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Scraps and Jarts. ? Earnings of the United States Steel Corporation for the third quarter of the calendar year last Tuesday show a marked decrease compared with the preceding quarter, but are far in excess of the corresponding quarter in 1912, according to a New York dispatch. Exclusive of interest on outstanding bonds of subsidiary companies, earnings were $40,933,531; total income $38,460,400. These figures are from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 under recent estimates and compare with $43,721,633 and $42,219,813, respectively for the June quarter. The gain in earnings and total income over the third i nt inst VPsr amounts in round | figures to $8,350,000. Surplus for the quarter is $11,348,778 as against $13,619,365 in June and $2,434,801 in the third quarter last year. Analyzing the earnings of July, August and September, it is seen that none of these months compared favorably with the three months of the second quarter. This is in line with general trade reports pointing toward a -moderate recession. The usual dividends are deshares and 1$ on the cqmmon, involvshares and 1$ on the common, involving an outlay of $12,658,700. ? Washington, November 1: With most of the regulations for the collection of the income tax out of the way, the internal revenue officers today turned their attention to the selection of the staff to collect the money. In the next few months three hundred and thirty four deputy collectors, forty agents and forty inspectors are to be appointed. Several thousand applications for these positions have been received at the treasury department Appointments probably will be apportioned among the states and in most cases successful aDDlicants will need the endorse raent of collectors of Internal revenue in their districts and be acceptable to enators and congressmen. Although the operation of the Income tax law so far as concerned collections at the source of income, began today, the actual cash will not reach the treasury for many months. Corporations and others who pay interest on bonds or mortgages, or who pay salaries or other forms of income, must withhold the normal tax of one per cent except as provided by the law. The return of the sums withheld will be made early in the year, but the collections will not begin until June. Secretary McAdoo said the regulations for the collection of the tax put out by the department might require changed from time to time. ? Washington, November 1: A snarl was reached today in the run nlng discussion 01 toe aamiDuuwiuy currency bill by the senate banking committee, when the committee spent hours in debating the capitalization and control of the four regional banks tentatively proposed to administer (he new syBtem. The debate at times waxed vociferous and the committee adjourned tonight until Wednesday without affirmative action in the question. Several members took the position that hope for a unanimous report from the committee hinged upon the question of the control of the regional banks which may lie either in the srovernment or in the member banks. The supporters of the strict governmental control theory declare} they were prepared to carry their fight to the floor of the senate. Administration supporters in the committee adhered to the plan in the administration bill as it came from the house by which the banks would elect six directors of each regional bank aDd the Federal reserve board would appoint three. The board, however, would have the power to remove three of the bank directors. The commit"? ?4?*?* - ni-nnnrftlnn advanced ICC rCJCVkCU V^rvwa?>wM ... ? ..., by Senator Hitchcock by which the entire system would be capitalized at 1100,000,000, to be subscribed by the banks and underwriting the stock and selling it to the public. This $100,000,000 would be under the absolute control of the Federal board which would distribute it among the regional banks as " conditions warranted. The vote on the proposal was 7 to 4. Senator O'Gorman proposed that each regional bank be capitalized at ten per cent of the national bank capital in the district which it served, and that each bank control its own capital. He suggested two means of securing the capital. The first would require the banks to underwrite the stock and offer it to the public. The second would require the banks to subscribe the amount of five per cent of their cap ltai stocK, ana wouia ica?c mc icmainder open to public subscription. Senator O'Qorman's plan was not disposed of today. The committee deferred further meeting until Wednesday, owing to the absence of several members who have left Washington on account of the elections. ? Columbia, October 31: Exactly one dozen people, ten men and two ladies, attended the called meeting to organize a Prohibition party, held in the Y. M. C. A. here last night. Geo. Gray Lee of Lykesland, state chairman of the Prohibitionists, presided, and the evening was taken up with the address of C. J. Hall of California, representative of the National Prohibition parly, who outlined their programme. Chairman George Gray Lee declared that it was the intention of himself and leaders to organize a Prohibition party independent and separate from the Democratic party; that they intended organizing in every county and every voting precinct, and to name a county and a complete state ticket He said they would go to the general election as a separate party and appeal 10 me peopie 01 me nunc to turn out the Democrats and elect Prohibitionists. He declared that the Democratic party had done nothing to enforce prohibition, that nothing in this line could be expected of the legislature, and that the Christian citizenship is tired of prevailing conditions in South Carolina," He said, several Christian people had told him they were sorry they voted in the last Democratic primary election and were ready to join the Prohibition party. That the fight which this wing of the Prohibition party will make will be outside the Democratic party was stated last night emphatically. They oppose the Anti-Saloon league and declared that organization had accomplished nothing for prohibition. They declare their intention of making the tight for prohibition on a full state ticket In the general election. The promoters of the prohibition party will call another meeting to organize and name a state ticket. Their action confuses still further the already complex and somewhat chaotic conditions in political circles. Of the twelve present at the meeting all but two, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Harmon, were from Richland county. They are residents of Lexington. Mr. Hail, of the National Prohibitionists, is trying to raise a fund of $1,000 in South Carolina for his party, and said that one Prohibitionist had olTered to give $500 to this amount if he would raise the other $500. He said that so far he had raised $17 of this amount. Very