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?mp$ and .gads*. The Zionist commission in Palestine has issued a call for a constituent assembly of Palestine Jewry. All Jewish men and women, having attained the twentieth year are entitled to vote, and all having reached the twentyfourth year may be elected. Another necessary qualification is a good knowledge of Hebrew. The provisional constituent assembly has instructed delegates to the Peace conference urge that the powers should nominate Great Britain as their representative, and should confer on Great Britain the government of Palestine, with a view to aiding the Jews to build up their commonwealth. The question of industrial unrest and the increasing unemployment are detaining Mr. Lloyd George of England, and making his return to Paris of uncertain date. The problem of unemployment is engaging hi3 atten* nitmhpr of tion more ana marts. .... those In receipt of the unemployment donation up to last Thursday was 700.000 most of whom were discharged war-workers, including 60 per cent women, but very few soldiers. It Is anticipated that demobilization will increase the figures to 1,000,000 by the end of the month, and if the situation does not improve, steps will be taken by the Labor ministry and War office to decrease the rate of demobilization. ? Mme. Catherine Breshkovsky, the grandmother of the Russian revolution, who was a guest and speaker at the Copley-Plaza, Boston last Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, has asked her biographer, Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, to emphatically deny the report that in Russia women are compelled to accept husbands chosen for them by the government. "One or two small Soviets proclaimed some such foolishness," says Mme. Breshkovsky, "but nobody would obey. It was not proposed for all Russia, and it was never carried out anywhere." Mme. Breshkovsky also attacks the story that women have been made "common property," or that the government puts any compulsory upon them in matters of sex. "Women have more freedom in *""1 Knfnpp " Russia now than they ever n?u she says. "As Mme. Breshkovsky is strongly opposed to the Bolsheviki," says a statement from the headquarters of the Massachusetts women suffrage association, "her denial of this particular accusation against the present regime in Russia may be accepted as conclusive; and the anti-suffragists. If they are honest, ought to stop quoting It as example of the horrors that follow where women vote." v If the war had lasted a few months longer says a Berlin correspondent ' Germany was prepared to surprise the world with an enormous airplane. The new giant of the air, which was planned by Harold Wolff, an engineer, will have Its first trial at Doberitz within a few months. The new machine is nearly 165 feet from wing tip to wing tip and stands more than twenty-three feet high. It has six motors with a total of 1,800 horse-power, driven by four propellers, two of which are forward and two aft. Each of the propellers has four blades. Two of the motors it is said can stop simultaneously without having any result to reduce the speed of the airplane. The new airship is not only equipped with devices enabling the pilots to know at all times their altitude and angle of elevation, but also with devices to tell the absolute as well as relative direc'" ?? Hoi loved, will make tlon wnicn it. AO wv..w , flying possible on the darkest night and the thickest fog. The device for determining the absolute direction consists of an Instrument adopted to receiving messages from various wireless stations and cable of such adjust. ment that a message from any particular station can be heard only when the device is turned in that direction. A dispatch to the London Daily News from Weimar tells of a talk its correspondent had with Finance Minister Schiffer of the new German government. He does not regard lightly his terribly difficult task, and is determined to act fairly toward everybody. "We are," he said, "in an extremely difficult situation, but we will deal fairly with all creditors, neutrals and enemies alike. For that we must be allowed time. We possess $500,000,000 and we also have some more materials, mainly machinery, in hand. These are our assets. "You know our liabilities our terrible burden of debt, the amount of our uncovered paper currency, and our obligations in the way of indemnities to the Allies. But we have our industries. We shall work off our obligations, but then of course, we musl be allowed to work. We must have materials and food for our workmen." For the first time since the outbreak of the war the Dardanelles has beer opened to commerce and trading between America and the Turkish Em pire and Bulgaria. Annountemun made on Saturday night by the Wai Trade board that the surpreme economic council In Paris had authorized resumption by the United States oi trade with those countries, and had opened also to American trade all ports on the Black sea. Resumption of trade with Mesopotamia. Syria and Palestine was announced recently and Saturday's decision means that the entire territory embraced within the Turkish empire as it existed on Aug 1, 1914, is now open to commerce. ?Premier Georges Clemenceau, characterized by Lloyd George as France's grand young man, was attacked Wednesday by an anarchist, Emile Cottin known as "Milou." Seven shots were fired, three of which struck the premier. One bullet lodged in the muscles of the shoulder, penetrating deeply, but, so far as is at present known not injuring the spine or penetrating tc the lungs. Two bullets bruised th( right arm and hand, while two othei bullets are reported to have passed through the premier's clothing. At the time of the attempted assa3sinatior M. Clemenceau had just left his home to drive in a motor car to a conference with Col. Edward M. House, of the American peace delegation, and British Foreign Secretary Balfour. Thougti bleeding profusely, M. Clemenceau was able to return to his home, where he reassured the members of the household and waved aside anxious inquirers with, "It is nothing." Latest reports from his attendants were that hie condition was satisfactory, and thai he was cheerful throughout the day despite occasional fits of coughing For the present it had been decided b> the surgeons that extraction ui m* bullet may not be necessary, and arrangements have been made to take radiographs of the injured parts. Cottin, whom the police believed to be a somewhat harmless person associating with anarchists and aiding in theii propaganda, declared that he had planned to kill the premier because M Clemeneeau 'was the enemy of humanity and was preparing for another war." Th? Republican senators have refused to be bound by President Wilson's request that there be no discussion of the proposed condition of the league of nations, until after he can explain the whole matter at a dinner to be given to tne nouse tmu committee on foreign relations and discuss the matter before the house and senate section by section. Senator Borah, of Idaho, a member of the foreign relations committee on Tuesday gave out a statement in which he said that he would not attend the president's dinner because among other things, the developments there would be considered as confidential and he would not be able to make use of the facts and Ideas advanced. He and Senator Poindexter of Washington, attacked the league of nations constitution in the senate Wednesday and several other Rebubliean senators had more or less to say. Among other things they claimed that the league would mean the abrogation of the Monroe