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Scraps and partus. ? By making cedar diesis in recreation hours at the penitentiary in Itichmond, Ya? Si.lna Allen, serving a 3U year sentence for taking pari with the Allen hand in shooting tip the court house at Ilillsville. Carroll county.! Virginia, eight years ago. has made j sufficient money to pay off every debt j owed by hjin. A wagon manufacturing-company in Winston Salem offered to release him from debt as a Christmas gift to his family, bill the offer was declined and .the debt paid along with, interest. A lieu, wrote that, this was the last dollar thai lie owed in the world and that nothing .could satisfy him so much as the knowledge that it had been paid. ? Cotton seed crushed during the period from August 1 to December .'11 amounted to 2.033,005 tons, compared j with 2,357,788 tons the previous year, and seed on hands at mills Pec-ember 31 j amounted to 51)3.507 tons, compared I with C3<!,11S a year ago, the census bu- j reau announced Monday. Cotton seed [ products manufactured during the period and on hand December 13 with comparisons for the previous year were: Crude oil produced, G 12.133.110 , miunds. compared with 712,3511,112, audi on hand 13C.801.104, compared with I 177,133,924. Defined oil produced 445,1131,580 pounds, compared with 459,092.570. anil on hand 374,375,038 comjKired with 301.03S.OS4. Cake and meal produced 807,072 tons compared with 1.070,8SS and on hand 242.O00 tons, comparer! with 233,757. Linters produced 244.708 bales, compared with 388.328. , and on hand 251,601 bales, compared , with 347.004. Linters exported during \ the period were 10,523 bales, compared' with 15.8'JO. ? David M. (Iriswnld. of Brooklyn, X. Y., and William F. Salisbury, of Buffalo. X. V., formerly employed in the bureau pf war risk insurance, pleaded guilty Monday bfore .lustiee Ashley M. Gotild, in the Washington criminal court, to two indictments each eharg- ! ing conspiracy to defraud the United States by accepting" fees for the settlement of a claim against the government. Both men had been employed in ari executive capacity with power t<> approve or disapprove claims. Salisbury's name appears in' nine indictments. lie is alleged to have-been the1 ringleader of a group of ten alleged conspirators, all of whom are under in? dietment. The eases of both defend ants were referred tu the probation officer fur investigation. The charges followed an investigation by the secret seiwice last summer^ after a few disabled soldiers had complained they were induced to split with employes of I he war risk bureau the amount paid them as compensation for injuries. Eight other defendants have pleaded not guilty, as did Eriswoltl and Salisbury originally. ? rjeferring to a remand made Tuesday by Samuel Unterinyor of New York for an immediate congressional investigation of the department of justice and the office of the alien pro|y erty custodian, Attorney leiuril i'aliner in a statement Wednesday said he was "perfectly willing" to accept responsibility for the adminis*tration of the two olliees and courted "the fullest investigation into the administration of each. .Mr. Calmer before becoming attorney general was alien property custodian. '.Mr. rnleruiyer's criticism of the alien property custodian otlieo." Mr. Palmer said in ids statement, "is chiefly a eriticisui of the net of congress under which the custodian ojpcrnteil. lie i.e\?-r approved of the taking of enemy property as a war measure iniieli h-ss llio sale of any of it to American fit items as authorized by law." In conclusion the statement, said that "Imw far.Mr. Intorniyer is actuated in his present attack by the recent eonvietion of his friend and former assoeiate, a member of the New York bar. for conspiraey . I..... II... III. ||... ..ih-M-.V (.<> im- II....... ... act in a case which .Mr. I'ntermyer very earnestly pressed me In withhold \ action at the beginning, I tin n>>t know." ? Washington. .lantiary IS: The in-] ier-doparlnpMital controversy over l'onal J. U'Cnllnglinii. I??.: ?I mayor of Pork.j who recently arrived in the I'niied j States without passport, was still tin-j adjusted today alter a cabinet meeting. | I'resident Wilson, it is understood, eon- j tinned today to maintain the position ! that the question of <)'Uallagliau's slat- ] us was one for the two department i heads of labor and stale to determine. | With the slate department's order for j the lord mayor's deportation ignored ; by the labor department in adjudging! O'Cnllaghaii a "seaman" and in granting iiim pcriiiissioii to laud in the I .'nil- : oil States and resliip aboard a vessel! bound abroad, the solicitor of the state department today reaffirmed that his! department had the right l<? ns-amc- j jurisdiction in the ease and order the j lord mayor's deportation. .\ conference | of slalc department officials, however, i tailed to discloxe wiiat steps might be decided on with a. view lo iitorring ; tlie decree. It^vas stab d l>y one of the j officials that no immediate action of an i extreme character was eonb mpl.tbd. although it was asserted, it was within the state department's power to request j the department of justice b? deport , u'Callaglian for violating a criminal] statute in entering the failed States j without a passport. ? I 1 for nearly six hours in an: hermetically scaled concrete and steel vault in the city treasurer's oltiee in Philadelphia last .Monday night, a j knowledge of the .Morse telegraph code j probably saved the life of Arthur Itrea- ! nor. assistant city tieasurer. it beeani" ! known Tuesday. A mouse locked i:i at the same time failed to survive ami when Itrenuer was rescued its body was , foltinl. I H"? *11 m-l* clllcrC'l me vaioi. .i j room l."