Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 05, 1915, Image 2
Scraps and ^acts.
? Washington, October 4: The second
cotton ginning report of the season
compiled from reports of census
bureau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and issued
at 10 a. m. today, announced that 2,900,007
bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales, of the growth of
1915 has been ginned prior to September
25. This compared with 3,393,752
bales 21.3 per cent of the entire crop,
ginned prior to September 25 last year;
3,246,655 bales, or 23.2 per cent in 1912,
and 3.007.271 bales or 22.3 per ^ent in
1911. Included In the ginnings were
32,263 round bales, compared with 3.394
last year, 26,983 in 1913, and 19,574
in 1912. Sea island cotton included
numbered 19,094 bales, compared
with 13,297 bales to September 25
last year, 10,570 in 1913, and 3,051 in
1912.
? Manufacturers all over the United
States are clamoring for picric acid
in carload lots with which to make
high explosives to destroy men's lives
in the European war. In the anthracite
coal region of Pennsylvania, there
are 10,000 men trained in the use of
picric acid gauze, also known as
antiseptic gauze, for burns and in oPder
to keep the dirt and germs from
wounda These 10,000 men are those
trained in first-aid to the injured
work in the anthracite mines, and they
are now busily practicing for the fall
competitions In that important work.
The great demand for picric acid has
made a shortage of dyestuffs for the
textile manufacturera since this is
another use to which this valuable
acid Is put. Picric acid is a combination
of nitric, sulphuric and carbolic
aclda and its present price ranges
from $1.10 to $1.50 a pound. Fortunately
for the industrial wounded in
the anthracite coal region, only a small
quantity is necessary in which to dip
the gauze to make it antiseptic, and
all of the first-aid departments of the
many companies are notably well
equipped.
? The war department on Sunday
night announced that there was little
prospect of re-opening the Panama
canal before November 1. Since the
channel was blocked by a slide from
the east bank north of Gold Hill on
Spntember 20. the movement has con
tinued steadily, pouring earth and rock
into the waterway while the dredges
worked away in a vain effort to keep
It open. Hundreds of vessels will be
held up by the closing of the canal for
40 days or more, causing the first very
serious interruption of traffic through
the isthmus since it was opened in
August, 1914. War department officials
said they could give no definite
assurance that the canal could be
opened November 1. It was explained,
however, that basing an estimate
upon the .manner in which the earth
was moving and the amount of earth
and rock already deposited, it was believed
that another month should
serve to clear the channel. The present
slide began when the canal had
been open Just ten days after a slide
which blocked it for a week.
? Announcement is made, says a
Washington dispatch, that the prize
offered by the American Geneti association
for the location of the largest
shade tree in the United States had
been awarded to a sycamore at
Worthington, Ind., which is 42 feet 3
inches in circumference ani 150 feet
high. The contest brought photos and
descriptions of 337 trees from various
localities in the United States. A
chestnut was found near Crestmont,
N. C., which measured 33 feet 4 inches
in circumference and was 78 feet
tall. The largest elm in the country
undoubtedly is the "Great Elm," at
Wether8fleld, Conn., 28 feet in circumference
and about 100 feet tall. A sassafras
was found at Horsham, Pa., 15
feet 10 Inches In circumference at 4
feet from the ground. Massachusetts
developed a white birch the girth of
which was 12 feet 2 inches. Louisiana
produced a pecan with a circumference
of 9 feet 6 inches, and a
catalapa was found in Arkansas that
measured 16 feet in circumference.
The tallest tree found was a yellow
poplar in North Carolina, 198 feet
high, with a circumference of 34 feet
6 inches.
? New Orleans, October 3: Scores
of relief vessels despatched from almost
every point along the Louisiana
and Mississippi gulf coasts today
were searching the storm-stricken
district where hundreds of persons
were reported marooned and without
food as a result of Wednesday's
hurricane. The list of known dead
still stood at 202 early tonight but it
was believed that the total death list
will be above 300 as more than 100
persons are reported as missing.
Refugees were arriving on every boat,
bringing with them stories of hardship
and suffering. In nearly every
instance they were being landed with
no belongings other than the clothes
tney wore, mosi oi innn wcic pmniless.
Committees in charge of the
rescue work were still sending out
vessels with supplies as rapidly as
boats could be obtained and it has
been arranged to forward large qquantities
of food and clothing to central
supply stations to be established
throughout the stricken area. Conditions
in New Orleans were being
improved rapidly. Telegraph and
telephone companies today had succeeded
in running nearly a score of
wires into New Orleans from points
where interrupted communication had
been maintained through the storm.
The cotton and other exchanges which
ceased operations Wednesday when
telegraphic communication with the
outside world was interrupted, will resume
trading tomorrow, it is said.
? The steamer Maratime, 5,536 tons,
which was the North German Lloyd
steamer Schliesien before she was
captured as a British prize, says a
London dispatch, recently brought at
auction the price of $600,000, an increase
of $275,000 over her price of
six months ago. A profit of $275,000
on a ship costing $325,000 indicates
the extent of the present shipping
boom. Even a half year ago vessels
were selling at a premium. But the
present boom breaks all records in
history of shipping. There have been
other sales as r?markable of late. One
steamer, which was bought for $225,000
at the beg nning of the war,
changed hands it $500,000. A Copenhagen
owner who last January bought
a 4,234 ton steamer for $41,500, resold
her this montli for $200,000. These
vessels are freighters and not passenger
vessels. Except when let to the
government on charters as transports,
passengers are not particularly profitable.
But the exaggerated price for
freighters, often far exceeding the cost
price of superannuated ships, is due to
the expectation of huge profits. The
clean sweep from the seas of German
and Austrian vessels aggregating over
four million tons left an unprecedented
chance to rivals. Neutral countries
oonA^iallv tho Qpq ntiinnvinn PHI in -
tries, have had the advantage over
England and France owing to their
comparative immunity from submarine
attacks.
? The probable attitude of Bulgaria
and Roumania on the question of belligerency
has been one of the principal
concerns of the various European powers
and of the world at large during
the yast year and particularly during
the past few weeks. Stratigally speaking,
the geographical position of Bulgaria
is tremendously interesting, and
also their attitude as having a most
sigmflcant bearing on the other Balkan
states. Germany and Austria are
exceedingly anxious to assist the Turks
who need both men and ammunition
for their defense of the Dardanelles.
Bulgaria borders Turkey on the north
but is separated from Austria by a
narrow strip of Servia at one place and
by Roumania, The Servian strip is
mountainous and is well fortified. The
report is that the Austrians and Germans
have an understanding with Bulgaria
to the effect that when they
break through Servia, Bulgaria will
not resist. Bulgaria now has many
troops concentrated on the Servian
border, and the Germans are supposed
to be approaching with an army of
300,000 men. Because of Bulgaria's
presumed attitude, Russia on Wednesday
notified her that she must make
known her intentions within 48
hours or take the con equences. The
impression seemed to be that Bulgaria
would come out openly and fight with
the Germans. It Is believed that
Roumania will take sides with the
Russians. Roumania has much better
railroads than are to be found In the
narrow strip of Servian territory between
Bulgaria and Austria, and it la
assumed that if Servia joins the quadruple
alliance, Germany will go after
her. It is thought quite possible that
the Germans and Austrians may go after
the Roumanian railways anyhow.
