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Scraps and iacta.
? Eighty-three men were killed out
right, and fifty others were terrriblj
burned, many of them so badly that i
was expected that they would die ai
the result of the explosion of thre<
hundred pounds of black powder in th<
Baltimore tunnel of the Delaware an<
Hudson Coal company at Wilkesbarra
Pa., last Thursday. The explosion wa
the result of an accident caused b;
reckless carelessness. The powder wa
being taken into the tunnel over a trol
ley line, and the piled up iron powde
kegB came in contact with a sagglni
overhead wire, forming a short circuit
\
? More than 40 Americans and Mex
leans have been killed by Yaquisan<
bandits in the La Colorado district o
Sonora, Mexico, during the last tw<
weeks, according to the statements o
minine men who ar
nine AUIVi ?
rived at Noagles, Arizona, from tha
neighborhood, last Saturday night. Thi
party of Americans, whose homes nr<
in Arizona, Colorado and California
have sent a statement on conditioni
in that district to the state depart
ment at Washington with copies t<
Senators Thomas, of Colorado, John
son, of California, and Marcus Smitl
and Henry F. Ashurst, of Arizona.
? Admiral Kolchak, in his not<
answering proposals made by the A1
lied and' associated powers, declares ii
general he adheres to the principle!
outlined by the powers. He dwells a
length on the spontaneous wish o
Russia and the men speaking in he;
name to proceed with national recon
struction on a most democratic basis
Concerning the new countries formei
on the borders of Russia, he says his
government already has recognizee
the independence of Poland, but fina
frontiers will have to be adjusted bj
mutual agreement. Concerning the Russian
debts, Admiral Kolchak reiterate!
the decision of his goveraraent to pa:
all debts contracted by the various
governments up to November, 1917
"?1? ha Rnlshevik revol
the Degumuns w w.
ution.
'Organization of the $100,000,00(
American Cotton Export and Financial
corporation was brought a step nearei
completion at a meeting in New Orleans
last Saturday of the executive
committee of the corporation, which
appointed its first board of directors
and launched a movement for the holding
of a conference of cctlon interests
at Dallas, Texas. The meeting which
was presided over by Governor R G
Pleasant, chairman, was held behind
closed doors. The board of directors
composed of fifteen members, eleven
of which are members of the executive
committee, and four at large, was decided
on as follows: Governor R G
Pleasant, Louisiana, chairman; George
W. Rogers, Little Rock. Ark.; Hintor
E. Carr, Birmingham, Ala,; J. A. Browr
Chadbourn, N. C.; L. D. Jennings,
Sumter, S. C.; R. F. Willingham, Macon,
Ga.; LeRoy Percy, Greenville,
Miss.; K. A. Kemp, Wichita Falls,
Texas; R. B. Snowden, Memphis; Senator
R. L. Owen, Oklahoma, and W,
B. Thompson, New Orleans. The four
members at large are to be named later.
All members of the executive committee
were present at Saturday's
meeting with the exception of Senator
Owen and Mr. Kemp, of Texas. It was
stated that no decision had been reach"d
as to the selection of permanent
headquarters of the corporation.
? A nation-wide strike of telegraph
and telephone operators who are members
of the Commercial Telegraphers'
union of America was ordered Sunday
to take effect tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock, standard time. The order
was issued at general headquarters
of the union at Chicago on telegraphic
instructions from S. J. Konenkamp
international president, who was ir
Pittsburgh on his way to Chicago
The strike order applies to employes
of the Western Union Telegraph company,
the American Telephone and
Telegraph company and the Postal
Telegraph & Cable company with its
associated institutions. It is estimated
at headquarters here that the strike
would affect between 60,000 and 100,00(
individuals, of whom nearly 15.000 were
said to be members of the union
OutsMe of the union ranks, it was sale
many wire workers had pledged themselves
to support a strike. The decisior
to call a nation-wide srike was reached
hv President Konenkamp. aftei
spending several days in Washington
where he had directed a strike of union
employes in 10 southern states
That strike followed a strike of telephone
workers in Atlanta, where the
telephone employes were said to have
been discharged because of union affiliations,
although the Southerrn Bell
Telephone company denied union membership
had been the basis of any discharges.
? Now that the government has coinrOotd
war time shipment to India
of silver from melted dollars. Director
of the Mint Baker has disclosec
how thousands of tons of the mota
were hauled from the Philadelphis
mint to San Francisco in special trains
guarded by armed men without th<
loss of an ounce and without genera
knowledge of the procedure. Eightteen
of these treasure trains made the
trip across the continent in the twelve
months ending last April 23, with the
silver like bricks piled high in each
of the five express cars composing s
special train. Two men with automatic
pistols at their hips and sawed ofl
shot guns on their laps sat in each
car, and later guarded the secret
transfer of the white bars from trair
to ship at San Francisco. Each silvei
brick weighed about 62 pounds ant
wna worth S1.000 and each train car
ried between $5,000,000 and $10,000,00(
of the bricks. Wrecking1 of the trains
and theft of the metal by bandits was
considered an ever-present menancs
to be guarded against. Guarded shipments
of silver dollars also were mad<
from the treasury in Washington anc
from the New Orleans sub-treasury t<
Philadelphia. These dollars travelet
in stout bags in $1,000 each, and wen
handled much like bags of sugar ex
cept that armed men always wen
near. More than 265,000,000 silver dollars
were melted and shipped to Indif
during the year to meet urgent dc
mands for coinage.
? Sergeant Alvin C. York, the hen
of the Argonne drive, was married las
Saturday to Miss Gracie Williams, hi
17-year-old sweetheart. The marriagi
took place at the York homestead, i
little cabin by a spring in the Cumber
land mountains, near the town of Pall
Mall, in Fentress county, Tenn. Govern
or Albert H. Roberts performed th
ceremony. It was a great picnic occa
sion attended by people from all th
Q 1-niind und thev brought al
UUU11U/ aivuuu _
manner of good things- Before th
ceremony the members of the govern
or's staff presented York with a colo
nel's uniform, eagles and all, and th
suffragists ef the state presented Mrs
York with a beautiful brooch engrave*
with the wedding date and the date o
the passage of the suffrage amend
ment. The honeymoon trip is to be ex
tended to Salt Lake. Utah, as the guest
of the Rotarians of_ Nashville an?l Sal
Lake. Mrs. Mary YorK, ine serseaui
mother, who had not been as far a
the county seat of Fentress county bu
twice in her life, accompanied th
young people as far as Nashville an*
her visit was made most pleasant. Mrs
Alvin C. York, the young bride, ha<
never been outside of her native coun
ty before and the people everywhere
of course, will bestir themselves to mak<
memorable her wedding visit. York'
people are very poor. Mrs. York's peo
pie are comfortably well-to-do. It i
? stated that Mrs. York's mother ohjecte*
to her marriage to York; but her ob
Jections were withdrawn after he be
came famous.
