Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 09, 1921, Page Page Three, Image 3
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EXPERT TROUBLE MAN
British Premier Great on Delicate
Problems.
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KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS AND WHY
Is Remaikab'c for Resource and
Achievement, Little Welshman Finds
Successful Solution for Many Prob- j
lems that Have Pioved too Much
for His Contemporaries.
John Sptneer Rassett in American 1 .oftioii
Weekly.
.Many men have remarked that
I .loyal deorgc is "an onitinn. Morn
without social in?silia>n. lie has had to
light his wa\ forward b\ any way he
could Ibid. Had he hocn less than tin'
xt raonlinnry man he is. ho would
# never have broken ibto public life in
a country in which it is assumed that j
*' t lit!,.Ml r-ni-oni' i
i!1C nrjsi iui <*. ? f
is no i.il influence and a university j
ele grce. I!ut ne was bold, and he early i
determined that he would have a en- j
r? er in parliament, lie began by |
speaking for the workinsmen, and he
did it so well that they found him
essential to their progress. Then he
swung forward into tlx leading mat
1- of the world policies; that (treat
liiitain had to laic. In all he undertetok
lie suece'-ded. He ue<|ilircel the
reputation of being a man who could j
j,< t things done. Karly in the World
war he was taken into the cabinet as
sei-retary ol munitions, beeaiise ii was
felt that be could keep the armies sup- :
plied in the field.
In December. 1916, whe n there was '
a general lex-ling that Asipiith was tent
getetel-nature-et ie? carry on the war e-n- |
ergetically, the* country tinned te- 1
Uoyd (tcorgc fe?r prime minister.
Siix-e- then lie- has he*e*n at the lie-ael etl
tlx naliein that has itael to make- tlxpae-c
ten- ,forcign policy of the world, j
Mue-h lias be-I ll Saiel IIbollt liis polie-ics I
thai was mit ceiiiipTiincnlnry. but Ix- j
still remains in power.
It is not often tliat a prime* minisI*
i in ( i*e*at I'.rilain lias been aide to
kee p bis place* feu- four and a half
years. Te? keep it that long at a tiiixw
Ix'ii tlx* worlel*is in cetnvulsieins is a
jjeat ai'liicve-iue-nt. Since he- assume-*!
power I*"ranee and Italy had se veral
changes in ministry, (Serinany lias j
I - " I throirgn Her revolution, in i
wliielt one regime wjis s^vept :i\v;?y I
ninl another was established, . Itnssia j
passed tlir?>nv:li livn revnlnlions |
tiinl sei in. ; headed tnwaril ;inotfier. the
ft Austrian empire has disjtblvcd and a
whole covey of small stab s have Leon |
created in Kiirope. Amid all these |
changes the ministry of Lloyd (icoige
has gone on and still sums Iii ml;, es
i tablished. Whatcvei the future hft<
torian Jliinks of Lloyd Scorgc as a
: late- liiall. lie wit! ll.'lVe Li eonei .! hi
f \\ on.!, i : 11 at! : li it I.' *
I he e eritieal .tears in 1 lie woild's hi
lory.
This article is not concerned uii'ij
the supremely dilTieult domestie problems
which have confronted J.loyd
leor.tr the lahor situation. Kgypt. '
India, the attitude of Canada and Aus- j
trnlia towiird the .l ijianese alliance. |
alid Ireland. Hut it i.- eoneerned v. i'!t|
the fact that while great evints
threatened at home and in the empire,
the affairs of. the world seemed to
hang in the halanee. To some it
seemed that 'lieat Itii.ain was ahoiti
to lose that eummanding position in
international policies that she litis held
since Ilic battle ??! Waterloo. ,\
of l. :idi is in France scented l?? aspi e
14> take Ihiit position for their own
< onntry. As the days passed in'o
months and months into years one
lived In 'U'ly xpeetation of sunn snddc
;j roup that would fcivc the journalists
the yioimd for s.i> iiijr 1h:it Itritish
leadership in w.-rld affairs was no ,
inoii'. it has not come. On the con- 1
tra y two notable cm nts have happen- j
I n| lately that have made it seem that !
I British prestige is as .firmly estah-1
lisle d today as formerly.
The tTst incident was the fin.d set- j
tlentMit of the amount of money (Jerniany
was to pay as reparation nndei
tl.e Treaty o| Versailles. The t1 el*?
mans bad adopted the pulley o| blitlf.
