Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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scrap* aad .facts ? Mayor John Purroy .Mitchell of New York, had a narrow escape from the huliet of a would-be assassin last Friday. The shot was fired while Mayor Mitchell, Corporation Counsel Franklin H. Polk and Mr. George V. Mullan. the mayor's former law partner. were sitting in an automobile preparatory to leaving the city hall. Michael P. Mahoney. an apparently irresponsible blacksmith, was the wouldbe assassin. He fired one shot, which struck Mr. Polk in the jaw. and as he was about to fire again Detective George Neun. who was acting as chauffeur pounced upon him and took his pistol away. .Mr. Polk was taken to a hospital where it was ascertained that his wound was not very dangerous. Mayor Mitchel went to the police station to examine the prisoner. Mahoney was not disposed to talk: but it came out that his grievance was that the mayor had refused to give him an audience when he called seeking employment. The case is to be tried without unnecessary delay and the prisoner is to be vt.nt to orison or to an asvlum. ? Mexico, April 19: Senor Portillo y Rojas, foreign minister, announced tonight that it would be impossible to agree to the demand of the United States that the tiag of that country be unconditionally saluted, because that flag was not insulted, because it was not flying from the launch and because the marines were set free and that the officer responsible for the arrests was himself arrested and held for trial. The foreign minister further announced that the Mexican government would agree that both flags be saluted, the American flag first and then the Mexican flag, this arrangement to be made by a proctocol signed by the American Charge d'Affairs, Nelson O'Shaughnessy. and the Mexican foreign minister. The United States government. Senor Portillo declared, had refused permission to Charge O'Shaughnessy to sign such a proctocol, and demanded an unconditional salute by Mexico, which Mexico felt was incompatible with her dignity. Mexico has yielded as much as her dignity will permit. Mexico trusts to the fair-mindedness and spirit of justice of the American people." ? The national guard of the several states will constitute the first reserve force of the United States in event of armed intervention in Mexico. The nresident will call UDon the respective states to supply their quota of the militia to be furnished in company or regiment units, but to be sworn in individually as volunteers for the regular army. It will be necessary that each guardsman shall be commissioned as a United States volunteer in order that they may be sent into the foreign territory. It is believed th it the strength of the national guard would be sufficient to meet the immediate requirements of the United States, and that by commanding their use the president would obviate for the time being at least, the necessity of calling for volunteers from the public at large, as was the case in tlu Spanish-American war. The war department officials believe that a better and more efficient body of soldiers is to be obtained on short notice tby resorting to the national guard, and that, morever, the national guardsmen by virtue of joint maneuvers with the regular army in the past, would work in good accord with the army. ? Officials of the navy department said Sunday night that there now were in Mexican waters on en route by the east and west coasts 17,950 sailors 3,970 marines and 855 officers. Of this number 14,170 sailors. 2,390 marines and 700 officers are in the Gulf of Mexico, while off Pacific Mexican ports or en route there are 3.530 sailors, 980 marines and 140 officers. The force includes: At Vera Cruz, two battleships 1,820 men, 120 marines. Prairie. 260 men Sftft marines. At TamDico. two battleships, 1.820 men. 120 marines; Des Moines 240 men. Chester 300 men, 200 marines: Dolphin 180 men. San Francisco 400 men. Solace, hospital ship Hancock, transport 950 marines. With Admiral Badger en route to Tampico, eight battleships, 7,280 men. 500 j marines; Tacoma 240 men. Nashville 180 men. Pensacola. Birmingham, 300 men; Dixie, repair ship. 14 destroyers, 1,500 men. Dixie will carry two hydroaeroplanes with spare motors and pontoons. Battleship Mississippi 500 marines. On Mexican Pacific coast. Raleigh 350 men; New Orleans 350 men: Annapolis 150 men; Yorktown 180 men; California 900 men. 60 marines; supply ship Glacier. En route to Mexican Pacific Coast, battleship South Dakota and collier Jupiter. 850 marines; Cleveland 350 men: Chattanooga 350 men: Maryland 900 men. 60 marines. At San Diego, Cal., five destroyers, 250 men. 15 officers. ? Prompt organization of a volunteer army for servi. in Mexico, or in any other crisis, would be provided for \rt u hmifiii hill vpeterdflv by the senate with amendments. Sending of the measure to conference was delayed by a motion by Senator Reed to reconsider the vote, but senate leaders said the motion probably would be disposed of tomorrow. The bill would revise the law under which a volunteer force was organized for the Spanish-American war in 1898. Its authors claim that a volunteer force could be raised more quickly than under the existing law; that it would prevent the payment of bounties, would do away with a short term of enlistment by making the term of volunteers the same as that in the regular army; would procure the necessary number of men at the beginning of the war lira long period ?thus making drafting unnecessary, and would decrease the pension list after the war. Another change in the existing law would give the president, instead of the governors of the states, the authority to appoint all officers for the volunteer forces, requiring him to give preference in their selee turn 10 lnose who nave nan military training and instruction in the regular army, national guard, volunteer forces or military schools. Instead of the volunteer forces waiting to be called into service until all the organized militia of all arms has been called, it would permit the organization of volunteers of a particular arm as soon as the militia of that particular arm had been put into service. Another provision is that the number and grade of officers should be the same in the volunteer forces as in the regular army. The present strength of the organized militia, including both officers and men, is approximately 120,01)0, according to the latest returns from adjutant generals of the different states. These are divided in part as follows: North Carolina, 2.TiOS: South Carolina. 1.909: Tennessee. 