Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 03, 1915, Image 2

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Scraps and iacls. ? Lo:d Kitchener has returned ti London from a visit to the Anzac region of the Gallipoli front. It wai not known what he was going foi when he left, and i was even thought that he was. like Winston Churchill to give up his cabinet po ition ant! take command of the troops operating against the Dardanelles. It appear." now. however, that the British wai minis'cr merely desired to survey the situation for himself with a view tc firming better ideas as to what was tc be done. Although the proposed visi! > as kep' as secret as possible from a!! except the staff officers, news or tn< coming of the real head of the arm} ypread like wild fire and the troops ir the trenches received their commandei with great enthusiasm. Lord Kitchener is said to have made encouraging speeches to the men. It is also sale that he went into the trenches regardless of danger and at one time was v.-ithin twenty yards of the Turks. ? The armies in northern France says a London dispatch, are preparing for another winter campaign. Relief societies in England are taking extraordinary precautions to see that the trench dwellers do not endure hardships such as they suffered last year Within two months, every mile ol British and Belgian trenches will have been equipped with square, boxlike charcoal and coke trench heaters, especially and costing $500.00 pei trench mile. It is estimated that each $500 contributed will warm 3,000 men, About 4 000 of these heaters already have been shipped to the Belgian trenches. Trench pumps will dry out flooded trenches. Trench kitchens and trench cooking supplies also will be in evidence. The frozen feet, rheumatism. ague and fevers that sent thousands of men from the trenches to hospitals a year ago will thus be avoided. Every fourth woman in Britain belongs to some relief society, most of whose members are knitting stockings, mufflers and heavy garments for the Tommies and their Belgian and French allies. ? A grim but heroic record of Canadian regiments in France and Flanders is written in a bulky volume ol casualties Just issued by Major-General Hughes, of Ottawa, Canada. It oKau'o tHof nonrlv Qft nor Pftnt nf SDITIP battalions have been wiped out and that the First Division, which first reached the trenches last January, has little of its original makeup left The Princess Patrica's regiment shows 981 names on the casualty list, including 253 killed. There were only three of the Princess Pats taken as prisoners of war, showing that this regiment fought to the last but never surrendered. The Seventh Battalion suffered almost as badly as did the Princess Pats. With a little over 1.00G men in the original battalion when il went to France, only 87 are now left The killed numbered 123. The Tenth batt&llion lost 913 men, including 154 killed. Losses of other regiments are as follows: Third Battalion 800; Fourth Battalion 716; Thirteenth Battalion 788; Eight Battalion, 780; Sixteenth Battalion, 754, Second Battalion, 688; Fifth Battalion, 670; Fourteenth Battalion, 558. Casualties to date among Canadians are estimated as being near 17,500, about 17,000 of which were suffered by the Fifth Division. The great bulk of the losses were sustained at Ypres, Festubert and Givenchy. ? Augusta, Ga., December 1: A mistrial was ordered in Federal courl here tonight in the case of Thomae E. Watson, the Thomson, Ga., editor charged with sending obscene mattei through the mails. The Jury, aftei 30 hours deliberation, reported a hopeless deadlock and was discharged. According to jurors, the vote-stood 1C *? .??a trnn fnr eonvictior 1UI amuiuaj Uiivi -w on every ballot. Judge Lambdin called the jury into the court tonight aftei a council with counsel for both sides in which it was agreed that should a verdict not be reached tonight a mistrial should be taken. C. E. Browr of Martinez. Ga., declared: "Youi stated that it was "impossible" for the Jury to agree and on the judge's Questioning other jurors, J. A. Crawford of Martinez. Ga., declered: "Youi honor, this jury might remain here 30 years and It would never reach a verdict." Judge Lambdin then ordered a mistrial and court was adjourned Watson returned to Thomson before the Jury was called in. The indictment was returned in 1913, after a previous indictment had been quashed on a technicality and after one Federal Jury had refused to indict Watson on-similar charges. The articles were published in 1911 and 1912 There was no indication tonight at to whether or not the district attorney would press for another trial. ? Twenty-one men lost their lives and six others were seriously injured bj the explosion of the pellet packing house of the Du Pont Powder company's Wilmington, Delaware, plant last Friday. There was nothing lefl of the pellet house; but the place where it had stood is now marked by a great hole in the ground. The cause of the explosion is unknown, as mere is noi a man living about the place to tell anything about it. There are stories to the effect that the explosion was caused by Teutonic agencies, it being claimed that notices had been previously posted warning all employes ol "Teutonic origin," that they remained at their work at their owr peril. But this has not been confirmed The authorities say that they do nol know the cause of the explosion. The theory most widely credited is that the explosion was caused by a spark from a horse's shoe striking a stone 01 piece of metal or from a spark caused by a small car running over some powder that had been spilled in the yard. Workmen said that just before the explosion a car containing several thousand pounds of black powder had been drawn by two horses along a narrow gauge track to the entrance ol the packing house to be prepared foi shipment. Some of the powder, it was said, may have dropped from the cai and either a horse's shoe or the wheel of the car could easily have ignited and caused a flash to reach the powder in the car. ? A great proportion of the nation's business is still in the hands of the small business man, according to E N. Hurley, vice chairman of the Federal trade commission, who outlined before the association of National Advertisers in New York Wednesday, a survey of business being made by the commission. Mr. Hurley said investigation showed that eliminating the banking, railroad and public utilities corporations, there are about 250,000 business corporations in the country, Of these 100.000 produce no net income, 90,000 have an income of less than $5,000, and 60.000 an income ol $5,000 or more. Of the 60,000 corporations in the last class, 20,000 have sales annually of less than $100,000; 20.000 sell goods worth $100,000 to $250,000; 10,000 from a quarter to half a million dollars; 5,000 from half a million to a million dollars; 4,500 from one to five millions, and only 462 corpora'ions do an annual business of ftnrt OAft "Thpgp fiP'iirpe #*vhiHit a condition that has existed for many years," continued Mr. Hurley. "They show conclusively that big business constitutes but a small fraction of the trade and industry of the United States. They make clear that there is an unduly large proportion of unsuccessful business concerns." Mr. Hurley warned exporters against assuming that the European war would insure them a permanent foreign market to be