? feet S'in.u'e ami "" feet hi;;h. live (iiitiiite.s before elusinir linn* day. hualiiu; far a warrant. While In* was there tie* hiy steel doors swiiii;; j shin, lie shouted lor help without at- j traetirnr notice. Tin* liiri.ts went nut j awt"inat ieally as the deer.-; shut. Jln t:- ' nor was oil a haieonv in the rear, lie! felt his way down stairs, pulled "p.'ii every drawer and piled the hooks en | (lie liner i'ei the inininmni ameitnt of air space pessilih* and then slept fo,* a while with his I'aee as near the Pet- j loin of the ilee|* as pessihle, ell tile :,s- : sumption that a slight : 11:< 1111* el air niitrht i;et throiiuh at that paint. Wiie.'t i he unite his hand earn in contact with j a. wooden slat, ami rciiv inherit:;; that ; Charles I Ideka wa'd. a nit'ld watchman. I also eeiiId telegraph. In- peend'd in Mer.se: "I am locjp d in." "Will m t I help." eaine the answer from llee|:av.ald. w!io iuiiii"dial( ly leh phoned for j a man who Knew the cnmhisiaiion of tie- vatilt. Thomas Ward, president and . ' iieral manager ef the Ward Coppei company ef New Ve:1!;, was found I re/en death a few mih*s fro: a Teller. Alaska. January !J. a irdinv to word reaehin*; N'eni** Wedm*.-da *. ,.\e( etdina to tie* icj erl. Waid l>-Is ( the eompitn's minim; e..inp In ih< inner Seward penhi-mla with an I-. i.ii.ni ' ina't ami woman and two dot; te**ia*;. ! en route to Teller, a r* imleer slalieti on ' tranilev harbor. Mi-r t eaeiiin*; . the lop of the divide above Telle;* Ik th.ee lieeame lost i't ill** dark ties.:. Tile Ksliimo said tine decided to go hack to a eahiti liny ha*| seen, out Ward proceeded on alone. for tin* m*xt two days, tin* Kskimos said, they -were storm hound in tin* cabin and on : the thin! dav li. 11lr*il tin it* "v.av into' (ho station only to learn tluil Ward had n??t arrived. A search party started 'nut the next day and found Ward's sled and do# learn on Dewey crook. There wore evidences that Ward had spent the rd-flit there. The temperature durin# the ni#ht had 1>een I'd deyroes helow aero, and Ward was known to have only a rnlie to protect 1 him lYr.ru I ho quid. .Mouthers of the sea rid duq; parly said Ward had evidently left his team on the morning of the tilth and started for Teller, ten miles distance. lie probably became confused, they said, and headed in the wronsr direction. The body was found on tiro Teller side of (Irantley harbor and about HO- miles distance from Teller. ?lit '((orktrillc (lvi?)uuev. Entered at the Postoffice at York as Mail Matter of the Second Class. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1921. Representative Kseli, of Wisconsin, discussing the proposition for increased rcprcsenlalion in tlie house, lilt the ! nail hard on the head when he said that the states were not nearly so I much concerned nhout more seats as they were about the proper filling' of the seats already provided for. It is quality that the country needs in the house, not quantity. ? The total state appropriation of a little more than $15,000,000 was plenty large last year, and it would he better to reduce it a. million rather than raise it a million. There is very little reason to hope, however, that the ap! propriaton will he held within the budget recommendation. The probability is that this recommendation will he largely exceeded. 'riif> rt;i?!i,nin. \\ C.. Dailv CJaaette, having finished the installation of its new perfecting press, is now coining tit in cnlarfjod form seven columns, eijiht paifcs. Tile lirst issue on the new press was that of Wednesday. ami its appearance was quite cre<litah!e. I'Yom | now on tjie (iaxetle will be in a position to meet the growing requirements | of its progressive constituency, and I yive even (iustonia. all she will reI ipiiii! in the way of a newspaper for | some time to come. The indications are that so much of tic* compulsory education law as proj v!d? s lor tlie support of truant oflieers I for tin1 onforei nient of the same will !? ' ; repealed as a measure of economy. The J Vorkvllie Kmiuiror is" not in a position j to speak for other eonnties. In tlienaI lure of tiiinits, it would assume thai i ! there are a number of counties, many if tlicin. perhaps, in which the whole | tliin:; has heeii a failure: but that is by | I no menus the ease in York comity. In j i this county the truant officers have i been worth all tlicy have cost, ind only I I as to cuforciim proper attendance on j | the schools, hut in other helpful ways j I 1 besides. I Tli'* si I it ii?*v ?!' IJ house :ii)il sen- } | ; 11 :us t?i the nrnty iiMsljon is ; I <n11 I ri.uli'. I'ttloss .Mr. IIs?!:i?r li:is another j war in si.-tiit. lie il?"*s not need :i:i j ; 11*1 i .v i>l more 11 i;i ii lr.n.iiiio n h it ;it the j present time. Ilenlly lie could ii<> \viI It : :i iniifh smaller army. !Ci. ;!11 :il lliis | limi'. tin- I'nited Stales lias more war j si rent;! Ii ill.'"! any other nation, i's- i I ? i;.I!_% dot'ensivo war sin >? ;! ii. I'o- ! Initially llu* war organisation of the | I 'ailed Slates now includes more than j fmir ii;311i >ii soldiers, half ? " I linn j pretty wet! 1 :;iIiii il and I!i? other halt'i we!I enouyli trained and organized to j Ik: avnilnlde I?i. f??rt they t-i? ?!<! In* actually lu-i ! !. I'lll< lin n- is a really j scrimr threat in Iinvnnlitiic. i: is i inst as well to :;ivc tin; country a i respite in i:i iIii: i v* expenses for I he j ihM live years. The situation of <l:e navy is vastly, j !iIVi nt I'rithat ?>i' the army. So t lorn; as .o;no oilier nation insists on ; havii!.? a stionuer n.iv.v than lie J I':,lied Stale.:, she only reasonable j ei.aelusion is that ia ease ol' war the : other nation wants to lie in a position j to dominate the (.*11il. <I States, j Another nnielnsiin is that under such j a condition i'ic failed Slates must from time i" lime >In unjust iiuii-i) Hi* \v;i!" v. ill In- inevil.'ilil*'. j \:iiiiI;iIIy tin* |?? ?>|?S * u|' tin* I"?iil?5 j .