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Straps auti <pcis. ? A Chicago special to the Washington rost says: Wm. J. Burns. tne ueiecuve, who has been at work tor several weeks on the muraer ot Alary i-nagan, of Atlanta, for winch ceo *u. crank is under sentence ot deatn, arriveu .here today irom Kansas City anu niaue this announcement: "The murderer ot .Alary Fhagan is at large, anu 1 am in a position where 1 can lay my nanus on mm at at any moment ihat l so uesire. Tne real murderer is absolutely without knowledge tnat any suspicion is directed toward mm 01 having committed the crime, he probably would be the most surprised person to know that the crime has been fastened upon him. When the time comes, 1 myself will point him out and brand him before the world as the slayer of the Atlanta factory girl. Lieo a1. Frank will not hang April 17, for the crime. I took everything from the beginning. 1 questioned scores of witnesses. 1 saw those who testified at the trial, and many that were not called." ? Recognition or tne belligerency ui the rebels in Northern Mexico, says a Washington dispatch, is expected as the next step of this government following rh'e capture ot Torreon and the impending tall ot Tampico. Following this, as a "solution" of President Wilson's contest with Huerta, may come the recognition ot a northern republic in Mexico. The question of according belligerent rights to the constitutionalists was in progress at the time of the murder of the Britsh subject, Benton. This temporarily checked the negotiations. Judging from statements made today the Benton incident has blown over as the new plan will give Great Britain the diplomatic right to deal directly with Carranza and Villa as to an indemnity for Benton's murder. The result of according belligerent rights to Carranza will be in its main details the recognition of the flag of the rebels on land and sea, the acknowledgement of any blockade the rebels may establish in any Mexican port and the flo tatlon of bonds. The state department has information that immediately ? upon the fall of Tampico the rebels will turn their attention to the acquisition of a navy. It is stated here that the first move of the rebel navy will be to blockade Vera Cruz. ? Villa's forces on April 4, occupied Torreon, from which Gen. Refugio Ve- 1 lasco and most of the uninjured of his command escaped on April 3. Immediately the work of burning bodies of the dead, clearing away the wreckage of shell scattered adobe walls, street ] barricades and barbed wire entanglements was begun. Velasco escaped 1 from the Canyon de Huarche with a I considerable proportion of his force. He was pursued last night by Gen. Hernandez, who on Saturday reported that he had fought a small rear guard engagement with the retreating force, and later Gen. Villa with reinforcements left here to make an attempt to capture or annihilate it. Noncombatants here with whom the Associated Press correspondents talked Saturday, estimated Velasco's garrison dia not number more than 5,000 men of whom 1,500 were killed or wounded. It is said that Velasco's retreat was brought : about by his losses in the rebels' night , assaults and indications that his soldiers, worn out by the prolonged fight- ' ing and fearful of the cruelities which ' they were told Villa, practiced on the ] wounded prisoners, were on the verge j of mutiny. In house to house fighting rebels and federals frequently came 1 within talking distance of each other < and in some distances got on such friendly terms that they ceased firing entirely. In most of these cases the federals were persuaded to remain < when Velasco retreated and then be enrolled under the rebel banner. At least a fortnight, and probably a longer period, will be required to re-organ- 1 ize the army before the expected campaign against Salttllo and Monterey can be made. ? Washington, April 5: Thirty-three United States senators will be elected this year by direct vote of the people in the first general test of the 17th amend- | ment to the Constitution. Primary elections and conventions for the nomination of various candidates already 1 have been held in some states and will I continue throughout the country for several months preliminary to the general elections next fall. Terms of 31 ' senators expire March 3, next, and in 1 addition to these, successors must be | chosen to the late Senator Johnston of Alabama and the late Senator Bacon of Georgia. In each state two senators i will be elected. In Georgia, besides a successor to Senator Bacon, there will be a contest over the seat of Senator Hoke Smith who is a candidate to re- 1 tain his seat. In Alabama besides the , election of a successor to Senator ( Johnston for the regular term begin- ! ning March 4, next, there will be a i senator chosen to fill his unexpired | term, wno will sit until March 3, 1915, ( only. In Louisiana, although Senator Thornton's term expires, there will be ' no election, because Representative < Broussard already has been elected to ( the Louisiana seat. Of the sitting members of the senate, whose terms expire, 1 17 are Republicans and 19 Democrats. In the Alabama and the Georgia elec- ( tions Democrats are certain to be chosen. Senators whose terms expire are: Democrats: George E. Chamberlain, Oregon; James P. Clarke, Arkan- \ sas; Duncan U. Fletcher, Florida; , Thomas P. Gore, Oklahoma; Francis ' G. Newlands, Nevada; Lee S. Overman, North Carolina; Benj. F. Shiveley, In- ' diana; Ellison D. Smith, South Caro- i Una; Hoke Smith, Georgia; John Wal- . ter Smith, Maryland; Marcus A. Smith, Arizona; William J. Stone, Missouri; Q Thnmoa rVvlnrfldn: John R. I Thornton, Louisiana. Republicans: W. ] O. Bradley, Kentucky; James H. Brady, Idaho; Frank B. Grandegee, Connecticut; Joseph L. Bristow, Kansas; 1 Theodore E. Burton, Ohio; Coe I. Crawford, South Dakota; Albert B. Cummins, Iowa; William P. Dillingham, Vermont; Jacob H. Gailinger, New Hampshire; Asle J. Gronna, North Dakota; Wesley L. Jones, Washington; Boise Penrose, Pennsylvania; George C. Perkins, California; Elihu Root, New York; Lawrence Y. Sherman, Illinois; Reed Smoot, Utah; Isaac Ste- ] phenson, Wisconsin. ? Washington, April 4: Open war was declared in the United States senate today against the time-honored rule of secrecy relating to proceedings in executive sessions. Following the defiance expressed by several senators in closed session Friday, against suppressing debate on the confirmation of Winthrop M. Daniels, of New Jersey. as a member of the interstate commerce commission, actual hostilities began when Senator Kenyon after a conference with those of his col- 1 leagues who are leading in the movement to lift the ban on publicity, in- i troduced a resolution to provide for open sessions on all matters except treaties, unless otherwise directed by unanimous consent of the senate. The resolution proposing to amend the rules which was referred to the committee on rules, reads: "Resolve'', that it is the judgment of the senate that all executive sessions shall hereafter be open to the public except , when treaties are considered or when the senate, by unanimous consent, orders otherwise; and the committee on rules is directed to prepare such < amendments to the present rules, or to prepare new rules, or both, a.s may be