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Scraps and Jracts. ? Pope Benedict XV's overtures for peace are said here to indicate friendliness for the allies, says a Rome dispatch, and the sending by Great Britain to the Vatican of Sir Henry Howard as envoy is interpreted as a sign of this friendliness. Similarly interpreted is the simultaneous effort here and in America to have the United States appoint an envoy. It is declared here that in his peace efforts the pope's first endeavor would be to induce Austria-Hungary, the greatest Roman-Catholic country, to agree to peace. This would strip Germany of her ally and compel her to agree to complete disarmament. It is gener any tviiteucu ncic uiai uvuc *?? lies will agree to peace so long as Germany remains powerful. It is with Austria that the Vatican has influence, and if the Roman Catholic states in the German empire, such as Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Saxony and Baden, together with Austria, threatened to abandon Germany, they might be expected speedily to force Germany to forego for all time her militarism or be shoved back into the original Prussia. ? Atlanta, Ga., January 9: Col. Tom B. Felder of Atlanta?not the Macon Tom, but the other one?has figured out by consulting a Seaboard time table that he can take the 7 o'clock train on the morning of January 19 and land in South Carolina just in time to be out of danger. But he cannot take an earlier train, for if he lands in the Palmetto state before noon of the aforesaid day, Cole Blease will still be governor, and probably would let go everything else to seize his person and place him in the state prison so recently emptied by the retiring governor. For four long years Mr. Felder has been shut out of the joys of a South Carolina visit because of Governor Blease's sworn intention of putting him behind the bars on charges connected with the whisky scandal in Carolina. Blease tried to have Mr. Felder extradited several times, but the Georgia governors would not issue the necessary papers. So Blease had to wait And Felder let him wait. Whenever he had to make a trip east he was careful so to detour his Journey that never for one instant was he within the borders of the Palmetto state. ? War department officials at Washington, believe that an inventory taken by Secretary Garrison showing that none of the government's discarded Krag-Jorgensen army rifles have been removed from United States arsenals since the European war begun, would set at rest wide-spread rumors that they were being sold to European belligerents. In the statement based on this inventory, Secretary Garrison declared that the government has no present intention of changing its order issued last summer prohibiting the sale of these guns. The statement said there was no foundation for the rumors and that the order to stop the sale of the gruns was Issued to make sure that none reached the fighting nations. Secretary Garrison further declares that despite this order and the lack of any basis whatever for a contrary belief, reports had been brought to his attention to the effect that rifles were being contracted for and were actually being delivered. To ascertain the accuracy of such reports. Secretary Garrison ordered that an inventory be taken on January 6 of the rifles in United States arsenals and in the Manila arsenal. The inventory disclosed, according to the secretary, that all of the 343,807 rifles owned by the government were in the arsenals where they were stored when discarded long ago. ? Cotton grinning in the last two weeks of December surpassed the same period of every other year except the record production of 1911, and brought the total cotton ginned from the 1914 crop up to 14,447,623 bales, a quantity greater than ever ginned in any other year to January 1, and 130,000 bales more than in 1911. Cotton ginned during the last three years after January 1, has varied from 1.U6.071 bales in 1911. to 635,000 bales in 1913. GinnlngB for the two weeks' period amounted to 470,014 bales, or 95,000 bales less than the record in 1911. The periods out turn brought the total cotton in Alabama, and Oklahoma to a greater quantity than ever produced in those states. The eighth cotton ginning report of tne season, compueu irvm me icpui? of census bureau correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m., last Saturday, announced that 14,447,623 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1914 has been ginned prior to January 1. This compared with 13,347,721 bales, or 95.5 per cent of the entire crop, grinned prior to January last year, 12,907.405 bales, or 95.7 per cent in 1912, and 14,317,002 bales, or 91.1 per cent in 1911. The average quantity of cotton ginned prior to January 1 in the past four years was 12,914,160 bales or 94.7 per cent of the crop. Included in the ginnings were 44,816 round bales, compared with 94,265 last year, 77,999 in 1912, and 96.227 in 1911. Sea island cotton included numbered 76,886 bales, compared with 74,320 bales last year, 67,257 bales in 1912 and 105,988 bales in 1911. ? A national employment bureau reaching into every section of the United States, will be put into operation by the labor department next week. It will be operated along the lines of President Wilson's suggestion in his Indianapolis speech for "a systematic method of helping the workingmen of America." Preliminary work for the bureau has been completed, it was announced Saturday by Commissioner Camlnetti, of the immigration bureau, and instructions sent to postmasters and rural mail carriers throughout the country and to nearly 200,000 field agents of the agricultural department, who will co-operate with the labor department in bringing the jobless man and the manless job together. Agents of the immigration bureau also will aid in the huge task and blanks and reports for their use have already been printed and will be forwarded without delay. The general plan was outlined by Mr. Caminetti as follows: Notices will be posted in all postofflces announcing that applications for work or workers will be recieved by the postmaster, who will be supplied with forms to be filled out and forwarded to the labor department agent in charge of the zone in which the of* flee is located. The distribution branch of the immigration service will handle that part of the work and to it also will go reports of the agricultural department agents as to sections where laborers are needed. Applicants will then be informed of the nearest point where they can obtain work of the kind they seek. Commissioner Caminetti said the plan had been tried out in a small way and the results had been most satisfactory. After the Are at Salem. Mass., last June, when 4.000 operatives were thrown out of employment. the labor department succeeded in finding work for many of them. By a coincidence, he said. Secretary Wilson of the department of labor, approved only Friday, the date of the president's speech, the final report made to him by Mr. Caminetti, announcing the completion of the plans. ? Mrs. Mattie H. Hughes, who killed her husband at Greer's in Greenville county, about fifteen years ago, and who was turned loose after three mistrials, was killed in a house near Washington last Sunday, by burglars, it is said. A Washington dispatch to the Greenville News tells the story as follows: Shot through the breast. Mrs. Mattie H. Hughes, 46 years old, formerly of Greer S. C.. is dying at Sibley hospital, while two men Isaac Waldrop her father 76 years old, and Nicholas CofTinas a Greek, are dead