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? Tl?c United States supreme court
on last Monday handed, down a decision
j In which it held that the state and Fcd(
eral courts can punish for the same offense
in cases where both have jurisdiction.
The decision was in a prohiJA<
bition case. The defendant had been
convicted in both the state and Federal
courts, and he sought to avoid double
penalty by pleading tho provision of
the Federal constitution declaring that
no man should bo punished twice for
the same offense. The court held
among other things that since the
eighteenth amendment of the constitution
prohibits the manufacture, sale
consumption of liquor in the United
States, it is incumbent on both state
and Federal governments to do all they :
can to make effective the constitution;
but it does not lie in the power of
any state to pass laws of modifying cf- ;
feet. If it were so that both the state j
end Federal governments could not
punish for the same offense, then a
> state which was so inclined, might provide
a light penalty so insignificant
tviat no one would mind, and the of
fender having submitted to that light
penalty could claim immunity from
real punishment.
? Further steps in the campaign to
make the metropolitan Christinas dry,
were taken a few days ago in tho issuance
of drastic orders to every patrolman
in New York. The new regulations
are designed to check up on
every saloon, restaurant and cabaret
in the city, and also to check up on ,
the police who enter them. Officers
stationed in premises previously raided
are required to submit at the end
of the daily hours of duty a report
which includes a brief description of
the premises, the names of the owners,
the waiters, bartenders and other
assistants, and number of customers
served daily, whether or not the place
is equipped with dumb waiters running
to floors above or below, and
what supplies are carried thereon,
whether there is a stock ticker and
the number of persons interested in
the ticker information; the kind of
""'"O'l fnsftimers and the
JiV|UUl OV* ?\ \4 ?vr
rates charged therefor as shown on
cash register, and the names of all police
who enter the establishment.
?Grading and stapling of cotton under
government supervision is rocom^
mended by William M. Stuart, director
' of the census in his annual report
made public a few days ago. "There
is considerable demand for statistical
information us to the quantities of the
several grades of cotton held in stock
in the United States." says Mr. Stuart.
"Obviously under present conditions it
1 is impossible to secure reliable inforr
mation of this character since much
of the cotton is not accurately graded
until it reached the more important
cotton markets or concentration points.
, Since practically all the cotton proV-ducerl
^ij^tbe.. < (
i* either intt>'interstate or foreign commerce,
it is within the power of con-'
gress to enact legislation requiring
such cotton to be graded and stapled
under governmental regulations at
central grading stations. The government
could provide the necessary personnel
and facilities, but the cost of
grading, which probably would amount
to. more than 30 or 40 cents a bale
should be paid by the owner of tlie
cotton. With uniform grading thus
provided for throughout the cottongrowing
region, it would be possible
to obtain from the grading stations
the numbers of bales of the several
classes graded, and from consumers
and exporters the numbers of bales of
the several grades consumed and ex
ported."
? The debate between Turkey and
Greece over the question of which nation
is responsible for the tragedy of
Smyrna continues to form a dominant
issue at the Near East conference, at 1
Lausanne. Ismct Pasha says he is
quite willing that the treaty which
they hope to frame shall provide for a
system of payment to the allied nations
for the damages their nationals
suffered in Turkey during the great
war; but that on the other hand he 1
will insist upon reimbursement by '
Greece for the losses sustained by the
Turks in Asia-Minor at the hands of
the retreating Greek army. Former
Premier Venizelos insists that the. '
Greeks burned only through military
necessity, lie declares the nal crime
of the Asia-Minor campaign was the l
action of the Turkish troops in out- i
raging and shooting Greek residents, 1
sacking homes, and deporting hun- \
dreds of thousands of destitute hu- 1
man beings. If Turkey exacts reparations
from Greece, M. Venizelos says,
he will present a bill for the horrors 1
and injustice suffered by Greece.- The 1
question of the Ottoman debt is developing
as a danger point in the ne- 1
gotiations and the bitter Turkish- <
Grecian dispute, which is based 011
something more thun a ?iuosuon or 11
money is serving to make settlement |
or the whole problem exceedingly dif- i
flcult. ' J!
