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Scraps and ^acts. ? Amtmi; the interesting questions brought up in the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church in Kansas City, this week, was the use of fernn nteil or unfermented wines on communion occasions. The committee to which the matter was referred got round the friction by recommending that sessions be allowed to choose whichever they liked; but when it came to deciding whether the use of both kinds of wine was equally scriptural, there was no positive deliverance. Another matter of interest was a claim that the Associated Press news distributing bureau is dominated by the Roman Catholic church. ? Because the Titanic struck an iceberg rather than another British ship, the United States supreme court last Monday held that the owner, the Oceanic Steam Navigation company, was entitled to have its liability for loss of life and property in suits brought in American courts limited in accordance with American maritime law. This means that those who sue in American courts will get virtually nothing, the law limiting liabilities to salvage from the wreck and the passenger and freight money collected for the voyage, about $01,000 in'all. The total claims against the company have reached $13,000,000. The court held that where a lc-ne ship is wrecked the law of the ; it. Hwtiifrht ?TOV country in wmui ^uu .c erns the limitation of liability. In the briefs on the case it was stated that under British law the liability of the owner of the Titanic will be about $j.000,000, if it is found the wreck occurred without the fault or knowledge of the owner, and unlimited if it occurred with his fault or knowledge. The presence of J. Bruce Ismay, managing director, on the Titanic at the time of the wreck, complicates this question. Justice McKenna dissented, holding that the British law should apply. ? In reply to senatorial criticism of the new banking and currency law as "abject surrender to Wall Street," says a Washington dispatch. Senator Shafroth, a member of the committee which drafted the law, on Wednesday defended the measure on the door of the senate. The effect of the act was felt from the very day of its passage, said he. "It surelv averted a panic which was then imiuent. The bankers of Wall street wanted one central bank but twelve were established," he said. "They unsuccessfully opposed the provision that national banks must surrender their charters unless they entered the system within one year. They insisted they should have three members of the Federal reserve board; they secured none. They objected to the Federal reserve board having power to remove directors elected by the agricultural and commercial interests but without avail. They objected in vain to the board being given power to require one Federal reserve bank to discount the paper of another. They wanted currency issued by the banks. They urged a high minimum gold reserve. They objected to a redemption of currency in anything but gold. They got none of these. Does this look like an abject surrender?" ? Washington. May 118: Conferences indicating rapid progress in mediation of the Mexican situation were held here today between President Wilson, Secretary Bryan and diplomatic ofticials. Information obtainable here reflected the news from Niagara Falls that essentials of a Mexican pacification plan had been agreed 011 and that some subjects still were under consideration before a protocol actually could be drafted. Some government officials were so confident of ultimate peace that the reported landing of ammunition for Huerta from German ships at Puerto, Mexico, caused no uneasiness. One official said Huerta probably never would have need for the arms. Asked what he meant, he said it was because "everything looks so hopeful for peace." Officials gen - v? _ ,v,? ^,11?_ erally aumu me oasis ui mc tion plan is for the establishment of a commission government comprising a provisional president and four cabinet ministers. To this government Huerta's power would be transferred pending an election. It was admitted here tonight that the basic plan has been communicated to General Carranza. It was reported that Carranza's representatives had received word from him in response to exchanges relating to the progress of mediation thus far. It was asserted the Constitutionalist leader had not receded from his position that he would not consent to mediating Mexico's internal affairs. Some suggestions, however, were said to have come from the Constitutionalist chief which were regarded as encouraging. These, it was understood, would be communicated to the South American mediators. Of mediation developments, the reported landing of ammunition for Huerta from the German steamers Ypiranga and Bavaria at Puerto Mexico, was discussed most. It generally was conceded that nothing could be done in the matter now and that the ships could not have been stopped without violating the armistice. ? The Bureau of Statistics, United States department of agriculture, has made a revision of its preliminary estimates of cotton acreage last year (1913) based uuon results of a special investigation and the report of the bureau of the census of the quantity of cotton ginned in the past season. This revision indicates that the area planted in cotton (in cultivation ut the end <>f June, 1913). was about 37,458.000 acres, instead of 35,622,000 as reported last July. The revised estimate will be used by the bureau of statistics as a basis in making its cotton acreage estimates this year. The yield of cotton an acre in 1913 is estimated at 182 pounds, as compared with 190.9 pounds in 1912, 207.7 pound', in 1911, 170.7 pounds in 1910, and 154.3 pounds in 1909. The area picked in 1913 was about 37,089,000 acres. The government's revised estimate, making the acreage planted in cotton as of July 1, 1913, 37.458,000 acres or 1,836,000 acres more than estimated at the time, did not come as a great surprise to the trade. According to this estimate, the area devoted to cotton cultivation last year was the largest on record, exceeding that of 1911, the previous record year, by 1,483.000 acres. It confirms tht view held fur sume time; namely, mai the department of agriculture made a big underestimate of the crop in December by reason of the fact that its (inures were based on too low an estimate of the acreage planted. Owing t< the high price for the staple last season. and the consequent profit to farmers generally, it is conceded that 11 substantial increase an acre is certain Various private authorities have estimated that it will be from 1.5 per cenl to 3.6 per cent. On the basis of a 3 pel cent increase, the acreage this yea) should amount to 38,550,840 acres, a 3.; per cent increase to 3S,737.'JS0, and a -i per cent increase to 3x,825,120. Tin yield an acre last season was aboul normal, being 1X2 pounds, notwithstanding the severe summer drought on the basis of the same yield to at acre next season, an increase of 3 pel cent in acreage would suggest an increase of about 425.000 bales net in tin amount of cotton produced as compar ed with 1013.14. ? Vera Cruz, May 2": The Uermai steamer Bavaria has been held hen upon her arrival without manifest a Brig. Gen. Funston's order. The Ba varia recently landed a larg<- quantity of ammunition on Mexican soil. It n estimated that the Bavaria put ashon 1,800,000.000 rounds of ammunition The cargo was destined fur Vera Cruz but was diverted to Puerto Mexico The steamer reached here Sunday. Th< captain could not produce a manifest declaring it had been taken away fron him by the American authorities. La ter he admitted landing the cargo which included also 3,000 rolls of barb ed wire. Gen. Funston understands th ? ?