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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17

nobody will be seriously hurt even If
the undertaking should prove a COM
plete failure.
Although, of course, there has not
yet been anything like a successful
trial of the experiment, all who have
given thought to the subject are
agreed upon the proposition that the
cotton producers of the south cannot
hope to compel the establishment OF a
fair. stable price for their commodity
reasonable positiveness the number of
bales to be marketed during given
reriods as well as for a whole season,
and if this regulation is ever to be ac-
complished it would seem that it can
only be done through an extensive
system of warehouses.
Now, of course 1t is quite plain that
the perfection of the proposed ware
house system throughout York coun-
ty, or even all of South Carolina, could
have but little effect on the general
situation; but it follows also that the
system, to be effective must be gener-
al, and until York county and South
Carolina discharge their respective du-
ties in the matter, they have no right
to ask what other localities have done
or are doing.
With an effective warehouse system
established throughout the south, and
to be effective that system need only
be capable of taking care of a fourth
or half of any one years crop, the
general management would be able to
fix the price of cotton at any reason
able figure up to the limit of it's ac-
tCal value.
AS has already been suggested the
cotton producers of York county should
have no hesitation in taking hold OF
the undertaking. 1t will cost them but
an insignificant pittance to make the
trial, and by the thorough and COM
plete discharge of their own duty, they
will encourage other counties to do
likewise That they will derive no
benefit along this line unless they
make an effort, is quite certain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
The 4lorkrille GaQuirrr.
YoRKVILLE, S. c.:
FRIDAY, MAY IL, 1907.

THEODORE H. Price continues to
boom cotton for all it is worth. We
have no hesitation in saying that
while the noise Price is making is
agreeable, and while we really believe
that the prospects are good for still
better figures. somehow we have very
little confidence in Price. He is prob
ably the smartest gambler in the pro-
fession. but is absolutely unscrupu-
lous. and it is impossible to tell from
what he says whether he is going or
coming. When he is talking bull, the
loudest the probability is that all his
interests are on the other side, and he
is merely driving the lambs in the
corner for a shearing. OF course, if he
can do anything to establish the ac-
tual value of cotton, the service should
be as acceptable from him as from
anybody else; but that is the last thing
IN earth that men Of his kind want
10 do. If they were assured that the
Price of cotton was once established
on a basis of its real value, they would
feel that their occupation was gone
and that they would have to take a
back seat until something would hap
pen to restore the element of specu-
lation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17

PUBLIC sentiment on any question:
to be effective not only needs to be
right: but it needs to be aggressive.
For instance, throughout this section
public sentiment is all right as to
the enforcement of the liquor laws;
but it is a fact also that it is not ag-
gressive enough. Men will say that
the law should be enforced; but when
they see violations of it, they say IT
is none of their business. They dis
approve the act Of violating the law;
but when it comes to the conviction
and punishment of an offender, they
are too apt to balk and fail in their
duty. 1t is the same as to murder
of a cold blOoded murder, nine right
thinking men out of ten will condemn
the murderer to the punishment he
deserves: but after they have heard
his plea and observed his penitence,
eight of them will turn chicken
hearted and surrender themselves to
kind of cowardice that they are
pleased to describe as mercy. 1t Is
the same way with the crime of theft.
Every man of ordinary intelligence
knows that a theft is theft, and most
PEOPLE have greater loathing for a
thief than for any other kind of a
criminal: but in cases where the thief
is captured and deprived of his loot,
public sentiment is usually inclined
toward mitigation of the seriousness
Of the evil. Even judges on the bench
sometimes make their sentences light
er because of the complete or partial
restitution of the stolen goods. A
good healthy aggressive public senti-
ment would not stand for any of these
things. If more murdererS were
hanged. there would be fewer mur-
ders. and if the commercial cOnSidela-
tiUn were completely separated from
all thefts. there would be more pun
ishment and less crime. If men would
put their professed principles into ac-
ton in the enforcement of the laws
against the sale of liquor, there
would be more genuine prohibition,
and 50 on. Even though it be right,
public sentiment is not worth much
unless it is thoroughly aggressive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
THE WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION

Meetings of the respective township
divisions of the York County Southern
Cotton association have been called
to be held in the various townships,
Saturday, May 25, for the purpose or
taking steps looking to final organi-
zation of the proposed York County
Southern Cotton Association agency,
in accordance with the recent applica-
ton for charter.
AS has already been explained, the
business Of this proposed corporation
will be to erect warehouses wherever
they may be needed in the different
townships for the purpose OF storing,
insuring, buying, selling, and advanc-
ing money on cotton. It is proposed
that the capital stock be subscribed by
cotton producers and that the business
be run entirely in the interest OF the
stockholders.
Under the proposed plan Of organi-
cation. the initial capital stock Is to be
$25, 900, to be issued in 5000 shares OF
the par value Of S. each. OF the en-
tire capital it Is necessary that one
half be subscribed for, and one-tenth
or s2,5OO be paid in cash before the
charter can be issued. Subscribers are
to be asked to pay 81 per share at once,
or before June l, and the balance
monthly until payment Is completed.
Those who desire to pay all cash are
to be allowed a discount Of per cent
on deferred payments.
It is fact that the entire capital de-
sired to start with could be raised by
a subscription Of 81 per bale on the
York county crop Of 1906; but in view
of the fact that among the cotton pro-
ducers are many who may not be able
or who may not desire to subscribe
anything, the par value of the stock
has been fixed at the sum mentioned
IS: and those who desire to subscribe
will be allowed to do so in any amount
they might see proper, only the STOCK
allowed to each subscriber will be
limited as closely as possible to his
relative status as a producer.
The general plan Of procedure con-
templates the erection of warehouses
wherever conditions may seem to JUS
tify their erection, and arrangements
will be made for storing, buying or
lending money on all the cotton that
NAV be offered, stockholders having
preference. Where the stockholder Is
unable to hold, the warehouse will buy
his cotton at the market price or lend
him money on a fixed basis as he pre-
fers. Profits derived from storage
money lending, and advance on pur-
chased cotton are to be divided among
stockholders pro rata according to
their respective holdings, and the
stockholder who may lose on account
of a forced sale will have the prospect
of getting back a part If not all OF
his loss in the shape Of dividends.
After the holding of the township
meetings now being called for, there
will be a county meeting for the pur-
pose of attending to other details, look
ing to the perfection Of the organization,
by the election of officers, and taking
such other steps as may be necessary
to put the agency in effective working
shape.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
Lying.

Does a circumstance ever arise
through which the telling Of lie
may be justified? This question has
been raised by the Presbyterian
Standard, which boldly says it believes
that deception is sometimes justin
able, and as an instance it says that
if YOU can scare a burglar out of your
house by making him think you are
going to shoot, when as matter Oh
fact you have nothing with which to
shoot, do not hesitate to do 1t. The
Ninth Commandment" says the
Standard, was not made to keep us
from lying when it is that, or the sac
rifice of life to a murderer. But eX-
ceptions to the law must be made
with great caution. A lie is sucn
handy thing that there is strong
temptation to use it too frequently.
We do not vouch for the story or the
Sunday school pupil who, in response
to the question: What is lie? an
swered: "A lie is an abomination TO
| the Lord, and a very pleasant help
in trouble But this is what he
might have said, had he thought OF
il with great show of plausibility.
| A lie often relieves the embarrass-
ment of a situation as nothing else
will and it often lends force to an
largument where truth would spoil the
whole thing. For all this, lie should
be reSorted to very seldom
The contention of the Standard may
be open to debate, but its advice that
| "a lie should be reSorted to very sell
dom" is not. The instance which 1t
cites as case of justifiable lying
is not lying. but deception, but it is
one form Of deception that could be
practiced with a clear conscience. We
| are inclined to the view that If the
| lie becomes juStifiable in any shape,
| il will gain ground as has done the
doctrine of the "unwritten law and
that it would be safer to keep the lie
tightly chained to the stake.-Charlotte
| Chronicle.
| This strikes us as a rather peculiar
position for Il religious newspaper,
defense of lying under any circum-
stances.
The illustration as to the burglar
living. There could be no harm in
working such Il bluff as is here sug-
gested whether to save life or only a
Joke: but there are no circumstances
in which Il lie either relieves an en-
IbarlaSsing situation or lends force to
an argument.
\ man who will lie for any purpose,
whether To shield himself or another,
is capable of committing, in thought,
| at least. any other crime.
| In an argument with secular
raver on this subject, we would be
compelled to rest our case on the fore
going statement of mere opinion: but
in the case Of the Standard, we are
able to quote unquestionable and con-
cll Sive authority.
In the fifteenth Psalm. last sentence
of the fourth verse. David includes
am"ng those who are honored of the
Lord: He that sweareth to his own
hurt and changeth not"
From this it would seem that it is
a mans duty to submit to any conse-
QUenceS rather than try To eXtricate
himself with lie.
OF all forms of moral depravty, the
| liar presents the worst. We have no
reference. of course. to the generally
admitted vicious and irresponsible
class: but refer particularly tn the
liars who move in circles that are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17

