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Scraps and ^arts. ? There were two horrible cave-ins of the New York subway system last week. In the first seven people were killed and a large number were injured. In the second, one was killed and three were injured. The subway or underground trolley lines run under the principaJ streets, especially Broadway. They have been constructed by ditching and tunneling, and bracing up the buildings and streets from underneath. The first cave-in was caused from a blast and the second ? from defective supports. In both cases street cars, automobiles and many people went down when the upper street surface gave way. ? Automobile highwaymen robbed a man of $2,000 in cash on a crowded New York street in broad daylight last Saturday. The man's name was Chas. Fried, a cashier of the Fleischeman bakery. He was taking the moppy from the bakery to the Germahla bank for deposit. As he was passing along First avenue, between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eightli streets, two men Jumped out of an automoble, knocked him down, took his money away, got back into the automobile and left before the crowds of ? men and women realized what had happened. Fried was removed to a hospital for treatment. There have been many such robberies in New York but this is one of the boldest that has occurred. ? Jute instead of cotton twine will be used by the postofflce department during the year beginning November 1, for tying letters. The contract for furnishing jute has been awarded the Ludlow Manufacturing association of Boston, Mass., at $0,099 a pound deem* v- ~ Kta fnr- fnrninhine ea iu uc me ivn^oi. wiu *v? ?.%* 9 either Jute or cotton submitted to the department. Cotton is being used this year at $0.1323. The cotton twine bidders were: Beaufort Manufacturing Co., Spartanburg, S. C., at $0.1687; Glencoe Cotton mills, Columbia, S. C., at $0,165, and the Lancaster Cotton mills, Lancaster, S. C., at $0.15875. Subsequent to the opening of the bids the Lancaster mills was permitted upon its request to withdraw its bid. During the year 2,500,000 pounds of Jute twine will be used by the department. Cotton is now being used. The Jute contract amounts to $247,000. ? Wall Street Journal: Large interests have formed a pool to operate on the bull side of the cotton futures market and heavy buying orders have already been executed and will be pursued on a large scale as soon as the arrangements for floating the AngloFrench loan are Anally consummated. Identified with the pool are some of the prominent stock market operators who have recently made a killing in the "war" shares. These include a number of the so-called Waldorf crowd. It is the present plan of the pool to buy cotton and hold it for 18 cents a pound, at whidh price it is claimed the staple should sell before the end of the year. The arguments are that the new crop is a small one; that the issue of an Anglo-French loan will clear away the obstacles to the export of cotton to the Allies by adjusting the exchange market to nearly if not a normal basis and cor recung me uncertain nuciuauunD. that the export demand will be much in excess of the surplus, and that domestic consumption will continue at a record rate owing to the demand for war munitions and other material. ? Details of fighting between the natives and American forces near Cape Haitien Sunday, in which one marine was killed, ten were wounded and more than 50 Haitens were killed, reached the navy department yesterday in messages from Rear Admiral Caperton. The marine patrols had been sent out to clear the lines of supply from Cape Haiten to the interior, Two patrols were sent out Sunday and after the expedition reached Haut Vu Cap firing became general and both patrols were engaged. About 50 natives were killed. The patrols returned to Cape Haitien Sunday night and Admiral Caperton reported the supply routes had been completely cleared of hostile forces. A later message said Captain Underwood led an expedition of 50 mounted marines to Petit Riviere and Delarte Bonite Sunday and encountered 150 armed Haitiena They were driven into the hills after a vigorous skirmish, in which one marine and two natives were killed and three natives were wounded. The marines are holding the two towns where quiet has been restored. Among the wounded marines was Private Frederick William Remani, who enlisted at Norfolk. ? New York, September 26: The Anglo-French financial commission and eastern bankers have reached a virtual agreement on the details of the proposed billion dollar credit loan tr\ rirftot Pritoin Q nH TTVonoo T?mir members of the commission will leave here tomorrow afternoon for Chicago to confer with western bankers over the tentative terms. Following are the details of the loan upon which the commission and the bankers of the eastern states are in virtual accord. The amount?approximately $500,000,000. The securities?joint AngloFrench notes. The interest rate?5 per cent, to yield the investor about 5} per cent by the notes being offered at slightly under par. A conversion privilege at maturity of the notes? the holder to receive cash or join Anglo-French 15 or 20 year bonds bearing four and one-half per cent interest. It became known tonight also that the entire tentative programme had been submitted to London and Paris and that the attitude of the home government so far as disclosed is one of approval. It is assumed that the parliaments of both Great Britain and France would have to authorize the issuance of the loan. If western bankers are in accordance with the tentative agreement upon which the eastern financiers and the commission have reached an understanding, the programme will stand barring unforeseen developments and its final adoption is as good as assured. This assertion was made tonight by an American financier who has been of the inner-circle throughout the period of negotiations. A member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., will be in Chicago at the same time as the members of the commission, it was said. ? Atlanta dispatch to the Philadelphia Public Ledger: The high price and the continued rise in the price of gasoline in the south and the wide difference between the price of the commodity in Dixie and the north has been the cause recently of so much dissatisfaction among motorists and other users of gasoline that a Federal investigation has been suggested, and it is not unlikely that a movement will be organized looking to such an investigation. Your correspondent has obtained quotations from the chief selling points in the northern, eastern and southern states. These quotations show that gasoline a gallon varies in price from 9.9 cents in Chicago to 18 and 22 cents in the Carolinas. In Atlanta, perhaps the principal selling and distributing point in the south, the price since August has risen from 12J to 16 rents. Dealers in the south proiess 10 oe ai a loss 10 Know tne cause not only of the continued increase in_the price of gasoline, hut also the reason for the wide difference in the price of the same gravity gasoline in the same dates in different cities. In point of supply and demand, it is said, there is no foundation to indicate that the increase and difference in price would be brought about. It has been held by some dealers