Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 23, 1913, Image 2
Scraps and Jact$.
? Figures on world production for
the present year, cabled on last Saturday
to the department of agriculture
from the International Institue of
Agriculture at Rome, were as follows:
All wheat 3,569,000,000 bushels, being
8.9 per cent more than last year; all
rye, 1,828,000,000 bushels 7.7 per cent
more than last year; oats, 4,571,000,000
bushels, 2.3 per cent more than
last year. The foregoing includes the
production of Austria, Germany, Belgium,
Denmark, Spain, France, Great
Britain and Ireland, Hungary, Italy,
Nuremburg, Netherlands, Roumania,
Russia in Europe (63 governments),
Switzerland, Canada, United States,
India, Japan. Russia in Asia (10 governments),
Algeria and Tunis. The
total production of sugar beets was
54,992,000 short tons, 2.5 per cent
more than last year in Belgium, Denmark,
Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands,
Roumania, Switzerland, Canada,
United States, Prussia, Hungary,
not including Croatia and Slavonia.
The total production of cleaned cotton
was 9,296,000,000 pounds, 2.1 per cenl
mnra than lnst veai'. in the United
States, India, Japan and Egypt.
? Greensboro, N. C? December 19:
The suit in the United States district
court, brought by J. C. Hemphill, former
editor of the Charlotte, N, C., Observer
and Ambrose E. Gonzales, of the
Columbia. S. C? State newspaper,
against D. A. Tompkins, George Stephens,
W. H. Wood and the First National
Bank, of Charlotte, N. C., for
the appointment of a receiver for certain
shares of stock In the Observer
company, of Charlotte, transferred or
alleged to have been transferred, under
an alleged contract of September,
1911, early today came to an end here,
when Judge James E. Boyd of the
United States district court, signed a
decree dismissing the suit and ordering
that the defendants recover of the
plaintiffs the costs of the action, and
further that the restraining order
heretofore issued be set aside. As a
conclusion of law the court, ruling on
the defendants' exceptions, holds that
the contract of September, 1911, by
which certain shares of stock of the
Observer company were transferred,
did not constitute a partnership Detween
the parties, and that the contract
is illegal and void under the corporation
laws of North Carolina.
? Extraordinary efforts are being
made by the postoffice department to
prevent delays in the delivery of
Christmas mail. There always Is a
great volume of mail around Christmas
and this year with the added task
of handling hundreds of thousands of
parcel post packages the offices in the
larger cities would have been hopelessly
swamped but for emergency
measures. Practically every postoffice
and mail route in the land is overivh^impd
with oarce! post matter, tax
ing to the utmost the facilities of the
service. Postmaster General Burleson
said last Friday night that congestion
had been prevented and promised that
there would be no delays. "Anticipating
the enormous volume of mail the
service would be called upon to handle
during the first Christmas season
of the parcel post," he said, "the department
for some time has been adJusting
itself to the problem and has
taken every precaution to avoid any
possible interference with prompt and
effective handling of parcel post mail.
The public can be assured that all parcels
entrusted to the postal service
will be handled with extreme care, dispatched
without delay and promptly
delivered. In several of the larger offices
large numbers of additional employes
have been placed on duty, the
substitute force in nearly every city
being employed to the limit.
? Attorney General McReynolds has
made pupnc aetans ui mi
for reorganization of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company?
the "telephone trust"?which will prevent
litigation to dissolve that corporation
under the anti-trust act, and under
which competitive conditions will
be restored in the telephone service of
the entire country and the combine
will dispose of its holdings in the
Western Union Telegraph company
The re-organization plan originated
with the company although it followed
many reports that a suit against it
might be filed. It is regarded by the
department of justice oliicials as the
most striking indication offered in a
decade that "big business" has come
to the conclusion that it is better to
conform to the Sheiman law than to
fight it. The plan met not only the
approval of the attorney general and
his chief "trust buster," G. C. Todd,
and officials of the subsidiaries of the
combine, but was heartily approved by
President Wilson. In a letter to Mr.
McReynolds, the president expressed
his admiration for the attitude of the
telephone company and his conviction
that such conduct on the part of the
business men meant a building up of
business on sound and permanent
lines. Coming on the heels of the announcement
that Postmaster General
Burleson is seriously interested in government
ownership of telephone lines,
the action of the department of justice
took on an added signincance <uiu
some of the officials went so far as to
express the opinion that it indicated
that legislation to acquire the country's
telephone business would not be
pressed by the administration at the
present session.
? The law prohibiting the opening
of postoffices and delivery of mail on
Sunday has added largely to the cost
of the postal service and "materially
lessens its efficiency," according to the
annual report of Daniel C. Roper, first
assistant postmaster general, made
public last Friday. Mr. Roper suggests
that it would be in the interest
of both the service and the employes
to amend the law so as to authorize
Sunday work and grant compensatory
time off to employes assigned to Sunday
duty. The experimental delivery
of mail in villages has been a failure,
Mr. Roper reports, and he recommends
that the service be discontinued
on June 30, 1914. He recommends
that the compensation of rural mail
carriers be changed from a mileage tc
an eight hour basis and that the carriers
be permitted to deliver mail regardless
of the distance from the postoffice
of the corporate limits of the
town. He also strongly urges that
many small independent postoffices be
discontinued and established as stations
of nearby large offices. General
approval of the operation of the eight
hour law was given oy rar,
During the year ending June 30, 1913
1,528 presidential postmasters were
appointed, 1,181 being named subsequent
to March 4. No person has beer
appointed, the report said, "who has
failed to satisfy the department as tc
his capacity for efficient service." The
report estimates that 300,000,000 parcel
post packages were handled during
the first six months of the system's
operation. Methods of handling parcel
post mail have been standardized
with a result of material reduction ir
the cost of service. The work of putting
into effect uniform methods
throughout the country is being carried
on by the department's experts.
? Chihuahua, Mexico, December 21
"Anyone who hereafter loots or molests
property of foreigners or Mexicans,
will be executed. The right tc
confiscate property will rest only wit!
the Constituionalist government.'