? Governor Hobby, of Texas, want
troops sent to the Texas border. Hi
wants the war department to use Tex
or, tmnrw n_s far as possible, presuma'
bly in order that he might have mor<
control of the situation himself. Hi;
request, which was made to the wai
department by telegraph last Satur
day night, was as follows: "The Mex
lean situation appears to be so criti
cal that an emergency may arise a:
the most unexpected moment requiring
a larger force of troops on th<
border to protect lives and property
of citizens than are at present avail
able. I appreciate that for border dutj
cavalry is the most effective arm of th<
service and I also appreciate that th<
regular army is short of cavalry
Therefore, I respectfully urge ar.d rec
ommend that the first and second brl
gades cavalry, national guard of Tex
as, be cal'ed Into the federal sendee
T urge that the call include brlgadi
commanders and brigade headquartcri
detachments so that the cavalry organization
may go intact under command
of two brigade commanders. I also
: suggest mobilization be fixed for defi.
nite date not less than 20 days from
. date of call in order that officers and
t men can arrange affairs and ouch of8
fleers and men who have dependents and
s for other satisfactory reasons may be
e discharged and their places filled with
j otherS'Who will be available to go into
active service. This 20 days period
g will also provide time to arrange de,,
tails for transportation and camp. I
g suggest Camp Maybry at Austin as
mobilization camp. My anxiety that
" hves and property of citizens be amply
protected and my knowledge of con.
servatism and efficiency of officers and
" men of Texas cavalry brigades prompts
- this suggestion."
3
? She ^Jorkvillc (Snquirn
t Entered at the Postofflce at Tork at
i Mail Matter of the Second Claaa
t J
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1919.
' These murdor traps at grade cross1
ings have been tolerated long enough.
* ?
1 Texas will vote on a J75.000.000 bond
' issue in November. It looks like a
, terrible sum of money, and it is, all in
r a lump; but proportionately it is not
5 as big as is King's Mountain town'
ship's sixty thousand dollars.
j The only way to put a stop to grade
I crossing tragedies is to do away with
: grade crossings. Of course it will be
expensive to put the railroad over or
| the highway under. Certainly it will
i be expensive; but the cost will not
measure up to the value of a single
1 life. Do away with the gradi crossing.
i
The suflfarge forces at Washington
J have wired the governors of all the
states requesting them to call extra
. sessions of the legislature to pass on
the question of ratifying the suffrage
, amendment to the constitution of the
, United States. Many of the states will
act at once; but It Is pretty safe to say
' that South Carolina will hardly hold
an extra session of the legislature on
. the subjectIt
is now pretty well established that
i the French government Is the prime
mover behind the Rhenish republic un'
dertaking. The French want an in;
dependent German state between them
and the Prussians and to secure the
1 same are willing to make extensive
, concessions in the way of indemnity as
well as territory that they would oth:
erwise expect from the Germans.
While It appears that there is not a
. little sentiment among the German in.
habitants of the Rhine provinces in fa1
vor of the proposed republic, the maj
Jority is opposed. The* Prussian sentl
ment is overwhelmingly opposed to the
J Rhenish republic idea.
| Wise ones to the contrary notwith>
standing we are upon the age of the
' tractor, and the sooner people generally
begin to realize the fact the better
j for all concern**. The tractor is not
perfect yet, of course; but neither is
1 the airplane nor wireless telegraphy.
! Both have come to stay. Except for
, the tractor there would have been more
suffering in England, France and Ger'
many during the war than there was.
> Except for the tractor bread would be
' scarcer in the United States right now
( than it is. The tractor is more expensive
than mule power; but it is more
productive. There are people who are
going to buy tractors and fail with
them. Certainly. There are people
who fail at anything. But where one
i will fail with a tractor or because of a
1 tractor, there are many others who
| will drop out of the running because
> of failure to come to tractors. The
1 tractor is here and it is going to grow
' bigger and bigger.
* ^"
> Senator Lodge told the senate last
i Wednesday that he had seen an un1
published copy of the peace treaty in
l> New York, and Senator Borah of Idai
ho, made the very ugly charge that
1 the American representatives in Paris
P had contrived to get the treaty into the
i hands of Wall street interests before
the United States senate was allowed
[ to have the text for consideration. Seni
ator Hitchcock declared that such
i charges were scandalous in the ex"
treme and demanded an investigation.
J It does seem a little strange that the
) people who are engaged in doing the
| people should have a peep at a paper
* like this before its submission to the
; people whose business it is to repre
sent the people. If it shall turn out
1 that Senator Lodge's statement is true
and that members of the peace delega1
* - ?? J V? 1 V\ /\ 1 no lr tVin
3 uon are respunaiuie iui uic i^n, ?. ?*.
t American people have still more cause
* than they have already had to wonder
i where they are at.
People who have been raised under
Christian influences in Christian lands
e
_ take naturally to the idea of Zionism
e the restoration of the sovereignty ol
1 the Holy Land to the Jews. They unQ
_ derstand. of course, that that means
- the setting up of a new state, or rather
e the new setting up of an old state. But
j why not? Do we not all know how
f God chose that land for the Jews and
- the Jews for that land? Every reason"
ably well read man Is familiar with the
\ manner in which the Almighty taught
s to mankind the correct principles ol
3 human government, both spiritual and
* political, and it is down deep in the
3 hearts of most men and women that il
i. the Jews had given due obedience to
1 the Divine teacher Palestine would
. have continued forever the seat of the
f> strongest and most perfect empire thai
3 has ever existed or can ever exist,
~ Most of us see, or think we see in the
1 Scriptures, the promise of God that
- the Jews will again be gathered to"
gether in Palestine. Many of us hope
that the Jews have already sufficiently
D expiated the sins, on account of which
. they were dispersed and that the time is
near at hand wnen me propriety m
B which so many of us believe will be
3
r fulfilled. But while this time may be
- at hand, it may not be. It is well to
" remember that the Jews are not today
j the dominant people of Palestine.
. There are more Arabs in Palestine
than there are Jews, and they are more
' powerful. Most of them are Mohammedans.
and not only that they are
? owners of most of the lands. Politi71
cally maybe they are no more powerful
than the Jews: but materially they are
. very powerful, and they do not at all
- relish the Idea of Jewish domination,
^ The Arabs of Palestine are taking
p Zionism quite seriously, and it is their
.
purpose to do all they can to prevent
action that will place them and their
property under the domination of the
Jews.
Boy Scouts.
All of the grownups of today who
were not boys before they became
grownups, were girls. Of course those
grownups who are still boys and girls,
are excepted in the classification, very
i much to their credit.
But one of the strangest things about
grownups, especially those grownups
who are not still boys and girls, is the
1 fact that so few of them rememoer
that they ever were boys and girls.
There are lots of grownups who as
sume that they know all about boys
and girls because they "have been all
i along there themselves," and therefore
what the boys and girls are doing is to
: them an old story.
As a matter of fact most of these
grownups deceive themselves. Instead
of knowing all about boys and girls
they know little or nothing about
them. Worse than that, it seems that
they cannot learn anything?that is,
most of them cannot learn anything.