- ?w..l 4V.M<|..|., ammunition ana wire reai-ii v umvu. yesterday by way of Tierra Blanca The Bavaria's captain is liable to a lin under the American laws and these ar the laws that are being administerei by the collector of the port. The land ing at Puerto .Mexico of arms consign ed for Vera Cruz violates the laws am the absence of a manifest is a secom violation. The Bavaria is held here onl because clearance will be refused unti the matter of lines is adjusted. Th custom officials assert that so far a they know the arms shipment on th Ypiranga of the same line, which pre cipitated the seizure of Vera Cruz b the American forces, still were alioar when that vessel left here for Puert Mexico two days ago. They assum that there is no possibility that the 2fi machine guns. lf?.000.090 rounds of am munition and other war materi.i aboard the Yplranga would be landed, as the liner is under charter by the tltrman government and was ordered to Puerto Mexico by the German minister to pick up German refugees. Humors have been current that some of the materials for which Huerta had contracted in German) had been filtering through to the federals by way of Puerto Mexico. The Bavaria incident is the first positive information of the landing of supplies received, although there have been intimations that the army and navy has knowledge of other landings or attempted landings. Gen. Kunston admitted that he had no information as to what became of the shipment af'er it reached Cordoba, and it is assumed that it already is on the way to Mexico City. The barbed wire will he of immense value to small garrisons protecting federal lines of communication. Garrisons north of San Luis Potosi have been repeatedly attacked by roving bands of constitutionalists. President Huerta's defense plans, as announced prior to the American landin" at Vera Cruz, contemplated the construction of a series of blockhouses along the railways in the vicinity of the smaller towns, each to he protected by barbed wire entanglements. There is no evidence to individuals that the federals around Vera Cruz are making any elaborate prep a rations. Kumors nave ueen cum em of the building of concrete breastworks and field gun stations in the mountains along the Mexican railroad but reports of eye-witnesses tell only of field guns mounted on flat cars and no great number of these. <TItc \lorhnllr <?nquircr. Entered at the Postofflcs in Yorkvllle as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.: FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1914. Right alone often makes might, but might alone never makes right. Justice Is truth and truth is justice; but things that are allowed to prevail in the administration of the law are often neither. They might at least have allowed the club rolls to remain open until the close of the state campaign on the L'Olh of Amrust. If the Fnited States is going to have to tight Mexico, it is pretty hard for the boys to have to wait until the enemy accumulates large stocks of arms and ammunition. It now looks like good times ahead. Fear of the effects of tariff revision produced a widespread tightening up along business lines; but the new currency law prevented trouble. Now business is resuming the normal. In the conviction of (J. \V. Tidwell for the murder of Kmmet Walker, the jury did its full duty. If it had acquitted the man it would have stultified itself to say the least of it. But still the case is a most proper one for executive clemency. It is pretty well settled that if Col. Roosevelt lives he will run for the presidency again in 1916, and if he can get his Republican and Progressive parties together on the Progressive platform and under the Progressive name, he will make a formidable candidate. 7t is a powerful good idea to let every white man vote and vote just as he likes. This is not demagogy. It is good, sound sense that is true as gospel. Take away from any considerable number of white men the right to vote, and sooner or later the crime will meet its punishment. The attention of the club secretaries is called to tne fact tnat ineir enrollment books may be opened "on or before" the second Tuesday, in June. It will be well therefore, for them to get busy at once. There is no use in losing those first two weeks that are available. It is going to be a tremendous job to get 140,000 voters registered in two months and people should get busy. If there is any row over the action of the recent state convention, it is not going to be because of the enrollment qualifications; but because of the seemingly impossible task of getting all the enrollment completed between the second Tuesday in June and the last Tuesday i in July a period of less than six weeks. i Representative K. Y. Webb of North Carolina, has been made chairman of the house judiciary committee, the se I lection having been made uy me ways and means committee. The chairmanship of the judiciary committee is about the highest and most responsible | position that a member of the house ' can hold these days next to the speakership or Moor leadership of the majority party; but the job is none too big i for Mr. Webb. He is easily one of the biggest men in congress and measures ' up to every responsibility as well as . every honor that comes his way. i Among th" reasons given some time t ago upholding the necessity of re-en lollment, was the claim that many city f voters were able to vote two or more I times on Petitions names without dan, ger of discovery for the reason that L they were not personally known to the " managers. Possibly there was someJ thing in this; but whether there was r or not, tlure is certainly something in the proposition that it is much easier -- 1 - 11 ??11 I 111, fit V* Vllt. l?? mil I1U ll|l UIIU CIHUll Mil ill* v.*,. . WW eds than it is to round up mid enroll , the farmer voters, and the probabilities .