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j^cVitjfjs amV^acts. ? Notwithstanding: business depression tfa Tows, due to low price tor cotton'"'nnd other farm products, thenis an ^enormpus amount of .cash and convertible tVeaJth in the state according: to aiu Austin dispatch. The reports show that there are more than $!c00,00.0,000 of money on deposit in th<? bank's*' that there are about 2.000.000 hales or the total of 4.20O;O0V> bales &f the cotton crop still on hand and if&sold: that the toteif.jn.'sti'ountffof' money:;received from the salc-'ofdrilde* oil las^ -Vca-V tvasi-rtfiproxiintilely -S-100,OOO.OOijf The; aSreioultural production for 1?20 I'ojlowsd";t'ofton.- -t.200.000. bales:->corn, 100.000.000 bushels: wheat. 13.500$00 bushels; oats. -J 2.330,001) bushe's.; sweet potatoes* liloofeSO'tS) bushefe: rice. 9.2J2,0,00 bushels; hay. 3.239.0(5.0 toitsf '{rriitiwsrffgrliuin. 00,000.000 bushels;" AvocQ'i'-CVO.OOO pounds; applcsv -ISO.VldO*' liitsnt.'is;., sJirup. 050.000' gra lions: phahtjtsi; '.-titJOO.OOO bushels;' brcomtorn.'u'SjQOOJW'is1:' barley. -109.000 bushels;* Irish ^potatoes, 2,200,000' bushels; rye, GjS.OOO' bushels. ? A ^military alliance between Germany yind the entente to crush ltolshevism was netted Wednesday by General laidendorff. former cpiartermastor general of the German armies, according: t,o a Berlin dispatch. T,udendofFf de'cl;j.red that sooner or later Western IOurdpe must meet the "Soviets in armed ocnibat." A defense policy is useless." hp declared. The general estimated that a force of at least T.SOO.OjJO-men^o^d ho required to crigsh tlie. ^(ji^jjpilitary forces ami h i n t edj> t h a t - .C!erini?jy would supply a large $art of ()?" fo'rey if it were equipped tChd ip'fuuta^ty.'jl {^by (lie allies. Danger of ai?timaiflyi^tai-k onf<tlv entente would'lie obviated l?y the til lids* control' of Jib sapj. oj><y < ?. a revglt in the Sovici armies is useless. iLutleixlorfV- declared.' The lied army is filler! "Wi UpH'hinese mercenaries. Mto whom no patriotic appeal can he* made, lie assorted. Tlq^ genor-t. al's pl^to was api?roved hy oilier-Wes-man generals and prepared for transmission to AdHWsi'J m .? ' > ?England -i.?? ^lirt^rrftptfhff Mo' make Mesopotamia a valuable cotton as well as oiKproduefnyj ^tgftilory. it lias been learncjfl. front DcpaVftneol o.f . t.'.oin-. merce^re ports. This" information also discloses ji'ljinlicy ,\vjiic'fi 'seeks.' ultimately. thc'dCvelopihent of Englislicontrolled cotton resources in her various ehlonies. sullicient to make I>r:tish mills independent of American I raw materia^.. This program, however, looks far to*the future, and W'ashing ton atflhorlticiV Expressed doubt 'that it can'tevor he7 realized. They said thai rejmrdfesl?' o*f future cotton develop-I merit io-ylvpypt? India, Mesopotamia ' or other repimis English spinners will I always have to depend to a very preat j extent upon roltbn "jrmu the Southern I States of ttie United States. Immediately after the end of ttie war-England bepan establishinp experimental cotton farms," ami importing Indian and Egyptian seed to Mesopotamia, according to reports, received here. Information of the Department of Commerce is that lf?0.000 or 2()0.0<hi acres of land in Mesopotamia a re well j adapted to .produce. pood cotton, and that if properly irrigated the yield will be about niil1' bale' pci1 :u\rc. It is believed that trPipntion projects for this developnuM\t?\vi]l soon be under way. ? An Ameniean call for a world disarmament conference would be welcomed by tile pi'cal powers of Europe and would disclose "the next tiermany" slim rid any nation refuse to j aproe to dist??;mw.<;?tthj2-aslw ! declared Wednesday before. thy house j naval committee. The pen oral pave j to the eom'in'rttoc Mho'impressions ho had pained throupli discussion of the subject with) .European statesmen and soldiers while a meinber of' the supreme war coiiridil 'and later of'the A111 erican peace eommission. 1-1 e said there was an immediate and sincere /louii-/. I'm- 11 is:i itiia men I. but added that until a delinito understanding h:iiV 'been reached, he would not "disarm one American soldier or lay up one- American ship." Co.iicral Bliss said also that the I'nited States [ should complete* her present naval i building program. In this connection j the committee received from See re tar.v Daniels a full statement as to the | relative naval strength of the world I powers showing- that of the United Suites to be now midway between j thai of Croat Britain and Japan, ilisj figures indicated, however, that with j the completion of the present author- i ized conslruelion of the three nations, j the American capital of ships would he : as groat as that of Croat Britain hut with the ration over slightly I reduced. The house eoiiiniiitee con- ! eluded temporarily its disarmament j, hearing pending discussion by mem- ! bers of its future program, but may' examine other witnesses later. ' ('h;?u> rnan Butler who roeonily refiifned from a conference with -I 'Kts-iiient elect I larilit jr. f.aifi ihai "wnniti a | very few-inon'tlis- definite nrlibti wifl'j bo taken ijJniuj the linen we an* die- j cussing" ' "Wn^vv".' *k J ? Herbert Hoover lias fcssm <+ the j following statement w.hi?:|l?.tfXI'luins j the difi'eifenee between 11 jwe-isdalii-^,"! commonly designated as*'"i'liiM I'eed- i intr ami INear Kast Iteliel": "The tin- j dorsi^tn.ni issue - this jeii.it stslemejii ! because Jjnf seme eenl'usieu which has arisen e^vini? Vi'the fact that the Near East reljef ai)dvK|i;'opean relief eeuncil are condiieliiijr simultaneous eanipaisrns fur .finals. Near Kast relief, j which lias been in existence lor live j years, ijf mfhisterimi to the suffering j of refugees :/tii| orphans in what was lormerlyj the Turkish empire. Persia j ami ArmenL;(.);a;nl rinieli. in : I Iit ion to whatps re<|iiireil to operate iis ho>- | jiitals. jr< scil'c hemes ami retime*1 . camps, .Collect, approximately ?t!.r?,H?, IMII) for ftliihr fi'i-ilin.A" covcrinu I lie per- [ ieii from < rt-lebef ::?? until the tee:1 j harvest.J Msrappeal for the t hildrcu ; has always e/ifncval .