Gen. Francisco Villa issued this ordei
today as showing his intention tc
maintain strict military discipline. As
an example he executed on the plazt
a band of rebels who had been founc
guilty by court martial of sacking the
home of a wealthy Mexican. While
the six rebels were marched before the
firing squad the stolen goods were returned
to the owners. All stores confiscated
from the expelled Spaniard;
today were closed and sealed. Orders
were given that no more goods are tc
be taken from them. This action was
believed to have resulted from the protest
of the United States against the
seizures of Spanish property. Aireaaj
great quantities of the goods, valuec
at several million dollars, had beer
utilized by the rebels. The remaindei
of the property is to be held pendinf
an investigation as to whether th<
owners aided the Huerta government
General Villa said his forces were be
ing strengthened by desertions fron
the federal troops. He proclaimei
amnesty to hundreds of the fed
eral soldiers who would surrendei
and give up their arms. Man>
federal troops are reported to hav<
joined the rebels. Three hundrec
thousand rounds of rifle ammunitior
and 500,000 rounds of artillery ammunition
were recovered east of Chihuahua,
where they were hidden by Gen.
Mercado's evacuating federals. Telegraphic
and railroad communication
has been extended as far west as Minica
and as far south as Bermojillo. If
i there is no federal interference, Gen.
Villa expects soon to have the states
. of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa as
freely open as in times of peace.
Raoul Madero, brother of the late
president, conferred with General Villa
regarding the formation of civil
governrpent. Mr. Madero is to be an
adviser to Villa.
?l?e Ho? km lie uquitcr.
Entered at the Postofllce in Yorkville
, as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE, S. C.i
: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913.
That editorial we are reproducing
' from The Enquirer of 1857 about Jef;
ferson Davis is of striking interest as
. showing how clearly that remarkable
statesman read the signs of the times.
, and told of the coming of the Civil
war three years ahead as accurately as
[ If he were speaking from actual
. knowledge.
; We do not believe the passage of
the currency bill is going to create a
panic. If some other man than Wll;
i son were in the White House, we
would believe in the probability of a
panic; but somehow we have an idea
that Wilson will be as able to control
lawlessness, in finance, as in other
things. The opposition is going to have
to take its medicine.
'< It is easy enough to see that if the
, United States had become seriously Involved
with Mexico that the currency
reform measure would have been sidetracked,
and one is tempted to believe
in the first place that it was with this
end in view that such extraordinar>
efforts were made to involve the United
States, and in the second place that
it was for this same reason the president
declined to allow the United
States to be involved.
While we have not been impressed
with any of the more or less hysterical
claims mat me coumy uume ia sum a
tremendous disgTace and reproach on
York county; still there is no room to
deny that there is need for improvement
of conditions at that institution.
The cabins occupied by the paupers do
not measure up to a very high standard
from the standpoint of either comfort
or cleanliness; but it is probably
true that most of the occupants have
about as much comfort as they have
been accustomed to. As to how the
thing is to be done, we are not prepared
to say; but we think there should be
erected a good substantial brick building
of sufficient capacity to accommodate
a reasonable number of paupers,
and that it should be provided witl
running water, steam heat, sewerage
and good ventilation, and also there
| should be adequate hospital facilities.
We do not think this building should
I be unnecessarily elaborate, or that
provision should be made for keeping
' paupers in much better style than
: they have been accustomed to. Such a
building, we think, could be provided
1 for fifteen or twenty thousand dollars,
, possibly less; but as to how it is to be
i done is a matter for the legislative
i delegation and not for this newspaper.
i
How is this: A certain church in
this state on one occasion made an
1 unusually liberal gift for some puri
pose. The members felt proud of
i what they had done and desired that
some notice be made of their lib!
erality in the Courier. The pastor,
; being a modest man, did not writi
anything for publication for fear he
, would be accused of boasting. A number
of subscribers discontinued the
, paper because no mention was made
, of their action. This happened several
years ago, and this scribe knew
i nothing of it until he was told at the
1 Bennettsville convention, and was
! chided because he had "fallen down
j on his job." His reply to the former
i pastor was that the church ought to
have "fired" him.?Baptist Courier.
This sounds familiar enough and
| indicates that the religious papers
; have their troubles also.
There is a story of a gentleman whc
found a lost child on the street and in
j an effort to discover the little fellow's
identity asked: "Whose baby is this?"
"I am papa's baby," was the enlightening
reply. "And who is papa?" the
gentleman asked. In great surprise
the little fellow came back with:
"Why don't you know papa? I know
' him just as well!"
It is a common thing for the editor
' of a country paper that prints personals
to get the first information of the
going or coming of individuals,
through a complaint to the effect that
"the editor never did like 'em no way,
! and would not print personals about
j them."
! There is something to the declaration
of the Chicago professor that the
, currency bill is a miracle, and there is
! certainly a lot to the declaration if the
[ professor is correct in his belief that
] lilt* Dill IS UaSCU llll M'UIIU |nniv>)>n?
> of finance. The professor's idea is that
J not ten members of congress really
. knew what they were doing when they
3 voted for the bill; that is, they did not
understand its principles. It is a fact
that the currency idea involves a very
. profound science that is understood
i by but few individuals, and the aver
age banker is as ignorant of those
principles as is the average congressman.
As to whether the Chicago professor
really understands the matter
, remains to be seen; but it is not ditfii
cult to gra^p a little light on what he
means when he tells us that the real
' point is in development of more flexi3
ble credit. For one thing, most busii
ness men whose experience has extend1
ed over twenty or more years have
seen times when it was impossible to
$ get currency on the best of col
lateral. The reason was that cur"
rency was cornered, and the people
who held it were unwilling to let it
> out, and the result has been stagnas
tion if not actual panic. As we un^
derstand it. the principal purpose of
\ the currency bill is to provide a means
1 whereby absolutely good collateral will
1 always command currency at reason?
able rates of interest. The banker
' will not be able to turn down good col.
lateral on the plea of no money as in
the old time; because with good colj
teral he can go to one of the reserve
. banks and get the money. Of course
r there are limitations; but those limitations
are not nearly so restricted as
j they were. The strongest objection
l that has been urged against the new
law is that under it currency is liable
to be maftle so plentiful as to become
worthless like unto the Confederate
paper in war times; but the leaders
In this reform movement insist that
there is absolutely no danger of this
and somehow we feel that they knowpretty
well what they are talking
about. However, of one thing there is
no doubt, and that is whether this bill
proves wise or otherwise, it is going to
have a tremendous bearing on the
weal or woe, prosperity or adversity
of this great country of ours, and the
present generation is about to witness
the practical operation of the most remarkable
experiment in currency science
that has been attempted in all
the history of the world.
The First Christmas.
Luke 11, 7-20, 25-34.