* in favor of the cities voting their full 1 strength under a new enrollment to . cover a period of only six weeks, is 5 much greater than the probabilities in * favor of the farmers voting their full strength. ,1 Discussing the militant suffragettes . of Kngland on ltis arrival in New York, 1 last Wednesday. Sir A. Conan Doyle. ( said that the English people had put - up with window smash ng, art defacing 1 and houseburning outrages, about as 1 long as it was going to. and he is looke ing for a sudden outbreak that might e surprise the world. H says he would ' not be surprised at any time to see a lynching bee in which a number of wo[1 men would be put to death. There is I nothing to be said in favor of the tactics the few women who represent thr ,. militants have been pursuing, and it s will have to be admitted that the probe lem of how to make the women behavi ~ themselves is a great one: but England I] is not going to gain anything by a o lynching in a matter of this kind. In'* stead of proving that women are unlit t< have a voice in the government, a il lynching will only prove that English men are nut so well lilted for self-goverment as they have Ions been believed to lie. Los Angeles county. California, has elected a defendant's attorney whose business it is to defend free of charge persons charged with crime and who desire his services. This is an old idea that is just taking hold on modern civilization. It is very well understood that because a man is charged with crime, he is not necessarily guilty. It is frequently the case that honest prosecuting attorneys see so clearly that there should be no conviction that they nol pros, or otherwise allow defendants to go free. But a charge of crime always carries a presumption of guilt, and to leave the matter of innocence with a prosecuting attorney is rather dangerous. There is no doubt (if the fact that innocent men are convicted for want of attorneys ius? as guilty men escape by reason of having attorneys. The idea of convicting an innocent man is far more horrible than allowing a guilty man to escape. The creation of the office of defendant's attorney would help to even up matters wonderfully, and the public would be better off than it is now. Those of our exchanges who would teach their readers that a vote against repeal of the law exempting coastwise shipping from Panama tolls is disloyal to the Democratic platform, remind us of a story that the old school histories used to tell of Oenerul Israel Putnam. It appears that a few years after the Revolutionary war, the general was sued on a note and he was compelled to hire a lawyer to defend the suit. The note was in the hands of a Tory, and as the Tories were in bad order, the lawyer straightway put up the plea that the signature to the paper had been forged and his client did not owe the money. "Old Put" immediately arose to his feet and angrily addressed the lawyer. "1 did not hire you to come here to lie. That is a just obligation, and the only trouble is I have not the money with which to meet it at the present time; but I expect to pay it just as soon as I can." The president has never denied that the plunk in question is in the Democratic platform, and we feel quite sure that he has no resnect for the zeal of those who try to deny it for him. As to whether the Associated Press is dominated by the Roman Catholic church as charged in the Southern Presbyterian (leneral Assembly, at Kansas City, a few days ago, is a question that is not to be answered off hand. It is not to be denied that the Associated Press sends out quite a lot of matter about the Roman Catholic church, and It Is not surprising that people should gather the idea that the great news gathering organization is partial to that denomination. But this does not prove the case for in this connection at least two things must be remembered. In the first place, the Roman Catholic church is a tremendous institution worldwide in its extent, and naturally furnishes more news events than any other branch of the Christian church. The Associated Press is also world-wide in its operations, and as it undertakes to gather all the news of importance everywhere, it very naturally carries quite a lot of. Roman Catholic matter. This would naturally suggest partiality in some quarters. But after all, it is of doubtful importance whether the Associated Press is under Roman Catholic dominition or not. There inay be newspapers which get every line of news the Associated Press furnishes in twenty-four hours; but we daresay that there is not a paper in the whole world that prints it all. ICach Associated Press subscriber exercises the right of printing what he wants to print and leaving out. what he does not want to print. In other words every paper handles Associated Press matter just as it handles other matter, and f 'he Roman Catholic church gets a be.ter show in any paper than it is entitled to. it would seem to be the fault of the newspaper rather than of the Associated Press. To be sure, there are many newspapers, including some of the biggest in the country that are owned, controlled and edited by Roman Catholics, and as the Roman Catholic church looks Ligger than all the other churches put together to a Roman Catholic?the whole thing in fact?it is quite natural that such an editor should see that his church got all that was coming to it. and as much more as possible. The outlook is that there is to be more political advertising in the newspapers this summer than usual. We have heard people argue that a publisher should not take a political advertisement from a candidate, and then say anything critical of him. That is bosh. The political advertisement like the commercial advertisement is purely a business proposition. The candidate goes into the newspaper with an advertisement solely for the purpose of reaching the readers of that paper. The publisher sells the space and the advertiser pays the price. That is all there is to that end of the proposition. The paper's editorial conduct is not necessarily influenced in the least. Who would say that a candidate should be debarred the privilege of saying what he wants to say to the readers of any newspaper if he is willing to pay the price? Who would say that tin editor of a newspaper must shirk hi> duty to the public because a candidate I.nfo /?f tluit npivsnniipr's jidwr* tisiiitf space? For reasons that all newspaper editors can understand, whether they a^ree or not. there are grounds f<>r a claim of bad taste on the part ol any editor who would editorially take issue with the advertisement of a candidate in the same issue of the paper ir which the advertisement first appears A sufficient reason is this: The editor is not supposed to know anything about the advertisement until it has been published, of course no publisher is going to be tool enougn to puuusi fur a candidate an advertisement of r libelous nature; the publisher of a libe is equally responsible with the write] thereof. And whether the candidal advertises or not, every fair mindec editor who essays to criticise a candi date will give that candidate space foi i a reasonable reply. That is nothing bu right. And in a like manner if the ad vertisement of a candidate is calcu i lated t?? justly provoke a reply, then i should be up to the man who Rives tin original provocation to pay for tin i space occupied by the reply. The at titude of The Knquirer toward politi > en I advertising is about as outlined We are not soliciting such advertising and we are not concerned whether i is offered to us; but if it is offered, w I iire going to publish it at a lixed rate pe i inch, which rate will ipply to all alike and if no candidate sees proper t< i come into The Knquirer with his ad i vertising matter at the rate we liavi fixed, then it is all