retained without effort. "The American manufacturer." he said, "should realize that not a smokestack has been destroyed in England. Germany and Italy and only a few in France. Unless we take advantage of the opportunity we now have we will find that 90 days after the war ends the European nations will be on their way to a position in the world's markets even stronger than they occupied before." ? Washington, December 2: Several European nations, neutral as well as belligerent, have inquired of the United States concerning the status of the peace party which is to sail in vessels chartered by Henry Ford. Secretary Lansing has replied that the American government not only has no connection with the expedition but assumes no responsibility for any activities or negotiations on the part of those engaged in the movement. The fact that Mr. Ford had conferred with President Wilson before starting his movement to end the European war. gave some of the diplomats the impression that the Washington government might have some connection with it. It became known tonight that since the publication of the plans of the party, : the state department has been receiv} ins inquiries, most of them of an in. formal nature, through the embassies | and legations here of the European r powers. Secretary Lansing has | promptly explained that the party would carry no credentials from the I slate department and did not differ , irom any other body of Americans j .raveling in Europe. Applications for r passports by members of the expedi, tion have been subjected to the closest , scrutiny and passports have been granted only for travel in neutral . countries. Seventy-five were issued I late todav. In several instances pass , ports were refused on account of im\ properly prepared applications or be( cause the applicants were not Ameri. can citizens. Rules of the state de. partnient prohibit the issuance of , passports to persons who desire to j visit belligerent countries unless they state business of an absolutely necesj sary and urgent character. Officials class the members of the peace party as tourists. At the British embassy ; today it was indicated that without '' passports in proper form no one would be permitted to land in Great Britain from the Ford ships. j <TUf \(orhrillt tfuquiw ! Entered at the Postofflce at York as , Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORK, S. C.: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1915. Christmas is now on the way. Only twenty-two more days. i ? If the people who have made up j their minds to order booze for Christi mas will change their minds on the 1 subject, they will be happier. , Let's all have a happy Christmas i and see to it that everybody around us has the same thing. The way to do , it Is by being kind, gentle and coni siderate to the home folks as well as ' to everybody else. i The News and Courier says that the 1 South Atlantic Pecan company, which i has-TOO acres of pecans near Charlesi ton, has produced this year 100,000 ' pounds of nuts, worth wholesale from I 15 cents to 50 cents a pound, according to size and quality. > The North Carolina supreme court 1 has just handed down an opinion in . which it upholds the constitutionality t of the law which restricts shipments i of liquor to North Carolina to one quart every fifteen days. The pro. ceedings were instituted last spring in the case of S. M. Glenn vs. the South' era Express company, an action | brought for the especial purpose of 1 testing the law. ' The new congress, convening on December 6, will be called upon to i face some of the most important p questions that have ever confronted : the country. The new house of repre ->?101J nf | SCUiailVCO, C1CVVVU AAA AVAl! vwt>0*w?B V 233 Democrats, 193 Republicans, seven i Progressives, one Independent and one | Socialist. The senate has 56 Democrats, 39 Republicans and one Pro? gressive. Two of the new members of the senate are James W. Wadsworth, 1 Jr.. Republican, of New York, who suc> ceeds Elihu Root, and James D. Phel Ian, Democrat, of California, who suc ceeds George C. Perkins. The Rock Hill Record reproduced The Enquirer's story of the meeting 1 of the African Methodist Episcopal [ conference in Yorkville, without cred| it, and the Chester Reporter reproL duced the story from the Record with ' credit to that paper. We protest. ' It takes time, labor, experience and ? knowledge to procure the information L and properly present a story like that, [ and we do not think that other papers J should take it away from us without ; at least giving us credit for our work. No quarrel with the Reporter. It had ; evidently overlooked the story as it i appeared in The Enquirer. It is estimated that hardly more [ than ten per cent of the people of ! this country ever get into dental chairs, and of those who do get into | dental chairs about 75 per cent are . women. Women as a rule have great> er appreciation of the importance of J the care of teeth than do men. It is possible that this greater apprecia; tion arises in some degree from the ' fact that women are more concerned ! about their personal appearance, es[ pecially about the appearance of their I teeth, than men. Even if this be true ' it is none the less creditable to the women, whether the circumstance ' arises out of a desire to please them1 selves or make themselves more at tractive to others. But there is no good reason to think that increased at1 tractiveness is more than a small part of the reason why women are more careful of their teeth. There is bet ter reason for believing that concern for health and comfort is a more ? compelling motive. But what we are 1 driving at more particularly now is to 1 interest men in this important sub ject?men on account of themselves, and fathers and mothers on account of [ their children. The teeth bear a very important relation to the human machine, and decayed and decaying teeth not only produce immediate discomfort: but permanent disease?disease [ which, after it becomes established, is often attributed to other causes. Men and women may think they can save money by neglecting their teeth; but , as a matter of fact they can do nothing of the kind. The matter is one that cannot be neglected with either safety or profit. Breaking Down of Court. While the breaking down of the court on Wednesday afternoon was not exactly anticipated, it caused no especial surprise for the reason that the same thing has happened with such frequency that the public is getting accustomed to it. It will he remembered that there developed 011 Tuesday a situation in which it looked as if the court was to have an extended period of idleness, ( and his honor promptly gave warning that with the recurrence of a similar situation, he would discharge the jurors and shut up shop so far as their services were concerned. 