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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

hours, Senator Stone Of Missouri, and
blind Senator Gore of Oklahoma, came
to his aid. and in relays. they kept up
the fight until a late hour Saturday
night. when Senator Aldrich, with a
simple parliamentary trick, took ad-
vantage of them and forced q vote. If
the Democratic leader, Senator Culber-
son, had been so disposed, he could
have insured the success of the fill
buster and there was much criticism
of him for his failure to do so.
The Vreeland- -Aldrich law is intend
the underlying idea of it is practically
the same as has heretofore governed
the issue of clearinghouse certificates.
National banks in contiguous terri
tory with aggregate capital of not less
than $5,0O0,0OO, are authorized to form
what are to be known as National Cur
rency associations, and upon the de-
post of approved securities such as
bonds of various kinds, are to be al
lowed to issue notes against such Sc
curities to the extent of 80 per cent Of
their value. At the time Of issuing
these notes the banks must pay per
cent tax to the government and then
per cent a month thereafter until
the total payment aggregates 10 per
cent. The notes are furnished by the
government which, secured by what is
presumed to be ample collateral, will
guarantee their payment The whole
idea seems to be to provide against
currency famines in time of panic, and
at the same time to impose upon this
emergency currency such burdens as
will discourage the continuance Of its
use after the necessity of it has passed
away The act expires by limitation
on June IA, 1919.
The sponsors for the new law hold
that this country now has all the cur
rency that it needs and that the new
law will fill every requirement as a
safeguard against failures caused by
panicky conditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
DEATH OF GEN. S. D. LEE.
Official Announcement From Army OF
Northern Virginia.

The following general order has been
sent out by Gen. G.. Irvine Walker:
Army of Northern Virginia Dept, Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, CharIestoh'
S. c., May 2S. 1908.
The department commander an
nounces with a sore, sad heart the
death OF the distinguished commander
in chief of the United Confederate
Veterans. Gen. Stephen d. Lee. 1t Is
fortunate that our beloved chief ends
life we'll rounded and Of good to him.
self, more particularly to his fellowmen;
1t was good that he lived. Mankind
has been bettered by the influence, ex-
ample and leadership of this pure
true, noble man.
To US, his comrades Of the United
Confederate veterans, with which or
ganization he has been more promi-
nently associated from its very birth,
he endeared himself by his wise and
conservative guidance, and by the
hearty loving cheer he always had
ready for the humble as well as the
high He was always true to his Con-
federate convictions, and while he met
those of conflicting opinions with frank
ness and liberality. he never wavered
in his devotion to and advocacy or the
holy memories of the hallowed past.
He was a Confederate during the war;
he was a loyal Confederate veteran,
and he died with an unutterable con-
viction of the Justice and righteousness
of the Confederate struggle. On no
bier can the Confederate flag more
consistently rest than on that Of our
friend, our commander, our chief.
c. Irvine Walker,
Commander A. N. ". Dept. U. c. V.
Richard B. Davis,
Adjutant General. Chief Of Staff.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
THE MAY CORN CORNER.
James Patten and Associates Made
Bic Money Out of Deal.

The corner in May corn which has
been run by James A. Patten. of this
city, and his associates, came to an
end today and the "Patten crowd
is generally credited with having made
about $2,000,000 on the deal. although
it is admitted that all estimates are
largely guess work. Mr.. Patten per-
sonally declared today that he did not
know how much had been made.
The market today was highly irreg-
ular and nervous in wheat. corn and
oats. May wheat ranged between log
and III and closed at 110a. Corn sold
anywhere between III and S2s and
closed at 522.
Excitement ran high today in all of
the grain pits when the weakness was
greatest. Values changed with such
bewildering rapidity that traders were
puzzled. Shorts were anxious 10 COW
er. and brokers for the bull leaders
had, at times. plenty of grain to sell.
1t is said that the shorts nave deliver
ed to Mr.. Patten and mis- friends not
far from 100000 bushels of corn
and close To S.SO0.00 bushels of oats.
The corner" has been largely in May
corn, and Patterns holdings of this
option were accumulated at between
80 and 60 cents. Subsequent buying
necessary to support the market at
critical periods raised the average
purchase price by about cents a
bushel.
The deal began early i'm October,
1907. In that month May corn sold
up to 65i cents. The financial trou-
bleS which set in about that time tum-
bled the price to 535 cents After the
financial furry had abated the price
of May corn advanced slowly. During
February it sold up to 624 cents and
in March at 6Ss cents. Since then it
has continued TO climb and shorts
have secured the country for corn to
deliver on their May contracts. I'm
mense quantities of the grain have
been delivered to Patten but he has
paid for it all and apparently stood
ready at all times to take more.
Early in May the shorts began des-
perate efforts to fill the Chicago ele-
vatOrS with corn, and many Of the
western railroads issued rush or
ders TO apply on all corn shipments.
Despite this. however, Patten and his
associates were not compelled to let
go, nor was their hold on the market
weakened to any apparent extent
Chicago dispatch of May 29.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
THESE GET CERTIFICATES.

