Sctaps and .facta.
? A Berlin dispatch tells a story to
the effect that the Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaivich, commander-in-chief
of the Russian armies, has been near
death's door as the result of a pistol
shot wound received in the abdomen at
the hands of Gen. Sievers, who commanded
the Russian Tenth army, annihilated
by the Germans in the battle
of the Mazurian lake region. The story
is that the grand duke sent for the
general and at the end of a heated colloquy
struck him in the face with his
list. The general pulled his pistol and
shot the grand duke in the stomach
and then turning the pistol on himself
committed suicide. There was published
a statement of the general's alleged
suicide at the time; but there
were no details. There have been rumors
for several weeks of the illness of *
the errand duke: but until this story ,
was sent out that illness was not con- (
nected with the battle of the Masurian
lakes. ]
? The following Turkish official
statement regarding recent opera- .
Hons in the Dardanelles was given out "
at Constantinople, Saturday: "On the
afternoon of April 14, the English
battleship Majestic bombarded a land
position near Gaba Tepeh on Saros
bay. The Are was returned and the
Majestic was forced to retire. On the j
following afternoon, the Majestic at- |
tacked our advanced batterties, but i
was struck three times. The warship
retired and was replaced by the British
battleship Swiftsure, which continued
the bombardment without result.
On the nights between the 13th
and 15th of April, enemy torpedo
boats tried to penetrate the Dardanel,
les. They were easily repulsed. German
aviators dropped bombs which
struck and exploded on enemy coal
steamers. Main headquarters reports
that an enemy hydroplane was dam- 1
aged by Turkish fire and fell into the (
sea. A second hydroplane attempted <
to rescue it and was sunk by our
fire."
? Washington has begun to show
more or less serious concern on account
of the Japanese in Turtle bay, on '
the coast of Lower California. As the i
result of the activities of several Japanese
warships in those waters, there 1
has been given color for the fear that 1
a naval base has been established 1
there. The situation was put up to ,
the cabinet a few days ago strongly
enough to warrant an effort at inves- '
tigation and Rear Admiral Howard, of 1
the Pacific fleet, was instructed to in- i
quire into the matter. During the .
same day the naval attache at the Japanese
embassy, called at the state de- '
partment to make an informal explanation
to the effect that the presence of
the Japanese war vessels in Turtle
bay was due altogether to the fact !
that the Japanese cruiser Asama went j
aground there recently, and the other
vessels were trying to get her afloat.
There is considerable disposition on 1
the part of many leading Americans to 1
think that the Japanese are more or ,
less desirous of getting into trouble
with the United States and there is not
a little suspicion on the subject.
? The arrival of General Victoriana
Huerta in New York last week, was
duly reported. General Huerta stated
at the time that his visit had no political
significance, but the Mexicans,
especially those of the Madero following
think otherwise. They have raised
the question of the murder of Madero,
and they say that Huerta has no right
to claim the confidence, regard or support
of honest men until he has cleared
himself of the implication of murder.
Huerta claims, or his friends
claim through him, that he had nothing
to do with the murder of Madero;
but the claim gets no credence at the
hands of the Madero people or for that
matter from many others.
? Col. A. B. Andrews, first vice president
of the Southern railroad, died at
his home in Raleigh, N. C., last Satur- ?
day night, after a brief illness of sev- .
eral days, aged 74 years. Col. Andrews
was born in Franklin county, N. C., c
in 1841. His educational opportunities c
were limited to the common schools of s
the day. He served his state in the e
Civil war and at the close of the war 1
was a captain of cavalry. After the <
war he engaged in railroad enterprise j,
and was connected with all the leading
development in that field in North 1
Carolina. Upon the organization of t
the Southern Rrailway company, up- f
on the ruins of the old Richmond t
and Danville system, Colonel Andrews
was made first vice president, 1
and would have been president except <
for the fact that he was unwilling to i
assume the responsibilities of the position
which he felt belonged to a younger
man. Col. Andrews leaves a widow, <
four sons and one daughter. t
? A racial disturbance which de- (
veloped in Boston, Mass., Saturday ]
night, in the lobby of the Tremont }
theatre, where a motion picture play
dealing with the Reconstruction peri- (
oa in me Hmui, was picKiuru, ?*r
suited in the arrest of William Mun- t
roe Trotter, secretary of the Nationai
Equal Rights league, Aaron W. Puller,
pastor of the People's Baptist 1
church, two other negroes and a white j
man. Trotter, who Is charged with j
disturbing the peace, claims he was
struck in the face by a policeman.
Puller was arrested on the same
charge. Trotter said he had decided
to go to the theatre tonight after receiving
a letter from Mayor Curley *
to the effect that the producers of the I
play had made changes in the films ,
at the request of persons who sympathized
with objections made by ne- '
groes who had seen the exhibition. <
The trouble followed the alleged re- ,
fusal of the theatre to sell tickets to ,
Trotter. The explanation given by the
management was that the house was 1
sold out. Disorders had been antici- <
pated by the police and mov than ,
100 reserves were near the thee!re at
the opening hour. During the disturbance
in the theatre lobby and for <
3 nf
a ions lllllt* uuvmuiu, nuuuirus ui ;
negroes walked up and down Tremont
streets between files of police reserves
or clustered on Boston common until 1
dispersed. Trotter came into promi- <
nence recently when he headed a ,
committee of negroes who called upon
President Wilson to protest against '
segregation of department employes 1
at Washington. I
? Intervention by the United States ]
in the negotiations now proceeding be- (
tween China and Japan is recommended
to Fresident Wilson in the '
appeal recently sent to him by Ameri- (
can missionaries in this country, says ,
a Peking. China, dispatch of April 17,
The message was 5,000 words long,
and was forwarded to Washington by I
cable. It characterizes the Japanese
demands on China as acts of aggros- j
sion such as eventually will present a
menace to the United States. Recalling
the fact that Japan has at present
in this country double hei usual
quota of troops (amounting to 60,000
men), the missionaries urge that
Japan be notified that the excess of .
troops should be removed. The
understanding in China is that a
Chinese official, or several of them,
paid the cable charges, amounting to
nearly $6,ooo, on the message to President
Wilson. This communication
was signed by the Rev. Mess. E. W.
Thwing, John Wherry, C. 11. Fenn anil
W. A. P. Martin, all connected with
* * * nUAnhntAi?i., o iviiculnn ut
me nmrni'au ? lew^Kiuu ikwivh ...
Peking: the Rev. Chauncy Goodrich.
f the American board of commissioners
for foreign missions, who is stationed
at Tien Tsin: the Rev. H. M. .
