Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 25, 1921, Page Page Two, Image 2
GARNERED WITH SCISSORS
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News From Within and Without
the County.
CONDENSED FOB QUICK READING
Some Items of Fact, Some of Comment
; arid All Helping to Give an Idea of
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and
Dojng.
Fort Mill Times, January 20:. An
audience which filled the^auditorium
01 the Fort Mill Baptist church Sunday,
evening at 7.30 o'clock heard with
dose attention a recital of the sufferings.
..and wrongs inflicted upon the
Armenian people by the Turks, the
speaker being N. A. Boyajian, a native
Armenian, who is now South
i.'.j ,-r.lirm fialri. SM?rAtn.rV for NOU!" EUSl
KHief. uThe condition of S. P. Blankcn.ship,
Fort Mill township's oldest citwho
was critically ill a fortnight
ago at his home five miles north of
U.wh is now so much improved that
ljt- in able to be out of be<J and walking
.-ibout indoors Members of the
T-"t:i Hall Guards, Fort Mill National
Uimrd company, are expecting to re vivt
within the next day or two the
compensation allowed them by the
government for attendance upon |
drills. The amount the privates and
n?oi-commissioned officers will receive
averages about $26 for each for taking
part in the: drills since the company
was organized during the latter part
of September. ' Money was not so
hard to get when the company was
tak-ri into the service," yesterday said
Arthur C. Lytle, first lieutenant, "and
at i,hat time the pay for attending
drills .seemed a matter of little importance
to many of the members,
but conditions are different now and
:?<r several days I have been bombarded
with inquiries as to when the
nion?> likely will arrive." Saturday
night, January S, L. M. Massey
' niertained the members of the Fork
Shorthorn association and a few other
gu.-si* at his home four rfiiles south
of t-'iivn. It was the occasion of Mr.
AUiss-y's birthday and an elaborate
four-course dinner was served by Mrs.
Massey, assisted by Mrs. Monroe
While.: After dinner M. H. Smith,
tcudhep of agriculture in the Fort
Mill graded school, was called upon
for a talk. He spoke in behalf of the
class- of farmers he expects to organize
and the group voted to meet the
til-si Friday night in each month at
t.hc home of one of the farmers and
dis.'uss seasonable agricultural probN'tris.
The llrst meeting will be held
at the home of Monroe White the first
Friday night in February. Those who
ajoyed Mr. Massey's hospitality were:
Kenneth Nlms, Osmond Barber, J. J\
i*r?'wdert Murray Mack, Frederick
.?ML R. Smith;, R
H StVlbling'.'s.' A; White, Edward
White. W.* M. White, Monroe White,
M.-.ssey White and Leon Massey.
Rock Hill Herald, Jan. 21: At a
moss meeting of the Catawba Indians
'hi the reservation last night it was
tociaM to request that the special
i-ornmission recommend that the s lie
kittle as follows: Provide *10 acres
of land, addition to that now held, for
r.'iih head, the state to retain title;
provide* homes and supply stock and
' 'aim Implements, and make an allowinn.i
of $300 per head annually for
tie next twenty years. The members
of the tribe feel that this in a reason tile
request, it is stated, in view of the
debt owirig 'them by the si a1 *.\ The
'. iuest, in writing, will l>e submitted
tv the commission tomorrow Mr>.
!'. C. Ragin died this morning at 1J.15
lock- at the residence in Khcnezer.
('. Mowing an iliness of more than a
y-iir. Although not unexpected, t ie
n-w-s of her death brought genuine
grief to a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances. Th*? I'unctal will be
h?:M from Ebenezer Presbyterian
church, of which she wan a devout
member, tomorrow afternoon at 1
'/ lock, the services to be conducted
l.y her pastor. Rev. John C. Bailey.
The interment will he in the family
pi'.f In the church burying ground.
VJYs. Ragin was 17 years of a::c and >s
u'vived by four children, Elizabeth
.J .ek, Mary I-'ranees and Alexa Ragin.
jti'O two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Mrougk
on, of Warren, Ark., and Miss Marie
l-'ewell, and Dr. Alex Powell, of I'hil:
delphia: also her stepmother, Mrs.