few people knew the Prohibitionists were meeting and it failed to excite any interest in political circles. ? Women of Mexico, says a Rel Rio, Texas, dispatch, are playing a prominent part in the warfare of the southern republic, either as "soldaderas," foraging successfully for the men, or occasionally as actual fighters. This probably is true because the present revolution has touched individuals and the homes more intimately than any other conflict of recent times. Nearly every woman in Northern Mexico has seen war shorn of its theatricality because it entered the home and left death and want. In the stage now in progress at Monterey a valued member of Gen. Pablo Ganzales's Constitutionalist command is Senorita Maria Sanrhm! said to be a wealthy Castil Han. whose brother was shot by Federal regulars. She gave up the comforts of a luxurious home and begged for permission to replace her brother. A few months ago at Monclova a son of Senora Plmental of that city, had been sentenced to be shot. The mother got Into the Federal jail by stealth and stabbed two of the guards and rescued her son. >! In the Federal ranks there la told the story, of', the wife of an officer,-who led the Constitutionalists into an ambuscade at Pu-erta Garmen, -and. though, flred MPon by the maddened troops, galloped through the lines to her husband's side. When less than a month ago, the Federal army of Gen. Maas occupied the Constitutionalists' provisional capital at Piedras Negras, on the American border across from Eagle Pass, the "soldaderas" played an important role in the bloodless capture. A small group of them pitched their tents on the overlooking hills two days before their men arrived, acting as lookouts. When the army arrived fully 500 of these soldier women acmrrt nanlprt It. most of them ETUardinf? the wagon trains, which their skill as foragerg had stuffed to bursting. A few hours after the city was occupied the women spread supper for the entire army in the open plaza. It is said a demand for food is never refused these soldaderas. They are expert with both knife and riile and not slow to employ threats of death to get what they want. One of the famous women fighters is Mrs. Alonzo Alanis, who recently surrendered to the Huerta garrison, in Juarez and was pardoned by the government. She developed as a leader during the revolt against Madero. One night, at the head of a picked band, she rode into Juarez, held up the police station, took all the available arms and escaped to the hills. She remained at the head of her troops several months. $he ^Jorkvilte inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce In Yorlrville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORXVIIXE, 8. C.t TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1913. The right of petition is not being denied?merely Ignored. Now that Senator McLaurln is out of their way, all of his former enemies will be patting him on the back. It is true as Tillman says that when he charged that John L. McLaurln was a traitor, many people believed him; but we have always had our doubts a3 to whether Tillman himself ever believed anything of the kind. Dispatches from New York, Sunday, said that Sulzer's friends were afraid that the deposed governor might be attacked by gangsters, on account of the increasing depreciation of the Tammany crowd and every effort was being made to protect him. The state of South Carolina, we understand, is to be divided into districts for the collection of the Income tax. and there Is to be one collector for each district. The district collectors are to receive as salary from >900 to $1,200 a year and traveling expenses with $3 a day in addition for subsistence. We do not know enough about Mr. Lowndes J. Browning to say whether or not he has sufficient force and ability to interest the people in his proposed judicial reform programme; but we do not hesitate to say that in our opinion that there is lots of room for imnrovement In the conditions un der wblch the damage suit Industry is being waged against corporations for the benefit of lawyers rather than of Injured clients. Senator McLaurln has many friends and admirers In York county who would have been glad to have voted for him for governor; but most of them belong to a school of high class, free and Independent thinkers, who have not given enough attention to practical politics to realize the hopelessness of any man's being able to attain the governorship without the backing of a strong political organization. If he had had such an organization three years ago, Featherstone would have easily been elected in the second primary. The Soutnern Commercial congress last week paid tribute to the memory of the late Senator John T. Morgan, giving him full credit for the building of the Panama Canal. It wll1 be remembered that while Senator Morgan was the great persistent force that was responsible for the building of the canal, he thought the canal should go across Nicaragua instead of across the Isthmus of Panama, and even after the Panama route was selected he boldly declared that It was impracticable and that the canal would never be dug there. That the senator's prophecy was incorrect, has been proved; but it has not been proved that he was wrong in advocating the Nicaragua route. Indeed, there are thousands of high authorities who hold that the Nlcaraguan route would have been better, and there are many who believe that Mr. Morgan's canal will yet be dug?that it will be necessary, because of the limited capacity of the rdiiuiutt tuimi?ucuttuoc ui uic tuuuuuous danger of earth slides, because of the lack of sufficient water in the Chagres river to continuously operate the locks. There was nothin** of the politician about grand old Senator Morgan. He was a statesman?a statesman of the Gladstone stripe. Withdrawal of McLaurin. The practical withdrawal of Hon. John L. McLaurin from the political field last Thursday, after so many people had begun to hope that South Carolina was again to have the benefit of his valuable services, is a source of very considerable regret to thousands of earnest, intelligent and disinterested well wishers for the general welfare of the state; but as we see it there is no occasion for blame, cen sure or abuse. As the readers of The Enquirer very well know, we have for more than twenty years looked upon Mr. McLaurin as one of the ablest, cleanest and most altruistic statesmen South Carolina has known since the war. He has been accused of having gone back on the Democratic party on the question of the Spanish treaty. The accusation was never true, as Mr. McLaurin clearly showed in a speech in the senate at the time. The Spanish treaty was not a party measure. Under the leadership of the late Senator James K. Jones, now generally conceded to have been a peanut politician of the smallest and narrowest type, the Democratic senatorial caucus had adopted an obstructive policy on the