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Scraps and .facts. ? Ernest Thompson Seton, natural1st, on Sunday announced his resignation as Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Seton said he resigned because of a gradual change in policies to which he is opposed, and for which he blames James E. West of New York. Chief Scout executive. "Militarism now comes first and woodcraft, the original purpose of the movement, second," according to Mr. Seaton who announced the formation of the Woodcrafts League, inviting embers of the Boy Scouts to Join it. ? The state department has requested that the German government recall Capt. Franc von Pa pen, military attache of the German embassy, and Capt. Karl Bov-Ed. naval attache. The recall is based upon the judicial development that these officials have been concerned in various intrigues in volving the neutrality of this countryUp to yesterday the German government had not recalled the objectionable officials, but it is certain that they will not be allowed to remain in the United States. There is some little speculation as to how the German government is going to view the action of the United States in the matter. ? The text of the declaration signed last week by the British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, and the French, Italian, Japanese and Russian ambassadors at London, engaging each of the five nations not to conclude a separate peace, is as follows: "The Italian government having decided to accede to the declaration between the British, French and Russian governments, signed in London. September 5. 1914. which declaration was acceded to by the Japanese government on October 19, 1915, the undersigned, duly authorized thereto by their respective governernments, hereby dec .are as follows: The British, French, Italian, Japanese and Russian governments mutually engage not to conclude peace separately during the war. The five governments agree that when terms of peace come to he discussed no one of the Allies will demand conditions of peace without previous agreement of each of the other Alliea" ? Prospects for passage of the administration ship bill at the coming session of congress were brightened tonight, says a Washington dispatch of Sunday, when it became known that Senator James H. Clarke of Arkansas, who led the Democratic revolt against the ship bill in the last session, looked with favor on the new bill proposed by government heads. Senator Clarke, who was renominated for president pro tempore by the majority senate caucus after a spirited tight against him based on his opposition to the bill, let it be known that he would not oppose the new measure. The Arkansas senator, during the debate in caucus Friday, was asked for his opinion of the new bill. He said he saw no objection to it, and could give it has support. His opposition to the bill last spring, he said, was because of its government ownership feature. The new bill contemplates a naval auxiliary merchant marine, which he could favor, and provides for government ownership of stock only in case private capital is lacking. ? What will be welcome Information to the tobacco growers of the country was a cablegram received at the state department from the United States embassy at London to the effect that American tobacco cannot only be shipped to neutral countries when intended for neutral consignees therein, but that tobacco can be shipped to Holland and exported to Germany without the British government objecting, says a Washington dispatch of Friday to the Charlotte Observer. This ends a long fight that has been waged by Senators Simmons of North Carolina, Ollie James of Kentucky, Martin of Virginia, and Representative Burns of Tennessee, who have been co-operating to the end that the blockade be raised on tobacco. This situation practically means that American tobacco has an "open door" through Holland to all European countries. The crops for the last two years which had been stored in warehouses and which could not be moved except through jthe Overseas Trust will now begin rapid export. This means that tobacco now can go on through to Germany and is a further opening of the way than previously was secured. ? Henry Ford and more than 80 peace advocates sailed from New York last Saturday on the steamer Oscar II. for Christiansand, Norway. The party was accompanied by 57 newspaper correspondents and photographers, and more than twenty general assistants, secretaries and stenographers. All of the saloons and many of the cabins on the steamer were decorated with palms, ferns, flowers, flags and streamers representing the national colors of about 17 countriea Red, white and l'.ue predominated. Two large white doves, which had been carefully mounted, and bearing olive branches, were suspended from the ceiling of the main saloon, and excited considerable comment. Henry Ford boarded the steamer at 1 05 o'clock, accompanied by sev eral friends and three policemen. The latter held the crowd back while Ford posed for a score of moving picture cameras and more than 75 other photographers. Ford carried a tattered American flag, which he waved with one hand while he repeatedly doffed his hat to the cameras. The sailing of the Oscar II, scheduled for 2 p. m., was delayed some time by the unexpected arrival of 15 persons who had been invited by Ford, but had not indicated their intention of sailing. The examination of the baggage, passports and tickets of the 15 late arrivals, as well as the final clearing of the ship of all but persons who held tickets took up considerable time. William J. Bryan and Thomas A. Edison arrived at the dock an hour before the steamer sailed to bid farewell to Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan spent half an hour with Mr. Ford. ? The Salonica correspondent of the London Daily Mail, telegraphing last Saturday night, says: "The operations of the Allies in the Balkans have reached the end of one definite phase. The fall of Monastir is imminent. This, with the Serbian retreat into Albania, will mark the end of the determined resistance of the Serbian army as an independent force and the readjustment of the French disposition on the Cerna river as a natural consequence. A French advance from Krivolak westward across the Cerna could be undertaken solely in the hope of joining the Serbs at the Babuna Pass. With the Serbian army split into several fragments, each of them outnumbered, the object of the French offensive against the Bulgar position in this region ceased to exist. Another circumstance which helps to mark the conclusion of this stage of the campaign is the withdrawal of the Austro-German army north in the direction of Bulgaria to meet the reportedly imminent Russian invasion. The primary aims of the Allies, namely, to Join the Serbian army, repel the invasion and get across the railroad from Germany to Constantinople and bar the sending of munitions to Turkey were a lost cause before the Allies arrived. This was a surprise to nobody except to those who do not realize the gigantic task involved in the transport of such an armv with its eouinment and snn plies, especially when it has to pass through neutral territory, and when the country is mountainous, practically without roads, devoid of all the conveniences of civilization and served by a single line of railway along a strategically exposed route. Now that their efforts have failed and the whole of Serbia except the