SOLICITING WHISKY ORDERs.-The
business of soliciting orders for liquor
in the town of Marion will be prohi-
bited by the council hereafter under
authority of a recent decision OF the
United States supreme court. We are
indebted to w. F. Stackhouse, the
towns attorney, for the following in
formation on the subject:
On March II. 1907, the supreme
court of the United States rendered a
decision which is generally considered
of great importance in this state. The
case is Jay Delamater VS.. State OF
South Dakota and is reported in the
United States supreme court advance
sheet of April 18th. Delamater was
an agent of whisky house In st.
Paul, Minnesota, and was taking or
ders for whisky in South Dakota,
which orders were being filled by his
house in st. Paul. He was arrested
and convicted under the laws OF South
Dakota and appealed to the supreme
court of the United States on the
ground that the laws Of South Dakota
forbidding the soliciting Of orders for
whisky were In conflict with the inter-
state commerce law Of the United
States. The United States supreme
court in its decision says that a man
has a right to order whisky from an
other state for his own use, but that
this cannot be done by an agent, as
any state has a right to regulate whis-
| ky traffic within its borders and that
under such right it has the power to
enact a law forbidding the soliciting OF
orders. This seems to directly apply In
this state. as the Carey -Cothran act
provides that, ANY person who shall
| in this state offer for sale or solicit
g Of hn Hnt1nrS
beverages mentioned in this act, other
than for personal use. whether for
present or future delivery, shall be
uunished by a fine of not less than
500 or Imprisonment for not less than
three months Marion Star
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
LOTS OF REPLANTING,

Reports from different parts of the
been lots of replanting during the past
few weeks, especially of cotton and
the work is still going on, some far
mers having to replant more and 9TH
ers less.
Inquiry as to the cause Of so much
replanting develops difference Of opin-
ion. Some farmers have suggested de-
fective seed; but the testimony of
others is to the effect that their obser-
vation has not confirmed that notion.
Where one says defective seed, an
other says the cool weather and still
another has 1t that the top crust was
too hard at terminating time.
Discussing the general situation a
few days ago, farmer Of considera-
BILE experience said: II remember, or
think / can, when such troubles as are
now common were comparatively un-
known. The matter Of getting cot
ton crop up was not Of special con-
cern. After the cotton was planted.
there was no uneasiness about its not
coming up. 1t was some twenty
years ago that a few individuals in
this locality first began to appreciate
the efficacy of breaking the top crust
over a newly planted cotton crop in
order to free the terminating sprouts,
and since then the practice has become
general. Otherwise, satisfactory
sprouting was dependent upon good
warm rain at the proper period after
planting. But still I am inclined to
the. view that earlier planting has had
much to do with this new develop
ment. Formerly the general practice
was to walt until the ground was
warm, and the chances Of a good
stand, without the necessity Of help,
were much better. Larger crops Sc
cured as the result of earlier planting
and a series of lucky conditions on till
harvest, were probably the cause of
moving up the average date of plant
ing. This year. however, has been a
SOIlltN HAT uluSudi oiiS' IL 10 iuiihJ
to think about it. Most of us left off
cotton planting in the afternoon to
eat our suppers by warm fires and to
sleep under heavy covering. The cal
endar said it was planting time; but
we should have known that we were
running considerable risk to plant cot
ton in the winter"
But speaking of corn" the farmer
continued while stands are good so
far as have heard, there Is an i'm
portant fact in connection with the
plant which, I have reason to believe,
is not generally appreciated. I have
often been troubled with defective
stands, especially in stiff red land.
There would be stalks here and there
with wide skips between. l had long
since learned that replants were no
good; but somehow could not resist
replanting anyway. While engaged in
this work, 1 began to find where the
seed had terminated all right; but the
stalks unable to break through had
crumpled underneath the hard crust
above. On breaking through this crust
and liberating such stalks 1 found that
within a few days they would catch
up with the other stalks and go right
along. Since then have seldom miss
ed a good stand of corn"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Visit From Mrs. Deeker-Notes Of
Personal Interest.
,,orresnondence of the YorlYille Ennuiref.

