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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
SUCCESSFUL DISHONESTY.
President Roosevelt Says He Will Con-
tinue After Il.

In his vigorous speech at Nashville
last Tuesday, President Roosevelt
dwelt upon the financial situation In
New York, characterizing the gambling
element, whose removal is causing the
decline in the markets, as "a cancer
which it is impossible to cut out with
out making the patient feel for a few
days sicker than he felt before"
He said in part:
There has been trouble in the stock
market, in the high financial world,
during the past few months. The
statement has frequently been made
that the policies for which I stand,
legislative and executive, are respon-
sible for that trouble.
Now, gentlemen, these policies OF
mine can be summed up in one brief
sentence. They represent the effort to
punish successful dishonesty. 1 doubt
If those policies have had any material
effect in bringing about the present
trouble, but If they have, 1t will not
alter in the slightest degree my deter
mination that for the remaining six
teen months Of my term those policies
shall be persevered in unswervingly.
IF to arouse that type Of civic man
hood in the nation 1t will be necessary
to suffer any temporary commercial
depression, I should consider the cost
but small. All we have done has been
to unearth the wrong-doing. 1t was
not the fact that 1t was unearthed that
did the damage. All did was to turn
on the light. 1 am not responsible for
what the light showed.
1T Is impossible to cut out a can
Ger without making the patient feel TOT
a few days rather sicker than ne felt
before.
mo man will stand more strongly
than l will in the defense Of property,
so long as 1t Is honestly acquired, and
honestly used. There are certain gen.
tlemen who have affected to misun-
derstand my position on that point and
to say that l have talked against men
Of wealth, as such, that / have incited
attacks upon the class that owns great
wealth. These gentlemen are blind, II
they see the fact in that light. l VIII
protect in every way in my power hon.
est property. I will protect the hon.
est man Of wealth to the extent OF my
ability.
And in no way can ultimately pro-
tect the honest man Of wealth 80 ef-
fectively as by doing everything IN my
power to bring to justice his dishonest
brother to wealth.
1T Is a difficult matter to punish as
he should be punished. the man who at
the head Of a great business concern
or at the head of great railroad who
does wrong to the whole body polite
by mismanagement Of the policy. 1t
Is difficult because as yet we hardly
have the proper laws and still more be-
cause the people themselves through
their representatives and personally do
not yet fully realize how serious the
crimes are which are committed In
this IA shiOn"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
INTHE SUPREME COURT.

The Sixth circuit will be called in
the supreme court on January Q, and
are the cases already docketed from
this circuit:
l. keenan, VS.. Leslie
2. Gadsden VS.. Catawba Power
company.
3. Bankhead VS.. Irwin Shed ct al.
4. BrattOn VS.. Catawba Power COM
pany.
5. Craig VS.. United States Health &
Accident Insurance company.
6. State VS.. Lee.
{. Shute VS.. Shute.
s. Same VS.. Same.
Q. White VS.. Wilson.
10. Kennedy VS.. Hill.
II. MatheSon VS.. Southern Railway
company.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
Why No Prosecutions?

Almost everybody in South Carolina
knows that the record of the state dis
pensary system reeks with corruption
Most of the people who ran for pub
lie office last year made their appeals
to the people on that basis and they
promised either by direction or indi-
rection, that if placed in power they
would run the guilty to cover and in
llict punishment.
There was lots of talk about stripes
and penitentiary bars.
That there was good foundation fol-
all the charges of corruption there Is
no question. There Is hardly an intel
ligent man in the state of South Car
olina, who would be believed by the
average citizen, if he would state that
he does not believe that there was
more stealing in connection with the
dispensary management than there has
ever been before in connection with the
administration of the government of
South Carolina.
The wholesale stealing of recon-
StructiOn times was felt more oppreS-
sively; but that was largely because
it bore more heavily upon individuals
and the state was poorer.
Now, we are being told that while
there is no doubt of the fact that there
was lots of stealing in connection with
the dispensary, this stealing was done
outside the state. and it is impossible
to compel the attendance of witness
es, etc.
This is hardly satisfactory. If the
stealing had not been on large
enough scale to become a matter OF
common knowledge, very little would
have been thought of it.
AS matters stand, unless some effort
is made to punish the people who
have so fagrantly and outrageously
abused the confidence reposed in them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