The Greek army is mobilizing and it
is expected that the Greeks will go
in the fray as soon as Bulgaria enters.
5Jiw ijjorlmllf inquirer.
Entered at the Postofflce at York as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORK. S. C.:
TUESDAY OCTOBER 5, 1915.
Fertilizers will be high in price next
season; but the farmers will want them
all the same.
Whoever wins cut in this European
war will likely have occasion to "remember"
the "victory" for quite a
while.
Only 2.900,007 bales ginned to September
25 this year, against 3,393,725
bales up to the same date last
year. That helps to tell the story.
There will be no discount on the
European demand for American goods
after the war; but the probability is
that there will be very heavy discount
on Europe's ability to pay.
Condition 60.fc against 69.2 for the
previous month, and a probable yield
of slightly less than 11,000,000 bales.
These figures suggest the probability
that the south will get back at least
a part of what it lost last year.
No one can tell when the war is going
to end; but conditions seem to have
regulated themselves sufficiently to
warrant Americans in going about
their business with full confidence in
their ability to take care of themselves.
With every cent advance in cotton,
add to your acreage in wheat, oats,
vetch, crimson clover and other cover
crops. The grain harvests of last
summer along with the hay crop have
proved how profitable the cotton farmer
can be if he has plenty to eat for
himself and stock.
There is very little change in the
European war situation as compared
with last week. Although there have
been heavy losses to both sides as the
result of the fighting in Flanders and
France, it does not appear that either
side has made material gains.
One of the best movements that can
be initiated in this country at this time
is one in behalf of the sowing of grain
and cover crops. The wisdom of such
a course was so plain last fall that everybody
could see it; but now there is
danger that the prospect of high cotton
will blind the eyes of many.
The French claim that the Germans
lost 120,000 men since the beginning of
the present offensive movement, ana
the Germans represent the loss of the
French at 160,000 and the British at
60.000. There is no reason to. doubt
that all of the losses have been heavy
enough; but very likely each side is
able to give its own figures better than
the figures of the other side.
The firm of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
has charge of the placing of the $500,000,000
worth of 5 per cent bonds the
British and French governments are
selling in America on a 5 1-2 per cent
basis. The fact that the British and
French governments are having to pay
5 1-2 per cent for money that they
could get at less than 2 per cent a year
ago, is a sufficient intimation of what
the British financiers think of British
credit, and it is pretty safe to predict
that when the books are closed on this
t'onoanflAn fKo firm nf \f a r (ra n XV Pa
II (VllOrbVilVlt bllV ill III VTA. II&V* QHil U. V/Vj.,
will have but a small proportion of the
loan in its possession. It is just as apt
as otherwise to ccn\ert even its commissions
into cash.
A well known farmer of Bethel
township, who has made a "lot of
money," according to prevailing local
standards, told the editor not long
ago: "I don't work any more cotton;
it is too hard a way to make a living.
I find I can take a pair of mules and
a hired hand, and make more corn,
wheat and oats than a half a dozen
men can gather. And that is about
all we are out?the labor, some fertilizer
and a few dollars to help with the
harvest. Of course, there is cotton
made on the place. There are always
renters and croppers who are willing
to do the work of making the cotton
for the money that is in it and I get
most of the money. But no working
of cotton, for me, if you please." This
testimony is given in support of the
cotton as a surplus idea. We can give
the name of the witness, if desired.
? A heavy decline in the condition of
the growing cotton crop almost
double the average decline of the last
ten years, during September, has decreased
the production prospects
forecast earlier in the season by almost
a million bales. The department
of agriculture on yesterday estimated
???arv q * 1A q'H fifirt onniva 1<vnt FiftH
pound bales, which would be the
smallest crop since 1909. In announcing
the condition report and production
estimate, the crop reporting board
made this statement: "The cotton crop
condition declined 8.4 points during
the month of August 25 to September
25. which compared with an
average decline in the same period in
the past ten years of 4.5 points. The
estimated condition of 60.8 per cent
of normal on September 25 forecasts a
yield per acre of about 168 pounds
and a total production (allowing a reduction
of one per cent from planted
area for abandonment) of about 10,950,000
bales. Last year's production
was 16.135,000 bales and the 1913 crop
14,156,000. A crop less than 11,000,000
bales would be smaller than any crop
since 1909. The unusual deterioration
has been due principally to the extremes
of weather conditions; periods
of excessive rainfall, cold weather and
drought having characterized the season
in most of the cotton belt. Lack
of fertilizer, and poor quality of that
used, has been an unfavorable factor
in the eastern portion of the belt.
There is little promise of a top crop
except in the northern portions of the
belt, due to the climatic conditions
and the unusual activity of the boll
weevil; and where a top crop is setting
in the northern portions of the belt,
the latest report of the crop there
makes realization dependent upon future
favorable weather and late frost.'*
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
E. N. Stephenson, Yorkville No. 5?
Wants to buy your beef cattlo at
highest prices.
W. F. Jackson, No. 7?Offers ten nice
shoats, and Fulghum and Leaps'
Prolific seed wheat for sale.
H. E. Ferguson?Wants to buy a few
fresh milkers and heavy springers.
McMackin & Deal, No. 4, Clover?Solicit
orders for lumber?oak or pine
?in any shape desired.
"Renter"?Wants to rent four to six
room house in Yorkville for the year
1916.
Sam Youngblood, No. 6, Yorkville?
Has two good mules for sale.
?*- T~ Air tn Hn nnhlle
A. U rSlUCK as icou; ^
ginning at $1.00 a bale, and will pay
market price for seed.
T. Cleve Dunlap, No. 3, Yorkville?Is
looking for his oat plow that some
one borrowed last fall.
Carroll Supply Co.?Will pay 52 cts.
for cotton seed. Have onion sets,
home-made molasses, good flour,
fresh light bread and hog wire.
Sam M. Grist?Wants you to know
that he is prepared to render you
thoroughly efficient service In all
kinds of insurance.
First National Bank, Sharon?Points
out the convenience and safety of
paying bills with checks. It solicits
your banking account
Sherer & Quinn?Make a special offer
of blue border enamel ware for
dollar day?four pieces for $1.00.
W. E. Ferguson?Is receiving seasonable
groceries and tells vou about
the new arrivals. Free aluminum
cocking ware to cash customers.
York Drug Store?Sells and recommends
Rexall hair tonic and shampoo
paste. Invites you to visit it on
Dollar Day.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?On page four
give a large number of special Dollar
Day offerings in all departments
of its big store.