Some wise fellow said once that the
"boy is father of the man," and at first
glance the proposition seems self-evident;
but when you reverse the proposition
a little without altering in the
least the relation thus declared by saying
that the man is the son of the boy,
your puzzle is not materially changed.
1 No, there is no intention to try to
make fun of the boy or the grownup,
either. The subject is too terribly se
; rious for any attempted gaity. Really
and truly just us the boy is the father
of the man, the man is the son of the
boy.
There are thousands and hundreds
of thousands of .people who, if they
think about this Boy Scout movement
at all, look upon it as a kind of a kindergarten
game something to amuse
the children. And in that they are
making the most serious mistake ot
their lives. It is not a child's work by
any means. It is the school of men
and women.
The Boy Scout organization has been
in existence in this county for about
Ave years. There have been troops at
Yorkville, Rock Hill and Fort Mill, and
the troops at the last named places are
still in effective working order.
Grownups who have been noticing
have seen some very interesting developments
in connection with these
troops. For one thing the principles
of the scout call for honor, character,
truthfulness, cleanliness, courtesy,
courage, usefulness. These qualities
are more inherent in some boys than
i?> nihoro- hut thev are admired by all
boys. Organize the boys into a scout
troop under a scoutmaster who is equal
to the requirements of the high position,
and almost like a "presto change"
the highest and best that is in the best
of the boys spreads through and takes
charge of all the boys. That is the tendency,
as has been proved time and
again.
During the Ave years the Boy Scouts
have been organized in Yorkville occasion
has several times arisen for a certain
quality of "police work." For instance
the town would be filled with
visitors to a convention or some gatha
similar nature that called
for more or less guidance or direction.
Whenever the Boy Scouts have been in
charge their work, has been perfect
, Several times there has arisen necessity
for canvasses of different sorts,
and each time such work has been entrustes
to the Boy Scouts it has been
done perfectly.
One of the school superintendents,
Lieutenant Riddle, some time ago said
to the writer: "It was not but a little
while after I took charge of the school
that 1 was able to spot those Boy
Scouts with unerring accuracy, and
furthermore I was not long in finding
that by following the principles for
which they stood I could use them in
the smooth and easy direction of the
school."
To be sure the boys are not men yet,
not in all things; but they are men in
some things, men even beyond their
elders, and in so far as this scout organization
gives opportunity for the
full play of all that is best in the boy,
it is something more than worth whileIt
is something that should be assisted
and encouraged to the limit.
Of course there is no doubt about
the fact that the boy of today is the
man of the future?physically speaking,
to say the least of it. Anybody can
see that; but it is well too, to ponder
how much of the man of the future,
spiritually speaking, there may already
be in the boy of today.
COOPERS COLONELS.
Staff of the Governor Just Now Made
i Public.
Columbia, June 6.?Special: Governor
Cooper today announced the appointments
to his personal military
i staff. While he did not adhere strictly
to commissioning men who saw
armed service in the world war, the
majority of his staff consists of veterans,
ranging from enlisted men
through various grades of commissioned
officers.
The staff appointments so far an
nounced follow:
W. W. Moore, Columbia; Adjutant
t General and chief of staff.
R. E. Rabb, Laurens; law partner of
, Governor Cooper.
S. T. Lanham, Spartanburg; Major
in reserve, and Master in equity, of
i Spartanburg County .
Jesse T. Crawford, Anderson; major
I*8th infantry.
W. D. Workman,'Greenville; major
118th infantry.
R. A. Childs, Columbia; sergeant
306th regiment, Eighty-first division.
J. T. Stanton, Clio; Farmer,
i Edgar A. Brown, Barnwell; lawyer.
Arthur Lee, Laurens; captain ComI
pany D., 118th infantry.
J. L. M. Irby, Charleston; captain
117th engineers>
C. O. Allen, Greenville; live stock
- business.
Dr. James A. Haynes, Congaree;
' State health officer.
A. T. Allen, Allendale, farmer.
W. A. Byrd, Edgefield, banker.
J. R. Park. Greenwood, lawyer.
W. T- Greene, Abbeville, lawyer,
E. J. Sherwood. Conway, lawyer.
! J. Waties Waring, Charleston; assistant
district attorney, eastern district.
J. Campbell Bissell, Charleston, sales
f manager.
- John R. Hart, York, lawyer.
W. W. Wannamaker, Orangeburg,
1 manufacturer.
1 Herbert Peeples, Estill,.. Sergeant,
i 118th infantry, farmer.
, A. M. Simpson, Chester, lieutenant
coast artillery.
John T. Langston, Darlington, cotton
1 business.
F. H. McMaster, Columbia, city editor
the State, former state insurance
commissioner.
' Henry C. Tillman, Greenwood, maj!
or, coast artillery.
James W. Perrin, Bishopville, lieutenant.
Thirtieth division, now in army
of occupation.
R. R. McLeod, Hartsville, lieutenant.
Thirtieth division.
W. H. Nims. Fort Mill, sergean/,
118th infantry.
' J. X. Wright, Spartanburg, lieuten,
ant, coast artillery.
James R. Turner, BennettsvlUe, lieutenant,
lost arm in one of last battles
in France.
Henry Watkins, Belton, private, Co.
A, 118th infantry.
W. F. Caldwell, Chester, lieutenant,
317 infantry.
T. H. MofTatt, Columbia, major, 371st
infantry.
T. W. Dantzler, St. Matthews.
A. H. Marchant, Orangeburg, captain,
Eighty-flrst division.
Edwin P. Lucas, Columbia, captain.
Eighty-first infantry.
John- D. Frost, Columbia, assistant
adjutant general, former adjutant of
the Fifteenth division, with rank of
major.
COTTON BUSHWHACKERS.
Mr. Wannamaker Explains How the
Slump Came About.
J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president
of the American Cotton Association, in
a statement issued from St. Matthews
1 ? ? * 4.. .. nftAxnAAn rl nnl Q I'OQ a
itlSl Dittui uaj anci iiuuu v..?*v
"the same bear speculators who sold
an enormous amount of cotton for
July and October delivery with the
full expectation of depressing the price
of cotton to a starvation point?that is
around 12 1-2 cents per pound basis
middling?are the people who are today
breaking the cotton market." He
declared that "their only hopes of saving
themselves a tremendous loss is to
frighten the holders of spot cotton into
selling their cotton." He declares that
if they succeed it will prove truly a
calamity.
"1 wish," said Mr. Wannamaker in
his statement, "that I could write all
that I know concerning the inside
manipulation. However, I do not feel
that this would be for the best. Some
day some things will be brought to
the attention of the public concerning
the handling of cotton thr.t will prove
not only a sensation but a scandal.
When the curtain is pulled aside and
the public is permitted to get a clear
view and a truthful history of cotton,
and how the price was depressed and
manipulated since 1914, the result will
be a complete shock.