They seem to have thought that by j
pioelamiinv inalnlity to pay they could
; el the Mlies to consent to a coinprooiis*
tl.it would leave them in a
In ttir position than th? y mla rvv ise
had a ri:;ht to expect. Tin French
profile lei it'll alai'lted .it the sit uution
and began to fi .:r that they woitfd 1
not lie tiiinlv snpi.oi ted by their
f Mill i - . >c-i:i i - in I in* win. wiiii .1
I .ii i i \ tn vie intrigue in
iii .iioiiihi tic-iii, tlie\ jiiiii|ii-i| ni
lie- i 111ii liisinii I li:iI lli 1111;111\ \v:is i11111
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thai Britain ha?1 obtained all she wishi'?l
out of the war ^ind was ready to
throw France over, there was smhp i
: t ason in the plan for the immediate
occupation of tli<> Kuhr valley. On tiie
other hanil, the British let it in* known
that they would not turn over the vali
ley to Franco lor :m indefinite period
I to lie exploited for French advantage.
< on .a" ttiis: oYehunsro of views came i
Ilic announcement tli.it Britain would j
. 11?i>< it occupation it' it appeared. :it?- i
ter fair warning, that Hormany would j
not accept. the rc|iaration terms demanded
by the Allies. Hut it was al- t
ai announced that no force should '
I march to the 1 tiiln* until Allied cumj
missioncrs had formulated tlx- plans ;
and limits ot occupation, ""'is tone t
, of tnoderalion for which L!o,..i CSeow I
was responsible, reassured the people t
of the Allied nations, and it furnish- i
cd to the moderate leader of France a '
pivot for tallying; public opinion. '
A week later, on April 30th, the t
representatives of the leading; Allied I
Pavers?Hritain. Fiance. Belgium and '<
Italy?met in London to consider re- t
pa rations, 'lite treaty provided that
(Jermstny should accept by -May 1st. i
and she bad not Accepted. The London
conference first declared that the <
sum to lie paid was $33,500,000, thus <
accepting; iffr report of the allied ex- i
perts. They thon ?1< manded lliat tier- i
many accepted this award hy May '
12th. in default of which the French '
iimy of occupation would march. 1
The French extVemists were in fav- s
or of marchin r at once, claiming that 1
tfcnnnny had already defaulted. When '
Itriand accepted the terms of the con- 1
ference they declared that he was 1
weak and that France should have n '
premier who diad enough force of '
character to deal with the situation. '
Hut liriand was already rallying to s
himself the conservative opinion of '
his country, and he whs safe front '
their attacks.
The next move on the hoard was
(iennany's. What would she do? The
hoped-for division of the Allies had (
not materialized. That (limy 'dream
ihat the 1 nited States would do something
for her had heen summarily cle- r
droyed h.v the curl announcement of r
Secretary Hughes. Withoiy hope of t
help from a world which, before l'.tl t. I
she had flouted with her militarism she |
found it necessary to how the head in i
defeat. She had to accept the terms i
of leparatioh. and it was necessary h 1
tind a ministry whoso promise to carry
tlx m out would lie accepted.
When she hail done these things in S
I'.III. III.. i I \
past. Hriatxl went home lo I'aris,
where ho ) : ?] tn deal with tho feverish
stiito til iipi 11 ii>11 tin* extremists ha?l
worked up. 1111w s 1<iIfi111 > lio cooled
it ami restored tho French mind to a
state of sanity is now history. Ho
*o i lit I nut havo done it had not tho
spirit of moderation and co-operation
still lioon in opciatinn in llio Council*
t tho allies.
Tin- oihor instance of ion ill interI'oioiioi
hy 1.11>>11 < ioncKo in tho tutornational
situation to turn ha ok tho
policy ot tho French extremists is the
curt stah ho made at tho Silosian situation
only a ft w days after tho reparations
oontrovorsy cleared up. To
understand why it was made we must
know tho situation in Fppor Silesia.