Carroll Bros.?Give a number of special
Dollar Day offerings. A dollar
off many regular prices.
Thnmron Co.?Offers a variety of Dollar
Day specials, along with railroad
fare to buyers of specified
amounts.
Louis Roth?Has the genuine Bermuda
onion sets. Plant now for large
and early onions next spring.
McCo.inell Dry Goods Co.?Tells you
what $1 will do at its store Thursday
"? r>? <)lonlav wlndnWH
?1'Oliar uay. ncc ? ?
for unadvertised bargains.
James Bros.?Say they have no Dollar
Day mules, but want you to visit
them on that day. Now is the best
time to buy.
J. M. Stroup?Makes Dollar Day special
offerings in dry goods and groceries,
and invites you to visit his
store Thursday.
First National Bank, York?Points out
8ome.of the advantages of paying
bills with checks?It is safer and
more convenient.
York Trust Co.?Calls attention to the
desirability of insuring your life as
well as your property. You may
not lose your property. You ->re
certain to die.
C. F. Sherer?Offers a lot, 60x250 feet,
on King's Mountain street.
There has been a lot of good work
on the road between Yorkville and
Sharon, by way of Sutton Spring
the past two weeks, and that highway
has been very much improved.
If Messrs. Carroll and Wilborn
should go into some of the "high finance"
stunts that have been pulled
off in this town they would disclose
the reason why there is so much timidity
about following the "leaders of
progress."
It it conceded everywhere that there
is no more interesting, complete or
reliable newspaper In the state than
The Yorkville Enquirer, and all that is
necessary to get new subscribers in
most cases is for some clubmaker to
ask them.
The especial attention of the friends
of The Enquirer is called to the ease
with which they may pick" up a 31piece
dinner set, worth several dollars,
by petting ten new subscribers, more
especially in view of our unusually
liberal offer to send the paper from
this date to January 1, 1917, for the
price of a year's subscription.
From the best information The Enquirer
can get, the cotton oil mills
are losing from 32 to 33 a ton on every
ton of cotton seed they buy. The
reason is that the price of seed has
advanced more rapidly than the price
of oil, meal and hulls. With most of
the mills the situation is quite serious.
They do not feel that they can very
well afford to get out of the market
and disorganize themselves, and they
of course, cannot tell how long it will
be until there is a. change that will allow
them a fair profit.
The editor of The Enquirer is in receipt
of an invitaion to a celebration
of the 135th anniversary of the battle
of King's Mountain, to be held at
King's Mountain, N. C., next Thursday,
October 7. The officers of the
King's Mountain Memorial association
are W. a. Richardson, president;
F. E. Finger, vice president; Charles
K. Ben, secretary; k. s. Mauney, ireaaurer;
L. A. Kiser, J. B. Thomson, M.
E. Herndon, S. V. Pattcron, G. W. Kendrick,
directors. Ex-Governor Folk
of Missouri, is to be the principal
speaker of the occasion.
DOLLAR DAY
As will be seen and explained in the
advertising columns of today's Enquirer,
next Thursday is to be observed
as Dollar Day in Yorkville.
The movement is the result of a
common understanding among the
various merchants to offer special inducements
on that day; but leaving
each firm free and unhampered to decide
on such inducements as it will
offer.
A perusal of our advertising pages
will give an interesting impression of
the way the different firms look at ;
the matter, and at the same time the
reader will no doubt find bargains
which it will be to his or her interest <
to investigate more thoroughly.
It is understood of course, that the
"Dollar Day" bargains, many of i
which propose to give considerably i
more than one hundred cents' worth of
goods for a dollar, are for next Thurs- '
day only, and therefore those who desire
to avail themselves of the opportunities
afforded, will do well to be i
on hand during that day.
BACK FORM WAR ZONE
Dr. R. H. Crawford, who has been in
ine employ 01 me American rveu truss
society and stationed in a military
hospital at Kasel, Germany, near ,
Berlin, has arrived in New York. Dr.
Crawford is a son of Dr. T. A. Crawford
of Rock Hill. He expects to ar- ,
rive at his home in Rock Hill in a few
days. The following interview with
Dr. Crawford concerning events in the
waf zone is reproduced from the New
York Times:
Dr. R. H. Crawford of Johns Hopkins
University, who has been with the Red
Cross unit in Ober-Silesia, arrived yesterday
at the Vanderbilt. He had to do
with the wounded in the great drive
into Russia. The American nurses at
Gleinizt of whom there are fifteen, are
to be sent into Russia, he says, to
take care of German wounded prisoners,
and will be stationed at Warsaw.
A reciprocal arrangement has
been made through the Red Cross, according
to Dr. Crawford, by which
Red Cross nurses in Russia will be
sent into Germany to care for Russian
wounded there.
"When we were stationed in the reserve
military hospital in Glenitz,"
said Dr. Crawford, 'the wounded 1
streamed in steadily, four or five
transports a week. A transport train
usually carries between 300 and 400.
All we got were severe cases, the
wounds having been caused for tha i
most port by shrapnel of machine ,
guns. I should say, from what I saw
there, that the Russians were well
equipped with machine guns, and that 1
these inflict terrible losses. i
"Wounded men reached us from every
battlefield from Riga to Warsaw,
and below. Many of the wounds were
in a horrible state of infection, the
soldiers sometimes having to wait
three days before being brought to us,
but a surprisingly large number of
the wounded got out of the hospital,
probably 65 per cent.
"I found among the wounded many
Germans who spoke English. We got
the New York Times, but generally six
weeks late. The wounded Germans
were always begging to see the pic-i
toral section.
"The Germans are very appreciative
of the work of the American Red
Cross. They gave us a big banquet
the night before I left. Dr. E. A. Hamilton
of Columbus, O., was the director
of our unit.
"We were kept so busy that I never
had time to visit the battle front. I
did, however, visit the headquarters of
the general staff, at Pless, where the
kaiser was. I attended the same church
service and sat across the aisle from
him. He looked as if he felt his responsibilities
keenly. There were
1,000 automobiles attached to the headquarters.
T never saw so much splendor
before."
THE SEGREGATION LAW
"If the law to which the governor
refers, is being violated in York
county, I know nothing of it," said
Sheriff Brown yesterday in speaking
of the following letter which he recently
received from Governor Manning:
"I desire to call to your attention the
following act of 1916, approved by me
on February 16th, 1916. I do not know
whether or not this act is being violated
in your county, but merely call
same to your attention in order that
you may be on the lookout and see
that same is enforced. I feel that it is
of vast importance that our white
citizens shall not be forced to work
side by side with negroes, and that
every precaution be taken that the two
races do not come into contact with
each other any more than possible.
I shall co-operate with you in the en- ,
forcement of this and all other laws
on the statute books.
"Section 1. Separation of Employees
of Different Races Provided for?