necessary to carry oat the terms of this resolution, and present the same -V- * ' If IU nit; ai'imic iui aiuvii niviw>. was submitted with the backing of Senators La Follette, Cummins. Gronna, Borah. Clapp. Jones, Bristow, Norris and Poindexter, who propose, as they gave notice Friday to discuss freely executive session debates on the qualifications of nominees for public office whenever they feel that the public should be informed regarding them. These senators were united today in the anti-secrecy campaign and all declare themselves without fear of any attempt being made to unseat them on grounds that they are violating the oath of office. Even senators who adhere to the most strict interpretation of the senate rules, admitted that the senate could not punish members who disclose information relating to presidential appointments, agreeing that observance of secrecy was a matter of appealing to the "individual conscience." Administration leaders and Republican senators who have long cherished the dignity of senate proceedings, expressed the view today i that no action would be taken at this , session of congress at least. If senators wish to make public debates concern- ' ing presidential nominations, it was I stated, they would be privileged to do so without endangering their geatg. Trouble has been brewing for many months oyer executive session secrecy, and an upheaval was threatened recently during debate on the general arbitration treaty with Great Britain. In mat debate Senaio* ? ;urman engaged in a wordy controversy ovtr the purposes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. What the senators said on this point was widely published and in a subsequent executive session a resolution was introduced by Senator Kern, the majority leader, directing an inquiry by the foreign relations committee into the manner in which information regarding secret proceedings are made public. It was referred to the rules com-' mittee where it since has reposed, no action having been taken. Ever since that resolution was submitted there has been a suppressed undercurrent of feeling against secret proceedings. Confirmation of Mr. Daniels was followed today by the revelation that Mr. Daniels asked President Wilson to withdraw his name, and thus stop the contest which he believed to be embarrassing to the president, and that Mr. Wilson refused. The sharp contest was regarded by officials as of importance in revealing the attitude of senators toward the physical valuation of railroads. fiT.hf HflnrktTtUr K/WV 1|.T-TT . Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkville as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, 8. C.i TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1914 Go to church next Sunday. Charles J. Bryan, brother of "William J., is a candidate for the position of governor of Nebraska. The capture of Torreon by General Villa seems to settle the question of his ability to master the Federal government. Unless something happens to him he will go on to victory. The Rock Hill Record fired off a shot reflecting on the party loyalty of the Democrats who voted against the repeal of the exemption of American ships from Panama tolls, and is only just finding out that as usual, it did not know what it was talking about. Politically speaking there is a demand for young men with ideas, and those ideas should comprehend plans calculated to contribute to the common All - * l?l! ^ ka weuure. aii ui hip puuni; uuim o uclong to the people and whenever a public officer shows evidence of being unmindful of that fact, he needs a successor. There will be impressive services and splendid sermons in most of the churches throughout this county next Sunday. The services and sermons are free. There is no compulsion even about making contributions. "How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?" Scattering returns from the Alabama primaries yesterday, give Unlerwood the lead over Hobson for the senatorial nomination; but since the returns are very incomplete and the presumption Is that Hobson's Jtrength is in the remote rural districts rather than in the cities and towns that have the best facilities for canvassing and reporting the returns, it is best not to jump at conclusions. In the campaign of this year it is to be hoped that there will be an entire ibsence of such low, contemptible slanders as floated around four years " *10 n r*A# nnnn-n i f diiu inu jrraio a^u. v-'i. vuuiov ** people want to take the responsibility i)f saying things that are libelous apenly, that is up to them. Such conduct is not commendable; but nevertheless it is not to be compared in its contemptibleness to the low, cowardly practice of circulating cruel and vicious lies "in confidence." Some few months ago there was introduced in congress a bill to withdraw ill government owned Indian lands from private entry. The idea was that since the "great value of radium bearings lands to the human race is being so widely demonstrated, it will be the proper thing to take steps looking to government ownership. The bill has hung fire by reason of opposition, and in the meantime all the known government owned radium lands, most of them being located in Colorado and adjoining states, have been gobbled up by private interests. The objection to Senator McLaurin some years ago was not that he bolted the Democratic platform; but that he refused to follow the lead of Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas against his judgment. The Democrats were trying to prevent the ratification of the treaty with Spain for no other purpose than to embarrass the Republican party, and Senator McLaurin saw proper to put his conception of the best interests of the American people above the little matter of a Meeting party advantage. There was no platform pledge involved. Among the Democrats who voted with Senator .McLaurin on that occasion was Senator Morgan of Alabama, the fathei of the Panama canal, and among the Democrats who censured Senator McLaurin on that occasion are many who have since realized that he was altogetner and entirely right. Some people who do not understand the situation, have gathered the idea that the congressmen who voted against the president on the tolls riuestion. "voted with the Republicans." That is not correct. Many Republicans voted with the president on that issue, and there is absolutely no question of the fact that the Democratic platform declares for free tolls. As to whether the Democrats who voted to repeal the free tolls provision of the Panama canal act did so because of their campaign pledges, is left for the voters to decide for themselves; but it is nothing but absolute fairness to say that the Democratic platform declares for free tolls for American ships, and the president's position is in opposition to the platform. Unusual pressure on our advertising columns is forcing the issue of a six page paper today. We say "forcing" for the reason that we are unwilling to allow advertisements, as important and interesting as many of them are. to encroach upon the usual quantity of reading matter beyond certain limits. At the same time we make it a rule not to restrict the ad vertiser. Our policy lias been to give him all the space he wants, and never yet have we failed to supply any demand thut has been