Sam Fewell, and two half sisters,
Misses Ray and Margaret Pcwell
nonstable Prank Allen this morning
received a telegram from the chief
of police of Rolhaven. N. slating
' oat Miles Reid. negro, was wanted
I Uere on -the ehariro of bnrxrlarv. Rei<!
- the negro caught in the store of
" Ig-slie and Claseock, .'it Leslie, a few
nights ago. lie is serving two sentones
of 30 , days each on the roads
tor stealing a horse from third's and
:< watch from Sam Ktinson. When
these sentences are completed he will
1 tee trial on the charge of breaking
into the Leslie store, also lor stealing
:i bicycle from Foster Davis. When
(he York authorities have finished with
! iih Reid will he turned over to flic
.v-orfh Carolina authorities.
Chester Reporter, Jan. 20: Chester
! * grots to lose Mr. O. M. Johnson and
family, who expert to leave for (Ireen*dle
February 1st to make their home.
I R. L. Douglas and family of Rodman
have rented Mr. Johnson's home
on Smith street and will he given a
arty welocme to Chester, When
<(s fevans. colored, of the Mollis' store
neighborhood, returned to his home
Monday afternoon, after spending the
day in Chester, lie found his wife Ella
Evans, lying on the floor, cold in
death, with a ghastly wound about
the heart, and the weapon with which
ihe shooting was done (Evans' singteoantlle'y
a, jury...which viewed the-rebody.
Magistrate Jas. fi'. Tie id c'm
panellyed a jury, whihc viewed the remains
and then adjourned to . meet
later and renew its investigations
The Armory ljas been secured as the
place for an indoor basket-hall court
for the boys, and Mr. Jlarrell will
have teams at practice in a very short
time Mrs. Matlie C. Clark, one
of the communities most excellent
women, died suddenly yesterday evening
at seven o'clock at her residence
on Hinton street, death probably being
due to acute indigestion. Funeral
services will be held at the home at
2.30 o'clock- this afternoon by Rev. L.
McB. White, pastor of the First Baptist
church, after which the remains
will he taken to Woodward Baptist
church graveyard for interment
We arc truly sorry that a situation
has arisen in eastern Chester county
j leading to the action of Tuesday last,
when the protest of opponents of the
withdrawal scheme was sustained,
land the election of Tuesday, January
11th, was thrown out. We believe in
the majesty of the ballot box. and
realize that to set aside the will of
the majority, as expressed at the polls,
no matter how well taken the objections
might happen to be as they were
in the contest in <|uestion, is a esrious
step. Without.discussing the contest
and the action of the election board,
which did not instigate the contest
and whose duty, in our judgment, was
clear and unequivocal with the facts
and law presented, we want to appeal
to the citizens of each Chester county
regardless of faction and regard
less Oi views 011 me question ui issue,
to drop Ihe whole matter for the
time being at least, take their grievances
up through the proper channels,
and then, if matters are not
remedied, the withdrawal scheme can
be resurrected,' and nobody will have
just ground for objection J. D.
Jackson, a white barber, who was arrested
here one day last week and j
committed to jail on a charge of white
slavery, was given a hearing this i
morning before United States Com- J
missioner Paul Hemphill and sent backto
jail to await trial in the J-'ederal
court. Jackson was arrested at the
instance of his wife on the charge of
living with a woman to whom he had
not been lawfully married.
Lancaster News, Jan. 21: Marriage
licenses have been issued by the judge
of probate to the following couples:
Eugene Catcs and Josephine Wright,
(white) Jim Stewart, a colored
tenant on Oakland Farm has caught
(123) one hundred and twenty-three
o'possums so far this winter. Jim
says "It has not been a good winter
to catch 'possums, if it. had been
goodness only knows how many 1
would have caught." Speaking of
an item from Anderson in yesterday's
state about a negro who was let out
of .kiil and returned asking to be taken
back. Sheriff Hunter said the same
ilijng happened^ here last week when a
negro was released. The following day
he returned to the jail and said he
wanted to slay there ..The home of
Jim Hunter, of the Union section, was
destroyed by lire Tuesday night.. The
lire originated from a defective fine.
Only a few articles of furniture were
saved.
