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Scraps and |artj. ? The delay of the administration in announcing its decision Interpreting the five per cent tariff discount on Imports in American vessels, says a Washington dispatch, may result wtthin a few days In the addition of a measure in the house calling on the treasury' department for information as to. what It is doing to enforce the new tariff law on this point. It was said in the house yesterday that some such action would be taken soon unless the department acted. It is understood the attorney general already has prepared his decision but that his ?ofo hoinv withheld with a t CUIIVIUOIVIIO ?< V W?...0 .. . view to sooner or later having the problem In the courts, the attorney general taking the position that it really is & judicial question. At the Capitol it Is generally understood that the attorney general's decision holds that the five per cent discount abrogates treaties now In force and that therefore, no vessels, either American or foreign, can be given the five per cent differential. The treasury department, however, is proceeding with the collection of full duties, expecting the whole question to be fought out In the courts. ? Lancaster special of October 28, to the News and Courier: Fire last night which originated in J. E. Walter & Co.'s store on Factory Hill, destroyed the store, a barn across the hAioneinir to Henry Plyler and one dwelling' of the Lancaster Cotton milla The Are was outside the limits and had It not been for the valiant work of a bucket brigade a number of tenant houses would have been destroyed. Investigation as to the origin of the Are by the police offlcials disclosed, it is alleged, that the building had been set on Are by Hugh Taylor, a clerk in the store of Walters & Co. Taylor was immediately arrested and, according to the authorities, .made a full confession today. stating. It is further alleged, that Walters offered him $25 to turn it and that Walters had Ared a trash barrel Saturday night with the intention of setting the store on Are, but that he (Taylor) went back and put it out Late this afternoon Walters and his wife were lodged in jail, charged as accessories. Walters had ^"* VI*. o?A/tlr Ttrhloh diVUV insurance UII uu aiuvn, ?... was a total loss. The buildings were insured for about half their value, it Is said. ? Mexico City, October 39: "Each hour brings news of fresh triumphs for the Huerta-Bl&nquet ticket in the Mexican states," said El Dlario. the government organ, in an editorial today. "These votes have a double significance?sanction of the attitude of our president and disapproval, we might almost say scourging, of the wicked, unfounded and inso.ent meddling of a foreign power in our domestic affairs. The attitude of the president of the United States in upholding the electoral tickets of those who favor the rebels in the north of Mexico and opposing those of the supporters of legality, order and national dignity, has assured the continuance of Provisional President Huerta in power, Moreover, it has gathered about Huerta all those that are honorable and worthy in the country and conse crated him in the present difficult circumstances as the only posisble president of the Mexican republic." ?3 Independeinte says: "The rebel of Vera Cruz and the hero of Ciuadela (Felix Diaz) declares himself vanquished, tynder the wing of John Lind and pasted like scum to Consul William Canada, he has shown himself in moment of Imaginary danger a military man full of terror and entirely devoid of honor." El Imparclal says: "The nephew of the great Don Porfiro Diaz has shown himself as cowardly as a rabbit" ? New York, October 29: New York's heated municipal campaign tonight was kept in the feverish stage. John A. Hennessy, Former Gov. Sulzefs invuiintnr whose sDeeches for the" ftision ticket, headed by John Purroy Mltchel, have been a striking: feature of the campaign, kept up his attack on Tammany Hall and Ed wax 4 E. McCall, the Tammany nominee- lot mayor, laying atrees in his talks to. night on charges of barge ean&l graft, by which ha declared Tammany benefitted. Former Judge McCall, who , spoke in Manhattan and Brooklyn, attacked Mitchell for his former connection as counsel for a corporation. The 125,000 campaign contribution from i the late Anthony N. Brady, traction ( magnate, first offered to and declined by Sulzer when he was running for governor last year and then given to Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, who yesterday declared he returned It to Brady, remained a point ~ M al-??a?tnnrt?4 Tiro a trivpn AT 111* Ul QIKUBSIUII. au>ii>v>k " phy'B declaration that he returned the money to Brady by a statement from Former Judge Samuel A. Beardsley, who originally took the $25,000 from Brady to Sulzer and on the latter's refusal to accept it handed it to Murphy. Beardsley, in his statement today, without mentioning Murphy's name said that "a campaign contribution of $25,000, made by Mr. Brady in the campaign of 1912, was subsequently returned to him." Hennessy, in one of his speeches tonight, challenged Beardsley to furnish proof that Murphy gave back the $25,000. Testimony to support the authenticity of a letter written last summer from Sing Sing by ex-Senator J. Stilwell, a convict, asking Sulzer for a pardon in return for an exposure 01 doss ru e m i>c? York city, was given during the day by Col. William H. Armory, who carried the ^ardon appeal to Albany. Stilwell had declared the published version was garbled. Col. Armory declared the letter as made public was exactly as it originally was written. Stilwell's reputed confession, said to be in possession of Hennessy, tomorrow will be turned over to district Attorney Whitman, according to a statement tonight by Hennessy, who was a witness again today in the prosecutor's investigations of charges made during the campaign. Mr. Whitman's inquiry may result in grand jury proceedings. The City Economy league, organized with "economy and efficiency versus extravagance and waste" as its slogan, today found its ranks split on the question of advocating the election of McCall. The league some time ago voted to support McCall and several fusion nominees for other offices. Today the secretary of the organization, A. H. Tyler, resigned, announced opposition to McCall in view of recent charges against him and his replies to them, and the league voted not to send out any more McCall literature. ? New York, October 30: A suit looking to bringing the impeachment of William Sulzer before the supreme court of the United States, was started today in the United States district court here by injunction proce?uuiB? instituted by William H. Moore an employe of the New York World. The complaint sets forth that the constitution of the United States is being violated in that the government of this state, Sulzer having been removed, is not under the supervision and administration of a governor selected by the citizens of the state. This, he contends, denies citizens a republican form of government as constitutionally guaranteed. The defendants named include Governor Glynn and all the state executive officers together with state senators and judges of the court of appeals. The plaintiff asks that the present