Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 19, 1915, Image 2
Straps and jracts.
? Gaffney special of Feb. 17 to News
and Courier: The people of Gaffney
were shocked this morning to learn
that J. W. Tolleson, a prominent merchant
of the city, had died during the
night at his home here. He lived with
his sister, Mrs. Pack Hamilton, and
when his little niece went to call him
to breakfast this morning she found
him cold in death. Mr. Tolleson was
. 58 years of age and leaves two sisters,
Mrs. I-elix Littlejohn, of Spartanburg,
and one brother, Gist Tolleson of
Phoenix, Arizona.
? Three shots fired by unknown persons
killed A. D. Oliver, known as the
"King of Climax," widely known for
his financial schemes, in front of his
bank at Leesburg, Ga., last Wednesday
night at 8.30 o'clock. Oliver had
jusi eraurjseu ttvui ins nisuiuuvii, v>a<~
banners' Bank and L<oan company,
when he was assassinated. Three men
were seen running away from the
place just after the shooting, but nobody
seems to have had a close view
of them. No threats upon Oliver's
life are known to have been made in
Leesburg, but recently at Smithville,
where Oliver also had a bank, several
of his old creditors are said to have
made threats to shoot him to death
should he come back there again.
That there is any connection between
these threats and the shooting is
doubted at Leesburg. What motive
caused the shooting, however, is a
mystery, although Oliver had been in
scores of deals and came in contact
with practically every person In the
Leesburg section. Oliver was released
from the penitentiary in Mississippi
about six months ago, where he had ;
served four years on a charge of ,
bigamy. He satisfied the court that
his name was not Harding, under 1
which name he had been arrested.
? Fifty thousand prisoners and many
cannon and machine guns were cap- j
tured by the Germans when the Rus- ,
sian Tenth army was defeated in Mazurian
Lake district, East Prussia, i
according to a statement given out by i
the German general headquarters at ,
Berlin, last weonesaay. in u muc
days' battle in the Mazuirian Lake
district, the Russian Tenth army,
consisting of at least least eleven infantry
and several cavalry divisions,
not only was driven out of strongly
entrenched positions east of the <
Mazurian Lake plateau but was i
forced back across the frontier. Utter
ly defeated at almost every point, only
the remnants of the army managed to
reach the woods east of Suwalkl and <
Agustowo, where they are being pur- !
sued. The number of prisoners taken
has not been ascertained, but certainly
exceeded 50,000. More than 50 cannon
and 60 machine guns besides an i
unknown quantity of war material |
were captured. Emperor William was
present during the decisive fighting |
in the center of our line. The victory '
was won by veteran East Prussian
troops assisted by other troops who ,
were young for such work, but proved
their worth. The achievements of
these troops under fearful weather
conditions, marching by day and by
night and fighting against such a
stubborn enemy, are beyond al
praise." 1
? The house last night passed the 1
Banks-Evans amendment to the j
warehouse bill, allowing the state
warehouse commissioner to act as the
selling agent of owners of cotton stored
in state warehouses on request of
such owners: Section 21. That the ,
commissioner in addition to the duties
hereinbefore vested in him, is also
permitted and empowered, upon the
request of the owner or owners of the j
warehouse receipts and cotton stored
in such warehouses to aid, assist and
co-operate, or, as the duly authorized 1
agent of such owner or owners, to se- j
cure and negotiate loans upon the ,
pledge of his or their warehouse receipts,
and for his or their benefit; 1
and upon the like request of said \
owner or owners and his or their duly
authorized agent, to sell and dispose
of his or their warehoused cotton for
Commerce, instructing him how to
vote on u certain measure. Commenting
on the incident the senator said:
"That telegram was gotten up by one
little secretary and the Chamber of
Commerce knows nothing about it."
He went on to say that he had previously
made up his mind to vote differ- ]
ently from the instructions contained
in the telegram and this he proceeded
lo do.
llet fifteen cents that Clemson college
will never pay that loan she is
asking at the hands of the state. The
fact of the business, as we see it, Is
that Clemson undertook the demonstration
work originally in order to
get control of the fund that was being
donated by the General Education
board. Rockefeller foundation, and
now that the fund has been cut off,
she is squealing for help, not openly,
to be sure; but like the genteel dt adbeat
who instead of asking for a gift
tsks for a loan. We are not looking
for a return of that "loan;" but instead.
we figure that next year there
will be a requ?st for an appropriation,
based upon the benevolent work that
trivi lf>Mii dnnp h i ?f< ?r?? Thu rl om - ?
?iir:. ion work is all right so long as i
t came as a gift; but if it is to be t
continued at the expense of the tax- j
payers, let's have it under the control ,
of some authority that will be direct- .
l.v responsible to these same tnxpay- ,
ers. ,
? i
In spite of the fact that the house j
had. on Saturday, upheld Mr. MoLau- ,
rin and his warehouse law by a vote i
of 6" to 1!?. Senator Lee of Darling- ;
ton, renewed his fight in the senate j
on Monday night. He went wild i
about the matter and heaped all kinds I
of abuse on the ex-senator. Among
other things he argued too. that the J
people had no confidence in the originator
of the warehouse scheme, and
cited the fact that only twenty-nine j
members of the last house have been ]
re-elet ted and 40 per cent of the sen- i
ators are new as evidence of his as- 1
sertion. He undertook to make it ap- ,
pear that the wayside had already (
been strewn with the political corpses
because of alleged popular opposition
to the warehouse bill. He held up the ,
"terrible" political record of Mr. Mc- i
such owner or owners, either in the
home or foreign markets, as may be
agreed upon between such owner or (
owners - and the said commissioner.
And for said loan or sales said com- 1
missioner shall charge reasonable and
Just commission, without discrimina- |
tion, all of which shall be accounted
for and held as part of the fund for '
the maintenance of the state ware- <
house _ system: Provided, however, i
That ' the state incurs no liability :
whatever for any act or representa- i
tion of the commissioner in exercis- i
ing any of the permissions or powers <
vested in him in this ection: Provided,
further, That the bond of the commissioner
will be liable for any unfaithful
or negligent act of his by reason
of which the owner or owners of
such warehoused cotton suffer damage
or loss."
? Assurance that the United States
is in no danger of a food shortage,
despite enormous exports to Europe,
was given Tuesday night by the department
of agriculture in a statement
to the public. The surplus of wheat,
above domestic needs, on hand February
1, the statement said, would
permit the exportation of nearly 1,000,000.
bushels daily?about the recent
average?until the new crop is available.