1.834: Virginia 2.699. ? Washington, April 16: Present indications are that the house committee on the judiciary will report favorably the pending resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution providing for nationwide prohibition of the liquor traffic. Much to the surprise of the leaders, prohibition loomed up prominently as an issue today with the probabilities that it will be presented to the house at an early date. It had been assumed by most members that the prohi oition amendment wouia ue siueuaL-ned. A test vote taken in the judiciary committee foreshadows early action by that body on the proposed constitutional amendment. A motion was made today by Representative Carlin of Virginia, providing that a date should be fixed for a vote on the pending resolution. It was defeated by a vote of 8 to 8. Members who were present say that the discussion indicated that when the time came to vote on the prohibition amendment on its merits, that it will be passed by a comfortable majority. Leaders say that if the resolution is reported to the house, as now seems assured, that it will undoubtedly be passed. This would put the i3sue up to the senate. Just what action that body would take is a matter of lively speculation among both the "wets" and the "drys" in congress. Consideration was also given by the judiciary committee today to the proposed constitutional amendment providing for women suffrage. It seems to be agreed that this measure will go over until the next session. Of the two proposed reforms the prohibition amendment has the stronger support. In a Democratic caucus held early in the year a large majority voted to postpone action on the suffrage amendment. This will intluence the Democratic members to vote it down when it is called up in committee. Rut the prohibition amendment has not been passed upon in caucus, and will not be unless a disposition is shown by its opponents to prevent or to defeat action in committee. Supporters of this amendment say that if submitted to a caucus it would be adopted by a vote of two to one. Not even the anti-trust bills is the cause of more concern among the politicians in congress than the prohibition amendments. They arc particularly provoked over the present situation in view of the fact that they had been convinced that the prohibition question would not be put forward at the time. The administration may be put in a position soon where it will have to indicate its attitude toward the proposed constitutional leform. It already is apparent that the "wet" members of the house will attempt to delay or prevent a vote on the question. In this they probably will have the encourage?? ?..nt if nut the suDuort. of the re sponsible leaders in congress. This would precipitate a situation whereby the amendment would bo sidetracked unless the administration should exert its good offices in behalf of the measure. The prominence given prohibition at this time has caused a feeling of depression among members generally. In view of the forthcoming elections they had hoped to dodge a vote on the question for the present. The "wets" admit that they will be beaten to a standstill if the prohibition amendment comes to a vote, i and at present they see no way to prevent a vote. ?hc \lorhrillc (Enquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second CIas9. YORKVILLE. S. C.t TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914 | Hobson is the fellow who wants to test the sincerity of those people who i say they wish there was no alcoholic i liquor manufactured, sold or drank. He j imitiir about the thing right and at i the right place: but it will have to be admitted that his task is a biff one. While actually there is very little left to the idea of state sovereignty, theoretically the states are as sovereign as they ever were, and we do not think it especially creditable to a Democratic war secretary to seek to bring that sovereignty in any more contempt. , The Oreenville News wants to make the term of the governor four years. We second the motion, and move also J that when a governor receives a majority of the votes that he have the support of the majority of the people 1 for the full term of office to which he ' is elected, and that the established ' practice of the minority to do everything in its power to make a failure of his administration be abandoned. There is no use in that quarrel be- ' tween Senator MeLaurin and Mr. Manning as to which drew the line. The 1 line was drawn before either of them was born, and the question of interest 1 with regard to these gentlemen is the side of the line on which they stand and why. Of course there are hun- 1 dreds of people who say they know no : line but most of the voters understand ' the situation better than that. If those young men who desire to go ( to Mexico do not have an opportunity '' pretty soon, we are going to be very much surprised. It looks now that the ' United States government is going to ' be compelled to send down a large 1 force, whip both sides into shape, re- ' store order and set up a republican ' form of government. It is a big un- ( dertaking; but if this country goes into 1 Mexico at all, it will hardly be able to ' stop short of the programme outlined. 1 We are of opinion and that opinion is ! based upon reasonably accurate in- ( formation that there are few National ' rtimrrf fnmnnnies in the entire country 1 that measure up to all the require- 1 ments of the Dick law, and the warde- 1 partment regulations, and under these 1 circumstances we are continually won- 1 dering why it is that Secretary Oarri- 1 sun is continually picking on the mili- '' tary of South Carolina. , ^ , ( Gen. Villa is quoted as saying that he ' does not see anything in the quarrel ' between the Washington government 1 and Huerta that involves him. He ' thinks that the whole thing is purely a ' personal matter with Huerta. Villa ' may he right: but still there seems to ' be nothing unreasonable in the idea 1 that if the I'nited States goes down ' into Mexico where it recognizes no government at all, .t will soon become ' the whole thing, regardless of Huerta or Villa either. Much pressure is being brought to bear on the Spartanburg papers as to ' what they shall and shall not publish | in connection with the trial of I^iura ' Kleda Pendleton and Clyde Caldwell Clement on the charge of infanticide. So far as we are concerned, we would rather not have to read any of the re- ' volting details of the affair: but common sense tells us that the best thing f..f tli,. i.nium M'ulf'in. i? fiii- iIih whole truth to conn* out. Any other course is calculated t? shield wretches who are probably as guilty as either of the ac- 1 cased. m . I <>ccasionaly a newspaper is found <it is a matter of congratulation to the fraternity and the public that it hap- < pens no more than occasionally) that never has any opinions except such as are suggested to its editor or manufactured for it by persons outside its of- I flee. Such a newspaper is likely to < have very sudden and inexplicable changes of opinion and editorial policy. Also, it is likely to become the object i of der'sive laughter and popular contempt in the community.?Rock Hill Herald. The newspaper is a very important ' institution for the dissemilation of both news ami opinions. In the case of news j the reader wants facts about matters in which he or she is interested. in the case of opinions, the reader wants good, sound sense. There are readers who do not know facts when they see them. ^ and the same is true as to sound opinions. Hut a majority of the readers of any newspaper is generally able to correctly size up the character of service they get, and we are inclined to think | that so far as the influence on the reader is concerned, it is of very little importance whether the service comes , from the editor personally or is inspired from the outside. To he sure there . is a difference between efforts of the 1 editor who recognizes responsibility to ' his readers rather than to employers; | but in either case the reader is generally very well qualified to take care of himself?much better qualified, in fact than most editors realize. i We are inclined to think that in his : dealings with Governor lilease. Xecre- 1 tary of War Garrison has all along been acting on the suggestions of outsiders who desire to embarrass the governor, politically or otherwise. The whole thing carries us back to the occasion of the unveiling of the monument to Confederate women. Mr. W. E. Gonzales had been put in virtual charge of the arrangements by the previous administration and rather than recognize the commander-in-chief of the military forces of the state, he deliberately left the military out of a purely military affair. If the commander-in-chief had been somebody else other than Governor Blease, the probability is that the entire national guard would have been present on that occasion. As we understand it, Governor Blease is not only the chief executive of a sovereign state: but he is the commander-inchief of the military forces of a sovereign state. The United States government has no right or power to establish an encampment in this state without the consent of the state, and the power to give such consent is vested in the chief executive. Even after the governor gives consent for the encampment, the National Guard of South Carolina does not become subject to thcFederal war department until the commander-in-chief of said guard so orders. It is up to the war department directly or through the state department therefore, not only to consult th ' governor of a state with regard to permission for encampment: but it is up to the Federal government through the war department officials or otherwise, to consult the commander-in-chief of South Carolina troops with regard to the participation of those troops. The attitude of the secretary of war all along seems to have been one of supereillious snobbery. For instance in an Associated Press dispatch of Saturday, the secretary is quoted as say lilK. 11 \j?uvt*riiui roitrcusc tunica uuwii, us he did once before, the encampment of the organized militia of the southern states will be held on the Isle of Palms." To our mind such a remark is unworthy of the high office of secretary of war under any circumstances, in that it betrays the spirit ofboastfulness over an alleged personal advantage. And behind the whole question, too, from the secretary's viewpoint is the flavor of the pressure of votes as they may be affected by the disappointed cupidity of Charleston people, a. viewpoint that is not particularly creditable to anybody. And still many of the newspapers are arguing that the crux of the free Lolls question hinges around the proposition that since the Panama canal has been built with American money, America ought to be allowed to exempt her own shipping from the payment of . 11.. : c ..I ?~ 4.. \?r? o * V* i LOjijs ii silt* wains in. >vr a^irr iu una proposition. We say that the United States has the right to exempt American coastwise ships if she wants to, ?ven under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty but we do not admit that this is the crux of the situation at all. Neither is here anything to the idea that some people are trying to impress that the United States is playing Santa Claus to ither nations in the matter. It is well :o remember in the first place that lone but American vessels are allowed :o engage in the American coastwise rade. This American coastwise carwing trade is greater and more profit ible than is the carrying trade uf any trans-oceanic line in the world. It is >wned by a great shipping combination :hat controls it completely and keeps jut all competition. It is quite probible too, that much of the money inrested in the shares, if not a majority ?f that money, is foreign money. The effect of free tolls, therefore, would merely be to give the benefits of the canal not to the American people; but ;o the shareholders in the coastwise carrying monopoly. It is the American people who put up the money to build the canal, and it is they who will have to pay the expense of operating the same. Every dollar that is paid in the shape of tolls, whether by foreign or iomestic vessels, goes to help pay the expense of the original construction ind present and future maintenance. Every dollar that is collected in tolls makes that much less for the American people to pay, and if all the dollars paid by all the vessels are sufficient to pay the cost of maintenance and leave i profit over, that profit will belong to the American people. Under these conditions we do not see how the American people could possibly hope to get tny benefit through free tolls to Amercan ships that they cannot get from the tolls on all the ships. Our present coastwise carrying trade has been built up to its present enormous proportions by excluding foreign ships, if not foreign money, from it, and this exclusion of foreign competition is worth much more to the coastwise trade than tolls exemption would be. Down in Mexico. Under the developments of the past week it looks as if there is now no other way for it than that the United States is in for the big task of pacifying Mexico, and establishing for the first time since the days of the Montezumas a really stable government in that nature blessed and greed cursed country. The common idea and the common talk of the situation all assumes war; but somehow we do not look at it that way. We are more inclined to consider Mexico on something of a footing with the Philippine Islands, and the task of the United States rather than heavy lighting, is to consist of the more prosaic work of an extended police patrol. While to some the idea of making such a to-do about compelling a salute to the flag may appear more or less sentimental rather than practical, the fact is that the idea is very practical. The Mexicans have long cultivated ha ireii and contempt tor Americans, it is hardly worth while to discuss the reason here further than to admit the probable truth of the commonly understood fact that Americans have never been inclined to be very considerate of the