from wounds received today at Clark Station Va? when two unidentified burglars attucKea mem. i ne iragcuj occurred at the woman's home. Fifteen years ago she came to Washington dressed as a man and obtained employment in a cafe. The difference was learned and she disappeared aeain. Accordin to the police she drifted to the under-world, lived there as an inmate, and then as a proprietress. Shortly before the "Red-light law" went Into effect, she disappeared again and was not heard of until the news of the tragedy came yesterday Before her marriage to George Hughes, the South Carolina merchant she was Mattie A. Waldrop. and when she came to Washington her father came with her. Early yesterday nrnr ing. Mrs. Hughes, with her Greek cotnpan Ion, Cofllnas, drove In a cab to her i home. Two unidentified men were discovered In the house. Diamond earrings and rings were torn from her 1 person, and she was badly beaten. Her i aged father came to her rescue, the burglars turned on him with an automatic gun and four bullets pierced his body. As the burglars shot him, they turned to the woman and shot her. Running out of the house, the Greek stood between them and liberty. Three shots pierced his body and he died instantly. Mrs. Hughes, mortally wounded. dragged herself, bleeding over a muddy roadway to the home of Congressman Philip Campbell of Kansas, who has a home 200 yards south of the scene of the tragedy and from there Candral Mackey, prosecuting attorney for Alexandria county, Va., was notified. $hc *|orkriHr nquiw. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORXVILLE. 8. O.t TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1915 Hamburg and Bremen are offering 18 cents a pound for American cotton delivered during January. The main reason for this high price is that there are no American ships in which to make delivery. There is a wrong side and a right side to every question?that is, speaking from a moral standpoint. Every individual should seek to uphold the right side, regardless of which side seems to hold out the greatest immediate personal advantage. The Chicago wheat market broke 8} , cents a bushel yesterday, on the strength of rumors of the fall of the Dardanelle forts, the effect of which would be to open the graneries of southern Russia to the commerce of the world. Big houses offered wheat by the hundreds of thousands of bushels at a rate that ran all would-be buyers to the woods. 1 The law with reference to newspa- 1 per subscriptions Is this: If you authorize the publisher to send a paper ' to you, you are morally bound to pay 1 for it. Unleas you authorize the pub- 1 lisher to send the paper, he cannot send it except in violation of the postal regulations as to second class mat- 1 ter. If the publisher sends you a pa- ' per without authority and you fail to 1 notify him through the regular official channels, you are supposed to acquiesce, and whether you are legally ! bound cr not, you are morally bound. 1 Under the law as it now stands, no ' publisher will dare continue the send- 1 ing of an authorized paper after he has ' been notified to quit. In the proclamation published in , another column, Governor Blease has j disposed of the question as to what is 1 to become of the numerous prisoners 1 he has paroled, by issuing a blanket i pardon for all. The only exceptions, 1 as we understand it, are in the cases \ of prisoners who were paroled on spe- ( cial conditions other than good be- 1 havior. A report has been published in a number of papers to the effect that the governor has in mind the par- < don of all the remaining convicts in the penitentiary and also all those serving on the various county chaingangs. As to whether there is any authority for such a report, we have no information; but in view of the record the governor has already made in the exercise of executive clemency, no one need be surprised at such a development. Commerce and Finance, published at No. 24 Williams street. New York, by Mr. Theo. H. Price, celebrates the fourth anniversary of its establishment in its issue of January 6, by giving its readers a few more pages of the same kind of intensely interesting and instructive financial and commercial matter it has been publishing all along. This publication had its origin in Mr. Price's old time cotton market letters, which were often gems in themselves; but since its development into a regular newspaper, making a specialty of commercial and financial subjects, it has taken a high place among the leading papers of that class throughout the world. In many respects, indeed, it is one of the very best of its class, and it is building up quite a healthy circulation notwithstanding the fact that the price of subscription, $10 a year, is probably the highest ol any periodical in America. Mr. Price, and his co-editor, Mr. Richard H. Spillanc are both attractive writers and no matter what may be their subjects, when Ihov hnvp finishpri thpv have ..heir readers thinking. One of the reforms that was demanded by the farmers' movement of the early nineties was the enactment of a law to do away with the excessive fee system prevailing in various county offices, and to put all county officials on a salaiy basis. In compliance with this demand an act was passed providing that clerks of court keep records of -their receipts from all sources and to pay over to their respective county treasurers for ordinary county purposes all receipts in excess of $3,000, the excess to be used for ordinary county purposes. So far as The Enquirer has information this law was generally disregarded; but it remained on the statutes until 1913, when it was quietly repealed, it is generally believed, on the initiative of the clerks of the court. We do not remember that the newspapers called any special attention to the repeal bill while it was going through, and we have no Journals at hand from which we can state who was the introducer the clerks have with such a large amount of official advertising, it is not surprising, however, that the newspapers failed to make any fuss about the matter. But no matter how this may have been, we do not think it was especially creditable to the legislators to repeal that law, at least without a provision for an investigation as to how much money the various clerks might owe to the several counties at the time it was to go into effect. It has already been explained how, , when the war broke out in Europe, Great Britain. France, Germany and the other powers suspended specie 1 payment. The idea of course was to | keep all the gold they could lay bands ' on at home. It would have been the proper thing for America to have de- j clared a moratorium also; but instead of that, following the lead of certain financial Influences in New York and other money centers, whooped up a sentimental movement that we must preserve our credit, and sent Great Britain some $200,000,000 in gold. One of the effects was to produce financial stringency and add to the business paralysis in this country. There was no need for the shipment so far as the United States was concerned, because all debts owing abroad could very easily have been settled by means of a transfer of credits. Now all the warring powers have their treasuries full of gold; while most of the war operations are being conducted on credit, and the business of the balance of the world, including the United States, Is being conducted on a very much re stricted basis that compels it to mark time so to speak, until the belligerents again get themselves in shape to take a hand. Of course the