Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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inununoui Department. Psychic Problem.?Two powerful colored stevedores, who had had some sort of falling out, were engaged in unloading a vessel at a St. Louis ddek. Uncomplimentary remarks and warnings of intended violence were ex changed whenever the two passed j each other with their trucks. "You jest keep on pesticatin' rtround j wid me," declared one of the men, "an ! you is gwine be able to settle a mighty big question for de sciumtitic folks!" "What question.', dat?" asked the other. "Kin de dead speak!"?Harper's. A Marin* Spectacle.?A captain of Atlantic liner was bothered by a woman passenger who was always inquiring about the possibility -of seeing a whale. A dozen times a day she besought him to have her called if one hove in sight. 'But. madam," the captain asked her ! rather impatiently, after long suffer- ! ing in silence, "why are you so eager to | see a whale?" "Captain," she answered, "my desire in life is to see a whale blubber. It must be very impressive to watch such an enormous creature cry."? Harper's Magazine. Forethought.?Jeremiah's wife had locked him out, thoygh he had telephoned that he was coming homo. He broke in the door, however, and, hot from his exertions, found this note on the dining-room table: "Dear Jerry: 1 decided to go out Just the same. As this is Jane's day off, 1 took care to put the key under the mat for you."?Karikaturen. An Ounce of Prevention.?Sally (the farmer's wife)?"There's a letter from a London lady this morning. Timothy, as wants to take a hopen-air cure at -this ere farm in the summer, and asks if we have a bathroom. What am I to say?" Farmer?"Write and tell her the truth at once, Sally. Say she'd better have her bath the day before she comes here."?London Mall. ? ? Danger Ahead. ? Little Tonimie Brown was always interested in his new baby sister. One day he stood peering down upon it while nurse was singing- it to sleep. % "Nurse," he whispered at last, 'she's nearly unconscious, isn't she?" "Yes," nodded the nurse, and cqntinued singing the lullaby. Tommie whispered in alarm: "Then don't sing any more or you'll kill hhr." ?London Evening News. Tied Up.?Brown and Jones, at the cluli, wue lamenting the absence of their mutual friend Hoblnson, who had o-r?t mnrripd "We don't see much of Robinson now," said Brown. "I fancy his movements are not so free as they used to be." "That's true," replied Jones dryly, "Since he tied the knot he's not had so much rope!"?Tit-Bits. The Imitator.?The Boss? 'What do mean,by.such language? Are you the manager here or am I?" Jones?"1 know I'm not the manager." The Boss?"Very well, then, if you are not the manager, why do you talk like a blamed idiot?"?The Stenogra- | pher. Riches Have Stings.?"Would you marry a man, for money?" "No," replied Miss Cayenne. "I'd ptefer a husband in moderate circumstances to one who is in a perpetual flurry about his income tax."?Washington Star. * The Main Point.?'Miss Tiddles, wil.' you marry me? I would gladly ilie for you." offered the wealthy, but aged suitor. "How soou?" queried that practical / twentieth-century maid. ? Berkeley (lazette. The Worst Speed.?"How fast can your car go?" " Just fast enough," replied Mr. Chuggina, "to break the road rules, and not fast enough to keep ahead of the cop." J ?Washington Star. ? Look Before You Leap.?"And would j you love me as much if father lost all i Jiis money?" "Has he?" "Why, no." "Of course I would, darling."?The S\Uiwy Bulletin.. Fast.?"Is this a fast train?" the salesman asked the conductor. "Of course it is," was ^he reply. "I thought it was. Would you mind my getting out to see what it is fast I to?"?Sydney Bulletin. Rank Extravagance.?The Insurance Agent?"But you surely agree to taking out an insurance policy to cover your burial expenses?" Wily Scott?"Xa, na, mon; I micht j be? lost at sea!"?The London l'assi ig SIH>jv. M Same Symptoms.?Simpson (greeting iiis old friend)?"Why. Jones, It's sin<?> I saw you last. Marired now, aren't you?" Jones?"No, old man. It's not that. Just business worry and nerves."