Mexicans. Where Mexicans are in the majority it is necessary for Americans to be on their good behavior, and where Americans are in the majority, Mexicans are made to feel their inferiority. Under ordinary conditions, very little would have come of that Tampico incident where American marines were subjected to indignities. The release >f the marines with ordinary apologies would have been sufficient: but under the conditions its they now exist, had the United States not taken very energetic action, the Mexican authorities would have lost no time in using the circumstance to emphasize their teaching that the United States is very much afraid of Mexico. Things would have gone from bad to worse, and they ire bad enough now. Hut we do not consider the Tampico incident to be the cause of the present itir. It is merely being seized upon as i basis of further operations that have long been considered necessary. There has been no reason to hope for anything: other than intervention for quite a while. Millions upon millions of foreign capital have been invested in Mexico, naturally one of the richest territories in the world, and the country is tilled with foreigners of all nationalities. There has been no stable government for a long time, and things were growing worse and worse up to the time of the breaking out of the Madero uprising. It was clear that if the United States did not interfere some other nation would, and as the United States could not afford and would not permit any other nation to interfere, there was nothing for it to do but to intervene itself. If the Tampico incident had not occurred, or if the Tampico incident docs not serve the purpose then some oiher pretext will be found?but sooner or later the United States will have to take a hand. It is our belief that the long deferred i)Ul always inevuuuir iusk uua ui iuai been taken up. We believe the United States is now about to intervene in Mexico, and we are inclined to the opinion that it will be a Ions time before the United States gets out of that country. We believe that there may be considerable bloodshed; but we are not looking for any really heavy lighting. The Mexicans have the men; but they are lacking in organisation, money, arms and equipment. No force that the Mexicans could organize?the combined forces of Huerta and Villa if they will, on the most effective footing it is possible for them to attain, could not stand before live crack regiments of the United States more than a few hours, and 25,000 men of the regular United States army could march across Mexico from north to south and east to west, and do what they would, despite the opposition of the whole Mexican nation. But that is not the thing. The task before the United States will be to completely overrun the entire Mexican country, and establish law and order in every part of it. To do this will reel uire a force of perhaps half a million men, maybe more. It will be necessary to garrison every Mexican town and city of importance, and set up a Mexican government to be operated mainly by Mexicans, under instructions from the Americans, and in accordance with the American idea of the way government should be conducted. And then after all this has been done?after the government has been established and in a way that will give promise of permanence?Mexico will he left to herself under a probationary period, and if she shows an inclination to behave she will receive in the future just about the same consideration that Cuba has been receiving since th<- downfall of Spanish authority. AH this no doubt looks very altruistic, and there is more or less altruism in it; but at the same time it is about the only thing that can be done, and it is what thp t'nited States will have to do before it can expect the permanent establishment of fairly respectable behavior anions our neighbors to the south of us. MEXICO MUST BEHAVE. Congress Backs President in All Things Necessary. "A joint resolution justifying the employment of the armed forces of the I'nited States in enforcing certain demands against Victoriano Huerta. Reiu? tho conttin nnrl hniisp nf rpn resentatives in congress assembled, that the president of the United States is justified in the employment of the armed forces of the United States to enforce the demands upon Virtoriano Huerta for unequivocal amends to the government of the United States for affronts and indignities committed against this government by General Huerta and his representatives." The foregoing was adopted by the house last night by a vote of 337 to 37, and it is expected to pass the senate today. In the meantime the American navy is collecting on both coasts of Mexico and the army is ready to move almost at the command of forward march. President Wilson went on the floor of the house yesterday and laid the whole matter before the house and read a brief message in which he outlined the entire situation. He told the story of the arrest of the assistant paymaster of the Dolphin, and the whaleboat's crew at Tampico recently, by a squad of soldiers from Hen. Huertu's army. He said that the arrest was made notwithstanding the fact that the flag of the I'nited States floated from the bow and stern of the boat, and he recited the indignities ta which the men were subjected. He reviewed the correspondence that followed, and went on to say that this was only one of a series of incidents looking i 11 the same direction. He gave congress to understand that this government would not have been so patient with a stronger power; but the point had been reached even in the case of Mexico, where it was necessary for this country to take steps to protect its dignity and honor. He stated that in- had no reeling lor tne Mexican people other than friendship and he recognized their right to settle their internal difficulties in their own way; but at the same time he insisted that the dignity and rights of the people of tlit- I'nited States must he upheld through it all. He summed up in conelusion as follows: "No doubt I could do what is necessary in the circumstances to force respect for our government without recourse to the congress, and yet not exceed my constitutional powers as president; but I do not wish to act in a matter possibly of so grave consequence except in close conference and co-operation with both the senate and house. 