Correspondence Of the Yoriville Enquirer.
Rock HILL May 16.-Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker president Of the Gen.
eral Federation Of Women's clubs,
stopped here on her return from the
South Carolina State Federation to
visit Mrs. Paul Workman, vice pres
ident Of the state organization, spend
ing from Monday evening until We'd
nseday morning. She dined at Win
throp college Tuesday and in the af-
terncon lectured at the Presbyterian
church. The subject was rs 1t Worth
While to Belong to a Club?" She
handled her subject well and very sat-
isfactorily showed that taken in the
proper way, as the large majority Of
women do, 1t is worth while and Is
helpful to them as wives and mothers,
stimulus and not a drawback. Mrs.
Decker in her lecture was highly COM
Iplimentary to Winthrop college, and
| its president. She Is magnetic wo-
man and a brilliant lecturer and made
a. fine impression on her hearers and
| those who met her.
Mr. and Mrs. James Graham, mis-
sionaries Of the Presbyterian church
| to China, who have been spending the
winter in Charleston with the family
of DR.. Alexander Sprunt, whose wife
| is Mrs. Graham's sister, are in the
city for a few days at Mr.. James
Whites Mrs. Graham lectured to the
ladies Of the White Memorial Pres
byterian church Sabbath afternoon,
and at the First Presbyterian church
Monday afternoon.
Miss Pearl McFadden, daughter Of
Mr. L. B. McFadden, formerly Of Rock
Hill, now Of Marion, N. c., was mar
ried Thursday to Mr.. ]. A. Mccoy, a
former citizen CT this city, now in the
employ Of the Southern Power COM
pany at Great Falls.
The town Is full today Of these fell
lows wearing the blue feZ with greedy
tiger ornamentation, otherwise D. o.
K. K. ruff'ans. They will pounce upon
about thirty neophytes in the K. Of P.
hall. tonight and from 8 o'clock in the
evening until in the morning will
growl and drag the bloody meat around
upon the sizzling sand.
Messrs. J. ]. Keller and Paul Nicely
Moore have rented the house In Hamp-
ton street now occupied by Mr.. j. j.
Landers. and will move in as soon as
1t is vacated.
c. NJ. A. and Fort Mill played ball
Wednesday and the locals won by
score Of 7 to 2. The former game
was IS to 3 in favor Of the G. M. A.
Mr.. T. G. Ellis Of Due West, spent
Wednesday in the city.
Mr.. John G.. Anderson has returned
from a two weeks trip to Louisville.
Cincinnati and other cities.
Mr.. r. T. Fewell. president Of the
Arcade mill. is in PHILADELPHIA at the
convention Of American Cotton Man
ufacturers."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
The Warehouse Plan.

AS to just how much interest the
farmers generally are taking in the
warehouse plan of the Southern Cot
ton association there is no satisfactory
means Of aScertaining; but the propo-
sition is one which, it seems to us, is
deserving of very careful cOnsidera-
ton.
The total amount asked as the ini-
tial subscription to the capital stock,
$25.OOO is a mere bagatelle if distrb-
uted among the cotton producers of
the county in anything like equal pro-
portion, and while there is no reason
able probability of such happening,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17

