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' > , \ i ? V . ... * * * ' ' - - i i.i i . . i ..i ? ?? i . f V .... ?B5f ' Q ^ i"??iirrBrr ISSUED ZZ'.fA- WSHKLY. ' ^ ^ " " l. m. grist's sons, publishers. ^ Jhunilp ,3[)eu:sp;tptr: Jt'or tlu; promotion of (ho political, Social, atgrirultural and (Commercial interests of the people. TER"?^b^copTfFiRT*No?5T?*NCE ESTABLISHED 1855 YORK, S. C., TUIOSDA-Y, J ) IOC 10 NT B 1011 1 C>, 1019. ]S~Q. 100I iiinii/i mun m niirnimrn I ? nnenh nnrt f?ll Mr. Price ifl eettlnj? VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS Brief Local Paragraphs of More or Less Inferest. PICKED IIP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS Stories Concerning Folks and Things Some of Which You Know and Some You Don't Know?Condensed for Quick Reading. The discussion on a street corner in Rock Hill the other afternoon ran to men?average men and one gentleman asked the other "just what is your conception of a real man?" And the other man replied I can't tell you my conception of a sure enough man in so many words; but I can read you something I came across in some paper a long time ago and which answers your question to my way of thinking: "Teach me that 60 minutes make an I hour, 16 ounces one pound, and 100 cents one dollar. Hold me so to livethat I can lie down pt night with a clear conscience, without a gun under my pillow and unhauntcd by the faces or those to whom I have brought pain. Grant that I may earn my meal ticket on the square, and that in earning it I may do unto others as I would have them do unto me. Deafen me to the jingle of tainted money and to the rustle of unholy skirts. Blind me to the faults of other fellows, but reveal to me my own. Guide me so that whenever I look into the faces of my friends I will have nothing fo conceal. Keep me young enough to laugh with little children, and sympathetic enougn to be considerate of old age. And when comes the day of darkened shades and the smell of flowers, the tread of soft footsteps and the crunching of wheels in the yard?make the ceremony short and the epitaph simple ?'Here lies a man-'" Yet They Will Not Heed. "Man from over on h?y side nearly died the other day from drinking toe much of a patent medicine that had something else beside grain alcbhol in It," remarked a. Fort Mill township farmer a few days ago. They still drink all sorts of stuff and it look> like they would" not learn despite the fact that several over in Charlotte have been knocked out of the game entirely by getting hold of the yrrong -thing.-*-connection the following New York dispatch of yesterday Is interesting: Deaths from wood alcohol nolsoniine in Nnw York have in creased greatly since prohibition went ln,to effect, It was stated at the chief medical examiner's ofllce today. Three ..autopsies completed yesterday showed positive tests for the poison, it was anpaunctd. In the month of November there were 12 such cases. Before prohibition. wood alcohol deaths were unusual, it was asserted. A Bit of Philosophy. There are days and days, some cold, wet and disagreeable, some during which the gentle sunshine floods through the balmy air. like a foretaste of heavtn and some hot and suffocating like a disquieting experience of the other place. Now and again there is a day in which every one you meet seemes too distant, reserved and suspicious and again there comes another day when every one is pleasant, kind and agreeable that you are almost I made to feel as if walking on air. On I some of these days you feel that if then | were any satisfactory way of getting! out of it all without incurring any justifiable blame, you would like to do | it. and on other days you are ready to declare that if the future state offers : .anything better than this, you will j have to be shown before you can be- i lieve it. Just why it is this way is probably beyond human explanation. It is true that philosophy suggests that if it were not for the heat you could hardly appreciate the cold and except for the repellant force of a j snarl, there would be less attractiveness | in a smile. Hut this is hardly a satis- I factory solution. It would not be in foul keeping with that counder doctrine which teaches that your pleasure' and happiness arc not so much de-' pendent upon others as upon yourself: that your highest happiness comes more from what you give than what you receive* Hut with all this however, let us ever pray to be delivered from the condition in which we will find ourselves when we are unwilling; to yield to others the pleasure of giving us pleasure. Changes of the Times. "Times change and men change with them,'* reflectively remarked an old friend of the reporter up at Clover the other day. The speaker was a man no is won past sixiy-nve years 01 ape. and who is known not only as a close observer of events with a long memory: but a man who is wise in his day and generation. The reporter did not answer the introductory observation: but listened quietly to hear what further he had to say. The old friend went on. "I used to drink liquor when 1 was a young man years ago. It was because I did not know any better. I have not touched the stuff for years. 