extreme southwest corner is controlled by the enemy, the Allies, who hold the crests just beyond the Greek frontier, although themselves in a strong position, are rather in the situation of peas in a bottle, the neck of the bottle being the single railway leading from Greece to Serbia." ? The committee of IS appointed by the antisaloon league to draft a resolution to be presented to congress for nation-wide prohibition has about decided that practically the same measure as was advocated by former Congressman Hobson will be introduced in both houses early this week. Representative Yates Webb is being urged to lead the fight in the house. While Mr. Webb is a strong supporter of prohibition and has done a great deal to advance the cause, he may be prevented from taking charge of the resolution on the floor because of his heavy duties as chairman of the ju dlciary committee. Whatever resolution is introduced, however, will be referred to Mr. Webb's committee, where it will receive the consideraton it deserves. The resolution will not be of a drastic nature, as some of the more radical element desire. Its main purport will be.to strike down the saloons in every section of the United States. It will not undertake to interfere with the right of an American citizen to have a "dram" in his own home, nor will it prevent him from passing one to his next door neighbor should he desire to do so. The question as to whether liquors can be manufactured in the several states for one's own use will be left entirely to the states. As an illustration, if South Carolina desires to permit the manuraciure or liquor iur persuimi use, the Federal law will not prevent that state from enacting such a law. If Alabama passes a law forbidding any one from making the stuff within her borders, the Federal law gives her that privilege. In other words, the resolution, if passed by botn houses, will provide that the law be enforced by congress concurrently with the several states. It was also decided by the committee, that another attempt will be made to make the District of Columbia dry by the in-coming congress. It is conceded even by the most ardent supporters of the liquor men that the prohibitionists will win in this fight if the bill is ever allowed to come to a vote. The liquor men therefore are devoting their efforts to prevent a vote on the question. They realize if a vote is taken they will lose by a substantial majority. $kf ilorluillc (inquirer Entered at the Postotlice at York as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORK. 8. 0.: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1915. In the division of committee places anions the Democrats of the house, Congressman Finley retains his place as ranking Democrat on the committee on postofflces and post roads. They may say what they please about he Ford peace expedition; but the fact remains that it is a thousand times more sensible, humane and generally creditable than all that murder business that has been going on in Europe for the past sixteen or seventeen months. The Newberry Herald and News celebrated its semi-centennial anniversary this week with a fifty-six page edition, containing a most interesting history of that excellent paper, much special matter about Newberry and Newberry county, and numerous interesting and valuable articles on various subjects. The paper makes a most excellent showing from every standpoint, and reflects no little credit upon Editor Aull and his staff, including his printer sons. The general assembly will do a wise and sensible thing if it will make a thorough and honest investigation of that Greenville situation, on its own account and regardless of both Sheriff Rector and the Greenville delegation. According to Sheriff Rector the Greenville delegation has persecuted him unmercifully and without reason, and taken from him as far as possible the ability to discharge the duties of the sheriff's office by depriving him of the right to appoint his own deputies and of the money with which to pay absolutely necessary expenses. We can very well understand how and why the members of a county delegation in the general assembly should be left free to handle strictly county matters. The members of a county delegation are supposed to know more about the officers of their county than are the members of the general assembly generally. But the members of a county delegation are not supposed to be the administrative or executive officers of a county. They are not supposed to have the moral right or even the legal authority to order the affairs of their county or of the dulyelected officers of their county without regard to right or reason as their political prejudices or personal bias might suggest. It looks very much as if this is being done in Greenville county and the thing is simply preposterous. Of course the people of Greenville county will take care of the whole matter in due time; but in the meantime, the general assembly, which is responsible as a whole for such wrong as may have been done, ought to make investigations that it has evidently not previously made and clear its skirts. Our staid, conservative contemporary, the Charlotte Observer, is feeling very much encouraged over the cotton situation and has visions of fifteen cents for spots. In its issue of last Sunday it gives its views as follows: The Observer is inclined to the notion that King Cotton has taken out a licket for a through trip to Station No. 15, which would mean where cotton is selling at 15 cents; but, of course, he will be subject to side-tracking delays. 1'his opinion is strengthened by the improved outlook for export trade. European supplies have fallen quite low and an early replenishing will be required. A cotton authority, a member of the exchange, tells Financial America that he does not look for an active market for the next 60 days, or until after the government ginning report on Wednesday and the estimate of the production on Friday of next week are out of the way. In the meantime, he adds, a so-called day-to-day market can be expected, with prices influenced by factors as they arise. This member stated he was of the opinion that 9,670,000 bales, the lowest reported figures of the National Ginners' association, were about right. He pointed out that such a total would show approximately 893,000 bales turned out during the last two weeks, as against 1.404.000 bales in the same period last year and would indicate a crop of something around 11,000.000 What is the most important cotton factor, just now. according to this interest, however, is the good spot demand in the south and the excellent inquiry for spots in Liverpool and Manchester. He stated that the spot sales in Liverpool from day to day show large amounts changing hands. But what is important is the opinion expressed by this authority that exports will be increased shortly. He believes that supplies in Europe must be running fair ly low, especially when It is remembered that only a small proportion of ihis year's crop has been sent over, and thv .Tore the stocks will have to be replenished. It is altogether likely, however, that a large iuirt of the cotton to be sent out has already been purchased in this country and is probably stored in the south. Nevertheless. a sudden export movement of a large amount of the staple would have a sympathetic effect on prices here. Own Real Estate. Kvery young man In this county should be encouraged to own some real