1 The circumstances in this particular case were like this: The court was outraged on a case against the railroad company, and there was every reason to assume that if the case should go to the jury it would consume at least a day. Under the cir VUlIIAUiiivrs, i?ir- >11 \ uuih? w? the case that was to follow were not inclined to have their witnesses wait ing unnecessarily. If the pending casthad gone to the jury, then things would have worked on smoothly; but ' when the pending case broke down as the result of a ruling sustaining a motion for a non-suit, there was nothinf ready for the further attention of th< court. The attitude of the court in this matter Ib evidently like this: "Here ar< the court and jurors on expense to th< county, ready to attend to such business as shall be presented. It is quit< rearonable that the attorneys shouk not desire to hold their witnesses ir waiting because of unnecessary expense: but at the same time it is mor< proper that the plaintiffs an<l defendan's should wait their turn nt theii own expense than have the jurori vaitintr for them at the expense of th< county." The malter was touched upon in th< recent final presentment of the grant jury. That body took occasion to cal attention to the small amount of business that is done during the extn weeks that have been tacked on to th: fall and spring terms of the commor pleas court, and to recommend thai 'he e be an adjustment of the matter at least to the extent of providing tha' sessions business may be transacted in the absence of common pleas business It frequently happens that courl breaks down because of the compromise of a case that was expected t( 'akc up a considerable amount ol time. When this happens it is argueti fhn? instead of useless expense it is a matter of time and money saved because otherwise the case might hav? 'raegefl on over several days. On th( other hand, however, it is apparent that if witnesses were on hand readj for the next case after a compromise no lime would be lost at all. A Commendable Proceeding. It gives The Enquirer pleasure tc take the liberty of commending Magistrate A. J. Quinn for the prompt efficient and considerate manner ir which he put a stop to that nuisance that had grown up in connection wit! the use of the express office at Clovei by the people across the state line as s a clearing house for their liquor supplies. In the first place, it Is proper to saj that it was perfectly natural that th< North Carolina people should use th< express office at Clover as they did They wanted liquor. It occurred t< some of them that liquor could b< procured in this way; they tnea tn< thing out, it worked, and as a mattei of course, others followed until th< hing became a nuisance. After the Clover people and the peo pie living along the road from Clovei to Gastonia and other points over th< state line began to suffer annoyance the question arose as to how the thin? could be stopped. Nobody seemed t< know exactly what to do, and the fac1 that nobody knew multiplied publi< concern in the matter; but as a matte: of fact it was no official concern o: Magistrate Quinn unless somebod; made official application to him. Even after the grand jury on th< advice of the solicitor, made its recom mendation and Judge Rice pointed ou how the nuisance could be stopped, i was not yet up to Magistrate Quini to act. That is theoretically true a least. If he had so desired, he woult have been legally justified in remain ing quiet until somebody made speci fic complaint and applied to him for t warrant, which warant, of course, hi could not have refused to issue. But in a matter like this, Magistrati Quinn did not see proper to temporize In view of the action of the gram jury, he very probably looked upoi 24 ? n nH oa hoo Q 1 rAP H' 11 US a puuiiw UUV-J auu uo ? been noted he proceeded forthwith t< discharge that duty. If the magistrate had seen proper t< proceed about the matter in a spec tacular manner, it would have beei quite easy for him to have done so For one thing he could have quietl: summoned a dozen constables, estab lished them on the road between Clo ver and the state line, waited unti the North Carolina crowd had goni to Clover and started back with iti supplies of liquor. Then the magistral could have pounced down on thi whole party and during the day hi could have raked up a jail full of pris oners. It would have made a big sen sat ion, and resulted in the collectioi of quite a bunch of fines, under thi circumstances which would have real ly amounted to nothing less than lega extortion. But the magistrate did not procee< that way. With characteristic goo< sense and moderation he took a mor< liberal view of the matter and withou the slightest unnecessary to do, ac complished all that was really desirec ?the complete, and permanent abate ment of the nuisance. It is hardly likely that anybody ove: the line now will try to get liquor front Clover. If they do, they will almos certainly come to grief. PROGRESS OF THE WAR Operations on Various Fronts as Sum marized by Yesterday's Dispatches, The forces of the Teutonic Allie continue to make progress in theii invasion of northeast Montenegro anc along the western border of Serbia ana tho Rnlpnrinns in the south art cutting their way west of Prilep where they have taken Krushevo Kichevo and Brodi. Unofficial advices from Athens saj the Italians have landed at Avlona Albina, to go to the aid of the harrassed Serbians. With some 100 miles of rough country to traverse it mus be days, even at forced marches before the Italians can come in contact with their Balkan Allies, however. Monastir was still in the hands o the Serbs Wednesday. Unofficial advices say that the Bulgarians are attempting a (tanking movement agains the city with the object of cutting ofl the road of retreat of the Serbian: into Greece. The Bulgarians are bombarding th< French positions at Krivolak an< Vousan and the French along th< Cerna river are exhausting artillerj shells with them. Elsewhere the situation in the south is quiet. In France and Belgium the artillery duels anc mining operations that have been going on for sometime are still in progress. There have been no operations oJ importance on the Russian front. The Italians continue on the offensive in the Isonzo region, but ai yet have not attained their objective? the capture of Gorizla. Artillery duels and sapping operations and bombardments of Turkisl positions by vessels of the Entente Allies have taken place in the Dardanelles. British forces operating in Mesopotamia who had almost reached theii objective?Bagdad?when they were forced to retire in the face of superioi numbers have been driven back further, according to an official Turkish Itirr Kv u?n \r nl VUlIlIIIUIiiUlllUll tuilllii{, %jj Berlin. MERE-MENTION The British casualty list during the war up to this time, including killed and wounded, aggregates about 600,000 New York merchants sa> the people of New York have more money to spend for Christmas than has been the case any year since 1906 The governor of Louisiana is using his militia in the raiding ol gambling houses Sixteen mei: lost their lives at Boomer, \V. Va., in a coal mine explosion last Tuesday Col. Edmund Berkeley, said tc be ranking survivor of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, died at his home near Haymarket, Va., Wednesday, aged 91 years According tc official returns just announced, woman suffrage was beaten in Pennsylvania in the November election by a majority of 55,686 After working 45 years as a railroad engineer and never having an accident, Johr Clouser, aged 68. met death under the wheels of a locomotive on the Pennsylvania railroad at Waynesburg, Pa., Tuesday night. He attempted t< alight from a moving engine and fell, Harold J. Tennant, parliamentary undersecretary of war for England. has announced that there are approximately 33.000 English prisoner.I of war in Germany. ? John L. McLaurin, state warehouse commissioner, has accepted an