Howry of the Methodist Episcopal
mission at Peking, and the Rev. C. F
Hubbard. There are in ( hina several
hundred Xmerican missionaries, of
whom the great majority have not
seen the message. Some of them who
were .'e'luesid to sign it declined. The
vmeri.'an board recently requested
its missionaries to avoid public expression
of opinion on political affairs
and although it is said the missionaries
generally side with China in
the present contiovers.v, few of them
have been active politically. The petition
asked President Wilson to demand
of China and not of Japan,
American paiticipation in the conferences
now under way. it is suggested
that Great Britain and other nations
he invited to participate. The missionaries
askt (1 "that the governments
of bo h China and Japan be notified
that the presence of unusual bodies
of Japanese troops on eninese sou
not only ?opbiirrassos the freedom of
to coti llion, l?rt constitutes an ontraee
of the rights of China and a serious
menace to the peace and safety ot
Americans and foreigners," and reeomnt
outs that "pending the removal
of excessive contingents of Ja| anese
roops all negotiations should be suspended
" Declaring that "we wish it
inderstood that we are not partisans,"
:he message says: "Let it not be
:hought that China is a republic only
n name, because of the autocratic
powers at piesent vested in the presilent.
The powers of this high office
ire wisely and patriotically exercised,
rhe formalities and parade of kingly
station are all avoided and advancement
toward a more popular form of
government is' vastly easier than it
vould be under Imperial rule." The
memorial offers explanation of the
shortcomings and enumerates the
ichievements of the Chinese government.
It denounces "Japanese aggression"
as "a danger not only to
^hina. but eventually to America,"
md adds: "Shall we go on forever
peing fooled by fair speeches made at
rull-dress banquets at me japunesc
capital?"
ifhf \|orlmUr (fnquiw.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.t
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1915
In an article for Commerce and Fllance.
Richard Spillane, one of the
editors, puts Kansas down as the richest
state, and South Carolina down as
the poorest, the former with a per capita
wealth of $1,629.61, and the latter
with a per capita wealth of $185.42
rhe figures are based on the assessed
valuation of the real and personal
property in the various states or tne
[Tnion, and the basis is legitimate s?
far as the writer is concerned. If howsver,
Mr. Spillane was in touch with
:he real facts of the case, he would
lardly put South Carolina's percapita
wealth down less J9.27.10, or five times
:he amount shown in the official figires.
Life is serious and should be taken
seriously. But there is danger of taking
things too seriously. We may
make the mistake as to ourselves and
is to the other fellow. When we find
that we have placed our own assessment
at a pretty high rate, it is well
to begin a very critical examination
jf figures, with a view to effecting a
thaving down. If we are honest with
jurselves we will find very little difleulty
in making material reductions.
It is not well maybe, to shave the flgires
of the other fellow too much,
tie should not be underestimated; but
(till, there is a possibility that he may
lave rated himself too high, and if
we have been honest as to our own
estimates we will be better able to
jrcperly size up the other fellow.
However, never forget that there is
more or less humor in the whole situition.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Provdence,
R. I., for many years the domnating
figure of the United States senile,
died last Saturday. Senator AlIrich
was an apostle of high tariff,
ind probably understood the whole
ariff subject as well as any man the
;ountry has produced. He used his
cnowledge and power first in behalf
>f the manufacturers of his own secion.
New England, and after that as
ar as possible for the Republican pary
at large. He was also a master of
he subject of finance, and was not
mly the father of the Aldrich-Vreeand
currency law, which is generally
credited with having been the means
>f preventing an otherwise panic last
\ugust; but is also commonly credited
with being the father of the present
Regional Reserve banking system. He
was in favor of the creation of one
central reserve bank that would domilate
everything rather than distribute
he country's reserve power among a
mmber of regional banks; but it is not
to be denied that all the vital princijles
of the present law were included
n the bill introduced by him.
Cables from China continue to bring
iisquieting news from that quarter on
iccount of the persistent aggression ol
the Japanese against the Chinese. As
to what the exact facts ate it is difficult
to understand in this country. We
confess we have made no effort to get
it the inwardness of Chinese politics;
out think we are correct in saying that
the trouble is to be summed up in the
contentions of various parties and factions?imperialistic,
republican, etc.
with the Japanese egging any and all
it them on as best seems to suit theii
Advantage. It is clear that the Japanese
already have a pretty strong hold
an China and they want a still stronger
hold. They want to dominate the
country evidently, and they are taking
Advantage of the occupation of Great
Britain and Russia at home to pusli
Iheir plans. There is reason tc
believe that even Great Britain is
not at all pleased with the conduct
f Japan, and there is more or less
concern lest the Japanese push theii
operations to a point that will compel
the United States te> interfere for the
protection of its own interests. At the
present timo Japan is stud to have at
least 60.000 soldiers in Chinese territory;
hut all the while she is protesting
that she has no designs against China;
that she. is perfectly friendly, anc
that she is seeking for her own subjects
only rights and privileges enjoyed
by the citizens of other countries.
Now that spring has fairly broker
in Prance as well as in this country
the people of the United States are
watching with interested apprehensioi
for the developments that have beer
anticipated since the closing in of win
ter. The understanding so far as the
outside public has it. is that the great
British army that has been training ir
England is to be used for a "big drive,'
and that some day soon there is to b?
a tremendous battle all along the line
If it is a fact that England has 1,500,000
fresh men to throw against thi
Germans, the result will no doubt b<
something decisive one way or tin
other: but it is by no means certair
that she has such a force. There hav<
been intimations to the effect tha
Groat Britain has all along been sending
reinforcements to replace losse.1
sustained during the winter, and tha
her much heralded reserve army it
nothing like as numerous as is gener
ally supposed. It is intimated als<
that instead of waiting for the English
to begin their "big drive," tin
Germans may institute somethim
like a big drive of their own, and tin
result might be very different fmn
that which is generally promised. <>:
course it seems only natural that tin
better weather should bring about Increased
activity all along the line: but
then it is possible that there may be
nothing of the kind. The situation
! that has held for all these months may
continue to hold for months longer.
The Charlotte Observer, one of the
wisest and most level headed of our
contemporaries on economic and financial
matters, has come to the conclu
sion that the Texas cotton acreage will
be at least two per cent greater than
last year, and that all the other cotton
states are going to spread themselves
to their utmost. Of course there is no
question of the fact that stiffening
. prices have caused the general stimulus
to planting; but the Observer does
not agree that these prices are the result
of artificial manipulation so much
as they are the result of legitimate det
mand. We are inclined to agree with
what the Observer says. In our judgment
there is plenty of demand for an"
other big crop and it Is coming. Also
we fear that the experience of last year
and of other years will be repeated as
to prices. In fact, unless the cotton
producers do something to protect
themselves, we feel sure that experience
will be repeated. And that is the
pity of it, especially when the remedy
is so easy. If South Carolina had had
her state warehouse system in opera
lion last ran wun uuequiLie biuiubc mcilities
for the crop, she would not
have been forced to sell a single bale
of her cotton for less than ten cents.