made upon us, notwithstanding the fact that the issuance of two or four extra pages always entails expense rather than profit. Much of the extra reading matter today will be found to be of especial interest and value, and we are quite sure that most of our readers will give every column of the paper careful attention. That order just issued by Secretary Daniels ruling intoxicating liquors off naval vessels and out of the navy yards is exactly the right thing. In the old days the issuance of grog was a part of the regular allowance on war vessels, and the custom was to fill everybody who would drink with whisky before a fight. Some years ago the American navy passed strin gem ruies against mc mu wut.v.wv.. liciuor on shipboard by sailors; but continued to leave officers the privilege of having all the liquor they might want, leaving the matter to the moderation of the officers themselves. It has been demonstrated long since that a rum crazed sailor is not the equal of the sober fighting man, and time and again the United States navy has suffered terrific loss because of the irresponsible ineffectiveness of intoxicated officers. The new regulation cannot but be for the good of the navy and the moral effect of this regulation will be good throughout the country. Congressman Lever disregarded the Democratic platform pledge in his vote on the lumber tariff three years ago, and a strong effort was made by the opposition in his district to defeat him on that ground. He was able to | make it clear to his constituents, how ever, mai ne was resuming men interests above Democratic platform planks, and they re-elected him. In his vote on the Panama canal tolls question Mr. Lever disregarded the Democratic platform pledge again; but we are not looking for another fight on him from the same source of three years ago and on the same ground, for the influences that fought him three years ago, are now with the president, regardless of platform pledges. We do not want to be understood as disregarding platform pledges or of sanctioning such disregard on general principles; but as we have already explained, it frequently happens that undemocratic pledges are sneaked into the Democratic platform, and in a case like this, we consider that it is the duty of the representative to use his judgment. But let it not be forgotten that the matter of allegiance to the Democratic nlntfnrm was not the only question in volved in the recent vote on the repeal of the act exempting the American ships from Panama canal tolls. No matter what the American construction of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, it is an undisputed fact that all the rest of the world considers that in that treaty there is a promise that there would be no discrimination on the part of the United States in favor of American ships as against the ships of other nations. The wording of the treaty bears out such a construction. The !__! 1 ? nnnt?ntl,,n that Ill I llKZl flcll UUniO iu? uui vv?ivv?.v.w.. ?.w. such is the case, is the common idea that we could not in reason be expected to pay all the expenses in connection with the digging of a canal and then give that canal to other countries on equal terms with ourselves. It is otherwise nominated in the bond. Then if the treaty says no toll exemption, no toll exemption it must be, the Democratic platform and even congress itself to the contrary notwithstanding. In a representative, a vote against a platform pledge cannot be a greater violation of personal or political honor than would be involved in a vote against a treaty obligation. Allegiance to party is to be commended always: but allegiance to party is hardly more to be commended than allegiance to country. PROHIBITION IN THE NAVY. Secretary Daniels Issues a Sweeping Order Against Intoxicants. Absolute prohibition will prevail in the United States navy after July 1. next. Secretary Daniels last Sunday rt i crV* t moilo mihllr* ? swppnlne nrdpr which not only will abolish the tradi-j tional "wine mess" of the officers, but I will bar all alcoholic liquors from every ship and shore station of the navy. This order constituting one of the most notable victories ever won by prohibition forces, was issued on the recommendation of Surgeon General Braisted. It was brief and to the point: "The use or introduction for drinking purposes of alcoholic liquors on board any naval vessel, or within any navy yard or station, is strictly prohibited, and commanding officers will be held directly responsible for the enforcement of this order." In a statement Sunday night Secretary Daniels said: "I am in hearty agreement with the views expressed by the surgeon general. There should not be on shipboard with reference to intoxicants, one rule for officers and another and a different rule for the enlisted personnel. The saddest hour in my official lif is when an officer or enlisted man must he punished for intoxication. During the past week it has been my painful duty to approve a court martial for dismissal from the service of an officer for intoxication. He told me that he never had tasted intoxicants until he did so in the wine mess on the cruise. Uthers who have been disciplined for drinking to excess, have made similar statements to me. "Officers now are commissioned at the early age of 22 years. Has the government a right to permit the temptation which too often destroys the highest usefulness of young officers? I think not. If there is one profession more than any other that calls for a clear head and a steady hand, it is the naimt nrnfosslnn Kxnerience has shown the wisdom of having no intoxicants on our ships for the young men who enlist. "I believe experience has demonstrated that a uniform rule should prevail in the navy for all who enlist in the service, from the highest rank to the youngest enlisted man or officer who comes into the service and that abolition of the wine mess will be justified." "As matters stand today," wrote the surgeon general, "an enlisted man is very properly subjected to severe disciplinary measures if wine or beer be found in his possession on shipboard. Yet the same man is constantly aware of the free use of alcoholic liquors on board ship, which is officially permitted to officers and the too frequent derelictions which occur among them in consequence. The prohibition of alcohol to the men has rendered alcoholism among them almost a negligible quantity. "Surely the officers in all respects should be models for the enlisted men in duty, habits and deportment, and the example of officers drinking aboard ship, as fostered by the wine mess, and the numerous court martials for drunkenness and the effect of alcohol are destructive of discipline and morals, bad for the enlisted men and detrimental to the reputation and good name of the service. The navy is comparable in many respects to a great business organization but no efficient corporation in civil life would tolerate such a condition of affairs." LOCAL AFFAIBB, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Yorkville Bargain House?Uses page 5 to tell the story of a special Easter sale of spring merchandise, beginning on Thursday and offering special values in all classes of goods. Thomson Co.?On page 4 invites your special attention to tub dresses for children, dresses for ladies, and furnishings of all kinds of clothing for men and boys. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Reminds you that you have only Ave days more xor Easter shopping and tells you what you will lind in its big stock of seasonable goods at low prices. Manzetta Medicine Co.?Presents a number of testimonials as to the good qualities of Indian New Discovery. L. T. Heavner and R. H. Burgin?Ask you to wait and see them before you place an order for any kind of nursery trees. Palmetto Monument Co.?Refers you to your friends as to the superior quality of the monuments it is now pulling UUL iiUUi UO n Ui rvo. Carroll Bros.?Have too large a supply of Amber and Orange cane seed and offer close prices to quick buyers. A. M. Deal, Exr., Columbia?Calls on parties having claims against the estate of John Alomo Brown, deceased, to present then at once. Those owing the estate will settle at once. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Make a special offering of $2 house dresses at $1 each and have other specials of interest to the ladies. Shieder Drug Stores?Has a special line of Norris' Easter candies, and also has Easter egg dyes, In several colors, at 5 cents a package. Sam M. Grist?Asks if you can afford to lose time because of sickness or accident. He will sell you an accident and sick benefit policy at $10 a year. T. W. Speck?Wants you to see his line of Big Ben alarm clocks, which are reliable time keepers and sell at $2.50 each. First National Bank, Sharon?Points out the fact that a bank is capable of helping every community, but It needs the co-operation of all who are within reach. It wants you. Icnmmutno?Annnnncd a bread and cake sale at W. E. Ferguson's store on next Friday, for benefit of A. R. P. ladies' society. Friends?Present the name of Dr. R. A. Bratton as a suitable man for election to the office of mayor of Yorkville. Lyric Theatre?Presents entertaining programme every afternoon and evening. The theatre is comfortable and sanitary. Cloud Cash Store?Ask "Who's your tailor?" and want you to see its line of samples from the Ed V. Price Co. Delivery v/ill be made at your convenience. Store closes at 6 p. m.t on and after Monday. York Furniture Co.?Calls special attention to its big line of porch furniture for summer use, including settees, swings, chairs, etc. John E. Carroll, Supt. Education? ] Gives notice of a big school rally to be held In Yorkville on 'Saturday, , April 18. Detailed information will , be mailed to each school. The most important officers elected at the club meeting on April 25 are county executive committeemen. A < majority of the precinct executive 1 committeemen control the county ex- j rtrttnmil toe , Speaking of advertising, it is a fact that is not generally appreciated, that ! the advertising pages of The Enquirer show more genuine talent and ability , than is to be found in ninety per cent i of the papers of the state, and if there is a newspaper in the state that can 1 compare with The Enquirer, issue for issue, in the high character and general instructivene8s of its advertise- ( ments, we do not know which paper The re-organization of the Demo- ] cratic clubs takes place on Aprir 25, The members of the different clubs , should have notice of time and place i by the respective presidents. The re- ' organization work consists of electing presidents and secretaries, selecting j executive committeemen and electing j delegates and alternates to the county convention. Every Democrat who vot- ed in the first primary of two years ago ' is a member of the club at which he voted, and every club is entitled to ( send one delegate to the county con- ] vention for each 25 votes and majority ' fraction thereof cast in the first primary election of two years ago. * t m cucurv cno vrvoic rnNVir.TS Announcement was made Friday of i a list of fifteen cases of executive clem- 3 ency to convicts. Three of these cases j are from York county as follows: A parole has been granted to Dennis Wilkes, who was convicted in York i county in 1913 on the charge of violat- ' irig the dispensary law and sentenced ] to pay a fine of J400 or serve 12 1 months. A parole has been granted to John ' Smith, who was convicted in York | county in 1913 on the charge of house- ( breaking and larceny and sentenced to i serve one year. ' A parole has been granted to John Walker, who was convicted in York county in 1912 on the charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to serve ' two years. < MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION ' Municipal registration has been pro- 1 reeding at quite a lively rate since the last issue of The Enquirer. In all 39 1 voters have qualified themselves bring- ( ing the total up to 164. Those regis- j tered since the last publication of the list are as follows: i P. W. Hunter, Jesse Boyd, 1 O. W. Sherer, T. C. Wells, ' L. R. Boyd, J. P. White, J. H. Witherspoon, J. L. Starr, 1 R. A. White. Daniel Whitener, ' r v WhitP J. C. Wallace. ' J. I). Jones, B. R. Nivens, W. L. Graham, M. A. White, ' J. C. Gault, J. E. Lowry, l J. M. Hiunter, R. H. Dobson, ' H. B. Laws, B. Hi Gordon, < W. 1). Thomasson, J. S. Jones, ' Cal Parish, Quinn Wallace, W. T. Ashe, G. G. Eaves, J J. S. Mackorell, W. L. Bratton, < W. B. Pressley, M. L. Mitchell, i J. W. Clinton, A. W. Smoak, i J. C. Hope, J. P. McMurray, 1 J. P. Pugh, G. W. Kunz. I Dr. J. H. Witherspoon, < i CLUB REPRESENTATION On a basis of one delegate for each J twenty-five votes and one delegate for 1 each majority fraction of twenty-five , votes cast in the first primary election ( of two years ago the various Demo- > cratic clubs throughout the county will * be entitled to representation In the f approaching county convention as j follows: I Bethel 4 ( Bethany 7 1 Blairsville 4 1 Bullock's Creek 3 * Clover 12 1 Coates' Tavern 4 Ebenezer 3 J Fort Mill is t Forest Hill 4 1 Hickory Grove 9 J McConnellsville 5 ! Newport 3 J Ogden 4 Piedmont 2 Rock Hill, No. 1 32 Rock Hill. No. 2 22 Sharon 6 Smyrna 4 l Tirzah 4 Yorkville, No. 1 17 Yorkville, No. 2 14 t Total 180 BOOKS OPEN IN MAY 1 The county board of registration will s open its books in Yorkville on the first Monday In May, as usual; but certlfl- ' cates issued on that day will not enThere are provisions in th? registra- i tiori in Yorkville. At least according to the attorney general it is the lawful duty of the board to do so, and the York board stands ready to do its lawi'ul duty. There is a provision in the registration law which requires the books to be open at the county seat on the first Monday in each month, and that the books be closed thirty days before a general or special election. It was these provisions which puzzled the board. The act under which the commission form of government election is to be held in Rock Hill has the usual provision about the closing of the bocks thirty days before the election, and as the election takes place within less than thirty days after the first Monday in May, the board thought the' books should be closed on that day. But the board is mistaken. The Enquirer has communicated with the attorney general's office in regard to the matter, ancl has a clear and explicit ruling from Assistant Attorney General Dominick in regard to the matter. It is not a special and particular ruling. Mr. Dominick has merely sent a copy of the attorney general's report for 1913, and calls attention to the fact 1 that the whole question is fully set 1 forth on pages 41-44 of that report. I The matter at issue is fully covered . in reply to inquiries from the chairman l of the Spartanburg board of registration, in this paragraph: "As to your third question, voters can be registered on the first Monday 1 In July, 1913, and It is the duty of the board to open the books on that day, ( as provided by law; but no person . registered on that day will be qualified to vote in the special election which is ordered for July 29th, that date being within thirty days after the registration." From this it would seem that although the county books will be open in Yorkville on the first Monday in May as usual, it will be of no use to people who desire to vote in Yorkville's approaching municipal election unless the date of the election should be fixed thirty days; after the first Monday in May. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. B. Frank Merritt who lives near Rock Hill, is quite ill with pneumonia. Miss Julia McGill of Hickory Grove, visited friends in Yorkville, last week. Mrs. S. W. Turner of Clover, spent last week with relatives in Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Rose of Leesville, are visiting relatives in Yorkville. Vf r D A TonL'unn n# o*-k??r?t lui, a n, u?v,nouii wi v>ii? ou i , optut Sunday with Yorkville relatives and friends. Mrs. D. 1?. Woods and daughter, Ro:ina, are visiting relatives at HenderjonviHe, N. C. Mrs. J. A. Marion has returned to her home in Yorkville, after a visit-to -elatives in Camden. Mr. John A. Jenkins of Spartanburg, spent Sunday in Yorkville with Mr. W. W. Jenkinsi' family. Mrs. H. E. Nell and daughter, 31adys, of Yorkville, are visiting rela:ives in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Lowry Guy of Chester, spent Sunday in Yorkville with Mr. R, B. Lowry's family. The Herald reports the critical illness of Mr. R. T. Fewell at his residence on Oakland avenue. Rock Hill. Mrs. J. C. Wilborn and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, of Yorkville, spent 1 leveral days in Rock Hill, last week. t Miss Maud stroup or tup presbyterian college, Charlotte, N. C., spent several days at her home in Yorkville :his week. M. C. F. Smoak, of the Smoak Brown company, leaves today for his home in Bamberg and probably will not return until next fall. Messrs. J. B. Bowen, T. P. Moore and Jos. Moore, and Miss Corrina Moore of Charlotte, spent Sunday with Yorkville friends. Mr. J. K. Scoggins who has been Liuite ill at his home in Rock Hill with pneumonia, following an attack of measles, is able to be out again. Mr. J. Miller Drakeford, who for lome time past has been employed on he Greenville Daily News, is spending some time at his home in Yorkville. 1 Mr. A. W. Smoak, who has been llv- 1 ng in Yorkville during the past two c rears or rr.ore, has decided to move t lis family back to his farm near Fil>ert and expects to move tomorrow. J Mr. W. David Barron, formerly of J Yorkville, but for some time past liv- 1 ing with his son, Mr. W. H. Barron in y Chester, is critically ill, and is expect- t ;d to live but a few days at most. Mr. Barron is 85 years old and is suffering !rom a cancer on his face. r Rock Hill Herald: Wilson Barron, t jon of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Barron, of < Ebenezer, left this morning for Chey>nnp Wvnmine" Mr Rarrnn will ar- r :ept a position during the summer i months and in the fall will attend col- $ lege in that state. MR. WATSON'S NEW MAP Since the new map of South Caro- ^ ina, recently issued by Mr. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture. :ommerce and industries, is available s .0 every reader of The Enquirer who will send to Mr. Watson a request to- ^ ?ether with 5 cents to cover postage, 1 more detailed description will no loubt be of interest. The map shows the main public , highways of the state, printed in green as well as the usual data to be found ^ on maps, such as county lines, towns j md cities, rivers and railroads. Such j x map would be of special value to i motorists in making a trip by auto- j mobile anywhere in the state. There j ire several new features that are not < usually found on maps of the state. ' Phere are lines showing mail service six times a week, three times a week, j twice a week, once a week, special i supply, rural delivery, and electric. i L'ounty seat postoflices, postoffices and J villages are also shown. f In one margin of the large cloth j paper on which the state map is print- A ?d there are four small maps. One is < i climatological map, showing the ' inenn annual ieui|iertii.ure iur mo i whole state and the mean for spring j ind summer, autumn and winter. An- , :>ther drawing shows a precipitation ( map. giving a summary of the precip- j itatlon for spring, summer, autumn { ind fall. A third drawing shows the j ludicial circuits of the state and the j fourth the congressional districts. j There are tables giving data with j eference to the tobacco and corn [ crops, showing industrial growth in all i manufacturing lines and a compari- j ion of industries in South Carolina in j 1912 and 1913. Still another table r ihows growth in farm values in ten j rears from 1900 to 1910. Another ta- j >le shows the production of the prin- g ipal crops, the value and the yield j >er acre. A comparison, per acre of j ultivated aree with several other M itates of the Union is shown also on f he map. g There is a chart showing distances g o principal cities of the United States c ind another chart showing distances p >etween Charleston and certain cities \ >f the United States and of New York p ind Norfolk. On the whole the map is n >ne of the best and most useful of \ South Carolina that has bene issued. \ ? s WITHIN THE TOWN. e ? Next Friday is the day for the egg "V lunts. ? Saturday was a real good dav for t< rade, both in the morning and in the N * ifternoon. " E ? The Yorkville Graded school will q ic represented at the State High s chool meet in Columbia on April 24. ( ? Salesday for April was quiet, b There were but few people in town and there was very little doing generally. ? There are complaints of more evidences of free liquor in Yorkville since the death of the late James F. Jackson. The development is more noticeable in the S'/amp-town portion of Madison street. ? The Masons, Odd Fellows and Red Men, together with private citizens of Yorkville, are raising funds with which to send Mr. Guy Louthian, who is suffering from tuberculosis, to Lake Saranac, X. Y. Mr. Louthian will probably leave within the next few days. ? Manager McManus gave the three hundred children at the graded school a free entertainment at the Lyric yesterday afternoon. There were not seats to accommodate all the children at one time and they came in in relays. ? There is absolutely no authority of law lor mis rree ngnt ana water Business. No court on earth would sustain the idea of taxing a part of the people to pay salaries for service or alleged service for all the people. The abuse has gone far enough and should be stopped. It is time the affairs of Yorkville were placed on a business basis. ? The Boy Scouts took another hike out to' Sutton's Spring last Saturday, and about twenty