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"views and interviews
Brief Local Paragraphs of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED CP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know?Condensed
For Quick Reading.
"Just look at that," said a Yoikvi'.le
business man to Views and Interviews,
showing1 a printed postal card price list
lie had just taken out of the mail last
Saturday. "Pure linseed oil'down to
G8 cents a gallon!" Asked as to the
highest wholesale price during the war.
he said he did not remember exactly;
but it was something over $2 a gallon.
The lowest pre-war price he could remember
was somewhere between 50
and CO cents. "People who.may have
been .waiting for a drop in prices before
beginning to paint," he commented.,
"need not wait any longer, in my
opinion."
Poison In Whisky.
"You might possibly think that there
is more or less humbug about that story
you have so often heard about the
distillers putting concentrated lye in ,
their so-called whisky," said. Mr. J. A. (
Steele of Sharon No. 2, last Thursday. (
"I have been doubtful 0:1 the subject ,
myself," he continued, "but now I am (
convinced. 1 went -with a patty not (
long ago to help break up-a distillery
outfit and when we overturned a tub of .
mash I saw with my own eyes three
lied Devil lye > labels. Well, I confess
that in times past I have taken an oc- ,
casional drink with a good deal of j
pleasure. That was when I thought 1
knew what I was drinking; but no j.
more of that for me if you please. You ^
can't tell what you are drinking now. j
and it is a good thing to let alone, l .
don't wc nt any." ,
Pertinent Questions. ;
"f clipped this from a magazine the <
other day with the idea of giving it to ]
my grandson as memory work, with u '
view to training hint,*' said a YorkviUc I
grandad the other day. "1 think it i
pretty clever, don't you: '
Where can a man buy a cap for his t
knee? (
Or a key to the lock of his hair? I
Can his eyes be called an academy
Because there are pupils there? '
In the crown of his head t
What gems are found? ,
Who travels the bridge on his nose?
Can he use when shingling the roof of (
Hie VtrttlSA t
The nails 011 the ends of his toes? t
Can the crook of his elbow be sent to
jail?
If so. what did he'do? *
J low does lie sharpen his should r <
blades? ' ;
I'll In* hanged if I know, do you? '
Can he sit in the shade of the palm of
his hand? j '
Or beat on the drum of his ear? I
Docs the calf of liis left eat the corn on (
his toes?
If no, why not grow corn on the ear? 1
Out of the L'ong Age.
Col. Charles L. Cobb, of Rock IIill.
was showing to friends the other day.
a copy of a letter written August 1?.
1S01. by Silas 12. Wier to Mr. David 1
Cowan, then living in Salisbury. X. C. '
r'l.,. lott?r written on an excellent''
grade of parchment with pen and ink. j1
is still in a good state of preservation
and the writing is as plain as it was 1
the day that It was written. Mr. Weir 1
was engaged in the wholesale mcrcaii- !
tile business in Philadelphia in those 1
days. Newspaper advertising was nut!'
used very extensively and there wen : 1
no typewriters and stenographers em- j
ployed by business houses. In his let - 1
tor Mr. Weir writes to Mr. Cowan, so- ; 1
licit ing a part of Ids mercantile busi- j '
ihss. Here is what he says:
"Under the patronage of our mutual \ '
friends, Messrs. linker and Jicnnings, j'
1 intend commencing business in ;e few j '
days on my own account at No. L'lj W.!
> j
Front street, near to Market, .and. take 1
this early opportunity of solicit ins; a !
partieipationaJ of your favors in-the'
dry K''oils and hardware line. From the!'
length of time spent at this particular
business, and knowledge aequo ed in 1
the employ of the above gentlemen'
wit!) a detenninational to import from
the best houses?keep a well assorted 1
stock?.and sell on moderate to: ins. I
hope io give such satisfaction to those'
that inay favor me with their com- 1
mands as will total to mutual p ensure 1
and advantage.
"< air city enjoys at this stas ia an uc.- |1
common d? gTi.e of iicalth and as we are
in daily expectation of the fa'l vessels. '
we look for tiic ri viva I of le.isir.es-i ver.v
shortly when J shall he happy to see;
you in this piaee.
" i tespee t f til Iy you rs.
-Silas I-:. Weir." <
Prices cf Hardware.