1, therefore, come to ask your approval that 1 should use the armed forces of the I'nited States in such ways and to such an extent as may be necessary to obtain from General Huerla and his adherents the fullest recognition of the rights and dignity of the I'nited States, even amidst the distressing conditions now unhappily obtaining in Mexico. "There can in what we do be no t li. it i irli I Iif ?? irt'uuui <in nP nf uplliuli ? i r. grandizement. We seek to maintain the dignity and authority of the United States only because we wish always to keep our great influence unimpaired for the use of liberty, both in the United States and wherever else it may be employed for the benefit of manqind." Minority Leader Mann took occasion to remark that while he did not care to object to immediate consideration of the resolution asketl for at that time, he reserved his right to do so later. Mr. Underwood gave Mr. Mann to understand that the Democrats were responsible for the present situation and would act in accordance with their responsibility, even if it should be necessary for the committee on rules to report a rule for immediate consideration. The resolution was debated for about two hours and passed as above. The president did not ask for an appropriation: but all the money that may be necessary will be put in his 1 hands without delay. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Yorkville Bargain House?Says the eost of living is less when you get full value for your dollar, and offers to prove that it can help you. J. M. Stroup?Talks of holeproof hosiery for men. women and children and talks of other merchandise to be found in an everything store. The Thomson Co.?Offers the best possible values in men's and boys' clothing, and has something to say about straw hats and elastic seam drawers. Cloud Cash Store?Advertises dependable oxfords in the better styles and describes a full line. M. C. Willis, Executor?Offers to sell six shares of the capital stock of K,. \ f ilia at nuhlir auction. Joseph E. McDonnell?Offers opportunity to buy stone from the old court house. Miss Myrtle Hall?Has Leghorn and other eggs for sale: also fruits. Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Has the largest stock of men's and boys' clothing it has ever shown at astoundingly low prices. Prices are quoted. W. H. Herndon?Offers Nancy Hall Sweet potatotes for seed: also selfrising flour. York Supply Co.?Calls attention to Its stock of garden seeds and the various agricultural implements it has on hand. Sam M. Grist?Says an accident insurance policy is worth more than the cost in satisfaction. Committee, Sharon?Announces amateur minstrel show at Sharon Thursday night at 8.30. First National Bank. Yorkville?Suggests a reminder of a time when everyone needs a helper. The various precinct clubs are to be re-organized next Saturday, April 25. It is hoped that there will be a good turnout and the delegates elected to the county convention will be thoroughly representative. Yorkville did herself proud in the treatment of the York county school children last Saturday, and the children. their parents and their teachers are duly appreciative of the hospitality that was shown. There was no suggestion of any catch-penny spirit in connection with the occasion. Farming is well along down the C. &. N.-W. railroad from Yorkville all the way to Ohest?r. Much of the land has already been planted in cotton and corn, most of it in cotton, and scores of farms are ready for planting. If the weather is at all favorable, planting will be finished before the end of the present week There is some alfalfa, some clover, and some wheat and oats to be seen along the railroad. It is quit* probable that there are still alive some of the Minute Men of 1860, and it would be interesting to have a list of those in York county. If any old soldier is able to give even a partial list, The Enquirer will be glad to tirtnt I )\f* aiinip Although thp writpr has not yet undertaken any special inquiry, he is unable at this moment to name a single living individual who belonged to the original organization. In the handling of the lield day crowds last Saturday, the Boy Scouts proved their capacity for useful and efficient ser/ice beyond reasonable ground of dispute. No matter how high and admirabie the individual characters of the members of a large crowd, the preservation of order is always a problem. The reasons are too generally appreciated to require detailed explanation. The main thing with such crowds is for the members thereof to know what is expected of them, and for one thing they must have informa-., tion. The Boy Scouts have already had instruction along this line and with their natural intelligence and eagerness to be of real service they are quick to learn. The big crowd of Saturday was one that needed to be policed, only to the extent of informing it as to matters that it required to know, and as to things that were required of it. These matters were few and simnle and the Scouts understanding exactly, were here, there and everywhere, doing their work quietly, courteously, effectively and efficiently. Many people had a good idea of the purpose of the Scout organization previous to Saturday and many did not. Since Saturday the local understanding of the situation is better than ever. MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION The following voters have registered since the last publication of the list in The Enquirer, bringing the total figures up to 205: F. E. Smith, R. A. McGinnis, J. W. Quinn, C. C. Stewart, J. G. Wardlaw, H. L. Summitt, J. R. Robinson, J. H. Keller, C. H. Sandifer, J. A. Wilkersnn, John E. Carroll, D. E. Finley. THE BANNER OAT PATCH Mr. \V. R. Carroll, of Yorkville, has what is probably the banner oat patch of York county. It is about five miles south of Yorkville and a mile east of Delphos, and there are 70 acres of it. A representative of The Enquirer accompanied Messrs. M. L. Carroll, \V. It. Carroll, \V. H. Herndon and J. C. Burge on a visit to the big oat patch last Friday afternoon, saw the immense field and listened to the interesting comments of the other members of the party. The oats are from the Appier seed, are drilled in accordance with the open furrow method and are about 12 or 11 inches high. They seemed to be as thick in the drill as they could stand, and promise within a week or two more to present an unbroken surface on top that will give the entire field the ap pearance of a solid mass of oats. "Finest oats I have seen at litis season in all my experience," said Mr. Herndon. "Count them at the lowest possible limit, 25 bushels to the acre and you will have 2,450 bushels." "I don't believe they are any better than mine except that they are older," said Mr. Rurge, "and I am looking for not less than 75 bushels to the acre on mine" Mr. \V. It. Carroll bought the farm in which this field is included, at $15 an acre about ten years ago. There are 235 acres of this farm, and he says that lie expects to make enough clear profit off of this 70 acre oat patch to pay the original purchase price of the entire tract. The farm was quite poor then, and pretty well worn out when Mr. Carroll came into possession of it: but he has been fertilizing it liberally all along nit hns been makintr tine crons of cot ton, corn and other tilings. He says he has never bought any corn for the farm. The value of tlie land is nowmany times what it was originally, and because he thinks so much of it, Mr. Carroll would be slow about making a price. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. J. <i. Knloe is critically ill at his home it) Hook Hill. ' Mrs. T. H. Kell and children of I'ort Ltwn, are visiting friends in Yorkville. Miss Tallinn Kirkpatrick, one of the teachers at Cotton l'.elt, has diphtheria. Miss Kliznheth Pressley of Hock Hill visite.l relatives in Yorkville, this week. Mrs. David Duhose (laillard of ' Winnsboro, visited Mrs. J. K. Alston, < in Yorkville. last week. , Mrs. T. F. McDow and daughter. | Miss Margaret, of Yorkville. visited relatives in Charlotte, .last week. Mrs. S. M. Jones of Chester, is vis- i iting her sister, Mrs. J. C. Wllhorn, in Yorkville. Mr. John Stewart of Yorkville R. F. D. s>. has gone to Timberland, X. C., to lake a position. Mrs. I* G. Orist and Miss Francis Grist of Yorkville. visited Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Grist in I^aurens, this week. Mrs. J. B. Bowen and son, Buster, of Charlotte, are spending this week with friends and relatives in Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. \V. R. Carroll and Mrs. J. H. Carroll of Yorkville, spent several days in Columiba, this week. Messrs. A. M. Grist and Jos. G. Sassi of Yorkville. are in Charleston this week, undergoing degrees of Scottish Rite Mason. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose, who have been spending several weeks with relatives in Yorkville. will return to their home in Leesville, tomorrow. Dr. M. J. Walqer returned to Yorkville this morning, after attending the meeting of the South Carolina Medical association. Mesdames J. Q. Wray and Ada Thomasson of Yorkville, and Mr. P. A. Jackson of Chester, were called to the bedside of Mr. D. A. Matthews at Clover this morning. Mr. Patrick Palmer, a former citizen of Yorkville, is in a critical condition at the home of Mr. D. M. Bentleld on Yorkville Xo. 3. Mr. Palmer suffered a stroke of paralysis about ten days ago and the physicians in attendance say he cannot possibly recover. Commander Geo. VV. Williams, U. S. X., formerly of Yorkville, and a son of the late W. B. Williams, of York county, has been placed in charge of the cruiser Cleveland, now in Mexican waters. During the past four years Commander Williams has been in charge of the torpedo station at Newport, R. I. The following were among the York county teachers who attended the school rally and field day exercises in Yorkville, last Saturday: J. R. Koon, Willie May Grayson, Lena Howell, Bethany; Lottie Belle Simril, Bethel; Evelyn Eraser, Lowry Wilson school; Elvaree Barron, Gold Hill; Mrs. Maud Lee, Ancona mill; Mrs. S. A. Mitchell, Blairsville; LilllS and lone Ashe. McConnellsville: Winnie Crawford, Wllma Logan. Minnie Palmer, Sharon; Jennie Currence, Bowling Green; Ava Green. Pinp Hark: Matrcie Faulkner. Oak Ridge; Martha Faulkner, Belleview; Miss Robinson, Juanita Fickling, Bethesda; Ellie Feemster, Forest Hill; Eva Mitchell, Allison Creek; Zula Stephenson. Delphos: Bessie Sherer, Pine Bluff; Alice McClintock, Mary Klugli, D. P. Patterson, Tirzah: Mary Byers, Newport; B. C. Riddle. Cornelia Barton, Ethel Still, Pearl Blakely. Clover; Lessie and Mattie Epps, Gold Hill. (Fort Mill); Reecie Ray Rich, East View; G. P. McGehee, Smyrna; T. W. Cooley, Sutton's Spring; Kittie Blair, Cotton Belt; Annie Miller, Mary Clark, Guthriesville; Leila Stevenson. Union; Claude Godfrey. Mary Roach, Alva Bowman, Bessie Poag, Lucy Frye, Lueco Gunter, Rock Hill; W. D. McGinnis, Mrs. Hetty Brown, Misses Mary E. Eraser, Leila A, Russell, Winthrop. CLOVER AND ALFALFA. in company with the owner, a representative of The Enquirer, took a hurried spin over a considerable portion of Mr. C. M. Inman's eight hundred acre farm, on the western out skirts of Yorkville, yesterday afternoon. The special purpose of the trip was to inspect Mr. Inman's hundred acres of crimson clover, take a brief look at his alfalfa patch, and also get a glimpse of conditions generally as they might appear on an unusually well managed farm. There are a hundred acres of crimson clover, as previously stated; but the hundred acres are not in a body. The patches are scattered. The largest field contains thirty or forty acres, and other fields contain less acreage; but all of the fields are interesting especially in the light of the history of each as recited by Mr. Inman. It is the largest field, perhaps, that is the most interesting and at the same time, most pussling. On half of these is a first class stand of clover, much of it eight or ten inches high: but in places showing long skips in "lands," ten or twelve feet wide. The puzzle comes from the fact that while there are good stands of clover on these skips, the clover is small and stunted, and appears to promise little or nothing. On either side of the skips the growth is as rank and vigorous as could be desired, and there is no apparent difference in the soil. The clover on most of the other half of this field shows a fairly even stand, but it is generally small, yellow and sickly, with the exception of occasional tufts of healthy, vigorous growth. All the land seems to be of about the same general character and last year it averaged a bale of cotton to the acre?the portion that shows goou clover as wen us uiv put nun that shows poor clover. Of quite a number of experienced farmers who have looked over the field, none seem to give a positive opinion as to what the trouble is. Mr. Inman is inclined to the idea that the portion of the big patch that shows sickly clover is in need of lime, and proposes to doctor it up liberally with that material. 1 is not to be understood that he is in the least discouraged by poor looking growth, however. On the contrary, he feels satisfied that he has good value for every acre he has sowed ir crimson clover, even those acres on which the clover appears to be so sickly and stunted. The alfalfa patch, Mr. Inman's firs experiment with this crop, shows up well. There is a good stand, and the crop is doing well. In fact so pleased is Mr. Inman with it that he is calculating on adding many acres, and going into alfalfa on quite an extensive scale. Last year Mr. Inman had about 300 acres in cotton, he will probably have as much this year; but so far he has planted only about 25 acres, but as it is his purpose to put cotton on much of the land that is now in crimson clover, he is becoming just a little concerned as to how soon the weather is going to permit him to get the clover turned under and get the cotton started. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Throe separate entertainments were going on at the same time last night?the tenth grade play in the school auditorium, the usual programme at the Lyric and Edison's talking pictures in the opera house, and all were well patronized. It seemed an especially good night for shows. ? Mr. Joseph E. McDonnell, of the lirm of McDonnell Bros., of Bloomington. Indiana, which has the contract for the stone work in the new court house, is here to begin operations. Having learned that there has been more or less demand for the stone of the old building, some for souvenir purposes and some for practical purposes, he has decided to sell such of the material as will not be needed in new construction. ? The Eirst National Bank building is to have nine office rooms on the second story, and two on the tirst floor. The figures given Friday as the contract price, applied only to the completion of the naked building. Plumbing, heating, furniture, etc., will probably raise the total cost to something like twenty thousand dollars. ? Work on the rebuilding of the Yorkville Cotton oil Mill which was destroyed by lire in December last?it then belonged to the Victor Cotton Oil company?has been progressing steadily. The brick work has been completed and new machinery has been installed. The capacity of the new plant is to be almost double that of the old plant to begin with, and provision has been made for the addition of still other machinery. There seems to be no doubt an the part of the management that the mill will be ready for business before Ihe new seed crop begins to come in. ? Residents on King's Mountain street and the upper part of Yorkville have been considerably excited because of several dogs going mad within the past few days. A hound dog belonging to Mr. J. C. Hope, acted rather queerly about a week ago, biting several other dogs belonging to Mr. Hope. The dog was shot. Then the other dogs began to show signs of rabies and had to be killed, but not before they had bitten several other dogs. Residents of that section of Yorkville have been warned to keep their dogs under surveillance for several days. ? "The Kingdom of Hearts* Content," which was presented by the senior class of the Yorkville Graded school, was the attraction last evening. The school auditorium was well filled with local people as well as a number from the surrounding country. The characters were especially good, the participants carrying out their respective parts with promptness and precision. Miss Lillie K. Bayly, a graduate of King's College of Oratory, directed the play and also gave recitations on the stage. Although the class had only been engaged in practice of the play about ten days, the performance was quite creditable to the class and to the director. ? What was undoubtedly one of the best amateur shows ever presented to a Yorkville audience was the minstrels presented by the young men of Clover ?r. Yorkville Opera house last Friday evening. The minstrels played to a full house which was kept laughing from beginning to end. The work of the commedians, Messrs. Geo. Sparrow, Sam Jackson, C. Lawrence, Hi. Grayson, Thad C. Clinton, Paul N. Moore, and D. D. Cook was highly pleasing to the largue audience. Their songs, Jokes and dancing would have been creditable to professionals. One of the most entertaining features of the show was the cartoons of Mr. Grover Page, of Gastonia, who drew a number of sketches on the stage, and his cartoons compared favorably with those of Hy Mayer, the famous cartoonist so often seen at the Lyric theater. The orchestra, Misses Annie Williams of Clover. Mary Starr of Yorkville, and Herbert Smith and James Page played accompaniment to the songs of the minstrels adding much to the quality of the entertainment. Many of the audience thought the show the best amateur effort ever seen in Yorkville, while everybody agreed that it was well worth the price. THE RALLY OF THE SCHOOLS Clear skies and a warm, balmy atmosphere greeted the participants and visitors to tl.? York County School Rally and l*1eld Day exercises held on the Yorkville flraded school grounds last Saturday. And the school children came in force?more than seven hundred of them, besides several hundred patrons. Practically every school in the countv was represented, either by teachers or pupils, and in many cases by both. They came on the trains, in wagons, buggies, automobiles and in Avorv U'QV At 10 nVlnnlr thav urnra still coming. They began to assemble at the school building about 9 o'clock, an hour and a half before the formal exercises began, and many amused themselves in playing baseball, basketball and tennis, inspecting the class rooms of the Yorkville school, making new acquaintances and having.a good time generally. At 10.SO the exercises of the day began. The auditorium of the school was literally jammed, there not even being standing room. Even the little folks were interested, as they sat throughout the long exercises without being the least bit restless, although they were told that they might come u ml arr\ a u V-? r?mr ulnooorl ???!? o" uo llltj piv.UiltVi. Superintendent of Education Carroll presided over the exercises, which were opened with a short prayer by Rev. J. L. Gates. Mr. Carroll announced that the school authorities would provide each pupil with a ticket to the Lyric theatre, to which they might go when they pleased. The greatest applause of the day followed this announcement; a broad smile spread itself on each face and many seemed ready to go at once. More than 600 tickets were distributed. The recitation contest, open to all the schools, was first on the programme. Four schools were represented as follows: Yorkville, Louise Barron; Bethesda, Marie Aycock, Sharon, Susie Hartness; Clover, Jean Pressly. Miss Louise Barron of Yorkville, won first place, Miss Susie Hartness of Sharon, second, Miss Jean Pressly of Clover, third. Then followed the declamation contest. Only two schools were entered ?Yorkville, States Finley, and Clover, Joe Barnett. Clover won first place in this contest. At 11.30, the spelling match was announced. i ne auupieu s^eniug book was used and Hon. Thos. F. McDow of Yorkville, acted as schoolmaster. The following schools were represented: Clover, Jean Pressly; Cotton Pelt, (icorge Smith; Sutton Spring, Paul Ferguson; Yorkville, Sara Logan; McConnellsville, Nellie Mendenhall; (luthriesville, Charlie Crawford; liethesda, Corrine Bookout; Newport, Myrtle Hayes; Sharon, Odessa Plaxco. The spellers stood at the front of the stage and for live minutes the line remained unbroken. Then the words became more difficult and the casualties began to occur. Each contestant was allowed only one trial at each word. In fifteen minutes it was all over. Odessa Plaxco of Sharon, was declared to be the best speller Myrtle Hayes, Newport, second best, and Corrine Bookout, Bethesda, third. The York County Teachers' association held their regular meeting, with a goodly number of their members present. In the absence of the president. Prof. B. P. Riddle of Clover, first vice president presided. Officers to serve during this year were elected as (uiiuw.i; President, R. C. Riddle, Clover; first vice president, \V. D. MeGinnis, Rock Hill; second vice president. Lueco Gunter, Rock Hill; secretary, John E. 1 Carroll; treasurer, Miss