? .Sydney Bulletin. A Rare Bird.?A peptimist froes In the t?uck door when the front is shut: the window when the door is shut; the chimney when the window is shut, ajid blows off the roof if the chimney's iihut. Let's go.?The Arklight. WORLD DISARMLJENT Powers to Hold Great Conference In Washington. . THE COMPLETE TEXT OF INV1TATICN Among the Matters to be Considered Will Necessarily Have to be the i Question of How Peace is to be Maintained Without Show of Force Putting into definite, terms its pro- ' posal for a disarmament conference, j the United States on Friday invited the great powers to unite in "a practical effort to remove the causes of misunderstandings and so facilitate i reduction of the world's enormous i outlay for the materials of war." In formal notes of invitation for- j warded to Great Britain, France, Italy ( and Japan the American government pledges its unstinted cooperation in i Buch an effort and further defined as ; | follows its own conception ot the principles involved: That there can be no hope fop peace < or stability until the tax burden re- < suiting from heavy armament has i been reduced: i That such a reduction is possible only if troublesome international | problems are solved by common con- ( sent. i That among these problems the I'a- ( rifle and far Eastern questions oc- < cupy a position of "unquestioned im- i portance." That although there is intention ] to dictate the scope of the conference, j the discussions should touch upon | m.-itti-rs which have been of inter- j national concern as well as those now . admittedly controversial; and \ That the question of naval arma- ( ments might well be considered first ; though there should be no barrier to | a full consideration of armaments oi < every sort. Bid for * China. ; Coinifldentally with the dispatch of , the invitations to th^ four great pow- j , ers, China was asked to send a del- | . ygation to take part in these dls- ! f cussions of the conference which re- i 'ate to, the Pacific and the far East. | vll of the five nations thus invited j have indicated infofmully that they ( would acept iftid formal responses j j are expected to reach Washington j within a few days, opening the way ( for a more detailed preliminary ne- ( gotiation on the scope of the confer- ( ence. . t While the official invitations were t on the cables President Harding , turned his attention to a survey of sentiment in the senate, which has a joint responsibility with the execu- . live in foreign relations. He summoned to the White House Senator Borah (Itepublican) of Idaho, .author of the resolution requesting the call- : , ing of a disarmament conference, held t a conference of tnory than an hour . and went over foreign problems generally as they are likely to affect the attitude of the American representatives in the conference. One subject understood to have received special attention at the conference was the proposal for free tolls lor American coastwise ships at the Panama canal. Mr. Harding is said j to have expressed no objection to the j Idaho senator's proposal to press his bill for such a provision, but at the ame time is understood to have given it as his opinion that diplomatic nego" " ? <>r> ?h?> mill,. IIUIIOIIS I1UW |ili??UK.n .... .... jet t should be carried forward without interruption. Senator Borah is said also to have urged the president to avoid any appearance of secret diplomacy in connection with the disarmament conference. Administration officials have held, however, that although public Opinion mpst be brought behind the work of the assembled delegates to assure their success, the question of public sessions is. one that only the onferonc^ itself can decide. Text Made Public. The text of the official invitations to Great Britain and China were made public late today at the state department. That to Great Britain, which was identic with the notes sent to France, Italy and Japan except for the insertion of the respective names of the powers addressed, follows: "The president is deeply gratified at the cordial response to his suggestion ! that there should be a conference on the subject of limitation of armament, in connection with which Pacific and far Eastern questions should alsa be discussed. "Productive labor is staggering un- J dor an economic burden too heavy to j be borne unless the present vast pub- , lie expenditures are greatly reduced. It is idle to look for stability, or the assurance of social justice or the security of peace, while wasteful and J unproductive outlays deprive effort of its just reward and defeat the reasonable expectation of progress. The | enormous disbursements in the rival- i ries of armaments manifestly consti- I tute the greater part of the encum- I hrance upon enterprise and national prosperity: and avoidable or extravu- i gant expenditure of this nature is not ' only without economic justification ^ but is a constant menace to ihe peace of the world rather