Cleveland Star (Shelby) Jan. 21:
A marriage of interest to a wide circle
of friends of this popular couple
throughout this county is that of Miss
Kale Borders and Mr. Hen Roberts,
which took place Wednesday night at
the country home at 7.1th o'clock
Mr. R. I. LeRrnnd superintendent of
the Shelby Cotton mill returned Wednesday
from a business trip to New
[ Voile and reports a -better feel in g
| among business men. They are of the
opinion that the worst of the depression
is over and conditions are lookling
up The Ilainrick two story
| brick building on West, Marion street
is nearing completion. All brick work
1 has been finished and the roof is about
on. As sOon as the interior work is
finished the three large since rooms
down stairs and the small rooms upstairs
will be rented. The building
belongs to T. W. and Crank ilainrick
and Zollic Uoviore and is one of the
handsomest new strueliiro.s in Shelby.
Lemuel Boyd Willis a subxtan
tint and highly respected citizen ??f
upper Cleveland died Jan. 13 at the
age nf 00 years 10 months and 13 days.
Mr. Willis had been in liad health for
some time, but the end was rather
sudden to his family and large host of
friends, lie was a member of St.
I'eters Methodist.church, and the funeral
services were conducted at the
church on Saturday January lath by
his pastor, Kev. Dwight \\\ I'.rown in
the presence of a large crowd of sor "" i."'
ihIjiIive? :iml friends and his
body \v;is laid to rest in the cemetery
near the church Mrs. Annie
Wen titers, wife of Mr. John Went hers
of this place diet! at the home of her
(inlighter, Mrs. t'lytie I'oslon on South
Washington street, Thursday inornina
at 3 o'clock from rmeutnoiiiti nfler an
illness of only a. few days. Her remains
will he taken to Mooreshoro
this afternoon for interment at Sandy
Ktiii church. Jtevs. 1. D. Ilarrill and
John Suttle conduct intr the services
at 2 p. in. The deceased was horn in
Itutherford county 53 years aan. and
,was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jatnes Wall. She was married ahout
34 years ago to Mr. John Weathers of
this place, who survives her, together
with six daughters, Mrs. Clyde Cost on,
Mrs. Tom Tucker of Shelby; Mrs. Irvin
Allen of near Kings Mountain;
Mrs. Harwell fDaggett of Dillon. S. 1
and Misses itlay and Heha Wealhers
hoth of Shelby. Also one brother
Mr. ('. C. Wail of CJastonia Walter
Moore, an employe at the Shelby cotton
mill got his foot crushed in an
elevator at the mill Wednesday.
Gastonia Gazette, Jan. 21: ('apt.
Frallies H. Hall and Mr. George Adams
of Scott. Charnle>.& Co., auditors, are
in flastonia this week on business in
the Armstrong mill unices, ('apt. Ball
is a veteran of the Mocr war and of the
world war. During the world war lie
was a member of the famous "Princess
Pat" regiment Mr. \V. Y. )
Warren. Mr. Clyde C. Craig and Mr.
T. S. Troll returned yesterday from
Raleigh, where they attended the annual
meeting of the ('.rand Dodge of
Masons of the state. Mr. Warren
represented Castonia. Lodge No. 2GD
of this city, and Mr. Craig represented
the Dallas lodge. They report a most
enjoyable and profitable time
At. the regular meeting of Woodcll
Kebokuh Ixidge. No. 12S, !. O. O. F.,
to be held in the Odd Fellows Hall at
7.30 o'clock tonight, new officers will
be installed as follows: Mrs. E. D. Atkins.
Noble (J rand; Miss Margaret
Tiddy. Vice ('.rand; Mrs. F. A. Cathey,
Recording Secretary: Miss E. M.
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T. Fndgett, Treasure!*. The installation
of officers was postponed from
last Friday night on account of the
inclement weather, The Armstrong
apartments, work on which has been
temporarily delayed, will lie rapidly
pushed to completion and be ready for
occupancy by April 1, it was stated
today by ofliccrs of the Armstrong
Land & Investment Company. Mr. \V.
ltalph Armstrong is president; C. C.
Armstrong, vice-president and assistant
treasurer; .J. It. Armstrong, sorroluiry
and \V. L. Wet/.cll, treasurer.
Thcrenre 13 ajiartmenls in the building
together with 25 other sfhj-'lo rooms.
There arc eight three-room apartments,
and five six-room apartments,
nil facing Marietta street. Facing
Second avenue there are apartments
containing twont.v-hve rooms which
are designed for use by those desiring
suitable quarters of one or two rooms.