treaty, merely for the pifrpose of hampering the opposition. Mr. McLaurin was presumably in accord: but the day before the vote was to be taken, the Filipinos opened fire on the Americans, and Mr. McLaurin's patriotism at once arose above his subservency to a political whip to which he owed no mor al obligation. Along with the grand old Senator Morgan of Alabama, he voted for the treaty and by a single vote the United States was saved from what would have otherwise developed into a bloody and destructive war with Germany and perhaps other foreign powers. The senator's enemies raised the cry of traitor and deceived thousands for the time being; but now the truth is generally understood. Later Senator McLaurin devoted himself to the development of the cotton trade of the south by means of ship subsidy, and although there was no ground for such an insinuation, his enemies again howled "Republican." Just at this time, Leader Underwood is holding out for the same idea; but not so in telligently, by means of his discrimination of 6 per cent on the tariff duties as goods carried in American ships. Mr. Underwood's integrity has been impeached by none except Mr. Hobson who wants to beat him to the senate. Long years afterward, when Mr. Hearst, as smooth a proposition as there is in America, published certain stolen letters of Mr. McLaurin to Mr. Archbold, which letters related to purely legitimate business and threw out the insinuation of bribery, etc., Senator McLaurin's enemies forgot all about the other alleged delinquencies that had already proved boomerangs, and sought to blacken his character with insinuations of his having betrayed his people to the big trust for money. T>"4 ?ikinnra ViaifA Ko/1 nu* nunc ui uicsc unugo umc anything: to do with Mr. McLaurln'B final withdrawal from politics. The great mass of honest, earnest thinking people over the stale have not been deceived in regard to him. They know he is an able, experienced, patriotic statesman whose one consuming desire has been to be of real service to them. They know too .that he has really been of more practical benefit to them than has any other man who has gone to Washington from the south during the past twenty years. That does not elect governors or senators, however. If any one who has read .that speech thstt Mr. McLaurin delivered at the banquet of Blease leaders at the Jefferson hotel, does not believe that Mr. McLaurin does not thoroughly understand the politics of South Carolina, then they are due to read that speech again and to study It. It is our deliberate Judgment that there is not a man in the state who has a more accurate comprehension of South Carolina politics than has Hon. John L. McLaurin; but this does not necessarily mean that he is acceptable as a leader of the leaders. Had Mr. McLaurin gone to thai banquet with the . ... , aenoerate purpose ui rumuig ana; with the endorsement of those present for the governorship, he would have known exactly what to say and how to say It. We do not think there is any doubt of that; but Mr. McLaurin is not that kind of a man. He is, as he says, a genuine Tillmanite?a better Tillmanite that Tillman is or ever was but his Tillmanlsm means more than personal place or Individual power. It means constructive statesmanship that , will give to the masses of the people j the rights, privileges, and precedence that Is really theirs rather than empty pats on the back. ( No man knows better than Mr. McLaurin that this state is dominated by two great contending parties or factions?one the party of usurped prlvil- , ege, and the other the faction of equal ( rights and the square deal. He knows ( also that as things stand now it is , next to impossible for any man to go It alone. He knows too that the Jef- ( rerson notei aggregation mougn nui fully In accord with him, or he with It, ( is much closer to the sentiment for which he stands than Is the other side, and if It Is not willing to accept this j leadership, then there is nothing left , for him to do but to step down and out, as he has announced his intention to do so. It is quite probable that Governor Blease could have brought about a different result if he had desired. We do not doubt much that he could have induced the gathering to accept Senator McLaurin as its leader; but from the standpoint of the game as it is played, we would not undertake to say that this would have been wise. Gov- , ernor Blease has reached his present political ascendancy largely through J his own efforts, and with but little ' help from prominent leaders. The ( conditions and forces so accurately described by Senator McLaurin have contributed more to the governor's I success probably, than he realizes; [ but nevertheless it is beyond dispute , | that the governor is now backed by a majority of the voters or sourn Carolina, Of course, there may have been changes since the election of last year; hut there Is no present way of establishing that fact. The point is that the governor was in the ascendancy when 1 the people last expressed themselves, and it is natural -that he should assume that he still holds that position. This thing of a governor running for senator and attempting to dictate who shall succeed him as governor has been tested out in South Carolina and proved to be an exceedingly uncertain proposition. The governor's attitude therefore in refusing to try to dictate who his successor shall be, is not un- i wise. THE SULZER CASE J Comprehensively Sized Up by a High Authority. Fortunately, the country as a whole has not failed to understand the Sulzer case at Albany. In the estimation of the public it has not been Governor Sulzer who was on trial, but his accusers and his Judges. T/ie legislature belonged to Tammany, and obeyed the mandate which ordered the disposition of a stubbornly honest and upright governor. The trial of Sulzer has been the most shameful proceeding in the history of American administration. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was an ill-advised and mistaken thing, but it rested upon intense conviction, and it was dignified by the sincerity of the accusing house ' and the high character of the senate. In the case of Governor Sulzer, the , charges were brought by a joint in- ' vestigating committee which had : started out to see what could be found against the governor. The investiga- ' tion and the trial left the governor's ; standing, as chief executive, clear and virtually unassailed. The whole trial turned upon his campaign receipts ' and expenses last fall. There was no ' attempt to show that he had spent : money improperly to secure his election. It was, however, shown that various supporters had given him considerable sums of money at that time, ' which he did not expend and which were placed to his private account. A number of those who had contributed such sums testified that they had been willing to have Mr. Sulzer use the money as he saw fit, whether to relieve himself of personal debt or to , pay legitimate campaign expenses. , From the standpoint of a private gentleman Mr. Sulzer's collection and expenditure of money last fall has not appeared in a pleasant or creditable ; light. But that anything disclosed on the trial should have been held as sufficient ground for impeaching a governor is ridiculous. If Governor Sul- 1 zer had been willing to do even a part | of the things Mr. Murphy desired, ' there would have been no thought of 1 impeaching him.?American Review of Reviews. LOCAL dkWTJkXXtJB. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 John F. Smith, Yorkvllle 1?Gives notice that after this date bis gin win be operated two days a week. Dickson's Meat Market?At the Rose stand is ready to furnish everything in choice meats, vegetables, oysters, fish. Produce wanted. McGlll Bros.?Will operate their gin only three days a week until further notice. R. M. Bratton, Williamson Bros., and Crawford Gin Co.?Make announcement as to ginning days. Lyric Theatre?Presents Its moving picture programme for this evening. A!so makes a request of us as to Its service. G. W. Whitesldes & Co., Sharon?Say you v/iu make a mistake if you visit Shalron without visiting them for all kluds of goods. A good stock at the lowest prices. Thomson Co.?Presents an array of cold weather merchandise and also invites attention to a line of specials for next Saturday. Cloud Cash Store?Invites your attention to a large list of seasonable merchandise for November buyers, including wearables of every kind. Yorkville Bargain House?Says its special sale is off but its special low prices continue and invites you to see for yourself. Bank of Clover, Clover?Suggests that you think twice before you turn your money loose. It wants your savings and checking account. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Can supply you with galvanized and composition roofing of best grades. York Supply Co.?Wants eggs at 35c a dozen, and wants those who owe it to pay at once. Field seeds and fertilizers. *T TaIIo nhnnt new BTO YY *1, ilCi iiuuii a va*o ... .. 0 cerles he has in stock and wants you to see him for what you want. Dry and green hides wanted. Shieder Drug Store?Invites attention to a big line of pictures ranging in price from 5 cents and upward and wants you to see them. City Meat Market?Continues to talk about the best meats. Fish on Saturdays and oysters every day. Sam M. Grist?Asks you a question in regard to life Insurance that should cause you to stop and think. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Has a fresh shipment of Melrose flour and suggests that you order a fresh sack. About other groceries. There has been talk for some days to the effect that if the court house property had been sold yesterday, legal proceedings would have been commenced with a view to preventing the making of the deeds, and the announcement of W. W. Lewis, Esq., with reference to the attitude of the owners law range was taken as an intimation of such a programme. The Enquirer has been unable to get hold of anything more definite; but when the news was circulated about the streets that the commission had decided to rebuild J OA*> , A nrot. 11 II1C UIU nuc, llict c nao oviuv ty hot talk about restraining orders to prevent the destruction and waste of public property that would necessarily be Involved In the proposition. Inability to sell the old court house Is not the slightest excuse In the world for locating the new building on the old site. On the contrary, It is the best possible reason why the new building Bhould go elsewhere in the interest of both county and town. If the present building is razed in order that a new building might go up, it will be necesBar}r to spend several thousand dollars for rent, which expenditure would not have to be made if the new building were to go on a new site. If the commission were to agree to locate the new building on the Smith lot, the onel that has been donated free of cost?4 then not only would the county save the confusion incident to the removal erf the various county offices, and the expense of renting quarters for the transaction of public business, Including the holding of court; but the town of Yorkville would still have the benefit of the present building until the county should have an opportunity to sell the same at a satisfactory price. But just now it looks like the little bunch that Is Insisting on tearing down the present building and putting the new building on the present site, regardless of lltness or expense to both town and county, has won out. ANNUAL PROSPECTU8 The Enquirer's annual prospectus, on which the 1914 subscriber getting and returning campaign is based, will he published within .the next two weeks, sometime before the 15th Instant. Our premium offers will be largely of the same general nature, and all of about the same value as heretofore, and well worth while generally. We are expecting most of the club makers who have been doing such good work for The Enquirer to continue to do so, and we are hoping also that new clubmakers will be added to the list of workers. We have already had notices from several clubmakers that they are to take the field as usual, and along with them several individuals who have not previously engaged in this work have notified us* of their intention to Join the list. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. The following petit Jurors were drawn this morning to serve during the first week of the approaching term of the circuit court, which convenes on Monday, November 24: Haskell Carroll .. ..Bullock's Creek E. H. Johnson Catawba R. J. Brown ... York J. S. Glasscock Catawba Jno. R. Logan York J. J. Keller ' Catawba J. B. Sykes Catawba B. J. Liilley King's Mountain G. M. Coldhlll Catawba E. R. Partridge Catawba r. C. Rawlinson ... Catawba A. E. Willis Catawba r. S. Lambert Bullock's Creek B. C. Ferguson Fort Mill 5. M. Carothers - ..Catawba C. F. Sherer York P. C. Horton King's Mountain J. E. Armstrong - ...Fort Mill W. T. Nichols Ebenezer J. M. Miller Bethel H. T. Williams York Robt. T. Allison York Samuel McDaniel Broad River A. L. Black York V. B. Blankenshlp Fort Mill J. W. Smarr Broad River J. A. Turner Bethesda T. L. Sparrow ..Bethel T. W. Allen York J. Warren Moore .... ,. .. Bethesda J. B. Kirley Broad River A. B. Sheppard Fort Mill F. Cleve Dunlap York R. E. Griffin Bethesda B. S. Giles fori mui J. Funk Catawba AUCTION SALES The auction sales yesterday included a tract of land sold by the clerk in the case of B. N. Miller vs. Sanella Johnson, a tract of 666 acres sold by S. T. Lanham, master of Spartanburg county, in the case of George E. R. Skalowskl vs. J. B. Martin, et al? and an effort to sell the court house property. The property sold at the suit of Miller vs. Johnson included 87i acres lying on the west side of Broad River and Clark's Fork creek, and bounded by lands of W. M. Faulkner, W. s. Plexico, W. M. Crawford