-'.lull's I i*l ili.it liny 11 i mil win:: I"' impose imi'iii jiiiylioily ninl il isin- j ci ri*!y in In- linpi'il iiiiil lliis is tin' j ll'lle slu!" ill' hu ts. It'll DM IKlli'lll m j l.ivr cnniwli I:> discount IIidI cii'inuiil j liiMimn n.timu which would uniiri!'' In ;i!i*illie" n;ilin:i jisi.v niiiitnry or ii:iv;i| ;ui\:iii::iyc ISi;:I il tumid :i.-' j rcM'lily I it ?! i I'ur itself. Tlic re:: I truth j :i!iui:t Ii:i m.itiir is lli.-it even now tin i i'i.ite.1 Stnies w'oiilii tmi l.< ni*:iriy so j mjihlisuilt I ml!) iheir i-cl;? I i<: i ?- | v.illi tic rest < l tin' worlil except for j oi:scini{sni...s of their own supciinrj 1 iillrci ;i lei : 11 ! il. _ _ _ . | i .Mr. It. I:.' I'.. .l.inuinii nii'l oilier j fi'i"inls hi' i !' Xn.'ih ':iro!i)i:i (irll'.o. ; p:iei!ji' P. pi*-i | I ii: i 1.1 j 11 er in ?t;isl'i|ii:i. j i?:i\ I een vi-re niMrh ?lis'ippoint ! :ii the I'.-iilni'" of I! h .'i. I:i!ivi' in??iii"i't j i'uMii.i simi !'i iiiciiioo ; : i - J i I j i: I - I'.-r tun! nio?,i worthy e.o.-o. With ^i.'.ihmi r:i isei! ! ;. j.; i \ : so! ei'lpl iocs :? I* ! -i to $Mii..mi piwi-.i:. |_\ : 11 | i op; irsti-.l liy tin- :ir>-. !'" e--.!;itilishi::ei|t o' !!: iiei'ej ;. pl.vnl is now well mi . Wiiv; 111 * I I " '1 11: i' of the t I *!: Jei|i |o||Siy iii' 11 I e st ?>f enlistrncijo.) v.*nj '.. fit:' the -T!ii11iii*_; of the uini-el:. h iny. it is stili :i loim w:iv from cotn- i I'let ioll, 'I'lll' llo;.pi|:i| should 11: i v ;t|. j h :isi ? 1 iio.tniii more inoitey :i! once; j but tbo budget commission has not I>ron .so impressed?either that or herouse of the kicking of taxpayers about levies generally, it prefers to make its recommendations for other purposes about wbif;h il feels more concern, i'.ut that such a worthy institution as this should have to wait after having progressed as far as it has gone seems almost, tragic. The VorUville Kminirer strongly sympathizes witli .Mr. !tabinghm and his friends in the hope that the budget commission will give t lie matter furlhcr :ui<l tjioro friendly consideration. ; Church Advertising. One of America's greatest business men once gave' utterance to an expivssion like this: : "If you Jiave something worth while the others sliould know about, you should advertise it, else how can others, know?" With all successful business men. from the small beginners to 1 ho heads of the great corporations, it is a generally recognized principle that the most effective advertising is the most truthful and the most truthful advertising is the most effective. II is a sell cvniriu lata mm iniugs that are best worth .while are not only best worth advertising but in most need of advertising. Tn support of this assertion, the world lias the example- and the authority of .Jesus Christ, not only when he urged that lights be not bid under a bushel and when lie commanded his followers to go into nil the world and preach the gospel; but throughout all the acts of his life On earth. Every church on earth is advertising to a greater or less extent and the growth and efficiency of every church is dependent upon the energy, inlelligcncu and effectiveness of its advertising. There are, to bo sure, numerous and varied ways of advertising, some good, some better and some not so .good; but all more profitable than no advertising at all. The legend that "flod is love," painted on a dead wall by a known fanatic may fail to awaken uplifting impressions in the minds of those who happen to lie acquainted with Ihu painter; hut among others who arc not familiar with the cireuinstances of the painting. there will be at least a few who will ponder over the declaration and maybe to their protit. The host. possible guide to tin* progress of tlie ehnreli is the el 1:1 raster, extent, and persistency of its advertiMiii^r. DEMAND FOR JUSTICE Congressman Stevenson Points Out Unfair Discrimination. In a speeeh in congress the oilier I:i \ lloli. \V. IStevenson ilcvotei) himself in 11?? manifestly mifuirHtl IiiMile of the government toward volunteer military oTIIeers who were ilisahleil in I lie world war as eompared with ils all it iiili- Inward oflieers of the regular army, lie showed flagnin! diseiiniination for v.diieh he eoiihl lind no snti.sl'nelory reason. In part lie said: "We liave heard a good deal in lite last lew .limn! ha ahonl I he soldier, and we heard a great hlare of i mm pels and saw a grout waving of I lags here in passing legislation fori I lie helletil of the soldiers of Ilio late war. There is one rlnss of those men. however, who seem t have hecn forgolien. I refer to the oHieer who la el aside' his Imsiiiess and went in and heeame an einergeney oftieer in the United Stales army who won his | position l>y an examination and by | entering the training sehnoi. and went ' to the front, was sled to pieces, and j has I'een treated worse than a stepidiild hv 111 is congress, affording to my judgment. There is no provision j thai is more imjiisl than the pro-j vision whieh prnsei ihes thai an emer- I ?r?-mv o'lirer of tin' :inny <>r tin*! I ni>I Slates wlni vv:is disabled in ! Die service, if In- w;is in l!n? army, cnn only ;?e| such eojnprnsat ion. if In* has tiiinl disability or is otherwise I disabled. as ;i private can. w hile in j I lie n;tvy Hie einer^eney ollieei* who j was loi.'iily ilisnIileil in (he service is J lieiny j'lil en Hie retired )M with tin-' smile eoltl pcll'-'lt i 11| I IIS II ie';itlur of- ! lieer oi" the navy lerpjves when re- | lire?) or disabled. We have allowed i the eases id' emoriretiev oliieei's of lile j army who are disabled to he nhso- j llllely pill to sleep, when We h.lVe j seen the navy put its enieryeiiey of- j lie. rs on the retired list, jnsl the; same as thoii:;li they were tvjriilnrj naval oflieers. when they were dis- j ah'eil. Why. take an instar.ee of a ; lirsl lieutenant?cute lhal i have spola-u of heretofore in this in use?