? John "Wannamaker, the -world
fa.incd merchant prince, died at his j
home in Philadelphia last Tuesday
morning at S o'clock, aged 85 years. ; '
The body lay in state in the John
Wannamaker church in Philadelphia 1
until Thursday at noon and was then 1
placed in the family vault with appro- 1
priate funeral services. His iirst reg- <
ular employment was an errand boy j 1
: t SI.2* a week. He is said to have
invested his first hundred d dlars in : '
r nl estate and realized a handsome !
profit with which he went into the :
mercantile business in a small way. i
,\t that time merchants had no fixed '
prices for their goods and bargaining
v.'s a matter of haggling. He established
tixed prices and created a tre- I
iiicndous reform in retail morchandis- <
ing. He established the first depart-ji
mrnt atore and set the pace for the ]
commercial world in newspaper nd- I
vcrtising. After his Philadelphia store
"had become famous he went over to
New York, bought-A. T. Stewart's old
sta-nd, and built upianothor great business
there. He became postmaster
general under President Harrison in
18S2, and made good in that capacity,
creating many desirable reforms in
the administration of the postoffice
department. He became interested in
church work when a boy, contributing
a load of brick from his father's brickyard
to help build Bethany Presbyterian
church of Philadelphia and at his
death he was superintendent of the
largest Sunday school in America, in
eluding 6,(IOC members. All or Ills ions
life. Mr. Wannainakei* lias enjoyed the
unlimited confidence and esteem of his
fellows, which included the whole
American people.
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(the -Morhrillc (Enquirer.
Entered at the Postofflce at York, as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922.
The Greenwood Par association has
endorsed C. C. Fcatherstonc to succeed
the late J Ion. Frank B. Gary, as circuit
judge. Second the motion.
Uoiifoc in Anriitnr T^ive's ab
stract of personalty show that the automobile
and the truck have about
caught up with the mule and the
horse. These figures arc as of January
1 a year ago and it is quite certain
that the automobile and truck
have registered considerable gains
since then.
Clemenceau insists that unless the
United States comes to the aid of Europo
another war is certain. What
Europe really needs, however, is a little
of the spirit of conciliation. Those
people over there don't seem to .hink
that thcro is anything in life worth
having except ascendancy over the other
fellow.
About the only way to get a state
system of roads is to build it, and the
only way to raise the money is by the
issuance of bonds. Those facts are obvious.
We need a state system of
roads and tthere is absolutely no other
development to which the people of the
state can donato their energies that
will be more worth while. Of course
there will" be loom for all kinds of
quarrels as to where the roads will go
?by whoso front yards etc?but that is
pot quarreling about. (Jive the (
state a \w>rth whllo system of roads
and increased valuations will more
than pay the cost.
The premiers of Oreat Britain, Italy,
Franco and Belgium met in London
last week to reach an agreement on the
reparations question preliminary to a
confirmatory meeting to be held in
Brussels. But the meeting was a failure
because France is standing out lor
military guarantees, insisting that if
Germany does not coine across, France
must have tho right to occupy German
territory in the Rhur region. England
Is not willing to stand for any such arrangement.
The Brussels meeting has
been postponed until January and indefinitely,
maybe.
Only South Carolina printers and
publishers who have tried it, fully realize
what it means for a semi-weekly
newspaper to get out a twenty-four
page edition like this along with its
regular work. For the benefit of those
who do not know it is appropriate to
remark that tho entire editorial and
mecl anical staffs of this paper have
been doing some unusual hustling of
late not only in day time, but with long
extra hours at night. However, there
is compensation in the fact that this
big edition cannot help being an important
contribution to the spirit and
activities of tho season.
It is tho common belief that agricultural
operations will he pushed with
county next year than was the case
during the year just closed. It is to be
jnderstood, of course, that there are no
reflections on the activities of those'
flections on the activities of those
who have hoen engaged in this work
during the present year. On the contrary
they are to he commended for
high and faithful service. There was
lots of demoralization last spring, and
considerable "cold feel," especially on
the part of people engaged in furnishing
supplies. Because of the boll
weevil the situation was too uncertain
to encourage the accustomed
risks of heretofore, and they are not
to be blamed. But many men who
owned the land and had the means
made the venture as usual, and to a
large extent they have demonstrated
what can be done. At least they have
thrown light on the subject, and the
supply men have a better idea of
possibilities and probabilities. We
ire not, of course, to expect any immediate
return to tlie thoughtless, hap- ,
hazard speculation that has heretofore
been so general; but the probability
Is?in fact it is almost certain?that
igricultural operations next year will
he more extensive than they have
been this year. ;
Conditions in Europe.