administration be enjoined from recognizing the decision of the high court of impeachment and that Sulzer be restored to office. The suit came as a surprise to Sulzer, who is now in his city campaigning for the assembly from the sixth district. He had no statement to make. Moore is a printer. He said that in his suit 1? oo q r* friHIvirinn 1 nnri IIC WOO acting ao uu *??.?? ? not for any cause or political faction. It is charged that the defendants "claiming to be a court of impeachment" voted that William Sulzer was guilty as charged in several of the articles in which the impeachment proceedings were based, and that the defendant, Martin H. Glynn, a thing in sympathy with the other defendants, took the oath of office of governor of the state of New York and wrongfully assumed and is still assuming to exercise all of the powers, duties and functions of that office. The other defendants, the petition adds, are using all the power of their several offices to maintain Glynn as governor to the exclusion of Sulzer and to induce other officials and citizens of the state to recognize, accept and obey Olynn as "though he was In truth and act, governor of . the state," to the usurption of the office Against the plaintiff and his fellow citizens of the state and the establishment of a government of the personal selection of the defendants In the place instead of the republican government established by Moore and his fellow citizens. The legality of the impeachment charges also is attacked. On this point Moore contends that In a meeting on July 12 (probably intended for August 12. the date upon which the impeachment charges were taken up) the legislature illegally assumed and abrogated to itself the right to reconvene and illegally "went through the form of reconvening and passing articles of Impeachment" These "pre- | tended" articles, Moore continues, were attested by the clerk of the assembly as valid. She ^jorbvitle (Enquirer. Entered at the Ppstofflce in Torkvllle as M&ll Matter of the Second Class. xuiuvviioixi, 0. v.i FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31,1913. The state fair was great for Columbia. Geese were numerous and the plucklngs were fine. Some of the grafters made enough out of It to keep them going until next year. It is necessary for the president to find some way to settle that Mexican situation, and from the looks of things up to the present time we are inclined to believe that he is going to find a way that will be entirely satisfactory without mixing the United States army into it. At least we hone so. In their desperation to down Sulzer, the Tamanyite8 are attacking his wife, who is a Jewess. There are many Jews in Sulzer's district ana tnere is being circulated a pamphlet printed in Hebrew in which Mrs. Sulzer is charged with having renounced her faith. Rabbi Joseph Levlson, of Brooklyn, read the circular to a large meeting at the request of Mrs, Sulzer, Wednesday night, and denounced it as untrue. Of course we do not know enough about Gen. Felix Diaz to say whether he is a coward or a brave man; but we are Inclined to think that very few men acquainted with the reputation and character of that fellow Huerta, would accept Huerta's Invitation and go to Mexico City, not if there was a chance of safety on an American warship. It may be, as the Huerta newspaper organs say, that Diaz has less courage than a rabbit; but in our opinion UIVlI* IIOO OUUWU lUVIC OCilOC than a dozen rabbits. Just what the inwardness of the quarrel between Huerta and Felix Diaz is?whether there is any more to it than that Diaz was voted for as an opposition candidate for the presidency?we do not know, because it has not been made clear. The fact that on the day before the election. Diaz who was then at Vera Cruz, was "invited" to the capital and declined the invitation, has already been published. During the day of election, Diaz took refuge In the American consulate, and refused to go on the street because he believed his life was in danger. Next day he left Vera Cruz, and took refuge on an American cruiser, and although it is understood that the Mexican government was not at all pleased, it made no demand upon the United States to give up the fugitive. It is understood that the United States is entirely within her rights in giving refuge to political fugitives, and will not give Diaz up even if asked to do so. Diaz has expressed himself as being very objectionable to the revolutionists and as his life would probably be no safer with theni that it would be with Huerta, he is desirous of being taken to some point where the Mexicans cannot get hold of him. Need For Men. No one of fairly good Intelligence will question for a moment the soundness or the timeliness of the brief message that Mr. H. E. Johnson de livered to the Bethel Improvement association last Saturday. This country needs many things; but its greatest need is that of men, and while Bethel has as large a proportion of real men as any other section of the county, and York has as large a per centage of real men as any other county in the state, nevertheless the message is as timely and as appropriate for Bethel and York as elsewhere. We are not among those who believe manhood is on the decline rather than the increase. Those who so believe are very numerous, and this is especially true of older observers who think that men generally are not as good and true as in former years; but we are inclined to think that those who hold such a view fail to take into consideration their accumulated personal experience and knowledge. It must be remembered that the man of fifty is naturally expected to have found out a great many more people than he had found out when he was only twenty, and also he is still finding out at fifty, men with whom he was acquainted at twenty; but had not yet found out. It is not to be denied that there is something good in every man; but this is not the point. The thing is for every man to have a lot of good, and it is just as well to remember too, that men who may have lost their reputations at twenty, sometimes change their ways and become better men before fifty. The common belief is that mosi men wno were unwonny ana unreliable when young are unworthy and unreliable in maturer years; but this rule is not at all safe, because experience has rather proved that the faults of youth more often than otherwise, especially where there is the right kind of stuff, frequently enhance, rather than detract from the wisdom and uprightness of maturer years. But this is not what Mr. Johnson was talking about, and it is not the thing he is driving at. The trouble of which he complains is that there are too many men who fail to realize the sacredness of an obligation, the absolute Importance of frank, open dealing, and all that is to be gained by consistent speaking of the truth. Liars, thieves and profligates sometimes prosper temporarily, and their example frequently has a demoralizing effect on others who have been taught better; but for liars, thieves and profligates to permanently hold the respect of people whose respect is worth holding, is out of the question. It has never happened and it never will. Go into any community where you will and pick out all kinds of people, including the