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?r - === 1 ? Representative (Iraham, Republican, {ljinois, didn't spend any money in his tarapuign for re-elcc^on and he sd stated in a report filed Thursday With the clerk of the house. But, he added, this, said to be different from anything ever put in an expense report heretofore: "Owing to the fact that the senators from my state have absorbed all the Federal patronage, and owing to the further lamentable fact that the durti fool alleged civil *. service* order, of the president ha: pre' vented'-while It makes me responsible for these appointments. 1 have thought 'it the (better .part of discretion to ?promise nobody anything, and hence, T am virtuous as a new tjorn babe as f:tr as promises arc concerned. I have 'inhde none." ' i ? To review results of the recent elections, lay plans for future political 'action and to discuss the advisability '6f the formation of a third party in the nation, a national meeting: of the ' tJonference for Progressive Political Action has been called to meet in Chicago, Pec. 11. The Conference was organized in Chicago last February, and has taken an active part in the primaries and elections in every state this fall. William H. Johnston of Washington. President of the International Machinists, is Chairman of the Conference, and Warren S. Stone of Cleveland, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Treasurer. On the National Committee of the conference is represented the FarfnLabor Party, the National Non-Partisan League, the Boilei-makers' Union, the United Mine Workers of America, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, International Association of Machinists, Railroad Telegraphers, Women's Trade Union League and Farmers' National Council. ? The Mississippi Supn-me Court has affirmed the decision of Chancellor Strieker in the Hinds County Chancery court, imposing fines and penalties amounting to $8,055,J75 on the fire insurance companies lormerly operating in the state, charged with conspiring to cont'rhl rates. The affirmation carried the full penalty imposed by the lower court. About 130 insurance companies are involved, the heaviest penalty against any company being $195,875. State Revenue Agent Robertson filed the suit nearly a year ago. A news dispatch from Hartford, Connecticut; says: "Kight fire insurance companies having their,horn" offices in this city were fined $1,241,400 out of the $83)55,075 fiats and penalties, affirmed by the chancery decision of the Mississftfp Supreme court. Another company which is about to make its home offierOhero was fined $195,875, and a compftnj'1 with its home office in New HdVen was fined $(15,950. it is stated in insurance circles that it is expected the y^njjprjnies affected will appeal to th< Supremo court ol United States, and t,h#t the Hartford companies may withdraw entirely from the Mississippi ti'ltrVi sultan of Turkey, Alohahimod. VI, made his escape from Constantinople Friday on the British dreadnaught Malaya, which took him to Malta. The escape was with the assistance of the British government. Recently^ the Turkish nationalist government 'at Angora indicted Mohammed for treason and other crimes and ordered his seizure and trial. He was protected by the British government; but of late it has been looking more and more like the Nationalists are go! w nnmnlnta control of CVel'V *?b -v ftv * vw...r.v^ thing and Mohammcjt concluded that it was about time to pot away. The tliRht ( the sultan was almost precipitate, but nevertheless before his departure he announced that he had not abdicated?that he was merely leaving Constantinople for safety. The sultan had requested Lieutenant General Harington, commander of the British forces, last Wednesday to afford him the means of Retting away and arrangements were made for him to have asylum on the dreadnought. The trip from the palace to the quay was affected without the sultan being seen by any of the guards about the palace. An automobile which had been drawn up to the side entrance of the palace wisked him to the quay where a barge from the battleship was awaiting. On this Mohammed and his son and six members of the palace staff were immediately transferred to the Malaya which pointed its nose out through the j Dardanelles and into the Mediterranean on the way to Malta. According to further dispatches, the Komalists are to make formal representations to the j British for the return of the fugitive sultan. ? At the annual convention of the j United Daughters of the Confederacy held tn F.irmlngham, Ala., last w<vk,"] Mrs. Livington Rowc Scuyler, of New York city, was re-elected president general, and other officers were elected