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Scraps and ,|acts. ? Senator Works of California, has introduced a bill to prohibit the export of foodstuffs to belligerent nations. His belief is that this is the quickest way to stop the war. ? Dispatches of the past few days have been bringing information of the serious illness of Emperor William of Germany. He is suffering: with pneumonia, supposed to have been brought about by exposure at the battle front. He has been very active during the war, spending his time et the eastern or western front, as circumstances seemed to make most desirable. He continued to receive reports and issue instructions during the first few days of his illnees; but the information published was to the effect that because of ~ bnooo ho WQO linn. XI115II ICYCI anu nutnuvoo, ??v .?%-w ?...? ble to give a great deal of attention to reports. The understanding is tha* his condition is quite critical. ? Washington dispatches say that the president has reached the point where he does not propose to put up any longer with the conduct of the warring Mexicans who are so careless about firing their bullets across the border at Naco, Arizona. Quite a number of Americans have at different times been struck by stray bullets, fired across the line by the belligerents of one side or the other and the people down that way have expressed their impatience in a manner that indicates that they are about ready to take action that will shake things up. There has been seri ou8 talk of invading Mexico, witmn the past few days additional regular United tates troops have been sent to the Mexican border, and the president is quoted as saying that while he has no idea of taking any aggressive action in the sense of invading Mexico, if the Mexicans Are across the border again, troops will be ordered to return the Are. ? West Orange, N. J., Dec. 10: Thomas A. Edison last night, watched the destruction by Are of the greater part of his immense manufacturing plant on Vallery road, West Orange, which bears his name. The several buildings house his companies which make phonographs, moving picture Alms and other things of his invention. The Are started early in the evening by an explosion in the Aim room of one of the largest of the eighteen buildings which constitute the Edison plant. Explosions of chemicals and other substances used in Aim making and other work followed each other rapidly and the Aames spread from one building to another. "Although I am more than 67 years of age, I'll start all over again tomorrow," said Mr. Edison. "I am pretty well burned out tonight but tomorrow there will be a mobilization here and the debris will be cleared away 11 u is cooled sufflciently, and I will go right to work to reconstruct the plant." The inventor expressed himself thus as he stood watching the flames lick up building after building of his mammoth electric plant. Sixteen of the eighteen buildings of the plant were destroyed, entailing a property loss of $7,000,000. ? Leo M. Frank, the Atlanta man. who was convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, the 14-year-old pencil factory girl in April, 1913, and sentenced to death, and who has been since lighting for his life through appeals to the Georgia supreme court and the United States supreme court, has after the exhaustion of all legal procedure, again been sentenced to death. This last sentence was imposed In Atlanta on last Wednesday, and Friday, January 22, 1915, was fixed as the date Before receiving sentence Frank made a statement in which he denounced the mob violence that pervaded the court room upon the occasion of the trial. He again declared that Jim Conley the negro on whose testimony he was convicted was a liar, and said that although it was sweet to live with the love of wife, mother and friends, he was not afraid to die. He declared also that the time would come when his innocence would be vindicated, and it was too late to remedy the terrible mistake that had been made the people of Georgia would realize the horrible crime that had been committed against innocence and justice. Those people who believe that Frank is innocent will now redouble their pressure on the governor in behalf of a pardon. ? More cotton than ever ginned in any season prior to December 1, is the record for this year, as indicated by census bureau statistics, issued i? oH/MiHrnr 13 086.105 bftleS iaoi x uvouu/ , ?, had passed through the ginners' hands. That was 249,298 bales more than ginned to December 1, In the record year, 1911. From November 14 to December 1, there were ginned 1,394,895 bales. That Is less than ginned in the same period In the past three years, but more than In 1909 and 1910. In Florida and Oklahoma. the glnnings to December 1, exceeded last year's entire crop In those states. The report compiled from reports of census bureau correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m., on Tuesday, announced that 13,066,105 bales of cotton, counting rounds as half bales, of the growth of 1914. has been ginned prior to December 1. This compared with 12,088,412 bales, or 86.5 per cent of the entire crop ginned prior to December 1, last year. 11,854.541 bales, or 87.9 per cent in 1912, and 122,816,807 bales, or 82.4 per cent in 1911. The average quantity of cotton ginned prior to December 1, in the past four years was 11.724,868 bales, or 86.1 per cent of the crop. Included in the ginnings were 36.195 round bales, compared with 86,878 last year, 73,030 in 1912 and 87.996 in 1911. Sea island cotton included numbered'62,991 bales, compared with 61.049 bales last year, 51,275 bales in 1912, and 87,656 bales in 1911. ? The following is from the Detroit. Michigan, Free Press, of December 3: In the middle of a lecture by Speaker Champ Clark of the national house of representatives, after the speaker had shown evidences in his actions and words of being under the influence of liquor, the board of directors of the Detroit board of comYVorinpsdflv nieht. suddenly terminated the address by turning out the lights. Mr. Clark had been Invited to leave the lecture platform by Secretary Byrfes H. Gritchell of the board, but refused to listen to him. The lights then were turned off and relighted, but the speaker continued in his rambling talk. Finally the lights were again turned off and Mr. Clark was led from the platform. One-third of the audience of more than 1,000 had left their seats abruptly and walked from the hall before any attempt was made to silence the speaker. Most of those who left were women. From the first it was apparent that Speaker Clark was not natural in his demeanor. His gestures were unsteady and halting. The greater portion of the time his hand drooped, palm inward, and his chin was sunk low on his chest. His voice, too. broke noticebly after the first 15 minutes and became a hoarse growl. The longer he spoke the less coherent his speech and thought became. After Speaker Clark had been taken from the building. Mr. Gritchell apologized to those of the audience who remained and stated that any who had purchased special tickets for the lecture could have their dollars refunded at the door. ? The German cruisers Scharnhoi st, Geneisenau and Leipsig, were sunk off the Faulkland Islands in the South Atlantic on December 8, by a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee. The German squadron was under command of Admiral Count Von Spee. It was the same squadron that met and defeated the tsntisn squadron under Sir Christopher Craddock off the coast of Chili on November 1. In that fight the British cruisers Monmouth and Good Hope went down with about 1 500 men Admiral Craddock also went down with his ship. Since then British and Japanese squadrons have been scouring the seas for the Germans. Besides the vessels named the German squadron included the Dresden and Xurnburg. These two got away more or less badly damaged and the official report published Wednesday stated that they were being pursued. The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were each of 11 600 tons displacement. 