Inflation of Money
"Political economists are agreed
that the price of commodities will rise
or fall as the value of money is increased
or diminished. This economic
law is unalterable and unchangeable.
On the basis of currency inflation, the
price of cotton today would be as follows:
In 1914 the end of the fiscal year
showed under the old national bankins:
system a gold reserve of about
$600,000,000. The last report from the
federal reserve system is about $1,800,
000,000. This is an increase on a ratio
ol' three to one. On the basis of currency
inflation cotton would be bringing
to day 39 'cents, while in 1014 it
brought around 13 cents.
"On the basis of the world the inflation
is about six to one. Enormous
prices of everything measured
by the dollar are with us to remain
for years to come.
"American mills, according to the
United States census bureau reports,
held on April 30, 1919, a total of 1,378000
bales against 1,808,000 bales the
same time last year, or a deficiency of
430,000 bales, and to make up this
deficiency and supply their wants for
the next three months, leading mill
men admit that it will be necessary
for the American mills to buy in excess
of 1,500,000 bales from the close
of April to the close of July, this
amount being absolutely necessary to
fill their wants, in order to supply the
manufactured product. They will be
forced to largely increase their purchases
over 1,500,000 bales from April
lo the close of July.
Three Million Bales Short.
"At the outbreak of the European
war foreign reports show mills held
of American cotton 2,700,000 bales, of
which today they hold only 1,200,000,
making a deficiency of 1,500,000 bales.
Thus it will be seen that America and
Europe need to make up a deficiency
of at least 3,000,000 baels from the present
supply. It must also be remem
bered that the world Is bare of cotton
goods, and this deficiency must be
made up by extra time of mills on both
sides of the Atlantic, and that this
will require far more than 3,000,000
bales from the close of April to the
close of July. If the mills do not consume
3,000,000 bales within this period
it means there will be great avf*
fering on account of the undersupply
and the need for cotton goods.
"Spot cotton in large quantities is being
shipped to Europe and just how
much may be shipped abroad during
the next three months is only a question
of available tonnage and a speedy
acceptance of peace conditions, and
the conpletion of the export corporation
to furnish credits. If the peace
conditions are accepted, the tonnage
supplied and credit furnished, Europe
will take alone an amount of cotton
in excess of the amount in the American
and European mills."
MERE MENTION.
An Italian steamer left Wilmington,
N. C., last Saturday with 18,000 bales
of cotton for Genoa The army bill
as prepared by the house military affairs
committee, will provide for an
army of 400,000 men, and carry an appropriation
of 3800,000,000, as compared
with $1,117,000,000 as it-passed
the house at the last session The
navy department is trying out a
plan of distributing surplus food and
clothing of the department by sale to
navy yard workres General March
announces that so far 50,000 men have
enlisted for the American foreign service
The Prince of Wales is expected
to make a visit to the United
States in August Five hundred
barrels of beer, valued at $8,000, were
dumped into the Sandusky river at
Fremont, O., Friday, on orders from
the United States revenue department.
The beer was in storage when Ohio
went dry In his address to the
graduating class at Annapolis last
week, Secretary Daniels predicted the
day when the navy would have mile-aminute
ships It is the understanding
In Washington that President Wilson
will return to the United States before
July 1st, possibly leaving for home
this week General March announced
Saturday that within two weeks all
of the original American expeditionary
forces at Archangel will have sailed
for home.
Fertilizer Prices to be Lower.?"Farmers
of the country obtain their mixed
fertilizers for the fall season of 1919,
at an average price of about 30 per
cent lower than the prices which obtained
for the spring season just passed,"
the department of agriculture
says in an announcement giving a list
of prices ranging from $21.75 to $56.25
per ton for ammonia, phosphoric acid
and potash compounds, to which manufacturers
have agreed. These will
apply as a maximum on 30 ton shipments
from Baltimore, Philadelphia
and Carteret, N. J., it is explained on
sales ready for dealers or farmers, but
{will not govern shipments to southern
states, for which agreements have not
| yet been received. The announcement,
it was saia, could not be construed as a
fixing of prices, but "reflected the action
of the department in dealing with
the fertilizer trade under the terms of
the food control act."
? Gradual discharge from the navy
department of 8,000 women who enlisted
for clerical duties during the
war were recommended by Secretary
Daniels before the house naval committee
Saturday. He urged that a year
should be allowed to enable the women
either to find other work, or to
take the civil service examination and
obtain a permanent appointment.
Chairman Butler declared that in his
opinion the women should t>e anowea
to retain positions but that the rank
of yoewomen should he taken from
them together with the extra pay and
allotments.
Eighty-first Arriving: Bringing
about 2,500 troops, mostly units of the
Eighty-first (North and South Carolina
and Florida National Army)
Division, the battleships South Carolina
and Missouri arrived at Newport
News Sunday from Brest.
The units aboard included the Three
Hundred and Seventh I'leld Artillery,
complete, battalion headquarters and
companies E. F and (1 of the Three
Hundred 'and Sixth Ammunition Train
" 1 J nurl/ .qnH fnnp
UK* inil'd vvipo ihuiici.!
casual companies, including two for
New York.
? Chester June 7: T. O. Ellis, a well
known Chester county citizen, has
been appointed a food Inspector of
South Carolina by B. Harris, commis'siener
for agriculture, and will assume
I his duties at once.
LOCiU. AFFAIRS, <
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ,
York Motor Car Co. Uses its spaoe today in |
giving some pertinent facta in regard to the j
Ford Motor Company and ita product.
J. M. Stroup Talks to the fathers who have
boys, about clothes for those boys. He has '
the right kind of boys' clothing.
Peoples Bank ft Trust Co. Says to farmers
that it has money to lend them on cotton at ]
6 per cent if they need it. Your business is
solicited.
Farmers Hardware ft Supply Co. Offers the
DaaUa timo fit aiit/imnWlo nwnf-ra. fillftrfln.
teed to give 5,000 mile* of service.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co. I* now showing a new
shipment of the famous Dove brand of underwear
for ladies.
First National Bank, York Tells farmers that
they should keep accounts of receipts and expenditures
and offers to do this for them.
W. M. Riggs, Pres. Gives full information to
prospective students about CI em son college,
its scholarships, courses, requirements, etc.
See insert.
H. E. Watts, Clover No. 4 Has Poland-China
boar, also Holstein bull.
Geo. W. Williams, W. M. Reminds members
of regular communication of Philanthropic
lodge, No. 32. A. F. M., tonight.
J. S. Wells, York No. 2 Wants a buyer for a
60-gallon oil tank.
Sherer ft Quinn Invite you to see them for
the best teas for making ice, aad also to
see them for coffees, and vegetables.
Star Theatre Eddie Polo and a comedy today.
"Perils of Thunder Mountain" Thursday. A
Blue Ribbon feature Friday.
York Supply Co. Inquires if you need horse
feed and tells you what it has and also tells
about some other things it can supply.