Tho plebiscite was tak'*n in March and j
ri riiiltml in a la rye majority in favor
of (lormany. Hy tho treaty of Versailles
it was provhh I that after tin
plohisoito the supreme allied council
should lev out I lie boundaries of '.he |
province, due care being? taken of the !
vote by el:!nmlines and other fat tors. J
It was clearly tin- turn of tin J
council to proceed. Hut before it could j
art the I'olish element of the popula- 1
lion of rpper Silesia took up arms .
under Korfanfy. seized a number ol !
rich tnwns. and declared they would !
never jjive ,tlx in up. Their example j 1
....... ..... I i.. 11,.. i? Hw.il
province'. and the* result was 1 listt soon 1
two strenjr armies <>l irregulars stood '
faring i-sieh other, with tlie pmspert j '
thiit whntcver ini^lit l>e the decision I '
of ilie* eouneil.it would hove to bo en- ^ 1
forced by ;m allied army. |'
It seems that the Polish government |
gave support u K'oi fanty. and it was . 1
eeitain that the French (Seneral be- i
rond. commandint: tie French siriny J 1
oc? npat ion in behalf ot the allies, had | 1
lone nothing to restrain the outbreak j '
of Korfanty. The situation had every I
ap|-earnnee ol an enterprise in viola- I
lion ot Hie treaty.
The From ii government showed no !
signs ot restraining its protege, the j
I'olish government. Who else was
there to do it, if not l.loyd (JeorgeV
<>n May Pith tie took upon himself to
give a rebuke that would bring public
opinion to a head. II was made so 1
lioldlv that it did add all thai was e\peeted.
a lid pro|.ali|> moie. Ip-ferring to
the trend ol events, he said: "I am
alarmed. I sav deliberately I am
lightened of what may happen unless
eo|| tide III e c.iu 1,1' lest ore.I to the
world so that it may gel tor's! her .'main
in a >e|i.-.e <-i ii.niiv." lie demand*1
in tic plainest terms thai lie' n
in upeil In allow, d to.earrv oiil j
III" dl'lie- iaip-i-il 111 <: 11 il by III* .
treats. In elo in" he warned the til-!
Ii" that tin", i oilld Hot espial Pel
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I.I.I in |.I I I i i II .111 \ iii 1,1'j :
In i the i \ m11|.- ni' viiil.ilin^ il \vln*? |
il *iii11*! Ilii'in.
Tlii |iH" u|' Itriliiin, linly :in<l lln*
I llili il Si.ill : i \ ll.i ; | it fill In-ill I..
:i |i|in>\ ;> I. Th" l-*i ui-li iimvs-|iii|H'! v
Iihi.'v il .-. : it insult In l-T :i iii-'- :nii| ili
II t -11 11 (In | ii i K i i I i i 11 I > Tit 11 it in
In- iii.til- i ; I -. in mi i ii 11 i -. i i \\ 11n 11 |
WiiS lint i-.ili ||I.1(. i| In |. .-|| Hu ll' ir-'
ritiitinii. 'Tin* luiliii," In- m:ii?l. "nf i
11 . 11 i 11 i \ i r\ i \ |iii-s- inn id : 111 i I n|. '
itlinil \\ 11 I I| ill." lint I-I >i IH-iiii- Willi
H?< ir ?>\\ it :is :ni im|n-i t ini-nr" is I
h ntrlH with mi i '- I. Th.'t
miml. il' |n ( i !<'I ill. will l.i I"; 11:11
'.I :111\ I'liiiiili'. TIhi xtan?l taken
tii. I'.iiti'li \iiii-rii;iM :in-1 ll.ili.-m |> 11?In
mi (!; Sii. niii <111 i >n iiii::lii niii
Id i>. I'll- II iii- Id l-'rilllrc. Tlit-\ - -1: i! i *
j I > 11 in . 11 \ dI i;;;?i I li. Tin'.
mean to apply the terms to th?' treaty!
justly, whether tliey happen to be for
ur against (lermany. The fate of l*pper
Silesia must be decided by the
supreme < mini il. and not by Korfnnty. i
The children of the treaty cannot he
allowed to break crockery in Kurope."
The appeal had tin* deal red effect.
I'oland did not dare to flv into the face (
i
o!" world opinion. She soon announced
thai she would recall all ior own cilizens
serving under Korlanty. This
was followed l?y the dispatch of British
troops lo the |rrovince to aid in
the occttpancy ponding the firi.il de ision.
,
The trend of things toward war was
ti rested. For six weeks the situationremained
as it was, with a slight 1
lendeney to recede. Thfn it was an- 1
iionnei i that the two irregular arm- '
ies. I'olish and (ierinan, would dlsliand.