as follows: First vice president general, Mrs. Frank llarrold, Americus, second vice president general, Sirs. Frances E. Ross. Riverside, Cal.: third vice president general, Mrs. \V. T7. vlas^ey. Hot Springs, Ark.; recording cretary general, Miss Alli?i (larner, j Ozark, Ala.; treasurer general, Mrs. J. r. Wiggins, St. Louis historian gener- | a!, Mrs. St. John A. Lawton, Charleston; registrar general, Miss Ida I'owell, i Chicago; custodian of crosses of honor, Mrs. Eastbrook of Ohio, and enst??di:m f llugs and pennants, Mrs. J. 11. Cn nj haw. of Montgomery, Ala. Tin're was a vote to aid in the remodeling of the Letf Memorial chapel at Washington la'O. I University. The Rains ha mor, presented to the state which eolleeted during the year the most historical data was presented at the night session to North Carolina; the Rose loving cup to Mrs. J. II. W<st, historian of Foutli Carolina; the Ann Robinson Andrews medal to Miss Ruby Tliurn berry ] of Jacksonville, Fla<; the Hyde medal I to Miss Beatrice Meaghen of the Dis- ! trict of Columbia. Mrs. Asa Roundtree 1 presented the Youree prize, which went to Mrs. Philip Holt of North Caroliiia, 1 | Mrs. Bee Trammell of Georgia and ! Mrs. D. D. Bradford of Pittsburg. The. | St. George Schuyler prize was present- j ted to Miss Edith Pope, cditor-in-i | of The Confederate Veteran. Members of the convention showed enthusiastic, ; interest in Guitzon Borglum's under; taking to carve the history of the Con- ! federacy on Stone mountain, near At - | ilanta, but the convention declined to assume any further financial obligations in the matter this year. The sum of $30,000 was pledged on tho floor , of the convention for the completion of the Jeff Davis monument. (The \(ov!u'itlc inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce at York, as Mail Matter of the Second ClaBfl. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1922. In connection with all that is being said about this "living wage" controversy, there seems to be no question of the fact that the government be; lieves in a living profit on railroad capitalization. Senator Truman II. Newberry, who is accused of having bought his election in Michigan by corrupt practices I over Henry Ford, has resigned. He J*has been the object of bitter attacks i ever since the manner of his election J became known. His case was an issue I in the recent general election, several J senators having lost seats because they hao supported his claims to a seat. A :d -Michigan herself defeated 1 his colleague. Senator Townsend. As 1 the result of the recent reduction of ! the senate majority it became certain , that Newberry would be expelled and < hence his resignation. ? . The first issue of the Carolina Cit: izen, published in Spartanburg by a joint stock company, with A. M. Carpenter as editor, appeared last Friday. The Citizen appears in the form of .1 ! seven-column quarto and if. to appear weekly at $2 a year. According' to the initial announcement it is to l>e primarily a newspaper, Democratic in principle and policy, and representative of the masses of the people in all things that are right. Mr. Carpenter, the editor, is one of the ablest and most experienced newspaper men of the state and if the Citizen f;.ils to I establish itself as a useful factor in ; the general development of the state, j especially of Spartanburg county and the Piedmont . section, it will I"* through no fault of his. Among the many things The York1 ville Enquirer does not know is What i the price of cotton will he within the ; next few months. In view of the un! questioned shortage of the crop it j looks that if cotton is worth 26 cciil-s I now it ought to he worth 80 cents or more next July. There is nothing unreasonable about that; but it is veiy well to remember that the spinners have this th\ng of cotton values down to a very fine point and it is not impossible that present prices are duo to the discounting of probable prices of next July. Ordinarily when there is plenty of otton the spinners follow a hand-to-rtiouth policy, taking care not , to fry to ouy too mr aneau. nm iims year many of the simians are buying , as fur ahead as possible, some ot them I having on hand a full year's supply. Hut of course such cases are the exception. There is not enough c? Hon to supply nil the mills, even if all the mills had the money with which to j carry such supplies, and it would seem that as long as the present condition of supply and demand exists prices should remain strong. Hut it i:- very well to keep in mind the fact that ! there are tremendous interests arrayed against loo much advance in prices, \ and those interests have often been' able to succeed under