$hf ^orkvillr (Enquirer; Entered at tbe Postofflce at Tork aa 1 Mail Matter of the Second Claaa. 1 FRIDAY. AUGUST, 29, 1919. If there are any cotton growers In York county who have not yet been Impressed with the importance of immediate and unanimous membership in the American Cotton Association, a careful reading of the address of Dr. J. B. Johnson in another column, ought to have the effect of compelling some very serious consideration of the subject. Special correspondents in Germany are sending out stories to the effect that the Germans are arranging to circumvent the peace treaty requirements limiting the national army to 240,OOo men just as a little more than a hundred years ago they disregarded Napoleon's prohibition against their having any army at all. Following the battle of Wagram Napoleon dictated a treaty of peace in which both the Austrians and Prussians agreed to disband their armies altogether and not reorganize them, but old Blucher never regarded that treaty. He spent several years at secret work among all " " Central Europe. me Lrerma.il ~? ? _ . and as the result was finally able to rejoin England in the war that England had never allowed to slacken and played a full part in the battle of Nations on October 16, 17 and 18, 1813- The story now is that while officially the new German army will include only 240,000 men. actually and unofficially practically every German citizen of military age will be mobilized, and in numbers the Germans will soon be as formidable as ever. As to whether there is really a great deal of the fears expressed there is no way of telling; but it is very well to remember that there were not less than 300,000 French soldiers in Germany at the time Blucher reorganized the armies of his country in disobedience to the peace dictated by Napoleon. Some reports have it that the sympathy of a majority of the Charlotte people is with the striking street car men and other reports have it that the sympathy is with the public utilities company. The issue 01 ooeaieu^c w law and who Is responsible for the violence that has occurred is very much confused. The Public Utilities company charges everything against the strikers and the strikers hold that the Public Utilities company, backed by the law, or in control of the law, has instigated the violence. There Is no question of the fact that citizens, other than strikers have had a hand in the obstruction of the running of the cars. In reply to the plea of the street car convpany that while it is willing to recognize the local union, it will not tan^ for or recognize outsiders, the members of the looal union point out * that the strike breakers are brought from abroad; that these strike breakers are really not looking for employment; that their sole business is for hire, to help employers In their resistance to the Just demands of steadygoing, hard working employes. A part of the public sympathizes with the strikers to an extent that makes it willing to do without the street cars entirely if necessary. Another part of the public is not concerned about anything except their convenience as affected by the street cars. Still others are arranged on one side or the other aB thair svmnathies or interests may be affected. Value of Organization. Those cotton growers who are skeptical of the value of organization in the interest of fair prices are recommended to the example and practice of the people to whom they sell their product. There is more or less organization and understanding among cotton buyers. At least they do not have to go it blind. They always have access to information as to what they can buy cotton for and what they can sell it for. When they speculate if they do, they do it with their eyes open. There is not a more effective organization in the world than that of the cotton spinners. The spinners are organized for buying and they are organized for selling. With them the ability to buy raw material at the low?est price and sell the manufactured product at the highest price is a fine art. To attain this end they spend millions of money and make the people pay for it. The only people connected with the cotton industry who do not seem to be able to make connection in the matter of organization are cotton producers, and the reason they are not able t6 make connection is because they have the opposition of so many hundreds of thousands of different kinds of people who seem to sense the revolutionary economic charges that would result from such organization. Every time the farmer has made a threat of trying to organize all kinds of influences have been brought to bear to head him