public understands very well that the warehouse law enacted by the extra session of the general assembly lacked a great deal of being what Senator McLaurin asked for. The original bill as prepared by him covered the ground fully, providing for a state owned system of warehouses, and giving the commissioner authority iu represent cunon owners in me negotiation of loans and the selling of their crops. These features the general assembly eliminated. The commissioner has gone ahead and done the best he could with the scant means at hand, and under the circumstances accomplishing quite a great deal. The question now is whether the general assembly is going to try to perfect the law along the lines desired by tht originator of it, or allow it to stand as it is, which will amount to the same thing as killing it. There are man> powerful interests in the state that are bitterly opposed to the further development of the plan, because the proposed knocking out of middlemen and lessening of the cost of marketing through effecting a big saving to producers will eliminate many men who now get their livings out of cotton on its road from the ginner to the spinner. What the general assembly should do of course, is to give the warehouse commissioner the power he thinks is necessary, so as to ensure u really honest trial of the plan. 'The Enquirer does not want any misunderstanding as to its attitude on the shipping bill before congress. We consider that the president is entirely right about the matter. In the old days we advocated the idea of liberal appropriations to encourage the construction of American owned ships. We have not yet been able to see wherein we were wrong. The present proposition is for the government to buy and operate ships. If the ship subsidy bill of twelve years back had been passed, there would be no need for the present bill. The old bill would not now serve the purpose, because Bhips are needed right away, and the only way to get them is to buy them ready built. The principle of the present bill, however, is the same as the old one. The government ownership proposition is intended only as a temporary expedient. The idea is that as soon as the ships are procured and placed in. profitable operation, they be sold on favorable terms to individuals or private corporations. The result will no doubt be a heavier subsidy than was contemplated under the old law; but what is the difference, so long as we have our own ships and the whole American people get the benefit of the commercial development they will bring about? About the hardest fight that has fallen on the country editor of these days is to maintain his place of editorial responsibility and discretion against those who would crowd him off his tripod. There is an increasing quantity of manifold letters on all subjects, the senders of which demand choice space even though the editor may liave his doubts as to whether the mat cers ireaiea are or more interest to the writer than to the reader, and notwithstanding the same stuff may have been sent out wholesale to other newspapers, thus indicating that free publication is not even to be recognized is a matter of favor. There is child labor matter, tuberculosis matter, red eross matter, Belgian relief matter, lgricultural college matter, Federal efovernment department matter, railroad matter, proposed legislation, political and social matter, and other things too numerous to mention. No newspaper could possibly handle it all, some try to handle a little of it, some handle none of it, and all wonder whether they could hope to hold on to their subscribers if they should give up any considerable amount of space to such exploitations. And these are only a part. Still others want this thing and that thing, and few seem to have any regard whatever as to the editor's responsibility to the subscribers who furnish the money with which to maintain his plant for their common benefit. Of course the real pairons and supporters of a newspaper turnish a very small per cent 01 the people enumerated above, who are con stantly making such unreasonable demands, and it is on this account and this account alone that such of the country editors as do so, are able to make their papers worth the price of subscription. It is clear, of course, ..hat the editor who would give way to everybody, would soon have nothing to give to anybody. Governor Blease's last annual message to the general assembly was sent to both houses today. It is a pamphlet of forty-six pages, and contains a review of public affairs during his administration and repeats the various recommendations the governor has made during the past four years. He asks the general assembly to investigate rumors that pardoned convicts are being held in peonage to reimburse the men who may have put forth efforts to secure their release. In conclusion he gives a review of his family history, and a sketch of his own po litical life as prepared by a friend statins as a riason for so doing tha>. because he has been so grossly misrepresented by the newspapers and political opponents, he desires a true record to be available to those who may dt sire it hereafter. The governr says that his political ambition has been satisfied and he will never asK for another political office; but will always stand ready to serve his state in any capacity whenever his services may be desired. The closing paragraph of the message reads "1 have no fears of death. I believe there is a God. I believe there is a Heaven. 1 have the satisfaction of believing that I have served my God and my country as I would have had this service rendered by others. The supreme Ruler is a just and merciful God. and I believe that as I have shown mercy unto others he will show it unto me. I hope [hat my days may be many upon this earth, but when the summons shall come I shall go to face Him believing in the power of His Son. Jesus Christ, md belli ving that I shall be rewarded according: to the good 1 have accomplished. I pray that this reward shall be an everlasting home with Him, to njny peace and happiness throughout eternity and I pray that you may an livt? that you will receive a .simitar re-1 ward." i LOCAL APFAIR8. J " i NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 < Coleman L. Blease, Governor?Pub- ] lishes a proclamation in regard to paroles granted by him during the years 1911 to 1914. P. B. Parish, Filbert 1?Has two engines and a boiler for sale. j L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives ! notice that Fred Ratchford has applied for letters of administration on the estate of Louis Ratchford, de- , ceased. . Carroll Supply Co.?Offers 35 cents a ( bushel for cotton seed. Has Appier seed oats for sale. W. E. Ferguson?Tells more about his new store, where it is and what you [ will find there. He will be glad to ' receive deposits on account. J. M. Stroup?Invites special attention , to his good lines of shoes in all sizes, styles and leathers for everybody. Express shipment of rubbers. James Bros.?Are ready for any business that comes their way?they will sell or exchange The coming season?they'll be ready. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Is offering a special in ladies' $3.50 waists at $1.48 and say that it is a wonderful bar- 1 gain. i Lyric Theatre?Will have "Trey O' , Hearts" today, and a specially fine animal picture and a good comedy on Saturday. Carroll Bros.?Want you to try "Rat Annlhilator" if you are troubled by rats and mice about your premises. . Sells for 15 cents. Guaranteed. Cloud Cash Store?Has a few small , lots of winter goods that it wants to , close out quick and makes prices . that will Interest you. First National Bank. Yorkville?Tells , you what James W. Elliott has to i say about character building. It has some strong points for consideration. , Thomson Co.?Is showing new spring . styles In men's high crown hats In a variety of pleasing colors. Special j prices on blankets, coats, coat suits. , The Court of common pleas will i convene in York county on February ' 1. his Honor Judge Spain, of Darlings ton, presiding. It takes a little more care, attention 1 and intelligence to make a financial success of butter, milk and beef pro- < duction; but the effort is well worth l while. i Where the reporter wrote Sam Har- j per in connection with the efforts of , the alleged McConnellsville house- j breakers to secure bail, the types made , It Sam "Hafner" which was of course, ( incorrect. Nearly two-thirds of the membership of the house is new, having been elected last summer, and only onethird of the senate is new. Many of the new members of the house and ] some of the new senators have held , membership in the general assembly before; but taking the body as a whole 1 it may be regarded as coming fresh 1 from the people. , Superintendent of Education John E. Carroll has just issued for dlstri- 1 button among those who have need of i them a neat and convenient directory 1 of the schools, trustees and teachers of < York county. The directory contains I names and postoffice addresses, and t goes to make up a valuable little hand i book for those who may from time to < time have need of this information. I Farmers interested in the organiza- j tion of a local union with headquarters at Yorkville, are again reminded that there is to be a meeting for that purpose in the court house next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Twelve farmers have already signified their intention of joining the proposed or- j ganization; and others who desire to participate Bhould come out next Sat- | urday. The initiation fee is $1 and : the dues are 40 cents per quarter. The car of cotton seed and corn seed i previously referred to as having been contributed by citizens of Norway, S. < C., will be consigned to Rock Hill in- i stead of Clover. It is a fact that the i people of the southern part of the hail- < stricken belt were the beneficiaries of the major portion of the relief contri- t buttons; but it is a fact also that most s of their crops came to nothing, and i they were left in such shape that the contributions afforded but small help. It has been decided therefore that when the car arrives its contents will be distributed from Rock Hill, and the distribution will be made as equitably as may be possible among all the storm sufferers of the entire belt. The common testimony is that the roads of York county are in a worse condition than has been known for years. Many people say they have never seen the like before, and there are none to dispute the statement. Sand and clay roads that were thought to be good have gone to pieces in a way that has destroyed the faith of many; but others insist that the trouble is due to mistakes in construction, the use of unsuitable sand, improper proportions or mistakes in surfacing drainage, etc. The weather, of course, has been unusually severe on the roads . and a general clearing up will help the situation somewhat; but there is no escape from the proposition that the opening of spring will" call for a lot of heavy road work. Although the Cannon & Company's cotton mill in Yorkville, is generally known as the "Ancona," there is no foundation in fact for the name. Just how the name "Ancona," was attached to the Cannon & Company's mill is uncertain, but it probably originated with one of the textile journals which chronicle the happenings of southern cotton mills, when the present owners took charge. But no matter where the Ancona name originated there is no proper connection with it and the Cannon & Company mill of Yorkville. It can also be said that while there have been numerous rumors to the effect that the mill was to be run on a broken schedule?a week off and two weeks on?we have it authoritatively that there are no "shut downs" in sight at this time and none is looked for in the immediate future. That statement which the reporter has gotten from Sheriff Brown about illiterate prisoners learning to read and write in jail is interesting. Of course it is not to be supposed that all the illiterate prisoners who go to Jail should be taught to read and write Many of them are too mean and vi/ Innu fnr nni'thlntr lil/o thnt a rwl t r > ieach them to read and write would i only make them the more dangerous. But it is a safe proposition that whenever an illiterate adult really wants to improve himself in this regard and is willing to make the necessary effort he should be encouraged, and those who know the big hearted sheriff are not surprised that he should give them such assistance as he can, even though to do so might involve the taking of more time than he can really afford to spare. It will be remembered that about 1907 a few individuals in Yorkvllle, started a movement to enlarge the school district by taking in a considerable portion of the surrounding territory, including the Cannon & Co.'s cotton mill, and portions of outlying districts. The scheme was hurried through the general assembly without discussion, and accomplished. Also it it was confirmed by the courts in a somewhat inconsistent and illogical, but nevertheless, binding decision. When the new tax came on, however, the people who had been unwillingly legislated into the district, raised a big kick, and petitioned the legislature not only to repeal the hasty, ill-considered legislation; but to refund the tax that had been collected. The legislature restored the old status and ordered the refunding of the taxes. The last part of the mandate has not been obeyed yet. There is talk of reviving the old proposition, and trying again to enlnriro thn district There arc two sides to the question, and there is merit on both sides. The Enquirer would very much like to see the school district en- . larged; but we have no sympathy with any scheme that will bring additional territory into the district without the r consent of a majority of the people to be brought in. Nearly two hundred and fifty names t were taken out of our mailing lists t yesterday against considerably more t than three hundred on the same date I last year. These names represent those c which we were not authorized to con- s linue. Half or more than half probably, a are the names of subscribers who s want their papers to go on; but who t 'or one cause or another have r,eg- ' lected to give the necessary instruc- r tions. In some cases, the names may t lave been given to clubmakers and jverlooked. The remainder represent subscribers who for one reason or another do not expect to renew. Of :hese last, some will change their minds and others will not. Taken altogether the returns are slightly in excess of last year, and include not jnly many entirely new names; but some who have not been receiving the paper at all during the past year. There have been a few who have decided to economize on account of the stringency of the times; but these are very few. Of the subscribers to whom the price of a subscription Is some object, who have expressed themselves, more have said that in a year like this it is better to do without something else than to try to do without The Yorkville Enquirer. One man said Saturday, "I would