stupid, handsome, dashine, bright and brilliant, and while it will sometimes be found that men are preferred in various ways for reasons other than their honesty and probity, it will also be found that the respect? irvo fin not mean DODUlarity), in which every Individual is held, is in proportion to his established reputation for honesty and truthfulness. This will be found to be true even though dishonesty and untruthfulness may be (the rule In that community. Yes, the greatest heed of the day is for men?men who have the intelligence to think aright, and the courage to stand for what they think, let the consequences be what they may. Error has always flourished everywhere, and often whole communities are wedded to error that is doing them real harm. The only means of combating error is by honesty and truth, backed by courage, though where honesty and truth exist, courage is seldom absent. MoLAURIN PULLS OUT ??? Will Not be Candidate for Governor or Anything Else. J Charlotte Observer. I Columbia, October 30.?Former Sen| ator John L. McLaurln announced his .iimm.nt from the gubernatorial race in South Carolina today and says I he is done forever with politics. He I had been regarded a candidate for I governor, and by some people was | thought to stand a good chance of | election. | Dramatically came his statement | that he would not enter the race, foli lowing the Blease forces' conference held last evening. At this conference 'Senator McLaurln delivered a strong speech reviewing the history of Tlllmanlsm and Bleaseism and stated that Bleaseism Is the child of Tillmanism. Charles Carroll Sims, avowed sup* porter of Governor Blease, who announced his candidacy for governor last night, said that Bleaseism was nobler than Tillmanism. In his statement issued this afternoon Senator McLaurln takes issue with Mr. Sims on that point "I find myself out of sympathy with the views expressed by the other speakers," says Senator McLaurln in his statement to the Observer Bureau. "I do not think that 'Bleaseism is higher and nobler than Tillmanism.' " "It is the Irony of fate," he adds "that I, who suffered most injustice at the hands of Tillman personally, should now be the only defender of Tillmanism." In his speech last even ing Senator McLaurln traced the ngnt In this state in the early nineties and brought the matter up to the present date. "I will not be a candidate for governor/' is the opening sentence of Senator McLaurln's statement today. He continues: "There is no field for a man of really conservative views. I think factionalism has gone too far and I am thoroughly satisfied that the people are not going to be permitted to get together by the leaders on either side. "The views I expressed at the conference last night do not suit either extreme, and I long ago made up my mind never to advocate anything which my inner consciousness teaches me is wrong. I stand just where I stood in 1890?for the people. "That movement gave the first real liberty that the masses in South Carolina ever enjoyed and I find myself entirely out of sympathy with the views expressed by the other speakers at the conference. I do not think that 'Bleaseism is higher and nobler than Tillmanlsm.' "The spirit that animated Tillmanlsm in 1890 was higher and finer than the sentiments I heard expressed last night. "While some of the men who are inciting class hate and prejudice may get Into office, I know that power gained by such methods is ephemeral and that the state will suffer. I went there like a man, said what I had to say. I don't suit them. They don't suit me, so I might Just as well be a man. That is better than being governor. "I am out of politics once and forever, and feel like a load is lifted off of me. "Instead of a conference of bitter partisans, there should be a conference of men from both factions who are not office seekers and a fight made to control the next state convention. Then go'and elect a man governor who will know no faction and neither frJonrl nnr fne in the administration of public affairs. "If we do not call a halt we will make a little Mexico of South Carolina and what for? Merely to put this man or that man into office. This is a prostitution of that great uprising of the people of 1890, which if I cannot prevent I at least will refuse to assist." Undoubtedly the statement of Senator McLaurln will cause a sensation in South Carolina political circles. Many had regarded him the logical Blease candidate with the conservative element's influence thrown in to a considerable extent and expressions heard today when hints of his possible withdrawal from the contest were rumored, were that the political situation is thereby undergoing a narrowing down and may cause all previous surmises as to results to be changed a bit. Last night's conference is the talk of the day in political circles here. There are gathered here now members of congress, Senator Smith, and politicians from every nook and corner of South Carolina. There is a constant gaze on the political aspect ana in me events none is mure tunspicuously discussed than last night's round-up of Blease forces. ROAD TO KING'S MOUNTAIN. Government Will Help Those Who Help Themselves. The Yorkville Enquirer notes that when Colonel Bryan spoke at King's Mountain in celebration of the battle anniversary, he wanted to know why he was not taken to the battle ground. It was explained to him, possibly in an apologetic way, that there is no road to the battle ground over which an automobile could travel. The scenes of the battle are cut off altogether and the government has consented to recognize the annual celebration in the town of King's Mountain only on the agreement that it is a temporary arrangement and that a road to the battle field will be built. The Enquirer states that Messrs. E. W. Pursley, J. E. Biggers, J. B. Hambright and others are now interested in building an automobile road from the Faulkner and Bethany road to the King's Mountain battle ground, and thence to the North Carolina line. The wonder is that the historic spot has been permitted so long to be Icnloto,! Tf th a nnnnlo IntnroafpH cat the work started, the government will do its part, but the government is never the first to make a move in a matter of this kind. It has a way of helping those who help themselves. The road to King's Mountain ought to be completed before the next celebration.?Charlotte Observer. ? Newberry, October 29: The numerous friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Blease, mother of the governor, who makes her home with her son, Sheriff Cannon G. Blease, will be grieved to learn that she was stricken with paralysis Sunday night between 11 and 12 o'clock. She was in a room alone, but succeeded in calling Mrs. Cannon Blease. who found her helpless. Dr. Houseal was called, and found that her right side had been completely I paralyzed. Mrs. Blease was in her usual health Sunday and attended her church as usual. Date Sunday afternoon her son. Eugene S. Blease. called to see her and sat and talked with her for some time, and when ^e left she walked a little way with h..n, appearing to be perfectly well. Mrs. Blease had a slight stroke some months ago, which affected her speech for a short time; but she recovered from that in a few days. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS John B. Plaxco?Has a watch, picked up at Rock Hill fair. Owner can have it by proving property. Clover Cotton Mfg. Co.?Alter this date will buy no more local long staple cotton. W. R. Carroll?Wants to rent or sell 7-room house in Yorkville. Possession given January 1st W. p. Bennett, Lancaster?Has a lot in Clover for sale, known as J. B. Ellis lot. Bank of Hickory Grove?Publishes its statement of condition at the close I or Dusiness uci. 21, snowing re-1 sources of'598,144.27. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Is showing complete line of dress goods. Coats for ladies, misses and children, $1.98 to $12.50. City Market?Wants eggs at 30c a doz. Wants bull hides. Has oysters, best beef, pork, hams, sausage. Thomson Co.?On page four Invites attention to Queen Quality and Crossett shoes, and to clothing for men and boys. First National Bank, Sharon?Quoting Uncle Sam, says, you will go a long ways before finding a better bank. Amply protected against yeggmen. Yorkville Bargain House?Reminds you that its declaration sale closes tomorrow and wants you to get a part of the bargains. See page four. Carroll Furniture Co.?Sells and recommends the Irene range as the best medium-priced range on the market, and wants you to see it Cloud Cash Store?Is showing new coat suits Just received, well worth $17.50, at $12.50. Lyric Theatre?Presents an attractive programme for tonight, and also has a special three-real feature for toWinfiMAA AM/I invii I uw uiauucc auu iueuv? Carroll Bros.?Believe they sell more buggies than other dealers. They know buggies and have the right kind and the right prices. Loan and Savings Bank?Says it is so conducted as to give its patrons the very best service and protection. Capital and surplus, $100,000. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Has Winchester loaded shells and recommends them to sportsmen who want rellale ammunition. Farm hardware. First National Bank, Yorkville?Emphasizes the Importance of systematic savings. It wants your savings account. W. E. Ferguson?Is ready to supply all kinds of fruit cake ingredients and suggests that you make your cakes early and let them "ripen." Thomasson Repair Shop?Gives you directions as to where to find it, and invites your patronage. York Supply Co.?Will give dishes, etc.. to coffee buyers. Specials in coffee and rice. Shoes at reduced prices. Shannon-Smarr Co.?Make some pedal prices on flour, and also have limited supply of home-grown seed wheat at $1.50 a bushel. "Nothing but a straight business proposition," said W. L. Hill of Sharon, in speaking favorably of the acceptance of the F. E. Smith gift lot foi the location of the court house. And now from the steps of the court house where most all of the legal process sales of nearly a hundred years have been made, the old court house and the yard on which It stands, are to go under the hammer. From what Mr. E. W. Pursley says it would not take a great deal of money to fix that road from Ramah to the battleground, and there ought to be some way to raise it. By rights the road should be put In good condition on both sides of the battleground. Mr. James D. Land has called our attention to certain inaccuracies in the recent statement about his ribbon cane. There were nine rows about 125 yards in length. The largest was six Inches in circumference ni stead of In diameter. The total yield of molasses was 31 gallons. The strongest argument In favor of the location of the court house along the centre of East Liberty street is the "value of a 375,000 building in advertising the town to people coming and going from the trains." And this argument is actually being used by grown-ups?adults. A bunch of Rock Hill people came over to Yorkville last Tuesday afternoon to look over the court house property that is to be Offered at public auction next Monday. There were in the party several gentlemen who are easily able to buy the whole site without serious financial inconvenience, and .their presence excited a mild sensation. Some people held that it was all a "bluff," and others that .the visitors really mean business; but next Monday will tell the story. CRIMSON CLOVER. Mr. John R. Blair, countv demon stration agent, says that crimson clover Is as common a sight throughout York county now-a-days as oats used to be. Quite a number of farmers who sowed crimson clover have had bad luck for one reason or another. In some cases they sowed on dry ground without previous breaking, and although the seed sprouted, they soon died. In other cases the seed was sown on good land; but not altogether suited for the crop without proper inocculation, and the crop has not done well in. Instances of this kind. Mr. J. C. Burge, of No. 3 Yorkvllle, who has frequently been referred to hpfnrp in rnnnprtinn with hln nrlmann clover experiments, continues the undisputed leader. Mr. 3urge does not own but eighty-one acres in all, and he has a good stand of crimson clover on thirty-five acres. He sowed thirtyseven acres; but on two acres he failed to get a good stand. PETITION TO COMMISSIONERS. Following is the memorial to the court house commissioners with reference, to the proposed new site that is being circulated and signed in various parts of the county: To the Honorables? J. S. Brice, J. G. Anderson, W. fS. Wllkerson, York County Court House Commission. We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers of York county, desire to memorialize you as follows: 1. For reasons that are obvious, we do not think it wise or good business to erect a new building on the old site. A sufficient reason is that the cost would be too great, and that there would be too much waste of values. 2. We are opposed to the idea of spending $10,000 or anything like that sum for a lot in town where so many desirable sites should be available at a merely nominal price in comparison. 3. Rather than pay even $5,000 for another lot, we would endorse the erection of the new building on the F. E. Smith gift lot, or on some other lot that may be donated, provided the location Is approximately as good. All of which is respectfully submitted, with the hope that It will receive due consideration. ncSTU OP T W r.l A WRON Mr. Thomas W. Clawson died at the home of his son-in-law Mr. R. L. DeLoach. in Yorkvllle, at about 3.30 o'clock lest Wednesday morning, after a long period of falling health thnt has been especially pronounced during the past few months. The deceased was a son of the late W. I. Clawson, and was born in Yorkvllle, June, 1844, sixty-nine years ago, and has been a resident of the town all his life, up to the time of his death. He volunteered for the Confederate service in 1863, and Joined the First regiment of South Carolina cavalry, remaining with that organization in all Its campaigns until the surrender. After the war Mr. Clawson married Miss Amanda, a daughter of the late H. F. Adlckes, and although he had studied law under his father, and had been admitted to the bar, he preferred not to practice; but instead engaged in farming. He built and operated the first public cotton gin that was established within the corporate limits of Yorkville, and also owned and operated one of the first, if not the