off. Politicians have used all their tricking, lawyers all their shrewdness, manipulating social leaders their power and financiers every possible pressure they could bring to bear. Even ministers, some wittingly and some unwittingly have joined in the campaign of opposition. The cotton producer has never yet succeeded in perfecting a really effective organization. Every attempt he has made has die'd in birth. But just look at the consequences of the different threats he has made! Once they were taking his product at less than 5 cents a pound, and not knowing what else to do he threatened to ruin his own crop. He actually did ruin some of it. and they added a few cents a pound to the price. Several times it looked as if he was going to burst his bonds, and _ mill men, bankers, politicians and all began to holler. But then he would go to sleep and all would begin to ride him again. Spinners pay thousands of dollars in dues and assessments to keep up their organizations; but when the farmer is asked to pay 25 cents a bale somebody tries to destroy his confidence with suggestions of graft. Oh Mother, may I go out to swim, Oh. yes, my daughter: Hang your clothes on a hickory limb And don't go nigh the water. Who would expect any kind of an organization to get anywhere without the sinews of war? What better safeguard is there against the danger ot cotton producers' organizations than to j fool him into an unwillingness to pay? The provision of the regional reserve j banking law that especially favors collateral secured by agricultural pro- ' ducts owes its existence mainly to a < scare that was thrown into the lawmakers by making them believe that < the cotton producers were actually , marching. While it is a fact that with. all the ' different attempts they have made the ] cotton growers have not yet succeeded in securing an effective permanent organization, it is also a fact that they 1 have gotten as much out of each attempt as they put in it, and a little . more. Up to this time the present movement is giving promise 01 Decerning the strongest attempt that has yet been made and every cotton gix>wer may well feel justified in backing it at least to the smadl extent that has been apportioned as his own individual part. * ? Four killed and eight or ten more or less seriously wounded was the sum j of the casualties to people on the first day of the attempt of the Southern Utilities Company to operate its .treet cars in Charlotte by means of itrike breakers. The killed were Willi jn C. Pope. Claude H. Hinson, Ca .dwell Houston and J. D. Aldred. After the cars had been idle for about three weeks, it was announced that their operation would be continued with strikebreakers. An arbitration board I consisting of the mayor and several others made a final attempt to bring about an agreement. The agreement 1 provided for a temporary understanding, including recognition of the union by the street car company. The company refused to sign. The strikers at < first refused but later reconsidered. In the meantime arrangements had been perfected to begin the operation of the cars with the help of strike breakers. Jdxtra police had been employed and they were provided with automobiles . and armed with rides and shot guns. The first cars were attacked at different points along the route with bricks, . tones and other missies. There were disturbances.all day. O. H. Drum, assistant superintendent of the street railway tralhc was knocked down with a brick wrapped in a newspaper and had to be carried to a hospital. Some two thousand or more people gathered at the car barn at a late hour in the night. A man named Wilson got into an argument with a policeman and was knocked down with the butt of a :,Tin. Presently a shot was fired, maybe by the mob and maybe by the police and then the police began shooting promiscuously. Two men in the crowd and a number of others were wounded. Six companies of state mil itla arrived on the scene during: ruesday, but no further attempt was made to move the cars until yesterday. The fifth death in connection with the strike occurred Wednesday, when Will Hammond died. He was shot through the throat in the car barn battle and his spinal cord was severed. The cars were in operation yesterday, under protection of martial lav.; but were not being generally patronized. ? The 125 or more American caval| rymen who went over into Texas on Tuesday of last week after the bana of Jesus Renteria, returned on Sunday and Monday. They were under command of Capt. Leonard P. Matlack. They report that Jesus Renteria was killed in his saddle by an American aviator with