rather miss my dinner twice during the week than (n mlaa Th? Rnnnlrpr nrw" unit n I - though that way of expressing it U rather unique, it is especially gratifying to know that the sentiment is not uncommon. THE FERTILIZER BUSINESS Talks with local dealers indicate that very little has been done so far in connection with the distribution ol commercial fertilizers this year. One local dealer said yesterday that although the time has not yet fully arrived, he has known the fertilizer men to be in the field before this; but bo far he has not had a single visit from a fertilizer dealer. "I think," he said, "that the fertilizer people are somewhat in the air as to what they are going to do. Most ol them are still carrying the loads they took on last year, and up to this time they have very little encouragement to hope that there is going to be any big demand for fertilizers this spring, rhey do not seem to know what to do ibout it. "Of course I am going to sell fertilizers as usual to people who want them; but at the same time I am not groing to run after anybody to get to jell them. I anticipate that there will be some demand; but generally thai demand is going to be light, not only in this section; but all over the state and all over the fertilizer using sections of the south. "I will say also," this dealer went an, "and you may Just pin your faith to the statement, that the fertilizer sales are going to have a larger bearing on the size of the next crop than the acreage will have. If the sales ol fertilizers are small, as they necessarily will be, you may put It down that the trade is going to look for a smaller crop, and also you may look for its effect on the price of the present crop." JAIL AS A SCHOOL "See that," said Sheriff Brown, to a reporter yesterday morning as he handed a letter addressed to a party in Rock Hill. "That letter was written by a negro who couldn't write his name several weeks ago." Examination of the address on the etter disclosed a reasonably legible superscription which appeared to have aeen drawn, rather than written. The envelope was a rather large one and the name of the addressee was placed too far towards the top of the cover ind the town to which it was addressid, "Rock Hill, S. C.," was placed far too low to be in keeping with the lame above. Still the address could )e deciphered without difficulty "I used to read his.letters for him," :ontinued the sheriff. "Now he can -ead them himself and is making steady Improvement." Continuing the subject, the sheriff said that since he has had charge of the jail, there have come under his observation a number of cases of prlsjners who when first committed were totally illiterate; but who during short terms of confinement learned to ead and write fairly well. As an example, the sheriff cited the ;ase of T. E. Lindsay, a man who served a Federal court sentence of line months for operating an illicit listillery. "Lindsay was a model prisoner," he said. "As fine a fellow as you ever saw. He is worth eight or ten thousind dollars, and could not write his lame when he came here. When i. eft he could write his name as well at [ could write it and he kept improving ill the time. "We have a young fellow named Lea rloward in jail now, serving a Federal sentence of three months for blockadng. His time will expire the 24th 01 his month. He could write when he :ame here, but he did not know much. Still he has devoted a great deal of his ime to reading and writing, and has :ome out wonderfully. "But there are a lot of others," coninued Sheriff Brown who can neither ead nor write and who have no amsiiion to learn." WITHIN THE TOWN ? Business people are noting a iteady development in trades that has ilready grown to larger proportions han was anticipated a few weeks ago. ? The First National Bank of York ille, held its annual meeting today, md re-elected the incumbent board of lirectors as follows: W. B. Moore, W. Witherspoon, W. G. White, J. L. tainey, W. M. Love, J. M. Stroup, O. 3. Wilkins, R. C. Allein. ? The authorities of the Neely coton mill have granted the Rev. Henry Stokes a cottage in the mill village n which to hold regular services. Ftev. Mr. Stokes has been relieved of he Philadelphia charge, and the lervices which he formerly held there vill be held at the Neely mill. ? The Travora Cotton Mill company leld its annual meeting this morning ind elected officers as follows: W. B. VIoore, president and secretary. The lirectors are W. B. Moore, J. B. Pejram, J. M. Starr, J. E. Johnson, M. W. Ahlte. The usual semi-annual five jer cent dividend was declared. ? People who attended the show at he Lyric Theatre last evening were rery much interested in the pictures >f the scenes on European battlefields, rhe films showed conditions after the jombardment of several towns by the Germans, the flooding of the streets )f Malines on account of the opening )f the dykes, the retreat of the Engish and Eelgians from Antwerp, and >ther features of the gigantic strugjle. ? Mr. W. E. Ferguson, who has for a lumber of years been doing business n the middle of the "court house dock" on Main street, has moved his itock of goods into the building fornerly occupied by the First National jank, and people are congratulating lim upon the neat appearance of the itore. Some say without hesitation, 'Why, you have the handsomest, neat>st and best arranged store in town." Phe statement is probably true; but it s hardly fair to say that there has >een a change in that regard, for Mr. erguson has been keeping his goods hat way all along. However, the fact emains that the new store is a beauy, quite an addition to the business dock in which it is located, and somehing of which the proprietor has a ight to be proud. "I am going to jommence selling cigars again," aughingly said Mr. Ferguson, yesterlay. "I tried it several times when I vas at the old stand, but being rather iway from the passing crowds, I invariably found myself my own best :ustomer and did not feel like I could Lfl'ord it. But now I am more conveliently located, other people will step 11 and buy cigars and help me pay the >xpense." ? There are those who do not think nn/.h i\f Oiu mnvinir nirturp shnw and ilhers who do. That is the way everyvhere. In every centre of sufficient copulation to maintain a picture show, here are large numbers of people who lo not avail themselves of that form f entertainment. Some claim that the ight on the screen injures their eyes, itliers say that there is too much danger of running on pictures that are mmoral or this or that. That some >f the pictures are really objection hie to some people, there is no ouesion: but taking them all together, he percentage of objectionable picure plays is hardly larger than is to >e found among the stage plays, and (instant attendance on the picture ln.w amounts to about the same tiling s constant attendance on the stage hows. The fact remains however, hi t the picture show is about the nly source of regular popular amuseno t to lie found in Yorkville and alhou"h the attendance is hardly suffl clent to yield a great deal of profit to the management the fact that the show has been maintained steadily for several months over a year bespeaks the value that Is placed upon It by the community. Leaving out of discussion, the plays, some of which are Indifferent, just as are many books, magazines and newspaper articles, as well as some sermons, there is no use trying to discount the picture show as an educator. Along with such teaching as may be unwholesome it carries a lot that is good and useful, and those