that the supply from some of the wells has lately been diminishing, while information from other sources is that wells have been closed and the supply cut off by this method. Successful manipulation of local markets by branch managers for the purpose of showing increased returns is given as one reason for the sudden rise in price. Dealers say that the price of this commodity is not economically created over night. Freight rates cut little figure in the prices prevailing in the south as compared with those in the north. The variation in the figures in various cities, as shown by telegraphic quotations, is explained, some dealers say. by local conditions, which have no stability, and are therefore liable to change daily. The enormous exportations of gasoline to foreign countries at a time when certain oil fields were dwindling in output and one of the large oil companies was temporarily incapacitated to meet its orders by the recent Galveston storm, are factors which should be considered in connection with the fact that there has been an increase in the consumption of gasoline by automobiles. Whatever may be the cause for the condition of the markets, several state authorities believe that there is reason to suspect manipulation of the gasoline market. States have control only over the correctness of the advertising o? various gravities of gasoline, and they , feel that the question of the difference in the prices is an interstate question and therefore proper matter for Federal investigation. It is understood that developments may be expected In the j next several days. I _ : (The Hoflu'illf ffiuquirrr. Entered at the Postoftiee at Yorn as Mail Matter of the Second Class. 1 YORK. S. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1915 Judge Ernest Moore says the gallon, a-month law is constitutional and Judge F. B. Gary says the law is unconstitutional. Senator Carlisle of , Spartanburg, the father of the law, , says that Judge Moore is right. The i matter will go up to the supreme court, and tho decision of that tribunal will govern, right or wrong. i The real estate business which, like most other businesses, has been pretty fiat for the past year or more, is beginning to feel the effects of better prices for cotton, and is looking up ?nmnwhRt As vet the improvement is confined mainly to inquiry; but that there will be more or less trading soon is reasonably certain. Except for the arrangement that provides cheap money with which to finance the stored cotton, the state warehouse system would be of small importance. The people who wanted the cotton would rest assured that it would have to come out as soon as the owners ran short of cash and credit. But now the stored cotton is not so helpless. Owners are in a position to hold almost indefinitely and the presence of cheap money helps the price whether the cheap money is actually used or not. Yes, it is the cheap money that has been the tenstrike in the situation. The group of German firms that recently offered 15 cents a pound for 3,000,000 bales of cotton delivered at Bremen, has increased the offer to 16 cents. Of course the cotton cannot be deliveied because of the contraband proclamation and the orders in council; but nevertheless the situation is interesting. Whatever the purpose of this offer, whether because of a desire to get the cotton or to affect public sentiment, there is no possible doubt of the fact that Germany is anxious to get cotton, and if she cannot get it now. she will get it as soon she can. There is not enough cotton to go around, even with Germany left out, and the eagerness that all consumers are showing to get what there is proves beyond question that it will be but a short time until the American price will be close to the price that Germany is offering. Although the following paragraph that has been sent out from Columbia, under date of September 25, is little more than a repetition of what has already been published in The Enquirer on the same subject, so positively are we convinced of the authenticity of the infoimation it contains that we deem it important as a matter of record: "Governor Manning and Warehouse Commissioner McLaurin held a lengthy conference in the governor's office a few days ago, discussing the advantages of the state warehouse system and the legislation necessary to perfect the law governing it. No statement was given out after the conference, but it was learned that both Governor Manning and Commissioner McLaurin are agreed that certain defects in the law should be remedied and that there was practically complete agreement between the governor and the warehouse commissioner as to what is best to be done in perfecting this law ihat means so much to the cotton producing interests 01 South Carolina. It is likely that Governor Manning and Commissioner McLaurin will hold frequent conferences on this matter before the legislature meets in January and the results of these conferences will probably be embraced in a message from the governor to the legislat/ure during the early part of the next session." At a mass meeting of the Mecklenburg County Farmers' Union in Charlotte last Saturday, according to an account given in the Charlotte Observer, steps were taken for the employment of an official cotton grader for the county, with an office In Charlotte. The purpose is to have all cotton offered for sale or for collateral, to be officially passed upon by the grader, who is to be a recognized expert, using the government's standard. The expenses of the grader for the season, including salary, office rent, etc., is to be $400, and of this amount $257 was pledged on the spot by eleven local Unions represented, with the insurance that the balance would easily be raised from the remaining local Unions. Mr. O. J. McConnell, who promoted a similar movement in Edgccomb county last year was the principal speaker. He stated that an arrangement had been perfected whereby the ginners sent samples of each day's ginning to the grading expert, and the expert next day sent the samples, together with certificates of grades, to the owners of the cotton. As the result of this arrangement, he said nnnrnvimntplv Tf, cents was saved to the producer on each bale of cotton sold at Tarboro, and larger growers who were able to forward their cotton to foreign markets, averaged $1.15 a bale additional. He felt quite sure that the benefits of the plan would be much greater in the Piedmont than in the eastern section of the state. According to the plans arranged at the meeting the official grader will be installed within the next ten days. "Essentials of the Warehouse Question." The profitable marketing of cotton is directly dependent upon warehouses. A bonded warehouse is a device whereby cotton is made available as security for loans. The following points in relation to the marketing of cotton should be kept in inind: Cotton has peculiar qualities milking it desirable as a loan security. At all times it can be sold for cash and. properly protected, it is non-perishable. The south is a borrowing, not a lending, community, therefore the price of money, or the interest rate, will be high in the south no matter what the security is. Cotton is a security in its nature so excellent that it should be easy to negotiate loans on it in the northern money