machine gun bullets. Two other bandits were killed by the Americans and nine were brought back into the United States as prisoners. This is according to stones given out to the public. The public is informed that the American patrols came in the I night upon a strong Carranza force, I "and as the rain had obliterated the | frail of the bandits, the Amedcans 'quietly withdrew. The expedition was undertaken in accordance with a treaty under which either Mexico or the United States is supposed to have the right to pursue bandits across the border. Shortly after the movement of the Renteria band was commenced, the Mexican government began to make inquiries, and immediately Mexican troops began to show up in the section over which the Americans were traveling. Although the Mexicans gave assurance that they were merely assisting in the search, it is very well understood that the Americans and Mexicans could hardly work together in harmony. ? Ten thousand American troops are held in France to guard 40,000 uermans, taken prisoner by the Americans, who cannot be returned to Germany until the peace treaty has been ratified by three powers. It is estimated that it is costing the United States, roughly, $1,000,000 monthly to care for these prisoners. England's German prisoners number 260,000, and more than 60,000 British soldiers are required to look after them. Both the United States and England expected to release the Germans when the peace treaty was signed, but France was unwilling that this should be done until {ratification was complete. When General Pershing, the American commander in chief, sails for the United (States on Sept. 1, it is estimated there will still be about 30,000 miscellaneous American troops in France, not including the 6,800 on the Rhine. ? The resignation of Archduke Joseph as "president" of Hungary was brought about, it appears as the result of a telegram from the inter-allied council at Paris giving him two nours in which to turn the government over to a cabinet in whi* h all the leading parties would be represented. Upon the receipt of the telegram Herr Freidrich, Joseph's prime minister, called a meeting of the cabinet and immediate obedience of the Allied council's note was promptly decided upon. Herr Freidrich was authorized by the council to remain in charge until the new government could be organized and after that time he was to vacate. The new government was to include at least three socialists. Archduke Joseph said that he stepped down without any regret, conscious that he had discharged his duty to Hungary in time of dire need. ? In various northern newspapers the United States government is offering for sale the complete town of Nitro. West Virginia, including 737 manufacturing buildings and dwelling houses sufficient to accommodate more than 30,000 people. The sale is to take place on September 30, to the highest bidder. The manufacturing plant is equipped with 35,000 horse power and the town has complete water and sewerage systems. The plant is located on a navigable river on the hnes of the Kanawha and Michigan railway. Each bid to receive attention must be accompanied by a certified check for $500,000. _ ? Lieutenants Frederick Waterhouse and Cecil H. Connelly, two United States army flyers who were lost in the mountains of lower California for a week have been discovered and rescued by Mexican cavalry who brought them back into the United States. The men were flying over Mexico and were forced to go dbwn in the mountains. I They were unable to find their way out and search was made for them by means of airplanes and otherwise. It is reported that Major C. C. Wyche and Horace L. Bomar of Spartanburg, will be candidates for congress to succeed Congressman Sam J. Nicholls of the Fourth district who has announced that he will not seek re-election. Capt. J. J. McSwain and David I>. Traxler of Greenville, announced some time ago that they would seek the office. In the first primary in the Seventh Congressional district held Tuesday, George Hell Timmerman of Lexington and E. C. Mann of St. Matthews, received the largest number of votes and will run in the second primary to be held September 9. In the Sixth district, E. J. Sherwood of Conway and P. H. Stoll of Kingstree were the < leading candidates and will run off the i second primary. '- II l?l - - - LOCiU. AFFAIRS, . s NEW ADVERTISEMENTS J "irst National Bank. York?Warns you as to the danger of keeping cash about your per- ri son or home. Put it in the bank. r, I. W. Dobaon?Offers bis Main street prop- (-1 erty for sale. a sherer A Quinn?Wants you to see them when want somethkig