the same to us. In a controversy with the Gaffney Ledger, The Yorkville Enquirer takes i the ground that Congressman Finley was right and President Wilson wrong in the matter of the repeal of the free tolls plank matter. Happily, since their exchange of views tie Democratic state convention has come along and i endorsed the position of the president. We don't presume that The Enquirer will question the Democracy of the state convention.?Lancaster News. (>ur contemporary is not suffering with the fault the Gaffney ledger attributes to The Yorkville Enquirer of 'taking life too seriousl>," else it would have thought a little before making the foregoing statement. Back in 1902, after the country had rejected the free silver plank of the Democrat c platform, and leading statesmen began to realize that there was no need for further controversy over the subject, Hon. John L. McLaurin made speeches in which he made it clear that he no longer stood for free coinage. The state executive committee bent on the political destruction of McLaurin, among other things fixed up as a pre-requiste to entrance in the prl-r mar*' on oath, that bound the candidate to continued loyalty to free silver. Unwilling to stultify himself. .Mr. McLaurin refused to take the oath and romninorl nut of the nrlmarv which was really all that the executive committee wanted. The principle established then, if there was any principle, was that whether the people accepted the platform or not, the platform continued the platform until changed by the national convention. The platform on which the Democratic party is now dominating, however, favors exemption of American ships engaged in the coastwise trade, from Panama canal tolls. Nobody disputes that, and the idea tnat the Democratic convention of South Cart-Una can repeal that plank is absurd. The most the convention can do is tell the candidates that we officially absolve you from loyalty to this plunk, and instruct you to stand by the president regardless of platform or pledees. Our own view is that tolls exemption is wrong because it can be of no benefit to anybody except the stockholders 111 the shipping combines. We believe the plank was sneaked into the platform without general consideration; but nevertheless until regularly eliminated by the party in convention assembled, it is just as binding, on a duly pledged member of the party as any one of the other pledges. We have not criticised President Wilson in the matter, nor even suggested that he was wrong. He is in a position to see things that even members of congress are unable to see, and among the things of this kind he sees, there are some things that he must necessarily keep to himself Without knowing his exact reasons we can understand how he can be right in #K??j moffornnH u?p nr?' cnticfldfl Rllt it must be remembered that the president has never attempted to claim either that this plank is not to be found in the platform or that it ir not binding. If he should make such a claim, all the high admiration we have for him would be gone, for this is one of the things we take "quite seriously." Calling of the Farmer. It is a fact of universal recognition that the science and practice of agriculture have made more progress within the last fifteen or twenty years than during any previous century in the history of the world. Any and all York county farmers of thirty-five years or mce testify to the truth of this proposif on so far as their own recollectio^ is concerned, and those best acquainted with the history of agriculture testify as to the records of the past. There are plenty of men now living who remember when the two-horse plow now so common in this country, was unknown and the same is true as r* oil /?f fho ImnrnvPil imnlp ments like the mowing machine, the horse rake, the binder, the stalk cutter, the disk harrow, the disk plow, the manure spreader and the like; but these implements only tell a part of the story. More significant than the improvement in agricultural implements, is the increased and increasing knowledge of tlie effect of different kinds of fertilizers. the value of humus, the importance of nitrogen and how to get it, and likewise of phosphoric acid, potash, lime and the like. Twenty-five years ago it was the exception of a farmer who had any other guide in the purchase of a commercial fertilizer than the brand on the sacks like "Farm Magic," "Mortgage Lifter," "Sea Onll" and the like, and now most farmers have more or less scientific knowledge as to just what fertilizers are for, what is to be expected of the different elements and what they ought to cost. With the commonality now, the old time brands which used to mean anything, mean ?ry little except as a key to the age. experience and reliability of the concerns that own them. And witn it an, too. is oecoming a Kenoral and widespread knowledge among the farmers that commercial fertilizers though not without their important uses, do not nearly fill the place that can he tilled by more material but slower means, with the things that are available without money and without price. And while all the foregoing is true, there is another fact that is becoming more and more noticeable, and which is still more gratifying. It is the fact that with increasing knowledge and in; formation as to what farming really means?the opportunity it offers for improvement, development, independence ' and even wealth, there is a decided i change in the sentiment of young men ' and women as to whether they prefer to go to town or remain on the farm. < inly ten years back it was a rare thing to find a bright, intelligent farmi er boy, who upon close questioning, apf peared content to look forward to life 1 on the farm. Nine out of ten of these hoys were looking forward to life in i town. They had the idea of being . salesmen, merchants, railroad men, r lawyers, doctors, engineers and the j like; but it is not that way now. Co 5 talk to the farmer hoys, including r grown men with families, and it will be 1 found that most of them are becoming i wedded to their callings. They are beI ginning to see no limit to the interest r and variety that is promised in the ? utilization of the opportunities that are i offered by the farm. In the sowing of - grass and clover, they are beginning to r see more live stock, better lands, and t all the money they need. Many of them - are beginning to see that attention to stock raising promises not only linant cial prolit, but tremendous satisfaction, 1 and it is the same with many other ? things. Some of the older men who have not - been able to adjust themselves to new I. conditions still complain of the scarcity ;. and high cost of labor compared with t former days: but many of the new p generation are demonstrating that r with improved implements and plenty >. ot horse power, it is easy for one man ? t do three or four times as much work - as in the old days, and with less exp pense. There is less complaint of scarcity of labor among the new generation than there is in the older generation, and the 'complaint is on the decline rather than on the increase. < >ne disquieting element in