doctrine," and it was claimed that with Canada, Australia, India and other British possessions each having a vote Great Britain would always be in a position to outvote the United States A,eA wn? hold on any proposition, mov, ? out that under the mandatory system provided for, the United States would be called upon to furnish troops to enforce mandatories in foreign countries with which we have no concern, while foreign countries could so manage things as to have all the say they might want to have in regard to affairs on the western hemisphere. Former President Taft, who is a supporter of President Wilson's league of na-1 tions idea, has Riven out a statement 1 in which he says that he would not 1 trust overnight any one of the senators < who have attacked the league. He 1 says that now is the first opportunity i that has been presented to do something for the establishment of unlver- J sal peace for generations to come, and he deplores the fact that a few men < would ruin such an opportunity merelv because they think they see a pos- i sible chance of partisan political advantage. The former president takes . no stock in the probability that any of < the provisions of the proposed constitution will ever place the United States at any disadvantage. Ihr \|oriu'itlc (Bnqstirer Entered at the Postofflce at York as Mail Matter of the Second Class. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919. The signatures to go to the bottom of the constitution of the league of nations will make it good. Thnco nv*>r doubtful people who were insisting that Germany would not sign the new armistice requirements, will now have to hurt elsewhere for a further scare. They should have known that their Uncle Samuel would not have called back his boys unless he had known what he was doing. It is a matter of record that influenza appeared in Charleston one hundred years ago, many intelligent people connecting the disease with a comet in the sky. They thought that in some way the comet might be responsible. Within another hundred years it might seem Just as curious to read how the people of this generation sought to escape the disease by wearing masks and closing up the churches and picture shows. The senate has compromised with the insurance companies on the Banks proposition for sinking fund insurance for cotton in state warehouses. The compromise is in the nature of an * *1 A " ofrtiA fA nor_ amendment tnai uivno mc ?.v? ,-v-. ry only $10,000 on a single warehouse, leaving the balance to be re-insured with the private companies. There would be less objection to this arrangement if the private companies were required to charge the same rate as the sinking fund charges. Representative Hart has secured the passage through the house of a bill requiring certain corporations, including cotton mills, to file with a central office in Columbia, the names of all stockholders. The purpose of the bill is to put the small stockholder, who might want to sell, in a position to get the names of all most likely possible purchasers of his stock without having to apply to the executive management of the corporation for the information Senator Beamguard is pushir.g the bill in the senate: but is meeting with some opposition from Charleston, and as to whether he will be able to get it through is not yet certain. It is a good bill, however. From all that has developed so far, the attempted assassination of M. i Clemenceau was the work of a lunatic. It may turn out that this particular lunatic was the tool of some an archlstic conspiracy; but even so, the fact remains that this poor fool was ; nothing but a lunatic, just as was the ' fool who burned the temple of Apollo ; at Delphi, the fool who tried to poison ' George Washigton, the fool who as| sassinated Abraham Lincoln, the fool t who assassinated Garfield, the fool ' who assassinated McKinley, and the j fool who tried to kill, and maybe did > finally kill, Theodore Roosevelt. There 1 is no use trying to reason out the mo1 tives that actuate such men in their J horrible intentions, for even if we I should discover their motives there- is no possible cure. The mar who shot ! Clemenceau would have just as readily have shot Mr. Wilson had the vagaries of his mind pointed that way instead, s and had the opportunity offered. But there is no way to prevent such things, ; because such men cannot possibly be ' anticipated. One of the profoundest and at the J same time one of the most plain spok> en and cruel political and sociological thinkers of the present day is the Ger[ man socialist, Maximillian Harden, ed[ itor of Die Zunkunft, of Berlin. In an i interview a few days ago he repeated ! former declarations that the German people were misled into believing that i Germany was right in going to war, ' and that although Germany was unquestionably wrong, many of the German people still believe their country was right. When the interviewer ; pointed out to Harden that no protests against Germany's methods ever were raised in Germany, Harden der clared that "even now not only the actors in the tragedy hesitate to admit [ Germany's guilt but that persons who . have lost a brother or husband in the ' war desire to cling to the belief that [ they have suffered their share of beI reavement in a good cause; they think . it would take away from the dignity of their grief if they recognize that the - - - #sM?r?V> + cause lor WHICH men wumij ivub?i. was criminal." There It a world of wisdom In this suggestion, wisdom forj Individuals who make similar mis-j takes. It is a rare individual who hav. ing made a terrible mistal?e, under the impression that he was doing right, is ever willing to even see, much less admit, that mistake. He prefers to spend the balance of his days trying to convince himself as to how he is the innocent victim of outraged right, and wearing the pure: white crown of a martyr, when as a matter of fact he is only some kind of a fcol deserving of pity only because he has no sense. VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN. Seven Billions to Be Finance by Means of Short Term Notes Final decision of the sale of the Victory Liberty loan in April of short term notes, maturing in one to five years, instead of bonds was reached Wednesday by the house ways and means committee. Assistant Secretary Lefflingwell, of the treasury-, told the committee that the plan was acceptable to Secretary Glass. Representative Kitchin. chairman of the committee, announced tonight that the final draft of the legislation, which amends former Liberty bond acts, would be ready for committee consideration Friday. The maximum authorization of the nates was- fixed at $7,000,000,000, with authority given Secretary Glass to fix the rates of interest on the four types to be sold. The notes would be redeemable before maturity, at the option of the government on one year's notice. The four types of notes that may be issued by the treasury, and their terms as fixed by the committee are: except estates or inheritance taxes. Second?Exempt from all taxation, except estate or inheritance taxes and the graduated addition income taxes, commonly known as surtaxes and excess profits and war profits taxes. 