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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

THE PANIC AND SAW MILLs.-A re-
markable condition prevails amongst
southern saw mills. For two years
they have been on great boom.
Spectators and prospectors have
been buying thousands Of acres of
timber land They have started in on
borrowed capital, or are running on
narrow margins. There was competi-
ton in the labor market. Railways,
public works and saw mills all want
ed hands and they ran the price up un-
til hands everywhere were leaving the
farms. 1t was a boom and tremend-
Gus one, but it rested on weak and
tottering foundation. About eight
weeks ago the panic set in. Soon
there was a decreasing demand for
lumber, but the saw mills kept going.
The lumber has accumulated by the
million feet. No one wants it. So 1t
has come to pass that about 600 mills
in the cotton states are tied up.
Thousands of hands are idle. The re-
ports last week showed that 637 mills
had closed down and 1858 were run
ming on short time. 1t is believed that
there is lumber enough on hand to
supply all demands for month or lon
ger, If another stick is not sawed
Carolina Spartan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
ENGLAND'S UNEMPLOYED.
Cry of Distress Is Heard Throughout
Great Britain,

Cry OF Distress is Hearo inrou9hour
Great Britain.
London. December 6.-"What shall
we do for bread?" is a cry heard
throughout England with increasing
bitterness this winter and indications
point to more widespread suffering be-
tween now and the advent of warm
weather than has been experienced for
many years.
Throughout the midlands and the
great industrial centers in the north of
England, where work has been curtail-
ed on account of a diminishing export
trade and oversupply, thousands Of
men, women and children have already
been thrown on the mercies Of poorly
organized charities, and are tramping
houses are crammed and relief funds
are about exhausted at this early date.
Here in London where the prosper
Gus have been hardened against appeal
perhaps to a greater degree than in
any other city in the world, hunger
grim. gaunt and acute-seems sudden
" to have stretched out its hand and
embraced more than 33 1-3 per cent of
the working population that George
Bernard Shaw reckons live throughout
the year below the poverty line" that
is to say. on less than one pound a
week for family of six.
In the East End. in the borough Sec
ton south of the Thames and even in
some of the streets where luxury ami
rlenty abide in the West End, are seen
groups of idle mechanics and laborer&
men with pinched faces who lounge
along sucking empty pipes and looking;
for fhe good Samaritan who too Sc .iom
appears.
The Strand, from the Griffin to
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square,
is at times almost literally lined on
either side with women and children
selling matches, shoestrings and pa
pers. and still others, not so fortunate
as to obtain stocks of these cOmmodi-
ties, jOstle along among the crowds
and make silent appeals for aid. Most
all are ragged, and today, in making
special observation, 1 was unable to
find on any of these a pair Of shoes
capable of protecting the wearer from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
TRY SHERER

I will have a fine lot Of BEEF,
PORK and SAUSAGE, FRESH FISH
and OYSTERS, as well as all kinds OF
choice Vegetables all through the
Christmas Holidays.
I have a choice line of Canned
Goods at right prices.
See Sherer for Candies, Fruits, etc.
Give me a trial. will sell as cheap
as any one, and some things cheaper.
I am here for business and will treat
you right.
have Onion Sets, called the Moth
er-in-law. Now is the time to plant.
10c a quart this month. Something
new-will tell you about 'em when you
buy.
This year will end in twenty days,
So, come, pay your Beef Bill, please.
The Lord forgive all you have done
If you haven't beat poor Sherer none.
I amt got sense to write no add;
Say: I wouldn't do it If l had.
What? Give my prices all away
Then other merchants would all play.
Yours to serve,
OLD GEORGE, The BUTCHER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
GLENN & ALLISON.
J. g. wILBORN
FOR SALE

w. Shubert Home Place-on Pinck-
ney road; adjoins corporate limits of
Yorkville, w. Brown Wylie and 9TH
ers; 3-room Dwelling, outbuildings;
all in cultivation. Price 1915.
One Acre Of Land-5-room dwell
ing, outbuildings. on public road; ad-
joins David Clark, in Cotton Belt;
building worth price Of place. $3.50.
Lots on Property Of Rev. ]. M. Nc
Lain-Property adjoins York and
Neely Mills and G. H. O'Leary; most
beautiful lots cheap and in good part
Of town, fronting Charlotte street.
127 Acres-House, barn and orch
ard; half wood land, near church and
school; Lower Steele Creek township
y. c. SIS per Acre.
1853 Acres-9 miles Gastonia; one
dwelling, 4-room; barn, all necessary
Outbuildings: rs acres in cultivation,
balance in timber, 20 acres in fine for
est: pastures; adjoins Craig & Will
son. A Bargain.
j. C. WILBORN, Real Estate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
4amurans Department.
Mark rwain,s Discounts.