centers where the rate of interest is low. In order to make a bale of cotton available a security in New York and Chicago, it must be properly introduced. The New York banker must know that the cotton is in existence; 1 that it is of the grade claimed for it; 1 that it is held in a rightly construct- f ed warehouse, and that it is insured, i The banker's only means of obtaining this knowledge is through the ware- i house receipt. It is, therefore, indispensable that he have complete con- 1 fidence in the warehouse company. J Of the value of a warehouse system i sufficient to accommodate a great part of the cotton in existence at a given time there can be no question. Whether it be a private or a state system is not of first importance, but i unless the system be conducted on thoroughgoing business principles it will be worthless. If we are to have a state warehouse system it is essen tial that its business be carried on with the same exactness of method that obtains in the New York banking j house with which It deals. A state warehouse system cannot be operated unless the taxpayers are prepared to make large initial investment I in it. It will be worse than useless , unless it shall be wholly and perma- i nently separated from partisan political influences. i The people would as well under stand that the mere fact that a ware- 1 house system Is conducted by the state gives it no peculiar advantage or repute. It is not less necessary for the state to demonstrate purpose and capacity to carry on the warehouse 1 business with efficiency, if It is to obtain the confidence of the commercial j world, than it would be for Smith & Jones or the Brown company to make a similar demonstration. Whether the South Carolina warehouse system is an established success or not rests in the answer to this question: "Can the owner of 100 bales of cotton carry its receipt to New York and there obtain a loan upon it at 6 per cent or less?" If the reply be "No," the Inference is that the system has been in operation for too brief a time to establish .commercial confidence, or that there [ is some other obstacle that impairs confidence in it.?Columbia State, Friday. While the editor of The Enquirer was in Columbia in January. 1912, for the purpose of trying to help Hon. John L. McLaurin get his state-warehouse idea before the people of the state, Mr. McLaurin told this writer of certain efforts he had made to secure the co-operation of the editor of the Columbia State in the undertaking. It seems Mr. McLaurin had had a personal conference with the editor of the State, then Mr. W. E. Gonzales, and about the only satisfaction he got from Mr. Gonzales was a declaration to this effect: "I don't know anything about the subject of finance, and I cannot anora to venture into a neia in which I would be unable to sustain myself." The editor of The Enquirer told Mr. McLaurin then and there: "You need never expect any assistance from that State crowd in behalf of your state warehouse system or anything else of which you are the.proponent. They have no use for you or anything for which you stand, and if they ever appear to back you up in anything, it will not be until you have won the support of the people to such an extent that the State folks wont dare try to antagonize you any further." Mr. McLaurin seemed incapable of comprehending the correctness of this declaration. He insisted that the editor of The Enquirer was mistaken, and confidently expressed the opinion that so soon as the Columbia State realized what he was trying to do in the way of assuring to the producing classes of South Carolina, more especially the cotton farmers, a fair share of the proceeds of their labor, it would* at once throw all its powerful influence to the cause. We have recited these facts because of the light they throw on the peculiarly mean and sneaking editorial we have reproduced above, and now by a statement of certain facts of which the Columbia State and most of the public are aware, we will proceed to sho.v how mean and sneaking that editorial really is. The former editor of the State owned that he knew nothing about finance, etc. As to whether the present editor is in the same position, we do not feel warranted in saying. We will say, however, that in his statement of the requirements necessary to make a bale of cotton available as security in New York or Chicago, he is either very ignorant or very careless. The "existence" of the cotton is important, of course, and so is it important that the cotton be sheltered from the weather and insured against fire. But above all these the one thing that the banker wants the receipt to guarantee is the "title." The state warehouse receipt does that as does no other receipt. It will be remembered that at the | outset of this warehouse movement, Mr. McLaurin sought to get a fairly large initial appropriation for the purpose of establishing state-owned warxhnnsps Hflvinp heen thwarted one way and another in his efforts in this direction, he accepted a law that gave him nothing but the right to persuade people to invest their money in warehouses to be placed under his management, with the understanding that these people aloo pay him a rental of 3 cents a bale per month to help defray expenses. And the thing that is hurting some folks right now is the fact that the people of the state are showing their confidence by putting up ( their money. "Can the owner of 100 bales of cotton carry its receipt to New York and there obtain a loan upon it at 6 per cent or less?" asks the State. Did not Senator Banks of Calhoun county, say in a speech last winter, ( that he had gone to New York and borrowed $10,000 on his state warehouse receipts at 5 per cent straight interest? If that does not answer your question "Yes," then what more do you want? Does the State not remember that letter from the Guaranty Trust company of New York to a South Carolina banker that was published last spring, in which the Guaranty Trust company declined to loan on ware- ; house receipts except the money went through the office of the commissioner, and did not Mr. McLaurin decline the agreement because "it would 1 deprive the banks of a legitimate function,'' and did not Mr. McLaurin go on to say "that if the banks refused to handle this paper at a satisfactory rate of interest, he would see to it that the farmers were able to borrow money without the interposition of the banks?" Except on a basis of what we have | said at the outset of these remarks, i we do not understand wnat the state wants, anyway. In view of all that ' has been accomplished during the past three years, in the face of so many < obstacles, it is surely able to see that i if it really wants a perfect warehouse i system, all it has to do is to get be- i hind Mr. McLuurin and help him i along instead of trying to flyblow and < hinder his efforts. But maybe it is something else, i Now that we remember, the editor of ( the State is a director in the Palmetto bank. We heard a story sometime | ago that Senator Tillman, a lifelong customer of this bank, went there to i get some 6 per cent money on state t warehouse receipts, and when the t Palmetto bank turned him down, Mr. < McLaurin made arrangements where- | by the senator got the 6 per cent mon- i ey from the National Union bank. Possibly this is