They were t:t!kintt* about hardware
prices mi the courthouse earner 1 !:v |
other day?thro" farmers. Two wt r.
siandin.tr there 'when a third earn tij.
with snme plow molds that he had just \
purchased. and when the newcomer in-j
fmined the others thai he had paid il
cents a pound, there was a remark >n >
the effect that everything had yone
down except hardware. Then lhey.be-,
JUKI to etimpart* prices they had paid
for different articles at different plans,
and they came to the conclusion that
some of tiie haidware people were
protitcerin:;- a little more shamelessly,
than sonic of tlo- others. i-\>r instance
one man had recently paid i-l cents for
" plow molds at Sharon, and another hod
Im 11 aht tlieni at S cc.'its at Mel'mHielisville
Kollnwinjc the discussion, Views and
Interviews took occasion 1o make s u.v '
inquiries of a responsible local hardware
dealer. Here is soma of the laformation
lie pave:
"We arc selling plows today at from
fj to 10 and 11 cents. During the wai
we sold some patterns as high as 1.2 1-2
to l-l cents. The wholesale cost ioday
is 10 1-2 cents, to which you must ado
the freight. Practically everything in
my store is 15 per cent higher now
than it was a year ago. The plows that
we sell at 5 cents are odd sizes that we
are glad to get rid of and which the
buyer is willing to use at some inconvenience
because of Liu; price.
"There may be some reduction in
hardware later on; but I do not see
any chance of it immediately. The
wholesalers ore not offering such reductions.
They say that they did not
go ui) with the price of steel, and even
if steel breaks some, they cannot comedown
with it all at once. So far as we
arc concerned, we did not go up with
the market as we should have done;
hut of course we will have to come
down with it.-'
Rural York County.
"1 have not been over a groat deal of
it; but from what I have seen, 1 think
that the country districts of York county
compare most favorably with anything
I know in the state," said Prof.
12. A. Montgomery, superintendent of
the Yorkville Public schools, in a short
sh'at with Views and Interviews the
other evening. Prof. Montgomery explained
that he had long been especially
interested in this particular feature
of South Carolina life, and somehow
he could not help being more
pleased at the sight of wholesome pro-#
gressivc development in rural life, even
than he was in industrial progress.
That is because he regards the rural
life as generally the most desirable.
"Mo, I would not attempt to give you
i comprehensive summary of my impressions
yet, because my observations
lave not yet been sufficiently extensive
to afford the necessary information,"
he said. "But still, in riding,
* - ? ^ <*-*"? I I
ilong mc country ruuun, i ..... ....... v.... .
,'d with the large number of neatly j
minted, handsome homes I see, sur- I
ounded by large and substantial outluildings,
beautiful groves, orchards,
matures, etc. Also 1 ain impressed
.villi the unmistakable signs of culture !
is evidenced by landscape-effeeLs. flow- '
rr yards and conservatory plants. I
iave seen a nuiuoer of places that look
ike they might be complete economic
jnits, tiic owners of which are seldom
compelled to go olf their own places
. xcept perhaps for various manufac- '
ured articles that could not be prcdus;d
at homo. Yes, also I see some old. '
un-down places that were evidently '
ince prosperous and that arc now oo- !
Upied by negro tv mints: but iliere Is '
ml riy uiavli of tiiis kind or 1
- 1 - inin i.thei i
lung as is i" i< N vn
K'ctians nf 1 lie statu with which I atn
amiliar. Do you know thai I believe j1
ho highest future of this country doicmls
upon tlte proper development of 1
ur rural life? Well, according to my '
dea, there is no putslion of the fact." :
THos. B. Glenn.
SJ.cnchmv or other wo a'l fall into the
i
iialdt of waiting until a fellow has I
roue to say something nice about lur-.i.
ind we don't begin to really appreciate
i-tn until he is gone. Thos. II. Glenn ,
wont suddenly and there will be hun- ,
1 roils of jieople who will karn of Iiis{(
passing with keen regret. Tin y'M not
inly miss Lint around Thanh. wiierc
to had lived many years, but thrnug.-.- ,
>;it 1 lie eastern section of York county
pariieu'arly. where he wr.s well known, j
Views and Interviews loses a good
friend by Ids going. Many is the goon j,
lews story that Magistrate Tom Glenn ,
ins given hiii) in the past. lie would j
invc hern a yooit newspaper i,,
if ho had sw-'M lit t?i K't i"'" tli" news- | ,
paper Kami*. J it* was one of those fei- ; ,
lows who had a nose for news and!,
whenever anything especially inteii st- ;,
in a in Irs line of woik came up he was-j
tlways kind inoujrh to tell about- it. ,
Th'-re was no belter magistrate in the!,
jomily than Tom (JJetm. He took pride i,
in Ids job and lie iu-M tip his end all J,
.he lime. There is perhaps more worn ;
lor a magistrate in Kbeiir.-r township!