After next July, according to a
Washington dispatch. no special deliv-
cry stamp will be needed to insure the
immediate delivery Of a letter. Pur-
suant to an act of the last session OF
congress, Postmaster General Meyer
today issued an order, that on and
after July 1, next, If there is attached
to any letter or package Of mail mat
ter 10 cents worth of stamps, Of any
denomination, with the words "Specia
Delivery" written or printed on the
envelope or covering, in addition tc
the postage required for ordinary de-
livery, the article will be handled as
if it bore regulation special delivery
stamp.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Civic League has in contem-
plation quite an elaborate entertain
ment to be given next fall, in the way
Of a presentation of Tots in Fairy
land" Some twenty or thirty chill
dren in costume will take part in the
presentation, and altogether it prom
ises to be the most ambitious attempt
Of the kind that has ever been made
in Yorkville. Miss Rosa Lindsay will
have general direction Of the under
taking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John f. Carroll, Sec.-Gives notice of
called meeting Philanthropic lodge,
A. F. NJ, Monday night for M. M.
work
&c. E. Spencer, Pres.-Publishes notice
to the various Township Cotton as
sOciations to hold a meeting at 3
O'Clock p. m., Saturday, May 25th.
Sam M. Grist-Offers a building lot
on Kings Mountain street for sale
for $500. If sold within thirty days.
Harrison Randolph, Pres.-Gives in
formation relative to the College OF
Charleston. One free tuition schol-
arship given to each county.
j. l.. Williams & Co.-Have received
another shipment of mems two-piece
blue serge suits at $40 per suit, and
say they are worth 81 to $5 more
per suit.
1. w. Johnson-Offers Sunday NJ Monday
soap for laundry work, and says its
bubbles will wash away troubles.
Thomson Co.-Ask the ladies for an
opportunity of showing them one or
more Of the home Queen Quality
Oxfords they are showing.
York Drug Store--Reminds you OF the
excellent disinfectant qualities of
hloro-naptholeum. Quarts, one-half
gallons and gallons.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Has been granted
the exclusive right to photograph
and sell views and post cards of the
Confederate monument.
First National Bank-Wants you to
remember that you can do your
banking by mail just as readily as
If you came to the bank personally.
]. Q. Wray, the Leader-Announces
reduced price sale of ladies' dress
goods. He wants to sell you gro
ceries and save you money.
M. w. White-Says that 1t requires
due discrimination on the part of
the novice If he would invest sue
cessfully. Stock quotations.
Carroll Bros.-Say they have the best
feed for growing and grown chick
ems They keep all kinds Of plows,
cultivators, side harrows, fence wire,
buggies, wagons, etc.
T. w. Speck, Jeweler-Directs your
attention to the good qualities of
community silver, of which he Is
showing a complete line.
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eracy will serve dinner to the Confed-
crate veterans and to the members OF
the National guard participating in
the occasion.
The business people and residence
owners Of Yorkville will be expected tC
decorate their places of business and
homes, and everybody will be expected
to keep open house during the day.
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supposed to be above such things.
Nothing better is expected among the
confessedly ignorant and vicious class
es. They cannot deceive anybody who
is at all suspicious. In higher cir
cles, however every individual is
presumed to be above lying, and it is
only by taking advantage of this pre-
sumption that a liar belonging to
such a circle can get the temporary
advantage of his lie. He is always
caught in the long run: but It some
times happens that he has quite a ca
reer before he comes to his reward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17

Down IN HoNDURAs.-The Central
American struggle, So far from abat-
ing, gives signs of becoming worse.
The war is over, having ended with
the complete defeat Of Honduras by
the Nicaraguans, but the Honduran
revolutionists who aided the Nicara-
guans are now quarreling among
themselves. They have three leaders,
and recently made an arrangement by
which each in turn should exercise
sovereign power for fifteen days. One
was Immediately installed as presi-
dent, but the other two, finding how
he was distributing his patronage be-
came suspicious of his intentions,
broke the agreement and started two
revolutions against him. In the mean
time war is threatened between Qua
temala and Mexico, and to add to the
confusion. the chief of police Of a
Honduran town and several Of his sub
ordinates were arrested by the COM
mander Of the American gunboat for
beating an American negro. If the
man dies the chief and his companions
will be tried for murder. Judging
from the indications, Central Ameri-
ca seems to be in a condition approx
imating anarchy.