450 feet in length and were armed with 8.2 inch and 6 inch guns. Together they carried about 1 600 men. The Leipsic was 241 feet long, of 2.250 tons displacement and carried 286 men. She carried 10 4.1 inch guns, several ten pounders, some machine guns and a torpedo tube. There is no mention in the dispatches as to the number or power of the British ships engaged in the action. In addition to the German vessels sunk, two colliers were captured. The report says that some of the German sailors were rescued. but as no mention is made of Admiral Von Spee, the inference is that he went down with his ship. Ihf \lorkvillr inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. O.t FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1914 Let us look at things with broad lib- I erality, and get rid of contemptible I littleness. There 1b too much of this contemptible littleness, anyway. Bet you that when the southern cotton crop gets out of the hands of I the producers there will be a further loosening up of Federal reserve discounts. What you bet? The only way to get rid of liquor in South Carolina is to vote statewide prohibition. The time was when it I could be said with truth that such action would amount to but little; but I it cannot now be denied that a prohibition majority at the polls would make the state as dry as a powder horn. They have killed Congressman Hen- I ry's bill to put 1250,000,000 of especi-l ally authorized currency into south-1 ern banks for the purpose of relieving I the cotton situation. The effect of this measure would have been to en-1 able the producer to get his fair share of the profit on his product. Of course it would have made it harder on I the fellow who is calculating on thel big profit he expects to make out of I the crop under present conditions, and I for that reason it is "bad finance." If all the southern congressmen will give their attention to the South Carolina state warehouse law and call I the attention of their constituents I thereto, they will do the south more good than is promised by all the tariff I laws that have been prepared since I the foundation of the government. What the southern representatives want to do is secure the establishment of warehouses and then get down to the work of seeing that cotton gets the treatment to which it is entitled at the hands of the Federal reserve system. J Here is an important statute which, I so far as The Enquirer is able to learn, Is not observed in York county: Each county officer shall be required to purchase and keep in his office open to public inspection during office hours, a book in which shall be kept an item-1 ized account of all moneys received by I or due him, whether received by him I or due him as salary, fees or costs, or in any other manner, as pay >o him for I services Dy virtue 01 ma umvc. *??vided, That nothing herein shall be contrued to require any officer to demand of payment of his fees and costs in advance. At the close of each fiscal year each county officer shall transmit an itemized copy of said account, under oath, to the office of county supervisor. There is very little American cotton being shipped to Germany. There is no authentic information that any cotton whatever has reached a German port. England said she had no objection; but there is reason to believe that she only gave that out for the effect it would have on American sentiment. She knew that there were no ships available, or that the available ships were too few to be of consequence. She knew also that because of mines and war conditions generally, insurance rates would be prohibitive. If the United States govern ment would assert Itself, Germany would have no trouble In getting all the American cotton she needs. An interview that Irvin S. Cobb, the well known correspondent, has had with Lord Kitchener, has been exciting world-wide interest during the past ten days. The interview was published in the Saturday Evening Post, and it is a masterpiece from a journalistic standpoint. Among other things Lord Kitchener is quoted as saying that the interview is false; that he did not say what Mr. Cobb quotes him as saying. The most objectionable declaration quoted represents Kitchener as saying that the war will last three years or more and that England will certainly win in the end. The public is not so incredulous at the opinion that the war will last three years as it is at Lord Kitchener's assuming to say how the fortunes of the belligerents will turn out aner so long a unit*. As to whether it is desirable to appoint a whisky constable in York county is now a question. Upon the death of the late James F. Jackson, Governor Blease was officially advised that it was hardly necessary to appoint his successor. The argument was that the work the constable was doing could as readily be done by the magistrates and their constables, whose salaries had been increased with that understanding. It was because of the representations referred to that Governor Blease refrained from making the appointment. The reasons for not making the appointment are as good now as they were then. There is plenty of liquor selling going on in Yorkville, as in other parts of the county, and it should be stopped; but as to whether the ap - . e .. ?i?I poinuiieni ui a ?