Equal Accommodations.? Be it enact- .
ed by the general assembly of the
state of South Carolina, that it shall i
be unlawful for any person, firm or (
corporation engaged in the business
of cotton textile manufacturing in this
state to allow or permit operatives, '
help and labor of different races to
labor and work together within the '
same room, or to use the same doors
of entrance and exit at the same time, 1
or to use and occupy the same pay
ticket windows or doors for paying off ,
its operatives and laborers at the same ;
time, or to use the same stairways and
windows at the same time, or to use at
any time the same lavoratories, toil- i
ets, drinking water buckets, palls, cups,
dippers or glasses; Provided, .
equal accommodations shall be supplied
and furnished to all persons em- '
ployed by said person, firm or corpo- 1
ration engaged in the business of cot- '
ton textile manufacturing as afore- j
said, without discrimination as to race,
color or previous condition.
Sec. 2. Penalty for violating this <
act.?Any firm, person or corporation
engaged in cotton textile manufactur- 1
ing violating the provisions of thffeact '
shall be liable to a penalty of not over ,
one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each ,
and every offense, to be recovered in !
suit by any citizen of the county in
which the offense is committed and (
to be paid to the school fund of the district
in which offending textile manu- '
facturing establishment is located.
Sec. 3. Act not to apply to cer- (
tain employees.?This act shall not .
apply to employment of firemen as
subordinates in boiler rooms, truck- i
men or to floor scrubbers and ?thoee <
persons employed in keeping in proper (
condition lavoratories and toiieUfy and j
carpenters. mechanics and others engaged
in the repair or erection' of '
buildings."
THE TAX BUDGET <
Broadus M. Love, auditor of York J
county, has completed h's abstract of ,
the taxable property of t ie county for l
the year beginning January 1, 1916, <
and is ready to take the receipt of J
Treasurer Nell therefor. The audi- >
tor's books call for a total tax assess- i
ment of $248,912.23, as against $227,- 1
635.28 last year, an Increase of $21,- j
376.95 on the amount of toll which the
idApa/ui o ui tut? cuuiujr uiuoi pa/ IU '
the state and county. This money will j
be devoted to the conduct of the sev- (
eral branches of government as fol- j
lows:
For state purposes $64,695,743 '
For county purposes 55,453.494
Special county 16,173.936
Road tax 18,484.498
On portions of the county.. 9,512.609
Constitutional 3 mill tax.... 27,726.747
Special and local schools .. 46,782.704 .
Poll 8,093.000
Road 1,989.500
For railroad commission ... 8.800 1
Following is the total taxable property
of the county by townships com- 1
pared with last year:
Township. 1915. 1914. 1
Bethel $ 361,905 $ 368,870
Bethesda 520,380 546,935 <
Broad River .. 414,613 396,545
Bullock's Creek 389,395 394,810 ,
Catawba 2,787,538 2,421,077 1
Ebenezer .. .. 1,144,415 1,161,697
Fort Mill 605.569 591,926 <
King's Mt 725,836 731,410 1
York 1,144,618 1.084,326
The assessed valuation of the public ]
service property in the county is as <
follows:
So. Express Co $ 11,646 ,
W. U. Tel Co 24,318 ,
Pullman Pal. Co 4,123
So. Bell Tel. Co 3,708 .
American Tel. Co 11 1R0 1
Local telephones 13,895
Railroads 1,079,110
According to Auditor Love's abstract
423,589 acres of land were returned for
taxation?45,416 acres in Bethel township;
58,638 in Bethesda; 37,440 in
Broad River; 56,8612 in Bullock's
Creek; 51,391 in Catawba; 37,643 in
Ebenezer; 33,407} in Port Mill; 57,861
In King's Mountain, and 44,932 acres in
York.
York county people pay tax on 3,979
dogs, totaling $1,989.50. The tax on '
dogs?any kind of a dog?is 50 cents.
The number of poll tax payers in the
county this year is 8,093. Here they
are according to townships:
Bethel 481
Bethesda 851
Broad River 533
Bullock's Creek 586
Catawba 2,029
Ebenezer 887
Fort Mill 608
King's Mountain 953
York 1,165
WITHIN THE TOWN
? The congregations of Trinity Methodist
and Olivet (Tirzah) churches,
raised $40 on Work Day, Sept. 25,
which was donated to the Epworth
orphanage in Columbia.
?The Floral society of the Presbyterian
church advises The Enquirer
that it has fixed Thursday, October
28, as the date of its annual flower
show.
? Saturday wasn't as good a day from
a business standpoint as the Saturday
ueiure, remaraeu a uiuui uusiiiesa ,
man yesterday. "There were as many
if not more people here than on the
previous Saturday, but they didn't '
spend much money. Still we have no ,
complaint. It was good enough." (
? The town council held a meeting
yesterday afternoon and decided to J
stand its ground on the license of cotton
and cotton seed buyers, regardless f
of the exempting clause in the statute i
on the subject. Mr. W. R. Carroll in- *
sists that he will not pay without a
fight. |
? Yorkville 7, Fort Mill 7. Such was \
the score In the first football game of
the year, played upon the local grid- of
Iron Friday. Both teams appeared to
be pretty evenly matched, although the
visitors were a shade heavier. The V|
game was hard fought from the start. ft]
Quite a number of school pupils and z<
others were out
? A large number of young people of c
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church enjoyed a "tacky party," at
the home of Mr. J. M. Stroup Friday
evening, which was held under the r
auspices or ine loung reopie b au^iety
of the A. R. P. church. Each guest ts
contributed pennies corresponding to ^
his or her age and quite a tidy sum
was realized. It
? Yesterday was salesday for Octo- KJ
ber, but from the standpoint of there
being a large number of people here ^
there was nothing to it. There were y\
no sales by the sheriff or clerk. It was Ji
an lueal day-for horse-swappers but
there was nothing doing in that line, M
most of the traders having put the ta- Q|
boo on this place since the mandate
of the mayor requiring them to pay J.
a heavy license to ply their trade in
this place. p*
? More than 400 persons attended
rally day exercises at the First Pres- ui
byterian church Sunday morning, a ^
special programme having been pre- ^
pared by the young people of the
Sunday school. The programme in- hi
eluded exercises by the primary grades, M
the Junior Christian Endeavor socie- vj
ty, a violin solo by John Lewis, violin
duet by John Lewis and Miss Ola Al- y
lison, a solo by Miss Esther Ashe and 1 n
a trio by Misses Sp?. k, Ashe and fj
Cartwrlght. Rev. Dr. E. El Gillespie q
addressed the congregation briefly,
pointing out the need of the church for w
a Sunday school room. A collection sc
for the Thornwell orphanage at Clinton,
totaling $75 was token. &
? Rally Day exercises were held at
Trinity Methodist church Sunday and Si
were attended by a large congregation, ^
As each person entered the church he L
or she wasXpresented with a neat ilttle
card upon which appeared, "Rally a!