1 nira j&Xeilipi - 11 urn nic oamc v?,aation as those of the second type, except that the interest on $30,000 of notes of this type, shall not be subject to the estate and graduated additional income levies, tate or inheritance taxes and all income, excess profits and war profits taxes. The exemption in all the four types applies to both principal and interest from all present or future tax levies, either federal or local. The privilege of conversion of the bonds of one type to those of another is granted purchaser for a period of six months after their date of Issue. SALARY INCREASE DEBATE. Senate Discusses Ways of Getting Around Constitution. The senate after Interesting little discussion last Tuesday, according to the Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier voted aganst increasing the salaries of members of the general assembly. Upon the suggestion of Seuator YPoung the senate went on recordof recognizing the validity and propriety of Senator J. H. ~ t ronrneon t Jonnsons communis m Barnwell county from which county he was eelected a state senator. It so happens that he is now living in Allendale county, part of which came from old Barnwell county in the organization of this new territory, at this session. The salary bill came up Senator McColl heartily opposed paying surpremc court justices $1,500 each on condition that they lived in Columbia. He held that in effect the proposition was an illegal and unconstitutional effort to increase the salaries of the justices, He favored the increase, but wanted it open and aboye board. Senator Hough opposed doing indirectly what was direcly prohibited by the constitution and indirectly raise salaries. Senator Clifton valiantly defended the proposed increase and necessity for more pay for the justice of the surpreme court. Senator Laney held that the allowance for expense is entirely legal and constitutional. It is not forbidden in the constitution. Senator Miller proposed an amendment that the justice must remain in Columbia for consultation. There was a long discussion of whai was the proper legal definition of 'expenses" and whether such compensation was an "expense" or not. Senator Alan Johnstone thought there was force in Mr. McColl's argu ment, and he thougnt ine suuauui now changed because of the changf of the plan of alowing the expense. The original plan was to allow $1,. 500 to such of the justice who lives ir Columbia, which would encourage anc bring more grequent and actual conferences of the surpreme court pustices. The amendment today was tc allow each $1,500 "for permitting thf members of the surpremec court opportunity for conference and consultation for a period of ninety days (if sc much time be required) in the city oi Columbia succeeding term or recess.' There was an amendment that ? mojority of the court attend the consultations. The senate by a vote of 26 to 10 adopted the Clifton amendment to ali^tt, fVio si rod for the justice to ret main in Columbia for the purpose o consultation. The idea is to fix th< salary at $4,500 with the $1,500 anc $4,500 for newly elected surpremt court justices. Senator Purdy moved to increase th< pay for members of the general as sembly to $500 each. The pay now ii $200. The present pay he regarded at insufficient and will be feared, brin( rich men to the assembly. Senator Laney thoupht it ill advise< to now raise members' salaries. Thi pay was insufficient, but at this timi it would be unfortunate to make thi: increase. Senator Black held this was a placi of honor and not a money-making pro position. Members knew what pa; they were to expect. He did not com: here for the salary, but was here t< serve his people. Senator Bonham urged that the peo pie did not expect members to sacriflci both time and money. He favored ade quate payment and $500 was littl enough. Senator Banks thought the increasi even if wise, should not be done ii this way. He believed in fair pay, bu he was opposed to members tackini on to a bill which was intended t< raise other salaries. The amendment was defeated 30 t< 7. Senator Watkins wanted solicitor and stenographers all fixed at $2,00< each. After very much discussion thi senate declined to vote for the amend ment. The senate finally voted to fl: the salary to colitors at $2,400 an< stenographers at $2,100. There wen several efforts at compromise, but thi senate insited on the committei amendment $2,400 for solicitors ant $2,100 for stenographers. The senate on last Tuesday adopt ed a house bill by which it is arranget to exempt 25 per cent of the capita and surplus of banking institution: from taxation, where that actua amount is held in liberty or farm loai Tf n KinL- mnrp ttinn 9! UUUUOt XL a L'aurv iiv.u.j ?**?? v ?.. per cent of its capital in liberty bondi provision is made that the maximun exemption shall be 25 per cent. Posing as Henry Johnson, a negr< hero who was said to have kille< thirty-six Germans sigle-handed witl a boio knife, Albert Parker, of Mobile Ala., was arrested at St. Louis Tuesda; night when he appeared at the coli seum to tell 12,000 negroes of hii experience while under fire. Th< arrest was made after detectives ha< read an Associated Press dispatel from New York saying Johnson ha< arrived from overseas yesterday. Th< welcome was the croatest eelebratioi ever held by negroes here. Thousand: were turned away, although prices o admission ranged from 25 cents to $2 Mayor Henry W. Kiel made the ad dress of welcome. Parker's left leg i: severed and he carries many 'batth scars." Detectives say he admittec his leg had been cut off by a train ant he received his "battle scars" in var ious affairs. According to police, Park, er admitted having duped audiences ir Montgomery, Ala., Savanah, Ga., Char leston, S. C., and Raleigh, N. C., ant other southern cities where he hat made war talks. He was said to havt received $35,000 for his address. MERE-MENTION The strike of 8,000 boiler makers a Belfast, has been settled temporarily on a basis of 48 hours a week. Th< permanency of the terms is dependen upon a national settlement of the con troversy The plant of the Tran | sylvania Tanning company at Brevard N\ C., was wiped out last Wednesdaj by a Are of unknown origin, with a los: of between $500,000 and $1,000,000 Revenue officers captured a practically new Ford near Newton, N. C., ? few days ago, with a load of thirteer gallons of liquor. The car broke dowr in the road and the drivers were unable to get started again before the officers came along The house ha* passed the annual seacoast defense bil carrying an appropriation of $11,199,000 An agreement has beer reacneci unacr which aiiichiu u >u h.?,. England the actual cost of transporting the American troops who were carried to France in British ships Rechid Bey, former governor of Diarbekr, who was held responsible for the Armenian massacres during the war, shot himself as he was about to be arrested by international police The women suffragists are making still another effort to get their suffrage resolution before congress at the present session M. Clemenceau is strongly in favor of the establishment of an International army to enforce the decrees of the league of nations. LOCiU. AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS | Peoples National Bank, Rock Hill Extends its 1 best wishes to the Peoples Bank ft Trust Co. ( of York, and says It has gained 1,391 new 1 patrons in a little over nine months. York Furniture ft Hardware Co. Is urging 1 everybody to paint and brighten up. It has 1 the paints, oils, varnishes, stains, brushes, etc., at right prices. Loan ft Savings Bank Asks where you bank, 1 and points out that it is an often asked question in business affairs. It invites your 1 banking business. McConnell Dry Goods Co. Is much pleased at ' its Victory Cotton sale which winds up tomorrow night. Goods not likely to be any { i cheaper later on. First National Bank, York Points with pride ' to the fact that its business success has been built upon the foundation of sound and conservative dealing and treating its patrons with every