|icnai vuusiauiv will materially help the situation is an open question. The municipal authorities, including magistrates, mayors, police and constables, could do a great deal more than they are doing. We are reproducing today a statement that Warehouse Commissioner McLaurin has made to the managers of state warehouses, and we commend it to the cartful consideration of all <f our readers who are interested in business and finance. The subject .Mr. McLaurin is discussing is one of tremendous importance to cotton producers and business people generally; but at the same time about which a large per cent of the people who ought to know, and who are supposed to know have a very little actual knowledge. In matters like this the masses of our o t-A ttpnnti tn era nat far i n _ pru|7ir air *uv p?un? vw p?vr, v formation but for instruction, to the people who know or ought to know. and take what is told them without even trying to understand. Mr. McLaurin is trying to make the financial "mystery" clear to the people so they may understand for themselves, and people who will read what he has to say carefully, studiously and understanding^ will be well repaid for their labor. What our people need in the present circumstances is not so much somebody to do for them; but to understand thoroughly what can be done and what should be done. Mr. McLaurin's admirable article is well along this line, and it is worthy of the most careful consideration of all who would take the trouble to inform themselves of the matters that are made plain in this article. By continuing the planting of cotton under existing conditions, the south is slowly and surely falling back into the old condition of financial and commercial servitude. Of course cotton Is an absolutely necessary crop, more indlspensible today than It has ever been, and the demand for it in Europe right now is almost as great as the demand for bread. Russia is getting in some American cotton by way of Siberia and paying thirty-one cents a pound for it. But we should remember that there are other things to be considered. The commercial element of America as a whole; understands the present opportunity perfectly. It knows the value of the American cotton crop in gold, and It is going to get that value; but it is not especially interested in having the southern farmer reap all the profit, or any large part of the same. If it were interested in this proposition, It would act differently. But the game is to get the cotton out of the hands of the producers at the lowest possible prices, and then let the big profits go to the investors. As things are now, the majority of the producers have a poor way of helping themselves, and about the only thing in sight is for them to hold on to their cotton where they can, and then try to make a living by tne production of food crops. If the whole south could and would cut out cotton next year, It would win this game, and each individual farmer is going to win In proportion to the extent that he is able to substitute other crops for cotton. Federal Reserve Money. The following correspondence explains itself fully: Bank of Clover, December 9, 1914. Editor Yorkville Enquirer: Noting in The Enquirer today that you have seen no Federal Reserve money In the south up to this time, we beg to hand you herewith a Five Dollar note, which we have charged to your, account provided you are willing to accept it at Its face value. The Twenty Dollar notes have Cleveland's picture instead of Lincoln's; but at present, I think, money with Lincoln's picture will pass even in the south. We have quite a quantity of this money on hands, and if you wish to send out a few notes as Christmas presents to your friends, we will be glad to supply you. Yours Respectfully. M. L. Smith, President. Yorkville, S. C., December 10, 1914. Mr. M. L. Smith, tresiaeiu Dana ot ^juver. Dear Mr. Smith: We have your favor of yesterday, and beg leave to thank you for your thoughtfulness In sending the Five Dollar Federal Reserve note. Because of the confidence we have In the benefits that will ultimately come to our whole country by reason of the establishment of the new system, we greet the sight of this handsome note with especial pleasure. The only present concern we have is as to how quickly these notes may be made available for the payment of debts, the stimulating of trade, and dispelling the financial stringency that is now bearing so oppressively upon the farmers and merchants throughout our splendid country. We are glad indeed to know that you have quite a quantity of these notes on hand, and beg leave to congratulate you on your enterprise in securing them, notwithstanding that we know that this enterprise is characteristic of you. We submit, however, that you can and will make better use of these notes by lending them to the farmers, merchants and other mudsills of productive industry, than we could make of such a few as we have at our special order by giving them away as Christmas presents. And along the same line, we will remark that after keeping the one you sent us a few days for the pleasure of those who desire to see it, we will again start it along its way in the performance of its true and proper mission of paying debts and helping along trade. Thanking you again, we are Very respectfully. Editor Yorkville Enquirer. Merchant Marine. Many readers of The Enquirer will remember how twelve or fourteen years ago, this paper argued, urged and implored the establishment of a United States merchant marine, how we begged for it any old way, by means of subsidy, by government ownership, or other means. Just so we had American ships to develop and take care of American trade, and how the News and Courier, Columbia State and certain other papers, sought to oppose our teachings by means of ridicule and otherwise. As we remember, the old Charlotte Chronicle, and to a less extent, the Observer, were about the only papers that sympathized with us and tried to help along the same propaganda. About the only "argument" that was used against any of us was that the ship subsidy idea was "subversive of Democratic principles," paternalistic ana me line, ana n. wus n?iy insinuated that we were all Inclined to Republicanism. Now, just suppose there had been a really serious effort to develop an American merchant marine in those days! Before now, our maratime trade would be fairly established in all parts of the earth, and so far as we would be concerned, the only thing about that great war in Europe that would worry us would be the horror of it all. Although we desire it understood that we have never had any doubts or misgivings as to our position in the matter, it is with some little satisfaction that we now quote the testimony of our Democratic president. In his message to congress last Tuesday, Mr. Wilson said: To speak plainly, we have grossly erred in the way in which we have stunted and hindered the development of our merchant marine. And now, when we need ships, we have not got them. We have year alter year debated, without end or conclusion, the best policy to pursue with regard to the use of the ores and forests and water powers of our national domain in the rich states of the west, when we should have acted: and they are still locked up. The key is still turned upon them, the door shut fast at wnicn mousanus ui visukius men, full of initiative, knock clamorously for admittance. The water power of our navigable streams outside the national domain also, even in the eastern states where we have worked and planned for generations, is still not used as it might be, because we will and we won't: because the laws we have made do not intelligently balance encouragement against restraint. We withhold by regulation. I have come to ask you to remedy ' and correct these mistakes and ommisslons, even at this short session of a congress which would certainly seem to have done all the work that could J reasonably be expected of it. The time and the circumstances are extraordinary, and so must our efforts j be also. Fortunately, two great measures, finely conceived, the one to unlock ] with proper safeguards, the sources of the national domain, the other to encourage the use