Moreover, there were larger
supplies of corn and other grains,
meat animals, dairy products, potatoes
and fruit at the opening of 1915
than for many years. Incidentally, it
was pointed out tnat tne average price
of meat animals was seven per cent
lower in January than a year ago;
butter two per cent, potatoes 35 per
cent, apples 37 per cent, and the price
of chickens slightly lower. "The 1914
wheat crop of the United States was
estimated to be 891,000,000 bushels,"
the statement said. "The estimated
surplus carried over from the 1913
crop was about 76,000,000 bushels,
making a total available supply of
967,000,000 bushels. As the normal
annual per capita consumption of
wheat in the United States is about
5.3 bushels, 520,000,000 bushels should
meet our normal domestic requirements
for food; 90,000,000 bushels are
required annually for seeding, therefore,
610.000,000 should supply the
normal domestic demand. This would
leave a surplus of 357,000,000 bushels.
Of this surplus about 210,000,000
bushels were exported by January 30.
This left 147 000,000 bushels, or 40,000.000
bushels more than our average
annual export for the past five
years, for export between February
1, and the appearance of the new crop,
or for carrying over into the next
crop year."
? The London Times began the publication
last Wednesday of a series of
articles by a neutral traveler of wide
and varied experience, who has just
spent several weeks in Germany.
What he says discounts greatly the
butch and banish newspaper stories
to the effect that Germany Is seriously
feeling the pinch of war. The writer.
too, according to the Times, knows
Germany extremely well, and possesses
careful Judgment, says he saw no
sign of German straits in any important
respect. There is an unshaken
determination to continue the war.
The people, he says, are extremely
hopeful and are making prodigious eflorts
to economize their staying power.
The Times says the whole series
of articles give a picture of wonderful,
machinelike organization, moving with
great smooth n? ss. and contends tnat
the allies must press forward their
preparations with the utmost energ>
without speculating on the prospect
of the machine breaking down. Wednesday's
article records the extraordinary
German distrust of their diplomatists.
They declare that in the
future that they will have no great
diplomatic place filled without consultation
with their great banking and
commercial men. Every one of them
believe that the end will be favorable
to Germany. The writer says: "Yet
one hears little talk of victory. There
is little boasting of tin- prowess of
German arms. Stranger still to foreigners
the emperor's name rarely,
if ever, figures in conversation. In
point of popularity with the people he
ranks about fifth. Eield Marshal von
Hindenburg is the national hero, al
though among well informed people
his chief of staff. General von Ludendorf,
is given credit for his victories.
The war on the eastern frontier is
to the Berliner of far more interest
and importance than the campaign in
the west. Next comes the crown
prince. Nothing could attest his rising
to fame more strikingly than the
fact that bristling moustaches a la the
kaiser, have practically disappeared.!
all the officers having clipped their
moustaches to the tooth-brush style
worn by the heir to the throne. After ]
them, running a close third, comes J
Count Zeppelin, the man who made i
England shiver and quake in fear and ?
mope about in the dark to the delight 1
of all Berliners. Then comes the j
crown prince of Bavaria, and the t
duke of Wurtemburg, both of whom ?
have proved themselves great military t
leaders. After them comes the em- i
peror. The Crown Princess Cecilie is j
undoubtedly the most popular woman j
Germany has had since the days of <
Queen Louise, wife of King Frederick i
William of Prussia, the 'Emile of J
Berlin,' as she is called, and her four s
sturdy little sons, all in military dress, s
aroused the wildest enthusiasm whenever
they appear."
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as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.t
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915
Germany says she is not hungry
yet: but is merely conserving her resources
to stave off the time when
she might be hungry.
The senate on Wednesday voted on
Senator Lee's proposition to substl- 8
Lute Mr. Watson for Mr. McLaurin as 8
?j
Btate warehouse commissioner, and r
sat down on the obstreperous gentleman
from Darlington, 27 to 13?two
to one and one over.
The senate on yesterday passed the
Warren-Boyd bill limiting the amount
of whisky that could be ordered by
my one person to one gallon a month.
The provision that sought to put the
individual liquor supply under the
control of clerks of the court was
stricken out.
The plan to legislate the attorney
general out of commission has partially
succeeded, and it looks like it is
going to succeed in the case of Dr.
Strait. In the case of Senator McLaurin,
it was a signal failure. The
matter of the state board of education
has not yet come up.
It is a downright pity that this Mr.
Lee of Darlington, who would work
the Pollock-Jennings racket on Mr.
McLaurin, was not In the senate last
Tall when the warehouse bill was
passed. What Mr. McLaurin would
have done for the gentleman would c
have been worth the price of ad mis- v
sion and then some. t
We cannot condemn a man for dif- N
fering from a majority of his party r
when his convictions lead him in a
different direction; but when a man c
gets elected to the United States sen- j
ate on the coattails of a president, as t
did Mr. Hardwick of Georgia, he
ought to stay with that president or
resign. That would be the decent
thing; but of course the decent thing r
is not expected from such men. t
We are printing the compulsory c
education law today despite the i
crowded condition of our columns be- 1
cause by so doing we have the distinction
of holn? thp first nanpr in thp i
state to give the full text of the bill i
as it left the committee on free con- \
ference and as it goes to the governor \
for his signature. Also it will be no- ,
ticed that The Enquirer is the first
and only paper to print the York '
county supply bill. 4
Here is the first bid for a Joint de- (
bate between Mr. McLaurin and Mr. ,
Lee of Darlington, or Mr. Carlisle of ?
Spartanburg, or little Mr. Evans of
Marlboro, to be held at Filbert next
summer. The subject to be political
or personal as outlined by the gentlemen
last named in their attacks on
the floor of the senate, with a free
hand for McDufT. We suggest that
the members of the attacking party
have one hour each at the opening,
and that Mr. McLaurin have two
hours in reply, if so much be necessary.
But anyhow, Filbert has put
in the first bid.
Senator Epps of Sumter, is rather
too well seasoned to allow himself to
be worked by "Chambers of Com- 1
merce" and "Boards of Trade." He j
understands how such organizations, k
especially in small towns, are often 1
manipulated by a few individuals,
sometimes only one, and that one attempting
to do business in the name
of a whole community and not responsible
to anybody. A few days ago
the senator received a two page telegram
from the Sumter Chamber of
Laurin In all its hideousness, and even
admitted that he was not after the
warehouse quite so much as he was
ifter the commissioner. After Mr.
Lee and others had fired oft their torpedoes
and dropped their aerial bombs,
he senate voted on the proposed
imendment. The commissioner and
he warehouse were upheld 27 to 13, a
natter of two to one and then some.
\mong those who voted with the malority
are several who are known to
pppose Senator McLaurin and the
warehouse; but who at this critical
juncture evidently thought it best to
ihow due consideration of their conitituents.
When you give a case to a lawyer,
,'ou are supposed to trust to his ad,'ice.
