Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 07, 1915, Image 2
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