the reason why the State don't like the state warehouse system. We happen to know something about the state warehouse system. We have been in pretty close touch with everything that has been done troin the beginning. We know that Senator McLaurln has all along been trying to work with the banks to help them and to get them to help the system. His one great desire is to put the cotton producers of the south in a position to get their fair share of the proceeds of their labor. He knows, as the State says, that the south is a "borrowing" community; but he believes that it ought to be and has a nic?h? ho n "lonrtine" community, to which status it is his purpose and desire to raise it. And it is fine headway he is making, too. Less than four years ago, he stood, entirely alone, hunting for somebody, including the Columbia State, to help him. Now, judging from the publicly expressed attitude of President Wilson, Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Harding, he has the absolute support of the whole Federal administration, and he is going right on to success, too. Of course, there are people who say that 6 per cent money for the farmer is not a good thing. We think it is; but good or bad, there is no question in the world of the fact that the responsibility rests upon Mr. McLaurin and his state warehouse system, and if the Columbia State really thinks that nothrng of Importance has been accomplished yet, we suggest that it contain itself in patience. In the meantime, our contemporary need not worry about the sending of receipts directly to the central sources of cheap money. Mr. McLaurin has already learned that he can do that if he wants to; but he does not want to do that. He prefers to have the cotton financed by and through our own banks. Most of them are co-operating with him, and he is very well pleased; but If there had been no Nar tional Union bank to take care of the loan refused by the Palmetto National bank, Senator Tillman would have gotten his money all the same, and it il probable that like Senator Banks, he would have gotten it at less than 6 per cent. GALLON A MONTH LAW Judges Disagree and the Supreme Court Will Have to Decide. Senator Howard B. Carlisle of Spartanburg county, who was largely responsible for the main features of the aallun-a-month law, disagrees with Judge Frank B. Gary on the constitutionality of the act He is quoted by the Spartanburg Journal as follows: The gallon-a-month law passed by the South Carolina geneial assembly, February 20, 1915, is pronounced constitutional in an Interview secured today from Senator Howard B. Carlisle, member of the upper house from Spartanburg county, who contributed most of the important features of the bill. The statement was secured from the senator today in view of the published reports that Circuit Judge Gary at the recent court of general sessions for Abbeville granted an order which declared the gallon-a month law unconstitutional, Judge Gary, as shown, basing his Judgment on the report of the supreme court in the case, of the Adams' Express company vs. the commonwealth of Kentucky. Senator Carlisle disagreed with Judge Gary and supports the ruling of Circuit Judge Ernest Moore, who had previously in a somewhat similar case, ruled the law to be constitutional. There is much discussion among the legal fraternity as to the constitutionality of the law and the opinion of Senator Carlisle as expressed here will be of interest Senator Carlisle said: "I have read Judge Gary's decision and note that he did not agree with Judge Ernest Moore, who, in a somewhat similar case, ruled the law to be constitutional. "Chief Justice Gary stated in the case of Atkinson vs. the Southern Express company, or rather used the following words in his opinion: 'As v*e have already said the recent act of coiikress iine weuu ia.n / uivcbui ^41toxicatlng liquors of the interstate commerce character and invests the respective states with power to prohibit importation absolutely only for sale and use through a dispensary.' "In order for a state to take advantage of the Webb law the sale or possession of liquor must be outlawed to some extent at least. This has been done in the gallon-a-month law. It is unlawful to possess more than a gallon a month and for this reason it is clear to my mind that the supreme court will hold that possession of more than a gallon will be unlawful and therefore when more than a gallon is received it is received unlawfully. Granting this the law is unquestionably constitutional. "The circuit court of appeals, Judge Woods, rendering his decision, has declared the Webb law to be constitutional and when liquor is shipped into the state for unlawful purposes, for example, to be sold, received or used, li is 3unjecx xo xne laws ox me sxaxe. "An interpretation of the South Carolina gallon-a-month law is clearly different from the Kentucky law as referred to by Judge Gary and It appears to be that there is no precedent to be considered in that case." ? The city registrar is under bond of $1,000 to answer to the charge of issuing fraudulent registration certificates, says a Beaufort dispatch of Saturday to the Columbia State. A white voter, Esau Levy, is under $500 bond for fraudulent registration, and a negro voter is eluding the service of a warrant for the same offense. Ex-City Manager Home is out on a $200 bond charged with carrying concealed weapons and Mr. Levy is under like bond, charged with assaulting Mr. Home. The alleged assault occurred in front of the postofflce tonight. Surrounded by a party of over 20 Danner partisans, Levy stopped Mr. Home, who came along the sidewalk in company with J. W. Gray and cursed him for swearing out the warrant for false registration. Levy, who had been threatening violence during the afternoon, now urged on by the crowd, struck Home, and ran into a nearby store calling out: "He is going to shoot me." Mr. Home went after him, the crowd in an uproar. A policeman came up. Mr. Home was charged with being armed and turned over a revolver to the policeman and demanded the arrest of Levy- The policeman refused. Home weighs 115 pounds. Tonight at a meeting of indignant citizens the following resolution was passed and presented to the mayor by a committee consisting of George \V. Beckett. George Waterhouse and W. E. Richardson: "Be it resolved. That the mayor of the city, E. C. Danner, be requested to guarantee police protection for R. C. Home, Jr., who has been attacnea by political adherents of the mayor on the streets of Beaufort in the presence of the police who refused to make any arrests upon the ground that the chief of police had ordered them not to interfere in the event of disturbances arising from politics, but only to summon the parties Involved to appear in court. We present this resolution in the face of many rumors of threats of violence directed against Mr. Home." The meeting then resolved that whereas the committee appointed by the mayor and the chief of police ha,s given explicit promises that the peace will be preserved and the chief of police requests that any threat against Mr. Home or any other citizen be reported to him upon which information he will make the arrest of said person, therefore it was resolved that the meeting accept the promises. The meeting also voted to ask the county commissioners to keep the rural police In the city until after the election. The city registrar has turned down many men who are registered In the county, but who had lost their registration certificates. The recall advocates some time ago presented a protest to the mayor, after which the names of two of their opponents were stricken from the registration list. I?nst night a number of the leaders iliscussed other irregularities and decided on taking out the warrants which were sworn out by Mr. Home before Magistrate Riley of Yemassee. rn the case of the two charged it was found their names do not appear on the county registration books and therefore they are not entitled to the city registration certificates that were liven them. Other evidence is in hand warranting other arrests. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS G. W. Culberson?Has opened the Novelty Studio in the Lindsay photograph studio and solicits your patronage. Work guaranteed. J. J. Brown, Greeleyvllle?Offers a 9room house, new, at Ebenezer, for sale. On a 1 1-4 acre lot. One mile from Winthrop college. W. I* Pursley, Filbert?Is prepared to do all kinds of blacksmithing and solicits your patronage. A. M. McGill, R. F. D. 1?Invites you to a greasy pole climbing contest at his store, next Saturday. A watch is the prize. Reily-Taylor Co., New Orleans?Recites an incident of the European battlefields. Drink Luzianne coffee. Carroll Supply Co.?Today offers 47J cents a bushel for cotton seed and wani ail you nave iu sen. James Brothers?Are showing new fall styles in farm motive power, having received a car of horses and mules yesterday. Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?One of 11 big stores that buys and sells for less. Millinery, coat suits, coats, skirts, dress goods, shoes, etc. W. E. Ferguson?Wants you to try Stone's cakes?9 ounces for 10 cts. Six vArieties. Smoak-Brown Co.?Wants you to see it about a Tyson & Jones buggy before you buy this fall. Louis Roth?Has Norway mackerel of choice quality at varying prices, and wants to supply you. York Trust Co.?Writes insurance of every kind?Are, life, plate glass, surety bonds, etc. York Drug Store?Cordially Invites all the teachers who attend the examination Friday, to make its store headquarters while in town. First National Bank?Reminds you of how easy it is to spend money when carried in the pocket Put it in the bank?pay with checks. Thomson Co.?Asks you to see its Schloss Bros.' suits, boys' clothing, ladies' coat suits and coats, dress goods and millinery. First National Bank, Sharon?Says its business is loaning money and helping you to take care of your money. It wants your business. Money on cotton receipts at 6 per cent Down in Beaufort, they arrest 'em for issuing fraudulent registration certificates; but in some other places if the "attorney" says it Is all right, they let it go at that. The editor of The Enquirer Is in receipt of a letter from the secretary of the president, which was addressed Yorkville, S. C. It was postmarked September 10, 1915, ana 01 course nus been in hand for some days. Now, if there was a Board of Trade in Yorkville that was really interested in the commercial welfare of the town and of the surrounding country, it would not lose half a minute In establishing here an official cotton weigher and an official cotton grader. And if the. Board of Trade and the people generally would join in this undertaking, the town council could give assistance with the assurance that any contribution that it might make would be for a real "corporate purpose." And furthermore, this would speedily become one of the best cotton markets in all this section. Just note what Charlotte is doing. All the people on Clover No. 2, and hundreds of people throughout the county, will regret to learn of the serious and painful mishap that befell Mr. John M. Smith, the efficient and accommodating carrier on Clover No. 2, last Friday afternoon. Of all the fine fellows engaged in carrying the mail in York county, there are none who stand higher in the estimation of their Immediate patrons, or who are better liked generally. His patrons and the public will be very much con cerneu unui nu is auic iu icsuiuc n?o duties, and it is safe to say that nothing that outside friends and well-wishers can do in the meantime will be neglected. The paragraph in the last issue of The Enquirer in which Mr. G. W. S. Hart was quoted as saying in effect that it "might injure the school" if he should give his reasons for resigning from the board of trustees of the Yorkville Graded school naturally caused a good deal of comment, and possibly some concern. This was to be expected; but there Is no occasion for worry, however good ground there is for curiosity. Of course anybody ought to be able to see that the resignation of a member of the board of trustees of the Yorkville Graded school is a news Item of sufficient Importance for a local paper. In a democratic city where every citizen Is supposed to have the same right and interest as every other individual, such an Item might easily call for a column In the newspapers, and of course all the facts would come out. In this place the public is not supposed to have any business knowing what is doing on the board of trustees of the Graded school or the town council. Of course all members of the board and all members of the council do not look at it that way. There are always some individu als on both bodies who are broad enough to understand that the board's business, or the council's business, as the case may be, is the public's business, and who have no objection to letting the public know exactly how they stand on any matter. In this particular case th-> editor of The Enquirer became aware of the fact that Mr. Hart had resigned, and having decided that the public had a right to know something about the matter, took the straight, manly course of sending a representative to that gentleman to find out. The result- was as reported. We do not mind saying that the editor of The Enquirer knows a good deal more about the matter than has been told; but he does not feel warranted in telling the story for various reasons. One of these reasons is that he does not care to embarrass people from whom he secured his information, and another is the difficulty of making a conclusive case against the individuals who are the real cause of the trouble. This refers to matters outside of the board of trustees. The board of trustees had before it merely an abstract question of proper procedure and acted correctly thereon. Mr. Hart was in the minority and resigned, it is presumed, because he considered it was his duty to do so. But we do not think it would hurt the school a particle if he would tell the whole story or even only his side of the story. We will go still further than that. If the whole truth would hurt tlie school, then the school ought to be hurt. DEATH OF J. M. WILLIAMS Mr. James M. Williams died at his home in McConnellsville Sunday night, following an illness with a complication of diseases from which he had suffered since February. The funeral was held at Bethesda Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the services being conducted by his pastor. Rev. Jno. A. McMurray, assisted by Rev. J. B. Swann. The interment followed in Bethesda cemetery. James