WE would not be understood as be-
ing disposed to detract from the i'm
portance of commercial confidence.
Confidence is absolutely necessary for
the successful transaction OF business
on a large scale, and more especially
business of a speculative nature
Without confidence, for instance, the
stock and cotton exchanges would have
to close. But we know Of one thing
which, to our mind, conveys a more
substantial idea of the solid stuff than
the word confidence, and that is some
thing the exchange operator has known
little of until within the past few
years. We refer to the spectacle of
the southern farmer sitting on piles
Of cotton of his own production and
with which he has not yet parted own
CrShip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Completion of the Bank DeIayed-Cot-
ton SaIes-The Ginnery-Talk of a
Cotton Seed Oil Mill-Other Matters.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enouiter.
Hickory Grove, Oct. 25.--Owing to
delay on the part Of the manufactures
in shipping the vault door for the Bank
OF Hickory Grove, the work Of COM
pleting the new building being erected
by Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson is being de-
layed. The order for the missing door
was given in ample time for 1t to have
been here long since. When this build
ing Is completed the bank will have
convenient, handsome and commodious
quarters and the town OF Hickory
Grove will have a brick block Of six
store rooms, equal any to be found In
the Piedmont section.
On last Wednesday Mr.. c. s. Moor
head had new Irish potatoes, snap
beans and roasting ears for dinner, and
all were raised in his garden and gath
cred either on Tuesday or wednesday.
While the sales Of cotton at this
place have not been as large as they
would have been had prices been more
satisfactory, still there Is something
doing, as about 100 bales have passed
out Of the hands Of the producers so
far Many of the farmers are holding
their cotton and 1t is safe to say that
some of them will be in the fight at
the finish.
The local ginnery owned by JEFF, Will
and John Whitesides is doing good
business. Up to this time about zoo
bales have been ginned. Thirty cents
per 100 pounds Of lint cotton is being
charged, and while some gins In this
section are said to be working for less
the local ginnery does not seem to feel
the competition. Mr.. w. s. Wilkerson
| Is charging the same as the Hickory
Grove ginnery, and the farmers seem
to be entirely wiling to pay the price
for the quality of work they are get
ting. II all cotton was packed and
covered with the same care as that
ginned here and at Mr.. Wilkerson's
there would be no kicking on the part
| Of the exporters or others.
| There Is some talk of erecting q
cotton seed oil mill' here and 1t Is prob
able that the enterprise will take def
mite shape and be ready for business
In time to crush the next crop. Large
Quantities Of seed are shipped from
this section each season, and our peo-
pie are beginning to believe that pro-
perly managed mill would not only be
a paying proposition, but a great con-
venience to the farmers and others.
The school here under the manage
ment Of Prof. Allen Is doing good work
and giving entire satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The tigers are not very much In
evidence just yet.
There are only eight prisoners In
Jail at the present time.
The work of circulating a petition
among the freeholders for an election
on the question Of issuing bonds for
the purpose of constructing sewerage
system, has been resumed.
The cotton receipts from wagons
from October Is to October %. inclu-
sive, were $50 bales. From October Is
up to and including yesterday. the
shipments aggregated 1913 bales. The
seasons receipts from September 1 to
October % inclusive, aggregated 3.O71
bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

THE loss of the few hundred thou
sand or million or two dollars stolen
by dispensary grafters, is a matter OF
very little consequence to the people OF
South Carolina. No wholesome mind
ed citizen cares anything bout that
The thing that hurts is that these
grafters should be permitted to set de-
cency and integrity at defiance, to
treat the whole people with contempt
and go unscathed. So far as the pol
itics of the thing is concerned, we
care absolutely nothing. But it is
CALLING, very CALLING, to know that the
state of South Carolina can be treated
as it has been treated, and that the
people who aspire to political leader
ship do not even try to vindicate the
laws.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