Ihan in any other townsh'p of tlte j,
lo runty. Magistrates aic* notoriously
imderpaid; but .VIr. ('.lean never complained.
It would he impossible to estimate
how much money he has spent
out of his pocket in holding tip his job.;
last a few weeks njr?? there oc tirred 'a i
ration- peculiar ease in the township.
mother and her children wm'c penniless |
and almost starviu;;. They eotildtt'l ii" !
11 the coiinty Itomi ?shouldn't have i
yorse there. IJe i lit en sled himself in
tin m, although he didn't have to. lie!
nrinatrod to uti a home for the mother;
and fatherless yiris. It cost h'ni in-'iii-Hibic
Ilk;,- ST.", out of his pocket, lilt:
lie \v:is ylud to do it. That v.":is htivi. |
The summons mme sudd* n!y for him.;
That was ail risrht. .lust a fi w ilays
before In- died In- culled Views a ml Interviews
i-vi r tin- "iiliMtu- lu say that lie
was ticttinjv alum; nicely an.l vamtu
.- nun hi- up ami mi the job. lie really
thiu'ipht s;i. Hut the (iietil MtiKislntt"'
litis set 11 lit to run jvc him ami lie isKiino.
'" 1:iir le-artrd matt was Tom
Clean." saiil ;> minister who was tali-.inir
ah.nit him this moriiitiK. "I'll miss
him. Whenever I iuc<l>-il iimm-y for
my work down tlnwi- at his home. In-t|
alwtiys say. "Yon yo ahead, parson. I'll
stand lor it." .More than wiliiiiK to do
his part. That is ike kind of man Mr.
1 Menu v.'tiv," l'oaei- to his tislii-s. i
;
-The 1 i'y iniait-il of .Macon. ("Jen-- '
1
yia. litis passed ;ia auti-flit-iintr oi-.li-,
n.-in-e. ni.-ikiti:: it unlawful f,ii- in
ronvi 1 e with or innl-a* < !>:n-. al itirls. 1
HAVE 1 ONION
Do You Know Human System Has
Special Head For Them?
THE MARKET IS NOW GLUTTED
Two Great Producing Regions In
United States?One Great Belt is in
the South.
By Frederick J. Haskin.
Washington, D. C., April 18.?If you
are one of those thrifty persons who
cut down the cost of living by buying
what the market offers at bargain,
you wiJI reaturc onions on your laoie
this spring.
The market is glutted with onions.
There arc said to be 2,500 carloads of
them on hand, which will soon be usiless
if not eaten. And at the same
time the human system has a special
need for onions. They are. according
to experts, one of the very best of
spring tonics. Not only do they contain
vitamines, and the mineral salts
in which a civilized diet is so poor, but
also certain essential oils that have
the .specific effect of stimulating the
liver. And 1he liver is usually an important
factor in that springtime feeling
of lassitude and general indifference
which the pect does not sing.
The present glut, in the onion market
has forced down the price of that vegetable,
which took rank as a luxury
during the war, to two cents a pound.
In the producing regions you can bu>
them for as little as half a cent. This
situation, which is so happy for the
onion eater and 'so sad for the onion
grower, is a part of the general collapse
of the value of farm products?
a collapse which is undermining the
economic health of the whole country.
But it ijS UISO uuo in part u> u peuu- |
linrtty of the business of onion growing
There arq two great onion-producing
regions in the United States. The
more important of these is in the
north. It runs from Massachusetts to
Michigan in an unbroken bc'.t across
the country, then jumps the prairie
states and appears again in Colorado
tnd northern California. This region
produces S3 per cent, of all our onions.
From it come the big white, red and
yellow onions which you can buy all >
winter at the grocery store. They are
harvested in the early fall and are
placed in special onion storage houses,
which are so constructed as to resist
Jie frost. These storage houses may
je owned by the onion growers in some
gisca. but more often the property of
intil dealers. The onions are sent leu
Market as they arc needed.
Southern Crop.