invitation to address the Southern Commercial congress on the warehouse system when that organization meets in Charleston on December 13. ; LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS " A. M. McGill No. 1?Emphasizes the [ many extraordinary bargains he is i offering his customers during next [ week. Two extra specials. | City Pharmacy. Clover?Invites atten?ion to its lines of toilet articles. A 1 fine lot of manicure sets. " J. L. Stacy, Clover?Offers the D. J. Fitchett house and lot for sale, and I 45 acres three miles east of Clover. " R. B. Riddle, Prop.?Gives notice that * his gin will be in operation two days a week after Dec. 1st. D. M. Hall, No. 1?Has 50 shoats, 20 - I nn4?1o I | J'l&Tf illiu icvcioi wcci vuiuc 4ut oaic. | | Johnson Cameron?Calls a meeting of parties interested in the Yorkvllle creamery to meet at First National ' bank tomorrow at noon. j Eaxter Riddle, Supt.?Invites the pub. lie to a Red path Lyceum entertainment at the opera house tonight Wells Watson Ginn, impersonator. , Standard Oil Co.?Page 4, gives reasons why you should use Rayo kerosene oil lamps. t M. T. Pratt and Others?Give notice of sale on the first Monday in Janj uary, of the Pratt home place in . Bullock's Creek township. I James Bros.?Invite you to see their t latest shipment of mules next Monday, and say it is the best carload ' of mules ever shipped here, j First National Bank, York?Calls at[ tention to the safety and conveni. ence of banking by mail. It wants your checking account. Thomson Co.?Suggests that you visit its store tomorrow. Crepe de chine waists. Handkerchiefs and hosiery for Christmas giving. A big line. , T. W. Speck?Again extends an invitation to holiday shoppers to come early and see his lines of holiday gift goods. His stock is large. i City Market?Has its first bargain day ; tomorrow. Saturday. Special meat ' offerings for 50 cents cash. J. M. Stroup?Calls attention to his Grocery department as a good place l to buy groceries and feedstuffs. . W. E. Ferguson?is ready to supply housewives with all kinds of good things for Christmas baking. f First National Bank, Sharon?Tells j you of the suffering caused by wasted dollars. It wll help you save. j The Enquirer is in receipt of a letter ? from Mr. A. E. Willis of Rock Hill. stating that the overcoat found by Mr. r J. C. Wallace of Yorkvllle, belonged ^ to him and asking for a bill of cost for advertising. The overcoat lost by Rev. J. J. Byers, colored, somer where in Yorkville, probably between , the East Madison street crossing and , the C. & N.-W. railroad and the resi' dence of Mr. J. C. Wallace, has not j? yet been found. It will be remember; ed that Rev. Byers's last advertlser ment was not inserted because it was ^ assumed that the overcoat to which he j referred was the same one that Mr. i Wallace had found. [ WITHIN THE TOWN * ? Only eighteen more shopping days j until Christmas. * ? Eggs are selling at 35 cents In the ~ stores and appear to be rather scarce ? at that. >? ? Mr. S. L. Steele, who is in very , poor health, has sold his grocery to i Messrs. J. E. Hart and E. B. Lowry, 1 the transfer to take place at once. f j ? Mr. W. T. Beamguard of Clover, who has the contract, has begun the ] erection of the Charlotte Street Bap , tist church and proposes to push the i. work to a rapid completion. ir ? We are giving a considerable pro portion of our space today to a re1 port of the evangellstical meetings being conducted In the Presbyterian e church. A part of the report will be e found on the first page and a part of e it on this page. . ?It is expected that there will be a * large audience at the opera house to? night to see the Impersonation, "The 1 Man from Home." This Is the second of the attractions that will be present| ed by the Redpath Lyceum, under its g contract with Superintendent Riddle, t of the Graded school. ?'?ht paidcici r? -rr> oav Treasurer Harry E. Neil, on Wedr nesday, addressed the following letter I to D. T. Coleman, Jr., supervisor of Fairfield county: "From all information obtainable from both the state and defense, the several cases transferred from Fairfield county to York county will be tried in York courthouse on Tuesday, s December 7th Inst. r "Under section 43 of the criminal j code, Fairfield county is to pay all the expenses of this trial, upon the certig ficate of your clerk of court. "In order that the money may be on hand to pay needy and dependant wlt' nesses who, as stated in your letter, r will need money while here, after a full conference with our county su' pervisor, Thos. W. Boyd, our county , clerk, J. A. Tate, and the attorney for t the county commissioners, J. S. Brice. . I have been instructed as county trenail urer, to draw on you for the sum of one thousand dollars to defray the exf penses of these trials from your . county, and, accordingly, have made . draft on you for said amount, t "Of course, when the trial is over, [ I will send you a cancelled clerk's cers tificate for the amount expended; and should there be any balance, will rea mit you at once check for said balance, j "Should the trial be prolonged and , the one thousand dollars be exhausted, will draw on you for the necessary additional amount. x "The reason that the York county j officials wish this fund on hand at . the time of the trial is because there . is no provision in law for York county to pay any expenses of this trial, and f then afterwards collect the money out of Fairfield; and it appears that it will . be necessary for some of the parties "'* ? *-* o?-o horo to havp mnnpv tn nav . their expenses. And of course only the amount they are legally entitled to, and , only such certificates as the presiding i judge should sign as payable out of ? this fund, will be paid out of same." THE ISENHOWER CASE What is known as the Isenhower ; ease, in which Sheriff Adam Hood, ' Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boulware, a ' negro named Jules Smith, and Clyde p Isenhower, lost their lives in a battle before the courthouse door at Winnsboro early last summer, will probably be called in the court of general sessions next Tuesday. The defendants in the case are Ernest Isenhower, Jim Rawls and Jim Morrison, who are alleged to have been accessories with Clyde Isenhower in an attack on Jules Smith, the negro, in the hands of the officers, and who are charged with responsibility for at least three, if not all four of the deaths that occurred on that oc Solicitor J. K. Henry, who will rep' resent the state, is to be assisted by Solicitor Albert E. Hill of Spartanburg, and Thomas F. McDow of Yorkvillc, and the defendants are being | represented by former Governor Colo ' L. Elease of Columbia; J. W. Hanahan of Winnsboro; Arthur L. Gaston of ; Chester, and John R. Hart of York: vllle. It is generally believed to be reasonably certain that the case will actually come up; but of course there are possibilities that it may not. What , the lawyers may or may not do. cannot. of course, be forecasted with accuracy; but The Enquirer has been advised that all witnesses in the case, , to the number of sixty or more, have , been summoned, and everything will be in readiness. There is more or less speculation as to whether if the case comes up, all three of the defendants will be tried at once or they will be tried separately. This will probably depend upon the preference of the lawyers for the defense. The