Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 05, 1913, Image 2

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Straps and .facts. ? Harry Thaw has practically lost out in his ught against deportation trum uuuMa. The haoeas corpus proceedings at Sherbrooke resulted in tavor of the New Y?rk authorities. Tne juuge granted the writ. Within three minutes axterward Thaw was placed in an automobile and hurried to the town of -doafticoek, the point where he entared the Then a special board of inquiry was convened to deciae on the question as to whether he snoula have been deported. The matter of sanity was Inquired into, but the principal charge was that the prisoner had' violated tne law in coming across the line by stealth. What the immigration authorities would do was not made known yesterday, but there was very little doubt that the prisoner would be deported. The outlook Is that there may be more legal fighting betore Thaw gets back across the line; but there seems to be very little doubt that he will soon be in Matteawan again. ? Death has freed "Bill" Miner, notorious robber, jail-breaker and "Gentleman of Fortune," from his last prison term. His picturesque career, which Included clashes with the laws of more than a score of states and several Canadian provinces, ended late Friday night at the Georgia state prison farm near Villegeville. He had been ill for several months from gastritis. He was 75 years old. Miner's criminal career began nearly 50 years ago.. He Is said to have left his home in Kentucky before he was 15 years of age, and gone west. He ?nn rnh. ttunuueu uumeiuus oiagc vvovu berles. and train hold-ups, and was several times Incarcerated for burglarising banks. He operated throughout the west, worked north into Canada and then Invaded the eastern states. He escaped many times from jails and state prisons. Three years ago he was brought to the state prison farm in Georgia for robbing a train near Lulu, Ga., and began a term of twenty years. He has since escaped and been recaptured twice. For several years Miner was a member of the outlaw band led by Jesse James. His real name, he told prison authorities a few days before he died, was George Anderson. ? Thousands of New Yorkers pouring from the beach trains at Brooklyn Bridge during one night last week were victims of a fake sensation when they went in their pockets for a nlckle to buy a "newspaper" across Whose front page in black letters three inches high, they read, "Harry Thaw shot trying to escape." The papers sold rapidly and tnose wno bought received an even greater thrill for their money when they read below the report that Thaw was killed and one Or more men with him in his dash for liberty were also "killed or injuredqualified, however, by the statement that the ' report was unconfirmed. At close inspection ae fake became apparent, as the issue was "volume 1, number 1" of the "Sunday Telegram," printed in Philadelphia, where no regular established paper of that name is known. The similarity which the name bore to a New York newspaper, led to protests to the police and confiscation of about 500 copies, which the news boys had then unsold. It is estimated that over 100,000 copies of the fake newspaper had been sold in cities between Philadelphia and New York ami in New York City, with a profit of about 12,000 to the perpetraters of the enterprise. The story was wholly unfounded, Thaw not even having attempted an escape. ? Twenty-six persons were kllied and nearly fifty injured, some of whom may die, in a rear-end collision shortly before 7 o'clock last Tuesday morning on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad six miles north of New Haven, Conn. The first section of the White Mountain express bound for New York, speeding along at probably forty miles an hour, in a thick fog, rushed by a danger signal, it is said, ana crasnea imo me rear ui uie seoond section of the Bar Harbor express, standing 100 feet beyond the block signal. The White Mountain engine cleaved the two rear Pullman cars, both of wood, splitting them in two, and tossing their wreckage and three-score of mangled human beings, some alive, some dead, on either side of the track. The third car, also of wood, and occupied by forty boys on their way from a summer camp at Monmouth, Me., was lifted into the air and fell on Its side crumbled up and crushing two of the boys to death and Injuring others. Some of the victims of the two rear Pullmans were hurled from berths over a fence paralleling the track fifty feet distant; mattresses, bedding and clothing found lodgment In the telegraph wlrea It was the third serious wreck which the New Haven has suffered within a year, and inaugurated the first dav of the regime of Howard El llott, the. newly elected head of the road. Mr. Elliott, returning: from his summer home In New Hampshire to assume his duties, passed over the scene of the wreck on an earlier train less than an hour before. ? An appeal by 8enator Root for justice to the people of New York in levying of the income tax and a reply by Senator Lewis of Illinois, who declared that the chosen few of wealth should be made to pay for the benefits of government, marked last Tuesday's tariff debate in the senate. Senator Root declared that his state, which paid so large a proportion of the income tax during the war between the sections, voluntarily had surrendered its constitutional protection against unfair taxation on the conviction that the wisdom of selfcontrol and moderation would stay the other states from combining to heap upon it the burden of taxation. He said the men upon whom the income tax would fall were those upon whom New York depended as the source of meeting its great yearly expenses. He attacked the $3,000 exemption as relieving the agricultural states from the burden of taxation and advocated a $1,000 exemption. Senator Lewis said New York had failed notably to make its rich men bear their share of the burden of government, and that in accordance with the growing idea that where states had failed to act. the Federal government must act for them, he was ready to make the rich pay. He said Senator Root himself had preached this doctrine when secretary of state. "Who are the people of New York for whom the senator is so solicitous?" inquired the Illinois senator. "Are they those who breed around Wall street and flock to the Waldorf-Astoria? Are they those whose names are seldom found on the assessors' list, but who hover around the Mediterranean in the summer and the islands of the Carribean in the winter? Are there no poor and humble in his state? Why should the senator ask that 'my people' should be exempt from the burden of government?" ? Washington. N. C., Sept. 4: Property valued at more than $3,000,000 is reported to have been destroyed and rumors are current of a heavy loss of life as the result of the destructive storm that swept the eastern Carolina coast yesterday. Wire communication with the stricken district only was meagre tonight. Efforts to verify by wireless reports of many casualties on Ocracoke island, in Pamlico sound, have been fruitless. All wireless stations in that vicinity are believed to be wrecked by the storm. The greatest damage to