-| as wel! as ethers, who, we will ssty. I lost his arm when our soldiers broke the I liiiiienhttrtf line. That lirsl hentenant. tnirether with another man from the same slate, went into the j mtrulnr army. The tirst lieutenant ! lost an arm and l;e is >riveii a 1 inortli eonipensatimi. The other maim fell off a 1 i*i!i fc ami develop.- ! a stiff '.nee. This oilier man was retired ' lie.-aiise In- was in the iemilar army. ' and lie yels ?I."m a month." ? The house of represent.-itives voted Wednesday against inereasiux its now j 1 ::r. nietnhers. This action was token hy adoption of an amimlinenl to th.reaiuiorlionmenl hill wltielt sutttrhi to, increase lite total of "Ml. I'isi!? :* the i auieinioieut 1..' seats woiihl he shifted from 1! In s seals. The vote to keep the nu-mhershin at lit." was l!iN lor to j 77 au'atesl. Tin* vote for adoption of j 1!: m<-i:<i :)<-itI proposed l>y IP-pres'-p-; 1 s!Iivt? i::irlM<:ir. K'-jniiflic.-in. t'ulilor-j nin. :: mein'ier of I In- eeristts roiinnil !< > ' \vi:i?*ii reported the hill, wsis so ovcr?*. ii? !:jii11ir Hint ndvoeutes of :i hi-.-er ! house so id llit v rouUxod it would : ootid. 'i'iio :tuifth!iii<,ut menus thn' till" lollovij,"- si;il( s will lief SentS J Wo j tents lif!ifi?: Missouri junl in- ; Si;tn:t. lows. Kntisns. Kent unity. I.oiiis- ] i. 11:i. M.iine. M issivsippi. N'ehrnsl:n. | i*lio.|o Is!;j:i?I :in?I Vermont enrli. ' *n 11 ' it'ti <:i will y:iio t!. Mieiiurun I.'. 'liio ". olid (* titn? -Iit>ni. Now .lerset, ' \iiri!i ?" tiolio::. 'i'i' ns ::nd Wnsliiti:;- i I I ' ii. i i!*. ; ? Ji. I ' Jrt-t nvil'o. .I:iini:iry is; Tl.o tics' ' woiii.'iu roomy oiiirin! in South t'oco- < liiio w:is fit. { horo iiiiioy in ;t | S| i;t| |.||.|-| io|| Ill-id to clioosf :i Sl|e OS.T to lYoh.-ito .Indue U'ollor .M.j Sootl. v. lot wns l:iiloi| in on nu'oinnhi!o not j.|. lit t!io dny ; 11 i- ('hristmns. Indue Si mi's widtiw. Mrs. Knnnio <j S-oii. who liiol served ns rioi-K in tlnil , ol'iieo fur u nuuitior of yenrs. w;is on- ' ojiposeii e.'IOilidilto for the pluce. .Mrs. ' Sootl. is 1o i11n?* the duties of i )< I o ii'-o within n few dn.vs. ! LOCAL,, AFFAIRS:, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS York Hardware Company?Hardware. ' Ca r ml 1 B rothers? Li inc. McConncll Dry Goods Company??S.50 for SI. 50. First Baptist Church of Yorkville?The home of jrood fellowship. Shady Nook Poultry Farm?The Show Room. The Cily Market?Call "Jimniic." No. 71. The Star Theatre, J. Q. Wray, Manajjer ? Programme for today, tomorrow and Monday. Maekorell Drug Company?Prcpnrcd to gire the liesl. service in tlie filling of prescriptions,' A bargain sale of good articles for 'almost nothing. J. F. Faulkner. Trcas. ? Nolicc to Auto drivers sis to- Chaulfcur'.s licenses. Henry Rossnfeit, member of the national finance board of the European relief or#! nitwit ion, who was in Columbia. Wednesday, said thai up to date about $11.000,000 of the $33.00(1,000 asked for laid been collected, and he was hopeful that the remainder would he in li.uul by Washington's birthday, February 23. subscribers whose subscriptions ex.,1'I/M. I.'nlit'iifirr 11 :iiv> n?r:iin 1"C minded Hint l-'obruary 19 is the day that the offer to furnish the Enquirer at $2.50 a year expires. After February 19 the price is $9.00 a year, and the subscriber who fails to give his name and money to the elubmaUor before that date lias no just complaint against anybody but himself. TAX COLLECTIONS Tax collections for York county up to January 15 aggnsgatcd $117,119.-19. The collections by tbwnsjiips stood as follows: Hotlml $ 10.448 2S Bcthusda 20.01 X 90 lhoad River 20.195 XI Bullock's Creole 11.997 35' Catawba 100.579 25 Ebcnexer 52.529 SO I'ort .Mill 41.086 20 King's Mountain 42,052 55 York 57.012 23 Total $117,119 49 TAX RETURNS "While Auditor l.ovc is making Ihe rounds of the county receiving tax returns Ids office in tin1 courthouse is being kept open by his clerk, Miss W'ihna Qui tin. Yesterday was an off day in Hie schedule and the auditor was in his office working up such business as re- i quires his personal attention as had accumulated in his'absence. "Have, not been getting many returns said Mr. Love yesterday, except -IIOI r 1. at i nivor aim run .inn. mm\ inu,i about. twenty returns at l'ullnck's Creek and about the same niunbcr at MeConnellsville. lioth Clover and Fori Mill gave inn :i big bittteh, and of course I am expecting considerable business a I l.'oclc I'l ill. "No. I .am not foiling I lie people I hat taxes arc going to he any lower next year," 1m said, in, ftnswor t.r? a <piosJioif. "I don't know. That depends upon what the legislature does as to stale appropriations, and how many extra levies the jicoplc vote on themselves." t I lin ing; t lie tiliio-tlm .. auditor has been out Miss'ijuinn has been taking 11?ii11 as many returns at the ol'liee as lie litis been taking over the county. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. C. IC. Speneer of Yorkville, \fras a visitor in I lock JI i 11 yesterday. Dr. M. J. Walker of Yorkville is spending several days in Columbia. Mrs. I?. .10. I '.obey litis returned to Charlotte after :i visit to Yorkville. .Miss Caroline Melver Wilkes of Charlotte, is the guest of Mrs. JLlelle Alston, ill Yorkville. Iludolph I.ogai'. who litis been kept tit home in Yorkville sinee the holidays lieeau.se of tin injured knee returned to Cleinsi.ui yesterday. I Mr. C. F. Shorer, who lias been under treaiment in the (taston hospital at Ctisioniti for some time past, returned to )iis home in Yorkville Mutiday, very iiuteli improved. Fori Mill Times: Tlie many friends of J. ii. Colthurp, highly esteemed e.iti /.eu tind Confederate veieran of Fort Mill townsliip. who has not been in good health for several months, were pleased to iiot'RStintL he was able to come to town frjtim his homo Monday for the lirst time si tiro last September, when lie attend,eiL the annual jlinuer givn the Con federate veterans of the eommiinily by the local ehaptc-r of tlie Daughters of the Coiifederaey. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Since tin" last publication of the reonr.l in The Yorkville Eiuiurrer the fi'llinvin.:? real estate transfers have j I (" en indexed in the ufliee of the York I county auditor: Belho! --William K. Patrick et alto Louisa A'. Piddle. <17 1-1 acres. Broad River?!;. P. Pohrrls and W. (i. line-lies io .1. I.. I leu: (.hill; at S-10 acres. ss.".. ft .Mary V. f'astles to .las. \Y. Leech; I lis acres, $i?. .las. \V. Leech el ul., to J. S. Leech; j IS", acres. $"?. Catawba Township?Caroline Steele j to Mi? ma Mallard ei at.; 1 lot. love and J affect .on. i. Marvin Pons to .1. 11. .Marshall; i HIT acres. S!r,.i?r,r,. Mai ' y p,. Mavis to Pichard M. Ih .-!;- j iiaio; I lot. SI (interesl in driveway).! Anderson and M/urcie tirahani to i .tody 'iraliatn; I to!, love and nffee- J lion. Mancy It. Mavis In |,. IT. and II. \\". I >. I (arrison: t loi. st, Ebenezcr?W. S. Cari ison to .las. S. i While; ::r. !-.| acres. $2.100. Fort Mill?Walter Ale Kinney to S. ' W. Smith: !)!!-! acres. $l,noo. Piank II. Anircy to .Mattel A. Stew- I art :l lot. $].Sail. Trustees l-'orl .Mill 'traded school to. P. M. and Arties Niinn; 1 tin, $1,250. j W. A. .Med I in to .1. J. .Jordan; L" acres. $|on. .1. I.. A ilk I its to W. A. .Mullin: SlL aeres, jc'nit. * York?< ininn Wallace lo Mrs. Anna [ 00 1-3 acivs, ?D,lHfN. :i . EAST CHESTER ELECTION. i Tin* recent election whereby :i l:iI :i!"?*:i of lilt; lloil llc.uKterll section of ("licsler enmity voted in favor of tin- j in.'.\:ilinu wilii York county, litis I icon i thrown <nit |>y iin-Chester county ho,-ml ! of eiinmii.ssiimeis of sltito .-tint county ; elect iiillS, tMirl the lll.it I e|- will li" esir- I rieil ii|? In the state hoard for further' ail.indiea t ion. The In iit'intr wtks held in ("'In s'.cr last. Tuesday. \V. It. Wilson of (lock Hill,! appearing for those who sought to 11i?hold the roeent eleetioii. and .1. K. AieI)oiia!d. of Winnshoi'o, appearing far1; llio.se v, ho vo(i'ij :iyr-'? 'l-^t the (imposed j annexation In York county and who I soutflit to declare the election void. i I The context was hns'-d on a uitnihorj of trrounds, like the following: Tliel| advertisement giving n'ntioc of the election I'niled to include the precincts of (treat Kalis ami Lando as amunic those at which the election would he held. Tax receipts accompanying J he registration certilicates of certain of the voters were not issued until affer December 111, with the attaching penalty. Certain other regislration certificates were issued prim* to 191X, and were therefore out of date. Certain other certificates hail been issued within lliirL.v days of Liie election and were therefore illegal. Women Voters had not paid taxes. Ill ease the action of the county hoard of election commissioners is sustained by the stale board, it will he necessary to hold a new election. Otherwise there will he an immediate resumption of the steps necessary to complete the proposed annexation. YORK COUNTY CROPS. Based on the prices obtaining December 1, the value" of eight of tlie crops grown in York county in 192U totaled $4,707,000. This docs not include the value of the hay and other food and forage crops, livestock, etc. Since that time the value of the cotton crop alone has increased by approximately $1,000,000. The figures are taken from the reports of the bureau of crop estimates, United States department of agriculture, and cover sweet * potatoes, peanuts, wheat, oats, corn, sorghum, Irish potatoes and cotton. The figures are as follows: Sweet potatoes: Acreage, 1.500; bushels per acre, SO: production, 133,500 bushels: value, 514G.S50. .Peanuts: Acreage, 200; bushels per acre, 34; production, 0,800 bushels; value, $10,SSO. Wheat: Acreage, 5,000; bushels per acre. 11: production, 53,000 bushels; value. $ 140.350. Oats: Acreage, 14,000: bushels per aero, 23: production, 308,000 bushels: value, $317,240. Corn: Acreage. 03,000; bushels per acre, 10; production, l,Ol)S,OUO bushels; value, $1,100,280. Sorghum: Acreage, 1,000; gallons per acre, SO; production, 80,000 gallons; value, $02,300. Irish potatoes: Acreage, 400; bushels per acre, 00; production, 33,000 bushels; value, $100,800. Cotton: Acreage, 90,000; pounds per acreage. 219; production, 41,000 bales; value. $2,853,000. The total value of the above products raised during the Inst year in [South Carolina was $198,085,020. The total acres was: Corn, 223.000; peanuts, 30,000; wheat. 101.000; oats, 433.500; sorghum. 15.000: sweet potatoes, 8S.3IU); Irish potatoes, 31,450; cotton, 2,877,000. I The values were: Corn. $49,000,000; peanuts, $2,452,300; wheat, $4,553,000; Oats. $10,727,000; sorghum, $1,038,000'; j sweet potatoes, $10,330,320; Irish pola toes, 5'J,'500,(100: cot loll, 51iu,a-,i,uuu. WITHIN THE TOWN ? There is si ill mure or less cotton going to the gin. ? The mercury went tlown to IS degrees Wcdnesday morning, the lowest tcmpenilnre of the present winter. ? Or. 1). I,. Shied cr luis taken :i position will( the Mackorell Drug company ami is to have especial charge of the prescription department. ? The local plant of I he Cannon Manufacturing company is now running on full time, and the maiingi mcnt is hopj ing that there will he no further iuteri ruption of this schedule. Interesting and appropriate excrj cises were held in the courthouse auditorium Wednesday morning, Jnmi'ary 1!', in commemoration of thchirth if (tolierl K. I,ee. The exercises were under the auspices of tlie Winnie Davis chapter If. IX C. Mrs. W. II. Ilermion. president, presided. The chief speaker of the occasion was I'rof. M. A. Montgomery, superintemlent of the- Yorkville graded seliools. He look occasion in opening his ji 11 dress