courtesy. I A. M. McGlll. Yorkville No. 1 Invites you to visit his store Saturday, 22d, and see the noroiv arrived enwia. A variety of sDecisis for consideration. First National Bank, Sharon?Reminds you that Uncle Sam & Co., run its affairs. Uncle Sam looking after the safety while the "Co." attends to the routine business. Star Theatre?Today, tomorrow and Monday has attractive programmes, including two special Fox features. Miss Myrtle Hall?Offers three fresh milk cows and 14 shoats for sale. Ira H. Gordon, York No. 6?Wants a buyer , for a good one horse wagon. B. B. Ferguson?Has a carload of nice mules and horses for sale. He will be at Sharon , tomorrow, Saturday. ^ A. M. Taylor?Has registered Poland-China and Hampshire stock hogs. F. C. Black?Wants to sell a power wood saw outfit and also a 12-horse power portable engine, International products, information leading to recovery of an estray information leading to recovery of an esstray or stolen hound bitch. Trustees?School district No. 13. give notice to freeholders to meet at McConnellsville on February 27 th. Jim McClure?Warns all persons not to hire or harbor his son, Crawford McClure, a minor. G. C. Deese & Co., Rock Hill?Offers a horse, wagon and harness for sale for $300. Edward H. Smith, Clover?Wants you to try guaranteed poultry powders that he has to | offer, one of them an egg producer. J. B. McCarter, Filbert No. 1?Conducts a gen J ?? nt u?. ( erai store ana carries ? vnucu bwv.. v. sonable poods and invites your patronage. York Hardware Co. Inquires if you are ready , for farm work and says it can help you get , in good shape. Carroll Brothers Tell their customers that the I expected Studebaker buggies and wagons , have arrived. Ferguson & Youngblood Have a carload of Vulcan turn plows and repairs, the genuine goods and want to supply you. They also I have a car of flour. Feedstuffs. ; Sam M. Grist Wants automobile owners to remember that he can supply them with fire insurance on cars that really insures and protects against loss or damage 1 York Supply Co. Has a full supply of garden . seeds of best varieties, and is ready to give close prices on fertilisers. Farmers Supply & Hardware Co. Buys its feed oats direct from the biggest dealers and is making close prices. It has all sorts of garden and field seeds. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. Again offers you its banking service and cordially invites you to add your name to its list of patrons. - ~ * -A- ?? ! KA J. M. Stroup nas ruooer uouw iui mcu, and $5.60 pair. Wilkerson's table syrup. A [ full line of heavy and fancy groceries. See page four. ' Brame Medicine Co. On page four tell you of the good results that come by using Vapo' mentha for colds, coughs, etc. 5 F. F. Dalley Corporation Suggests that you keep your shoes in good condition with 2-in' one shoe polish. See page four. r L An agitation has been commenced . lor the building of a bridge over Catawba river at Cureton's ferry, the proposed bridge to connect York and " Lancaster counties and to be built at f the joint expense of the two counties. ^ The lumber for a new floor on Alli? son creek bridge has been lying on the ground, ready to be put down since 1 last fall and the condition of the g bridge Is such as to make people wozw 3 der why the floor is not laid at one/ ? It is necessary for the food adminisj tratlon to get busy if there Is to be a e market for the balance of the cotton 2 seed crop. The cotton oil mills can8 not, of course, buy the seed unless they e can And some place to sell their oil. The bill to repeal the act establishy ing the state tax commission, has been j killed in the senate, and there will be virtually no change in the method of - assessing property that has been* in ? force during the past two years. e There has been an official denial of rumors that the Thirtieth division has c embarked for America and there is no J positive information as to when it will r come, except that everything points to o the fact that it will be soon. 3 Under the new war revenue act, all dealers in tobacco in whatever form, s are required to pay additional taxes, 0 and to that end they must make inventories of stocks on hand the day of the t signing of the bill. Severe penalties 1 are imposed against failure to file the B inventories within thirty days after the ^ signing of the bills. Blanks are to be j furnished by Collector D. C. Heyward, upon application. The house has passed a bill requir~ ing that unless bank depositors submit 1 their books for checking at least once s every two years, they must in case of 1 alleged discrepancies, accept the recj ords of the banks. The main purpose s of the measure is to furnish means of i keeping down possible disputes. It would certainly seem that a depositor who would withhold his book for a? ^ long as two years should have but littie ground for complaint if his account !, was never settled at all. V ; WITHIN THE TOWN ? A stretch of about two hundred * vards or less of the Chester road, 1 within the corporate limits, between * the "overhead bridge," and the C. and s N.-W. railroad track, and easily the 1 worst nnss between Yorkville and 5 Chester, has just been put in good ' condition by Mr. Claud Robinson with * money privately subscribed by York ville citizens for the purpose. * More than anything else just now, . this town needs good, hard-surfaced j streets all over it; but if that is impracticable the building of such streets throughout the length of Congress and " Liberty streets would make sufficient improvement to justify the outlay. The need for the streets is one of the J first things to be noticed by strangers | who visit the town. The strangers see 1 all modern improvements that are possessed by the most progressive communities everywhere, the beauty of the trees and things of that kind, and then lagging far behind with streets that 1 would not be creditable to rural dis f tricts. There arc plenty of country J roads in tho county that are far bet 1 ter than North Congress street. Thi* - street will not begin to compare with tho road out from Clover into the Bethel country, for instance, and it is ' not as good as the road through Ebcns oxer. The warrant for hard surface for the streets indicated lies in the heavier traffic these streets have to carry, and also in sanitary conditions The dust in summer, for instance, is as disagreeable and dangerous as is the mud in winter. The whole situa tion is tremendously discreditable, as well as tremendously expensive to all concerned. It is true that the town is up to the limit of bonded indebtedness and tha.t the 10 mill levy allowed b> law is not sufficient to pay expenses: i ?.!