common opinion, however, is that whether the defendants are tried together or separately, the result will be practically the same, as the conviction or acquittal of one will mean the conviction or acquittal of all. HIS WORK IN CLOVER Rev. M. M. Richardson, pastor of the Baptist churches of Union and Clover, has written the Baptist Courier as follows: "After spending part of the summer in meetings in Aiken, Edgefield, Laurens and York counties, I came to this field at Clover, September 8. "Soon after my arrival typhoid fever got its grip on me, and kept me out of the work for about six weeks. However, I am glad to report that I have almost regained my strength and mil UU9/ cVHU Iiappjr III lllj nvi m "My family and I soon learned to i feel at home here In Clover. We love our people more and more as the weeks go by. The people are so good and kind to us, I believe that I have almost the best people In the state." "My field Is composed of Clover and Union churches. I preach to each of these churches every Sunday. Each of these churches has in it noble Christina characters, who love the Lord and the work of his kingdom. Their lives have already been a blessing to our lives, and because of this relationship we feel that we ourselves have been brought closer to God, our livcs have been enriched and the re. ligion of Jesus Christ has become more real. Nevertheless there is a great deal of work needed to be done here. May the Master give us grace and wisdom to do the work. We are grateful to God that the divine hand ] led us to this place. "It was a disappointment to me not 1 to be able to attend the York association, which convened a short time aft- J er I was stricken with fever. I was anxious to meet the pastors and breth- ' ren of the association. But I was fortunate in having with me on Octo- J ber 31, Brethren Hair, Cox, Wood and Machen, who spoke to our people on < tithing, stewardship, systematic giving and other phases of mission work. ' Some of our people are tithing and we hope Ihe list will soon be enlarged. ] "The York association is one of the coming associations of the state. While J it is numerically small, the people be- 1 lleve in doing things." CIGARETTES FOR MINORS There are a great many people who, upon reading about the recent fining ( of a man and his wife in Spartanburg county for selling cigarettes to minors, ' seem to have gotten the idea that these . fines were imposed under a local law applicable to Spartanburg county 1 alone; but in this they are mistaken. The law applies to the whole state, and is found in section 420 of the < criminal code of 1912, as follows; "It shall not be lawful for any person ' or persons, either by himself or themselves, to sell, furnish, give, or I provide any minor or minors under the age of eighteen years, with cigarettes, ' tcbacco or cigarette papers, or any substitute therefor. Any person or ' persons violating the provisions of the . preceding section, either in person, by 1 agent or in any other way, shall be held and deemed guilty of a misde- 1 rr.eanor, and, upon indictment and conviction therefor, shall be punished by a ( a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars, ] or by imprisonment for a term of not more than one year nor less than two 1 months, or both, in the discretion of the court; one-half of the fine imposed < to be paid to the Informer of the offense, and the other half to be paid to 1 the treasurer of the county in which conviction shall be held." I There did business in Yorkville a few years ago a merchant whose aver- ( sion to cigarettes was so great that he did not care much to sell them to ? anybody. He had a partner, however, who did not share his feelings on the 1 subject and he had to sell cigarettes to keep peace. But when he learned of 1 the law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to rnlnors, he had his inning. He ^ pasted the law on a card and put it on his showcase in a position where 1 it could be readily seen, and when ever a sallow-faced, attenuated little cigarette fiend came Into his store for either the manufactured article or the makings, he took especial pleasure in reading the law and telling the youngster to go along. During his membership In the general assembly, Mr. S. H. Epps of this county, made especial efforts to get through a law prohibiting the sale of e'garettes and cigarette papers In South Carolina; but each time he made the efTort a lobby of cigarette manufacturers appeared In sufficient force to defeat his proposed measure. 'THE BLOCKADE OF CLOVER." The Charlotte Observer of yesterday comments upon the embargo that has been laid upon the town of Clover as a clearing house for the North Carolina liquor business as follows: The patriots from Shelby, King's Mountain, Gastonia and other places In that fringe of the North Carolina desert have been wearing out the macadam roads that lead to the town of Clover, which has flourished as an oasis across the line in South Carolina. The Clover express office had been a clearing house for the jug trade. The stuff could be sent there by the gallon. The daily scenes in Clover for weeks past have rivaled l he old time muster day scenes in this part of the country, but something has happened. A change has come over Clover and the road hands are being given a chance to get in some much needed repair work. Before the thing happened an artist from the Gastonia Gazette?Grover j Pflfo hv name?immortalized the clays when they were all "living In Clover," through the execution of a cartoon from material he had gathered on the spot, showing the accumulation of gasoline and hay-burning vehicular transportation activities around the express office, with the upper story of the Bank of Clover showing above the din and dust. The thing that happened was a ruling by Judge Rice, holding court at Yorkville. This Judge, we are told by the Gazette, resurrected an old dispensary law which says that non-residents cannot come into South Carolina and get liquor which has been shipped to them there. He produced the law and there you arc. The Clover people arc glad and the North Carolina people?that is some of them? arc mad. In further elucidation, The i Gazette says that since Gaston county went "dry" the first of last April Clo- . ver has been the point to which most ^ people in this section who uused whisky had their supplies shipped. It grew worse and worse. The Clover people J* didn't like It. But they didn't know ? how to help themselves. A few days ago they passed a city ordinance for- ^ bidding non-residents from opening t packages of whiskey inside the city limits. That helped some but the traf- t fi? was still a nuisance. Finally in des- j peration they invoked the assistance of Judge Rice and he gave them the relief they wanted. Hence the op- , portunity that has come to the road repairing gang. \ * f n i c Ae a rs iniiDMcn Court of common pleas adjourned v about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon 1 without a single case having been c taken under consideration by the jury f and the adjournment came as rather a a surprise to the lawyers and others f connected with the court. Judge Rice announced Tuesday J] morning that if counsel were not ^ ready for the trial of any case when such was called, he did not pro- > pose to grant any delay but would ad- U journ the court. After the court had _ directed a verdict for the defendant in