first planing: machine that waa brought to York county. After giving up farming Mr. Clawson with the help of his wife, pursued the hotel business for a number of years, and later he engaged in the insurance business; but finally gave this up on account of his health, and for several* years past has been practically retired from business with the exception that up to the time of his death he held the position of supervisor of municipal registration for the town of Yorkville. The deceased is survived by Mrs. Clawson and the following children: Mrs. Joseph Q. McNulty, of Kinston, Canada; Mrs. R. L. DeLoach, of Yorkville; Mrs. T. W. Moorman, in the Philippines; Messrs. T. W. Clawson, Jr., of Denver, Colorado; W. A. Clawson, of Galveston, Texas; H. H. Clawson and Harry Clawson and Miss Prankie Clawson, of New York. The interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery yesterday morning after services in the Church of the Good Shepherd, of which the deceased was a luoiuuci. THE FLOWER 8HOW The annual flower show of the Floral society of the First Presbyterian church of Yorkvllle was held In the Rose hotel building in this place last Wednesday and was largely attended by the ladies of the community along with a number of Interested visitors from different surrounding towns. The exhibits Included a long list of flowers and plants of various varieties, entered by the following exhibitors: Mesdames B. N. Moore, W. H. Herndon, G. W. Brown, 8. M. McNeel, L. G. Baber, W. G. White, I. D. Witherspoon, W. E. Ferguson, James Gardner, J. S. Mackorell, R. E. Montgomery, D, E. Finley, W. B. Moore; Misses Rose Marie Lindsay, Daisy Gist, Lesslle Witherspoon, Eleanor Herndon; Cemetery association. The prize winners were as follows: Best collection, Mrs. 8. M. McNeel. 2nd best collection, Mrs. W. H.' Herndon. Best single bloom, Mrs. W. H. Herndon. Three best whites, Mrs. 8. M. McNeel. Three best reds, Mrs. Jas. Gardner. Three best creams, Mrs. W. G. White. Three best bronze, Mrs. W. H. Herndon. ? Three best pinks, Mrs. G. W. Brown. Three best yellows, Mrs. Jas. Gardner. Best new variety, Mrs. W. G. White. Best maidenhair fern, Mess Lesslle Witherspoon. Best fern other than maidenhair, Mrs. B. N. Moore. Best begonia. Miss Lesslle Witherspoon. Best potted plant, Mrs. D. E. Finley. Geranium, Mrs. W. G. White. Best collection dahlias, Mrs. R. E. Montgomery. Best collection roses, Cemetery association. Best single rose, Mrs. Geo. Brown. Best piece embroidery, Miss Rose Marie Lindsay. Best piece crochet, Mrs. D. C. Clark. An elegant turkey dinner was served for several hours during the mid die of the day, and it was generally patronized as was a supper of oysters, salads, etc., that was served during the evening. The affair, as usual, was most creditable to the society. K. M. M. S. REUNION The re-union of the cadets of the old King's Mountain Military school at Columbia last Wednesday night was the one particular meeting of the many meetings that have been held in Columbia this week that is of most local interest. The Columbia State of yesterday has the following account of the proceedings: Perhaps unique among all the reuninnn nt enlleee men ever held in South Carolina, was that which took place last night at the Jefferson hotel. Gatherings of alumni of institutions still conferring degrees are, in a measure, commonplace, but seldom is there gathered "old grads" of an Institution 27 years closed. Over a hundred ex-cadets of King's Mountain Military school last night did honor to its venerable ex-preceptor, Colonel ABbury Coward. Men of from 42 to 60 years, met around a common board and recounted incidents of school life long dormant in the multitudinous recollections of after events. For some time a committee of graduates of King's Mountain Military school has been planning a reunion of students of that institution, which culminated in the dinner yesterday evening. Under the chairmanship of James Q. Davis, a committee consisting of John G. Mobley of Winnsboro, D. C. Ray, G. M. Berry and P. T. Youmans of Columbia arranged the pleasant evening. At the beginning of the dinner, in the absence of the Rev. John O. Wilson, D. D., of Greenwood, who was unable to attend by reason of ill health, a prayer was offered by R. M. Cooper of Wysacky, who referred feelingly to the associations which endeared to the other each one present. _ At^ the conclusion of the dinner, D. C. Kay or (joiumoia, presenieu v^ui. Coward, on behalf of his fellow students, a handsome silver service. Mr. Ray was Introduced by J. Q. Davis. Mr. Ray read to hl3 fellow graduates the tribute of Gen. Longstreet to Col. Coward, as expressed In his last communication to that officer, in which he spoke of the Invaluable services rendered the Confederacy by the commander of the Fifth South Carolina regiment. On the reading of the indorsement of approval by Robert E. Lee, the ex-cadets broke into applause. Mr. Ray then read several letters from absent students of King's Mountain Military school, conveying their best wishes for their fellow alumni and their respectful regards to Col. Coward. Col. Coward was visibly affected as he rose to accept the gift of his old students. "I can't talk to you except as to boys," he said. "If my words could express the feelings of my heart, their echoes would resound for aye, and If my tears, now so near the surface, were permitted to flow, they would fill to the brims these beautiful vessels. This expression of your esteem leads to one of the most beautiful thoughts of my life: that In your minds I have been weighed in the balance and found not wanting. "It is a vain effort to express gratitude for this manifestation of your loyalty and affection. Concrete expressions are meaningless, but the warm glance of your eye and the fact that you say that my efforts have been an Inspiration to you in your lives are my most pleasing memories." Col. Coward then spoke of the deep impression made upon him by the example of the life of Arnold, perhaps the most honored principal the great English school of Rugby claimed. He then briefly sketched the history of King's Mountain school from its inception in 1854, when as youths of less than 20 ysars. Mlcah Jenkins and he instituted the school, to 1&86, when Its colors were Anally furled. "At one time," said Col. Coward, "do you know, my boys, your institution was the only institution of high class learning in South Carolina?" Col. Coward spoke of the unfaltering support accorded him in the dark days following the war between the sections by Mrs. Coward and amid applause mentioned the mitigation of well earned scholastic punishments through her kindly offices. Among his coadjutors at King's Mountain, Col. Coward spoke of C. A. Seabrook, El M. Law, lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Alabama regiment; R. K. Thomas, James A. Watson, R. Means uavis, later a proressor at tne South Carolina college, and John S. Reynolds, whose memorable work, treating of the* dark days after the war, he declared, should be in the possession of every South Carolinian. At the conclusion of Col. Coward's remarks, Mr. Davis introduced Pringle T. Toumans of Columbia, who spoke feelingly of the aid and support afforded the cadets by Mrs. Coward. Among those present at