7. And she brought forth her firstborn
son; and she wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger, because there was no room
for them in the inn.
8. And there were shepherds in the
same country abiding in the field, and
keeping watch by night over their
flock.
9. And an angel of the Lord stood
by them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them; and they
were sore afraid.
10. And the angel said unto them,
Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you
good tidings of great Joy which shall
be to all the people:
11. For there is born to you this
day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
12. And this is the sign to you: Ye
shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, and lying in a manger.
13. And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God and saying,
14. Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men
in whom he is well pleased.
15. And it came to pass, when the
angels went away from them into heaven,
the shepherds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,
and see this thing that is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known unto
us.
16. And they came with haste, and
found both Mary and Joseph, and the
babe lying In the manger.
17. And when they saw it, they
made known concerning the saying
which was spoken to them about this
child.
18. And all that heard it wondered
at the things which were spoken unto
them by the shepherds.
19. But Mary kept all these sayings,
pondering them in her heart.
20. And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen,
even as it was spoken unto them.
* * * * *
25. And behold, there was a man in
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;
and this man was righteous and devout,
looking for consolation of Israel:
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26. And it had been revealed unto
him by the Holy Spirit, that he should
not see death, before he had seen the
Lord's Christ.
27. And he came in the Spirit into
the temple: and when the parents
brought in the child Jesus that they
might do concerning him after the
custom of the law,
28. Then he. -received him into his
arms, and blessed God, and said,
29. Now lettest thou thy servant
depart, O Lord,
According to thy word, in peace;
30. For mine eyes have seen thy
salvation,
31. Which thou has prepared before
the face of all peoples;
32. A light for revelation to the
Gentiles,
And the glory of thy people Israel.
33. And his father and his mother
were marvelling at the things, which
were spoken concerning him;
34. And Simeon blessed them, and
said unto Mary his mother, Behold,
this child is set for the falling and rising
up of many in Israel; and for a
sign which is spoken against.
Road Law and Chaingang.
As to what will be the outcome of
the movement that has been started
in Bethel township, looking to securing
the exemption of that township
from the operation of the York county
road law on a basis of waiving
further claims on the chaingang, cannot
be definitely predicted; but if
other townships take the matter up
with the same energy and determination
that is being evidenced in Bethel,
it is not unreasonable to assume that
the law will soon be extensively revised.
The action of the Bethel people is
being based on the claim that they
have not had an equitable share oft I
benefits of the chaingang, and as they
are hopeless of getting such equitable
share, they want to be relieved of
meir pan 01 me expense, unu ten in
look after their own roads In their
own way and at their own expense.
They are circulating a strong petition
to this end and it is quite clear that if
the fhovement prevails with the majority
and the legislative delegation
accedes to the request, the whole law
will have to be revised and re-adjusted.
As a matter of fact, as we have said
before, the present York county road
law is little more than a demagogic
makeshift. Aside from the provisions
that levy a three dollar per capita tax
and a 2 mill road tax, there is very little
to it. The provisions that contemplate
a north and south road, east and
west road, and a road from Fort Mill
to McConnellsville, taken together
with the provisions that propose to
give other townships an equitable
? A%-_ t XI A .. I -J J.l/xr,
snare 01 wie ueneius uuseu un me iueu
of the greatest good to the greatest
number, all sound very well; but
when one undertakes to analyze the
whole thing he finds that there is
really nothing mandatory anywhere,
and he is naturally forced to the conclusion
that the whole thing must
have been framed to "catch 'em acoming
and a-going."
We are not prepared to say as some
people claim, that with the same
amount of money more work can be
accomplished under the contract system
with free labor than with the
cliaingang; because we are not fuily
satisfied as to the matter. We have
seen enough to be convinced that the
chaingang is a pretty effective institution
in its way, and that it has accomplished
a good deal of work that
would hardly have been undertaken
under a contract system; but still we
can see that the chaingang is not only
very expensive; but very slow, and as
to whether its benefits have been or
can be equitably distributed over the
county in proportion to the just
claims of each locality we are very
doubtful. We do not believe there has
been such distribution, and we do not
now see how such distribi^ion under
such conditions can be made.
So far as Bethel township is concerned,
it is fair to say that she has
proven that she is not opposed to just
and equitable road taxes. Bethel was
the first township in the county to
levy a 2-mill tax especially for road
purposes, and she did it upon a majority
vote of her people. The enactment
of the law providing for the general
levy for the county of such a tax
followed her action. Her claim now
is that during all the years the chaingang
has been established she has
gotten the benefit of the chaingan^
only to the extent of a very small per
cent of the taxes she has paid, and
the purpose of the present movement
is to cut loose from the whole business.
As to what the legislative delegation
will do in the event it receives a majority
petition from Bethel along the
lines indicated above, we do not
know; but from the sentiments we
have heard expressed in various quarters
we are inclined to think that the
people of the county generally are gettin?
In a humor to demand a complete
revision of the existing road laws.
THE CURRENCY BILL
Fundamentals of Measure as Passed
By Senate.
Following is a review of the fundamentals
of the currency bill as the
measure passed the senate last Friday:
The issue of currency, guaranteed
by the government, based upon notes
and bills representing commercial
transactions and backed by a gold reserve.
The new currency is expected
to contract and expand to meet the
varied demands of trade.
The concentration of the bank reserve
of the country in regional institutions
capitalized by the banks of the
country and controlled by directors
elected by the banks.
The creation of a market, for the negotiable
commercial papers, which
forms the bulk of the assets of the
banks, where, in times of stress, those
assets may be easily and without loss
transferred into cash.
The establishment of from eight to
twelve great regional banks throughout
the country which will issue currency,
discount paper and centralize
nnrl mnhlll?^ thp roaorvowi nf the lr\r?n 1
banks.
The creation of a Federal reserve
board of seven members appointed by
the president with final powers of
control and supervision over the entire
system.
In the foregoing general principles
the bill is practically the same that
passed the house, but in phraseology
and more or less important details
hundreds of changes have been made
by the senate.
The senate has retained, after a contest,
the house plan to have each regional
bank a "bank of banks," with
the directorate controlled by the member
banks, and the capital furnished
by enforced subscription of national
banks. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
aided by the Republicans, made an
ineffectual fight to make those institutions
public utility banks, owned by
the public and controlled by the government.
As amended by the senate, the bil
provides for the creation of eight to
twelve regional banks as the necessity
may develop.
