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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."
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? 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,
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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' ?
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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., <
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.)