the dinner were A. R. Taylor of Lexington county. J. Frost Walker of Columbia, H. Q. Mcllwaln of Columbia. D. H. Means of Columbia, John O. Mobley of Winnsboro, D. C. Ray of Columbia, James F. Sims of Columbia, R. A. Shoolbred of Congaree, Paul Moore of Lancaster, J. H. Bolin of Columbia, S. L. Miller of Columbia, E. R. Avery of Birmingham, Allen C. Izard of Rock Hill, W. A. Metts of Columbia, W. MoB. Brown of Lancaster, O. M. Berry of Columbia, P. T. Toumans of Columbia, Lawson D. Melton of Columbia, James Q. Davis of Winnsboro. Walter B. Moore of Yorkville, George Sanders of Hagood, W. J. Cunningham of Lancaster, Victor Claire* t\f Rlrmlnchom flomual Tnthon of Atlanta, S. Scoville of Orangeburg, Harry McCaw of Yorkville, B. McCaw of Yorkville. W. J. Gordon of Yorkville, D. Hall of Wlnnsboro-and J. H. Adams of Gadsden. Accompanying Col. Coward were Mrs. Coward. Mra G. M. Berry, Mrs. P. R. Bratton, P. A. Coward, M. D., and O. A. Coward. A reception at the Imperial preceded the dinner at the Jefferson. ABOUT PEOPLE Miss Roea Lois Jackson of Tlrzah, is teaching school in Aiken. Mr. P. B. Comer of Charleston, visited relatives in Yorkville this week. Mr. Walter Morrison of Waycross, Ga., is visiting relatives In Yorkville. Mr. W. L. Hogue of Clover, went to Greenville, Thursday, on business. Mr. David Thomas of the Presbyterian college, Clinton, is visiting relatives in Yorkville. Mr. Luther Wade of Wi'.kinsville, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Curtis Moore, in York county. C. E. Spencer, Esq., and J. H. Marlon, Esq., of Yorkville, were in Greenville, Thursday, on business. Mr. Howard White of Ersklne college, is visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. G. White in Yorkville. Mr. J. H. W. Mitchell of Hickory Grove, is visiting his brother, Mr. J. M. Mitchell, on R. F. D. 1, Yorkville. Mrs. D. E. Boney has returned to her home in Yorkville, after spending several weeks with relatives in Aiken. Mrs. C. M. Kuykendal of Rock Hill, and Miss Sadie Dunlap, of Charlotte are the guests of Mrs. G. H. O'Leary in Yorkville. Mrs. J. P. Hollis and son Jack, have i returned to their home in Rock Hill after a visit to Dr. M. J. Walker in Yorkville. Mrs. R. E. Sharp and children of Rome, S. C., are visiting Dr. M. J. i Walker in Yorkville. They will remain until Christmas. Mrs. W. O. Raw Is and son. Master Edward, of Granden City, N. C., are the guests of Mrs. T. C. Stroup, in Yorkvllle. Mrs. W. F. Marshall of YorkvlHe, took her little daughter, Annie Wallace, to Charlotte, Wednesday, for a slight surgical operation. Information this morning from Mr. G. G. Eaves, of Yorkvllle, who is in the Fennell Infirmary at Rock Hill, is to the effect that he is getting along nicely. Among the visitors to the state fair from Yorkvllle and vicinity this week were the following: Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. David Parrott, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Smoak, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mackorell and son, Theo, Mr. and i Mrs. D. E. Finley, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. i Speck, Mesdames W. D. Glenn, Maggie L. Grist, J. P. White, J. A. Sherer, B. M. Love, Marie Glenn, M. L. Carroll, Dt. and Mrs. D. L. Shieder and children, Misses Janie and Nannie Ferguson, Bessie and Maggie Sandifer, Wllmore and Sara Logan, Kate Love, Re- < ba Cain, Messrs. Jas. F. Jackson, W. S. Peters, J. A. Latta, H. I. McCaw, Less- 1 lie Smith, Sam Nell, W. J. Gordon, J. L. McGarity, Wm. H. Alexander, R. G. i McCaw, W. I. Witherspoon, Ernest Carson, J. E. Lowry, J. J. Gaulden, P. D. White, Robt. Witherspoon, Tracy i Proctor, J. R. Logan, W. B. Moore, f \M Tnmnn DrrwftLo Tnmon T TJVnflflt Stroup, S. L. Courtney, A. L. Black, J. H. Carroll, Sam Ferguson, H. Leroy Ferguson, Wm. and James Glenn, W. P. Smith, Worth McKnlght, B. F. Johnson, F. C. Riddle, M. S. Carroll, 1 Meek Hogue, S. W. Garrison, Geo. W. Brown, J. G. Wardlaw, Roy Carroll, Robt. Turner Allison, Qulnn Wallace, N. S. Black, Robt. Flnley, J. M. Miller, J. M. Barnett, E. N. Miller, Arthur C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wllbora, Misses Elizabeth Wllborn, Annie and Pearl Wallace, Drs. R. A. Bratton, W. i G. White and J. I. Barron. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Trade is doing very nicely; but still it Is not up to the volume It would reach if the weather were a little cold- ( ?r. ~.. . ? ? People who remember when Wright avenue was a cotton field, do not have to strain their Imagination to see what it would look like If extended across to West Liberty street and then perhaps to West Jefferson street. It would help things wonderfully. ? If what folks are sayln? is to be | taken as an Indication, the people of i Yorkville may look out for a big crowd in town next Monday. There are lota and lots of people from all parts of t?.e county who are anxious to see the sale of that court house property, and many of them are going to see it. ? Dr. R. A. Bratton has offered to trade the corner lot next to his residence on South Congress street to the court house commission for the present court house lot. Dr. Bratton's lot ] Is 160 by 240 feet. He puts a price of $12,000 on It, and agrees in case the i court house commission accepts his proposition to sell the court house properly to the town for $12,000. ? There are some judges of real es- ; tate who say the court house property ought to bring $25,000. There Is a rumor on the street to the effect that one of the gentlemen who came over from Rock Hill last Tuesday, to Inspect the property so expressed himself; but no effort has been made by The Enquirer to confirm or refute the rumor. ? A gentleman of Yorkville a few days ago received a very pleasant letter from Mr. A. McNeel, of Solsvllle, New York. In substance the letter ran like this: "Dear Sir: While pass- Ing along the streets of your town last i spring, I met a sweet little girl with whom I had a nice talk, during which 1 in answer to a question she told me f who her papa was. I was thinking ! about the Incident today, and am 1 sending the little lady a memento, a ' dime that I have had for twenty-five ] years." The father decided that the ^ little girl should have a dime to spend; j but not Mr. McNeel's dime. Mr. Mc- , Nell's dime and the letter with which ] It whs enclosed, will be kept for the little girl until she is grown. ? The Robinson Crusoe of the movies Is the real thing. There was a big crowd of people out Including young and old; but especially scores of children. The adventures of the famous hero were pretty fully told?the runaway to sea?the wreck on an uninhabited island?the building of a home ?the lonely life with the exception of a dog, cat, parrot and goat?the finding of a track in the sand, and later the bones of a man by the suggestive dead embers of a fire?the rescue of Friday, and later of old Jan and the Spanish sailor?the fight with the mutineers?the death of Friday?the return home and the marriage. The success of the picture was attested by the continuous buzz of the eager children as they Interpreted and anticipated the various, details of the great story. Manager McManus expresses himself as very much pleased at the appreciation that was shown of his efforts, and says that