to slate that it- was his lirst up- J portimity to speak to the pupils of the | school as a Imdy. Miss Minnie : Thoinasson, of the eleventh grade rc- i cited "The Sword of l.ec." The an- I dienec joined in the singing of "The ISnnnie f.lne l-'lag" and "The Star Spangled lianner." An interesting feature was the pi'esenlalion hy the Winnie Davis chapter of a framed picture of Dee on his famous horse, Traveller, to tiie graded school. Ilun. Tins. I-'. Me Dow accepted the picture and thanked the l:. IX <\'s in helm if of (he school trustees. There were :i j Uilinhi'i* (if visitors oinl willi oil of the school children present the large auditorium was unite crowded. ? At :t meeting of members of Mooch Stewart Post. No. lilt, American Legion of Vnrkville, held in the director's mom of the Loan & Savings I tank last evening post 'officers to serve during the year P.i2t were elected as follows: Post commander. .las. I?. Prist; vice eoinmaudcr. ('. J. Pauldcit; post linance oflieer. 'I'. .Mack Ferguson; post adjutant. P. A. Smith; post publicity officer, Lewis M. Prist; post insurance officer. S. P. (trist; post historian, llalph Pain: post master at arms. J. Wallace Marshall; post chaplain, Campbell i Sandifcr. On motion of (leo. C. Cart-I weight selection of the executive com- | inittcc and the membership committee j was left in the hands of the post commander who expects to make his selections within the next few days. Itesolu'.ious of sympathy for Past Post Commander (J. C. MoCelvey who is now undergoing treatment in Washington as the result of his being gassed | during the late World War were passed j and also an expression of appreeiation to I lie former commander for his in-| terest in the affairs of the local post I luring his term of office. ? "See here." said Carl Tlniney to Walter .loiies, "if you tell anything that will cause ni" to do time, as soon as'l get 'Uii I will kill you! I'mlcr- j stand that?" Walter .bines had Ihhmi i eummiltefl to jail Wednesday charged j with stealing tjL'M) worth of clothes j from Jiorsett's pressing club. I ft.: luirl entered the building through a window and carried the goods a way in u ; suit. ease. lie. was si crested shortly! afterward by officers Quinii. Steel" and j lingers. In bis suit ease there was an i electric, searchlight, and when questioned about the llashlight he told how j he. Pari Ka'ney and John Kennedy bad | burglarized the store of the Partners' j Hardware and Supply Co., along about ' .I:tir.j;iry In. He said thai lie lia?l entered throt.^h n window liy niea'is of a < ladder. II'- aed Carl Uainey, nicknam- j, ed "Sunny I Soy." had each taken a ! f"U|de of pocket knives ami a Hash- j lialit. John Kennedy, he said, had i rohhed I he money drawer of I lie eash it!, enntninod. I "pott hearing: the state- J! menl of Jones the oflieers yot Uainey I j and Kennedy and took litem to the jail, j It was there in the presence of the of- j. licors that Ittiiney made the threat:1 piloted a hove, to .lottos. At a prelimi- j nary omminatioji yesterday Jones tes- ! tilled Hint lie was all wronjj ahottt ! ! what If had said it* eoinieetion wil.h , hreakinir into the store of tie* Kit niters' llatilware X- Snooty eompany. lie hail j ' ii"t la oken into the store and neither j. had llaitiey or Kennedy. Jones is still; l> in:; hold on the charm- of hnrfrlary i . ilid lareeny in the pressing; eltth theft.!. Uainey and Kennedy were discharged j for want of evidence on wltielt to hold j litem. ? Here is a very prnclie.nl idea for ' | Ihe p-neial consideration of patrons j. of the Yorkvillo graded school. Quite !i. nnmlier of wide-awake people have already been giving the matter favorable thought, and it is being thrown out for the attention of others. Why not organize and maintain a common lunch service at the (haded school for the comfort and satisfaction of the people as well as for the convenience of the heads of the households in which the children belong, especially the mothers? What family is there among the patrons of the school which is not more or less concerned with this problem? Lunch for the children is a problem for the early morning, and also for the midday meal. Some families, at considerable inconvenience to themselves delay the midday meal until the children come home: some save something cold for the children, some prepare an extra, meal. And Ihere arc some children who do not get anything much to eat in the middle of the' day at all?certainly very little that is suitable. This whole problem has been taken up in some of the more progressive cities and satisfactorily solved by the daily service of a. common lunch at school, (n some cases it is done with the public funds, and in others by assessments and contributions, notably in different sections of New York, and in Baltimore they use this plan in some districts, while in other districts the matter is in charge of domestic science pupils, the work being looked after by details that bring in the service of each child say about one or two days a month. This very natural innovation does not add anything to the school cost, whether maintained by private subscription or public runrls, because all the cost at school is more thnn made up by savins: in money, inconvenience and worry at home. The idea is entirely practicable here and the patrons of the school will make no mistake in giving1 it such favorable consideration as will" lead to a- practical trial. LOCAL LACONICS. Township Sinking Funds. Senator Hart has introduced a bill to amend section 4 of an act entitled "An act to enable townships in York county to issue bonds for roads," so as to provide for the investment of the sinking funds from the sale of said bonds. .Referred tOjCommittce on finance. Fort Mill Postmastership. Joe. M. TJclk has been nominated to Hie United States senate for appointment as postmaster