circumstances; that seemed impossible. It is n common saying that "cotton is a fool," and j there is reason to believe there is truth in that saying. The Associated Press dispatches of Sunday featured a heated outbreak i.i the Mexican chamber of deputies Saturday night against the United Mates. The underlying cause of the trouble is the same old grievance- the effort of ; the Obregon government to confiscate' American property rights legally acquired, and the dispesition of llio ! United States to hold on to ilo just j rights. American brains and e: pilnl I i .t . . m.?. i ! Weill uun ii m .iihaii u iuiu .ui i . tintf legal ownership of properties of which tiie Mexicans ?1i<] not know *!: * . \:i]iie, developed tin m with a profit or , apparent i?u? Iit that excited M'xieanj envy, with the result that Mexico j seeks to confiscate those properties. In 'fact Mexico has eonllsented the properties. The l niteil St tes has protestd to the extent of severing <li| lomat ie , relations; hut has ever since heen pur- i suing a waiting attitude until Mexi- ' ean reason should assert itself. In the I 'hniiiher of deputies I isl Saturday the J Mexican minister of foreign affairs ; ' made piildic c< j lain eo> 11 spondenre h;14 had lieen going on for some linn; Iietween liini and the Anierieun charge d'affaires. II appears tic i (he Me\ie.an government was considering new j legislation regarding oil properties ] that had heen ae<|tiir> d h\ foreigners. 11 The drafted bill did not fully meet the ideas of . what the American charge thought it should be and he made respectful suggestions as to desirable changes. This caused the explosion. The Mexicans claim that the Americans are trying to dictate to them, and 1'resident Obregon made public an- , noun cement that he would stand lor nothing of the kind. The state department at Washington, denies thai, it has undertaken to dictate or even butt in; that such suggestions as it did make were made by invitation of the Mexican government. But of one thing there seems to be but "mail doubt, and that one thing is tv ' j. national feeling of Mexico a gait, the United States Is growing stronger and ?tj'nTi!rpr' ? ??" 7^ The Washington Herald, a hitherto kind of mm-descript morning newspaper that has long been eking out a precarious existence in the national capital, has become the property of William R. Hearst, to be added, to his long string of newspapers. Although quite a valuable and useful newspaper in some respects, the Herald has never been prosperous; but on the contrary has been a heavy financial burden on the different owners who have tried to make it go. The old-established Washington Post has had the lead over all new-coiners because of its priority in the field and its policy of singing the praises of each incoming administration, whether Republican or Democrat. The Herald was acquired with the incoming of the Harding administration by a syndicate In which Julius Raines and Herbert lloovex were conspicuous, and the common belief at, the time was that Hoover became interested with a view to using the paper in boosting his political aspirations in the direction of the presidency; hut as a matter of fact there never developed any confirmation of t*his belief. After a while, Hoover sold out to Rarnes, and Raines has since been carrying the somewhat irksoiro load. Shortly after his defeat Tor the presidency, James M. Cox made .some overtures looking to tho acquisition of'the property; but for two reasons the owners would not sell. In the first place Mr. Cox was unwilling to pay enough to let the owners out as comfortably as they would like, and also the leading Republicans generally around Washington were reluctant to see the paj>er fall into the hands of the opposition, especially at that time. Then later, Woodrow Wilson's friends and colleagues looked into the proposition with a view to securing ti means of keeping the league of nations matter before the politicians of the country, and tliis dream also fell Ihroufeh very much for the same reason. Now that Mr. Barnes has become sufficiently amused with the business of trying to compete with the I'ost in singing the praises of the administration, and Mr. Hearst has shown a disposition to take the load off his hands at a better price than anybody else, the property is to bo .surrendered to Mr. Hearst to do with as lie will. The peace 'conference that was agreed upon at the Mudania parley between the Turks and Allies, is now held at Iguisnnne, Switzerland, and the diplomats of the world arc gravely concerned at the outcome, some of tin m hoping (hat it will result in a final settlement of the many vexed questions that are agitating Europe and the near