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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13
YARN sPINNERs TO cURTAiL.
Agreement at Meeting Held In Char.
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The soft yarn spinners Of the south
met yesterday afternoon In the board
If governors room at the Manufac-
turers' club. The meeting was we'll
attended from over the entire spinning
area from North Carolina to Alabama.
More than half the entire spindles Of
the south, spinning hosiery yarn, were
represented.
The following resolutions were pass
ed: Resolved:
81. That all mills producing soft
yarn continue the present rate Of cur
tailment as fixed by the last meeting
until Christmas week. T..
"2. That soft yarn mills be shut
down the entire Christmas week.
"3. That after Christmas the soft
yarn mills stop not less than two full
days in each week, and continue that
rate Of curtailment until February 1st
1908, or until changed by the advisory
committee in the interim.
~ That. New England soft yarn
spinners and all hard yarn spinners be
requested to do the same"
These hosiery yarn spinners are act
ing for the best interests Of the mills,
the operativessand the trade.
Some of the mills represented at the
meeting were. Monarch Cotton Mills,
DalldS, ~. u, Dy n. .. LeWlS,. ITcdouI--
er; Patterson Manufacturing Compa-
ny, China. Grove; Efird Manufacturing
Company. Albemarle, by ]. w. Cannon.
president: Wiscasset Mills, Albemarle,
by ]. F.. Cannon, treasurer; Tavora
Cotton Mills, Yorkville, s. c., s. M.
McNeel, president; Raeford Power and
Manufacturing Company. Raeford, w.
]. Upchurch, secretary and treasurer;
Nicely Manufacturing Company. York.
vile, s. c.. w. B. Moore; president.
Edgefeld Cotton Mills, Edgefield, s.. c.,
Sterling Graydon, general engineer;
High Shoals Mills, High Shoals. D. A.
Tompkins, president; Scotland Cotton
Mills and Dickson Cotton Mills. Laur-
inburg. ]. p. McRae, president; law
-enceville Manufacturing Company,
Lawrenceville, Ca, w. NJ. Sasser, gen.
>ral manager, Talladega Cotton Manu-
featuring Company, Talladega, Ala;
Central Mills, Sylacoga, Ala; Syca-
more Mills, Sycamore. Ala; ]. B. Nc
william, president, Talladega Cotton
Mandatory and others. 49, = ..
The president Of the association. Col.
L. D. Tyson of Knoxville, Tenn. the
secretary and treasurer Mr., g. T.
Leonhardt Of Knoxville, Tenn, and Mr..
7. F. Taylor Of Kinston. Of the advisory
Hoard which called the meeting, were
I'll detained and could not attend
~harlotte Observer, December IL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13
INTERVENTION.

The trial of George A. Pettibone
for completely in the murder Of ex-
Governor steunenburg was commenced
1T Boise City, Idaho, Wednesday. The
case involves the same set Of facts up
On which Haywood was acquitted some
months ago. Harry Orchard, the star
witness, will repeat his story Of nu-
nerous murders. ......The pressmen
employed In the Job Offices Of Atlanta,
have struck for an eight hour-day. -.
The city of Boston elected a Republi-
can mayor last Tuesday. ..... The
steamship Egenia, arrived at Savannah
Tuesday with about 200 immigrants
aboard. :. The Democrats OF Della
ware have endorsed Judge Gray for the
presidency. :. Robert Latham owen
and Thomas Prior Gore have been
elected by the legislature Of Oklahoma
to represent that state In the United
States senate. They are both DEM
ocrats. :. :. /. Secretary Taft sailed from
Plymouth, England Tuesday on his re-
turn to the United States. The Far
mers' Union warehouse at Taylor,
Texas, with 1900 bales Of cotton. was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday.
Generals Stoessel, Fock and Reiss, the
Russian generals In, command at Port
Arthur. are being tried for their lives
In connection with the surrender OF.
that stronghold to the japanese. The
trial Is going on In st. Petersburg. g.
Representative Clayton Of Alabama,
has introduced a resolution declaring.
against a third term for the presidency.
80. The Texas supreme court has
decided In favor Of the state as against
the Waters Pierce Oil company. the
issue being the ousting Of the oil COM
pany from the state and the imposition
Of penalties amounting to $1,690.000.
The Atlantic feet Is to start Tor
the Pacific on December "a and rs, and
1t has been arranged to give the $4,000
thousand sailors q great Christmas
dinner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13