That is right, for if you underitood
the law, you would not need a
awyer. But suppose you were the
lefendant in foreclosure proceedings,
>r a party in partition proceedings,
nvolving the sale of land, you would
hink you were entitled to a fair deal,
vould you not? All the plaintiff is
ntitled to in a foreclosure, is the full
imount of his debt. The defendant
s entitled to have his property bring
ts full value. The parties to partiion
proceedings are entitled to the
>ame consideration. The best way to
ret full value in either case is through
>roper advertising, for the more thor>ugh
the advertising the stronger
he probability of more prospective
?uyers. The more prospective buyers,
if course, the better the prospect for
he highest price. The law requires
idvertising in both cases. The theiry
of the advertising is the better
>rotection of all parties at interest,
specially the mortgagor or the perons
interested in partition. The reaon
for this is obvious. If a mortgagee
could sell property under foreclosure
without any publicity at all,
le could arrange matters so that he
vould be the only bidder. While the
aw does not attempt to require the
neatest publicity for the purpose,
ommon sense and common justice
lemand this procedure. Now sup
>ose in advertising foreclosure or parition
the lawyer in charge, could
each twice as many people at
he same price it would cost for half
is many, and he spends the money for
lalf as many, what would be the staus
of the fairness of that lawyer?
Suppose it were a fact that this law'er
were in the advertising business
limself, and he thus discriminated
igainst the defendant at interest soley
for his own profit, or suppose intend
of a lawyer, this thing was done
>y an official in the same position as
0 interest, what additional coloring
vould that put on the quality of the
ense of fairness or the official inegrity
of either? If a man would do
1 thing like this without first having
ibtained the consent of all parties involved,
defendant as well as plaintiff,
vhat about him? And if a man would
ake an unfair advantage like this for
lis own personal gain, how would
rou be able to tell in what kind of a
natter you could really trust him?
* Serious Economic Problem.
All that was said at the economic
lonference in the court house last Satirday
was very well so far as it went;
>ut it seems to us that it failed to
ouch at all upon one of the most
rexing and perplexing problems of the
iresent day.
We have reference to the necessity
>f a good shaking up of the body poltic
so as to get rid of the unproducive
and unprofitable leeches.
Society has always been shouldered
vith the responsibility of supporting
nany people who realize no responsiilllty
as to giving value received, and
vho naturally demand more than any
>ther class. As producers this class
s almost nil and as consumers it
ooms up big.
we are not taiKing aoout tramps,
jr the down and out, or the shabby,
renteel bums and loafers; so much as
ve are of the high flying parasites
vho hold to the doctrine that the
vorld owes them a living and who
jroceed to take the same from such
sources as seem to offer the least resistance.
The stray dog will dart into the
tiichen, steal a piece of meat ana
nake off with it wniie the cook s back
s turned.
The leopard will lay for hours on
:he brancn of a tree and drop down
ind sink his claws into the neck of
he hist deer that comes underneath.
The hawk will perch himself at a
point of vantage, watching the kingisher
at work on the banks of a
>tieani, and whenever the kingfisher
nakes a catch worth having, the
lawk will swoop down and take it
iway.
Ail these have their prototypes in
organized society; but organized sociJty
has to conress many useless, expensive
and dangerous nuisances
vhich have no prototypes in nature.
There are prowling agents of vari>us
kinds who take advantage of iglorance
in the exchange of worthless
rash for hard earned wages.
uro ti'tkll /I fnocii/l V-ttrvVt
i iicic ai t >? tn ui coocu, 111511 oiauung
specimens of genteel respectabllty
wno impose upon the innocent but
tonest credulity of the faithful work>r
and under pretense of service, retiring
no more effort than the wagsing
of a slick tongue, take from
itm the proceeds of weeks of faithful
a our.
The list could be drawn out indefllitely;
but we have gone far enough
.0 make reasonably plain what we
liean.
All such creatures are a drain on
;he economic resources of the comnunities
on which they prey, and
:hey should be marked for elimina:ion
if, for no other reason, than that
heir room may be occupied by people
ivho will try to give value for what
hey receive?who will earn their
keep.
? The authorities of the railroads
operating in this state have readily
igreed to a re-adjustment of the rates
>n grain. A conference was held in Coumbia
on the subject last Wedneslay.
The general opinion was expressed
by practically all of the wltlesses
that south Carolina must "look
>n t tto UMiit h " fiitKnr thun tn thn oudt
n the matter of a market for grain.
Florida, it was shown, consumes several
million bushels of wheat and is
iirectly connected by three trunk line
ailways with all points in South Car>lina.
John L McLaurin, state coton
warehouse commissioner, was
imoag the witnesses to appear before
he commission. He said that it would
H' necessary for many farmers of the
state to find a market for their grain
mtside the state. The farmers, he
said, will need ready money, because
:hey are already carrying one crop.
Phe South Carolina grain crop will be
hrown on the market early in June,
rhe value of the crop this year will
>e about $16,000,00(1. It was urged
hat the crop must be turned into cash
is soon as possible, so that the farm
rs will derive the greatest benefit.
\rnnntr those attending the hearing
vere: L. E. rhaloner, freight traffic
nanager of the Seaboard Air Line
railway; J. \V. Perrin, general freight
igent, Atlantic Coast Line railroad;
hlrnest Williams, general freight
tgent, Charleston & Western Carolina
railway; It. P. Pegram, general agent.
Southern railway: J. A. Smith, division
freight agent. Southern railway:
\ C. '.raves, traffic manager; Rawley
W. Holcombe and X. Monseratt, of
the Columbia Chamber of Commerce:
I). C. Durham of (Jreenville: Charles
kemmich, Charleston: <J. C. White.
I'nited States bureau of markets: W.
W. Long. John L. McLaurin and V.
Hooper of the Hill Ice Cream company.
It was agreed by the railways
iiiu lilt* uiui ?t I'IV'1'VI 111(41 ?
ket should be established for the
?raln. that the markets should be
found as near home as possible, although
they were ready to "consider
wmc arrangement to reach even the
[ astern markets." The hearing was
in session for more than two hours
when 'he grain situation was discussed.
The new tariffs are to be drawn
and submitted to the railroad commission
for approval.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8
Thomson Co.?Offers work shirts for
men and boys. 25c; ginghams at 3c
and 5c; Cannon cloth at 10c; sea
island at 6c; torchon lace, 2Jc yard.
J. M. Stroup?Wants to supply you
with seed potatoes, farm hardware,
feedstuffs, heavy and fancy groceries,
seds, etc.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Is receiving
new goods almost every day. Low
prices quoted on domestics. New
or.?in<r nvfnr/ta nn Hlanlnv tftdnv
opinio """" 1 ? .
W. E. Ferguson?Gives partial list of
vegetables, fruits, etc., that he has I
in canned goods. Six different kinds I
of coffee for selection.
York Drug Store?Recommends that
you use "Common Sense Exterminator"
if you are bothered with
rats.
T. W. Speck?Now has a lot of nice
mantel clocks, ranging In price
from $2 and upwards.
Southeastern Mortgage Loan Asso., of
Atlanta?Loans money In amounts
of (100 to (10,000 on improved and ,
unimproved property. Representa- ,
tive wanted.
E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago?Explains
how "Gets-lt" quickly and easily,
as well as painlessly gets rid of all
corns. See page four.