At this point the situation '
stands as I write. Hut it seems cer- i
lain that it has been saved from Kor- i
funty, and that the ultimate decision
is to t'pper Silesia will he made by
he supreme council.
The important lesson ofthfse events. I
n France and Great Hritaln as well
is elsewhere, is the continuation of i
he Kntcntc Alliance. It is not to be i
lo?l>t<?d that the French extremists I
vish to dissolve it. They hope that I
"ianee can build another with Poland 1
md ('zechoslovakia. and perhaps an- i
it her great nation, in it. It woui<l reieve
them from dependence on Brit- ;
15n. It would point to paths of glory i
inder the lead of the French spirit, ;
I tut such an alliance would he im- i
nensely expensive, and its standing i
vould he precarious, "the import of i
he two incidents here related ^s that :
he sober judgment of France is in
avor of a continuation of the existing i
illiance. In it, perhaps, is Kurope's !
est hope for steady and sensible i
nogress. f. i
GREAT MEXICAN OIL TOWN ji
City of Tampico, Where War Prices
Died Hard. 1
"Americans who saw prices fsky- '
'ocket at home aiVd who saw them- '
selves and lla ir neighbors nearly lose '
heir sense of money values, would '
lave fell thoroughly at home in Tain- 1
iico. the great Mexican oil town durng
the last few years." says a bulletin '
ssiied from the Washington. 1>. 1
iead<|iierters ol the National (ieo- i
fraplflc Society."
Tills was the port to which Fnited '
states gunboats were sent recently '
vhen the closing down of American '
dl well:; and refineries because of :
navy .Mexican taxes threw thousands;
f men out of work, and disorders '
vero feared. '
"Tampieo, long a port of no great 1
mportance. has bad a niushroom 1
jrowth in the last fifteen years," con- 1
inn<-s t lio bullet in, "its population in- 1
Teasing from less than 17.000 in 1910
o will over 100.000 today. And 11 ? i 1
-Xplaiiation lot this great stride lor- I
Aaid can be given iii 0110 word?oil. I
The biggest 'gusher' the world had
m i- Uiii?wn was drilled near Tampion J
n . 190S and scores of other hope ^
it reams of oil have been opened up in
lie same vicinity since. Hundreds of 1
nillions of gallons of oil have passed |
hrough Tampico. and the town lias (
oen the financial and business head- |
piarters for llelds many miles away. I 1
"Money fimvs easily into the pock- 1
ts of a large numbei of American ! ;
na lingers and technical workers who j
ivere brought in. and into the hands of 1
Mexican landowners, merchants and !
lay laborers. Tile World war raised |
he demand for iiipiid fuel to unheard '
>f heights and it seemed that every- '
no in Tampico was becoming wealthy, i
j
'oiiditions closely paralleled those in I
lie oil towns of the I'nited States,
'ilk shirts wciv not tfe vogue that '
hey were among the loungers along
'very American Main street, but in i
heir way Tarn pica ns became equally '
is proficient spenders. There was lit- j :
lie inclination to "count the change."
I IK' eosi in ?i ii armors in non <11111 ?i|<i.'ui'l
ruse tremendously. Ileitis soar- >
<l until ordinary accommodations lor;
Americans could not In- obtained for
much under $2<io to $:U)0 per month.
"Ihcanse the aflor-the-wnr indus- 1
iries of the world required petroleum
no less than did the navies of the '
lighting nations during the war. Tam|?ico's
prosperity continued after most
other communities whose business
was <|uicUened by tin ,v; were experiencintr
a setback. N'ow. belatedly. 1
the city it undersoil),; the renrijuslliienl
that came to the rest of the
world,
"Although Tampico owes its pros- '
perily predominately to oil. it has i
other factors that contribute to its importance.
Thanks to a railroad from
Monterey, connecting with the mining
region of north centrjil Mexico,
and to excellent harbor improvements,
the town is an important port ol en- j
try and ex-port. It has surpassed Vera ,
i'hiz in tin' bulk of commodities
handled, thoiiith the latter i it> pl'ob - j
a bI \ is I he port of i nt r\ for products |
of greater nifcreifate vtilue.
"The cit> of Tampico is not ilirect- |
l\ on theseacoast but i:; sit tin ted a few '
mile up the Panueo Itiver, which i?
broad and deep and affords enehortip.e
lor a lar-a* number of oci an-f.oiii|t
ships. At the mouth ol the stream at 1
].: Italia is a supplemental harbor.