the cause of J. H. Duncan against the Southern railway, Wednesday (1 afternoon and it had appeared that n there was nothing then ready for ? trial, his honor dismissed the jurors f; and stated that there would be no " more civil cases tried this week although he might again take up such S business before the term was ended, c He left for his home in Aiken yester- ti day morning. O Only two cases were brought before F the court, that of Buena Vista Wood a et al. vs. the Rock Hill Fertilizer Co., c> in which a compromise was effected, I g he fertilizer people agreeing to pay Vllsses Woods $1,000 and move the fertilizer plant within twelve months, md the action of J. H. Duncan of Dgden who sought $1,500 from the Southern railway for alleged wilful md wanton damage to his lands by a :emporary dam which the railway rompany built over Stony Fork Creek. Judge Rice directed a verdict for the railway on the ground that no wilfulness, wantonness and negligence >vas shown by them. Some of the lawyers appeared to be julte vexed with the action of the ludge in so summarily dismissing the rourt, claiming that it would have )een impossible to begin another ;ase within an hour after the decision | n the Duncan case and that there was plenty of business on hand to keep the lourt machinery grinding steadily all veek. Other people who have discussed he matter, say that the judge was exictly right, that the attorneys are argely responsible for the lax method vhieh has prevailed in the York coun:y court of common pleas during the last several years, whereby Jurors lave been summoned and other expenses, quite heavy to the county, in:urred and then nothing done, and :hat the action of Judge Rice will lerve to teach a lesson on preparedless. It is further pointed out that his lonor had given ample warning of his proposed procedure in case of lack of vork to do and is therefore quite ight in his position. THE MARRIAGE RECORD Probate Judge Williams has issued narriage licenses to the following parties since November 8: Nov. 8?Edgar M. Faris and Lida U Suggs. . Nov. 9.?Frederick Elliott Quinn and Essie Catherine Wray. Nov. 9?Will Collins and Lucy Mitchell, colored. Nov. 10?John Williams and Amanla Barron, colored. Nov. 11?Daniel Elmore Bailey and Let ha Gibson. Nov. 11?Elmore Gordon and Verna Pilar. Nov. 12?John P. Faris and Mary \. Burton. Nov. 12?W. J. Stevenson and Daisy Wilson, colored. Nov. 13?Charley G. Rockholt and Lillie Snipes. Nov. 13?Charlie Scranc and Hester Burchfleld. Nov. 13?J. Frank Bolin and Net:ie Montgomery. Nov. 14?Baanah G. Lilley and Nelie Moore. Nov. IB?Campbell P. Lawrence ind Pearl E. Knox. Nov. 16?Will Barnes and Gertrude Pelk, colored. Nov. 16.?K. A. Duke and Lillie Belle Hahn. r*ov. io?noDeri momasson ana 3ophia Dee, colored. Nov. 17?Jim Miller and Lilla May VlcCleave, colored. Nov. 19?Walter Johnson and Maggie McCoy, colored. Nov. 19?William Davie and Margaret Irwin, colored. Nov. 19?Jess Bailey and Neely McCallum, colored. Nov. 19?Walker L. Jones and Mary rohnson. Nov. 20?David C. Cannon and Harriet Long. Nov. 20?Quay Dunlap and Daisy Hureton, colored. Nov. 20?Banks Johnson and Annie Blake, colored. Nov. 20?James Miles and Blanche Itove, colored. Nov. 20?D. K. Foster and Mattio rurrence, colored. Nov. 20?Charley Jamison and Frances Long, colored. Nov. 20?John McCarter and Mar. ha Ann Simpson, colored. Nov. 20?Carl Sullivan and Nell E. romer. Nov. 20?Joe Gilmore and Mary rohnson, colored. Nov. 20?John Mullis and Ada Mulls. * Nov. 22?Henry Gray and Janie Vlilas, colored. Nov. 22?Paul D. Faris and- Ida (Vhitesldes. Nov. 22?Denley R. Shirah and Dora Freeman. Nov. 22?Saye Love and Bessie Page. Nov. 22?Claud M. Neely and Matlie M. Clinton. Nov. 22?William A. Blanks and ECatherin Collins. Jfov. 23?Jacob Coleman and Minlie Hall, colored. Nov. 23?Sam Jones and Ola White, :olored. Nov. 23?James H. Glenn and Ola VI. Allison. Nov. 25?Herlie Walker and Leona L<ed well. Nov. 25?Clarence Jones and Ollie tVood, colored. Nov. 26?Bldle Alexander and Vfadella Byers. Nov. 26?Fred C. Snider and Minnie Lee Cobb. Nov. 26?Amos Homes and Laura Leech, colored. Nov. 26?Edward D. Catoe and Molle Parish. Nov. 27?Henry Dickey and Rebec:a Castles, colored. Nov. 27?Carl McCarn and Dora (Vithers. Nov. 27?W. R. Nelson and Mary VfcFadden, colored. Nov. 28?Charley Beale and Willie CVrlght, colored. Nov. 29?Rusell Beary and Janie Ftawllnson, colored. Nov. 29?Arias Mobley and Delia King, colored. Nov. 30?Richard Sanders and Mary Tones, colored. Nov. 30?Eldred Boyd and Katie Ftobinson. Nov. 30?Bruce Sherer and Zettye bobbins. ABOUT PEOPLE Rev. O. A. Jeflfcoat of Saluda S. C. s visiting relatives, here. Mr. S. H. Love of Bethesda, was a rlsltor In Yorkville yesterday. Rev. W. B. Arrowood of Sharon vas A vlsltnr hprp voatoriiov to have a large number of colored 1 people in the gallary tonight and at 1 each service. A special service to 1 'men only," was announced for 3.30 J'clock Sunday afternoon. } LOCAL LACONICS I Tax Collections. 1 Treasurer H. E. Neil reports that ' ip to November 15, taxes for the year J 1915-16 were collected as follows: 1 Bethel. $453.53: Bethesda, $42.62; c Broad River. $293.55; Bullock's Creek. 1339; Catawba, $171.52; King's Mounain, $1,034.61; Fort Mill, $1,622.13. * reachers Meet Tomorrow. , Indications are that there will be a i arge number in attendance upon the s A. R. Presbyterian, Dec. 1: Mr. McNeil of Yorkville, a graduate of Erskine last year, spent several days in Due West. Mr. McNeil is studying in Columbia now. Mrs. E. W. Pre?sly of Clover, S. C-. spent last Sabbath in Due West. Mrs. D. S. Edwards is spending several weeks with friends in York county. Rock Hill Record, Dec. 2: J. J. Edwards of the Tirzah community expects to move this week to Gastonia, N. C., where he will make his home with his son, R. W. Edwards. While walking along Hampton street yesterday morning, J. Harry Foster, Esq., was right badly bitten by a horse attached to the laundry wagon, which was standing near the sidewalk. Charleston News and Courier: The following young ladies have been invited by Mrs. John Cart to act as pages at the women's sessions of the week of the meeting here of the Southern Pnmmorplal PnnirroiM! Miss Manraret Childs, of Columbia; Miss Sophia Carlisle of Spartanburg; Miss Cornelia Mordecal, of Charleston; Miss Christine Mitchell of Bennettsville, and Miss Frances Flnley, of Yorkville. Mr. Fred C. Black of Yorkville No. 5. had the misfortune to loose his right arm Tuesday evening when It was caught in a corn shredder which Mr. Black was operating at the home of the Messrs. McClure near Sutton Spring. Mr. Black was feeding the machine and in some manner his hand was caught by the sharp teeth of the shredder, the member being lacerated in such a way that necessitated its amputation just below the elbow. Mr. Black is recqpe rating as well as could be expected. Chester News, Nov. 30: Chester people will be interested to learn of the marriage of Mr. W. Gill Wylie, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. W. Gill Wylie of New York, to Miss Estelle Campbell Clarke, eldest daughter of the late W. Campbell Clarke of New York, which took place in Long Branch N. J. Saturday. Dr. wyile, father of the groom is a native of Chester county, and is well known here. W. Campbell Clarke father of the bride, won fame as a manufacturer of thread. The groom is a nephew of Mrs. E. P. Moore, of this city. INTEREST