F. F. Dalley Co., Ltd., Buffalo?On
page four gives you further points
about the good qualities of "2-in-l" 1
shoe polish.
Lyric Theatre?"The Trail Breakers,"
tomorrow. "The Master Key," on :
Tuesday. "Grace Cunard and Fran- i
cis Ford, on Wednesday. <
, i
The period during which The Enquirer
may be had at club rates, (1.76
per annum, is rapidly drawing to a |
close. i
Some fertilizer has been hauled out !
of Yorkville this week; but the move- ,
ment does not appear to have reached
nrnnnrtlnna vPt As fl
VCI ^ cjvwssoavw V|/w. ?
matter of fact, there is no reason to
look for very large sales.
The name signed to the advertisement
in the last issue of The Enquirer
should have been Parish instead
of Parrott. Mr. Parish advises, however,
that he found the owner of the
pig regardless of the error. It was
Mr. Parish also who gave us the information
about the robins.
WIDOWS AND SOLDIERS
Since the publication of the full list
of surviving soldiers and widows of
the Confederacy, residing in York
county, in the last issue of The Enquirer,
the list including all who had
been reported up to date, the following
additional names have been
received:
Mrs. Susan Bookout, widow of M.
D. Bookout, Rock Hill R. F. D., Co.
F, 66th Regiment, N. C. Volunteers.
Mrs. M. E. Connor, Yorkville, wldof
of H. C. Connor, Co. G, Palmetto
Sharpshooters.
Mrs. L. A. Johnson, Yorkville, 4th
North Carolina Cavalry.
Mrs. T. P. Whitesides, Filbert No.
1, widow of MaJ. T. P. Whitesides,
Co. G", 6th Regiment, S. C. V.
A. R. Henry went from York county
in state reserves, now lives at Grover,
N. C.
John L. Martin, King's Creek, served
in Evans' brigade as a reserve,
Robert McClure, captain.
Perry Martin, Tirzah, Co. F, 17th
Regiment, S. C. V.
E. C. Falls, No. 2, King's Creek, Co.
C, 27th South Carolina, Hagood's brigade.
Mrs. Mary E. Miller, No. 2 Clover,
widow of Frank E. Miller, Company
A., 12th North Carolina.
Mra D. F. Barnette, R. F. D. No. 6,
Rock Hill, Co. E, 17th South Carolina.
CORNER STONE LAID
Although construction work on the
building has long passed the niche
left open for the purpose, the corner
stone of the new York county home ;
was formally laid yesterday morning, i
J. S. Brice, Esq.. county attorney, acting
as master of ceremonies. A number
of county officers attended the ?xer- <
cises. Among the articles placfeA in- i
side the stone were copies of the i
county papers, several pennies and
other coins and a paper containing the
following information:
Corner stone laid February 18, 1915.
Architect?N. Gallllard Walker.
Contractor?Taylor - Waters Con- 1
struction Co.
County Supervisor?Thos. W. Boyd. I
County Commissioners?W. W.
Jackson, J. W. Smith. (
County Commissioner-elect?J. C. ,
Kirkpatrick and J. E. Latham. '
County Engineer?W. W. Miller. '
County SherifT?Hugh G. Brown.
County Clerk?J. A. Tate.
County Auditor?B. M. Love.
County Treasurer?H. E. Neil.
Probate Judge?L. R. Williams.
Superintendent of Education?John
E. Carroll.
County Attorney?J. S. Brice.
County Coroner?J. L. Strait.
Governor?R. I. Manning.
President U. S.?Woodrow Wilson.
Price of Cotton?8c per pound.
Number of inmates in county home
?28.
Population of York County, (approximated)?45,000.
Population, Town of Yorkvllle?2,500.
Population, City of Rock Hill?10,000.
Population, Town of Fort Mill?
1.500.
Population, Town of Clover?1,200.
ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs L J. Strait of Rock Hill, is
visiting relatives on Yorkvllle No. 1.
Mr. T. H. DeGraffenreid of Yorkvllle,
has taken a position in Atlanta,
v?a. |
Mrs. Norman Dukes of Augusta, Ga., 1
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Patrick
in Yorkville.
Mrs. Julia Elam of Smith's Cross
Roads, Va? is visiting relatives in
Yorkville.
Mrs. VV. A. Hood of Hickory Grove,
visited Miss Mamie Plexlco in Eben- 1
ezer this week. j
Mr. T. D. Turner returned to Yorkville
last night, after a visit to relatives
in Tampa, Fla. ,
Mr. Gowl Slaughter of the Presbyterian
college, Clinton, Is visiting his
parents at Hickory Grove.
Miss Lula Moore Logan of York- J
ville. has been elected goal-thrower |
for the Winthrop basket ball team.
Miss Annie Cowan of Charlotte, is |
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. M. i
Rarnett on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 6. 1
Miss Kate Ratchford has returned i
to her home on Yorkville No. 3,
after visiting relatives in Blacksburg.
Messrs. E. M. Williams and John
Jackson of Yorkville Xo. 2, attended i
the Layman's convention in Charlotte, i
this week. ]
Corporul W. A. Jackson of the penitentiary
guard, Columbia, spent sev- 1
eral days with relatives near York- 1
ville, this week. !
? Governor Manning delivered an
address at the seventh annual negro j
race conference held in Columbia on
Wednesday night. !
Mr. Howard Smith, student at the
Presbyterian seminary, Columbia, is 1
visiting his parents, Mr. und Mrs. J. 1
F. Smith, Yorkville Xo. 1.
Mr. J. S. Mackorell of Yorkville, '
attended the meeting of the South
Carolina Bottlers' association in Columbia,
this week.
Messrs John Gordon and Jesse
Ford of Yorkville Xo. 6, attended the
Layman's Missionary convention in 1
Charlotte. X. C., this week.
Mr. E. B. Williams and daughter, 1
Mildred, who huve been spending
some time in Connecticut, are spend- 1
ing several days with Mesdames O. E.
Wilkins and It. C. Alleln in Yorkville,
on their way to their home in Meridinn.
Miss.
Among the Yorkville people attending
the Layman's convention in Charlotte
this week were: Revs. J. H.
Machen and J. L. Gates, Messrs. J. B.
Pegram, D. T. Woods, J. A. Marion, J. i
G. Wardlaw, I. W. Johnson. J. C,
Purge, M. L. Carroll, and W. E. Sanders
of Pethesda.
IA/ITMIK1 TWP TOWN
? There have been more traveling
salesmen In Yorkvllle this week than
for quite a while.
? Carolina & North-Western passenger
train, No. 9, was more than
four hours late last night due to a
blow-out above Dallas, N. C. The
train reached Yorkvllle about 10.20
o'clock.
? Between 500 and 600 persons saw
the tlrst installment of the new serial
photo-play, "The Master Key," which
was exhibited on the screen of the
Lyric theatre Tuesday afternoon and
evening. The play is quite different
in character from the "Trey O'
Hearts," the last serial picture exhibited.