and others. It was bought by John R. Hart, attorney for <950. The Martin property was first offered in eleven separate lots ranging in slxe from thirty acres to SI 4 acres, with the understanding that it was afterward to be sold as a whole in a tract of 666 acres, and if Lt should bring more as a whole than in lots, then the sale by lots would be off. There were announcements of mortgages to be foreclosed .to secure title, and of disputes as to lines and title to parts of the land, and the bidding on the separate tracts offered, was very cautious, the average price offered be- j in* between S3 and S4 an acre. When the land was put up as a whole there quickly developed a contest between Mr. B. T. L. Martin and the Spartanburg attorney for Skalowlski, and the land was finally knocked down to the Spartanburg attorney for $3,399, a few cents over $5 an acre. FOR THE OLD SITE. The court house commission met yesterday shortly after the attempted sale proceedings, and with very few preliminaries. and almost no discussion decided to locate the new building on the old site. Upon the convening of the commission, Dr. W. G. White, who had charge of the petitions that were circulated during the latter part of last week, and yesterday morning asking that the court house be located on the lot donated by Mr. F. E. Smith, or some lot equally desirable other than the old lot that may be donated or purchased at a cost of not more than $5,000; presented these petitions. The petitions, which had been circulated by volunteers in several sechnf nrHVimit avfl 111/110 Ul II1C WUflkJ I vw?, Wrf ? tem or a great deal of effort at thoroughness contained between 300 and 400 names, possibly a hundred of them having been added in Yorkville on yesterday. The commission had evidently made up its mind on the question beforehand, as but little consideration was given to the petitions. Mr. W. S. Wilkerson moved that all bids be rejected and that the new building be erected on the old site. Mr. John O. Anderson seconded the motion and the action of the commission was so accepted. During the sitting of the commission an offer was made by Messrs. J. B. Johnson, C. L. Cobb. Louis Roth and W. R. Carroll to take the whole property for $16,000; but the offer was refused. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Frank, a little son of Mr. R. D. Dorsett, had two ribs broken last Saturday while playing with a trapeze. He is getting along as nicely as could be expected. ? There is to be a change in the schedule of C. & N.-W. trains, Nos. 7 and 8, next Sunday, under which change train No. 7 will pass Yorkville going south at 12.44 p. m., and train No. 8, going north, will pass Yorkville at 4.26 p. m. ? The "Death Stone of India," at the Lyric last Saturday afternoon proved to be one of the best and most interesting stories yet shown by "movies" In Yorkville. It was a strange mysterious story, woven around a big emerald that had served as the eye of an Indian god until it was stolen, and after it was stolen, the old priest pronounced a curse on whoever should own it and part with it again except to restore it to where it belonged. The stone passes through various hands with each possessor falling dead as he or she gives it up, until at last an English maiden, who has become the owner through gift from her father, places the eye back in Its proper place with her own hands. The story is interest Ing itself; but doubly Interesting in that it is made to figure in the massec re at Cawnpore, and there is introduced the famous relief of that city by Havelock, the approach of his column with the bagpipes playing, "The Campbells are Coming," etc. The treachery of Nana Sahib is portrayed and also the massacre of the English women and children and the throwing of their bodies into the well. The charge of the British column on Cawnpore, the scaling of the walls and the fighting in the streets are all thrilling in the extreme. There was a very good audience throughout the afternoon, and at night there was a full house. People who were familiar with the tragic and heroic history involved were delighted with the portrayal, and .there I was general surprise that Mr. McManus had not advertised such a splendid | picture more extensively. When asked about this he said: "To tell you the truth, I did not know what I had beforehand. Somehow they failed to send any advance description, and I had no way of knowing It was anything out of the ordinary. I advertise the regular programme as well as I can; but I do not want to make a big fuss about a picture that has no extraordinary merit because that is calculated to shake the confidence of the people and make them stay away when there is really something good. But this picture was undoubtedly one of the best I have ever seen In all my experience in the business and if I had had any idea of what it was in time to let the people know, I certainly would not have spared pains or expense to properly advertise it. As you know I am giving the people the very best service .to be had; but even at that, there is a sorry picture from time to time and 1 can't help it. But I am sorry I did not know about this picture sooner?sorry on account of my pa trons ana on my own acouni. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Hugh McLucas of McColl, S. C.. spent Sunday In Yorkvllle. Mr. Lamar Pegram of Gastonia, visited relatives In Yorkvllle, Sunday. Mr. J. D. Alsbrook, of Manning, has taken charge of the school at Delphos. Mr. Bedford Moore of Charleston, visited relatives In Yorkvllle this week. Mr. Oscar Plaxlco of the Presbyterian college, Clinton, visited Yorkvllle relatives last week. Mrs. J. C. Mackorell of Lancaster, Is the guest of Mrs. J. S. Mackorell In Yorkvllle. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Adlckes of Asheville, N. C., visited relatives In Yorkvllle, last week. Miss Mary Moore of Rock Hill, visited Miss Mary Starr In Yorkvllle this week. ' Mr. W. W. Jenkins, Jr., of Spartanburg, visited Yorkvllle relatives last week. , Mrs. Janie Parish of Winston-Salem, N. C., visited friends In Yorkvllle, last week. i Mrs. W. L. Baber of Yorkvllle, left Saturday to spend some time in Charleston. Miss Ethel Latimer of Monroe, Ga., Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Latimer in Yorkvllle. < Mr. R. J. Davis, of No. 2, Clover, has been quite ill for some days; but is now able to be out again. Mrs. J. L. Brandon, of No. 2, Clover, who has been quite ill for some time la improving slowly. Mr. Frank Feemster of Rock Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives on Yorkvllle R. F. D. 4. Mr. John S. James, who has been spending some time In Galax, Va., has returned to his home in Yorkvllle. Mr. Harold Davis, of Clover No. 2, had his hand pretty badly injured in a cotton gin one day last week; but will not lose any Angers. Miss Lela Carroll returned to her home in Yorkvllle, Saturday, after several weeks' visit to relatives In Greenville, N. C. MlRgpa .Tiilln nnd Hplpn Wlthprxnnon have returned to their home In Yorkvine, after spending two weeks In New York. Miss Julia Smith who has been spending several months with relatives in Texas, has returned to her home In Yorkvllle. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Clawson, Jr., of Denver, Col., spent several days last week with Mrs. Helen Adickes in Yorkvllle. Mr. J. E. Stroup, of Yorkvllle, was struck in the eye by a small piece of gravel, while out in an automobile recently, and has since been suffering great pain. Rev. J. L. Oates and Elder John B. Plaxco left yesterday to represent the Yorkvllle A. R. P. church at Presbytery, which meets at New Perth, In North Carolina tonight, and from New Perth they will go to Statesvll>!e as delegates to the A. R. P. Synod. The following teachers who were antftHD Inft^ hv Vnrlfvlllo resMpnta at tended the meeting of the Teachers' Association last Saturday. Misses Bessie Poag, Lucile Fry. Roberta Wardlaw, Lucile Sales, Claude Godfrey, May Love, Fannie Withers, Leila A. Russell, Lottie Barron, Alma Bowman. Mary Roach, Profs. Lueco Gunter. El W. Hall. Rock Hill; Susie White, Genevive Br&tton, Minnie May Garrison, Isabel Grier, Helen M. Ardrey, Mrs. J. N. Atwater, Prof. J. P. Coates, Fort Mill; Prof. B. C. Riddle. Clover; Misses Anna Cherry Schorb, Bullock's Creek; Felicia Spearman, Miller; Bessie Sherer, Pine Bluff; Mrs. S. A. Mitchell. Blalrsville; Mrs. J. H. Belk. Beersheba; Misses Mary Clark, Annie Miller, Guthrlesvlllet Evelyn Fraser, Bethesda; May Russell, Latta; Lillis and lone Ashe, McConnellsvllle; Annie Jackson, Lizzie Wood. Filbert; Zula Stephenson, Philadelphia; Willie May Grayson. Bethany; Lucile Rabb. Emily Wylle, Prof. R. H. Holliday, Hickory Grove; Mrs. Maud Lee, Ancona Cotton Mill; J. Roy Grayson, Santiago; Miss Sue McFarland, Miss Kate R&tchford. AUCTIONING THE COURT HOU8E There was a tremendous crowd In the court house yard yesterday to witness the sale of the court house property. The people came from all sections of the county, and they pretty well filled the entire front of the yard, especially that corner between Congress and Liberty street gates. They anticipated some lively bidding for the old property, both as a whole and as cut up In separate lots; but they were disappointed, not to say disgusted, as me mucn lamea 01 bmo pruveu a. wuiplete fiasco. Chairman Brice read the published notice of sale explaining that the prop* erty was first to be sold as a whole at an upset price of $16,000, and the successful bidder at or over that sum was to take the whole property, including the building; but there was to be a subsequent sale of the property as cut up in seven lots, and if the seven lots brought more in the aggregate than when the property was sold as a whole, the first sale was to be off and the building was still to belong to the county, and to be sold to the highest bidder. W. W. Lewis, Esq., representing Williams and McElwee, owners of the law range, and formerly claimants to the title to the strip on which the law range platform stands, gave notice of a decree of court in which it was set forth that the claimants of this strip must give the same up whenever the same shall be required for court house purposes. He went on to say that Messrs. Williams and McElwee did not consider the sa!e of the property as being for court house purposes, leaving the inference that the claimants would defend whatever rights In the matter that they may still have. Mr. Brlce announced that Messrs. Williams and McElwee had been served with three months' notice, as required In the decree, and with these announcements, the sale proeeded. The auctioneer first offered the property as a whole with the understanding that there was to be no sale unless the property should bring the pset price of $16,000. The bidding started at $10,000 and went on up to 4,500 where it ceased. Next was attempted the sale by lots the corner lot "No. 5," being offered first. The lot was started at about $3,000 and the bidding went up slowly until finally the lot was knocked down to Dr. J. B. Johnson of Rock Hill, for $4,700. The only other bidder was Mr. W. R. Carroll, of Yorkville. Lot No. 3, fronting on Congress street, was next offered. This lot was bid off by Dr. W. G. Stevens of Rock Hill, for $1,600, Mr. W. R. Carroll and perhaps others, bidding against him. Lot No. 2, between lots 3 and 4, was bid off by Dr. Stevens for $1,300, Mr. Louis Roth and Mr. W. R. Carroll bidding against him. Lot No. 1 was bought by Mr. Louis Roth, for $1,300, Dr. J. B. Johnson, Mr. \V. R. Carroll and Dr. Stevens being the other bidders. Dr. W. G. Stevens bought lot No. 7, for $1,450, over the same bidders who had competed for the other lot Mr. J. A. Tate ran lot No. 6, up to $974 and Dr. Stevens bought it for $975. Drs. J. B. Johnson and W. G. Stevens and Messrs. Carroll and Roth bid on lot No. 4. Dr. Johnson bought it for $2,000. After all the lots had been offered, the auctioneer offered the building. There was but a single bid of $500, and it was knocked down to Dr. Stevens. The total bids for the lots as offered separately amounted to only $13,725, when the upset price called for $16,000, there was, of course, no sale. TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION The York county Teacher's assocla tlon held Its fall meeting In .the Yorkville Graded school auditorium last Saturday with the largest attendance of teachers that has been present at a meeting of the body in some time. President R. k. Holliday, principal of the Hickory Grove High school, presided. The meeting was begun with prayer by Rev. Henry Stokes, after which Superintendent of Education John E. Carroll, acting for Mayor John R. Hart who was unable to be present, welcomed the teachers to Yorkville. Mr. Carroll said he had heard Rock Hill people gay that Yorkville people didn't care whether anybody came to Yorkville; nevertheless he was glad to welcome the teachers to the town. Prof, Holliday responded saying the teachers were glad to meet in Yorkville and he trusted that the meeting would be beneficial to all. Miss Garrison of the Fort Mill school read an instructive and carefully prepared paper on the subject, "Why are the results in the teaching of reading In the primary grades so unsatisfactory ?" Following the reading of the paper, the subject was thrown open to the association for discussion. Superintendent John E. Carro-n said that although his work lay with the country schools, it had been his observation that reading is the poorest taught subject and that the trouble comes with tne teacnerg. ah mose in onukc ui schools should eret teacher's manuals and be largely guided by them. Miss Leila A. Russell did not think the children were sufficiently drilled in the primer. One trouble was the kind of questions asked. They were too broad for the children to comprehend. Miss Withers, of Wlnthrop, thought