estate, either in the shape of a town lot or a country farm. The lands of this country are In the hands of too few people, and it is because there is not sufficient general realization of the benefits that are to be accrued to Individuals and to the country at large by more general ownership. To young men who desire to accumulate property and become the leaders of their communities in years to come we want to say that there is no better way of going about that end than by saving money and buying land. While ordinarily enhancement in land values is not rapid, there is no other one thing in this country that is more certain. It has been so always I and it will always be so. |< ! Though individuals may make, spend and waste and find themselves without property accumulation, it is the unchangeable law that labor makes wealth, and as labor is going on always wealth is constantly increasing. And all wealth necessarily contributes to the enhancement of land values. Young men who put their money in land and hold on to the land are sure to come out on top in the end. But this is not all. The experience of all time has been that ownership of landjnakes for good citizenship, and that is as true now as it has ever been. When a young man invests in land, he begins to study citizenship, as he has never studied it before, and he begins to learn things of importance that were previously of no interest to him. Every young man who expects to partake of the full benefits of good ci izcnship should own land. For a Better Enquirer. The newspaper is a semi-public institution, without any well defined ' status beyond that which may be established for it by the energy, experience and character of its editors and publishers. It is a fact that a community can do < without a newspaper: but it is a rather | poor do. as will be testified to by many < individuals who have made experiments on their own account. If not an actual necessity, a newspaper is so useful that it will come very nearly up , 'o that specification. < The newspaper depends for its existence if not upon the tolerance, then at least upon the pleasure of the people. | Individually and collectively the peo- , pie measure the merit and value of the | newspaper that bids for their patron- , age and give their support in accord- | ance with their appreciation. There is no institution of modern civilization which is more strictly upon its merits before the people than is ( the newspaper. Than the editor there ( is no individual who works for the pub- , lie. who is called upon to meet and , solve, upon his own judgment and responsibility. a larger number of more , or less serious problems involving his ( duty to the public and material welfare , of the newspaper over which he pre- i sides. This is especially and particu- I larly true where his paper is one that ! acknowledges responsibility to the | public and the public alone. The edi- i tor has no way of ascertaining the pleasure or desire of the public in each particular case, and in the steering cf his craft is dependent alone upon his , ability to recognize and apply funda- , mental principles of right, the only thing the public can be depended upon to endorse. We believe that The Yorkville Enquirer is" appreciated by a very large , number of people as a valuable public institution. Our belief is based upon s the voluntary patronage it receives at j the hands of the people of York county, which patronage is evidenced by the large number of people who are willing to pay the price of subscription to secure it as a regular semi-weekly visitor to their homes. i Now what we want to say is that while we believe The Enquirer is as good a semi-weekly paper as anybody 1S> IIIO.IWII& ill piU]jpi IIUU IU V1IV }/?iivi* age it is receiving, we believe we can make it a much better paper than it is. We would not have any one think that we are dissatisfied with our present patronage, for we are not. We are 1 proud of it. We do not believe there is a county paper in this state or in the south, for that matter, that has a better, more liberal or intelligent patronage. We feel sure of this fact. But still we believe that with more patronage, with more of the wherewithal with ( which to do, we can make The Enquirer still better. Whether we receive more patronage or not, it is our ambi- I tion and desire to make The Enquirer ( as much better than it is as we can anyway; but if all our subscribers and readers will help us as much as they < can to increase our circulation, we feel ] sure that we will be able to recompense their efforts at least to some extent by making a better paper. AMONG THE WARRING NATIONS ] 1 Prominent Features of News as Shown i in Yesterday's Dispatches. Interest in the lighting in the Europ- | ean war for the moment has been overshadowed by political issues. I Coming almost immediately on the i conviction of four officials of the Hamburg-American line of conspiracy in i obtaining manifests for vessels with i which to place provisions on German i warships in the Atlantic, has come the ' announcement that several days ago j the United States requested that Ger- < many recall Capt. Karl Boy-Ed, naval attache, and Capt. Franz von Papen, 1 military attache of the German em- < bassy at Washington. The officers, it is said, made the | steps necessary by improper activity ] in connection with naval and military matters. It is said that the depart- 1 ment was uncertain whether steps < should be taken with regard to other i officials of the embassies at Washing- i ton in connection with similar activities. The recall of the attaches is tantamount to their forced withdrawal from the diplomatic service of Germany in , this country. Official confirmation has been re- ' ceived in London that the American ' ships Hocking and Genesee, belonging , to the American Trans-Atlantic line, , have been requisitioned by the British government. A protest already has I been made by the state department at Washington on the seizure and requi- i sitioning of the Hocking and it is probable also that similar representations will be made with regard to the Genesee. Great Britain exolains that i as prize court proceedings had been centralized in London the requisitioning of the steamers really means a rip for them from Halifax and St. Lucia, respectively, to London, where i the prize court will take control of i them. Greece, so far as known, has not i answered satisfactorily the demands of the Kntente powers with regard to the status of their troops on Greek soil. The position of Routnania toward the passage of Russian troops through her territory to reach Bui- : garia has not been announced. A rumor that the Allies again had placed restrictions on Greek commerce is de- i nied. As for the fighting: The Teutonic ] forces continue to push further into Montenegro and also are operating successfully southwest of Mitrovitza. i where it is officially announced for i the fir-1 time that they have been join- ( e 1 by Mohammedans and Albanians. < Monastir is said unofficially to have i been taken Thursday afternoon. The usual mining and artillery operations have taken, place in France and Belgium, while infantry attacks have been mingled with Italian bombard- | ments of the Austrian positions on the Isonzo front. In Russia there have 1 been no engagements worthy of note. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS "X," care Enquirer Office?Wants to rent house in Yorkville or Clover. J. M. Hartness, Filbert No. I?Will pay reward to finder of an open faced gold watch, lost Saturday. Thos. W. Boyd, Supervisor?Gives notice of the annual meeting of county board of commissioners to be held on January 6th, 1916. L. M. Grist's Sons?Offer to sell until Dec. 17, the Premier Dictionary for $1 each, postpaid. Dictionary free for five names returned and paid for. T. B. Glenn, Manager?Says the Tirzah Farmers' Warehouse can take care of 400 bales more cotton and advises you to store yours now. T. W. Speck, the Jeweler?Calls special attention to his enormous stock of holiday goods for gift buyers. An easy JMttL'C 1WI OCICWUU1IO. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Announces that all ladies' coats and suits and men's suits and winter goods must be sold quick. Sherer & Quinn?Have new crop, op?n kettle N. O. molasses, prunes, figs, dates, shredded cocoanut, pickles. City Meat Market?Sells nothing but the best fresh meats, sausage, ham, boiled and sliced, and fresh cheese. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Is ready for the holiday shoppers with fine lines of silk hosiery, notion novelties and will have its toy department ready for inspection next Saturday. York Trust Co.?Tells you that you do not have to die to win with life insurance. It will tell you how to win First National Bank, York?Warns you that now in timed of plenty is a good time to prepare against the days of adversity. Save. J. M. Stroup?Invites attention to his lines of goods?handkerchiefs, hosiery, etc.?suitable for Christmas gifts. Thomson Co.--Wants gift buyers to see its big lines of handkerchiefs. Also tells about ladies' waists and neckwear, and men's work gloves. Standard Oil Co.?On page four tells you how good a Rayo lamp is?a splendid, white, brilliant light producer. The wholesale price of flour has advanced 65 cents per barrel during the past few days. It is yet time for those who have not sowed wheat to do so, ind for those who have not sowed enough to row some more. It will have to be admitted that Supei visor Boyd did a wise thing in getting that Fairfield money in advance. we ao noi mean 10 hukkchi any iclection on Fairfield; but we know it to be a fact that there has always been more or less trouble in settling the expense account in cases where one county has hadi to^ry a case that belonged to another county. All of the county officers except the clerk of the court have complied with the grand jury's recommendation of obedience to the law requiring county officials to annually make report as to the receipts of their respective offices. Nobody in York county except the clerk of the court knows how much that official is receiving from the office. There are hundreds of people in the county who desire to know. They would have a right to know even if there was no law on the subject. They are waiting now to see what steps, if any, the court is going to take to carry out the grand jury's i-ecommendation. CLERK'S SALES Three parcels of property were sold by the clerk of the court before the courthouse door yesterday morning in accordance with previously given notice, the sales in question being held to satisfy the respective complaints of Thomas) S. Bratton igainst Samuel W. Guy, Elizabeth H. Guy, Robert L. Douglass, as trustee and Sallic J. Wilson and the National Exchange bank of Chester; T. S. Bratton against J. J. Sherer, and the British and American Mortgage Co., Limited, agairst M. C. Willis and W. W. Lewis, trustees and defendants. The first mentioned lands were divided Into three tracts. Tract No. 2, containing 256 acres was Dougnt Dy T. F. McDow, Atty., for $1,400; tract Mo. 3, containing 132 acres was bought by T. F. McDow attorney for $550 and tract No. 1 consisting pt 406 acres was bought by T. F. McDow, atty., for $1,300. In the complaint of T. S. Bratton vs. J. J. Sherer, 103 acres of land were bought by T. F. McDow, attorney for $200. J. M. Starr, agent, purchased the 214 8-10 acres of land formerly the property of M. C. Willis. The price paid was $6,000 NEW MILL FOR CLOVER Clover is to have a new cotton mill, which will be capitalized at $200,000, ind which will be devoted mainly to the manufacture of yarns of medium :ounts. The company is now in process of organization, and although all details have not yet been completed, it is practically certain that the enterprise will be a go. The understanding is that New York ind other northern capitalists are to furnish the bulk of the money. Local people are to be given the opportunity to take as much of the stock as they desire. and whether much or little, the northern folks will provide for the balance. Although this new enterprise is to have no connection with the Clover Cotton Manufacturing Co., the understanding is that Mr. M. L. Smith, the secretary and treasurer of that splendidly successful concern, is to be the manager. As a matter of fact, there is very good reason for believing that it s because Mr. Smith has agreed to undertake the management that the northern people interested have selected Clover for the location of this enterprise. The architect's and engineer's plans lor the new mill are now in course of preparation and the understanding is I hat the plant will be located on a thirty-seven acre tract on the east side if the Carolina & North-Western railroad. just opposite the plant of the Clover Cotton Oil mill. CHAINGANG OR PENITENTIARY In connection with the conviction ;ind sentence of W. E. Gardner, a younp white man for forgery last week, there developed a judicial ruling on the matter of the option of a convict in going to the penitentiary or chaingang. Gardner, through an attorney, requested Judge Rice not to send him to the chaingang; hut to the penitentiary. Judge Rice seemed inclined to grant the request; but first thought to refer the matter to Supervisor Boyd, who was in the court room. Supervisor Boyd said: "There are a number of white men on the chaingang, your honor, and we undertake to treat them all alike. If your honor sees proper to send this man to the penitentiary, that is a matter for your honor; but as for myself. I am unwilling to make any request for this man that would give him any preference over the others." "I have two broken ribs." said Gardner, "and am unable to work." "As lor that," replied the supervisor, "we have a county physician, whose rlufy it will be to make an examinafo:i of the prisoner, and if it shall be found that lie is unable to work we will not undertake to make him work." Judge Rice examined the statute further, and presently announced the conclusion that in the absence of a reuuest from the supervisor, he had no discretion other than to send the prisoner to the chaingang, which he did. REVIVAL TO CLOSE TONIGHT The revival services which have been in progress in the Presbyterian church lu re for the past nine days, conducted !