? Chief of Police P. VV. Love has recovered
from his long illness, and
this week, regularly resumed his
duties as day policeman. Policeman
Richardson has gone back to his old
Job as night man, and Mr. T. W. McClain,
who has been serving during
the illness of Chief Love, has severed
his connection with the department.
? Dr. Mary Glenton, medical missionary
among the Chinese for a period
of twenty years and who has
been in the United States about two
years, delivered a lecture in the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Wednesday
evening on mission work In
China. There was a fairly good sized
audience in attendance upon the lecture.
? W. A. Edwards of Atlanta, architect
of the new York county court
house, was in Yorkville this week for
the purpose of passing upon the brick,
terra cotta and partition work in the
building, which work has been completed.
The work was declared satisfactory
and Mr. P. D. Underwood, the
sub-contractor, left Yorkville yesterday.
The work of the steamfltters on
the building will also be completed
this week.
? Although the price of bread has
gone up to six cents per loaf in most
other towns and cities in the United
States, the price remains Ave cents in
Yorkvllle, and there is little probability
of Yorkvllle grocers increasing the
price at present. The bakers who
ship bread to Yorkvllle are reducing
the size of their loaves to some extent
and where a loaf weighing 12
ounces heretofore sold for 6 cents, the
loaf now weighs only about ten
ounces.
? Few people in Yorkvllle have been
able to do any gardening yet, although
quite a number anticipated
making a start this week, had not the
rain of Monday interferred. A few,
however, have succeeded in planting
Irish potatoes, peas, etc. One One
fact is noticeable, viz: it is not near
so difficult to obtain labor to do
gardening work as has been the case
heretofore, there being quite a number
of negroes around Yorkvllle who
are anxious to obtain such employment.
? Students of the Yorkvllle Graded
Bchool hope to have a fine athletic
Held by the latter part of the school
year. A field adjoining the present
athletic grounds has been leased, and
money has been secured to grade the
baseball diamond. The thick hedge
which has until last summer formed
a barrier between a fielder and a ball
knocked to a great distance has been
cut down and will be kept closely
trimmed. The work of grading the
field has been begun and will be completed
in plenty of time for the county
school field day meet, in April.
? "Marbles" is now the prevailing
game among the small boys of Yorkville
and promises to remain in vogue
until baseball weather sets in. Numbers
of boys, both white and black,
bave been playing the game during
the past few days and many stockings
and knickerbockers ' have been
observed bearing a muddy complexIon.
Several Yorkvllle stores that sell
marbles have done a better business
In the past two weeks than at any
previous time in several months. Several
of the boys have large collections
of marbles, including the clay,
china, catgut, agate and tiger-eye varieties,
although the last named specimens
are comparatively few. Some
of the boys are really good marble
players and can direct the little
spheres with the accuracy of a rifle
In a vise. Marbles will very likely
Intaroat iho hnva fnr tho no*t three
or four weeks, after which baseball
and tennis wild hold their interest
during the spring and summer.
? The Wlnthrop College Glee club
played to a large audience in the
Yorkville opera house Tuesday evening,
and taking all in all the college
girls' performance was quite a creditable
one and highly pleasing to the
audience. Solos by Misses Sada Williamson
and Helen Darby brought
forth much applause and the Glee
Club quartette?Misses Carita Randle,
Sada Williamson, Maggie May Seale
and Jean McAlpine?were repeatedly
encored. Possibly the most pleasing
and best received number on the programme
were the recitations by Miss
Margaret Cheyne, who delighted the
audience with her two selections?
"The Conquered Coquette" and "The
Quaker and the Maid." A vocal solo
by Miss Ethel Hoffman and piano selections
rendered by Misses Annie
Roddey Miller and Prances Milling
brought forth much applause from the
audience. The Glee club, which was
composed of about fifteen Winthrop
students under the direction of Miss
Louise Siddal, teacher of vocal music
in the college, spent the night in
Yorkville and returned to Rock Hill
on the early train Wednesday morning.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Postmaster Appointed.
Mr. W. M. Mitchell has been appointed
postmaster at King's Creek,
to succeed Mr. W. C. Wllburn, who
has held that position for several
years.
No More Overdrafts.
Directors of the First National bank
of Sharon and the First National bank
of Yorkville, have passed resolutions
In compliance with instructions from
the comptroller of the currency
against allowing any overdraft.
Will Have a Holiday.
Monday, February 22, George Washington's
birthday, will be a holiday
among the public schools. Postofflces
and a number of other public institutions
will be closed on account of the
national holiday. There will, of course,
be no rural mall delivered on Monday.
Will Clean Up Grounds.
At a meeting of the Cotton Belt
School Improvement association held
at the school house Wednesday evening,
the members decided to make a
number of improvements to the
grounds. A quantity of sand will be
spread over the grounds and a number
of trees will be planted.
Congressman Lever to Make Address.
Hon. A. F. Lever, representative in
congress from the Second South Carolina
district, has accepted an invitation
to make the principal address to
the graduating class at Winthrop college
in June. He has also accepted
invitations to ac.dress a number of
other schools and colleges of the state
during the spring and early summer.
Sent to the Senate.
Representative Nunn's bill providing
for the establishment of welfare
bureaus among textile villages of
South Carolina, has been passed by
the house and sent to the senate.
Governor Manning on Tuesday, sent
a. special message to the legislature
urging that the bill be passed upon
during the present session of the legislature
in order that the work might
be taken up at once.
Increase Pastor's Salary.
The board of stewards of Olivet
Methodist church, which is composed
of Messrs. T. \V. Jackson, W. A. Bolin,
h\ P. Glenn and T. W. Hope, met In
the store of Mr. Jackson at Newport
last Tuesday, for the purpose of
considering a number of matters pertaining
to the church. Among other
things, the board of stewards granted
a substantial increase in the pastor's
salary.
Nims-Mack,
Miss Elizabeth Nlms and Mr. F.
Murray Mack were married at the
home of the bride's parents two miles
souin 01 rori .>1111, (Ycumnutij uiuuiIng.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. W. A. Hafner, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Fort Mill. Mrs,
Mack is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Xims and Mr. Mack is the
son of the late Dr. J. B. Mack, and is
engaged In farming in Fort Mill town,
ship.
Bitten by a Dog.
otis, son of Mr. J. B. Garner, of
Yorkville No. 2, was bitten by a dog
some time last Saturday. Nothing was
thought of the matter until it was
learned that a supposedly mad dog
had been killed on the outskirts of
Yorkville. Investigation proved the
dog to be the same that bit the boy.
Although he has shown no signs of 111
effects from the bite, it was thought
best to administer the Pasteur treat
iiirm, aiiu iuc sauic wtuj urguu iuuaj. <
Tax Collections Off.