Mark Twain is the most interesting
and has made more money out of 1T
than any other author" said A. s.
Swanson. representative Of one of the
great publishing houses. He lives
just around the corner from our place
and so we see him very often. He Is
never so happy as when telling sto-
~, and is often seen doing so in
group of congenial spirits. He was
telling me that recently he went into
the sales department of our house, and
being attracted by a particular book,
asked the price.
-Four dollars said the clerk.
We'll, now,' said Mr.. Clemens, 1
am a newspaper writer. Don't I get a
discount for that?'
Certainly replied the obliging
clerk.
"T am also a magazine writer. bo
1 get something off for that?'
Yes said the clerk, you get dis
count for that
I'm also an author. Don't I come
in on the authors discount
"'Yes, sir, you get the authors dis
count
I'm addition said Mr.. Clemens, I
am a stockholder in this house. Does
that entitle me to something off"
Yes, SIR the clerk returned.
Now continued Mr.. Clemens 1
would like to state that I am Sam
uel Clemens Does that fact entitle me
to another rakeoff?"
"Tt does said the clerk after
moments hesitation.
That's good replied the author;
now how much do I owe you"
"'we owe you so cents said the
clerk."-Washington Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
TAX NoTICE-lsO7.
Office of County Treasurer.

Yorkville, S. c., Sept. 16, 1907.
NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ TAX BOOKS will be opened on
the 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1907.
and will remain open until the 31ST
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1907, for the
collection Of STATE, COUNTY,
SCHOOL AND LOCAL TAXES, for
fiscal year 1907, without penalty, after
which day, ONE PER CENT penalty
will be added for all payments made in
the month Of JANUARY, 1908. and
TWO PER CENT penalty for all pay
ments made in the month Of FEB
RUARY, 1908, and SEVEN PER
CENT penalty on all payments made
from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, to
the 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1908, af-
ter this date all property taxes will
go into execution, and placed in hands
of the Sheriff for collection, and all
single Poll Taxes will be turned over
to the several Magistrates for prose-
cution, in accordance with law.
will also receive the THREE
DOLLAR COMPUTATION TAX from
all road hands who may wish to pay
for the year 1908.
H. A. D. NEELY,
9S If II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

the cold rain and mud OF the streets.
An official of the Salvation Army
tells me that the various relief societies
feed on an average 10000 hungry and
homeless destitutes every night in Lon
don alone. Any morning between mid
night and ! o'clock a crowd of hun
CRY, desolate men may be seen forming
into a line on the embankment for the
privilege of obtaining hot soup, bread
and meat. supplied by several of these
societies. Others congregate outside
the Salvation Army headquarters on
the South Side. and still others in front
of the home of the Church Army in
Queen Victoria street.
Depots have been established in the
East End to further the plan Of relief,
the women and children being fed at
separate points from the men. But
with all the effort that has so far been
made to feed the hungry, up to the
present but two makeshift meals" are
furnished each day to those fortunate
enough to get in line before supplies
run out.
These destitutes sleep on the benches
along the embankment, when not NOV
ed on by the police, or slip unobserved
into the parks and hide away until the
gates are closed, when they make rough
beds on newspapers or such rags as
they are fortunate enough to possess.
III hnrnpr
of Scotland, provides one Of the worst
stories of distress in England. More
than 5000 men have recently been
thrown out Of work there, and the en-
tire city seems on the point of starva-
ton. Men there are going days with
out food. and babies are born in rooms
stripped Of the last vestige of furni-
ture, sold for a mere pittance and long
since expended for bread.
Most of the Sunderland shipyards
are closed and statistics show that the
number of unemployed has risen from
81 per cent year ago to 22.4 per cent
at present. Though the mayor and
members Of the Corporation Of Sum
derland are doing all in their power to
relieve the distress, their efforts are
wholly inadequate, and one London
newspaper is asking for donations to be
applied to the hungry Of this one city
alone. Hundreds of children daily go
to school in Sunderland without shoes
or food, and many little ones have been
reduced to such weakness from lack OF
nourishment that the relief committee
has found it necessary to send them
to hospitals to be gradually nourished
until they may eat without danger.
Only today news arrived of further
reduction of 20 per cent in the number
of employees of the Irish Power Loom
Manufacturers association, which de-
cision means that all of the linen CEN
ters of the north Of Ireland will be af-
fected.
While societies and sympathetic in
dividuals are working to relieve the
immediate needs Of England's great
army of unemployed, efforts are being
made to enlist national aid in the form
of old age pensions. 1t is argued that
If every man over 60 years OF age
should receive the suggested pension
of 5 shillings each week, private and
organized charity could tide over the
younger destitutes during such hard
winters as the present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