>y Rev. William Black, assisted by Prof. Andrew Burr, will come to a close tonight. It was announced last night. That much good has been accomplished since the revival began, there Is no doubt. Quite a number of persons have made professions of their faith in Christ as a result of the clear and convincing messages of the evangelist, and many others have signified their intention of endeavoring to live differently in the future. Large congregations have heard each sermon which Dr. Black has preached and there are a number who have not missed a single service. There was a large congregation out to hear the sermon last night. "An unanswerable question," might fittingly be called the subject of the strong seimon. Heb. 2:3?"How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?" was the text of the argument. Tha Avancroliat ramlnHpH hi? hparPTS of the many times that God had spoken to the world of its sins, how he is ever offering salvation to every sinner through the blood of Jesus Christ, which is the only way of salvation. He warned his hearers that the Judgment day is coming and that the unpardonable sin of many will be that they heard the offer of salvation continually and heeded it not. People may escape the jail and the penitentiary, he said, but there is no escape from God's Judgment. At the close of the sermon the preacher, as is his usual custom, asked the Christians and church members to speak a word to those out of Christ, and as has been the custom since he has been making this request, very few responded. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Quite a number of pupils from the Graded school attended the evangelical services in the Presbyterian church yesterday morning and this morning, they having been excused from studies for the services. ? There was a large audience at the opera house Friday evening on account of the school lyceum attraction. The entertainer of the evening, Wells Watson Ginn, presented a very entertaining impersonation of "The Man from Home,'' and the audience was well pleased with the entertainment. ? The proprietorship of the Shandon hotel, which has been held by Mr. J. E. Sadler, was on yesterday sold to Mr. H; D. Steadman of Easley, S. C. | Mr. Steadman, who is an up-to-date hotel man, with long experience, will I take charge on January 1. Mr. Sadler has not yet made announcement as ( to his future plans. ? Mr. Carl C. Davis and Miss Mary . R. Stewart were married at the i Methodist parsonage here Sunday afternoon, Rev. Henry Stokes offl elating. Mr. Davis is well known here, having been employed as a motion picture machine operator for some time. His bride Is a native of fhe Clover section. Mr. and Mrs. i Davis will make their home with Mr. i and Mrs. W. F. Putman here. ] COTTON PICKER DEMONSTRATION There was a public demonstration of the Nell cotton picker on the farm of i Mr. C. E. Spencer, about five miles north of YorkviHe last Friday afternoon. i The especial object of the demonstra- i tion was to show the percentage of cotton that the machine would pick from a row at one going over, and the i percentage of damage to the stalks, etc., and the test was made under conditions especially calculated to accomplish this end. i As taken into the field the machine was complete all except the conveyor contrivance that is to take care of the ] cotton after it has been picked. The ! particular point Involved in the test was as to whether the ingeniously constructed picker rolls would properly ; lake the cotton out of the bolls and : hold on to it in such manner as would ; facilitate its proper transfer to the conveyor. A technical description of the ma- J chine as it appeared would hardly be ; comprehensive to the average news paper reader; but a general idea may be gotten from the statement that the ( picking agency consists of two sets of ; elongated cylinderical rolls, the rolls arranged one over the other, and the ' two sets extending downward and in- ? ward toward the rear. Each of the | mils is nunotuated with innu merable sharp pointed teeth that extend 1 an almost Inappreciable measure be- : yond its surface, and is backed by a companion roller somewhat on the principle of the brush wheel and gin saw. The rolls are driven by a small engine and revolve at a high rate of < speed, the picker rolls in one direction ( and the spiked cleaning rolls in the opposite direction. As the picker J rolls come in contact with the cotton I they pull it out of the bolls, and the j spiked rolls clean the cotton out of the ( picker rolls. It is the intention of the inventor 1 that the machine shall travel along < the rows under its own motive power; \ but for the purpose of their test it was . drawn by several men and boys. Although the test covered about a ' hundred yards of cotton rows, cover- ( ing cotton that would yield possibly a ( bale to the acre, and though the total working time was hardly more than a minute, the machine picked in that ] time 6 pounds and six ounces of cot- . ton, leaving three pounds of unpicked cotton in the bolls, a total of 67 per J cent to the credit of the machine at . one going over. j The demonstration was made by and j under the supervision of Mr. J. B. Neil, j the inventor, and a representative 1 committee, which witnessed the entire test under conditions which allowed 1 nothing to escape, has certified to the j figures as stated above. MONSTER CORN YIELD I Thirteen hundred bushels of coin 1 on seventeen acres! Some corn you say. A statement hard to believe. But j that is the yield of 17 acres of bottom I land corn grown by Mr. W. L. Wil- ! lims of Yorkvllle on his place 2 ( miles north-east of Yorkville. And 1,300 bushels is a very conservative 1 estimate of the yield. In fact were it J actually rr.casured by the bushel it j would probably total 1,400 bushels I or more. Mr. Williams completed the J work of hauling and storing the corn j ..notnwiov Ho soenred 50 large two- j j rowti v?uj. ? _ horse wagon loads and while he estimates that the wagons will hold 25 bushels, he realizes that such estimate is a very conservative one as to their capacity. Numerous York county farmers who are more or less familiar with the growth of the corn say that it is among the best which to their knowledge has ever been grown in York county. So far as is known no other farmer in this immediate section hopes to secure a yield this year from the same number of acres as large as that secured by Mr. Williams. The bottoms on which the corn was grown lies to the right of the Lincoln road and on Fishing creek. While Mr. Williams's overseer, Mr. John Smart thoroughly prepared the 17 acres before the com was planted and while all the necessary intention has been given the banner corn field during all stages of its growth, Mr. Smart does not estimate that more than 14 days' labor where devoted to it in all, including planting, plowing, hoeing and gathering. The seed corn which is a variety which Mr. Williams has been planting for a number of years and which is known as Land's Prolific, he having secured the seed from Mr. J. D. Land of Yorkville No. 1, was planted June 28. The rows were laid off 41 feet wide and the corn dropped from 2 to 7 inches wide in the drill. The terrible windstorm which swept he north-eastern section of the county early in August struck Mr. William's corn which was just then beginning to tassel, knocked it flat on the ground and Mr. Williams thinks Injured Its production to the i extent of 100 bushels or more. It t looked bad to the owner when he viewed the prise acres after the 1 storm; indeed it looked then as if the 1 yield would amount to nothing. But ' having set his heart on producing i the best yield he had ever made on I the bottoms, Mr. Williams refused to i be disheartened by the devastation < of the storm and calling Mr. Smart I md other employes into the field, 1 spent two days in straightening the < growing stalks to their natural position. Good seasons have done the rest. Mr. Williams is unable to estimate the exact cost of his monster yield of corn but is satisfied that it did not , cost him