> novprthnlnsa if the Deonle have a will to fix these streets, they can do it. I l CHANGE IN THE ROAD. < The around- the- hills- and- hollows j short-cut improvement in the King's ' Mountain road, previously mentioned as having been commenced shortly be- 1 foro Christmas, was practically com- ' plctcd last Wednesday, and the people ( who contributed so liberally of their i time, labor and engineering ability are r rongratu'ating themselves on having s done a pretty good job. e The change in the road commences b< within a short distance of Brian Hall's tr residence about four and a half miles se north of Yorkville and extends not tt auite two miles to J. M. Stroup's Neely in old place, leaving the old road from a to quarter to half a mile to the north. m On the old road there are two long g< steep and ugly hills, two very difficult pi cult curves and some dangerous gul- re lies, and also a bridge across Moore's w branch. The new road is compara- c lively level, there are no mean curves rc in it. and Moore's branch is entirely ol avoided. s< By the new road, in addition to a tl Baving of at least 50 per cent in horse w power, with a considerable increase of I comfort, the distance is shortened at ai least an eiehth of a mile, with no cor- | w responding disadvantage to anybody, b; The road has been pretty well sur- hi faced up, and all the red part of it, ex- h! tending over a distance of about half A a mile has been well sanded. fc SLAYER OF MASON GRIER. It was Earl HefTner, aged 17, who killed Mason Grier, a young farmer of p the Pineville section during Christmas week, and he is to serve six years for it. rr The dead body of young Grier was ei found in a hollow in the woods on his mother's lands by a negro. At first vi the manner of his death was a mys- k tery; but later it came out that young yi Heffner had done the killing. HefTner jr lived on the neighboring plantation of p A. B. Balles. He had been hunting w squirrels on the Grier lands in disre- j' gard of warnings, and had been heard Cl to say that if Mason Grier interfered f< with him there would be trouble. C About a week after Grier's death it ri came out through things that young p Heffner had said, that he had done the killing, and he was turned over to the lr sheriff'of Mecklenburg. Y The trial took place in the Mecklen- tl burg superior court last Tuesday, and 1! HefTner was allowed to plead guilty of p manslaughter in the second degree. T The following is from the Charlotte Observer's account of the affair: fl Witnesses testified that they heard n Heffner say prior to the killing that f< he intended hunting squirrels on a Grier's land as long as squirrels were o there, and if-Grier ever tried to keep s] Mm from huntine he would kill him. t< On the afternoon of the killing Grier o left his house, telling his mother he o was going Into the field to run hunters a from his lands. His body was found a c few hours later by a negro man. ij Smothered laughter swept over the e court room when this negro, on the i< witness stand, said he ran when he saw f the body of Grier lying under a tree, u after calling to the dead man and re- d celving no answer. a Several witnesses testified that Heft- b ner*s character was bad. h Heffner, testifying In his own be- f half, said he was not quite 18 years of b age- His father died nine years ago, v he said; because he had to help sup- ( port his mother and two sisters he had f( never had an opportunity to attend e school. For the past two years he had p been living at the home of A. B. Bailes, s near Pineville. b Heffner said on the day of the kill- e ing he was hunting on Grier's land, ^ and, having fired once at a squirrel, j was waiting for the squirrels to come < back out of their hole when Grier ap- b proached him from behind and \ wrenched Heffner's . rifle from his v hands. He claimed Grier asked him j, where the two Bailes boys were and exclaimed: "I am going to kill you, a andnvish the two Bailes boys were here n so I could put them down with you." j Heffner testified Grier backed away c from him and pointed the rifle directly j at Heffner's breast. The gun was cocked, the defendant stated. At this, Heflf- ^ ner said he drew from his pocket a pistol and fired once at Grier, the ball going wild. Heffner then Jumped c from behind a tree and fired again, ^ this ball taking effect, he testified. He g then picked up his .Mile, wnicn naa fallen from Grler's hai.d. Not knowing whether he had killed Grler. Heffner said he went back to Mr. Bailee's home, not saying anything about the k'lling until next day when he told "Baxter* Baltes, Jr. HCffner confessed to Sam Bailes about a week after the killing when pressed by Mr. Bailes, according to the evidence. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mamie McConnell of Yorkville. has Influenza. Mrs. J. N. O'Farrell of Atlanta, is spending several days in Yorkville, with her son, Mr. T. C. O'Farrell. Mrs. C. P. Anthony of Chester, is visiting the family of her father, Mr. G. W. Ruff, on Yorkville No. 4. Dr. R. H. McFadden, recently returned from France, has become surgeon-in-chief of the Pryor hospital, in Chester. Captain J. L. Glenn of Chester, has been awarded the crolx de guerre by the French government, for extraordi- j nary heroism in action in France. News has been received by Mrs. Nannie G. Allison of Yorkville, that her son, Lieut. Robert Glenn Allison, landed in New York on February 18. Thos. W. Quinn and Lewis M. Grist, both of Yorkville, now with the American expeditionary forces, have recently been made corporals. The name of John W. Wisher of Rock Hill, appears in the casualty list published yesterday, among those , wounded to a degree undetermined. Mr. J. E. Lowry of Yorkville, is able to be up and about again after having been confined to his home for about two weeks with a severe attack of influenza. Misses Sarah and Catherine McGee, and Master Wells McGee, children of Mr. C. W. McGee of Yorkville, are all 1 confined to their home with an attack of influenza. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. B. Jenkins have moved to Yorkville and are boarding with Mrs. Helen Adickes on North ^Congress street until they can get a suitable house in which to make their jj future home. ? Mr. R. N. Plaxco of Yorkville No. 1. j has received information that his son. j. Boyce Plaxco, has landed In tne states. c and Is now In a hospital In New York. c on account of injuries received in a ^ motor cycle accident. t Miss Mary Quinn of Columbus, Ohio, a and Messrs. Frank and Luther Quinn a of Great Lake, Illinois, are spending a c few days with their parents, Mr. and s Mrs. J. H. Quinn, in Smyrna. v J. A. Marion, Esq., of Yorkville, has J been up and in his office during the ' week; but like all fresh convalescents *} from influenza, is still feeling too trif- d ling for work. P Corporal C. Claud Ruff, accompanied ' by his wife is on a visit to his parents. ? Air. and Mrs. G. W. Ruff, on Yorkville v No. 4. Corporal Ruff has just been dis- w charged from Battery B, 75th Coast p Artillery, after about eighteen months of service, a good part of the time in rj. France. He and his wife are now Hv- t, ing in Greenville. Sergeant Stanley T. Moore, of Rock v Hill was listed in yesterday's casualty h report as having been wounded. Ser- " . HI ?? ? nf XT .-a XT A a' gA'UIll 1UUU1 C lO U OV4I V4 .... Moore. His mother was advised of e the wound some time back, it having k been sustained during October; but it b was not serious and was quickly heal- cl ed up. () Rock Hill Herald, Tuesday: Corpo- 'c rals Luther Boyd, son of Mr. R. P. JJ Boyd of this city, and Johnson Lesslie, son of D. P. Lesslie of Lesslie, sur- s' prised their relatives by arriving in Rock Hill this morning unannounced. They have both been serving with the tc American expeditionary forces in P^ France and were landed at Newport | News two weeks ago. Both of these i young soldiers have many friends in ? this section of the county who will be cl delighted to know that they have returned home. Corporal Boyd has heen I 18 in service t*.vo years. He enlisted in the aviation branch of the army and : r< o+n*lAnn/l O t Voll V T7|o1f1 TpVHS. ! >VU-a owuvueu ?... --j , before being sent overseas. Before en- 11 tering military service he was connect- y' ?d with the local postofflce. He in- tc tends resuming his civil service work nJ here within a short time. ui Columbia correspondence Greenville Piedmont: James D. Grist, one of the jright young men employed on the lo:al staff of the Piedmont, was a Satirday night visitor to Columbia, Jim- od nie, as everybody