In the south, especially in the gulf
states, there is another onion belt,
which produces the other 1"> per cent,
jl'our unions. These ;ire the Bermuda
anions which you see figured on menus
ihoul this time of the year. They are
planted in December and harvested
sarly i:i the spring. They arc supposed
to conic on the markcl just as
Lho northern crop, stored the fall before.
is becoming exhausted. Tn this
f.ise, the notthern crop has not been
exhausted. Thousands of tons of
northern onions remain in the market
to compete with the southern crop.
And the southern crop won't keep.
Harvested in warm weather, it must lie
moved and eaten within three or four
.......ijv ..r it will snoii. Hence, nut only
is tin* grower of northern onions being!
forced to take a very low price for his j
mop. hut (lie southern onion man is |
ipi to see his crop rot in storage.
This situation is t,v|?ic:il of the conlitions
which are causing the Ameri- j
am farmer so tnueh distress. The J
price that he getss for his product is |
cguisitid hy demand and supply. I.'n- j
fortunately he cannot control (lie de- !
mand at all, and he can control the j
supply very litt'e. I Jessies this when ,
jiriees fall, a disproportionate share of j
the loss lulls upon the farmer. The j
athcr agencies which handle his pro- !
<1 not usually suffer very little when |
prices fall, and tin y usually make most j
of the extra profit when they rise. |
The department of agriculture tries j
to help the farmer hy telling" Iiint how |
much to plant, so that he may avoid j
glutting the market and forcing down j
llie price of his own product. For c:r- j
ample, as soon as it has !< a rued trui
size of the northern cnton crop, the de- |
t>artment advises the stout hem onno. !
men ahou/'iiow much they may safely
plant. In the same way they advise,
tin farmers sis to th'dr potato plsisiu i
iugs, ami sihniit many other crops.
Much temporary good is accomplished
in tltis way, Inst of course litis constitutes
no solution of the problem of iiov. j
to assure the farmer si fair return for
his in vest aunt and his Isilior. It silso
leaves us siil in :: position which is; a
' ' I ? ' 4 ?, 1 |C|| |'t1 .
Tin1 population is increasing faster]
than i!i> food supply. .Moreover. ivory
jiiii" sots :i larger proportion or thni j
population crowded into I lie? cities, :uul j
;i smaller pnipnitiim of thorn <>11 Uu; 1
farms. Hence ve all tn-fjo 1 !?r- farmers [
ta Iu-iul it-- as much final as possible. |
rati 1'ie iMtorosS uf tIn? farine:- 1'es the i
ntlior way. The city people suffer. '
When ci-iips are largo, the farmer loses j
money, while I he city peop'c wet food1
a l lie.vi r priei'S.
An Economic Absurdity.
S i the belter the. farmer fines for the!
city people, the worse he ilnrs for him- i
self. The hest thing for hint to do is loj
praetiee diversified farming. producing]
as m ini as possible of the things he I
m i ils himself, and pulling forlli a j
small "money crop" which will bring a
good, price. The intelligent farmer,
and especially the farmer who belongs
to a farmer organization, is rapidly
getting this idea. He is also getting
the idea that when he markets his
money crop co-operatively, thereby
eliminating at least some of the middle
men, he will get still more money for
it. Small crops, production for home
consumption, and community co-operation
'may help to solve the prob'em.
for the farmer. But they will not solve
the- food problem for the nation. Until
some way is found of, rewarding the
farmer for doing his task well, instead
of punishing him, he ."Will be undct
strong inducements to short-ration us.
The worst difficulty which the farmer
faces in' carrying out his programme
is that chance and weather have a
great- deal to do with the size of crops.
He can decide how much' land he will
plant in a given crop and he does consider
this matter more 'and more carefully
with one eye on the market. Eut
he cannot decide "how much the land
will 'produce. That depends on the
weather. In onions, the same land may
producers little as?150 bushels per
acre or as much as GOO bushels. Thus
the farmer may intend to produce a
small crop and produce ia large one in
spite of himself. * ' ^
1 ~ V
RULERS OF THE ;PEOPLE.
LaFollette Charges Government Is Controlled
by PersonaJ Influence.
The great issue before dhe American
people today is the control of their, own
government, Senator Robert M. LaFollette
of Wisconsin, declared in ah address
to the founders of the "People's
Legislative Service," in Washington
Saturday night.
"A mighty power has been builded
in this country in recent years so
strong', yet so insiuioua auu mr canning
in its influences," Senator LaFollctto
said, "that men are gravely inquiring
whether its iron gjip on government
and business can ever be
broken.