with patronage like that he will be able to give the peop'.e of Yorkville the very beat there is in the movies. ? In the first game played on the Yorkvllle field this season, the Yorkville High school defeated the Charlotte University school, Tuesday afternoon by a score of 27 to 8. After the first quarter it was easy to see that the Yorkvllle boys were superior to the visitors but if the Charlotte boys had had a few more players like Medlock, their captain and full back, the result would have been different He was easily the best player on either side, and his headwork and general good playing was responsible for the single loucnqown inai me uiutnone boys made. , Blakely Plexico of the Yorkvllle eleven, wai put out of the game at an early stage, due to the fact that he la not a bona fide student, and while he was playing a good game lit right end, he was not badly miaaed because of the lead Yorkvll!e had already secured. Captain WlHlam Moore of the Yorkvllle team, Arthur Neely at left end and States Flnley at quarter, got In a lot of good play, and constituted the bulk of the Yorkvllle team. Yorkvllle scored In the first quarter after a few minutes of play and the Charlotte boys began to waver. Then a number of forward passes and continuous working* of the Minnesota shift formation proved effective for three more touchdowns. The Charlotte boys' only touchdown was In the second half when Harry Smith, who played left half hack, broke away and made a 75-yard run to goal. LOCAL LACONIC8. York Canning Club. The York County Canning club won the award of the third place at the state fair in competition with the canning clubs of the state. Beaufort won first and Lee was second. Philadelphia School. iThe Philadelphia school four miles *t- ? ww i .11- U AW-. A* 11 sou in pi iurnvmo, uc(iiw micwi bw slon Monday. The building has been repaired during the summer. Prof. J. D. Alsbrook Is principal of the school, with Miss Zula Stevenson as assistant. Death of Mrs. Adams. Mrs. J. C. Adams died in Gastonla. Monday afternoon after a lingering Illness of several months. Mrs. Adams, with her husband, lived in Yorkville until a few weeks ago. when she moved to Gastonla. The funeral was held at St Paul's church, Tuesday afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. Grady Hardin, after which the body was Interred in the cemetery at the church. Death of Mrs. Willis. Mra E. C. Willis died at the home of her son, Mr. T. J. Willis, near Blackvllle. last Wednesday night, and was burled in the family cemeterynear Blackvllle this morning. Mrs. Willis was 7ft years of age last April. She was ? member of the Yorkville Baptist church and lived with her son, Mr. M. O. Willis In Yorkville for a number of years. Mrs. Willis is survived by the following children: Messrs. A. E. Willis, Rock HIBJ W. W. Willis, Charleston: T. J. Willis, Blacku r> Willi* of Yorkville. Whitesides-BigHam. Rock Hill Record: A marriage that will be of Interest to the friends of the contracting parties in this city and community was that of Miss Sarah Whltesides, one of the efficient corps of nurses of the Fennell Infirmary, and Mr. Boyce Blgham. manager of the White Front dry goods store, which took place yesterday afternoon about 3.30 at the Baptist parsonage, the ceremony being performed by Rev. W. J. Nelson, pastor of the First Baptist church. After the .marriage the young couple left for the home of the bride's parents near Yorkville, where they will spend some time, after which they will make their home In this city. Mr. W. F. Boyd 8trick?n. Fort Mill Times, Thursday: The many friends here and elsewhere of Mr. Wm. F. Boyd, one of Gold Hill's leading citizens, will regret to learn that he suffered a slight stroke of paralysis Saturday afternoon, by which he has been partially deprived of the use of the right side of his body as n*A11 nm ovnnHnnnlnir Hlfflpil'fV 111 speaking. Mr. Boyd had returned from Fort Mill to his home Saturday afternoon and was found near his front steps where he had fallen when attacked by the paralytic stroke. . The latest report is to the effect that Mr Boyd is doing as well as could be expeced. Court House Question at 8hsron. Discussing the court house location question at Sharon, Wednesday, Mr. John L. Ralney expressed the opinion that if the matter were submitted to the voters of York county, the decision would go two to one in favor of the F. E. Smith gift lot. Mr. J. S. Hartness telephoned Mr. R. M. Wallace of Piedmont, about the matter, and Mr. Wallace replied that he would sign a petition for the Smith lot and he believed that almost everybody in his country would sign it. A petition circulated in Sharon, Wednesday for location on the Smith lot, was signed freely by the leading business men and others. Gouging at the Fair. Notwithstanding the fact thjit Columbia's hotel facilities have been largely Increased since the state fair of a year ago, the gouging of the visitors by .the boarding houses and eating places went on as usual. One returned visitor informs The Enquirer that he spent one night in a room in which there were forty cots so thickly placed together, that there was hardly room to walk between, and the price was a dollar a cot. Animal heat and foul air removed all need for steam radiators or stoves. A lady told him that she had slept with ten other ladies in a small room in the same building, the cots being similarly arranged and the price the same, a dollar a cot. Prices were out of sight at the eating houses, even the commonest old 25 and 35 cent restaurants charging from 75 cents to $1.00 for an ordinary meal. And the various skin games of all kinds were wide open. Mr. A. L. Lineberger Dead. Mr. A. L. Lineberger died at his home in the Bethany neighborhood, last night after a long and tedious illness, the nature of which is not definitely known. Mr. Lineberger was a son of the late J. L.. and Selena Huffman Lineberger, and was born in Gaston county, N. C? April 30, 1860. For the past twelve years or more he has < made his home in the Bethany neighborhood, where he was regarded by all as a good and useful citizen. His wife, who before her marriage, was Miss Rebecca Davis, died about twelve years ago. Mr. Lineberger is survived by i the following children: Mrs. Cora , Howell. Mrs. Carrie Brown, Mrs. Mat- i tie Beamguard; Misses Willie May, Pearl, Iva, and Ola, and Mr. FYank Lineberger. Mr. Lineberger was for a long time a member of the Bethany A. I EL P. church and the interment was in the Bethany cemetery, after funeral , services conducted by Rev. W. P. drier and the Junior Order United American Mechanics at 2 o'clock this afternoon, i CARD FROM MR. WILBORN Editor Yorkvllle Enquirer: I bear to correct an impression that was made by your reporter on what was said at the Board of Trade meat* ing. I did not desire that the location of the court house should go on the Frank Smith gift lot. the Impression seems to be that I favored it and such Is not the case. - . , I am Indifferent as to what location the committee selects, and leave It to their good judgment. Yours very truly, J. C. Wilborn. Yorkvllle, 8. C., October 29. Note?The statement of the reportet to which Mr.?Wilborn refers was: "Mr. J. C. Wilborn gave it as hi# opinion, that if the people were allow* ed to express their preference through petition, tnere woo Id be more slamert for location on the T. E. Smith gift lot than on any other site In town." If any Incorrect Impression has been made, we do not think The Enquirer; can properly be blamed, for in thf foregoing Mr. Wllborn is not repre* sented as expressing his own prefer*, ence; but only his judgment as to the preference of the public. Editor Enquirer. MERE MENTION The Pope Manufacturing company, builders of automobiles, at Hartford, Conn., has gone Into bankruptcy...,.,. During the thtrty-flve days the strike of miners has been on in Colorado, there have been IS killed and 41 wounded. The property loss Is estimated at $50,000 and the loss in wages at $2,500,000 Five men were killed and two injured by the caving of a well at Frederick, Okla.. Tuesday More than twenty persons were more or less injured by the colUtpse of the "bleachers," while watoning a ball game at Tulsa, Okla., Tufeeday....