New York, October %: A new IL
lustration OF the growing perils Of a
great city in which thousands OF tall
buildings border the popular thorough
fares, was given this afternoon. A
steel crowbar, five feet long, and
weighing twelve pounds, dropped from
an upper story Of the Maiden Lane
building. at 10 Broadway, crashed
through the roof Of a car, grazed the
back Of the motorman's hat and then
went through the floor of the car to
the street. AS the car passed the build
ing there was a crash. combined with
the clang of the piece of steel as 1t
struck a hard substance. The passen-
gers jumped to their feet and the mo-
tCrman turned to see what had hap
rcned. Through the hood over the
front platform was round hole: d.
rectly beneath was another hole
through the floor of the platform. The
motorman jumped off and saw pro-
truding above the pavement one end
Of a crowbar. Two thirds Of the steel
bar lay buried in the pavement. The
bar in falling hit the roof of the car
sharp end first, and penetrated the roof
and floor as If it were going through
so much paper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

team sailing L'Isle de France gained
the worlds record for duration of
flight. Starting from st. Louis here
at All p. m., Central time). they
landed today at l.10 p. m, eastern
time). making their time in the air
A hours minus one minute. The pre-
vious record was Al hours 81 minutes,
held by Count de la Vaulx of France.
Aside from possession of the cup the
Germans won a cash prize Of $2,5O0 al
so given by James Gordon Bennett.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

P. w. Love-Wants the party who has
his drag harrow to return 1t at once
He needs 1t.
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Is showing
new shipment Of flowers, feathers
hats. silks. yelling, plumes, baby
caps, quills, etc.
John r. Dickson, Capt-Publishes a
communication received from the
adjutant generals office which ex-
plains itself.
H. Maria Whitesides, Adm'x.-Gives
notice of sale of the personal prop
erty of Thos. B. Whitesides, deceas-
ed, at Blacksburg and Hickory
Grove.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Offers cooking
stoves ranging in price from $40 and
upward. Utensils go with every
stove. Also has a line Of heaters.
First National Bank-Assures you OF
the safety Of your deposits and helps
you in every way good bank can,
to save.
York Drug Store-Has added a large
variety of soaps to its already COM
plete line and offers special value
in a CASTLE soap at 10 cents a cake
and a toilet soap at three cakes for
25c.
D. E. Boney-Reminds you that
preachers recommend life insurance
but that they are not alone. He in
sures people, buildings and live
stock.
York Supply Co.-Received today car
load Of fertilizer for grain, oats and
corn. Will make you close prices on
flour. Wants you to try Vulcan
turn plow.
M. w. White-Says that he who spends
his life seeking pleasure will find
disappointment. Local stocks offered
and wanted.
Standard Oil Co.-Directs you to turn
the wick of a Perfection oil stove
as high as you can't will not
smoke. See fourth page.
Dr. Earl S. Sloan-Calls especial at
tention to the virtues of Sloans lin
iment. See fourth page.
j. c. Wilborn-Offers a tract Of loo
acres of land in vicinity Of Ramah
church. Wanted-More land on his
real estate list for sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

an effort to commit suicide. but the
police saved his life by hypodermic IN
jections. .... The Westinghouse Eiec,
trio and Manufacturing company ana
allied interest Of Pittsburg, Pa, Is In
the hands OF receivers as the result
OF the financial stringency In New
York. .... The plant Of the South At
lantic Car and Manufacturing compa-
ny, located at Waycross, Ga, was al
most totally destroyed by fire Wednes-
day. .. President Roosevelt returned
to Washington from his southern trip
Wednesday afternoon. .... The state
Bank and Trust company OF Carson.
New, with its several branches, closed
it's doors Wednesday. on account OF
it's inability to realize on 100000
loan
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