INCREASING Interest In the revival services being conducted in the Presbyterian church by Rev. Dr. William Black and Prof. Andrew Burr appears to be increasing, Judging from the numerous people who are attending the services. A number of out of town people have been attending, while the attendance from the town not only includes people affiliated with the Presbyterian congregation, but people who belong to other churches. The song service which precedes the sermon at each service continues to be very interesting and enjoyable. Prof. Burr is directing two large choirs, one of which is composed of adults, wjiile the other la hAmnABoH e\f nh 11H ran Thft. OA11 - gregations are also taking part In the song service to a large degree. The revival will hardly be concluded before Wednesday night and may continue longer. Dr. Black preaches two sermons each day, the first in the morning at 10 o'clock and again in the evening at 7.IS. Thus far a number of persons have come under conviction as a result of his strong assurances of Jesus and his love, and it is evident that many others will follow ere the meeting comes to a close. At the close of the service each evening It is the custom of the evangelist to ask his audience to rise and sing. Then the church members are requested to take their seats while those out of the church are requested to remain on their feet. An invitation to accept salvation through Jesus Christ is then extended to all who have not yet done so. Repent Ye or Perish. Preaching to a large congregation Wednesday night from the text, "Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish," Dr. Black reviewed the ten commandments, showing his auditors how all were guilty of violating each and everyone many times over, and in simple but persuasive language informed them of the love>of the Christ for them an<} how that by acknowledg ing meir many transgressions ana endeavoring to live more in keeping with the life of Jesus, they would be given life eternal. In the course of his sermon. Dr. Black noted the disrespect and contempt for the law which is now so prevalent, how it is that many men can take their brother's lives and receive vindication at the hands of the law, and stated his belief that if some change is not made soon, if the law is not more rigidly enforced, there will be no law save that of the strongest It was an able discourse and made a profound impression upon his hearers. Personal Work. Personal work was the subject of the sermon yesterday morning. Dr. Black had especially requested that Sunday school superintendents, teachers and other religious workers of the town be present and a number were included among the congregation. The Bible commands that we who have heard and who believe, go out and tell others of Jesus and his love, said the evan- < gelist, whose sermon was based on the text, "Let him that heareth say come." If every person in this audience, he , said, would go out and say come to those who are out of the church, this town would be turned over for Christ before the end of the week. Personal work, explained the evanglist, is simply one person working to bring another to Christ. There are many in this town as in other towns? good church members, etc., who have i never told a soul of Jesus and his love. The boys and girls and men and women can do it and will be held responsible for not trying to bring others. He who tries to bring others to | Christ is a lover of Christ indeed, said ] Dr. Black. The preachers cannot do it all. God commands every Christian to do personal work. It takes courage and true piety but without so doing, professing Christians are not obeying Cod's command. Everybody wants to enjoy God in heaven, but most of us are too cowardly to enjoy him and work for him here on earth. The 8traight Gate. "Of all the thousands who won't get to heaven not a one will be left out because God (jld not want him to come in," declared Dr. Black last evening in addressing one of the largest congregations which has yet heard him. "There will be no striving to get in at the gate of heaven" said the preacher. "The striving takes place here. The time to prepare for death and then everlasting life, is now. If we search for God with all our hearts, if we work and sacrifice and strive for the advancement of his kingdom, eternal life shall be ours. "God can do without you and me," he continued, "but can we do without him? God provides the way of salvation and helps us fight the battle if ke will only let him. It is a hard fight. You will have to combat your will, your desires and the devil. "Though your sins be as scarlet they shall be made whiter than snow, if you only believe. The thief on the 'ross believed and is in heaven now. Only two things are required of us? repentance and trust. Jesus lias paid the fare and invites us to make the journey to heaven." At the conclusion of his sermon, Dr. Black requested the members of the congregation to bow their heads and close their eyes and not look up. An Invitation was then extended to those who wanted to become Christians, to those who professed Christianity but who had backslidden, and to those who wanted to live lives more like that of the Christ, to stand on their feet. There were a number who accepted the invitation?maybe twenty-five, maybe more. At the service last evening. Dr. Black stated that it was his desire Mr. Arthur Neely of Columbia, is risiting Relatives in Yorkville. Mrs. M. A. Dorsett of Clover visit>d relatives in Yorkville this week. Miss Margaret Percival of Rock Jill visited friends in Yorkville last veek. Mr. T. D. Turner of Grover, X. C., vas among the visitors here yesterlay. Mrs. F. C. Riddle of Yorkville, is pending some time with relatives in Uken. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Barnwell of forkville, spent Wednesday in Charotte. Mr. J. A. C. Love of Clover No. 4, vas among' the visitors in Yorkville Vednesday. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Swann of Bulock's Creek, were among the visitors lere yesterday. Mr. John D. Stewart of City Point, 7a.., Is spending some time with relaives in Yorkville. Miss Pauline Lee of Rock Hill was he guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. doser here last week. Mr. J. T. Windell of Yonkers. N. Y., risited relatives in the Gold Hill secion of Fort Mill township last week. Rev. and Mrs. P. M. Bailes of Louisille, Ky., are visiting relatives and riends in the vicinity of Fort Mill. Hon. J. E. McDonald of Wlnnsboro, ras among the visiting attorneys in ! 'orkville this week on account of the J ourt of common pleas. Miss Adele Kirkpatrick has return- , d to her home in Hickory, N. C., . fter a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ( Cirkpatrick in Yorkville. Miss Louise Dobson has returned lome after an extended visit to i riends and relatives in St. George. )rangeburg and Pamplico. Mr. J. F. Allison of King's Mountain, 1 J. C.. is hauling lumber from the 1 'irzah section which he will use to ] rect a residence in King's Mountain. Mr. W. J. Morrow, a former resi- ( ent of York county but who for a umber of years past has been living t Leesville, S. C.f has moved his amily to Yorkville and will engage i farming near this place. News and Courier, Tuesday: The eeretary of State today issued a ommission to the Fairfield Mercanlle Company, of Blair, with a capital f J15.000, the petitioners being W. T. lopkins, W. S. Neil and John D. Lee, . 