of the navigable waters outside that domain for the generation of power, have already ] -lAAOArl tUn Kauqo nf ronrnoonto tlvpa paOOCU illV tlVUOV V* W|/? VWWMVW.. . | and are ready for immediate consid-1 eration and action by the senate. I With the deepest earnestness I urge i their prompt passage. In them both we turn our backs upon hesitation and makeshift and formulate a genuine policy of use and conservation, in ( the best sense of those words. We owe the one measure not only to the people of that great western country for whose free and systematic devel- g opment, as it seems to me, our legislation has done so little, but also to the people of the nation as a whole; and we as clearly owe the other in fulfillment of our repeated promises that the water power of the country should in fact as well as in name be a put at disposal of great industries ( which can make economical and ^ profitable use of it, the right of the public being adequately guarded the while, and monopoly in the use prevented. To have begun such meas- 1 ures and not complete them would I Indeed mar the record of this con- e gress very seriously. I hope and confidently believe that they will be completed. X THE WAR IN EUROPE 1 c News Paragraphs Telling if Happen- s ings at the Front. t A report sent out from Petrograd, t Tuesday, tells of an alleged collision of r two German trains in the province of Kielce. The trains were loaded with pyroxllin shells and both trains and 1 trainmen were utterly destroyed. 1, Vice Admiral Yashiro told the Japan- . ese diet, Tuesday, that Japan's navy would assist England throughout the u war and that at present a large part of e the nation's fleet was operating in con- t Junction with the British in South American waters in search of the Ger- 1 man fleet. a Pope Benedict V, is using his offices as head of the Catholic church, to bring about an armistice between the bellig- a erent nations of Europe during the holidays. ,, A London story alleges that the Prussian ministry of commerce and 1 trade has sent out warnings to the e people of the empire to practice spar- j tan economy in the preparation and use of food. These warnings, it is said, 0 are to be posted in all public places so \ as to amply warn the peor>'e against j; waste. Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador at Washington, has made ri specific charges of the use of dumdum t bullets by the allies and also charges that the British government has order- ' ed a larcre supply of "buckshot" car- o tridges from the Winchester Arms Co. t The Colombia government has closed the wireless station at Cartagena The operation of the station had been vig- ? orously objected to by the English t government. The seat of the French government has been returned to Paris from Bor- ' deaux. v The defeat and surrender of the Turkish force under Subhi Bey, at Kurma, at the head of the Persian 1 gulf, to the British Indian troops, on I Tuesday, is announced. C The Russian revenue for the sale of spirituous liquors for September, totaled $852,000, which is about $38,- c 298,216 less than for the same month g of last year, according to official sta- _ tlstics that have Just been issued. ? g SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS C ? The profits of the Richland county a dispensary for October and November t were J28.651.33. a ? S. McG. Slmklns onT0f8fflWiTOf&- t announced his candidacy for re-apappointment as reading clerk of the r house of representatives. ? ? Governor Blease and members of t his staff are attending the immigration conference and other meetings in Washington, this week. ? The report of the state insurance commissioner for November, shows c that there were 252 fires reported to ii the department, causing a loss of * $221,656.79. ? The city council of Charleston on Tuesday night voted to buy the Goose * Creek Water plant, the plant now ,being owned by the Charleston Light and s Water Co. The purchase price will be $1,500,000. J ? State Treasurer Carter said Tuesday, that unless more tax money is received during the next three weeks t than has ever been received in the B same period before, the state govern- ment will be unable to meet its obligations. r ? Adj. W. W. Moore and Cols. Lewis, I Gadsden and Sheppard of the board of visitors, paid their December visit to the Citadel, Tuesday. Gov. Blease and Superintendent Swearingen, members of the board did not attend the meet- r ing. j ? J. C. Martin died in Greenville, a Monday, after drinking a dose of car- ^ bolic acid which was given to him by his wife accidentally, In place of whis- 1 ky. Mrs. Martin made a toddy for her t husband and in some way got hold of j the wrong bottle. ? Jess Clemm is in Jail in Greenwood, charged with the murder of J. C. Whitman, near that town last Sunday, c Warrants for several other parties c charged with complicity in the killing, . have been issued. Robbery is supposed : to have been the motive. ? ? Norris Lynah, a prominent busi- c ness man of Charleston, was shot in c his office Tuesday night, the bullet j striking him in the jaw and passing through his face. It is claimed that 1 | the pistol wound was self-inflicted and & accidental, but there is some mystery surrounding the affair. ? Moses Wood, a negro, fell through t a 60 foot bridge in Spartanburg county Wednesday. The negro was riding on a wagon heavily laden with furniture. His mule was injured and his wagon j wrecked. The negro is in a hospital r suffering from a broken jawbone. ? High water is supposed to have under- 1 mined the bridge. ? The Charleston Chamber of Commerce is working on plans to bring thousands of Belgian farmers to South Carolina to settle on unimproved i lands. It has been decided to call a , conference of all forces interested in land improvement and immigration 11 in Charleston probabjy in January, tolc try to complete plans' for the project. | ( being purchased by the government, money be loaned by the government to private parties with which the ships would be bought." continued Mr. McLaurin. "England would be sure to object to this, as the German government owns a part interest in these ships. The only practical plan is for the United States government to buy these ships Itself, as the bill now before congress provides. Congress is also about to provide marine insurance Certainly this war is developing new functions of government on every hand. It is but a step from the buying of ships to carry cotton and the insuring of it by congress to purchasing the cotton itself."?Columbia State, December 11. LOCAL AFFAIR*. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS r. W. Dobson?Has rooms for rent, and also wants boarders by day, week or month. VfcConnell Dry Goods Co.?Says big crowds are attending its forced Bale and quotes a few specials. Cirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Is well pleased with the opening day of its stock reducing sale and invites you to come and see its many bargain offerings. -.yric Theatre?Will have a baseball story tomorrow; "Shadows," a novelty, Monday, and "Trey O' Hearts," seventh part,_Tuesday. nrst National Bank, Yorkvnie?cans your attention to the things that you get when you deposit your idle money with it. Page four. Moud Cash Store?On page four calls attention to its final clean-up prices on water damaged goods, and presents interesting prices. Jam' M. Grist, Special Agent?Emphasizes the good features of Mutual Benefit insurance policies and invites you to see him about one. Indications point to a large crowd in ittendance upon the meeting of the ?orn Club boys in Yorkvllle, tomorrow. "We are going to have a hard vinter," said a gentleman, this mornng. "Hog's bristles are long and the lair on other domestic animals is longer than usual. That is a sure sign of i long and hard winter." The bazaar that was to have been leld at the Sharon school building on ast FVlday night, under the auspices tf the Sharon School Improvement asoclation, was postponed on account of he very unfavorable weather, and is to >e held at the school building this eveilng. The list of income tax payers in fork county, as published elsewheie, s interesting. All taxpayers who lave annual Incomes of (2,500, are inder oath to make returns. These ight who are named, do not const! ute one-fourth of the people who afs lable. No doubt other names will V .dded later. Who will take the lead in raising Iks tock in York county? This Indus* y tas hardly been touched as yet; bit t offers great opportunities. Of course o make a success of it requires a highr order of intelligence and more careul and persistent attention than does rdinary agriculture; but success so veil worth the price. We need leaders n this direction. "What *re you going to do with the legroes in your community this Winer?" asked the reporter of a farmer vho lives in the hail-stricken section >f Bethel township. "Well, I'm going o put mine to cutting cord wood and bme other people I know are going to lo the same. We'll find something for - - * 11 felt nem io ao. xes, we weie <ui uai u u? -very hard hit, but," he concluded irlth a smile?"it could have been yorse." Twenty-two inches of rain fell durng last week at Qorge, N. C., said Mr. j. T. Nichols, general manager of the Carolina and North-Western railroad, I'hen in Yorkville, In attendance upon ourt, yesterday. "No, that Is not a ruesa. That Is what the weather deiartment'8 official observer reports rom the rain gauge at that place. The ,'overnment Is testing out a theory at Jorge that was suggested some time go by General Hoke to the effect that he rainfall Is governed by conditions :t a given place and season, temperaure, location, etc., and the departnent'b expert is there to determine whether or not there is anything to the heory. COMMON PLEAS Only two cases have been before the ourt of common pleas since the last Bsue of The Enquirer. The Jury reurned a verdict for the defendant in he case of Daniel S. Hollls vs. the . ?1 The Need of Ships.?Commenting c yesterday, on the pressing need for ships to carry cotton to European ports, John L-. McLaurin, state cotton 1 warehouse commissioner, said that the ( war was forcing the development of ( new functions of government. "The need for ships to export cotton was evidenced last Wednesday in the 8 isew urieans excnange, wnen oroKers paid $15 a bale freight to Bermen," ( said Mr. McLaurin "I also notice in the Textile Mercury, published in Man- 8 Chester, England, that cotton is selling 1 in Russia at 31 cents a pound. The article says that American cotton can be shipped to Moscow by way of Siberia. The great demand now is for 8 ships to carry cotton to Germany, s There are many German merchant ships tied up in American ports. It was reported in New York that a proposition had been submitted by 8 Barnard N. Baker of Baltimore, to President Wilson, looking to the pur- < chase of these ships. t TLfw* Dnt/ar'o Irion ta thnt I n cfpn r\ of t Carolina Traction Co. A verdict for $517.50, the full amount ued for, was returned in the corneal nt of W. J. Cherry, Esq., vs. the lock Hill school district. Yesterday and this morning was aken up in hearing testimony in the uit of the Carolina & North-Western lailway, the action Involving railroad ight of way. The Jury found for the >lalntlff in the sum of $1.00. THE INCOME TAX Eight York county citizens have nade their income tax return for the rear 1913-1914, and the books of the tuditor show that the income tax paid ?y the eight citizens totals $388.41. In 912-13 the income taxes of the county otaled $330.70; the year before it was 1230.21 and the year previous the total vas $207.63. Under the state law concerning in:omes, a tax of one per cent is levied >n annual Incomes of from $L,500 to :5,000; one and one-half per cent from :5,000 to $7,500; two per cent on in:omes from $7,500 to $10,000; two and me-half per cent from $10,000 to $15,i00; and a tax of three per cent is sup>osed to be levied on all incomes [.mounting to $15,000 or over per year. Following are the eight York county itizens who have filed their income ax returns, with the amount paid by >ach: W. J. Roddey, $256.75; J. B. Johnson, 117,56; D. B. Johnson. $10; J. R. Baron, $35.65; Ira B. Dunlap, $19.88; J. M. Stroup, $28.15; G. H. O'Leary, $5.42; T. L. Johnson, $15.00. CANNING CLUB REPORT The annual report of Miss Minnie ^ee Garrison, in charge of the Girls' Jannlng club work in York county, to he state agent, Miss Edith L. Parrott, ;ontains some interesting data. Miss larrison has conducted the work In fork county alone, having had neither ifflce help or expense account. According to the county agent's re>ort, 77 girls were on the club roll the >ast year, 39 of the girls made reports >n their work, 26 wrote illustrated hisories of their garden plats and 12 lubmitted illustrated cook books. The average yield of tomatoes from me-tenth of an acre was 1,271 pounds, ind the average profit reported was 121.24. In addition to tomatoes, some of the :lub members grew beans, cucumbers md corn on their allotted one-tenth icre. York club girls canned tomatoes valued at $493.60, and other vegetables ind fruits worth $1,480.50. Miss Garrison attended 64 club and :ommunity meetings during the year, rave twenty canning demonstrations, en lessons in tireless cooking, and nade seven demonstrations of the art >f binding histories and cook books The York county Canning clubs lad one exhibit at the spring meeting, wo at the Parrott-Nivens rally, three xhibits at the York county fair, four it the state fair and five exhibits in he Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce lall. During the Canning club year, Miss Harrison sent out eight circular leters to the members, wrote 666 letters md cards in regard to the work, aslisted the state agent in a 16-day ourse of study at Winthrop college ind spent three days assisting in banning club work in Chester county. During the year. Miss Garrison raveled 1,231 miles by rail, visiting the club members In the county, and traveled 2,267 miles by team, a total of 3,498 miles traveled In the Interest of the York county clubs WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Only eleven more shopping days until Christmas, and the Christmas smile is beginning to appear. ? Eggs are selling on the Yorkville market at 35 cents a dozen. One week ago they were 25 cents a dozen. ? The Yorkville camD W. O. W.. at