knows him, spent lixteen months in Camp Sevier. Army Tl turgeons wouldn't let him go to France tir icause they said he had a slight heart ouble. Apparently they didn't have1 inse enough to know that all that was ie matter with him was that he was i love. They sent him to the quarrmaster's department, and that alost broke his heart, but he made )od. They put him In charge of the jbllclty end of the conservation and clamation division, and the good ork he did attracted attention all ;er the country. When they got >ady to give him his discharge they fered him a commission In the re>rve corps, but he declined It with lanks. "No, sir," he said, "You ouldn't let me go to France, and now am done with the army. If there Is nother war thev will have to fleht It Ithout me, for I am through. Goodye." And that Is why he will not a.ve an officer's commission to show Is grandchildren In the day to come, perfectly good commission Is waiting >r him, but he says he won't have It. SUPPLIES FOR 1919. The York county supply bill for 1919 rovldes for certain Increases In the I'arlesof different county officers, In ccordance with the recent recomiendation of the grand Jury, for the rectlon of a bridge over Catawba rivr, between Wright's and Boyd's feries, and for the maintalnance of the arious departments of the county overnment at a total cost for the ear of $70,210. The levy for ordinary ounty purposes Is Ave mills, and addjg the various levies for other puroses, the total levy on the county as a rhole will be 9J mills- This does not lclude the special levies on York, Caiwba and Ebenezer townships on acaunt of the interest and sinking fund jr bonds issued In behalf of the harleston, Cincinnati and Chicago ailroad. The full text of the suply bill, as it has passed, is as follows: Section 1. That a tax is hereby lev 'Q upon mi uie iuauuio %.j m 'ork county for county purposes for oe fiscal year, commencing January 1, 919 for the mounts and for the puroses hereinafter stated respectively, hat Is to say: Sec. 2. For ordinary county purpoes, ve (5) mills, and a levy of two (2) lills for road purposes, as provided or by law, and In Ebenezer township. special levy of three-quarters (f) of ne mill, and In Catawba township a peclal levy of one (1) mill, and In York ownshlp a special levy of two and ne-fourth (2J) mills, to pay Interest n bonds issued by said townships in id of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Ihlcago railroad, and on bonds refundig same; also in said townships of Ibenezer, Catawba and York a special ;vy of one-half (J) mill as asinking und to retire said bonds. The treasrer of York county foe collecting and istributing this special levy, shall be llowed the commission now provided y law. For paying interest on court ,ouse bonds and to provide a sinking und for same, a spec'al levy of onealf (J) of one (1) mill, as now proided by law. A special levy of one 1) mill is hereby levied to repav loan or building bridge across Catawba rivr, between Rock Hill and Fort Mill, as irovided for In Act of 1917. Also a peclal levy of one half (J) of one mill - HiifM hr'Hcp fl pros u repuj man iv vunu ... v u {road river, between York and Chero:ee counties, as provided for by Act of 917. Also, special levy of one half J) of one mill to repay loan to build ridge across Catawba river between Vnght's ferry and Eoyd's ferry as proided by law. The county supervisor s hereby authorized to draw his warant upon the county treasurer for the mounts therein stated, if so much be ecessary for the fiscal year, beginning anuary 1, 1918. !ross county roads $ 8,500 00 'ermanent road improvement 3,000 00 Convicts and maintenance of road working organization ...... 14,000 00 ,'ounty engineer 800 00 ,'lerk of court ..... 300 00 Sheriff ...._ .. 1,600 00 leputy sheriff 720 00 ,'reasurer - .. 800 00 'lerk- of treasurer 600 00 Auditor ... 800 00 'lerk of auditor 600 00 Superintendent of education 1,900 00 Lttorney 200 00 Miysicfan 1,000 00 'oroner 400 00 fanitor of courthouse 400 00 Supervisor 1,600 00 .'wo county commissioners at <200 each 400 00 Herk of board of county . . nn commissioners _ fudge of probate 200 00 Constables; to be expended under the supervision of the sheriff if necessary 600 00 dag strates and their constables 6,500 00 3oard of education 100 00 3oard of equalization 1,100 00 3oard of reglstratioiv-J. A. C. Love and J. B. Earron, five days additional service, Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Clover, $15 each 30 00 rail expenses, including dieting of prisoners 1,500 00 lurors and witnesses 6,000 00 County home, poorhouse and poor 6,000 00 Post mortems. inquests and lunacy 1,100 00 sublic buildings, including water, fuel, light and ino.l-o ry f* n 2.500 00 Printing, postage and stationery 1,600 00 ftt&l statistics 660 00 Telephone and telegraph 425 00 Sheriff for conveying prisoners 400 00 dileage for constables, to and from chaingang 100 00 Tomato club 760 00 interest on current loans, in anticipation of collection of taxes 876 00 interest on courthouse bonds, 8 and to sinking fund for retirement of bonds, as provided by law 4,600 00 Grand total 870,210 00 For ordinary county purposes, the ounty board of commissioners of York ire hereby authorized and empowered o borrow a sum of money not exceedng thirty thousand (830,000.00) dolors, if so much be necessary, at a rate if interest not exceeding six (6) per ent, and to pledge the ordinary couny tax levy to secure the same. It shall ?e the duty of the county supervisor nd county commissioners, to purchase .11 implements and supplies for the haingang and the county home, in uch quantities and on sucn terms aa vill guarantee the lowest price and be nost advantageous to the county. And or this purpose the county supervisor, nd county commissioners, in their I iscretion, may contract, upon comletitive bids each quarter, with the j awest responsible bidder, for all imilements and supplies for the chain-' ang and the county home, after ad- j ertisement one time, for at least one reek, in not more than two newspaers published in the county, previous a letting such contracts: Provided, hat the county supervisor and coun/ commissioners shall have the right a reject any and all bids. The superisor and county commissioners are ereby required to keep a book, called File Book of Claims," and in which hall be entered all claims as presentd for payment. This book shall be ept so as to show: (1) Claim numer; (2) date of filing; (3> whom laims belong to: (4) nature of claim; 5) amount of claim; (6) amount al>wed; (7) on what account- This ook shall be open for inspection by I le grand jury and the public. And it I lall be the duty of the supervisor j itliin two (2) weeks after the first ay of July and January, respectively, > publ'sh one time in some newspaer published in the county, and which ill give the largest publicity thereto, t a cost of not exceeding sixty ($60) ollars, an itemized statement of all aims allowed during the preceding I v months, and it shall be that which | done in strict conformity to the law jverning same. The county treasu>r is hereby authorized to transfer ay unexpended balance of the several inds on hand at the end of the fiscal jar 1918, not otherwise appropriated, ? the year 1919 to be used for ordiiry county purposes. Sec. 3. This act shall go into effect ?on its approval by the governor." i 1 SEEING THE CLOVER FOLKS. Tt was only for an airing that the i itor of The Enouirer went out last ] icsday afternoon, and it was the first I ne he had crossed the corporate llm- j < V its of Yorkville since the Guernsey sale in Rock Hill. Sam Grist volunteered the