('In isi.tn.is time t The Mirfo|ieyjj relief ciiiin* i', retires, entinj? Ctlie ' American It*-,I t'rojs. j American r?Tmf tnlmiiiislration. Antei*. j iean Friends* "???rvicii ccinmittee. .lew- j ish jo] up distribution eotmniitee. Fed oral 'o?Jieii' oV f'httrehes oft "hoist i:i j America* Kaijrfbts <?lj (Joinnibus. V<mtm Men's Christian associa'tmil atnl'Yeunu j Wotni-n'^ l 'lirfsttntis- assoriation; is- an cinerirotiify mini epijeaverhm- to. pro- ' viih* lei^l for .!..alio.ttoti snfl'erinvr etiii-1 tlren in ^'elati'l. Esthonin. ''zeclm-Slo- j vakia. Latvia, Seivia. Serbia, Itussia f Austria 3 ami l.'ieruiany. :is may b** desi minted by' tin** honors. It nnei ? I t...i Jt'u /mil Him l.i.i'iim. ih.. 11 /. v t lt:.l - i-??i km . ...... v st t?? thoH lhis i?? ?'?I. The rv.h'i in-' ton-sis ijn oitif.tr o:is<- :tn- ahsit|i|(>-ly . fi|ii;i! itb-Hio m;i11c>i* til' the |irf.?or\;tiinn of I In.- livs nl' oliiltlfi-n and are \v??rl;in.r in ? [io-i^iIi?>il :iii*I itmlna! iip.irrstan-linyj" it ? W'usliintcifiri. January 1:1: liit'-mimi of tlio Anii-rirun UMVnninifMt in make a c;irct'iil ihvt-sii?:iiinn nl" tin- fatal sln-n!iri^r h.v if .tafia-nose sentry yestenl.ny :it Vl;i'iivn.-^tn!\ w'f l.ji-tll. W, jl. I .illltftlnti. cltiof engineer iif the Ann-rii-riii ei uis- r Alhtiny. jwjis evith-in-eil in net inn taken ttniiuiil l'\ tv.*11 iU-|i:!rtineMts t I" (lie gnvel'IIMIOIlt; Til" slate th |i:-l l Itn-nl iipnit Iieinir itHni'ltii'Q nf lie- h.tre th-laiis nl the mIniffliP.u' 4f?T I".irrrft-11:; 111 I11 tr-! ? i in a repurr lV"".' t'nnsul .Ma--' imvaa. at V latli ward a inorr- nirritilt-fe " r,-p->i,fr""'"T"Trn-' navy dcpy.clip.^Ul ix-yo^vtil uv?? n purls of the shooting Jr'niVi 4 Aft mi rat' AJltoft f? leave.*!. onmfntf rYtlep-in-Hiief el"' r-iii-' Asiatic (loot, who said lie planned 1<> leave at noon today aboard the destroyer Elliott for Shanghai, where he will board the cruiser Mew Orleans and proceed to Vladivostok to make an investigation. Dispatches to both departments emphasized that .Japanese officials at the Russian port were showing every evidence of regret over the shooting. ' Consul MacOowan reported that the .la impose consul general had called upon him and expressed iiis "profound regret.'' Admiral Cleaves in his dispatches sai?;t(hu\ jlapntp'se ofljcialp. wi>re. much concerned a ltd had made fre;<ru(*nt calls*, pJ'fOrin"? assistance. ? A sltrb\VdMftd Y'aliny "old gentleman is your Uncle Samuel. Ot wps related1 ;Saturday that ;?jU5,tK)O,0W> of,the -pasta-1> savings bank's .$,1 (IS.0.00,000 deposits? hnvft been,'WitlfdraVvn to id Invest cd-'iib Li l^ui'til. bonds, wJijL^Jt. aye now proctira4rora'"> io.Stent under par. The face, valuy. of the. .bonds is.$111,-. (iOo!UO(). tTiiclo^'Siipi'pays hi& postal de-positorsf 2 lr.-f.'tmd 2 1-2' jior cent-on' their .savings..'Tic thbii buys his nwia Liberty* b'opds' witli'.tji'e' money, .and ,in some issu.es bea lisps Jicarly.l! per cent.. The (luosfibn' is .being' raised in ctAigressional circles as to whether the old gentleman is doing quite the right thing. (the -tiovhviiic (f mjuivev. Entered at the Tostofflce at York as Mali Matter of the Second Class. V ' ^ F RI DlA Y. TTSfN U A R Y 14, 1921. i '/liomnri \vilii plenty of l'oed arid food arid1 iio 'debt fu pay is best off." ; \V1ki fever we <!??. we must support tlie schools and build .better roa,ds. . . That fiction of a "consumers' strike" has all the earmarks of the familiar o!il "slop thief" dodge. ^ While it is a fact that legislatures can do hut little to help or hurt the people, the same is not true of the Federal reserve hoard. 1 tut of course "big business," which made so much money, during the fat years is able to take care of itself. As a matter of fact, that is the principle reason of dellation. Yes. there is h'ced for revision of the tax laws of South Carolina. Even in a general way these laws are not just in. their application, however admirable they may be in theory. If the general assembly shall prove it self able to live up t" thai, proposition that it will not appropriate more than font', million dollars this year, the people will he very avell satisfied. The past four months have been of considerable educational value.in both economy, and limineo; luit most of us would have been better satisfied if the j lesson eouhl have been postponed for a j while. ? Iiu? certainly, since they have so elected, those Chester county people who have come over to York ai-v welcome. 'I'liey are exactly the same kind of people as Yo,-k people and there a re j no better people on earth, 'i'liey will lie accepted as both of as ami with lis.-; without any strings to the acceptance. I As to what the legislature is going to do about the extension of the timej for ilie payment of taxes e.annol lie predicted with certainty; but it is well fo remember that all those" big appropriation^ thalpwore.winde last year are now hi the-form of pressing obligations i thaUpill-st lie-paid., and it is best for! '.t. lax fin .vers who arc aide to make I ian/p iiients tlihl mast be made sooner j or later, not to lake auv. eJianecs. T?? Ik* s'u't* I><?!|>11 Jui??s is m*t pupilhir. N'.