cast, and others fearing that whatever the immediate results, sooner or later there must be another general war. The first concern of the Allies is the control of Constantinople and the straits leading from the Mediterranean to the Black sea, and the second concern is tlie safety of the Christian ' populations now under the domination of the Turks along with the establishment of permanent boundaries for the various Balkan states. As the result of ihe war between Turkey and Greece, in which the Greeks have suffered terrific reverses, the Turks have revived their nationalism and re-established their government on a basis of strength and power that lias brought them to feel their ability to assert tin ir complete independence of the Allies, and they arc ' I insisting on being treated with a con- | sid< ration that they have not known i for more than a hundred years. Among | other things the Tuiks an demanding; l that the Allies p i nut of Constantinople, renounce the neutral zone es?- 1 tablishcd by the unratified treaty of 1 Sevres and leave the control of the straits to Turkish authority. Itussia is also tremendously interested because of the fact that control of the straits moans the qontrol of ihe < foreign eommereo of her P.lack sea ports, and with this control in the * hands of hostile interests she is sowed! lip tight with regard to the rest of the ' J world. She has a jjompl.-te under- | standing with Turkey in regard to the : ' matter, and she considers t^uit Iter in- I terests are great enough to warrant 1 her in backing Turkey t ? the limit. Tie Allies feel that their continued control of the straits alone with Constantinople is vital to I heir military j and eoir.ua reial prestige and being as ( fearful of her devebipmeut of Kussian j power as they are of the development | of Turkish power, they are nol inclined ' i to ?ive Up any of the advantages lhe\ i now possess. Involving as they do. mainly qucs- ;i lions of military and cumin-reial ad- ; vantage on the oneJiand, and national ! independence on th other hard, the c differviiccs most necessarily lie settled by predominanl force and the great factor at l<ansanne will not h. so nuich t the right and wrong of the different ; a propositions to he discussed, us will he j t the firmness of the parties to the con- [ r iruvrrsy, and their apparent ability to I hack no their respective claims by j military action. in X-lO gai* affairs., < ( NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I Kirkpatrick-TSolk Company?A Pre- I Thanksgiving .sale. < FVinstoin's?Cotton goods advancing . daily. I. M. St roup?Beautiful weather. J. L Houston?J. Z. Stoke gives notice of application i'pr letters of adminis- , tration on the estate of W. ^lason ! St owe, dec eased. Star Theatre, J. Q. Wray, Manager? < Hoot Gibson today in "Ridin' Wild," j n good Western. W. G. Reid Furniture Co., Rock Hill? Furniture. Joye Jewelry Co., Rock Hill?Sheffield silver. City Motor Co., Rock Hill?Have you seen "The Star," the latest in auto- ! mobiles ? # 1 City Market, Oec. A. Sherer and G. W. Sherer?Good meats of all kinds'. York Furniture Co.?Chj'istmas only a month away. _ I If further experience shall prove the correctness of the theory published a few days ago tl at the winter wetness of the blackjacks helps to hold back ti e boll weevil in that section, It will mean among other things" that black- ( jack lands will still further appreciate , in value. Tlie Rock,Hill Herald of Saturday tells how some boys in town neutralized a telegraph wire during the morn- j ihg by throwing across it a string with noils fastened to each end. The nails c: me in contact in such a way as to ground the current and prevent the sending of messages until the trouble was discovered. Tho Yorkville Enquirer has received a copy of the program for the seventh annual meeting of the Southeastern Veterinary Medical association, held In Chattanooga yesterday and today. There are four South Carolina, veterinarians on the program: Dr. W. K. I<ewis of Columbia; Dr. \V. A. llarnctte of Greenwood; Dr. J. H. Reitz of Greenwood; Dr.'W. K. Magill of Chester. Hon. J. Monroe Spears, solicitor for the Fointh judicial circuit, is representing the slate irt the court of general sessions this week, having been selected by Solicitor Henry*with the approval of the attorney general. In spite of his rycent Injuries to his leg on account of having been run over by or. automobile, Mr. Henry had continued his purpose to come on duty as usual; but as the attending physician would not hear to such a thing, he mi do other arrangements, selecting as his substitute, his old friend and colleague, Mr. Spears. Mr. Spears is the olilest solicitor in the state, next to Mr. Henry, having been In the service for eighteen years. Originally he was ^.