If South Carolina and the south will
get themselves In shape in time for the
next crop, they can raise 17,000,000
bales of cotton if they want to, and
they can sell it for whatever they want
[ to ask. But another big crop with no
better protection than the last crop
J had, will go for whatever the spinners
I want to pay.
From facts that have been cropping
out there is good reason to anticipate
that the controversy between the treasury
department and the Riggs National
bank of Washington, may develop
into a repetition of the titanic struggle
between the old United States bank
and Andrew Jackson. The Riggs bank,
it appears, is part of the group of
which the City National bank of New
York is the head, and until the present
administration got down to business,
was the connecting link between the
aforementioned group and the treasury
department. McAdoo is said to have
run afoul of the City National bank
crowd while he was digging the Hudson
river tunnel, and it is said that the
Riggs bank people decided the issue
against Williams in his fight for the
independent existence of the Seaboard
Air Line railroad system. It is now
explained that McAdoo's action in depositing
treasury funds in southern
banks for use in moving the cotton
crops, was dictated by a desire to
checkmate the National City group in
its policy of squeezing the profit out of
cotton at marketing time and taking
in these profits later on. There is a
very general belief on the part of people
standing high in the financial
world, that the McAdoo-WlUlams policy
is seriously threatening the supremacy
of the financial kings who
have held sway for so long, and there
seems to be a strong possibility that
the final issue of the present fight will
be whether financial control of America
will continue where it is now lodged
or settle down in the new regional reserve
system.
What the facts are in the controversy
between the Riggs National bank of
Washington, and Messrs. McAdoo and
Williams, we do not know; but our
sympathy as well as our faith are with
the treasury officials. We car not conceive
of the idea that Messrs. McAdoo
1 and Williams are such idiots, not to
say scoundrels, as the bank would
make them out to be. If these officials
are what the bank says they are, we
' sincerely hope they will get what is
! coming to them. As between rascals,
we have no preference. It is the truth
' we want, and we want the truth re'
gardless of who it helps or hurts. As
to whether the truth will overcome out
in this case remains to be seen; but
1 if it does come out, it will prove bigger
than either the bank or i's officials,
or the officials of the treasury department.
As we have suid, we do not
i know about the facts in this matter;
but in view of what has developed in
1 the past, no one need be surprised at
happenings. That in all the days
! gone bye, various Washington banks
may have been the recipients of more
or less favor at the hands of different
treasury and other government offici?
als we do not doubt. For instance, all
" those millions and millions of money
that lay in the treasury department,
1 and all that power vested in depart"
mental heads, are sources of potency
almost beyond comprehension. There
' have been those who could if they
" wanted to be, of great service to Wash'
ington banks. They could put In these
banks millions of government money
even without hurting anybody, and
' th?se millions could be used with tre
mcndous profit to these banks. The
? thinR could be done honestly and it
^ could be done dishonestly. If an of?
ticial with power desired to benefit
from an operation of this kind, he
' would only have to let it be known to
the bank officials he had favored that
f he desired a loan, or even a Rift, and
1 if he did not Ret what he wanted from
' that bank, he could find one that he
> could Ret it from. And if the bank
" came across in such a matter it would
' be on the same basis as the official or
' officials?rascals all around. Now in
' the case of a little transaction like
' this: when everybody kept their
mouths shut and everythinR came out
all riRht. there are those who would
> say "it was all riRht." This RiRRS Na.
tional bank has been dninR business in
' WashinRton a lonR time durinR the asi
cedancy of various political parties,
UIH1 llliuer llie iiuinimnirrtiiwii ui ?ou
ous officials of different shades of
? character. If there had been opportut
nities of the kind suggested, the hank
i has 110 doubt had the refusal of them.
' It may have been wise, prudent and
? righteous and kept away from all
. temptation, and we hope it has. On
- the other hand, Messrs. McAdoo and
9 Williams have not been in Washing?
ton a great while. Both are com para?
tively new to the administration of
t public official power. But no one
9 should net the idea that either of these
t gentlemen are strangers to large af
fairs or to the ways of the world?not
? them. Mr. McAdoo has been connectt
ed with some of the largest engineers
ing achievements the world has ever
- known, including the building of the
> Hudson river tunnel, and other things
- that would make the entire capital of
? the Riggs National bank look like thirj
ty cents Mr. Williams is the man
* who made the seanoara Air tane ran1
road system, and he did it in a sin^lef
handed name of finance with the
' strongest and ablest financiers of
Amerca as his opponents?the late J.
P. Morgan, Ryan and others. He lost
only because his opponents had thousands
of dollars to his one, and by only
a narrow margin, even at that. In
view of all these facts and circumstances,
we have an idea that if men
like Messrs. McAdoo and Williams had
any notion of going crooked in money
matters after they had reached the zenith
of man's ambition from the standpoint
of power, they would have gone
after game of rather greater importance
than any one or all of the Washington
banks. On the other hand too,
we can imagine that if by any possibility
the Rlggs National bank or any
other bank, should have at any time
gone out of the straight and narrow
urnv an/1 afterward found itself in the
clutches of the law, represented by
such men as Messrs. McAdoo and
Williams, it would be very natural to
cry out "blackmail," "spite," or something
else of that nature. Indeed if
under such circumstances it could not
reconcile itself to the idea of lying
down and taking the medicine that
was properly coming to it, there was
nothing else for it to do.
Field Day.
It is not difficult to understand why
and how a matter of fact, hard-headed
population like that of York county,
should look upon a Field Day occasion
mainly as a kind of picnic holiday for
the children, because the truth of the
matter is that the people of this county
have been buckled down to hard
and serious work for so long, and they
have known so little of anything else
in the meantime, that they are disposed
to consider almost everything that
involves diversion of any kind as play
rather than work.
There were some elements of play in
the Field Day exercises last Friday, to
be sure. There was play in the running
and jumping, the baseball and
various other games, and even in the
mental contests. The competition gave
the flavor of play so far as the children
were concerned; but It was not all play
by any means. However, the whole
thing might appear to the general public
on its face, underneath it all is
something far deeper, more dignified
and generally more substantial than
play.
Field Day as held last Friday may
very properly be regarded as an exhibit
of the educational progress of
York county during the past two generations,
and the grown men and women
of today are entitled to take the
whole as the sum total of their own
splendid efforts along that line. To
take it all in to the full measure of its
significance, the men and women of
fifty and sixty should turn their memories
back to the days immediately following
the Civil war and compare the
school facilities and the prospects of
the children then with the school facilities,
and the prospects of the children
today. They might allow their
minds to dwell a little on their own
prospects of forty or fifty years ago,
what they have accomplished for
themselves in spite of all obstacles,
what they think they could have done
had they had the advantages they
have, by hard self-denial, parental affection
and ambition procured for their
children, and what those children
should be able to do during the next
generation as the result of all that has
been done and is being done for them.