to eat. fj 3. K. Distributors, Rock Hill?Want to sup- . ply initial letters and monograms for your '' car. Very distinctive. ? D. F. Sherer?Offers 71 1-4 acres, 10 miles to the northwest of York, for sale. ? F. C. Walker, Filbert No. 1?Has good grade Jersey milk cow for sale for cash. Mildred Mickle, Principal?Invito the public to P basket picnic at Beersheba school house. c Local Banka?Give notice that they will be closed Monday, Labor Day, a legal holiday. ** 4|- onfnmo- f John D. Stewart?lu'wim/ ? bile truck and solicits public hauling. J. F. Gardner?Wants to sell 8 horsepower gasoline engine. Good condition. t R. D. Dorsett?Wants to buy all the eggs he s can at highest market prices. f, W. L. Pursley?Invites public to ice cream sup- J per at Filbert this Friday evening C. H. Ratteree?Has lost a pointer dog and will appreciate information. few weeks even that would not suffice. < From the beginning of the work of f moving things around In the press j room to make room for the big ma- 1 chine now being Installed, many de- J tails that ero to maae i ne emquirer , the kind of paper it is had to be neg- l lected. Columns of reading matter, 1 including editorials, locals, advertise- ^ ments, etc., that had been duly writ- t ten up and set up had to be left out. i The Humorous column went for the < first time last Friday, and it was even ' decided that if there was no other way j for it this issue there might be a col- \ umn or more advertising on the first i page. But all this confusion and dis- \ arrangement is pretty nearly If not t quite at an end. The big perfecting i press is almost ready, and from thence ( onward the "Humorous" and other t columns will appear as of old and in c their proper places. If there is not i room in the usual four pages, then i there will be six, eight, ten, twelve, i sixteen or more pages, enough to make r room. \ THE MARRIAGE RECORD. J Marriage licenses have been issued by ITobate Judge Houston as follows: Aug. 23?Frank M. Myers, Hock Hill . to Essie Wilkins, Charleston. AU{T. -?>?L'nariey c.i win iu murj Brown, Kbenezer township, (colored). * Auk- -T?Alonzo Whltlock to Janie I Miller, Rock Hill (colored). < , ( Miss Elizabeth Lindsay, of Chester, J is the guest of Miss Elizat)eth Wilborn I in Yorkville. Mrs. E. T. McClain and children of t Charlotte are visiting W. J. Watson at i Hickory Grove. I Mrs. W. A. Bolin has returned home J after a visit to relatives and friends at J Hickory Grove. Miss Beulah Ferguson, who has been visiting relatives in Atlanta, returned Tuesday to her home in Yorkville. I Mrs. J. M. Ferguson of Yorkville is spending several days in Baltimore, ' buying fall millinery. Miss Pearl Shillinglaw, of Tirzah, is ] visiting her sister, Mrs. Alex Fewell. ' in Yorkville. ( Miss Estelle Shillinglaw, who has been visiting in Blowing Rock, N. C. | has returned to her home at Tirzah. l Miss Mamie Burgess of Hickory r Grove, has taken a position as stenog- J rapher and bookkeeper with Mr. R. T. s Allison of Yorkville. a Miss Flossie Latham, who has been J visiting the family of Mr. W. J. P. * W.vlie in Yorkville. has returned to H her home in Jacksonville, Fla. -\ Miss Martha Marshall, who has been taking a course in Y. W. C. A. c work in New York, has returned to , her home in Yorkville. ., Mrs. O. E. Wilkins and Miss Sara v Wilkins have returned to Yorkville, t after a visit to Bennettsville S. C. and t Asheville, N. C. c Mrs. J. T. Inman and daughter, Miss ? Ethel Lee, of Cotton Plant, Ark., are '' the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. L. 0 Oates, in Yorkville. L Mrs. John Bradshaw, of Texas, and Miss Nettie Mae Black of Charleston, a are the guest of Mesdames J. R. Lind- j. say and W. B. Moore, in Yorkville. j Rev. and Mr9. E. E. Gillespie and lj children, who have been spending tl several weeks at Montreat, have re- e< turned to their home in Yorkville. tl Dr. J. H. Saye and Mr. J. D. Hope of haron, have returned home after a hort trip to the mountains of western forth Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Jackson have pceived information that their son, R. I. Jackson has arrived in the states, fter serving overseas. Mrs. Mollie Therrell of Hickory rove has returned home after spendlg some time with her brother, Rev. !. S. Watson of Waxhaw. N. C. ftlss Maude Miller of Baltimore, for cveral seasons past in charge of the lillinery department at the Klrkatrick-Belk Company will again be in harge this year. HERE AND THERE J. R. Cannon who has recently reurned to his home in Yorkville, after pending some time at Blowing Rock 3 telling a most unusual snake story, everal people who have been spendrig some time at Blowing Rock, Mr. 