THERE is lots of financial trouble on
Wall Street: but there is every rea-
son to believe that it is confined prin-
cipally to that locality. Most of the
people who are having difficulties are
included among those who are con-
nected with the banks and who are us
ing the banks with which they have
influence, to back up their own finan-
cial schemes. The south was probably
never more independent of Wall Street
than at present, and the banks OF
York county were never more able to
conduct their own business, in their
own way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

THE Jury in the case of DR.. Walter
Gillett, former vice president of the
Mutual Life Insurance, tried in New
York during the past few days for
committing perjury in his testimony
before the grand jury some time ago,
on yesterday returned a verdict OF
guilty. New York juries, it seems, are
disposed to render their verdicts in
accordance with the law and the tes-
timony, regardless of position.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

COTTON contracts went down about
30 points last Wednesday as the result
of the financial crisis in New York;
but there is no evidence that this de-
cline seriously affected the price OF
spots in the south. When the south
ern producers thoroughly make up
their minds to hold, they care but little
about the price of contracts. They all
understand better than ever how con-
tracts labor under the disadvantage of
not being spinnable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

Doll-Mrs. S. M. McNeel Reception
Mrs. w. H. Fowler Candy-Miss
Daisy Gist. Potted Plants-Miss Less
lie Witherspoon. Refreshments-Mrs
r. T. Allison. Judges-Mrs. w. B
Moore. Mrs. M. J. Walker, Miss Bes-
sic Barron.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

- Columbia special to Charlotte OBJ
server: State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation Martin will ask the Legislature
at it's coming session to so change the
school law with regard to teachers
examinations throughout the state as
to have these examination papers pass
ed upon by a member Of the state
board Of education at Columbia instead
of by the county boards Of education.
BY this method Mr.. Martin hopes to
entirely divorce these examinations
from politics. you will readily see
that it is practically impossible to keep
these examinations from politics" said
Mr.. Martin. ITO keep this or that dis
tricI solid for him in the coming elec-
ton. it is a strong temptation to a
county superintendent to have himself
and his board favor the daughter OF
the influential man Of that district.
We had no end Of just such trouble
with our scholarship examinations for
the state colleges until l had the law
changed in such way as to have the
rapers passed upon by the college fac
ulties by numbers. Every time there
was an examination this office would
BE- flooded with complaints Of partiali-
ty and favoritism.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

THE News and Courier suggests
putting automobiles under the juris-
diction Of the railroad commission. The
News and Courier is plainly a friend
of the tomobiles.-Anderson Daily
Mail.
AS we have taken occasion to remark
before. the Daily Mail has a lash with
q cracker on 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

TROUBLE AT DAVIDSON. - Reports
have reached this city, says Charlotte
dispatch. of trouble at Davidson col
lege, at Davidson, near here. over haz-
ing. 1t seems that a few days ago a
sophomore threw a bucket Of water on
a freshman, and the trouble began. II
is said the freshman reported the mat
ter to President Smith. who repri-
manded the soph. This, it is stated
irritated the soph class, and meeting
was held when it was decided to ad-
minister a thrashing to the freshman
It is reported that several members
Of the class had been using the rod OF
correction rather freely on the fresh
man. when the president walked in
Though 1t is difficult to get the details
enough seems to have occurred to cause
ruite a sensation at the college and
developments Of a sensational nature
are expected.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

PREPoNDERENcE of testimony estab-
fishes a fact in law, so far as the law
is concerned; but it does not make
fact. In other words, lie established
as fact by the preponderance Of the
testimony, is a lie still.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
Ghe Cotton Market.

Yorkville, October 25.-Cotton 1915.
Cotton seed 25a cents a bushel.
New York, October 25.-Cotton spot
closed steady. 20 points lower; mid
ding uplands lilo; middling gulf
11.35: sales 900 bales. Futures opened
and closed steady as follows: Oct.
1921; Nov. 1898; Dec. 1O.45: Jan 1925:
Feb. 1928; March 1929; April 1921;
Nav 1924; June 1892; July 1890; Aug.
1923.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
OCTOBER COTTON.