It is no small progress that York
county has made during the past fifty
years. Fifty years ago our people were
confronted with the dark prospect of a
social, industrial and economic revolution.
Their resources were limited and
the obstacles in their way were something
tremendous. The darkness was
Indeed black. It is not to be claimed
for an instant that those problems
have been entirely overcome; but daylight
has become visible and it is
growing brighter. The weights that
formerly dragged down are growing
less heavy, and there is encouragement
of the hope that before a great while
longer they will have faded away.
Yes, this Meld Day was more than
a mere holiday. It was an exhibit, a
revelation, and from it our people may
gather no little satisfaction on account
of things performed; but much encouragement
because notwithstanding
the fact that the tasks of the ruture
will be no less exacting, the roads will
be smoother and the burdens Jess onerous.
ON THE FIRING LINES
Summary of Development* as Seen in
London, Yesterday.
Activity along the western battle
line seems to partake of the nature
of isolated engagements rather than
a general offensive. Artillery duels
have taken the place of hand-to-hand
fighting, which has been the feature
of the recent struggle along the
Meuse and near the Lorraine border,
but the latter type of combat continues
in the Vosges, where the official
statements agree sharp fighting
is taking place on German territory.
The corrobo.ation, however, ends
with this fact, the French claiming
to have occupied dominating positions
here and the Germans declaring
the attacks of the French have failed.
From the British end of the lines
comes the report officially issued by
the war office at Ixmdon, that Hill
No. 60, an important point two miles
south of Zillebeke, Belgium, has been
captured from the Germans.
The German communication tells of
driving the British out of minor German
positions which they occupied
southeast of Ypres. This is in the
neighborhood of Hill No. 60.
Petrograd continues to report minor
successes in the Carpathians, showing
that I he fighting has not been entirely
suspended near the passes, but tin
Russian, Austrian and German official
reports agree that spring virtually
has put an end to all activity along
the remainder of the eastern front.
Various rumors are current regarding
the central iniwers. Austria,
through the medium of Venice, is
credited with receiving with consternation
the news of the extension
of the lanstrum service to all classes
between the ag ?s of IS and 50 years,
while Rome is sponsor for the state
merit, attributed to a ntgn tierman
authority, that the German general
staff has discarded all plans for an
advance on the French frontier, deciding
to remain on the defensive.
It again is unofficially announced
that operations are under way in the
Dardanelles where the Turks are reported
building defenses against landing
parties but the news of the
breaking up of the ice at Archangel,
the only large seaport on the north
coast of Russia, may induce the Entente
allies to be more deliberate In
their attempts to unlock the gate to
the Black sea.
The irritation in Holland over the
torpedoing of the Dutch ship Katwyk,
has been greatly allayed by Germany's
expression of her willingness
to make an apology and pay an indemnity
if it is found that the vessel
was sunk by a German submarine.
? Honolulu, April 19: The United
States submarine F-4. submerged
outside the harbor since March 2">,
was raised twelve feet early today
and towed in shore until it rested on
the upward inclining bottom. The
salving crew postponed further work
until the lifting tackle was strengthened.
The satisfactory work done
thus far in towing the submarine, It is
believed, will make unnecessary the
pontoon methods of raising the craft.
Diver Loughman. who became entangled
in the lifting cables Saturday,
is recovering slowly.
LOCAL AFFAIR?.
, J
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8
Excel?Wants to buy second-hand
five-passenger Ford automobile, for
cash.
W. W. Ferguson?Offers first-class
Tyson & Jones buggy and harness,
for sale.
F. C. Riddle?Wants the owners of
several head of cattle, now at his
place, to call for same at once.
H. E. Hood, Sharon 1?Can furnish a
limited quantity of Mexican Big
Boll cotton seed at 65 cents bushel.
W. T. Sims, Sharon?Invites the public
to entertainment at the Sharon
tchool auditorium, Friday night.
< MIjo Rlnnnho Rnhlnann Annnnnpps I
the commencement exercises of the
Flint Hill school on May 4 and 5.
Public is invited.
J. V/. Evans?Says he expects to visit
every farmhouse in York county
with full line of Watklns remedies.
John E. Carroll, SupL Education?
Gives notice of spring examination
of applicants for teachers' certificates,
on May 7 th.
McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Invites attention
to several seasonable offerings
at low prices. Men's ties at
10 cents each.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Wants
to show you the difference in Mutual
Benefit policies from that of all
others.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Makes a business
statement to its customers.
This is Styleplus week from Maine
to California. Best suits for $17.
York Drug Store?Tells about the fine
line of toilet soaps that it has to
show its trade. See the Colgate
combination box of toilet articles.
Lyric Theatre?"The Master Key" today;
"The Terror" tomorrow. "The
Million Dollar Mystery," Friday.
Ferguson & Youngblood?Can furnish
you with best varieties of seed corn.
Cane seed of best quality.
W. E. Ferguson?Is continually receiving
new goods at the Glass
Front Grocery. Hams and bacon.
J. M. Stroup?Suggests B. V. D. underwear
to the man who wants to
be comfortable in hot weather. Arrow
brand shirts and collars.
Thomson Co.?Tells about many exceptional
values in dry goods that it
has to offer you for your money.
Travel slips with each purchase.
Louis Roth?Will have Jumbo roe
shad on Saturday morning, at 70
cents each.
Up-to-the-Mlnute Grocery?Tells you
the truth about Luzianne coffee. It
ifoes further.
First National'Bank. Yorkville?Re
minds you of the fact that economy
is half the battle of life. It will
help you to save your money.
Mr. Henry W. Miller, who holds the
position of assistant to the president
of the Southern railway, with headquarters
in Atlanta, is being talked of
among railroad men as the logical
successor of Col. A. B. Andrews, as
vice president Mr. Miller was virtually
raised In the office of Col. Andrew!
and has been doing the greater
part of his chief's work for several
years, and he has been doing it most
efficiently.
Now, of course, if The Enquirer was
imbued with the boom spirit like many
of the less responsible agencies of publicity,
we could very easily have said
that there were about 3,000 school children
in Yorkvllle last Friday; but
having made arrangements to secure
an accurate count of the children in
the procession, and having secured
such a count. It did not see proper to
change the record. Of course it may
be true that there are people who like
to be deceived and jollied, and The
Enquirer very probably has some readers
of that kind; but that is something
we have never believed to be exactly
right, and we have never permitted the
practice in The Enquirer?not intentionally.
We are not going to begin
now.