than an assurance of its preservation. Yet there would seem to be no ground to ex|?ect the ; halting of these increasing outlays unless the powers most largely concerned find a satisfactory basis for an j agreement to eiiect trieir iimuauou. ^ The time is believed to be opportune ( [ for these powers to approach this sub- ! jeet directly and in conference; and j while, in the discussion of limitation J of armament, the question of naval ! I armament may naturally have first I | place, it has been thought best not I | to exclude questions pertaining; to ; ; other armament to the end that all practicable measures of relief mav 1 | have appropriate consideration. It , may also ho found advisable to formu- j late proposals by which in the interest of humanity the use of new t agencies of warfare may be suitably controlled. For Practical Effort. "It is. however, quite clear that there can be no final assurance of nnon/1 nf llin tl'nplH in hp illmcnt'P of (he desire for peace, and the pros- j pect of reduced armaments is not a j hopeful one unless this desire finds ex- j presaion in a practical effort to remoVe causes of misunders.andings and to seek ground for agreement as to principles and their application. It is I he earnest, wish of this government that through an interchange of views ! with'the facilities afforded by a conference, it may be possible to find a solution of l'ac flc* and far Eastern ! problems, of unquestioned importance j at this time, that is, such common un- 1 lerstandings with respect to matters which have been and sire of international concern sis may serve to promote enduring friendship among our peoples. "Ij is not tho purpose of this government to attempt to define the | <cope of the discussion in relation to the Pacific and far East but : rather to leave this to be the subject >of suggestions to be exchanged j tie fort the meeting of the conference in the expectation that the spirit 3f friendship and a cordial appre- J intion of the imnortance of the| diminution of sources, of contro-; I'ei sy, will govern the final decision, j "Accordingly, in pursuance of the j proposal which has been made, and j in the light of the gracious indication of its acceptance, the pres'dent invites the government of (Ireat Britain to participate in a conference on the subject of limitation of armament in connection with which Pacific ind far Eastern (piestions will also Pe discussed on the 11th day of November, ion." The note 1o China was in the same anguage except that the detailed discussion to the burdens of armament ivas omitted and the following was substituted as the concluding paragraph: "Accordingly, in pursuance of the i proposal which has been made, and j n the light of the gracious indicn,ion of its acceptance, the president j nvokes the government of the re- ' jublic of China to participate fn the iiscussion of Pacific and far Eastern questions in connection with the inference on the subject of limilaion of armament to he held in Washington, on the 11th day of No- j . ember, 1921." ? Consistent.?"Can I have the five x>unds 1 lent you?" "You can huve it next week." "You told me that last week!" "Yes; do you think I'm a man to say ihinv .lav uml :iniiltl(.r thine. :he next?"?Kairikaturcn (Christiana), i t \ | The Fa I The increasing pop a period of / ears ha ; givt tire with a capacity of 16, On May 2, we drop benefits of this big sales standard for years?foui non-skid tread. The grt Our Firestone Cord tire gum-dipping each ply of with extra thickness whi car agvinst slipping and Firestone ( There are Fires W.F.JACKSON - - McGILL BROTHERS S T, COURTNEY. - - ~ ? J [studies in I NATURAL HISTORY By JAMES HENRY RICE, Jr. j ( THE RED FOX Class?Mammalia; Order, Garnivoia; sub-Older, Fissipedia; Genus, Vul- ! pes;-Family, Canidae; Species, Fulvus. The latin word, vulpes, means a fox; the family name is from Canis, a dog; ; and fulvus is l^atin for red or fulvous, i the fox color. The length of the Red fox is 40 in- ! ehes, one inch more than that of the ; Gray fox. This fox is also known as [ ii.ack fox, SilveY fox and Cross fox, different colors signifying nothing as to J species, A vixen has frequently ; tnought forth . u fyiver whelp, along | with a litter of Red ones. i ne iteu fox that wo know ranges from Nova Scotia and New Found- j land, south to Georgia. In. the sketch of the Gray fox it has : been stated that the Ited fox is more j fecund, larger in size and heavier in weight, and much swifter in speed. Dr. John Henry Logan, in his charming History of Upper Carolina, says