused. You are further instructed, in the counties where you have cotton mills, to .hav,e one day set apart and public jtotlce given and go to each mill in the county for the purpose of registering voters, during the month of August. Provide one' day for the towns in your county other than the county seat, and go there and open your books of registration. Attend to this matter immediately. rw wmavvnm.*. v.. A fiiviiiB uuiito uy auvu uorment If you feel that you can not do this, let me know, and I will relieve you and get a board that can. It Is a matter of Immediate Importance. Very respectfully, Cole L. Blease, Governor. 4 WITHIN THE TOWN ? The Boy Scout movement is worth while, and a company of scouts should be organised in Torkville. There Is more to the idea than mere play, both for the present and future. ? A mule belonging to Mr. James Beckham had its foot caught by a spike at a railroad crossing at the Ancona cotton mill this morning, and it was only after considerable difficulty, that the animal was extricated, its foot being badly lacerated. ? A baseball team from Rock Hill defeated a team representing the An cona mill of Yorkvllle, Saturday afternoon . The game was played on the Ancona mill diamond and a good crowd saw the game, the score being 17 to 6. ? The street sprinkler is being sorely missed and while a number of business houses and residents have their private sprinkling apparatus, Yorkvllle streets are more dusty than when the sprinkler was in operation. ? There will be no Fourth of July celebration in Yorkvllle this year. The matter was taken up too late. There should be at least three months advance preparation for such a celebration. | ?The fire department was called out last Saturday evening as the result of the overturning of a lamp in the residence of Mrs. Rosa 8mlth on Lincoln , street; but the danger was over before the Are wagon could reach the scene. ? There was a good crowd of people in Yorkvllle Saturday afternoon?a larger number than usual, and inquiries among several local business people developed the fact that most of them were satisfied with the day's sales. ? There are a great many people in Yorkvllle to whom the itemized report of the receipts and disbursements of town funds, published in accord ance with the requirements of law would make wonderfully Interesting reading. ? The C. A N.-W.'s new trains Nos. 7 and 8 go on next Sunday, June 29. No. 7 going south, passes Torkvllle at 10.64 a. m.t and No. 8, going north passes Yorkvllia at 2.16 p. m. No. 9, going south, patses Yorkville at 5.36 p. m. and No. 10 going north, passes Yorkville at 8.36 a. m. ? The understanding Is that there will soon be played a series of baseball games between the A. R. P. team and a team picked from the other churches of the town. This will be a repetition of the games played last year which were well attended and a source of. pleasure to Yorkville fans. ? It looked for several hours Saturday afternoon that Yorkville was to get a good rain for which the people generally were hoping; but the clouds went round and left nothing doing. The southbound C. & N.-W. train came In quite wet, indicating that thoro hftVl hopn showers to the north. ? Dr. W. B. DuPre, for the past fourteen months superintendent of the Yorkvllle Water, Light and Power department left yesterday morning for Whitney, N. C.f to take a position with the Hardaway Contracting Co., of that place. Dr. DuPre has many friends in Yorkvllle where his work has been highly satisfactory. His family will continue to reside in Yorkvllle. The local water, light and power plant is in charge of Mr. J. Q. Wray, assisted by Messrs. Bratton Hughes and Robert Alleln. ABOUT PEOPLE Miss Helen Darby of Dowryville, is visiting friends and relatives in York-' vllle. Miss Julia Witherspoon of Yorkvllle, is spending some time In Asheville, N. C. Miss Louise Guy of Lowryville is the guest of Miss Winnie Crawford in Yorkvllle. Mrs. H. J. Harvey of Williston, is visiting in Yorkvllle, the guest of MIbb Ella Neely. Mr. H. T. Williams and children, of Yorkvllle, are spending some time at Piedmont Springs. Miss Annie Lee Moore of Yorkville, is in a Columbia hospital taking a course as a trained nurse. Miss Johnsie Stacey of Clover, is the guest of Mrs. C. H. Smith, on Yorkville, R. F. D. No. 4. Miss Wilma Craig White of Chester, spent Saturday with her uncle, Dr. M. W. White in Yorkville. Mr. Andral Ferguson of St. Matthews, is visiting relatives and friends in Yorkville and vicinity. Master Herbert Dunlap of Rock Hill visited his aunts, Misses Georgia and Annie Witherspoon in Yorkville, this week. Dr. S. L. Steele of Yorkville, was called to Waxhaw, N. C., last week on account of the illness and death of his mother. Miss Rose Lindsay, who has been spending some time with friends in Clinton, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Mr. George Plexico of Sharon, has taken a position with the U. S. department of agriculture, in the tick eradication service. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Machen and children of Yorkville, left yesterday for a visit of two weeks at Princeton and Greenwood. Mr. Sam Kassler has rented Mr. H. n. neuru n resiuenuc, quuiii ? -?street, and will move his family into it in a few days. W. 0. Rawls and family, of Yorkville, left last Friday for King's Creek, N. C., where they expect to make their home for the present. Dr. W. W. Fennell and Mr. E. H. Johnson of Rock Hill, left Saturday for Rochester, Minn., to spend a couple of weeks at the Mayo Bros.' hospital. Miss Georgia Burke, who has been in charge of the millinery department at Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.'s for the past season, left last week for her home in Maryland. Mr. William Marshall, who has been visiting relatives in Winnsboro, re turned to his home In Yorkvllle this i morning. He is accompanied by Master Joseph Dixon, of Winnsboro. j Mrs. W. Mason McConnell and chll- : dren arrived in Yorkvllle on Sunday , evening, after a visit to relatives in Memphis, Tenn., having been called i home on account of the illness of Mr. ; McConnell. Miss Frances Faulconer, who has 1 been visiting friends in Yorkvllle, left yesterday for her home in Washington, D. C. She was accompanied by Miss | Nellie Hart and Master Thomas Speck, ] of Yorkvllle. 1 Mrs. J. E. Lowry of Yorkvllle, fell I near the fountain in the court house 1 yard last Friday afternoon and fractured her hip. She Is getting along as well as could be expected, and her friends hope for a rapid recovery. Miss Annie McPheeters of Yorkvllle fell down the steps at her home in Yorkvllle, Sunday afternoon, and broke both bones in her right arm at the wrist As she fell, her glasses were broken and her face was severely cut. Miss McPheeters was hurt by a falling chimney about Christmas, and while able to get about, has never fully recovered from that accident. This, In a measure may be responsible tur ner iiui, ouuuuy. ouv is gviuni ? along nicely and hopea to be out agum i soon. i Mr. Chas. S. Connor, manager of the Baltimore branch of the Ameri- \ can Type Founders company, and a prominent director In that great con- 1 cern, easily the largest type manufacturing company In the world, was in : Yorkvllle yesterday. He was on his 1 way to Charleston as a guest of the ' Printers' Cost congress and the South 4 Carolina Press assocl itlon and took 4 advantage of the oppartunity to stop 1 over for the day on a visit to Messrs. 1 W. D., O. E.. and A. II Grist of The J Enquirer, in fulfillment of a long standing promise. Mr. Connor is the ; third generation down from Mr. 4 James Connor, who established the 4 Connor type foundry in New York In 1 1827. Upon the death of the original founder of that famous old concern, Mr. Connor's father continued the ; business, and before his death took the ' present Mr. Connor and a brother Into partnership. The firm of James Con- 4 nor's Sons was one of the original organizers of the now world-famed 1 American Type Founders company, Mf. Chas. Connor played quite a prominent part In the perfection of 1 that organization. The late John E. Grist bought type and other printing materials from the Connor's, the late L. M. Grist continued to patronize the concern to a very considerable ex- ; tent, and the present firm of L. M. Grist's Sons buys its printing materl- 1 *?1?a 1mAn* Aselifaltraltf fKo A mhl*. 1 a,IB ailllUOl CACIUOITVI/ tlViu mio <uuv* lean Type Pounders Co. Although personal acquaintance of the elder Orlsts and the elder Connors has ] extended over so many years, and the . Intimacy between the representatives of the third generation have extended over a period of more than twenty 1 years, yesterday was the first time Mr. 1 Chas. 8. Connor has been able to get ] to Torlcvllle, notwithstanding the fact that he had been wanting to come ! down for so long a time back that he can hardly remember. LOCAL LACONICS. County Home Oat Crop. The oat crop made on the county farm was threshed last Friday and It 1 yielded 1,050 bushels. Supervisor Boyd 1 said Saturday that he did not know ] how many acres he had in; but he did ji know that because of wet weather he 1 was unable