Hon. John L. McLaurin, state warehouse
commissioner, who is to speak
at Gold Hill on April 30, has been invited
to go from Gold Hill to Filbert
and speak there on Friday
night. The understanding is that
Mr. McLaurin will gladly accept
the Filbert invitation unless something
turns up to prevent; but definite announcemet
will be made later. The
cotton growers of Filbert and vicinity
are fully determined to erect a big
warehouse at Filbert, and they are
anxious to have Mr. McLaurin talk to
them on the subject of warehousing,
financing and marketing the crop.
Superintendent of Education Carroll
says that while the public school
system of South Carolina has been at
an apparent standstill for a long time,
during the past few years it has been
making tremendous strides, and that
future surveys will surprise the entire
country. Mr. Carroll is not braggingor
boasting. He is one of the most able,
efficient and progressive superintendents
of the state and he is well informed
on the progress of public educational
work throughout the Union. He is
firmly of opinion that York will even
now measure up with some of the best
counties In any of the states; but he
is by no means satisfied with the present
position of York county. He finds
that the school system still has a long
way to go in the direction of the highest
excellence.
TAX COLLECTIONS IN YORK.
Up to April 1, when the time for
paying taxes was closed, the county
treasurer collected taxes totaling $220,111.29.
The auditor's duplicate for the
fiscal year called for a total tax of
$227,535.28. Subtraction of the amount
collected from the total shows that the
sum of $7,423.99 remains to be collected.
It is estimated that there are between
two and three thousand delinquent
tax payers on the books this
year and the treasurer and his assistant
are now busily engaged In writing
executions against such delinquents,
and the taxes together with a penalty
of 5 per cent and costs will be collected
by the sheriff.
Following are the taxes paid in each
township up to April 1:
Bethel $ 7,991 91
Bethesda 16,083 39
Broad River 12,092 50
Bullock's Creek 8,539 68
Catawba 73,104 56
Ebenezer 30,106 83
Fort Mill 19,217 50
King's Mountain 18,032 93
York 34,941 99
1220,111 29
COMMON PLEAS
The spring term of the court of common
pleas convened yesterday morning
and it appears that there is enough
business on hand to keep the court
busy the entire week. A number of jurors
were excused from service and
this necessitated the drawing of the
following special venire from the Ave
mile box: A. T. Hart, M. A. White,
Forest Smith, F. C. Riddle. J. J. flaulden,
T. T. Sandifer, S. W. McKnight
and J. R. Stevenson.
The only case disposed of yesterJ
?w,.? ,.f vilo n and
nay na.i uu>i ...
Vesie R. Brandt, plaintiffs, vs. W, L.
Hill, defendant, the issue being damages
for alleged trespass. The case
has been pending since 1911, and has
been to the supreme court, where the
plaintiffs, who had won in the court
below, were reversed. Litigation between
the plaintiffs and defendant
over the title to a certain piece of
land on which the defendant had
erected buildings, etc., having been
decided in favor of the plaintiffs, the
defendant was allowed a stipulated
| time in which to remove the said
'buildings. The defendant neglected to
remove the buildings within the time
stipulated; but attempted to do so pi
afterward, and the plaintiffs brought Y
an action for trespass, claiming damages
in the sum of $1,000. The jury b<
found for the plaintiffs in the sum of la
$750. The defendant appealed, and p<
the action of the supreme court was to
as stated. The issues yesterday were
the same as in the original case, and ai
the testimony was practically the tl
same. The Jury found for the plain- g,
tiffs again and assessed the damages C(
at $375. J. S. Brice, Esq., appeared n<
for the plaintiffs and Geo. W. S. Hart,
Esq., for the defendant.
The court has been engaged this
TXT T. Will If a CI
Kennedy Bros., a ?ult on a note. {
The next case to be taken up is that I
of G. C. Leech vs. C. S. Mooorehead, c
a suit in which the plaintiff asks for
damages for alleged slander. A number
of Hickory Grove citizens are in ?
town as witnesses in this case. 1Z
di
YORKVILLE ALFALFA GROWERS, y
Although the past year has been an al
exceedingly hard one upon alfalfa
growers in this section, members of ^
the Yorkville Alfalfa Growers' associa- q
tion have by no means given up hope Is
of making a permanent staple of this ^
highly desirable forage crop. g,
The Yorkville association, it will be
remembered, was organized in the ^
summer of 1913. The drouth of last N
summer was not calculated to make
C(
alfalfa grow and owing to depressing ^
conditions last fall, none of the mem- E
bers of the association saw fit to Incur
additional expense along this line.
All of the growers of this plant,
which is comparatively new to this Y
section, realize that they have much to L
learn regarding its successful cultiva- C
tion and are hopefully looking to the C
future. N
There are several beautiful patches V
of alfalfa in this section, notable among S
which is that of Mr. Lee Campbell of G
the Bethel section. It contains about F
two acres and has attracted the admi- E
ration of numerous people who have F
seen it. Another fine patch is that of G
Mr. J. Darby Smith of Yorkville No. 1. E
It can be seen from the road. Mr. E
Smith is highly pleased with results F
accomplished thus far. Dr. A. Y. Cart- C
wrlght and Mr. J. M. Brice also have E
especially fine s tan da A complete list A
of the members of the Yorkville Alfal>- B
fa Growers' association follows: E
John R. Hart, A. Y. Cartwrlght, Sam G
M. Grist, P. W. Love. W. R. Carroll, M. E
C. Willia G. H. O'Leary. H. G. Brown, F
J. C. Wilborn, P. C. Riddle. C. E. Spen- \
cer, R. A. Bratton, R. M. Bratton, J. El
Lowry. A. D. Dorsett, J. M. Starr, R. n
E. McFbrland, Yorkville; C. M. Innmn, o
W. B. Keller. A. L. Black, Martin L. E
Smith, J. D. Smith, R. N. Plaxco, York- F
vllle No. 1; J. M. Brice, C. H. Smith, b
Yorkville No. 4; T. Cleve Dunlap, J. B. v
Scott, J. R. Scott, J. W. McParland, P
Yorkville No. 3; N. S. Black, Yorkville b
No. 5; R. R. McCorkle, Yorkville No. 6; P
J. E. Fewell, Yorkville No. 7; Starr v
Stacy. Lee Campbell, Clover No. 3; W. a
B. Riddle, J. J. Nichols, Clover No. 2; o
J. A. Har8haw. Guthriesville; W. L. U
Latham. J. H. Saye. W. L. Hill. Sharon;
R. R. Allison, Tirzah; E. M. Walk- tl
er, Filbert No. 1. c
L
WITHIN THE TOWN w
? In a fast and snappy game of base- J*
"ball, the feature of which was the j
heavy hitting of William Jones of the j
Yorkville team, the Chester Graded a
school lost to the Yorkville Graded ?
school on the latter's field Saturday j,
afternoon, by a score of 7 to 2. A
? Rev. J. G. Dale, Associate Re- a
formed Presbyterian missionary to
Mexico, and who left that country ?
more than a year ago as the result ri
of conditions there, occupied the pul- n
pit of the Yorkville A. R. P. church V
Sunday morning and evening. y
? Rev. Alexander Martin, pastor of
Oakland avenue Presbyterian church
of Rock Hill, concluded a series of f<
services in the First Presbyterian ?
church of Yorkville Sunday evening, p
Communion service was held In connection
with the meeting Sunday r'
morning.