Day, Trinity Methodist Episcopal tf
Church, South, York, South Carolina, jr
October Third, Nineteen Hundred and w
Fifteen. I was there." The Sunday c<
school was the largest in sometime, 81
104 persons being present. The spe- ?j
cial music at the morning service in- w
eluded a duet by Misses Ruth Crosby
and Violet Dobson. The speaker at the F
regular preaching hour was Dr. John w
G. Clinkscales, professor of mathe- ui
matlcs in Wofford college, Spartan- a
burg, who In an interesting way told ai
the story of the rise of the Jews lo hi
power as portrayed In the book of 01
Esther. He pictured Esther and Vnsh- al
ti as two of the greatest characters in w
history. Ham an, he said, was a crook- ai
ed politician and selfish schemer, such
as we now have in some places. The a)
aid Jew, Mordecai, who refused to bow fs
down to the great Lord Haman, when hi
that worthy passed him, haul more a,
courage and manhood than some peo- n,
pie in Torkville or Spartanburg. It h<
takes real courage to refuse to be sub- di
servient to evil men who are in places w
af affluence and power, he said. Dr. pi
Clinkscales spoke for more than an ai
hour and his audience was greatly im- tl
pressed with his lecture. C?
? An unsuccessful attempt to rob the c<
safe of Messrs. Sherer & Qulnn In
broad daylight last Tuesday afternoon, ^
was particularly Interesting because ct
af its boldness. Mr. Qulnn had gone S!
to dinner, leaving Mr. Sherer in the fil
store alone. Presently two negroes ^
came in and one of them asked tor 10 0.'
cents worth of lard. The lard is kept js
In the back part of the store, and the g<
would-be purchaser went back with p'
Mr. Sherer, while liis partner remained ^
up by the safe, near the front door
which opens into the street. Mr. Shersr
suspected nothing; but as he was "
ivpichiner the lard he heard a noise at r
the safe and looking up that way saw 18
the other negro in a stooping position.
t>ut partly concealed behind the end
of the counter. He hurried up that
way and caught the negro with one of 0
the drawers of the safe in his hand.
The negro protested that he was doing C(
nothing; but Mr. Sherer held on to him ^
and called the police. The negro was
promptly arrested and searched; but a,
he had only 15 cents in his clothes,
The safe drawer that he had pulled or
out contained a number of checks and
a few dollars in silver; but the negro C:
had not had time to transfer the money
to his pocket. The negro who went rf
into the safe is from Georgia, and he th
nad told those with whom he was as- pi
jociated that he was going back there pi
on Saturday. He and the other negro, a*
however, are being held in Jail. tli
in
ABOUT PEOPLE B.
Miss Mell Neil of Clover, is teaching
it Wake Forest, N. C. ai
Rev. T. T. Walsh is conducting a tn
nission at Duke, N. C.
Rev. W. S. Patterson of Lancaster,
flatted friends here this week. *
Miss Louise Smith of Clover has en:ered
Lander college in Greenwood. e3j
Prof. Hi L. Dickson of Clover, is re
:eaching school in Orangeburg county, j
Miss Mary White of Gastonia, visted
Miss Bobie Brown here this week, j
Misses Hattie and Lilla Crenshaw ti(
>f Bartow, Fla., arc visiting relatives M
iere. is
Mr. P. W. Parish of Rock Hill R. F. pi
0. No. 3, was a visitor here on Satur- be
lov lOI
?*/ ? .
Mrs. K. F. Oates of R. F. D. No. 2. w<
visited her parents in Rock Hill last r.
veek.
Mr. M. C. Willis, Jr., of Atlanta, vis- be
ted relatives and friends here this g?
veek. *
Mrs. C. W. Carroll left today to be
ipend some time with relatives in At- co
anta, Ga. In
Miss Addie Matthews has returned re
;o Clover, after a visit to friends in cJl
Flock Hill. co
Miss Johnsie Adams of Gastonia, G<
risited Mrs. A. A. McLean in Clover
ast week. W1
Mr. Dare White of Chester, spent wi
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. th
r. P. White, here. hi
Mr. E. C. Caldwell visited Mrs. B. jn
Prank White and other relatives in 'ft
forkville this week. ?
Mr. Howard McMackin of Bethany, .
las taken a position in Columbia with j
he Waverly Drug Co. jlt
Mrs. A. J. Berry of R. F. D. No. 7, (,u
s visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. T.
Mitchell, near Sharon. ''
Mrs. N. B. Edgerton has returned to
ler home in Columbia, after a visit
o Mrs. J. E. Hart here.
Mrs. J. C. Wilborn and daughter, o.
diss Elizabeth, of Yorkville, were vis- .
tors in Charlotte Saturday.
Miss Evelyn Gettys of R. F. D. No. tei
I, left Saturday for Rennert, N. C.,. bu
.vhere she has a position. w.
Miss Ruth Petty of Bowling Green, ah
las entered the Fennell infirmary of da
Flock Hill, for instruction.
Dr. A. M. Wylie and family of Ches- 'el
:er, visited the family of Dr. R. L. su
SVylie in Clover last week. T|
TLfiou T ytnlao Hnhann nf Vorkville. iS
visiting relatives In Florence county ttr
ind other places in the state. in
Mrs. R. D. Dorsett and children of Tl
yorkville, visited the family of Mr. W
John Knox in Clover this week. ur
Mr. Forest Hughes who Is in the hi
'' ited States navy, is visiting rela- ea
:i\es in the East View section. wi
Miss Annis O'Leary, who has been 16
visiting relatives in Denmark, return- ca
>d to her home here Saturday night. w'
Mrs. C. L. Dye has returned to her ^
dome in Kershaw, after a visit to ' f
!riends in Yorkville.
Mr. B. B. Ferguson, who has been co
ipending some time at City Point, Vn., lai
las returned to his home on R. F. D. ev
*o. 5.
Misses Ruth Stokes and Margarite
Puller of Ebenezer, visited the family
*ev. Henry Stokes in Yorkville this ha
veek. cit
Mrs. Eb Jeffries and Miss Alice Ross
Gaffney, were the guests of their
ster, Mrs. J. Meek Smith In Clover,
st week.
Among the Clover people who were
Isitors In Yorkvllle yesterday were
Messrs. A. J. Quinn, Oates Stroup and
eb Neil.
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Wallace, Mrs.
S. Jones and Carroll Inman and Mrs.
. M. Inman spent Sunday at David>n
College.
Miss Annie Lee Allison of the Winirop
Training school, spent Saturday
ttd Sunday with the family of Mr. R.
. Allison at Tirzah.
Mrs. J. M. Hunter of Yorkvllle, was
iken to the state hospital in Columla
this week, where she will undergo
eatment for pellagra.
Mr. J. L. Starr and daughter, Miss
ene Starr, of Yorkvllle. arc the
nests of the former's daughter, Mrs.
7. H. Moore in Rock Hill.
Mr. Frank Feemster has returned to
/ inston-Salem, N. C., after a short
[sit to the family of his father, Mr.
imes Feemster on R. F. D. No. 4.