AS the result Of the recent examina-
ton of applicants to teach in the public
schools of York county, certificates will
be issued as follows:
Whites, First Grade-Miss Lessie
Patrick. Miss Florine Carothers, Wal
ter H. Quinn, Miss Bertha Black, Miss
Ina l. Ashe, Miss Lille May Foster
Miss Clara Rivers, Mrs. s. A. Mitchell
Miss Mary Williamson, Miss Bessie
Sherrer, Miss M. M. Creighton, Miss
Louise Fewell, Miss Nellie S. Moore,
Miss Ella Carroll. Miss Jennie Cur
renee Miss Eula Jackson. Miss Winnie
F. Fits, Miss .Eorine l. Nabnette, Miss
ence Malinda WhitesIde. Miss Mary
Dobson. Miss Nan Blaine. Miss May
Russell. Miss Mary Ethel Clinton, Miss
Nina M. Gettys, Miss Margaret Nc
KenZie Miss Annie Foster, Miss Julia
Foster, Miss Della f. Steele.
Whites. Second Grade-Price NJ
Faris, Claud B. Faris. Miss Blanche
r. Cain, Claude L. Faris, Miss Mamie
Ferguson, Miss Ruth Ferguson. Miss
Alice Clark, Miss Farie Quinn, John
M. Hutchinson, Miss Sallie McMackin.
These, too young to qualify. won
second grade certificates: Miss Ruth
Crosby, Miss Ruth Ferguson, Miss
Rose L. Jackson, Miss Marie Moore,
Miss Claire M. Crosby.
Colored, Second Grades-Jennie
Spencer, Allie Vincent, Della Garvin,
S. A. Giles, M. E. Guthrie. Lizzie
Hood. Paralee Hill. James Meader,
Mary NJ Mitchell. Maggie Hardy.
Colored, Third Grader. S. Beck
ham. Amanda E'igger, Lena Gibson,
Bessie Hall, Geneva Hall, Ida Heath,
Mamie Erwin, Burnette Jacobs, Daisy
Knox, Francis Lowry, Pauline Lowry,
Eugene Lowry, Elizabeth McClelland,
Mary E. Moore, Maggie Moss, Mary
Nelson, Madeline Orr. Amanda Pen
dergrass. Cora Roach, William Ross,
Ada J. Tate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

There will be an eclipse Of the sun
visible in this latitude on Sunday,
June %.
The pin advertised in the last issue
of The Enquirer by Mr.. Jep Campbell,
was found by Mr.. Thos. F. McDow.
YorkvIle is proceeding quite rapid
ly in the direction of a general license
tax on all businesses for revenue pur-
poses.
The York county rural carriers have
the road situation sized up about right.
The question now is, what are the peo-
pie going to do about it
Along the roads there are acres and
acres of cotton that look as If it has
never been thinned Closer examina-
ton shows that the hoe has been
through; but that it was while the
cotton was very small and the thinning
lacked a good deal of growing down
to a stand.
The spectators have already COM
menced an active campaign for future
cotton. They are offering about 10
cents for October delivery. 1t was
these future sales that did so much to
hamper the market last fall. Except
for these future sales, prices of spots
would have ruled much higher
Altogether there were only about fifty
entries recorded in the state corn prize
contest, and that makes the number
of entries in the York county contest
look pretty good. And there is anoth-
er encouraging feature connected with
the contest 1t is conceded, that corn
land generally has been better pre-
pared and is being better worked than
iS uSual
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
1NagU1ga9!aas