During the fiscal month ending j
February 15, Treasurer Nell collected 1
taxes totaling $21,657.99. The amounts
paid by townships were as follows:
Bethel, $1,654.54; Bethesda, $1,688.15;
Broad River, $2,176.95; Bullock's '
Creek, $1,748.87; Catawba, $6,660,27; 1
Ebenezer, $1,526.22; Fort Mill, $770.- '
77: King's Mountain, $2,680.16; York,
$2,752.06. Up to February 15, about
$166,000, state and county taxes had
been collected. This is considerably
more than half the total tax assessment
for the county.
Good Attendance on Conference.
With the exception of Enon. every '
Baptist church In York county was
represer- d at the mission conference :
of the ..ork association held in Rock
Hill Tuesday. Morning and afternoon
sessions were held and luncheon
was served to the delegates in the
First Baptist church. The principal 1
speakers at the conference were the
Rev. J. E. McMannaway, evangelist of i
the home mission board of the South- <
em Baptist convention, and Rev. W. i
D. Herring, a returned missionary to >
China.
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Neu-nuTTstetier.
Miss Maggie Neil, daughter of Mr. !
and Mrs. Lossing Nell, was married
to Mr. C. D. Huffstetler of Spartanburg,
Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
Henry Stokes performing the ceremony
at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Huffstetler left
after the ceremony for Oastonla, the
home of the groom's parents, where
they will spend a few days before going
to Spartanburg where they will
reside, the groom being in the employ
of the Spartanburg Street Railway
company.
Will Visit York 8chools.
Miss Mary Eva Hite, president of
the South Carolina School Improvement
association, will come to York
county next Monday for the purpose
of visiting a number of the public
schools in the Interest of school improvement
work. She will be accompanied
on her inspection trip by Superintendent
Carroll and if the weather
permits, the trip will be made by
automobile. The following schools
will be visited: Tuesday?Delphos,
Filbert, 'Cotton Belt; Wednesday?
Sharon, Blairsville, Bullock's Creek;
Thursday?Hickory Grove, Smyrna,
Hopewell; Friday?Ogden, Mount Holly,
Lesslie and Friendship.
Much Cotton in the Field.
Investigation among farmers living
in various sections of the county develops
that there are many cotton
fields which have not been thorough'y
picked. The reason given is
that .t has been impossible to work
in the fields owing to the weather.
Speaking of the matter yesterday, one
man who farms near Yorkvllle, said
that there remained in his fields unpicked,
between twenty and twentyfive
bales of cotton. It is a fact that
if all the cotton in York county fields
were gathered and hauled to gins, the
gins would have enough material to
keep them busy for several days at
least.
Hold First Meeting.
Messrs. J. C. Kirkpatrick and J. E.
Latham who were elected county
commissioners last summer, received
their commissions from Governor
Manning last Saturday and have taken
up the duties of their office. The
first meeting of the new county board
was held yesterday, and the first business
to come before the body were
several petitions for admission to the
county home. The commissioners
passed a resolution that from henceforth
no petition for admission of any
person to the county home shall be
granted unless some signer or other
person interested in such petition
shall appear before the board in person
concerning the matter.
Charged With Burglary.
T. K. Cunningham, a negro, was arrested
In Charlotte Wednesday, and
brought to the York county Jail to
await trial on the charge of housebreaking
and larceny. It is alleged
the negro stole several articles of
clothing from another negro more
than a year ago. After the alleged
theft he went to Charlotte, and although
a warrant was taken out for
him it was for some reason never
served. Last week the negro was
held as a witness in court in Charlotte
and when he gave his name as
T. K. Cunningham, the Charlotte authorities
remembered that a man
answering to the name was wanted
In York. The negro was then arrested.
Sending Out Programmes.
County Superintendent Carroll is
this week, sending out printed programmes
of the County School Field
Day meeting to be held in Yorkville,
April 3, to every school in the county
and is urging every teacher to be on
hand with their respective schools in
a body if possible. The programme
will include a number of attractions
?a visit to the picture show, etc.
The matter of securing special trains
from Fort Mill and Rock Hill \ the
Southern railway and from Clover on
the C. & N.-W., have been taken up
with the railroad authorities and
while they have given no definite
answer to the requests for special
trains, the authorities in charge of
the Field Day exercises are not anticipating
any trouble about securing
the desired schedules.
Time Up Tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the last day that tax
returns can be made to the county auditor
without a penalty. The auditor
has been kept very busy this week
taking returns but many taxpayers of
the county have yet to make their
presentment. Speaking on the subject
yesterday, Auditor Love said that
many people liable to poll tax were
not making such return due to the
fact that they had the road tax and
poll tax mixed. Persons over 55 years
of age are not liable for road tax and
persons over 60 years of age are liable
neither for road nor poll tax. Many
persons over 55 years of age in making
their yearly return neglect to return
their names for poll tax. As a ?
rooi 111 r\t unoh miaitnHorof Q nHlntr nil ltd V
iCOUil Ul OUVII IlllOUIIUVi OlUUUiliQl 4UlbV
a number who have made their return
complete, as they thought, will
likely have to pay their poll tax with
the penalty attached.
? Charles Gordon, a prominent citizen
of Mullins, was run over and
killed by a train at Hamlet, N. C..
Tuesday night.
? Governor Manning has accepted an
invitation to attend a reception aboard
the South Carolina relief ship St.
Helena at Charleston, Monday.
? The house of representatives on
Wednesday killed a resolution offered
by Representative Cothran of Greenville,
to use the hall of the house for
the state ball of 1915.
? Dave Cureton, a negro, was killed
in a pistol battle with Deputy
Shoriff Maddox. at Piedmont. Green
ville county, Tuesday night. The deputy
had the end of one of his fingers
shot off by the negro.
? The Fiji Indian volunteers, says a
London dispatch, proved a sad disappointment
to the crowd that lined
the way to the war office to see the
contingent march by. It was expected
that they would rival the Indian
Sikhs and Ghurks, the Algerian
Turcos of the Senegalese for picturesqueness.
But instead, the giant,
coffee-colored islanders with skirts
of tapa cloth and necklaces of beads,
with perhaps modern rifles substituted
for war clubs and spears, the crowd
saw a band of tall, well-tanned British
colonials, uniformed In khaki col
orea snirts, riding ureecnew wmi puttees
and gray slouch felt hats turned
up on one side. There were sixty In
number, of whom a quarter were
born in the FIJis and the others In
Australlia. They have paid their own
way to England, sailing from the Islands
to Vancouver and crossing Canada
to embark for the mother country.
So advanced Is the military
training of the FIJI volunteers that
they will he sent to France next
month. They must first be outfitted
for the cold weather, however, to
which they are now quite sensatlve.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW
Full Text of Measure as it Wsnt
Through Both Houses, and as it
Will Probably be Passed by the
Governor?Very Little Compulsion
in it; but Some Very Excellent
Features Nevertheless.