"Again and again it. has proved
strong enough to nominate" the candidates
for both political parties. It has
dominated the organization; of legislative
bodies, state and national, and of
the committees which frame legislation.
Its influence has been felt in cabinets
and in the policies of administrations
and has been clearly seen in
the appointment of prosecuting officers
and the selection bf judges. 'This great
power which has taken from the people
the control of their own government is
the product of monopoly organized
greed."** "t
Declaring that never before had the
national capital "attracted so menacing
an army of lobbyists seeking from tin
representatives of the people unjust
concessions to special interests," Scnaior
LaPollette named the nineteen
"great companions of financial powers
which maintain extensive organizations
in Washington."
The organizations mentioned were
tlie United States Chamber of Commerce,
National Association of Manufacturers,
American Association of
Meat 1'ackers, Wholesale Coal Dealers
association. National Petroleum association,
National Power association
National Lumber Manufacturers association.
National Association for protection
of American Rights in Mexico.
Lumbermen's bureau. American l.cet
Sugar association, American Cane Sugar
association. United Sugar association,
United States Sugar Manufacturers
association. Hardware Manufacturers
association. National Gunners association.
National Association of Real
Estate Hoards, American Railway association.
Association of Railway Security
JTo'dcrs, and the Association of
It;. i(way Executives.
The senator oil urged Hint "the first
weapon of these organizations is personal
influence." and added.
-- ' * - * " ??onfe ,\f thf. I
"TiM* Illgtl Sillillivu af,cni.i -...
packers, coal associations and the other
great trusts and monopolies, cultivate
the acquaintance of the individual
members of congress. They shower
him with compliments. They give him
flattering publicity in their trade journals.
They flood his office with data
and statistics plausibly setting forth
their side of every laildic riucstion."
Adoptio!) by congress of a fixed percentage
return "which forced the interstate
commerce commission to increase
the annual transportation hill of
the nation by hundreds of millions of
dollars. Senator LaFullete said, was
a "striking example of the enormous
power wiiich can be marshalled by a
single irtercst."
MELONS WITH A KICK.
Colorado Grower Contract?., to Raise
'Em for BcVcrarje Purposes.
F. H. Chandler, prominent melon
grower, of Burlington. Col., has contracted
to raise one acre of watermelons
for each of three real estate dealers
in Burlington. Chandler to receive
* * *' * It*
>i n?r cacn rtioion mm. niu.u.i v.?eeeds
In per cent alcohol content.
When the melons :ire half grown.
Chandler wiil plug each melon and insert
in the cavity from which the plug
comes a special yeast of his own invention.
The rind part of the plug will
then he replaced, covered with grafting
wax and sealed in place with adhesive
strips. According1 to Chandler, the
yeast acts on the natural sugar content
of the melon and immediately begins to
develop alcohol in the tissues. Ii also I
stimulates the growth of the melon tol
a tremendous degree,
/
HUNGARY Of TODAY
Land of Shepherds and Men About
Town.
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MAJORITY TIRED OF ROYAL PRETFNSE
Richest Agricultural Section of" 'Eu<
rope?People of Budapest are Given
to Luxury and Smart Dressing.
The spectacular failure of Charles to
re-establish himself and tlie house of
Haijsburgs . on the Hungarian throne
brings into sharp relief two divergent
groups m present day Hungary, ac
cording to Maynard.Owcni Williams, a
representative of the National Geographic
Society, who recently visited
Hungary during a trans-European and
Asiatic tour made especially to study
new countries and collect picture material
for The Society.
The bulletin issued from the Washington,
D. C., headquarters of the National
Geographic Society summarizes
communications from Mr. Williams as
follows:
"Hungary encloses the largest plain
in Europe and although there is some
marshy land and barren territory
within the confines of the new kingdom,
which has survived the diploma,
tic machinery of Neuilly, Admiral
Horthy has had under his regency one
of the richest and most productive
agricultural areas in Europe.
"A year ago, during the economic
boycott which.closed the Austro-Hungarian
frontier, the geographical, difference
between industrial Austria and
agricultural j-iungary was especially
accentuated. In Vienna, food was
scarce and dear. Well dressed people
were living on utterly inadequate food
and even the foreigner, whose buying
power was vastly increased by the exchange
rate, could not secure milk or
sugar in his tea nor butter for.lus
bread.