They are especially suitable for teachers,
stenographers and business women
in general. There will likely be
one floor reserved for gentlemen roomers.
Tho apartments facing on SocI
ond avenue are three stories high, the
! others being only two. There are
also quarters for the housekeeper.
Following the sensational news as
published in The Charlotte Observer
Friday morning regarding the Federal
indictments drawn against the Wizard
Automobile company. The Cassette
representative obtained from * District
Attorney Stonewall .). Durham, who
drew-the warrants, additional information
concerning the alleged charges.
"The claims and charges made by
these people arc so preposterous that
they really arc amusing." "For instance."
said Mr. Durham, they claim
that $100 worth of their stock will be
worth $1,200' in two years, and that a
profit of $1,500,000 had already been
made, and that the actual book value
of the stock was now $21.OS. par value. J
examination of the books of the company
showed that the value of the
stock was $2 per share. "Furthermore,
they have exhibited moving
J picture films showing-extensive, work
and improvements going on at their
plant near Charlotte. They showed
completed cars whizzing-around, workmen
husily engaged shipping, and unloading
material, when, as a matter
of fact, the whole thing was faked.
They claim that the car was without
a flaw, that it was being manufactured
at a rapid nitc and that more
orders were being received than could
be tilled. All this was pure flim-flam.
They claimed that they had orders
for 30,000 cars and were refusing to
lake further orders. There might
have heon an element of truth in this
for it turned out that some irrcspon- j
sihie cab driver in New York had j
placed an order for 25.000 cars which !
he had no idea of taking. They as- j
surcd their stockholders that the first I
year's dividends were already assured j
even if there were no more business i
forthcoming. They also claimed that
1 hey had a co-operative agreement
among their thousands of employes,
and that their corps of stenographers
was headed by one called the chief of
stenographers. It developed that-this
lady was the only stenographer they
had. Kurthomore," said Mr. Durham,
of the $100,000 capital .stock subscribed.
only $120,000 can be accounted
for by tlie officers. And they had
only $500 in the cash drawers Hiitiir
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day night." The charges against the
Wizard (Company have l>cen ponding
since last October said Mr. Durham.
When he assumed the duties of the
U. S. District attorney's office this was
one of the first matters brought to his
attention. It was originated among
the stockholders of" the company who
had begun to suspect that fraud was
being practiced. Mr. Durham has
made trips to the attorney-genera!
in Washington in connection with the
case and a. special representative of
(tie department of justice: has boon
with Mr. Durham, helping in the investigation
for several weeks.
FOOD FOR HUNGRY.
Toledo, 0., Organizations Provide for
Those Out of Work.
The first free meals to be served to
uucinpioycu inun 01 aoicuo, Jasi. j1 nu.iy,
were taken advantage of by more than
1,3001 applicants, it was announced at
the social service federation which is
giving out l.fiOO tickets.
The meals were served in a public
market place. Tickets also were issued
for 1,00(1 pounds of fish and 3,000 pecKs
of potatoes, for the men to take to their
families. John It. Cowell, city emergency
labor commissioner, reiterated a
statement that "at least 10,000 people
in Toledo arc mighty close to the starving
line."
Nearly 200 more were added to the
list of unemployed Friday when a reduction
in forces of the Pennsylvania
Hail road company went into effect.
Twenty-five per cent of the freight
crews of the Pennsylvania lines over
the Toledo and IWunsflcld division
were laid off under the order and. the
clerks in the Toledo freight office put
on a live day a week basis.
? Iceland proposes to utilize her
numerous water/alls' in carrying out
an extensive program of water power
distribution.
Women
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Bright eyes, a clear skin and a body
full of youth and health may be
your3 if you will keep your system
in order by regularly taking
C^MEOAL
The world's standard remedy for kidnt.y,
liver, bladder ravi-uric ncid troubles, the
enemies of life arid locks. In uso sinco
1696. All druggists, three size3.
I-ook for tlie nir.c 'Go'.d Model on ovcry . >\a
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J.C/WiLBORN ?|mte
Three Lots?In llie town of Clover
near the (traded School building. See
me for price, which is right.