who attend regularly get not only a i lot of entertainment, including amusement; but much of value that can ' hardly be gotten in any other way. ABOUT PEOPLE i Mr. W. M. Kennedy of Yorkville, is i critically ill with pneumonia. Mr. M. L. Smith of Clover, was in ' Yorkville yesterday on business. Miss Mabel Berry of Yorkville, spent Sunday with relatives In Rock Hill. Mr. A. C. White of King's Creek No. 2, was in Yorkville, yesterday on business. > Mrs. Kate Fewell of Rock Hill, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sadler In I Yorkville. Misses Fredrica Lindsay and Anna Lewis of Yorkville, spent Saturday in Charlotte. Mr. S. Earle Grist of Bennettsville, is spending some time at his home in Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. H. B Dawson of Florence, are visiting the family of Mr. i end Mrs. B. F. Marley, near Yorkville. Mrs. A. M. Erwin has returned to her home at Piedmont, after a visit to 1 her sister, Mrs. W. L. Hill, at Sharon. ! Mrs. Sallie Blair Duncan of Blacksburg, has returned to her home after a visit to relatives in Bullock's Creek township. Miss Edna Feemster of Cornwell, is spending some time with her father. Mr. J. W. Feemster, In the Bullock's Creek section. Mrs. Ada Kennedy and son, Heyward. of Blacksburg, visited the family of Mr. W. B. Good, at Bullock's Creek, last week. The condition of Chief of Police P. W. Love of Yorkville, who has been confined to his bed for several days, is ; very much improved. Messrs. Clyde and Roy Riggins of Greenville, have returned home after I several days' visit to relatives in the Bullock's Creek section. Senator J. E. Beamguard of Clover, spent Sunday night with relatives in Yorkville, en route to the general assembly in Columbia. Dr. Jas. B. Kennedy of Clinton, was called to Yorkville, yesterday on account of the critical illness of his father, Mr. W. M. Kennedy. Mr. D. E. Flnley, Jr., returned to Washington, Sunday afternoon after spending some time at the home of his parents, in Yorkville. Messrs. Edward Pegram of Gastonia, N. C., and Henry Duff of Cincinnati, AVi I /-v onnnt Cnn^ov n; i t Vi thoi famllv nf V/I1IW, k UUUUJ TT?m fclie 4U4lii*J w? Mr. R. R. McCorkle, near Yorkvllle. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nabors. who have been visiting Mrs. Nabor's father, Mr. Jeff D. Whitesides, on Hickory Grove, No. 2, have returned to their home in Prosperity. Rock Hill Record, Thursday: Miss Emma Lesslie, who has been in the Fennell infirmary for an operation for appendicitis, was able to return to her home at Lesslie, Saturday. Mr. Fred McSwain of the Cannon & Co.'8 mill village,. who suffered a stroke of paralysis five weeks ago, is improving slowly and hopes to soon be able to get out again. Mr. Daniel Whltener, for the past sixteen years or more a resident of Yorkville, left last Sunday for Kannapolis, N. C., where he has a position in the card room of the Cannon mills there. Mrs. Whitener and children are spending a few days with relatives in Clover, before Joining Mr. Whltener at Kannapolis. AS NOLAN SEES IT "Gregory's the guy. He's got it In for me for fair. He's told it around that I'll never be out in the sunshine again, a free man, and, well, it looks that way now." Such was one of the many interesting statements made to a reporter for The Enquirer who visited Thomas Nolan, alias "Chicago Nolan," alias "Detroit Nebs," in the Jail in Yorkville, the other day. It was by courtesy of Sheriff Brown and Deputy Sheriff Qulnn that The Enquirer's representative was enabled to interview the alleged safecraker, the visit being made at the prisoner's dinner hour. Nolan did not appear eager to have his noon-day meal like the several other white prisoners in the Jail; but instead spent some twenty or thirty minutes relating some of his experiences with Postofflce Inspector Gregory. He was writing when the reporter walked to the rear of the big steel box, and when Deputy Quinn called, "Mr. Nolan, go to the back of the cage," he replied, "all right, sir," and in a few seconds he came?a man of ahnvo avoraco hoicrVit u'hn pq rriprl himself erect, and whose every movement displayed agility and energy. If his twelve years's confinement had greatly effected him physically, his actions did not portray the fact. Possessed of a clear skin, a rather large nose, clear blueish gray eyes shaded by heavy, sandy brows, Just a little tinged with gray, high cheek bones and forehead of the same architecture, a square cut chin covered with a week's growth of sandy colored beard, and a heavy shock of hair of the same color, which in several places was tinged with gray, and wearing a dark colored suit of clothes, a blue negligee shirt and a soft black hat uncreased, he did not look the part of a bold, bad robber as pictured in numerous interesting articles, motion picture plays and the like, but his appearance was rather that of a tnan whose bread is earned by toil of his hands. "You are Mr. Nolan," queried the reporter, passing his card through the steel bars. "Yes," he replied, looking at the card, whereupon the newspaper representative ventured, "you will note my business from the card," and Nolan replied, his rather stern face relaxing into a smile and his eyes taking an interested expression, "sure, that's all right I'll tell you anything I know. Fire away." "It's pretty hard to have to go back to Jail after being pardoned," observed the newspaper man, and Nolan replied, in his low, easy, Irish brogue, as he took his pardon paper from his pocket and passed it through the bar: I've been in twelve years now and Inspector Gregory has told it round that I'll never be in the sunshine a free man again." Here Nolan began to "warm up," and from the manner in which he talked, the things he said and the way he said them, the fact was plain that II titna nmr noronn /\r? II nine >> (to tinj uue ^/nouu uu vui m he thoroughly hated and detested, that man was Postofflce Inspector Gregory who has landed more alleged safe-blowers behind the bars than any other man in the government's service. He applied no epithets In speaking of the postal inspector, but every word concerning him seemed to be chosen with forethought and precision and came from the prisoner in a tone of rage and contempt. "Gregory's sure got it in for me and Howard. He hates us worse than the devil. He always had us handcuffed together, photographed together, tried together. Now, Governor Please has pardoned Howard too, but they are holding him for doing a Job in Virginia. Yis, Gregory '11 keep after us. "Maybe he's got reason to have it in for me," he continued, with a rigid tightening of the muscles in his face and a cold gleam in his eye. "I had him reprimanded once. They had me jailed in Marion once, said I did a Job there. A letter from a friend of mine came to me there and Gregory got hold of it and opened it. He had no business opening my letter and writes the postofflce department? and Mr. Gregory got his. I "They didn't convict me for the | Marlon Job. There waa a man there at the trial helping Gregory, named Shipley, the agent of a guaranty company. It waa all clrcumatantlal evidence and didn't go?that's the only kind of evidence they ever did have againat me," he added. "Well aa I waa 8aylng about this Shipley: After the trial he aay8, 'Well, Tommy, you handed U8 a lemon thla time, didn't you?' Say8 I, 'you fellowa ought to have a box.' Hl8 not gitting me there made Gregory still 8orer." Nolan aald he wa8 convicted of having helped to crack the aafe of the Enoree Manufacturing Co., in Spartanburg in 1902, and wa8 