The dispatches from various crucial
centers yesterday indicated that politi- i
en I and economic conditions in Europe :
have reached a crisis.
Washington has information through li
trade anil other el runnels that Gennnny
in on" the verge of collapse, and that
there is no money even to buy food to
keep the people from starvlnsr. ;
Bonnar Law the British prime minister
frankly told the house of commons *
yesterday that the collapse of Germany ,
would further accentuate the distress
of Great Britain, as there is no hope 1
for the country except through indus- ,
trial revival. He went on also to take
back bis recent repudiation of the Bal- ,
four proposition that Great Britain is
ready for a general cancellation fif all '
allied debts exeep : her own debt to the ,
United States which she proposes to 1
pay in full.
On behalf of twenty-one members, i
Representative Newton, Republican of 1
Massachusetts yesterday introduced a
resolution providing' for the appropriation
of $70,000,00(1 to be expended by
the American Red Cross for the relief
of starvation in Germany and Austria.
Ismet Pasha is reported as having j
abandoned his heretofore unyielding
attitude as to consideration for the
Christian minor ties in Turkey and 1
signified his willingness to bring Tur- <
key into the league of nations which
will afford proper guarantees for subjects
of Christian races.
m 1
? A blooded pack of more than fortyfive
fox hounds belonging to the estate
of the late Col. James T. Roberts
of Anderson, was sold at public a tic
tion Tuesday, according to the Daily
Mail. The pack was one of the most
noted in the state, and buyers came
from distances in North Carolina
and Georgia. The average price paid
was about $7 or $S.
? Columbia State Wednesday: An
appeal will be taken from the refusal
of Judge Mauldin to grant a writ of
inquiry in order that Ira Harrison
might be examined as to his sanity
and this will automatically stay the
death sentence against Harrison, according
to B. B. Evans, attorney for
thn ron.lemned man. Mr. Evans said
yesterday he would appeal to the state
supreme court and have the case reviewed
as to the refusal of Judge
Mauldin to grant an order directing
that Harrison be examined. This appeal
is allowed by law and will prevent
the death sentence from being
inflicted, Mr. Evans said. The attorney
said he could appeal on a number
of grounds, from the refusal to grant
a writ of inquiry and the final judgment.
Yesterday his client, Harrison,
lay upon his cot in the penitentiary
hospital seemingly lost to all actions
about him. "When seen in the afternoon
Harrison was absolutely still,
with the exception of regular breathing.
Attaches in the hospital and
prisoners said Harriron had not moved
during the day. However, it was said
by some that he had talked a little
since he was returned.
? Finding serious error in Judge J.
Mis Hay's instructions to the jury, the
North Carolina supreme court on
Wednesday ordered a r.cw trial in the
case of O. G. (Red) Thomas, Charlotte
automobile man, convicted in Cabarrus
superior court last January of the
murder of Arthur J. Allen, of Kannapolis,
and sentenced to 18 years in
the state's prison. Owing to Judge 1
liay s jaiiure iu pi ujwui man uuv vu
the degrees of murder, the jury was
left to conjecture, and It "may have
concluded, very reasonably, that in the
absence of such malice as is essential
to make a homicide murder in the
first degree every killing of a human
being is murder in the second dogrcc,"
Justice \V. J. AdamB points out
in writing the court's opinion. He
goes fully into details surrounding
Judge Ray's error, and sets forth the
distinction in murder degrees while
pleading self-defense. Thomas was
convicted of second degree murder.
The supreme court's opinion charges
the trial judge with having so instructed
the jury that, even in the
face of circumstances that may have
caused the defendant to act in what he
believed to be self-defense, it was unable
to return a. verdict other than
second degree. In his instructions to
the jury. Judge Ray omitted the possibility
of the defendant having fired the
fatal shot in apprehension of death or
great bodily harm at the hands *of ?