property was in Beaufort county. Havoc was wrought by the storm among the fishing craft in the Pamlico river. In Washington business houses and manufacturing plants along the water front were practically swept away. The total damage in this county alone was roughly estimated at $2,000,000. The fury of the gale chiefly was centred on towns along Pamlico sound, among these being Morehead City, Beaufort, Newbern, Washington. Bayboro. Belhaven and a score of smaller places. A deluge of rain accompanied the wind. The tide in Pamlico sound was many feet above the ordinary water mark. In Washington the streets were flooded to a depth of several feet. All points along the coast report heavy damage to shipping. Off the coast of Hatteras the six-masted schooner, George W. Wells, was driven ashore and pounded to pieces by the heavy Burf. The crew were rescued only after desperate work by life savers. An unidentified British oil ship is reported ashore a few miles north of Ocracoke Inlet. Life savers were attempting: to reach her. Three mllea to the south a schooner with one mast standing and no signs of life on board is reported pounding in the breakers. At Beaufort, N. C., many small craft were capsized or smashed against the harbor breakwater over which the seas were running. The steamer M. M. Marks had her propeller and rudder damaged. Mall boats from Core sound reported that all wharves for twentyfive miles along the shore had been destroyed, many houses blown down and hundreds of cattle and horses drowned. No loss of life was reported In that section. The Hatteras wireless station is near the scene of the "* * T* alan nraa reported ucracone aiBomci . ? ? ?< .. ?( reported that the revenue cutter Seminole, had been ordered to Ocracoke island, where it is rumored several hundred lives were lost. Efforts to verify this rumor at a late hour tonight were futile. Silt $i>rkvttte inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce In Torkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. i - - YORKVLLLE, I. C.t ? ?' nniuanunnn t 1 nIO FK1VA1, SfiriAlDfin u, ivio. Chickens always come home to roost ?unless something: happens to them In the meantime. We cannot conceive of a better place for the Investigation of the primary than that recent congressional race. It 1 looks to us like that it is certainly a matter of put up or shut up. Yorkville expects to get the mosqultos pretty well killed by January.? Charleston Post. They were pretty bad last night; but another month or two will be sufficient, we hope. ' ' Troubled conditions with regard to Mexico, currency and tariff reform regardless, the world must have cotton, as witness the big rise on the strength !??? Kulllah nnnHltlnn rpnort Tues day. Heretofore the state has been borrowing $600,000 in April, payable in January at 3, 3J and 4 per cent interest. This year the loan is only $300.000, and it does not begin to draw interest until September 1. We have not at hand the facts upon which to explain Just why this is; but on its face the situation appears much better. About the only thing we care for in the way of restrictions as to voting Is a "registration that confines the franchise to white citizens of South Carolina. We draw the line against imported voters and we would have every man to do his voting in his own county. We would not have York county men .to vote in Cherokee, for instance, nor Cherokee men to vote in York. According to the Washington correspondent of the News and Courier, the senate is likely to adopt both the Clark and Smith propositions with reference to cotton. The Clark proposition proposes to put a tax of 50 cents a bale on all future delivery cotton contracts that are not made good, and Smith proposition contemplates that future contracts must specify particular grades of cotton. i ' If the Anderson Intelligencer continues along .the line laid down in the first issue under the direction of the new editor, it will make good in the declaration as to intended "independence." Independence in a South Carolina newspaper does not amount to much else than a scrupulous effort to be fair, and non partisan. This is especially true under conditions that have carried partisanship to an extent that has made those who would have only the truth, very careful Indeed to what they give credulence, especially about politics. "It was stated also that Mr. Cochran's reasons for resigning were that conditions had arisen which has caused the present administration to think it desirable to make some changes in the Federal offices In South Carolina, and he did not desire to stand in the way of the adminiatration's plans, and would therefore tender his resignation to take effect on such day as the president should designate, although his term of office will not expire till February lftth, 1914.?Anderson Daily Mall. Now if that states the facts and we have no reason to believe otherwise, it will have to be admitted that It was a pretty decent thing to do on the part of Mr. Cochran. That proposition looking to the systematizing of the marketing of cotton Beed by grade is to say the least of it, Interesting, and although it is somewhat revolutionary as compared to the customs that have been followed heretofore, it has much to recommend it. The truth of the proposition that it is impossiDie 10 mane gooa meiu or guw oil from unsound seed is self-evident, and as we see it the system of sampling that has been tentatively agreed upon seems to cover the question pretty well, at least for a starter. The main question involved is to tell whether the seed are sound or unsound and the element of age also has some effect on value. Almost any Intelligent man ought to be able to tell whether his seed are good or not, and by the system suggested, It ought not to be difficult to arrive at the per rentage of bad seed in a given quantity. It is a fact that most buyers all along, have been giving more or less attention to the quality question; und have been governed accordingly in the prices they were willing to offer; but this is the first really serious effort to establish a standard method of grading. How the scheme is going to work remains to be seen. The People's National Bank of Rock Hill, came within a mighty close shave of securing that $300,000 loan from the state last week. The miss was only $225, and it was right funny. The Palmetto National of Columbia, which has already made some reputation for being pretty smooth, submitted, as usual, a bid that was open to two constructions. Its proposition was to the effect that it must have ten days' notice of the first checks drawn on the proceeds of a fresh $50,000 note, else it would have to charge interest for fifteen days back. It was a curious kind of a proposition to make, although of course, it is not difficult to assign a business excuse for it. But this was confusing. It meant that if the Palmetto National was demanding interest on the $50,000 from the time of the notice ten days until it was under obllga tion to honor the first check, then the People'8 National Bank of Rock Hill, was the lowest bidder. It looked like a case of heads I win, and tails you lose, and the right thing would have been to reopen the bids. Instead, however, Messrs. Jones and Carter