Moore Williams was born four miles west of Bethesda church in November, 1859, and was therefore in the 59th year of his age. He was the son of the late James M. and Jane Adeline Moore Williams. When a young man Mr. Williams married Miss Addle Ashe, daughter of John and Sarah Ashe. The widow together with three children, John Palmer Williams, Mary Catharine Williams and James Moore Williams, all- of McConnellsville, survive. The deceased is also survived by three sisters and one brother, as follows: F. D. Williams of Chester; Mesdames Marion G. Crawford of Belmont. N. C., and Belle Kuykendal of the Bethesda section, and Miss Kate Williams of McConnellsville. Mr. Williams was engaged in the| mercantile business and in farming at McConnellsville practically all his life. He was for many years a member of Bethesda church and was known tp a wide acquaintance throughout the county. TO CONDUCT MEETING HERE Rev. John W. Ham, one of the best known evangelists of the Baptist denomination, who r vlue'. u a series of evangelistic services in the First Baptist church of Yorkville last year, proposes to come back on October 10, and begin a series of meetings which will continue indefinitely. The services will be held in a large tent which will be pitched on the spacious lot of the First Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Ham is at present conducting a meeting In Hamlet, N. C., and will come here upon the completion of his labors there. People in Yorkville of all denominations as well as many in the country hereabouts have received the following letter this week, signed by Rev. Mr. Ham: Hamlet, N. C., Sept. 26, 1916. My Dear Sir and Brother: May I have your attention for a few minutes in order to lay upon your heart a matter of great importance to me. We are invited by the Baptist church of York to come and hold a series of rv? V\a<v1 nnlrttv r% Knilt uicriiii^o IUI UIUIII, ucBiuiiwift (M/VU* the 10th of October. W? have accepted the invitation. It is my desire and purpose that the blessing and influence of the meeting shall extend to all denominations, and to this end I am writing to personally solicit your personal co-operation and sympathy. You can greatly aid me in making the meeting a success. I trust that you will find it In your heart to help us by any means at your command. If you sing, I want you to Join our large chorus choir of one hundred voices, for which a large platform will be built. We use the new revival hymn number two, published by Homer A. Rodeheaver, who has charge of the music in the Billy Sunday meetings. We use one of the largest Chautauqua tents for the meeting, with the seating capacity of about 1,500. In the event the weather Is slightly cool, we have convenient method of heating same. We are engaged in a union meeting of all the churches of Hamlet, N. C., at present, with great crowds In attendance. Trusting to have the pleasure of meeting you personally, I am, Yours sincerely, J. W. Ham. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Cotton is now being brought to the Yorkville Oil Co.'s ginnery at a rapid rate. The gins are taking care of about 90 bales per day at present. 4 'Tl/xnh " 4Vi a hntr V\ Aron a# Oh I A# Af L'wvrvi me i/a/ nui oo ui vmvi vi Police P. W. Love, died Sunday morning. The horse had been a familiar figure on the streets for a long time. ? Local merchants enjoyed an unusually good day's business last Saturday. Quite a number of people were in from the country and considerable cotton and cotton seed were sold* According to several merchants, collections were better than on any other single day in a year. ? An organization known as the Yorkvllle Graded School Athletic association has been perfected at the Graded school with Andral Shercr of the 10th grade, as president. It Is the purpose of the organization to secure as many members from amqng the student body as possible. Each pupil is to pay dues of 10 cents a month, and is to have free admission to all the games played during the school year. ? In a slow and uninteresting baseball game the Neely Cotton Mill team defeated the Clover mm team on tne Graded school diamond Saturday afternoon. The score was 12 to 7. Both teams made numerous errors and their respective abilities to hit the ball were about the same. Ferguson of the Neely mill team, secured a home run. Batteries: Clover?Wallace and Barrett; Neely mill?Kenneth and Lockrldge; umpire?L. M. Grist. ? At a meeting last Friday night an orchestra composed of the following persons was organized at the Yorkville Graded school: Prpf. B. C. Riddle, Dr. Jas. B. Shirley, Cottrell Thomasson, Lorin Thomasson, Norman and Kershaw Walsh, Ferris McDowell Donnom Spencer and Miss Maude Eberhardt. Prof. Springs Moore of the Philadelphia community, will direct the orchestra. ? Since a perusal of the war news In the papers the past few days Indicates that Greece, Roumanla and Bulgaria may be drawn into the strife at any minute, John Demas, proprietor of the Yorkville Candy Kitchen, and the other Greeks here are very much interested. While John makes it plain that he is not going back to Greece to engage in the fray, still it is evident from the way he talks that "his heart's right there." Asked the other day how Greece, Bulgaria and Roumania would line up, Demas said he was not sure on which side Roumania would go. "Greece," he said, "she flght with Italian. and Russian and French. Greece, she like German all right but she no like Turkey man. Turkey man him kill Greek man. Greek people mad. Bulgaria she no like Greek men about other war. Greece give Bulgaria the dickens then. Turkey people give Bulgaria people heap railway to fight for them. Roumania she don't know what to do. If Roumania fight with Greek man against Turkey man and Bulgarians we will whip. If Roumania fight with Bulgarians and Turkey men against Greece me not know what might happen." WANTED TO MARRY People who chanced to be on Main street in the vicinity of the Shandon hotel about 10 o'clock Saturday night, were amused for some time by the antics of a young couple from Mount Holly, X. C., who were very anxious to embark upon the matrimonial sea and who were prevented from so doing by Policeman J. A. Richardson, at the request of the chief of police of Mount Holly and the father of the pretty young lady in the case. The would-be bridegroom, John Mullis, and the bride-to-be. Miss Ada Mullis (the parties are not related) left Mount Holly Saturday evening accompanied by a gentleman and a lady acting in the capacity of friends. The father of the young lady had evidently gotten wind of the affair and was on the trail of the runaways about the time they left their North Carolina home. So close was he upon them that the would-be1 bridegroom did not have time to get < his coat and rode into Yorkvllle Saturday night in his shirt sleeves. The irate father had gotten into ( communication with Policeman Richardson before the wedding party ar- j rived in Yorkviile. His orders were, f "Hold my daughter until I get there. ( It doesn't matter about the boy." When a "Ford" automobile rolled up Main street some time later, contain- ' ing five people, two of whom looked ! like they wanted to get married, the . policeman politely informed the party j that he would have to detain them a . little while or at least would