Because Of whatever interest may
attach by way Of comparison or 9TH
wise, we have gone over the files OF
The Enquirer for the record of the
price of cotton on each publication day
nearest October 25. back to and includ-
ing 1895. The record Is as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

| THE moment a man becomes the
owner of real property. no matter how
little, he becomes a better citizen.
Every man should try to own some
real property.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907.

If the kings of finance want to es-
tablish confidence, they must get on a
higher plane, that's all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

by the state, tine people of the state
will never have proper confidence In
or respect for those whose duty 1t Is
to look after such punishment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

- Governor Ansel on Wednesday ap-
pointed three important delegations to
conventions to be held in other states
To the conference for the development
of inland waterways. at Hotel STRAIT
ford, Philadelphia. November 18th and
goth. ]. G. Hemphill. Charleston; Neils
Christensen, r. b. Scarborough. Con-
way: w. d. Morgan. Georgetown: w
b. Lowrance. Columbia. To the Amer
ican Mining congress. Joplin. Mo-. No
vember 18th to 10th, C.. F. Dill, Green
Vile; Earle Sloan, Charleston; S. S,
Ross. Gaffney. To the National Con-
ference on State and Local Taxation
Columbus. O., November 18th to 18TH
Comptroller General A. w. Jones,
County Auditor w. H. Gibbes. ]. S.
Rrice. c. P. Sanders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
THE VOTING CONTEST.

The voting for the ladies who are to
receive the premiums offered by The
Enquirer in accordance with the terms
set forth in the advertisement publish
ed elsewhere in this issue, now stands
as fellows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

The manuscript copy of the minutes
of the fall session Of Bethel presby-
terry, held at Sharon last week. came
into The Enquirer office last Monday,
and the completed work went by this
mornings train to Rev. w. A. Hafner,
the stated clerk, at Bowling Green.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
Ordinary Tax Levy.

The tax levy for ordinary county
purposes has been standing pretty
steady during the past ten years. The
figures by years are as follows: 1897
81 mills: 1898, mills; 1899, a mills;
1900, A mills; 1901. A mills; 1902, {
mills: 1903, mills; 1904. mills; 1905
4 mills; 1906. mills; 1907, 4 mills.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
Death of Mrs. Stacy.
Fine Specimen of Cotton.

Charlotte Observer, Wednesday,:
Messrs. Shannon & Hope of Sharon,
S. c., called at the Observer office yes
terday to leave a monster boil Of fine
cotton, which was grown on their
place in South Carolina 1t Is twice
the size Of the ordinary boil, and the
staple much more woolly than the va
riety grown In Mecklenburg county.
The seed were secured in Mexico and
the yield on two acres amounted to
$500 pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25

balloon racing record broken, the Sec
ond international cup competition,
which started from ST. Louis on Mon
day, ended today with the German
balloon Pommern winning first prize
for the longest flight. The finish of
the race was so close, however that
the French contestant, LIsle de France
which descended at Ito o'clock this
afternoon at Hubertsville, n. j., appar-
emily a few miles further coast, may
possibly be declared winner after Off
cial measurements are completed. The
noon at Asbury Park, n. j., apparently
a few miles further from st. Louis
than Hubertsvile. Another German
balloon, the Duesseldorf. stands third in
the race. American entries finished
fourth, fifth and eighth, while a third
German team finished sixth another
French team seventh. The one Eng
lish balloon entered fell far short of
the others. The Pommern was piloted
by Oscar .Ebesloehe, aided by H. H
Clayton, while Alfred Lablanc and Ed
gar w. Mix sailed the LIsle de France,
The unofficial estimated air line flight
of the Pommern is $50 miles and that
of the LIsle de France Is SIS miles,
The Dusseldorf, third, landed near
Dover, Del, is estimated to have COW
cred 790 miles. The official measure
ments will be computed by the geologi-
cal survey Of the United States gov
ernment at Washington. Only the
proximity of the Atlantic ocean stop
ped the flight of the Pommern. The
balloon could have remained in the
air many hours longer and probably
would have added several hundred
miles to her record but for the expanse
OF water ahead. While losing the dis
tance record and the cup, the French