that the Red fox came over the mountains' from Tennessee, when the Cray fox became reduced in numbers; but of this he gives no proof and probably repeated what hunters told him ?and hunters are usually inaccurate observers, with superheated imaginations. ' Relying on the same class conformation Mr. John Burroughs stated that the Red fox was not found south of Virginia. . Once Abounded in Upper Carolina. | Formerly, tiie Red fox abounded in Upper Carolina; and at no time was more abundant than at the close of t^e War between the States. Up- j Countrymen were assiduous fox hunt- ' era, and nowljgre was the sport pur sued with more ardor than in the old j Ninety-Six District, the heart of which j were the original counties of Abbe- j ville, Edgefield, Newberry and Laur- j ens. Crayton Movants, with a rare gen- j ius for this clft^s of narration, has im- j "'ortalized the Red fox in his story, J "Vulp, of the.Carolina Reds." Ken foxes sometimes make a strnight-away dash for twenty miles aim men return on a parallel course, some t<Vo or three miles distant from ihe first. One historic Red fox had given the dogs and hunters the slip many a time. He seemed a phantom fox. The trail was always cold when the doirs struck it. One day, an Idea came to a young man, a member of the hunt, namely, j that the Fox heard the horn when it i was sounded fjpr the dogs in tlie early morning, and, guided by this, got a, safe start. So on the.next hunt no horn was sounded, with* the result that the fox was started and caught after an ex- ! citing race. % It will be noted that mammalogists have put the Red fox and the Gray for in separate genera, and have allied the Gray fox with South Ameri- i can foxes. Foe to Woodchuck. Witmer Stone states (Stone & Cram; American Animals) that the | lied tox is a,foe to the Woodchuck and i digs him out. At any rate they are ! SMHMBV^annPBBBHSSaaMSMMaBa istest Sellin n America lular demand for the Firestone Standar n us big volume. Our Plant No. 2 devt 000 tires and 20,000 tubes per day cut.scc ped our prjee to $13.95 passing on to volume and this labor-saving plant, r plies long staple fabric?extra gum :atest value ever offered car owners, li ' Cord Tire Valt s are made exclusively in Plant No. i. cord gives thicker insulation. The ? ?re wear is most severe, gives rea; elTec adds man extra miles of service. ^ord tires are sold at 'he lowest price y: 30x31- $24.50- 32x4. $46.30; 34x4] tone Dcaiers Everywhere wider rangers and more persistent hunters lor game than the Gray fox; ( for which reason they take heavier i toll. . In parts of tlie country where the | Hod fox has become scarce, hunters | have gone to much expense to import | them. Sometimes this leads to trouble ' with the farmers, who are always I against foxes, regardless of the color. I The splendid Hunt club, at Gates Mill, Ohio, near the city of Cleveland,! at which I was re ently a guest, has j brought in many foxes and they have j multiplied. The farmers in the sur- j rounding region are raising a clamor, i These matters are usually adjusted by : the exercise of tact without interfer- j ing with the sport of fox hunting. 1 which has appealed to manly men for centuries, and to women who like the great out of doors. Wherever he gees, the Ited fox j seems to prefer a hill region. One ! reason may lie in the fact thfct in the hills he can make the kind of den he fancies. Jn lower 'amis this would not he so easy, and in places the bur- , row would he flooded'by water. The j clay hills, especially the red hills, fit his notions of a dwelling place. NO REUNION IN CHARLOTTE. Mecklenburgers Can't Raise Money for j Moeting of-Wild Cats. Iler;|iise of the belief that between $12,000 and $15,000 for entertainment and at least 3,000 places in private homes secured, the invitation to members of the Wildcats Veterans' association was withdrawn at a mass mnnlint' *?f pitizr*n?4 nl tho rhnmh^r of commerce in Charlotte Monday morning. Hoard of directors of.the Rotary, Kiwnnis and Civitan clubs, chamber of commerce, merchants' association, and other organizations attended the meeting and agreed to withdraw the invitation to the ex-soldiers. Monday's meeting was called by Mayor Walker and he presided over the prolonged session. For many weeks city officials, chamber of commerce directors and others have been pondering over the situation incident to the coming of the soldiers, former members of the 81st division, A. E. F. Recent experience in campaigns for funds for worthy causes led officials to shudder at the task of