Near tin- laller place is one of the
liiiosi sea beaches to be found.
"I tit11 Tampico found its buried
11ensure and shook off it : lethargy it
was an i xeoi oiliulx llltliea It li.v place,1
often bein:? subjeet to epidemics of
yellow lever. Mrainnxc and the appliealion
of oilier modern methods of
nuilnthoi 11a\e ^really improved the
I 1111 e<>lnlitioiis. 'I'lii* l.iliiilii s of
ii 11 - - i mis A ii :inil Knuleh 0111I"I
H"' hit? "il ?'om|ianios luive
I in, :iikI :i Ihrivinu Knulishs|m-;iKinj;
colony exists 'in the .higher
\\ 'f i II |? 11 ?.r t lie fit V."
The jiren el the nri|*iti:il III Stales!
was s;?lsi|iiare miles.
SCIENCE OF TAXATION
%
Ible Discussion of All Important
Suhifict.
STATE NEEDS IMPROVED SYSTEM
Visible Property Carries Heavier Load
in South Carolina Than it Does in
any Other State in the Union?People
Who are Able to Pay Most Really
Pay Least.
Dillon Herald.
All law-making bodies are ccmposed
m men who are suppoaed to represent
the people, and in this representative
['Opacity their earnest desire is to carry.
out the wishes of the majority by
whom they were elected. For this reason
law-making bodies are more rep?
resentalive man proKic?.->.?c.
It is a pity that such is the case.
I'rnlcr these conditions the people are
the leaders and the law-makers the
followers. This may not be sound
I)enecrotic doctrine, as the meaning
>f the term is constructed by demooats
of orthodox ideas, but in the last
iialf century times have changed and
if our political ideas do not change
ivith them we are bound to lag behind
in the march of progress.
If a majority of the voters of a state
ire non-progressive in'their ideas of
government it is political suicide for
tn aggressive man to attempt to introduce
progressive measures, and the
result is that while other states keep
jp with the march of progress his own
date lags far behind.
South Carolina is suffering from this
ondition of affairs. At the last session
of the general assembly several
progressive measures were introduced
irwl they died on the calendar or in
iommittee. Law-nakers, as a rule, do
not rise above the ideas of the people
hey represent.
Time and again efforts have been
made to bring about tax reforms in
:his state. Ii is well known that Sou#i
Carolina has the most antiquated tax
aws f any stale in the union, its tax
on real property is the highest in the
L'nited States.
At a recent piceting of the "Kosmos
Jiub" in Columbia, Mr. August Knhn
read a very able paper on "Taxations
in South Carolina." For many years
Mr. Kolin has reported the proceedings
>f the legislature for The News and
Courier and he has been in position to
ntidy the tax problem from every
ingle.
Mr. Knhn is convinced that if South
Carolina is to continue to develop educationally
and socially it must have
no re money and as visible property is
now carrying more than Its share of
die tax burden, additional revenue
ii list pome from other sources.
After a very able and exhaustive renew
of the tax problem Mr. Kolin
makes ilie following practical suggestions:
"(let all property on the tax books,
'specially all escaping visible property.
(Set all matters of taxation out of
politics. I.ct the Tax Commission appoint
the auditors on the basis of efficiency
and absolutely remove all tux
officials from the primaries, but seek
el'tlciency and character. Impose a tax
if one |kt cent, per gallon on gasoline
used in fnotor vehicles. Enact a
moderate inheritance tax law without
inn much inouisition. (Jet money from
.host' who enjoy all the advantages of
government and own no property, by
enacting an occupation tax, us well as
others for business. Collect a tax on
all legal instruments, including mortgages,
before the record is made. Provide
a tax on luxuries -theatres, moving
pictures, soft drinks, professional
jusehall and other sources."
In 1919 South Carolina paid into the
federal treasury the staggering sum of
$26.0<Mi,noo while there was paid into
>ur own state treasury the miserly
sum of only $9,090,01)0. This wide difference
represented excess war profits
taxes, taxes from cold-drinks, theatres,
sports and other forms of amusement
from which the state does not receive
i penny.
It is alleged that thousands of men
whose annual business tuns into millions
and whose ineomes run into hundreds
of thousands of dollars each year
ire paying the federal government
huge sums in excess profits taxes while
they are paying into the state government
two m three dollars each on a
handful of office furniture.