connection with farm life heretofore?a thinj that operated against contentment on the farm, especially in the case of the average husband and wife with a growing family of children, has been the superior educational advantages of the town. But there has already been tremendous improvement in this regard, and the improvement continues so rapidly as to lead to the conclusion that within a few years more, especially throughout this particular part of the country, the farm so located as not to be within easy reach of a school house will he the exception rather than the rule. Altogether things are looking up on the farm. There is no appreciable sentiment of going back to the farm from the town; but the desire to leave the country for the town is growing decidedly less and that after all, is far more important. STATE CAMPAIGN ITINERARIES Dates Fixed for County to County Canvasses. The state executive committee has arranged and given out the itineraries of the campaigns for the United States senatorship and the state oftlces. These itineraries are as follows: lows: State Campaign. Sumter, Wednesday, June 17. Manning, Thursday, June 18. Monck's Corner, Friday, June 19. Georgetown, Saturday, June 20. Kingstree, Tuesday, June 23. Florence, Wednesday, June 24. Marion, Thursday, June 25. Conway. Friday. June 26. Dillon, Saturday, June 27. Darlington, Monday, June 29. Bishopville, Tuesday, June 30. Bennettesville, Wednesday, July 1. Chesterfield, Thursday, July 2. Camden. Friday, July 3. Columbia, Saturday, July 4. Lexington, Thursday, July 9. Saluda, Friday, July 10. Edgeliekl, Saturday, July 11. Aiken, Tuesday, July 14. Bamberg, Wednesday, July 15. Barnwell, Thursday, July 16. Hampton, Friday, July 17. Beaufort, Saturday, July IS. Kidgeland, Wednesday, July 22. Walterboro, Thursday, July 23, Charleston,, Friday, July 24. St. George, Tuesday, July 28. Orangeburg, Wednesday, July 29. St. Matthews, Thursday, July 30. Winnsboro, Monday, August 3. Chester, Tuesday, August 4. Lancaster, Wednesday, August 5. Yorkville, Tuesday, August 6. Gaffney, Friday, August 7. Spartanburg, Saturday, August 8. Union, Tuesday, August 11. Newberry, Wednesday, August 12. Laurens, Thursday, August 13. Greenwood, Friday, August 14. Abbeville. Saturday. August 15. Anderson, Monday, August 17. Walhalla, Tuesday, August 18. Pickens. Wednesday, August 19. Greenville, Thursday. August 20. Senatorial Campaign. St. Matthews, Wednesday, June 17. Orangeburg, Thursday, June 18. St. George, Friday, June 19. Charleston, Saturday, June 20. Walterboro, Monday. June 22. Beaufort, Tuesday, June 23. Ridgeland, Wednesday, June 24. Hampton, Thursday, June 25. Barnwell, Friday. June 26. Bamberg, Saturday, June 27. Winnsboro, Monday, June 29. Chester. Tuesday, June 30. Lancaster, Wednesday, July 1. Yorkville, Thursday, July 2. Gaffney, Friday, July 3. Spartanburg, Saturday, July 4. Union, Wednesday, July 8. Newberry, Friday, July 10. Greenwood, Saturday, July 11. Abbeville, Tuesday, July 14. Anderson, Wednesday, July 15. Walhalla. Thursday. July 16. Pickens. Friday, July 17. Greenville. Saturday, July 18. Laurens. Wednesday, July 22. Columbia, Thursday. July 2.2. Lexington, Friday, July 24. Saluda, Saturday. July 25. Edgefield, Wednesday, July 2!?. Aiken, Thursday, July 30. Camden, Tuesday, August 4. Chesterfield. Wednesday, August 5. Bennettesville, Friday, August 7. Darlington. Saturday, August 8. Bishopville, Monday. August 10. Florence, Tuesday, August 11. Dillon, Wednesday, August 12. Marion, Thursday, August 13. Conway, Friday, August 14. Kingstree, Saturday, August 15. Georgetown, Monday, August 17. Monck's Corner. Tuesday, August 18. Manning .Wednesday, August 20. Sumter, Thursday. August 20. A DIRTY OUTRAGE Manning Times Speaks Its Mind on Rittenberg Incident. The alleged assault upon Hon. Sam Rittenberg in Charleston, last Saturday evening at the Argyle hotel in which the parties that, it is said, enticed Mr. Rittenberg from his home by the use of the name of the Times editor should be thoroughly investigated; if Mr. Rittenberg does not push the matter the grand jury should. Thugism must not be countenanced. If the law can reach those who used the name of the writer for their cowardly purpose, it will be appealed 10 oy mm soieiy lur me purpose of teaching these miserable scoundrels that they can not with impunity do such highhanded outrages. The Times editor does not know any of Mr. Rittenberg's alleged assailants, never heard of them before, but he supposes they knew him and that he and Mr. Rittenberg were friends, taking advantage of this relation they fell upon the scheme to entice their victim from his home. As soon as we read the account in the Sunday News we immediately wrote the News and Courier practically the following: '1 have just read the account published in the Sunday News of the alleged assault upon Hon. Sam Rittenberg in the Argyle hotel, and Mr. Rittenberg's statement in connection therewith. To say the use of my name to induce Mr. Rittenberg from his home for an unlawful purpose has aroused my indignation, feebly expresses my feelings. 1 can not recall of ever having heard of George Hurtnett and James Livingston. 1 certainly was not in Charleston, Saturday, and when in the city I usually stop at the Charleston, and not at the Argyle. Why George Hartnett and James Livingston should have taken the liberty to use my name fur their miserable purpose is beyond my comprehension; if the facts are as Mr. Rittenberg states them, and I believe his statement to be true, the perpetrators of the cowardly outrage upon him should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I hope Mr. Rittenberg will not relent in his expressed purpose to do so. Thugism must not be tolerated any longer than it will take the law's machinery to crush it. Respectfully, Louis Appelt." Instead of the News and Courier publishing the letter as it was written and signed, only it published extracts, leaving out the most important parts. Why this was done we have no idea, but the fact that the parties interested preferred no charges at police headquarters. and the apparent disposition to hush it up, leaves us to think theii must be something "dead up the creek.' ?.Manning Times. (JalTney Ledger: Professor J. II \\ itherspoon of Yorkville. was elected by the trustees of school district number 10. to be superintendent of the public schools of Oaffney, succeeding professor It. Al. lvins, resigned. Thb moetinir was verv harmonious, with no disagreements, and only a few ballots were necessary to decide on a choice for the superintendent's position. Mr. Witlierspoon has been superintendent of the graded school ol Yorkvillc for the past six years, during which time he has given satisfaction to a large majority of the patrons That the trustees of the YorkvilU schools consider Mr. Witherspoon ar excellent man for this position is conclusively shown by the fact that hi held it for six successive years, ant! was re-elected to serve them the nexl year. He is a graduate of both Davidson college and the University of Soutli Carolina. He has been notified of his election by Mr. \V. J. Wilkins, secretary of the board of trustees, but has not yet signified whether he will accept or refuse the position. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Kirkpntrick-Belk Co.?Will close its nig "Four-day Sale" tomorrow. Attractive prices on ribbons, silks, cotton piece goods, etc. Thomson Co.?Culls special attention (o hot weather garments for men and boys, including underwear, shirts, hosiery, neckwear, etc. A. T. Hart. Sec.?Gives notice of a Meeting to be held in the court room on next Monday, to discuss the proposed new Rock Hill road. Lyric Theatre?Tells about the coolness and comfort of the Lyric theatre, which is cooled with electric fans. Handy Kitchen?Invites you to visit it next Wednesday, the occasion of the corner stone laying, it will be prepared to furnish all kinds of soft drinks, ice creams, fruits, lunches. A. J. Berry, Yorkviile No. 7?Has a fresh milk cow for sale. Yorkviile Bargain House?See page four for special prices good for ten f Intfltno t'oii *r\ onmo inmnr. row, Saturday. Royal Baking Powder Co.?On page four gives reason why you should use Royal baking powder. J. M. Stroup?Has complete line of C-B corsets. In all sizes and priced from 5ftc to $.1.50. Overalls for men and boys. Groceries of all kinds. York Supply Co.?Has added a line of house paints to its stock and can furnish anything desired. Also has machine oil. First National Bank, Sharon?Suggests that you build up a fund for a reserve in case of need?short crops, sickness, etc. It wants to help you. Remedy Sales Corporation. Charlotte ?Says the key to health Is pure blood, and says Mrs. Joe Person's remedy is a real blood "purifier." Tomorrow, May 30, is the Federal Decoration day, and a legal holiday throughout the country. The north-western section of the county was visited by a good rain yesterday, the rain extending up into North Carolina. There was also rain over toward Catawba river. The Filbert spur still increases in popularity, as an automobile road. A gentleman of Filbert said recently that he had counted more than thirty automobiles which passed along the road one day recently, in a space of only a few hours. According to the Progressive Farmer burr clover seed should not be cleaned to get the best results, as the husks hi'ln to inoculate the soil. That ail thority also asserts that burr clover is not so nearly akin to clover as it is to alfalfa. A county officer talking with a representative of The Enquirer, said he does not like the short time allowed for the new enrollment. He says he secured his position mainly by farmer votes, and he is afraid that the farmers cannot be stirred to enrollment by the last Thursday in July. There is a story in Yorkville today that there was a big mock commencement at Winthrop last night. It took ihu uhnna nf a merrv lark in which the girls undertook to impersonate different prominent men in the state, and one pretty senior insisted that she would be nobody else than Governor Blease and she was. Senator Smith was represented, as was also McL.aurin, Manning. Clinkscales and the rest of them. Several of the girls were satisfied with representing leading men in Rock Hill. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The oldest veteran present this morning was Capt. J. D. McConnell, of MeConnellsville, aged 81, and followed a close second by Mr. T. P. Whisonant, of King's Creek, over 80. ? Let the new council undertake the conduct of the town's affairs along broad and Democratic lines in strict keeping with statutes and let the people uphold its hands. ? The York County Rural Carriers hold their annual meeting in Yorkville, tomorrow. Among other items of business will be the election of officers and delegates to the state convention which meets in Spartanburg, on July 4. ? "There is going to be nothing se cret aoout tne uusiness 01 me iowii council so far as I am concerned," said Mr. Joseph G. Dickson, one of the newly elected wardens, yesterday. "If anybody wants to know anything I know about the proceedings at any time, all the have to do is to ask me." ? It has not been a strenuous campaign, and there has been very little excitement about it, but the people of Yorkville understand that there is to be no more free light and water graft and that the financial affairs of the town are to be made public in accordance with the requirements of law. ? The Yorkville Hardware company has s? nt The Enquirer a sample of the result of a peculiar demonstration made by the Majestic range people. After the cake?a jelly cake of six layers with icing on top?had been baked in an air tight oven, a twelve foot plank was placed on the top and a number of ladies got on the plank, crushing the cake flat. Then after live minutes, the cake arose to its original proportions, when it was cut and served to those present. CORNER STONE LAYING. The corner stone of the York county court house is to be laid next Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, with beautiful exercises appropriate to the occasion. It is expected that there will be present a large number of visiting Masons from surrounding towns, and from distant parts of the state, and there will be not a little in the ceremonies calculated to interest all the citizenship of York county that feels inclined to take a day off and give its attendance to this celebration that will prove so interesting and creditable to them all. Resides the corner stone laying and in connection therewith, there will be . an address by Hon. Geo. W. Gage, of fl.outnf nmmni.nls ilistire of the SU - preme court. Judge Gage who is a pleasing speaker on any subject, has i for years made a special study of the history of York and Chester counties, | and it is safe to promise that in his ad dress he will give h's hearers many important facts that will be well worth their while. Tlie public has been officially invit' ed to participate in the exercises of [ next Wednesday, the York county pubr lie because it is their own handsome i and costly building that is to be thus [ accorded such an honorable and notL able send off, and outside friends and . well-wishers because the people of Yorkville and York county will appre^ ciate their attendance. # THE U. D. C.'S ENTERTAIN. The lawn in front of the residence of Mrs. S. C. Ashe, was literally covered ? this morning with Confederate veter' ans, their wives and widows, and the 1 dinner and entertainment furnished by , the Winnie Davis chapter U. D. C., was ? greatly enjoyed by all. The veterans began to assemble about 11 o'clock, and they were seated I around the lawn where they took ad vantage of the opportunity to meet old comrades, spin yarns, talk about the crop conditions and enjoy themselves generally. < There was a detail of Boy Scouts on hand, and they proved themselves useful in the matter of doing needed errands and disseminating information, as well as in other things. Dinner was ready at 12 o'clock. It had been prepared by members of the local chapter at their respective homes, and included all the good things to be thought of. Rev. T. T. Walsh invoked Divine blessing, and the ladies gave their attention to serving the guests who did full justice to the splendid