Allen, Justice Adams holds. (
MERE-MENTION
President Harding has signed a bill
authorizing the retirement of Associate
Justice Pitney of the supreme court
on account of illness _...ln Nicker
son, Kansas, recently iM'ss Clara Arnold,
nineteen years old, ,vas elected to
the office of justice of the peace; but
she declares she docs not want the office
because her election was the result
of a joke perfected by club women of
her town. .
her town Georges. Clemenceau (
leil .New I OI K v>eu!ic-rjiij uu iu.-> icturn
to France. He says he thinks he
has accomplished the object of his
visit ....Havre, Montana, reports a
temperature of thirty degrees below
zero Chairman Volstead, of the
house judiciary committee, has expressed
tiie opinion ihat the Daugfherty
impeachment proceedings will not
stand upon the testimony so far
presented lsmet Pasha, representing
Turkey at Lausanne, has positively
declined to give the Armenians or
any other nnn subject nation a nation- j
al home on Turkish soil Prcsl- j
dent Poincare announces that France
reserves the right to seize security
for Herman reparation pa>ments
through military action. He does not
say, however, what security he will
take The Hritish house of commons
has agreed to appropriate one
million pounds for the relief of unemployment
The annual naval appropriation
bill calls for an appropriation
of $293,000,00) ..Thirteen people
were killed ard fifty were injured
through the explosion of a big sugar
mill at Carnaguey, Cuba, last Tuesday.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
^Irs. .7. M. Ferguson?Holiday Millinery
specials.
Mm Lee?Is appreciative to his York
county friends.
W. B. Falls, Clover?Eat at Untie Bill's
restaurant.
Prod H. Jackson, Clover? A Merry
Christmas.
Woods &. Pursley, Filbert? The compliments
of the Season.
J. C. Wilborn?Our Customers and
friends.
Hope Mercantile Co., Rock Hill and
Gastnnia?For Christmas gifts.
J. F. Carroll?Old Saint Nicholas.
1'arker Clothing Co., Rock Hill?Regardless
of your size or build, your
suit "'?? here ready to put on.
W. W. Barron?Everything electrical.
W. F. Jackson?Oh, yes, folks.
McConnell Dry Goods Co. Quite
naturally a large portion of the people
look to McConnoll's.
Levy's?It pays to trade at Levy's at
any time.
J. H. Carroll?Expresses appreciation
for liberal business.
Mackorell Drug Store?You'll find many
practical articles that will prove ideal
for Christmas gifts.
Clover Drug Store, Clover?Toyland
calls.
Hawthorne Spinning Mills Co.?Compliments
of the season to friends and
employes.
Dickson & Black, York No. 1?Extend
the compliments of the season,
First National Bank of Sharon?Is appreciative
of the liberal patronage
given to it by the people of Western
York county duiyng the year just
comi ug to a close.
J. C. Hardin & Co., Rock Hill?Extend
to the people of York county the compliments
of the season.
The Ladies Shop, S. Myerson Prop.,
Kock HilJ?Extends thanks for liberal
patronage extended during tho
past year.
Cash and Carry Store?At Christmas
time the minds and thoughts.
Bank of Hickory Grove?At this holy
Christmas time.
York Hardware Co.?Toys, toys, toys.
Neely Cotton Mill and Travora Cotton
Mill, W. B. Moore, President?At this
Christmas tide, extend compliments.
Clover Supply Co., Clover?You'll lose
money if you fail to come to our
store for your Christmas.
York Candy Kitchen?Buy your Christmas
candies at Pete's place.
Clover Hardware Co., Clover?Thanks
its friends and customers for liberal
support during the past year.
Peoples Bank and Trust Co.?Christmas
Savings Club.
Rock Hill Furniture Co.?This store
has opcnedcup'in a new building with
an entirely new stock.
The Bank of Clover?Best wishes for
each and every one of its friends and
customers.
York Furniture Co.?While engaged in
Christmas shopping.
Lebo's Department Store, Clover?
Holiday headquarters with gifts
galore for every one.
Sherer & Quinn?Christmas dainties
for the holiday menus.
Kirkpatrick-Beik Co.?Christmas suggestions
for discriminating gift buy-1
era.
Shiedcr Drug Co.?Christmas gift news
from Shieder Drug Si ore.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance?
Christmas greetings to you.
H. M. Van Sleen, Gastonia^-Jewelry,
the treasured gift.
Logan Lumber Yard?Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year. I I
Peoples Furniture Co.?At this Christmas
season.
Winget Jewelry Company. Gastonia?
When Santa brings her jewelry.
The City Pharmacy, Clover?Gifts and
more gifts.
Clover Cotton Oil and Ginning Co.?
Just a word to our numerous farmer
friends.
J. M. Stroup?Christmas suggestions
for discriminating giift buyers.