? According to a schedule wh.ch Y
went into efTect on the Southern railway
Sunday night, passenger train 9
No. 113 going west which was formerly
due in Yorkville at 4.58 p. m., is C
now due at 5.28 p. m., and No. 117 from ?
uoiumnia rormeriy aue ai ?.iu, iiuw
arrives at 10.20 p. m. C
V
? By a change of schedule which ^
went into effect this week, C. & N.-W.
passenger train No. 10, north, is due in
Yorkville at 8.29 a. m., and passenger ^
train No. 9 going south is due at 5.47
p. m. Mixed train No. 7 going south p
now arrives at 12.28 p. m., and No. 8.
going north is due at 1.30 p. m. tj
? At the annual Easter election oi
held Sunday, the following officers a
were elected to serve the Church of 0
the Good Shepherd during the com- p
ing year: Wardens, Geo. W. S. Hart, ^
M. C. Willis; vestrymen, R. C. Allein, a
R. A. Bratton, Jos. E. Hart, Jos. E. tl
Johnson, E. B. Lowry, O. E. Wil- P
kins. W. S. Willis. l<
? In connection with the Field Day w
exercises last Friday afternoon, there ?;
was a game of baseball between the ^
Yorkville and Rock Hill Graded s
school teams. Rock Hill won by a
score of 4 to 2. Garrison and Mack
orell were the battery for Yorkville, ?
and Sullivan and Simril for Rock Hill, tl
Umpire, Moore. ^
^ Cl
ABOUT PEOPLE ir
Mr. Guy Turner of Rock Hill was p
a visitor in Yorkville, last week.
Mr. W. M. Faulkner of King's Creek, tl
visited friends at Due West last week.
Miss Florence Wilson of Yorkville, ft
..A 1.. |? D Lr Will ?hi? I>1
> irnifu irimnco in ihwn * ? ..? ?
week. ei
Miss Margarete Bradford of York- 11
ville, spent Sunday with friends in 10
Mock Hill. c<
t
Mrs. Clarence S. Bratton of Pales- ^
tine, Texas, is the guest of York coun- w
ty relatives. ^
Miss Kate Crawford of Guthriesville, ei
is visiting relatives and friends in ?<
Richmond, Va. C
Mr. Arthur Moore of Rock Hill, c<
visited his father, Mr. J. Prank Moore,
in Yorkville this week. M
Mr. Walter Kerr, Jr., of Yorkville, ~
spent Sunday with relatives and "
friends in Lancaster. g
Mrs. P. D McCord of Rock Hill. p,
visited her sister, Mrs. R. Sidney McConnell.
in Yorkville last week. rj
Mr. Hiram C. Thomasson of Salts- tl
bury, N. C., spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives in Yorkville. ct
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: Miss J*1
Janie Love of Yorkville, is the guest d<
of Miss Myrtle Holler on Saluda
street.
Among the visitors in Yorkville al
Friday on account of Field Day, was m
Prof. VV. H. Barton of Clemson col- Y
lege. P'
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lowry and **
children, of Union, visited the family
of Mr. J. K. Lowry in Yorkville this
week. j?
Miss Margaret Neil who has been rj
visiting Miss Fannie Price at Bethune, p(
S. C., has returned to her home near j0
Yorkville. B
Mrs. P. A. Ferguson and daughter,
Miss Margaret Darby of St. Matthews, to
are the guests of Mrs. H. E. Ferguson Si
In Yorkville. th
Rev. Henry Stokes of Yorkville is ol
attending the state Sunday school Ci
convention which is being held in
Newberry this week. tli
Rock Hill Record: Miss Cammie ^
Roddey who is teaching at Clover, "
spent Saturday in the city the guest of
her sister. Mrs. R. W. Cranford.
Dr. M. J. Walker of Yorkville. is sc
attending the meeting of the South w
Carolina Medical association, which is af
being held in Greenwood this week. j?
Messrs. W. A., J. F. and T. A. Mc- rc
?' l-.. .... -nulrlontii nf lit
tl 11 u."*, m II" iia?r itch i iuvuw ??
Hock Hill for a number of years th
ist, have moved their families to
orkvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Newson who have
Jen spending some time with retives
at McConnellsville and other
>ints In York county, have returned
> their home at Lakeland, Fla.
Mesdames J. E. Hart of Yorkville,
id H. L. Wright of Clover, took
leir little sons to Baltimore, Md.,
jnday for treatment. They were ac>mpanled
by Miss Mamie McCon?11
of Yorkville.
Mr. C. T. Thomas of Clover, attendI
the marriage of his son,. Dr. Clar
ice L. Thomas, to Miss Julia Flake
ardner, at Jefferson, S. C., last Wedfsday
afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. Thomi
are spending their honeymoon in
harleston.
Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, state presient
of the Girls Canning Club Organer's
association was among tho field
ay visitors in Yorkville Friday. There
ere about eighty members of the
ork county Girls Canning clubs in
ttendance upon the Field Day meet.
Among the Yorkville Shriners who
ttended the state meeting of Shriners
1 Spartanburg last week, were: J.
. Sas8l, R. S. McConnell, Quinn Walice,
John R. Hart, Esq., Dr. J. D.
icDowell, J. P. McMurray, J. R.
arnwell, Hon. D. E. Finley, J. E.
troup.
Robert Turner Allison of Hastoc
jhool, Spartanburg, son of Mr. and
[rs. R. T. Allison of Yorkville, won
rst place in the Piedmont Oratorical
ontest in Greenville, Friday night
[is subject was "The Present Crisis."
Ileven young men contested for the
onors of the occasion.
STANDING OF THE SCHOOL8.
orkville Graded school 52
esslie 39
entral Graded school, Rock Hill.. 36
lover 27
iount Holly 13
Wnthrop Training school 14
haron 13
hithriesville .. 11
llbert 10
ilairsvllle 9
ort Mill 9
dd Hill 9
Jastview 9
iethany 5
fewport 4
'otton Belt 3
owling Green 2
1- 1 1 U 111 V
.ruuue Dcuuui, xwciv xiiu ?
ullock's Creek 2
[Ickory Grove 2
(lendale 2
fethesda 1
Tiendship 1
iassey 1
The foregoing is an unofficial sumlary
of the standing of the varius
schools in the York County Field
toy competition held in Yorkvllle last
Tiday. The calculation is made on a
asis of 3, 2 and 1, which gives Yorkille
first place, Lesslle second, and
lock Hill third. Calculated on a
asis of 6, 3 and 2, Yorkville gets 66
olnts and Rock Hill and Leeslie tie
rith 44 points each, and the questions
t issue will be settled by the decision
f the judges, Profs. Riddle and Holllay.