( fii.'Mi \\im?li:'is-1<> flu -\vi li ms3?ia2!.i::,t ive'jii tjitf levy iilMjaX?s t pnssiMy In- |.Musi j?I?1 an*! iv,*nly lu lifiiew every mean iliiiir," tii:iI j ean In- saiil npainst liiiri. I'.ul tl 1:11 j :)u|p|| .luiii-s is iln? must tlinruiiphpiiinit | Xln'i'l "it t-ix iliu'! iii Sniilli <':u u!iii:i. il'i iiu'i i!ic suiilli. puis u'il li'mii sayinp. t Musi 11<-n | iii- wiiii liava I 111 > apa ilisl | 11:111 mi I liu assessment i|ii< stiuii will, iff limy fair, ?j?i*i ?!? litis. ! ! 'i his <1< 11.11i??ti liiisini ss li:is ;iH?*t*Ii*iI tin" western livesiurU inilnstVy as seri- j misty as 11 liasa)ViM*i,-,| rnttnn ami prain. ! ,\l a meeting ufTi-xns ealllemoii in l*il I'asu yesteniay il ensue mil Ii::iI tIn- ; pi-jet* u|" i mi I I*- is. 1111 w* far lielnw 111 ensl 1 if' ]irfhUt<,-l)u>i->ntnl siuckinen, iiri- mm- j lilt' til pel |i SI IIS In eniil j inn* tlleil* j.HIsitif'SS. Till- general' e*ui viei'inri airiuiiy; | (Jir-slnekriit>;i i seeii(s i" lu: ,iiial lln.ii* I *n I. I.ujilia;;.s wijj Ipive -in gu a I a. eusl Jess than tiiev ean lu- rt*|i!aeeil ami j \riuii is tn ensile after Ilia I t hi .V tlrt*lfol:j kji'iv.*. .i *.,'.* .:l . . . .; i Tin- list if i-iiiiMi'iUT I'fUvci n L'pmi tfiijniljs f ii:11<>11 :ir;iF f-':irr-'ll's-'m>11 afliy I ! !.:; -arriv.yj. at, .\i;it ' ?' i tin ir r.-.iiHi! jiHiriii-y I'rnin .\loiw I-*:ij tnry Ilii'>n;;'h tin- :;ipiv.\ w:is ?jiiiI< mi- 1 i'ci-iiiiiiitp: i.ur sip* ini'iili'iit will not I ' !ip!<I :i;,'.iins! IIp-iii i>y rrusuna Idi* |??<?- ' 112<> \v!pi "'miisi'ih r TlP'.a* hp ;i win-iipK'i il ij< :ir tli wlp-ti tJii-v w? ri-s-pp-.l iu? tp'iir in 1'a.rt , that tip-y 11:i i 1 >111 ii* i i Ip>;m* of living1 I !w> !!::!i : 11<>t!i< i <i::\ . atpl I lay \v?>ri> ipit in inip-li l> !! nnlilii-ii ii.? mi ilp'ir arrival at Aiattii i . (u' niiioc tin-ir l*> tintrs wi i i- Im-iip ado-isly i?v? T\vr?>injlii. and tlf.v Mid,| !i: : !!>' i> *i: a1, tldii.-.- as t!p*y wmiim uipi mlitiMjis iv'p n :u,li *= k.1 STibscqTif nt to that yuthlishort i lsi-wit'TP ; .today say tliat t-iii- two-mv.riihtiv^-tirlk-j 1 mi1>I!p'ittaiti-f over. ri'iili'/i-d tin- fooUxh-' ness of it all, shaken hands and become friends. The * whole matter has been settled properly and of course there will be nothing more of it. The principal significance of the annexation of 75 square miles of Chester county territory to York county, of course is in the direction of the erection of a new county with Rock Hill as the county seat. This is not practicable -.under the constitution'as it'How stari'ds for \t-aht of snfltclent' tetritory! but St jno're .pncourygcnVent' for agitation* of. t]ic question,.;both present and^f'utvVre:"' Another possible aitornaW live; is"'the'femoral'"'iff thb. dourthoiisc to t,i'ock Hi)l, which can be done by .a I wo~ tin rcte -vo to *of the qualified- electors.'* The question of erecting a" new couijty Is entirely' a m'rittor for those living within.*lbp ^respective limits in, tlie exercise*'o'l! Vh'en* "eonstitlitional and statutqyy rights, with opponents having nothing, to say so long as such^ rights arc not overstepped. The removal of the courthouse Is a matter for the-whole area concerned, the individual voter being guided by such reason,-, ing as might appeal to his best judg-". men't. There is argument on both side's of the question as to . whether/ the western half of the cqunly as now constituted. would lose more by. division of the territory or removal of the count-' house; but it is the belief of Tho Yorkville Enquirer it would be best for all concerned to "leave things as they stand.'.? "Tf the south choojats to r.urso its groiich. cut its production in half, at"-" tempt to crawl out from under its just burden of the (16 tin I Ion e.xih^u&V * add expects the resC' "of .the country to fe<*d a ml c!o! lie. it :it reduced prices, there is likly to he an awakening with a headache."?J'.usiness .Chronicle, Seattle, Washington. Cotton farmer, listen at that, won't you? That is the way .some, parts of the, country, look at you. It. never occurs to them that the more cotton you raise the poorer it ma ices you. ji scorns never ..to have occurred to you before. You are poor not because you have raised too little cotton but because you have raised too much. If you had twice as much cotton as you now have, all of it would not bring much more than" a fourth 7>f what is now being offered. This fellow lias not the remotest idea of what he is talking about, else lie w<ui!d know that your guarantee of food is to raise it yourself. And since other people arc so convinced lliat you are only sulking with a grouch, don't you sec that you need, not hope for either justice or mercy? You can only bring them to their senses by giving them no more cotton until they are willing to pay a small profit on the cost of production. Why should you raise another crop under any such conditions? MIME M 1 I I I PVV 1 >i I i ^ U_ Mil Uk. ? ?. House Is Alive to Importance of Reducing Appropriations.: That the house of representatives is fully alive to the demands of the people for a lower rate of taxation'than that which now ohta-ius, was clearly evidenced in the house Wednesday when Representative CJeorfte S. .Mower intror din ed a resolution wliich informs the ways and means committee tha,t "it is the sense of this house that the levy .in the general appropriation hill shall nol exceed nine mills." Reference on tlie measure was dispensed Willi and it was to eonie ti]? for debate in the liotisc on yesterday. The measure is intended to bring relief front the taxation situation and if adopted will tend to redllec the tax ft oiu 12 to !) mills. The resolution, as presented by Representative Mower, was as follows: "Re it resolved by the liouse of representatives. Thai Hie ways and means eoinniittee of the house is hereby advised that it is the sense of this house that tin' general appropriation hill for the tiseal year 1!'21 