Thos. W. Speck?Seasonable gifts.
\V. G. Held &. Son, Kock Hill?Gifts of
tfoj hour.
The City Market?Needless to say.
P. P. I^eventis & Co., Gastonia?Our
York county friends.
The Star Theatre, J. Q. Wray, Manager
?Alice Calhoun today, Charles
Hutchison tomorrow.
W. F. Jackson?For Christmas trade.
J. W. Dank head, Lowryvillo?Notice to
trespassers.
C. W. McGee, Cashier?Notice of annual
meeting of the {Stockholders.
J. L. Houston, Probate Judge?George
W. Knox as administrator of Miss M.
Jane Knox, deceased.
II. P. Stowe Co., Gastonia?We cordially
invite our York county friends.
Young Men's Shop, Gastonia?Gifts for
"Him."
D. M. Parrott, Clover?Christmas
specials galore.
Feinstein's Department Store?Feinstein's
Pre-holiday Sale,
ifirni M;i.iinruiI Hank of Clover?Think
insr of Christmas.
Loan and Savings Rank?Extends to
its customers and friends. ,
U. P. Jackson, Clover?of course we
wish
Torrenoe-Morris Co.. Gastonia?Headquarters
for gift buyers.
Carolina Baking Co., Gastonia?Good
bread is no small thing.
York Drug Store?The store for gift
selections,
f. D. Hope, Sharon?Special Christmas
announcement.
CI. W. Whitesides & Co.. Sharon?Get
the fact fixed in your mind.
York Drug Store?If you have the flu
take pinksules.
r. E. AlcMackin, C. C. C. Pis?Notice
of sale in the case of Susie H. Carroll,
Admix., etc, plaintiff vs. L. H.
Ragsdale, el al? etc., defendants,
f. K. AlcMackin, C. C. C. Pis-?Notice
of sale in the case of Susie H. Carroll.Admrx.,
etc., vs. Smith Bratton,
et al., defendants.
Board of Health, Town of York?Notice
as to closing of various business
houses on account of flu.
The New York future market has
icon growing steadily stronger within
he past few days and seems to bo
nouuting again to the highest point of
he season.
The qovernment cotton crop estimate
ssued last Tuesday, the Last estimate
f tho season, was 0,064,000 bales. The
uture market firmed up a little on
his estimate, although the majority
>pinion seemed to be that It would be
ilightly lower.
Following the memorial exercises In
lonor of Judges Moore, Mclver and
Jary in tho courthouse Tuesday aftcrloon.
the York County itar association
hrough different members, paid high
ributo to retiring Judge Pourifoy, and
Kissed resolutions testifying to the apireciation
and esteem of the assoeiaion
as a whole.
The publishers of The Yorkville Enluirer
desire to say that they are able
o see evidences of tho fact that our
riends the clubmakers have been
mshing things at quite a lively rate
n responsp to our recent request,
iomething like one-third of the, mailng
list has now been renewed, and
that means an appreciable relief to the
forces that usually, have so much book
and mechanical work to do within a!
few days after the beginning of the j
year. But still there are many names 1
to be returned and we hope that clubmakcrs
will keep doing as hard as they
can.
Among the treats The Yorkville Enquirer
has in store for its renders next
year is a history of the campaigns of
the Seventeenth regiment of South
Carolina volunteers during the Civil
War, from the time it was mustered
into service until paroled at Appomattox.
This story will bo told by Mr.
Sam B. Lathan, of Chester, who was a
member of this famous regiment, and
" '-11 ut Ar**
wno is wen quaiuieu n>
notwithstanding the more than eighty
years that have passed over his venerable
head. The regiment was made up
principally from York, Chester and
Fairfield counties, including four companies
from York and tho story will be
of interest to all of our readers, moro
especially the descendants of the
heroes of the old Seventeenth. The
first installment Is promised for January.
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desiring their papers changed
from one post office address to another
are requested to send the information
in writing and to remember that information
as to the address to which
the paper is now going is as important
to us as the address to which they
desire the paper changed is to them.
HOLIDAY SUSPENSION.
There will be no issue of The Yorkvillc
Enquirer on December 22 or December
26.
It is the purpose of the publishers to
issue an edition on next Tuesday, December
19, and after that issue to suspend
publication until December 29.
This statement is for tho especial
benefit of advertisers who might otherwise
havo announcements to make in
the issues of December 22 or 26.