to sow the bottoms. He J stated also that the oats were made most economically. Most of the crop \ was sown on corn land, after the stalks ] had been cut, and were put in with a 1 seeder following a straight shovel 1 plow. Militia Muddla. A telephone message received In YorkvlUe this morning from Colum* bla, is to the effect that the war department had wired Instructions to Col. O. W. Babb, United States disbursing officer, not to pay out any government funds or issue any supplies to the National Guard of South Carolina, until further orders, because of the attitude of the governor to the militia. A conference of the militia officers and the governor is understood to have been called to meet in Columbia tomorrow to consider the order of the war department. Homioide at Sharon. Sam McKnlght, a negro, twenty-two years of age, was shot and killed by Malachi Ager, colored, at Hoodtown, Sunday. Coroner Louthian went to the scene of the killing yesterday morning, and from testimony brought out at the inquest it seems that a party of negroes Were returning from church and McKnlght who was one of the company threw his hand to his hip and remarked that he was the best man in the road. A pistol was fired and McKnlght fell in a ditch on the side of the road. The coroner's Jury's verdict was to the effect that McKnlght came to nis deatn rrom a pistol wouna at the hands of "Chi" Ager. The negro Ager was arrested and lodged In the county jail. Engineer Albert Dead. ' 1 Mr. Duncan C. Albert died in Rock ) Hill last night after a long and tedious illness from Brlght's disease, aged about 45 years. Mr. Albert was a veteran in the service of the Southern ( railway, having run on the Marlon and Kingvllle branch for about twenty-five , years, first as a brakeman. then as a ( fireman, and for the past fifteen years or more as an engineer. He had the 1 reputation of being one of the best J and most careful engineers on the 1 road. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mattie Duncan of Blacks- } burg, one son and a daughter. The funeral will take place at Rock Hill tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m., and the * interment will be in Laurelwood cemetery with Masonic ceremonies. 1 Former Yorkvillo Ladies. t Clinton special of June 21st to the t Spartanburg Herald: Miss Tallulah r Neville of this city, and John Spratt e of Laurens were united in marriage J Wednesday evening at 9 o'ciock at tne * home of the bride's mother, Mrs. W. 1 G. Neville, the Rev. F. D. Jones, of ? the Presbyterian church, performing c the ceremony, which was witnessed by 8 a large number of relatives and Intimate friends. The happy young couple < left immediately for Saluda, N. C., to 8 spend several weeks after which they ' will be at home to their friends in Laurens. Miss Neville is the eldest * daughter of the late Dr. W. G. Neville, ( for several years head of the Presbyterian college here, and is admired by J a large circle of friends. Mr. 8pratt is * a young business man of Laurens and is well known here. The wedding was 8 attended by a large number of out of 8 town guests. On Thursday morning, 1 at 11 o'clock Miss Mattle May Neville and W. H. James, of Atlanta, Ga., were united in marriage, the Rev. F. D. Jones performing the ceremony which was attended by a large number of 0 relatives and friends. The announcement of the engagement was made 3 here several weeks ago but the date 8 was to be in octoDer. n wa? uuij Wednesday, that the happy young cou- I pie decided to move up the date and I get married now instead of late In the ^ fall. The bride and groom left lmme- c dlately after the ceremony for Atlan- c ta, where they will reside In the fu- c ture. Miss Neville has t>een teaching f at Chester for the past two years and e It was here that she met Mr. James, d She also is admired by a large circle n of friends, both here and throughout v the state. The groom is a young bus- t iness man of Atlanta, a member of the ' firm of James & Riley, accountants. c 0 ? Charlton Shell, 18 years old, son t of the Rev. J. W. Shell, of Gaffney, 1< was fatally injured in Spartanburg C last Satcrday, by a head-on collision I of his motorcycle and a street car. Mr. Shell was dragged for forty-flve a yards and his skull split wide open, a The unfortunate boy was hurried to v Dr. Steedly's hospital, where it was v said his death was probably only a a matter of a few hours. Mr. Shell had Just completed his junior year at Wofltord college and has been employ- ? ed since the college closed as a re- ? porter on the Spartanburg Herald. ? He was on his