1 have learned since then. Hut do you know that there are mighty few men of my age in this country who have never been liquor drinkers. Most of them have drunk liquor to excess at times, and some have been regular sols; but of course tbe majority of them have reformed, else there would pot be so many men of my age living now. 1 am not going to tell you that I every man who could set liquor dran! it as lonp as he could set it becaus that would not be true. I have knowi a few who never tasted the stuff, an( I have known a lot more who pretend ed never to touch it but who wcri secret drinkers, who drank at homi three times a day or more, and wh? would occasionally pet on a bender al to themselves when they felt tllat then was but little chance of being fourn out. Some of these stood high ii social and church affairs, and the: would have felt very bad about it i they had known that the public knev about as much about them as the) knew themselves. The cutting out o liquor has helped a good many of thesi fellows wonderfully. They quit not be cause they wanted to but because the) had to, and they have been helped b) the cutting out. No man who drink: liquor is as well off as if he did no drink. Of course there is difference o opinion on that subject, but the dif ference of opinion does not alter th: fact. You are still quite young, yo. think Vou know something of the record of liquor in this country, ant maybe you do; but as bad as had beei the record as you know it, your actua knowledge does not go back to the worst old days. There was a time i: this country just previous to the Civi War, when whisky could be had any where at 30 or 40 cents a gallon. Ii those days you could get a drink a almost any white man's house eithe in town or country, as easily as yo; cculd get a drink of water. Evepreachers of the gospel drank whisk, and some of them got drunk. Ther were, I do not know how many, bar rooms in Yorkville and for a numbe of years after the Civil War, Rock Hil was a regular hellhole, the worst in th* state. The principal news from Rocl Hill in those days was a record of tl bar-room fights and killings. Am killings were also common in Yorkvill and elsewhere. Why, I remember on< year along about 1891 or *92 that ther were eight or ten killings in differen parts of York county during the tc days previous to the first of Januarj I remember that for several year ninntr nt?oi:t that ncriod a majorit of the grand and petit jurors * wit most of the officers were so tanl ed tip with liquor at every ten of court that they were utter! unfit to attend to business. It was jus simply disgraceful. But as you cai see things have changed wonderfully There was not as much liquor float inp arou^td -htst-ywu- as there was,th-. year before, and this is going to be th most decent and sober Christmas sea soti the country has ever known. Then may be a little liquor around thi: year; but it is going to be so scare that it does not threaten to do a gree deal of damage. But as I said a whil ago. Times change and men chang with them. There has been a wonder fui change in the men of this country Of course there arc some who do n< sec how they will be able to make i without the annual drunk with whiel they have been debasing themselves foi so many years; but still there an many who will never miss the whisky They are thoroughly reconciled to thei: inability to get it and they will enjoy this Christmas more than they have been enjoying the Christmases that have gone before." BYRNES WANTS MUZZLE Would Squelch all Radical News papers. A hearing was held by the judicary committee of the house recently on tin bill offered by Representative James K Byrnes, of Aiken, to make unlawfu1 the advocacy by writing or speed of the overthrow of the government or resistance to constituted authority .Mr. Byrnes explained to the committee that there is now n<> statute othe: than