Rock Hill Record, Monday: Mr. and
[rs. Jas. A. Barber left this morning
>r Hot Springs, Ark., where they go
n account of Mr. Barber's health.
Reports from the bedside of Mr. M.
Moorehead of Yorkville, who is suf ring
with blood poison, are to the ef?ct
that his condition is much imroved.
Mr. Blakely Plexico returned Satrday
from Wilkesboro, N. C., where
e entered his horse, "Superman,'' at
le Wilkes county fair. The horse
ok second prize.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Beach, who
ive been boarding with the family of
Ir. John W. Miller on Wright avenue,
ive moved into the Schorb bungalow
i West Liberty street.
Mrs. Frank Whltesides and little son
rilllam, have returned to their home
t Chicota, Texas, after spending the
immer with Mrs. Whltesides' father,
r. William Whltesides, at Hickory
rove.
Rock Hill Herald: J. M. Taylor,
ho was employed by J. E. Bass for
me time, is now with J. C. Hardin
Co. He is succeeded at Bass' by J.
. Scoggins, who was with W. Q. Reld
Son for several years.
Among the Winthrop girls who spent
aturday and Sunday with their parits
in and near Yorkville, were
[isses Ellie Feemster, Frances Lewis,
ouise Quinn, Elizabeth Grist, Ellzaith
Wilborn, Lula Moore Logan, Sarh
Logan, Mary Ferguson.
Mrs. Jas. H. Beckham has returned
> her home in Yorkville, after spendig
some time in Leesville, S. C., to
hich place she was called on ac>unt
of her mother, Mra A. Rose,
lflfering from an attack of lockjaw,
tused by running a nail in her foot
[rs. Rose is steadily improving.
Chester Reporter, Monday: Mr.
tank Wooten of Smith's Turnout,
as thrown out of his buggy late Satrday
afternoon when his horse made
quicK turn at me junction or MoDiey
id Saluda streets, and was painfully
urt, his nose being broken and numer18
cuts and bruises being received
lout the face and head. Mr. Wooten
as taken to the Magdalene hospital
id is getting along nicely.
Secretary W. R. Timmons and Manner
B. F. Massey of the York county
dr, were in Yorkville yesterday
anging posters, placing tickets and
ling other advertising work in conection
with the fair which is to be
;ld in Rock Hill Wednesday, Thursly,
Friday and Saturday of next
eek. Secretary Timmons said that
rospects for a large crowd were good
id that the fair officials had everyling
in readiness. "Only one thing
in keep the fair from being a suc?s,"
he said, "and that is the
eather."
Gastonla Gazette, Friday: Mr. H. C.
lannagan of Bowling Green, has ac>pted
a position with Mr. H. M. Vanleen,
entering upon his duties the
rst of the week. Mr. Flannagan was
ith Mr. VanSleen a year or two ago
id has a large number of friends, all
' whom will be glad to know that he
back in Gpstonia, Mrs. H. G. Wlnt,
who went to the Presbyterian hostal
in Charlotte the first of the week,
intinues about in the same condition,
he physicians, after examination, deded
against an operation. Her many
lends are hoping that she will im*ove,
though her physicians do not
.lk very encouragingly.
LOCAL LACONICS
Id Offender in Toils.
Price IXinlap, colored, is in the'
mnty jail, having been committed by
agistrate Wingate of Catawba townlip,
on the charge of house breaking
id larceny. Price is an old offender,
iving served several terms of imprlsimpnf
attle Disease in Check.
No new cases of black leg have been,
reported from Bethel township since
le last Issue of The Enquirer. As a
ecaution, however the Bethel peoe
have been vaccinating their cattle
tainst the disease. Several large catb
owners have had their entire herds
lmunized at 50 cents per head.
sard of Education.
Messrs. John E. Carroll, E. W. Hall
id T. E. McMackin, who comprise
ie York county board of education,
?ld a nutting in the offlce'of the suirintendent
of education Saturday,
number of routine matters came here
the board and a number of pairs
of persons standing the teacher's
lamination last Friday were corcted.
dia Hook School Opens.
The India Hook school entered upon
3 term yesterday under the direcjn
of Prof. J. R Harris, assisted by
iss Laura Harris. The enrollment
larger than ever, since a number of
tpils from the Belmont section, will
! conveyed to the India Hook school,
ther schools which opened yesterday
ere Smyrna and Bethesda.
junty Commissioners Met.
There was a called meeting of the
?ard of county commissioners last
iturday, the principal business being
e question of transferring Clyde Talrt,
a 6-year-old negro boy from the
unty home to the Jenkins orphanage
Charleston, which step had been
commended by the state board of
arities and corrections. This the
mmissioners decided to do.
>ing in for Alfalfa.
Mr. J. E. Latham of Bullock's Creek,
ho was here Saturday, said that he
is making preparations for the culmtion
of alfalfa this fall. This is
s first attempt to grow alfalfa. He
tends to devote seven acres of his
nd to ti.i hay. 'I .do not think for
moment," .?">'d Mr. Latham, "that
cannot grow Alfalfa. If I can get a
and I know I am all right. I have
enty of manure and other fertilizer
home and I intend using it genersly
on my alfalfa land."
ie Crop in Bethany.
"The cotton crop is light in the
ithany neighborhood." said Mr. T. E.
cMackin, former superintendent of
ucation, in answer to a qu estion last
iturday. "The trouble is uue main- ]
to curtailed use of fertilizers and
e cool spell in August. There is no
lling how much that cool spell hurt;
it in my opinion very little cotton
is made after that. My own crop is
iout as good as usual, except for the
mage by the cool spell. I cut my
reage some; but I did not cut my
rtilizer much, if at all. As the reIt,
I am coming out pretty well."
ie County Fairs.
The York and Gaston county fairs
e to be held next week, the former '
Rock Hill and the latter in Gastonia. 1
ie York county fair will begin on 1
ednesday and continue through Sat
day, while the Gaston county ex- '
bition will take place one day 1
rlier. John Robinson's circus which '
11 be in Gastonia Saturday, October <
. is expected to prove a drawing i
rd for the Gaston county attraction, <
lile the promoters of the York coun- 1
fair have secured quite a number of 1
tractions which will doubtless pro^'e j
interest to the many York county 1
ople who will be present. The York !
unty fair people are expecting a |
rge number of school children from '
ery part of the county to attend. 1
i
ad Busy Day at Fort Mill. I
The county board of registration (
d a busy day at Fort Mill Saturday, 1
izens of the town being anxious to t
register in order that they might be
allowed to participate in the municipal
election to be held there shortly.
There were issued 67 new certificates
and also quite a number of renewals.
Great interest prevails in the approaching
election which is to be held
for the purpose of nominating a mayor
to succeed Mr. A. R. McElhaney,
resigned. There are two candidates in
the field, Messrs. W. M. Carothers and
B. E. Patterson. Friends of both are
working energetically for their respective
candidates.