Crosses of Honor on veterans and de-
scendants Of veterans. Invitations to
the number Of siXty-five have been
sent out to veterans.
Announcements were made from
the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday morning Of a series Of
services to be held in that church, be-
ginning next Sunday morning and con-
tinuing for a week or ten days. Rev.
William Black. the evangelist of the
synod of North Carolina, has been Sc
cured and will do all the preaching. He
will be accompanied by his singer,
Mr.. Andrew Burr, native Of Chatham.
New Brunswick, Canada. Two SER
vices will be held each day. to which
the public is cordially invited.
- The labor trouble on the sewerage
work has not yet been corrected. 1t is
altogether a matter Of pay. The con-
tractors have been trying to get the
work done for $1.00 a day and the la
borers want slips. A number Of ne
groes came here from surrounding
towns, Gaffney, Gastonia and elsewhere
to go to work. Some have gotten down
in the ditch, worked a few hours and
gotten out. Some have satisfied them
selves with the advice of others that
the work is too hard for dollar" and
declined to try. 1t is probable that the
contractors may resort to machinery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
New Currency Law.

The Vreeland- Aldrich currency bill
which has been taking up the time OF
congress during several weeks past
became a law during the closing hours
despite the most strenuous opposition.
This Vreeland- Aldrich bill has not
commanded the support Of the country
Smaller bankers everywhere have been
opposed To it. 1t is only the larger
bankers. the men who dominate the
financial policy of the country, who
have stood behind it. and they have
won out.
After the bill had been agreed upon
in conference committee, the Democrats
OF the senate. who had opposed 1t all
along, laid down on it: but Senator
LaFOllette Of Wisconsin, made an eff
fort to kill it sngle-handed. His plan
was to talk it to death. After he had
held his ground for some eight or ten
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
JUNE SALESDAY.

Yesterday was salesday for June,
and it was undoubtedly the dullest
salesday that the town has known for
a long time, probably for years.
There were a few people in from the
surrounding country; but hardly more
than on ordinary occasions, and not
enough to make a show of there be-
ing anything unusual.
The county board Of registration,
of Messrs. Black, Wallace
and Beamguard, was in session in the
county commissioners office. but did
nothing in the way of issuing certif-
Gates. the people generally understand
ing that there is little use to apply for
new certificates until the re-enrollment
commences on the first of July.
There was but one auction sale of
real estate. This was a tract Of eight
acres under a tax execution, the owner
allowing it to go to sale in order to
protect the title.
Even the horse traders were con-
spicuous for their absence, and busi-
ness generally was dull.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
Debt.

The most satisfactory way of get
ting rid of debt is to pay it.
The best way of keeping out of debt
is to buy nothing on credit that can be
dispensed with.
The man who contracts a debt in
the absence of a definite idea as to
how he is going to pay it, is very dis
honest or very foolish.
There are men who think it smart
to get the money of their fellowmen
under pretense of a loan to be repaid;
but there are other men who think
this practice very criminal.
The suspected sneak thief stands
pretty low in the estimation of honest
people; but he stands several points
higher than the known debtor who
continues to use money for his own
pleasure and enjoyment while his hon
est debts remain unpaid.
OF the people who hold that the
world owes them a living. some under
stand that the living is to be secured
through honest work; some think that
they are justified in resorting to bur-
glary. sneak thieving and highway rob-
berry: others more contemplate and
cOwardly than the last named class,
prefer To resort to the practice of be-
traying the confidence of unsuspecting
fellowmen.
The sneak thief and the highway
j H.,
they are caught: but. the fellow who
depends upon borrowing that which he
does not intend 10 return is safe from
every form of punishment except the
well merited contempt of honest men.
The Servle beggar is far better
than the man who burr0wS with the
deliberate purpose of Swindling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