Women Forced to Simple Fashions
"Although Budapest is only a day's
run down the Danube, conditions there
were reversed. White bread could be>
bought throughout the city at reasonable
rates. Vegetables, fruits and
meals were cheap. But of manufactured
articles there was a great
dearth. The Budapest women, who
have a taste and skill in dress which
surpasses that of Parisiennes, were
forced' to wear the plainest of white
cotton dresses, though these- detracted
little from their fresh type of dark
"Since the war, Budapest has been'
the tail which "has wagged the Hungarian
dog. The peasants have been
little interested in the politics of the
capital and the Horthy regime had
smooth sailing while cheap food lasted.
Hungary^.has had a full share of
political disturbances and revolutions
in her history~and although the terrible
Peasant Rising of 1514 was sternly
repressed, the Hungarian peasant
has shown his power and liberalism on
many an occasion. At a recent meeting
of the National Agricultural Fedoration
or Hungary, the audience
greeted a reference to monarchial succession'
with the cries of 'Down with
the Hapsburgs!' and 'Give us a republic!'
Reason for Migration to America
"Less than one-fourth of the Hun
garinn people live in cities of more
than ten thousand and a strong current
in the llood of American immigration
has been caused by the unwillingness
of the poverty stricken peasants
to till rich soil and in turn be oppressed
by city dwellers.
"Although the Hungarian capital Is
best known as Budapest, the l'esth
quarter of the cily is by far the most
mportant and Old Buda is only a
small section across the Danube, on the
right bank. The castle is also situated
on the same side of the river and
from the palace grounds one has a nnc
bird's-eye view of the handsome city,
with the fine Gothic Parliament Building
to the loft and St. Stephen's
church, whose dome matches in height
:ho dome of the Parliament Building,
Die most, prominent feature in the
close-packed city beyond the busy
Da nubc.
"The people of Budapest love p'easure
and for miles along the river there
are bathing places where young and
old mass on the sands or paddle about
in graceful canoes. Across from
own. round - d hills dotted, with |
small villages unci summer villas from
w.liich one lias lovely views of tne
teeming city the \ :de plain and the
winding river.
"Reactionary as much f>f the sentiment
of Budapest is. it has an tfnusual
number of monuments to Hungary's
revolutionary and liberal lenders
and many of the .streets have been
I named after those whose fame camel
through fighting oppression.
Shepherds and Modish Men About
Town.
"Roaming the broad plains of Hun- j
gary one could often see picturesque
shepherds, carrying long staves and
clad in shaggy sheepskin cloaks. Until
the coming of the world war, the
restaurants and pleasure places of the
[gay capital were crowded with handj
sonic officers, clad in soft boots, tight
| trousers, frugged coats and flowing J
j capes, trimmed with fine fur.
I "Those tire the two types which are
now struggling for domination of whati
: Hungarian soil has been left them by
! the war. The militaristic bureaucracy
[centered in Budapest is highly orj
ganized and strongly reactionary. Va[
l ions schemes were made, one Involv
j ing the reinstatement of Charles to the '
head -of the kingdom while another
looked toward a marriage alliance with
the Rumanian ruling family. But the j
peasants have had enough of monarchical
affairs and desire a more liberal
government.
About two thirds of the people of j
Hungary derive their living from agriculture,
aside from breweries, distilleries
and sugar mills, all of which largely
depend upon agricultural products.
There is little industry in Hungary.
Most of the fluid capital is in the
hands of the Jews and anti-Semiticism
has been shown frequently since <
the regency began. The present king- i
dom of Hungary is only about one-half <
are large as the former state, although ]
definite boundaries have not yet been i
determined and there is most active i
propaganda in favor of' a return of the <
Ion/la in whinVi tViA nntinrifl 1 ,
and racial elements are much mixed.
"The Hungarians bitterly resent the
division of their former territory and
the most common sights in Budapest
were flaming posters picturing the
separation of certain lands from the
Magyar domination and bearing the
words, 'Ncm nem, soha! (:No, no,
never'). /
"There are no hard and fast racial
or linguistic boundaries in the region
of Hungary and this not only confuses
world politics but makes it hard
for a traveler to tell when he crosses
a political boundary, since many Hungarian
subjects look the same and
wear the same costumes as do people
of the same racial stock who call
themselves Czechoslovaks, Roumanians,
or Jugo-Slavs."
WAITING FOR MILLIONS.
Rev. David S. K. Byrne's Inheritance
Due May 29.