spread. After dinner, cigars donated by the York Drug store were passed around and tickets to Joan of Arc the special feature at the Lyric, were distributed. When The Enquirer went to press? the smoker had not yet broken up, and all present, hosts and guests were still enjoying themselves. Following is a list of the guests as completed just before and during the dinner: J. J. Ashe, L. B. White, R. N. Wilson, J. F. Davidson, W. D. Moore. J. F. Carson, R. McCall, J. C. Jackson, F. D. Davidson, J. W. Y. Dixon, S. S. Smith, J. Knox, J. A Dowdle, R. B. Youngblood, W. Ferguson, Elias Ramsey, W. A. Sherer, A. E. Oettys, N. D. Glenn, W. B. Whitaker, W. G. Wllkle, L. D. Lindsay, J. P. Blair, G. L. Carroll, G. W. Chalk. J. S. Meek, R. J. Withers. J. A. Adams, W. F. Armstrong, W. J. McGill, T. P. VVhisonant, J. D. McConnell, W. R. Conrad, G. S. Cobb, John D. McConnell, W. M. Kennedy, J. C. Chambers. R. J. Love, J. L. Strain, G. H. O'Leary, Felix Quinn, Jas. R. Peetget, Thad Carroll, John Whisonant. R. M. Wallace, W. A. Burns, J. A. Hogue, A. C. McKnight, W. A. Barrett, E. McSwain, T. J. Roach, M. L. Thomasson, T. N. Thomasson, J. W. Lawrence, J. R. Robinson, Elias Falls, M. S. Carroll, R. W. Whitesides, N. J. NT. Bowen, W. S. Wilkerson, I* R. Williams; Mesdames Ft. E. Jones, John Dowdle, L. B. White, R. W. Whitesides, Robert Conrad, M. J. Conrad, M. E. Carson, Belle Whitaker. ABOUT PEOPLE Rev. and Mrs. Elzie Myers of Central, S. C., are visiting Mr. J. G. Dickson, in Yorkville. Mrs. W. G. White of Yorkville, spent several days in Charlotte, N. C., this week. Master Faires McDowell of f'amden, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. J. 11. Ashe, in Yorkvllle. Mr. C. W. Adieus Atlanta. Ga., is visiting his mother, Mrs. H. W. Adickes, in Yorkville. Miss Violet Dobson of Yorkville, is visiting: her sister, Mrs. VV. H. Poston in Pairplico, S. C. Mrs. Joseph Smith and daughter of Springfield, S. O., are visiting Mrs. S. Ij. Courtney, in Yorkville. Misses Nannie and Ruth Atkinson of Chester, visited Misses Burrie and Johnsie Stacy in Clover, this week. Messrs. Frank Brown and William Sherley of Rock Hill, visited the family of Mr. J. C. Wilborn, in Yorkville, this week. Miss Mary Cooper of Wisacky, S. C., spent several days this week with the family of Mr. Robert Witherspoon in Yorkville. Miss Ola Marion Allison, who graduated from Mary Baldwin seminary, Staunton, Va., this week, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Misses Lula Moore Logan, Nellie Hart, Martha Marshall. Marie Pegrani and Frances Adickes of Winthrop college. returned to their homes in Yorkville, this morning for the summer. Miss Julia Witherspoon of Yorkville, accompanied by her guests. Misses Netta and Mary Cooper of Wisacky, left today to visit Mrs. It. E. Henry in Fort Mill. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney returned to Yorkville last night, after a visit to Lake City, where they were summoney on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Courtney's mother. Misses Annie Stevens and Fannie and Maud Stroup of the Presbyterian college. Charlotte. N. C.. have returned to their homes in Yorkviile, for the summer. Mr. O. L. Sanders, whose recent critical illness has been mentioned, was operated upon in Columbia a few days ago, and it developed that his trouble was appendicitis instead of gall stone. Mr. Sanders is getting along very nicely. Mr. P. J. Lineberger and son, Mr. K. P. Lineberger and wife, of Gastonia, and Col. Ft. X. Wilson of Gastonia, were in Yorkviile today. Mr. Lineberger called on The Enquirer. He said that it was his first visit to Yorkviile in thirty-five years and he came down mainly to see what the old town looks like. He thinks there has been wonderful improvement. Fort Mill dispatch of May 26, to Charlotte Xews: Ben H. Massey returned to Port Mill yesterday after a two-year stay in Hobart, Tasmania. Mr. Massey is the son of L. J. Massey of Fort Mill, and in 1912 was engaged by the British Westinghouse company as an electrical engineer to go to Hobart, Tasmania, to engage in the work of installing a hydro-electric power plant. Mr. Massey made the outward trip through the Mediterranean sea and the Suez canal, returning across the Pacific to Portland, Oregon, and hence has made the trip around the globe. Upon his arrival in the United States, he was taken ill, pneumonia developed, and he was detained in a San Francisco hospital for several weeks. Mr. Massey says that the Tasmania!! government may take over the power development begun by the British Westinghousc company and. in that case, he will probably return to continue his work. THE NEW PRIMARY RULES. "I don't know about these new primary regulations, and after studying over the whole thing carefully, I am suspicious of loaded dice," said a King' Mountain township farmer to The Enquirer, yesterday. "There is nothing wrong with the requirement that every voter sign the club rolls or make his mark in person," he went on, "but there is something very bad wrong in the time that has been allowed for the enrollment, and that, as I see It, is where the trick lies. "Everybody in this section who krows anything about politics understands that no matter how much campaigning there is, nor how much hammering there is at the voters, the people, especially the farmers, do not become fully aroused until the latter part of August, and that will be long after the club rolls have been closed. "Yes, the more I study it the more I am convinced that this is the game. Eel things move along smoothly until the club rolls are closed, and then the probability is that thousands and thousands of voters will find themselves disfranchised except for participation iti the general election. "It iu nil rio-ht tn r?:i 11 this nrrnnt'P ment as fair for one side as it is for the other, and maybe it is; but that depends. For instance, you will note that although every voter is required to go to the club secretary in person before he can be enrolled, there is nothing to prevent the club secretary from going to the voter if he wants to, and according to the game as it is played, you need not expect the average club secretary to go much out of his way to enroll people who are politically opposed to him. At the same time he will spare no effort to see that his own side is enrolled to the last man if that be possible. "While I hope nothing of the kind will happen," the speaker went on, "I cannot help seeing the possibilty of danger ahead. Although the farmers do not generally get roused up as to matters political until the spirit moves them, they have a pretty thorough appreciation of the power of the ballot, and if it turns out that this primary regulation shall disfranchise any considerable number of people in the matter of making nominations, 1 say look out for subsequent developments. There is a possibility of a final settlement of the whole tiling in the general election." MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mr. J. f. Wilborn is the choice of the majority of the voters for mayor ? nf Yorkville, and Messrs. W. S. Dickson, Joseph G. Dickson, Thos. XV. Speck, Arthur T. Hart, C. F. Sherer