^rt.i.ar/,1 r?l r? /->n hv nnvnmnr ?.? iq/Wi II IAW IV/ lilt- V %.j j v. ..v. Heyward, on the deathbed request of his predecessor, tHe late lamented J. Monroe Johnson. He had nn opponent at the next election; but since then he has held the place-without opposition, and frotn the standpoint of chahicter, ability, courage and discretion, it is commonly com cdftf that as a prosecuting1 officer, he is without a superior in the state. Take Mr. Henry, he keeps in continuous close' touch with law and order conditions in his circuit, and he never takes up a Capital case until he is as thoroughly informed as possible of all the inside facts.' His home is in Darlington, from which place he drove through to Yorkvillc last Sunday in his ear. The distance is 115 miles. WITHIN THE TOWN.' ? Easiness continues good. ? Rev. Dr. G. G. Parkinson, professor in Due West Theological seminary, preached two sermons for the Associate Reformed congregation last Sunday. ? A burning chimney at the home of: Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon on South Congress street last Friday night, was the cause of ap alarm that brought out a prompt response from the fire department. There was no damage. ? "We have had more business than we could wait on today," said W. M.' McDonnell Saturday evening, when iskcd about the day's business. Feinstein's, Kb1ci>jitrifk-Relk company's and Siroup's all had the same kind of i report as to the businers of the day. THE MARRIAGE RECORD. Marriage licenses have been issued >y tfle judge of probate as follows: ' j Nov. 11?Robert M. Roberts and N. ; [dell Rlacktnon, Rock Hill. Nov. 15?Horace R. Eairland, Gas- t Ionia and Lillic Moses, Glover No. 1. t Nov. 15?William C. Edmunds, i Itidgeway, and Esther C. Ashe, York- j /Hie. r Nov. 15?Joseph F. Youngblood, Clo- i t > or ana iva u. nope, voriv ;\o. i. mi Nov. 15?Benjamin I/iwrence md a Uary Willie Campbell, Clover, (color- 11 >d). . v Nov. 10?Artie O. Amnions and Rosa t \. Stacy, (lastonia. ' Nov. IS?Louis Boone and Arnio c ibolton. Rock 11 ill. v Nov. 18?Ode.xt' Rabb and Martha o A'attov R"Ck Hill, (colored). U Nov. IS?Oscar Lynn ar.d Jennie ! \ecver, (lastonia. f . .1 BIG STOCK DIVIDEND t Stockholders of Cannon Manufactur- | h n;c company, of Kannapolis, says the e "harlotlo Observer, have just voted to t, ncrease the capital stock of the com- |h any from three end one-half million j 1 0 ten and a half million dollars, to h vdnce par value of the stock from t; 1100 to $10 per share, and to declare b 1 stock dividend of "no per cent., pay- v ible December 4. Kach holder of a umdrctl dollar snare of stock in the I* oin|iany is entitled to 10 shares of i 'I iin par value. i I*' Cannon .ManrfaeturinT company jw naintains home nflices at Kannapolis, i ind C. A. Cannon is president and a ivasurer of the company; S. C. Sim- e nnns is vice president and (S. 15. i b ,e\vis is secretary. The company i-'vns 13 mills located li t Kannapoli.., Concord and other I Carolina points, with one or two in j <: Seorgia and Alabama. Cannon Manu- c lad ui'ing company has been known 1 I t>r years as the largest manufacturer I if towels in the world, the company . Inning a daily output in its plants of 1 15,000 dozen towels. t The business was established J years ago with a $100,000 mill by the I late J. \V. Cannon, who saw before his death the development of this business into the largest of its kind in the ; world. It has been reported that a <-on- ; siderable block of the newly issued j stock will be taken up by the thousands of employes of the mills. Cannon mills maintain' sales offices 1 in N'ew York, Chicago, Philadelphia, ; Doston and San Francisco. Those attending the recent MadeIn-Carolinas exposition saw the varied line of high grade towels made by these mills. i ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. D. Harlcy Gauldin, of Ituck Hill 3Q Sunday underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Fenn^ll Infirmary. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shepherd, of Concord, X. C., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hall, in Yorkvllle. Mr. J. 1\ Ramsey of Hickory Grove, spent Sunday with the family of Mr. | A. C. R'lnjsey in Yorkville. Mr. A. C. Ramsey, section master for the Southern railway at Yorkville, is ijuitc sick at his home n< ar the Southorn depot with influenza. He has been confined to his bed for. ten days. Rev. James P. Smith, a returned missionary of the Presbyterian church from Brazil, was a visitor in Yorkville yesterday, the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Eugenia Drakeford. Mrl S.. V. Aycock of Sharon No. 2, who went to Midlothian, Texas recently on account of the serious illness of his brother, Mr. E. F. Aycock, returned home last Saturday. Mr. E. F. Aycoca's condition was found to bo quite desperate because of a complication of diseases, and there appeared to be nothing: better to be done than to sen<l him to the Mayo hospital in Minnesota, which was done. Mr. E. F. Aycock left York county some years aero to work as a farm hand in Texas; out of hours work he qualified himself as an expert book-keeper, and later through the exercise of splendid business ability built up quite a substantial fortune. He has a wife and one child. There is but small hope of his recovery from his present illness. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY The following venire of thirty-six petit jurors was drawn tills morning to serve during the Fourth week of the present term of the circuit court. They will report on Monday, December 11: R. W. Burnett Bethel L. B. Sherer Bullock's Creek J. B. Love York J. Frank Moore - York C. T. Douglas King's Mountain W. M. pampbell 1 Ebenezor J. F. Faulkner King's Mountain O. S. Poe Catawba J. D. Good ....* Catawba G. F. Thomas King's Mountain T. T. McAbee King's Mountain W. T. Ligon Bethesda R. L. Robinson York R. F. Boyd Fort Mill Glenn Williamson Catawba Osmond Barber Fort Mill |' C. M. .Toy*1 Catawba j J. A. Sherer York | J. C. Ford King's Mountain E. W. Sandifer York W. B. Moore York AY. B. Moacham, Sr Fort Mill N. T. Nealnnds Broad River J. R Miller York . l'J. Lesslie Williams Catawba J. M. Royce Port All 11 , J. T. Stowe Kind's Mountain P. W. Leech w..'. Broad River |. J. T. Younge, Jr Fort Mill \ Lt V. McMackin Catawba | C. N. Alexander King's Mountain I, J. Edd F.eid ....... Catawba j , J. L. Alcflill King's Mountain J. K. Hope Bethesda R. CI. Kntchford York CI. R. McCarter .... King's Alountain < COURT OPENS TOMORROW 1 Because of the enforced absence of ' rudgu James E Peurifoy in Columbia, ittending an en banc session of the ' supreme court the November term of 5 lie court of general sessions scheduled s o convene yesterday will not convene L mtil tomorrow morning. It was ex- !l ected that Judge Puerifoy would | each Yorkvillc this morning in order 0 open court at the appointed hour! iut Clerk of Court McMackin received * telegram saying that the judge did % lot complete his work in Columbia and j could not be here t<> open court until i ' I a omorrow. When the hour for the convening of f ourt arrived* yesterday morning therej^ rerc scores of people from all sections ' 1 the county about the courthouse, ex- i *s lecting to get a glimpse of William C. ' 'arics, ( barged with the murder of, * our members of the family of James 111 1. Taylor, who it is expected will be j11 i 11,id L- i.vidnv 1 r 'aries was brought to jail in Yorkville | arly Sunday morning by Sheriff I piinn from tin* penitentiary in Colum- |, in. tin trip l>? itm made by automobile. ? 'he prisoner appeared to be in good (| eallh and spirits and was inclined to ;( ill; more of his sixteen children than j ie was about the trial for his life n dtieh he was approaching. I II was reported yesterday that ,j 'orrner (iovernor fob- L,. Hlease and f. 'bos. ! '. Me Dow, I'Ncp. counsel for ri 'arii'S will move for a change of venue ' (( lien the court c onvenes tomorrow on he ground that public sentiment is (j gainst tlieir elient and because a Sl ii.it deal of newspnpci publicity Tias eell given tile ease Solicitor ,|. Monroo Spears of Dar- j ngton wlio is representing Solicitor 1st b in v who is unable to be present be- ! ' J r jause of a broken leg received several b< lays ago, came to Yorkville Sunday, tt tit' was In consultation with John R. G riart, Esq., of Yorkville and Solicitor L John G. Carpenter and C. M. Austin, C Ksqs., of Gastonia, associate counsel for D :he state yesterday. Former Governor L Blouse of counsel for the defense came C to Yorkville last night. T If Paries is tried at the present term M the case is expected to come to the A ittention of the court on Friday, pro- G vided he is arraigned in the morning R ;ind takes advantage of the three days' a grace following arraignment before \ trial. ^ It was stated this morning that very probably all persons who visit the court room during the trial will be ^ searched for possible weapons. James M. Taylor and his wife and ? the surviving members of his family were here yesterday and this morniflg ^ from their South Gastonia home ready *" to give their testimony concerning the 1 tragedy which deprived them of four '' of their children on September 6. LOCAL LACONICS. * Term Reduced. ^ The 1S-venr term of Charles R. Kim broil for the murder of John W. Skid- p more, has been reduced to 15 years. In p making the reduction Judge Webb of- p fored no. explanation as to the reason. To Holp the Armenians. The church people of Clover are c planning to have a union service in r one of the Clover churches next Sun- p day evening for the purpose of making t a special plea for contributions for the y Armenians. * r Thanksgiving Services. 