'annnn an id. reeentlv killed a large attlesnake bearing eleven rattles and button. The snake was hung up in tree beside the road. Later it was ecided to take a photograph of the ead snake and one member of the arty proceeded to make the photoraph with a camera. The gentleman tationed himself at the right distance or the proper focus and proceeded, mother member of the party heard a attle and saw a second rattler about 0 strike the man who was in the act f taking the photograph. The warnrig was given in time to prevent the noke from striking the camera man. t was killed and was found to have even rattles and a button and was vidently the mate of the first snake nd had been attracted to the spot where its mate was hanging. Several irge rattlesnakes have been killed this ummer in the vicinity of Blowing took. The distinction of killing the last eer that fell to the gun of a hunter in rork county belongs to the late Ben lalloway, a negro, who was well nown in his day as "Old Time." This ? according to Mr, J, J, J. Robinson of he Beth-Shiloh neighborhood. Mr. tobinson was interested _ in the pararaph published in the Enquirer of ist Friday about the lead mine that 1 supposed to be located somewhere n the neighborhood of CrowdeFs fountain. "I remember hearing about hat lead mine when I was a boy," aid Mr. Robinson. "Old Ben Galloway who was a notable negro in our ountry as a miner and hunter when I was young used to claim that he knew he location of that mine. And speaktig of old Ben." Mr. Robinson contlnuj nr iVI.I, 4a entitled til the dis CI, i lliui rv iic ?o weople joined the association and the anvassing committee expects to coninue its work today and tomorrow. ? Messrs. James Bros, lost a large ine mule last Monday night as the remit of an unfortunate accident. It ap>ears that the mule which arrived vith a recent shipment from the west >ad been badly crippled in transporation. Alter the animal had received mch treatment as seemed best, it was urned into a lot on King's Mountain itreet, recently purchased by Mr. J. S. lames, and which had grown up in ank grass and weeds that appeared 'xcellent pasture. While grazing the inimal fell backward into an old well, he existence of which was unknown o the new owner of the lot. The mis lap occurred late in me aiiemuuu. ^ toon as he learned of the trouble, Mr. f. B. James put some men to work tigging the animal out, which they accomplished at 8 o'clock Tuesday mornng. The animal died a few minutes ifter Its release from nervous worry, IIr. James thought, as It showed no ilgns of Injury other than the Injuries previously received in shipment. ? At the instance of Mayor I. W. Tohnson and Chairman M. L. Carroll >f the Merchant's association of York,'ille, a meeting of a number of merchants was held in the courthouse Wednesday evening for the purpose >f discussing the tax assessments of ocal merchants as recently returned o Auditor B. M. Love by the state tax commission, Assessments of mernerchants for taxation as fixed by the state commission was read by J. S. Flrice, Ksq., and gross inequalities were pointed out. There were several instances where state commission had nade the assessments much lower han the merchants affected had made etums themselves and it was apparent that the assessments were unfair. The list was also shown to be incomplete since a number of the merchants vere not represented in the tax comnissioner's return to the auditor. It vas pointed out that unless some acion is taken looking to a revision and e-adjustment of the matter mer hants will be required to pay taxes his fall on the return as. made by the ommission and working an injustice lpon all. According to the law the nerchants have ten days in which to ippeal the matter and in all probability . mill ho nnnnlntod to meet vith the commission in Columbia, with < view to putting the assessments of he local merchants upon an equitable tnsis. LOCAL LACONICS 3icnic at Beth-Shiloh. A large picnic was held at BethShiloh church Tuesday under the auspices of the Beth-Shiloh Christian Enlea vor Association. There was plenty >f dinner and everybody present enoyed the occasion immensely, rirst York County Bale. The first bale of new crop cotton o be grown in York county was sold n Hock Hill Wednesday by D. H, trown of the Oak Ridge section, The wile weighed 464 pounds and was jought by E. H. Johnston of Rock Hill or 33 cents a pound. /ork County Delegates. Governor Cooper has appointed the ollowing among the delegates to the Imeiican Hospital Association which neets in Cincinnattl. O,, Sept. 8-12, nclusive: Dr. W. \V. Fennell, Dr, fieanor Saunders Rock Hill; Amy 'arker. Winthrop College, Rock Hill, 'icnic at Forest Hill. There was a picnic held at Forest iill school Wednesday attended by a arge crowd from the surrounding onimunity. Among: those present was diss Helva Saunders, York county chool attendance officer who delivered i short address in which she explained he compulsory laws and the value and he necessity of obtaining' a complete chool census of the county. Teachers in Demand. Several of the rural schools of York ounty are still without teachers, it is inderstood, although the fall terms lie supposed to begin within a few reeks. The lack of teachers is a mater that is giving the educational auhorities of the county more or less oncern and there is a possibility that ipening of several of the schools will lave to be postponed because of lack f teachers. .iquor Making in Fort Mill. State constables and other officials re engaged this week in scouring 'ort Mill township in search of illicit istilleries, information having" recent> reached the officers to the effect hat the moonshining industry has reently reached large proportions in int township. Most of the distiller ies being operated it is said are strictly home made affairs of small proportions?100 pound lard cans being popular for boilers. Captured Three Distilleries. Three home-made boilers alleged to be used for the purpose of making liquor, two "worms" and a quantity of mash were captured by State Constables S. H. White and H. L. Johnson assisted by local officers on the premises of Charlie White, colored in Fort Mill township Wednesday afternoon. White was lodged in jail in Yorkville, rhnrmd with ODeratine a distillery. He protests his innocense and declares that the mash found on his premises is nothing but hog feed. Plenty of Sand. "We are going to do everything possible to induce the county commissioners to adopt the Adair's Ferry road as the official western road of York county," said Mr. A. L. Black of York No. 1, Wednesday. Mr. Black is one of the most ardent advocates of the Adair's Ferry road. "We are now asking all persons living along that road who have sand to agree to give the county all the sand that is needed in case the road is adopted," said Mr. Black, "and those who have no sand will be asked to contribute cash subscriptions in lieu thereof.' Big Crop of Snakes. There seems to be an unusually large number of snakes in York county this year, reports coming to Yorkville from various sections being to. the effect that many copperheads, coachwhips and other specie of reptiles fciave been killed during the past month or two. Mr. Quinn Wallace of Yorkville says that tenants on his farm recently killed seven large copperheads. A -tory coming from Bullock's Creek township is that a citizen of that section recently killed several large copperheads who were living in his house. New Place for Misa Ashe. The war emergency Appropriation for home demonstration work in York county having been exhausted, Miss Lillis Ashe of McConnellsville, who for the past two years or more has done most efficient work as a home rfomnnnfrntinn Agent in York county. has been forced to give up her position. However, the services of Miss .Ashe will be retained in the ' home demonstration work of the state and she is now attached to the office of Miss Edith Parrott, state agent with headquarters at Winthrop College, Rock Hill. Mark For Hill's Iron Works. It is the purpose of the King's Mountain Chapter D. A. R., of Yorkville, to erect a monument to mark the 8pot occupied by Hill's Iron Works of Revolutionary fame. The iron works stood on Allison Creek about eight miles northeast of Yorkville, not far from Nanny's Mountain, apd here were made small cannon, cannon balls and various articles of iron for the use of the American patriots. The iron works were largely owned by Col. William Hill, a brave Revolutionary soldier of York county. The plant was destroyed in June 1780 by a party of British and Tories, mainly Tories, sent by the British commander at Rocky Mount, under command of Capt. Christian Houck, who was killed in the battle at WiHiamston's on the 12th . We handle the Famous WELCH Brand j of Grape Juice In all sixes: Half Gallon?$1-40. Quart?75 Cta. . * . Pint?35 Cta. Half Pint?26 Cta. ? * nt.... A...... 11 m r wux wuuwar?i u us. TRY OUR FAMOUS I SUNSET BOVAL? I In Blackberry. Apple and Orape flavors?Price, 50 Cts. and 60 Ota. Bottle. SEE US FOR FRESH FRUITS, " e Big BERMUDA ONIONS?10 Ota. Lb. / e Yorkville Candy Kitchen ' JOHN -OEMAS, Proprietor. 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