*.... Meade Barr, now an inmate of the state reformatory at 1 Jeffersonville, Ind., has made a confession in which he says that he Is the murderer of Miss Florence Brown, who was* mysteriously murdered In a Dallas, Tex^ real estate office last July ..The motor trucks of the Postal Transfer COmD&nv. which hu the contract . for transferrin? the malls in New York. >. were tied up several hours Monday . night, by a strike of 125 chauffeurs. The trouble was relieved Tuesday morning by strike-breakers Reports from Mt. Airy, Ga., are to the effect that the condition of Judge Emory Speer is Improving By a peculiar error In a law recently passed by the Tennessee' legislature, "live-stock owners" are prohibited from running at large Arthur Alshut. 7 years old, died in Bellevue hospital. New York, Tuesday, after suffering terrible agonies from hydrophobia. He was scratched by a mongrel dog on September 6, and promptly given the Pasteur treatment, but it was ineffective. Rosalind, Dowager Couhtess of Carlisle, England, has been re-elected as president of the International Woman's Christian Temperance Union, at its meeting in Brooklyn, N. Y ..By the narrowest of margins- the steam- / ship Teutonic on Wednesday of last week escaped the fate of the Titanic. While going through a dense fog a huge Iceberg was discovered Just In front of the big ship. Prompt reversal of the engines and skillful manoeuvres, the vessel missed the berg by only a few feet....The total number of bodies recovered from the Stag Canon mine No. 2, wrecked by an explosion nn Wprinpsrlnv nf last w<*>k him reached 201......The Chinese of New Tork are to establish a dally paper. Its name is to be Mon Gee Tat Bo..'. John *.lemets, a Chicago highwayman, died in that city Tuesday, the result of a stab from a woman's hatpin........ A Passaic, N. J? magistrate on Tuesday sentenced a young woman to thirty days in jail for wearing a slit skirt that was so pronounced as to gather a crowd of men on the streets., , New Tork city's budget of city expenses for 1914, as made up by the board of estimate, carries total appropriations of $191,000,000......Mrs. Jennie Mar Eaton, on trial at Plymouth. Mass., during the past tetf days oh the charge ' of murdering her husband. Bear Admiral Eaton, has been acquitted. ..Fifty-four persons were drowned In the republic of San Salvador, during Tuesday and Wednesday, following an unprecedented rainfall Comparatively little money la being wagered on thj outcome of the New York mayoralty election next Tuesday. Mitchell la still the favorite a* odds up to 2| to 1 Chas. Q. Gates. known as "Spend-a-MiUlon-Gatea, a son of the late John W. Gates, died In Wyoming, Tuesday, of heart disease. He was principally known to fame aa a profligate spender of the fortune left by his father. 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Mr. James M. Blaine, a well known citizen of Blackstock, died last Sunday, aged 71 years. ? Clemson defeated the South Care una coiiegc ui me twnutu iuvwoh game at the state fair yesterday, by a score of 32 to 0. ? Mr. J. N. Klrven, of Darlington, has been elected prosldent of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical society, vice Mr. J. Arthur Banks, of Calhoun, who declined re-election. ? James Monroe, Esq.. of Union. died in a Columbia hospital last Friday from the effects of a fall as the result of which his skull was fractured two weeks ago. He was a well known attorney and was 65 years of age. ? B. H. Heyward, Jr., of Rlon, a former athletic star at the University of South Carolina, died In a Columbia hospital Wednesday night, following Injuries received by a collision between his motor cycle and a roadworking machine on the state fair grounds track. ? Governor Blease has refused to honor a requisition of the governor of Florida for A. L. Suskin, of Chester, on the ground that the papers were not regular. Suskin is charged with embezzlement and he claims that the entire proceedings is to collect $260 of which he acknowledges only $50 to De due. uovernor tsietuse iuiea wwt if the prosecutor would make an affidavit that he was acting solely <n the Interest of Justice, rather than for the purpose of collecting a debt, the requisition would be granted. ? Columbia Record, Wednesday: A boy of eight was placed in the lock-up yesterday afternoon on a charge of being drunk and fighting in the streets The recorder has many cases of youthful offenders, but in most instances they are charged with petit larceny or some similar offense. It is seldom a youth of such tender years is made to spend the night in the barracks, and especially on such a charge. The boy was charged with slapping the face of a white child and of being so drunk he could scarcely stand. The youthful offender told the court he was given whisky by his employer, for whom he drives an ice wagon. The judge decided that a night in the lock-up was enough punishment for one of his age ?a1aoKnv with flnma wnnd anu ioiviiocvt mv w/ ?* r,"-advice. ? Greenville News, October 30: With her head bowed and weeping with a silent intensity that made her entire frame quiver, an aged mother sat within the bar of the district Federal court yesterday, and heard from the Hps of the Judge the words which sent her four sons and husband to prison for varying lengths of time. She was Mrs. D. M. Peeler of Cherokee county. Her husbanl, D. M. Peeler and sons.. Charley, 8>.immy. Lee and June had been convicted of violating .the law of the United States which prohibits the Illegal manufacture of whisky. An eloquent plea for mercy was made by Attorney James H. Price, who represented the convicted men, but to little avail. The father was sentenced to pay a fine of 1300 and to six months' confinement In the iail of Cherokee coun ty, Charley got a sentence of 60 days in Union county jail and 6200 fine, Lee and Summy, who are twins, were given sentences of 30 days each in the jails of Lancaster and Spartanburg counties respectively, with a fine of $100, and June was sentenced to confinement In the jail of Cherokee county for 30 days, and a fine of $100. The Bentence Imposed upon Lee Peeler was suspended until .the first day of next January by Judge Smith, in order that he might attend to the afTalrs of the family while the other members were serving their sentences.