County Registration Board.
The York county board of registration,
composed of Messrs. L. G.
Nunn, J. B. Barron and D. T. Woods,
held its regular monthly sitting at its
office in the courthouse yesterday.
Several persons applied for registration
certificates. A petition signed by
la residents 01 taiaw ua junction
school district, requesting that the
compulsory education law be enforced
in that district, was presented to the
board, which found, upon investigation,
that only eight of the signers
were qualified electors. The petition
was sent back to Catawba Junction,
the board advising the officials of the
school district that there were not
sufficient signers to call an election on
the matter.
A Good Corn Prospect.
According to a number of people
who have seen the same, Mr. W. L.
Williams of Yorkville, has a field of
corn containing 17 acres which bids
fair to yield between 1,000 and 1,500
bushels. The corn has attracted considerable
attention and Just now farmers
in all sections surrounding Yorkville
are interested in the fine field.
The corn suffered severely from the
heavy storm which struck a portion
of the northeastern section of the
county about two months ago and it
is thought the yield will not be so
great as it might otherwise have been
on that account. The'place on which
the corn is growing is under the supervision
of Mr. John Stuart who has
just begun to pull the fodder. Mr.
Williams thinks he will get a yield
of nearly 1,500 bushels.
Waiting For Fifteen Cents.
"No, I have not sold my cotton and I
don't expect to until the price reaches
15 cents and then I am not sure I
will sell it at that figure." Such was
the reply of Mr. Louis Roth of Yorkville
to the query of the reporter as to
whether or not he had sold the cotton
whlnh Ho haiitrhf loaf foil whan f Ha
staple was not bringing more than
6i cents. During the fall Mr. Roth
bought 249 bales, paying 10 cents for
three-fourths of It while the rest was
bought at 8 and 9 cents. The cotton
has been in local warehouses a year.
Discussing the outlook for high
price cotton Mr. Roth said he expected
the market to reach 15 cents before
spring and very probably by January
1. He said that In his opinion there
was nothing to prevent cotton from
reaching that figure. Mr. Roth does
not think this year's crop will total
more than 10,500,000 bales.
Annual Aragon Mill Fair.
Largely attended by people of the
mill villages of Rock Hill and a number
of visitors, the annual fair which
Is held at the Aragon mill village In
Rock Hill, took place Saturday. The
principal features of the day were a
number of addresses and a barbecue
dinner. Superintendent Parks of the
mill, presided. Following the Invocation
by Rev. J. T. Oolng, addresses
were made by Superintendent R. C.
Burts of the Rock Hill schools; Miss
Mary Fraser of Wlnthrop college;
Mayor J. C. Hardin of Rock Hill;
Alex. Long. H. R. Tucker of Rock
Hill and W. B. Moore of Yorkville.
The exhibits of canning, preserving,
sewing, embroidery and fancy articles
made by the women of the mill village,
attracted much admiration as
did the flowers, garden products, products
of the mill, machine shops, etc.,
which were made entirely by Aragon
mm people.
Indigo Plant for Rock Hill.
Charlotte Observer: Mill men and
others throughout this territory will
be interested to learn that Mr. Hamilton
Carhartt, a well known manuftic- i
turer of overalls with big plants at
various points throughout the country,
is preparing to install, in connection
with his mill at Rock Hill, S. C., an
indigo plant. It will be perhaps the
only plant of its kind in this country,
and will go far toward solving the
vexed dye situation which the European
war has brought about. The Rock
Hill plant will operate to grind the
regetable indigo as grown in India, arrangements
for which have been made
for shipping to this country. The i
cost of the vegetable product will be
about $3 a pound, as against a cheaper
rate formerly paid for Germany's
dyes, but it is going to demonstrate
that indigo dyes can be made in this
country just as good?if not quite as
cheap, perhaps, at first?as in any
country. In a card to Manager Partridge,
of the Atlanta factory, Mr.
Carhartt recently stated that "the
English government has allowed a
certain quantity of the vegetable indigo
to be shipped into the United
States under a signed agreement with
importers that this indigo shall not be
exported to any nations at war with
her." Manager Partridge declares, according
to the Atlanta Constitution,
that the new brown overall?the Vandyke
brown?put out by them several
weeks ago, Is proving very popular,
but the move on the part of Mr. Carhartt
to operate his own indigo plant
at Rock Hill is done in order to accommodate
the future buyers who may
insist upon the old and original color
of overall material. The plant will be
In operation within the next few
months.
MERE-MENTION I
Sea Island cotton brought 26 cents
a pound in Valdorsta, Ga., on Saturday
Dane Francis and Frank Tuttle
were killed Saturday, when driving
an automobile in a 160 mile race
at Fesno, Cal. The machine plunged '
through a fence An earthquake
shock was felt in parts of England on
Saturday. No damage was done
It is likely that Confederate and Union
veterans will meet in Washington in
1917 for a grand reunion and review.
According to a Paris dispatch,
large stocks of absinthe are being
converted into an ingredient for explosives
at a co-operative distillery at
Pontolse, France. The liquor is transformed
chemically into alcohol
The creation of a "certificate of
glory,' to perpetuate in families the
memory of the members who die for
their country in the war, is being
considered by the French cabinet....
It is very likely that Capt. von Pappen,
German military attache in the United
States, will be recalled by his government
at the request of United
States authorities Hennepin county,
Minn., of which Minneapolis, is the
county seat, voted to retain its saloons
in a local option election of the
liquor question yesterday by a vote of
20,831 to 15,894 President Wilson
has about decided not to call an extra
session of the senate.
? Washington, October 4: Ambassador
Morganthau at Constantinople,
was instructed by cable today to in- .
form the Turkish minister of foreign g
afTairs that public sentiment in the a
United States was so stirred by the e
reports of the Armenian atrocities that y
unless the massacres ceased friendly
relations between the American peo- y
pie and the people of Turkey would t
be threatened. Officials made It clear t
that this message, though its imnraa
hv nn manna minimized.
did not threaten a break in diploatic
relations. Turkey already has let
It be known that she will not permit
Interference by any foreign power ^
tvith her so-called "Armenian policy."
As American life or property has not ?
been affected the United States gov- J
srnment without submitting an of- 1
flcial protest, merely informed Turkey *
if the effect continued Armenian J
atrocities would have upon theAmeri- *
?an people. Secretary Lansing said ?
today that no representation had been c
made to Germany regarding the treat- v
ment of the Armenians by the Turks.
It was learned, however, that Ambassador
Morganthou hod reported that c
the German embassy in Constantinople t
bad filed a protest on this subject v
tvith the Turkish foreign office. An t
announcement some time ago stated h
:hat the state department had asked p
2ount von Bernstorff, the German am- \
bassador here, to bring the matter to p
:he attention of his foreign office. 1 h
CARD FROM MR. CARROLL
Further Discussion of Personal Mat- ,
ters in Controversy With Mr. Wil- ^
born. 4
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
Mr. J. C. Wilborn, our brilliant
mayor and booster, has published an
open letter in repiy to my recent, communication
to The Enquirer, and with
your kind permission I desire to use some
more of your space for a little
further discussion of the subject
Just why Mr. Wilborn does not come
back at me through the same medium
in which he was arraigned, I do not
know; but unless it develops that he
has been refused admission to your
columns, I do not see that I am called
upon to follow him into his own ballwick.