should he based up. mi the general appropriation act of the liseal year 1SHX modilicd in the following particulars: "< Unit1 in;; a!j appropriations, therein for special purposes where tlie purpose has hern' accomplished. "Redtie.ii!: all appropriations therein where si" n reduction has been made necessary by later statutory enacti. linTrfisiii.tr tin* appropria I ions therein., op ly as may Iir 111 i? < ?? l>y reason oi".later statutory ennrtmollis/ "Aililiittr niily sucli appropriations as hi(it In* alisnliili-ly noressa'ry l>y ri'asua ufmiiy real existiatr enierfsoury." "'I'liat tin! l"\*y in said hill should not exceed niii" mil's.'' ? O ? MERE MENTION 'I'lic war department lias ordered a ri'diii'iin:: nf Hit' ftipiT.s iif nrriipalion in i;?:rina!iy from tr..iMio to s.non Tin1 1'ivvtT linns'' of contTri'SS lias di'Toulid a proposal for the appropriation of $Ino.iinii.iiiiii fur i la- riifori'onii'iit of prohil-ilion: Imt lias agreed to an upprnpria Ji'iii >!' ?>7.r?(Mi,niMt ("siiiii*)-<>ii .Mnri'isini was inaugurated jmvenjor of North (*.11*1 ?|i11:1 mi Wednesday ii is reported from New York that :i nationwide r< hi1111 - ii]i of iii- lli^iMe (hientals is to lie iiintiiairaied .lantiary I 'itfsideiil -olwl . Hardin:; lias .?l?-t-i11< 1 tlifil lie will deliver his inaiisriiriil sidilrt-ss from I lie easl pnreli of I lie ?;a |?iloCinstead ef in the senate ehnttiher. ? q, * SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ?* A. ,K. J.I iitehisoji has been re-ekad; eilyrcartiiiij elnrk of the house. t"*Tii?r i'laniers" Until; at Ui'eer i< in^l.iii.'* nrrnii'jjemeiitN to eiilnr;;o its I Trill. 11 f?1! 11 i i.\ resnliitfoii has been introrhietal iri tire senate to extend the lime for the payment of taxes without penally to April I. -.1. II. Atkinson nl it i:iii!iin\y. mis Iii-I'M rlrrlnl SlimkiT |ini trill nf tin: Imusr iivit t'iainl X. h-:?|?J?. <!- li> Tin" 11 i in I ii t i/f vi ! is rn|iiinii In ' i'ct was T,i. I.i-r Kiiaar-s. star allilrtr oi' l-'nriran I "iiivrrsiiy. < Irnnvillc. lias Ihtii ullVrr-1 a Iry-iin v.illi tin* |i>|in;l. Mirh.. t'ain id tin- A an >'!< an Imsi-halt I. nr. I.i'imii" valuril at n|i|Wixiinatr!y irun was ilrs! I'nyrii 11 \ t'iiirl" (" >ii ? S t a! 11 i'.i.'lirllirinl l-'iol rltrr lil'irillL; i !:jl* >i ar i '.'J'), avronliii*.:' In his vrjiinl 'lyyTiJf.tnvi.'iiinir t'liojn-r. . - - iJnsa ! :K|ips. a culornl \viitti'nit of ' i-srriivillv. iliml -.laniin'rv ' 1 ii, ar.ni .:i". fslir 11:i I' I.CIMI in I hi' srrvirn nl' a whiir family in'< Iri'i-nviilr fur yrars. LOCAL. AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS G. C. McCclvey, -Poit Commander? Legionaires attention. A. M. McGilL Ramah?Great slaughter sale opens January 15. John Lr. Stacy, Civil Engineer, Clover? Expert terracing. First P.aptist Church of Yorkville?Invitation to services*" ; F. E. Quinn, S. V. C.?Notice of sale of ^personality..'--' - -< ^*urk "Supply Company?Flour and ' ' sugar. .;> Mrs. Jr'M. Ferguson?Big reduction. McCorinell Dry. Goods Company.?j-First lot SOld. J.- Q. iVray.' MAYiugdr?^P'rhgrhirinife' of the Star theatre. Shstdy *iN'oiik-. J'opitry Farm,: ^John :E. !' JnclvSun proprietor-^ Egg ,i-ccord.v Ferguson <fi .Ypupgblou.il?F.igai;p pre HClYCr. ? W. E. -Ferguson?Fancy groceries'.': '< Shcrcr'iit Quinn?Melrose Hour. . . 1 ^ rl ji* ' vft ... * TIic ^general assembly started in Tuesdrfy -for forty'"rik'ys *ot apjnkiYftfaflons. The figures on the'autornobile license tag arc red instead of white, as last year, and arc more difficult to read at a distance. John E. Jackson, of York No. G, who is one of the most enthusiastic and successful poultry raisers of the county, gives his egg record for 1920 in another column, and makes some obscrvu.Tkins 011 poultry raising. Mr. Jackson won several prizes at the York county fair last fail, including one for the best Ilhode Island Red-pullet and secured favorable recognition at the state fair, where it is said that llie general poultry exhibit.was one of the finest that has ever been seen hi the south. Mr. .Jackson has quite a large number oflihe' chickens on hand and is taking steps to increase ..the number. The stopping of expired subscriptions always discloses more-or less misunderstanding on the part of subscribers to The Yorkvillc Enquirer, whoxp papers arc stopped contrary to their in- I slhiclinns. The VWkville Enquirer has no act^nmt with its subscribers. The subscription account is entirely between' the publishers and the clubinakcrs. The clubmaker. furnishes the paper to the subscriber, the subscription price bcintf payable on demand, and not later than February 1!). Where the subscriber prefers to deal' direct with the- publishers the subscription price is payable in advance: The amount is not charged. There arc cases in which a subscriber seems to think that because lus name lias been returned by some particular clubmaker heretofore, the same clubmaker will look a flier the- v^uurvin^.-.of ,the name this year. That 'floe's hot necessarily follow, as all .clujsnakcrs understand that when they r.oturn a subscription j without' the consent of the subscriber I they run the risk_of that subscription j havinir previously been returned by soinobodv else. * 1 * I . ' fffif . ' f . - VITAL "STATISTICS. in six- of the nine townsdirt){s>of .York | county, including 1 loTtO wiVof .York vi 1 lb/; , there were thiti births and 395 deaths i during 1920. according to the reports of i the registrars of vital statistics for those townships Hied' in the office erf Clerk of Court T. 13. AIcMackin. Three of the townships'^-Bethesda, Ciitawba and Hbehejser?h.'iVe not yet tiled their reports,with tiie clerk of the court. Births arid diVttlul' in the townships which have made, report, were as follows: Births Deaths Bethel :p; 37 Broad Iliver ......123 55 ihillock's Creek : Ii7 *15 Fort Mill 103 ? 