156 Acres?Five anil onc-nair macs
of Hock Hill; one mile of a splendid
school; three tenant houses, two barns,
one extra large barn; a magnificent
new dwelling, two stories, nine rooms,
lights and water; all modern improvements.
This is undoubtedly the best
equiped, absolutely level farm in the
county. See me for price?Which Is
Right.
240 Acres?In Mecklenburg county,
X. G? located on the National Stale
Highway from Charlotte to Columbia.
Only six miles from Charlotte cross
mads; three-fourths of a mile from
Sharon schools and church: a magnificent
country farm and Will bo said at
the right price.
55 3-4 Acres?Between York and
flock JI ill. near Floyd Jackson's store;
a four room house and burn. Plenty of
wood, good land, good neighborhood;
near schools and churches; about three
miles of Tirzah station. Price on level
with cotton prices.
113 Acres?Two miles of York, large
ten room residence; good barn, new
tenant house, about a three horse farm
open,'? .Plenty of wood and water, on
public road from York to Clover.
The above farms are all priced right.
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INDIANS SEEK SETTLEMENT
Catawbas Want Cash Allowance and
Also Extra Land Grants.
MEETING WAS HELD AT RESERVATION
Governor's Commission Will Make Re;- j
ommendation to General Assembly)
After Careful Consideration cf Claim
of the Indians?Want Sixty Acre; of [
Land Each. ,
Members of the tribe of Catawba In- |
dinns, meeting on their reservation in j
eastern York'county in the Lcsslic see- f
lion, Inst Thursday night decided, upon I
the terms of the settlement they will!
request the state of South Carolina to J
make with them. >
Briefly slated the Indians want tne |
state to allow them GO acres of land j
per head, in addition to what they now;
own, the state to retain title; build |
suitable residences upon the several j
tracts and provide working stock and
farm implements. In addition it is asked
that the state make an annual allowance
of $300 per head for the next
twenty years. k
For some years past the Indians, the
tribe now numbering 133, have been
seeking to effect a settlement with the
slate. It seems that about 1811 the!
state leased an area of about 15 square 1
miles from the Indians, it being alleged !
that the state agreed to pay a rental of J
$5,000 a year for a period of 1)0 years. 1
Meantime the stale issued grants of the
land to settlers and the entire tract,
with the exception of about Glu acres
retained as the reservation, is now
owned by South Carolinians. Rock
Hill, Fort Mill and portions of Chester
and Lancaster counties are included in
this tract, it is said. The Indians eontend
that the state lias not paid a rental
of $5,000 a. year. Wheh the lease expired
the Indians did not call for a-return
of their land, if it was due to be
returned to them under the terms of
the lease or treaty. They are not asking
for this now, hut eon (end that they
must have more land and must be provided
with means whereby they can
better themselves, have schools of their
own r nd bring their children -up to be
intelligent and enterprising eitizens.
The commission has gone into various
phases of the situation and is still
considering the matter from all angles
in order that the best possible solution
of the problem mtly be reached. One
of the citizens testifying before the
commission pointed out that the Indians
wore like children. They must
be taught to farm, to provide for themselves
and to take care of what they
make. Even the members of the tribe
admit it would be folly for the slate to
give them titles to land, as they would
dispose of it, make way with the proceeds
and then he in as burl fix as ever.
The Catawbas have ever been counted
as the friend of the settlers and it
is understood that on many occasions
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I J. H. B. JENKINS,
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I hey so proved themselves during dark o
hours in the early Hfo of the country f
when hostile tribes endeavored to unite
all members of their race to rise and
destroy the encroaehors upon their
hunting grounds. c
Just vben the commission will be
ready lo irport is not known, but it is
stated that their findings will be made
only after due deliberation. The Indians
express their confidence in the
men who have been selected to make
the recommendations.as to settlement 1
and it is believed they will gladly ac- <
crept any recommendation that may lie
made, whether the terms are similar to
those asked or not. . Members of the
tribe have stated that they feel the
commission will reach, a solution that
will prove .most bcneflei&l to the In- '
diana and mat 11 tne suite acsopis me
recommendations and carries them out,
the day will mark a new era, in the
life of the. Catawbas and will enable
each individual in the tribe to place
himself and herself on a higher plane
of civilization. It will at ieast provide '
adequate school facilities, that the boys
and girls of the tribe will have a chance
to obtain a common and high school
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