girls went along to get an idea of the work with a view to joining an organization of "Campflre girls." The work of the boys was about the same as that which was pretty fully described in The Enquirer of last Tuesday. The girls enjoyed the trip very much. ? At the regular monthly communication of Philanthropic lodge. No. 32, A. F. M.. last night, a committee was appointed to take up with the court house commission and the contractors, the matter of laying a corner stone in the new building with Masonic ceremonies. If arrangements are completed it is the intention to invite all the grand lodge officers to Yorkville for the occasion. There is no time set for the ceremony, but it is hardly probable that It will be before the latter part of May or the first of June. ? Last Sunday had been set aside for a canvass of Yorkville for the purposes of a Surday school census in accordance with a recent resolution of the county Sunday school association: but the canvass was not completed. It happened that most of the blanks furnished by the county association ivere in the home of Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie, and as his home Is under quarantine because of scarlet fever, the jlanks were not available. Rev. J. L. Dates had previously secured blanks illotted to the Associate Reformed Jhurch, and canvassed the Lockmore and Neely mill districts. Rev. Henry Stokes has secured additional blanks 'rom the secretary of the county association, and the census work will be esumed on next Sunday. ? Mr. John S. Jones of Yorkville, has :wo patches of alfalfa that are very nuch out of the ordinary. The larger it the two patches, possibly an eighth it an acre is on ground that last year vas in crimson clover. Without any i'ery special preparation the ground tvas sowed in alfalfa last fall, the seed tot being inoculated. On a large part it this patch there is a splendid stand it alfalfa and this is from 5 to 8 inches ligh. On the lower side the stand is lot so good nor is the alfalfa quite so ligh. Instead of the alfalfa being :hoked out by chickweed and other veeds it looks as if the latter will be :hoked out by the alfalfa. The second latch, about 25x50 feet, was sowed vith the left over seed from the first han on the larger patch and the growth s perhaps a little higher. This patch lad no preparation at all, other than i thorough plowing. The plants on >oth patches seem to be well rooted. THE PENSION ROLL Warrants have been sent out from he office of the comptroller general to he various counties to pay the claims >f the Confederate veterans entitled o pensions. York county's check this ear is $8,040, against $8,010.30 last ear, and $7,948.35 year before last, 'he 1911 list Included 297 names; last 'ear's list included 295 names, and on his year's list there are 280 names, 'lass A, in which there is only one tame, receives $96; Class B, in which here are 4 names, receives $72 each; 'lass C-l, in which there are 22 tames, receives $48 each; Class C-2, n which there are 111 names, receives ;24 each; Class C-3, in which there re 22 names, receives $48 each, and 'lass C-4, in which there are 120 lames, receives $24 each. The various >ensioners will receive their checks at he nearest banks. The names of those entitled to penions, together with the class to which :ach belongs, has been furnished to ["he Enquirer through the office of the omptroller general as follows: Class A.?R. E. Harvey. Class B.?Robert Byrns, W. E. Ervin A H \fprritt. W. Ht Price. Class C No. 1.?J. C. Beamguard, IVilliam Brown, J. H. Cook, L. H. Dye, \. Dale, W. O. Glover, John Green, S. J. Harvey, J. T. Howard, S. F. Massey, IVm. Moore, Joseph A. Pursely, E. S. Peeler, J. B. Rawls, H. Hi Sherer, W. \. Sherer, Rufus P. Starnes, J. Y. Starnes, J. W. Taylor, J. T. Thompson, Terry Walker, John Wray. Class C No. 2.?J. J. Ashe, James H. \rmstrong, W. T. Anderson, W. P. Armstrong, W. H. Armstrong, William \shley, J. H. Baker, N. J. N. Bowen, \. M. Black, R. L. Brown, W. H. Bracket, Jas. Burrus, Guion Bolin, John W. 3arnhill, Sidney Burris, John Clark, Mex J. Carter, Sherod Chllders, B. C. Philders, J. R. Cromer, J. F. Cordes, J. r. Crock, Samuel H. Dunlap, George iV. Dees, John Dowdle, H. W. Fudge, T. B. Fudge, W. H. Finley, W. M. Gregtry, W. S. Garrison, D. A. Givens, J. R. loings, C. Gardner, M. A. Hilton, A. C. Hogue, S. J. Hutchinson, John C. Har)er, H. W. Harper, D. G. Howell. R. J. Hullinder, J. W. Huntley, J. H. Henry, Tames H. Hogue, S. B. Howe, R. T. iowe, A. Hudson, J. F. Hutchinson, Tolin J. Jackson, W. B. Jones, Samuel ... Johnson, John R. Kimbrell, G. W. Cing, L. D. Lindsay, Lanier Lewis, J. L Lucas, T. H. Logan. J. R. Massey. T. R. Lucas, A. W. Moore, W. T. Morell, D. B. McCarter, W. Hi Mitchell, L F. S. McCollough, T. J. Miskelly, W. . McGill, J. T. McCammon. Elijah MeTwain, Robert C. Miller. S. J. Meek, tobert Merritt, T. P. McConnell, J. H. tfeely, J. E. Plaxico, Joseph Parks, Joiah Pugh, R. G. Pearson, William thea, E. L. Raytield, T. J. Roach, W. S. Ttarr, K. S. Snead, J. !>. Stewart, A. K. Imith, S. N. Sadler, J. G. Smythe, Pashal Sanders, J. H. Sweat, W. I. Smith, )allas Stephens, W. P. Wiley, Moses Vhite, W. H. Whittaker, A. J. White, I I. L. Wood. J. J. White, R. P. Worknan, L. B. White, A. L. Wallace, R. J. ? ?- iv D vnisonani, n. W. VY rsunui riauu, U. Vilson, J. A. Westbrooks, R. VV. White- i ides, J. W. Wagner, John Winkler, W. V. White, L. D. Wilkinson, R. J. With- I rs, A. W. Wright. D. D. Wright, D. N. i 'oungblood. Class C No. 3.?Cynthia Abernathy, i ). R. Carruthers, H<. A. Carr, H. S. Ca- 1 on, Mary C. Choat, Mary Hambrick, J I. J. Hughes. Jane Hill. C. J. Leslie, i lar.v R. Lindsay, N. C. Lilly, Margaret < !. McCollough, M. E. Martin, Nancy < luinn, Margaret Smith, E. C. Patter- I on, E. J. Rives, M. E. Thomas, Mary I !. Youngblood, Martha L. Wallace. 1 Class C No. 4.?S. C. Adams, Eliza- : eth Allen, S. E. Ardrey, Mary Alley, I / S. E. Aycock, R F. Aiken, Elizabeth Bowlin, Amanda Adkins, S. C. Ayers, Sarah J. Byrns, T. Bolln, Amelia Bryant, Mary O. Bruner, E. J. Bennett. N. H. Bennett, Rebecca L. Black, Sarah R Barnett, Sarah J. Barber, Emmeline Broome, Sallie J. Billue, E. J. Bailey. Jane A. Boyd, T. C. Beckham, M. M. Bayne, Rebecca J. Carrothers, Sarah Caton, Drycy Childera, Jennie Childers, Ann E. Clinton, M. J. Caveny, J. E. Craig, M. E. Carson, V. E. Davidson, H. H. Duffle, M. J. Drennan, Elizabeth Draffln, M. B. Doggert, Mary C. Devlnney, E. J. Doster, Hi J. Donnan, E. J. Downs. S. C. Erwin, Nancy Ferguson, E. T. Ferris, Mary F. Glenn. Dorcas L. Gaulden, Emily Garrison. M. A. Garvin. M. P. Gardner, Lou C. Gowley, Mary E. Hagans, Lula G. Hand, M. M. Hope, S. E. Hancock, F. L. Huffman, R. H. Hand, Ellen Hendricks, Jennie E. Hoover, S. E. Hood, Jane E. Howie, Sarah Harris, S. S. Harrison. M. E. Howell. M. E. Jowers, Eliza Jones (Clover), Eliza Jones (Rock Hill) Delia Johnston, Alice Kerr. Barbara Kyzer, V. W. Killian, Harriett L. Kimbrell, Catherine Lathan, S. J. Lindsay, S. A. Lindsay, Elizabeth McGraw, Nancy Morgan. Sallie I. McDaniel, Lucinda Mullinax. A. 1. Moore, J. G. Maloney, Janp Y McPadden N. J. Merritt. S. E. Moore. Ann E. Nell, Adeline Neely, Sarah E Neely, Margaret J. Nivens, Martha Orr, Mary L. Outlaw, Louise J. Owens Mary A. Pearson, Susan Patterson, Margaret Pope, Jane Pope, Martha Peak, Margaret