An ACCOMMODATING MAN.-One day,
after the brakeman had been pointing
out the window and explaining the
scenery. one of the passengers whis-
pered to the conductor: Conductor,
can you tell me how that brakeman lost
his finger? He seems to be very nice
fellow. 1t seems pity he should be
crippled"
That's just it, ma'am. He is good
fellow. He is so obliging that he just
wore his finger off pointing out the
scenery along the line"-Denver News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

BARBARIC-An elderly Quaker gen
tleman. riding in a carriage with
fashionable girl decked with a profu-
sion Of jewelry, heard her complaining
Of the cold. Shivering in her lace
gown and shawl as light as a cobweb
she exclaimed: What shall | do to
get warm"
Il really don't know" replied the
Quaker. solemnly. unless thee should
put on another breastpin.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

- Fancy Blotting Paper, Red, Moss
Green, Robin Egg Blue, and Wood
Brown. 19x24 ins. 10c Sheet. s. for
csc. Heavy White at same price.
The Enquirer Office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
GLENN Il ALLISON.
Come In Today

FOR THAT NEW BUGGY AND
HARNESS. You'll get Good Satisfac-
tion If you buy Here.
Whether you pay $4,000 or $4,000
or any price between, you'll get the
Very best value obtainable for the
amount you pay.
Beware of these people who are of
fering all kinds of discounts to sell
goods-Good vehicles sell themselves.
A fresh car of STUDEBAkER
WAGONS just received.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS
MARION WAS "GULLED'

State Officials Ask to be Made Parties Defendent the
Garbage and Sewage Disposal Plant Suit in the Local
Courts-First Document Which Alleges Fraud in the
Erection of the Plant Filed With the Clerk of Courts
Aege Negligence Upon the Part of the City Solicitor
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02

! A rather sensational motion, a
document which for the first time
specifically states that there was
fraud IN the construction of the local
sewage and garbage disposal plant.
was filed in the court of common
pleas this morning by w. D. Gull
bert, auditor OF State in the cases
of Herman Blaich against the Clin-
ton Foundry and Machine company,
and the Marion National bank
against the City of Marion
The motion simply asks that the
State Auditor be given leave TO par
ticipate in these actions as a party
defendant.
In the motion II is alleged that
the City paid $4,000 in excess of
what it should for the garbage dis
posal plant and SPECIFICALLY states
that this sum was expended with
out any authority in law.
1t is set forth that the City en-
tered into a pretended contract on.
NpN. lJut, WilH llt illnlOU
Foundry and Machine company, for
the construction OF sewage disposal
plant and a garbage crematory, by
the terms of which. the company
agreed to construct the same for
$56,73S.
1t is shown that the plant was to
be constructed according to plans
and specifications approved by the
Board of Public Service end it Is al
legged that the contract is null and
void for various reasons.
1t is averred that the city on Feb.
IS, 1904, Issued 100000 in bonds for
the express purpose of paying the
costs of constructing a sewage dis
posal works and purchasing the nee
essary real estate and right of way
for 1t. 1t was one of the conditions
of this bond-issuing ordinance that
the money realized from the sale of
bonds should be placed In fund in
the city treasury to be known as
the sewage disposal plant fund, and
was TO be paid out upon proper
vouchers for constructing the plant,
purchasing the necessary real estate
and for no other purpose.
1t is stated that another ordinance
was enacted authorizing the purchase
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02

of the sewage disposal plant site for
$2,7S0 and for no other purpose.
About Oct. 3. 1904, council is al
legged to have passed an ordinance
appropriating $4,000 from the sew
age disposal plant fund.
! A further allegation Is that the
council directed the Board of Public
Service to have detailed drawings
and specifications for the works pre-.
lpared and that the Board he au-
thorized to receive bids for the
same
| 1t Is charged that the Board there
upon employed George II. Pierson as
consulting engineer for the City and
! TO advise the board upon the adop-
! ltion of plans and to supervise the
lconstruction of the plant. 1t is al
| legged that at the time of his appoint
ment Pierson was vice president
general manager and engineer of the
lClinton Foundry and Machine com
pany and that he made the plans
and specifications for the construc-
tion of a garbage disposal plant in
addition to those of the sewage dis
posal plant.
The specific charge of fraud is
made in the following language;
That said drawings, plans and spec
iHcations so made by the said
George H. Pierson under his en-
ployment as consulting engineer by
the said City Of Marion were so
made and designed that no other
than the defendants, the Clinton
Foundry and Machine company. could
bid thereon, and that thereby no
competition was made possible
among bidders thereon, and the
same were drawn and designed by
the said George H. Pierson for the
express purpose of destroying all
competition among bidders and OF
enabling the said defendants. the
Clinton Foundry and Machine com
pany, to bid thereon the entire
amount heretofore appropriated for
the construction of the sewage
works.
That the said George II. Pierson,
as vice president, general manager
and Engineer on behalf of the Clln-
ton Foundry and Machine Company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02
CHICAGO SANDOW
WINS A HOME
Pretty Girl Accepts His Mar.
riage Proposition.
Bride to be Calls at Hotel, Meets
Wrestler, Date Is, Arranged
and 1 9th are Happy