Mcuonneu ury uoooa uo. nu onenngi ior
ladies, others for men and boys, and oxfords
for men and women.
York Furniture & Hdw. Co. Calls special attention
to a beautiful line of grass rugs in
brown and green, in 6x9, 8x10, 9x12 sizes.
Trustees, Distriet No. 31 Give notice of tax
election for school purposes at Allison Creek
school house on June 26.
Trustees, District No. 49 Publish notice of a
special tax election at Cotton Belt school
house on June 26.
"No, our people are not expecting
to work all the roads of the township
with $60,000," said George A.
McCarter, of Santiago, King's Mountain
township, Saturday. "Put our
main highways in first-class condition
and we will get to. them with the
neighborhood roads, and you need not
fear about that."
Those people who, last winter were
cultivating fears that the county's stock
of pigs was rather larger than the
county would likely demand, will do
well to quiet down a little on the subject.
At present prices of lard, hams
and side meat, the outlook is that York
county will find demand for all the
pigs she now has and then some.
The Cleveland mineral springs property,
about two miles from Shelby, has
been purchased by Mr. John A. Darwin
of Athens, Ga., for $35,000, and
the understanding Is that a fine hotel
building is to be erected at once.
Cleveland mineral springs for many
years up to about ten years ago, when
the hotel was burned, was one of the
most noted health resorts in either
North or South Carolina. i
A cornfield that was prepared and
planted with a Fordson tractor by Mr.
S. L. Courtney last week, on his farm
on the King's Mountain road, about
three miles north of Yorkville, is receiving
attention from passing farmers
who take note of such things. The
most striking features of the field are
the thorough manner in which it has
been pulverized, the mathematical reg- 1
ularity with which the rows have been
laid off, and generally workmanlike
appearance of the Job. Though without
intention to do so", Mr. Courtney
seems to have challenged public attentiorx
and whether he likes it or not,
his cornfield is going to receive the
closest watching and criticism from
now on.
MARRIAGE RECORD.
Marriage licenses have been issued i
to the following persons on the dates
named:
June 6?Willie Hall to Estelle Kendrlck,
Bethel township, (colored).
June 7?Bratnard B. Ferguson,
York No. 5, to Lorraine Latham, Sharon.
i
June 7?J. Thomas Byers, Rock Hill, i
to Eva Cook, York.
June 7?Frill Roaks to Bertha Caviness,
Rock Hill.
Jane 9?Grover C. Stowe, Charlotte,
to Carrie Ibel Merritt, Rock Hill.
YORK COUNTY SOLDIERS.
The Columbia War Camp Community
Service reports the discharge of the
following York county soldiers to date:
James C. Faris? Rock Hill. 1
Thos. F. Sandifer Yorkville
Samuel S. Anderson Rock Hill
James G. Blair Yorkville
Claude E. Smith - Yorkville <
Wm- O. Sparrow Clover
Wm. P. Hawkins Rock Hill i
Wm. B. McCleave Yorkville i
Jas. P. Poag Rock Hill
Francis S. Hope Rock Hill
Alexander H. Barnett Clover 1
Robt. D. Stephenson Catawba
Alfred A. Archie Rock Hill i
John J. Givens Yorkville i
Robt. M. Hope Yorkville
Earl B. Ferguson Rock Hill i
PENSION MONEY RETURNED.
Of the sum of 18,304 received by i
Clerk of the Court Logan last April,
for distribution among the Confeder
ate soldiers and widow3 or conieaerate
soldiers on account of pension allowances,
the sum of $828 has been returned
to the comptroller general to
go back into the general fund that is
to be divided among the old soldiers
and widows generally, who have not
heretofore been on the rolls. This $828,
almost exactly 10 per cent of the
whole sum, represents pensions that
were not paid because of death or removal
or remarriage of widows. Pensions
returned are as follows:
S. J. Meek $36 00
W. A. Harmon 36 00 <
W. S. Moore 48 00 <
J. R. Goings 36 00 <
G. W. King 36 00
J. T. McCowan 36 00 '
Pascal Sanders 36 00 (
S. R. Carothers 36 00 i
Agnes I. Moore 36 00
Mary L. Outlaw 36 00
Mary A. Pearson 36 00 (
Sue Whisonant 36 00
Mrs. J. G. Maloney 36 00 i
Mrs. Mary O. Youngblood.... 48 00 <
T. P. Meek 36 00 1
Mary Ann Hamrick 48 00 I
Minerva E. Thomas 48 ou
Martha L. Wallace 48 00
Gillie J. McGill 36 00
D. M. Stewart 36 00
Total $828 00
STRAIGHT TO THE MOUNTAINS.
There Is a well defined movement on
foot for the building of a flrst-class
highway from Columbia through Fairfield.
Chester and York counties to
connect with similar highways in
North Carolina and lead straight into
the mountains, due north to Blowing
Rock, in one direction, and over northwest
to Asheville in the other.
Chester, Winnsboro and Columbia
have already commenced moving, the
York Automobile association is moving
in connection with these towns and
also with the people between Yorkville
and the Chester line, as well as wPh
the people on the way to Gastonia and
King's Mountain, fully determined to do
everything that is possible to co-operate
ir? the direction of completing the
links through York township.
There is no question of the fact that
the route to Asheville from all parts of
the state north and east of Columbia,
is shortest and best through Yorkville,
and the same is true as practically all
that part of the state which lies south
of Columbia. People from Bennetts
vine ana wneoierneiu, oniaiur witunu- ,
rin, Congressman Stevenson and oth- <
era, found several years ago, even 1
when the roads were not nearly a?
good as they are now, that there was j
no shorter or quicker route to Hender- <
jonville and Ashevllle than through f
Yorkville. e
There was a mass meeting at Winns- i
boro yesterday, attended by the lead- a
Ing people of the town and country,
that had up as one of its principal 1
Items of business the matter of a first- t
class road from the Richland line to r
the Chester line, and the Chester peo- i
pie are joining heartily in the determi- (
nation not only to meet Fairfield at a
the county line, but to come up in the
direction of York.
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS. j
Miss Alice Garrison, of Rock Hill, j
has been selected by the county board
of education as the colleague of Miss i
Belva Saunders, to help look after the '
enforcement of compulsory education. .
After having the matter under con- f
slderatlon for several weeks and de- <
bating thoroughly the question as to !
whefhop it was more desirable to ap- ,
point one man and one woman, two
men or two women, the board on last
Saturday settled the matter by the selection
of Miss Garrison.
As a matter of fact it would not be
fair to say that the question of whether
the officers should be men or women
entered very largely into the matter.
The action of the board was determined
more by its judgement as to the
most desirable material of that which
was available.
Miss Garrison is a Winthrop girl
who has taught successfully at India
Hook and other places in the county,
and who the board of education believes
will satisfactorily discharge the
duties -of the position to which she has
been selected.
Both ladles will have quite a lot of
field work to do along with considerable
office work, and the official headquarters
of both will be in the office of
the superintendent of education.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following transfers of real estate
have been indexed in the office of the
auditor since me iasi puuiiutuun ?i
the record:
Broad River W. G. Moss to R. H.