- Atlanta Ga, May 81: The gov
ernorship of Georgia will be decided
Thursday, June 4th, when the DEM
ocratic state primary Is held. With
the count complete Gov. Hoke Smith
will know whether he succeeds him.
self for two years from January 1st,
1909, or whether Joseph NJ. Brown,
the man he dismissed as railroad
commissioner, will take the guberna-
torial chair. The Democratic state
primary in Georgia is the election.
The Republican and other parties do
not bother with a state ticket. In the
last contest five Democratic candi-
dates developed strength and hunted
the governorship. This year the gov
ernor and Mr.. Brown are the only
ones in the field. The campaign has
been heated, but in a unique way.
Hoke Smith has travelled from Bruns-
wick in the south to Trenton in the
north, speaking everywhere, while
Mr.. Brown has remained in his Ma
rietta home, with an occasional visit
to his headquarters in Atlanta. He
says himself he cannot speak to an
audience and he has confined his
campaigning to newspaper articles.
Not once has he appeared on the
platform. The fight is unique also in
that both candidates stand on similar
platforms. Both declare prohibition
shall continue, that they favor the
diSfranchiSement of the negro, these
being perhaps the two most impor-
tant questions which have been under
discussion. An interesting phase OF
the campaign is the fact that when
Governor Smith was inaugurated for
his first term Joseph NJ Brown, his
present opponent, was a member or
the state railroad cOmmission-prob-
ably the most important board in
Georgia. Within a very short time
the governor had dismissed Mr..
Brown. The reasons for this dismiss
al have been under discussion ever
since. An element of mystery per-
vades the matter because Of mystic
riOuS. sealed letter which is continually
referred to in the present campaign.
Mr.. Brown declaring that he sent
this letter to the governor, and the
governor replying that it was return
ed unopened. What the letter con-
tained no one seems to know. 1t was
sent before the dismissal Of Mr..
Brown and it has been suggested In
various quarters 1t contained his res
ignatiOn. The contest therefore has
personal side. The primary also
elects to the state convention, where
the delegates to the national Demo-
cratic convention will be chosen, but
the national contest practically has
been forgotten in the warmth Of the
state campaign. The state convention
will be held June 23rd.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
ABOuT PEOPLE.

Miss Mamie Rose Is at home from
Davenport college, Lenoir, n. c.
Miss Sarah Doggett of Charlotte, N.
c.. is visiting Miss Matte Caldwell.
Miss Leon White is at home from
Chicora college for the summer vaca-
ton.
Miss Emma Neil has returned to
Yorkville from Chicora college, Green
vile.
Miss Agnes Walker of Gaffney. is on
a visit to the family Of DR.. M. j.
Walker
Mrs. D. L. Shieder and children left
Saturday on visit to relatives and
friends at ST. George.
Misses Connie Baber and Essie
Lindsay of Gastonia, are the guests Of
Mr.. R. f. Montgomery's family.
Miss Emma Rogers, who has been
teaching a private school in Yorkville,
left Saturday for her home at Society
Hill.
Mr.. Sumter L. Lowry Of Tampa. Fla,
arrived in Yorkville, Saturday, on a
short visit to his brother, Mr.. ]. E..
Lowry.
DR.. Henderson L. Cartwright Of
Burkesville, KY. is spending some time
with his brother, DR.. A. Y. Cartwright,
In Yorkville.
Miss Emma Kennedy who has been
teaching in Hardeeville, is spending the
summer months with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Kennedy.
Miss Grace Whisonant Is spending
q. few days with her sister, Mrs. ]. P.
White, on her way to her home in
Cherokee county, from Lancaster.
Miss Ola Caldwell. returned to her
home in Yorkville last week, after
closing her school at Wilson, N. c.,
and will spend her vacation with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Caldwell.
President w. S. Weber of Centenary
college at Shreveport. La, and son
of DR.. S. A. Weber Of Yorkville, has
been honored by the Wesleyan college
at Winchester KY, with the degree
Of l.. l.. ID.
Mr.. Lindsay Caldwell Of Yorkville,
who for the past eight months has
been the agent of the c. & NV. rail-
way at Hudson, N. c., has accepted
position with the Atlantic Coast Line
at Florence and left for that city on
yesterday.
Mr.. John r. Schorb, who has been
quite i'll for some weeks past, seems to
be improving steadily and surely, much
TO the pleasure and satisfaction Of his
family and friends. Mr.. Schorb is In
the seth year of his age. He has en-
loved the best Of health during his long
life until very recently. and when he
became i'll his family and friends were
naturally very much alarmed. He was
able to go out to his studio yesterday,
and there seems to be reason now to
hone for his speedy recovery.
Dr.. NJ. j. Walker. has been named as
q member Of the local advisory COM
mittee of the American Health league.
as representing Yorkville. This is
ub-cOmmittee Of the COMMITTEE of
One Hundred" of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF
Science" with headquarters at New
Haven. Conn. having for it's purpose
Federal regulation of public health
The ultimate plan of the movement Is
70 create Federal health department
to be presided over by a secretary OF
health. Dr. r. A. Crawford has been
named to act as member of Rock Hilrs
local committee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
THE r. F. DIS. AT CLOVER.