a meeting last evening decided to hold their annual smoker during the first week in January. ? The Ancona mill authorities have posted notice that the mill will be closed down from Wednesday, December 23, until Monday, January 4. ? Workmen have been busy the past week laying a maple floor In the old part of the Ancona mill. Several more days' work will be required to finish the job. ? The weather for the past few days has been unusually good for hog killing, and a number of Yorkvllle people have taken advantage of It to kill the . porkers. ? While not rushed with building contracts or shop work Just at this time, J. J. Keller & Co., have been sawing lots of logs Into lumber for various purposes, during the past few weeks. ? Mr. (J. *\ anerer is leeaing more than 130 head of cattle in Yorkville. Part of the cattle he will kill for beef, the others are yearlings which he will pasture next spring. Mr. Sherer is feeding the cattle 2,600 pounds of hulls and Ave sacks of cotton seed meal each day. ? Yorkville Camp No. 38, W. O. W. last night elected the following officers to serve during the next year: J. Q. Wray, C. C.; J. W. Miller, Adv. Lt., W. R. Latimer, banker; D. T. Woods, clerk; D R. Whitner, escort; R. L. Marley, watchman; B. F. Marley, sentry; Daniel Whitner, manager. ? The First National Bank expects to move into its new quarters next week. Mr. D. E. Boney has already moved his office into the building. The Western Union Telegraph company will move in on the first of January, and while contracts have not been closed, lt is understood that several other parties will occupy quarters there next year. ? The Yorkville postofflce will not handle war revenue tax stamps. In the first place, the local office force will have its hands full handling the holiday mails. An extra bond is required from the postmaster handling the stamps, and the Yorkville office did not c. :e to furnish such bond. ? Money is said to be a scarce article In the vicinity of Yorkville. There are, however, plenty of foodstuffs. Two Yorkville doctors went out collecting one day this week. They collected $10 in money and a I quantity of chickens, eggs, corn and other foodstuffs. i ? Several of the local stores have 1 supplies of Red Cross Christmas seals 1 for sale. The stamps are sold for one ' cent each and the proceeds from sales are used in the fight against tuber- ] culosis. According to order No. 6,020, i of the postofflce department, the seals ] should be affixed to the reverse side i of domestic mail matter and not on ( the address side of any letters or packages that are going through the ; mall. , ? Citizens living along the Charlotte i road within the corporate limits of i Yorkville, are anxious that the town i authorities install more electric lights out that way. Some of the residents say that the Ancona mill authorities i made an agreement with the electric ] light authorities whereby the mill would pay half the cost of lighting 1 the street and the town the other. The , mill has done its part but the town has i not. I ABOUT PEOPLE Miss E. C. Carroll of No. 1 Filbert, moved to Yorkville, this week. Dr. Q. C. Leech is critically ill at < his home in Hickory Grove. Miss Ona Wylie of Hickory Grove, is teaching school at Blythwood, S. C. i Mrs. Senora Carroll moved this week from Yorkville to Yorkville R. F. D. 4. Mr. J. M. Hall of Catawba, N. C., spent several days with relatives in 1 Yorkville, this week. I Miss Margarette Neil is spending some time in Clover, the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. B. Price. Miss Nannie Atkinson of Lowryville, visited her aunt Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, in Yorkville, this week. i Dr. Wm. Spencer Currell, preside < of South Carolina University, spent last night in Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. James of Yadklnville, N. C., are visiting their son, Mr. Henry B. James, in Yorkville Gaffney Ledger: Mr. J. L. Zimmerman of Yorkville, was among the*visitors in the city, Wednesday. Mrs. W. W. Jackson of Filbert No. ' 1, attended the Kendrick-Lowry wed- ' ding in Shelby, N. C., this week. Mrs. F. M. Farr who has been spend- i ing ten days with relatives in York- i ville, left Wednesday, for her home in ] Union. i Miss Gladys James, who has been I spending some time with relatives in Yadkinville, N. C., has returned to her ( home in Yorkville. Mrs. Sam Bankhead of Filbert No. 1 1, continues in a critical condition. < She has been confined to her bed for j nine weeks. Miss Addie Matthews of Spartan- ] burg, is at her home at Clover, on account of the illness of her mother, 1 Mrs. W. M. Matthews. Chester Reporter, Thursday: Dr. 1 and Mrs. James Land spent yesterday and today with relatives near Yorkville. Rev. and Mrs. H. Grady Hardin of t Denmark, who have been visiting ) relatives in Yorkville, are now spend- I ing a few days at Clover. < Mrs. J. L. Houston of Yorkville, is spending a few days in Columbia, on I nnoAimt r\t fho lllnnoa c\t hor fflthPr. Probate Judge L. R. Williams. Miss Lena Hogue of Yorkville No. 7, was taken to the Fennell Infirmary. Rock Hill this week to undergo treatment for appendicitis. Rock Hill Record: Mrs. J. A. McCall and daughters, little Misses Frances and Sara, left last night for a visit to relatives in Yorkville. Probate Judge L. R. Williams, who has been quite sick at his home for a 1 week or more, was taken to Columbia this morning to undergo an operation. . Messrs. J. G. Sassi, J. P. McMurray, t Quinn Wallace, I. W. Johnson and A. t M. Grist of Yorkville, attended the 1 fall session of Oasis temple, Mystic < Shrine, Charlotte, Wednesday. f Dr. John G. Black of Blacksburg. has j been critically ill for some days, and ( there is very little hope for his recov- ( ery There is a leak of the heart and f an enlargement of the liver. Mr. John L. Thomasson of River 1 View, Ha., is on a visit to his father. | Mr. M. L Thomasson of Yorkville No. 2, who is quite ill, suffering from gall . stone. Mr. M. L. Thomasson is in his 73rd year. Messrs. L. T. Nichols. J. W. Fletch- f er and W. H. Wier, J. H. Marion. Esq., i and Judge J. J. McLure of Chester, J were in Yorkville yesterday and today, i ittending court in the case of Ford igainst the C. & N.