Ramsey, N. Y. Rogers. H. S. Robinson, Martha Ralney. Elizabeth J. Rltch. D. M. Stewart. Pauline Scott, Nancy D. Sparks, Rachel Spencer. Elizabeth Sibley. Margaret D. Steele. N. J. Strickland. Margaret Simmons. N. J. Stewart, M. J. Tlmly. I. L. Sherer. Martha Thomason. Jane Turner. Sallie C. Turner, M. A. Wilson, Cynthia Wherry, Pauline Wood, Margaret White, Maria White. LOCAL LACONIC8 Has a Patch of Bur Clover. Mr. J. E Thomas, who lives about four miles north-west of Yorkville, has a patch of about two acres of bur clover. He was telling the reporter about it a few days ago. He said he sowed it last fall and in advance sowed oats along with it. Both oats and clover frame nn nioelv nnd the clover came to an excellent stand; but as the result of the recent freeze was badly killed out. However, since reading the recent communication by Mr. J. P. Ashe in which it is stated that this clover will vine to the extent of twelve feet, he has decided not to plow up the crop. Mr. Thomas is watching his experiment with much interest. Mr. C. M. Parrott Dead. Mr. C. M. Parrott died at the home of his son, Mr. Jesse C. Parrott, near Filbert, about noon today, following an illness of only a few days with pneumonia. Mr. Parrott was born in the Beth-Shiloh neighborhood, about seventy-three years ago and has lived in York county all of his life. He served throughout the Civil war and upon his return made his home in the vicinity of Filbert, where he was always regarded as one of the best and most successful farmers of that community. The deceased was for many years a member of the Presbyterian church. The following children survive him: Mrs. Mary J. Jackson, Messrs. A. J., J. B., D. M., J. C. and H. J. Parrott, all residents vi una uuuiuy. i nt? luiirrui servictwill be at the home of his son tomorrow morning and the Interment will be at Clover. Death of J. L. Ratterree, Jr. Prof. John L. Ratterree died at the home of Mr. W. H. Windle in the Gold Hill section of Fort Mill township last Friday afternoon of pneumonia, after an illness of only about one week. Mr. Ratterree was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ratterree of the Bethany neighborhood, and was born in August. 1890. He was for several years a pupil of the Presbyterial High school at Bethany and afterward attended the Charleston college. On leaving college he taught school in Aiken county, later he devoted some months to newspaper work in Columbia, and about two years ago became principal of the Gold Hill school. He had an extensive acquaintance throughout the county and state for a man of his years, and was generally recognized as a young man of more than ordinary ability and promise. The interment took place in Bethel cemetery on last Saturday. Mr. Ratterree is survived by his parents, two brothers and one sister, Messrs. S. A. and C. H., and Miss Mattie Ratterree. Winthrop on Sunday. With the coming of spring which means sunshine and flowers, Oakland avenue in Rock Hill, has become a much more popular thoroughfare on Sunday afternoon than the main street of that city. Winthrop college is located on Oakland avenue and on Sundav afternoons the 800 crirls of that institution spend most of their time walking along the campus which faces the street. And these girls attract lots of people?old men, young men, married men and laidles and children. Nearly everybody in Rock Hill walks past the college on Sunday afternoon. The beautiful campus is in places covered with flowers as well as the girls. Groups of boys walk along and smile and try to attract attention. Whole families march by. Others drive by in automobiles and buggies? everybody has eyes for Winthrop college. But the girls continue their walk, not being allowed to speak to friends even, without permission. The promenade continues until the supper bell rings and the girls go to their dormitories. Then Oakland avenue is deserted and Main street becomes Main street again. For a New County Home. At a meeting of the county board of commissioners, held in Yorkvllle last Saturday, definite steps were taken for the erection of a new county home by the election of Mr. Gaillard Walker, of Rock Hill, as architect. Four sets of plans were submitted by as many different architects, and Mr. Walker wan elected. In a general way the plan submitted by Mr. Walker provides for two main wings, containing together forty or fifty rooms. The wings are separated by an open court in front, and are connected in the rear by a corridor. Behind the connecting corridor and joining it at a point opposite the centre*of the court is another corridor. which connects the main building with two dining rooms. The idea is that white paupers shall occupy one wing of the building and the colored paupers the other, in such a way that all accommodations and conveniences shall be practically in duplicate. The building is to be provided with steam heat, running water and other conveniences, including hospital facilities. The cost of the building is expected to be somewhere close to $20,000; but the specifications have not yet been defl- : nitely agreed upon. Champion Hawk Catcher. Mr. James Bryan, who lives 4J miles north of Yorkville, is probably the i champion hawk catcher of the county. He told The Enquirer last Saturday ( that he has been giving attention to , hawk catching for about two years. He ; caught a number during 1912, and last i year he got even thirty. So far this I year he has captured very few; but he I thinks thp rpasnn is entirplv satisfac tory?that the hawks have about been thinned out. "I went into hawk catching in self defense," said Mr. Bryan. "I ' was trying to raise chickens; but the hawks got so many of the chicks that it looked like I would have to either thin out the hawks or quit, so I resorted to the old idea of sawing off nearby trees and putting steel traps on top of them. But the thing did not work so well at first, and later I put up some poles closer to my chicken house smd put steel traps on the poles. The chickens got in and out of the house by means of a trench. You are aware of the habit of the chicken to run on the approach of a hawk. Well, these chickens- would all scoot through the trench when the hawks appeared and is the hawk is unwilling to follow Into i place like that, he would take a perch an one of the nearby poles or rather on the platform of one of my steel traps. I have caught only a few hawks this year and think I have them pretty well thinned out; but maybe when the i poung chicks begin to appear it will turn out than I am mistaken." | LEVER MEANS BU8INESS Chairman of Committee on Agriculture ^ Wants Sure Enough Law. Chairman Lever of the committee on agriculture, says a Washington special of Saturday to the News and Courier, has introduced a bill to tax the privilege of dealing on exchanges, boards of trade and similar places in contracts for the sale of cotton for future delivery. The provisions of the Jk bill follow very closely the Idea con- * -?