Under the house bill the earnings of
the regional banks, after paying 5 per
cent dividend on the stock and establishing
a 20 per cent surplus, would
have been divided among the member
banks of the government.
The senate has amended the bill
so that the stockholders shall receive
a 6 per cent dividend, a surplus fund
of 40 per cent of the capital shall be
established, and that the remainder of
the earnings shall be divided, on?-half
going to the government as a "franchise
tax and the remainder founding
a "depositor's Insurance fund," to reimburse
depositors in failing member
banks.
The senate has broadened materially
the character of the commercial naper
which will be eligible for rediscount,
and which may be used as a
basis for currency. Under the house
bill only paper maturing within ninety
days was available, but the senate after
a contest broadened the provision
to include a per centage of six
months' paper in order to accommodate
small banks in rural communities
which handle little short time paper.
Cotton Seed Products.?As previously
outlined in the News and Courier,
writes the Washington correspondent
of that paper, Representative Asbury
F. Lever introduced a bill this
week requiring the director of the
census to collect statistics concerning
the quantity of cotton seed purchased
and delivered to oil mills, the quantity
crushed, the quantities of the vari
uus uruue [nuuucis, autu ua un, iiicu.i
and linters, obtained, also the quantity
of these products and of refined oil
purchased by compound lard, butterine
and oleomargarine manufacturers,
and the quantity of the various products
on hand at given dates.
Mr. Lever feels that legislation of
this character is necessary because
there has been a great deal of speculation
and manipulation of the prices
of cotton seed and its products. The
prices have been increased and decreased
without regard to the actual
production, or to the quantities of
seed and oil ond hands.
The value of the seed obtained from
the crop for 1912 was estimated at
$128,390,000. It is essential that the
Federal government collect statistics
concerning this important product in
the same manner that it collects statistics
concerning the quantity of cotton
ginned, the quantity consumed by
manufacturing establishments and the
quatities on hand. The bill just introduced
and the Act approved July 22,
1912, cover all of the products of the
cotton plant which are now of commercial
value. It will give the producer
information concerning the quantities
of cotton seed purchased by the
oil mills and the stocks on hand. It
will furnish the oil man with information
of this character and also with
statistics concerning the quantities of
crude and refined oil, meal and cake
on hand, the quantities of oil purchased
by the manufacturers, and the
SlUCKS UH IltUlU Ul given uttica.
For Government Ownership of Telephones.?
Representative Lewis, of
Maryland, author of the parcels post
law has introduced a resolution to direct
the house postofflce committee to
report a bill for government ownership
of telephone lines to be operated
by the postofflce department.
In a statement accompanying his
resolution, Mr. Lewis contended the
action of the Bell Telephone company
to prevent litigation under the antitrust
law did not affect the legislative
situation at all.
The Lewis resolution embodies a
plan by which the telephone lines
would be appraised by the interstate
commerce commission and the companies
might appeal to the United States
circuit courts on the awards. Pendinu
litigation, interest at the rate of four
per cent a year would be paid to th
owners. The government would issue
three per cent bonds from time to timeas
the acquisition of properties demanded.
Copperheads of Today.?Leaders of
a great party, like Mr. Cannon and
Mr. Mann, should not talk of panic
without proving what they say. A
panic is a state of mind. If everybody
can be made to think a panic
is impending or has arrived, panic
will come at once. All we have to do
is to cease spending and producing for
one Week and the wheels of business
will stop. If these leaders have no
proofs that panic prevails, they have
laid themselves open to the charge
that they are willing to sacrifice the
welfare of the country and inflict
misery on thousands to gain a party
advantage. It is evident that Mr.
Mann and Mr. Cannon believe that
the only way for their return to
power and office is over a road strewn
with financial wrecks for which they
will attempt to blame their political
opponents. Such men are the "copperheads"
of today.?New York Commercial.
LOCAL AFFAIRS, e
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS b
Shieder Drug Store?Extends the a
season's compliments to customers 8
and friends. a
C. M. Inman?Has two farms for rent h
and a gentle horse for sale. b
York Drug Store?Returns thanks to
its customers for past favors and ex- d
tends the season's compliments. *
W. E. Ferguson?Makes a last call on ?
Xmas shoppers for fruits, nuts, etc., *
and wishes you a merry Christmas. e
Lyric Theatre?Presents its weekly ?
programme, including dramas and k
comics. Open afternoons for bene- e
fit of out-of-town people. ?
York Supply Co.?Returns thanks to 1
its patrons and wishes all a merry j?
Xmas and prosperous New Year.
Sam M. Grist?Is prepared to write
insurance in a reliable company on
automobiles.
Remedy Sales Corporation?Asks if
you would be a suffragette. ?
Cloud Cash Store?Thanks its customers
for patronage of the year and
extends the season's compliments. ?
G. W. Whitesides & Co.. Sharon?Re- h
minds you of their holiday sale and
invites you to visit them. s
Thomson Co.?Returns thanks for fa- S
vors of the past and wishes you a
merry Xmas and happy New Year, c
Loan and Savings Bank?Besides ex- I
tending the season's good wishes,
solicits your banking account. I,
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Quotes special
prices on a variety of seasonable
goods and extends you the season's
best wishes. :
A. H. Barnett and G. L. Suggs, Com.?
Call meeting of Bethel citizens at
the Glendale school house on Janu- ^
ary 2. I
F. E. Qulnn, Sec.?Publishes notice of
interest to local Masons. 1
C. M. Miller, Prop.?Wants you to re- h
member him when you want any
kind of pressing or cleaning. p
d
The Enquirer wilt not be Issued next
Friday. The office, however, will fce ^
open during the holidays for the transaction
of all business. The next Issue ?
of the paper will appear on Tuesday, I
December 30.
I
WITHIN THE TOWN 1
? The Christmas trade seems to have j:
been growing in volume all the wee! 1
and Is now at Its height
? All the cotton mills In Yorkville J
will be closed until next Monday for
the holidays. i:
? The Lyric theatre was well filled 1
yesterday afternoon and last night.
Extra good pictures were on exhibi- r
tion and many people from the country
who were in Yorkville doing \
Christmas shopping, took advantage of J
the opportunity to see the show at the
Lyric. j
? The town authorities will turn the
town over to small boys and Are crack- t
ers tomorrow, and they will be allow- *
ed to make all the noise they please ^
for a week. j,
? The bazaar held by the ladies of
the Church of the Good Shepherd last
Friday was a most successful undertaking.