The job department of the Enquirer
establishment will also be closed down
during: the holidays: but the business
office will be open as usual.
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
There are twenty-four pages of today's
edition of The Yorkvlllc Enquirer,
the equivalent of three full editions.
It represents quite a lot of extra
work on the part of tho entire staff of
the paper and, as has been promised,
will prove of especial value to all of
our subscribers.
Not the least important feature of
this issue are tho interesting, attractive
and informing announcements of
wide-awake business men who 'are
taking this means of telling the public
whero to find all they need in seasonable
goods.
As for our part in this extra contribution,
our leaders may .take it and
welcome. The pleasure is all ours: but
as for these wide-awake advertisers
who have made such a creditable edition
possible, we bespeak especial favor.
They are entitled to it and we
feel cure that they wili get it.
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PEANUT OIL
Talked to Harry Neil a few days ago
on Hio siihlect as to whether or not the
Yorkville Cotton Oil Mill coukl handle
York county peanuts in case the farmers
raise a surplus.
Mr. Neil, as those who know him
best very well understand, is very
guarded about expressing himself on a
subject he does not thoroughly understand.
He has given some little consideration
to the peanut oil proposition
indirectly rather than directly. That
is he has studied peanuts more as a
competitor of cotton oil than with the
idea of making pea.nut oil.
"Yes, we can make peanut oil," he
said. "It would require certain changes
in our machinery but still we can make
it.
"Hut frankly," ho continued, "I don't
think we would be able to compete
with the candy manufacturers or the
peanut parchcrs in the price we could
pay for peanuts. That's my information
now.
"The peanut yields a valuable food
oil, which sells for a somewhat higher
price than cotton seed oil; but the demand
for peanut meal is not so extensive
as for cotton seed meal and hulls,
and the price is not so good."
YORK COUNTY PERSONALTY
The total assessed value of the personal
property of York county as returned
for taxation for the year beginning
January 1, 1922 is $7,733,839.
The largest single Item, going to
make up this aggregate includes stationary
engines, mills, gins, etc., to the
value of $3,188,033, and next comes
value of merchandise, moneys and
credits pertaining to the mercantile
business, aggregating $2,243,705. This
is followed by the return of the banks
amounting to $460,310, and then the
item of household ihnd kitchen furniture
valued at $458,995.
The mules of the county number 6,715,
assessed at $298.S35 and the automobiles
and trucks number 2,166,
assessed at $285,105.
Cattle number 10,341 head, valued at
$11 1,420, and hogs numlier 4,329 head
valued at $17,785. There are 260 sheep
assessed at $400.
Other items run as follows: donkeys,
mules and colts, 181, assessed at $3,725:
carriages, buggies, wagons, bicycles,
5,355 assessed at $68,325; (
pianos, organs, victrolas, phonographs,
880, assessed at $30,760; office furni- ^
tare assessed at $11,250; farming implements
and machinery assessed at
$36,070.
The total number of gold and silver 1
watcher returned for taxation in York
county is 236, and their assessed value !
Is $4,940. i
With regard to this lasl item it is
probably worth while to explain that r
it is the rule of the auditor not to ?
"carry up" any single item of less 8
than $5 in value.' Many watches are a
returned at $1 or some such figure, and. a
while nothing is said to the taxpayer ft
about it, the item is subsequently
dropped from the return as not being &
worth carrying through the books. n
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ABOUT PEOPLE. i]
Miss Minnie Florence Ferguson, is I
ill.at her home in Yorkville, with flu. v
Miss Margaret Wray is ill at her
home in Yorkville, with influenza.
Mr. G. W. Sherer has been quite sick *
at his home in Yorkville. He is better. v
Mr. H. F. Adickes of Asheville, N.
c
C., visited relatives and friends in ^
Yorkville, this v/eek. s
Miss Eunice McConnell, R. N., who (
has been ill at her home in Yorkville, c
with flu for several days, is better
Sheriff Quinn has been kept at home j
much of the time during the past few j
days on account of the illness of his T
two little boys. t
"The York county courthouse is , a f.
fine building; there is no question of t
that," said Dr. R. A. Bratton of York- <
villc, yesterday, "but the ventilation t
is simply horrible." t
Information this morning1 from Mr. 1
Geo. H. Hart, who was mentioned <
Tuesday as being ill at his homo in s
Yorkville with pneumonia is to the effect
that he is now free of temperature ]
and is getting along quite satisfactorily.