The Rural Free Delivery Carriers
association of York county met in an
nual meeting at Glover last Friday, and
had quite an interesting and enjoyable
session as well as a very pleasant day
with the good people of this most de-
lightful little community.
There are about forty rural delivery
carriers in York county--thirty-e eight
to be exact OF these twenty four are
members Of the association. and eigh-
teen were present at the Glover meet
ing, which is unanimously declared to
be the most interesting and profitable
that has yet been held.
The meeting was called to order by
President f. W. Conner, and after the
of divine blessings by Rev.
Mr.. Hardy. Hon. ]. E. Beamguard de-
livered a hearty and appropriate ad-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

COTTON is now worth close to IL
cents; but those people who think that
all the cotton that is being held or a
considerable part of it, can be rushed
on the market at that price, will If
they try it. find themselves badly mis-
taken. Give the spinners enough to
satisfy them for two weeks ahead
and the price will Immediately show a
decline The way to keep cotton up is
to market it slowly, letting it go in
quantities barely sufficient for the
needs of the spnners Still better than
that. it is we'll to hold until the maxi
mum price is reached.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

that on June Haas paid Holmes
$1,000. The second count of the in
dictment says Haas and Price con-
spired to bribe Holmes to arrange
the June report so as to show Il
greater cotton crop than the infar-
nation i'm the StatiStician's office JUS
titled. The other indictments charge
the three New York men with brib-
cry: charge Holmes. Peckham and
Haas with conspiracy to defraud the
by getting information
in advance, and the fourth indict-
ment charges Peckham and Haas
only with conspiracy to bribe Holmes
to give out advance information.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
Within THE TOWN.

- Several small lots of cotton were
sold in YOrkville last Saturday at II
cents. There was a good deal of in
ouiry for cotton during Friday and
Saturday and the inquiring continues
strong.
The Winnie Davis chapter U. D.
c.. has arranged to celebrate the 1O3d
anniversary of the birthday of Jeffer-
son Davis on the court house lawn to-
morrow. June 3. with a picnic dinner
to the Micah Jenkins camp u. c. ",
and other local veterans. The pro-
eramme is to include the bestOwing Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1908.

Baltimore Is reduced to 1912 as COM
pared with 2,152 a year ago. E. John
ID. Rockefeller has given an additional
$500 900 to the Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research, New York His
total gifts for This purpose are $4,000
900 Yesterday in Indiana 5000
coal miners resumed work after sew
eral weeks of idleness on account of IA
strike.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

THE Enquirer begs leave to acknowl-
edge the receipt of several letters
from the Flint Hill neighborhood COM
mending our write up of the church
occupation and expressing appreciation
of what the writer's are pleased to
characterize as fine piece Of work.
To the writer's of these letters, one and
all, we have no hesitation in saying
that their letters give us much pleas
1lre
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

Hon. w. ]. Bryan says that the
emergency currency law is merely a
wedge looking to the change of the
basis of security for national bank cir
culation from government bonds to
other collateral, and he regrets that
the Democrats of the senate did not
exert themselves to defeat it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

Due West, May 81: Yesterday
afternoon the annual seniors farewell
of Due West Female college took
place on the college campus. The
exercises Kept the large audience in
a continued roar of laughter. In the
programme, however. there were sew
eral senior papers, which were
heard with deservedly good attention.
After the salutatOry by Miss Mary
Lindsay and roll call by Miss Clara
Blake Miss Kathleen Boyce gave
who's Who" The historian, Miss
Julia Moffatt; the poet, Miss Eleanor
Reid, and the prophet, Miss Ona
Choat, each contributed a share to
the programme. Jokes" were read
bv Miss Bess Lightsey: Miss Anna
Steel McCaw gave a recitation to the
Junior class. college Events" were
furnished by Miss Lizzie May Car
michael and "Statistics" by Miss
Marion Lightsey. Miss Irene Mccain
read the valedictory essay. In The
Faculty" Miss Pauline Orr severely
scored the instructors. The reading
of the class will by Miss Lavinia Ken
nedy and the customary bonfire clos
ed the programme.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

THEODORE Price has long enjoyed the
of being one Of the smooth
est and brightest citizens in the cotton
gambling business, and the govern
ment is now making an effort to es-
tabllsh this reputation as q fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

II Theodore II. Price is convicted of
using a cold deck, it will not mean
that there has been anything unusual
in the practice; but only that Theo-
dore is one of the few that has been
caught.