-W. railway. Messrs. Smith and Hope Byers arrived at Sharon, Tuesday evening on a tisit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. rohn A. Byers. The Messrs. Byers are n the employ of an iron construction :ompany and have recently been workng in Minnesota. Prof. A. R. Banks, at one time superntendent of the Yorkville Graded ichool, has withdrawn from the facul:y of the Fraser Fitting school at Anlerson. Prof. Banks has returned to Columbia, where he resided before gong to Anderson. Col. Robert W. Hunt, of Atlanta, un;il recently superintendent of ticket :ollectlons of the Southern Railway, ias been appointed division passenger igent at Nashville, Tenn. Col. Hunt is ivell known in Yorkville and in other aarts of the countv. his former uosi :ions with the Southern having jrought him in contact with many people here. Mr. John L. Dabbs of Charlotte, was >n Wednesday elected illustrious po:entate of Oasis temple, Ancient Arajlc Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine :o serve during the next year. Mr. Dabbs is a son of Mr. L. J. Dabbs, who some of the older Yorkville people will remember as a farmer living on the southern outskirts of Yorkville, prerious to 1884, during which year the ?lder Mr. Dabbs moved his family to Rock Hill and later on to Charlotte. Mr. John L. Dabbs is the southern representative of a large New York concern that carries on the business of mportlng dyestuffs for mills from European countries, and he told the writ;r Wednesday, that during the time since the beginning of the European ivar his firm has done an amount of miainpna almost pmifl.1 to that USUallV lone within a period of eighteen months. Mr. Dabbs is a York rite and i Scottish rite Mason and stands high with the fraternity in North Carolina md elsewhere. A representative of The Enquirer, in CTharlotte, Wednesday, had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Thomas Mallard, a son of Mr. Jim Mallard, who with his brother John, ran a beef market in Forkville in the room now occupied by the Lyric theatre, in the early nineties. Everybody in Yorkville and vicinity knew "Tom" Mallard. He was only a ooy of sixteen then, but he had scores >f friends among Yorkville people. He left Yorkville twenty-two years ago ind went to Henrietta, N. C., where with his father he continued to sell beef. Later on he drifted to Columbia, md then to Union, where he took a Job is a helper to his uncle who was chief engineer in one of the mills of Union. Later he went back to Henrietta for eighteen months, after the death of his father then to the Spartan mills at 3partanburg as a machinist, at $1.25 a lay and also worked for quite awhile In the machine shop of the Morgan iron Works of that city. Moving on. he worked in Florida, then in Atlanta, Ga., ind in the Seaboard Air Line shops at Abbeville. Two years ago he went to Newbern, N. C., as master mechanic In charge of locomotives, and rolling stock of the central division " of the Norfolk-Southern railroad, and here be expects to stay. An engineer of the Norfolk-Southern said Wednesday: 'Before Tom came to us failure of engines was always expected when we started out with a train. Since he came to us, if there has ever been a failure pf a locomotive during the past two years I don't know anything about it" Mr. Mallard was in Charlotte to attend the Shriners' meeting. , LOCAL LACONIC8 Mr. Boyd Re-elected. Mr. I. P. Boyd has been re-elected superintendent of the county home for mother year. There are now 25 paupers at the institution under his care, rwo Weeks at Christmas. The Clover Manufacturing Co. has posted notice to the effect that the mill will close for the holidays on December 19, and resume work'January 1. Collections Slow. Up to today County Treasurer H. E. Neil has collected taxes for all purposes aggregating nearly $15,000. This amount, however, is equal to about one-half the amount collected to the same date last year. Home Two Days Before Christmas. York county boys attending the Citadel at Charleston, will reach their homes for the holidays on Wednesday, December 23. The authorities have announced that the cadets will be granted leave of absence from Tuesday afternoon, December 22, until the morning of January 5. Roads in Bad 8hape. As a result of the heavy rainfall of last week, a number of roads in the county are in very bad shape. Mr. B. R. T. Bowen, carrier on No. 7, said yesterday, that the roads he had to travel were in worse condition now than they had been at any time during the past five years. Court House Furnishings. Supervisor Boyd estimates that it will cost about $11 000 to furnish the new court house in keeping with the building and the county delegation will be asked to appropriate approximately that amount for the purpose. Little if any of the old furniture will be utilized In furnishing the building. To be Sold at Auction. Tha hnrSA and huarev cantured bv officers when they raided an illicit cIL.iilery near the battle ground a few weeks ago, will be sold at auction on December 23. The authorities have discovered the identity of the owner who lives near Grover, N. C.. and it is expected that he will buy his own property at the auction sale. May Become 8tate Warehouse. Messrs. Patrick Bros. & Smith are considering the idea of placing their big warehouse at Bowling Green under the state system. This warehouse formerly, the Bowling Green Knitting mill, is provided with automatic sprinklers which give it a low rate of insurance, and it is capable of taking care of 1,500 bales of cotton. Not Nearly Completed. About two months' work will be required to complete the new county home building. The new building will have between 35 and 40 rooms for use of the paupers and 75 persons can be easily taken care of, whereas it is a 1 J ? ?... ? hnMU n nri IIU.ru XUUiLCI nun IU j/i uj/vn; Itvu?v protect the present twenty-five inmates. Commissioners Met. The county commissioners held their regular monthly meeting Wednesday. No business out of the regular routine af acting upon claims, came up. The present county board will probably hold two more regular meetings, since ihe new commissioners, Messrs. J. C. Klrkpatrick and J. E. Latham will lardly receive their appointments from 3overnor-elect Manning before the latter part of February. Must Display License A deputy revenue collector for the listrict which includes York county, las called attention to the fact that severe penalties are imposed for negect or refusal to place and keep revelue license conspicuously displayed n places of business. This applies to obacco dealers, bowling alleys, pool ind billiard rooms, theatres, moving Picture shows, pawn brokers, comnercial bankers and commission mer hants. Vork Will Help. York county people will be and are jeing asked for contributions of food ind clothes and money for relief of he Belgian refugees, the county's of'ering to make up part of the cargo if thp "Smith Carolina shiD" to Bel rlum. which will sail from Charleston he latter part of January. Mr. W. J. *oddey of Rock Hill, was appolnt;d York county member of the South Carolina committee for Belgian relief tome time ago. Numbers of people lave already sent contributions to the listressed people. t Depends. Citizens living along the Armstrong rord road are anxious to have the thaingang do some work on that road tefore leaving Bethel township. The rang still has considerable work to do n the Point section where It now is. 5upervisor Boyd stated to citizens livng along the Armstrong road that if the weather will not permit the moving of the chaingang when work in the Point section is completed, some repairs will be made on the Armstrong A road. fl Liquor Constable Wanted. I At the meeting of the county board S of commissioners Wednesday, Attor ney Brice stated to the board that a number of people, especially in the western side of the county, had been urging the necessity of the appointment of a liquor constable, and asked for the sentiment of the board on the subject. Messrs. Smith and Jackson - J ? ?I I "? #0 tf A?? f\t tho CApiCBBCU UlCIUSCiyCO iii iutvi ?