The gross receipts was close
to $160.
? Mr. J. El Johnson, superintendent
of the Neely. Travora and Lockmore
cotton mills, gave the overseers and
second-hands of the three mills an
oyster supper at Roth's restaurant, on
Saturday night.
HISTORIC RELICS
Mrs. Louise Jackson of Yorkvllle, is
me owner 01 certain nistoric reucs c
that have come down to her as heir- f
looms, and which would not only de- c
light the heart of any thorough going
antiquarian of the day; but would be j
of very great interest even to the na- t
tional museum at Washington.
These relics include ten table- ^
spoons, six teaspoons and a cut glass v
paper weight, all old time patterns and
designs, and of exquisite workman- t
ship. The teaspons carry the initials (
"R. D." and the tablespoons carry the 8
Initials "D. E. C." t
All the spoons are of pure silver, s
and although but little thicker than T
ordinary paper, are of old time pattern
and carry artistic designs. The 1
no nor nrnitrhf tr hloVi ia fllllvr thp A 4*111Q1
? fc,,v VM? yi
of the other articles from the standpoint
of workmanship, carries as its c
leading feature the portrait of a gentleman
wearing the costume of the 1
early part of the eighteenth century.
When the reporter asked Mrs. Jack- j
son more particularly about these ar- \
tides, she told him that the teaspoons
belonged to Commodore 1
Richard Dale of Revolutionary naval J
fame, an intimate friend and fellow
sailor with John Paul Jones, and that j
the larger spoons once belonged to a h
family named Cleary, of Charleston. 1
Mrs. Jackson's great grandfather
was Capt. John Dennis, a Revolution- '
ary soldier, who lived on the Chester (
road about six miles from Yorkville, t
and who before coming to this section
married Mary Dale, a daughter of 1
Commodore Dale. A Dr. Cleary of ^
Charleston, married a sister of Capt. ^
John Dennis, and in this way all the
articles came flown to Mrs. Jackson's
mother, the late Mrs. J. J. Evans,
through Mrs. Evans's father, Reuben
Dennis, who was a son of Capt. John
Dennis.
OLD SANTA CLAUS
The following sketch of old Santa
Claus, which is taken from the
Greensboro News, is of considerable
interest just at this time:
"Santa Claus, says a writer in the
Outlook, is as real a historical personage
as Julius Caesar or Cicero. His
real name is Saint Nicholas, which the
Germans pronounce Sankt Nicolaus,
and their children corrupted into
Sankt Claus. Hence arose the English
name of Santa Claus.
"He is the patron saint of children,
of sailors and travelers, and churches
and cathedrals bearing his name are
scattered all over the earth, from New
York to Russia. He was born in 260,
and as archbishop of Myra he became
famous for his fiery courage and his
tendern ss for children; once he was
cast into prison for denying the em- 1
perors Diocletia and Maximian, by refusing
to worship their statues, and
ho wna nno man urhn rlnrod lirnok the
Imperious will of Constantine the s
Great.
"But the glory of the hero is swallowed
up In the grateful memory in
which the world has for nearly two
thousand years held the saint. One o
the most beautiful stories of history
tells of the way in which he won his
distinctive fame?that of doing good
by stealth. When the young Nicholas
was merely an humble priest, under
his uncle, the Bishop of Patara, his
father and mother died, leaving him
an immense fortune, which he immediately
determined to devote to charity.
Shortly thereafter the bishop went
on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
leaving his diocese in Nicholas*
charge. While acting in this capacity
he heard of one of his townsmen
who had lost all his fortune, and
was brought to want. He had three
daughters, and so desperate was his
case that he contemplated selling his
children into slavery rather than see
them die of starvation. Nicholas' heart
was stirred with pity, but his modesty
prevented him from going openly to the
man and offering him assistance.
So one night he took a purse of gold e
and creeping up to an open window he s
flung the purse within and fled. A sec- t
ond and a third time he did this; but
the poor man had determined to learn
who his benefactor might be, so on the ?
third night he was on the watch, and c
when Nicholas turned away, the man a
ran after him and falling on his knees
thanked him with tears for saving his a
daughters from slavery. Nicholas f
harged him to keep his identity seret,
and to aid him in discovering
hough all his good works were done
y stealth, it soon became noised
round the town that the mysterious
ifts were brought by Saint Nicholas;
nd for sixteen hundred years the
eautiful mystery of Christmas has
orne his name.
"He died on December 6, and that
ay was consecrated to him; but in
rotestant countries, although the
estival has been kept, the return of
Saint Nicholas to earth has been movd
from the eve of his own day to the
ve of the birth of his Master. Hence
ianta Claus comes down on Christmas
ve. The tradition seems to have
pread first to Russia and thence to
upland, where the people travel in
lelghs drawn by reindeer; hence Dunler
and Blitzen."
ABOUT PEOPLE
Dr. J. E. Thomas of Tirzah, is visitng
relatives in Goderlch, Canada.
Miss Annie Ashe of Yorkville, leaves
his week to visit friends in Winnsioro.
Mr. G. C. McCelvey of Yorkville, is
pending the holidays in Mt. Carmel,
>. C.
Mrs. James Beckham and children
if Yorkville, are visiting relatives In
AA?.fillA
JCCOV1UO.
Miss Nora Williamson, of Yorkvllle,
b spending the holidays at her home
n Rock Hill.
Miss Mabel Ashe of Yorkvllle, left
oday to visit relatives in Brevard.
1. C.
Miss C. A. Richardson of Gloucester.
Ta... is visiting her sister. Miss Lillian
tichardson, in Yorkvllle.
Miss Maggie Smith of Linwood colege,
is spending the holidays at her
lome in Hickory Grove.
Miss Jessie Whitesides of Due West
'emale college, is spending the hollays
in Hickory Grove.
Mr. William Whitesides of Hickory
Irove, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
'rank Whitesides, in Texas.
Miss Eva Mitchell of Sharon, visited
ifiss Kate Jackson, on Yorkvllle R. F.
>. 6. this week.
Miss Bessie Sanders of Chester, visted
the family of Mr. J. M. Brian. In
rorkvllle this week.
Miss Hattle Lowry of Shelby. N. C.,
s the guest of Yorkvllle relatives durng
the holidays.
Mr. William DuPre, of WofTord Flting
school, Spartanburg, is visiting
elatlves in Yorkville.