While not officially stated it is pracIcally
certain that the three trophy
ups will be awarded to the Yorkville,
.esslie and Glendale schools
The judges of the mental contests
rere Misses Elizabeth Faris, Belle
lorris, Leila Russell, Mary Roach,
laude Williams, Messrs J. A. Barry,
ohn B. Paysinger, Ebenezer Gettys,
. E. Latham and Rodney M. Love. The
thletic contests were conducted under
fie supervision of W. R. Timmona, R.
!. Hurts, B. C. Riddle, Lewis M. Grist,
adges; H. R, Tucker, starter; W. D.
IcGlnnis, scorer; Blakely Plexico,
nnouncer.
Mental Contests.
First grade spelling?Rebecca McDowell,
Yorkville Graded school; Carle
Earl, Bowling Green; Alma Whisoant,
Sharon, and Hoyle Maxwell, Cloer,
tied for third place.
Second grade reading?Steven Coler,
Winthrop Training school; Almeti
Moss, Arcade school, Rock Hill;
jnidas Link, Fort Mill.
Third grade spelling?Arthur Crawjrd,
Guthriesville; Lillle Crawford
tevenson, Rock Hill and John Steele
(rice, Jr., Yorkville, tied for second
lace;* William Hafner, Fort Mill.
Third grade arithmetic?Powell PatIck,
Yorkville; Virginia Brice, Rock
[ill; Frances Carroll, Cotton Belt.
Fourth grade reading?Mount Holly,
orkvllle, Fort Mill.
Fifth grade arithmetic?Alodia Sales,
.esslie, 98; Howard Clinton, Eastview,
5; William Hope, Rock Hill, 90.
First grade reading?Nannie Phillips,
fentral school, Rock Hill; Ethel
trown, Yorkville; Delia Carroll, CotHi
Belt.
Sixth grade arithmetic ? Winnie
Took, Gold Hill; Margaret Miller,
/inthrop Training school; Nellie
Vhlte, Central Graded school, Rock
[ill.
Seventh grode arithmetic?Pauline
lates, YorKViue; raye r oro, u-ieuuaie;
leeker Lee, Massey.
In the composition contest, open to
upiis of schools employing more than
iree teachers, Gary Windle of Fort
[ill, was first; Elizabeth Law, Winlrop
Training school, second, and Lena
Moore, Rock Hill, third.
Ella Lee Byers of Sharon, was first
nd OUie Simpson of Lesslle, was secnd
in the composition contest among
uplls of three teacher schools, and
iyrtle Hayes of Newport, was first;
Idna Clinton of East view was second
nd Marie Aycock of Bethesda, was
lird, in a similar contest among the
upils of schools which have only two
iachers.
Herbert Smith of Clover, was the
inner of the declamation' contest
mong boys of intermediate grades;
red Bryant of Winthrop Training
2hool, was second and Jay Graves of
haron, was third.
James Sifford of the Clover school,
'on first place in the declamation con?st
among high school boys. Ward
iitchell of Eastview, was adjudged
le second best declaimer in this con?8t,
and Frank Quinn of Hickory
rove, third.
Alice Anderson of Winthrop Trainig
school, was the winner in the decimation
contest for high school girls;
lugenla Pratt of Sharon, was second,
nd Mary Poe of Mount Holly, was
lird.
The number of schools entering the
>urth grade spelling contest was
irger by far than were the number
itering any other contest in connecon
with the school meet. The folwing
ten words were given out to the
intestants, to be written: silver, oys>rs,
trowel, whether, school-room, revive,
play-mate, pencil, window, forard.
The word "trowel" seemed to
& the bete noir of most of the spell's.
The representatives of four
:hools?Lesslie, Yorkville, Sharon and
lover?spelled each of the ten words
\rroMlv Tho nth^r Qphnnl? rpnrA.
>nted in this contest were: Santiago,
[ount Holly, McConnellsville, Guthesville,
Bowling Green, Newport,
ock Hill, Hickory Grove, Sutton
prings. Blairsville, Cotton Belt,
lairsville won second place, and Newart
and Rock Hill tied for third.
Third grade reading?Grier Kirkpatck,
Yorkville; Nancy Cherry, Wintrop
Training school.
Intermediate grade girls' declamation
antest?Alice Gibson, Gold Hill; Mariret
McDow, Yorkville; Mary Hen?rson,
Hickory Grove.
Athletic Events.
Lessiie school won first place in the
:hletic events of the day, the school
aklng a total score of 31 points;
orkvllle Graded school won second
lace with a score of 29 points, and
ock Hill came third with a total of 25 (
aints. The standing of the other
ihools represented in the various ath- ,
tic contests were as follows: Clover
', Mount Holly 13, Filbert 10, Guthe8Ville
8, Blairsville 7, Bethany 5,
ort Mill 3, Gold Hill 3. Sharon 3, Bulck's
Creek 2, Friendship 1, Cotton
e-lt 1.
In the 25-yard dash, which was open
i girls of intermediate grades. May
impson of Lessiie. was first, running
le course in 7 1-5 seconds: Dove Ross
' Mount Holly was second, and Mary
arroll of Cotton Belt was third. i
Janet Moore of Guthriesville. won i
le ball throw contest among high
(hool girls. Her record was 67 feet, i
r 11 V/a?b?rI1lA nn rvan oaa.
IIIIIU Valium ui i uinviur. v auir DCV id
in this contest, and Olive Kirkitriek
of Lesslie, was third.
Walter Thomas of the Filbert
;hool, won the 100-yard dash, which
as open to boys under 15 years of i
?e. He ran the required distance in
t 2-5 seconds. Nim Horton of Sha- ]
m, won second place in this contest, 1
id Cecil Simmons of Rock Hill, was I
lird. 'i
Henry of Clover, was the winner In
the 100-yard dash open to high school
boys. His time was 12 seconds. Oil!
of Rock Hill, was second, and Sherer
of Blairsville school, was third.
Roble Carter of Lesslie, won the
25-yard dash among girls of the primary
grades. The time required to
run the distance was 6 1-2 seconds.
Leon McCloud of Yorkville, was second,
and Ella Campbell of Bullock's
Creek, was third.
The winner of the 50-yard dash
open to girls under 15 years of age,
was uuie i^ee nasties 01 mucu, ?nu
made the distance in 7 3-5 seconds.
Mattie Bell Gryder of Friendship,
was second, and Nay Simpson of
of Lesslle, was third.
The Yorkvllle Graded school team
won first place in the relay race
among boys of primary grades. The
distance was 400 yards and the time
of the winning team was 69 4-5 seconds.