A little, crippled person"" is killing
time in one of the'gayest of the Broadway
hotels, awaiting the. settlement of
an estate which he expects will make
him the richest clergyman i nthe world
and place him beyond the necessity for
church bazaars or rummage sales,
says a New York dispatch.
Forty- million dollars, he claims, is
coming to him May 29, and the Rev. ]
David S. K. Byrne, of Toronto, doesn't i
intend to lift a single church muugage,
pension a pastor or . buy a bowl ]
of claim chowder for a Bowory bum! > i
Dr. Byrne is going to spend the ,
money?when he gets it?in providing (
a spiritual diet for girls gone wrong. ,
The commodity prices on the spirit- 1
ual menu aren't fixed by the producc_j
exchange" or-q"Uofat>!e"ortfh'e* market ta.blcs
of: the newspapers, bp the little
minister doesn't attempt to say just!
how many wayward women he can re- |
store to morality. But he expects to do
much good in the world.
It All Started In Chicago.
Dr. Byrne is living in the heart of
the region where whispered salutations '
from darkened taxis cruising slowly,
close to the curbs at pight, and sly '
glances from experienced eyes tell him 1
there is work to he done with liis mil- '
lions. He is looking things over on 1
Broadway as he did in Chicago in 1907. 1
when lie dropped into a dive on South
State street to look up a telephone
number and was invited to buy a drink
for a pretty young girl from Pitts- |
burgh. ,
"I told her I wouldn't buy her a |
drink: I wouldn't even buy myself a j
drink, but if she wanted mc to, I'd say ,
a prayer for her," said Dr. Byrne. "And ,
I sat right down at the tabic and. <
prayed." ' (
For the time being, the girl's interest j
still ran to that drink, however, this j
being only 10 o'clock on a morning after.
She strayed away from the little
man who sat with his head bowed at
the tabic and he, finishing his prayer 1
walked across the street to a little 1
greasy restaurant. A few minutes later 1
the girl rejoined him and asked him to '
finish that story about forgiveness. He
did and she was converted.
Adopted, Soon Was Sole Heir.
The girl went back to her father in
Pittsburgh, who was William George
Byrne, a capitalist, according to the '
prcach?r. and the father was so grate- '
ful to the minister that he adopted him
as his son?the minister's name was
David Kidd up to that time?naming ,i
him a joint heir to his vast fortune.
The other heirs were the daughter,
Lucy, her mother and her brother Joe.
Lucy died and soon after the father also
died. His will, however, provided
that the executor could not be dis
charged till ten years later, which time
expires May 20. Meantime, the wife
and son wore reported lost in the Dm- )
press of-Ireland disaster which left th?
minister as sole legatee and executor.
With the prospects of this trcmend- j
I ous fortune, the minister founded, he
said, the Christian Workers' church in
j Montr eal and an institution for the rej
demption of wayward girls.
| LATEST IN PROFESSIONS.
I
j Vagrant's Sense of Humor orings
About His Release.
I Goidic Sission is free today because
! he made Chief of Police Johnson, of
' Beaumont, Texas, laugh. Goklic was
j booked on u "vag" charge.
. "I'm 110 'vag," he insisted to the
chief. "No court'll ever convict me.
I'm a working man."
"Hasn't worked a day this year,"
scoffed the patrolman who had brought
him in.
"Well," replied the charge, "I only
work in season. I'm a Christmas tree
decorator."
| He was released. ;
ROCK HILL NEWS BUDGET
Business Spft Pedals While The
Farmers Plow. v:
ROSA PONSELLE TO BE AT WINTH80P !
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Negro Tried to Pass Bad Check?Dr.
Williams Back from Spartanburg-4Pcrsonal
and Other Notes.
(By a Staff Correspondent.) 'j ,
Rock Hill, April 16.?Rock Hill bankers
take no chances. A negro claiming
to bo an employ? of a local $aragp,
lame up to the cashier's window.'of a
bank this afternoon. He had a- check
for Sfi fin. Klimpil hv n mm livinir out of
town. He said he had cashed the
iheck, paying the man. the mpney.' The
assistant cashier didn't like! the looks .
sf the negro and began questioning
dim. The negro made a break for the
loor. Other employes of the bank, who /
have standing instructions to watch 4
3ut for such things, caught- the .negro.
is he went out of the door. The nejro
explained at length.