Rock Hill Herald, yesterday: At the
regular December meeting of the
board of directors of the National
Union Bank, B. D. Kennedy was elected
as assistant cashier. Mr. Kennedy, 1
who has been with this institution for
many years, will continue in charge 1
of the loan desk.
During the absence of Clerk McMackin
and his deputy J. H. McMackin,
on account of illness with flu
during the past few days Miss Helen
Thomasson has been keeping open the
office of the clerk of the court and attending
to such business as does not
require the personal attention of the
clerk.
There has been a more hopeful (
change in the condition of Col. J. R.
Lindsay, whose serious illness at his
home in Yorkville was mentioned In
, Tuesday's Yorkville Enquirer. During
Tuesday evening and night family and
friends virtually gave up hope; but
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mnce inun v^ui. umu^a^ o wi*utv*w?*
has showed much improvement, with
good chances of recovery.
Judge Pourifoy having finished up his
business in Yorkville, so far as the
same required his presence In the
courthouse, loft for his homo in Walterboro
last Wednesday morning, after
extending farewell greetings to as
many of his friends as he was able to
see. He did not hesitate to say that he
was very much pleased with his stay in
Yorkville, and his contact with York
county people. .
PROPERTY AND TAXES.
The total assessed valuation of the
taxable property ,of York county this
year is $14,425,729, against $13,816,094
last year.
This is according to Auditor Love's
abstract of the duplicate he turned over
to Treasurer Neil last Tuesday.
This abstract shows a nominal gain
of $609,635 in the assessed values of
the county, as compared witN 'ast year; ?
but as a matter of fact there is a loss <
of more than a million. Since the books
were made up the state tax commission 1
has granted a reduction of $1,093,665 in I
the assessment of the Anderson Motor i
company alone, and in addition to this t
there have been some other very heavy
reductions, amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars more, so the actual
assessed valuation of the property
of the county this year will run a good
deal less than last year. (
The treasurer's total book this year, 1
subject to the reductions indicated, *
calls for taXes to the amount of $598, ^
314.301, for the following named pur- J
poses: 1
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Railroad Commission 339.470
County 86,554.374
Special county 28,851.458 1
Road tax 28,851.458 s
Portions of the county 30,966.152 1
Constitutional 3 mill 43.277.1S7 J
Special and local school 262,021.234 r
Poll 9,260.000 1
The assessed valuation of property *
by townships this year and last is as a
follows: >
Township 1921 1922
Bethel 519,230 $ 510,835
Bethesda 730,660 687,785 1
Broad River 629,659 562,298 V
Bullock's Creek ... 571,260 506,695 "
Catawba 4,098,686 5.128,680 '
Ebenezer 2,044,057 2,041,197
Fort Mill .... 1.065,437 1,014,851 1
Kinp's Mountain 1,335,725 1,261,153 | *
York 1,684,591 1,564,410 "
The total number of polls in the tlif- F
ferent townships, are as follows:
Bethel 498 i
Bethesda 830 .(]
Broad River 555 y
Bullock's Creek ? 591 j,
Catawba 2,514 7
Ebenezer ? ?1,160 g
Fort Mill 772 j
King's Mountain 1,155 f
York 1,265 f
1
Total in county 9,260
WITHIN THE TOWN y
? Christmas trade is generally pretty p,
good. u
? Business generally seems to have w
been slowed up somewhat during the e<
past few days on account of the flu. H
? The directors of the Loan & Sav- lr
ings Bank held their annual meeting ci
resterday, found things in excellent ^1
*hape and ordered the payment of the
jsual semi-annual dividend. P
? Xot much' progress on the West j
ou<l during the past week on accounf
f the. weather. There has been coniderable
flu in the chaingang force,
nd the supervisor has been careful
bout exposing bis charges unnecesarily.
? The directors of the Peoples Bank
it Trust Company held their annual
iieeting today. The understanding is
hat they found the affairs of the bank
a excellent shape and ordered the
>ayment of the usual semi-annual dl'idend.
*
? Upon inquiry of Superlntendant
dontgomery' yesterday, it developed
hat about 12 per cent, of the pupils
srere out of the \frhlte school on acount
of Illness. Of these 42 were out
>f the grammar grades and 30 out or
he high school grades, a total of 72.