Leila Russell, Winthrop college. Mrs. Hetty Brown, in charge of the rural school which is connected with Winthrop college, made a short talk about her work. The school, she said, was a kind of experiment station in which the authorities were trying to work out plans for the betterment of the rural schools. The aim of the country schools was to educate the children to be farmers and farmers' wives. The teacher spoke of the garden at her rural school and the many lessons that the children can and do learn from the garden. At the rural school at Winthrop the children do the work, the teacher merely shows how, and this method should be used in all rural schools. Practical farming Is taught by means of the garden and all rural schools would be benefited ^ by running a garden In connection with the other work. In conclusion, Mrs. Brown pointed out that the child must be interested and made self active and then they will be glad to work, while the teacher must be dominating and not domineering. ^ Miss Mary E. Eraser of Wlnthroj) college, also made a short talk in regard to sewing and cooking in the rural schools. She was proud to learn of the progress being made in the county and wanted it to continue. The \ teaching of sewing and cooking would be of great value to future housewives. Following Miss Frasier's remarks a recess was taken in order to give the children1 time to form in parade. it was a large and enthusiastic crowd of York county school pupils that marched up main street to the Jf court house. Pupils from each school were grouped together us near as possible and many of the schools bore large pennants and streamers. The Canning Club girls?more than forty of them, In white caps and aprons, " were In the line of march and gave the club yell as they came up town: "Rah, rah, rah! Who are we? York county Canning Club Girls, don't you see." The other school pupils took up the yell and it was an enthusiastic line of youngsters that greeted the usual >, Saturday crowd In Yorkvllle. * Following the parade, the school children disbursed and went to dinner, which was served in picnic style, each child having brought a basket. ^ There were many groups of ten or twelve children and teachers scattered on the large campus of the school, while the fried chicken and ham and pie and cake were more than plentiful. After dinner many of the automoble owners of Yorkvllle took the children over the town and tried to ^ make It pleasant generally. ^ The Exhibits. Before the athletic contests of the afternoon began, many of the children and grown folks as well, viewed the ^ exhibits of the Cotton Belt school and the Girls' Canning club. The Cotton Belt school exhibit was something entirely new. It consisted of samples of primary work, writing, arithmetic and drawing, and the woodwork and art exhibits done by the older pupils. There were several articles of woodwork?a screen, book rack, rolling pin and other furniture. Each article was finished as nicely as If done by professional workmen and many favorable comments were ex- ^ pressed about it. Cotton Belt bears the distinction of being the only rural school In the county that is taught this branch. All the pupils of the school are interested in it and take much pride in doing the woodwork 1 and the making of baskets and embroidery with cure and accuracy. The many patrons who saw the exhibit were unanimous in the declaration that the school and the teachers deserve much credit on account of the splendid showing. The Girls' Canning ? club also exhibited specimens of growing tomato plants, canning apparatus and samples of canned products. Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, the York county agent, was present, giving instructions. delivering literature furnished ^ by the department of agriculture and enrolling members. Athletic Conteets. The first of the athletic contests was the hundred yard dash. Blakely Plexico of Yorkville, acted as starter and Prof. McGinnls of Wlnthrop training school, as time Keeper and fJudge. Robert Flnley of the Yorkville Graded school, won first place, running the distance in 10$ seconds. Joseph Barnett of Clover, was second. Yorkville also won first place in the 220 yard dash, Robert Finley runnlng it in a little over 28 seconds. John Knox of Clover, came second. The next was the relay race, Yorkville and Clover participating. The personnel of the two teams was: Clover?Faulkner, Barnett, Lawrence, Knox; Yorkville?R. Finley, S. Finley. Gaulden, Garrison. Yorkville also captured this event. Then came the ball throw for girls. W A regulation baseball was used. The following schools entered: Tirzah, Belle Youngblood; Newport, Beulah Roach; Bethesda, Marie Aycock; Clover, Marie Riddle; Guthriesville, Jeannette Moore; Yorkville, Wilma Quinn. Each of the girls was given three trials. Jeannette Moore, Guthrlesville, won first place, Wilma Quinn, Yorkville, second, Belle Youngblood, Tirzah, third. Six boys entered the ball throwing contest for boys. William Moore, Guthriesville; Joe Barnett, Clover; Emory Farris, Newport; Joe Shillinglaw, Tirzah; John Mlckle, McCon nellsville: States Finley, Yorkvllle. States Finley threw the ball 298 feet, thereby winning first place; Joseph Barnett was second and William Moore, third. ^ Following the baseball throw, came the tug-of-war, the most interesting contest of the afternoon. There was provided a stout rope with a knot in the middle. A line was drawn on the ground beneath the knot. Four boys composed each team. The team that succeeded in pulling the other over the line won the contest. Newport and Clover pulled first. Four stout boys, Emory Farris, Grier Mc- ^ Fadden, Ross Roach and Sam Hayes pulled for Newport, while Robert Lawrence, Eb Faulkner, John Knox, and Harry Jackson represented Clover. For a time the tug was in doubt, but Newport finally weakened and was ^ bound to come across. Then Yorkville, represented by Friedheim McCarter, Earl Gaulden, Brice Garrison and Maxy Youngblood, pulled against Clover. The teams appeared even for a while but Clover finally had to give way. The tug-of-war completed the formal athletic contests of the day. The basketball game had to be postponed, the challenge of the Yorkville team not having been accepted by any other school. Alice Inman of the Yorkville Graded school won first place In the written spelling contest, open to 4th grade pupils, George Wallace of Bethesda, submitted the second best list, and Mary F'axco of Sharon, third. Norman Walsh of the Yorkville Graded school drew the best map of South Carolina, followed by Eva How- ? ell of Bethesda and Oddis Roberts of * Clover, third. In the drawing of map of York county, which was open to 7th grade pupils, Maggie Caveny of Bethesda, was winner; Jas. DufT of Clover, sec- fL ond best and Annie Jackson of Newport, third. Following is the standing of the various schools as to points secured in the various contests: Yorkville,