| When Chicago Sandow. the popular
wrestler, recently advertised The
proposition that In case that he lost
the match with Bartl he would mar
ry the first girl who put In u bid,
with the provision attached that she
was to furnish him home. he little
thought that there would come q
day when the offer would be accept
ed.
Ii seems as though the gentle
manly and winoone ways Of the
athlete won him place in the heart
of certain wealthy lady of the
city After Sandow's last match
with Bartl. he left town so suddenly
that this particular dame didn't get
the opportunity of presenting her
self However, she patiently waited
and scarcely had the wrestler set his
feet on Marion soil Friday night
than he was pleasantly surprised
Sandow was Sitting in the lobby
of the hotel Majestic about o'clock
in the evening when the porter in
formed him that there was lady
waiting In the parlors to see him.
With high spirits and palpitating
heart Sandow made rush for the
parlors and wasn't bit disap-
pointed in what he found there.
The lady extended cordial greet
ing and then reminded Sandow
OF his marriage proposition.
Are you still ready to carry out
tie affair?' asked the lady timidly
as she removed heavy dark veil to
disclose a beautiful. smiling face.
The details of what followed are
withheld by special request. At
any rate when Sandow joined his
friends again, he carried o beautiful
framed pen-sketch entitled, when
the leaves begin to turn" drawn
by New York Grtistsand valued at
800. This she gave me with her
love-" jubilantly remarked Sandow.
THE date has been set. The pic
ture Isl indeed fine one, being the
scene OF pretty love aKaiT. San
dew says he will be glad to show
1t 70 all his friends who will call
at the hotel between the hours Of
TX and eight tonight
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02

Itch cured In 30 minuvvs py Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Flocken Drug Co.
For dancing lessons call on
Schwinger. Phone 1877. 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02
IT. | ||'I
TONIGHT
TONIGHT
TONIGHT
ITS YOUR
LAST CHANCE

thereuron placed bid with the
Board Of Public Service of the said
city, for the construction Of the
sewage disposal plant and garb-
Iage crematory according to the plans
land specifications heretofore drawn
by him under employment with said
lCity; that the amount of the bid of
the defendants, the Clinton Foundry
and Machine Company, was $56, ,73S
which bid he, the said George II
pierson as consulting engineer of
the City of Marion advised the said
Board of Public Service to accept
and which Board acting pursuant to
the said advice OF George IL Pierson
accepted; and thereafter entered
into contract with the defendants. :"
II is further claimed that the
work progressed under the direction
Iof Pierson and that he represented
that 1t had been doiie according to
specifications.
1t Is claimed that the money paid
for this work was done 50 unlawfully
and not in accordance with the ord
nance under which the bonds were
issued. ef
1t Is charged by reason of the
claims set forth in the motions the
contract made between the City and
the Company was without authority
in law: was a diversion of funds un-
lawful in character and procured
through fraud on the part of the de-
PENDANTS and Pierson The motion
states that on, account of the facts
alleged. the City paid 100000 in ex
cess of what it should have been
compelled to pay for the plant un-
der conditions which would have
permitted competitive bidding.
The facts and conditions are al
legged to have developed as the re-
suit of an examination made by a
member of the State bureau for the
examination and supervision of pub
lie accounts. 1T is also claimed that
copy of this examiners report was
sent to City Solicitor Donithen for
such legal action as was proper un-
der the circumstances; but that he
has failed and refused to take any
civil action to. carry into effect the
findings OF the examination or to
prosecute the same to final con-
clusion, although requested to do
so.
The motion is signed by Attorney
General Wade II. Ellis, and State
Auditor w. d, Guilbert, Smith w.
Bennett. Of Bucy.us, and e. Il.
Durfee Of this city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02
Soose Votes

The members of the Druids Cir
Gle held called meeting last
night to make further arrange
ments for ID masquerade dance to
BIO given "a week from next Tues
day in the lodge hall. After the
business of the meeting had been
attended to the member were
given a surprise in tile shape Of a
dainty luncheon served by Mrs,
Chris Spade, Mrs. Fred Zachman
and Mrs. Charles Tain.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02
Merely Personal

Mrs. Louis S,ren of Girard
Avenue is critically i'll.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ansiin is seriously
III at her home ON West Columbia
street.
Mr.. Louis Uhl is confined at
his home on Columbia street on
account of sickness.
Mrs. ID. w. S.rayer, Mrs. G..
&. Wiant and son Wendal. return
ed last evening from few days
vist with friends at DcGraff.
Miss Meta Marx has returned
home after visit of several weeks