the children of primary grades looked at words without getting the thought of the word. They should be taught to see the thought of words. Upon being asked as to how children could be taught to see thought. Miss Withers replied that a teacher should never stress a word not connected with a thought. Illustrate by pictures, etc., and get the children Interested In concrete things. Prof. B. C. Riddle of the Clover school wanted to know a simple way of saving time in a class room. Coun try teachers have to hear tnirty-nve or forty recitations a day, and it is impossible to give much time to any one recitation. Miss Leila A. Russell thought the best way to save time was by teaching reading correctly. Teachers, she thought, could save time by co-relation and combination. Good reading can be made*out of history and geography. Superintendent John E. Carroll thought the school children talked in a voice too low and would be glad to see the evil remedied. Miss Withers thought that if the teacher could walk to the back of a child while the pupil was reading and would close her (.the teacher's) book, then it would cause the child to read louder, but if the pupil could not grasp the thought of the paragraph it was reading, then the teacher must learn I UIC UII1IU IU uu B??. Prof. R. H. Holliday was of opinion that if a teacher couldn't read, she could not teach the pupils to read, and since a great many teachers were not good readers, many pupils were naturally backward in this branch of study. Superintendent Koon, of the Bethany school, was on the programme to read a paper on "The Relative Importance of Various Subjects in the Common School Course of Study." Prof. Koon was not present at the meeting, however, and Prof. Lueco Gunter of Rock Hill lead in a discussion of the subject He said the subject was quite a big one and when it comes to relative importance It is largely a question of which you would, have, bread or water. Both are necessary. So are a number of studies necessary. Reading is very important and in primary grades should be the chief subject of study. A mistake was made when number work was Impressed on primary pupils too strongly. In the fourth grade, pupils should be able to read fluently and thus be ready for other work. Some history could be taught in primary grades. Prof. B. C. Riddle, like Prof. Gunter. thought the subject a big one. The relative importance of studies would vary in different schools. Thus some important studtes in the Yorkville school would not have the same importance at Clover and the same rule applies to the different schools. Number work is of relative Importance to reading since it is a tool in the hands of children. The study of geography should be stressed while neatness, expression and manual training, is the art of putting knowledge into nractice. Following discussion of this subject Miss Leila A. Russell suggested next Friday as clean-up day In all of the schools In the county. She thought School Improvement associations of great importance and hoped every factor would be brought into play to carry on the work. President Holllday Introduced to the association, Rev. Alexander Martin of Rock Hill, who read a paper in which he spoke of various things connected with school work. The speaker talked of the relation of teacher to teacher and the practice of exchanging ideas which he thought was good. There are some teachers so progressed as to think they can learn nothing from others, and yet everybody can learn something from those in a lower position. In conclusion the speaker told of a mouse which was caught in a trap and yet ate the bait which was a piece of cheese. He was a little mouse and when his captor saw him and saw the cheese had been eaten he released the mouse for his nerve. Rev. Mr. Mar tin's advice to the teachers was mat no matter what kind of a trap they were caught In. whether political, pedagogic, scholastic or matrimonial? any kind, always eat the cheese. Upon invitation of Miss Leila A. Russell, the association decided to hold its next meeting at Wlnthrop college. Prof Gunter suggested that the association's executive committee be composed of the officers of the organ! lzation as it was difficult to get a full meeting of the committee and he was in favor of one vice-president. Prof. Witherspoon suggested five members of the association, the president. first and second vice-presidents, the secretary and treasurer compose the executive committee. This suggestion was adopted and Superintendent John E. Carroll was elected secretary and Miss Leila Russell, treasurer. Prof. J. P. Coates of Fort Mill, was elected first vice-president, and Prof. B. C. Riddle, of Clover, second vice president. Superintendent John E. Carroll be tore adjournment isaueu a vmuicusc m any member of the association for a spelling match against him at the next meeting of the association. LOCAL LAC0NIC8. Progress of Registration. The supervisors of registration put in quite a busy day yesterday, there being quite a large number of applicants for registration certificates. Cotton Belt School Opens. The Cotton Belt school, four miles west of Yorkville, began its fall session yesterday with a good attendance. Misses Kittle Blair and Lillian Kirkpatrick are teaching the school. r>:_J aL? D.,?:NAa? UIU l"0 ?? . I want to pay for that little advertisement I Inserted recently, said Mr. J. B. Barron, of Tlrzah, yesterday. It sold the mules I offered. I had been trying to sell for some time; but did no good until after the advertisement was published. Yorkville School Lotos. The Yorkville Graded school football team In charge of Prof. J. H. Wltherspoon, went to Greenwood yesterday morning where they played the Bally Military Institute of that place yesterday afternoon. Yorkville was defeated, 27 to 0, the military boys showing themselves to be superior to the Yorkville boys In all stages of the game. Cotton Ginnod to October 18. Mr. Joseph M. Taylor, special agent of the census department, who collects cotton gin statistics for-York county, reports that the total number of bales of cotton ginned in this county this year up to October 18, was 16,147 as against 15,164 up to the same date last year. This year's ginnings shows an Increase of 1,263 balea Another 8till Destroyed. Constables J. F. Jackson and C. 8. Hedrlcks destroyed a large still at the Dicky spring branch on the line of the Martin lands, about three miles from the battleground yesterday afternoon shortly after S o'clock. The still was being operated by three white men when the officers arrived, but they escaped. The spoils included the still, about 1.000 gallons of beer, thirty bushels of meal, a hat, suit of clothes and basket of rations. The still and worrh were brought to the sheriffs office. Inspecting the 8ohoola County Superintendent of Education John E. Carroll and Mr. T. E. McMackIn, of the Tork county school board, were out two days last week inspecting