sentenced to five yeara In the Federal penltentary In Atlanta and ten in the state | prison. There were poatofflce funds in the safe, hence the Federal sentence. He worked on the Spartanburg chalngang, until he broke his leg by accident. Then he waa transferred to the penitentiary where he remained until pardoned ten days ago by the governor. Speaking of his conviction In Spartanburg, he said: "Yes. Gregory done It with his coached witnesses. He had all kinds including one who swore I had asked him whether the manufacturing company paid their employes by cash or check. "Do you think I'd ask a man a question like that?" he asked. "Huh, I should say not?I got some sense." Asking as to whether he had served sentence any place other than in this state and the Federal prison in Atlanta, the alleged blower of safes replied, "No, sir, why when they had me in Charleston on trial for the postoffice end of the Enoree Job, a witness swore I'd served a term in the Ohio penitentiary. But they couldn't corroborate it. There would have been a record kept of my service there, and you bet Gregory would have got it Speaking of his family history, Nolan said he was born in Dublin, Ireland, 55 years ago, coming to New York when he was seven years old. "Most of my life has been spent in New York, running saloons, tending bar. Twelve years ago I came south on my way to Cuba. Instead of tending bar since then, I've been behind the bar," he said with a humoroOs smile. "How did you come by those aliases?" he was asked, and looking at his questioner in a quizzical way for a moment, he replied: "Oh, them monackers?'Detroit Nebs,' and 'Chicago Nolan.' Gregory give 'em to me. I have never had but one name. I am known only as Thomas Nolan, where I'm known at all. Gregory's give me another one lately?what is It, sheriff?" he asked Deputy Quinn. " 'Pop' Nolan is one of the aliases named in the warrant," replied the -? A? J "Via fViot'a u?puiy, miu nuiau agi ecu, aw, uii? D It, Gregory give 'em to me." "I don't know anything about it," said Nolan, when asked about the charge of robbing the Fort Mill bank, on which he is now being held. "I have been here ten days and I haven't even had a preliminary. I haven't got a lawyer. I guess Gregory'll have his coached witnesses on hand. If he don't get me here he'll keep after me." Again his face twitched and he moved nervously as he observed, "This ain't prosecution?it's persecution." Returning to the subject of his pardon by Governor Blease, he said warmly: "There's the governor. He's a good man. Yls, he pardoned me. They say he gets a rake-off?a percentage for pardons. Take me, I got nothln' to give him?not even a vote. Nothin' but my friendship. But," he added, "he's got that, all right." LOCAL LACONIC8 To be Given Holiday. The students of Wlnthrop college will be given holiday on the occasion of the annual visit of the general assembly to the college. The date of the legislators' visit has not been fixed as yet. Receiver Named. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. A. Moffatt McGill, in Yorkville, yesterday, Mr. Thomas F. McDow was named as trustee of the bankrupt estate. Several attorneys representing creditors were present at the hearing. New Superintendent. J. E. Williamson has been named as superintendent of the Springsteln mill at Chester, and the two cotton mills at Fort Mill, belonging to Col. Leroy Springs, to succeed Robert E. Henry, resigned. Mr. Williamson had charge of the two York county mills several years ago. Girls Make Good Reports. Rock Hill Record, Thursday: Out of the large number of reports sent to parents during the Christmas holidays on standing of Winthrop students for the first term's work, only seven per cent of them were considered poor. A very large per cent of them were marked "excellent." Bullock's Creek Roads Bad. A correspondent Informs The Enquirer that the roads in Bullock's Creek township are in the worst condition that they have been in for years. Few people are able to travel as a result of the heavy rains, but the mail carriers are making their rounds every day as usual. Died at County Home. Grover Clinard, a young white man, aged about 25 years, died at the county home last Friday, following a long illness with tuberculosis. He was buried in the county' home cemetery last Sunday. Clinard was the first white person to die in York township since the law requiring registration ot births and deaths went into effect. Will Drive Through. Mr. Frank Thomas of King's Mountain township, is awaiting change in the weather, preparatory to driving to Little Rock, Ark., by horse and buggy. Mr. Thomas will hardly undertake the ti-ln hofnre Vfnreh. He fx pects to complete the Journey in three weeks, provided he meets with reasonably fair weather conditions. Woodmen Have Banquet. Filbert Camp No. 136. Woodmen of the World, held their annual banquet at the camp's headquarters in Filbert, last Friday. There was a large turnout of members, as is always the case at such a time. The programme consisted of several impromptu speeches and the refreshments, the latter being the most Interesting feature of the occasion. Depot Burned. The Carolina & North-Western Railway Co.'s depot at Lowryville, was completely destroyed by fire about twelve o'clock last Thursday night. The loss will amount to about $2,000, fully covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. There is a supposition, however, that the building was first robbed and then fired. Paying Claims. The county board of commissioners devoted a good deal of their time last week to paying claims against the county. It will be remembered that an arrangement was made with the Peoples' National bank a short time ago, whereby notes held by the bank were continued in order that the county might have sufficient funds to pay the claims, some of which had been outstanding a year. George Webb Paroled. Governor Blease on Saturday, granted a parole to George Webb, a ne'gro convicted at the April, 1913 term of the court of general session for York of murder, and sentenced to imprison- 1 ment for life. Webb's sentence was later commuted to twenty years. W. T. Jones of Union, was instrumental in securing the parole for Webb, a condition of which parole was that Webb never again como into the Sixth judicial district, which includes York county. Petitions Coming In. Several York county people who have been furnished with petitions asking for the signature of voters on 1 the question of calling an election in the matter of state-wide prohibition, ! ruive lunifu 111 iiitrir puptra iu i?it. Sam M. Grist York county member of \ the executive committee of the Prohibition party. The largest of the pe itions comes from Fort Mill, and is signed by more than 200 voters of that township. The several petitions will be sent to Columbia, this week. Death of Mrs. Lindsay Bailey. Mrs. Liindsay Bailey died at the i home of her father. Mr. B. L?. Jenkins, i in the Bullock's Creek section last < Wednesday, following an illness of six < months with tuberculosis Mrs. Bailey ^ was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Jenkins, and was born Feb. 28, 1892. In December, 1913, she married Mr. Lindsay Bailey, of Chester ^B county, who survives. The funeral and Interment were at Bullock's Creek last j^B Thursday, services being conducted by ^^B Rev. J. B. Swann. York County Leads. According to figures given out by 8. T. Carter, state treasurer, Saturday, up to E>ecember 31, 1914, Tork county ^ tax payers had paid in a larger percentage of their assessment for state purposes than any other