THE breaking Of the cotton market
last Tuesday on government esti-
mate Of only little over eleven and a
half million bales, is to be taken only
as another evidence that supply and
demand cut but little figure with the
cotton exchange gamblers. The spin
ners are going to need easily 100000
bales; but what they are after now Is
to buy 1t as cheaply as possible. The
foreigners have all along been taking
most Of the cotton that has changed
hands. The American spinners have
been out Of the market for two rea-
sons. One is that they have been un-
able to command as much money as
they needed and another has been that
they have been unwilling to aggravate
the competition of the foreigners. The
probability is that as the foreigners
get easier, they will give the American
spinners a chance for the same reason.
It is evidently the purpose Of the home
and foreign spinners to seesaw the
growers in this way as far as possi-
BILE. The position Of the grower is one
Of undoubted strength, because Of the
shortness of the crop; but unless all
those who are able to hold-that is
those who are free and independent
hold on to the end, there is not much
chance in compelling the payment of
the minimum price fixed by the cot
ton associations. The only way to
make the spinners pay the price is not
to let them have the cotton otherwise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13
SANTA AND HIS FRIENDS.

There has been kind Of a rumor
around through the country to the ef-
feet that Santa Claus Is not coming
to this vicinity this year. The En-
auirer has heard Of the rumor several
times; but has not been disposed to
pay much attention to 1t. This Is be-
cause similar tales have been put In
circulation along about Christmas
times during all the years we can re-
member, and we have never known a
time yet when they have come true.
But the story has been going around
in a different form this year, and there
was about 1t certain circumstances OF
detail that seemed to make 1t fit sub
ject for investigation. AS commonly
repeated, the rumor was to the erect
that bad folks were trying to buy the
old mans cotton for less than 1t was
worth, and he having determined that
he would not give up his holdings for
less than Is cents a pound, there was
no reasonable probability Of an agree
ment until long after the time when
Santa must go to see the children.
A thorough sitting Of the story de-
velops the fact that 1t Is not entirely
vithout foundation. 1t Is quite trr
that Santa Is having trouble with bad
people about his cotton, and 1t Is also
true, no doubt, that these people do
not care whether Santa visits the chill
dren as usual this year or not. That
Santa Is not going to make complete
surrender to the bad people Is certain
He never has done anything OF the
kind and he has not much notion OF u
now. But that does not mean that the
children are going to be disappointed
not bit Of 1t. Old man Santa Claus
has been looking forward to this very
situation all the while, and he Is pre-
rared to take care Of the children as
usual. The bad folks have managed to
get some Of his cotton. a good deal IN
fact; but that generally was because
they have had claims on 1t all along.
Ha, however, has lots Of cotton that ne
is going to hold for fifteen cents, ana
not only that, he has plenty OF money
that he has saved over from previous
crops and picked up one way and an
other. He can take care Of the chill
dren Just the same as heretofore, and
what's more he is going to do 1t.
But we are telling the last part OF
the story first Some Of the facts just
related have been a matter Of general
knowledge over the country during
several months past; but that Is not
all the assurance we have to offer. II
has been understood for weeks that
many of the local merchants have been
receiving large quantities Of pretty
Christmas things. and when repre-
sentative Of The Enquirer made tour
of investigation yesterday, It develop
ID that not only was there no end OF
.tractive articles on hand; but Santa
was to be found everywhere, buying as
proGigally as If he had already sold
lots of cotton for fifteen cents, and
still held plenty more for further
rise.
Messrs. W. w. Jenkins and j. w.
Dobson at the upper end OF Main
street do not usually carry large guam
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13

Spartanburg Spartan: When the
Dunbar Bros, began to buy cotton
several days ago buyer for the mills
said that they. gave them two days to
go out Of business. They continued,
however, and the next move was TO DID
a few cents above the market price
and run them out in that way. But
they did not run. They are here yet
and II they continue till the first OF
April, they will be the cause Of the
farmers getting $1.50 to $500 O bale
more for cotton than they would have
received II there had been no buyers
here except those who were controlled
by the mills. Whether the Dunbars or
the mills get the cotton the farmers
will get full price. All during October
and November the mill buyers were
Indifferent Some Of them reported
that they had plenty Of cotton on hand
and did not want any more. When
they did buy 1t was in such manner
that indicated that they were doing
the farmers a great favor to pay them
anything at all for cotton. These are
facts and Il is well for mill buyers ana
farmers to understand them. For years
no buyer for export has come mere.
Two or three have tried II, but they
moved away and did not stand on the
order Of their going. OF course, the
mill buyers are acting on business
principles. That Is they buy the raw
material at the lowest price possible,
They would consider II business 70
buy cotton at half the market price, II
they could. That may be business 40.
,ording to their way Of thinking, but
L does not come in a thousand miles
If the golden rule" method which Is
the only safe and sane rule TOR thls
life and the next.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13

GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT. - The
crop reporting board Of the bureau OF
tatistics Of the department OF agrl-
culture from the reports of the CORES
oondents and agents on last Tuesday
issued a report estimating that tne 20,
al production Of cotton In the United
=: tates for the year 1907-0S will amount
to 5,5s1 ,s6S,000 pounds (not including
inters) equivalent to 11,67S,00O pales
500 pounds gross weight: 80
The estimated production in 500
,ound bales by states Is as follows!
Virginia, $4,000; North Carolina,
.ol 200: South Carolina, 1,091,00o;
Georgia, 1,s9s,OOO; Florida, s4,oeei
Alabama, 1,21s,0O0; Mississippi, 1885,
700: Louisiana, $4,000: Texas, a,4s0,-
900: Arkansas, 10000; Tennessee,
'sS 900: Missouri, 10000, and eklahor
ma. $4,000,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13

Argument on the continuance OF
the merger case was concluded last
Tuesday afternoon, and Judge Klugh
granted the continuance asked for.
He held that the matter Of continu-
ance was one that had to do with the
equity side Of the court, and 1t was
the right of the state to have con-
tinuance if it so desired. The motion
for a continuance was made with the
understanding, of course, that the at
torney general is to bring another suit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13
AT THE CHURCHES.
Baptist.


REV. I. @. MURRAY, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcHs-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at IL O'CLOCK.
Evening service at o'clock,
CHURCH OF THE GOOD,
SHEPHERD.
REV. J. o. RABIH RECTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcRs-Morning service
at II o'clock. Sunday school at $3.50 p,
m. Afternoon service at 4.30 o'clock
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
REV. II. J. cAUTHEN. PASTOR.
Sunday Servioes-Rev, r. e, Stack.
house, will preach both morning and
evening at the usual hours. Sunday
school at $3.50 p. m,
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. E. e. GILLESPIE. PASTOR
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at II o'clock.
Evening service at O'Clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
REV. W. C. EwART. PASTOR. ~
SUNDAY SERvIcEs.-Sabbath school
at 10 a. m Morning service at H.
o'clock. Evening service at o'clock -
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
The "PariSh Roll"

The parish roll Of this "CouRrpssiop-
al church Includes tho following Sen
at"rs. Representatives. and others.
- W. Daniel. Lvuchbrrr. N a.
II Grosvenor. Athens. Ohio. w. W
wilson. Chicago. Z. Y. T2roueea~,l <aR
iberia, Ia; Q. IT. Burke. Pierre. : n.
George ". Croncr. NIuucIe md. y
y. Crrmpac ',er. Na1narniso Ind T. II
Currier. Canaan. y. II. T II Dale
Scranton. Pa. J. IT. DavIdsor 9sr-
kosh, Wis; +. Q. Ellis. Kansa, CITY.
MO; W F EnclebrIsht, Nevada CITY
Cal; 7. ". Fordnev. Saginaw. Mich .
J. ]. Gardnor. Atlantic CITY. y. 7. Q
G. Gilhams. LAGRANGE. Ind. y
Graf. Peoria. III: W. II. Graham Al
iNTheny- Pa; 2. T. Hamilton Mics
Mich, r. IT. Hnshaw. Fairbur,-
Neb.. NJ T. EinkaId. O'NeiU. Nob q
c. 6. LNrarr Charleston. 6. G: G A
Loud. ArSahle. Mich: II Q. Ioudep-
slaTer. Paulsboro Y J.: Charles Ne
Gavin. chicago. r. r. North. Doad-
wool. 6 D: Theodore often. NTpvau-
hoe. Wis; 7. NJ Padrett. Columbia
Tom; J. r. RarsdeIl. Lake Provi-
d@Dcc. In. e. T. Townsend IncLxso,
Ntch.: \ T. VOlstnad. Granite Fs1Is.
Ninn-: J.. r. VreNland. SaIemau-a y.
y. e. r. Weisse. Shebovean Falls.
Aim: 7. NalanianaoIe. Hawaii: Mai.
Alexander Mcdowell. J. @. Diekema.
Holland. Mich. and J. ?. Wood.
Athens. Ohio.
When the photograph accompanying
This article was taken ono merry
statesman who recently WAS rrturDn1
10 Congress from Wester.' district.
said he might distribute COPIES OF the
picture as the hest kind or campaign
boosting proving. rs 70 does. 10 the
church reople OF his district that he
- attending church i'm Washington and
'ing his duty.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