1 The annual Thanksgiving Day ser- 1 vices will be held in Trinity Methodist 1 church, Yorkvllle, this year. Rev. D. a L. Hill, pastor of the First Baptist a church of Yorkvllle, is to preach the ( sermon. f Dr. Summers Loses Automobile. 1 A thief or thieves stole the Buick aii- q tomobile of Dr. R. D. Summers of Rock a Hill, Saturday, from near Wearn field, c while the doctor was witnessing the football game between Davidson Col- * ? _ t lege and the Univeristy or North Carolina. Tax Books Opened December 1. $ Treasurer Neil on yesterday receiv- i cd a wire from, the comptroller gen- o cral Instructing him not to open the v tax hooks until December 1. Several r people applied at the office of the v treasurer yesterday to pay their taxes; a but on account of the instructions v from Columbia the taxes could not be i: received. u To Apply for Bond. Robert C. (Fox Hunting Bob) 0 Whitesides. In jail in Yorkville, eharg- c ed with the killing of Jim Whitener, r near Clover, on November 12, will hot j be tried at the November term of r general sessiqns. Whitesides, it is expected, will be released on bond this ^ week, following application of his attorney, T. P. McDow, Esq. h Magistrate Smith Got Another. o Magistrate R. L. A. Smith and Con- a stables McKnight and Lanier got an- a other big still three miles sbuth of t] Hickory Grove last Thursday. The a still was running full blast when the v officers came, two negroes being in j, charge. One of them was recognized. g About SCO gallons of beer was poured t] out. A mile further six barrels of t beer were found hidden away. p Nearly 100 Automobiles. s Within a very short time after the ^ new home of Mr. R. M. Mitchell of L Sharon No. 1, began (o burn last HM . fl rnur.saay artornoon, tnere wore nearly ~ 100 automobiles parked in the near vi- ^ linity, the cars coming from every dl- a rection, some of them from as far ft iway as Hickory Grove; but because no fire fighting facilities were at hand, c, ihe crowd could do nothing but look ^ jn. As yet there is no definite idea as \ to how the fire originated. School House Completed. ? Tiie new school house. In New Zion w district which has been under con- r< itruction for several months pa^f has v' >een completed and the fall and winter :erm of the school is under way with * T Mr. J. M. Jackson and Miss Sudie llolin as teachers in charge. The 0 ichool building just completed cost t( ibout $2,500, Trustees of the school listrict are J. T. McKnight, J. P. Smith Ll. ind A. M. Iliggers. w Masons at Clover. tl More than a hundred members of the ft Masonic fraternity, representing Clo- di 'cr, Yorkville, Sharon, Gastonia, DalJ?s j '< nd Belmont, N. C., gathered in the h; odge room of Alpine Lodge, No. 208, K t Clover, Friday night to witness the w inferring of the Master Mason's nj legree on two candidates, the degrees , m icing conferred by S. S. Glenn, wor- ; N> iiipful master of Alpine lodge, assist- \ pj d by members of the local lodge and i isiting Masons. Bountiful refresh-. I Kf ricnts were served during the even- j nK' . th )ied of Hydrophobia. su Fant Kohhiits, negro, about 18 years ** id. died on the farm of Mr. Roy Rank- w' ead in Rullock's Creek township, Sat- j N,T| rday night following an attack of ydrophobin. The lioy was bitten by re dog, supposed to be tnad, in August. !st< )r. Kaye gave the hydrophobia treatlent at once, but because of the ir- ("? egularity of the mails at that time, | th ue to the railroad strike, the serum j'e< tiled to arrive promptly and the treat- co lent was irregular. The boy began ? art strangely Friday and following emulsions Saturday and Sunday he ret i'il Sunday night. The boy was a '? un of Fant Robbing, negro farmer. s'r I be: lar.y Witnesses Subpoenaed. 