information that he was going up to Clover and offered a seat in his car, which offer was accepted, notwithstanding many little tasks which seemed to be pressing for attention. Excepting between Yorkville and Rock Hill, there is more travel between Yorkville and Clover than over any other road in the county. I am not sure whether the travel between Yorkville and Clover is not the heavier. We passed eight wagons, three buggies and met fourteen automobiles going and we met several wagons as well i as a number of automobiles coming uoci\? The road Is only In fairly good condition. It Is better between Yorkvllle nnd Filbert than between Filbert and Clover. There are some heavy places between Allison creek and Clover especially. Some places that could be very much Improved to the advantage of all concerned and just why they are not improved Is a puzzle. It is to the Interest of the people of Clover, Filbert and Yorkvllle that they be Improved, it is to the interest of the people living in between, and it is to the Interest of the traveling public. That they are not improved is a reproach on everybody in this whole section. It was the first time I had been over this road since last summer, and when I rolled in sight of Filbert it looked to me like the little villa^a had grown wonderfully. Just where or how I could not say: but it seemed that there were more houses. Among the improvements I actually identified were Wood & Pursley*s new store, which I had not seen previously; an overhauling of Land's store, and the completed new ginnery. -If I had seen this building since it was restored after the fire, I do not remember. Both Messrs. Ernest Wood and Lee Pursley were in the store. They were pretty much alone, too, there being no customers about; but they did not seem to mind much- "It is dull everywhere now with no cotton moving," said Mr. Wood, "and I guess it will remain dull until the people get a chance to do a little worn." ur. sam urisi helped trade to the extent of buying a few dozen eggs at 35 cents a dozen, and had his gasoline tank filled up. Mr. Pursley said that there were about 265 bales of cotton in the state warehouse, Iof which he is custodian; but this was about the only item of information that I was able to pick up. At Clover I dropped into the postoffice to see Jim Barrett about getting straight all the rural route papers that are now being sent in other than their right bundles. Jim was not in, but his assistant, Mr. Dan M. Barrett, promtsed to attend to the matter. From the postofflce I went into the City Pharmacy on a little errand and had a few moments conversation with the always pleasant and agreeable Ed Brison. Ed agreed with the boys down at Filbert that things were pretty dull; but he did not appear to be worried. If anything ever worries Ed Br'son, he does not let anybody know about it From the City Pharmacy I went around to M. L. Ford's. Do you know 'Fayte Ford? Well, if you don't it Is because you have never been about Clover much, and you know very little of Clover or Clover people- Mr. Ford Is a character, an institution. Everybody in Clover knows him and everybody around Clover knows him or knows of him. No, he does not stand on the street corner, or make himself conspicuous in crowds, or anything like that. Tou are not apt to see him except in his store, or at his home, or traveling about on some business errand. About nine chances out of ten you will find him at his store, somewhere about his store, in winter if he ' - A An a nnotnmpr nr in IS IlUt waiting U" ? vuaoiM.., ? pleasant weather at the front door. Of ! course, if you are already acquainted with Mr. Ford, you don't need to be itold anything about him: hut if you i are not acquainted you are" advised j that you may approach him on any legitimate errand, social or business, with perfect assurance as long as you conduct yourself as a gentleman should. You will find him to be Just that?a gentleman?all over. But don't take him for an "easy mark" any kind i of way. He is not that He would | not take unfair advantage of you In a trade or otherwise, if he could, and I you had better not try anything of that kind on him. If you do try it It will only be for once. Mr. Ford Is very fond of a Joke and1 is one of those rare fellows who can take a Joke In the same spirit he puts one on the other fellow. But he has been going through some pretty serious times of late, influenza at home, and death among those close to him, and then again, those two fine boys of his, Clyde and Edmund, off In France.. But no comniaint. Whatever comes, he does the best he can, never gives up and takes the result philosophically, I had not been in his store very long until he began accusing me of having come to collect an account, when as a matter of fact he did not owe me anything; but before he got through with it he made me feel good by telling me how he had been selling automobile tires in Chester and furniture In McConnellsville through his advertisement in {The Enquirer, and he was sure that I there was no mistake because the people said that it was through the advertisement that they had learned of the articles they desired- As I have ! said, there has been no noticeable change in Mr. Ford; but I am quite (sure that when Clyde and Edmund get back he will be happier than he is now, and I don't blame him either, for I want to see those boys myself. I went up to the Clover Drug Store to see Dr. R. L. Wylie; but did not find him in. They told me that he was out on the Bethel road learning to drive an automobile. Down at Campbell & Qu'nn's garage I saw Andy Quinn, "Dr. Ike" and Mr. J. B. Wood. Andy was busy with a trade, and Dr. Ike and Mr. Wood as members of the town council were discussing ways and means to improve conditions around Clover. They want to improve the streets and do other things; but they are puzzled about I where the monev is coming from. I Whenever Mr. Wood and I_eot together, we "talk It over," If not about one thing, then about something else, and th's time we undertook to settle the complicated affairs of Europe. Dr, | Ike listened until he be?"sn to have a pain which was pretty soon, and the j conversation continued until quite late before the dehate was in shape j for satisfactory adjournment. Of course I called upon J. P. Sif[ ford at the Clover Hardware stotfe. I | like to do that and I seldom miss an opportunity. Mr. Siflford's test'mony was like that of most of the others? business was dull and the town was pretty well rid of the flu, at least for the present. I spoke to Fltz Purslry, Hugh Jackson and D. J. Forbes. Mr. Forbes was out for the first time after an attack of flu, and was feeling tough; but generally was in his usual good humor. Jim Page and Frank McElwee were holding things down at the bank; but aeeordine to Mr. Page that is no big job those days with no cotton moving and very little else going on to make business. Taking it altogether it was pretty dull about Clover. There were but few people on the streets and not much signs of business about the stores. There were quite a number of other people I would liked to have talked to; but the short time that was at my d!sposal passed so quickly with the few that I did come in contact with that I could not get around. LOCAL LACONICS Wrong Name. It is Frank, instead of Mills Moore, for whom former Governor Blease is counsel. Mills Moore is still at large. Will Erect New Gin. A number of farmers of the Pine Bark section of Bethel township, have I organized for the erection of a large ginnery to take care or me conon in i that neighborhood. They argue that' they can have their cotton ginned