Miss Maud Eberhardt of Yorkville.
s spendir" Christmas with friends in
taleigh, N. C.
Cadet T. P. Moore, Jr., of Clemson
tollegre. visited Messrs. KODert ana x^anar
Glenn, In Yorkville, this week.
Capt. and Mrs. J. B. Allison, of Galreston,
Texas, are the guests of Mrs.
r. F. McEIwee, In Yorkville.
Mr. W. W. Jenkins, Jr., of Spartaniurg,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and
drs. W. W. Jenkins, In Yorkville.
Miss Annie Stevens of the Presbyerlan
college, Charlotte, Is spending
he holidays at her home In Yorkville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hall and chllIren
of Yorkville, are snending the
lolidays In Concord, N. C.
Mrs. P. W. Patrick and children of
rorkville, are spending the holidays
vith relatives at St. George, S. C.
Misses Winnie Crawford and Wilnore
Logan, of Sharon, are spending
he holidays with Yorkville relatives.
Mr. Walter Nivens of Chester, Is
'islting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
I. Nivens, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 5.
Miss Jennie Beard Mackoreil, of
^ander college, Greenwood, is spendng
Christmas at her home in YorkIlle.
Mrs. D. E. Finley and daughter,
diss Frances, have returned from
Vashington for the Christmas holilays.
Miss Barnette Miller of Linwood
college, Is spending the holidays with
ler parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Miller,
? D C Tk Mo ft
Miss Georgia Burke, who has had
harge of the millinery department a'
Grkpatrick-Belk Co's., has returned
o her home in Baltimore, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hemphill of
Chester, visited the family of Mr. Rol
rt Witherspoon In Yorkville, this
veek.
Misses Nancy Witherspoon, Eliza
leth Finley and Marie Inman of the
College for Women, Columbia, are
pending the holidays in Yorkville.
Messrs. Perry and George Ashe of
he Presbyterian college, Clinton, are
pending Christmas at their home In
forkville.
Miss Mary Harshaw who Is teachng
school in Lane, S. C., is spending
he holidays at her home in McConlellsville.
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gillespie an
hlldren of Yorkville, are spending th<
w^loHvaa (r* Knrth Pflrn
HJUUilj n ? i in i^iaiifvo in i w. ... ?- ina.
Miss Bessie Pegram, who Is teaching
school in Gastonla, N. C., Is spending
Christmas at her home In Yorkllle.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L Devinney of
forkvllle R. F. D. 4, are visiting Mr.
)evinney's brother, Mr. B. J. Devinley
in Lamar county, Texas.
Miss Sue McFarland who Is teachner
in Gaston county Is spending the
lolidays at her home on Yorkvllle R
i\ D. 3.
Cadets Walter Barron, Wallace
Marshall, Gist Finley, Springs Moore,
ind Joseph and McCain Nichols, of the
Titadel, Charleston, are home for the
lolidays.
Rock Hill Herald. Saturday: Mrs.
t. L. Pursley and Miss Ethel Pursley
vlll leave tomorrow for Clover to atend
the Beamguard-McCarter wedllng.
Mr. C. H. Crook of Amerlcus. Ga.,
s visiting relatives and friends in
i'ort Mill township. Mr. Crook Is wel*
mown in this county, where he lived
intil a few years ago when he moved
o Amerlcus.
Invitations have been sent out to
he marriage of Miss Inez Smith and
dr. Lawton F. Waldrop, the ceremony
o take place at the home of the bride's
ather, Mr. J. G. Smith, in the Gold
lill section, on Wednesday evening
December 24. at three o'clock.
Cadets Carl Gaulden, John R. Loran.
B. P. Barron, Archie Barron. Robrt
Glenn, Lamar Glenn, Ganson Wl'lams
and Karl Williams of Clemson
* ?- On4.tr/1ov
ollege, arnvea in iuikviuc, oaiumuj
light for the holidays.
Misses Lula Moore Logan. Nellie
iart, Martha Marshall, Mabel Ashe,
tgnes Hunter, Marie Pegram. Frances
tdickes, Loula Allein, Mary Jo Drakeord,
Mary Henley Willis. Iola Garrion,
Evelyn Gettys and Lucy Burns of
Vlnthrop college, are spending the
lolidays at their homes in Yqrkville.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Two Mill Levy Carried.
The patrons of Olive school in disrict
No. 16, on last Thursday voted i'
pedal levy of two mills for schoo'
lurnoses.
lethel and the Chaingana.
Petitions are in circulation in Beth1
township asking the York delegaion
in the general assembly to amend
he road law so as to exempt the
ownship from such taxes as go to the
upport of the chaingang with the unlerstanding
that hereafter Bethel is to
lave no further part in that institulon.
The promoters of the movement
.rgue that If Bethel can secure exemplon
from the support of the chainrang
It will next be advisable to voti
, bond issue and put all the roads in
irst class condition,
fork Wins One First Prize.
The Alt. Holly school in school disrict
No. 50, wins one of the ten first
irizes given by the state School Imirovement
association for the greatst
improvement in school work. The
tate improvement association gives
hlrty prizes?ten first prizes of $50
ach and twenty second prizes of $25
ach. The Mount Holly school In this
ounty ranks among the beat rural
chools In the state. It is situated
bout five miles east of Rock Hill. A
Ine building, good teachers and pu
plls who are interested in the welfare
of the school and community are responsible
for the winning of one of
the $50 prizes.
Death of Mrs. Faris.
Mrs. W. J. Faris of the India Hook
section of York county, died in King's
Mountain, N. C., last Sunday while on
a visit to relatives at that place. Mrs.
Faris had been in King's Mountain
only about two weeks and while there
was attacked by pneumonia which
caused her death. She was the
11am B. Allison, and was in the 66th
eldest daughter of the late Col. Wllyear
of her age, having been born in
1847. The deceased had been a life
long mmber of the Allison Creek
Presbyterian church and was held in
high esteem because of her sweet disposition
and noble character. In addition
to her husband, Mrs. Faris is survived
by one sister and three brothers:
irs. J. B. Barron, of Tirzah; R. R.
Allison, of Tirzah; Jas. F. Allison of
King's Mountain and J. O. Allison, of
Yorkville. Also there are the following
grandchildren: John M. Carothers.
Mrs. Tom Morris and Miss May Carothers.