and John S. Sandifer are the choice of their respective wards for aldermen. Such was the result of the municipal election held last Wednesday. Practically all of the candidates voted for were brought out by different individuals, some with and some without their consent, and some were interested and some were not. Hacks were run in the interest of some, and not a few votes were thus secured; but there was no especially active fight. A ticket for school trustees was prepar- Jf ed by hold-over members of the board, and another ticket was brought out by individuals. Both tickets made their appearance at the polls without previous announcement, and people generally were left to vote pretty much as they pleased. The total registration was 239 and the total vote cast was 207. Of these Mr. J. C. Wilborn received 134 and Mr. Mason McConnell received 73. A In the final count several votes were ? thrown out by reason of their being in the wrong boxes; but the number of rejected votes was not sufficient to change results in any case. Following is the result of the voting as officially ascertained by the managers at the close of the polls: % For Mayor. Total Vote Cast 207 J. C. Wilborn 134 W. M. McConnell 73 Alderman?Ward One. Total Vote 37 A. D. Dorsett 14 W. S. Dickson 23 Alderman?Ward Two. Total Vote 57 Jos. G. Dickson 29 J. E. Stroup 28 Alderman?Ward Three. Total Vote 30 Titos. W. Speck 16 Bert F. Smith 14 ^ Alderman?Ward Four. Total Vote 45 A. T. Hart *.31 Louis Roth 14 Alderman?Ward Five. Total Vote 18 John S. Sandifer 16 J. \V. Quinn 2 Alderman?Ward 6. ? Total Vote 15 C. P. Sherer 15 School Trustees?Full Term. Total Vote 189 J. W. Kirkpatrick 125 ^ Jos. G. Sassi 53 4 J. M. Stroup 130 Dr. R. A. Bratton 62 Unexpired Term of W. R. Carroll. Geo. W. Brown 123 D. T. Woods 60 The understanding is that unless something turns up to prevent, and the old council can complete an acceptable statement as to its financial status by that time, the new council will be sworn in next Monday. LOCAL LACONICS Fire at Clover. ^ A barn belonging to tne Clover Cotton mill, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday afternoon. A horse and a lot of feed were burned. Mrs. Robert Wallace, who lives near the barn, was painfully burned while trying to rescue the horse. There was no insur- j a nee. York's High School Funds. Apportionment has been made of the state's $60,000 appropriation for high schools. There are 130 high schools in the state, and they call for the full apportionment of the entire $60,000. York county high schools fare as follows: Bethanv $300, Clover $500, Fort Mill $500. Hickory Grove $380, Sharon $380, * Yorkville $600. Fire at Saw Mill. Fire destroyed about 25,000 feet of lumber, valued at $500, last Friday, at the saw milling plant of Messrs. Pursley & Falls, on Clark's Fork. , The % tire started from sparks from the engine falling in a pile of shavings. There were more than 100,000 feet of lumber at the mill at the time, and had the wind been blowing the whole would probably have been destroyed. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ? Merdel L. Smith, of Camder., has tiled his pledge with the secretary of state as a candidate tor governor, rie is the first man to comply with the requirements of the statutes and of the rules of the Democratic party. ? Anderson, May 26: A mob of 250 determined men attacked the Abbeville ^ county jail at 2 o'clock this morning, battering down two doors, and seized a negro John Thomas, who is alleged to have made improper advances on Saturday, May 16, to the young daughter of a prominent farmer in the Donalds section. The negro was taken two miles from Jail to a graveyard, and it is said confessed that he intended to make a criminal assault upon the young woman but was frightened olY when her screams attracted an old negro man from a nearby field. He was subjected to a surgical operation, and * also one ear was cut off. Sheriff Lyon lives two miles from the jail and he was advised of the attack. The doors gave way so quickly to the mob that the negro was whisked away and the operation had been performed before the sheriff could catch up with th<? | mob. The negro was quietly turned over to Sheriff Lyon by the mob arm he was taken back to Abbeville for treatment and to be locked up. On the afternoon the advance was made Thomas, who is about 20 years old, beckoned to the young woman as she walked down the roau. He was frightened away and hastened to Ninety-Six that night. Next day he bought a ticket to Jacksonville, Ma., after being told by the station agent he couh. not buy a ticket straight through to Gainesville. 9} Ma. Sheritf Ashley, of Anderson, was notified by a friend and because Sheriff Lyon was out of the county, he telegraphed the authorities in both Morida cities and had Thomas arrested. The arrest occurred in Gainesville three days after the incident. ? Anderson, May 28: More than 16, 000 persons witnessed the grand parade which closed the state reunion this afternoon. The parade was led by a cordon of police, followed by the marshals. First Regiment baiid, Palmetto Riflemen's flag and four ladies, the remnant of Palmetto Regiment, 20 in number, the Confederate veterans, about 700 in number, the Second regiment band, the local military company, the Hoy Scouts, Zion School band, trucks of tire department, decorated automobiles, veterans in au- g tomobiles, Sons of Veterans and many decorated buggies and carriages. The school children, 3,500 in number, each carrying a Confederate flag, were banked against the curb to review the parade. This was the largest crowd that has ever gathered in Anderson ^ for any occasion. Tonight the veterans attended a grand tall at Maple Hall, and a reception at Hotel Chiciuola. Doctor Steele of Atlanta, made an address to the reunion tent, his subject being "Dixie During the war. J lie \riciunn uvguil irtt.u.n the city this afternoon and by tomorrow morning all will bo gone. Aftor selecting Columbia as next meeting place and re-electing officers for another year, the business session of the reunion came to a close early this afternoon. The officers re-elected are Gen. B. H. Teague of Aiken, division commander: Gen. l\ U. Brooks. Columbia. commander of First Brigade, and Gen. C. A. Heed. Anderson, commander of the Second Brigade. The division adopted a resolution recommending that the general assembly re-elect the present state board of pensioners. The division voted to increase the number of members of the cammission to memorialize the general assembly for a re-arrangement of the pension system and for an increase to $401),000. Representing the State Di- % J vision, C. 1>. Mrs. c. McC. Patrick of Anderson, made an address, A resolution was adopted thanking the legislature. the Columbia State, the governor. General Teague, and Colonel Clark and the citizens who contributed to the fund which enabled the ^ survivors to attend the Gettysburg reunion. The reunion adopted a resolution thanking the people of Anderson, the Chamber of Commerce and all who had contributed to making the reunion a success and for the royal entertainment given the delegates.