Moving pictures, baseball and other
forms of amusement are escaping taxation
altogether while visible property
is paying 90 per cent, of the total
taxes <>f the state.
There is little wonder that people
are beginning to cry out against high
taxes.
New York is a progressive state, its
people are the most progressive in the
I'nited States. What is done is done in
a business-like way and its a rule its
law-makers are men who have the
mirage of their roiivieliuns. When a
measure entiles up its legislators do
not ask themselves. "How many votes
will support of this measure cost me
back home." If the measure is progressive
it is likely to become a law.
In 1 ! I'? the levy on property in New
York lor state purposes was one mill
and six one-hundredths. In South
Carolina t was twelve mills?more
than ten times as much.
Mil II! 1 .11 mill.i ii;i> 111- ill n>nr>i>>n.->
?.r Ili'' legislature anil a member ranii"i
serve inun- Ihau one term?four
\i-ars. 'I'lie I'.iivimir serves only oil'*
term four years. North Carolina has
|?roy.ifs.-ivi laws. . North Carolina <leeiiieil
lo reform its lax laws. The stale
ami I'oiinte levy was 1-15 mills. The
lies! year the lev\ was I'eilueeil to 4.!iS
mills "N'i \v the slate |?ro|u-rty lax."
says Mr. Kohn. "lias been removeil
: I < I I? I" r.ii'i iii) uircri sinic i;i\ mi
property is levied all comes from in heritunce
taxes, licenses, an occup.llinn
tax :111 I ntlier sources. The counties
levy a property tax."
Last year North Carolina passed a
law ri iptiriiiK a person to stand a
physical examination before they could
get a marriage license. A similar bill
introduced in the South Carolina
legislature died on the calendar. A
majority of our law-makers must have
thought the "people back home won't
stand for it." Who is to blame?
Mr. Kolin's paper treats the tax
problem in an admirable manner. It
offers many practical suggestions and
his arguments for tax reform are sup
I polled ny inuispuiauie lucin. * iic
i trouble is it will not reach the masses
I?the men and women whose votes
fleet, It is here that the beginning
must be made.
THE CANNIBAL QUEEN
Quite a Tasty Ballad Served In Nine
Courses.
I Slim Sum was a sailor, he'd traveled
the main
Till his sea battered visage would pain
you,
But the jumble of "memoirs" that
thronged in his brain
When invoked would perchance entertain
you.
"Sure, we both had to marry the
Queen," he will vow.
"Though we had our own reasons agin
it.
' "Oh. our ship?well, she'd aimed at a
reef with a bow,
; "And then aimed down below in a
minute.
x
I "Bill Wipes'n me aimed at a p'int of
dry land
j "Wh' ? the natives arranged a recepi
shun;
! "They was two bilin' pots and a fine
nose-ringed band,
j "We was touched?bein' strangers?
I and wep' some.
I _
"'Perk up." says a savidge. The Queen
has arrove
"And she's willin' to wed one or t'other.
"Jos one will be b'iled in a pot on the
stove,
"You can settle which, brother to
| brother.'
"Well, Bill and me sadly drew lots fer
I' tne Queen,
| "Which was reckless, us not havln'
inet 'er. i
; "Bill won; then his winnin's appeared
on the scene
"And he gasps, 'Gosh, I lose! Sam, you
get 'er."
"'Not me, fer I lost fair and square,' I
replies,
| "While the cook bonded salt from a
neighborhood.
I "Then Bill calls to the Queen, 'Marry
him if you're wise;
j "I'll be best fer the soup, as I weigh
more.'
"'He'll make a good husband.' I says
to the Queen,
" 'Stays home nights,?not given to
fable.'
"Bill spoke up. 'Sam's han'scme, and
stringy, and lean.
"He's n orlze, but no good for the
table.'
'"The Onr.'n had learned English from
scholars she'd ate,
"And was moved by our argyments
deeply.
"Then I'll marry you both, though 't
will make supper late.
"'Serve the cook, men,?I get cooks
quite cheaply.'
"So that how it come we was tied up
fer life.
"What?Mandy??Oh no, 1 don't mean
'er,?
"We guv up our kingship and skipped
fit>m our wife,
"And you'd know why we did if you'd
seen er."?American Legion Weekly.
:riiv thf wiff_
U\J 1 11IU TIU U
A HOOSIER
KITCHEN CABINET.