saw proper to write the bank stating their understanding of the offer to be that there would be no Interest charge during the ten days intervening after the notice. Whatever might have been the result had the People's National Bank of Rock Hill not been so close, there Is no telling; but as It was .the Palmetto people acquiesced in Messrs. Jones' and Carter's construction of the bid and that is the understanding. It will be remembered that the Palmetto National's first proposition under a private agreement, was open to two constructions. Cashier Matthews' memorandum to Governor Blease seemed to say that each of the six notes involved was to begin drawing interest only after the proceeds had been put to the credit of the state; but a demand for a more explicit understanding developed that the Palmetto National wanted interest on the whole $300,000 from start to finish. That caused a hitch and resulted in the call for bids, which pinned the Palmetto National down to the original understanding. All business people should mean what they say and say what they mean, and this is especially becoming In bankers. Location of tha Court House Now that the location of the courthouse is squarely up for final disposition, The Enquirer sincerely believes that no serious mistake will be made. With the decision or the commission to abandon the present site, if that decision is to be regarded as final, we heartily approve, for wherever the new building is to be located it should not be located on the old site. With this question disposed of, however, the next important matter?indeed, the all important matter, is a new site. As is perfectly natural in a case like this, contending interests are very well calculated to confuse the issue, and we can very well understand how the commissioners may be at more or less loss as to what is best to do; but so far as we are concerned, we have about studied the matter out to our own sat isfaction, and have no hesitation in offering our conclusions for what they may be worth. This proposed new court house is primarily a county affair, and a town affair only secondarily. So far as our interest goes, we feel that we are in a position to look at the matter broadly from the standpoint of both county and town and that we think we are doing. If the present site were not worth more to the county in dollars and cents than for court house purposes, then we would say, go back on the present site. Also, if the present site held out any advantage to the county as a whole from the standpoint of convenience, we would say go back to the present site. But as we see it the present site has nothing to recommend it in either of these particulars?not for court house purposes. With the question of the capital of the county settled as It is in favor of Yorkvllle, then so far as the location of the capitol is concerned it is of small consequence so that it is in this town. By that we mean that in whatever quarter of the town the court house is located, it wll' be as close .to the county as a whole as u it were located in some other quarter. And if this is true, as true it is, then the main consideration of further importance, Is the cheapness of the prospective site. From the standpoint of the town is to be considered only the present effect on property values ana tne possiDie innuence on future development, etc. As to these .the county has very little interest, except in so far as the proposed location may tend to develop more taxable property. If the new court house should be located some distance from the present site In an undeveloped quarter where land Is cheap, the tendency would be to stiffen the price of lots In the vicinity and ultimately there would be more development. This would make for the interest of the town as a whole and ultimately for the interest of the county as a whole. In a matter of a thing like this where we are supposed to be building: for twenty-flve, fifty or even a hundred years, we are justified in looking: not altogether at the present; but ten or fifteen years ahead. It is not difficult to see that if the present site of the court house will bring fifteen or twenty thousand dollars at a public sale, the property thus sold is sure of early development, to the beneft of both town and county, and if the new building is located in such situation as affords room for deevlopment, there will necessarily be more deve'.oDment there also to the benefit of both town and county. For the reasons outlined, therefore we respectfully submit that while there should be due regard to the topographical suitableness of such lot as might be selected, it is as well to keep in mind the actual cost of the lot, and within very broad limits, we say the cheaper the lot that shall be selected the greater the advantage to both the town and county. COTTON LOOKS UP Fourth Government Report Shows Much Deterioration. A deterioration of 11.4 per cent in the cotton crop of the United States between July 25 and August 25 is shown in the government report issued last Tuesday, which places the condition of the cotton crop August 25 at 68.2 of the normal. A noteworthy feature of the report is the showing of South Carolina, whose crop, while that in most of the states has been deteriorating, has actually improved in condition since July 25. The condition for this state is 77 per cent of a normal, as against 75 July 25. The August figures for the country at large were the same ae those of August, 1900, and the condition at this period has been lower only three times during the past twenty-twc years?in 1896, when it was 64.2 per cent; in 1902, when it was 64 per cent, and in 1909, when it was 63.7 per cent The greatest deterioration was in Oklahoma, where the condition dropped 3f per cent to 45 per cent. In Texas the condition of 64 per cent showed a deterioration of 17 per cent. Deterioration in other states in the part of thf belt stricken by drought was: Arkansas, 15 per cent; Missouri, 14 per cent; Louisiana, 12 per cent; Tennessee, 1( per cent; Mississippi, 8 per cent, anr Alabama 5 per cent. In all these states the condition was much below the tenyear average condition figures. Th( condition of the growing cotton croi of the United States on Monday, August 25, was 68.2 per cent of a normal compared with 79.6 per cent on Julj this year, 74.8 per cent on August 2? last year, 83.2 per cent in 1911, and 74.' per cent, the average condition on August 25 of the past ten years. This announcement was made Tuesday at noon by the crop reporting board ol the United States department of agriculture. the condition being estimated from reports of its correspondents ant agents throughout the cotton belt Since the July report, growing conditions had been generally favorablt throughout the eastern section of th< cotton belt, and the condition of the plant in the states east of the Mississippi was expected to show up well. Ir the states west of the Mississippi conditions were not so favorable, drought In Texaa and Oklahoma, part* of Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana marking: the early pant of the period which Tuesday's report covers. High temperatures prevailed throughout most of this section. The drought was partially relieved during the last week of the period. Comparisons of conditions by states follow: ?s STATES. | 2 >.Oi hfiOl L > 3^ 3^ 3-< ? "< < >3 <! < h Virginia 80 81 80 96 82 N. Carolina .... 