49 King's Mountain 110 7." York - 177 88 Town of YorkviHu HO 4S '* Ctiii"' 395. OUT IN THE COUNTRY .\. IS. Smith, Federal cotton grader for York comity said yesterday that la: was no 'longer confining hi,s' time, to Bock Mill and Yorkville alone; tail since .January I, had begun going, opt intji the rural districts.of the county grading cotton. Fader the, lei-ins of Hie agreement by which Mr. Smith was secured as I I'VileniI t?i;??l?t|*..,l??i* Yhitk enmity ny | Inrniers under tin* .'inspires of the j York enmity I r: 111 > -11 of I In* Anirrie.'in i t'mlon nssorintinii. In* \v:is lo devoir ' I In' Mrsl three d.'iys i?f (Mi'li week to | I?is I tuck 11 ill'oilier innl I lit- lust tlnce to his Yorkvillo ollicc. with the imlrr! sliin-iiii'-r Hint urtci- -.f?nn:rry 1. lie wns subject to cull tif formers niiywlioi Mr. Sinilli sniil yeslrrilny thnt he. 11:111 n.lrctnly K'.'nlcd ?|i.i:>nlUy of cotto-i hcloii^int;' to ;i former ih-jh' York\ illc ;imI lie li:nl ntnilc sever:!I trips to Kurt Mill. .-lie. is exporliniu c.'ilis I from i'lover.' Sbnron. Hickory (trove i :iml other seel ions of the county ilurj itlit the lieNl few Weeks. WOMEN DON'T LIKE IT | "Mnn. I'm jretlittir into nil kinds of J ; Iroiih.'c for which i .mil no! in lip;1 | j h;:ist to Mmnr." * coin men lei I I'rohnlc ? lit?l ! 1 I 11111<111m hi ft reinirt'iO* ( : for 'I'lif Kii'iiiirtT jestenlay. "Now ! | sintf The l-^ii<111ir<*i* is |irinliiiv: Ili<* > j itiyt's n|" tlinsi' wlm.apply for m;irriaip* | | intense iiltnivr Willi. 1 lii' names siihI :i?i- ! ! dresses til' tlii* applicants, the uiiin. it j j !?;tvi" liffii aflt'f int* almiil it iiinl are i | simply raising ?-^ii!i. ! i "i It'll tlifin," iltt' pftili.'ik' jmitri* j | wen; mi In say. ."Unit -1. Mm vunT ^ut ' a tiling lt> tin with it; lliat (la* liet'ttse ! I Imul; is it, mailer til' pulilir. record : tin I j [ Dial I ilnn'l fint tIn;-unities el' '.lie ap-J j plivanis in the paper. | "* I lilt they 1J1 in*!, .seem In lielievc. j |tr.-ilInw preferring In Imlil me rcspimsi- j It'e rnr.il.;' I "WVmi'ii Pre1 r-iTlaipiy limny.'* enn- ; | ehiileil ihe prn!>a!" .iml.ae:."espeeiajiy, j 1 in Hie mallei' nf umkiirc l.nnwn their i FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY. I'ri viunsly aeknnvvlctlKcri $1117 (in : t'asli ft'heater') 5 mi The fnrejpiintr relates In the $:!:5.miii,- j iiini 111111 that the Ameriean lie.liel' tumi-,i ' mission. under the chairmanship of llerle rt I Iniiver is raisinu' In take eare . nf :!.::mi.iMiii starving children in On - ' tral Kiintpe. t'lieeks for this eaiise should li made! payable in "l.iicrarj Digest t'liihl I'Ved tliu I'll I HI. ; I ll 11 n? ?*uim > I'ViMliiifr/" run* l/ili*r:iry Xi'\v i Yolk. Prf.'inusly aokjiowlt'dfvul $ (' > 'hi' , Cash ...; ' Tin; fl'nri'ffiiijKf ^rpliitrs l" I lit' NViwi j Knsl i&li.-r work, t 'hooks should/ hi- j > inudo and addressed to Liberty Bank- building, Columbia. Checks made out for cither of the causes named as directed, and forwarded. to The Yqrkvillc Enquirer, will lie acknowledged as above and promptly mailed. ' Note?Two checks ?or $100 each, both for. the child feeding, were sent instead through" other channels, and they will accordingly he dropped from tile totals in .subsequent statements. Deducting these two cheeks, the preivioosly acknowledged, total' for the child ffetnling lurid Should''stand: $147. The two new amounts acknowledged loda? come in the form$10djill bnclosod Inr .an envelope, mailed'at Chester, with no explanation exceptito credit $.H to. Child J?eeding,and $5 to Npur aii-j , 'CHESTER COM ES' TO"YORK?A ''Tj ft of final returns freed veil Jyesterday, indicated Hint residents'.oi' a>poi'tion ol." Chester county voted to bc9; ,pur^ ,of;iXufJf coijn,ty.at;a ,-?pqcr. in 1?electioh held last -Tuesday. - - Thovote according to the returns received by The Enquirer was 117 for annexation and G5 against witli 1G votes contested, the court showing a small majority over the necessary twothirds not counting the contested votes. Four of the voting precinctst-Fnrl Jgiwn, Landsford, Rdgmoor and Wylie's id ill showed a big majority in favor ol! the annexation to York. The other two precincts?Great .Falls and Tgindo where the vote was small, voted against annexation. As the result, of the election last Tuesday "75.3 square miles of territory is added to York county, with a population increase of approximately 1,000 and an' addition to the county's taxable value of about $1,250,000. - Agitation which resulted in the election Tuesday began more than a year ago by citizens of eastern Chester who felt that they had not received their just portion of a road bond issue* by Chester county and who had other grievances oiljier . real or. imaginary against Chester. 'Petitions wore circulated asking Governor Cooper to appoint a commission to investigate the matter and to give those interested \tlio opportunity of casting their \!ntc for or against leaving Chester and coming jinto York county/ The commission which had charge of the investigation and which reported its findings to the governor was composed of the following Chester citizens: .