1^.. Tiie following witnesses for the e8j tali* in the ease against William C. | alios were yesterday placed on $'Ji>0 ' and caofe ft>r their appearance here lis morning: Howard Painter, Alf antt, Dr. W. K. McGill, Marion ackey, S. J. Matthews, Mrs. James amp, Bryant Brackett, J. E. Brackett, r. A. H. Neil, John A. Jackson, R. E. ove, Tom Warren, Mrs. John Dunn, . Bailes, Eld red Bailee, Charlie Hall, om Perry, Sr.; T. F. Leathermann, G. F. Ramsey, Minnie Ramsey, J. W. lien, R. L. Lambert, M. B. Cloninger, . W. Green, Charlie Hoffman, I. H. [ayes, Avery Chester, Press Lee, Mr. nd Mrs. J. M. Taylor, Frank Taylor, Irs. T. B. Ramsey. Cilled by Street Car. George M. Bennett, 30. formerly of orkville, was run down and killed by street car in a suburb of Charlotte n November 12. Mr. Bennett was ragged for a distance of thirty-two cet after being run down by the car. le survived the accident only a short ime. The body was Interred in Charotto. He is survived by his widow nd one child. His father and mother, Jr. and Mrs. J. W. Bennett <5f York-ille survive as do also the following irothers and sisters: E. L. Bennett, 'orkville; L. B. Bennett, Rock Hill; Irs. Cora Baker, Yorkville; Mrs. Sadie Ferguson, Mrs. Callie Wilkerson, Mrs. ..ynnie Quinn, Yorkville; Mrs. Mary iemon, Wylie, Texas. .aw Being Observed. Reports reaching the office of the :ounty superintendent from' the vaious school districts are to the effect hat narents are cooneratinor with eachers to a most satisfactory degree n enforcing the provisions of the comtulsory school attendance law. Superntendent Carroll said yesterday that here arc not more than twenty childen of compulsory attendance age who re not now in the schools and he was latisfled that they had good reason for allure to attend. The compulsory chool law for York county became efective on November 6. All child .-en ?et\veen the ages of 8 and 14 are reluirtd to attend for eighty consecutive chool days. itills Are Taken. Two white men who were operating he plant made their escape when >rohibltion officers, operating near ting's Mountain Battleground yesterIay afternoon, seized a large golvanzed iron still and about 1,500 gallons if beer. About One quart of whisky was also captured. Four negroes, two aen and two women, wero arrested when officers captured a small still bout a mile and one-quarter southwest of Clover, Thursday. A gulvanzed iron gasoline drum was being ised as a boiler. About thirty gallons f beer were captured along with the omplete plant and the four alleged perators. The raiding parties inluded: Magistrate R. E. Love, Police non George Sparrow and John A. .ockson, and (Nonstable Carson Hedicka .. . i . y \*m\ Thieves Make Big Haul. Gastonia Gazette, Monday: Seven lundred and fifty dollars worth of icrchandlse was stolen from the store f Tenenhaus Bros. Saturday night by negro who gained entrance through screen window. Employes visited hq store Sunday and from the appearnce of things Judged that the thief rould return Sunday night. Accordngly they posted themselves in the fore and awaited his return. The hief came back and entered the store hrough the same entrance. A city oliceman was also stationed in the tore, but the negro got away. A liver chase ensued down the alley by the .utheran church and into York street, ut'the negro proved fleeter of foot nd made hin get away. The officers ave a clue as to his identity and an rrcst is expected shortly. loser and Sealy Bound Over. Spartanburg Journal, Thursday: The ase against Olllo B. Moser and Rosa ealy was heard this morning by lagistrate Jennings who, after hearing le testimony, bound the defendants ver to court. People of Spartanburg ill remember the case from the arjst about a month ago of the young nman nnrl the man after the safe in le rear of H. D. Water's store1 on toward street had been blown open, he two were arrested, but because of complication were held on a statu>ry charge. Since that time they nve been held here awaiting trial .of le case. Yesterday the mother of the ill, Mrs. Daisy Senly, of Rock Hill, ith her son, Roy Sealy arrived in le city to aid the girl. Mrs. Sealy ated that it was her opinion that her uighter had been enticed away from imc by Moser. She also said that she id learned that the two had been in ing's Mountain, N. C., for several eeks before they had come to ffpartlburg. Sh<5 stated that Moser is arried and has a wife in Monroe, orth Carolina. iremar Sadly Injured. Mr. M. M. Kendrick, familiarly town from one end to the her of the Southern railway on ? Kingville division as "Mike," ft'ered a broken leg and a broken arm l'lacksburg last Friday afternoon, hen he fell from the engine tank of a. 114, when at the stnndpipc to get supply of water. Mr. Kendrick in aching for the swinging feedpipe, - nnt'd on the nlankinir around the ton the tender, put there to keep the nl in position. The plank split, rowing him to the cement some ten d below. His right knee struck a ment drain pipe, splitting the knee P iind at the same time fracturing e right arm at the wrist. He was lurtied to the Fennell Inllrmary at ok Hill Friday night on No. 35 and ice then he has been receiving the st of surgical attention. Mr. Kenrk weighs about UliO pounds and his >ecial characteristic is his invariable (Continued on Pago Eight.)