78 77 75 76 78 S r>n rnllnn 77 7K 73 74 77 Georgia 76 76 70 81 77 Florida 81 82 73 85 78 Alabama *72 79 . 75 80 76 Mississippi .. . 68 77 70 70 75 Louisiana .... 67 79 74 69 69 Texas 64 81 76 68 72 Arkansas 72 87 77 78 77 Tennessee .... 80 90 76 88 83 Missouri 72 86 78 88 84 Oklahoma .... 45 81 84 62 76 California .. .. 96 100 95 100 .. United States 68.2 79.6 74.8 73.2 74.7 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? So far two actions have been filed against the Lancaster and Chester railroad, one for $15,000 and one for $12,000. The understanding is that quite a number of other suits will be filed, all on account of the recent Hooper's Creek wreck. ? Anderson, September 2: H. C. Simmons Jr., brother-in-law of Governor Blease defeated R. L. Thackston for the membership of house of. rep.resentatlves to succeed Mack King, ,who was recently appointed county supervisor. Very little interest was taken .in the election, not more than 1,200 votes being cast. 4 ? The South Carolina Rural Carrier's association held its tenth annual session in Orangeburg on September 1 and f windinc un with ft hisr banrmet at the Hotel St. Joseph. There were several speeches, the principle ones by Mr. F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, Hon. M. L. Smith of Camden, and Hon. E. J. Watson. The officers elected to serve for the next year are: President, D. R. Fletcher, Kershaw; vice president, Tom Black, Ruffln; secretary-treasurer, Cecil R. Mack, Cordova, Orangeburg county, Executive committee: J. M. Turbeville, Turbeville; B. T. Young, Prosperity; J. C. Holland, Qreer. ? Columbia special of September S: Governor Blease, when asked about the article headed "Chinese Lad Coming Here for Study," In this afternoon's .Columbia Record, in which it is stated: "Acting President Moore has written to M. A. Lee, a Chinese student urging him to attend the university of South Carolina next year," said that he was in favor of the UnlversLty of South Carolina being kept strictly and absolutely for white people, and as chairman of the board of trustees, he would if necessary, call an extra meeting and introduce a resolution "not to allow any Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, negro, or other race to enter said institution, except the pure white-blooded white man ?not even the Cuban." The Dispensary Question.?Encouraged perhaps by the result of the recent dispensary elections in eleven South Carolina counties, in which the dispensary is held to have won In all save one county, there has been some talk in Rock Hill of an election on the proposition for York county. Of course there is nothing to he said against a free expression of opinion on .the subject?those who think that the sale of liquor from dispensaries in York county would help our people morally or financially are as much entitled to their opinion as those who know from experience that there are few things which could operate more to the detriment of the public good than the dispensary. York county .tried the dispensary some years ago and welcomed the opportunity to get rid of it. Nothing has since occurred to indicate that there has been a change of sentiment throughout .the county with respect to the institution, so we are inclined to think that if the matter should come to an election, the Rock Hill dlspensaryites will receive very little help elsewhere in the county. But if we are to judge from one or two newspaper articles we have read from Rock Hill parties, there is an opinion in that city that Rock Hill will decide the matter for herself, regardless of the wishes of the balance of the county. There is nothing quite like one setting himself up as the master of his own destiny as well as the destiny of others, but when it comes to a vote on .the dispensary for York county, there is apt to be a good deal said about the proposition outside of Rock Hill.?Fort Mill Times. Governor Blease Gives Out Statement as to Loan.?Governor Blease on Tuesday gave out the following statement as to the recent state loan, which statement appears in the News and Courier of Wednesday: "'These notes have come back, as stated in my letter, to my original proposition, and thereby the state of South Carolina has been saved many dollars. Heretofore the state has borrowed the full amount of money which she needed, whether it be $300,000 or $500,000, in a bulk, and it drew interest from the day it was borrowed, notwithstanding the fact that the ' ?? ? * '? ? J ?l? uaims ncpi u uii ucpvou aim muvii vi it was not paid out until late in the year. Still the banks were holding the money and the state was paying them interest for it. If Mr. Matthews' bid had not gone back to the original proposition, all the other banks underbid him and he would have absolutely lost this loan, as is shown by the figures, and only by going back to his original proposition and agreement with me he was enabled to secure the loan. "Besides these matters, this precedent which has been set will not only now, but hereafter, be allowed, and it-- 1? A 1_ - ill me siuie m mc iuiuic win uc savcu many thousands of dollars by paying interest on money when it gets it, instead of borrowing it months ahead and paying interest when it is not using it, as it has been doing heretofore. Therefore, I have gained something for the state by making this fight, as all must admit. However, I i really think, and am still of the opinion, that the legislature should put the state on a cash basis and not have . to borrow this money every year. By doing this, it would be unnecessary to have a precedent such as this, set for borrowing committees." 1 ?Salina, Kan., September 3: Consid! eration of plans to bring about an ex, tension of the parcel post system, including .the raising of the weight limit 1 and the lowering of rates, was one of ! the problems to which delegates to the 1 annual convention of the Farmers' Na1 tional Educational and Co-operative ' association here turned its attention at 1 the second day's session. The princi' pal address was that of I* M. Rhoads, of Tennessee, secretary of the associa[ tion. Appointment of committees to further various lines of work propos> ed was the chief business before the convention. The plan of the treasury ; department in Washington for placing 1 money in various banks to aid in mov' ing crops was criticised severely, and ' the convention adopted a report of the ' legislative committee, which declared ! "it could not see a single benefit in the crop aid plan." The report recited that the result of the plan would be that [ money would not be lent to the farmer ' to enable him to market his crop grad' ually to meet the demands of trade, ' but "would put more money into the ' hands of speculators to buy crops from ' farmers forced to sell because they " could not get money." r 1 1 > ? A French aviator named Pegoud, f has created a sensation throughout the aviation world by cutting a somersault i in the air with his machine. The dist patches say that he flew along in the f regular way for some distance, then turned the machine over and flew the 1 machine a half mile with his head 1 hanging down. This was on Tuesday, and the feat was repeated on Wednesday. Pegoud says he is making the experiments to demonstrate the security that may be attained by the aeroplane. He said that he could have gone considerably further with his head upside i down; but only went far enough to demonstrate the practicability of the t experiment. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Richard W. Hutson, Clerk?Publishes notice-to creditors of J. Q. Wray, In relation to petition of said bankrupt . for discharge from bankruptcy. Grady McFarland?Lost a pair of eye* glasses on Graded school grounds on Wednesday. Will appreciate return. Geo. W. Kunz?Is prepared to do guttering and roofing, and can do the work at low prices now, while material la slightly down. J. Harry Foster, Trustee in Bankruptcy?Gives notice of sale of certain real estate belonging to bankrupt estate of J- Q. Wray. Poimettn MnmimAtit Co.?Gives nar- I tlculars about Its work that It does for particular people. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Is showing new lines of one pleoe dresses in the newest styles and shades. Also has new lines of dress goods. First National Bank, Yorkvllle?Asks If you are spending your money to make a big show Instead of saving a part for future use. York Drug Store?Wants the ladies to call on it for toilet soaps of the better kinds, and for toilet articles. Carroll Bros.?Has a full line of Oliver plows and repairs and wants to supply farmers who expect to do fall plowing. Also have harrows, etc. York Supply Co.?Says the cotton season is on, and is ready to supply the farmers with baskets, sheets, bagging, ties. Sells Vulcan plows, harrows, etc. Carroll Furniture Co.?Asks prospective furniture buyers to call and see its lines and get Its prices before buying. As w* understand it, the merits of the case or the banks against tne auditor are about like this: Auditor Love is right in obeying his superior officer and it is up to the court to decide whether the bonds the general assembly undertook to make non-taxable are really non-taxable. If the court finds issues beyond this, then we do not understand the case. WITHIN THE TOWN ? During the year ending September 1, 1913, the Victor Cotton OH company ginned 3,770 bales of cotton and during the year ending September 1, 1912, the amount ginned was 4,535 bales. ? Allen White, the well-known colored painter, who has many friends among the white people, has been quite ill at his home in Yorkville for several months. His nephew, R. A. White, son of the late Hannibal White, once the senator from this county, called to see him yesterday. R. A. White, who used to be known here as "Jake," has been living in Manning for the past twenty-nine years, and is in verv srood circumstances. RULE TO SHOW CAU8E The circuit court woe engaged this morning hearing counsel on a restraining order issued by Judge Sease last month against Auditor Love requiring him to show cause why he should not be enjoined from assessing certain nontaxable bonds owned by the Lean & Savings bank of Torkvllle, the People's Trust company and the National Union bank of Rock Hill. It will be remembered that when these banks made their original returns .they took ofT 50 per cent of their actual values before deducting certain non-taxable bonds they owned. Comptroller General Jones claimed that the bonds the banks understood to be non-taxable under the statute are really taxable, and instructed Auditor Love to regard them so. Auditor Love attempted to follow the Instructions of the comptroller, his superior officer, and the banks secured from Judge Sease a temporary Injunction raising the question now before Judge Prince. Messrs. W. W. Lewis, C. E. Spencer and W. M. Dunlap are representing the banks, and Assistant Attorney General Domlnlck Is representing Auditor Love. After hearing what the attorneys on either side had to say, Judge Prince refused to moke the injunction permanent, leaving the matter where it was when the present proceedings were commenced. THE CIRCUIT COURT The circuit court convened yesterday morning according to announcement, Judge George E. Prince presiding, and after sounding calendar 1, devoted the day to such business as could be transacted without the help of a jury. The sounding of Calendar 1 developed that of eleven cases that might possibly come up for trial during next week, none of them would be ready for next Monday, and It was accordingly decided that the court be adjourned over until Tuesday morning. There Is plenty of Jury business to occupy the whole of next week; but as to what may happen In connection with the matter of course there Is no predicting. Among the cases that have been marked up for trial are the following: Wylle vs. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance company. W. B. Sealey vs. Fred Mobley. J. B. and R. E. Fewell vs. the Catawba Power company. J. C. Adams vs. the Herald Publishing company. Thos. W. Boyd, supervisor of York county, vs. S. N. Johnson. Sherer vs. McFarland. Swift & Co. vs. Yorkvllle Banking and Mercantile Co. J. J. Dunlap Jr., vs. Southern railway. Harten vs. Plexlco. MR. JOHN J. HUNTER Mr. John J. Hunter died at his home In Yorkvllle last Tuesday night at 9 o'clock after a long period of declining health, and an accute Illness extending over several days. Mr. Hunter was one of ,the older and better known citizens of Yorkville, and had numerous friends in all parts of the county who have been holding him In high esteem for many years because of qualities of heart and mind that embraced unflinching loyalty to all that seemed best for his town and county. John Jackson Hunter was born near Bethel church in York county on October 22, 1844, and first came to Yorktrills qa q 1Q.voar.nlH hnv tn work for the late John H. Adams. He remained but a short time, however, before he went home; but came back again in 1861 with the firm of G. R. Ratchford & Co., on the removal of their stock from Bethel to Yorkvllle. He entered the Confederate service in 1863 when 19 years of age, In Company H, Eighteenth South Carolina volunteers, and served till the surrender of Lee at Appomatox. He was in a number of big battles including Clay's Farm and the fight at Petersburg, where he witnessed the "blow up." During niB service ne was not sick nor was he wounded. After the war Mr. Hunter came back to Bethel, and from there to Yorkville, where he took employment as a clerk under Mr. T. M. Dobson, now of Atlanta. After several years with Mr. Dobson, in 1876 he went Into business for himself In partnership with late John F. Oates under the firm name of Hunter & Oates. This partnership continued until 1891 when the firm's storebullding and stock were destroyed by Are. During the years following Mr. Hunter worked at merchandising, book keeping and other employments until 1905, when he was elected auditor of York county, which position he held for three successive terms, ending in 1911. As auditor Mr. Hunter gave most excellent service. He was systematic, methodical, and had an unusually high regard for the responsibility of the office, doing his best, to observe the law fa iho IaHop on/I #a Am/nrnA I# unnn oil I VV iliv