}. i\l. Wise. W. L. Abernathy, E. H. Hall and .J. E. Nunnery. ABOUT PEOPLE. Senator John R. Hart returned to 1;>ct ni trlil Air. Robert Withorspoon of Yorkville, was a visitor in Charlotte this week. J)r. Aiilcs J. Walker who has been quite sick at his home here for some time past is somewhat improved. Air. and Airs. Jno. A. Latta have returned to Yorkville after spending several days in Atlanta. "Mr. Jas. D. Ifnmbright of Sharon was among the visitors in Yorkville Wednesday. Walter AIcGinnis; formerly of Yorkville, but for the past fifteen years with various circuses is visiting relatives and friends here. KorimJr Clerk of Court Jno. R. I.o-. gan who has. been quite sick at his home in Yorkville for some time past, coal in lies to improve. Afi\ C. F. Shcrer of Yorkville, is imjirbYing in a Custonla' ho'spifaV where" lie \V!IM taken several davs aeu for treatment. v Mr. A. IT. Jackson and family, for a number of years residents of the Guthrie.sville section, have moved to York No. :!. to a farm recently purchased by .Mr. Jackson. Air. S. E. Lowry, formerly cstnTer on York No. :i, wlio for some time past has la-en living in the Philadelphia section, has returned to Yorkville to make his home. Air. Charles Simmons, former proprietor fo Hotel Shandon, and mnv proprietor of I lot el Shaiidoti, and now prowas anion# the visitors in Yorkville last Sunday. Airs. .Joseph O'Hanlon. who has been living in J'.rooklyn, N. V.. has recently returned, to the homo of her father, Air. (>. Al. Ilurgess, 011 York No. 7. ? I tew .1. I,. Gates is acting principal and high school instructor in the Yorkville Graded school vice Principal G. Mc-Celvey who has gone lo Washington for treatment, made ne.e-. essar.v by exposure during bis service overseas in the late world war. WITHIN THE TOWN ? liinh school fjirln of Vorkville hove organized a ticskothnll team and arc dcvotinn considerable time to practice. The jrtrls arc now wotkin.n on a schedule of panics wilh other Idyll school .teams tlimunhout this section ami Iovers*of basketball may expect to see some Rood names lime duriun the next several weeks. ? At the annual m eel inn "I' stockholders of the Lock more Cotton Mill held here Wednesday, W. It. Armstrong of IJouk Hill was elceled prosident, and treasurer of the corporation to succeed his father, the late Col. <*. It. Armstrong, other ollieers were as follows: vice president, W, It. .Moore; secretary, Arthur Winjyet, Casluoia; assistant, treasurer, C. C. Ariiistrntm <Jaslonki.' The hoard of directors was re-elected. No dividend was ordered paid. ? "Is there more evil than good in the world?" Tlint w:is one of the subjects (lint eanic up for discussion :it I Ik* regular weekly in-c of (lie Men's Mililc class of the t'liurch of 111? (Jood Shepherd. Kpisenpal. Wednesday evening. This I'ihle cluss of which I Jew T. Tracy Walsh is teacher wns organized several weeks ago itn?I now hits .;i membership of nhont sixteen. Membership in i.lie class is ilol, confined to members of lite Kpiseopal faith nlone. Meetings of Hie cl.'tss ore held tin W'cdnesdiiy evi ninr;" of each week. ? The town has heen et tea sod in ice | all day. There were it few Hakes of) snow yesterday morning: l?ul not enough to make a showing on the ground. I luring the afteVnnon the precipitation alternated between tine sleet and rain. This Was followed last night by sleet, following the sleet came j i'm in Shim jiflin' (Iji vlinlit litis mornimr tllO brandies 'if tilt* tlX'CS boW'tll t(l SilK :iinl break tinder the heavy casintrs of I ire. and at about tt nVloek this morn-| inir- the eleeti'ie wires - Rave way. I stopping all wheels dependent Upon I eleetrieity foi- power. ? Sixty-eiirhl prisoners. charged with offenses against the municipality were eoininitti-i! to the York county jail pending trial during' the year 1 "JI'll, arrnidiivr to li^ures obtained yesterday at the ollit-e of Town Clerk i and Treasurer .1. I'rank Faulkner, j The town paid to the sheriff si JO.Nil ! for board and lodain^ of town pris- ; oners diirin.tr I lie year. The lines collected by the town diirinir ltijil. -ae- ' t-ofdliitf' to the records in the oilice of j , vl"a nlWh'frl .totaled a greater; inuoiinl lhaii were police conn flneS'j durinif Its? two years a dispensary was j >locsrtrd;'4ti<'-Y^>i'kvine? a orrmflier-oC years. ago. Vines collected during the month < of December, totaled $199.SO. ? Rrcathing room at least for the holding" of police court by the town 1 authorities when necessary has been obtained as the result of recent action by Messrs. Faulkner and . Parrott of : the police force in tearing out partitions in the building that formerly separgted the treasurer's office from the otlicc of the chief of police.^ Under the old arrangement there was hardly room enough for the prisoner , and the necessary oftioia's-whenever necessity arose lor a trial; but under the new arrangement a small sealing spacG for-police court attendants has i)eon*-oi>uwneii. ? In ^uWii.lion to-,4-lio; election of officers: for the ensuring'yenr, other mat- , ters'^iTctiiiliiig: preliminary steps toward, the organization of an "Anicrtxan T.egio'ri Cfuh," Mil. likely be taken 'up rift Ih'e meeting of Meech Stewart I'ostf nf"the American -Lesion to be held 3in Masonic' TTnll here Thursday evcnfcig. It-is proposed,-to ofganiz.o the clul/'with as many members anion? ttujjjiost members as js possible to se.?.111$. The proposed club would rent quarters and install necessary furniture and llxtures .nogessary for the comfort and convenience of its members. Some members of the post are advocating the staging of a number of wrestling bouts among professional wrestlers with a view to raising funds for the maintenance of the post. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Since the last publication of the record in The Yorkville Enquirer the following real estate transfers have been indexed in the ofiice of the York county auditor: . Bethesda'?John M. I-Tiiey to E. F. Knight, J 56 acres, $1G,905. Broad River?Cleo. A. I'iexico to W.. \V. Arrowood, ct. ah, 22 acres, $9S0. Cleo. A. I'iexico to \V. W. Arrowood, ct ah, SO acres $1,250. Cleo. A. I'iexico to W. "W. Ajrowood. ct ah. 51 1-2 acres, $2,500. Cleo. A. 1'lcxico to \V. W. Arrowood; ct ah, S acres, $200. Cleo. A. I'iexico' to W. W. Arrowood, ct ah. 1 20-100 acres, $100. ' . \V. J. J Hair to F. It. S Legal 1, 1 lot $350. | fleo. A. J'lexico to Airs.. juuia. -rv. I Mexico, 1 Int. $3,000. Geo. A. (Mexico to Mrs. Lula Flexion, 1 lot, $1,000. Bullock's Creek?