Mr. Wilborn admits that he went to
Chester to buy goods and explains
that it was only a little purchase of
11.76, which could not be had anywhere
else except in Rock Hill; demands
the name of my informant, and
wants to know why 1 went to Columbia
to buy an automobile.
To me all this sounds funny. If this
sin he confesses is the only one he has . J|
committed in the matter of buying T'
goods elsewhere that could have been
had as easily in Yorkvllle?"Yark" as
he calls it?then I take It back; but
before I take it back I must have an
affidavit.
Since there is no dispute about the >
fact of the Chester incident, the name
of my informant is not important I
went to Columbia to buy my automobile
because I could not get what I
wanted here, and, too, I have not made
myseu naicuious oeifing larmorH w
give us the helping hand as he has
done as a "hot air artist"
Again, Mr. Wilborn would create the
Impression that I sold an undesirable
lot to the creamery at the exorbitant
price of $250. This lot was purchased
L>> & committee of three men. Mr. 8.
T. Ferguson was one. I don't remember
the others; but will say thrft they
had one lot offered by H. C. Glenn, one
by J. H. Carroll, and the one I sold
them. They selected mine. I had
nothing to do with the selection, as I a
can show by Mr. Ferguson. Mr. Wil- 1
born refers to this lot being on a back J
street. If he knew anything at all he
would know that a creamery can not
be placed out among residences on account
of sanitary regulations. I stand
ready to give the money back for this lot
at any time with proper allowance i
for use. %
In regard to my propositions Mr.
Wilborn asks two questions. The first
Is: "When yoa use the words 'properly
managed,' will ycu demand that you
be olected on the board of directors,
and be permitted to select the managers?"
No, I will make no such demand;
but I will certainly have a say so as to
who would be the directors and managers.
It was a business proposition
and not a donation proposition.
2d. "Will you Insist on selling sites
at a price greater than the ambunt of
stock subscribed by you?" I have
nothing to offer in the way of suitable
lands or sites to sell, but I beg
icave to remark that he knows the
"booster" wsy of working such things.
My propositions are for hard cash and
I will see that the other is too, and by
whom subscribed, and that there are
no strings tied to it
Mr. Wilborn makessome silly twaddle
about my lending money to a
church at 8 per cent Now, it so happens
that I have live loans to churches
?two of them on colored churches.
One of these loans I took up after an
attorney had put on $30 for foreclosure
proceedings and $10.05 for clerk
of the court costs, and the paper was
never foreclosed. Another one was for
a loan to build a parsonage, and draws
7 per cent and payable in five years. I
Another one was for a considerable
amount and when parties making the
loan they proceeded as in a bond sale.
As it was to run for a long term they
Via A turn the T/wn and UaV
ings bank and myself. They accepted
my proposition and of coarse it must
have been the most advantageous or
they would have taken the other money.
This loan was at 7 per cent The
other one was made at 8 per cent per
annum, when one bank, to my own
knowledge, promised the money and
then fell down on the people. They
came to me and I sold my cotton crop
In order to be able to let them have it
One banker told me at the time that I
could lend the money at 8 per cent
discount, which is considerable over 8
per cent straight. Now, I think these
loans and rate of interest they carry,
will compare favorably with loans
made by the building and loan association
of which Mr. Wilborn is secretary
and treasurer, and on which he charges
81 to do business, and the same price.
$1, for a bootblack.
Now, Mr. Wilborn makes some remarks
about the "turn of the wheel of
fortune," and I want to say to him
that it does not matter what kind of
fortune you try to turn, let it be farm- ^
ing and practicing law at Newport, 8. i
C., or failing on a political movement,
or trying to be mayor of a town, it
takes a certain commodity commonly
known as "gray matter" to be auccessful,
as he should realise by this time.
He winds up his letter by saying that
he is going to do all that he can for
the progress of the town and if it fails ^
let the blame lay where it belongs. I
can only say that I hope he will be
successful; but I am willing to leave it
to a fair and unbiased public, that if
he does not succeed, the blame cannot
be mine or the town's or anyone else's
with the load it is carrying around its
neck.
This is all that I have to say now;
but in a short time will hive some
facts in regard to the manner in which
?nu/,i mnn?v in helnsr wasted.
W. R. Carroll.
P. S.?The following letter, which
was received by me, after the foregoing
was written, explains itself fully.
W. R. C.
Yorkville R. F. D. No. 1,
September 30, 1916.
Mr. W. R. Carroll.
Yorkville, S. C. *
Dear Sir:?
Some days ago I noticed in a published
letter by Mr. J. C. Wllborn what
looked to me like an uncomplimentary
Fling at you for lending money at 8
per cent interest and suggesting that
rou "can help your church friends by 9
cutting their 8 per cent interest mortgagee
to 6; per cent during the war."
Being a member of the building committee
that had charge of the erection
jf Bethany church, and that had the
responsibility of financing the same,
ind knowing of your kindness in let:lng
us have several thousand dollars
when we were in a tight pinch, I feel
:hat I should say something about this.
The facts are that three different
banks had promised us money at 8
per cent and all of them had fallen
lown upon us before we applied to
rou. Just why these banks fell down
[ do not know; but it was immediately
ifter the breaking out of the war, and
[ suppose that they were a little pancky.
At any rate we were badly wor led
about that time, and if it had not
>een for your liberality and breadth
ind confidence in our ability and wlllngness
to pay, I do not know what
ve would have done. So far as I
enow, no one up this way has comtlained
of the contract into which we
vere all very glad to enter, and I am 9
luite sure that I have no complaint. I
im writing this voluntarily, without
nv aueeestion from you or anybody
>lse, an<f you are at liberty to do what
ou please with it.
Assuring you of my appreciation of
rour kindness, and I have no hesitaion
in saying, of the appreciation of
he whole committee. I am,
Very truly,
E. W. Pursley.
? Capt. R. M. Qaffney was found
lead In his bed in Gaflfney last Saturlay
morning, as members of the houselold
sought to wake him for break ast.
The body was still warm and it
iras evident that he had passed away
tut a short time before, presumably
rom heart disease. Capt. Gaffney was
ver 70 years of age. He was a memier
of the family for whom the town
vas named.
? ^
? Gov. Manning has made requisition
m the governor of North Carolina for
he return of James Sanders, colored
vho is wanted in Chester county on
he charge of assault to kill. Sanders
las been located in Gastonla. He was
laroled by former Governor Blease -?t
vhlle serving a sentence of life imirisonment
for murder, the parole
lolding good during his good behavior.