The Interment took place at
Allison Creek church yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock, the services being
conducted by Rev. F. Ray Riddle.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Assistant Attorney General Dominlck
and Sheriff Cannon G. Blease of
Newberry, went to Washington last
week in the interest of a pardon for
M. A. Carlisle, who is serving a sentence
of one year in the Newberry
jail. Mr. Carlisle's original sentence
was five years In the penitentiary.
? Dillon, December 21: W. Aaron
Fass was instantly killed and Miss
Mary Moore was seriously injured this
afternoon at 6 o'clock when an automobile
in which they were riding, ran
into a deep ditch one-half mile from
Dillon. Miss Moore, daughter of John
B. Moore of Latta, was rushed to Dillon
in an automobile, where she was
given medical attention. Mr. Fass is
a well known merchant of Dillon and
is a native of New York. A spoke on
the steering wheel severed the jugular
vein of Mr. Fass.
? Spartanburg special of December
19. to News and Courier: Magistrates
of the 7th judicial circuit, comprising
Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee
counties, meeting today with Solicitor
Albert E. Hill, adopted a resolution
recommending that the legislature
pass more rigid laws against carrying
concealed weapons and selling cocaine.
Solicitor Hill has prepared a bill which
provides that the carrying of concealed
weapons shall be punished with
from one to five years imprisonment
without the alternative of a fine. The
magistrates prepared a petition to the
legislature asking that a commission
be organized to study and reform the
laws governing youthful offenders.
The magistrates also adopted a resolution
endorsing the reform and industrial
school for delinquent girls,
as proposed by the state federation of
women's clubs. The legislature is
urged to establish such a school.
? Gaffney special of December 19,
to the Columbia State: While returning
to Gaffney from Washington yesday
morning, Capt J. B. Bell, a member
of the local bar, met with a serious
accident while on board a southbound
train of the Southern railway.
The train was standing in the yards at
Danville, Va., at an early hour, when
Capt. Bell Btarted to cross from the
sleeping car to get breakfast. He
turned to say 9. word to a friend who
was behind him and the cars having
been cut apart, Capt Bell fell between.
He sustained very painful
lacerations of his legs and body, two
deep cuts being made on his left leg.
He succeeded in drawing himself up
into the sleeping car just before the
cars were recoupled, else he would
have met a horrible death. Upon arrival
at Gaffney he was given medical
attention by Dr. J. G. Plttman and
last night was said to be improving,
although still confined to his home.
? Columbia special to the News and
Courier: In view of the agitation now
going on to build up In South Carolina
a live stock Industry, the suggestion
made by Asher Brown of Columbia,
that a bill be passed by the
general assembly providing an age
limit for the slaughtering of young
cnlven will he received with much in
terest. Mr. Brown will very probably
have such a bill introduced at the approaching:
session of the legislature.
It is proposed by him that the bill
forbid the slaughtering of calves under
a given age?say two years?and that
the act provide penalty for violation
that will make its enforcement practicable.
It is pointed out that the
passage of such an act would make
for a live stock industry and relieve
the scarcity of beef, and incidentally
help to reduce the cost of living.
The killing of very young calves causes
fewer animals to be raised for beef
and reduces the possible birth rate of
cattle. In this locality and in other
parts of the state it is said that many
farmers sell their calves at the earliest
moment they can dispose of them and
the butchers slaughter them for veal
immediately. If these calves were
raised and bred by other stock later
on the live stock industry would grow
in South Carolina. It is very probable
some legislation affecting this
situation will come up at the next session
of the general assembly.
? Assistant Attorney General Fred
H. Dominick, for Attorney General
Peeples, says a Columbia dispatch, has
declined to allow the use of the name
of the state in a proceeding against
H. E. Fitfleld, of Cherokee, whom the
state medical association wisnes to
prevent from further practicing medicine.
The main reason assigned in
the refusal to permit the use of the
state's name in an injunction proceeding
was that the act charged against
Fitfleld is an Indictable offence. The
attorney general's office, also in passing.
set its foot down on the injunction
process. H. E. Fltfleld. according
to a letter from W. W. Lewis, an
attorney at Yorkville, came to Cherokee
county from Maine about three
years ago and has been practicing
medicine without license. Mr. Lewis
states in his letter that he is employed
by the state medical association to
bring proceedings against Fltfleld, who
has never taken medical examination,
although he has promised to do so.
Col. Lewis points out that Fitfleld does
not possess the literary qualifications
necessary to take the medical examination
and that Fltfleld is not a graduate
of any accredited medical school.
Col. Lewis states in his letter that the
association would rather proceed
against Fitfleld by injunction, the plea
being that his practicing of medicine
is a nuisance and detrimental to the
health of the people in his community.
The letter concludes by asking for
the use of the name of the state in
proceeding against Fitfleld, this being
necessary before an injunction could
be brought.
Currency Bill a Miracle.?The currency
bill is the political miracle of
the age, because not ten of the men in
congress who voted for the bill understood
its fundamental principles." This
is the opinion of J. Lawrence Laughlin,
professor of political economy at
the University of Chicago, expressed
last Saturday in an address to members
of the City club. The wonder of
It, the professor said, is that they incorporated
the correct economic principal
without realizing it.
"I am willing to stake my reputation,"
he said, "that the bill will be for
good, or good for nothing, not because
of the regulation or note issues and
the quantity of money in circulation,
but because of the organization of
credit provided for. It seems to me a
miracle that this thing should have
been Incorporated in this bill.
"No one has talked about this feature
and yet It is ten times as important
as the regulation of note Issues
and the amount of money in circulation.
It is a source of marvel to me
that 286 men in the house voted for
this bill when there were not ten men
in the house who understood Its fundamental
principles. I
MERE MENTION
The Federal circuit court of New
York, hag declined to issue an order |||
restraining a Jeweler of that city from
selling Waltham watches at less than
the manufacturer's scale of prices.
The dealer buys hia watches in Europe
and ships them to the United
States, underselling regular dealers.
New York city has 166 different
kinds of manufacturing industries,
clothing and millinery standing first
in volume and employing a quarter of a
million people A plot of ground,
734x100, located at Fifth avenue and
42d street, New York, changed hands
last week at $307 a square foot, a total
of $2,250,000 The mother of
Chas. Becker, the condemned New
York police lieutenant, died Friday. W
She never knew of the desperate
plight of her son.... Postmaster General
Burleson is asking congress for
an emergency appropriation of $1,000,
uuu iu me pttiuei pu..i uepuriment
to June 30 J. A. Alford was
found not guilty of the murder of W.