Another notable church service. one
that Is held without a single word be
ing spoken is the Sunday night serv-
ice Of the WASHINGTON Deaf Mute
Mission. In Trinity Parish Hall. con
Quoted by the Rev. George A. Flick.
recently ordained deacon OF The Epis-
copal Church. and who Is n deaf mute
himself
\ movement recently was started to
carry on the deaf mute work Of the
South from Washington The Wash
inEton Mission has been fostered and
aided bv tho help Of the Rev. r. p.
Williams. archdeacon OF washington.
The Washington Mission has about
forty communicates
The deaf mute population + The city
nuulhers about 100 mutes. exclusive or
10 in the Columbia Institute. at Ken
dali Green. Most Of the adult mutes
in the city arc employees OF the Gov
eminent, generally as ~~'~tars. and
compOsitOrs For typCsettiuG. deaf
mutes show particular aptitude
Tho peculiar feature Of the work
among the mutes is the fact that the
religious force that gave them Ian
-uaGe. now. contrary 10 ancient Gus
tom. provides them with teachers and
ministers from among their own
ranks.
Last Sunday night. when a Sunday
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
OId-FashiOnGd Hymns Preferred.

Not a single modern. up-to-dats
hymn was sung I'm the evenings pro
gram. They Nyere all OF the old-fash-
toned sort. With choruses and refral1s
which brought TO mind little country
churches ~here pietv Is homelv. but
sincere and OF the sterling kind. One
could almost picture the village choir,
were 81 not for tho orchestral accom-
pazi7nent. There were the dimly
familiar strains Of "A Home for q
Soul In the Sweet By-snd-By." and
that rollicking song one could hardly
Gail a hymn-"PuU for the shore.
Sailor"
II Is a Significant fact that most Of
ne hymns are played and sung 10y
y-quest.
she lobby OF the hotel Just before
7.aD was filled with a merry crowd Of
handsomely gowned women and pros
porous looking men. The orchestra
was playing a medley OF popular airs
There was no hint Of church any
where
Suddenly here came small army
Of porters. carrying chairs. In
trice sure enough. the lobby began
70 take on the aspect Of an audience
comfortable church.
Still tho orchestra played such airs
az The Free Lance" and How a
You Like to Spoon with Me"''-rather
odd church preludes. one would think.
But II IS not church time yet
Gradually the space filled up, toe
women arriving first Some one
whispered that the reason the men
were slower was because several quiet
poker games In guest rooms had not
vet broken up. but this must have
been a libel on these good Congress
mon.
Seldom has a more distinguished
looking congregation gathered togeth-
or With the cares Of state laid aside
each lawmaker was only a churchmsu
once more. a good neiChbor. and a
friend
The orch estra AZ "a signal from a
Congressman leader abruptly changed
from syncOpated tempo to a gospel
hymn and the congregation sang.
Everybody Joined I'm lustily-cveu the
bellboys from their distant seat
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

minutes afterward. Congressional
church has adjourned With the kind
~ benediction or the enthusiast &c Con
gfessman leader.
u IS said that the innovation or the
Dewey Hotel is being followed IN
slight measure by other hotels
throughout the city. But IL Is doubt
ful If so many notables are In ..ttend-
auce.
At the Congressional church even
song one may regularly nnd Senator
Daniel OF Virginia. one of the finest
orators of the Senate. singing with
heartfelt ardor such q touching HYMN
rs Sometime You'll Uud,N tAnc.- His
neiehbor may bN Representative W
w. Wilson Of Chicago. clad IN A tux
edo and high hat, the typical man OF
eHaiFs Nearby probsbi, sits Judge
). +. Wood, OF the Spanish Claims
commission. and next to him G. II
Grosvenor % Ohio. Representative IN
congress Tor a whole generation
white haired and bowed with the hon
ors end dignities tho fruitful year.
have heaped on him
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
GOOD SHOT AT OF.