Westmoreland, 1 lot; consideration,
,wba Catawba Real Est. Co., to
J. M. Wfcloonant, 3 lots; consideration,
$840.
First Trust & Savings Bank, of
Rock Hill "Trustee" to W. G. Stevens
and John T. Stevens, 4 lots; consideration,
$1,175.
First Trust & Savings Bank of Rock
Hill, Trustee to W. G. Stevens and
John T. Stevens, 1 lot; consideration,
$304.60.
Catawba Real Est Go., to Jack C.
White and W. J. Cunningham, 2 lots;
consideration, $1,050.
T. A. Barron et al to Joseph Janetta,
1 lot; consideration, $1,100.
Catawba Real Est. Co., to J. C.
Cauthen, 1 lot; consideration, $485.
Catawba Real Est, Co., to C. R
Barker and Ethel M. Barker, 1 lot;
consideration, $485.
C. A. Flncher, trustee to William E
Hartsell, 1 lot; consideration, $250.
Mary L. Hall to A. B. Lindler, 1 lot;
consideration, $3,200.
Ebenezer Jno. R. Williams to Levy
Deas, 1 lot; consideration, $1,500.
Amma W. Buchanan to Josie B.
Dunlap, 1 lot; consideration, $10,000.
Fort Mill Wm. A. Watson, et al to '
M. Anna Watson, 1 lot; consideration, 1
$1,500. 1
King's Mountain W. L. Purcley to
J. Roy Grayson, 1 lot; consideration,
$25.
n ta t r? iir n d tt* u
vi. r J. J >v . a., uiiu iv. cj. nambright
to J. L. Vandike, 8 1-2 acres;
consideration, $127.50
V. P. Hambrlght, et al to R. D.
Hambrlght, 66 acres; consideration,
51,200.
York Walter B. Moore, Sr., to
Marie Moore Hart, 1 lot; consideration
$3.00.
Sarah M. Robinson to O. E. Wilkins,
1 lot; consideration, $600.
HERE AND THERE
No, the street and road tax exemption
does not apply to every man who
filled out a questionnaire. Some are of
that opinion, quite naturally; but they
are very much mistaken. The exemption
applies only to those who were
actually Inducted into the service of
the United States, whether as volunteers
or by the exemption board. All
those who took a step forward and answered
"Here" are exempt, not only
now but for all time. Those who were
enlisted through recruiting officers are
also exempt.
After July 1 the postage on domestic
letters, now 3 cents an ounce or
fractional part of an ounce, will drdp
to 2 cents an ounce Postal cards will
be one cent instead of two cents. People
who have stocks of printed envelopes
carrying 3 cent stamps will do
well to use them as rapidly as possible.
Of course such stamped envelopes will
be redeemed; but the understanding Is
that redemption will require about six
months of timeThere
was an unbidden guest at the
feast given by the Winnie Davis chapter,
U. D. C., in honor of the Confederate
veterans of York county recently.
One of the veterans who was present,
and who had a right to be present,
complained to The Enquirer about the
matter last Saturday. "It is rather
unpleasant," he said, "and I do not
like to mix up with the matter if I can
help it; but it is a fact that there was
among the guests u man who was a
deserter, and his presence was not only
a reflection on the ladles; but an insult
to the veterans who have clean
records. Of course the ladies did not
know It. The obejct of their society Is
to honor only those veterans who by
reason of their records are entitled to
honor. That a deserter should come
In is a shame. I feel like I should
have denounced the man there; but I
refrained becausi I did not like to
mqke a scene. I will Just say this. If
anybody wants to take the matter up
further, you will please give them my
name, and I will give them all the
facts they want. If a shameless creature
like this person is coming into a
place like that the next thing we know,
he will be getting himself on the pension
roll, which is, as it ought to be, a
roll of honor."
WIND AND HAIL. ?
There was quite a heavy wind storm j
over a considerable portion of the i
:ounty Sunday afternoon, accompanied r
In some places with hail and In some f
sections there was loss to the crops r
md other property, particularly in the c
northern part of the county from ?
Bowling Green, over in the direction of c
Catawba river.
Out to the immediate west and
northwest of Yorkville there was strong
wind that blew down a good many
trees and unroofed small houses and 1
the like; but so far as could be e
learned there was very little rain and
no hail. The wind was quite severe I
an down to the south of Yorkville as *
far as the Chester county line and beyond,
and several items of damage are (
reported in the Philadelphia neighbor- j
hood, like blowing off shingles, etc.,
but there was nothing especially seri- (
jus. h
The heaviest part of the storm appears
to have been in the northern t
part of the county, and especially from :
Bowling Green southeast to Catawba,
river. There was both wind and hail,
the hail setting in heavily about Joe c
Brandon's and extending along the ^
ridge, doing damage to his crops, the
riops of T. H? J. S., and R S. Riddle, r
ind also to the farm of C. H. Glenn v
n the Point.
Full particulars could not be had \
yesterday because of the breaking v
Jown of telephone wires; but some
trustworthy reports naa it inai in spois t
the damage from hail was as great as T
in 1912.
Mr. R. O. Clinton of Bethel, who
(vas in Yorkville yesterday morning, 8
said that there was very considerable S
lamage to the grain crop throughout
ills neighborhood. Where wheat and v
Dat-s had been cut and shocked the e
shocks were thrown about promiscu- b
jusly, and where the grain had not
seen cut it was leveled with the ground. v
Mr. Clinton said that many trees had v
seen uprooted in the path of the storm. e
Unverified reports yesterday afternoon
were to the effect that R. S. Ridlle's
home and barn were partly un
oof ed.
The Gastonia tiaaeue nas u inai ir.?
Host seriously devastated section Incudes
a belt two miles wide, extending'N
rom King's Mountain to Catawba river A
md taking in the farms of W. B. Rid- 01
lie, John Currence, J. D. B. McLean, J
ind many others.
Horace Ware, 16-year-old son of a
lilies Ware, was killed by lightning, f(
our miles west of King's Mountain. A
legro preacher was also killed while g
-eadlng his Scripture lesson at Shady e;
Irove church, on the outskirts of Bes- <j'
lemer City,
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT. E
The following address by Wm. Q. g
dcAdoo to the parents of America, is ^
mportant, interesting and timely:
The congress of the United States, c!