In this contest. Rock Hill secured
second place and Clover third.
In the relay race, participated in
by girls under 16 years of age, Leeslie
school secured first place, Yorkvllle
second and Mount Holly third.
Lesslle school won the relay race
open to girls of primary grades.
Mounr Holly was a close second, and . >
Rock Hill third.
Mount Holly school won the relay
race open to boys under 16 years of
age; the time being 56 3-5 seconda
In the high jumping contest among
boys of intermediate grades, Dallas
Lesslle, of Lesslle school, won first
place. He cleared a bar four feet
four Inches high. Floyd Rich of
Clover, was second with a jump of
four feet three inches, and J. B.
Grant of Yorkvllle, came third with
a height of four feet one inch.
Dobbins of Rock Hill, was first in
the 440-yard dash, in which the largest
boys were eligible; the Clover
school was second, and Yorkvllle
third.
Grier Sherer of Blairsvllle, won the
high Jump among high school boys.
He jumped a bar 5 feet one inch in
height. Hafner of Fort Mill, was
second in the high jumping contest,
and Sullivan of Rock Hill, secured
third place.
Yorkvllle was first in the 400-yard (
relay race open to boys between the h
ages of 16 and 18; Rock Hill secured 4
second place, and Clover third.
The winners of the 60-yard dash
open to boys of primary grades, were;
J. C. Anderson, Rock Hill, first; J.
C. Bell, Guthrieafville, second; Mike g-~Smith,
Clover, third. Mi
Mllas Carroll of the Yorkvllle ^
Graded school, won the 50-yard dash
open to boys under twelve years of
age, and less than four feet ten inches
in height He ran the course in
7 3-5 seconds; Edward Grayson of
Clover, was second in this event, and
Albert Rawls of Mount Holly, won
third place.
- ? tk. W.X l.ln.nl.u
1 IIP winners ui mo mi i/ovi juui|fiii(|
contest among boys under twelve
years of age, were, Rock Hill, first:
Leeslle second, and Clover third.
Bethany school won first honors in
the running broad jump contest, in
which all the largest boys were allowed
to paiticlpate. Yorkville was
second In this contest, and Blalrsvllle
third.
John Flnley of the Yorkville Graded
school, won first place in the ballthrowing
contest among boys of the
intermediate grades. He threw the
hall a distance of 156 feet Pruitt
Blankenship of Gold Hill, was second
In this contest
LOCAL LACONIC8
For Vagrancy.
A negro named Eld Campbell from
Rock Hill was put on the chaingang
yesterday to serve thirty days for
vagrancy.
Would Increase Capital.
The Bank of Hickory Grove has
filed with the secretary of state, notice
of an increase in capital from
$12,500 to $20,000.
Glee Club at Hickory Grove.
The Winthrop college glee club
gave an exhibition in the Hickory
Grove school auditorium before a large
audience last night the girls returning
to Winthrop this morning.
Will Attend Oratorical.' '**" '
It is expected that more than 100
Clemson cadets will come to Rock
Hill on the occasion of the South Carolina
Inter-collegiate Oratorical contest
to be held at Winthrop college, April
30. Tho cadets will be encamped near
the Southern depot in Rock Hill.
Charged With Arson.
Constable Frank Allen of Rock
Hill, brought Arnold Johnson, colored,
to the county Jail Saturday where
he will remain until the July term of
court, when he will be tried for arson
In connection with the burning of a
house in Rock Hill some time ago.
Have Begun Serving Sentence.
Jess Wellman and Sam Harper,
white, and Clint Logan, Jasper White, <
William Dixon and Tom McElwaine,
negroes, were taken to the county
chaingang Friday evening, to begin
serving the terms imposed upon them i
following their recent conviction In ,
the court of general sessions. A
Postoffice About Completed. Ifl
Clover's new postofflce, located ofr~-"
King's Mountain street In that town,
Is about ready for occupancy. The
work of Installing the lock-boxes is
now in progress and the building will
be occupied the last of this week or
the first of next. The building in
which the postofflce is now located,
has been used for that purpose for
more than thirty years.
Automobile Burned. *
Waxhaw Enterprise: Mr. Grover
C. Dees of Rock Hill, got his big flvepassenger
Chalmers automobile burned
near Belair last Sunday night, when
en route from Waxhaw to Rock Hill.
It was a 60-horse power machine and
cost $2,400. The remains of the machine
were brought to Waxhaw Monday
morning. It is understood that
the machine was insured for $1,400.
Taken to Columbia.
Daniel Beckham, colored, was
taken to the state penitentiary, Columbia,
Saturday, where he will
serve a Ave month's sentence following
his conviction of aggravated
assault and battery in the court of
general sessions last week. George
Crawford and Johnson Mayfield, negro
boys, were taken to the colored
reformatory at Lexington, where they
will serve terms for injuring railway
appliances.
Mrs. James Johnson Dead.
Mrs. Emma Johnson died at her
home in the Highland Park mill village
in Rock Hill. Friday night, as
the result of a stroke of apoplexy.
The deceased was about 38 years of
age and was a loyal member of the
Park Baptist church of Rock Hill.
She is survived by her husband and
five children. The funeral was held
in the Park Baptist church, Sunday
afternoon, servicves being conducted
by Rev. H. J. Woods. The interment |
was in Laurehvood cemetery.
Mr. L. B. Brown Dead.
Mr. L. B. Brown died at his home in
the Point section of Bethel township
Saturday night following a long period
rtf aiiffeplnp with honrt ri is a asp Mr. i
Brown who was about 63 years of age
had lived in Bethel practically all of
his life. He is survived by three children.
Misses Elizabeth and Evelyn
Brown and Mr. Brevard Brown. The
funeral was held in Bethel church of
which the deceased was a member and
an officer, Sunday afternoon, and the
interment followed in the church
cemetery.
In the Supreme Court.
The following cases from the Sixth
judicial circuit, which includes the
counties of Fairfield, Lancaster, Chester
and York, will be argued before
the state supreme court between May
31 and June 3: Southern railway vs.
Kimball et al; Fewell et al, vs. Catawba
Power company: Smith vs.
Glenn et al: Woods vs. Rock Hill Fertilizer
Co.; Givens va S. A. L. Railway
Co.; Kline vs. Southern Railway Co.;
Givens vs. S. A. L. Railway Co.;
Creed va Rock Hill Fertilizer Co.;
Strait vs. the city of Rock Hill: Pool |
vs. Carolina Traction Co. "
Death of Mrs. Mary Lindsay.
Mrs. Mary Brison Lindsay, widow
of the late William M. Lindsay who
was killed in battle during the War
Between the Sections, died at the {
home of her niece Mrs. John L. Stacy
In Clover early Sunday morning of an
ineetlon or tne Dram Mrs. Lanusay was