going out on the streets and soliciting for $15,000. Acutq house shortage, with families doubled up in many homes and with no available vacant rooms was the determining factor in reaching the decision. ? Lee Haliinan a young white man of a prominent Union county, N. C? family, was convicted in the superior court at Monroe, last Thursday of assault with intent to ravish. The prosecutor was a young woman of Concord, also of good family and the offense was alleged to have been committed on the night of July 21. whi'e the two were out riding along a lonely road near the town of Wingate. The trial including the argument lasted about a week. The defense admitted illicit relations; but claimed mutual consent and the issue was whether the voung woman was a prostitute or the man a guilty criminal with no right r i I I ? i ANDARD I iM-skin I r i mr m -m g Tire I ; d 30x3}^ inch tire over I )ted wholly to this size >sts on every operation. j the car owner the full This tire has been our between plies-?heavy H nsist on Firestone. ies I Our process of double H lassivc non-skid tread, tiveness in holding the s in cord $54.90. ? fn S\prf)p Wif* rv ^ v JL H - - - -NO. 7, YORK - - - - NO. 1, YORK YORK, S. C. to live. After nine hours the Jury returned a verdict under which the presiding judge was able to impose a sentence of fifteen years. The defendant's counsel immediately grave notice of appeal and the defendant was released on a bond of twenty thousand dollars. 1V/I A M'Q iJ BEST AGE A man is as old as his organs; he can be as vigorous and healthy at 70 as at 35 if he aids his organs in performing their functions. Keep your vital organs healthy with COLD MEDAL The world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles since 1696; corrects disorders; stimulates vital organs. All druggists, three sizes. Look for the name Cold Medal on every box S I accept bo imitatioa | The Provei j Day Had N rors For T. j Fellow: I . Recently ,a custorr | thrown out of er I fault of liis? . I While employed, howev< I Deposited a Part of His ] | SAVINGS | With us, and no one has I hkn now while he seeks ( 1 port himself and family. | JIA \ hi iUU oA V FOR THE RAI I Bettor profit by this I $1.00 will start a SAVIN | and We pay You A per ce I Compounded Quarterly. | PEOPLES BANK AN) |> C. L. COBB, President | J. H. B. JENKINS, Active Vice President I C. W. McGEE, Cashier I SAFETY FIRST?SER1 ALW. W>l <KM <"??"> I The Bank CLOVER I THIS BANK | $5 in | To the Seller of the First I on the Clover Mai & rrim i'n/.nvil nf cnlnj f/ii' lit t> l,X . V - V. M V/t .7H.V , , ,H \ follows: Sept. 3rd, 190.0?S. Sept. 12th, 1910?1 August 23rd, 1911Sept.iJth, 1912?K. August 27th, 1913August 22nd, 1914Sept. 51th, 1915?J. Sept. 1st, 1910?W Sept. 12th, 1917?\ August 31st, 1918August 28th, 1919Sept. 10th, 1920?\ BANK OF I M. L. SMITH, President. I FRANK McELWEE, SALLII V I Safety ? Satisfa W> < ??">> ? <r?c THE CROP PROSPECT < In York, IJroajl River and Bullock's Creek Townships just now is very bright and we are glad for our Farmer friends-. THEIR INTERE8T is Our Interest and We Want Them to Foel All the Time That We Are Their Friends. Come in and talk over your financial affairs with us. > WE ARE HERE FOR THE PURPOSE j OF SERVING YOU. j FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHARON, S. C. , Where the Farmer la Welcome. ? J. H. SAYE, J. S. HARTNE8*. President. Cashier J LOANS AT 7 % INTEREST 1 ARRANGED for on York County \ " Farms. Long-term. (6% through j Federal Land.JJank). Why not stop paying higher rates? Charges reasonable. C. E. SPENCER See The Enquirer Office for Titles 1 and Mortgages of Real Estate. bial Rainy ii ' o Ter ' |11 his : i: a l! I < A ' ' ?< I I ier of ours was suddenly ; nploynaeat.,.. through no ;1 < > ?r, he had systematically ;; Earnings on a <1 ACCOUNT j: to hold the umbrella over ;; )ther employment to sup- j; <> < < ED ANYTHING* j| KTTr HAW O I I Li X 17A X o < > man's experience. !! GS ACCOUNT, x lit Interest, j; i i' I) TRUST COMPANY f J. M. STROUP, Vice Pruidtnt <? J, t. CRAWFORD, < I Vice President ' \ WM. 8. MOORE, Ant Cathiw < > VICE AND PROGRESS j; AYS j; i of Clover - - s. c. WILL PAY !! Gold i> Bale of New Crop Cotton ;; *ket This Season. * j | < > e past twelve years is as ;; > i i > J. Clinton. Ernest Part low, col. ... */ j ' -Arthur Black. A. MeCarter. !! -S.J.Clinton. '1! ?J. E. Bcamguard. ' 11. and J. P. Adams. X . a. Cook. :: \\ A. Cook. o -W.A.Cook. o ?.Jim Adams, col. V. A. Cook. || CLOVER jj < > JA8. A. PAGE, Cashier E SIFFORO, As?t. Cashfera o i > ction Service - \ \ ?