have to ' hold Mim Mullis. It looked pretty bad for the bridegroom then. He de- 1 cided, however, that he too would stay ; until the arrival of the father, in the ' hope that maybe he could patch things ~ " ? V* V? a raromnnv up U11U 5U VII mill iiiv vv* v...u..rf. The two ladiee in the car were taken to a local hotel, while the bridepro ~> n and his frifnds paraded around i the streets awaiting the arrival of the i young lady's father. In the meantime i a number of people had gathered j around and soon the bridegroom was the center of much curious interest. | The sympathy of all was with him. i He looked old enough to marry and he looked like he wanted to marry. Some one suggested that he back j his car into the rear of the hotel, steal his lady-love out of the hotel by the rear entrance, violate the speed limit a little and hit the trail to Chester, ! where he could be married in a little time. That sounded good to him, but when he saw the policeman standing nearby he decided that it couldn't "be did," and sighing deeply he opined that there was nothing to do except to wait on his would-be father-in-law, go back to Mount Holly and trust to luck that he and his lady-fair might soon have a chance to successfully elope. About 1.30 o'clock Sunday morning the yound ladles' brother Instead of her father, accompanied by Policeman West of Mount Holly arrived In Yorkville. The young swain's plea that he be allowed to marry, since he and his lady love had come this far, was heard by deaf ears, the reply being just one word, delivered in a voice like thunder?"Naw." The young lady was , bundled into her brother's car and a , few minutes later the machine "lit ! out" for Mount Holly, followed by the youngster who couldn't get married In South O&rollna. ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. Jas. A. Page of Clover, is visiting friends In Anderson. Miss Mell Neil of Clover, is visiting friends in Chester. Mr. Hope Byers of Sharon, was a visitor in Y-jrkville Saturday. Dr. John R. Ashe of Charlotte, vision ppIoHvm in Yorkville Sunday. Mrs. W. B. McCaw of New Orleans, I is visiting Mrs. J. K. Alston here. Mr. Weldon Nell of Charlotte, spent Sunday with his family in Yorkville. Auditor Broadus M. Love is attending court at Winnsboro this week. Mrs. N. B. Edgerton of Columbia, is the guest of Mrs. Joseph E. Hart here. Leonard Curry of Gastonla, N. C., visited friends in Yorkville this week. Miss Lottie Kluttz has returned to her home in Chester, after visiting here. Miss Nellie Hart of this place, left today to spend the winter in Charleston. Mr. George R Grist of Laurens, spent last Saturday with relatives in Yorkville. Mr. George Wllkerson of Yorkville No. 1, was a visitor in Gastonla last week. Messrs. R. E. Love and F. E. McClain of Clover, were in Yorkville Saturday. Miss Anna Lewis of Chester, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lewis, here this week. Revs. J. B. Talbert and B. G. Pressley of Hickory Grove, were visitors In Yorkville yesterday. Misses Robbie and Amelia Brown of Yorkville No. 1, spent Sunday with friends in Gastonla. Mr& J. J. Edwards of the Tirzah section, is critically ill in the Fennell infirmary, Rock Hill. Mr. Howard White of this place. left today to resume his studies in a Baltimore medical college. Mr. J. P. Wentz of North Charlotte, N. C., spent Sunday with the family of Mr. D. M. Hawkins here. Mr. W. H. Grant of Yorkville, visited relatives and friends in Spartanburg this week. Miss Annie Stevens of this place, left Saturday to visit relatives in Charlotte and Monroe. N. C. Mr. Blakely Plexico left yesterday with his horse, Superman, for the Wllkesboro, N. C., fair. Lindsay, son of Mr. J. C. Parrott of Filbert, is undergoing treatment in the Fennell infirmary. Miss Nora Williamson of Yorkville, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Rock Hill. Mrs. A. C. Ramsey and children of this place, visited relatives at Hickory Grove this week. Drs. B. N. Miller of Smyrna, and W. A. Hood of Hickory Grove, were among the visitors here yesterday. Miss Mary Alexander, daughter of Mr. R. D. Alexander of Yorkville, has entered Lander college, Greenwood. Mr. W. O. Smith of Washington, D. C., is visiting his nieces, Mesdames O. E. Wilklns and R. C. Alloin in this place. Mr. John S. James, who has been spending some time in Knoxvllle, Tenn., has returned to Yorkville for the winter. Misses Louise Oates, Janie Land I and Trmn Williams of Winthron col lege, spent Saturday with their parents here. Dr. S. L. Steele of Yorkville, was called to Waxhaw, N. C., on account of the death of his brother, which occurred Thursday night. Miss Geoigla Bratton has returned to her home in Guthriesvllle, after spending several days with her aunt, Mrs. R. M. Bratton, here. Mr. B. E. Coward of Chesterfield i county, spent last night in Yorkville, en route to Boiling Springs high i school, Cleveland county, N. C. Messrs. A. T. and George Hart, Mesdames G. W. S. Hart and Ada Faul- 1 coner and Miss Nellie Hart, visited t relatives in Greenville Sunday. Misses Mary Harshaw of McCon- ; nellsvllle, and Ida McEldull of Black- j stock, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. J. P. , Wylie In Yorkville this week. i Mrs. Daniel Heyward, who has been < visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witherspoon here, left Satur- < day to visit relatives at Rion, S. C. i Mrs. W. C. Erwin, who is teaching 1 in the Clover High school, spent Sat- 1 urday and Sunday with her parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lowry in Yorkville. J Misses Sarah and Nellie Menden- , hall and Maggie Ashe of the McConnellsville section, have entered the I Normal and Collegiate institute in Asheville, N. C. i A large number of young people of i the surrounding community, enjoyed | a party at the home of Mr. Johnson J Cameron in the Delphos section, Saturday evening. Probate Judge I* R. Williams and Miss Mary Williams of Yorkville, and Mrs. W. W. Miller of Rock Hill, visited the family of Dr. C. Fred Williams in Columbia this week. Mr. A. G. Lawrence, who is engaged in railroad construction work on the Southern beyond Greenville, left morning for that point after a visit to relatives on Yorkville No. 6. Mr. M. J. Moorhead is in a critical condition at his home in Yorkville, suffering with what is believed to be blood poisoning caused by the abstraction of an abscessed tooth. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Suggs returned to their home at Spencer, N. C., this morning after a visit to the family of Mr. G. L. Suggs on R. F. D. No. 8, and other York county relatives. Misses Lena and LI la Howell and little Miss Margaret Howell have returned to their heme on Yorkville No. 1, after a visit to relatives and friends at Bartow, Fla. Mrs. Paul T. Gordon and sons, Masters Louis and Tulane, who have been spending several weeks with Mrs. Margaret Johnson here, left yester day for their home in Eagle Lake, Texas. The friends of Mr. Q. L. Suggs of R. F. D. No. 8, who suffered a slight stroke of paralysis two weeks ago, will ^ be pleased to know that he has so far ^ recovered as to be able to sit up a little, and steady Improvement in his condition is confidently expected. Friends of the young people here have received announcements of the approaching marriage in Florence of ? Miss Blanche Winifred Lawrence to Mr. Frank E. Ardrey. Mr. Ardrey is the son of Capt. J. W. Ardrey of Fort Mill. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hicklln, formerly of Guthrieaville, for the past few years residents of Columbus, Ga., rwknt tnHnv in Yorkville. meeting old friends and acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. Hicklin left Guthriesville thirteen years ago. Mr. R. Y. Grist, who has held a position with Mr. W. E. Ferguson for several years past, has accepted a position with a grocery firm In Columbia. Mr. Grist will be succeeded here by Mr. Lewis G. Ferguson, who has been in the employ of Mr. G. W. Bherer. m Mr. Edward McClaln of the Rock V Hill police force, son of Mr. W. T. McClain of Yorkvllle No. 1, is undergoing treatment in the Fennel Infirmary, Rock Hill, for tuberculosis of the kidneys. Information from Mr. McClain yesterday was to the effect that he was IK getting on as well as could be ex- ^ pected. Gastonia Gazette, Sept. 24: Mr. J. B. Morris returned Monday from a visit to friends at Kings Creek, S. C. On the morning he started home he had the misfortune to be struck and painfully though not seriously injured by an automobile. Mr. J. Mack Jenkins met him at King's Mountain and brought him home in the former's automobile. Mra H. L Wright of Clover, S. C., was the guest of Mrs. J. Lean Adams yesterday. LOCAL LAC0NIC8 Filbert Warehouse Received. ^ Deputy Warehouse Commissioner J. G. L. White was at Filbert yesterday, J and received the recently completed warehouse into the state system. Until January, 1916. The price of The Yorkvllle Enquirer for three months is 60 cents. Upon receipt of this amount, the paper will / be sent to any address from this date V to January 1, 1916. New Hotel for Clover. Messrs. Smith Bros., have commenc *" - *' -A _ i A.I 4A ea me erection 01 a huiw ai hutci, tw be operated by MrS. S. H. Youngblood, who is now conducting a boarding house in that place. Missionary at Bethany. Rev. J. O. Dale, a missionary of the. Associate Reformed Presbyterian church to Mexico, who has been in the United States since hostilities began in Mexico, delivered an address before a large congregation at Bethany church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Barn Destroyed by Fire. Mr. John Pratt of Sharon, had the misfortune to lose his barn by fire Friday afternoon between 6 and I o'clock. A load of hay and a load of corn which had recently been placed in the barn were destroyed. Neighbors assisted Mr. Pratt in getting his livestock out of the burning building. There was no insurance. Ramah Road Improved. People from the Ramah neighborhood have informed The Enquirer of very considerable improvement in the condition of the Ramah road by way of .Zadok and the Barrett old mill. I The work has been done under the supervision of Mr. Thoe. D. Quinn.. and the extent of it is quite surprising to people who were acquainted with conditions before he commenced. It is nearly three miles closer to Ramah from Zadok by the way of the Barrett old mill than around by way of Bethany. Harper Secures His Freedom. Sam Harper, the young white man who was convicted of complicity in the robbery of the stores of Messrs. J. M. Williams and J. T. Crawford of McConnellsville, at the spring term -V# cauw* A# oanonl a n -id An Anil Vi 111C WU1 V V& QVUViW HVMW*V.W> ? who was sentenced to serve six months on the public works of the county, grained his freedom today, bis term having expired. Young Harper made a model prisoner during the service of his term, and wra used as a "trusty." May 8ue Town of Lowryvilie. Chester Reporter, Sept 27: There is some probability of the town of Lowryvilie being made the defendant in a suit for damages, as the result of an accident sustained recently by a young man, Mr. R. L. Kitchens, who was thrown from his motorcycle and painfully hurt when he ran Into an A open ditch on one of Lowryville's streets The plaintiff alleges that he ^ was riding at no excessive rate of speed, when suddenly he went into a ditch that had been carelessly left open, and as a result of the accident sustained various and sundry bruises and contusion*. ^ Masons to Erect Temple. At a meeting of Rock Hill lodge, No. Ill, A. F. M., Thursday night It was decided to build a Masonic temple on the Rock Hill lodge's lot at an early date. The building will cost between $30,000 and $36,000, and will include a hotel which will have thirty or more rooms. The temple will be a four story structure, and the' first three floors are to be used for hotel purposes. At the meeting Thursday night the corporation was instructed to have plans drawn and to proceed Immediately with the arrangements of the details necessary to beginning actual construction work. A History of Fort Mill. A brief history of the early days of Fort Mill is being complied by Thos. D. Faulkner, the oldest resident of the } town, who has lived in the community since 1852, before the railroad from Charlotte to Columbia was built, says a Fort Mill dispatch of recent date. Mr. Faulkner is in his 84th year of age but his memory is excellent and he well remembers the site and circumstances ~ of the first house built In the town. His history will prove very interesting not only to the people here but also to the large number of people scattered throughout the states who at one time or another made their residence here. A Vigilant Policeman. "In policeman Carson Lattimore. Hickory Grove has an officer of whom Bhe has a right to be proud," remarked a well known citizen of Hickory Grove to a representative of The Enquirer the other day. "Policeman Lattimore is on the Job all the time? day and night. In fact, if he sleeps any, I don't know when it ia If there Is anything going on in violation of the law, he is soon on to it, and you can bet your boots he'll break it up. Order in Hickory Grove has been unusually good since he took charge and the people of the town have a great : ^ leal of confidence in him." Newspaper Man Marrias. Chester News. Sept. 24: Miss Car ie Conley and Mr. Stewart L. Cassels vere quietly married Wednesday eveling at the residence of Sheriff and Mrs. D. E. Colvin, Rev. J. C. Roper, lastor of Bethel M. E. church offlclatng. The ceremony was witnessed >nly by a few close friends and rela lives. Mr. and Mrs. Cassels left on :he Southern for a short bridal trip :o points in North Carolina. Mr. Cas>els is one of the owners of the SemiSVeekly News and is an enterprising ind promising young man. Mrs. Castels is the attractive daughter of Mr. md Mrs. W. E. Conley of Lowryvtlle ft F. D. 2, and is a very popular and ovable young lady. The young couple lave many friends who wish them a ong, happy and prosperous life. Mr. J. M. Smith Has Accident. Mr. John M. Smith, carrier on Closer R. F. D. No. 2, met with quite a .erious accident last Friday afternoon, vhile in the discharge of his duties. It appears that a wheel come off his juggy as the result of a nut working 0080, and the buggy went down in the ^ oad. Mr. Smith Jumped out in an ef'ort to quiet the horse, and dislocated lis right ankle and broke one of the >ones in his foot The horse ran iway, and was badly injured by one of he buggy shafts. Mr. Smith was giv- ^ n help as soon as possible, and renoved to his home at Clover. He has >een suffering considerably; but is