way to the Herald of- i flee when the acccident occurred. ' 1 b ? A Chester special to the Colum- a bla State says that Mr. W. H. Barron t has left for Washington to enter upon o the duties of a government position a recently secured for him by Senator p E. D. Smith. It MERE MENTION A Washington dispatch is to the effect that President Wilson will sign the Sundry civil bill, but is opposed to the clause in the bill exempting farmers' organizations and labor unions from prosecution under the Sherman anti-trust law Officers of some of the largest national banks of New York threaten that in the event at the passage of the proposed currency bill, they will surrender their charters and take out charters under the state laws Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, an Episcopal missionary in Alaska, and three companions, reached the summit of Ht. McKlnley on funfe 7. The height of the peak is approximately 20,500 feet, the highest In America The college of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, nave rerusea to accept a proner 91 11,000,006 by Andrew Catfcsgte, bar cause of the conditions of the grift.... governor Sulzer of New York, has appointed a commission to .select a site For a new state prison to take the [dace of Sing Sing prison, which has been condemned as unsanitary and inadequate..... .Eighteen school children were shot by a maniac it Bremen, Germany, Friday. Three of the children were killed, three fatally wounded ' and the others slightly wounded Ensign W. D. Billingsly, of the naval aviation corps, was killed, and his companion injured, when their machine was wrecked above Chesapeake bay, Friday. They fell 1,626 feet As a result of the strike of 150 marble workers, 45,000 union labor men of Chicago are out of work. The employees say they will not begin work again until the marble workers return to work Four thousand Mexican Federal troops defeated 6,000 rebels in a two days' battle ending Friday, at Ortis, Sonora... New Jersey farmers are selling goose berries at $100 a ton, or $2.60 a bush* el. An acre of plants produces a little more than a ton of fruit Judge Henry C. Jones, last surviving member of the Confederate congress died at his home in Florence, Ala., last Sunday aged 94 years. He Is survived by two sons, both prominent men, and four daughters Spain has accepted the principles of Mr. Bryan's peace proposition. She 1s the eighteenth nation to agree The noted case of William H. Coyle, the Oklahoma ginner, who was charged by the state with an attempt to organise a pool to raise the price of ginning and destroy 1 competition In cotton buying. Las been ended with a verdict of "not guilty." SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ? Edward Francis Britton, formerly well known in the newspaper business in South Carolina and North Carolina, lied at Sea Breese, Fla., last Friday. He had been postmaster at Sea Breese ilnce 1905. He founded papers In L'OiumDia, uanney, cuariesion uuu Dther places. He was the founder of the Charlotte Observer. ? Spartanburg special of June 20 to the News and Courlr: Carlisle W11klns and Moody Henry, sons of well known residents of Cowpens, were arrested here at 4 o'clock this morning an a charge of abducting the fourteenyear-old daughter of a merchant of Chesnee. Tonight, after a preliminary Investigation marked by dramatic features, they were held by Magistrate Robert J. Oantt for trial in the circuit court The young lady, a very pretty girl, still In short dresses, who has been away from home on a visit to relatives, told of meeting the youths at a moving picture show, rhey went for a drive to Mayo to see tier cousin, she said, but the latter was not at home. She wanted to go home to Chesnee, but the young nen, she said, persuaded her to drive with them to Spartanburg. She contented, intending to go to the home >f her aunt there, but they did not 'each Spartanburg until midnight and he youths prevailed on her to go to :he Roberta hotel, she testified, telling her it would be all right, but that it would be better to register under an issumed name. During the night, the youths, it is alleged, attempted to en:er her 'room, but were ejected by James Brewton, a negro bell boy, who once was a servant for the girl's father. Brewton sent word to the Chesnee merchant that his daughter ' ? At 4Vi a A ncio in uaiiB^i * nv uio torney Samuel J. Nicholls, for the prosecution, paid the negro a high tribute, saying his action, had saved the girl from ruin. Mr. Wilson, the lotel clerk, testified that Wllklns and Henry, after being prevented from