StnUcl Sanford. of Geneva. OHIO.
VIII be nincty-one years old March ].
but the other day he showed that even
now ne justifes the fame which ne
won many years ago as a rifle shot A
muskrat had been digging around the
place and Mr.. Sanford said ne lowed
L. shoot that Teller in The eye at the
earliest opportunity. The other day
ne caught sight OF the muskrat. Going
into the house. he brought his rifle
and from "a distance Of ten rods shot
The animal exactly in the eve He
challenges the world 10 produce man
al his years who can beat him.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
INDIAN CHIEF A RAILROAD PRESIDENT

r. INDIAN TERRITORY has just put
to the front a railroad president
i who stands alone i'm his peculiar
distinction as an Indian chief
railroad magnate.
Tho new star in the transportation
world is Gen. Pleasant Porter. prin-
cIpal chief OF the Creek nation 10 the
Indian Territory section OF the state
OF Oklahoma. The company Of which
Chief Porter is the head contemplates
constructing $50 miles of railroad
within the State. at cost Of $4,000. 00o
The new line is 90 be an independent
one. and its project is 10 deveolp the
country for the benefit of the Indians,
whose tribal existence is about to
terminate. General Porter Is "A man of
high character ana more than ordinary
ability. His father was a Pennsyl-
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

I AMES WALTERS. Of BrockDort.
y Y. was an exceedingly busy
- man between the hours 81 .
and 2. but when ne was away
from his Office he tried 10 forget thaJ
he was q business man He played
-oH and was fond OF horseback riding.
~ the theat5r. ard ~ the society Of
friends and OF his wife He refused at
first % have a telephone put into the
elegant apartment which he and hts
vile occupied, because, he said. that
If ne had a phone people would be
calling him mp on business at any and
al hours Of the day and night His
wife however, insisted that she needed
o. phone. in fact. that she could not
got along without one So he con
scented TO have the phone put in, bit
20 have il appear IN the telephone
directory under the name Mary Wal
ters. That would save people from
botherinE him. he thought.
The phone had been IN use about
Ja.o days when there came n call one
evening whi>h Mr.. Walters answered
because his wife was not at home
one OF the daily papers wanted to speak
,p Mrs. Walters iu regard 20 a brother
of hers who had just died in another
city As Mrs Walters was not there.
AR Walters gave the desired informa-
ton.
on the following morning the paper
announced that they had called I'D
Mrs Walters the evening before 81
reSard 70 the death Of her brother.
.,ut that as she was not there the
nan who was in her apartment had
;old them so and so.
when AIr. Walters read this state
.nent he said several short words and
started down the street 10 convey
their meaning 60 Ike editor Of the
paper
In the next issue OF the telephone
directory the phcne appeared under
the rame James Walters.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

vanian. ard his mother the daughter
Of an Okmulgce chief. He received an
Elementary education i'm the mission
schools of Indian Territory. but was
more thoroughly self-taught by extern
sive reading and the habit Of induir-
ing into things. He spent some years
IL farming en- a large scale lie en-
listed as a private in the Confederate
army i'm the civil war. and rose TO the
rank Of first lieutenant After the
war he was honored by his peopl, with
various Offices until he became the
head Of the Creek nation. and has
lately been mentioned as a possible
United States Senator. He earned his
military title in tho "Esparch.ercher
war where he was given al solute
authority over his nation. lie Is noted
Tor his loyalty TO his Indian fellow
citizens.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
\ Scene in Contrast.

Another scene was going cn OUTSIDE,
the door for i'm tho corridor SLOWLY
flied the members OF the regular vest
90 choir. book in hand. eeadv 20 begin
the eNensoDg
When the clergyman said Tie vrnr1s
Lord what We sing with orr Inns
may VIC believe in our hearts. ana
what We believe I'm our hearts NAV Nc
practice and show forth i'm our lIvoe
ior Jesus ChriSt's sake Amen" The
c'oir began singing.
.esUs shall reign vhere.e r the sun
Doth his successive iourrc,. rur.
Ills kingdom stretch from shore 20 sbor.
TIL moons shall wax and Vane no more
out yondor WAS the cosmopoIjtar
o"ngreEatior OF the hearing. To- whom
the strains of the Christian HYMN were
welcome sounds. Hero in fhc librar,-
vas little company OF PEOPLE to
whom no sound OF the singing came.
to whom the service being read I'm the
musical voice Of tho young priest WIS
as II i had> never been.
At 8 O'Clock young Deacon E1ic,-
arose and won't into the s,crist,- ~,
the tiny chapel. and donuiuc his de-
cons robes came out INTO tho chanel
where tho mutcs we're assembled. Par
haps thirty were in that strtne.. con
gregauon. Il was a spectacle FINN If
r"Verent awe to SEQ the mutes follow.
the soothing ritual of tho cb,,rol,
Even children were inc,G7cd I'm the
mute congregation
All rising. the mutcs began I'm per-
feet uniformity and unison the swift
gestures that spelled ont Tho words II
was noticeable that the congregation
did not lnoel or bow the-r heads b.-