of Fort Mill; but as to whether his nomination will be confirmed by the Republican senate remains to be seen. Both Senators Smith and Dial are looking after the confirmation. \V. B. Ardrey has been acting postmaster since last July. Barn Destroyed by Fire. The barn on the promises of J. E. Brandon at. MeConnellsvillc was destroyed by fire Inst Tuesday and a horse and cow lodged therein were badly burned. One hundred and fifty bundles of fodder were consumed by the flames. A small amount of insurance was carried on the horse. The* owner has no idea as to the origin of the lire. Gin Destroyed by Fire. The cotton ginnery of W. I.. Hill and Company at Sharon, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock. The fire is believed to have been caused by a "hot box." The ginnery burned quickly since there were no facilities at hand to fight the fire. A large quantity of cotton in I lie yard caught lire but the blaze was extinguished. The loss is understood to have been about $10,000 with no insurance. Assessment of Mercantile Stocks. Every merchant in South Cnro'ina I.N III IS WWK iruvi* llin lit'lii vi?r? t:i>: commission, with offices in Columbia. a. blank form on which to make a report of the value of the stock of goods carried. These will he the basis of lax assessments for HUM. There are approximately lift en thousand merchants in the state to all of whom tiie tax commission is sending the blank stock statements. The merelianls are repaired to give in forma- | lion as to the nature of their business: llio amount of inventory merchandise reeeive I ami sales made since last inventory, ami prior to January I. 1921; the value of goods on consignment; the amount of notes and accounts received and at actual value: tiie amount of notes payable and accounts payable at actual value; the true value of merchandise and fixlures January 1: the amount of insurance carried: gross sales for 1920; tiie name of partners in a partnership and the names of olllcors in a corporation: the capital stock and the surplus accrued. Ail of this information is sworn to. Tiie tax commission will iix assessments on the basis of tlie informal ion furnished by the merchants themselves. If any fail to furnish tiie necessary data, it is staled the commission will take legal steps to reipiire tiicm to produce their records. The law rep Hires this. The tax commission is advising all merchants that the fair market value will he the basis of assessments. Much merchant is asked to advise the commission whether lie makes his statement on tie- basis of cost or market value. The assessment1; for taxation are made on the basis of forty-two per cent, of the true value of property. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Census figures just published reveal that in Chariest mi the females out-1 number the males 3.".117 to 32.S40. and j the white population out numbers the negro population 3f?.<!10 to 32,292. Ten years ago there were nearly 4.000 more negroes in the city than whites. . . ?! 1 O . Tl,nnin_ .\ J ?"1 11 II 1I 1 LT, .Jilll. 1 "> . nni i ? i i??nii|?sun ;in<l II. .1. Pearson. two proniint>nl farmers living ot Trinity, about three niilrs from town. engaged in n <iu:?rrel over lilt; trespassing of live stock on Thompson's larm yesterday niornin.-r. Thompson *usc?l liis shot kuu and Iwclly hurt Pearson. Pearson's wounds while p:t in Till, a it not considered serious by his physician. ? Among the candidaleM to succeed | to the vactiney on tin; supreme court { bench caused by (lie death of Associate .1 udyr Mydricl; are It. \\\ Memmi nger, ftdward Melver. .1. I*'. Carter. Tiies. i'. c'othrnn. J'rof. K. Marion Pucker. W.- P. ttice: Thos. S. Sense. The Charleston delegation lias unanimously endorsed .Judge Moinminger. ? Fire of undetermined origin came near destroying a group of dormitories it Ciemson college last .Monday moi*nr j ing, the heroic work of the numbers of! tin* corps of cadets being the means of! ininfintng the conflagration to its orig- 1 inal limits, and limititi.LC tlie destruction I to the kilem n and commissary of thci; itollegc. 1 >;.magc is estimated l?y Pros-| dent Uiggs at approximately (ion. | The kitchen and commissary are ai-ji tached t" I'.arr.acks Xo. 1. the largest of i a.-oiip of three dormitory buildings.! i Tile tire evidently originated in lliej citchen. and gained cmisiderahle liead- I ,vay. The college maintains its own ! i ire department, having protection from j iig pumps and hose lines kept in the t ;ai'ioos dormitories and buildings. The t . orps of cadets inrned out in fine style, i nanncil the hose lines and began a bat- | lc witli the conflagration to save the : iormilories. The fire seemed to gain i V headway for a few minutes, hut when ill the pumps were brought into action, and the pressure gained sufficient' strength, the cadets extinguished the lire without allowing it to sprea'd further than the kitchen and dormitory. ? Florence, January 20: Edmund Bigham, brother of L. S.'. Bigham, who was supposed to have killed his mother. his sister, Mi's. Marjorie Black and two adopted children, aljd then committed suicide at Pampljc'o, near here, / last Saturday, was arretted this afternoon on orders from Coroner Smith, who has been conducting an investigation of the tragedy.' Bigham was brought here and pladcd in jail. Several negroes will be arrested and held as material witnesses,',it was. learned tonight from the coroner. Bigham. . was arrested on the strength of a warrant sworn out today before Magistrate Wclmorc'by John W. McCraoken, father of the two little children, Leo and John- Mccracken, who. were killed and who had been adopted by Mrs. Black. An affidavit by Phillip H. Arrowsmith, an attorney of Florence, also declared that Edmund Bigli.nti hfirl threatened 'the life of Mrs.' Black when she had attempted to recover possession of three signed blank deeds which had been taken from"!.. S. Hicham by hisJjrolhor., In his.af-;. . lidavit Mr. Arrowsmith asserted Mrs. Black came to him on January 8 and requested him. to draw a will for her, charging that Edmund Bigham had threatened her life.. The a (lidavit also stated that Mrs. Black told him she had given to L?. S. "Bighorn three signed blank doeds; that Eklmund hod taken these papers from his brother and when she attempted to regain possession of them had threatened'her life. Edmund had no interest in the BIgham estate, having conveyed his interest to his mother and brother, it was stated. Arrowsmith declared he drew the will in accordance, with instructions, placing, in., it the reason why Mrs. Black wanted to leave her property to L. S. BIgham. The will has been found, according to authorities. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. ? Bills have been introduced in both the house and senate to abolish the state highway pommission. ? The house has adopted a-resolution asking for the continuance of Federal aid to public roads. The opposition argued that such aid gave too much Federal jurisdiction in South Carolina and costs more than it comes to. On the other hand it was represented that this state pays about $23,000,000 a year into the Federal treasury and this is one of the few ways the state lias of getting any of the money back. ? A concurrent resolution by Claude X. So pp. of Rich'and, which, in substance, declared that the activities of friends and various'candidates for office was disturbing the' tranquil pro-cesses of business of the General Assembly, and that all elections should be disposed of as soon as possible, was adopted by the* house.;; It provided that elections for all vacancies,, ex cept that of associate justice of the State Supreme court,..would' begin Tuesday, January 25, at noon. ? M. R. Cooper, of Beaufort, lias introduced a bill prohibiting the exhibir tion of carnival shows.any part of South Carolina. At present about twenty-one counties 'exclude these shows, but, stated Mr. 'Cooper, such >>|?UUI?U Ul'lM ciru lllirunouviiuviitiii ho wanted one state-wide in application, which would not successfully lie contested. The measuredoes not apply to circuses. It was referred to the committee on judiciary,(!n ? Columbia January 17: A bill requiring judges to sentence persons . convicted of violating th.e prohibition law to imprisonment without the alternative of a line,' unless otherwise recommended by the trial jury, was introduced in the house of representatives. when it convened tonight after a recess from last Friday afternoon. The bill carries a minimum sentence of one month and a maximum sentence of six :months for the lirst offense and from.one ycar'for the second ami subsequent offenses. it likewise stipulates that a fine cannot be given unless the evidence is cleat* that tlie defendant had less than a quart in his possession. It was introduced by Representative \V. D. Mallard and was re "erred to the committee on police, regulations. ? An entirely new idea in the matter of pensioning Confederate veterans, providing for two classes of pensions, instead of four, as at present, is being presented to the legislature by Senator Hart of York, in a bill revising the pension system. The bill would provide that the pension fund be distributed to tlie counties in proportion to the number of pensioners I if this various counties. the county popsiojt boards to divide their allotments to the veterans in two classes. Cjass A would be those veterans who have reached the age of Sft, and who lost an arm. a leg, or their - ""A ?Mi??ilfvo/l r\%? opo + n_ I'.VJMfclli, Will' me |'uhu;avu ui ?v. v. w tally incapacitated, or whose income is not over $:10? n. year. Class B would he all other pensioners- nut in Class A, these to receive $75 eg/fth., If the pension fuml in a county allows for Class rt pensioners to receive more than $75 each, then the nvonqy would be divided so as to Rive throe-fourths of the total to Class A, and one-fourth to Class B. L'ndor the present plan. all classifying has been done by the county boards, before the pension, {fund was disbursed . to the counties, resulting in some counties getting more than others, in proportion to the mimbcr of pensioners. HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS Baptist Genera! Board Has Selected Chester as the Place. Chester was chosen as the location fur the Baptist high school for boys at tiie annual session of the Baptist general board in Columbia Wednesday. This location was chosen from sites offered by HcnnettsvHle, Abbeville, Well ford and Chester. The sum of $L'00.000 was appropriated by the hoard for this school. The general board also adopted the rocomtijendtilion of the education commission to establish a school at W'annamnker as a.,Baptist academy for tiie Pee Due section. The offer from Wnnnamaker contains a /rift of 57 acres of land and $1.7,215 in money. Kurt her recommendations l?y lite commission, of which Dr. 0. A. Jones is secretary, adopted l?y the genera! board were: That $2,-100 per year lie be paid out of the f inds of the ministerial education department for the salary of a professor of Bible at Furman university: that the live Baptist colleges be encouraged to establish a summer school at Kurman university and that $1.5(10 per year be appropriated for t lit* purpose out of the current support funds. The following distributions of the >versi:bsrription to the $75,000,000 campaign. were also adopted by the gen- / oral board: Limestone college, $175,- ' IMIO; liidgedale academy, $35,000; Kdislo academy. $25,000: Southeast academy. $75,000; Pee Doe academy, 57">.onO; for the other two academies projected by the convention. $150,000: for the industrial school'in (Jreenville, 550.000. and for the high school at hosier, $200,000. *