Jorrtiipoij<j?nc? Th# YorkvllU Enquirer
Columhifl. Poh IS -.The nn 1 v thine 1
South Carolina now lacks of having a <
local option compulsory school at- i
tendance law?the district being the ;
unit of compulsion, and not the coun- i
ty or state?Is the signature of Gov- i
ernor Manning. After many hours of <
debate in both the house and senate .
on the measure of Mr. Harper in the j
former body and Mr. Sinkler in the j
latter, each bill passed Its respective ;
body and was sent to the other. Then i
the committees on free conference i
were appointed from the two houses, <.
with the result that the differences in <
the bills were composed In a bill which >
it is thought will become a law in a
very few days?as soon as the govern- |
or'a signature is attached to it. Careful
reading of the bill allays any fear
that its provisions are apt to work a
hardship on the people. No district 1
in the state which does not wish to
adopt the law can be forced to do so.
One of the York members, Mr. Bradford,
was especially pleased when he
learned that an amendment he had
cffered to the Harper bill had stuck
as section 11 in the bill finally adopted,
which is as follows:
Section 1. That from and after the
first day of July, 1916, every parent, i
guardian or other person, temporarily i
or permanently residing in the state
of South Carolina, having charge or i
control of a child or children between
the ages of eight and fourteen years, i
shall cause such child or children to
attend the local public school in the i
district in which he resides, continu- i
ously for the entire school term of j
each year, except as hereinafter provided.
The period of compulsory attendance
shall commence at the beginning
of the school term nearest to i
the eighth birthday of such child, and <
shall cover the compulsory period of :
six consecutive school years thereaft- i
er. This period of compulsory attendance
for each public school shall i
commence at the beginning of the
school term of said school, unless i
otherwise ordered by the county board <
of education in writing; in case of t
towns or cities of two thousand or <
more inhabitants, according to the <
preceding Federal census, by the
board of trustees of the public schools
of said towns or cities with the ap- i
proval In writing of the county superintendent
of education. Continuous i
attendance upon such other public
school, or upon some private or 1
church school taught by competent
teachers, may be accepted in lieu of <
attendance upon the local public
school: Provided, That such period <
of continuous attendance upon such i
other school shall be for at least as
long as the public school term each
year: Provided, further, That any
private school or church school receiving
for instruction pupils between
the ages of eight and fourteen years
shall be required to keep such records i
of attendance of such children, and t
to render such reports of same as are <
hereinafter required of public schools, i
and attendance upon such school refusing
or neglecting to keep such records
or to render such reports, shall i
not be accepted in lieu of attendance <
upon the local public school of the l
said town, city or district where the
child shall be entitled to attend. Pro- i
vided. further. That the compulsory
school term in all agricultural districts
shall be four months or the full ;
term if the school runs less than four (
months, said term to be fixed by the !
board of trustees of such district; and i
any child or children not engaged In i
wo?k at home in such agricultural
restricts, must attend a full term.
This four months compulsory proirlalnn
aViall alan onnlv tn oil rVHIHrPn
residing in agricultural districts and <
attending schools in any town located
in such districts.
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply in
any case in which the child's physical
r>r mental condition, as attested by any
legally qualified physician before the
board of trustees having jurisdiction
nf the matter under this act, renders
his attendance impracticable or inexpedient;
or in any case in which the
:hild resides two and one-half miles or
more by the nearest traveled route
from the schoolhouse; or in any case
In which, because of extreme poverty
the services of such child are necessary
for his own support or the support
of his parents, as attested by affidavit
of such parents and of such
witnesses as the trustees of the district
may require; or in any case in
which said parents, guardians, or other
persons having charge of the child
shall show before the trustees of the
tlistrict by affidavit of himself and of
such witnesses as they then may reluire
that the child is without necessary
books and clothing for attending
school, and that he is unable to provide
the necessary books and clothing:
Provided, That when books and
clothes shall have been supplied by
iny means whatsoever, the child shall
no longer be exempt from this provision:
Provided, further, That if the
-hild lives two and one-half miles or
nore from the schoolhouse, and
means of transportation is furnished,
the said child, if otherwise eligible,
3hall be required to attend the said
school under the provisions hereof,
ind it shall be the duty of the trustees
of the school to provide out of I
the public school funds books for the ]
use of such indigent pupil free of 1
charge. The power of the board of 1
trustees to suspend or expei any pupil
shall not oe curta.ied by this act.
md children so suspended or expelled
shall not be subject to the provisions
jt this act during such period of suspension
or expulsion: And Provided,
further, That the board of trustees of
iny school district may excuse temporarily
any child from attendance,
jood and sufficient reasons being
nade to appear therefor; and, in case
iny child is excused temporarily unler
the provisions of this act, the said
poard of trustees shall reduce to wrltng
the reasons for their action, and
he time the said child is excused.
Sec. 3. Every parent, guardian, or
ither person in the state of South
Carolina having charge or control of
i child or children between the ages
>f eight and fourteen years shall cause
such child to attend school as aforesaid:
Provided, That occasional absence
from attendance by said child,
imounting to not more than four (4)
.inexeused absences in four consecuive
weeks, shall not be unlawful: Prodded,
further, That the superintendent,
principal or teacher in charge of
iny school may excuse any child for
i temporary absence because of unisual
storm, or bad weather, sickness
>r death in the child's family, unforeseen
or unavoidable accident, and
such excuse and reason therefor shall
>e recorded by said superintendent,
rincipal or teacher In charge of the c
tchool, and reported to the trustees as s
lereinafter provided: Provided, fur- c
her. That in case of protracted illness f
if any child whose attendance is re- t
luired under this act, or in case of c
luarantine of the home in which the c
:hild resides, upon report of the 1
lealth officer or upon satisfactory ev- t
dence to this effect, the trustees shall t
xcuse from attendance such child un- t
11 he is fully restored to health, or t
jntil the expiration of the time re- t
juired by law that he shall stay out s
if school after quarantine has been s
aised. c
Sec. 4. Every parent, guardian, or g
ither person in the state of South Car- s
ilina having charge or control of a t
hild between the ages of fourteen and e
lixteen years, who is not actually, reg- a
ilarly and lawfully engaged in some e
lseful employment or service, or who c
an not read at sight and write legible f
:imple sentences in the English lan- a
HJage, shall cause such child to at- s
end regularly some public school as J
iforesald. j
Sec. 5. Any parent, guardian or t
ither person violating the provisions a
>f this act shall be guilty of a misde- t
neanor, and, upon conviction, shall s
>e liable to a fine of not less than two J
lollars for the first offense, and not t
ess than five dollars for any subse- 1
luent offense, nor more than twenty- y
Ive dollars in any case; and upon r
-lilure or refusal to pay said fine said a
arent. guardian or other person shall 1
>e imprisoned not to exceed thirty t
'ays In the county Jail: Provided, c
rhat the fine for any first offense may, c
?y order of court, upon the payment
>f cost, be suspended and not collect- e
d until the same party is convicted c
>f u second offense: Provided, fur- b
ther, That after the expiration of
three days from the service of the notice
by the trustees each and every
day a parent, guardian or other person
shall wilfully and unlawfully keep
such child or children from school, or
allow him to remain out of school,
shall constitute a separate offense,
and shall subject such person to the
penalties hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 6. The following duties are
hereby devolved upon the board of ?