\V. L. Hull to W. E. Askew, 5G 1-10 acres, $3,525. . J. B. Walker to Brown Bobbins, 75 3-4 acres, $1.S00. Catawba ? Samuel Friedhcim to Louis 'Frioilheim, 3S0 acres, $2,500. Martin Mntlcfox to A. D. Darby, 3S 2-10 acres. $2,1S0. E. H. McConnell to II. A. Milling, 1 lot. $3,750. Ebencr -David Lyk: to F. E. Clinton. 1 lot ,7.500. E. F. Knight to Ceo. L. Covington, 123 3-10 acres. $14,000. Joe M. Taylor to Jno. L. Currencc and F. B. Black, 120 1-2 acres, $5,950. King's Mountain?Jno. B. Logan, C. C. C. IMs. to Arthur N. Brown,-44 1-4 acres, $1,770. Jno. It. Logan C. O. C. Pis., to Robert it. Brown, 55 S-10 acres, $2,132. ' W. 15. Stroup as Exr., to Martha C. Stroup, ot. ni., 1 lot $150. York?Jno. It. Logan, C. C. C. Pis., to Thos. \V. Boyd, County Supervisor, 1 lot, $2,525. J. D. Hudson to J. A. Tate, 1 lot, $?()(). M. B. Wood to John T. Fecmster, 113 1-2 acres. $G.5i)0. Frank l*. Biddlc to Jno. Q. Hall, J7 3.-10 acres. $r,;3S5.50. .' . E/ M: Williams,, Exr.. to Ji A. Adkins, 13 2-3 acres, $546.37. B. M. Williams, Exr, to J. F. Adkins, 74 acres, $5,311.5?. i . ? . LOCAL LACONICS Elected to Council. Al Jin election held in Rock Hdl Thursday. \\*. It. Armstrong was electcil a councilman of that city, lie was unopposed for the place. | Cotton Ginned to January 1. According In Joseph M. Taylor, speeia! agent of the census department, the cotton ginned in York county prior (o January 1. nggregjited .lo,07f? bales, :ig;iinst 4:J.onS bales up to the same date lust year. Senate Committees. Senator John R. Hart has been placed on the following committees of the senate: Commerce and Manufactures, County Offices and*Officers. Education, Military, Railroads and Internal 1miirovpmnnts. Rules. Charge Storing of Intoxicants. Charged with storing intoxicating beverages in his store and residence. Sam \V. Grayson, a merchant of West Gnstonia. was arrested by Gnstonia officers Tuesday and a largo quantity of beverages were confiscated. Many Mules Taken Up. Information from the Lowryville section of (.'hosier cortnty is to the effect that more than fifty mules were lal.cn up in that vicinity in one week recently by the holders of mortgages on the animals, the purchasers being unable to .make payment. Mjmy Cases of Mumps. Itcports coming to the otlice of Miss Alice Garrison, compulsory school attendance officer for York criunly indicate that there are many cases of mumps among school children in the rural schools of the county. These cases are having the oflVrl of reducing the regular attendance in many of the schools. Bradford on Ways and Means. Representative W, R. Rradford of b'ort '.Mill, during the past two years chairman of the house ways and. nvans committee, lias been succeeded by Representative B. T. Hughes of Marion county. Representative Rradford announced some time ago chat he would not again seek the chairmanship, lie still retains his membership on the \v<iy a and means committee. York County .Wheat and Oats. According to li. 11. Hare, crop statistician for llir department of agriculture, in South Carolina. York county hud 14.0ml acres in oats last year, with an average yield;of ,!i:Pbushels j>efuaro, im aggregate of- 308.^00 -bushels, valued Jit $.'517,-40. The wheat acreage was 5,000. the average yield 11 bushels, a total of 55,000, worth $140,000. McConnellsviile Firm Bankrupt. \V. o. Marshaw Co., dealers in plantation supplies at .McConnellsviile and one of the leading mercantile establishments of soul hern York county entered a vohmlary petition in liankrttptcy last Wednesday. I'oor collections, made the action necessary it is said. \Y. O. Marshaw and W. M. Kerr are the owners of the company, j To Succeed J. B. Barron. Senator llarl stated litis morning <; that the York delegation had agreed to j reeomniend l*\ 10. Clinton, of Mock Mil!, for appointment as supervisor of registration to till the vacancy caused! on the hoard by the death of J. J*.; i llarron. Yorlj County Not After It. So citizen of , York courtly,rrppe.vrs to.want the pfrVro of strito'g.lmo war' * .Ion which will be made vrfcant March I. by the retirement of W. H. Gibbs, the present state game warden, flibbs's successor will.. be elected by the general assembly, now in session. Senator .Jno. It. Hart said. Monday that so far as he knew there was not a single application for the place from . this county. jjj > Hoodtown Masonic Officers. 'Hoodtown Lodge No.,-289 A. F. M.r has elected officers to serve, during the ? ensuing year as follows: R. L. Vinson. VV. M.; M. H. Kirkpatrick, S. W?- J. GVVhite, J. W.; J. C. Kirkpatrick, Trcas., J. E. Latham, secretary. Jno. R. Blair was appointed senior deacon; O. S: | Dowdle, junior deacon and R.,' M. Mitchell and J: R. 'Dtihcan, stewards! t . J. A. Shillinglaw was appointed' lyler." York's Yield of Corn. -Tr;?.!. T" - V According to . the report; of, B. B.t \ Hare, agricultural statistician of., the^-i bureau of. crop estimates,,' United States..'.. ' ... department of agricylture for Soutip.,!,, Carolina, the state hadJ 2.230,000 acres in corn last -year ajid,.the!yi?Id averaged 1!) bushels to the acre; 'pr an aggVega'tfe ' ' of 42,300,000 bushels, vdltie'd according to the prices that wet'e-ruling on De-. cember 1 at $49,000,000-- Yprlc. county .. planted 63,000 acres in corn last year, and produced, an average of 16 bushels ? to the acre, or 1,008,000 .bushels in all, worth on December d;: $.1.169,200. House Committee Appointments. York county representatives in the lower house of the' general assembly have been appointed'on the following ' ' committees by Speakfer Cothrari:. 