Superintendent Montgomery thought
that about half of the absences were
>n account of flu.
? "There is an unusual demand for
ruit in this market just now?about
:he biggeht I have ever known," renarked
a local grocer yesterday. "Noioe
the show windows of any of the
mpcerles and you will be struck by
he large stocks they are carrying.
Ordinarily you would think some of
hem are overloaded; but that Is not
he case. The people are eating more
fruit than usual, and it Is largely because
of so muoh sickness in and
iround the town."
? Messrs. R. E. Montgomery and
Brown Ferguson, residence owners on
West Liberty street between the
Schorb Hill and the Jail have filed a
pretest with Mayor Hall and Supervisor
Brown in connection with the
improvement of West Liberty street.
The survey provides for a gentle
slope from the top of the Schcrb Hill
to the Jail. This will mean several
feet added to the embankment opposite
the homes of Messrs. Montgomery and
Ferguson to the injury, as they, claim
of their property, and they give notice
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further prosecuted they will seek such
relief as they nuuy be entitled to under
the law. In the view of tho engineer
the proposed fill is absolutely necessary
to the practical efficiency of the
proposed road improvement plan.
? "Closing of the school on account
if flu cannot be justified on common
sense grounds," said Dr. R. A. Bratton,
if the board of trustees yesterday.
"There is not a better ventilated or
more comfortably heated building in
the town than this school building. In
fact there is not a home that will comd
up to it In either respect. Of course
conditions vary with the children.
Some have the proper amount of clothing.
some too much and some too little,
ind while some will complain of being
too cold and some hot the same condition
will be found In any family of
half a dozen around the common grate
or fire place. Nobody knows the source
of flu infection, whether by contagion
or otherwise, and so far as we can tell,
the children are as safe in the school
is anywhere else. I can't see that the
situation can be improved by turning
them loose to scatter everywhere. The
inly justifiable grounds that I can see
for closing the school would be a shortage
of teachers or attendance reduced
to a point that would not warrant continuance."
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LOCAL LACONICS
Power Curtailment.
The Southern Power company has
mnouneed from Charlotte that although
rains in.the mountains of .
Western North Carolina last week
have helped some, they have not yet
had the effect of raising the streams
jufflcierfly to restore normal conditions.
Masonic Elections.
Philanthropic Lodge, No. 32, A. F.
M., at its regular communication last
Tuesday evening elected the following
if fleers to serve during tho Masonic
fear beginning December 27th, St.
Johns' Day. R. P. Jackson, W. M.;
Licwis M. Grist, 8. W.; A. A. Barron,
1. W.; Geo. II. Hart, treasurer; W. R.
Lrfitimer,. secretary.
l-tas Closed Season.
Rock Hill Herald, Tuesday: It has
>cen decided definitely that tho High
ichool football team will not stage an)ther
game in Rock Hill this season.
U a meeting of the football team and
nembers of the High schooi faculty, it
vas decided that inasmuch as it was
retting so late, it would not be wise to
ttempt to play another game.
fork- County Ginning*.
The cotton ginned in York county pf
he crop of 1922, up to December 1,
ras 24,903 bales, against 37,898 bales
p to the same date last year. On bcfig
asked, about the matter Wednesay,
Special Agent Taylor said that he
hought that the York county crop
rould easily be wound up within anther
thousand bales.
lock Hill Masons.
Herald. December 14: Rock Hill
.odge, No. lll.v'A. F. M., has elected
he following officers for the ensuing
ear: W. M.. B. T. Dickson; S. W?
ra B. Crenshaw; J. W., Jas. L. Howe;
'rcas., V. B. McFadden; Secretary, F.
L McFadden; S. D., T. C. Hadden;
. D., Wm. F. Allen; Stewards, R. H.
owler, J. G. Collier; Tiler, T. V. Mc'adden.
>ea*urer Neil Not Well.
The treasurer's office has been closd
during the past few days-1?since
Wednesday?on account of the indisosition
of Mr. Harry Neil, the treasrer.
Mr. Neil has been suffering
ith a cold, a::d his physician order(
_ _ a f
t him to "stay in." Ho is ooeying.
[e said this morning that he Is feelpretty
comfortable; but under the
rcumstances he considers it advisale
to romaip at home, subject to the
ivice of the doctor,
retty Close Guess.
Mr. W. A. Carroll, of Filbert No. 1, is