cheaper and better than now. and thev say that if the present price is too high they want the profits, whereas If the price is too low they are willing to take the loss. j Must Install Sewerage. The house accepted the Judiciary :ommlttee amendment to the Hamb-1 lin-Nunn bill to require n'l cotton mills, knitting mills, manufacturing establishments, textile manufacturers, to Install sewerage system or sanitary closets for all houses rented or leased to operatives. The sanitary closets are to be introduced in the event the Installation of a sewerage system would be sc expensive as to render the Installation impracticable. The time limit for compliance Is August 1, 1920. Important Movement In Rock Hill. There has been started In Rock Hill, a movement looking to the erection of a hundred thousand dollar building, devoted to the development of community life, as a memorial to the soldiers who went Into the service of their I country from Rock Hill and county our! rounding during the world war- It la proposed to combine in the building a public library. T. M. C. A. quarters, quarters for the boy scouts and girl scouts, and also a big auditorium. Tax Returns All In. The annual re-enlistment of York county property for taxtatlon by the auditor, was completed yesterday. The work was. commenced January 1 and has been carried along for the past fifty days under considerable disadvantage rendered more acute during the past few weeks on account of Auditor Love's illness with influenza. Inquiry yesterday afternoon, however, disclosed the fact that probably the returns are as complete as they have been heretofore up to the last day. From now on, the penalty attaches to those who may have failed to make returns within the time prescribed by law. Another Demonstration Agent. The committee appointed at a recent meeting of the chamber of commerce to request the York delegation to make provisions for securing a second county agent for York county, left this morning for Columbia, where it will hold a conference with the delegation. Those who went to Columbia for this purpose are O. K. Williams, chairman or the committee; J. S. White, J. F. Williams, W. W. Faris, J. T. Garrison, and County Agent John R. Elair. This committee will present to the delegation some of the reasons making it necessary to have a county agent for eastern and one for western York. The foregoing paragraph appeared In the Rock Hill Herald of Tuesday. In the Rock Hill Record of Monday Is published a protest against the idea of a few men asking for an expenditure by the taxpayers of J2.000 a year for such a purpose. Ctetawba Bridge Controversy. .'There Is more or less local controversy over the location of the proposed bridge over the Catawba between Wright's and Eoyd's ferries. As originally drawn, the bill providing for the bridge, conformed to the North Carolina statute, to leave the location to the highway engineers of the two states. This was changed mainly on objection to the idea of requiring the county to pay for a bridge the location and supervision of which was to bo under the authority of the state. The difference as to location is about like this: Mecklenburg people are said to be desirous of locating the bridge as high up the river as they can get it, and people of the Point section, on the York side of the river, agree with them on two main grounds. In the first place they urge that unless there is considerable deference to the Meckllnburg people there will be no bridge and in the second place, the higher up the bridge is located the better their prospect of getting a fairly good outlet road of which they stand In very great ,need. They urge that In addition to the long approaches that will make the erection of a bridge at Wright's ferry out of the question, they will be cut off from the bridge by Crowder*s creek, which creek, because of the Immense volume of water It carries during freshets, will be a further menace to a bridge located Immediately below its mouth. It is a fact that whether the river bridge is located above or below Crowder's creek, there must be a bridge over Crowder's creek to permit the people on one side or the other ef that stream to reach the river brldge.1 People living on the south side or Crowder's creek, generally argue that the best solution .of the saattar-ls-t? extend the Clover-Bethel road two miles on to the river and build the bridge at or near Wright's ferry. They also insist that the Wright's ferry location will be more acceptable to the larger number of people who live to the south stde of Crowder's creek and it will more readily contribute to the restoration and development of the communication between Mecklenburg and York counties. CLOVER CULLING8. Correspondence of The Yorkvllle Enquirer. Clover, February 19. M'ss Mary , j . -a n . 1? <_ ..<n<?lnr. bunion Ul uamuuio, IB VWUIIIK mo family of her brother Mr. S. J. Clinton. Miss Addle Matthews a nurse from the city hospital Greenville, S. C., Is t snendlng a few days henj with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M7 Matthews. Misses Martha Smith and Ethel ^ Adams spent the week end with the family of Mr. John Robinson near Oastonla. Among the visitors In Charlotte Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. J. Meek Smith, Mesdames M. B. Nell and J. E. B^rryhlll. Mr. Tom Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Jackson, who has been In military training In Texas has received a discharge and returned to his home here. Mr. Glenn Mackey of Heath Springs, who was formerly connected with the c'ty Pharmacy here, but who has more recently been in the navy, has received his discharge and visited here this week. Dr. Paschal McLaln and Miss Henderson of Gaflfney spent a few hours hero Sunday. Miss Avon Robinson was hostess to .. a number of her friends on Friday evening. Mr. Roy Ferguson of Rock Hill was a visitor here Tuesday. Miss Annie Lee NeMl spent the week end at Lowryville with her sister Miss Moll Neil. Mr. Zeb Nelll, who has been In France for the past several months, has received his discharge and returned to his home here. Mrs. E. W. Pressley Is spending a while in the Fennell Infirmary, Rock Hill. Among those who attended the government sale of mules In Charlotte Wednesday were Messrs. W. H. Sherer, S. A. Rob'nson and George Sparrow. The house lust Wednesday night J passed the McMillan-Klnard-Davls bill creating a state loan fund of 150,000 for Indigent young men and women In 'leu of scholarships at state institutions. Unsuccessful effort was made on motion of W. R. Bradford of York to so amend the measure so as to exclude Winthrop from the provisions of the act. An amendment was accepted providing for examinations by the state board of charities and corrections as to the financial status of the applicants for aid as is conducted relative to scholarship candidates. Special Unices. iTcacninjf at nrzaxi. Preaching at Tirzah A- R. P. church ^ next Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock. E. B. Hunter, Pastor. Beersheba and Ramah. Beersheba Sunday school at 10.16 a. m. Preaching at 11. Ramah Sunday school at 2 p. m. Preaching at S o'clock. J. L. Yandell, Pastor. At Philadelphia. There will be preaching at Philadelphia next Sunday at 3 p. m. J. E. Mahaffry, aPstor , Cannon Mill Chapel. There will be preaching at the Cannon Mill Chapel next Sunday evening at 7.30 by Rev. J. E. Mahaffey. Ebcnczer, Tiraah, Hopewell. Ebonezer?Sunday school at 10 a. in. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Tirzah a ?Sunday school at 2 p m. Preaching at 3 o'clock. Hopewell?Sunday school at 2 p. m. John C. Bailey, Pastor. - -' '--.v ,1