'Ac counts?Representative Mitchell; Agri- 1 culture?ReprosentattverPursley; Commerce and Manufactures?Representative Mitchell; E.fluoifcldn;?Represertta- . live Pursley; State. Hospital, Representative Mitchell; Judiciary?Representative Carothers; . Railroads, Representative Pursley;. Ways and Means ?Representative Bradford. Twenty-five Years'Service. After serving contirAfdusly for twenty-five years as secretary of the Sun day school of the first Presbyterian church of Fort Mill, E. W. Kimbrell has declined re-appointnipnt and. lias been succeeded by L. M. Massey. At the morning service last Sunday the'pastor'. of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church announced the appolntmdht of the fol-' ( t lowing officers: F. M. Mack, sujierintendent; Thomas B: Sjiratt, assistant '' superintendent; L. M. 'Maasgy, secreta ry, and Oscar T. Culp, assistant secretary. The appointment of, .George Fish as choir director, Miss Lucy-Fish as organist, and Miss Louise Phrks as as-! sistant organist was also announced.; ' , Shotgun Accident. Henry Gage Kirkpatrick of the Lowryville section is lnP a "Chester .hospital suffering from the effects of wounds sustained from the accidental discharge of a shotgun last Thursday. On his return from a hunting trip he came by where his uncle Mr. Fitz Kirkpatrick was working'^bn. a fence / or.ri ninrwi his cun on the fence. Ift" *' ' some way a piece of wood that was ing handled by Mr. Fitz Rirkpatricic struck the trigger and caused an explosion. The charge striick Henry Gage in the neck and heKcl driving a pait of his clothing- into . the.wound.Surgical aid was procured ^as soon as possible and after such relief as' could be given on the spot had been afford- ; ed. the injured man was hurried off to the hospital. " Fort Mill Farm Loan Asso. . , At a meeting of stockholders of the < f Fort Mill Farm Loart association held ' J.Tuesday afternoon, directors were elected for the current year as follows:. S. ,.i. E. Hailes, J: J. 'BJiles,' W:-H. Crook, W.. H. Jones, }h J: Alexahder-^.Fred iNtms, and S. E. White, and a loan committee,; composed of W. H. Jones, C. S. Armstrong and S. E. White" Avere elected with W. H. Crook and B. J. Alexander as alternates. Followjigg the stockholders' meeting, the 'directors held a meeting and elected S. ETBailes, presi" ^ ? ' ? - v L:?jl: x ? 4. p > dent; D. U. l'(ltts, vice presiuoui, aim S. Link. secretary-trhashreA A dividend of ;t0 cents per share was declared payable from the association. This association now has 22 members 1 and loans outstanding of;$5S,950. It owns 5i?:t si)a res of stock in the Federal Land bank of Columbia. .. . To Prevent Grade Crossing Accidents. It. M. Hood of Fort iMill, has invented an apparatus which he believes will serve to prevent aecidehts at grade . . crossings. A satisfactory warning of ' the approach of trains toward grade crossings for general use has not yet been devised, but Mr. Hood believes that lie has solved the"pr?blem and has made a small1 wbrkihg model of the device which he will have patented as soon as possible. He claims for his device that it 'is, simple,* cheap, easily installed and kepi' in working conditidn, : and that it will automatically display > an effective sigiiajl 'fo ail approaching ?. : vehicle to a crossing1 while the train i3 at any arbitrary': distance considered safe. The device will work with trains approaching in ' cltiiev direction < or when moving backward or forward. ' ' Should the deVicTTUe-adopted by therailroads, Mr. Hoojj saysithat it would oliininnte tiie cost of installing crossmg wliistie signals and also the necessity lor sounding the whistle or bell when a train approaches ?. grade crossing. Mr. . .. Mood is the inventor of a number of t useful devices. ! GOVERNOR'S'MESSAGE. i , . Mr. Cooper Makes Important Recommendations. , Governor Jl. A. Copier read Ills annual message to the two houses of the general assembly Wednesday, shortly after I he noon hour, the joint session being held in the hall of the house of representatives. Thb message dealt , largely with the economic depression that is being felt over the country and with revenue and. taxation. In 1 lie course of his introduction to tln> message proper, the governor said, "There arc many questions which I ~ would ordinarily urge for your consid- . oration, but the most serious and difficult one, and the one to which 1 wish to direct your special attention, is that of revenue and taxation." He then referred to ilie property tax as a source of slate revenue ana -pointed out some of its defects and inequalities. Among the more important recommendations made l>y the?governor in. ? his message are the following: lie says that he beUcve's'ihe proper-.} -* ty tax for 1021 should be reduced to a maximum of nine mills instead of 12A as at present. Such a levy, he says.. -? will yield approximately $4,000,000. For . the additional revenue needed for the support of the government the governor recommends "that at this session you provide for a tax on incomes, gifts and inheritances, an increase - in business and privilege licenses and a consumption tax on gasoline, tobacco and soft drinks." While no direct recommendation as > to public education is made, the" governor sets forth plainly and. without apology his position as regards the need for adequate support of public schools and higher institutions of learning. He says he will have more to say on the subject during the ses sion. The governor recommends that, the present warehousing law be so amended as to provide for the standardization* (Continued on Page Eight.)