the country schools and the work will be continued. The object Is to Inspect the buildings, general conditions connected with the schools and the quality of the work being done. The schools of Oak Ridge, Bethesda Graded, Bethesda, Tlrxah, Filbert, Clover, Bowling Green. Ridge. Bethel. Glen dale. Miller and Pine Bluff have thus far been visited by Messrs. Carroll and McMackln. Prof. E. W. Hall of the county school board, will go on inspection tours with them hereafter. Death of Mrs. Ida Matthews. Mrs. Ida Matthews died at her home at Old Point yesterday afternoon, after having been in a paralyzed condition since Thursday. She was in her usual good health until Thursday at noon and was stricken while engaged in the cook room. The deceased was about 67 years of age. She was a daughter of the late Wm. Simril, and the wife of Mr. J. H. Matthews, who survives her. Besides her husband she leaves two sons. Messrs. B. Hi and J. 8. Matthews, and is also survived by two sisters, Mra Jennie CHenn and Mrs. Delia Lumpkin. The funeral takes place at Ebenezer this afternoon at 3 o'clock. MERE MENTION The street, car system of Indianapolis. Ind.. Is completely tied up by a * strike of the employes. The strikers have been doing much damage to property and riots are frequent. The governor has refused to Interfere The new Income tax law will place 414 new jobs at the disposal of the Democratic administration. These will include SS4 deputy collectors In Rowan county, N. C., yesterday. 111 public schools were opened for the winter session ..Elections are being held In New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia today. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia are electing governors Klncaid, I1L, has been laid out to be a model town. On paper it is to have no saloons, no labor troubles, and Is to be electrically heated and lighted.. The state entomologist of Kansas, believes he has found a way to stop the ravages of the grasshopper. He says to disc the land in the spring to Hll the ens and sDread not son In Jnlv ?n kill the insects A Molena, Ga? physician has been fined $250 or twelve months in the penitentiary for beatIns an imbecile. Vice President Marshall says that he *ot in round numbers 500 lickings when he was a boy A broom handle tectory at Brutus, Mich., has closed after running ten years and producing 14,004,000 handles To punish a henroost thief, the mayor of Marlon, O.. put the thief in Jail and fed him nothing but eggs for five days. The culprit claims that the sight of eggs makes him sick. At Kittanning, Pa., Friday night, the fancy costume of a woman who was celebrating Halloween, caught fire and she was seriously burned Miss Edna tarry died at An Ores, Mich., Friday, the result of spilling a bottle of acid on her breast over her heart Absorption of the acid killed her....... A Chicago thief on Friday night stole a hot stove and later returned and got the pipe Two termers of Lancaster coupty, Pa., were .<?? killed Friday night by two motor cyclists who went through the southern portion of the county at high speed, firing as they went Percy Lambert, holder of many world's speed rpcnrdfl wai killed In an nutnmohtl* accident in England, Friday. Lambert was driving his car at a speed of 114 miles an hour when a tire burst, somersaulting the car and crushing him to death Wesley H. Terry, 61 years old, former mayor of Floyd, Va, Is in Jail at Roanoke, Va., chaired with attempting criminal assault on a 16year-old girl of Floyd county. Terry bad a narrow escape from being lynched Mrs. Bessie J. Wakefield, was convicted at New Haven, Conn., Friday on the charge of complicity in the killing of her husband last June. Her companion In the erlme, James Plew, who confessed, is a descendant of the Jewkes family, which has produced more than 1,600 defectives A Davenport, la, man committed suicide Friday, by blowing himself to atoms with a stick of dynamite held In his hand Judge Roan, who presided at the Leo Frank trial for the murder of Mary Pbagan In Atlanta, several weeks ago, nas reiusea 10 gnuil a new trial. The case will be appealed to the Georgia supreme court The faculty of the University of Pennsylvania has put the ban on cigarettes and the "Jimmy" pipe at that institution. Mileage in 8outh Carolina.?The sale of Interchangeable mileage books with the requirements that the coupons be exchanged for tickets before a journey is begun waa held by the interstate commerce commission last Friday to be neither discriminatory nor in violation of the law. The decision was reached in a proceeding prompted by a complaint of the railroad commission of Sooth Carolina directed against the practice of the Southern railway and other roads operating In the south, which requires that mileage shall be exchanged for tickets instead of being used directly for checking of baggage or for transportation upon trains. The legislature of South Carolina passed an act requiring railroad companies operating in that state to received coupons from mileage books on trains for transportation and for the checking of baggage. A similar act passed by the Georgia legislature was vetoed by the governor. The railroad thereupon adopted a regulation that coupons from mileage books would not be accepted in exchange for a journey wholly within the state of South Carolina. A new form of mileage book was issued for interstate travel in that state. The state authorities complained to the commission that South Carolina was being discriminated against In its decision, however, the commission holds that the complaint "was based upon a desire to secure discriminatory advantages." In the belief of the commission and Commissioner Marble, who prepared the opinion, such inconveniences as are caused to travelers by the use of the exchange mileage books can be removed easily by increased efficiency in station operation. McLaurin's Withdrawal.?Ex-Senator John McLaurin never did a wiser thing than when he abandoned the aspirations he had been nurturing since last spring to become a candl*? ? -d aaie tor K^vemur ui ouuui v^aiuuum which meant the attempted taking of a higher step to the United 8tates senate, for which Governor Blease is slated. No living man has been able to get an understanding of South Carolina politics, but it is probably a correct guess that the man who is to succeed Blease as governor will be the man of Blease's choice. Senator McLaurln was not fitted for training with the Blease party, and in addition, he is too conservatively inclined, although the observer of the trend of political events in South Carolina has noted a tendency toward conservatism on the part of Governor Blease in the past few months. Senator McLaurin has done well to vacate the field. His elimination will be calculated to lessen the friction thsCt would have been inevitable. He retired from the United States senate with a good record , and one whose preservation is now secure.?Charlotte Observer.