IT WILL LIGHTEN HER BURDENS
AND CAUSE PEACE AND HARMONY
IN THE FAMILY.
We Have Them In All Styles?
Priced at?
$37.50 AND UP.
M. L. FORD & SONS
UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS
CLOVER. S. C.
A BARGAIN IN
RAZORS
| OUR ENTIRE STOCK of
GILLETTE SAFETY
RAZORS?
Will be Sold at Greatly
Reduced Prices?
$5.00 GILLETTE Razors?At . $3 75
$10.00 GILLETTE RAZORS at $S.50
Those Razors aro all strictly NKW,
illlll I'vri ,> ?ii a
| Conic and I?*t us show them to you.
! Delivered liy mail at the above prices.
.CLOVER DRUG STORE
R. L. WYLIE, PROP.
Clover, S. C.
RIGHT ON THE JOB
! EVERY DAY IX THE WEFIK?TIIE
! '? H'ltTIl OP JULY INCLUDED?
WE ARE OX THE JOB?
SERVING OUR PATRONS WITH
Til K I MOST IN' FRESH J1EATH
AND COUNTRY PRODUCE.
I'.KMMMIiKK OUR GROCERY
I>EI'ART.MENT? LET US SERVE
YOU THERE. QUALITY AND
PRICES JUST RIGHT.
awiTARV MARKFT
uniuinni iiuiiuiui
LEWIS G. FERGUSON. Mgr.
I All kinds of Typewriter Ribbons at
' The Yorkville Enquirer Office. ?
I STUDIES IN ,
NATURAL HISTORY ;
I
By JAMES HENRY RICE, Jr.
THE DIAMOND-BACK RATTLER
(Crotalus adamateus)
This giant viper, the largest and
heuviest puison snake in the world, is
held in awesome respect wherever
i found. It is "the terror by night" that
haunts the mind of the rice field negro
and keeps him out of the woods at
night. Extant records show that the
I female is larger and heavier than the
1 male. A specimen taken in Florida
i measured eight feet, five inches, alj
though a six-foot specimen is a large
j one. Much larger specimens were
1 taken in Indian times, if one may bej
lieve the accounts handed down, which
were probably exaggerated, although
j certainly more large specimens were
( taken then.
Bite is Deadly.
The bite is deadly, death ensuing in
| a short while unless remedies are
i promptly applied. *The bes( plan is to
cut deep lengthwise in the wodnd, so
as to avoid cutting muscles, tie the
limb above the wound tight, so as to
stop circulation, wash out the wound
with permanganate of potash; then
remove the bandage after thirty minutes
to avoid gangrene. There is an
injection, known as antivenum which
is extensively employed. Bleeding
alone Is a great help.
I The Diamond -back ranges from FlorI
ida through the Carolinas (eastern
i portions) and westward along the Gulf ,
! to the Mississippi river. Nowhere are '
; they more numerous than on the sea I
i islands of Georgia and Florida. While
! making a Biological Survey of Blackj
beard is'and, thirty-miles off Darieti,
' Ga.. I came on five huge fellows with
in a few feet of each other. They I
manifested no attempt to attack and
were left unmolested, as their value In
checking rodents (rata, mice, rabbits
and so on) is so great the authorities
do not want them killed, If- it can be
avoided.
Persons a> "> rarely bitten, chiefly,
for the reaso that the piamond-back
is a night prowler, or at most crepuscular
(a twilight dweller), and people
do not often come in contact with Mm.
It is fairly sure that he will not wantI
pnly attack a man. Unless he is stepj
ped on, or believes that he is going to
j be stepped on, he lets the passer-by
go his way.
King Snake Conquered.
Deadly as he is, the Diamond-back
falls victim to the King snake. I have
heard of this all my life, but have seen
one instance only, and that on Back
?
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I Just Rece
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A choice assortment of Cc
pleasing of patterns that
mid-summer dresses?let
you'll lie pleased?the pri
One Lot?A SPECIAL?
A pretty lot?Priced the ,
I One extra pnitty assortm
sirable Light Colors?P
25 CT
I Solid Colored VOILES?"
Very fine WHITE ORG^
v we have been getting $
I the Yard .... ......