the Espionage Act which would make unlawful the circulation of an arch 1st ic matter. lie said that there were 200 newspapers published in the country advocating extreme radicalism and that of these there are sixty-six advocating armed revolution, the overthrow ol government and the destruction ol property. Of these latter, twenty-eight are published by the I. W. \V\, Mr. Byrnes added, and lie referred to thr activity of the I. \V. W. in trying t' induce the negroes to join in theii revolutionary program, presenting in proof of this the periodical known at "The Messenger." Representative Walsh, of Massachusetts, asked Mr. Byrnes if he thought the section of his bill with reference to preventing circulation of paper? [advocating violence and anarchy would apply to pape-'s advocating lynching The South Carolinian replied that lit thought it would apply to such papers. A New York member of tiic committee asked if Mr. Byrnes believed the I. W. W. were making much beadway with their propaganda among tin 'colored people. "I do not think the) have made much progress in tin south," was the reply, "but I thinl that they have made a good deal i: the north." After the hearing Mr Byrnes expressed the opinion that t!n questions asked by eomniitteeinci were encouraging and that the chance: for a favorable report on the bill wen good.- Washington special of Friday to News and Courier. : ? Exportation of spiritous liquor: for beverage purposes will n<>t be per mitted after January It;, when th prohibition aniendtnenl becomes cft'ce ' tive, according t<? the bureau of in ternal revenue. i i? ' sendin" wo: ; / doll?an' \ Please hell) me pi i f ' W-4lkPoor Santy'd be 5 fc': - CHASING THE MOONSHINE : South Carolina Officers Have Be^n 1 Making a Showing. s Ir? thos:> dry days, a 111:1:1 ha:; j-.ist prot L*. t > ?et his lickcr somehow. i'hey cvi' :dently realize that up iif tin- l?ark ; Corner, For. in the twelve months er.ditiff June JJiS, !! !!>, no less than 4<U s illicit stills were eptured in the Hark - Corner and other parts of South Cnro1 lina. The report of the collector of in ternnl revenue sin ws that 1.0 gallons -'of mean corn whisky and oilier spirits. I were poured out on the cold unsyiu-, i (ft r J a f :*V ^ ' '- % T v i x , # t V." ' ' I 8J , ?. ? V... . . g . * B \ M 3 rd to santy uaus to ten n book?an' disks too?an it it in the .box?I can't re ;o 's'pointed if fee didn't lie 5s _ pathetic itrotind. The value- of I hi li t .ze was $1,344, and the whole prop orty con Hsc-ated amounted to ?'l". tj 13.-14. 'The moonshine business increase in the y.-ur indieated. It jumped fioi J'! 1 illi'-it stills in the fiscal year pr? vious. In fact, the moonshiners tl not appear to hive been daunted h etiptures i:i u.iy of the Souther states. Seizures by the revenue ofil eeis jumped from TH-l to 1.73 stills i North t'arolina. In Georgia, wliicli eai tied the banner according to tlie re port, 1,7s I stills were taken in tli c J rflhgL T' Tfc/^V. im tv 3i2l to bring? ' oh/most ev'rything! :ach no. you see? . arfromree. is fiscal year ending June 30, while i i- the preceding twelve months, 74 ,- were seized. South Carolina came fifth in the li: , of moonshine states in both year Alabama, Georgia, Xorth Carolina an Virginia were all ahead of her, in th -ancient industry. Tennessee ra o si.vtii hotli times. 11 - ?John J', ('.race, editor of ti n ' Charleston American was on Tuesda - elected-mayor of Charleston. A boar - of aldermen with eighteen Grace mo e out of twenly-four was also elected. mm iitt iLuvtKiitb The Holiday Spirit Is Beginning To Develop. STORES PREPARED FOR ALL DEMANDS Street Improvement Now Assured? > School Children to Have Two Weeks ?Condition of the Sick?Dog that Did not Know Good Thing?Case of Leslie Sanders. Clover, Dec. 15?A step further to wara securing a cuncnie street through the business section of Clover was taken today when Mayor I. J. Campbell announced that two thirds of the property owners along the route affected had agreed to pay their proportionate cost of the work. It is estimated that the concrete street will cost about $20*000 and of this amount the Federal government will pay $12,000. For some time past the project has been held up because of the fact that" some property owners have, been unwilling to agree because of what they considered the excessive cost of the road and it was only today that a two-thirds majority was secured among the twenty-nine property hold* ers along the right of way. Unless some slip-up now unforseen occurs the concrete highway