11 of Columbia. The company will onduct a general mercantile and dry oods business. 11 first meeting of the western division of the York County Teachers' assocla- ^ tlon, which will be held In the Oraded fl school auditorium here tomorrow. An interesting programme has been pre- ^ pared. Luncheon will be served the teachers in the school building. Old Bethany Church 8old. The old Bethany church building has been sold to Mr. W. J. Beamguard of the Bethany section, who will use the material in the construe- 4 tion of several cottages. Mr. Beamguard has begun the work of tearing down the historic old structure and moving it away. The white frame church building at Bethany has been a figure of historic interest for many years and will be missed by the community. Coming Up This Tsrm. Mr. W. R Carroll was asked this morning as to the status of his proceedings against the town council for the recovery of the money he paid on account of license for buying cotton and cotton seed. He says that he has been looking after the matter with all due diligence; that the case will be heard at the present term of the court if It can possibly be brought about, and if it is not heard at the present term of the court it will be through no fault of his. Moonlight School at Clover. Gastonia special of December 1. to the Charlotte Observer: At Clover. Just across the South Carolina line wB from Gastonia, Rev. A. A. McLean, the young and energetic pastor of the Presbyterian church, has started a moonlight school, using the North Carolina lesson and has had to send out the word to would-be students to stop coming. His teaching force is taxed to its capacity and he will have to get some more teachers before he can take any more pupila Presidential Vote 91 Years Ago. From the files of the Pioneer, a newspaper published in Yorkville in 1824, it appears that the presidential vote of Tork district that year was as follows: "General Jackson 915; Win. H. Crawford, 46; John Q. Adams, 36; John C. Calhoun, 8; Henry Clay, 9; I Minian Edwards, 1; John Randolph, J 2." This was for five out of eight % polling places in the county at that time. To Represent Winthrop. Miss Louise McCown, a member of tne senior class, will represent win- ^ throp college on the Ford peace mission to Europe. She left Winthrop last night for New York from whence she will sail with the peace par" on Henry Ford's chartered steamer, Oscar II, tomorrow. Miss McCown is said to be one of the most popular members of the senior class and has ben accorded a number of honors by her schoolmates. She is a daughter of Secretary of State R. M. McCown, and a cousin of Lieutenant Governor Andrew Bethea, who will also accompany the peace party. Condition of the 8chools. "So far as I have gone It Is the most satisfactory trip I have ever made," said Superintendent of Education John E. Carroll, In speaking of school inspection work in which he has been engaged this week and which he wiil continue until Christmas. "Generally speaking," continued Mr. Carroll, "the enrollment Is well up with that of last year and the average attendance is better." The following schools have been visited this week: Bowling Green, Brandon, Miller (No. am 3), Blalrsville, Bullock's Creek, Shady /" " Grove, .Tirzah, Newport, Ebeneser, Smith's Turnout, Ogden, Lowry Wil?on, Philadelphia, Guthrlesvllle, McConnellsvllle, Olive, Pine Bluff and Miller (No. 48). In addition to the above, Mr. Carroll Inspected and ac- > cepted the handsome new one-room < school house at Olive. OUTPUT OF THE GIN* South Carolina Cotton to November 14, Against Last Year. Sam L. Rodgers, director of the census, department of commerce, announces the preliminary report of cotton ginned by counties in South Carolina, for the crops of 1815 and 1814. The report was made public for the state at 10 a. m., on Monday, November 22. Quantities are In running bales, counting round as half bales. Linters are not included: County 1815 1914. Abbeville 23,769 26,587 Aiken 31,564 38,688 Anderson 46,701 44,488 Bamberg 13,790 22,646 Barnwell 31,817 50,568 Beaufort 2,837 6,012 Berkeley 7,370 11,901 Calhoun 15,394 23.439 Charleston 6,330 9,343 in ss? 19 9nn V<?vi unvc *V|WW* Chester 24,673 26.831 Chesterfield 22,691 26,402 Clarendon 22,016 38,406 Colleton 10,935 17,272 ff Darlington 27,812 31,943 A Dillon 24,990 28,649 ^ Dorches'er 9,445 13,905 Edgefield 23,492 24,816 Fairfield . 18.040 17,336 Florence 25,159 33,150 Georgetown 1,920 8,774 I Greenville 32,586 33,772 Jr Greenwood 22,678 24,129 * Hampton 10,644 17,819 Horry 6,755 6,646 Jasper 2,618 6,169 Kershaw 20,199 21,429 Lancaster 16,688 17,113 Laurens 31,076 29,628 Lee 26,932 32,663 Lexington 18,851 18,937 Marion 11,088 10,909 Marlboro 42,366 47.065 Newberry 28,798 25,059 Oconee 12,722 13,695 Orangeburg 51,464 64,329 Pickens 12,137 15.00G Richland 16,227 19,918 Saluda 20,081 18,474 Spartanburg 63,218 54,193 Sumter 25,997 41,076 Union 13,698 13,625 Williamsburg 18,405 25,929 Vr.rU 28 448 29 S03 v ?^ Total .. .. ..922.104 1,091,320 ? Official announcement that the American steamship Hocking: had been requisitioned by the British government without the formality of prize court proceedings, was received by the ~v^ state department at Washington late ^ yesterday, in a dispatch from Consul General Young at Halifax, where the ship has been detained since she was seized by a British warship while on the way from New York to Norfolk. This procedure will be vigorously contested by the United States government as being illegal and in violation of recognized rights "tinder international law. Officials of- the department, who had been more or less skeptical regarding unofficial \ reports of the intentions of Great BritaJn, expressed frank amazement wheiv they learned that the Hocking actualf. had been requisitioned. The United States 'r it was said, will demand that the be retained in prize court, on charge that she is partly German owned and that the prize court act promptly in the case. Confirmation of S unofficial reports regarding the action ^ of the Hocking case led officials to believe that Great Britain Intends to take over for its own use other vessels of the lleet owned by the American rrans-Atlantic company, if it has not * lone so already. The company has informed the state department that its 'hip. Genesee at St. Lucis, West Indies has been requisitioned, and that he Kankakee, now at sea bound for Port Stanley, Calkland Islands, in 'barge of a prize crew from the Brltsh steamer Macedonian, will be reluisitioned upon her arrival at port. Representations regarding the Hockng probably will Include also the nses of the Genesee and the Kancakee. Attorneys acting for Great Rritain in the case base their motions or orders 01 requisition upon a. diuibii )"der in council issued April 29, which he United States is not prepared to iccept as in accordance with internaional law. ? The West Virginia supreme court ins upheld a law of the state which prohibits liquor dealers from other itates from advertising their goods In Vest Virginia by circular letter or ?i >therwi8e. The case went to the ?u>reme court on an affirmative decision 'rom the circuit court of Harrison \ ounty, West Virginia. ? Frank B. Joynes of Georgetown, in engineer on the Seaboard Air Line ^ ailway, died Sunday night of Inju- W les received the day before when he vas scalded by the blowing out of a iteam pipe.