-ecogntzing the value of proper train- p
ng 01 American uuyuuuu, iruiucu a
ipecial charter for the organization of
the Boy Scout of America. This or- ^
ranization now embraces 375.000 spleniid
American boys: but this Is a very
itnall proportion of the 10,000,000 *
American boys between the ages of 12 b
ind 21 who ought to be given the beneit
of Boy Scout discipline, training ?
ind practice. fl
The future of the nation depends,
)f course, upon its youth. The fathjrs
and mothers of American boys
will be gravely derelict in parental ^
luty and in national obligation if they c
'ail to give their hearty support, moral ?
ind financial, to this great American *
Boy Scout movement. Not only is h
jvery Boy Scout given knowledge and H
training which equips him better for n
the battle of life itself, but there are h
inculcated in him the duties, obliga- t
tions, ideals and higher conceptions c
>f American citizenship. . li
Each year the Boy Scout movement ^
is turning out thousands of better
ooys and creating the finest types of
future American patriots. No cause
jhould appeal more strongly to the
nothers and fathers of America than
the Boy Scout cause. v
The Boy Scouts raised several hunIred
million dollars in the Liberty
Loan and war savings stamps campaign.
TJiey did splendid work for n
the Red Cross in its several national li
:ompaigns. They served the government
In many other effective ways c
luring the great world war. It is an a
organization of gallant patriots and a
ieserves the encouragement and supfoort
of the nation. .
The week beginning June 8 and ?
ending June 14 has been set apart as ?
Boy Scout week for the purpose of en- 1
arging and strengthening the Boy
Scout organization. Associate mem- t
oerships in the Boy Scout organization q
will be offered to the mothers and a
fathers of American boys and to other
idult American, citizens. This, if sue- i
:essful, will provide a supporting adult a
jrganization to the Boy Scouts of 0
\merica which will assure the enarged
usefulness and effectiveness of t
;he Boy Scout movement. Surely Z.
here are 5,000,000 American men and h
women who are willing to help the "
aoys of America to become the best v
>f all American citizens. Surely there
ire millions of other American citizens y
who are willing to contribute a small 0
mm to Dut the Bov Scout oraranizatlon f
jn a strong and permanent basis which e
#111 assure the continuous training of
:he young of America in the finer *
deals and conceptions and citizenship h
in the greatest democracy on earth. n
This worthy cause stands alongside q
:he Red Cross and other humanitarian S
>rganizations which have had the gen- c
jrous support of the American people, v
[n the name of America's best boy- r
lood I beg America's manhood and r
womanhood to help. a
ii
TREES ALONG HIGHWAYS. ?
The time when most of the roads of 9
:his county ran for the greater part of s
iielr way through woods is a familiar *
recollection of all the natives who have ^
?assed fifty or sixty years. d
Take, for instance, any of the high- v
ways leading out of the town of York- 11
rille?that towards Howell's ferry, that o
:oward Rutherfordton, that toward s
Lincolnton, or King's Mountain or g
Rock Hill, or Charlotte, and there was
nore wooded mileage than there was n
cleared mileage. <]
Of course there is nothing to be re- 8
fretted in the clearing up of the land tl
;hroughout the country, for the land a
leeded to be cleared before it could a
3e put to its proper use; but there is jj
>ne thing that is to be regretted and u
hat is that in the clearing the old &
lolks did not look ahead to the days a
:vhen the shade which was then more c
;han abundant, might come in for p
ilgher appreciation- n
All our York county boya who have j,
>een in France, havtf brought back most c
pleasant and delightful word pictures a
>f the highways. In the first place e
he roads have been well graded, in the ^
iecond place they have been splendidly n
surfaced, and last, but by no means e
east, they are bordered on both sides w
>y delightful shade trees. q
How often has the destruction of the
beautiful shade trees along the French j
"ugh ways been made the subject of sto- (1
ies that have sickened the hearts es- <;
?ecially of those who admire the use- ^
!ul as combined with the beautiful in ^
mch a connection. Just why the Ger- e
nan armies should have devoted their e
ime and energies to destroying these t(
ihade trees is difficult to realize; but c
n this connection their reasoning seems a
rood. The Germans are a very practi- v
:al. methodical, systematic and intelli- n
jent people. They are not a people to 0
vaste valuable time, labor and effort b
>ut of mere . wantonness. Of course p
hev know that the setting out and ?
rrowth of the French shade trees rep- j".
esented generations of time and effort _
vith all the value accrued. The busness
of the Germans was to Injure the _
Trench as much as possible, and we b
nay well feel assured that from their
itandpoint the Germans felt that they ?
w^re being fully repaid for all it cost
o ruin those shade trees.
And if these trees were of such tre- J1
nendous value to the French, why "
vould similar trees not be equally ?
vorth while to us? We have nothing *
)f the kind; certainly nothing of the ei
cind that we have a right to claim any
ipecial credit for or that we have a P
ight to be proud of. That we have ?
lothing of this kind, however, is no a
eason why we should not have our w
ull share.
Properly organized the young people b
>f the county could soon set out dou- n
>le lines of shade trees along every tl
oad, and if they would only do it such c(
jndertaking would carry both present P
ind future reward. The present re- P
vard would come in part in conscious- ti
less of a service rendered to the future ci
ind years later on there would be still w
uture reward to be realized from the s<
nost pardonable pride that will be oc- a
asioned through the expressions of f?
ippreciation and gratitude, which will s<
hen become the invariable rule in n
:onnection with the matter. ci
a
ABOUT PEOPLE J
Mr. A. M. Inman, who graduated at ci
Davidson college last week has return- ic
d to his home in Yorkvuie.
Mr. William Jones, of Charleston cl
dedical college, has returned to York- P
ille for the summer. *
Mrs. Spencer Macfie, of Brevard. N. ^
is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. C. *
tshe, in Yorkville. Q]
Miss Esther Ashe, of Chicora college, w
Columbia, is spending the holidays at ei
ler home in Yorkville. w
Mr. C. R. Stroup, of Georgia Polly- te
echnic college, Atlanta, has returned ol
o Yorkville for the summer. sc
Miss Viola Johnson, of the Woman's 81
ollege, Due West, has returned to w
forkville for the summer.
Mr. D. L. Rambo, has recently re- ~
noved his family to Pittsburg, Penn., 'fl
rhich they expect to make their home.
Captain G. C. McCelvey, of Camp J.
Vadsworth, visited friends in York- ,
ille this week. ce
Mr. Hugh Smith of Rock Hill, spent ai
he week-end with his brother, Mr. R. jt
x Smith, of Filbert R. F. D- No. 1. 0(
Mr. W. C. Duncan of Rock Hill, se
pent the week-end with Mr. Joe W. m
imith, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 1. pi
Miss Mary Fant Herndon, of York- ^
ille, Is attending commencement ex- **
rcises at Converse college, Spartan- ,e;
urg. "}
Mrs. T. M. Dobson, who has been
Islting friends and relatives in Yorkille,
and country surrounding, return- B
d to her home in Atlanta, last Friday. ^
Misses Anna Ma? Dowdle and Mar- tli
aret Qascoigne, of Sharon, attended ca
he commencement exercises of the th
Roman's College at Due West ^
Mr. John A. Jenkins, who Is with the va
Tew York offlce of the Equitable Life co
ssuranee society, Is visiting the family
f his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
enklns, in Yorkvllle.