will assuredly be built, the town of Clover to pay one fourth the cost, the property owners along Main street one fourth and the Federal government one half. Addition Being Completed. The addition to the Hawthorn Spinning Mills upon which Contractor Cooper and a large force of hands have been engaged in building for several months past is rapidly nearing completion and in fact 1*111 be completed before the first of the year. The addition will house at least 5,000 spindles which will be added to the equipment of the mill. Shortage of Women. "Wo are in fine position so far as help goes just now," sold Superintendent T. J. McNeely of the Clover Cotton Manufacturing Company, with the exception of a few women. We could use a few more women to adI vantage and for the first time in quite J a while we are in position wnere we have a shortage of female help. Ubually it is the men who are lacking if there is any shortage. Return" of colored' women wlp jiave been. W9rk-, ir.j in thfe homes as COOKS and nurses to the cotton fields has made it necessary fo" the many women to stay away from t..eir work in the mills to look after affairs at home." Holiday Trade Picking Up. Christmas trade in Clover has begun to pick up and Clover merchants are well pleased over the outlook and are optimistic over the prospects of doing the best holiday business in their respective histories. Incidentally they are much relieved because of the fact that the fuel regulations and closing hours in connection with the administration of fuel by the regional coal committee have been abandoned. All the merchants had a good day last Saturday which might be fairly said to have opened the season for Christmas buying and selling here. Never before have Clover merchants carried such ' large stocks of holiday goods and in fact their offerings compare most favorably with those in the stores of any other town in York county. Mayor Lost His Dog. That old expression "looking like you have lost your dog." came home rather forcibly to Mayor Campbell Che other dhy. The mayor went on a squirrel | hunting expedition up around Morganton, N. C., a few days ago and while there his fancy fell upon a half Airdnle, half fice dog which according to the mayor's notion was about the best thing in the way of a squirrel dog he ever saw. In fact that dog "would never open his mouth until he had treed and then he would sit down under the tree and ' open up." The mayor bought the dog and brought him to Clover, taking good care to keep him close until he should become more thoroughly convinced of the joy of living in Clover and treeing squirrels in the vicinity. One of the mayor's children inadvertently left a door open Saturday and the Alrdale-fice made a f dasit for liberty and very likely toward ' the town of Morganton. At any rate > | the mayor hadn't heard anything from I him Saturday afternoon. J Two Weeks for Christmas., I Pupils' of the Clover graded schools j will have two weeks holiday on account of Christmas according to announcement of W. It. Koon last Saturday I Prof. Koon said that the holidays ( (would commence next Saturday and j f I would continue for two weeks. With the Sick. ? i Mr. Thos. Ii. Allen who ha3 been j V critically ill at his homo in Clover for.i 't several weeks past in now getting along nicely and is believed to be well ~ | on the road to recovery. Mr. It. A. II Jackson who lias been undergoing * ] treatment in a Charlotte hospital for jsomc time past is not getting along 8 ; as well as could be hoped for and s"! relatives and friends are somewhat alarmed about him. Mrs. Jackson and 18 Dr. M. R .Veil were called to Charlotte 11 j Saturday to see him. E. M. McVall of Fairfield county who I recently purchased a farm near Clover le from Mr. J. L. Stacy has moved to iy j this section. d | E. B. Price, a well known citizen of n | Clover had the misfortune to dislocate Jills shoulder Friday when he slipped v/u a |/ut vii ??.?