entering the girl's room, told him that they had brought her to the hotel for in Immoral purpose and if prohibited from carrying out their Intention, granted their money back. Policemen vere summoned and arrested the jrouths. On his arrival in the city, the girl's father swore out a warrant 'or them. The girl's mother, who Is laid to be separated from her husband entered the court room while the tearing was In progress, and sobbed violently throughout the proceedings, rhe case has caused a stir. NEW8 NOTE8 FROM BETHEL ' ' fl* fcrrMpontonot The TorkrllU Enquirer Clover, R. F. D. No. 2, June 28:? rhis locality was visited by a fine ihower of rain Sunday afternoon. Tho prnnx in the nAlihhorhoml have ibout recovered from the effects of the i ecent cold snap and are growing nlcey now. The fruit crop In this section Is /ery light, except blackberries of which :here is an abundant crop. !, There has been quite a good deal of ilckness in this community, especially imong children. Whooping cough and neasles have been prevailing. The young people who have been iway teaching or at school have re- urned to their homes for the sumner. I Much Interest centers around the ipproaching marriage of Miss Agnes \.dams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. : tobert Adams, to Mr. Luther Latham j >f Blairsvllle. The wedding will be , lolemnixed In Bethel Presbyterian ihurch Wednesday afternoon, July 30, it 5.30 o'clock. Miss Mary Query of Steel Creek. N. 1., returned to her home last Friday, ifter a short visit to relatives and rlends in Bethel. Misses Agnes Adams and Webb Stanton visited Mrs. L. W. Brown of Charlotte, N. C., last week. Mr. T. N. Kendrlck and family of ^orlda, are visiting relatives and . rlends in Bethel. xviins mttrgurei v^uci> eApwio iu eu o Rock Hill this week, to attend the ' lummer school at WInthrop for three I veeks. I TITMAN-ASBILL nrr??pcnd?ne* Th* Torkvlll* Knqulrtr Lowryvllle, June 21:?The home of Jr. and Mrs. A. M. Tltman was the icene of a pretty wedding on Wednes<f lay evening, when their daughter^ diss Julia, became the bride of Mr. E. j. Asbill, of Leesvllle. S. C. The ' louse was beautifully decorated wltn 3 ut flowers and potted plants. Th* 1 olor scheme of pink and white being I arrled out throughout the lower loor. As Miss Louise Guy commenc- ' d the wedding march, Mr. H. M. Bo* lie of Leesville, and Miss Grace Tit- ' nan of Lowryvllle, entered. They 1 trere followed by the ring bearer, Mas* er Pickens Asbill. The bride entered ] vith the groom. Rev. F. A. Drennan, , rf Lowryvllle, performed the cere- . nony. The guests were served delicl- ' us refreshments, immediately after he ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Asbill ?ft for Atlantic City and will visit , Canada before going to their home in 1 >eesville. Miss Louise Guy gave Miss Titman ] miscellaneous shower on Saturday ( fternoon. Delicious refreshments /ere served, and the guest of honor as presented with many beautiful nd useful presents. ?? c ? W. W. Cooper, formerly of Marion, J J. C., committed suicide at Statesville, 1 J. C., last Friday by slashing his hroat with a pocket knife. He had >een in the hospital at Statesville for ome time under treatment for car- < luncles, and had Just been discharged J 8 cured. Mr. Cooper was formerly in ? be mail order liquor business at Marl- J n and moved from that place shortly 1 iter the passage of the law which I lut a stop to the mall order business a the state. ? Columbia special of June 20, to the News and Courier: "I promptly referred to the treasury department your recent communication about the sale of liquor in South Carolina under Federal license and take pleasure in sending you the enclosed communications from the commissioner of Internal revenue," wrote President Wilson to Governor Blease thia morning. "As I understand it," continues the ( letter from the president, "there can be no such thing as. a Federal lioense to sell liquor contrary to state laws.1 The payment of the Federal stamp tax. entitles thp holdertie stamp only to protection from prosecution for non-payment of the internal revenue." "President Wilson is dodging^ the iseae/V commented the governor. ?L-i-x I' > 11 lit mi si'in AV TU0 nui iHnu .X?v'r,to* TRINITY METHODIST Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8.15 o'clock. UMWMn'.iMwMKv I ' 1III iiiiiHill in i FIRST PRE8BTTERIAN No prayer meeting this wqek. ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. Prayer meeting Wednesday afternoon at 6.16 o'clock. BAPTIST. No prayer meeting this week. At Olivet. There will be preaching at Olivet Presbyterian church on Sunday, the 29th, at 11 a. m. J. B. Swann. A 8URE REMEDY FOR LAZY LIVER Qo to The York Drug 8tore for thie 8afe, Reliable Remedy end Qet . Your Money Back if it Fails. There are very few remedies fiat gain the confidence of druggist as Dodson's Liver Tone does. The fork Drug Store sells It and backs up the sale of every bottle with the money back guarantee that the price will be refunded if It fails to give complete satisfaction. Dodson's Liver Tone costs 50 cents a bottle. It l? the safest and best rem-' edy for torpid liver, constipation, btl" lousness .etc, that has eevr been sold In this city. It takes the place of dangerous calomel and does not lay you op as a dose of calomel often does. A vuthl. l*i tha Iiahm fa mm nuvl mm flffv cents In the bank. If you or your family need a liver tonic you nave the medicine ready. If it fails you gat your money back. Be sure you get Dod son's Liver Tone when you ask for It. There are imitations of It that may disappoint you. i ? Sit Cotton Parhtt. 1 1 1 Yorkville, June 24.?Cotton 12 Cta. ~ LOST BETWEEN my residence and the home of Mr. M. C. Willis, a Black Silk PAN. Will appreciate return. It i Miss ELLA NBELY. , L;:;. lost BETWEEN Torkvlile and Sharon, last Friday, Blaok COAT, marked with my initials, aad Odd Fellow and Woodman badge8 pinned to lapel. Will pay for trouble. R. A. McGINNIS, Yorkville. " It* _ . IDLE HOUR TONIGHT Broncho Btlly'8 Sister?Western. A tiUKto* at Matrimony?Comedy. " " Dolores Decision- -Dnuaa. Coming Soon?Chief Red Vmgje The Celebrated Indian Entertainer and Ventriloquist. "" COM2 TO oiom THE Local JUNIORS, RED MEN and D. of W are preparing for the biggest Picnic in the history of the town. Good speaking by Dr, J. G. Cllnkscales of Spartanburg; Hon. J. E. Beam guard, Rev. J. J. Beach and others. Good Music, Baseball and plenty to eat JULY 4TH, lilt. Everybody cordially Invited. Left all celebrate the - Glorious FOURTH in CLOVER. C" i , , .?j ; JAS. A. BARRETT, 50 tf.St Chairman Committee. HARNESS MAKING I AM In the Rose Hotel building. Making and Repairing HARNESS in first class style at reasonable prices, and respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. 48. St. J. F. MOORE. FOR BALE TO make room for younger cowa we offer at attractive prices three thorough-bred Jerseys and one grade. We will also sell several Guernsey calves. Having Installed an electric motor, we will sell our S-horse gasoline engine mounted on homemade truck for $85, and our mounted 10-borse Frlck engine and boiler for $75. BRATTON FARM. 49 4t : ; ROAD TAX VOW DUB THE attention of all concerned is called to the fact that the Commutation Road Tax of THREE DOLLARS Is now due and payable on or before JULY 1, 1918, after which *ite no Commutation Tax moneys can be accepted under the law. Persons falling to pay the $8 Commutation Tax oil or before JULY 1, will be liable to Five Days' service on the road. H. E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. June 6?18?20?24?27 sw 5L run " Fine 70 saw munger gins In good running condition. Also one engine and boiler for driving these gins, and one baling press. Phis equipment Is being sold because It Is pot large enough for our requirements. Will sell all or any part at a very low price, and It Is a bargain. port mill mfg. co. Port Mill, S. C. 47 aw. 4t dniveisitt of sooto carouna. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The University of South Carolina sffers a Teacher's Scholarship to one roung man from each county. The icholarshlp Is worth $100 la money ind exemption from all fees, amounting to $168. The examination will be leld at the county seat Prlday, July 11, 191$. General entrance examinations will be held at the same time .'or all studenta The University offers great advantages. Varied courses of study In Science. History, Law and Business. Write at once for an application blank :o THE PRESIDENT, University of Sooth Carolina, Columbia, 8. C. 16 t It 1785 1*13 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ? South Carolina's Oldest College ? 128th Year Begins September 24th. Entrance examinations at all the :ounty seats on Prlday, July 11th, 9 l m. Pull four year courses lead to he B. A. and B. 8. degrees. A free tuition scholarship Is assignid to each county of the state. n ?? ? "" ? spacious ouuuinifB uu auusut. rrounds, well equipped laboratories, inexcelled library facilities, and the Inest museum of Natural history In he South. Expenses reasonable. For erms and catalogue, address HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. THE MIDLANDER8.