^ tained in the Smith-Lever amendment r to the tariff bill which passed the house by a substantial majority, but was lost in conference, the senate having passed the amendment intro. duced by Senator Clarke, of Arkan- ? sas. Mr. Lever said: "The bill which I have introduced, I believe, provides complete regulation of the cotton exchanges and In such manner as to eliminate from them the abuses into which they have fallen, and at the same time to pr? serve their useful functions. The bill places a prohibitive tax on all contracts for the future delivery of cotton which do not conform to the following specifications, namely: % "The contract, shall be in writing, plainly stating the quantity of cotton Involved and the names of the seller and buyer. The contract shall specify the price per pound of the cotton, the date of purchase or sale and the time . when the contract is to be filled, and 4 it provides also that the cotton dealt in or deliverable shall be only within the gTades for which standards are established by the secretary of agriculture. "The contract shall provide also that in case cotton or other grades than the basis grade be tendered or delivered, settlement above or below the contract price shall be the actual commercial differ-,uc? to be determfn- ? ed by the secretary of agriculture. ^ taking the average spot price of eight bona fide spot markets. Provision is made that the person making the tender shall give to the person receiving the same Ave days' notice of the w date of delivery and such notice shall ^ state the grade of each individual bale to be delivered with adequate identification of each. The bill prohibits the delivery upon contract of cotton that is "repacked" or "falsa packed" or "mlspacked," that shows an excess of seed, sand, or dust or shows excessive damafire In ?Hnn(n? t\r bales containing any picking or llnters, or cotton that is of a grade lower 9 than low middling or lower than strict low middling tinged or lower than middling stained, or has & staple length less than 2 inch or more than li inch. Upon all contracts which comply with the provisions of the bill . a mere nominal tax is levied to the amount of twenty-five cents for one hundred bales. "I have introduced this bill because I believe the taxing power is the strongest weapon available for dealing with the situation. There is no question about the right under the Constitution to use the taxing power for such purposes. There is some doubt in the minds of some lawyers as to the use of the commercial clause of the Constitution In such connection. Full consideration will be given to all J the bills pending before the committee on the subject, and while I have V my personal views as to the best M methods to be used I am willing to join my associates in reporting out any bill which will meet the situation vigorously and which will stand the tests of the courts." MERE-MENTION. * H. C. Frick, the Pittsburgh, Pa., millionaire, has contributed 150,000 to the fund for the erection of a memorial to the late President McKinley, at Nlle8, O The skeleton qf a prehistoric man, has been unearthed at Dysart, County Louth, Ireland. The skeleton is ten feet long, the skull measuring 18 inches from the crown a. of the head to the chin ..Fire de- w stroyed six tourist hotels, a theatre, the court house and many residences at St. Augustine, Fla., Thursday, with a loss of 8750,000 Oakland, Cal., utis equipped us pouce aeparrmenc with six automobiles. Each machine ^ will carry two men. armed with a W sawed-off shot gun. a machine gun and fire extinguishers.. .A London Jewelry firm last week bought 900,000 carats of uncut diamonds, almost enough to fill an ordinary trunk, paying )&,000,000 for the lot It is quite probable that the British government will have an elaborate display at the Panama-Pacific exposition, notwlthstand ing the refusal to participate some JL. time ago Dowager Empress Ha- 1 ruko of Japan, is said to be critically ill at Numazu, Japan The average monthly decrease of customs revenue under the Underwood law has been $4,000,000 per month for six months The New York board of _ health has begun a campaign to vac- W cinate between 250,000 and 500,000 Now Yorkers during the next few weeks....The International Traction company of Buffalo, N. Y., has pla6ed an order with the Carnegie Steel company for 20,000 steel railway crossties The sealing steamer Belleaventure arrived at St. Johns, N. F., Saturday, bearing 69 of the dead and 50 of the crippled survivors of the disaster that overtook hunters from the steamer Newfoundland on the ice Afc Hoes of Belle Isle on Tuesday of last week. The disaster was the result of a sudden and unusually severe blizzard. The steamer Southern Cross and her crew of 170 men are still unaccounted for The house of representatives on Friday refused to decrease the mileage pay of congress- * ?*cu nuiii -u tcuuj a iiiiic iu atiuui expenses. They did raise the pay of congressional clerks from $1,500 to $1,800 a year. Opinion of Export Warehouseman.? T. B. Stackhouse of Columbia, president of the Standard Warehouse company, has prepared the following for the Manufacturers Record: "The Standard Warehouse company of this city was organized in 1905, with a paid-in capital stock of $347,900, and since the organization has operated warehouses for the storage of cotton at Columbia, Greenville, Anderson, Greenwood, Newberry and Orangeburg, all of South Carolina. "The company has warehoused more a than 100,000 bales of cotton each year, ^ issuing the owner its receipts, which is acceptable as collateral by banks in all of the money centres of this country at the very lowest prevailing rates of interest. "In the handling of about 1,000,000 bales of cotton there has not been a single loss of cotton, or of money advanced against the cotton. The banks located in the cotton states have not been able to finance any considerable portion of the cotton crop and at the same time finance the growing of another crop, and thus enable the fanner T to distribute the sale of his cotton throughout the year, instead of forcing it on the market in about three months as was do?e a few years ago. "By stonng the cotton with a strong warehouse company the grower, buyer and manufacturer are enabled to A- 4P nance it with banks in all of the money centres, thus securing the best interest rate, which relieves the local banks and enables them to furnish the money necessary to grow another crop. "The general adoption of such a warehousing plan by the cotton producing states would, in any opinion, result in the grower securing better prices ror nis coiion ana in insuring a more stable price, thus helping the buyer and manufacturer, as well as [he grower." ? Chester, April 4: While riding in i 55-horsepower automobile last night it a late hour, Bissel Blgham was se-iously injured. The car was the prop>rty of W. K. Boleman, a business nan of Chester. At York and Pine itreets, the steering gear broke, causng Mr. Boleman to lose control of the :ar. The car suddenly struck an elm ree of considerable size, almost fellng it. The car, which was a high iriced one. was torn completely to >ieces, entailing a heavy loss to the ^ iwner. The Impact with the tree hurlid Mr. Bigham down the street a disance of 42 feet. For a time it was hought that he had been fatally inured, but Dr. S. W. Pryor was qulcky on the scene and Mr. Bigham was arried to a hospital, where the best >f medical aid was rendered him. Mr. Boleman was also thrown from the ar but was not painfully hurt. Mr. Bigham, though badly bruised, is beter today. Had he hit a tree in all ikellhood it would have killed him nstantly. A