trustees of each school district. They
shall take the census of children be
iwrcii uic uRt-B ui nu unu inciu; -uuo
years, and shall keep the attendance
records of their districts. It shall be
their duty to take an annual school
census during the calendar months of
July and August, and to furnish each
superintendent, principal or teacher
In charge of a school with an accurate
report of said census of the district
three days before the opening of
the school, and also to furnish at the
same time a copy of the said school
census of each district to the county
superintendent of education: Provided,
That in case the school census
is not taken as herein directed it shall
be the duty of the county board of education
so to do, and to meet the ex- <
pense out of the funds of the district
The board of trustees shall serve written
or printed, or partly written and
partly printed, notices on every parent,
guardian or other person violating
the provisions of this act and
prompt compliance on the pa*?. of said
parent, guardian or other person are
hereby required. Prosecution under
this act shall be brought in the name
of the State of South Carolina before
any magistrate or recorder of any
municipal court within the limits of
whose territorial jurisdiction the person
prosecuted resides. The board of
trustees shall have the right to visit
and enter any office or factory or busin??>
Virmne cmnlnvlne children, for
the purpose of ascertaining the names
und ages of the children employed to
facilitate the enforcement of this act
When doubt exists as to the age of a
child, they may require of the employer
a properly attested birth certificate
or an affidavit stating said
child's age; they shall keep an accurate
account of all notices served, of '
cases prosecuted, and of all other ser- i
vices performed, and shall make an
annual report of same on or before
July 16th of each year to the county
superintendent of education: Provided,
further, That the board of trustees
of each school district la hereby vested
with authority to employ a clerk or ^
clerks whose compensation shall not
exceed three cents per capita for obtaining
a census for each school district
for each school term.
Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of all
superintendents, principals and teachers
to co-operate with the board of
trustees in the enforcement of the
law; to this end it shall be the duty
of the superintendent, principal or
teacher in charge of any school in
which pupils between the ages of eight
and fourteen years are instructed,
to keep an accurate record of the attendance
of such pupils, to render
during the period of compulsory attendance
of each school term monthly
reports of same to the board of
trustees and the county superintendent
of education, showing all absences, r
excused or unexcused, and in case of
each excused absence, stating the reason
therefor. Upon the wilful or negligent
failure of any superintendent,
principal or teacher In charge of any
Bchool to comply with the provisions
it this section, the county superintendent
of education shall deduct from
his salary for the current month the a
Bum of Ave dollars before approving <
the voucher therefor; and in case of a
secuiiu UIICIIOC VII IIIC l V1 aujr o vs ?
perlntendent, principal or teacher, the
county superintendent of education is
hereby forbidden to approve the sal- ?,
ary warrant of said board, who may
appeal from such action to the county
board of education, and the decision
of the said county board of education
shall be Anal.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the
county board of education of each
county to cause this act to be published
in full in some newspaper published
in the county, if there is one, and
If there is none, in circular form, and
given the widest possible circulation
at least four weeks prior to the opening
of the schools for the school year,
beginning July first, 1915, and annually
thereafter, if in their discretion it
teems necessary. The board of trustees
of any district, city or town shall
give two weeks' public notice of the
late of opening of any school under
their Jurisdiction by publishing said
notices In & county newspaper or by
posting said notices on the school
house door.
Sec. 9. The notice of any board of
trustees giving the date of opening of
my school or schools shall also state
:he proposed length of the term as
nearly as practicable, and a copy
signed by at least a majority of the
board of trustees shall be filed at the
date of issuance in the office of the
L-ounty superintendent of education. j
in any district, aggregation of adjoining
districts this act shall not take effect
and become operative until, and
unless, a petition signed by a major- J
ity of the qualified electors of such
district, aggregation of districts, re- J
iuesting the compulsory school A
: en da nee under this act be authorized" 1
in such territory, shall have been sub- ? ^
nitted to the clerk of court. The said
a# aaiii4 aVto 11 cvomlnn an/>K no.
titlon with especial reference to the
legibility of the names contained
thereon, and after examination shall
efer such petition to the county
aoard of registration. Along with the
petition the clerk of court shall send
tils written statement showing that he
lias counted the names thereon and
las found them to be so many (giving
the number). Immediately upon receipt
of the petition and the statement
jf the clerk of court, the county board,
if registration shall check such petiion
against the registration books of
the county or of such number thereof
is may be affected, and the said county
board of registration shall certify
ts findings in writing to the county
mperintendent of education. Upon
ecelpt of such certificate showing
that such petition bears the signatures
>f a majority of the qualified voters of
he territory affected, the county board \ji
)f education shall forthwith declare
he provisions of this act of full force
ind effect in such territory. If such
letition for any district or aggregation A
>f districts is filed with the clerk of M
:ourt, checked by the county board of
egistration, and certified to the coun- ~
y superintendent of education after
he opening of any school or schools,
he county board of education may fix
he date for the beginning of the
lompulsory school attendance for .that
rear; or the said county board of eduction
may order such compulsory
ichool attendance to begin at the
>pening of the next succeeding scholistic
year. That where no petition is
iled signed by a majority of the elect>rs
as herein provided, upon the filing
>f a petition signed by one-fourth of
he qualified electors of such district.
>r aggregation of districts, an election
ihall be ordered by the county board
if education, submitting to the qualiled
electors of such district, or aggre
ration of districts, the question of
ompulsory school attendance for said
listrict or aggregation of districts.
3rovided, further, That the county j
toard of education, in all school dis- fl
ricts containing a town of a popula- ^
ion of 1,500 inhabitants upon the pe- 1
ion of a majority of the board of
rustees shall order such election. The
aid election shall be held at the
choolhouse or schoolhouses, for white
hildren, in the said district, or aggregation
of districts. The managers
ihall be appointed by the board of
rustees of each district, and the said
lection shall be conducted in accordnee
with the rules governing general
'lections. The county board of eduation
shall supply printed ballots as
ollows: "Compulsory school attendince
accepted"; "Compulsory school
attendance reiected". and if the ma
ority vote in the said election "Com>ulsory
school attendance accepted"
hen the provisions of this act shall
ipply to the said district, or aggregaion
of districts. The said election
ihall he held on the second Tuesday
n June, 1915, following the filing of
he said petition, or on the second
ruesday in June of any subsequent a
'ear. Any district omitting, failing or ^
efuslng to accept compulsory school M
.ttendanee as herein provided, either
>v petition or by election, may adopt V
ne provisions or this act in any sud- ^
'iient year, either by petition or by
lection as hereinabove provided.
Sec. 10. The board of education of
aeh county, and in case of towns and
ities of two thousand Inhabitants, the y
oard of trustees therein, shall have