county In the state. H. E. Nell, York county treasurer, forwarded a total of $30,473.42 to Columbia, to the above named date. This is 54.6 per cent of the total amount the county Is assessed for state purposes. Anderson county has sent only six per cent of its assessment to the state treasurer. The total state tax Is $1,843,037.29. As to Sanding ths Road. Supervisor A. L. Black of York township, is confronted with the proposition of sanding the upper Rock Hill road when the York county chalngang % begins work on that thoroughfare at L ?n Mrlv rinte. The Question of sand lng the road was mentioned at the annual meeting of the county commissioners In Yorkville, last Thursday. There are few people living along the ^ road In York township, who will vol- m untarily furnish sand, and the supervisor has insufficient funds to provide for such sand unless he uses funds intended for other roads in the township. Mr. John Duff Dead. Following an illness of several weeks, Mr. J. C. H. Duff died at Clover, Sunday and was buried in Gaffney, yesterday. Mr. Duff, who was about 67 years of age, was born in Bethel township, and spent much of his early life in York county. He saw service in the civil war. Mr. Duff is survived by two daughters and four sons, as follows: Mrs. Laura Duff Parish, Columbia; Miss Annie Duff, Florence; Messrs. J. D. Duff. Clover; Ernest Duff, Cheyenne. Wyo- MM mlng; Dr. Edward Duff, Baltimore, and Mr. Press Duff. Mr. Duff was for many years a member of the Presbyterian church. *1- A 1 U.I.. I no V/IM nvi?ni Fort Mill special of January 10, to the Columbia State: Postofflce In- IH spector Gregory has been In Fort Mill V for several daya past working up his case against Thomas Nolan, alias Chicago Nolan, alias Detroit Nebs, who was arrested by the Federal authorities on his release from state prison some days ago and carried to Yorkville Jail, where he will await trial. Arrest was made on a warrant issued by Magistrate J. W. McElhaney in 1902. sworn out by W. B. Meacham then cashier of the Savings bank of Fort Mill, for blowing up and robbing the bank's safe on the night of September 29, from which about $4,000 was secured in silver and currency. An important witness, Walter Glover, Is at present visiting relatives in Arkansas, but it Is expected that a preliminary trial will be held before Magistrate R P. Harris about Thursday, of the coming week. To Taks Care of Cotton. "I want to congratulate The Enquirer on that recent editorial on the subject of keeping cotton under shelter," A said Mr. J. p. White of Yorkville, the yfl other day. Mr. White was formerly a public cottpn weigher, has been In the buying business for more than twenty years, and is probably one of the most 1 experienced handlers of cotton in the I state. At least he stands so high that J if those of his class were gotten to- m gether, the class would be small. "I read what was said," he went on, "and / the ground was well covered. I have already seen more water damaged cotton this year than I have ever seen from a new crop before, up to the last of December, and because the cotton generally is so badly sheltered, there is going to be more of it. It is surprising how many cotton raisers there are who have such a limited understanding of the damage that will be ' caused by exposure?how few there seem to be who know that a constant drip on cotton will soon rot the whole bale. Cotton should not be left out In the weather at all# and those who leave cotton out do it at their own expense. I do not feel warranted In saving how . much cotton will be lost this year; but I am sure there will be quite a heavy percentage of the crop that will never inm^ a* a"' simply because it ^ be,?o completely ruined that nobody will buy it." ? London, January 11: Only a |C?l?nf?f ln the- ^eather or entrance > into the war of Roumanla or Italy, or both, Is likely to bring about any marked change in the military situa- A-i h .wr<?pe for some tlme t0 come. H| Tin ^ i mowing in countries allied against Germany, Austria and Turkey, that Roumanla, with her n| ?lei nAra ed arm>r of not lees than IH 400,000 men, soon will throw herself ^H ,ihu ?onfllct- This, in effect, would link Roumanla with the extreme Russian left now forcing its way into Hungary through Bukowlna. Taking into consideration the 9 Servians and Montenegrins, this would rorm a line menacing Austria-Hungary along the entire southwestern frontier from Russia to the Adriatic. Just as rumors persisted for days prior to Turkey's entrance into the war, so rumors now center about Roumanla and Italy. There is a strong feeling among the general public in France and England that definite action will not be long delayed. Meanwhile the armies already in the field in the east and west remain virtually deadlocked. In Alsace the French continue by sapping and sporadic harges, attempt to force their way nearer the Rhine, but neither side claims any new progress. The Germans threw heavy re-inforcements | into Alsace after the recent French J advance and apparently they have A held their grounds, in view of the failure of the French to consolidate positions they took after much hard fighting. With a comparative lull in this quarter and artillery duels predominating near the Belgian coast, lighting of a desperate character has broken out in the center, notably to the northeast of Soissons, which, through bombardments, seems likely to suffer the fate of Rheims and further east in the vicinity of Perthes and Beausenjour, from which points the allies have been trying to reach the important railway to the north the seizure of which would cut one of the German main arteries of communication. Official communications do not agree as to the outcome of the recent lighting in these areas. The allies claim to have foraed ahead from Solssons; the Germans say these attacks have not been fruitful and the fighting is proceeding. The allies contend they have advanced north of Perthes and still hold the ground at Beasuejour to the north and east. . The Germans make no mention of fighting north of Perthes, but main- -/ tain that they have advanced east of the village. The fighting in the vicinity of Beausejour, which the allies consider so important, they ignore. Neither East Prussia nor Po- 4 land furnishes any change in the gen- ^ eral situation and strangely, the Russians have added little with reference to the expected invasion of Hungary by .way of Bukowina, although more than a week ago they claimed to be at the threshold. It is conceded, however, that virtually the whole of Bukowina is in Russian hands and dispatches reaching London from Bucharest say that thousands of fugitives from that territory are crossing the Roumanian frontier, some of them proceeding to Vienna. It is in the developments arising from the occupation of Bukowina that interest is now centered, as it is believed to have an immediate bearing on the Roumanian situation. British military experts, conceding there is a virtual deadlock elsewhere, are marking time, pending the crisis. Little authentic Information has been received regarding the Turkish army in the Caucasus since Russia dealth it such a heavy blow. Italy, according to latest re- ^ ports, is rushing troops to her islands in the Aegean sea off the coast of Asia Minor so she may be prepared for eventualities. The report that Turkey was preparing to invade Egypt J with a camel corns is followed to- M niprht by a report that Turkey has ^ abandoned this enterprise, fearing the dlsembarkment of troops In Syria, ivhlch would threaten her line of communication.