JOtiVI | UilU 1U CAIAVS1WC7 II Ufiuu Ml alike, regardless of personal consequences. On October 4, 1876, Mr. Hunter married Miss Elizabeth W., daughter of the late Dr. J. P. Lindsay, who with the following children, survives him: J. Lindsay Hunter, Phillip W. Hunter, Mrs. John R. Hart, Mrs. J. M. Ramsay, Misses Rose, Elizabeth, Kate and Agnes Hunter. The interment took place In Rose Hill cemetery last Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, after services conducted by Rev. E. E. Gillespie in the First Presbyterian church of Yorkville, of which the deceased was an elder. The obsequies were largely attended. THE COURT HOU8E The court house commission met last Tuesday and put in the day considering matters in connection with the proposed new building, deciding definitely among other things, to sell the present site and to get specific Information as to the cost of prospective new sites. The understanding is that the present site is to be offered for sale at public auction to the highest bidder or bidders In accordance with the plan that had been practically agreed upon before the development of the hitch In connection with the sale of the bonds. That is that the property will first be offered as a whole at the upset price of 114,000. If It does not bring $14,000 there will be no sale. If it brings more than that sum it will be with the understanding that it must be resold. In small lots, and If the amount realized for these amounts to more In the aggregate than the highest bid for the property as a whole, the first sale gives way to the second. Otherwise the property goes to the bidder who offered the most for It as a whole. If the property is knocked down as a whole the building will go with it If it is sold piecemeal, the building will be sold separately and the proceeds will be prorated among the purchasers of the ioia in prupurriun iu in? luaeniui uiu of each. The successful purchasers are not to get possession until the new building is ready for use; but they are to have seven per cent for their purchase money in the meantime. The understanding is that a number of sites are to be condemned as soon as practicable. These will Include the Marshall and Witherspoon properties on East Liberty street and the Hunter property on West Liberty street, the Smith and Bratton properties on the corners of Jefferson and Congress streets and possibly other properties. After these properties have been condemned, the commissioners with the specific information then available, will undertake the matter of location. TO GRADE COTTON 8EED At the request of the South Carolina Cotton Seed Crusher's association, and with the aDDroval of President Dabbs, of the Farmers' Union, and J. N. Harper, of Clemson college, Commissioner Watson Is going to undertake to put Into effect & system of selling cotton seed by grade, and the Cotton Seed Crusher's association is to undertake to pay the preliminary expenses in connection with the experiment The cotton seed crushers claim that heretofore the buying of seed has been a regular cut-throat business. It is a fact that good oil and good meal suitable for feed purposes cannot be made from damaged seed. It is common for seed sellers to take poor care of their products, and It is not unusual for the mills to be offered seed for crushing that is hardly fit for fertilizer. The mills make such deductions as they think Is tight; but there being no standard system for these deductions, there Is a great deal of dissatisfaction connected therewith. mu- --4? 14 nn/vriAaA/1 O/lnnf me jsvauem u id |/iv^vo?u bv is as follows: "Prime cotton seed shall be clean, dry and sound, free from dirt, trash and foreign matter. Seed not coming up to requirements of 'prime seed' shall be considered 'off seed.' All seed shall be graded before unloading as follows: Take ten representative samples of one pound each from the different parts of the car or wagon. Thoroughly mix same into one composite sample; then with a square edge knife cut off about 100 seed; from the whole so separated pick up 100 seed in the order they are found, the 100 seed taken by the above method to constitute the representative sample. "Deductions to be made as follows: "No deduction for seed damaged under nine per cent. "Snad fiamaared 10 Der cent and not over 15 per cent, deduct 71 per cent from the cost price of same. "Seed damaged 16 per cent and not over 20 per cent, deduct 15 per cent from cost price of same. "Seed damaged 21 per cent and not over 25 per cent, deduct 20 per cent from the cost price of same. "Seed damaged 26 per cent and not over 30 per cent, deduct 25 per cent from the cost price of same. "If seed go above 30 per cent damage, owners had better sell by sample." The drawing of the sample is to be done in the presence of witnesses on behalf of both the mill and the seller. The sample is to be sealed and certified and sent to the department of agriculture. When the chemist gets the seed he collects from the sample 100 individual seed. They are cut with a sharp knife. Those are from light brown to chocolate color which are soft and mushy or which have become dust by reason of dry rot or which are so shriveled as practically to furnish no meat, are to be counted as "off" or damaged seed. The reasons for damage to cotton seed are: 1. The packing down of seed cot* ? ? ?= ? if hoat hefnre it (.vii ou oo tu uafo a* goes to the gin. 2. The storage of the seed In such a manner as to allow them to heat after ginning. 3. Allowing seed to become wet either in the house or in hauling them to the market. 4. The piling of seed in the field and then packing them up again to haul to market. The above are the things the farmer is cautioned to avoid. Commissioner Watson has announced that it has been agreed that the system of grading would be put into effect immediately and he has already taken the necessary steps to prepare for the work. He stated further that an agreement had also been reached to the effect that if the plans as outlined and adopted did not prove satisfactory to either buyers or sellers, upon complaint of either party and notification to him another conference would be called at which all such points wool' be discussed and such changes me Je as the practical experience with the plan might indicate to be for the best Interests of everybody concerned. Under the system of grading adopted the maximum deduction for dam aged cotton seed, If the market be ISO per ton for prime seed, is only 15 per ton. This, however, is coupled with the fact that the mills do not wish to buy at any price the thoroughly damaged seed. Heretofore in many individual instances as low as |K per ton has been paid for seed. ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. Fannie Morrow of Oastonla, is visiting Mrs. D. T. Woods in Yorkville. Mrs. Hortense Strauss of Laurens, is spending several days in Yorkville at Mrs. N. J. K. Bow^n's. JMr. John M. Rawlinson of CharJotte, la visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. W. Lewis, in Yorkville. jSuperintendent V. L. Smith of the Victor Cotton Oil Co., of Yorkville spent yesterday in Charlotte. Mrs. J. M. Hubbard of Huntersvllle, N. C.. is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. J. v. s vr 1 111 ^ ' tf T\ ? r/uniap un i urn vine, iv. r. i/. a. Mrs. Alice Klncaid of Gastonla visited the family of Mr. J. L. Moss on Torkville R. F. D. 3. this week. Miss Mary Pant Herndon has returned to her home In Torkville, after a visit to relatives in Spartanburg. Misses Sudie and Annie Neeiy of Rock Hill, are visiting Miss Lottie Belle Simrll on Torkville, R. F. D. 7. [ Mrs. E. E. Gillespie and children returned to Torkville last night after a ' month's visit to relatives at Gulf, N. C. | Mr. J. W. Kirkpatrick of the Kirkpatrick-Belk Co., returned to Torkj ville last night from the northern markets. Mr. W. R. Carpenter of Llncolnton, N. C., is working at the C. ft N.-W. depot in Torkville, vice Mr. M. L. Laughlln, resigned. Miss Julia Witherspoon, who has been spending several weeks at Murrell's Inlet has returned to her home In Torkville. Mrs. W. T. Patrick of Jordan, S. C., and Mr. M. B. Patrick of Spartanburg, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Patrick, in Torkville. Miss Sallle Robinson and little Miss Margaret Ella Rfid of Charloite, are visiting Mrs. J. R Johnson and other relatives in Torkville. Mrs. Ida Wylie and daughter, Miss Rachel, who have been spending the summer in Arkansas, returned to their home in Yorkvllle, Tuesday. Mrs. Kate King and daughter, Miss Mary Sue, have returned to their home In 8helby, after spending several days with Mrs. J. M. Brian, in Yorkvllle. Rev. and Mrs. T. T. Walsh and children returned to Yorkvllle this morning after a visit of several weeks to Walterboro. Messrs. John Law Jackson. J. D. Gwln, M. L. Smith, W. B. Smith and Mrs. W. B. Stroup of Clover attended the funeral of Mr. J. J. Hunter in Yorkville Wednesday. Messrs. C. W. and Hennlng Adickes, who have been spending some lime in Hendersonville, N. C., have returned to their home in Yorkvllle. ville, Wednesday. , Miss Lillian Richardson of the Weaem Union telegraph office, who has been spending a month In Mclnnvllle .Tenn., has returned to Yorkvllle. Misi Mabel L&frage who had charge of the office during Miss Richardson's absence, has returned to her home ir Kingstree, S. C. . " Port Mill Times: Upon invitation ol Rev. W. A. Hafner, the Rev. W. B. Arrowood, of Sharon, preached Sundaj evening from the-stand In Confederate Park. The crowd present was probably larger than at any service at the Park during the summer and the sermon of Mr. Arrowood was of a most instructive cuiq cuvci umuuo vikmov%v> Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Majoi W. W. Boyce of this city has received a telegram from his son, Rev. W. W Boyce, who has been In the mission .Held In Mexico representing the Associate Reformed Presbyterian denomination, saying that he will return tc this country. Rev. Mr. Boyce left hii mission field yesterday and is expected to reach Rock Hill the latter pant ol this week or first of next week. Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: J. B Pegram passed through the city thk morning, en route to his home In Yorltville, from Baltimore. Mr. Pegram and his family are well known In the dtj and their friends will be interested t< know that they took their little daughter Martha, to Baltimore several week* ago for treatment Mr. Pegraih stated this morning that the physicians had given him some encouragement as t< the child's condition. Mrs. Pegram remained in Baltimore with the little glr who will not be able to be brought home for several weeks. LOCAL LACONICS Death of Mise Alice Wylie. Miss Alice Wylle died at her home at Hickory Grove this morning1, aftei an Illness of several weeks with heart trouble. She was the sixth child ol Mr. and Mrs. J. Harris Wylle, and wai about 18 years of age. The funera! will take place at Hickory Grove tomorrow. Fert Mill's First Bale. Fort Mill Times: Fort Mill township's first bale of new crop cotton wai sold on this market Saturday aftemooi for 12 cents per pound. The bale weighed 456 pounds and was gathered from the farm of John M. Scott, about three miles north of town. The cotton was bought by Mills Young company. Will Make Figures Public. Director of the Census Hanes ha* advised the county papers throughout tne SOU CM mat nereuwr uib Bpcum agents who collect statistics as to the quantity of cotton ginned, will be authorised to give out these as soon ai the same have been verified in the bureau at Washington. The first reporl of this subject will be given out or Monday, September 8. Rock Hill vs. Yorkville. The Community Boys baseball team of Rock Hill, came over to Yorkville yesterday afternoon to play the Yorkville team the deciding game of the season, each team having won a game Rain interfered during the fourth Inning, however, when the score was 3 to 0 In favor of Yorkville and the game had to be called off. The Yorkville team is to play Chester on the Yorkville diamond at 3 o'clock this afternoon. v Death of Mrs. Lesslie. Rock Hill Record: Mrs. J. Q Lesslie, widow of the late Nathaniel Lesslie, who was killed in the civil war while serving In the army of .the Confederacy, died this morning at hei home at Lesslie, aged 82 years, ol Bright's disease. Mrs. Lesslie leave* two sons and one daughter: Mr. R. H Lesslie of this city and Mr. D. P. and Miss Frances Lesslie, of Lesslie. The funeral services over her remains will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at Neely's Creek A. R. P. church, conducted by Rev. W. M. Stevenson, with interment In the cemetery at thai church. 8hooting in Rock Hill. Rock Hill special of September 4, tc the Charlotte Observer: Fourteen-yeai old Palmer Wilson of the Carhart mill village this morning about 10.30 o'clock fired upon Jesse Green, a smaller boy, with a shotgun, the load destroying one eye and so badly affecting the othei that it Is feared the sight of it will be lost, In case the wound does not prove fatal. It Is stated that the action of the Wilson boy in shooting the youngei lad, who is about 11 years of age, was deliberate. The physician who wae called in took the Injured boy to the Fennell Infirmary at once. The doctor says that while young Green has a chance to get well there 1b a probability that he will not. Progress at Ramah. Messrs. E. W. Pursley and J. E. Bigger of Ramah, were In Yorkvllle Wed neflday, and both were talking of the picnic they are to have at the school house on Friday, September 12. "We would like some of the folks from down in* this section to come out, said Mr. Bigger. We can snow-them the second best school house in the county, and we can show them a* gooi a school aM the best of them. Not only that, we can show them some general development that we %re aot-flptiapfodjp?,'. .Tfoplg who are pretty familiar with the county as a whole way there has been^ as mucn outcome in our locality as uierv haa been In any outside of the towns, and we want .them to know th^t we are still moving Fatalities ?r> Intarurban. At 3 o'clock laast Tuesday afternoon; an tnterurban electric car going into* Mount Holly from Gaston la struck a wagon filled with 4 picnic party from Southpoint on their way to Rivers ijdrf park, Mount Holly, for an outing, kfllng two and injuring four others. Noma of those Injured were seriously hart, and they were able to be taken to thelg homes. The dead are: Miss Emma aged 