SILK P<
A very good quality?Yai
n a rpTTTXT/
IDA A axil V
Wo have a few Bathing Si
want 0110, soe ns?Priced i
KIRKPATRII
U Sells It For Less
! Furniture
WE HAVE TOLD Y
REPEAT IT NOW,
IS THE BEST TIM]
TUBE AND IIOUS]
THAT YOU IIAV
YOU CAN BUY J
NOW THANDURII
BECAUSE THE FA
GIVING MORE AT'
QUALITY THAN rl
BACK. DURING T
QUANTITY PRODI
ONLY CONSIDERS
JUMPED AT ANY!
GET. NOW THEY 1
ALONG WITH BE/I
THEY ARE GETTI
Come in and talk it (
ties and t lie Low Pri<
I YORK FURI
'
river. A tremendous splashing among
the leaves ahead shoifpd unusual disturbance
and , riding ap, v*re w*re iin
time to see a combat a la muerfe (fight
to the death) between a King snake
ind a Diamond-back. The King snake,
muc|i smaller than hii Hormidable fpe;
had caught him back of the neck, had
wound once around tfce Middle, or near
miiiHln r\t the rattlesnake's bodv
and given his tail a half turn below.
The King snake's formed a
loop around the rattlesnake. Holding
his grip, the King snake was pulling
on this I09D and the -Diamondsback
was' being crushed. A steel cibW
would not.) have don$o.3. tettex Job.
Soon the Diamond-back ceased struggling.
Thle King snake let go his ioof>,
squared around and turned loose bis
grip quickly, ready for action;, but lb?
fight was over and thb Diamond-back
dead.
During October rattlesnakes are
ways most numerous, for.then they are
seeking the last gorge before goihg into
winter quarters. Their sluggish'
blood can not withstand. the slightest
cold. Numbers hibernate in the same
den, probably for warmth. Out west
they inhabit the burrow* of the prarie
"dog" and feed on the yoiing marmots.
While it is generally conceded that
the Diamond-back is the largest
poison snake, some huge specimens of
his first cousin, . the Timber rattlesnake,
have been taken, scarcely, if at
all, inferior to the largest Diamondbacks.
j
Not a Vicious Shako.
Venomous as he is, the Diamondback
is not vicious like the ' Watefr
moccasin, or the Fer-de-Lanc^ of'the ;
itr ? 11? 1# allMk(M?
wessi iiiuiea. Kvaicijr, it cvci, vumivihb
in the wild state, the Diagion^rbacip
becomes an expert climber in captivity.
His great fangs can easily penetrate
ordinary leather, and cloth is no
protection at all. Either would, ptpp
the bite of a Cobra.
His motion is as straight as an ***
row; There is no' sinuousity In Hi*
trail and anybody that lias.seen it wiU
know it as once from tJ?M of othei;
snakes. Huge, terrible,' menacing to
the aggressor, the Diamond-back rattlesnake
Was selected to typify the
State of South Carolina. *
v *
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The Question.?"Now, friends, ?n<l
comrades," said the street-corner politician.
after a long speech made in tjie
pouring rain, "any question?" ' '
"Yes," piped all that remained of hit
audience, an urdhin. "Can I have the
box you're standing oh to.make a gocart
with?"?The London Evening
News.
Making' It "Keep."?H la hard to tell
in some countries whether liberty is
preac-ved or canned.?Washington
Post.
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m
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Voiles in the mofet"
will make up w?tl into' 'B
us show them to B
ces are attractive,,?.
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yard - 15 C1tS. .,.B
ent?mostly in the de- , '
i-iced the yard? ; B
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o., %a\) ut?., ana a* uio; fard
3>S. I |
lNDY?the kind lliat I.
il.OO a yard for-~Now
75 CTS.
ONGEE W
rd -... 96 CTS. I
* SUITS j , I x
lits that are nice, If you
:k-belk co. I
Sells It For Less
n ?
Buying
OU BEFORE AND WE
THAT RIGHT NOW
E TO BUY FURNI- 1
E FURNISHINGS ,
E HAD IN YEARS.
SETTER FURNITURE"
sG THE WAR TIMES
kCTORIES ARE
TENTION TO GOOD
'HEY DID AWHILE
' M L1 WAP PFPTOn
1 1.1J If X X A V X 4UA.V4iVk/
JCTION WAS THE
iTION?PEOPLE '
TIING THEY COULD
WANT QUALITY AND
TER QUALITIES
NO LOWER PRICES.
i
<
iver with ys. The Quali- j
r>es will surprise you. \
FUTURE GO.,
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