/? appointment of a constable and Supervisor Boyd said he did not think a constable was necessary. To Help Hog Raiser*. The sum of $500,000 has been appropriated by congress to be used in an anti-hog cholera crusade, and a good part of the money will be spent in southern states. While York county farmers suiter very little loss as the result of hog cholera, some sections of South Carolina are hard hit by the disease, the death rate from hog cholera in the state being estimated at 65 per 1,000 head, and South Carolina farmers are losing s each year 51,000 hogs, valued at $465,000 from the disease. Mnani at Charleston. The 138th annual grand communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina, was held in Charleston this week, the communication closing Wednesday afternoon. Geo. T. Bryan of Greenville, was re-el-^ted grand master, and all the other officers were re-elected. Dr. M. H. Sandifer of Rock Hill, was again appointed deputy grand master of the twelfth district, which includes all of the York county lodges except Alpine lodge, at Clover. Mrs. Elizabeth Love Dead. ? Mrs. Elizabeth Sadler Love, daughter of the late Col. L. p. Sadler, and wife of the late E. P. Love, died at her home in Rock Hill, Wednedsday evening about 7.30 o'clock. The deceased was born in the Guthrlesvllle section of York county about 54 years ago. She had been ill for some months preceding her death. Three children,. Mr. Sadler Love and Misses Mary and Lillle Love, survive. She also leaves one brother, Mr. J. E. Sadler of Yorkville, and a sister, Mrs. Kate Fewell of Rock Hill. Interment was in Laurelwood cemetery yesterday afternoon, following funeral services conducted *by Rev. A. S. Rogers. For 8tstewido Prohibition. Representative Bradford of York, does not hesitate to say that he stands for statewide prohibition. He thinks that it would be for the highest welfare of the state, and he would like to see the people give a prohibition majority at the polls so as to secure the benefits of the Webb law. In his opinion prohibition is now the most Important question before the people of South Carolina, and he says that if they are allowed the opportunity they will vote for prohibition just as surely as the sun rises on the day of the election. 8tate Baptist Convention. South Carolina Baptists held their annual convention in Charleston this week, the convention concluding its work yesterday. Dr. Z. T. Cody, editor of the Baptist Courier, was again Alerted president of the convention. Greenville was selected as the next place of meeting. The sum of (6,000 was recommended for charity work next year. Statewide prohibition was heartily endorsed by the convention. Reports on various phases of the church work showed that the denomination had made much progress the past year. Several York county churches were represented, the delegates returning home today. ^ Market Report Service. Clemson college has Inaugurated a market report service, the reports being sent to Clemson college each Saturday from the various farm demonstration agents throughout the state. The first reports were sent in last week?two York county markets, ^ Rock Hill, headquarters of Demonstration Agent McKeown, and Sharon, home of County Agent Jno. R. Blair, being reported. The first week's report, made public yesterday, gave the market price for cotton and cotton seed. It Is proposed to extend the service to Include reports on two grades of pork, beef, corn and butter. Three Times as Much. Speaking of* the increase In the amount of wheat and oats sown in this vicinity this fall, a Yorkville merchant said Wednesday that in his opinion the increase is something like 300 per cent. This merchant usually disposes of 4 eight or nine hundred bushels of seed oats each year, and up to this season, most of that seed oats has been bought from without the state. Continuing the merchant said that the decrease in his sales was due largely to the fact many farmers in the communltv raised a large surplus of grain themselves and have been disposing of this surplus to other farmers. He was absolutely sure, hnwpvpr that the aereaee devoted to wheat and oats in this community is three times as large as last year. ^ In the Hail District. A gentleman of Rock Hill, who has considerable farming interests in the hail district of Ebenczer and Catawba townships said Wednesday, that following the July hail storm he planted a large acreage in corn and "My, but it >4 was certainly fine and it did look good," he said "At the time I thought proper, I had it cut and shocked. Last week's rain just about ruined my wholo crop. When cut, the com owing to its quick growth, was not fully cured and I was depending on the shocking to finish the curing. Examination since the rain shows that the com is rotten?the cob has turned blue and is rotten through. I put mv negroes on it at once to shuck out the corn and pick out the best part of it; but I doubt if it will be lit to feed to mules and horses, and hardly think any of it will do for hogs, even." Doctors at Clover. The last regular meeting of the York County Medical association was held In ^ the Clover opera house, last Tuesday, and from point of attendance and interesting discussions, the meeting was [ one of the best of the year. Interesting papers were read by Drs. J. M. Caldwell, of Blacksburg. R. L. Oibbon of Charlotte; Chas. A. Mobley, W. W. Fennell, Rock Hill. After the reading of each paper a round table discussion followed. Before adjournment all the present officers were re-elected for an' other year. The next meeting will be held at Rock Hill, in February. The. following doctors attended the meet- d ing at Clover: T. N. Dulin, E. W- " Pressly, J. D. McDowell, J. W. Campbell, I. J. Campbell, Jno. I. Barron, "W. C. Whitesides, C. A. Mobley, W. W. Fennell, M. B. Neil, J. M. Campbell. Another Veteran Gone. Mr. John Sherer died at the home of \ his daughter, Mrs. Kelly Inman, in the Bullock's Creek section, last Wednesday. Mr. Sherer was nearly 89 years of age, having been born on March 21st, 1825. In 1855, Mr. Sherer married Miss Catherine Carroll, and as a result of that union one daughter, Mrs. Kelly Inman, survives. At the outbreak of the war. Mr. Sherer enlisted and served until May 16, 1864, when he was wounded at Drewer's Bluff, the wound requiring amputation of one of his legs. For more than 50 years he was an elder of the Bullock's Creek church, and all of his life was held in high esteem and respect by the people of the community in which he spent practically all of his life. The funeral was held at his late home, yesterday morning, and his body was interred in Bullock's Creek cemetery in the midst of a large concourse of relatives and friends, come to pay the last tribute of respeci 10 a gooa ciuzen. ? Commissioner Watson says that Charleston each year, takes $620,000 i worth of oats, and that $465,000 worth " are consumed In the city. Practically all of this immense quantity of oats amounting to more than $1,000,000, is purchased from without the state. ? Governor Blease has received a ^ petition from Augusta, Ga., asking ror me paruon 01 weo, w. i ia wen. convicted of slaying Emmett Walker in Greenville, some time ago, and sentenced to serve seven years In the penitentiary.