S. Coulter, at Trenton, Tenn., Friday.^e?-? .
In August last Alford shot W. 8. Coul-* ?
ter and his son, Hardy Coulter, lavkr
yers to death. The unwritten law wa\
the defense Secret service officers"J
arrested a gang of Ave counUalatters
In a cabin In the woods near Jollet.
Quebec, Friday Two hundred wo- f
men members of a Pittsburg, Pa.,
civic society are aiding the police in
enforcing the anti-splttlng ordinance
of that city H. I. Nowlan, a lawyer
of Peoria, 111., committed suicide
at Oalva, 111., Thursday night b"
throwing himself In front of a passenger
train. He had forged names on a
note for $3,000 and a warrant had
been Issued for his arrest... .Within
four days after a new chief of police
took charge In Macon, 6a., last week
he has confiscated two carloads of illicit
liquors... .Dr. B. C. Clarke Hyde
is soon to face his fourth trial at Kan- r
sas City, Mo., for the murder of Ool.
Thos. H. Swope Yeg.tmen blew
open a safe at Terrel, N. C., Friday
morning and got away with about Q
$500, part of it belonging to the Terrel ^
postofflce... .Alabama women will petition
the next meeting of the legislature
of that state for a law enfranchising
women... .Troutdale, Ore., on
Saturday, elected a woman mayor, the
second woman to be elected to that
office In the stae Eight thousand
extra postal clerks have been put In
the railway mail service during the
past few days to help handle the
Christmas business.. .John Alexander
Gladstone Dowie, son of the founder
of Zion City, has been ordained as an
Episcopal minister In Chicago.
? Washlngon, December 21: Presldent
Wilson intends that his vacation %
at Pass Christian, Miss., shall be a m
complete rest from official activity, "51
but in leisure moments he will apply
himself to the task of choosing tentatively
members of the Federal reserve
board to be created by the new
ciirTencv Inw The nresldent will see
no visitors, will engage in no voluminous
correspondence and will Isolate
himself for three weeks of recreation
and quiet thinking. He realizes that t
in the selection of the Federal reserve
board he will be confronted with one
of the most important problems of nn
administration, and that the success or
failure of the new currency law will
depend to some extent on the quality m
of the officials of the board who will *
administer It. Mr. Wilson thus far has
fixed on no Individuals. He has a tentative
list under consideration and is
adding to it daily. Members of congress,
especially Democratic senators,
are not recommending anyone, as they
have announced they wish to leave
the president free from political pressure.
The president is desirous of
getting the biggest men possible, versed
alike in the details of business and
finance. James J. Hill, formerly head
of the Great Northern railroad, is said A
to be one of the most prominent in the
a?a.- 1-4 fTKa la
president's minu. mc picoiuckv ?
hoping to leave here Tuesday. He wilt
not be accompanied by Secretary Tu- ^
multy, who really will be the acting
president at the White House, Inasmuch
as Secretaries Bryan and Oarrlson
and other cabinet officers will be
away for the holiday recess. Mr. Tu
multy will keep both Secretary Bryan
and the president informed on de- jafSHBI
velopments in Mexico and elsewhere.
? Blairsvllle, Pa., December 21:
What is believed to have been a de- JhSKR
liberate attempt to assaslnate Rev. R. Ah
E. McClure, pastor of the Blairsvllle
United Presbyterian church and president
of the Indiana county antl-sa- HftBEj
loon league, late last night, failed,
when a bullet fired at the minister HH
penetrated a Bible which he carried
under his arm and made a slight abra- fin
sion upon his left side. The officers flBn
' fnr turn mAn one of iBSmM
whom fired two shots at the clergyman.
and who dropped his hat in es- Hi
caping. Dr. McClure bad made a call KjH
on a sick member of his church and H||H
was returning to his home. As the
minister reached the street, leading to
his home, he saw two men some dlsance
away standing at a telephone
pole. As Dr. McCiure approached them
a whistle sounded and one of the men
fired a revolver at him. The bullet
went wild. The minister picked up a
stone and hurled it at the men running
toward them. As the assailants retreated,
the man with the revolver
fell. Before Dr. McClure could reach
him the man had regained his feet and
fired a second time, the bullet tearing
through the minister's Bible and clothing.
Both men then tied and Dr.
McClure continued to his home, from
where he notified the police. Dr. Mc- 7^
Clure has been pastor of the United
Presbyterian church here for twenty- \ ,
two years. t
? Washington, December 22: The
visit to Washington of a small army of
boy and girl agricultural club winners
has opened the eyes of experts
of the department of agriculture to
what can be done in the way of increasing
the yield of corn per acre.
The four prize winners and other records
are Walker Lee Dunson, of
Alabama, 232.7 bushels on an acre, ??.
a cost of 19.9 cents per bushel. J.
Ray Cameron, of North Carolina, i
190.4 bushels at 33.29 cents per bushel.
Edward J. Wellborn of Georgia,
181.72 bushels at 30 cents. J. J.
Jones Folk of Mississippi, 214.9
bushels at 21.4 cents. "Think what #
it would mean if every farmer could
approximate the maximum yield of
corn which your boy champion, Mr.
Dunson, has secured," said Secretary
Houston to the corn growers. "When
you consider that to the experts only
about 12 per cent of the land is giving
reasonably full returns, you can
understand the value of the demonstrations
you have made."
? Washington, December 20: The ^
seventh cotton ginning report of the
census bureau for the season issued at
10 o'clock this morning, announced
that 12,923,606 bales of cotton, count
ing round as half bales, of the growth J
of 1913, has been ginned prior to De- . m
cember 13, to which date daring the
past seven years the ginning averaged
89.5 per cent of the entire crop. Last
year to December 13, there had been
ginned 12,439,036 bales, or 92.2 per
cent of the entire crop; in 1911 to that
date 13,770,727 bales, or 88.5 per cent;
in 1908 to that date 11,904,269 bales, or
91 per cent, and in 1906 to that date
11,112,789 bales, or 85.6 per cent. In- C
eluded In the glnnings were 91,683
round bales, compared with 75,772
round bales last year, 92,790 in 1911,
106,486 In 1910, and 140,024 In 1909.
The number of sea island cotton bales
Included were 69,312, compared wlthMgK^Kts
60,445 bales last year, 98,035 bales
1911, 85,177 bales In 1909, and
bales 1908. ^