Miss Martha Brandon of Yorkvllle,
nd Misses Ruth Morris, Mary Ratch>rd
and Clara Armstrong, of Qastonla,
ft yesterday for a trip to Norfolk,
altimore and Washington, with the
Kpectation of being away about ten
ays. ^
Wlllard Neelands, of Filbert, who
as been in France with the American
Expeditionary Forces, since last Auust,
returned home last Saturday,
aving landed at Newport News on
lay 29. He got into the fighting on
November 1, and saw some pretty exiting
times. For the present he exects
to make his home in Yorkvllle.
V. Freidheim McCarter has wired his
tother, Mrs. E. C. McCarter, on York
to. 6, that he has landed in New York
ild is now at Camp Mills. The preumptlon
Is that he will be discharged
viii v^ciiiiv vm-ivaun. r reiuneira naa
een overseas about eight months. In
recent letter he wrote that he was t
oming home, and he would be satis- I
ed to spend the balance of his life 1
rlth "Mrs. E. C " (his mother). fl
Corporal L<ewls M. Grist, of the 'I
imerlcan Expeditionary Forces, re- I
ently returned from France, is in the !
Valter Reed hospital, at Washington,
le says he has been "marked up" as
laving bronchitis; but refuses to beleve
that he is sick, claiming that he
lever felt better in his life. However,
ie must await the verdict of the docors
els to whether he will be dlsharged
or held for treatment, which
a his case would mean being sent to
irlzona or New Mexico.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? Street taxes are now due.
? It is expected that the paving work
vill be gotten well under way this
peek.
? There has been very little cotton ^
noving since the recent sharp decline
n price. ,
? Plans for the big Fourth of July
elebratlon are still being developed,
nd some interesting announcements
.re promised soon.
? The drinking fountain has not yet
>een put in proper shape. It is pitiaile
to see people try to get water and
all.
? If you have not paid your continuation
street tax you had better do so
uickly. The penalty begins to attach
fter July 16.
? Mr. J. R. Cannon has purchased
>r. Cartwrlght's portion of the T. B.
fcClain farm on the western outskirts
f town. Mr- Cannon now owns It all.
? Men who are exempt from continuation
taxes should nevertheless secure
eceipts from the treasur'as the exilbitlon
of receipts showing all taxes
aid is a pre-requlslte to voting.
? The fire department was called out
esterday by an alarm from the home
f Mrs. O. E- Grist, occasioned by the
laring up of an oil stove. The fire was
xtlnguished with but little damage.
? What was one of the most severe
windstorms that has been experienced
lere for years swept the town from
orthwest to southeast during about a
uarter of an hour following 3 o'clock
lunday afternoon. The wind was preeded
by high up, thick clouds, loaded
irith dust and trash? hut avldontlv no
ylng little water. The higher eleaents
seemed filled with leaves, dust
nd pieces of paper. The wind came
a angry gusts that slipped into steady
ales, some of these gales continuing
or several minutes at a time and
eemlngly growing stronger and
tronger; green branches were torn
rom trees, garden truck was twisted,
orn and irt many cases corn was laid
lat The streets were littered with
lead branches and green leaves that
irere whipped from the trees. Electric
ight and telephone wires were more
r less tangled; but there was no conlderable
damage. There was not a
reat deal of rain.
? The nation-wide drive which comlenced
yesterday and which continues
uring the balance of the week to
well the associate membership roll of
he Boy ScButs of America, finds conitions
locally in rather unfortunate
hape. Scout Troop No. 1, which was
a a flourishing condition for five years
p to January 1, appears to be in a
isorganized condition for the moment,
t least- The troop is without an offlial
head. It came about like this.
lev. J. L. Oates, who had been serving
lost efficiently and acceptably, found
ist fall that he would be unable to
ontinue to give to the position the
ttention its duties demanded, and aftr
giving the boys due notice, sent in
is resignation through proper chanels.
Prof. Glenn, who has been electd
as superintendent of the schools,
/as agreed upon as successor to Mr. ^
lates, and at the earnest solicitation of
he boys Mr. Oates agreed to serve as
Ir. Glenn's assistant. The papers were
uly prepared along this line, and Mr.
iates said yesterday that he presumed
hey had been sent in; but up to this
Lme he has not received any acknowldgment
or commission. "I have sevral
checks," said Rev. Mr. Oates yeserday,
'from parties who wish ihus to
ontinue their associate membership
nd help the work along; but being
rtthout any authority to handle the
loney, to hold it or forward It, I know
f nothing else to do but to send It
ack to the people who sent It to me."
'eople who have been In more or less
lose touch with the Boy Scout orguntation
have been Impressed with the
plendid work it has done and the in*
uence it has exerted, and Information
f the situs tlon as outlined will merely i
e sufficient to bring such steps as will
ut the local troop in good standing
gain at the earliest possible moment.
There was a fairly good attendance
t the meeting held in the courthouse
ist Friday night for the purpose of
onsiderlng the question of adequate f
chool facilities. The trustees had no
special plan to propose. The condions
in general, are like this- The
resent school building is Inadequate
5r the accommodation of the present
ttendance. It can hardly be said that
tie accommodations are good as far as
tiey go. The basement floors of the
ullding are not sanitary. There Is
ted for about 20 per cent more room
ian is now available perhaps 80 per
ent more room. Building plans pre
area a lew years ago causa iur tui w
endlture of $65,000. The same faciliee
that were contemplated then will
ill for something like $125,000. This
rill include the erection of a high
ihool building, necessary repairs, and
ddltions to the present building and
lirly adequate provision for the negro
:hools. These figures are approxilate,
not final. There was some dis- +*
ussion of the question of enlarging the
rea of the school district, by going out
rom a mile to a mile and a half, as
ir as possible in fact, without enroachlng
upon any other district. The
lea is to increase the area of the preset
district so as to increase its flnanlal
strength and to afford facilities to
eoplt living beyond the limits; but
ho cun get better facilities in the dis ict.
This will be done by petition.
'o final action was taken, but there
semed to be a feeling that the people
f the school district would stand for
hatever the trustees might deem necjsary,
and the meeting adjourned
1th the understanding that the trusies
would meet with the county board
r education this afternoon, and as
ton as possible thereafter institute
ich proceedings as may be necessary
> provide badly needed school facllie8.
*
? There is general realization of the
,ct that there Is need for better school
icilitles in Yorkville school district,
o. 11. It would not be fair to say
tat there is very considerable enthuasm
on the subject Take -the consnsus
of the sentiment of the town
id there is some doubt as to whether
measures up to p-"?per appreciation
' the situation. There are people who
em to have a reeling mat witn an tne
oney that has been spent for school
lrposes In the past, they should have
rest from further expenditures in the
iture- There are people who more or
ss triumphantly advance the arguent
that having educated their own
tildren as far as the primary and
gh schools are concerned, they are
> longer interested In the question.
at there is only one answer to any of
ese suggestions, and that answer is
at the standard of the community
unot possibly be advanced beyond >
e standard of the schools. The
andard of the schools may be ad.need
beyond the standard of the
immunity, and the standard of the