as much as 40 cents per bushel. Estimating the total costs at 1 40 cts., per bushel and the price of[< nnm now at S1 ner bushel, Mr. Wil- | Hams has a profit of >700 on 17 acres. Mr. Williams said yesterday that he now had a splendid stand of volunteer clover on the bottoms from which he has Just removed his large coyn crop. WESTERN TEACHERS MEETING. Attended by the* largest number of teachers who have ever been present at one of its meetings since its organization, the first meeting of the Western Division of the York County Teachers's association for the present school year was held in the Yorkville graded school auditorium Saturday morning. Prof. J. W. Shcaly principal of the Clover Hiigh school, who is president of the division, presided. Miss Mary Livingstone of Bullock's Creek, the secretary was also on hand. The programme included an address by Rev. Henry Stokes, a reading by Miss Margaret Cheyne of the Hickory Grove schools, and several songs by the Yorkville Graded school Glee Club. In an Interesting address, Rev. Stokes reviewed the history of the public schools of York county, compared the educational advantages of the present time with those of a generation or so ago and impressed the teachers with the fact that they who had the training of so many youthful minds In charge should bear in mind that the men and women of tomorrow will conduct their lives and occupy places in social, business and religious life in keeping with the ' ?M><nin<r whioh thAv are today receiv Ing. At the conclusion of Rev. Stokes's ? address, on motion of Mrs. J. A. ' Shannon of the Miller school, a rising j vote of thanks was tendered him. Various phases of field day exercises were discussed by Prof. B. C. 1 Riddle of Yorkville, C. D. Guess of J Bullock's Creek, P. J. Hay of McCon- I nell8ville and Superintendent of Education Carroll. It was pointed out that ' it was desirable to make held day 1 which will be held early in the < spring, the most successful meet of 1 its kind ever held in this county and 1 It was observed that certain changes i regarding the classification of pupils < taking part therein and other matters must be corrected in order to 1 achieve the end desired. Whether the 1 school meet will be held in Rock Hill ' or Yorkville has not been decided. The committee appointed to arrange 1 the rules and regulations governing the meet is now at work and it is un- J derstood will send out copies of the 1 programme to the different schools ; early in January. At the noon hour a delightful ' luncheon consisting of coffee, sandwiches and fruits was served the 1 teachers and visitors in the hall of ' the school building. After dinner the teachers divided 1 into sections and heard discussions on methods of teaching in the high ' school, elementary and primary de- 1 partments. ' The next meeting of the Western division will be held on January 22. ; Following were the teachers present. Misses Lena Howell, Ava Green, 1 Fannie Patrick, Ola Wilkerson, Rosa ' Jackson, lone Ashe, Mary Livings- ! tone, Pearl Sherer, Annie Bolln, El- 1 lie Rich, Isabel Arrowood, Wilmore Logan, Lottie Belle Simrill, Willie 1 May Grayson, Lizzie Wood, Annie ' Jackson, Elliot Qulnn, Marie Moore, J Minnie Palmer, Lula Rudisill, Annie ; Lee Neil, Mabel Flannagan, Georgia Dulln, Bessie Adams, Margaret Cheyne4 Fannie Roddey, Ruth Ferguson, Ina Ashe, Kittle Blair, Adelaide Nelson, Lois McAfee, Sudie Allison, Margaret Marion, Fledrlca Lindsay, Nora Williamson, Marilfa Ewart, Mes[lames. J. S. Jones, J. A. Shannon, J. A. Lee. W. S. Cain. S. A. Mitchell. Mrs. Porter. Messrs. C. D. Guess, B. C. Riddle, Ebenezer Gettys, F. J. Hay, J. W. Shealy, J. O. Crout, Carl Gaulaen, Quinn Petty, J. Roy Grayson, W. B. Wilkerson, R. M. Love, J. A. Barry, G. C. McCelvey, "Brown Beard, md Miss Edna Henry. HERE AND THERE "I tell you,'' remarked a member >f the York county grand Jury the sther day, "Messrs. W. B. Riddle, Joe Adams and T. J. Patrick deserve a ?reat deal of the credit for putting i stop to this thing of those North Carolina folks getting liquor via Closer. "They were the persons who lame before the grand Jury and made :he complaint. Had it not been for < :hem the grand Jury would have :aken no action in the matter and 1 Hover would still be the Mecca of the :hirsty sons of Gaston." "The meanest man," remarked a t ivell known sportsman the other day, v 'is he who will prohibit other people !rom hunting on his lands and then 1 lunt on everybody's land himself. There are a few of that* kind around ^ tiere and according to my mind they ire the meanest kind of fellows? i jo mean they would take candy from i i baby." "Have you ever noticed," Inquired y i Yorkville man the other day, "what , i difference it makes when a revival s going on In town. "I don't mean hat everybody gets religion, of . ourse, because they don't. Some of ( .hese people never will get it?don't ivant it. But anyway when the revl- i ral is here, things seem different, i Everybody seems to have a friendler greeting for everybody else, even , [hose who are the bitterest enemies ( seem to soften just a little bit. It vould be good thing to have one going on all the time." I "It's going to be a brighter Christmas this year than last," casually remarked a man of the Clover section 1 ivho happened to be talking to the S reporter the other day. "Last year things looked mighty blue about this t lime. Cotton wasn't bringing anything i jcarccly and there were many homes it which Santa Claus hardly looked t in the door. But it's different this ] rear. The Santa Claus of the little 'oiks will feel justified in bringing ihem more gifts than he did last * Christmas." "There aren't as many good bird 1 logs as there once were," walled a ivell known Nimrod the other day. * 'Ten years ago bird dogs were nu- * merous. But the kind that Jump when 1 rou pick up your gun and that are tilling to hunt until they fall ex- ( hausted are very, very scarce now." t Thorp were a fe"* horse traders in i :o\vn yesterday and there was some ittle trading but not a great deal. Some people say it was because it tvas not mining and muddy and because there wasn't much liquor iround. "The state warehouse system is the mly piece of legislation enacted by he legislature in a long while that las been of any real value to the farmer," observed a citizen who stores his cotton in the state warehouse at Bowling Green, yesterday." "You can save money on cotton if reu owe anybody even when it is wringing 12 cents by putting it In the warehouse. For instance, the storage , in 10 bales of cotton in a state warehouse is $1.50. That counts insurance ind all. You can borrow $500 on that 10 bales at 6 per cent. Even were mu to sell your cotton at 12 cents t would bring only $600. The other ,vay you have secured $500 and still lave our cotton to hold for a better irice. We farmers could not borrow noney that way before the system vas inaugurated. If the legislature ir rather the financial interests, try o kill the system through the legisature?well, the farmers will surely till politically next summer those members who may try to kill this system." "I was very much gratified to see the large number of teachers who attended the meeting of the Western reachers association in Yorkville Satjrday remarked Superintendent of Education Carroll yesterday. "It shows they are interested in their )wn schools by coming to the meetng where they receive much benefit ay exchanging views with the tcachjrs of