> ^ along nicely. K. E. Bradley who has been spending some time In Clover left last week for Falls Branch, Tenn. Among the Clover people who attended the funeral of W. D, Morrison in Yorkville Saturday afternoon were: Mrs. J. A. Barrett, Mrs. B. C. Jenkins, Lee Jenkins, Mrs. J. Ross Parrlsh, Mrs. J. A. Forbes, C. J. Forbes. Kindly People These. "If ever anybody gets in trouble and needs assistance in their community," tho operatives at the Hawthorn Mill can be depended upon to do their bit for them," said Mr. W. L. HogUe last Saturday. "A day or two ago a man died at the Hawthorn Mill village. He was a victim of tuberculosis and he left a wife and three children and not very much of this world's goods?In fact about $325 covered his worldly possessions. Knowing his condition operatives of the mill quietly collected $75 among themselves and turned, it over to the family. That was not the first time that they had done that? in fact they have done likewise many times when some of their neighbors and friends were undergoing a period I r\f utrnuq Preparing Christmas Treee. , Ah ha^ been customary for years and years there are to be a number of ChHstmaH trees in Clover and community this year , which will contribute to the pleasure and profit of both young and old. The Sunday school of the Hawthorn Mill expects to have a Christmas tree entertainment this year and members of the Sunday school and others interested are now making preparations in connection with it The Case of Rev. Senders. That Rev. Leslie L. SandsrS who at one time was elected paster tot the Clover Baptist church and who prettied here about a month got in trouble as mentioned in this correspondence some time ago because of the tact that he tried to use the church as a means for advancing his own financial interests is indicated in the following dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind., which tells ofithe case: Indityiapolis, Ind., Nor. > 27.?'These are days when the truth qf the go'apel is sorely needed," and "whether you belp us financially or not I shall be grateful for your prayere In our behalf," wrote Rev. Leaile L. Banders, claiming to be a Baptist mtyistfr,, to persons whom he fleeoed out of thousands of dollars, according to a warrant drawn against him.by .Jftl&sd ftaty District attorney L. Eft Sine*. He ia charged with using the malls in d scheme to defraud. Sanders was arrssted by, ?H?puiy United States Marshal C. M. Mlksssll. a squad of police and several private detectives. He waived hearing before United States Commissioner Charles W. Jjoores and was held, to the Federal grand* JfjVy under $10,000 bond. Hd went back to jail In default of bond, i Got Large Sums, Is Charge. District Attorney Slacle said that the government will show Sanders to have been swindling several persona out of large sums of money for several months. He was .arrested upon the charge in Texas about three years ago. Admitting this, Sanders says he escaped punishment through an arrangement with the prosecuting attorney. He was at one time know in Indianapolis as 'The Boy Preacher," it is said. Sanders' scheme was as follows, the government charges: He would advertise in church papers that the "Fire and Hammer Evangelistic Association," of which he was "president," stood ready to issue notes, almost as good as Liberty Bonds, as security for loans up to $2,000 which religious persons would make. The money was to be used to carry on the work of the association. He represented that the evangelistic association was incorporated in Indiana and that he had mortgaged bis own home, when neither fact was true. Got $2,000 From One Man. rnnrouon flHnna A UOlil^ HIVOO 1 V|/i ?-> various letters he induced S. Jay McCurdy of Linesville, Pa., to send him $2,000 which he converted to his own use, the warrant charges. The advertisement which It is alleged snared McCurdy appeared in the Christian Advocate May 22, 1919, according to Private Detective If. H. Webster. McCurdy made two loans of $1,000 expecting to get 10 per cent. Interest, paid quarterly, and his money back at the end of a year, It is said. It was after he made the second loan that McCurdy is said to have become 4 worried. He wrote to the recorder of Marion county to see if a mortgage upon Sanders' real estate had been recorded. It was not. The private detective was called into the case. Sanders is alleged to have sent several letters and telegrams to make McCurdy believe his residence had been mortgaged to secure the loans. ? The South Carolina Railroad Commission will issue an order allowing the schedule to telephone rates promulgated by the government before the lines were returned to the owners to stand intact until the commission : can have an audit made of the company's books and collect other data as to operating expenses. The govern| ment rates expired in December, but j an extension was granted. i The longest single span of wire in jthe world is used for telegraph line stretched over the River Kistnah, bej tween Bezorah and Sectanaroum, India. | It is over 6,000 feet long, and is carried jfrom the top of one mountain to that I of another. J