20. The horse ana mule arfven to the wagon were both killed. The picnic party attempted to cross the track ahead of' tha car which was coming down grade when the car struck the wagon, hurling the occupants into the air, killing the two persons named and the team instantly. A slater and brother of the young woman killed, were also in the wagon but were not seriously Injured. Uniform 8izecf Bales. Commencing September 3 a penalty of $1 a bale on each bale of cotton 'which does not conform to the stand ard 27x54 Inch else, Is being assessed by railroads and steamship companies. Notice of this penalty was given six months ago, and hearings have been held by the bouse committee on interstate and foreign commerce, of which Representative Adam eon of Georgia, la i chairman, with the view of seeming an agreement among all parties as to the size and density of cotton bales. jDesplte all this advertising, some persons only woke up to the fact that the pen, alty would be exacted. Congressmen from cotton-growing states were urged by telegraph to take the matter up with the secretary of agriculture and the Interstate commerce commission to 1 see If something could not be done to avert this penalty. After looking into the matter further, several senators > j who originally agreed to join the dele> gation, changed their minds. They believe the uniform bale la.a good thing. They eay it la a comparatively simple i matter for glnners to change their gin 1 boxes to conform to the new regulations; that the glnners had ample notice, and could have easily met the requirements of the transportation com; panies. A great many glnners did so, but those who didn't wHt cause a loss to the farmeni on the bale ginned and baled In the o d way of 91 a bale. MERE-MENTION. ; The Impeachment trial of Governor Suiter will begin In Albany N. Y? before the senate and,,justices of the cburt of appeals sitting as an Impeachment court, on September 18th......ft is stated from Genoa, Italy, that the ' trial of Porter Chariton, the American charged with murdering hie wife at Lake Como, In 1910, mhy be prolonged ' two or three years or longer In order to ' give the defendant ample time to mas* ' ter the Italian language. .. .There an ; >35,000 clan "A" poatofflcea and 34,000 1 clan "B" poetoffices In the United States. The first pays salaries ranging from 1180 to 11,000 per annum and the I second clan pays less than $180 per . year......From March 4th to August i 29, Postmaster General Burleson appointed 5,706 postmasters, an average of thirty-five a day....Georges Ciemt enceau, ex-premier or France, says i that a great Doropean war will come [ within a year The first national f copservatlon exposition waa opened at Knoxvllle, Tenn., Tuesday, to remain open to November 1st.. A Chicago J physician announces the curs of a ease of rabies In an advanced stage by the I Injection of quinine under the victim's r .skin Thousands of children under . 14 years of age, were shut out of mills . land factories of Massachusetts, Tues, day. by the operation of a new child I labor law A congressional commit I tee Is considering a proposition to build i a $4,000,000 bridge across the Potomac . river at Washington.. .The Boy Scouts I of America now number 300,000. A > party of flrteen scouts will soon leave New York to walk to Sal) Francisco by way of New Orleans!;... .New York railroad officials estimate that, there were not less than 1,000.000 travelers passing: through New York railway terminals last Monday....Fifteen persons s were killed and many Injured 1b a rall. way collision at KJrkby Stephen, Eng. .land, early Tuesday morning:. . .Four ' ' men were killed and three injured in f an automobile accident during a race at i Nashville, Tenn., Monday ....Asa Goodi t win, j00 years old, celebrated his birthday at Sterrell Ala. Monday with a barbecue. More than 2,000 persons were present, 400 of them being relatives. .... ...During the past two years there, have been fourteen serious wrecks on the New York, New Haven i and Hartford railroad, In whioh more . than 426 persons were either killed or seriously injured At Wllkesbarre, 1 Pa.. 1,200 coal miners have gone on a i strike In order to force fifteen- miners ; to Join the union. J. R. B. W1U| ing, brother of Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, died In Philadelphia, Tuesday, of diphtheria, aged 48 years...... .The Turkish battleship, Reshad-l-Hamis, said to be the most formidable in the world, was launched in England, Wedt neday Ex-King Manuel of Por 1 tugal, was married yreanesaay, iu uie Princess Augustine Victoria of Hohenxollern, at Sigmaringen, Germany ' A report from Cleveland, 0., is to the i effect that Standard Oil company Is . going Into the automobile business by buying three or four of the largest factories and selling cars at $S50 to i $1,000 each.... Two men and one woman were killed at Ottumawa, la., Wednesday, in an automobile racing accident......A crop expert of Chii cago, estimates that this year's yield , of potatoes In the United States will be 100,000,000 bushels less than last year. > ? i ? Governor Blease on Wednesday was a personal witness to the first double execution that has yet taken 1 place In the penitentiary. The victims i were Jasper Green and Davis Reynolds , two negroes who killed J. R. Cooler, a liquor constable in Beaufort county, this year. Both negroes denied any ' connection with any knowledge of the killing. After the execution, Governor Blease gave out the following statement to the Columbia Record: "Yes, I attended the execution of Reynolds and Green, two negroes, at the penitentiary today. I made some investigation Into the question of capital punishment, and it was upon my recommendation to the general assembly that the electric chair was substituted for hanging in this state. Ever since the change was made, I have been wondering in my mind whether or not we had adopted the moat humane method for relieving society of those depraved and unfortunate human beings who were convicted of such henloua crimes that the punishment therefor was death. I have talked with different people who have witnessed death by this chair, and they vary greatly In their opinions as to whether or not this is a more humane method than the old form of flanging, ana i nave oeen warning 10 go to see for myself about the mat* ter personally. I have seen people . hanged, but I have refrained from goi Ing to see an electrocution because, having the power in my hands to dl: rect that It be stopped, I was not sure , that it was the best thing for me to , do. But, in this instance, these two | negroes were convicted of killing an officer of the law, a man who cari ried In his pocket a commission from > me as governor of South Carolina io , perform the duties which he was per> forming. When they struck him down i they struck down, to that extent, the i law of our state: in addition to that, i killed one of the truest men that South ' Carolina has ever had, one of the most t efficient and bravest officers, and one of my very beat friends. So I felt that if there was a time while I was governor, I could get my own consent to witness an electrocution, it was that of these two negroes for killing my friend, Roland Cooler."