other schools." CAUGHT A TARTAR The story of how Mayor Wilborn tried to bluff Architect H. C. Allen in:o paying that unlawful and unjustly llscriminating occupation tax that so nany Yorkville people have paid and jo many others have refused to pay, and how Mr. Allen called the jluflf, and has not yet paid, is several lays old; but it is still worth telling. The amount assessed against Mr. Allen is (10, and when the policeman isked him for it, he went to Treasurer Boney and presented a check in whch le had stipulated as the consideration something to this effect: "Pay to C. A. Boney, treasurer, ten dollars, for occupation tax claimed by the town, sublect to such modifications as may subsequently be established under the civil laws of the state." Treasurer Boney, it seems, refused to receive the check as drawn by Mr. Allen, although there was no question Df the validity of the paper, and Mr. Allen told him that he would take that check or nothing. Later Col. W. W. Lewis, the town attorney, tried his hand on Mr. Allen, ind among other things chided him with the alleged fact that he was the only man who had declined to pay the tax, etc. Mr. Allen did not believe anything of the kind; but was not dispossd to come across anyway, for various reasons, the principal one being the discriminating injustice of the tax. Also he advised the colonel about his tender to Treasurer Boney, and the colonel wanted to see the check so he could determine as to whether or not Treasurer Boney's position had been correctly taken; but Mr. Alien was satisfied with the tender he had already made and was not inclined to ronoflt There was some discussion Eibout a check as a legal tender; but in this Mr. Allen came off first beet with a declaration like this: "Surely you would not undertake In behalf pf the town government to quibble over a little matter like that, under circumstances where you know positively that the check is as good as the money, and the writing thereon committed the town to absolutely nothing beyond the preservation of the legal right of a citizen." In the course of time, Mr. Allen was summoned before the mayor to show cause why he did not pay his license lax. and he attended court at the time prescribed. Col. Lewis, the town attorney, was out of town at the time, and Mr. J. S. Brice appeared In behalf pf the town in his stead. Upon the call of the case Mr. Allen requested that he be allowed to see the warrant upon which he had been arraigned. "There is no warrant," announced the mayor. "What?" exclaimed Mr. Allen. "You people undertake to arraign me here before this court without a warrant setting forth whereof I am charged? You had better get one and you had better get it quickly." A warrant was duly written out, signed and served, whereupon Mr. Allen was duly arraigned. "Now," said the defendant, "I want i jury." This demand seemed to increase the igitation of the court, and suggestion was made that the case would be continued until another time. "How is that?" demanded the defendant. "You bring me into court to it swer to a charge of violating your aws and when I demand trial; you tell ne that my case is to be continued on notion of the town? Why, I never ieard of such a thing." Attorney Brice, realizing the Impregnable position of the defendant, explained that there were several other cases pending for trial and that of course Mr. Allen would be willing to wait until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Allen made no objection; but ?ave notice that he held in his hand i copy of The Yorkville Enquirer conoininir a Hat rvf nil the neonle who had paid the tax and he would demand hat each and every taxpayer be sumnoned along- with a number of others tvho are presumably liable for the tax jut who have not yet paid. The hour of 3 o'clock arrived; but n the meantime Mr. Allen had received a quiet tip that to go into the thing tlong the lines he was proposing .vould burst up the whole tax scheme, md it would be just as well to leave hlngs where they were; that in the neantime the council would take up lis own particular case and act upon t as might seem proper. As to what the council may or may lot have done about the case on the juiet. there is no way by which The Snquirer can get information: but at ast accounts, which last accounts are rery recent, Mr. Allen had not yet some across with his assessment. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Walter Fanning of Shelby, N. 2., spent Sunday here. Mrs. R. J. Mackorell, spent last veek in Charlotte. Mr. D. B Parish of Clover, was a visitor here yesterday. Mr. Grover McFarland of Yorkville ipent Sunday with friends at Clover. Mr. Holly Barron of Yorkville Malted relatives in Chester Sunday. Rev. J. B. Swann of Bullock's Creek, vas a visitor in Gastonla yesterday. Mrs. J. B. Barron of Rock Hill, visted Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Allison here ast week. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Riddle of Closer No. 2 were among the visitors in forkville yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gordon of Smith's Turnout, visited the family )f Mr. B. M. Love here this week. Mr. J. J. Scoggins of Due West Msited York county relatives last veek. Miss Kate Crawford of GuthriesMlle was a visitor in Yorkville Saturlay. Mr. Brice Dickson of Rock Hill, ?pent Sunday with relatives near r orKvnie. Miss Julia Sowell of Kershaw, is he guest of her brother, Mr, H. C. Sowell, here. Miss Mary Cartwright visited relaives and friends at Clemson College ind Anderson last week. Miss Lila Howell of Bethany atended the meeting of the Western Division of teachers on Saturday. Mr. R. J. Mackorell, who is undergoing treatment in a Charlotte sanaarium, spent Sunday at his home, lere. The engagement of Miss Fleda Steele of Rock Hill to Mr. Alexander Tefferson Smith of Athens, Ga., has )een announced. Mrs. B. L Walker of R. F. D. No. 3 Clover, has purchased the Rankin cotage in Clover and expects to move nto it before January. Congressman D. E. Finley, accomtanied by his son, Mr. W. G. Finley, las returned to Washington to be on land at the opening of congress today. Mr. V. L. Smith who several days igo went to Lancaster with a view o taking a position as superintendent of the oil mill at that place has eturned to Yorkvllle. Mrs. John M. Hunter, who has been indergoing treatment for pellagra at he state hospital In Columbia, has reurned to her home in Yorkvllle. Her mndition is greatly improved. Mr. R. Deaver Caldwell, son of Mr. T. M. Caldwell of Blacksburg, has >een promoted to the position of chief ehemist in the New Orleans, La., plant >f the Armour Fertilizer works. Mrs. J. C. Lilley of Filbert, Mr. ind Mrs. B. P. Lilley and family and drs. H. C. Jackson and little son of Clover, were visitors in Charlotte one lay last week. Reports from Mr. F. C. Black of forkville No. 6. who lost his right irm in a corn shredder Tuesday are o the effect that he is recovering as apidly as could be expected. Mr. J. W. Y. Dickson of Yorkvllle No. 6, who suffered a second stroke * of paralysis several days ago is improving as well as could be expected. He is without the use of one arm and V leg. Capt and Mrs John R. Dickson of Oklahoma City, Okla., who have been visiting the family of the former's father, Mr. J. W. T. Dickson, on Yorkville No. 5, left for their western home yesterday morning. Mr. W. O. Harshaw of Yorkville, m has purchased the store of Mr. J. T. Crawford at McConnellsville and