"Boss," he explained, "the rilggcr who
jimme this check and said as how it
was all right. I give that nigger tlie
money an' he gimme de check. . -When
[ started-.to git it cashed I,caught do
JeMl. I's gwine ter look fer de nigger." /
Ponselle Concert. > .
Rock Hill and* Wlnthrop-college are
expecting hundreds of people from all
sections of upper South Carolina to attend
the Rosa Ponselle concert Tueilay
evening. In the past Wlnthrop'has
brought to Rock Hill many famous
musicians, artists and singers. '.' Receipts
from the sale, of tickets, how?ver,
have not paid the'bllls in the pasi
md the college has determined that- if
the sale. of tickets for the*-. Potfselle
:oncert next- Tuesday cveping does n6t
pay expenses, hereafter less e'xpeh'siV^ -
irtlst will be employed. " *' ' '
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Miss Marie Fewell, .secretary. of tlia
Rock Hill Chamber, or commerce nan
preliminary plans for the building .rieje
>f a chamber ' of commerce 'rftruc^uV^. _.
Miss Fe-well has riot advanced as ty^t
he proposition to trie pe^l^Vpf^jEto^c
Hill generally. However,' a ^rpfKHjpd
building would cost about <25jod&, jan[d . \
would include notl only offlceB .for'-ririj ibamber
of commerce, but on Jfte.second
floor there would'.be )ocatod:^V&
chamber of commerce hall./,.; jriJ^haJl: ;Vwould
bo-large/ enough, ,<&t;ot?l ' f
the* needs of-ordlnary
ings, but for. such" gather! ;ri?a" indi'gei^..-/
together, .meetings- .i^Vj
zatlons that may be staged' lo^'trie;ly?
ture. . ,
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Small Crowd In Town.,-.'.. . .
... Vr.-; 1
The crowd In towTi is siriajl. today.
The day was ideal to work on the fstrhi
ind. as a result the ordinary drtWdvcrf. {
visitors In Rock Hill on Saturday afternoon
was reduced to nil. , Business
people generally were pleased "rgth$r
than otherwise* "If the people are busy
on the farms," they argued,tjV'that
means more business later." .' K.
New Eating Place. ' r v / ' \ '
There's a new eating place. In* town:
It's run by a couple of local ladies.' The ^
proprietors of the place are well-known*.'V
:hcrefqbe there is no introduction'
them deeded here. *1 heir, place o'C'bus-'* ' ness
Is on Main street'over one df.ttier.v
drug stores and the fumishihgB:'
it the place are up to now. St* real; .
>urc enough meal is furnished for sevmty-flve
cents and already the ehterprislng
ladies are getting as much patronage
as they are able to take care of.
Chicken Fight Called Off.'
Another big chicken fight was achedilcd
for this afternoon. But it didn't
come off. The challenger, who Is a'tedident
of Gastonia, N. C., notified the lo:al
fanciers this morning that because
- >i..t h'Jji
of the fact that nis wires inHiun um
died suddenly, he would be unable to .
be present. The fight for this afternoon
had been widely advertised, stlb
rosa, and as a result there are a great
many disappointed chicken chasettr In
Rock Hill this afternoon.
Returns from Convention. .' j.S*
Dr. G. M. Williams of Rock Hill, heturned
this week from the convciitlqfi
of opticians held in Spartanburg. - At p
this meeting Dr. Williams wad reelected,
president of the association,
which now includes more than 65 metier
bers. According to Dr. Williams there
were a number of interesting and Instructive
addresses made during the
convention, and the convention generally,
from a professional standpoint,
was well worth while.
People Are Pleased.
Rock Hill people are very much
pleased over the re-election of Prof.' R.
C. Hurts as superintendent of the Rock
Hill schools. Prof. Burts during his
several years service here has done
more perhaps than 'any former supet*"
a ? * ? innwiQoo intorpst in the
irueuueut lv uivi??wv ?
public schools. Since his coming here
the enrollment has increased very materially.
He has taken a great interest
in matter not strictly scholastic,
but pertaining to the school, with the
result that the local school now has
place as one of the leading high schools j
in the state.
Personal" Mention.
Mr. J. W. Reid and. family, of Rockingham,
X. C., have moved to Rock
Hiu. v: _'
Air. Cooksey of Rock Hill, was'a vlsi
itor in Yorkville Friday. .
Information from Air. Jno. A. McGili,
who is a patient in the Fennell infirm,iry,
is thai he Is getting along nicely*.
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