also an interest in Mr. Crawford's ginnery. Mr. Harshaw will give up his present position with Mr. J. M. Stroup on January 1, after which time he will be engaged in the conduct of his new business at Mconnellsvllle. Mr. John Quinn of Yorkville, dislocated his right shoulder Saturday morning while working on a new residence belonging to Mr. w. Im Williams near YorkvlUe. Mr. Quinn was engaged in carrying lumber when he slipped and fell sustaining the inJury mentioned. Due to the persistant and untiring efforts of the pastor, Rev. W. E. Lowe, the last Installment of 12,000 due on the Baptist church at Blacksburg has been paid. The money was contributed by the members, the largest sum $460, being given by Mrs. Mary Earl. Rev. Mr. Lowe was formerly pastor of the Union and Clover Baptist churches In York county. Governor Manning has appointed the following York County people as delegates to the Southern Commercial congress which meets In Charleston next week, the delegates being required to pay their own expenses in case they attend: E. W. Pressley. J. ?v. Campbell, Clover, J. Brown Neil, Filbert; J. S. Plaxico, Sharon; J. S. Wllkerson, Hickory Grove; W. W. Castles, Smyrna; R. M. Brat ton, Guthriesville; T. M. Oates, Tirzah; I. W. Johnson, M. L. Carroll, W. L Wltherspoon, W. B. Moore, J. E. Hart, YorkvlUe; J. S. Glasscock, Catawba; R. W. Patton, Roddey; V. B. McFadden, Alexander Long, V. B. Blanken- A ship, John F. Williams, L. C. McFad- M den, James A. Glenn, R. H. Clendenlng, Rock Hill; S. W. Parks, James ^ M. White, Richard A. Fulp, J. L. Spratt, L. M. Massey, Fort Mill. Mr. J. Frank Falls of Columbia, & son of Mr. Ellas Falls of King's Creek, and a former resident of YorkvlUe, where he was engaged in the moving picture business for a short while. i was a principal in an automobile ac- v cident In Columbia early Sunday morning in which two young men. Ashby W. Davenport and William C. Swltzenberg, lost their lives when their car came In contact with a Seaboard Air Line train at Wayne street and Elmwood Avenue in Columbia. The car in which the young men were riding waa going at a rapid rate of speed and crashed into the freight train before the presence of the train was noted. Mr. Falls was not seriously injured but is still in a bad condition from shock. The car was demolished. Switzenberg was killed in- , stantly and Davenport did not live more than thirty minutes after the accident. ERNEST I8ENHOWER ON TRIAL. Ernest Isenhower of Fairfield county, was placed on trial in the York county court of general sessions this morning for his life, it being alleged by the state that he is responsible for the death of Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boulware, who was shot on the stairs of the courthouse at Wlnnsboro last summer, when Sheriff Adam Hood of ^ Wlnnsboro and a negro, Julius Smith, and Clyde Isenhower, a brother of the defendant, also lost their lives. There are quite a number of Fairfield and Chester county people in Yorkville on account of the trial, as well as many from the surrounding community. Quite a large number, mostly witnesses in the case, came up from Wlnnsboro this morning over the C. A N.-W. Others came by automobile. Long before the hour for the opening of court arrived there were many persons in the courthouse. Sheriff Brown has taken every precaution to prevent a recurrence of the Wlnnsboro tragedy. Although numerous partlzans of both sides in the case are present, little discussion of the guilt or innocence of the accused has been heard outside the courtroom and no disorder is anticipated. The following special deputies are serving during the trial: A. J. Parrott, inwiv r trnou, ^aivuu iicvuiuib, uouu Lattimore, Floyd Stephenson, Coon McKnlght, F. E. Qulnn, R. L. Wllkerson, C. G. Pursley, W. R. Rogers, E. T. Carson, E. M. Dickson, D. T. Woods, Hi EL Johnson, F. G. Allen. Each man who entered tho court- * room during the morning was subject- ** ed to an examination for weapons, but if any person attempted to enter the court room with an unlawful weapon in his possession, it was not discovered by the officers. After court opened this morning it 1 was announced that former Governor 'JT Blease and John R. Hart would appear v for Ernest Isenhower, with N. W. Hardin of Blacksburg and J. W. Hannahan of Wlnnsboro, as associate counsel. A poll of the talesmen summoned for jury duty, developed the fact that two of them could not be found, one was reported sick and two, H. I>. Cranford and S. J. Bell were excused on account of illness. Judge Rice announced his refusal to excuse any Juror for business reasons, on the ground that "if a man has no business, he is not fit for Jury duty." At 10.25 o'clock Ernest Isenhower, the defendant, stood up before the dock and in a clear and calm voice answerasI ' * V on ill tw" r\ 4 Kn oko fflro n f cu wi 5 u 111j iv kite viiaifiv wi shooting Deputy Sheriff Raleigh BouJware to death and of carrying concealed weapons against the peace and <, dignity of the state. In reply to the V formal question of the clerk of the court, Isenhower, a tall, muscular man, with steel gray eyes and a rather striking face, answered in a cool and deliberate tone that he was ready to come to trial. sa At 10.45 the court entered upon the -,^J work of selecting a Jury. At 12.20 the ^ panel was complete. Bach Juror as he was called, was placed upon his voirdire. Judge Rice asking each whether or not or not he was related by blood or marriage to the defendant or those deceased, whether or not he had formed or expressed an opinion regarding the guilt or innocence of the accused, whether or not he could and would, if accepted as a Juror, return a verdict in accordance with the law and the evidence and whether or not he was opposed to capital punishment. B. B. Brandon, a young farmer of Bethel township, who was the first Juror called, declared he had not / \ formed an opinion concerning the ^ guilt or innocence of Isenhower. favored capital punishment. He was accepted. J. W. Ross said he had formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocense of the accused, the same having been ^ formed from newspaper accounts. "What papers have you read?" inquired former Governor Blease of the defendants' counsel." L "The Columbia State," replied the juror, unu counsel uuerrupieu wiui, "That is enough." In reply to the question Mr. Ross said he was opposed to capital punishment. He was excused by the court. F. L. Baird was challenged by the defense. R. T. Fewell said he had expressed an opinion, based wholly upon newspaper reports. He was objected to by the defense. A. L. Black was objected to by counsel for the defense. m W. A. Fewell stated that a daughter ~ of his first cousin had married an Isenhower. It developed that the relative refered to had married Willie Isenhower, brother of the defendant. The court excused Mr. Fewell. W. H. Crook said he had a sympathy a for Isenhower like that which he had j for any man who was in trouble. Thy' sympathy, however, would not prevent his returning a verdict in accordance with the law and evidence. Mr. Crook was objected to by the defense. "I D. N. Gaston said he was opposed to , the infliction of capital punishment for murder. He was excused by the court. Jesse M. Moore was accepted as a juror. ^ J. R. Barron said he had formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of Isenhower, that opinion being based on newspaper reports and various conversations with various people. His